A year before the Fourth Holy Grail War

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Makirifu

"Let's go inside. An old, hoarse voice echoed through the dark, cold basement.

"......" The girl who was about 5 or 6 years old couldn't hide her fear on her face.

After his father, who had sent him here, left, the man in front of him who was going to be his "grandfather", took him to this cold basement.

...... in front of you It's scalp-tingling, and Sakura's tears can't stop falling out of fear...... A sea of horror bugs.

"No...... Don't ......" Sakura cried helplessly, but the door to the outside was blocked by the scrawny old man, making it impossible for her to escape.

"Alright, get in. The old man's voice was flat, but it made people's hearts even more frightened.

"Uh......h Whining...... Father...... Mom...... Sister...... Who's coming, help me......" The whole person sat on the ground, crying constantly, which made people feel distressed.

However, the old man remained expressionless, and even began to approach the little girl, intending to push her into the tide of worms.

"Uh......h Whining...... Whew......" Sakura sobbed helplessly, but helplessly, because behind her was a sea of bugs, and in front of her was an old man who was even more terrible than bugs.

Then......

The old man stopped suddenly.

"Good boy~Don't cry~" A sunny and energetic voice came.

Sakura looked up at the man who had suddenly appeared caressing her hair, and that man had bright golden eyes. The smile is very bright, and the movements are very gentle.

"Who are you?" the old man's hoarse voice became very cold.

"Hey!" Karn gently picked up Sakura, who was stunned, and gently wiped away his tears. "Hello insect master~"

“……”

"My name is Moro Karn, and I'm Lori's partner!"

The strange speech of "......" made Jian Tong Yan very puzzled, but he was very surprised that the person in front of him could appear without him noticing it. "I don't remember inviting you, guest. ”

"I came here because I heard the cute little Lori's call for help.,Such a cute Lori can't sit idly by!"

"You're here...... Did you save me?" Sakura, whose eyes were misty-eyed, asked weakly.

"Yes~Don't be afraid~ My brother will take you away, and no one will be able to hurt you~"

"Hmph!" the cane in the hand of the Dirty Inkstone struck the ground, and a swarm of scalp-tingling insects poured out of the cracks in the floors and walls around him. "This kid is a member of my Tong family, although I don't know what Your Excellency means, but take it away at will, it's too much to take the old decay in your eyes. ”

"Heh~ Let's put it this way, what I want to do has nothing to do with your position, I want to take Sakura away, this matter has been decided, you can't do anything to interfere, forcibly disturb my words, and you will know the consequences. And ......" Karn snapped his fingers. "Don't touch me with this filth!

"Hoo !!"

The flames rose without warning, and all the insects swept by the waves of fire were swallowed before they could even make a sound.

"!!!" Karn's hand made Jian Tong Dirty Yan even more vigilant. Although these bugs are not the main force, they are not something that ordinary magicians can easily kill. "You...... Who the hell is it? I don't remember seeing you, could it be someone related to the Tosaka family?"

"No, no, no~ I said my name is Moro Karn, and the rest you know is useless, in short, Sakura-chan I took it away, and if you want to stop me, do your best. ”

"Humph!"

The sea of bugs came again, this time in even more terrifying numbers, covering almost everything in sight.

Sakura, who had never known what was happening, burst into tears of fear and hugged Karn tightly.

"I said, your taste is really bad enough. ”

Karn gently covered Sakura's eyes.

"Heaven does justice!"

This time, it was shining brightly, piercing through the sea of light that pierced through the entire Kiri-tei Mansion.

The dazzling light of gold poured like a tide through every part of the mansion, through the cracks in the walls, into the dark places of the earth, and everywhere it went, all the filth, insects, magic tools, magic experiments, and all kinds of magic equipment in the workshop were washed away by the light, and everything that was touched by magic was purified by the dazzling light. All that was left was the mansion, which had lost any of its magic, and the old magician, who stood sluggishly in front of Karn.

"Now...... Do you understand? To me, you really ...... Just a bug. ”

The horror in the eyes of the dirty inkstone could not be concealed. It took more than a dozen seconds to recognize the reality.

In this house, all the magic elements are gone. There is nothing but the dirty inkstone, the rotten shell.

He has lost any means, he can't attack, he can't defend, and he can't even escape.

"You...... What do you want to do?"

If the person in front of him wants to kill himself, and now that he is dead, Jian Tong Dirty Yan understands this very well, so ...... He still had the condition of negotiation, that is, to obey Karn, which was the only way to live.

