Ryunosuke Woo is a murderer who has become completely accustomed to and enjoys sitting in a chair called human life, and he is a man who plays purely for the sake of playing. He's trying out a new cocktail recipe and looking for the next victim, and he's having a lot of fun doing it. However, even if it's a murderous maniac like Ryunosuke Yusheng. Recently, I have also been caught up in the agony of "no passion".

Having seduced more than thirty victims, and having tried almost all kinds of torture and torture methods, he no longer felt the novelty.

Ryunosuke, who had tried every method he could think of, could not regain the excitement and emotion he had experienced no matter how cruel and humiliating he was to his prey now.

In order to be able to return to the original point and regain the feeling of the past, Ryunosuke returned to his hometown after five years of absence, and when his parents were asleep in the dead of night, he walked alone into the earthen warehouse in the backyard. Hidden in this earthen barn is the first victim of his renunciation of family affection.

My sister, who I haven't seen for five years, has been waiting for her younger brother in this earthen barn house, except for a slight change in appearance. Facing his sister who didn't complain, Ryunosuke felt discouraged when he thought he had run away in vain, and it was at this time that he found an old book that was a little moldy in the mountains of rags in the warehouse.

This is an ancient book bound in Japanese with wormholes, and it is not a printed matter, but a personal handwriting. The date inside says Keio 9. It seems that it was written more than 100 years ago at the end of the Edo period.

It was not difficult for Ryunosuke, who had read through Hanshu since he was a student, to read this notebook - but it was not easy to understand what was written in it. The tiny words were piled up on the paper in a mess, and the writing was simply as ridiculous nonsense as witchcraft. But judging from the text scattered on the page, such as Christ and Satan, it seems that there are descriptions of Western gods and monsters. Offering a human body as a sacrifice to a demon in another world to summon Shikijin Yunyun is a fantasy novel-like world.

At the end of the Edo period, Western science was classified as heretical. And the most heretical of them is this kind of book describing Western gods and monsters, although the credibility of what is written here is not high, but Ryunosuke does not care about the authenticity of the content of the book at all. Just by looking at the old books from the warehouse in my hometown, it's already very cool and funny.

The murderer's regaining the passion to kill is the most exciting.

As a result, Ryunosuke quickly moved his stronghold to the "Land of the Spirit Veins" mentioned in the book.

Again began his night hunt. Although it is unknown what is magical in this land now known as Fuyuki City, Ryunosuke has already begun to prepare for it, and his murder plan is faithfully reproduced as much as possible as described in ancient books.

First of all, the first step is to sacrifice a girl who does not return home at night as a living sacrifice in an abandoned factory, which is even more exciting and interesting than imagined. This kind of ritual killing, which he had never experienced before, completely attracted Ryunosuke. And he couldn't stop his hands, and he carried out his rituals one after another, and this small town, which was once peaceful, now fell into the abyss of terror.

And then, the fourth crime-this time the target was a family of four in the middle of the residential area, and Ryunosuke who had infiltrated it, although he was intoxicated with the incomparable pleasure of committing the crime, but after all, it was the fourth time that the same crime had been committed, and the impulsive enthusiasm cooled a little, and in the corner of his mind, the warning of reason began to echo quietly in his ears.

Let's be a little more restrained, maybe it's a little too much this time.

So far, Ryunosuke has been constantly changing locations across the country to kill people. He never kills someone twice in the same place, and he is very thoughtful about the disposal of corpses. Of those who died at Ryunosuke's hands, more than half of them are still believed to be missing, and it seems that the search is still ongoing.

But if you think about it carefully, it's a very stupid act to think about it, as this time, there is no hiding of corpses and physical evidence at all, and it is a serial killing. Because I was too rigid about the style recorded in the book, I completely forgot my usual prudence. Especially this time it was very difficult. The first three times so far have all failed because of the lack of blood and failed to complete the magic array, so this time in order to complete the magic array, the only way to get more blood is to kill the sleeping family, maybe a little too appalling. In this case, the police will definitely chase the criminals with red eyes, and the vigilance of the local residents will also be improved to varying degrees. In any case, this is not the way the "leopards" who operate covertly behave.

Anyway, I'm going to leave Fuyuki City after tonight - Ryunosuke made up his mind.

