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Chapter 76: Summoning Heroic Spirits (1! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
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What is the most powerful ability and weapon of the famous magician killer - Emiya Kiritsugu?
Most people might subconsciously say that they are: 'Inherent Time Control Magic' and 'Origin Bullet', right?

But the actual situation is just the opposite. The inherent time control magic is a magic that has been passed down by the Emiya family through magic seals. Although Kiritsugu can use it, he has not studied it in depth - he is a magician killer who uses magic to kill people, not a magician who does research.

Although the Origin Bullet looks like a special bullet, it is actually a "superpower" unique to Kiritsugu Emiya.

Regarding the setting of the origin - it is very complicated, as I have mentioned before, so I will not elaborate on it here.

The origin of the Type-Moon world can be roughly understood as a kind of "potential superpower that everyone possesses."

However, most people cannot even know their own origins, let alone awaken their origin powers.

Knowing one's origin does not mean that one can use it as a superpower.

Even those who can use the origin as a superpower cannot guarantee that this power will not go out of control and backfire on them.

Emiya Kiritsugu is the type of person who knows his origin, but cannot use it as a supernatural power.

By the way, Shirou is a person who knows his origin and can use it as a supernatural power. The "sword projection magic" and "unlimited sword work" used by Shirou are actually more like Shirou "using his supernatural power as magic" than magic. (Note: This is also the case with Shirou in the original work)

Emiya Kiritsugu does not have the talent that Emiya Shirou has.

However, his teacher and adoptive mother as a killer, the woman who gave people the impression of a 'lonely silver wolf-like demon hunter who hunts alone' - Natalia Kaminsky, found a special method for Kiritsugu.

Natalia used surgery to activate Kiritsugu Emiya's origin ability in his ribs - and then cut off these two ribs.

The ribs that were taken out were ground into powder, then condensed using soul engineering and sealed into sixty-six bullets as cores - this was the origin bullet.

Anyone hit by the Origin Bullet will directly bear the consequences of Emiya Kiritsugu's Origin Runaway.

If Shirou Emiya used the same principle to make an Origin Bullet, the person hit by Shirou's Origin Bullet would fall into a state of 'Sword Origin Rampage', and the flesh and blood of the body would be forcibly transformed into a 'sharp sword' in a short period of time.

The flesh and blood transformed into sharp swords will instantly destroy most of the target's organs from the inside out. As long as the enemy is not immortal, it can almost be said to be killed in one blow.

Kiritsugu Emiya's origin bullet is more special.

This is because Emiya Kiritsugu's origin ability is even more confusing, and its nature is - 'cutting and combining'

It is not two effects called 'cut' and 'combine', but a single effect called 'cut and combine'.

The bodies of enemies hit by Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet will be completely 'cut and combined' in a short period of time.

The unconditional conceptual cutting attack was powerful, but because it was combined at the same time, Kiritsugu's origin bullet could not cause effective damage - the wound was healed the moment it was created.

But the origin of Emiya Kiritsugu was by no means a waste. When he actually used it, Kiritsugu quickly discovered its peculiar uses.

The origin of Emiya Kiritsugu is 'cutting and combining', not 'cutting and healing'.

The severed wounds were merely healed, but the injuries were not truly healed.

During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu Emiya used the Origin Bullet on Waver's teacher, Kenneth, the master of the Lancer Diarmuid, and successfully hit his magic circuit.

Kenneth's magic circuit was thus cut off, and then simply and roughly reconnected. The shape of the reconnected magic circuit itself had been changed, which ultimately led to the out-of-control of Kenneth's magic circuits throughout his body!

It is the absolute nemesis of magi. The stronger the magic circuit, the more difficult it is for them to withstand this power, because it is equivalent to turning their own power into a bomb and then detonating it.

to be honest.

In fact, Emiya Kiritsugu can already channel a small part of his own origin ability power.

But this power is too dangerous and too strong, and Kiritsugu Emiya's mortal body cannot withstand it at all, so he can only use it to make props such as the Origin Bullet.

But it's different now.

