The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

"Answer me, who are you, the summoner who brought me to this world?"

“Uh…” Ryunosuke was at a loss for words. He scratched his head before finally deciding what to say and organizing his thoughts.

"My name is Ryunosuke Uryu. I work as a freelancer. My hobbies include various methods of murder. I like children and young women."

The long-haired man nodded, seemingly having heard nothing except for the name.

“Very good, the contract is established. The Holy Grail that you seek is what I desire.”

"Holy Grail?"

Ryunosuke tilted his head, unable to understand what the other person was saying for a moment.

"Alright, let's put the complicated stuff aside for now. To celebrate our meeting, let's get some snacks to go with the drinks. Would you like to try one of those?"

Ryunosuke waved his hand dismissively and gestured with his chin toward the child lying in the corner of the room.

This was originally a family of four. In order to draw a magic circle to summon Servants, Ryunosuke took the blood of his parents and older sister, leaving only his younger brother.

The man silently took out his own leather book from his robe, opened it, muttered a few words to himself, and then put it away. He then walked towards the boy who had fallen to the ground.

"Don't be afraid, child."

The strange-looking man spoke to the little boy in a gentle and calm tone that seemed completely out of place with his appearance. The imprisoned child felt that the man's expression was full of warmth, and he stopped struggling and looked at him with pleading eyes.

The man smiled and nodded, as if responding to the boy's plea.

He bent down and reached out to the boy, gently untying the ropes and the bridle used to gag him.

"Can you stand up?"

The man helped the boy, whose legs were almost completely weak, to his feet, gently stroking his back to encourage him.

"Come on, child. Go through that door to the outside of the room. Look straight ahead and don't look around. You have to walk out on your own. Can you walk by yourself?"

"……Um……"

The boy nodded firmly, and the man smiled and nodded, giving the boy a gentle push on his small back.

The child followed the man's instructions and walked through the blood-soaked living room without glancing at the corpses of his parents and sister again.

The corridor outside the door leads to the stairs to the second floor and the entrance hall. Once he reaches there, he can escape from the killer's clutches.

The boy opened the door and walked into the hallway. The front door of the foyer was right in front of him. The fear that had filled his eyes just now finally gave way to a look of relief and hope.

At that very moment, the boy who was walking towards the entrance was facing away from the stairs when something suddenly surged down from the corner of the stairs, out of sight of the living room, and pounced on the boy in the hallway.

It was a strange creature, like a snake but hard to describe, that was about to tightly coil around the boy from head to toe from behind, and drag him back up the stairs to the second floor.

Just by looking at it, one can imagine that if those creatures grabbed the boy, one would undoubtedly hear the extremely crisp sound of bones breaking and the child's shrill screams.

At that very moment, the front door was smashed open, and a jet-black dog rushed in, knocking away the thing that could perhaps be called a snake.

"Ok?"

Standing on the second floor, the man who had been standing with his eyes closed and head craned forward, ready to listen to the nightmarish voice, suddenly opened his eyes and uttered a confused sound.

"This is... a jackal?"

The man was puzzled; how could such an animal appear here?

But this doubt quickly vanished, as the incomparably swift golden light descended from the sky.

In the darkness of night, the sun rose.

The endless stream of light and boundless brilliance, its intense heat enough to ignite the entire land.

This is a radiance that shouldn't appear in the dead of night; seeing this light reminds one of the sun.

This was a scorching stream of light that burned away the dark sky; the radiant moonlight and the starlight of the entire sky had been dimmed before this. This was a brilliance of extreme violence.

The solar boat, soaring high in the sky, unleashed its golden magical light without restraint, just like the real sun hanging high in the sky, releasing light and heat without reservation.

But unlike the sun's radiance, which brings life and new life, this relentless torrent of light brings only destruction.

"Look up to the heavens! Kneel in worship! Prostrate yourself! Now that you have witnessed the divine light of Ra, be utterly destroyed from this world!"

Manju stood unreservedly at the bow of the sun boat, arms outstretched, looking down at the city below.

One after another, beams of destructive light fell, heading straight for Caster Gilles de Rais and his Master, Ryusuke.

The Caster who was just summoned was at his weakest. Without setting up a magic workshop to fight in skirmishes, most Casters could only use a fraction of their strength.

However, Gilles de Rais was not a traditional magician; his magical abilities relied entirely on the Book of Annihilation in his possession.

Therefore, Gilles de Rais was not too embarrassed. Incantations were constantly being uttered from his mouth, and monsters from the deep sea were continuously summoned.

However, all of this was futile under the sun's brilliance; he could only flee in panic, making futile struggles with these demonic creatures.

Monsters summoned with magic cannot withstand even a moment of sunlight.

"Run away, run, jump! Struggle with all your might! Cry, scream! And then die!"

