The other person is definitely not from the same world as me.
“Victor…Victor H. Douglas.” Victor stretched out his hand, and a trace of broken Command Seal was slowly carved: “My name.”
mercy……
Saber hesitantly looked away from the other person's eyes. She saw similar emotions in the other person's eyes.
She was somewhat confused and inexplicably unhappy... but due to her knightly upbringing, after the other party announced her home address, she raised the sword without hesitation and placed it on the back of Victor's hand.
"Altria Pendragon, I hereby sign with you...From now on my sword will be with you, and your fate will be with me."
“Here.”
"The contract is complete." Victor lowered his eyes, suddenly chuckled, and whispered softly, overlapping with Saber's voice.
This made Saber's eyelids rise slightly. She turned around and strolled out of the magic circle, glancing at the slightly empty underground cave with the Holy Grail still standing in front of her.
The other person gave her a very uncomfortable feeling. It wasn't the kind of uncomfortable feeling that the other person had no vitality and was like a dead person, but for some reason, it was as if the two of them were destined to dislike each other, which made Saber fall into silence for a while.
Especially... those eyes, as if they saw through her completely, as if they knew everything about her, without any emotion, only a hint of pity in their eyes - Saber clenched her blade and forced herself to patrol the surroundings for potential dangers: "Master, if this is your magic workshop, I think it should be reinforced."
She did not say that it was too shabby, nor did she recognize the Greater Grail for what it was.
She offered her advice loyally. Although the boyish magician in front of her seemed a little too young, both his aura and her intuition told her that he was very dangerous. This made her feel that no matter what kind of magician he was, at least in terms of strength, she seemed to have drawn a good lot.
But it seems that he lacks experience.
"Saber." Victor smiled as he watched the overflowing magic power begin to dissipate. The entire magic circle and the cursed body he offered turned into dust, dimmed, and dissipated. He said softly, "Look here."
He leaned over slightly and picked up the scabbard on the ground.
"......?" Saber turned her head, and the moment she saw the scabbard, the confusion in her emerald eyes turned into a hint of surprise.
"This is……"
"Avalon, a land of fantasy that is isolated from the world." Victor whispered, "Ah, yes, the scabbard you abandoned is the medium through which I summoned you."
"But because it has long lost its magic power, it has become a mortal object."
Victor looked at Saber who couldn't help but reach for the scabbard, and did not stop her.
The next moment, as Saber's hand touched the scabbard, a stream of light formed by magic power flashed through the scabbard quickly, just like flowing through a magic circuit.
hum!
Victor narrowed his eyes and watched as the scabbard began to tremble, and finally made a buzzing sound before completely losing its light, becoming as dim as before... But Victor understood that the scabbard at this moment...
It's completely different now.
He went from being a holy relic to a pinnacle treasure!
"very good."
Victor laughed happily, tilted his head and took the activated scabbard. The next moment, a sacred and hopeful belief rushed through Victor's body like a stream of water. "Hmm?"
He groaned, and during the chaos of his magic power, a bloody aura centered on him, like his own soul, wailing violently!
Sure enough, whether it is the curse of the Holy Wedge or the curse of the vampire, it is aimed at the soul.
Even if the body is not here, the puppet that your soul is attached to will still have the same effect.
Victor gritted his teeth. Even though it hurt, he couldn't help laughing. He asked Altluci, and with Heiji's trust in him, she never hid it from him - the power of the Dead Apostles was indeed a curse, but this curse was recorded at the root, a fundamental change.
Unless the Root can be manipulated directly, even Avalon, who possesses the rule to heal everything, is only a product of the Root and needs to rely on the Root to function. Therefore, he cannot transform a Dead Apostle into a human again.
But not being able to do so doesn’t mean it won’t have an effect.
Leaving aside the transformation of the soul, the restoration curse is actually derived from the curse of time, and the negative power of the Dead Apostles is itself a curse power.