Although he is very fond of this dark ritual and wants to continue to do it in the future, it is better to think carefully about the so-called things that are not enough.

After tidying up a bit, Ryunosuke once again focused on the ritual.

"Fill, fill, fill, fill. Repeat four times -- hey, five times? Oops, just a little less...... That's it?"

Ryunosuke hummed a summoning spell in his nose. While using blood to draw the pattern of the magic circle on the floor of the living room. Maybe the real ritual should be a little more solemn, but that oppressive atmosphere doesn't suit Ryunosuke's way of doing things. For him, it is not so much the atmosphere of imitating the ceremony as it is to be in a good mood.

Today's magic array, according to the pattern recorded in the book, once depicted, it was successful. If I had known that it would have gone so smoothly today, those preparations in advance would have been a waste of time. For this time, he deliberately killed his parents and eldest daughter.

"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill. This time it's five times. 0k？”

He artistically applied the remaining blood to the walls of the room. Then he walked over to the little boy who was still alive in the corner, gagged and tied with rope, and he leaned close to the boy's face to see his reflection, and the boy's weeping eyes stared at the wreckage of his sister and parents.

"Hey, kid, do you think there really are demons?"

Ryunosuke asked the shivering child, tilting his head to look at him as if he was pretending to think. Of course, he didn't want the gagged child to answer his question, he just wanted the child to feel the fear more personally.

"Newspapers and magazines often refer to me as a demon. But isn't it strange that I can kill this person by myself, and it only takes one bomb to surpass me in an instant. ”

The kid is very nice. Ryunosuke likes children the most. Adults sometimes show that kind of cowardice and crying is unseemly ugly, and when it happens to children, it is naughty and cute. Even if it's bedwetting, it's tolerated because you're young.

"Well, forget it. Let them say I'm a demon. However, if there were real demons in this world besides me, wouldn't it be very unpleasant to be a real demon? That's not a good thing. Is it good to pretend to be like 'Rain Monkey Ryunosuke is a demon'? If you think so, you have to admit it now. Do real demons exist?"

The more Ryunosuke talked, the more excited he became, and he became closer to this child who was trembling with fear. He was usually a man of few words, but whenever he saw blood, especially around the dying, he became very talkative.

Only the little boy was left unkilled, because the blood of the three people was enough to finish the magic array, and there was no other meaning. He was going to wait for the ritual to be completed before thinking of another interesting way to kill the child—

"But, if the demon does show up, and we don't have any preparation, we just have a tea party with the demon, that would be a bit idiot......, wouldn't it? If Mr. Demon does appear, do you want to be killed once and see?"

“......！”

Even a young child can fully understand the meaning of the anomaly in Ryunosuke's words. Looking at the appearance of the child in front of him who wanted to scream but couldn't scream, and could only open his eyes full of fear and couldn't escape, Ryunosuke grinned and couldn't stop laughing.

"What would it be like to be killed by a demon? Whether you will be eaten in one bite or torn to pieces, I think it will be a very valuable experience. It's definitely not for nothing - ah, it hurts!"

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain. Pulled Ryunosuke back from fantasy to reality.

On the back of his right hand, he didn't touch anything, but it hurt as if he was soaked in poison. Although the pain was fleeting, the afterglow of the pain still lingered on the surface of his skin, making the back of his hand tingle.

“...... What is this? What is this......

On the back of his right hand, where the pain had not completely subsided, I don't know when a tattoo-like pattern was engraved.

“...... Hey"

After seeing this pattern, Ryunosuke not only did not feel sick and uneasy, but first felt that this pattern was very beautiful. I don't know what the painting means, but the pattern of these three snakes intertwined is really beautiful as a pattern tattoo.

However, just as he had just recovered from this intoxication, he suddenly felt a flow of air behind him, and Ryunosuke turned back in even more surprise.

There was a wind blowing. In this completely enclosed room, there should be absolutely no air currents that will not blow. What started as a breeze quickly turned into a violent whirlwind that swept the entire living room into chaos.

The magic circle drawn on the bed began to emit a faint phosphorescent light at some point, and Ryunosuke stared at it with a look of disbelief.

He even had expectations for the occurrence of this anomaly, and even had expectations for its further development, and such an obvious strange phenomenon was completely beyond his expectations. It's like an exaggeration in a horror movie that Ryunosuke has always looked down upon. But this kind of effect of deceiving children that people can't laugh even if they want to laugh has become a real reality.