Emiya Kiritsugu obtained his Zanpakutō, and when he drew out his Zanpakutō, his physique would be switched to that of a 'Death God', and he would be able to withstand the backlash of using this dangerous power to a certain extent.

This is the 'Shikai' of Emiya Kiritsugu's Zanpakutō.

The Zanpakutō in the Shikai state will further enhance the physical strength of the god of death.

—But it’s not enough
The enemy is Diarmuid, who is said to have conquered countless monsters, fairies, fantasy species, and even gods. The "Fianna Knights" under Finn, who is considered the strongest hero in Celtic legend, have the strongest martial arts.

Emiya Kiritsugu could be called a 'modern hero unit', but he still couldn't compare to these legendary heroes, as his physical shortcomings were overwhelming.

Even if Emiya Kiritsugu used the 'Inherent Time Control Magic' to accelerate his speed to three or even four times, he could only barely dodge Diarmuid's casual attack.

Don't think that Diarmuid seemed to perform poorly in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

But his simple and crude magic-breaking ability really left Shirou's team helpless.

Moreover, although Diarmuid's martial arts skills will be greatly reduced after he becomes a Shadow Servant, for a legendary warrior like him, many of his skills are integrated into his physical instincts.

Most importantly, Diarmuid's biggest flaw and weakness - the chivalry spirit of pursuing a fair duel and a fair victory, does not exist for the shadow servant Diarmuid who has lost his mind at this time!
Considering Diarmuid in a normal state, he is almost an existence with an excellent panel, simple, rough, easy to use and extremely low consumption. After becoming a shadow servant, he was contaminated by black mud and only retained the pure killing intent of Diarmuid.
His overall strength is probably higher than the normal Diarmuid!
Because of this, in Shirou's team, only Kiritsugu can fight against Diarmuid after being carefully selected by Waver.

To be precise, only Emiya Kiritsugu, who successfully activated "Bankai" and was able to truly master his own origin ability, could hold back Diarmuid on his own!
Otherwise, if we have to allocate too much combat power here, the pressure on other battlefields will be very great.

Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu must use it, and must use it successfully -

"Kiritsugu!"

Deep inside the Tohsaka family base, Illya prayed for Kiritsugu and tried her best to transfer as much of her magic power to Kiritsugu as possible.

She also signed a Shikigami contract with Kiritsugu, through which she was able to transfer her magic power to him. In principle, it is very similar to the relationship between a Master and a Servant, right?
(If I were a Servant, I would definitely be an assassin who is not good at direct combat)

Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart.

But now there is no choice.

The magicians in Shirou's team planned to rely on the magic barrier of the Tōsaka family to fight a defensive battle - but once Diarmuid got close, his spear 'Red Rose that Breaks Magic' only needed one poke to penetrate the magic barrier of the Tōsaka family.

(I have to hold you here)

That is to say-

(I must successfully enter the Bankai state!)

Guide it out, guide out the origin power of Emiya Kiritsugu, and attach it to the Zanpakutō which is equivalent to an extension of the soul!

(I must become stronger, allow my Zanpakutō to further enhance my physical fitness, and master the use of deeper abilities)
[Use Bankai! Only by successfully using Bankai can Emiya Kiritsugu hold back Diarmuid with his own strength and buy time for victory in other battlefields! (Shadow Servants cannot be killed, and will continue to revive as long as the magic supply continues)]

[If Kiritsugu fails to perform Bankai, we need to dispatch more combat power here to hold back Diarmuid and prevent him from destroying the magic barrier of the Tōsaka family.]

[Difficulty: 150]

[Emiya Kiritsugu's 'Use of his own origin ability (forced)': 1D100=90]

[Illya's magic support (additional bonus correction provided by great success, not included in the difficulty): 1D100=79]

[Total: 169]

Some magicians believe that the essence of the power of origin is to allow the soul to constantly trace back to its "previous life of the previous life" to find the original form of its soul before it acquired impurities such as personality, spirit, will, etc.

Because of this, the biggest difficulty faced by those who try to master the origin power is that in the process, their own personality, consciousness, spirit, etc. will be like being trapped in a maze and unable to move forward.

