Rubbish protagonist, I can do it too!

Seeing that the formation formation disappeared, Matou Sakura hurriedly came to Matou Shinji, whose body was shaky, and asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

"It's okay, I accidentally exerted too much force, just rest for a while." Matou Shinji waved his hand.

"Then I'll help you there." Matou Ying helped Matou Shinji to the bedside, and found a water cup to fill Matou Shinji with water.

This little girl is quite attentive...

Matou Shinji licked his chapped lips and drank the cold water in one gulp. Japanese tap water does not need to be boiled to drink.

Excessive physical exertion, Matou Shinji didn't intend to continue to study, and comforted Matou Sakura, and fell asleep on the bed.

Matou Sakura pulled the quilt for Matou Shinji, put the pillow beside Matou Shinji, got into the bed and whispered: "Good night, brother."

Chapter 10 Gifts

Even an adult who is suddenly sent to an unfamiliar environment, unable to contact his family and knowing nothing about the surrounding environment, will inevitably feel a strong sense of strangeness and loneliness.

In the Matou family, Matou Shinji, who is of the same age, is Matou Sakura's only support, so she follows Matou Shinji most of the time, observing the world like a newly born chick.

Matou Sakura has a cute and quiet personality, clingy but not annoying. When Matou Shinji reads magic books, he will consciously not disturb, or sit on the sidelines in a daze, or read classics to pass the time.

Matou Shinji is naturally happy. She is an indispensable research material in his own magic research. Through forming an array, he condenses his own magic power into tentacles, which penetrate into Matou Sakura's body to activate the magic circuit, and further observe and understand the characteristics of the magic circuit. Copy it to the simulated circuit you created.

In just one week, Shinji Matou made several breakthroughs in his research on magic circuits, and successfully embedded a pseudo-circuit that was 90.00% similar to the magic circuit in his body.

Today, Matou Shinji is also continuing his own research. In the empty room, Matou Sakura watched curiously Matou Shinji standing in the center of the formation to complete the magic homework.

Matou Shinji's upper body was naked, and his right hand was pressed on the ground to connect with the center of the formation. The azure blue magic power was continuously poured into Matou Shinji's arm from the formation formation, forming a strange stripe.

The naked eye can see that a straight blue light path is extending under the skin of the right arm, and there are two complete pseudo-circuits on the side.

"Hmm..." Matou Shinji clenched his teeth, his face turned pale, his forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and his body was suffering from great pain.

The project of inserting the pseudo-circuit into the body is tantamount to creating a new neural network for the body. The pseudo-circuit with the mysterious concept directly tears the muscles, invades the cells, and integrates into the bone marrow. Every centimeter of the light path spreads, Matou Shinji It felt like my arm was being bitten by thousands of ants.

"Damn, this pain is almost as painful as reshaping the body with alchemy."

Ten minutes later, the formation formation disappeared, and Shinji Matou sat on the ground, breathing heavily. The project of building a pseudo-circuit completely drained Shinji Matou's life force. If it continued, it would cause great harm to the body.

The magician converts his own life force into magic power through magic circuits, and then injects magic power into the magic base engraved in the world through magic rituals. When using magic, the caster himself will also suffer pain.

Converting vitality into magic power will not have a negative impact on the body at ordinary times, just like strenuous exercise consumes physical strength, the magic power of a magician is formed through countless years of accumulated transformation.Once the process of transforming vitality exceeds a certain limit, it will indeed increase the magic power of the caster in a short period of time, but the cost is not trivial, ranging from loss of lifespan to sudden death on the spot.

Matou Shinji also relied on the power of his own origin awakening to dare to forcibly perform magic and embed pseudo circuits into his body.

"Converting life force into magic power, humans in this world also exist as [materials] as in the world of alchemists. Speaking of which, the Master of Caster during the Fifth Holy Grail War refined high-purity materials at the cost of a large number of humans. However, it is not as good as the magical crystals made by the magicians of the Age of Gods. I really want to see what the so-called Age of Gods looks like in this world."

