Under the night sky at dusk, standing in front of the western-style buildings among the lush greenery, the wild goose stopped in the night.

After ten years, Jian Tong Yanye stood at the door of his hometown again.

Through a transparent window, the eyes of an old man met.

After a concise and step-by-step battle of words at the door, Jian Tong Yanye re-entered the familiar Jian Tong Mansion and sat on the sand in the living room.

"I seem to have said that I don't want to see your face again."

The short old man who sat down opposite the night of the Tong Yan and threw down a sentence coldly and disgusted was the head of the Jian Tong clan or the head of the family - the Jian Tong Dirty Yan.

The old man's bald head and limbs were as thin as mummies, but his sunken eye sockets showed a delicate light, and he was an unusual strange man both in appearance and behavior.

To be honest, even Kirimaya himself can't determine the true age of this old man, and what's even funnier is that his identity is the father of Yanya's brothers written on the Japanese family register, but on the family tree, his great-grandfather, and even the ancestors three generations ago, also wrote the name Dirty Inkstone.

How many generations has this person spanned to rule the Maki family?

Through terrible means that cannot be described in words, he prolongs his life again and again, an old and immortal magician, a ruler of the Maki bloodline that the wild goose can't avoid at night, and an out-and-out youkai who lives in today's world.

"Some words have reached my ears, you can really embarrass the Jian Tong family."

Yan Ye knew very well that he was now facing a cold and powerful magician, but he didn't feel scared at all.

This person is the aggregate of everything that Yan Ye has hated, disliked, and insulted in this life, even if he is killed by this person, Yan Ye will still despise him.

Since the duel ten years ago, he has already had such a spirit, so he was able to get rid of the shackles and leave the Maki family and gain the freedom to live alone.

"I heard that Tosaka's youngest daughter has passed over. You just want to keep a little bit of the magician's genes for the bloodline of Makiri? ”

Hearing Yan Ye's questioning tone, Dirty Yan frowned deeply.

"Ask me in an interrogative tone? You kid deserve it too? I don't want to think about who it is because of the door of the Tong family that the door of the house is scattered here? ”

"Among the children born to that kid of Tsuruno, there is no magic circuit anymore, and the magicians of the pure-blooded Makiri family have been cut off by this generation. But Ah Yanye, when it comes to becoming a magician, your younger brother is more talented than his elder brother Tsuruno. If you had honestly become the head of the family and inherit the secret art of the family, things would not have come to this point. You're a ......."

Just as the old man's tirade was about to be spoken, Yan Ye's nose was interrupted with a snort.

"Alright, don't pretend, old vampire, are you still concerned about the survival of the Jian Tong clan? It's really laughing to death, I think even if no one comes to pass on the ancestry, don't you old man live well, no matter if it is a thousand or two thousand years, won't it be over if you live by yourself. ”

As soon as Yan Ye's words were finished, the anger on the dirty inkstone's face disappeared at once, the corners of his mouth hooked up, and he couldn't see any emotions like human beings at all, which was simply a monster's smile.

"It's still the same, and I don't know how to be polite at all."

"It's all because of your teaching, so I won't say big things to mislead people."

"Hehehehehe......"

The old man made a strange sound from the depths of his throat with pleasure.

"That's right. My old man's life is longer than you and Tsuruno's son, but how to maintain this body is the key issue. Even if there is no successor, a magician representing the Kiri, it is still necessary, so I must hold the Holy Grail in my palm. ”

“...... After all, you're still here for this. ”

Yan Ye has already noticed that this old magician, no, the old guy is delusional in his pursuit of the art of immortality, and in order to perfectly realize this wish-fulfillment machine called "Holy Grail".

If you want to support this old monster who has lived for centuries to continue to live, the power of magic is undoubtedly not enough, then you must rely on the miraculous power of the Holy Grail.

"The cycle of the Holy Grail War is coming soon, but in the fourth Holy Grail War, there is no one in our Kirito family to fight, and Tsuruno's magic is not enough to drive the servant, so he has not received the spell until now."

"However, even if this war is missed, there is still a chance of victory sixty years later, and the placenta of Sakura, the daughter of the Tosaka family, will definitely give birth to an excellent warlock. I have great expectations for her as a good vessel. ”

Tosaka Sakura's young face appeared in the mind of the wild goose.

She left the impression that she was a little girl who matured much later than her sister Rin and always followed her sister, and it was too early for such a child to bear such a heavy fate as a magician.

Despite the countless anger surging in his chest, Yan Ye still suppressed his anger, pretending to be calm, and continued to negotiate with the dirty inkstone here.

After all, being emotional is unhelpful.

Yanye knew that the dirty inkstone on the other side was a powerful magician, and he could kill himself on the spot without difficulty, so if he used force, he had no chance of winning, and the only way to save Sakura was to negotiate.

"-In that case, if you can get the Holy Grail, you don't need Sakura Tosaka, right?"

Yan Ye's words made Dirty Yan's eyes narrow: "What are your intentions?" ”

"Let's make a deal, Dirty Inkstone. I'll take the Holy Grail for you in the Holy Grail War that follows, and in exchange, you let Tosaka Sakura go. The hand in the trouser pocket tightened, and the tone remained calm.