There is also thick fog in this maze, which not only confuses people's vision, but also blurs people's memory.

Therefore, for those who are unable to master the power of origin but forcibly use their own origin abilities, the first difficulty they encounter is the loss of memory.

However, human existence is special, and ordinary humans also have their own special characteristics. The greatness of the human species lies in its beliefs and will - or something like "enlightenment".

Even if the memory is damaged and the personality becomes ambiguous, the belief and will will still drive it to do what it should do like the instinct of the soul.

——Protect Illya
"--dad!!!!"

While trying to grasp the power of origin in the labyrinth, Kiritsugu Emiya heard Illya's voice calling him through the magic link, along with the magic power being continuously transmitted.

Thus, Emiya Kiritsugu successfully "grasped" his own power of origin.

And was not swallowed by it.

It's like watering a flower bud to make it bloom!
After Shikai, the Zanpakutō evolved further. Although Emiya Kiritsugu and the others didn't quite understand it, the girl named Sakura named this stage -

"Swastika!"

Emiya Kiritsugu's Bankai is named:
"[When flowers are in bloom, they must be picked immediately]"

Kiritsugu Emiya's appearance has changed. His original windbreaker has turned into a silver-gray coat with a more demon hunter style, and the Zanpakutō in his hand has also changed from a sword to a shotgun, which he is more proficient in using.

After entering the Bankai state, Kiritsugu Emiya can already master the power of origin. Most importantly, in this state, his strength as a 'God of Death' will be greatly improved - the strength of his physical fitness has undoubtedly reached the level of a Heroic Servant.

This seemingly insignificant point is the most important to Kiritsugu.

His ability is too dangerous, and he could kill himself if he's not careful.

Diarmuid's shadow servant changed his original target the moment he discovered Kiritsugu Emiya.

From the original Tousaka family residence, he rushed straight towards Emiya Kiritsugu!

Even though Kiritsugu Emiya's current physical fitness has improved dramatically, he is certainly still not comparable to Diarmuid, the Heroic Servant of the mythological era, who has been blessed with black mud and the Holy Grail.

But if the goal is just to delay it, it's enough!
Just as Diarmuid was waving the red magic spear and rushing towards Emiya Kiritsugu - when the magic-breaking red rose was about to touch Emiya Kiritsugu, something strange happened.

The originally fierce attack became strangely slow just when it was about to hit Emiya Kiritsugu!
The attack of the legendary hero, famous for his martial arts, was avoided by Emiya Kiritsugu who just casually and unrestrainedly "twisted his head".

If Diarmuid was in a normal state, he would definitely be surprised at the strange feeling of his hand, and then start thinking about countermeasures and trying to figure out what Kiritsugu Emiya's ability is, right?

But after becoming a Shadow Servant, although Diarmuid was no longer burdened by the spirit of chivalry and could purely release his murderous intent, he had lost his brain after all.

What exactly is the ability that Kiritsugu Emiya gains after his Bankai?
The answer was actually stated at the beginning:

The Origin of Emiya Kiritsugu——'Separation and Combination'

The origin of Emiya Kiritsugu is 'cutting and combining', not 'cutting and repairing'.

After cutting, although it looks restored, the fact that it was cut will not disappear or be repaired, it will just be simply and roughly glued together.

Before the battle, Waver tried to come up with a 'method of use' for Kiritsugu based on this origin effect.

"Instead of using this ability on people, I'm using it to interfere with the world - with 'space' itself."

"In the final analysis, the inherent time control magic that the Emiya family excels in is called time magic, but in essence it is interfering with space, thereby changing the speed of time."

"Interfering with space is what the Emiya family magicians excel at."

"So, when you use the ability of 'cutting and combining' on 'space' and interfere with 'space', you will get this result——"

Use the tree ten meters behind Emiya Kiritsugu as a reference point.

The distance between Emiya Kiritsugu and the tree was ten meters.

The ability was activated, and Emiya Kiritsugu cut five meters of the ten-meter distance between himself and the tree.

Because of the ability effect of "cutting and combining", the space that was cut off will not have any effects such as "space crack dimension slash", but will be stuck together in an instant.

