Comics: Starting from Killer Queen

He looked at the young man in front of him again. His handsome face had a fake smile on his face, and there was a sense of danger that did not match his physique.

What made Matou Zouken feel most depressed was Roland's dark and cold pupils.

There is no unnecessary expectation, only despair and silence as if falling into a bottomless abyss, and nothingness with a sense of destruction.

Just by looking into those eyes, Matou Zouken understood the other person's true nature.

He immediately accepted Roland's request, whether it was providing suitable holy relics, financial and intelligence assistance, or the most troublesome magic channel.

It wasn't because he had much hope that Roland would win, it was just a simple reason.

They are the same kind, the same kind who need to rely on devouring the lives of others to get satisfaction.

Although the means are different and the nature is different, this innate evil cannot be erased.

It is definitely not a smart thing to do to push such a person to the enemy side.

——What’s more, in this Holy Grail War, he had a reason to need a sharp knife.

"So, what is your request?"

After reaching an agreement, Roland said casually, "Is it the opportunity to make a wish for the Holy Grail? It's okay to give that thing to you, right?"

Roland, who had known the truth of this session for a long time, was determined not to get involved in this poisonous wish. He had decided that once he had the chance, he would blow up this broken cup again to let the other party know what the consequences would be if he randomly brought people in.

Moreover, he was also very curious about Matou Zouken's purpose. Even if he showed his ability as a strong foreign aid, in the original work, the other party should not have any hope for this war. Judging from today's performance, this old bug was too easy to talk to and agreed to Roland's request.

"No, no, no... As the first wave of investment, how dare I ask for so many things?"

Matou Zouken forced a pretentious and kind smile on his face, "You can get these things by yourself even without Matou, so I won't make any unreasonable demands."

Then, he slowly extended a finger towards Roland and said, "This is my request to you. During this Holy Grail War, I hope you can prioritize killing a Master as much as possible."

"Who?"

When talking about this person, just the thought of it made the ugly old man reveal a chilling, vicious smile.

"That shameless thief from the Clock Tower!"

"what?"

Chapter 14 Distorted World Line

"Thief?"

Roland was surprised. How could Weber deserve to be targeted by this old bug and even have to make the other party invest in him under extremely high risks just in exchange for the bounty on his head.

If it was ten years later, as the second emperor, it would not be impossible, but now it is the Fourth War?

When a relic was stolen and brought to the Far East, it would be considered a joke at best, right? But looking at the undisguised hatred on Matou Zouken's gloomy face, it was definitely not fake. To make this old monster who had lived for 500 years show such a broken expression, he must have done something to dance with Matou Zouken's bottom line.

"That's right. That guy is a scum with a vile bloodline and a dirty personality. Not only did he break into other people's homes unscrupulously, he also tried to steal the most precious treasures inside."

Matou Zouken's gloomy face was rarely filled with anger, and he cursed the so-called thief with vicious words.

At this point, Roland immediately grasped the key.

Given Matou Zouken's personality, he would usually utter this kind of curse only when he was unable to do anything to the other party. Otherwise, considering that this old bug had such a bad taste in his own blood, he would have destroyed the other party long ago.

"So, what was the thief's name?"

Roland went straight to the point and stared at Matou Zouken, vaguely sensing something was wrong.

"I am negligent. You don't know the information about other masters in this war, right?"

Matou Zouken narrowed his eyes, "In addition to the three founding families, under normal circumstances, the Magic Association responsible for managing the magic path will also have a quota, and this time, the one who won this quota is that thief."

"His name is - Danic Preston Yugdomirenya."

Roland opened his mouth slightly and for a moment he was a little speechless.

Roland was very familiar with this name. In another story, Danic had single-handedly caused the seven-on-seven Holy Grail War.

In the Third Holy Grail War, this inconspicuous magician found the location of the Greater Holy Grail with the help of the power of Heroic Spirits. After several fierce battles with the old bug, he snatched the Greater Holy Grail with the help of the power of Heroic Spirits and real forces. He changed the world line with his own power and ended the subsequent tragedy of Fuyuki City. It is not an exaggeration to call him the savior of Fuyuki City.

Could it be that he had traveled to the wrong world line?

This is the world line of the Holy Grail War. No, it's impossible. The fact that the Fourth Holy Grail War is still being held is the best proof. But why would Danic participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War?

However, after knowing who the target is, it is not difficult to understand why Matou Zouken hates him so much.