The dirty inkstone was stunned for a while, and then laughed in an insulting tone: "Hahahaha, don't be stupid, you, a straggler who hasn't practiced for more than ten years, want to become a master who can summon servants in these few days?" ”

"You must have the secret art to do that, right? Dead old man, your best insect technique. ”

Staring straight into the eyes of the old magician on the sand opposite, Yanye played his hole cards.

"Implant your 'Engraved Worm' into my body, my more than 100 catties of flesh are all from the blood of the unclean Jian Tong family, and it should be more suitable than other people's daughters."

The expression on Dirty Yan's face vanished, revealing an inhuman magician's face.

"Wild Goose Night...... Are you looking for death? ”

'Are you worried about me?' Father's Lord? ”

There was a mocking and serious look on his face.

Dirty Yan seemed to have understood that Yan Ye was serious, he looked at Yan Ye coldly, and then sighed with a lot of emotion and said.

"Indeed, with your qualities, you are indeed much more promising than Tsuruno, expand the magic circuit in your body through the Marking Worm, and after a few days of rigorous training, you may really be able to become a player recognized by the Holy Grail and successfully summon the Heroic Spirit."

"But then again, why on earth would you sacrifice so much for a little girl?"

"The affairs of the Jian Tong family are done by the people of the Jian Tong family, don't involve unrelated others."

"It's really competitive."

An extremely pleasant, heartfelt mischievous smile appeared on Dirty Yan's face: "Yanye, I want to say, if your purpose is not to let others get involved, don't you think it's a little late?" Do you know how many days the girl from the Tosaka family has been here? ”

"What?!"

The sudden despair pierced Yanye's heart at once.

"Old man, do you mean—"

"That little girl can still cry and scream from time to time for the first three days, but since the fourth day, she has not even made a sound, this morning I put her in the worm barn, I just wanted to see how long she could stay, but I didn't expect to be ravaged by the worms for a long time, and now there is still gas."

"It seems that the Tosaka family's material is really lovely."

The words of the dirty inkstone made the Yan Ye of the Yan Dynasty rise with a strong killing intent from the hatred, and this emotion made Yan Ye's shoulders tremble.

Grab the evil magician at once, and twist his neck with all your might—an irresistible urge is rolling inside the wild goose.

But as soon as he thought of the difference in strength between the two, Jian Tong Yanye could only give up, and now he was more eager for strength than usual.

As if he had seen through the mind of the wild goose, the dirty inkstone was like a satisfied cat purring, squeezing out a few cold laughs from his throat.

"What do you say? The little girl has been violated from head to toe by insects, and she has long been broken, and if you still want to save her, I can't think about it. ”

"No problem, let me do it."

Yan Ye replied coldly, there was no other choice when he came.

"Good, good. It's good that you have this heart, but until you do, Sakura's education will continue. ”

The old magician sneered with satisfaction, and the anger and despair of the wild goose night being played with in the palm of his hand brought him pleasure.

"Compared to you, the straggler who betrayed Kiri, the child she gave birth to has a better chance of winning, and I was ready to give up at the beginning of this Holy Grail War, and I didn't think I could win, but if you get the Holy Grail, it doesn't hurt to promise you."

"Anyway, the little girl of the Tosaka family will be useless at that time, and her education will be until you get the Holy Grail."

"It's decided? Dirty inkstone! ”

"It's decided, Yanye, then for the sake of our plan, let me transform you into a powerful magician who can summon heroic spirits in the next few days, so let's try to make you a breeding ground for bugs first."

"If you haven't been mad to death by then, our agreement will be officially established."

While standing up on crutches, Dirty Yan showed a vicious smile to Yanye that heralded the arrival of all evil: "Then let's prepare, the preparation itself is fast - if you want to change your mind, you have to do it now." ”

Yan Ye didn't say anything, just shook his head and refused the last chance.

Once the worm is implanted in his body, he will become a puppet of the dirty inkstone, and he can no longer go against the will of the old magician.

Even so, if you can get the qualification of a magician, the wild goose with the blood of Makiri, will immediately receive the spell.

And the Holy Grail War is the only chance to save the little girl Sakura Tosaka.

If you want to participate in the Holy Grail War, you will never be able to achieve it as an ordinary person and get this opportunity, and as a price, Yanye will have to pay with her life.

Even if you can escape from the other masters, if you have to cultivate the Engraved Worm in just one year, the wild goose will only have a few years left to live if it is etched by the worm.

It doesn't matter, though.

As long as I can prevent that woman from showing such a sad expression again, I can sacrifice myself and sacrifice the existence of Tong Yanye.

As long as you can win the Holy Grail War, you will be the last winner.

Thinking of this, Jian Tong Yanye clenched his fists tightly, and followed Jian Tong's dirty inkstone to the underground of Jian Tong's house, and his back was gradually swallowed by the darkness.

(To be continued, these chapters of the prelude to the war are mainly about the qualifications for the Holy Grail War, so that some readers who haven't watched this anime will be able to read it)