The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Matou Zouken curled his lips. He was very unhappy that the trump card he spent a year preparing was seen through like this.

At the same time, he also speculated about Lin Qiao's identity in his mind.

Although he couldn't even enter the main door of the Matou family for a year because of the full bottle of insecticide, he was still able to get some information about him and the other two girls in the clock tower...

Having said that, I just can't find the right person.

"I never thought that the person who expelled me, the original owner, and then shamelessly impersonated me and monopolized everything in the Matou family would be a Servant..."

Those non-human eyes looked at Lin Qiao, and a creepy and teasing sound came out of his throat.

"But you didn't wear your armor this time. Is it because of some limitation? Or is it that the little girl named Sesshōin Kiara can't provide you with enough magic power?"

"If that's the case, it's terrible. After all, if a Servant has no magic power, it's impossible for him to even exist, let alone fight."

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No, actually it’s because I’m afraid the leather case will break.

Compared to the current state, once Lin Qiao chooses to transform, his output will naturally increase dramatically.

The natural result is that a size 42 foot is forced into a size 38 shoe... In the end, it definitely won't be him that's going to get torn.

——In fact, even in his current non-transformed state, if he uses his abilities too much, it will cause Caster's armor to collapse.

Of course, there was no need for him to explain all of the above to Matou Zouken.

After all, he is not a parent who has to correct his child's homework according to the answers.

"So what? Obviously everyone in the Matou family already knows that the person who appeared in front of them was not the real Matou Zouken, but just a fake that appeared out of nowhere."

"But they still readily accepted the fact that you were replaced by me, and didn't even think about looking for you, the real thing."

"How do you feel about being abandoned by all your family members, having no home to return to, and wandering alone for a year? I guess this is a rare experience in your 500 years of life, right?"

Facing Lin Qiao's ridicule, Matou Zōken snorted coldly.

Indeed, with his abilities and connections, he could go to the Clock Tower to find some help if he wanted to...

——But this is where the problem lies.

I won’t go into detail about what a magician is like.

The people at the Clock Tower still don't know the truth about the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, and think it's just a magic competition under a false name in the remote magical land of Japan.

——That’s how Kenneth was fooled.

And if something unexpected really happens in this process, the truth about the Holy Grail and the third law behind it will be known to them.

Given the magician's nature, he would probably send someone to dismantle it that same day, and he would be labeled as sealed.

It is precisely because of this that in order to achieve his long-cherished wish of becoming immortal through the Holy Grail, Matou Zouken cannot go to the Magic Association for help. Instead, he needs to find a way to prevent them from focusing their attention on Fuyuki and the beings related to him as much as possible.

"But that's where it ends!"

After all, he had prepared a good card for himself this time - Hercules.

Judging from the data alone, it can be said that he stands at the top of all servants in this Holy Grail War.

The effect of his Noble Phantasm "Twelve Trials" made Matou Zouken feel that he was sure to win.

His eyes, which were completely different from those of humans, with white pupils on a black background, scanned the surroundings.

"Masters and Heroic Spirits, please listen carefully to what I have to say—"

"I think everyone is aware of Caster's intention to destroy the Holy Grail. So, in order for the Holy Grail War to proceed normally, I have a suggestion."

He tapped the ground with the cane in his hand, and a hideous and cruel arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"——Why don't we join forces to kill him here first, and then fight for the ownership of the Holy Grail... What do you think?"

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Chapter 574 Dio: You haven't even realized you're dead yet!

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Unfortunately, the only response to Matou Zouken was the silence of others.

If you don't agree, then you are against it.

Admittedly, Lin Qiao’s previous remarks put him on the opposite side of all servants and masters...but so what?

This is how the Holy Grail War is played.

It sounds like without him, everyone else can live in harmony... After all, 1vs6 is the essence of the game.

Moreover, the information revealed by both parties before, whether it is Lin Qiao's armor or the fact that Matou Zouken has lived for 500 years, is quite intriguing....

In short, when the situation is still unclear, forming a hasty alliance will only increase the risk of being backstabbed.

"No one agrees... Never mind, it doesn't matter if it's just me."

I wasn't surprised by other people's rejection; rather, it was expected.

After all, he originally wanted to let Berserker deal with other servants during the battle...

So there is nothing to regret even if you fail.

"Then kill him, Berserker!"

“Aaaaaaa——!!!”

The next second after Matou Zouken gave the order, Hercules, who had been standing silently in place, let out a thunderous roar.

Powerful magic power was released from his body, and the powerful aura he released alone startled the heroic spirits present.

