Thinking of this, the corners of Matou Kariya's mouth gradually rose to a certain degree. The next moment he fell into fantasy, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
The overwhelming magical power instantly generated enough air waves to separate Matou Kariya from the girl, and he rolled a long distance on the empty road before coming to a stop.
The black mist covered the tall figure that suddenly appeared. The slightly hunched figure made incomprehensible sounds and exuded a chilling aura.
Matou Kariya, who had struggled to get up from the asphalt road, spat out a pool of blood on the ground. The sunflower dagger he had pulled out from his chest disappeared in his hand at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Caster......"
The empty eyes emanated an anger and hatred that was difficult to conceal. If the blood gushing out of his chest had not been filled by the presence of the marking worm, the dagger that had almost pierced his heart would have been enough to kill him.
He coughed up another mouthful of blood mixed with insects onto the ground. The act of forcibly summoning Berserker had left Matou Kariya unable to move. He could only maintain Berserker's presence. Severely injured, he had reached his limit.
"Why......"
Matou Kariya gritted his teeth and questioned the little girl who looked 70% like Sakura as the smoke gradually dissipated with the wind and appeared in his sight.
"Why did you approach me like that? Why did you do something like that?! Are all the Casters of the Age of Gods such despicable, immoral bastards?"
Like that?
Duanmu Ye blinked as he walked out of the smoke. Through the eyes of Matou Kariya, who was kneeling on the ground in the distance and emitting impotent rage, he saw a small purple figure.
Duanmu Ye, who was supposed to appear here as a middle-aged man jogging in the morning, was speechless for a moment, but after he caught a glimpse of the golden "pollen" constantly shaking off his body, Duanmu Ye realized what had happened.
The ability of the Mars Flower is like Chijera in Ultraman Tiga. No, not like, it is a part of Usum's ability. It causes hallucinations and controls people by spreading pollen. It is possible that people who inhale the pollen will have the hallucinations they want to see most.
Iskandar, whom he had faced before, had only played a minimal role, while Gilgamesh, who possessed the magic armor, had to work very hard to use the hallucination to create an opportunity for himself to escape.
The fact that Duanmu Ye had to survive in the cracks of high-end games from the beginning made him ignore the fact that its effect was not that useless. Just as he had imagined at the beginning, the moment he came into contact with Matou Kariya, the ability of the Mars Flower had already begun to affect his spirit.
In this case...
From being passive to active, Duanmu Ye, who was spreading "pollen", tilted his head towards Matou Kariya, and confusion gradually appeared on his face.
“Uncle Kariya, what are you talking about? What’s Caster… What’s that black guy… Uncle Kariya, you’ve become so scary…
Are you trying to...kill me?"
Image: "Sakura (original image)", Location: "Images/1725810103-100415105-112102220.jpg"
Water, Wind, Flowers: Chapter 25: How to Catch a Blackmouth Squid at Night? Use Cherry!
The sun rising from the horizon became more and more dazzling, so dazzling that at this moment Matou Kariya closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he was in a daze for a long time without blinking.
The purple figure reflected in the eyes was so weak and helpless, and the empty eyes were filled with despair and fear.
Is that Sakura?
But why would Sakura hurt herself?
Matou Kariya looked down and saw that the blood on his body and the ground had disappeared without a trace. Even the place where he was stabbed with the dagger still appeared intact in his sight.
Unable to understand or describe, the intense pain from the wriggling of the crest worms and the maintenance of Berserker's present world made Matou Kariya unable to think or analyze. He just opened his mouth wide and pleaded in an almost hoarse voice.
"No, no... That's not the case, Sakura. Please listen to uncle's explanation..."
Matou Kariya stood up from the ground and continued to walk forward, but the "Sakura" in his eyes unconsciously stepped back, shaking her head and her body trembling.
