The Dark Way of the Egoist: A Serial

Chapter 107 New Age Insect Magic with Pesticides
There is a purpose behind Dark's patient stay in the Matou family.

Even though the old bug seems useless, he is actually very powerful. The reason he looks so weak now is because he is old.

You should know that among the three major families in the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, the Tohsaka family was responsible for providing the spiritual land and identity support (disciple of Jewel), the Einzbern provided the feasibility and basic materials (Justissa), and it was Machirizolgen, also known as Matou Zouken, who maintained the operating rules of the Holy Grail and created the Command Spell system.

The Matou family's collection of books is very valuable. If they were all sold, they could even allow him to customize a body for Aozaki Touko.

"First of all, this is it. I found it! I just remembered that I had found it before." In the library of the Matou family, Dark found a blueprint in the corner.

Although it is called a blueprint, it is actually an information storage item similar to magic. In simple terms, the information recorded in it far exceeds the surface painting.

You can slide and turn pages like modern e-books.

What is recorded on the blueprint is one of the highest crystals of modern magic - the Philosopher's Stone.

This is also a legendary doctor and alchemist. He is known as a figure in the Renaissance of the 16th century. He left many works and achievements such as "The rediscovery of the four elements (five elements)" and "The rediscovery of the three elements". This is the manuscript of Paracelsus, a rare figure who left his name in both human history and magic history.

Matou Zouken is actually an immortal who has lived for hundreds of years. When he was relatively young, he had very close relationships with some historical figures.

Among them was the great magician Paracelsus.

He carefully put the blueprint in front of him away and rolled it up. Because he didn't want to attract the attention of Matou Zouken, Dark searched for a long time without making any noise or showing any abnormality.

Fortunately, the old bug hadn't paid any attention to him recently.

The final fate of the family targeted by Uryu Ryunosuke was to be made into a work of art.

There's nothing we can do about it... It's so pitiful. This is a powerless weakling.

It is not impossible to kill Ryunosuke Uryu in advance, but since he is not qualified to be a master, there is no point in killing him to Dark.

He is not a purely good person, so he allows evil deeds.

In order to get out of the current situation, it would be beneficial for Ryunosuke Uryu to obtain the qualification of a Master, which is the lowest cost and most cost-effective option.

Moreover, it is not easy for Ryunosuke Uryu, who is not a magician, to summon servants, which gives Dark time to operate.

“It’s hard to have the best of both worlds.

This is hard for you, my conscience." Dak said hypocritically in a helpless tone.

It is impossible for him to risk his own interests in order to save others. The lives of others are not worth his concern - Dak only loves himself.

There is no room for error in your plan.

For Dark now, relying on the power of servants should be the most effective, especially the three major families that have a direct connection with the Holy Grail system.

Instead of leaving the library immediately, Dark stayed here until about the same time as usual.

I don’t know if Zouken Matou is monitoring this place, so it’s better to do the whole show.

As for if anyone doubts whether Dake has a conscience...

Hehehe...I don’t eat beef.

Time passed unconsciously.

Closing the book in his hand, Dak prepared to leave the library.

Book title: The Autobiography of Machiri Zolgen

In the past, Dark only focused on various magical knowledge and didn't care about other miscellaneous books. However, how could the books that Matou Zouken specially stored in the library be meaningless?

The Matou household was as quiet as ever late at night.

"Shinji, you are still reading so late." A hoarse male voice sounded behind the door, and then Matou Kariya appeared behind the door.

“Um…Uncle.

I think as long as you study hard.

Sooner or later, the magic of the Matou family will be carried forward.

I will work harder for this." Although I know that the man in front of me is a natural ally, unfortunately, after being transformed by Matou Zouken, he can no longer be trusted.

After all, does the individual ownership of the name Matou Kariya really still belong to him?
God knows if there are any insects on his body that have other uses.

"………" Matou Kariya held back what he wanted to say, leaving only a little silence: "Humph, the magic of the Matou family is not a good thing!!!"

Turning around, Matou Kirei walked into the dark corridor. As expected, in this family, only Sakura was worth saving!

Matou Kariya strengthened his will once again.

Having managed to endure the cruel and painful transformation of Matou Zouken, he must have had obsessions in his heart that are difficult for ordinary people to understand. It is normal for Matou Kariya to become more and more extreme.

Or maybe this is the normal reaction.

It's hellish pain, it's good enough to be able to endure it.

There is nothing that can be done about the increasingly extreme obsession... Is this the fate of the Matou family?
That five hundred years of persistence.

The next few days were as peaceful as ever, until the familiar made by Dark sent back information.

Ryunosuke Uzumaki received the Holy Mark.

The stigmata are the predecessor of the Command Seals, and are something that serve as credentials; they are not the actual crystallization of magic - the Command Seals.

