I'm really not a top magician

"However, Tōsaka Tokiomi has investigated one thing clearly: the magic of the Matou family is completely different from the previous magic. It uses inferior things like cresting insects."

Aika Sajo told Lisa about Sakura's life story in great detail, and also gave her some basic knowledge about what a cresting bug is.

After a while,

Lisa just felt an indescribable anger.

She slammed the table and vowed to kill that bastard Zouken Matou!

This kind of person is so disgusting!

"Don't worry, I guess it won't be long before this old guy comes back through the door on his own."

Said Sajo Aika, turning to look at Matou Sakura who was sleeping soundly,

On her body,

The wounds from wild dog bites,

Not fully healed yet,

His clothes were dirty, and he looked like a beggar.

It's gotten to the point where we have to go to the garbage dump and compete with stray dogs for food...

"Hey..."

"Anyway, let's get rid of the crest bugs on her body first!"

ps: 6 chapters left

ps: Today I will update three more chapters, I am still sorting out the outline

Chapter 148 Matou Zangyan

In conclusion, Matou Kariya's mental strength finally managed to withstand the pain, but his body had reached its limit.

In the third month after being injected with the Marking Worm, his hair had turned completely white, and scars appeared everywhere on his skin. The rest of his body had lost all its blood color and turned into a ghostly earthy gray.

The poison called magic circulated in the veins, and they could be seen expanding from under the almost transparent skin, and the whole body seemed to be covered with blue-black cracks.

However, the body's collapse was progressing faster than expected.

The nerves in the left half of the body were particularly severely damaged, and the left wrist and left foot were even completely paralyzed at one point.

The functions were temporarily restored through temporary rehabilitation exercises, but the reaction of the left hand is still slower than that of the right hand, and the left foot will drag on the ground if you walk fast.

Heart palpitations due to irregular pulses have become commonplace, and solid foods are not allowed, but replaced with glucose infusions.

From the perspective of modern medicine, it is already strange that it can still function as a living organism.

despite this,

Kariya can still stand and walk. Ironically, this is all thanks to the magical power he gained as a magus at the cost of his life.

Over the past year, the Crest Worms that had been eating away at Kariya's flesh had grown to the point where they could function as simulated Magic Circuits. Judging solely by the number of Magic Circuits, Kariya now possessed the magical power necessary for a magus. Even for Matou Zouken, this progress seemed to be beyond his expectations.

According to Zōken's estimation, Kariya only has about a month left to live.

The Holy Grail War has entered its countdown phase. If all seven Servants are summoned, the war could even begin tomorrow.

However, now that Matou Kariya has activated his magic circuits, that means stimulating the Crest Worms. Naturally, the strain on his body will be much greater than that of other magi.

Of course, the worst case scenario is that the imprinted insect has already devoured the host before the battle is decided.

It’s not just the other six Masters that Matou Kariya has to fight.

One could even say that his greatest enemy is what resides within him.

The reason why Matou Kariya was willing to fight for it even at the risk of his life was simply because he wanted to save Sakura, who was adopted and abused by Matou Zouken.

"In the first three days, she cried and screamed all day long. But from the fourth day there was no sound. I put her into the worm house early this morning to see how long she could survive. After beating the insect for a long time, he is still alive. It seems that the quality of the Tohsaka children cannot be underestimated."

Matou Zouken's words at the time had given rise to a murderous intent in Matou Kariya that went beyond hatred.

But anger doesn't solve the problem.

As a magician, it would be easy for Zouken Matou to kill himself.

therefore,

There is no other way except trading.

Because of this, Matou Kariya decided to become a magician and exchange the Holy Grail for Sakura's freedom.

However, this vision has undergone a slight change today.

"Sakura's gone."

Ignoring the pain in his body, Matou Kariya quickly walked up to Matou Zouken and questioned him.

He just searched the entire Matou mansion,

He even checked the underground insect room, but there was no sign of Sakura anywhere.

In this way, it is easy to draw this conclusion.

"That's right, Sakura ran away from home!"

Matou Zouken smiled rather sinisterly.

The moment he heard that Sakura had run away from home, Matou Kariya felt happy for a moment.

Because all Sakura received in the Matou family was abuse,

That inhuman life turned the girl who followed her sister around all day laughing like a dog into a pitiful girl who could only wrap herself in despair.

Sakura has tried very hard to numb her spirit through despair and optimism, the only way to protect herself. In order to resist the unbearable pain, the powerless girl can only erase the part of herself that can feel pain.