Matou Shinji reluctantly raised his right hand, the stabbing pain deep into the bone marrow lasted for a long time, and the three simulated circuits lit up by the magic power slowly disappeared, and Matou Shinji raised the corner of his mouth, feeling great satisfaction.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and now Shinji Matou has crossed the most difficult hurdle.

The quality of the three pseudo circuits cannot be compared with conventional magic circuits, and they are also fragile. But now Matou Shinji at least has the ability to convert his own life force into magic power, and there is nothing wrong with calling himself a magician.

"Brother." Matou Sakura came over holding Matou Shinji's shirt, quickly helped Matou Shinji up, and asked curiously: "How is it?"

Matou Shinji put on his clothes, smiled and stroked Matou Sakura's head, his tone was very pleasant: "Because of your assistance, the magic experiment was a success."

Matou Sakura said shyly: "I wish I could help my brother!"

Matou Shinji suddenly said: "Sakura, speaking of which, I haven't prepared a gift for you yet."

"Gift?" Matou Sakura tilted her head in doubt.

Matou Shinji stretched out his hands to pinch her tender face, and said with a chuckle, "It's a gift to celebrate you becoming a member of the Matou family, and it's also a reward for helping me complete my magic research in the past few days."

Matou Sakura shook her head, and answered seriously: "I don't need a gift, I'm satisfied just being by my brother's side. I've been feeling uneasy these days. For me, the presence of my brother is the best thing." Gift."

The little girl's heartfelt words made Shinji Matou feel warm in his heart.

A strange look appeared on Matou Shinji's face, and he joked: "You are really good at talking."

Matou Ying puffed up her small face, rarely showing the livelyness that a little girl should have, and muttered with a bit of dissatisfaction in a playful tone: "It's too much, I'm serious, and my brother despised this kind of heart just like that."

Without experiencing the tragic fate of the original book, the little girl's personality has not yet collapsed, but she is somewhat similar to Matou Sakura when she grows up.

"Yes~ yes~ please forgive my brother's slip of the tongue, in order to express my apology, please allow me to present a gift to my sister."

"Well, I'm looking forward to it." Matou Sakura chuckled.

Matou Shinji walked to the workbench at the side, opened the cabinet and took out a blue gemstone wrapped in cloth.

In this world, gems are very good magic materials. Most gems themselves contain high-quality magic power. This gem was found by Shinji Matou from the ground using alchemy.

Matou Shinji placed the gem and cloth on the ground, clapped his hands, and activated the refining formation to turn the blue gem into an exquisite sapphire necklace.

This technique of changing the structure of matter is very common among alchemists, and any alchemist can easily do similar things.

"Sakura, this necklace contains a small amount of magic power. It can protect you when necessary. Don't take it off at will." Matou Shinji placed the necklace in Matou Sakura's hand and warned.

It is impossible for Shinji Matou to pay attention to Sakura's developments all the time, and he does not know when the old bug will choose to attack Sakura. Although this necklace cannot really protect Sakura, it can serve as a warning at critical times.

If the magic power in the gem necklace is activated, the magic power with the [flow] attribute contained inside will flow back into Matou Shinji's body, thereby grasping Matou Sakura's dynamic information.

"It's beautiful, is this a real gem?"

"Yes."

Holding the gemstone necklace in both hands, Matou Sakura nodded happily: "Thank you, I will cherish my brother's gift."

Chapter 11 The Den of Worms

In the second week after inserting the pseudo-circuit into the body, Matou Shinji was pleasantly surprised to find that the command spell appeared on the back of his hand. The shape was an irregular long and narrow hexagon, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, similar to the shape of the Kabbalah tree of life .

Matou Shinji didn't make too much noise, he had already anticipated this result when he created the quasi-circuit to accumulate magic power.

