Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

He took off the black cloth wrapped around his left hand, revealing the scarlet Command Spell symbolizing the Master.

"No talent, I have already summoned the Servant. With the powerful power of the heroic spirit, we can easily achieve our goal."

"So what do I need to pay?"

Matou Kariya is not stupid. When someone helps you out of nowhere, then this person is either your father or something else.

- especially magicians.

"Help me." Rewinding the black cloth, Rope said. "Become my ally in the Holy Grail War in the name of 'Mato Kariya' personally."

"Be your ally?"

Matou Kariya was stunned for a moment, then laughed at himself.

"Like you said, I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't even have a magic circuit. How can I participate in this magician's fight? Can you turn me into a magician?"

"I can't, but Matou Zuoyan can."

"..."

Matou Kariya was silent, and he quickly thought of the connection.

No one understands the evil of his own magic better than him. Once a bug is implanted in his body, he becomes a puppet of Dirty Inkstone and can no longer go against the will of the old magician.Even so, if he can obtain the qualifications of a magus, Kariya, who has Matou's blood on his body, will immediately receive the Command Spell.

But as the price, Kariya had to pay with his life.Even if other Masters did not die in this war, if the engraved insects were to be cultivated in such a short period of time, Kariya's body etched by the insects would only have a few years left to live.

"Am I going to replace Sakura and become the Master of the Matou family..."

"Ah, probably."

...this is also your original destiny.Rope thought regretfully.

After all, he still admires this good uncle, but now he is constantly attacking his weakness with words, carrying out psychological and moral oppression...

Sure enough, I am also slowly changing... No, this is all inevitable in the future, I just made this decision a little earlier for my own victory!

"What's your answer?" Rope continued to oppress. "After hesitating, that poor girl is estimated to be invaded by insects. Her body is completely broken, right?"

"……I agree."

In the end, Kariya made up his mind.

He stood up and looked at Rope firmly, without the slightest retreat in his eyes.

"As long as you can save Sakura, even if you want my life! Rope, I promise you! If you abide by the agreement, then I will assist you in this war as my own person. win."

"very good."

Rope nodded, showing a relieved smile.

"You should go back to Fuyuki City as soon as possible. If you go back earlier, you might be able to save Sakura from that old guy. If you summon a Servant, you will have a turn with me. My Servant is Lancer. You'll know how to find me in time. As soon as we make up, we'll take action and kill the old guy."

The goal was achieved, and it was meaningless to stay, Ropey stood up and prepared to leave.

But halfway through, he stopped again.

"Mato Kariya, I don't hate you, so don't die."

After that, Rope ignored him and walked straight outside.

-

While Rope was busy preparing for the war, the Einzbern Castle in Germany finally got the holy relic they needed.

"I didn't expect that I actually found this thing..."

Emiya Kiritsugu was also quite surprised by this.

It's the scabbard.

Gold texture, decorated with dazzling blue enamel, such luxurious equipment, not so much.Weapons are not so much the treasures that show the majesty of the nobles, such as the crown and the staff.The engraving in the middle is a long-lost goblin script... it proves that this scabbard is a handicraft made by non-human hands.

"...Why are there no flaws? Is this really a relic unearthed from an era [-] years ago?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked suspiciously.

"This itself is just a conceptual treasure. Of course, it will be weathered as a substance, not to mention a medium for summoning a holy relic. This is a treasure in the field of magic."

Irisviel respectfully took out the golden scabbard from the lined box and held it in her hand.

"It is said that this scabbard can heal the bearer's wounds just by wearing it on the body; it can stop the aging... Of course, the premise is that its 'original owner' provides magic power."

"In other words, as long as the summoned Heroic Spirit uses it, this thing itself can also be used as a 'Master's treasure'."

"Probably." Irisviel said uncertainly. "However, the premise is that the 'treasure owner' provides magic power."

"Ah...King Arthur..."

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned and lit a cigarette in distress.

"Knight King, it sounds like it doesn't match me. Speaking of which, I prefer Caster and Assassin this time..."

At this moment - which is very inconsistent with the luxurious flame tree-style interior decoration, a thin electronic sound started.

On the heavy ebony task machine, a portable laptop is placed casually, just like a sewing machine on an operating table.

It was rare for a magician to have no reluctance to use such a machine, and Kiritsugu was one of them.When he asked for telephone lines and generators to be set up in the city, the old patriarch was blown away.

"...Then, what is it?"