Chapter 450: Matou Kariya, Finally a Man for Once

In the castle of the Einzbern family, Irisviel suddenly felt a huge amount of magic infiltrating into herself, causing a look of pain on her face.

"Has another Servant left?"

"This time, is it Lancer?"

Sensing the magic power pouring into her body, Irisviel glanced at Artoria and slowly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't notice her.

In the Holy Grail War, the final winner can make a wish to the Holy Grail.

However, the arrival of the Holy Grail requires a carrier.

The Einzbern family is responsible for providing the carrier for the Holy Grail.

The original Holy Grail, the Great Holy Grail, was the human universe that was decomposed and replaced by magic using the magic circuits of the Winter Saint Justeza Ritzleich von Einzbern herself.

As a carrier that connects the Third Law with its roots in the Hall of Valor, it is impossible for the Great Holy Grail to appear directly in the present world.

Therefore, in order to achieve their own goals and open a channel to the source, the Einzbern family used the Winter Saint Justeza Ritzleich von Einzbern as a sample to produce something similar to it. artificial man.

The appearance of the Winter Saint was a miracle.

Although the Einzbern family later created many artificial humans in the same way, none of them reached the level of the Winter Saint.

Fortunately, after research by the Einzbern family, these fakes are not as good as the Winter Saint, but they still possess some of the Winter Saint's abilities.

That is, they can temporarily store the souls of Servants, and when enough Servant souls are stored, they can connect with the Great Holy Grail and come as the carrier of the Great Holy Grail.

Therefore, each generation of artificial humans produced by the Einzberns in imitation of the Winter Maiden are also known as the "Little Holy Grail".

Irisviel is the "Little Holy Grail" prepared by the Einzberns of this generation.

As long as you are in Fuyuki City and a Servant dies, their souls will be temporarily stored in Irisviel's body.

As more Servant souls are integrated into the body, Irisviel's own function as the "Little Holy Grail" will be activated, gradually losing everything as a "person" and becoming a real "prop".

From the beginning of the Holy Grail War to now, Irisviel's body has absorbed the souls of three Servants: Caster, Assassin, and Lancer in the past two days, activating nearly half of the Holy Grail's functions.

Irisviel now can't even hold a cup to drink water from.

If he absorbs the soul of another Servant, Irisviel may lose the ability to walk.

As the number of Servant souls absorbed increases, Irisviel will gradually lose her five senses and consciousness, and finally become the true "Holy Grail".

Arturia withdrew her gaze to the sky.

Judging from the magic wave erupting in the distance, the battle between Berserker and Lancer is over.

To break it down, three of the seven Servants in the Holy Grail War have been killed by Berserker.

Will he do the same thing?

Although, from Berserker's words, Artoria knew that there was a parallel world where she had achieved everything she dreamed of and became the "Pure White Knight King".

Therefore, my future self must have obtained the Holy Grail and made such a wish.

But this time, Artoria was not sure of winning the Holy Grail War.

Of the four Servants left now, he seems to be the weakest.

Without Avalon, he seems to have little chance of winning against these three.

Of course, even though she was no longer perfect, Artoria did not blame others.

It was already rare to get such an opportunity, how could she still complain?

However, tomorrow is the time for the decisive battle between Hero King Gilgamesh and Conqueror King Iskandar.

If Artoria's prediction is good, Berserker will also find her, right?

Is he going to withdraw from this Holy Grail War this time?

…

"You're back, Berserker."

When Aylin's figure appeared in front of the hut, he saw Matou Kariya waiting in front of the door.

"Ah, I'm back."

"But, Kariya, are you okay here?"

"Ah, it's okay."

"Sakura and Miss Esdeath get along very well."

"Um?"

A big question mark appeared in Aylin's mind.

That's right, before going to the banquet held by the Conqueror King Iskandar, what Aelin stayed here to protect Matou Kariya and Sakura was the appearance of the Ice Teigu Demon God, which is ranked among the best in the Unlimited Sword System. ·The essence of devil.

He never imagined how Sakura, who was as gentle as the girl next door, could get along so happily with Esdeath, the queen of the S world.