It's just an illusory qualification.

However, the entire system of the Holy Grail War was designed by Machirizolgen.

And Machiri Zorgen is Zouken Matou.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of manuscripts about the Holy Grail system in the Matou family's library.

This is very important.

Because so-called magic is actually a kind of technology, not just a skill.

Thanks to this, Shinji, who is very knowledgeable, also has the ability to cheat in the Holy Grail War. For example, he can seize the qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War.

The three major families in the Holy Grail War each have their own responsibilities, and the Command Seals are included in the part that the Matou family is responsible for.

There really is content on this topic in the library. Maybe Matou Zouken is too old and his memory is flawed so he has forgotten it?
There is nothing hidden in the library.

Well, it seems that there is a reason why the Tōsaka family would cheat honestly instead of trying to exploit reasonable loopholes. They don't have the ability to do so.

laugh.

After leaving the Matou family, Dark's destination was the park, where the special familiars he created were stored.

A familiar also created based on the insect magic of the Matou family.

Since I left alone, no one cared about me at all!
laugh.

I have to admit that the cost-effectiveness of insect magic is indeed high, and the consumption of magic power is really less in comparison, but its appearance is too ugly.

Dark, who does not have the traditional concept of a magician, is not obsessed with using magic to solve all problems.

The operating systems and storage of these weak familiars use magic, with no regard for lifespan, and their attacks rely on modern technology.

For example, chemical toxins.

Originally designed as disposable familiars with extreme cost-effectiveness considerations, these insects have extremely low living requirements... and are also very weak.

But the chemical toxins in modern society...hehehe.

Considering the difficulty and time of obtaining it, and the target users are limited to humans, the most convenient one is pesticide.

I have to say that technology is really convenient.

Especially the liberation of productivity.

Dak purified the pesticides and tried to remove the pungent smell as much as possible.

Every time this happened, Dak would sigh.

The pungent smell of pesticides itself is a reminder that it is highly toxic.

Why would someone drink pesticides if they wanted to commit suicide?

Especially paraquat.

Not only is it painful, but death is also slow.

Whistling, Dake opened the backpack and put it into the grass.

Various insects controlled by magic emerged from the shadows and crawled in.

The main ones are flies, mosquitoes and ants. Being common means that no one will pay too much attention to them and it is not easy to find any abnormalities.

White clouds float under the blue sky.

The sun is still warm and the air is still fresh.

The branches swayed gently in the breeze.

Sitting under a big tree, I looked out at the people walking in groups of three or four in the park.

"I hope we all have a bright future." After all the poisonous insects had crawled into it, Dak put on his small schoolbag again.

Success or failure depends on this one move.

Having said that, in reality, in Dak's plan, poisoning would be a slower and more covert process.

Instead of going up in one wave.

The main method is to slowly poison the air, food and drinking water to weaken Ryunosuke Uesugi.

After all, once the alarm is aroused, Shinji doesn't want to go through the trouble of chasing after the fleeing Uryu Ryunosuke.

This would be too hard on a child's body, and what if something happened to Ryunosuke Amaechi while he was panicking and running away?
To reduce risk and increase success rate.

Quietly waiting outside where Ryunosuke Uryu was, the ticking sound of the clock echoed in the silent room.

Licking his lollipop, Dak opened the sealed window on the wall.

As expected, things developed without any surprises.

If you are fully prepared, there shouldn't be any accidents!

After all, no matter how abnormal Ryunosuke Uesugi's personality is, without any extraordinary powers, he is just an ordinary person physically.

The dose that would kill an ordinary person would also kill him.

Due to the poisoning reaction, the body curled up in pain and crawled on the bed, with foam at the mouth and nose.

Dark stood next to Ryunosuke Uzumaki and had his palm and forearm chopped off.

Fortunately, the Command Seals system was designed by Matou Zouken, so there is a way to obtain the qualification to participate in the Stigmata stage. If it were someone else, they wouldn't know how to start, and they would have to wait until the Command Seals were formed before obtaining the qualification.

Theory is theory, but in practice, Dak felt that his skills might not be up to par, so cutting his palm was too risky, so he decided to cut his arm.

However, for this kind of outlier, Dak felt that there was no need to be too considerate of his feelings, and it was fine to be more casual.

"Humans are so fragile." Dak was a little melancholy.

The amount of toxin that an insect can carry is very small, and when it attacks, Ryunosuke Uesugi actually just loses the ability to resist.

Ryunosuke Uryu, who was on the verge of death but not completely dead, died in agony after being subjected to Dark's magic experiment.

The old bug is very awesome, the reason he looks useless is that he is too old and his soul is rotten...

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(End of this chapter)