infinite death song

There were already occupants in the large and small bedrooms on the second floor, so Bai Ye placed Xiao Ying in the remaining small bedroom, covered her with a quilt, turned off the lights, and retreated from the bedroom.

After Bai Ye placed Sakura, he went to the study and sorted out the information collected during this trip.

He is different from ordinary humans, sleep is not a necessary life activity, it is most appropriate to say that it is used to pass the time.

The same is true for food. Food can be used to satisfy appetite. The meaning of eating is not much different from that of sleeping.

After sorting out the information he needed and making some guesses, Bai Ye closed the notebook and put the signature pen in the pen holder.

The headlights in the study have been turned off, only the desk lamp is still on, and the range of illumination is really limited.

Put the notebook for recording information in the drawer of the writing desk at random, and then randomly took a book from the side to read.

There was not much movement during the whole process. There were only open windows in the study room, and a warm night breeze blew in, filling the whole study room, followed by the rustling sound of leaves, and the fresh smell drifting in.

At this moment, Bai Ye turned his head and saw that the door of his study was gently pushed open, the lights in the corridor were on, and a ray of light was reflected on the floor of the study.

A small head popped out from the cracked door, looking at Bai Ye with timid but bright eyes.

It was Sakura.

"... Uncle, I can't sleep... Can you sleep with me by my side?"

"..."

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early morning.

The Matou mansion in the sun.

Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!

Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!Damn it!

——Ten consecutive 'damn' thoughts occurred in Matou Zouken's mind.

He sat on the leather sofa in the living room, staring at something with cold and frightening eyes.

His stature is very short, his bald head and hands and feet have shrunk to such an extent that people would mistake him for a mummy, but the eyes hidden deep in the sunken eye sockets can still be described as flickering, like a gloomy light shining in the dark bug face.

Gives people a strange, disgusting and even disorienting temperament.

This old man is Matou Zouken.

The exact age is also a secret in the Matou family.

But just as a joke, on the household registration, he is Matou Kariya's father, but on the genealogy, he is Matou Kariya's great-grandfather.

Even on the family tree three generations ago, there are ancestors named 'Zangyan'.

Even Matou Kariya doesn't know how many years this old man has lived and how many eras he has experienced in Matou's family.

It is a monster that has lived for hundreds of years.

He is also one of the people Matou Kariya fears, hates, and despises the most.

But at the moment the old man was very angry.

Although not to the point of losing his mind, it is true that he has not felt such anger for a long time.

Even in the face of the contradicting and contempt of his heirs, he was not as strong as this kind of anger and embarrassment.

A little thief who didn't know where came from, made a mess in his house, causing all the bugs in the basement of Matou's mansion to riot, and it was difficult to command.

In order to make these bugs completely obey, Zou Yan spent a whole night to calm down the rioting bugs, and honestly returned to the lair in the basement.

However, Sakura and Kariya disappeared from Matou's house.

For a humble guy like Matou Kariya, Matou Zouken doesn't care about his life or death.

Although this time he participated in the Holy Grail War on behalf of the Matou family and was recognized by the Holy Grail, Zouken knew Kariya's level very well.

Even after a year of transformation by the engraving worm, it cannot be said that there is no chance of winning the Holy Grail in this cruel and ruthless Holy Grail War, but it is not worth Zouyan's cost to put all expectations in his hands.

Compared to Matou Kariya, a child who does not obey discipline, Matou Sakura is his trump card for the Holy Grail War.

Although it is still being cultivated, Zouken has no doubts about Matou Sakura's qualifications.

Under the transformation of the engraving worm, her value will be higher than that of a disobedient and rebellious child like Kariya, and she will also obey the fear and despair he bestowed on her.

But this hole card has now lost its trace.

How can Zou Yan not be annoyed by this?

He didn't know who came to Matou's mansion last night to make trouble and kidnap Sakura.

Since he did such a thing, he would have to bear the crazy revenge from the Matou family afterwards.

Kariya disappeared from the Matou mansion for only one reason, and that was to find Sakura's whereabouts.

The reason why he stayed in the Matou mansion and participated in the Holy Grail War was only for Sakura.

Therefore, at the moment when Sakura disappeared from the Matou mansion, Kariya's betrayal and departure were expected by Zouken.

Even so, I think that a rebellious child like Matou Kariya is not a threat.

But if he was the first to find Sakura, things would be really difficult.

But Zou Yan is still full of confidence.

As long as there are engraved worms in his body, he can use insect magic to find the traces of the engraved worms in the human body.

That is to say, even if Kariya left the Matou mansion, his whereabouts would be controlled by Matou Zouken, as well as the whereabouts of Sakura, as long as he searched carefully, he would be able to bring Sakura back to him in a short time. Go back to Matou's mansion.

But this matter should be done as early as possible, as long as Sakura is in his hands, everything about Kariya really cannot escape his control.