However, listening to the sound of water inside the house, Aylin had no idea of ​​breaking in to take a look.

"how are you today?"

"Watched a show and killed two Servants."

"If nothing else happens, there will be a battle tomorrow and the Holy Grail War will be ended the day after tomorrow."

"ha……"

Matou Kariya also smiled when he heard Aylin speak so easily.

"Berserker, before I participated in the Holy Grail War, that old guy instilled in me the dangers of the Holy Grail War."

"In fact, at the beginning, that old guy didn't expect me to win the final victory."

"But, maybe that old guy never thought that I would summon such a powerful Servant like you."

"Yes, you summoned such a powerful Servant like me, but you didn't win the final victory of the Holy Grail War..."

"Kareya, as a Master, you are far inferior to Sakura."

Seeing that Matou Kariya was so narcissistic, Aylin didn't indulge him and directly pierced Matou Kariya's fantasy, letting him know that he was now a "dead man".

His current Master is Sakura!

Not him, who has already retired.

"Hey, Berserker, don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold him."

Matou Kariya smiled bitterly.

Indeed, even with such a powerful trump card as Berserker, he relaxed his vigilance and was killed by someone close to him.

If it weren't for Berserker, I'm afraid he would really die.

What would Sakura do at that time?

Looking up at the stars in the sky, Matou Kariya felt that his heart had never been so quiet.

Matou Kariya felt very satisfied with his current state.

Matou Zouken had died, and from then on, the Matou family returned to normal and would no longer be manipulated by that old man.

Although he did not marry Aoi, Aoi's daughter Sakura was now a member of the Matou family. After the Holy Grail War was over, Matou Kariya planned to adopt Sakura and officially make her his daughter.

Thinking of this, Matou Kariya took a deep breath and said to Aylin seriously: "Berserker, I am very glad that I participated in this Holy Grail War, and the Servant summoned was you!"

"Tsk, Kariya, I didn't expect that a grown man like you would say such a mushy thing, huh~"

Aylin shuddered, rolled his eyes at Matou Kariya, and then his spirit disappeared.

Matou Kariya said that he was glad to have summoned Ailin. For Ailin, isn't it the same?

In the previous life, the regrets of the countless two-dimensional worlds made people want to kill the author.

Now that he is fortunate to come to this world where countless two-dimensional worlds exist, Ailin naturally has regrets that he wants to make up for.

Saving Matou Kariya changed Sakura's fate for the next ten years, and Ailin also felt that his heart was much happier.

…

Under the bright moonlight, a thin figure came to the church.

The lights on the walls inside the church emitted a pale yellow light, covering the seats in the church with a layer of hazy glimmer.

Matou Kariya walked on the red carpet.

At this moment, the interior of the church was empty. Under the dim light, a beautiful woman with long black hair sat quietly in the first row, as if waiting for someone.

After hearing the footsteps, the woman's body trembled.

And Matou Kariya seemed to sense something and stopped his steps.

However, Matou Kariya soon continued to move forward and came to the seat next to the woman and sat down.

"Aoi, we haven't seen each other for a year, right?"

After sitting down, Matou Kariya sighed.

Today, Matou Kariya received an invitation from Tosaka Aoi.

If it were before, Matou Kariya might feel ecstatic and wouldn't think too much.

But maybe it's because he died once, or maybe it's because Matou Kariya has already got his wish and become the father of Tosaka Aoi's daughter.

So, this time when he came to fulfill Tosaka Aoi's appointment, Matou Kariya felt that he seemed to no longer see the light on Aoi.

"Yeah."

Tosaka Aoi lowered her head and responded softly.

Since Matou Kariya knew that Tosaka Tokiomi adopted Sakura into the Matou family a year ago, and Tosaka Aoi did not stop it, Matou Kariya and Tosaka Aoi have never met again in this year.

Matou Kariya didn't know about Tosaka Aoi.

As for Matou Kariya, it's hard to say.

Just enduring the pain of the engraving bug gnawing at himself every day made Matou Kariya almost crazy.

If it weren't for Sakura as Matou Kariya's spiritual support, Matou Kariya would have been tortured into a Berserker by Matou Zouken's seal bugs before he could successfully summon a Berserker.

