Sister Toosaka Rin

Toosaka Rin took a step back and said to Medea: "You can talk to my Servant."

Tousaka Kiyomiya quickly responded, "You can ask us to release your Master, but what about the fact that you ordered Saber to kill me?"

Medea's heart trembled, and she began to regret her previous order.

Now she only had one Command Seal left, and was unable to order Artoria, who was unwilling to be an enemy, to fight for her.

What's more, the opponent's servants have strange ways of resurrecting, and Artoria may not be able to kill them.

It seemed that she had no choice but to agree to the other party's request.

"As long as you are willing to release Lord Soichiro, I will do whatever you want with me."

The corner of Tosaka Kiyoshi's mouth curled up: "Why don't you become my Master's Servant?"

Medea said blankly, "A Master can only have one Servant. I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Then how did you summon Saber? It turns out that Servants can sign contracts with other Servants. That's even better. You can be my Servant, and I will release your Soichiro."

Medea bit her lip and said, "How can a servant's contract be changed at will? I can't do what you ask."

Tousaka Kiyoshi snorted coldly, "You traitorous witch, your Noble Phantasm, the Ten Thousand Symbols, can break any magic and contract, including the contract between the Servant and the Master. Kuzuki Soichiro does not have a Command Seal at all. He is just your lover, not your Master."

Medea's face turned pale: "You, how do you know..."

Tousaka Kiyoshi didn't answer her: "So what's your choice?"

Medea hesitated for a long time, but still replied: "I'm sorry I can't agree to your request. If I become your Servant, I will lose everything, including Master Soichiro. This is my bottom line. In this case, I might as well fight you to the death, so that there is still a chance to take Master Soichiro back."

"I didn't expect that a traitorous witch could be so loyal. It's really admirable."

Medea clenched her staff tightly in her hand, feeling extremely nervous. When she answered Kiyoshi Toosaka, she was already prepared for a breakdown in the talks. If Kiyoshi Toosaka made any abnormal moves, she would launch an attack and fight to the death.

Toosaka Kiyoshi sighed and said, "If that's the case, I can't force you to do anything. Let's change the request."

Medea breathed a sigh of relief: "Please speak."

Tosaka Kiyoshi pointed at Altria and said, "Since I can't get you, then I'll get Saber. I want Saber to be my Servant."

Artoria, who was still hesitating about which side she should support if a fight broke out, suddenly looked up when she heard this and looked at Tosaka Kiyoshi with a confused look on her face.

Medea barely thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Although Saber is important, to her, Soichirō Kuzuki is more important.

Tohsaka Kiyoshi winked at Altria and said, "I'm sorry, Saber. Since you don't want to be my partner, I can only use force. You should know that my Master has been thinking about Saber for a long time. If you come here, please don't cause any unpleasantness."

At this time, Toosaka Rin also invited Altria: "Saber, come and join my camp. With your help, we will definitely win in the end."

Altria was a little stunned and helpless, but not angry.

Medea had disappointed her terribly. If it weren't for the chivalry in her heart restraining her, she would have rebelled long ago.

Now, Kiyoshi Toosaka has taken all the blame for her "betrayal" of Medea in this way, allowing her to leave Medea without any psychological burden. To be honest, she was very touched.

This kind of tolerance, understanding and care reminded her of Alice.

This is exactly the Master she wished to have.

After such a string of bad luck, is she finally lucky for once?

"Then let's get started."

As Tousaka Kiyoshi finished speaking, Medea began to release her Noble Phantasm.

"The principles of magic govern the principles of the world, and everything returns to its original state - all talismans must break the rules!"

A dagger shaped like lightning and surrounded by an ominous purple light appeared in Medea's hand.

Medea came in front of Artoria, and Artoria took the initiative to remove her armor to make it easier for the dagger to penetrate.

Just the tip of the dagger pierced her chest, and Artoria felt that the contract between her and Medea was broken.

Without the supply of magic power, Altria's attributes were greatly reduced. If she were to fight with Tousaka Kiyoshi now, without using her Noble Phantasm, she would definitely lose.

Chapter 20: The Perfect Knight Like a Lily

After canceling her contract with Artoria, Medea established a master-servant contract between Artoria and Kiyoshi Tousaka.

The Command Spell system invented by the Machiri family could only be manipulated like a toy in her hands.