In the blink of an eye, the air currents in the room had developed into a tornado that was dangerous even to stand in, and the TV and vase in the living room were shattered by the wind. A mist gradually rose in the center of the glowing magic circle, and there were faint lightning and sparks flying in it. Faced with the unseemly situation in this world, Ryunosuke Yusheng didn't feel fear at all, but watched quietly by the side like a child who was full of expectations for magic.

It's a curiosity about the unknown.

I used to be curious about such an incredible thing as "death", and I gradually felt tired of the continuous killing that I didn't know when I lost that brilliance, and now at last-

Flash. This was followed by a thunderous roar.

A blast of impact passed through Ryunosuke's body. It's like being burned by a high-voltage electric current.

A strange power that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Yusheng clan. When he was about to be forgotten by his descendants, with the blood flowing in the body of the Yusheng clan, the mysterious legacy called the "magic circuit" that had been sleeping in the body of Yusheng Ryunosuke has finally reawakened today. Then, the "external power" that just entered Ryunosuke's body. After the newly opened magic loop in his body, it flowed out of his body again, and was then absorbed by the object summoned from the Otherworld.

-- It can be said that this is an exception within an exception.

Originally, according to the requirements of the Fuyuki Holy Grail itself, it was necessary to have seven servants. It does not mean that a qualified person summons a servant and gets the qualification of the corresponding master. Instead, it is up to the Holy Grail to select seven qualified people to serve as masters.

And which Heroic Spirit can be summoned is also determined by the Holy Grail in the final analysis. The magicians worked so hard to perform the ritual in the hope that they could summon the servants they wanted more accurately. So no matter how clumsy the summoning array you use or how vague the incantation you utter, as long as you have the qualifications recognized by the Holy Grail, you can achieve miracles......

"-I ask you"

From the thick fog came a soft, cold sound, and the wind stopped imperceptibly. The magic circle that had been glowing just now had dimmed, and the blood on the bed had turned black and dried up as if it had been burned. Then, in the thin mist, there was a glow of fire, and the man who had just spoken suddenly appeared in front of Ryunosuke.

The flaming head stared at itself, there was no flesh and skin on it, only bones, and it made a sound even though it had no vocal cords, which was really strange.

Her outfit is very ordinary. She is wearing a dark red trench coat that fits her calf-length, and under the trench coat is a tight black leather coat, dressed like the "Death Witch" that appeared in the comics.

"Scumbag, how do you want to die?"

“......”

Ryunosuke was a little unsure of how to answer. Emerging from the lightning and smoke of a summoning array made of blood—a very exaggerated monster indeed...... Although it is very ordinary in terms of clothing, but the burning skeleton alone can tell that this woman is a demon!

Scratching his head slightly, Ryunosuke replied mentally ready.

"Well, Miss Demon, my name is Ryunosuke Yusheng. Freelancer. Interest is killing. Loves small kids and young girls. ”

The woman nodded. It was as if he had heard everything except the name.

"Sure enough, it's scum that's broken both inside and out;

"Hmm-what?" the foreign object penetrated Ryunosuke's body,

Just when Ryunosuke wondered what was going on, he suddenly felt a hot, slippery sensation in the palm of his hand touching his abdomen...... Then, in a daze, he looked at his hand, which was dyed red.

"Wow ......"

Red.

Pure red without any variegation.

At that time, it was a bright and eye-catching color, and I was always looking for it.

Ahh

This is what I have been pursuing, and I have repeatedly searched countless places but I have never been able to find the real red.

He lovingly and gently hugged the blood-soaked abdomen.

"I see...... No wonder I'm ...... I couldn't find ......."

I didn't expect that what I had been looking for would be hidden by my side......

Just when his thoughts were feeling unprecedented intoxication and satisfaction because of the pituitary hormone that came up, the cold light that followed was in a different place.

Although the head rolled down to her feet, but at the corner of his mouth-

There is still a happy smile remaining.

Hey!Concubine Ma Yun (female name) sighed, the flames burned out the blood on the Tang knife, "Deal with this child now, this family is really unlucky." ”

Concubine Ma Yun didn't know that after she left with the child, the magic array lit up again.