For a period of time after that, Matou Shinji basically lived behind closed doors. The accumulation of alchemy and magic owned by the Matou family was enough for Matou Shinji to study for a long time.

Matou Shinji wished he had 48 hours a day, and then devoted all his time and energy to the study of magic without sleep. In fact, Matou Shinji really enjoyed it, not only in magic, but also in his own origin.

The life of this world is the existence set by the source. Magic is the rules flowing from the source. The existence of the world is not accidental. If it can be observed, it will definitely be affected, just like quantum theory.

Time, space, rules, life, everything is engraved on a certain system.

In the world of "Fullmetal Alchemist", it is easy to get started, but if you want to master the truth and become a complete villain in a bottle, you must pay a corresponding price.

It is difficult to get started in the Moon World, and there are very strict requirements for learning magic. But once you get started, there are many optional and feasible development paths. The truth of the world is not traceable. Even the Holy Grail War itself is to reach the root and achieve the third goal. The existence of three dharma.

At night, Matou Shinji once again exhausted his magic power, inserting the pseudo-circuit into the internal organs of the body, and his lungs were like being boiled by a raging fire.

"Nina Sakura hasn't stayed here for a while, probably because she was afraid of disturbing her research on magic."

Matou Shinji wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel Matou Sakura put on the table. There was a lot of food on the table, about enough for two adult men.

A certain stupid king once said: "Hunger is the enemy!"

Now Shinji Matou believes this sentence deeply. One of the sequelae of consuming a lot of magic power is a strong sense of hunger. The pseudo circuit created by Shinji Matou can quickly digest food and replenish himself with magic power. This is what ordinary magic circuits do. Features that are not available.

Shinji Matou transformed into the Big Eater and eliminated all the food in a few minutes. He fell asleep directly after taking a bath and entered a deep sleep state to replenish his lost mental power.

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"elder sister······"

In a dark and quiet room, Matou Sakura lay on the bed with her young body curled up, closing her eyes and calling softly for her sister. The little girl's eyes were filled with tears. Even though she was accompanied by Matou Shinji at Matou's house, she was not happy at all. .

Matou's house was cold and weird, the mansion didn't feel any anger, and she didn't feel any warmth from other people except Matou Shinji.

The more warm and beautiful the little girl's memories of her family were, the more lonely and sad she feels now.

Matou Sakura held the gemstone necklace around her neck in her right hand, and now she could only feel a little warmth from here.

Suddenly, Jian Tongying was taken aback, and lay up from the bed, looking at the door of her room in confusion and doubts, she felt something.

Matou Sakura's grip on the necklace became tighter. She came to the door cautiously, hesitated for a long time before opening it, the scene outside the door startled her, and she exclaimed tremblingly: "Grandpa!?"

The thin, hunched shadow stood in front of her room door, holding a cane in one hand. From the outside, it looked exactly like a mummy with both feet in the coffin.

Matou Sakura subconsciously distanced herself from the weird old man in front of her. She could feel an unacceptable foreign body sensation from Matou Zouken's body, and her instinct told her that the old man in front of her was a monster more terrifying than a beast.

Matou Zangyan stood as still as a dead tree, and his voice was raw and hoarse: "Sakura, come with me."

"grandfather?"

Matou Sakura watched Matou Zouken turn around and leave, and hesitated for a moment before choosing to follow her. She was extremely smart, and after being adopted into the Matou family, she almost knew that Matou Zouken was the real person in charge of the Matou family.

Matou Ying followed Matou Zouyan all the way to the study room on the first floor, the towering bookshelves were removed to reveal a dark passage leading to the ground.

Matou Zouken went down first, and the sound of crutches hitting stone bricks echoed in the quiet room.

Matou Sakura stopped in front of the door leading to the basement. Her eyes widened and her legs trembled. She heard the strange sound of rushing water, like a surging tide. These sounds had kept her unable to sleep for several weeks.

Humid air surged up from the basement, mixed with a disgusting stench. The passage leading to the basement was more like the entrance to hell.

