Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

It's late at night, the moon and stars are sparse.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of Fuyuki City at this time, the woods in the suburbs seem a lot quieter.

The fire was lit again in the empty and spacious church, and several figures stood on the high podium.

"Things are not going very smoothly.……"

Amakusa Shiro rubbed his temples and said with some distress:"I didn't expect Tosaka Tokitatsu to refuse, that king is not easy to deal with.……"

"However, fortunately, we have sufficient combat power here. As long as we use it properly, we will definitely win. Moreover, we have even more powerful trump cards here.——"

Amakusa Shiro glanced at the figures gathered around him, smiled slightly, and then felt at ease.

"Are Tohsaka Tokiomi's servants famous?"

A male voice came from the corner, and with the sound of footsteps, the face of the figure emerged in front of the candlelight.

The rotten face looked a bit ferocious under the light.

It turned out to be Matou Kariya, who had never shown up, and at this moment he actually appeared. Appeared here.

Like Emiya Kiritsugu, Amakusa Shiro found him yesterday and successfully attracted him by offering him a suitable price, so he did not appear here except that he had the same goal as Amakusa Shiro. In addition to Emiya Kiritsugu who saves mankind, Amakusa Shiro also used helping him find the meaning of his existence as a bargaining chip to successfully win over Kotomine Kirei, the agent who lacks emotions. Counting Matou Kariya, they already have

Unfortunately, since he was tortured by the Holy Grail last time, his strength has obviously declined. In addition to retaining the rank of Ruler, he has become a proper third-rate Servant.

【Receiving the flesh, that is, reshaping the physical body, has only one benefit for the Servant - it can stay in the present world. Other than that, it will do no harm, let alone become stronger.

Heroic spirits become weaker when they become servants, while servants become weaker when they become humans.

The body of the follower is composed of the spiritual body and the spiritual core. It is the"original body" of the follower and is not subject to the interference of physical laws.

The entity is composed of magic power, and is the"temporary body" of the Servant molded using the principles of third magic, and obeys the laws of physics.

Therefore, whether the heroic spirit accepts flesh or the servant accepts flesh, they will only be weaker than before, not stronger than before.

This is especially true for Amakusa Shiro. With his current strength, he can still fight several clones of Assassin or other magicians with his current strength, but if he wants to challenge other Servants and win, that is absolutely impossible. impossible.

However, the current situation of Servants in other groups is much more miserable than them.

Emiya Kiritsugu's work efficiency did not disappoint Amakusa Shiro. This blasting plan prepared in advance successfully caused serious injuries to several opponents who originally threatened him the most.

It was a special explosive enhanced by Berserker. Even Emiya Kiritsugu, a blasting genius, lamented the exaggeration of its power.

However, Matou Kariya, who provided the explosives, did not know that Xia Yuan and Kenneth had come together, and that his explosives actually indirectly hurt his benefactor.

Because Amakusa Shiro only told him that it would be used to attack Lancer's workshop, but did not tell him that Xia Yuan was also one of the targets, which kept him in the dark.

The fate of Lancer and his Master is still uncertain. Rider and the other two Masters are fleeing. It will be difficult to gather together to cause a counterattack in a short time.

And now he has asked Kotomine Kirei to send Assassin to search for their traces. With Assassin's eyes all over the city, he believes that the results will be obtained soon.

So the top priority now is……

"Concentrate your efforts to attack Tokiomi Tohsaka first!"

Amakusa Shiro glanced at the three people present and expressed his thoughts.

"The Servant summoned by the head of the Tohsaka family is very powerful. It is the ancient hero king, whose real name is Gilgamesh. His strength is among the best in the entire human history. Our primary goal must be to make him retire first to avoid Something unexpected happened to the next plan"

"King of Heroes, Gilgamesh?"

Hearing this, Emiya Kiritsugu was stunned, obviously a little surprised by the result, but recalling the scene of Gilgamesh showing off his power at the port that night, he suddenly felt that everything made sense.

"Unexpectedly, Tosaka Tokiomi actually summoned the famous King of Heroes. No wonder he has the strength to suppress multiple Servants."

"Gilgamesh……"

Hearing this name, Matou Kariya was silent for a moment. Although he was not an orthodox magician, he was obviously not unfamiliar with this name after studying human history.