Standing on the solar boat, Manju laughed wildly without restraint. The feeling of unrestrainedly displaying power was indeed quite good.

At least this allowed Manshu to have a good meal and satisfy his inner childish desires. And after satisfying his desires, it was time to wrap things up.

A burst of intense light, enough to cover the area where Gilles de Rais and his Master were located, was unleashed, engulfing the two men in the sun's heat and light.

Gildre's final struggle only summoned an even larger monster, but that monster was no stronger than snow exposed to sunlight, and it melted away in an instant.

Then Gilles de Rais, who was standing on the ground, turned to ashes without even letting out a loud wail.

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Thank you to 吃柠檬的捌飛訰 for the May ticket, thank you 柒 for your support, thank you 陆. 叁=肆?♀肆…贰』∨

Thank you for the blade from Ukraine Ball, thank you for your support, I am very grateful.

Chapter Five: Aftermath

"Caster...was killed?"

The fact that a Servant left the stage so quickly was undoubtedly beyond Waver's expectations and took him quite a surprise.

However, the images transmitted by the familiar could not be fake, and moreover, even from his position, one could see the sun boat hanging high in the sky.

It was something that truly shone like the sun, illuminating the darkness, which inexplicably caused Weber to feel worried.

"Hey, Rider, there's progress. A Servant has been eliminated."

Weber shouted loudly, but the giant lying on the floor didn't even turn his head, only weakly grunting.

"Hey, did you hear me? Caster's been killed, the Holy Grail War has begun!"

Webber was annoyed by Rider's nonchalance. While he was diligently conducting reconnaissance, the guy was just leisurely munching on a pancake and watching a videotape.

"Um……"

"Hey!"

Almost instantly, Weber's voice changed from one of embarrassment and anger to one of humiliation, and Rider finally lazily turned his upper body around.

"I have already seen it, the sun high in the sky, it truly fills me with the desire to transcend. However, a mere magician has no need to care, what is there to fear about a guard dog that can only hold its ground?"

"And then? How was Caster knocked down?"

Rider slowly propped himself up, crossed his legs, and sat down. Suddenly, he asked Webber a question.

"what?"

"I'm asking you how the Servants who defeated Caster did it. Weren't you watching?"

Waver stammered, unable to speak. His mind was completely occupied by the fact that the Servant had been defeated, and he paid no attention to anything else.

"That's what you should be paying attention to. Our opponent is the victor in the battle, of course. Why are you focusing on a dead man?"

Rider simply reached out and flicked Webber's forehead with his middle finger.

"Just by looking at it, you should know that Caster must have been burned to death by the sun's rays."

Rider turned his head to look at the spot where the sun ship once stood, and the intense divinity belonging to the sun, the blazing and majestic light, could still be felt even here.

“I have a vague recollection of that ship; it seems to be from Egypt, but I can’t quite remember.” Rider paused for a moment to ponder. “Oh well, I’ll go back to the library and check again later.”

Rider laughed heartily, slapped Webber on the back, and put the matter aside for tomorrow.

"Alright, now it's time to go find some fun."

……

"The Servant who pilots the divine ship must be Rider, since that ship is his mount."

In the magic workshop beneath the Tohsaka family mansion, Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine were having a discussion.

"Such Servants cannot be summoned by those who are merely caught off guard by signs. It is unlikely that the traitor of magic from the Matou family will be summoned. The Einzbern family has not yet arrived. It seems that only the prodigy of the Clock Tower, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, can be summoned."

Tokiomi Tohsaka cleared his thoughts and spoke slowly.

"I heard that the prodigy's original relic was stolen, but I didn't expect that the relic he found at the last minute could summon such a powerful Servant."

"After all, he is the monarch of the Clock Tower, and he may have special channels."

Kirei Kotomine stood by and continued speaking.

"Let Assassin investigate him first. This person could very well become an obstacle for us to seize the Holy Grail."

"Yes."

……

“My divine power has already been revealed. Caster, that villain who worshipped evil gods and indiscriminately slaughtered civilians, has been destroyed in the blazing sun. This child is lucky. Go and return him to the local authorities.”

Manju returned to the Matou family mansion and, upon meeting Matou Kariya, immediately tossed the boy in his hand to him.

Manju had no experience in taking care of children, while Matou Kariya, although he had no children, had experience.

"This is?"

Matou Kariya looked at Manshu with a bewildered expression and took the boy with a puzzled expression.

“His family was killed by Caster’s Master. When Yu no Shinkō destroyed Caster and his Master, the divine power of Anubis, who guided me, protected him. Since the gods protected him, he should live, so I brought him back so that he could live.”

“Okay.” Matou Kariya nodded and placed the child on a chair to the side. “I’ve packed the books. I’ll take you there first.”

"Very efficient!"

Manshu has only been gone for three or four hours, and it's only around two or three o'clock now.