Matou Kariya stretched out his hand, crawled out of the cold and wet insect nest, and numbly poured out the insects that had got into his ears.
Using only his hands for support, he easily climbed onto the platform and silently put on the clothes placed on it.
When he reached the top of the stairs and opened the brightly decorated living room door, Matou Kariya saw the shadow as expected.
Or rather, hiding in the shadows, that short old man.
In the large living room where we met, due to the owner's preference, except for necessary decorations, there was no extra furniture, making the empty space look very deserted.
There was no light in the living room, and there was no light source except the radiance of the moon. In this dim environment, it was almost impossible to see clearly.
But for Matou Kariya, who has replaced his eyes with sight bugs, this is not a problem.
"How are you feeling today?"
From the old man's mouth came a hoarse, completely inhuman voice.
"As usual, the replacement of the bugs in the body has been completed, and the imprinted bugs are in very good condition."
A year ago, Matou Kariya returned to Matou's house and began to prepare for the Holy Grail War. He originally thought that with the evil character of the old bug, he would torture himself more in the process of improving his quality, but unexpectedly To his surprise, he felt nothing but necessary pain.
It can even be said that he is infinitely stronger than before, both in terms of combat ability and magic. Although at the beginning, Matou Kariya was so frightened that he vomited the plan of replacing the body with insects and leaving only necessary organs such as the brain and heart. came out, but in terms of results, it was very successful.
The imprinted insect supplemented his inferior magic circuit. The act of transforming his body into an insect nest not only improved his life-saving ability, but also allowed him to switch familiars at any time according to the situation. In this case, he could maintain the battle and progress of high-consuming heroic spirits at the same time. Magic battle is not a dream either.
According to the old bug, this is part of his immortality technique. If it is not to achieve the goal, it is impossible to waste precious materials on himself.
Although he still paid the price with only one month of life left, in this month, Matou Kariya's fighting power would surprise all the magicians who despised him.
Under this premise, regardless of secular concepts, it is not unacceptable for the insect nest to be part of the workshop.
"Could this be the true inheritance of the Matou family?"
Recalling the tragic sight of flesh and blood being eaten by insects when he was a child, Matou Kariya felt a little confused.
"Of course not. How can people like you understand the core inheritance known for the Law of Water? Feeding bugs with flesh and blood is just a degraded version of the magic way born because of your lack of qualifications."
Mentioning this matter, Matou Zangyan snorted coldly, "If it weren't for you unworthy descendants who failed to live up to expectations, I wouldn't have to go to the Jiyuan Saka family's children."
"Even the heir who didn't care at first has a problem. If he doesn't think of something after he becomes old, the bloodline of the Matou family will probably be cut off."
He didn't pay attention to Matou Zangyan's nonsense. Even though his emotions had become dull due to the replacement of his organs, his obsession was still burning in his heart.
"Where's Sakura? My transformation has been completed. You didn't break your promise, did you?"
"Of course, how could I deceive my dear child?" Matou Zangyan's eyes fell on Kariya, as if he was looking at a work of art worthy of praise from others.
Matou Zangyan clapped his hands gently, and a girl in a purple dress walked in quietly. She was as cute as a doll that was inconsistent with her age.
The only thing that is regrettable is the lifeless eyes, which look numb and hollow, as if they have no soul.
"cherry!"
Matou Kariya walked over quickly, his palm slightly cracked, and a flying insect emerged from it, gently circling around Matou Sakura.
"Uncle Kariya..."
The girl named Matou Sakura raised her head. When she saw the bug, her eyes shrank slightly, but she still answered.
"Sorry, Sakura, I scared you."
Matou Kariya wanted to touch Sakura, but remembering his current state, he silently lowered his hand and let the insect crawl back into his body, feeling the message from it.
Looking at Matou Kariya's struggling and twisted ugly appearance, Matou Zouken's mouth curved in a weird arc, making a creepy sound.
"How about it, Kariya, do you think it was worthwhile to come back a year ago? You saved the daughter of the Tohsaka family before she was thrown into the insect cave. Now she is in exactly the same state as a year ago. She has not been in the insect cave once. Entering, doesn’t this show the old man’s sincerity?”
"Then what's going on with her current condition!"
"Really, you kid, have you forgotten our agreement?"
Although Matou Zangyan called him affectionately, there was no warmth in his tone, it was all twisted and abnormal.
"I will not touch the daughter of the Tosaka family one bit, but after all, her surname is Matou, and she came here as the heir of the Matou family. Therefore, regarding her knowledge, education and current situation, Laodai still carried out the necessary popularization."
"However, it seems that the too deep terror shocked her mentally. She closed herself up and didn't say a word."
"You bastard!"
"You are the bastard, right? If you could be more useful, Matou wouldn't be so embarrassed. Even if the old man really throws the girl into the wormhole, don't you have to join this war obediently? So, You know what you should do, right?"
Like a demonstration, Matou Zangyan squeezed out a disgusted sound from his throat. After hearing this sound, Matou Kariya's body began to make a crunching sound, which made him kneel on the ground in pain. .
"I know, I will kill the guy named Darnik as soon as possible."
Matou Kariya gritted his teeth, a look of determination appeared on his face.
"You better know, because the moment you fail, this child will be thrown into the insect nest to complete the transformation that should have started a year ago."
"Before that, you won't do anything to her, and after I kill that guy, I will let Sakura leave the Matou family, right?"
"I promise."
"Then, hurry up. Berserker's holy relic should be ready."
In order to avoid being disturbed by more emotions, Matou Kariya made up his mind, ignored Sakura, and walked towards the underground workshop again.
"Kariya has grown up too,"
Matou Zangyan raised his head with a smile and looked at the little girl next to him who looked like a doll.
"Sakura, you have learned auto-suggestion, right? Can the magic circuit be activated normally?"
"Yes, Grandpa."
Matou Sakura replied indifferently.
"Well, although the magic power produced is not strong, considering its imaginary attribute, it is still enough to supply Caster."
A vicious idea was instantly formulated in his mind. Thinking of Matou Kariya's expression when he arrived, Matou Zangyan couldn't help but let out a wet laugh.
He kept his promise very much. He told Sakura Matou to leave Matou and left immediately. He even reached this condition in advance.
However, he never said that after leaving, he would give Matou Sakura to Tohsaka, right?
Although Matou Kariya's power is needed, Matou Zouken believes that he has the responsibility to punish the descendants who have such naive ideas and consider themselves to be kind.
"In two days, go outside with grandpa," Matou Zangyan said kindly, pretending to be a kind and good grandpa: "Take Sakura to meet new friends, and after that, he will be responsible for everything for you. "
Having said this, Matou Zangyan looked at Matou Sakura's white and lovely hands and sneered.
"Grandpa can guarantee that that guy will like you very much, but when the time comes, you may regret why you didn't take the initiative to jump into the insect nest."