The most ancient hero king, the king who brought prosperity to Uruk, and the absolute protagonist of the Gilgamesh heroic epic.

The Servant he summoned was also the famous Knight of the Round Table in Celtic mythology—Lancelot. His strength was definitely top-notch even among Servants, but there was no doubt that Lancelot could never be Gilgamesh's rival.

The specifications of the two are really far apart.

Seeing the silence between the two, Amakusa Shiro said:"Don't worry, gentlemen, although Gilgamesh is very powerful, we don't need to defeat him, we just need to make him retire."

"let him go……"

Emiya Kiritsugu raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously understanding what Amakusa Shiro meant.

"Is your idea for us to attack Tokiomi Tohsaka directly?"

"That's right, as long as you kill the Master, you can cut off Gilgamesh's magic supply. As long as there is no magic supply, he will still be out of the game no matter how powerful he is, and this method is much simpler than defeating the King of Heroes."

"I think this matter shouldn’t be a problem for you, right? Mr. Kiritsugu Emiya."

Amakusa Shiro looked at Emiya Kiritsugu, his intention was obvious.

He still trusted the ability of this magician killer very much.

"……"After a moment of silence, Emiya Kiritsugu did not hesitate, nodded and replied,"Leave it to me."

For him, assassinating a magician was something he was very familiar with. As long as Gilgame could be held back, Hey, then the assassination of Tokiomi Tosaka is just a common occurrence.

"Then I'll trouble you to go again."

"No, I refuse!

Matou Kariya suddenly spoke and said firmly:"That guy Tokiomi Tosaka must be defeated by me myself!" There is a grudge between me and him that must be settled, and no one else can interfere!!"

"Um……"

"Um……"

The two were silent for a moment, and looked at Matou Kariya at the same time. Then Amakusa Shiro confirmed:"Are you sure you want to do this? Although we can contain Gilgamesh, but... Tokiomi Tokiomi's magic skills are also very high."Tall, if you fight alone, you will probably die in his hands."

His meaning was obvious, he was telling Matou Kariya: You can't beat Tokiomi Tosaka.

"I'm sure, but I'm going to beat him! Don't forget your agreement with me."

Matou Kariya's tone was very solemn, full of meaning that would never change.

His deal with Amakusa Shiro was to help him end his relationship with Tokiomi Tosaka, and to heal the hidden wounds on himself and Sakura.

Confirmed Matou Kariya's determination, then Amakusa Shiro no longer insists on it

"Well, since it's your insistence, then change your strategy"

"Let Saber and Berserker hold back the King of Heroes, let Matou Kariya deal with Tokiomi Tokiomi, and Mr. Kiritsugu Emiya is responsible for supporting you. Assassin continues to search for traces of other masters, and then eliminate them all in one go. Drop it, is that okay?"

"I have no objection. No matter whether he loses or not, I will deal with Tokiomi Tohsaka afterwards."Emiya Kiritsugu said calmly.

"Yeah, that's really reliable.……"

Amakusa Shiro smiled slightly

"But to make sure nothing goes wrong, let me share these with you first."

Amakusa Shiro rolled up his sleeves, revealing the dense red marks on his arms. Everyone present could not help but widen their eyes.

Of course they knew what this thing was?

The densely packed red marks on his arms could make the servants supernormal. A master only has three things to display, but now there are so many?

"These are the Command Seals left behind by previous generations of contestants, and it’s time to put them into effect now."

"No matter how powerful Gilgamesh is, with so many command spell-enhanced servants, he will definitely be able to contain him."

Amakusa Shiro smiled, and then gave two command spells to the three people present.

"Then let’s start the plan, gentlemen, let’s fight for each other’s long-cherished wish."

"I won't lose, I will definitely defeat Tokiomi Tosaka with my own hands"

"Then I wish you good luck."

Matou Kariya left without looking back.

……

…

Just after the three people left, a black flame was lit in the corner of the church

"What a smart idea, using the power of three guys who all have their own needs to help you clear the way"

"However, when the plan is over, how will you realize their wishes? Fortunately, the sad man named Matou Kariya, his wish has not exceeded the limits of magic, and can be easily realized using the remaining magic power. But what should they do with their Servant? Just fulfilling that King Arthur's wish will almost use up all the magic power you have accumulated, right? After all, different wishes require different magic powers."

