Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Therefore, Zouken Matou was full of confidence and believed that he could win.

This magician appeared out of nowhere; his magic tricks are quite interesting, but they'll be mine soon~

quack quack...

Thinking this, Zouken Matou laughed evilly, but before he could finish laughing, he saw the swarm of insects he was controlling collapse at an extremely fast speed.

'How can it be! ’

With a gasp in his heart, Zouken Matou manipulated even more mosquitoes to charge forward and activated the magic array of the magic workshop...

The magic bullets fired in unison, turning the monsters into sieves!

Magical traps ensnare and strangle monsters...

They instantly reversed the tide, overwhelming the monsters created by Fang Rui and gaining the upper hand...

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Fang Rui remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned.

At this moment, more than half of his attention was focused on the interior of the house, where the translucent monster dodged the pursuing mosquitoes and searched for living people.

Since the house wasn't particularly large, Fang Rui had already located everyone inside, and several demonic creatures transformed into transparent protective shields that enveloped them...

The next second, the ground erupted in flames...

The entire Matou mansion was reduced to ruins in an instant, and Zouken Matou, who was in a state of excitement, was also turned to ashes in the blink of an eye. Without exception, all the monsters in the mansion were burned to ashes by the flames...

Only a few people protected by the shield remained unharmed amidst the flames.

The weakened Matou Kariya looked around blankly, his tense expression quickly easing upon spotting Matou Sakura...

Matou Tsuruno and his son Matou Shinji trembled and huddled inside the protective shield, their faces filled with fear.

With a gentle flick of his index finger, two spherical transparent protective shields containing Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya floated towards Fang Rui.

Then, with a flick of his index finger, the other two balls flew away like glass marbles, their destination unknown...

The eruption of the fire subsided, but raging flames burned in the ruins.

The protective shield shattered when it reached within a meter of Fang Rui, and Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya fell in front of Fang Rui.

After scrutinizing the two, Fang Rui gained control of their physical condition, flicked his finger, and sent two streams of light flying into their bodies...

A few seconds later, both of them were fully healed, and the mark worms inside their bodies were completely cleared away.

"Find a quiet place and tell me about the rules of war."

Upon hearing this, Matou Kariya, his heart filled with complex emotions, nodded gently, knowing he had no choice.

Holding Matou Sakura's hand, Matou Kariya respectfully said, "Please come with me..."

The three of them had already left before anyone else arrived.

Chapter 275 The Reactions of the Masters

In a remote corner of Fukayama-cho, the old town of Fuyuki City, stands an ordinary house.

In the living room, Matou Kariya lifted the dust cover and cleared out a relatively clean area for the three of them to rest.

Next, Kariya Matou explained in detail the rules of the Holy Grail War and various precautions.

After Matou Kariya finished speaking, Fang Rui nodded slightly to indicate that he hadn't been listening attentively at all, but had remembered one sentence: the rule of the Holy Grail War is that there are no rules.

In this war for the wishing machine, who cares about the rules?

Of course, we should do whatever makes us win!

In other words, as long as the secrets of the magic world are not exposed, any action is permissible.

Simply put, ending the Holy Grail War in one minute would be no problem at all; at most, it would cause the other Masters and Servants to have their mental state shattered...

"...Summon the Heroic Spirits!"

After thinking it over, Fang Rui made a suggestion.

"Shall you do it, or shall I?"

Kariya Matou very consciously said that although he still had some obsession with beating Tokiomi Tohsaka, he knew his own situation. Whether he could continue to participate in the Holy Grail War was not up to him, but up to someone else.

"...No rush, let me do a divination first."

Before the lottery, burning incense and taking a bath are essential. Then, use "star number" to calculate an auspicious time, and use magic to add some lucky buffs to yourself.

Speaking of which...

"Will I... increase my luck with magic?"

Fang Rui's expression gradually became blank as he searched his memories for a spell to increase his luck.

Seeing Fang Rui's sudden blank expression, Matou Kariya hesitated for a moment, then left without disturbing him, taking Matou Sakura with him to other rooms...

I tidied up the room and prepared to rest.

He has low requirements for the accommodation environment; a little dust is fine, but the room for Sakura must be clean and tidy.

Emmm...

Let's also prepare a clean room for our benefactor!

at the same time……

Fang Rui stopped thinking and began to consider the next steps.

Obtaining the Holy Grail was very easy for him; the difficulty lay in separating the Grail from the black mud...

One solution after another came to mind, but the same problem remained: he needed to test and confirm the effectiveness of the solutions, and he also needed to do some preparatory work.

"Tsk, the previous decision was too hasty! We should have emptied the Matou mansion before destroying it."

