The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Although Aoi was somewhat surprised to meet Matou Kariya, she didn't have much of a guard up against her childhood friend and answered after thinking for a moment.

Kariya Matou found it strange that Kirei Kotomine hadn't told Aoi about killing Tokitomi Tohsaka.

If Aoi knew that she had killed Tokiomi Tohsaka, the kindness and friendliness she felt now would probably turn into hatred.

He stirs up conflict and then profits from it—this is what Matou Kariya could imagine Kirei Kotomine doing.

"Kirei Kotomine? That guy isn't a good person. You should be careful."

Although he didn't know what Kirei Kotomine was planning to do, Kariya Matou instinctively warned him.

"Kirei Kotomine is Tokimatsu's newly accepted disciple and assistant. Even if he's not a good person, he won't do anything to me or Rin."

Aoi shook her head, clearly not taking Matou Kariya's words seriously.

"However, it's not exactly safe here. If you need refuge, you can come to the Matou family. They have... that's the safest place in the entire Fuyuki City right now."

Matou Kariya didn't pay attention and continued the previous topic.

"Besides, Sakura hasn't seen you and Rin for a long time, and we haven't all played together in a long time. This is a good opportunity..."

Kariya Matou said with great interest that he had promised Sakura that after the Holy Grail War, he would take Sakura, Aoi, and Rin to play together again.

But it would be even better if it could be achieved now, so Matou Kariya said with anticipation.

"Kariya, I want to ask you, this time... why did you come back?"

But just as Matou Kariya was lost in thought, Aoi suddenly asked a question.

"Me? Of course, it's for..."

Matou Kariya was about to answer instinctively, but then remembered something and looked at her childhood friend again.

"Ah... I'm such an idiot, always indulging in unrealistic and naive dreams. Even though I have a feeling about it, I'm still deceiving myself."

Matou Kariya took a second look at his childhood friend, the woman he had always longed for.

He was not only seeing with his eyes, but also seeing more deeply with the wisdom he had gained.

His eyes were as useless as his wisdom, or at least that's what he thought, which is why he needed to seek the wisdom of the king and the power of the god Thoth.

So he did see clearly, he saw the sadness in the eyes of the woman in the light green dress in front of him, and he saw Aoi's hands that were trembling incessantly.

"Did you really kill Shichen, Yanye?"

Seeing Matou Kariya's reaction, Aoi could no longer maintain her calm voice and instead asked a question in a trembling voice.

Tears could no longer be contained by the eye sockets, and instead flowed from the eyes.

"I……"

Kariya Matou felt suffocated. Even though he had prepared himself, seeing Aoi's tears made his brain short-circuit and he couldn't think straight.

However, the magic that was running continuously did not stop because of this. The stinging sensation from the magic circuits and his eyes still made Matou Kariya take a few steps back to regain his senses.

"Yes... I killed Tokitomi Tohsaka, right there at the Tohsaka family mansion."

Matou Kariya shouted it out loud, in one breath, without pausing for a moment.

He was afraid that if he paused for even a moment, he wouldn't be able to speak again.

The sound traveled from his lungs and trachea out of his mouth, and his heart pounded uncontrollably.

"That night I faced him squarely. He lost to me in magic, and his servant also lost to my servant."

After finishing speaking, Matou Kariya clutched his chest, feeling his heart pounding, and couldn't even hear what Aoi was saying.

Just saying these few words made him sweat profusely, soaking his clothes, and his legs became so weak that he could hardly stand.

But I've said everything, and that's enough.

"Why did you have to appear in front of me again...?"

Aoi had collapsed to the ground at some point, her hand trembling weakly as she pointed at Matou Kariya and cried out in a sobbing voice.

"Because I regret it, yes, I regret it!"

Matou Kariya had nothing left to fear. He no longer needed to think about the consequences or worry about them. He simply let the magic he was playing say what he wanted to say, even with his chaotic mind.

"Matou Kariya... Just as Gilgamesh said, things are different from what we expected. Assassin went to kill Tohsaka Aoi."

Kirei Kotomine, using his Assassin senses, observed everything unfolding before letting out a sigh and issuing his command.

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Chapter Fifty-Four: The Stirrings of Desire

Having received the order, the Assassins quickly sprang into action. They were located about one or two kilometers away from Matou Kariya, a distance they could cross in the blink of an eye.

Just as Matou Kariya was about to say something, dark phantoms surged in the night, and a black cat jumped off Matou Kariya's shoulder, arching its back, its tail standing upright and exploding, letting out a shrill cry.

"Goddess Buster!"

Kariya Matou immediately felt a chill run down his spine. The fact that Buster Goddess issued a warning meant that a formidable opponent had appeared nearby.

Immediately afterwards, the divine ship Vimana, which also radiated light, appeared in front of the solar ship in the sky, cutting through the night.

"So they've finally started their attack?" Matou Kariya thought with a cold laugh. What other outcome could there be but failure for a loser's renewed attack?