How can you say such cruel words to a child like this: "You must have hope and cherish yourself."

Lines like these that can only provide temporary comfort can only save the person who says them. Giving her hope is like stripping away the armor of despair from her heart.

If that happened, young Sakura would definitely not be able to survive even one night and would collapse physically and mentally.

therefore,

Even though they lived together in the Matou household, Kariya never once said that he was Sakura's savior. He could only be a helpless adult who was also bullied by Zouken and protected Sakura by her side.

And now,

Sakura actually chose to run away from home.

This made Matou Kariya realize that Sakura still had hope hidden in her heart.

As long as there is hope, Sakura can still be saved!

But just when Matou Kariya was thinking about this, he suddenly realized another problem.

Sakura was tortured by the Crimson Bug.

Once the imprinting worm enters the body, it will become a puppet of this old thing.

So, how did Sakura escape from the Matou mansion?

The answer quickly popped up in Matou Kariya's head. He stared at the old monster in front of him with wide eyes and scolded:

"You old monster! You let Sakura go on purpose!"

As soon as Kariya finished speaking, Zōken twisted his lips into a sinister grin, a grin that looked nothing like a human. It was the smile of a monster:

"You are just as unflattering as before. You spoke so openly."

"You guy!"

The murderous intention that has gone beyond hatred makes Kariya's shoulders tremble continuously.

He wanted to catch this unorthodox magician immediately, twist his wrinkled head with all his strength, and break his head.

But the current Matou Kariya can't do it.

Even on the contrary,

If Matou Zouken wanted to kill him, it would be easy.

As if seeing through the tangled thoughts in Kariya's mind, Matou Zouken made a bug-like sound from deep in his throat and revealed a sinister smile.

"Sakura, I'll go back and get her, and you just prepare for tomorrow's summoning ceremony. If you can't even summon a Heroic Spirit, you can forget about taking Sakura with you."

"Then you have to find Sakura." Matou Kariya said coldly.

He knew very well what Matou Zouken was planning.

He deliberately let down his guard and let Sakura escape, because Sakura was sent by the Tohsaka family from the beginning, so if Sakura had gone to the Tohsaka family from the beginning, she would definitely have been sent back by Tohsaka Tokiomi now.

So Sakura will never go to the Tohsaka family.

In this case, Sakura ran away from home and could not return to the Tohsaka family. The only possibility was that she would end up on the streets or even be taken home and adopted by a kind passerby.

This is also the purpose of Matou Zouken.

If he tortured to death this kind passerby who took Sakura in, Sakura would realize how foolish her idea of escaping was.

He actually thought of using such methods to torture others. He is really an irredeemable monster.

Ignoring Matou Kariya's insults,

Zouken Matou left the Matou residence with a cane.

There was still that gloomy, terrifying monster smile on his face.

From time to time, the sound of a happy insect chuckled out of his mouth:

"It seems she needs to stay in there for a few more days."

in the shadow,

Matou Zouken said so.

Chapter 149 Because You Are Free

Sakura had a dream.

I dreamed about many things that happened before.

Some time ago, she suddenly met someone in the room.

The whole body was black, like a shadow stuck on the wall, but judging by the figure, it looked like a girl. She was not a thief. After entering the room, she sat on the bed, as if waiting for him.

later,

The shadowy girl spoke to herself, "We are all born free, no matter how powerful those who stand in our way are. If you wish to survive, then fight! No matter how horrible the world is, it doesn't matter. No matter how cruel the world is, it doesn't matter. If you truly want to be free, then fight! Give up your illusions and start fighting!"

Perhaps because she was young, Sakura didn't understand the deep meaning of these words at first.

But I don't know why.

The moment I heard these words,

Sakura's heart, which had been closed for so long, suddenly felt like a hole was opened up.

Later, not long after,

Because Grandpa was not at home, and Uncle Kariya was practicing alone,

So Sakura was left alone.

Perhaps it was the long-term abuse that made Sakura less sensitive to the laxity of the mansion.

She once again recalled the words of the shadowy girl that day.

So she suddenly had a bold and special idea in her mind

——She wanted to escape.

She quickly made up her mind to escape from the laxly guarded Matou residence.

But after escaping, where should I go?

Thinking of this,

For some reason, Sakura Matou subconsciously came to the door of the Tohsaka family.

There was a car parked in front of the Tosaka family's house.

Next to them, her mother, Aoi Tousaka, and her sister, Rin Tousaka, were carrying the luggage one by one onto the car.

"mom!"