If you use divine power to forcibly cleanse negative states, the first thing you need to face is the pain caused by this power directed at yourself.
In short, if Victor only uses defense, then there will be no problem, but if he uses the power of purification... it would be a bit like fighting poison with poison, or scraping the bone to heal the wound.
Well, fortunately, I am just a puppet now. The only thing that conflicts with Avalon is the mark on my soul.
The scabbard named Avalon has been fully activated.
As if it could reattach to the human body in the state of a lepton, Victor had no hesitation at all.
He fiercely pointed the scabbard at his body and pressed down - bang!
The shrieking sound that reached the sky was like a hurricane with a strong impact. Saber quickly raised the sword, and while looking at the scene in astonishment, she blocked the airflow that was coming towards her!
"Don't cut off the magic supply, Saber." Suddenly, the impact of the scabbard seemed to weaken, but the weakness on the attribute panel was not completely eliminated. Victor suddenly said: "The magic power here is enough for you to squander for a long time, so..."
"You are healing... No, you are expelling a powerful curse..." Saber looked at Victor with complicated eyes and said softly: "You summoned me on purpose."
"Uh..." Victor was about to explain when he saw Saber approaching calmly, holding out her hand and saying, "Give me the scabbard..."
"Ok?"
"A curse that is comparable to a miracle, relying solely on Avalon's passive method to heal is a waste of resources, master." Saber sighed. To be honest, she did not trust the master in front of her, because if the main purpose of summoning him was to heal injuries, it meant that the other party was not 100% obsessed with the Holy Grail.
But out of chivalry, it was not a good thing to stand by and watch someone die without helping. Moreover, since she had already signed the contract, she naturally had to serve her master... Therefore, she took the scabbard without hesitation, pointed it at Victor, and released her true name -
"Avalon!"
A strong light suddenly swept over the two of them, and a faint golden curtain separated them, one inside and one outside. Victor suddenly found that the pain and conflict he had endured not only disappeared, but his attribute panel also began to rise rapidly!
"I always thought that Avalon's effect was passive..." Upon realizing that this method of use could actively distinguish between friend and foe, Victor couldn't help but tilt his head and looked at Saber outside.
"..." Saber didn't say anything, but just looked at the scabbard calmly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"You should have helped me remove the curse as a condition, Saber." Looking at Saber like this, Victor, in a good mood, couldn't help but remind her: "Because I may not care that much about the Holy Grail."
"Using this kind of thing as a threat is not the right thing to do, Master." Upon hearing this, Saber shook her head firmly and released Avalon. There was some fatigue in her eyes. Obviously, releasing the EX-level Noble Phantasm had consumed a lot of her magic power. Although Victor's magic power supply was like a river, it was obviously impossible to immediately fill the opponent's body in a short period of time.
She took a deep look at Avalon in her hand, then handed the scabbard back to Victor and said, "Please keep this well, Master. I hope it can protect you."
As a heroic spirit, although Avalon plays a big role in her hands, she knows very well that this scabbard, as a physical object rather than a materialized treasure, essentially no longer belongs to her.
When the Holy Grail ends or she dies, the scabbard will not return to Valhalla with her, but will become a mortal object again, so... it is better to leave it with the master to protect him.
"Tsk." Victor glanced at Saber, suddenly shook his head, took the scabbard and said, "Being with someone like you can really make people feel uncomfortable sometimes."
The curse in the body has been expelled, and Victor did not hesitate. Although it is a limited-time legendary equipment, it is powerful.
Moreover, considering that there are still five years until the Holy Grail War, the five-year validity period is long enough.
Saber might not agree with his behavior, but Victor didn't intend to let her get involved in the affairs of the Dead Apostles.
During these five years, just let Saber act as a power bank.
Talk about it.
Victor looked at his skill panel and suddenly thought of something.
"Well……"
"Hmm? What's wrong, master?"
Looking at Saber's slightly puzzled green eyes, Victor tilted his head and suddenly said: "Saber, do heroic spirits also have blood?"
