Tribute to the Demon King

Sensei, Sora...I failed and let you down...

……Really sorry.

Kenneth's lips moved.Afterwards, the magician who had never stopped to rest for a moment in his life, with the long-lost peace and tranquility, calmly stopped breathing as if he had fallen asleep.

Author's message:

A big chapter close to [-] words... I thought about it, but I will continue to write the chapter. Let's just finish it.

I'm so sleepy, I'm going to bed too, good night everyone...

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The moment Tohsaka Tokiomi was engulfed in the black mud, the scene of hell was already imprinted in his mind.

An unbearable ugliness, an unbearable sin.It was a blessing that Tohsaka Tokiomi was able to break free from it—people caught by that curse would devour their intelligence and destroy their minds because of pain and disgust.

Just like the old man Matou who was full of ugly looks before.

"... Even the Matou family has lost their glory now."

Tohsaka Tokiomi murmured.A faint sadness lingered in his heart.

Two hundred years.

After all, the Yusan family was still in decline.

"Holy Grail... Where did it go wrong?"

Tokiomi looked at the black sun in the distance in a daze.

No matter what the real body of the curse is, in short, it is definitely not the Holy Grail——

Supported by Kotomine Rizheng, Tohsaka Tokiomi frowned and stared at the black sun.After staring for a long time, he sighed deeply.

What was reflected in Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes was a scene like hell.

Everything is burning, as if everything is scorched after a war has raged.

Now it seems... the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family to reach the root, cannot be realized in my own generation.

……Not only that.Even the promise of a safe return from the Holy Grail might turn into an unfulfilled lie.

Tokiomi sighed deeply.

After being submerged by the black mud once, he felt that there was a huge problem with his body.

He now has stiff joints and cold extremities.His muscles gradually lost strength, and his vision began to blur.

Throat is hot, as if swallowing strong acid.Even if it's just normal breathing, the trachea is almost split, it's like inhaling shards of glass.

If it weren't for the Tohsaka family's magic engraving to keep him alive, Tohsaka Tokiomi might not even have the strength to stand up now.

Obviously drew the trump card, but in the end it turned into such an uneasy ending...

"...Sorry, Lancer. Now it seems that my talents are not enough to control you and lead you to victory."

Tohsaka Tokiomi raised his head, looked at the golden heroic spirit, and slowly took a breath: "It's...my fault."

Possessing martial arts that have reached the realm of the gods and such a noble spirit, even in terms of his heroic character, Karna can still compete for the first or second place among all Servants.How incompetent is he who made a contract with him but failed to win?

Presumably, it was also very painful for Karna to endure his command.Freedom at last...maybe it's a relief for him.

Tokiomi couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"Don't blame yourself, Master... No, Tokiomi. I probably know what you're thinking."

The golden heroic spirit on the side gently persuaded: "Indeed, the more outstanding and cherished talents, the more they should be rescued first, and the more they should receive victory and preferential treatment. Because of this, human beings will desperately want to improve their own value... … After all, no one cares about worthless things.”

Karna's words pierced Tokiomi's heart like a sharp knife point: "However, human talents are limited. If you are not born to be a special person, you will not be able to climb to the top no matter how hard you try. .”

"...That's right."

Even though he desperately wanted to turn away his face and cover his ears to escape, at this moment Tokiomi still lowered his head, quietly listening to Karna's comments to him.

The failure was caused by his own reasons, and now Tokiomi hardly has the face to face Karna.

The education Tokiomi received made it impossible for him to evade the responsibilities that should belong to him.The responsibility of "failure" that should have been borne by him made him feel painful like a sharp knife in the heart.

If Karna cursed and yelled dissatisfied at him, Tohsaka Tokiomi could relax a bit.Even just a frown, or a disappointed sigh will do.

However, Karna did not get angry, and even his words were still gentle, without any dissatisfaction.

What's more, every word Karna said happened to hit Tokiomi's sore spot.Even Tokiomi himself knew that Karna was right.

Therefore, no matter what, there is no way to escape——

However, at the next moment, Karna changed the subject: "However, this kind of thinking is too heavy for me."

"If you want to comment on other people's talents, you must first measure your own talents. But I am not a special person. I am just a gun. A gun cannot choose who to save or not to save."

Karna's words left Tokiomi and Risei speechless.

They all know very well what kind of existence this rare hero is.

...However, they can all see that Karna really thinks so in his heart.

"Tokiomi. You are my Master."