Toosaka Rin carefully checked the contract and after confirming that there was no problem, she nodded to Toosaka Kiyoshi and then let go of Kuzuki Soichiro.

Medea quickly took over Soichiro Kuzuki and began to perform healing techniques on the spot without any thought of guarding against Kiyoshi Tohsaka and the others.

After Medea had temporarily treated Soichiro Kuzuki's injuries, she looked up and found that Tousaka Kiyoshi and others were still in Ryudo Temple.

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

Medea was worried that Tousaka Kiyoshi, who had obtained Saber, would consider destroying her.

Toosaka cleared his throat twice and said, "Now we can talk about why we came here in the first place."

Medea gave a confused look, and Altria explained, "Caster, Qing and his Master actually came here to cooperate with you."

"Cooperation?" Medea shook her head. "There can only be one winner in the Holy Grail War. There is no such thing as true cooperation."

"What if I say that there will be no winner in this Holy Grail War?"

Medea stared at Tosaka Kiyoshi: "What do you mean?"

"You all should have seen the mysterious black shadow from before, right?"

Medea nodded, and Altria said, "That shadow doesn't give me the feeling of a Servant. It even has some means of corroding a Servant. My holy sword was almost contaminated by it before."

As Altria spoke, she took out her holy sword. However, there was now a dark shadow on the sacred weapon, which was tightly attached to the holy sword like a maggot attached to its bones.

At the same time, Altria sent a message to Tosaka Kiyoshi: "Kiyoshi, because the holy sword is corroded by this power, I am currently unable to release the Noble Phantasm. I'm sorry."

Tousaka Kiyoshi shook his head: "Even without the Noble Phantasm, Saber, you can still help a lot. There is no need to feel indebted for it."

Just as Tousaka Kiyoshi finished answering Altria in his mind, Tousaka Rin asked curiously, "You didn't explain the existence of the black shadow to me before, so you should tell me now, right?"

Toosaka Kiyoshi signaled to Toosaka Rin to calm down: "Now let's explain the situation of the Holy Grail to Caster and Saber. During the Third Holy Grail War..."

When Tousaka Kiyoshi stopped, Altria's face was already filled with shock.

“So, so this is why Emiya Kiritsugu asked me to destroy the Holy Grail…”

For people today, it has been ten years since the last Holy Grail War, but for Altria, it has not been that long.

She had always been confused about Emiya Kiritsugu's order to destroy the Holy Grail, but now she finally understood everything.

Medea frowned and said, "Even if I get the Holy Grail, it won't allow me to have a physical body."

She participated in the Holy Grail War with only one purpose, which was to obtain a physical body, to gain the foundation for living in modern society, and then to live an ordinary life with Soichiro Kuzuki.

Now it seems that all this is just wishful thinking.

After being reminded by Medea, Artoria finally realized that if this situation continued, her wish to save Britain would not be realized.

Realizing this, Altria suddenly felt empty in her heart, as if she had lost her goal in life.

But she was not sad or desperate. Instead, she felt relieved and relaxed.

Since Britain cannot be saved, then isn't she just going to accept reality?

Well, I suddenly felt that this result was not bad. At least the people of Britain were living well now. If she could change history, maybe things would change now too.

When Altria came out of her paranoid obsession and looked at the problem from a different perspective, she suddenly felt more able to accept her own ending.

Perhaps King Arthur and his legend should have ended that evening in Camlann...

After giving up on changing the past, Altria's state of mind changed greatly, and even her entire temperament changed.

As the person who had signed a contract with Altria, Kiyoshi Toosaka was the first to notice Altria's changes.

If the previous Altria was the pure and holy lotus struggling in the mud, then the current Altria is a lily representing hope and dreams.

Having acknowledged the imperfections of the past and accepted the ending of herself and Britain, Altria is no longer a king, but only a knight who protects her master.

"Congratulations, Saber." Tohsaka Kiyoshi was sincerely happy for Altria.

Altria smiled and said, "Because you woke me up from that unrealistic dream, I should be the one thanking you."

As she spoke, the contaminated sword in Altria's hand suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by another sword that looked more gorgeous, but also slightly narrower and slender.

Toosaka Rin blinked: "This is..."

Altria explained: "This is the Sword in the Stone. I became King Arthur after I pulled it out. Originally, I should have been able to use it when I appeared as a Servant. I guess my wish was too naive and was not recognized by it."