"...Yes, if you get hurt, you will indeed bleed." Saber nodded and said, "But that's just an illusion created by spirit particles."
"Then, would you consider shedding some blood for me?"
Saber: “???”
……
At this time, in the Matou residence.
Jiuonji Youzhu suddenly raised his head, looked towards the distant Ryudo Temple, and frowned slightly.
At this moment, the sound of hurried running came from not far away. Kuonji Arizu turned his head and saw a young man with black hair and a hooded sweatshirt running towards him breathlessly. He ran very fast until he saw the indifferent figure of Kuonji Arizu, then he slowly slowed down and walked up slowly, panting heavily.
Kuonji Yuju did not hide the appearance of the Tong family at this time: the walls shattered by monsters and insects, the burning devil flames and the unpleasant smell of burnt insects everywhere, and the main gate that had become a ruin.
Therefore, when Matou Kariya staggered and gasped to the front of Kuonji Arizuma, his eyes were already filled with dead silence. He silently glanced at Kuonji Arizuma's abandoned house, and finally saw the child who had fallen asleep in her arms... His throat moved...
"This day has finally arrived."
His voice was very low and hoarse, filled with a feeling of disappointment and uncontrollable sadness. Kuonji Yuzu slowly raised her head, only to find that although he was saying that it was finally here, his eyes had already begun to turn red...
She said nothing, but silently held the child in front of him.
"Are you... a member of the Magic Association?" Toosaka Tokiomi warned him not to act recklessly. In fact, Matō Kariya knew in his heart that the other party was able to easily kill the old bug, so killing him would be a piece of cake. But even so, his gnashing anger still inadvertently leaked out, like an angry dog baring its teeth after its food was taken away.
119, Kuonji Yuju: Who is she?! (Added)
“Next.” Kuonji Yuzu quietly raised her head, and her calm voice, accompanied by a huge and faint pressure, rushed towards Matou Kariya. As she handed the child to Matou Kariya, she suddenly said: “Matou Kariya, although you have betrayed your family and given up the way of magic... but you still have the qualifications to inherit the magic seal of the Matou family as you have the talent for magic.”
"Wha...what?" Matou Kariya was looking at the baby in his arms with a complicated look, but was pulled back by the other party's sudden words - and it just so happened that Kuonji Yuzu didn't like playing games with words like Victor did, but preferred to get straight to the point and said: "The Archelot family wants to make a deal with you."
She quietly stretched out her hand, and the wave-like magic seal from the Matou family was flashing with a faint blue light.
"Acherlot can keep the Magic Seal for the Matou family, and you will inherit it. In exchange..." The witch raised her eyes, and a silent red light flashed in her deep black eyes: "The Matou family's seat in the Holy Grail War is taken by the Acherlot family."
Holy Grail War...
The other party's words reminded Matou Kariya of the old man's obsession, and undoubtedly angered the angry dog who was already suspicious of her in grief: "You are also for the Holy Grail War... hehe... hahaha..."
Matou Kariya took two steps back while holding the child, and said angrily as if he had thought of something: "You let the general take away everything from the Matou family just for that kind of thing, and now you are trading everything you took away with me...? Ha... Is this... the way of the Magic Association?"
"The Holy Grail War was discovered during the investigation, Matou Kariya." Upon hearing this, Kuonji Arizuma said calmly, without any panic after being exposed: "What your family did, no one should know better than you, the former heir."
"The mystery was leaked. Someone accused the Matou family of raising *worms, which caused the mystery to be leaked. Instead of hating us, the executors of the seal, why not hate the existence of the person who accuses you or...how about yourself?" Kuonji Arizuma's tone was indifferent. Matou Kariya could even hear the disdain in his tone, but he clenched his fists and could not find any reason to refute.