But the fact that 'five meters was cut off' itself will not disappear.

The result on the screen looked like Kiritsugu had teleported five meters backwards without any warning!
Kiritsugu Emiya has also tried to use this ability directly on the enemy.

However, perhaps because this ability itself is the manifestation of Emiya Kiritsugu's soul prototype, this ability cannot directly take effect on things with souls.

If you want it to be effective against living creatures, you still have to use the Origin Bullet, right?

Origin Bullet is an origin ability that has gone out of control.

Kiritsugu also tried to create the runaway effect of the Origin Bullet by rubbing it with his hands, but found that he could do it by rubbing it with his hands.

Although it can be done, it is meaningless and will backfire on your soul.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to——

Kiritsugu Emiya loaded an Origin Bullet, aimed at Diarmuid in front of him, and fired.

The fighting instinct of the Shadow Servant Diarmuid made him subconsciously want to shoot down the Origin Bullet with his spear.

--but

Kiritsugu Emiya activated his ability and cut the distance between the Origin Bullet he fired and Diarmuid's forehead!

This had nothing to do with the speed at which Diarmuid swung his weapon. The Origin Bullet directly skipped the distance in between and came directly in front of Diarmuid!
It pierced through the forehead and into Diarmuid's body, and then the effect of the Origin Bullet was activated!

The inside of Diarmuid's body was randomly cut open and glued together. If it was an ordinary human's flesh and blood body, he would be paralyzed even if he didn't die!
But the Shadow Servant Diarmuid only stiffened and twitched for a moment - then the black mud began to wriggle wildly inside his body.

In just a moment, he recovered as before, and the bullet in his body was spit out.

(Sure enough, my ability is not very useful against this kind of immortal guy.
They just need to destroy their body once and then heal it.

These guys are all immortal, so there is no point in fighting them head-on. The key is to hold them back until the leader, Matou Zouken, is eliminated, and then find out the ritual formation that created them and destroy it. Only then can this battle be won.)
That’s right, this is the key to victory in this battle.

Kiritsugu Emiya successfully activated his Bankai and held back the black mud Servant by himself, which meant he had successfully completed his mission.

The real winner is still the main force of the large army——

That is Shirou, Sakura, Toosaka Rin, Miyamoto Musashi, and Kotomine Kirei!
Find Matou Zouken and his ritual array!

☆

Everything happens synchronously.

When Da Vinci successfully helped to deploy the 'Fuyuki City Temporary Data Model Barrier' and Emiya Kiritsugu encountered Diarmuid, Shirou's team had already broken into the interior of the Matou family mansion according to the battle plan.

They couldn't control what was happening on other battlefields and could only trust the strength of their companions and the combat power distribution of Weber and the others.

This group of theirs is the one that can truly decide the outcome!

No matter how well the other companions fight, it will be meaningless if Shirou cannot achieve his goal.

After breaking into the Matou family's mansion, Toosaka Rin immediately used magical detection to try to find the location of Matou Zouken and the location of the ritual formation that he had created so many messed up things.

Thanks to Waver's success in bribing Miss Gamesh and letting her destroy the Matou family's magic formation, Toosaka Rin's search was not interfered with by so many unnecessary distractions.

Weber's instructions to them were simple.

Find a way to give Kotomine Kirei the chance to challenge Matou Zouken alone, while the rest of the people go find and destroy the ritual formation!
During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Waver had seen insects that served as familiars of the Matou family. By analyzing those insects, Waver deduced the condition of Matou Zouken.

"He made his body into insects. Those insects are both his familiars and part of his body."

"Each bug contains a fragment of his soul. A normal person would have died long ago if this happened to him, but it's different for Matou Zouken. He has cut his own existence into countless identical personalities, and then gathered them together to be commanded by a unified will."

"In other words, as long as any insect is alive, his soul and personality will exist!"

"Even if we have the means to harm souls, it's useless against an existence that actually has countless souls!"

"However, the reason why he was able to do this without dying is because Matou Zouken's form of existence is no longer human, but a strange, undead spirit similar to a living corpse!"