"What's the matter, follow up." Matou Zouken's laughter came from the depths of the darkness, sharp and hoarse, which fit perfectly with that strange hissing sound.

Matou Sakura's face was pale, she bit her lips with her white teeth, Matou Shinji's smiling face appeared in her mind, because he once said that he would protect her.

She smelled danger.

However, in front of her was the head of the Matou family...

Matou Sakura stepped on the stone steps leading to the basement with luck in mind, and followed Matou Zangyan down to the depths of darkness.

The strange sounds became louder and louder, more numerous and dense, like a large number of insects wriggling, or like the tide continuously beating stones.

Entering a basement, Sakura Matou finally knew the source of the abnormal noise.

"Ka~~KaKaKa~Ka~~"

Bugs, densely packed, countless bugs, each one the size of a fist, wriggling around one after another, the ugly appearance and the astonishing number make one's scalp tingle.

This scene in the Insect's Den is unacceptable to any normal person and is a vision more terrifying than hell.

"Ah..." Matou Sakura covered her mouth and whispered, took a few steps back and collapsed on the ground, her shoulders trembled, her young body fell into convulsions due to fear, and she covered her stomach and retched.

Just looking at the worm nest made Matou Sakura lose all her courage. After a long pause, she asked in panic, "Grandpa...Grandpa, what are these..."

Matou Zangyan grinned his old tree-bark face and smiled strangely: "Why make such a fuss? This is a secret technique inherited by the Matong family."

Matou Sakura couldn't accept it: "These...are they also magic?"

"Magic is not limited to the jewel magic of the Tohsaka family. The Matou family is good at manipulating insects. Sakura, go down and become a breeding ground for these insects. These insects will transform your body and make you more suitable for the magic inheritance of the Matou family. "

"No...don't!" Matou Sakura was frightened by Matou Zouyan's words, and hurriedly shook her head.

"Haha, what are you talking about? Your father Tosaka Toki sent you to the Matou family just to inherit the Matou family's magic, isn't it? Magic is a path that deviates from common sense. No matter how shocking it is, magic itself is a It's an honor, your father thought so and sent you here." Matou Zangyan's hoarse voice was full of teasing, and even though the other person was a little girl, seeing the struggle and pain on her face still made him feel happy.

In his long life, only this hobby can stimulate Matou Zouken's numb and twisted heart.

Recently, I have been adjusting my schedule.

After two or three days, the double-shift status will be restored.

Chapter 12 Questioning

In the basement, the skinny old man Matong Zangyan stared at the little girl slumped on the ground jokingly, and smiled: "Aren't you going down yet?"

Matou Sakura shook her head with all her strength and resisted fiercely: "No! This kind of thing is not magic at all! I don't want to go down!"

Matou Zouken walked to Matou Sakura, put his hands on the crutches, and said jokingly: "So, do you want to go back? Go back to the Tohsaka family who abandoned you, and beg your parents to let you stay. Is it possible? Didn't you do that before you were sent here? The Tohsaka family leader made up his mind to send you here. You have no place to go back to."

"There is no... place to go back." Matou Sakura bit her thin lips, the warm memories before being sent to Matou's house had long faded.

The fact is just as what Matou Zangyan said. She tried to resist before coming to the Matou family, but was eventually sent to the Matou family. She was an abandoned chess piece and could not control her own destiny.

The complicated thoughts diluted the fear in Matou Sakura's heart, and an empty numbness came out of her heart. She curled up and muttered to herself: "What should I do?"

"Accept the secret magic of the Matou family and become the successor of the Matou family."

"Don't... I don't want to be insect food."

"You have no choice."

"Why do I have to go through this kind of thing."

Jiantong Zouyan said persuasively, "Sakura, you know no one will save you."

"..."

Matou Sakura raised her head, her eyes were blank and she said to herself: "Father... sister, is this the result they hoped for?"

"Of course, this is your only home."