For Zouken Matou, who built the Holy Grail, guys like Danic, who don't participate in the battle and instead choose to covet the treasure he gave everything to build, are the top priority threat.

The outcome of the Holy Grail War is not important, there will still be opportunities in the future, but once the Greater Holy Grail is taken away, all is over.

In order to achieve this goal, it is no wonder that Matou Zouken became very easy to talk to after confirming Roland's qualities.

Before resolving this hidden danger, Matou Zouken did not hesitate to look for all the power he could borrow, regardless of the other party's purpose.

That is to say, according to the current situation, these two mortal enemies will still clash in the Third Holy Grail War, but this time Danic failed and failed to snatch the Greater Holy Grail, so he is unwilling to give up and is preparing to participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

While digesting the changes in the world line, Roland suddenly realized a key problem. The smile that always appeared on his face turned cold, and he asked in an almost urging tone.

"Matou Zouken, what kind of person was the Heroic Spirit summoned by Einzbern in the last Holy Grail War?"

Roland stared at Matou Zouken so closely that even his breathing became rapid.

As far as Roland knew, the key difference between the Fourth Holy Grail War and the Great Holy Grail War was that Danic took the Greater Holy Grail away, and whether Einzbern summoned Amakusa Tokisashiro or the Absolute Evil of this World.

"Last time?" Matou Zouken was a little confused, but this was not any information that needed to be hidden, so he said it readily.

"As I recall, it was a dark-skinned fellow, but I'm not sure of his specific name because he was too weak and was killed right at the beginning."

"I understand. I agree to this condition. Then, let's end today's meeting here. Please send specific information and how to help me to this address."

Roland raised his head, glanced at the clock on the wall, and stood up without hesitation.

"You are in such a hurry, do you have anything important to do?"

Matou Zouken looked at Roland with strange eyes. It was obvious that the other party could no longer stay out of the matter, and his own methods and awareness were also excellent, but why did he still look so indifferent?

The Holy Grail War is about to begin. The most important thing now is to collect information about other Masters, decide on hiding places, choose Heroic Spirits and subsequent strategies.

"Of course," Roland said slowly without even turning his head, "My work time is almost up."

Matou Zouken, who is over 500 years old and well-informed, showed a distorted expression for the first time on his pretentious face.

He wanted to say something, but Roland was already walking away.

"Young people nowadays are really hard to understand. I hope this guy won't waste my hard work."

Matou Zouken's eyes flickered, and he wanted to explode, but in the end he remained silent.

No matter what, even if he had to temporarily suppress his evil nature, he would not let anyone take the Holy Grail away from him.

-

As Roland walked along, he unconsciously clenched his fists, and his eyes suddenly became deep.

There is still too little information at the moment.

Although there is no clear reason why the events of the Third Holy Grail War were so distorted, and why Danic still participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War without giving up, it led to this world line that Roland had never heard of.

Most of the plot prophets he had originally obtained would be wasted, but compared to the loss, Roland also gained something new.

The factor that causes the direction of the world to distort and change.

There is no doubt that it was caused by Qi Ling.

The location of the Key of All Spirits was not wrong. The Contract Spirit caused huge changes and impacts in Fuyuki City. However, that was sixty years ago, before Roland traveled through time.

In the last Holy Grail War, no matter what that contracted spirit was, it had already caused huge changes.

Moreover, judging from such a huge change, this Contract Spirit is probably living in multiple hosts, and some hosts have even gained some results from the Contract Spirit's crazy pollution.

And, until now, the other party may still be living in some prop or some person.

It seems that he has a reason to get involved in this Holy Grail War.

Roland strode forward in the rising morning light.

Chapter 15: Information about the Masters

Roland was walking, thinking wildly in his mind. The experience gained from self-discipline allowed him to find the direction on the way to work even with his eyes closed.

Today's result was satisfactory. It was worth taking the risk to meet Zouken Matou. As Roland expected, for the twisted old bug, before he ran out of ammunition and food and had to fight to the death, this guy preferred to stand in the audience as a spectator, and did not mind giving some help to create unnecessary influence and gain more fun.

Although he is a corrupt person, perhaps for this reason, Matou Zouken is much more straightforward about this simple exchange of interests.

At the beginning, Roland was also hesitant about whether to try to make Zouken Matou into a contracted spirit. After all, judging from his experience, this guy had a much higher success rate than Ryunosuke Uzumaki. As long as he made good use of the Killer Queen's first sight, it would be very likely that he could do this.