"That is to say - although it is difficult for ordinary magicians to deal with him, if there is a priest who knows the 'baptism chant', he can restrain and 'purify' him with the power of the Lord!"

"With the power of the Lord (God), no matter how many parts of his soul he has split, no matter where they are hiding, under normal circumstances they will be purified and annihilated in one breath!"

"However, there are exceptions on the battlefield now!"

"That's Sakura - Sakura, your body is now taken away by Matou Zouken. More importantly, your body has the 'imaginary attribute'."

“The imaginary attribute is the attribute of ‘uncertainty’, the attribute that everything is ambiguous.”

"Even if Father Kotomine can kill all the other bugs, the bugs that remain in your body and control your actions are protected by your constitution."

"So we have to eliminate the bugs in your body and take back your original body, Sakura—or simply destroy it!"

"The above is the key to our battle this time!"

"If the combat power of other battlefields is insufficient, I will give orders to redeploy them. For now, you should focus on defeating Matou Zouken!"

The battle plan and the key to victory are actually very simple.

The trouble is that there are too many unexpected things that could happen during the actual implementation process.

All of this depends on your ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

And soon after Shirou's team broke into the Matou family - "I thought who it was, the successor of the Tousaka family, actually betrayed the alliance of the three families and came to plunder the secrets of my Matou family in an open manner during a non-Holy Grail War?"

A sinister sound came from all directions. In the shadow of the corridor of the Matou family's house, countless insects gathered together and condensed into the shape of an old man who looked like a rotten corpse.

His name is Matou Zouken.

Toosaka Rin had already prepared her words: "I found that you were attacked by an abnormality. According to the covenant of the three families, I came here to assist and investigate. Old man of the Matou family, if you have not betrayed the covenant, you might as well give up resistance and come back with me honestly.

Under the notarization of the Holy Church, everything will come to light!"

“Ha, hahaha!”

Matou Zouken's gaze moved over the people in front of him as if licking them, and a strange, mocking laugh escaped from his mouth:
"You and I are just birds of a feather. Not to mention me, you have transformed your bodies into something half-human, half-ghost for the sake of power?"

At this point, neither side has any intention of engaging in verbal warfare!

Shirou still guards Toosaka Rin, making sure that she can safely find where the ritual formation is hidden. You know, any delay now may disrupt the balance on other battlefields.

Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei drew their Zanpakuto without hesitation and rushed straight towards Matou Zouken!

After all, the old bug was a 500-year-old monster, and he could tell at a glance that the Zanpakuto in the hands of the two men had the ability to harm souls.

Although Zouken Matou has prepared a lot of soul fragment insects, if they are killed by their Zanpakutō, these insects will not be able to be resurrected on the spot by absorbing magic power, but their souls will be destroyed.

As for the presence of a priest? Was the priest's baptismal chant his nemesis?
Naturally, Matou Zouken also knew this.

But the power of the Christian baptismal chant depends largely on the firmness of one's faith.

Just based on the fake priest Kotomine Kirei, Matou Zouken didn't think that his baptism chant would be very powerful.

The moment he gets close to him, Zouken Matou's swarm of insects will eat him up!

Matou Zouken thought to himself:

(Although the time for preparation is far from being as complete as the originally estimated ten years of preparation. But at this point, I can only forcibly summon Angora Mainyu into Sakura's body, and then I will prepare to take over her body.)

(In other words, my winning trick is to delay until Angra Mainyu is successfully dragged into Sakura's body, and then Sakura's body is assimilated and transformed into a 'god')
(In this way, after taking over the body, I can obtain the body of a god and achieve true immortality!)

Thousands of insects are attacking from all directions!

The swarm of insects had no intention of protecting Zouken Matou himself, but instead all rushed towards Toosaka Rin, trying to eat her up!

Surround Wei and rescue Zhao!

However, Shirou is by Rin's side!

Neither Kotomine Kirei nor Miyamoto Musashi looked back, their prey was Matou Zouken himself.

The task of protecting Toosaka Rin is the responsibility of Shirou and Sakura!
Sakura, who had transformed part of her body into Shirou's coat, changed her appearance again, and seemed to have become a pair of huge black wings, protecting Shirou and Rin from the insect swarm's attack.