"Speaking of which, some magical materials should be quite sturdy! They should be able to withstand the scorching heat of subterranean fire... right?"

With that thought in mind, Fang Rui left the living room, concealed his figure with magic, and then headed to the ruins of the Matou mansion.

By this time, the area around the Matou residence was already crowded with people, including onlookers, firefighters who had come to put out the fire, and police officers who had come to investigate...

The magicians were certainly present; in fact, they were among the first to arrive.

"Excuse me, did any of you witness the fire at the Matou residence?"

The officers questioned onlookers and nearby residents, but to little avail...

On one hand, the Matou Mansion is a magic workshop, and there must be spells set up to drive away idlers, so ordinary people would subconsciously ignore the Matou Mansion.

On the other hand, as wealthy people, the land near the Matou mansion belongs to the Matou family, and the legend of the haunted house has been around for a long time, so there are no residents in the area near the Matou mansion.

Therefore, no one witnessed the Matou mansion catching fire. A few people only realized the fire when they heard a loud "boom" and saw flames erupting from it, and then they approached the mansion to join the commotion.

The rest of the people had come to join in the fun after hearing about the incident.

In short, the onlookers were all just there for the spectacle; no one knew the specifics of the situation. The responses they received were things like "I don't know," "I'm just here to watch the show," and "Tell me more about it."

The fire department concluded from its investigation that the fire at the Matou residence was caused by a natural gas explosion.

After all, flames shooting up dozens of meters high could be anything other than a natural gas explosion.

A bomb?!

How can it be……

However, the magicians had a different guess. The Matou family was a long-established magic family; how could a mere natural gas explosion possibly have wiped out all the family members?!

Was it an attack by other magicians?!

The five Masters had the same thought, and then doubts were cast over the other Masters participating in the Holy Grail War. They all withdrew from the area and returned to their respective bases to strengthen their bases' defenses and detection magic.

When evacuating the Matou mansion, each Master left a familiar near the mansion to monitor it, hoping to gather some useful information.

On the outskirts of Fuyuki City, at the Einzbern Castle, Kiritsugu Emiya, back in his study, laid out the intelligence he had gathered on the table and began to review and analyze it.

Currently known information indicates that there are six Masters: Tokiomi Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka family, and his apprentice Kirei Kotomine; Kariya Matou, the second son of the Matou family; Kenneth, a first-class lecturer in the Clock Tower's Summoning Department; Waver, also a student from the Clock Tower; and...

Irisviel, from the Einzbern family.

First, exclude your own team members; the remaining five are all possibilities.

Although the relationship between the Tohsaka and Matou families is somewhat complicated, it is quite possible that they would fight each other in the face of the omnipotent wish-granting machine.

The second son of the Matou family has a poor relationship with his family and is a Master participating in the war, controlling a Heroic Spirit. If he has a conflict with someone in his family, it is possible that a battle will break out.

As for the other two...

As one of the forces that gathers many magicians, the Clock Tower is considered a top force in the magic world. Therefore, many of the magicians working in the Clock Tower are somewhat arrogant, especially those with strong talent who come from long-established magical families.

Unfortunately, Kenneth meets all of the above conditions...

Therefore, the other person has a rather arrogant personality.

So... will the arrogant magician come knocking on my door to challenge me?

Kiritsugu Emiya pondered this question seriously, but due to a lack of information, his guesses were not very credible.

Therefore, he decided to gather ideas from all sides...

"Who do you think destroyed the Matou mansion? And where are the Matou family members?"

Upon hearing Kiritsugu Emiya's question, Irisviel returned a very innocent look, as if to say: How could I possibly know such things!

Fortunately, Kiritsugu Emiya did not expect Irisviel to offer any constructive opinions; he sought advice from Maiya and Saber instead.

One is an elite assassin, the other is the legendary King of Britain; they should be able to offer some useful insights…

Hisayu Maiya thought about it carefully and didn't say anything easily.

Saber pondered for a moment, then pointed out some key points: "According to the information you've gathered, the Matou family is a long-established magical family, so they have some strength to speak of, and magicians receive various enhancements in their own magic workshops..."

"Therefore, the person who defeated the Matou family must be quite strong."

"If we have the specific timeframe of the battle between the two sides and the combat strength data of the Matou family, we can estimate the approximate combat strength data of the other side."

After a brief pause, Saber continued, "If the battle between the two sides is short, then the attackers may be Heroic Spirits."

"A Heroic Spirit..." Kiritsugu Emiya nodded slightly, it was indeed very likely that he was a Heroic Spirit.

After all, there's a limit to a magician's skill level; most magicians are quite ordinary, with only a few possessing truly extraordinary abilities, such as the Jewel King...