"Crossing time and space and playing with history is not a simple matter, as you don’t know"

"So what do you think I would do? Amakusa Shiro asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Probably let her withdraw. As long as the person dies, her wish does not need to be fulfilled. It is similar to the fact that as long as the creditor dies, the debt owed does not need to be paid. Do you have this idea too?"

"After all, King Arthur's wish is a bit too whimsical. Once the Holy Grail is used to help her realize something like crossing time and space, the remaining magic power will not be enough to help you achieve the so-called salvation of all mankind."

"Yes, if what she makes is a simple wish like Matou Kariya's, of course I wouldn't mind helping her realize it. Matou Kariya's wish only requires a little magic power to heal his broken body. , but that King Arthur’s wish will definitely not come true."

"In other words, I will not help all the Servants realize their wishes this time. Although the Holy Grail that has completed [Soul Materialization] has almost infinite magic power, it is only a source, and a key is needed to activate its essential hub."

"And different Servants are the keys to activate the Holy Grail. If you want to use the Holy Grail to reach the source, you need seven knights to arrive at the same time, but if you want to activate the function of wish-fulfillment, you need at least five knights."

"So you want to treat them all as consumables?"The Cave King paused.

"But don’t forget that you signed a mandatory contract with them sworn by your spiritual base. You cannot harm them. If that mandatory contract cannot be fulfilled, your results can be imagined."

"Well, didn’t I leave some room for this? Although it is said to be fulfilled, what I wrote down is to fulfill the wishes of each group of Servants. Each group has two people, and I did not specify whose wish will be fulfilled."Amakusa Shiro tilted his head and said very relaxedly.

"By then, if King Arthur rebels, I believe Emiya Kiritsugu will make the right choice."

"After giving him so many Command Seals, just order Saber to commit suicide."

"Oh, this is really a trick used by magicians. Deliberately leaving loopholes in the contract, you can still make them serve you wholeheartedly. When they really find out, they will make a more cruel choice and let them kill each other."

"When he learns the truth, given that man's character, he will definitely use the command spell to control Saber to commit suicide without hesitation, so that she can also become the nourishment of the Holy Grail."

"After all, there is nothing we can do about it.……"���Kusushiro smacked his lips.

"You can think whatever you want, but these have nothing to do with me. No matter what your wishes are or how you fight, I have no interest in it."

"But I'm really surprised that you didn't try to get in touch with that shiny guy."

"Don't be ridiculous. With that king's character, he will definitely not accept my plan. With his character, he will definitely say,"Although your wish is a good show, I will never allow it." 'That's the right thing to say, right?"

"Originally, I wanted to use Tokiomi Tokiomi's command spell to make him leave early, but Tokiomi Tokiomi didn't follow the routine. However, I still have to thank you for the hard work tonight. If you hadn't restrained him, tonight's plan would definitely not have gone so smoothly."

"No need to thank you, it's just a transaction."The Cave King looked up at the moon

"Is it just a transaction? I don't know what you can expect from me……"

"Why on earth are you helping me?"Amakusa asked

"Oh, don’t get me wrong, saint, I’m not helping you. What I do is also for myself."

"So far, everything I have done is to complete the tasks assigned to me by inhibition, and now I just want to do what I really want to do, just like your long-cherished wish. , but it didn’t succeed.……"

At this point, the Cave King withdrew his gaze.

"Then aren't you worried about him being blown up by Emiya Kiritsugu?"

"Oh, he won't die, this is���Destined."

The count shook his head and said with certainty:"In the end, I have to do this kind of thing myself. I have to kill him with my own hands. Before that, he will never die.……"

"What a categorical answer. Amakusa Shiro shook his head:"Although I am very curious about the reason, I guess you wouldn't tell me even if I asked.""

"Whatever the truth or fate is is determined, you just need to do your own thing, saint."

"Yes, that young man has lost his Servent and can no longer have any influence on my plan, so just let him be."

"So part here first, sad saint, wait and hope! Krypton Hahahaha——"

After the bear laughed crazily, the Cave King stood up and left in a flash, leaving only a roar like a burning flame in the church.

"He's really a guy who goes his own way.……"

Amakusa, who stayed where he was, scratched his head.

"But a long-cherished wish? Of course I will finish it, I will definitely do it this time……"