No, that's not right. It's not just 'protection'.

"Sakura, don't be limited by your imagination, they are food - eat them!"

The voice of the Dragon Mother flashed through Sakura's mind like an illusion.

The swarm of insects that originally crashed into the black wing barrier were horrified to find that the black wings in front of them were no longer a simple barrier, and their identity as food was instantly reversed!

Countless tentacles emerged from the black mud and actually caught the insects!

The insects struggled frantically, but their wings and limbs were ruthlessly crushed, and their magic power and lives were all swallowed up by the black wings!

And these energies were in turn transmitted to Shirou by Sakura and condensed into Shirou's Zanpakuto!

Just looking at the picture, I can't tell which side is the villain for a moment!
Shirou raised his Zanpakutō, and at the moment of swinging the sword, he compressed and accelerated the spiritual power of the high-density slashing spell - and then released it!
"Crescent Moon Chong!"

The crescent-shaped spiritual blade slashes towards Matou Zouken!
[What will Matou Zouken do next? ]

[1/6, The battle begins inside the Matou family residence! ]

[2. Capture Matou Shinji as a hostage? (Why do you think it would be useful?)]

[3/7, Let 'the manipulated Sakura's original body' escape secretly]

[4/8, I just left like that, using myself as bait to lure the tiger away from the mountain! ]

[5/9, let 'the controlled Sakura's original body' find an opportunity to cooperate with me to launch a sneak attack! ]

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

【1D10=4】

The crescent moon released by Shirou cut directly into Zouken Matou's body.

Matou Zouken seemed to have suffered a sudden and severe blow, and was caught off guard: "It's actually an attack that can hurt the soul!?"

The old insect wailed like this, abandoning the corpse of the insect familiar whose soul was partially destroyed. The body under him decomposed into countless insects, which he knocked apart and peeled off in a panic, and escaped from the Matou family mansion!

Escape?
Do not!
Shirou had been paying attention to the narration's records, and immediately shared the information he saw with Toosaka Rin and Weber through the team voice channel!
Weber immediately concluded:

"Since he chose to lure the tiger away from the mountain, it means that he has not yet set up the ritual array throughout the entire Fuyuki City! We came too early, and he only left the ritual array in his own home."

"He wants to use his real body as bait so that the clone controlling Sakura's body can hide at home and perform the ritual!"

Shirou said, "The narration mentioned that the clones were used to attack us, which means that your discussion with Brother Waver and Kiritsugu was correct. Sakura's body not only has power, but is also likely being transformed by the pollution inside the Holy Grail - Angora Mainyu!

She is not just Sakura's body, her own strength may be very terrifying!
More importantly, if I were Matou Zouken, I would definitely place the strongest Shadow Servants Iskandar (Rider) and Lancelot (Berserker) on the side of Sakura's body, which is the real key!"

Weber made his brain work at a rapid pace, and soon he was covered in sweat.

"But we have to deal with them all, so we split up into two groups," Waver thought carefully and made a prompt decision, "Father Kotomine and Miss Musashi will go after and destroy Zouken Matou's real body.

Shirou and Rin, continue searching for the original target!

No matter what, we must find a way to get Father Kotomine to purify Matou Zouken!"

The order was issued quickly, and this level of emergency was still within Shirou's team's original plan.

To put it bluntly, for Matou Zouken, even if his current "real body" dies, as long as the clone's plan succeeds, his plan to summon Angora Mainyu and take over the body of the evil god will be accomplished.

At least that's what Zouken Matou himself firmly believed.

Kotomine Kirei and Miyamoto Musashi immediately chased after him!

Shirou is concentrating on observing everything around him. As the strongest fighting force in the team, he will rush over to provide support as soon as any battlefield is likely to collapse!
The content of the narration is refreshed at the same time——

[The troops split into two groups, Shirou, Sakura, and Rin continue to search for the 'Angora Mainyu Possession' hiding deep inside the Matou family]

[Kotomine Kirei and Miyamoto Musashi went to chase after the fleeing Matou Zouken]

[As for the result, Matou Zouken's goal of luring the enemy away from the mountain and dispersing the enemy's fighting power was achieved.]