The intruder who came to Matou's mansion last night seemed to have a way to deal with insect magic, which was a bit difficult. Before going to find Sakura, Zouken decided to prepare more magic props in case of emergency.

"No matter who you are, if you pissed off this old man, I will let you try the cruelest insect punishment in the world, and die screaming in pain!"

Sitting on the sofa, the old magician who had lived for hundreds of years smirked grinningly.

It is impossible to see that this is a smile that humans can show, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a monster.

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Nine forty-five in the morning.

Tohsaka Mansion——

"Good morning, Rin."

When Kotomine Kirei came to the Tohsaka mansion, he saw a little girl with twin tails dragging a box walking around in the corridor, and said hello very normally.

Three years have passed since Tosaka Tokiomi became his teacher.

So he also knew Tokiomi's daughter Tohsaka Rin for three years.

When we first met, she was only four years old, but she had already shown the aptitude of a good magician.

In the future, he will be the heir of the Tohsaka family.

As expected, after sending Tohsaka Sakura away a year ago, Tokiomi left his eldest daughter Tohsaka Rin in the Tohsaka mansion, nurturing and taking good care of her.

The girl Rin looked at Kirei with suspicion and jealousy.

"...Good morning, Kirei."

Call him by his first name instead of using the word 'senior brother' to address each other.

The tone was also very blunt, but because of Tokiomi's good education to her, Rin tried to force herself to respond to Kirei's greeting with a dignified and decent attitude.

Although very young, Rin, as the future head of the magician family, naturally cannot use the thinking of leading a child to make a comparison.

Every move is quite ladylike, with the shadow of her mother and her father.

"Are you going to leave so early? I heard from the teacher, didn't you say that you will leave this afternoon?"

Kirei asked in a flat tone.

"Father asked me and my mother to leave early this morning. It may have something to do with the fireworks last night. It seems to be the work of a magician."

As the Holy Grail War was imminent, Tokiomi decided to let his daughter and his wife go back to his wife's natal family to protect the safety of their mother and daughter.

"is it?"

Kirei nodded.

Of course, he also saw the fireworks last night, and the Hassans also reported it.

Although after a thorough investigation, some doubts were indeed found, but it was still far from the truth of the matter.

"Kirei...you will stay here and fight side by side with Father."

Rin wasn't questioning, but affirming.

"Yes, the teacher trusts me so much in giving me his back, and I have to respond."

Kirei could see that the attitude in Rin's heart was dissatisfied.

He understands Rin's pride.

Besides, it is normal for children to be rebellious. If Rin is too obedient, he will be like Matou Sakura who lives in Matou's house, lacking independent will and self-will.

It seems that I am not qualified to say that to others.Kirei thought so in his heart.

He doesn't know what happiness is, and he doesn't know what sadness is.

They don't know how to resist, obey the rules, and abide by their duties and ideas.

As long as it is a task, no matter what the content is, he will do it well.

He expects to challenge difficult tasks so that he can have a different life.

But in the end, I found that the emptiness in my heart was still not eliminated.

He doesn't even know what he wants or needs.

In the eyes of outsiders, even in the eyes of his father Kotomine Risei and his teacher Tosaka Tokiomi, he is a trustworthy son and disciple, and he is such a 'saint'.

Kirei was extremely repulsive to the 'sage', but he didn't express his dissatisfaction.

He wishes he could understand his own emptiness, or that others could understand him.

But so far, no one can understand what he is.

"Kirei."

At this moment, Rin called Kirei to stop.

"what?"

"I hate you so much."

Rin said seriously, and stared at Kirei's face without too many emotional fluctuations with serious eyes.

This is not the kindness of Kotomine Risei's godfather, nor is it the elegance and calmness of his father Tokiomi.

Even though Tokiomi had told her more than once, Kirei was an excellent student, a trustworthy disciple, and a 'sage' who was willing to help others and gathered all the good things in time.

But from Rin's point of view, Kirei's face lacked expression and confidence, and Rin didn't know whether he was a 'saint' from the outside.

She just felt that Kirei was not a human being, but a living puppet.

There is no purpose, no need.

Even when being praised by Tokiomi for his talent, he remained 'modest' without any fluctuation.

This is exactly what Rin loathes and is dissatisfied with Kirei.

But his father Tokiomi thought that her thoughts and perceptions of disliking Kirei were too narrow, so he laughed it off and didn't take it seriously.

He also let her daughter get in touch with Kirei more, learn from his hard work and concentration, so that the Tohsaka family can be regarded as successors.

In Rin's eyes, Kirei is someone else's 'student'.

And it was his biological father who taught Kirei magic knowledge.

This is where Rin is very dissatisfied and annoyed.

Kirei snatched her father away from her.

He quietly took away the eyes that should have been focused on her.

"I know. But don't say such annoying words in front of people in the future, otherwise you won't be able to gain a normal foothold in society. This will make people doubt Tokiomi-sensei's character."

"If you hate it, you hate it, if you like it, you like it! Moreover, this has nothing to do with Father!"