Indeed... after a murderer is shot, no one can blame the executioner who carried out the death penalty, nor can they blame the judge who made the sentence.
but……
Since the Matou family deserved their punishment and did not deserve sympathy...then, it did not deserve to be inherited either—
Matou Kariya looked at the child in his arms. Although he couldn't be sure, he did not feel any trace of magic circuits from Matou Shinji. In addition, the other party came to him... Matou Kariya took a deep breath and suddenly made a decision.
"The magical heritage of the Matou family is disappearing. Perhaps this is what is called the law of nature... Since it is the choice of the world." Matou Kariya took a deep breath, holding the child and turned around and said: "The magic seal of the Matou family will be handed over to you... As for the Holy Grail War."
"Without the Magic Mark, I probably won't be chosen!"
If he inherited the Magic Mark, not to mention the magic system that made him sick, the most important thing was... Matou Kariya couldn't help but tighten his arms around the child. This child would continue to be oppressed by the curse carried by the so-called magician, right?
Was it really as Victor said? The magic seal had no appeal to the other party.
Kuonji Yuzu looked at the other person's back that was getting farther and farther away, raised his hand and looked at the magic seal in his hand, then lowered his eyes helplessly and sighed imperceptibly.
The disturbance at Ryudo Temple made her want to go back quickly, so she recalled Victor's description of Matou Kariya. From the logic of his behavior in those few words, she quickly said softly, "So, since you don't want to inherit the Mark, do you want the child in your arms to bear it for you?"
"Or, if I use this seal to exchange a seat with the Tousaka family, what do you think of the Tousaka Tokiomi who will take the vacant seat after losing the Matou family?"
"Would he be willing to let his beloved daughter inherit this name?"
Unlike the Matou family who have no talent for magic, the two children of the Tohsaka family both have good talent for magic. This is God's favor, but also a dilemma.
Only outstanding individuals who have inherited the Magic Mark can become "magicians" recognized by the Magic Association. If they do not have it, they will become so-called "wild magicians." It's okay for ordinary individuals, but what about extremely outstanding individuals...
In order to prevent this, Tōsaka Tokiomi will definitely not let go of such a request to inherit an additional family line.
As soon as these words came out, Matou Kariya's departing figure froze slightly, and he turned back with his pupils constricted and asked: "What?!"
Kuonji Yuju tried hard to recall the way Victor spoke, and then used her own thoughts to organize her words and said, "Since the Holy Grail War has been exposed to the eyes of the Magic Association, some people in the Magic Association will not give up this thing. Because of this, they are willing to exchange the Magic Seal for your seat."
“So even if you refuse, they probably won’t be willing to let the Matou family disappear, right?” Kuonji Yuzu tilted her head like Victor, her calm eyes filled with pity: “If you are such a coward that you even avoid this, then there are only a few ways left to keep the Matou family alive.”
Whether it is Shinji Matou or Sakura Toosaka.
Anyway, as long as one of them can inherit and keep the Jian Yitong family, it will be enough.
"Her attributes are totally unsuitable..." Matou Kariya said in disbelief, but was interrupted by Kuonji Yuzu: "Then it can be transformed."
As expected, you still pay attention to Sakura Toosaka first?
Sometimes, Kuonji Yuzu would wonder why Victor could always accurately grasp the personalities of these people, as if he was well versed in human nature.
But, since it's Victor, huh, it's normal.
"Transformation..." Matou Kariya's body trembled uncontrollably twice. He recalled the disgusting insects again. He looked at the child in his arms in astonishment, and recalled Sakura, who was only two years old now.
He looked at Jiuyuan Temple Yuju in disbelief, his tense and terrified eyes seemed to be looking at a demon: "How could you...?"
In response, Kuonji Yuzu just looked at him quietly, without a trace of guilt or concession in her eyes.
This is Youzhu’s talent.
The reason why Victor knew that Jiuyuanji Youzhu never liked to use too many words to persuade others, but still confidently gave her this task was because Victor knew very well that Youzhu just didn't like it, not that she couldn't do it. On the contrary, Youzhu had a natural indifference and a sense of pressure when it came to oppressing others.