"Kirei Kotomine... launching an attack now is far too late."

Matou Kariya looked around and saw that, apart from the areas illuminated by the dim light, the rest of the place was already shrouded in silent darkness.

In the darkness, Kariya Matou could only see something seemingly surging, a deep malice flowing from the shadows that instilled fear. (Nine)

"Aoi, you can hate me, you can curse me. I'll only advise you as a former friend: leave all that until the night ends and the sun rises." —Ryou

Kariya Matou took a deep breath, no longer looking at the darkness in the distance, but turning to Aoi, who was in a state of collapse, and spoke. 4

After saying that, he didn't care whether Kui had actually heard him, but instead spoke to the black cat standing on the ground. (8)

"Goddess Buster, please protect this woman before you. The king has already given me more than enough protection, and the gods Ptah and Nefertum have also bestowed divine light upon me."

The goddess Bastet nodded gently. She was not only the guardian deity of Lower Egypt and the protector of the Pharaoh, but also the guardian deity of families. 2.

Therefore, she agreed to Kariya Matou's request, calmed down from her flustered state, and gracefully walked towards Aoi. 9

"My king, thank you for bestowing upon me the power and glory to kill all those who deserve to die."

Matou Kariya cried out loudly, then began to exercise the blessing and power he had received from Manjushri. (Wu)

Although it was only a crude power, like a distant glance from a god, it was enough to completely wipe away the surrounding writhing darkness.

The light rose from Matou Kariya's hand, but unlike the majestic sunrise that shone from Manju, the light in Matou Kariya's hand was like the color of dusk.

This is the sunlight of Atum, the sun at dusk.

The sun is called Ra at noon, Kebri in the morning, and Atum at dusk.

Even the twilight glow was the radiance of the sun god, instantly filling the surrounding darkness and revealing the assassins hidden within.

The Assassins had already prepared to attack, but were looking for a good opportunity. Now that their plans had been discovered, they decided to launch an attack directly.

"There are actually so many?"

Appearing in the twilight sunlight were assassins dressed in jet-black robes and wearing skull masks.

However, there were not just one, but groups of three or five, surrounding the location where Matou Kariya was.

Although he was surprised, Kariya Matou did not panic. In fact, he had already guessed this, because he had seen Manjusaki destroy Assassin with sunlight more than once.

Kariya Matou continued to exercise his power and abilities, and the power of Nefertium grew rampantly in front of him, turning the forest that the assassins used as a hideout into a hell that devoured people.

The trees grew rapidly, transforming into man-eating plants that charged directly at the black-clad assassins standing beside them.

The short and not very agile assassin was swallowed up in an instant.

Then Apis, the sacred bull who was an incarnation of the god Ptah, was born from the ever-expanding tree that had swallowed the assassins.

It was a black bull with a white triangle on its forehead, a vulture with outstretched wings on its back, and a crescent moon in its belly.

The sacred bull landed on the ground, its hooves shaking the earth as it charged forward with incredible speed and power, scattering the group of assassins in front of it.

Several unlucky ones were hung directly on the bull's horns, emitting painful howls. Those who were slightly luckier were caught under the bull's hooves, their bodies crushed, and they died instantly.

Immediately afterwards, arrows shot out from the void, accompanied by a net woven into four strands.

This is the power of Ness, the goddess of hunting and war, and as Matou Kariya exerts this power, blood has begun to seep from his body.

But similarly, the assassins were also shattered by these forces.

Seeing this, Matou Kariya felt a little relieved and turned to look at Aoi, who was protected by the goddess Buster.

The jet-black cat had long since transformed into a golden lion, and the goddess who wielded power was far beyond the reach of these assassins.

Sekhmet could easily cleave these assassins in two or even tear them to pieces with a mere swing of his claws.

The assassins were filled with fear; they even began to flee, for it was a pointless sacrifice with no hope of victory.

But the assassins, who were about to flee, froze in place before they could even turn around, and then charged again with voices of resentment and anger.

This time, however, the target of their charge was no longer Aoi, but Matou Kariya.

"Have you completely lost the ability to make sound decisions? Kirei Kotomine, you and Tomisaka... cough, you should just honestly face your failure."

Despite the pain caused by the surge of magical energy, Matou Kariya laughed uncontrollably.

A violent magical reaction also came from the sky, several times more terrifying than the scene that Matou Kariya had ever seen.

But Matou Kariya wasn't worried at all; this would be seen as Kirei Kotomine's last resort.

The assassins were completely slaughtered; they were unable to break through the defenses formed by the divine blessing. Even the closest one only managed to throw a throwing knife in front of Matou Kariya.

But the throwing knife was stopped by Goddess Min just as it got close, and fell to the ground.

The moment the throwing knife hit the ground, a storm suddenly descended from the sky.

Then a meteor streaked across the sky, bringing an end to the storm. The golden ship of light was once again shot down, and the Eternal Spear brought victory this time.

"Now you have nothing left. What do you want, Kirei Kotomine?"