[So, which side of the battlefield will change first? (Determine which side will change first)]

[1. Shirou, Rin, and Sakura are searching for the 'Angora Mainyu Possession']

[2. Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei are chasing after Matou Zouken]

【1D2=2】

The first emergency occurred on the side of Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei who were chasing after Matou Zouken!
Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei, one in front and one behind, kept approaching the fleeing Matou Zouken—

【At this moment, Musashi and Kotomine Kirei encountered.】

[1. Musashi caught up with Matou Zouken first, and activated the power of the Heaven's Eye, making it difficult for Matou Zouken to escape and dragging him into a hand-to-hand fight! ]

[2. A sneak attack from the Shadow Servant Hassan the Hundred Faces (against Miyamoto Musashi) (confrontation judgment)]

[3. Same as above (to Kotomine Kirei)]

[4. Matou Zouken attempts to summon a Heroic Spirit (Musashi makes an interruption judgment. If Matou Zouken succeeds, the other magicians will be qualified to summon Servants at the same time - equivalent to the Fifth Holy Grail War starting early)]

[5. Sneak attack from Shadow Servant Iskandar (to Musashi) (Counterattack judgment)]

[6. Same as above (to Kotomine Kirei)]

[7. Sneak attack from Shadow Servant Lancelot (towards Musashi) (counter judgment)]

[8. Same as above (to Kotomine Kirei)]

[9. They actually deployed Iskandar and Lancelot here!? (Confrontation judgment)]

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

[1D10=10 (?)]

[1D2=2 (Big Failure!)]

【Danger! 】

[The great failure (serious emergency) encountered by Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei in the process of pursuing Matou Zouken was——]

[1/3/4, Old Bug brought all the remaining combat power here?! (Miyamoto Musashi and Kotomine Kirei were besieged by Hassan the Hundred Faces, Lancelot Iskandar, and Gildreth at the same time!)]

[2/5/6, the old bug has completely mastered the power of the awakened demon Barbatos in his bloodline! (Matou Zouken has transformed into a demon and obtained a spiritual base equal to three times the level of a first-class servant - the spiritual base does not represent strength, but the larger the spiritual base, the higher the output limit)]

[7/8/9, the old bug transformed into 'Demon Barbatos', withstood the attack of Miyamoto Musashi, and launched the Heroic Spirit Summoning (the Fifth Holy Grail War began, and all those present with the potential to be Masters automatically obtained the qualification to summon Servants, but the summoned Servants' minds will be polluted by black mud. Unless they are Servant with special minds, the summoned Servants will indiscriminately attack everything including their own Masters)]

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

【1D10=7】

Musashi suddenly accelerated and his Qi burst out!

During this period of time, she temporarily put aside her swordsmanship training, which had long reached a bottleneck, and instead shifted the focus of her training to physical skills. In the trial of the Dragon Demon, Miss Musashi excelled in physical skills rather than swordsmanship.

As agile as a cheetah, Musashi closed the distance in an instant and swung his sword at Zouken Matou!
--However

A strange change happened to Matou Zouken.

During the tactical discussion, Toosaka Rin and Waver mentioned something and expressed their concerns.

——Although the Matou family is now in decline, their ancestors were disciples of the Magic King, and their bloodline contains the devil genes of the 72 devils under Solomon.
Theoretically speaking, even a useless person like Shinji Matou, whose magic circuits are completely blocked, can potentially become a 'demon' or even a 'demon god'!
Matou Zouken's body mutated in an instant.

In the distorted light and magic mist, the originally hunchbacked old man's body became slender, and his appearance returned to that of his youth. However, the demon factor would bring him strength again, but it could not restore his soul that had been worn out and decayed for hundreds of years.

With the roar of the demon factor, just the strength part, Matou Zouken has regained his heyday!
Leonardo da Vinci, who was gathering people in Chaldea, recognized the man's true identity at a glance.

Matou Zouken——No, it should be Machiri Zorgen!

