"How? Archer, is anyone there? ”

Rin Tosaka arrives at her destination, the Makiri Residence. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before dealing with Einzberen, she had one more thing she had to know.

Two hundred years ago, Tosaka and Maki made a pact of mutual inviolability and non-intersection that was not even clear in terms of its content or reasons.

However, the covenant that strengthened the two families was only for the sake of obtaining the "Holy Grail", and there was no reason to obey such moldy regulations when it had not yet been fulfilled.

"No...... There's no breath in it, no magic, no living people. ”

There was no aura of magic coming from the Kirito family, and Archer, who had correctly judged the situation, turned around and replied to Rin.

"It seems that so...... I was thinking about it before. You, the knight of the bow, Archer, have unimaginable strengths. ”

Rin also had a vague sense that Archer's ability to design and construct objects was so strong that it was hard to think that he was a knight.

"I'm going to say things that hurt people, what should I do next?"

Taking a deep breath and inhaling the cold air into her lungs, Rin began to think.

- Shirou is not to be trusted, but he may just be hiding something, and with his years of knowing him, he ...... There should be no lie. However, in case ......

- Am I holding on to a glimmer of hope? Do you want Shirou to lie about what Sakura experienced?

――You have to see it with your own eyes.

It has to be said that Rin also admits that she is emotionally charged at this time, and she is paranoid about Shirou, and hopes to deny his "evidence" with this. She wanted to believe Sakura, she wanted to believe that her sister hadn't done anything like that.

"Let's go in and have a look."

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Without killing intent or any dangerous aura, Rin walked to the door of the house and easily opened it with magic. Like the Tosaka family, the Makiri family does not have security measures similar to modern technology, and it should be said that their magic enchantment is more protective against ordinary thieves than ordinary electronic anti-theft devices.

The room was dim, and as soon as Rin stepped into the threshold, a violent stench hit his nose, giving the illusion of entering a strange animal's nest. Most of the old houses have some kind of unique smell, but the smell of the house is extraordinary, such as the unpleasant smell of garbage turning rancid, the sour smell of decay, and the smell of musky spices, etc., and the complex mixture of smells makes people feel extremely disgusting.

Rin resisted the urge to leave, and walked in the direction of the rancid stench - it was from the basement.

The moonlight shines on the basement doorknob, reflecting a white glow. The teeth that looked like they were grinning at someone's grinning lips, like the mouth of a monster, were smiling at Rin, and she couldn't help but hesitate.

But now that it's decided, she can't give up halfway, Rin puts her finger on the doorknob, and a cold touch comes from her fingertips, and she twists the door open.

Descending the damp stone steps, surrounded by dark, moldy green.

Countless openings are made to bury the dead, and the bodies that are stored in the sarcophagus are so corrupted, weathered, and hollowed out of holes, begging for the next dead, similar to the burial method on the ground.

But the decisive difference is the process of decay.

The decomposition of the remains here is not dirt, but given to countless stupid bugs.

"This is the Kirito ...... The training ground ......"

I was dizzy, not disgusted or chilled.

What made her tremble, regret, and want to vomit was anger.

This is the training ground, and this kind of place is actually a training ground.

In this kind of space, where there is only the smell of corruption, the pervasive stench, and the stupidity of a group of useless bugs, it is the "room" that the heir of the Makiri is given.

"What is this......

This kind of thing...... What the hell is going on in this kind of place?

It's a world that's so different from me.

As the heir of the Tosaka family, Rin has also experienced cold teachings, difficulties in the subject, and the pain of carving magic marks—but these cannot be compared to the rigor of being the "heir" of the Maki family.

This dull method of learning...... No, it should be said, can this really be called learning?

If it's Rin, if you want to learn the magic of commanding this group of insects, it will only take half a year at most to combine better techniques.

About this, did that dirty inkstone not think of it? No, it's because he deliberately didn't make improvements.

What you have here is just feeding, raising bugs, increasing bugs, and exercising bugs. And then use these worms to train the successor, to whip the successor, to raise the successor

The inheritance of the magic practiced here is not learning but torture; A magic that is taught directly not to the mind, but to the flesh.

That's the Makiri inheritance method, and it's also the hobby of the old magician Makiri.

The fact that he was chosen as the heir of Makiri,It means that he will be burdened with never-ending torment.。

It's like a scene from a movie. This kind of scattered behavior that simply destroys people, and the habit of simply destroying people's spirits to pieces, is far beyond Rin's acceptance.

-- Stomach acid wells up in my throat.

Rin tried to run outside, but could no longer hold back what was surging up from the depths of her throat, and she vomited, and the sour smell rose up, mixing with the rotten air, producing a violent stench.

She threw up and turned to run out.

Rin is also a magician, and she has long been aware of the fact that she has taken other people's lives. But in Tosaka's teachings, this act of taking the lives of others is also giving the other party the right to take their own lives, which can be said to be a noble contract to gamble on the soul.

She knew that the Holy Grail War she was participating in now was a brutal killing, and she didn't have time to experience any sadness. If you are not mentally prepared to face a mountain full of corpses, there is no hope of victory.

Even if they use all their wisdom and strength to take each other's lives, but the act of torturing and slaughtering the weak is not allowed, and it is not worthy of being called a magician, no matter how many reasons there are, it is not even qualified to be a human being, this is just the act of a brute.

