Tosaka Tokitomi, a man who has pursued the Holy Grail to reach the "root" all his life, is a pure magician. Ironically, he did touch the "Holy Grail", but this "Holy Grail" was no longer any of the Holy Grails he knew, and it was filled with curses.

Angra Mainyu, all the evils in this world, through the curse embodied in the "Holy Grail" system, a vicious aggregate, ten times more terrible than the curse of the "White Winged Male", even if it is just a little, it is enough to destroy the human spirit and life.

I don't know whether to say lucky or not, when Shi Chen touched it, the curse was gradually invalidating, and it didn't take away his spirit and life on the spot, but this doesn't mean that the curse is invalid, it's just that the death penalty of cutting the mess with a quick knife has been changed to a reprieved death sentence of cutting flesh with a blunt knife.

In the following time, Shi Chen's body weakened day by day, like a terminally ill patient. His hands and feet were weak, his vision was blurred, and his organs were failing, and he had to rely on the most disdainful technological equipment to keep him alive.

Even more sad is that he is losing his magic circuit, losing his ability to be a magician. In the end, he couldn't unleash even the most basic fireball magic, as if the magic he had dedicated his life to was just a joke.

In March 1999, the tail of winter finally passed, symbolizing the arrival of a new life. It's just that Tosaka Shichen, who has entered the cold winter of life, can no longer usher in a new life, and his life, which was destroyed by a vicious curse, has finally come to an end.

"Almost, today. ”

Shi Chen, who had been bedridden for half a month, felt the long-lost vitality in his body, and knew that he had little time left. This last outpouring of power is a phenomenon called the return of light, the last eruption of life like a candle in the wind.

Shi Chen struggled to sit up from the hospital bed, this action alarmed his wife Aoi Tosaka, who was always by his side, never abandoned, and had no regrets.

"Honey, how are you—" Aoi hurriedly stepped forward to help.

What a good wife.

Feeling his wife's gentle movements, Shi Chen repeated countless sighs in his heart.

Regained some strength with his hands on his wife's hands, and his scattered pupils showed signs of refocusing: "Help me call Rin, I have something to say to you, my time is running out." ”

"Honey..."

Hearing Shi Chen's words, although Aoi Tosaka had already made a certain amount of psychological preparation, he still felt that the sky was falling.

"I'm sorry, Aoi. ”

Shi Chen gently held his wife's hand, and the warm liquid was dripping down, it was Aoi's tears.

"Go ahead. ”

"Hmm. "Call Sakura too, I have something to say to her, too." When his wife pushed the door, Shi Chen added another sentence.

Aoi nodded, and hurried away with steps that did not match her elegant demeanor.

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"Daddy!"

Rin, who had just entered the girlhood stage, threw herself on the side of Shichen's bed, holding her father's arm tightly with both hands.

"Rin, don't cry, we people from the Tosaka family should be calm and elegant at all times. Shi Chen's empty other hand was placed on his daughter's head and rubbed it gently.

"Got it, Dad. Rin sniffled and reached out to wipe away her tears, but she couldn't wipe them away.

"Good boy. Shi Chen's face showed a hint of relief, "After my father dies, you will inherit the Tosaka family, you will protect my mother, and you will realize the unfulfilled dreams of me and my ancestors." It's a little early, but Dad believes that you can do it. ”

Everything that should be taught to Rin has been taught, and the magic mark has been gradually transplanted to her in the past few years, and the next road can only be walked by herself.

"I can do it, I can do it. Rin said firmly that she wanted to be as good as her father.

"Then Dad can rest assured. If he could, Dad would really like to see you grow up and become a great magician, see you start a family, and see you bring new members to the Tosaka family...... It's a pity that Dad has run out of time. So, Aoi, please watch Rin for me, watch Sakura, and watch our children grow up. ”

Shi Chen seemed a little tired, and his voice was much lower, and he tried to raise his eyelids, which were getting heavier and heavier, and looked at his wife, who didn't know when to return to the window.

"I will, I will. Aoi hugged her daughter, tears like pearls with broken threads, "I will take care of our children and take care of our home." ”

"That's great—"

The pupils that finally regained focus spread again, and in a trance, Shi Chen seemed to hear the sound of death approaching, but he couldn't sleep yet, he still had the people he wanted to see, and the words he wanted to say.

"Daddy—"

The call that should have refused, but didn't want to refuse, sounded in his ears, and in a trance he saw a familiar wisp of purple.

"Sakura, you're here. Shi Chen's lips moved, and for the first time, he was honest with the girl who was connected to his blood and did not belong to this family.

"Dad, you're going to get better. ”

The crying girl kept writing the rune in the air.

URUZ、JERA、EIHAZ、ANSUZ、UNJO......

Sakura wrote all the runes she could think of related to healing and life, but she couldn't delay death.

"Don't waste your magic" Shi Chen shook his head at his youngest daughter, "Sakura, let me take a look at you, take a good look at you, although I may not have the qualifications anymore." ”

"No, no, Daddy is Daddy. Sakura denied it as she brought her face to Shitomi's eyes.

"It's good to hear you call me like that, I want to come back to see my mother and sister more often in the future. ”

There may be many people who don't believe it, but Tosaka Shichen loves his children, but his love is too restrained and he doesn't know how to express it, so he seems a little indifferent, at the last moment of his life, he let go of his reserve, let go of the image of a strict father, and said everything he thought in his heart.

"I will, I'll come back to see my dad too. So, Dad, you must get well soon. ”

Sakura turned her head and looked at the wild goose night standing outside the door with a pleading look.

"Uncle, hurry up and call Sister Orange, she must have a way. ”

Yanye sighed and didn't answer, or rather, this was the answer.

"Uncle!" Sakura urged.

"It's useless, Sakura, I know my own body. ”

Shi Chen squeezed out the last bit of strength and put his hand on Sakura's head, this was the first and last time he did this to his youngest daughter.

Also both the first and the most numerous were requests for "rivals in love" and "traitors".

"Yan Ye, finally, can I ask you for one thing?"

"You say. The object of hatred and even hatred has fallen into such a situation, but there is no half joy in Yanye's heart, only sadness and emptiness.

"Sakura will leave it to you—"

"I don't need you to say it. ”

"-Also, help me take care of Aoi and Rin!" "Rin is still young, and Aoi is not enough to support this family, and the only person Shi Chen can think of is Yan Ye, who has defeated him. At least his feelings for Sakura, Rin, and Aoi are real. Compared with his family, a little bit of a man's self-esteem is lost if he loses it.

Yan Ye was stunned, and didn't say anything after all, just continued to repeat: "You don't need to say it." ”

"Then I can rest assured...... Aoi..."

"I'm here. ”

“... Rin..."

"Dad. ”

“... Sakura..."

"Dad. ”

Finally, he called out to his family once, and the man who had been breathing for 4 years closed his eyes calmly, and his hands fell down.

Tosaka Tokitomi died peacefully.

PS: The king of the pot in this world is gone, so let's carry my own pot in the future.