The Sword of Promised Victory was eroded by the power of the shadow, and she didn't plan to use the sword anymore.

Her intuition told her to keep a distance from that evil force.

At this time, after a moment of silence, Medea spoke up: "Young man, what does the change of the Holy Grail have to do with our cooperation? After I confirm it myself, if the situation of the Holy Grail is really as you said, how to spend these seven days with Master Soichiro is what I will consider."

"This brings us to the black shadow from before." Toosaka Kiyoshi looked at Toosaka Rin seriously, "Rin, this matter has something to do with you as well. I hope you can be mentally prepared."

Toosaka Rin was puzzled: "Why is that black shadow related to me?"

"Because she is your sister, Matou Sakura."

Toosaka Rin's expression suddenly became dull, and after a long while she forced a smile: "How, how is it possible, Sakura... Impossible! How could that kind of monster be related to Sakura! "

"But this is the truth, Rin, stop running away from it."

"Hehe...hahaha...hahahaha!" Toosaka Rin's eyes were filled with indifference: "Who is it? Who on earth turned Sakura into this!"

"In fact, you have guessed it, Rin. That person is Matou Zouken, the head of the Matou family."

After getting the affirmation from Toosaka Kiyoshi, Toosaka Rin turned around and walked out of Ryudo Temple: "Kiyoshi, and Saber, come with me to the Matou family."

Altria looked at Kiyoshi Toosaka. It was obvious that Rin Toosaka had lost her mind now. She should obey Kiyoshi Toosaka's orders.

Chapter 21: Before the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it is a worm

Tousaka Kiyoshi said, "Rin, you don't look like a magician right now. What's the point of attacking the Matou family without any preparation? Do you know how to save Matou Sakura? Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Just listen to what I have to say."

Toosaka Rin stood there in silence. At this time, Altria said, "Although I don't understand the specific situation, I also know that you should not fight an unprepared battle. Master, you should reconsider it."

After receiving Saber's persuasion, Toosaka Rin turned back to Toosaka Kiyoshi and said through clenched teeth: "Please tell me everything about what happened to Sakura."

Tosaka Kiyoshi turned to look at Medea: "Is there any vacant room in Ryudo Temple?"

This involves the private affairs of the Toosaka family, and Toosaka Kiyoshi does not intend to let anyone except Toosaka Rin know about it.

How could Medea say no? She was no match for Tousaka Kiyoshi and his gang.

She also wanted to know what that strange black shadow was. If it could attack her the first time, it could attack her the second time. If Toosaka Kiyoshi knew its origin, she could also defend herself accordingly.

A few minutes later, Tousaka Kiyoshi and Tousaka Rin walked into an empty room. Altria stood guard at the door like a sculpture.

Inside the house, Tousaka Kiyoshi and Tousaka Rin sat opposite each other: "You should know what the nature of the magic of the Matou family is, right?"

Toosaka Rin nodded: "Water and control. The Command Spell system that controls the Servants in the Holy Grail War was created by the ancestors of the Matou family."

"But Matou Sakura's attribute is a very rare imaginary number. If the Matou family wants Matou Sakura to inherit their magic, they will definitely use the Matou family's familiars to perform magical transformation on Matou Sakura's body."

Toosaka Rin bit her lip and nodded: "I understand."

"Then you should also know what the Matou family's familiar is."

"Yes, it's a butterfly."

"What about before the butterfly emerges from its chrysalis?"

Toosaka Rin's breathing stagnated: "It's... a bug..."

"This was the first hardship that Matou Sakura suffered in the Matou family, and it started ten years ago. Just imagine, a little girl of six or seven years old was locked in a dark basement, surrounded by the Matou family's familiars. Those familiars crawled into her mouth, entered her body, and occupied her entire body, but she was unable to put up any resistance..."

"No, stop talking!"

Toosaka Rin covered her chest. She felt nauseous just by imagining the scene described by Toosaka Kiyoshi, but Matou Sakura had lived in that environment for ten years.

How much psychological damage would it have on a child to suddenly go from a well-off family to a basement full of bugs?

Toosaka Rin didn't know, she only felt heartache and disgusted with herself. For all these years, she had never seriously investigated how her sister was doing in the Matou family.

Although taking care of a crazy mother is tiring, it is like heaven compared to the suffering my sister has endured.

"You should know what happened to Matou Sakura. This was a mistake made by your father. Now that he is dead, you should bear the responsibility."