Seeing the state of Tousaka Aoi, Matou Kariya understood.

"Aoi, Tousaka Tokiomi asked you to ask me out, right?"

Standing up from his seat, Matou Kariya glanced around the church: "Where are the others?"

"What's wrong? Tousaka Tokiomi, I'm already here, why is it your turn to hide?"

"Come out!"

Silence.

In the empty church, only Matou Kariya's voice echoed.

However, to Matou Kariya's disappointment, the man did not appear from the corner of the church.

"That, Kariya..."

Tousaka Aoi's voice was as subtle as a mosquito, but Matou Kariya still heard it.

Turning to look at Tosaka Aoi, she saw her face flushed and she was at a loss. She wanted to say something but it was hard to say it.

"Tokiomi didn't come today. I was alone."

"What?"

Matou Kariya was stunned, and then said angrily: "This bastard Tokiomi Tosaka, does he know what he is doing?"

"Don't he know what's going on now?"

"Why do you have to come out alone in such a dangerous time?"

Matou Kariya was really angry.

What time is it now?

During the Holy Grail War.

Although there are only seven magicians and seven Servants in total, there are fourteen people in total, but since it is called "war", it has proven how dangerous it is now.

Matou Kariya, who has been killed once, is the one who can best feel the enemy's use of all possible means in this war.

Sniper rifles, explosions in restaurants, assassinations on balconies...

Matou Kariya didn't know what happened to other Masters.

However, in just three days, he encountered multiple crises.

If it weren't for Berserker...

It is precisely because of this that Matou Kariya knows that in the Holy Grail War, even if you draw the strongest SSR card, you cannot guarantee victory in the war.

He is the most obvious example.

This is a battle in which the Master and Servant cooperate with each other and work together to reach the end.

Matou Kariya believed that other Masters besides himself must have a way to know all the information about the participants of the Holy Grail War.

Tohsaka Aoi, as the wife of Tokiomi Tosaka, has lived in Fuyuki City for ten years. Her information must have been in the hands of well-informed masters.

Under such circumstances, Tokiomi Tosaka did not send Aoi Tohsaka to a safe place to hide, but instead asked Aoi Tohsaka to appear alone. Especially, the time and place where Aoi Tosaka arranged to meet him was at night. An empty church.

Does he want Tohsaka Aoi to die?

Matou Kariya didn't understand Tokiomi Tosaka's motivation for doing this, but he was extremely angry.

"Kariya, don't say that."

"Tokiomi told me about the danger of coming out at night."

"But this time, I took the initiative to help Tokiomi."

Hearing Matou Kariya scolding Tokiomi Tokiomi like this, Tohsaka Aoi pinched the pleats of her skirt with both hands and used a little force. She raised her head and defended Tokiomi Tokiomi like this to Matou Kariya.

"Is it?"

"So Aoi, how do you want to help Tohsaka Tokiomi?"

"Do you know what kind of horrific treatment a woman who enters the battlefield will encounter during the war?"

"I know, but for Tokiomi, for the Tohsaka family..."

Having said this, Tohsaka Aoi stood up from her seat.

"Kariya, you are the Master of Berserker, right?"

"I hope you will use Berserker to assist Tokiomi in this Holy Grail War, so that Tokiomi can win this Holy Grail War."

"As long as you are willing to assist Tokiomi..."

Matou Kariya's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked at Tohsaka Aoi, who was about to take off his clothes, and an unknown fire burst out in his heart.

This is a feeling of humiliation when the thing you cherish most is abandoned by others.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of slaps was extremely harsh in this silent church.

Tohsaka Aoi tilted her head, with a red mark on her face.

And Matou Kariya was also stunned for a moment.

He never imagined that one day he would actually attack Aoi.

However, contrary to Matou Kariya's expectation, this time, he did not feel heartache, but felt very happy.

"Aoi, I disappoint you."

"I am not the master of Berserker. Tokiomi Tosaka's plan was wrong from the beginning."

"The current master of Berserker is the next head of the Matou family, Matou Sakura." (End of this chapter)