——This is an extremely powerful enemy.

No one has doubts about this, or anyone who has doubts about this is not worthy of being a Heroic Spirit...

The only question is how powerful Hercules summoned by Matou Zouken is.

——Before the real power is unleashed, the parameter panel is just a string of numbers for reference.

But there is no doubt that with those almost flawless panel parameters, no one could be his opponent in hand-to-hand combat... Saber might be able to do so, but only if her left hand was not injured.

Without giving the people present much time to think, Berserker leaped up, brandishing a huge stone axe sword.

Bang!

The powerful force generated by the legs when jumping alone caused the ground beneath his feet to crack.

The terrifying figure as big as a hill let out a frantic roar like a demon beast... If he still had his sanity, I don't think Matou Zouken would be able to command him so easily.

A big leap towards Lin Qiao and Medusa who were standing still.

The stone axe sword in his hand was of terrifying size, larger than a human, and fell with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

"Then how will Caster respond?"

Is it magic?

Or was it the swordsmanship that had previously been able to easily block a volley of Noble Phantasms?

Everyone present was concentrating and watching everything on the field with bated breath, not intending to miss even a single detail.

For them as bystanders, this is a good opportunity to gather intelligence from both sides.

But the situation didn't develop as they expected...

"ZIOⅡ!"

Just as the stone axe sword that could easily split the armored vehicle in half was about to touch Lin Qiao, the frantic roar stopped abruptly.

With the naked eye, one can see that Hercules, who leaped over, was like a video tape with the pause button pressed.

The figure, like a mad beast, suddenly stopped in place, and even the surrounding rubble stopped steadily in mid-air.

“This, this is…!”

There was an indescribable weirdness in the scene.

The magicians who were secretly watching the situation here suddenly widened their eyes.

Some terrible guess slowly formed in their minds, causing Tohsaka Tokiomi and Kenneth to swallow their saliva.

Lin Qiao, on the other hand, walked slowly like an old lady taking a stroll, pulling Medusa, who was a little confused and had tried to run away with him but failed, away from the stone axe sword that was about to touch her.

"What the hell are you doing Berserker!"

Seeing Lin Qiao pulling out a full bottle of cutting swords, Matou Zōken couldn't help but urge her.

but.....

"It's useless. For Hercules right now, he can't hear anything, and he can't see anything. Everything he feels is what happened just a second ago."

The full bottle cutting sword fell towards Hercules' neck, and the black sword body cut off the Hercules' neck without any hindrance.

——As a weapon that mimics its own clone, it naturally still has the ability to ignore defense and deal real damage through material reconstruction.

Looking at Hercules whose neck was cut but no blood flowed out because time had stopped, Lin Qiao shook her head.

"What a shame, you didn't even realize you'd lost your life, Hercules."

Just when Lin Qiao was still feeling a little emotional, a faint golden light emerged from his body.

"I really overexerted myself today."

He looked down at his palm which was emitting light particles.

However, this situation only lasted for less than two seconds, and then, as if a video tape was played in reverse, the floating golden particles returned to his body.

Then.....

"Let's go, Medusa, it's time to go back." As he said that, he turned and walked towards Medusa, whose brain was still a little malfunctioning.

"Ah...ah, no need to chase?"

"That's not necessary. I came here just to rescue you."

It's not impossible to kill Hercules, but there's really no need to put in the effort.

After all, this has no other effect except making this guy Matou Zouken hide deeper.

Killing Hercules is enough to deter this guy from bothering me next time...

Of course, having said that, Lin Qiao is not worried that he will completely disappear.

After all, his intention to destroy the Holy Grail had already been completely released.

Even if one wants to hide and wait for the next Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail must still exist by then.

Therefore, as long as Matou Zouken still desires to achieve immortality with the Holy Grail, he will definitely come out and try to stop me.

This is a conspiracy.

In other words, he had no choice.

"And didn't I say this before? It's a bit too boring to end the Holy Grail War in one night."

He spread his hands. The copy was originally reserved for Kiara and Sakura. If he cleared all of it to gain exclusive experience, that would be a bit too much.

A faint blue flash flashed in the pupil.

Bang!

With a sound of air explosion, the clone of Matou Zouken, which was composed of countless insects, was directly crushed to pieces by Lin Qiao's telekinesis.

"Then I wish you all a good time at this once-in-60-years team building event in this city."

"ciao~"

He placed a hand on Medusa's shoulder, and the two of them disappeared from the spot in the next second.

"That guy..." Weber poked his head out of the tank and grinned.