But considering that Matou Zouken had perfectly interpreted the methods of a centipede that was still alive even after death in the original work, Roland gave up on this idea. Without the Holy Grail to attract the other party to come in person, Roland could not even be sure whether the other party was just a clone of an insect, or had hidden the life-saving insect far away.

In this case, the loss would outweigh the gain. It would not be a good experience to be an enemy of Matou Zouken without any certainty. Moreover, it would be too embarrassing to be forced by such a guy to use the Loser's Dust to reverse time.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Although the prophet's advantage was reduced, the trace of the spirit was about to be revealed.

Judging from the influence caused by the Contract Spirit, this guy's requirement for the host should be at least magical, and it is very likely related to the Holy Grail.

So, who will have that unknown spirit?

Fuyuki City has already checked the area, and none of Matou, Tosaka, and Ryuudouji noticed any trace of the Contracted Spirit. After ruling out these targets, the remaining range is undoubtedly much smaller.

The Greater Holy Grail hidden in the Great Hole underground, Darnic participating in the Fourth War, and Einzbern who did not summon Amakusa even though it was the world line of the Holy Grail War.

Roland showed a gloomy expression as he watched the nails on his hands begin to grow naturally again.

-

Deep in the deserted mountains, the ancient castle enclosed by ice and snow was finally freed from the wind and snow for a day.

Although the sky had not yet cleared up, the milky white color that was slightly brighter than the dark and blurry snowy day was much brighter.

In this land where there are neither birds nor green trees, even the changes in light are a rare beauty for the residents.

But Emiya Kiritsugu had no intention of appreciating it. He sat quietly at the table, looking at the information sent by his right-hand assistant.

"The Masters of the Holy Grail War have been basically determined."

After a quick glance, he began to summarize in the simplest terms possible.

"The Tousaka family is still the same. They always have excellent magicians as their masters, making them a difficult target. However, it is worth noting that he accepted a disciple from the Holy Church a few years ago, but broke with him after the other party also obtained the Command Seals. Although this is the case, judging from his experience, I think he is a more dangerous target than Tousaka Tokiomi."

After speaking to himself, Emiya Kiritsugu did not receive any response. He sighed helplessly and looked towards the floor-to-ceiling windows in the hall.

A young woman who looked to be in her twenties stood quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Her doll-like beauty, including shiny hair and fair skin, coupled with her red eyes that are as gorgeous as gems, makes her look like an elf that is not from this mortal world.

Even if she wears a simple, pure white dress without any accessories, it cannot conceal her natural elegance.

Princess of Einzbern, until now, Emiya Kiritsugu also feels that this title suits her very well.

It would be better if the other person could change his/her sometimes offline personality.

"Ms. Irisviel? Are you listening?"

“Yes, I am. And I told you, Kiritsugu, just call me Irisviel. We are friends, right?”

The white elf responded with an ethereal voice, but her eyes were still fixed on the French window.

"Really? Although I am the real master, you still have to attract fire in the open, so you'd better be more careful."

Although they have been together for some time, Emiya Kiritsugu still believes that they are just simple collaborators and not so-called friends. As for a deeper relationship, it was just an unrealistic longing that he once had in his heart.

After all, people like him shouldn't expect happiness, especially when they find the final touch of redemption.

Emiya Kiritsugu shook his head, retracted unnecessary thoughts, and continued to explain the information about the Master.

"The Matou family forced a person who failed in the succession to be the master. There is no need to pay attention to this half-baked person. The remaining one is the most troublesome guy."

Gently sliding the mouse, looking at the two photos in the data, which were taken more than 60 years apart, but the appearance of the subjects had not changed at all, Kiritsugu Emiya narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Danik Preston Yugdomrenia was a participant in the Third Holy Grail War. Although he failed, he escaped unscathed. He was evaluated as a color rank many years ago. During these years, he launched many achievements related to the soul and founded the Thousand World Tree Family."

"The third time? How old is he now?"

"He's almost a hundred years old. Since the end of the last Holy Grail War, this guy has published many papers on the soul in the Clock Tower, which have received extremely high praise. Taking advantage of this trend, the Thousand World Tree Family he founded has also begun to expand wildly. As long as they are down-and-out magi, he will accept them."

"Although it is not terrible yet, it is still a feared force in the Clock Tower. In two hundred years, the Thousand World Tree may even become a large family comparable to the monarch level."

After hearing this explosive news, Irisviel came back to her senses and turned to look at Emiya Kiritsugu.

"A place as old-fashioned as the Clock Tower shouldn't be that easy to expand."