This may be an old-fashioned statement, but this is the family motto of the Tosaka family, and it is the rule that Rin Tosaka inscribes in his soul.

It's just that all these rules seem to have disappeared at this moment.

All along, Rin didn't feel confident that she wasn't bound by her sister's phantom, and there was always a voice asking for help in her heart, evoking guilt in her heart.

Ran out of the Maki Mansion in one go, Rin didn't stop yet, as if he was going to fight with the disappointment in his heart, Rin continued to run, it felt like he was about to vomit blood. Even so, the cry for help still rang in Rin's ears as always.

Until exhaustion, the desperate time finally came to an end, Rin quietly took a breath and slowly spit it out.

――And how long has it been?

In winter, the night sky is clear and high, but the temperature is bone-chilling, and now there are even signs of snow starting to fall.

Archer couldn't help but be a little worried, Heroic Spirit didn't care about it first, Rin didn't even wear a coat, it should be very cold.

"Hmm...... It's a real headache, I was talking so beautifully in front of Shirou just now, but now I'm cornered. ”

- Alas, Rin let out a long sigh.

"Sakura's side isn't entirely her responsibility, either. As a result, I am the one who ignores everything and lets it go. ”

…… Is it talking to yourself? You can't answer what you say to yourself. Archer only looked at the stars in silence.

"Indeed, I may be a little wrong. There's no way to do it now.,Just do whatever it takes to destroy Sakura.。 Mind a little sacrifice, and in the end it will only lead to more sacrifices. ”

Intermittent self-talk is a sign of Rin's weakness.

“…… I'm not whining. I'm always wrong when it matters most. The second and third key occasions are always easy to do, but the most important ones are always wrong...... Damn, when did we go wrong, and now we have been pushed to the point of desperation before we know it...... Hey, here, isn't it time to ask 'what is cornering you' or something? ”

The neighbor who had been silent, the red-clothed knight, who could not see the figure, smiled bitterly in his heart, and began to answer in a calm voice: "Ah, hmm...... Cornered by something, Rin. ”

"Of course it was Shirou, the imposter priest, who gave me a dose of poison, but we had to eat it. Damn, this feeling of being led by the nose is really unpleasant. Rin looked resentful and continued, "Well, I mean I don't want to regret it. That guy said that I was the kind of person who would never regret going straight when I set a goal, but now I feel like I'm really a failure and frustrated. ”

"This ......"

Archer hesitated as he swallowed back what he wanted to say. There was a voice in his heart that prevented him from understanding the person of [Yanfeng Shirou], if he understood, the foundation of Emiya Shirou might crumble to the point that it no longer existed.

In this world, the contradiction of this person - what is wrong, and what is the distortion?

After a moment of silence, Archer continued, "Only this time. I don't want to admit it, but I have to say that guy is right, Tosaka, you don't need to reflect on something, and you don't need to regret anything. ”

"Why? Now that Sakura has been allowed to do whatever she wants, and with Einzberen on the verge of getting the Holy Grail, I must blame me for the wrong policy. Rin couldn't help but frown, as if surprised by Archer's words.

"That's just a failure, not a mistake, you didn't make a mistake, you can hold your chest up."

Believing that she is the right path and taking the road will not be wrong, most people just realize that they have taken the wrong path, but she is different. The path she chooses will always be able to walk with her chest upright.

"Whew, what do you mean, falling into a well?" Rin puffed out her cheeks as if she were angry.

"Well, hurry up and say a few words when the tiger falls in Pingyang. But I'm telling the truth, right? Rin, you didn't plan to end it like this, did you? Looking at the night sky, Archer said as if talking to himself.

――Even though Shirou is completely different, Rin is right, Rin is not the kind of person who will regret it.

"Honestly, you're very dazzling in my eyes...... Many times, even if I believe that what I did was right, I regret it. But you're different. You're the kind of character that even if you regret it, you'll definitely pay it back. You're going to crush your regrets with the wrong thing, you're budgeting for it. It's extremely rare when you're depressed, but it's terrible to fight back afterwards. The person who makes you depressed will definitely be depressed by you several times over. ”

-- And I, on the other hand, can only make amends after the fact, deceive myself, hoping to kill my past self as a salvation for the life you regret.

Rin didn't answer. It's just that, before she knew it, she had regained her energy and smiled.

"Ahh......h Ah, it's like the mother of a candidate before the big exam? ”

"Hey, a boy like you, in your era as a hero, also deceived a lot of girls like this, right? Now, let's hear something? ”

Archer's heart shook slightly.

Beautiful hair, a beautiful face, and a soft body held by a girl - very unwilling, but Rin is too beautiful. Although it is now that he cannot reveal his true identity to him, the longing in Archer's heart has not changed.

"That kind of thing ......" seemed to smile lightly, and Archer replied in a flirtatious tone, "Whether it is the era of being a hero in my life or the present as a heroic spirit, I dare to say that Rin is the most attractive girl I have ever seen." ”

"What...... This perfunctory answer. Then Rin quickly turned around and let out a spirited voice, "Good! Go home and rest, you'll have to be busy tomorrow night. ”

After walking a few steps, with an almost imperceptible voice.

“…… Thank you, Archer. ”

With a little shyness, Rin added such a sentence.