At the thought of death, Jian Tong Dirty Yan couldn't suppress his heart beating rapidly, he spent an unknown number of years on the way to survive, if he was killed by someone who suddenly appeared for no reason, it would be too unjust.

"Hmm...... It's really an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, and his mind is really sharp. Karn touched his chin. "I suddenly had an idea, as long as you do what I say, I'll spare your life. ”

“…… What do you want me to do?" asked the inkstone dryly.

"I want you to participate in the Holy Grail War in a year's time, or let someone else participate, in short, the person I'm going to participate in summons a specific Heroic Spirit to fight. You can do it, although I have cleaned up all the dirt in this house, but you must be more than just this stronghold. ”

"In other words, as long as you meet the point of 'let the Heroic Spirit you want to go to war'?"

"That's right, it's the relic of that Heroic Spirit. Karn waved his hand, and the space in front of him distorted, revealing a golden ripple, and then something slowly flew out of the ripple.

It was a goggle of armor, and the armor to which it belonged was the armor worn by Lancelot, the famous Knight of the Round Table.

"This is the armor of a knight of the round table, Lancelot's. As for why I'm doing this, it's none of your business. ”

"Are you targeting this Heroic Spirit? "Completely abandoning his dignity and groveling to Karn, he behaved in the face of the desire to survive...... It's just a bug.

"Well, that's good, then, in order to prevent you from acting negatively, I'll give you a reward first~" Karn smiled wickedly, took out another item from the king's treasure, and threw it at the dirty inkstone of the horseman.

Jian Tong dirty inkstone caught it, looked at the things in his hand, and was speechless.

It was a huge golden wine glass that shone brightly. The body of the glass is about half a meter, so it is known that it is not used to hold wine.

"This ...... This ......"

Makiri's dirty inkstone lost his voice in surprise because he felt it.

This cup is covered with magic power, and the magic power flows in the cup, and this magic power faintly resonates with the Heavenly Cup Great Circle in the veins of Fuyuki City.

The dirty inkstone instantly understood what this thing was.

"It's ...... Holy Grail ?!!"

"Well, I found the principle of making the Holy Grail from the ruins of Einzbelen, and made one, oh no! This chalice functions exactly like the previous grails, and has priority, and the magic of the Immortal after death does not pour into other grails or androids, but instead flows into this cup. It's your prize, given to you. I don't need to make a wish or anything, but if you don't do what I say, I'll kill you, and you won't be able to escape. ”

Karn said lightly.

But...... Although this prize is tempting, it has a fatal flaw.

The dirty inkstone is very clear.

At the end of the Third Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail was contaminated, which was a prohibitive shortcoming.

Although I don't know why the person in front of me doesn't want this wishing machine, this holy grail is actually a poison called a wishing machine.

I guess this young man doesn't know.

"Oh! yes, you don't have to worry about Angola Manuel contaminating the Holy Grail, this Holy Grail will purify him, and if the soul power is not pure, it will not flow into the Holy Grail, I made a design related to this when I made the Holy Grail. ”

“！！！！！”

After Karn finished speaking, he took Sakura, who had been silent all along, and didn't know what was going on.

In the empty basement, only the old man with his eyes wandering wildly remained.

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Karn, who walked out of the Tong Mansion, smiled, he was not afraid that the insect master would run away, the insect master would definitely do what he said, after all, five hundred years of delusion is enough to make people lose their minds. The spirit of this magician has not been baptized by the so-called "eternal life", and he cannot bear the washing of time.

Even if he didn't know whether the Holy Grail that Karn gave him was useless, even if there was only a slight chance, the insect master would still do it, and his obsession with immortality made Karn who was standing opposite feel that madness.

"So...... Meet me, my name is Karn, Moro Karn. Are you alright?"

"Huh...... Yes...... Oh, yes, yes, my name is Sakura, that, that......" The cute little Lori lowered her head halfway through her speech.

She doesn't know what her last name should be now!

"Hehe......"

But...... The touch of a gentle hand came from her head, and she lifted her spirits a little for some reason.

"From now on, your surname will be Moro. Although this surname is a bit ugly for girls, it will not make you bear the hope of those disgusting magicians compared to the likes of Tosaka or Kiriri. ”

“…… Really, really?" The little girl, who had once fallen into despair, burst into tears again. "I—Okay? No...... Abandon me?"

"Ahhh~ Don't worry~ I can't bear to be such a cute girl, hmm! It's really distressing to cry like this, let's go, go home~ There are a few beautiful sisters, do you want to meet?"

"Yes, yes, that ......"

"Huh...... Just call me brother. ”

"Uh-huh!"

"Puff ......"

"Ahh

"It's okay...... It's good to get used to it......"