He is not Shinji Matou's grandfather at all. He is the ancestor of the Matou family who signed a contract with the three major families hundreds of years ago!

Machiri himself!
Roman, who arrived late, was stunned when he saw Makiri's transformation into a demon through the screen: "Barbatos?"

Barbatos.

According to legend, he is the 8th of the demons that Solomon the Magic King controls with the One Ring!

According to legend, he is a hunter wearing a green hat and a gray cloak.

He is proficient in various languages, can communicate with various animals and drive them - in other words, he is very good at summoning and manipulating familiars.

It is mentioned in the "Book of Pseudo-Enoch" that Barbatos was not a demon from the beginning. He was originally an angel of power. He had a strong sense of justice and the courage to put it into practice despite hardships.

Barbatos is the result of the power angel's fall into the devil.

Divinity and demoniac nature are essentially of the same origin.

At this moment, the Machiri in front of Miss Musashi looked even more curious.

The insect's exoskeleton kept squirming and changing on Machili's body surface, and the flesh and blood body became clearly defined. The hard insect exoskeleton was stronger and tougher than steel, and it actually blocked Miyamoto Musashi's attack with its bare hands!
When Makiri's 'transformation' is complete, the enemy that Musashi has to face is more like an insect-like monster than a magician! Demon!
The problem doesn’t just end here!

“Although time is short, I have no choice but to start it. Come on, the Fifth Holy Grail War. This is a ceremony for me to welcome the birth of the God of Evil! The Holy Grail War of Evil!”

The chanted spell was skipped with Barbatos's demonic power.

"——Summoning the Evil Spirit!"

Summoning of Heroic Spirits, however, in the process of forming the Servant's body, the summoned Heroic Spirit will be distorted in personality by the curse of Angra Mainyu, one of the supreme gods of Zoroastrianism.

It is more like summoning evil spirits than summoning heroic spirits.

In the Fuyuki City model barrier, all those who are qualified to be a Master also obtain the qualification to summon Servants.

But servants cursed by the evil god. Unless very special cards that can counter the curse of Angra Mainyu are summoned, the summoned evil servants will indiscriminately destroy everything around them - the first to bear the brunt, of course, is the summoner himself who is closest!
At this time, Makiri has awakened the power of the demon Barbatos in his bloodline. Barbatos is a demon who is good at manipulating familiars. Servants are also a kind of familiars, so he can give vague orders to evil servants - but he cannot make precise demands on them.

Underneath Miss Musashi and Makiri, a dark curse summoning circle suddenly appeared, and light and curse caused an explosion in it!

The evil Servant summoned by Makiri that emerged from it was——

[Which evil spirit servant did Makiri draw? 】

[1. Hohenheim, the father of modern alchemy]

[2. Miyamoto Iori, son of Miyamoto Musashi]

[3. Miyamoto Musashi’s father, Miyamoto Musashi]

[4. Miyamoto Musashi (male)? ]

5. Black King Arthur

[6. Dragon Demon Vritra (The isomorph of Dragon Demon Azdahaka)]

7. Arjuna

[8. Karna]

9. Horse neighing

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

【1D10=4】

The evil servant who appeared in the summoning circle, whose spiritual base and mind were polluted, was a man who looked unshaven and unkempt, between middle-aged and old.

Hanging around his waist were two samurai swords that Musashi found particularly familiar.

This was a strange man, and it was obviously the first time he saw him, but for some reason, Musashi felt that he looked very familiar.

The other party felt similarly.

The evil spirit's gaze and Musashi's gaze were locked together.

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--at the same time

Insect Monster Form - the demonized Machiri distanced himself, leaving Musashi to the evil servant he summoned.

Then, he did not continue to flee.

Musashi possesses the very troublesome power of the third eye, and even Machiri is somewhat afraid of him.

But the remaining fake priest who sang the baptismal chant with little power was another matter.

"Let me deal with you first - Kotomine Risei's son!"

Miyamoto Musashi Vs Miyamoto Musashi!

Kotomine Kirei (Evil God Azdahaka) vs. Machiri Zorgen (Demon God Barbatos)
war!
←to be continue!

(End of this chapter)