"No, don't come over here... You're not Uncle Kariya. Uncle Kariya wouldn't give me that look. He clearly promised me last night that he would take me, mom, and sister to play somewhere far, far away after he finished his work!"
He staggered and fell to the ground. His already thin body was scratched as he fell on the asphalt road. A few drops of blood gradually overflowed, but he did not stop retreating.
"I...I actually..."
He stopped moving forward and looked at the little girl in front of him who was crying and shouting about what they had agreed on last night. Matou Kariya's eyes became even emptier. He even forgot that his body was enduring inhuman pain. Berserker still maintained his present world.
There was no doubt that the girl in front of him was Sakura Matou, the child he had clearly vowed to protect. That emotion was real, and the agreement that only the two of them knew about would never be known to a third person.
But, he actually said such excessive words to Sakura, and even summoned Berserker to hurt Sakura...
What on earth did he do...
The dim eyes lit up again after a slight distraction, and while a slightly painful smile appeared on his face, Matou Kariya grasped at some hope.
"Listen to me, Sakura. Uncle is going to meet Tokiomi now. He is a little emotional because he thinks about how he hurt you, Sakura. Can you forgive uncle?"
That's right, it was all Tokiomi's fault. He actually made me mistake Sakura and summoned Berserker to hurt Sakura...
All of this is Tokiomi's fault!
As soon as he finished speaking, Matou Kariya saw hesitation on "Sakura's" face. This discovery made him overjoyed, and he once again walked towards the direction where "Sakura" was.
“Don’t…don’t move!”
The sound of "Sakura" stopped Matou Kariya in his tracks, and following her gaze, she saw Berserker beside her also staring at her intently. Through the connection of the contract, Matou Kariya could clearly feel the hostility from Berserker, but as a berserker, how could he not have any hostility?
"No, it's okay, Sakura. He's a friend of uncle's. He just doesn't like to see people, so he disguised himself with magic. Uncle will tell him to leave now!"
Berserker's resistance made a somewhat ferocious expression appear on Matou Kariya's face, and he became more convinced that Berserker was indeed the most difficult class to control in all the Holy Grail Wars. The other Servants could basically be mastered through communication and interaction, but Berserker, who relied on losing his sanity in exchange for the enhancement of other abilities, did not have such ability and was even more difficult to control.
Even so, in order to appease "Sakura"'s emotions, Matou Kariya kept giving orders to Berserker in his mind, and even almost raised the Command Seals in his hand to use them to force Berserker into a spirit form.
Duanmu Ye felt even more nervous watching this scene. He felt much more sorry for the Command Spell than Matou Kariya did.
They had come here originally to seize the Command Seals and control of Berseker from Matou Kariya. Wasting a single Command Seal would be an incalculable loss, not to mention that in Duanmu Ye's impression, there were almost no mature magicians who would waste Command Seals on such a trivial matter.
It must be said that Matou Kariya doesn't like Matou Sakura, and Duanmu Ye is the first one who doesn't believe it.
Fortunately, the moment Matou Kariya raised his arm and the light of the Command Seal flashed, Berserker gradually began to disappear, entering a spiritual state that saved more magic power.
As he was pulling and releasing Berserker, Matou Kariya was already sweating profusely due to the pain in his body. Even so, he still looked at "Sakura" not far away while putting his hands away.
"You, look, he's gone. Can you let your uncle come over now?"
Matou Kariya still had that ugly smile on his face, but the half of his body that was almost paralyzed made the smile he showed with all his strength become extremely hideous and weird.
"Ying" didn't say anything, but just sat quietly on the ground, pitiful, weak, and helpless...
Watching this scene, Matou Kariya felt as if his heart was being pinched. This kind of pain was far more unbearable than the colic caused by the cramps caused by the engraving worm.
He wanted to walk over, wanted to hold Sakura in his arms, wanted to comfort her heart that was hurt because of him... But Matou Kariya did not take any action, because "Sakura" had not spoken yet, had not told him whether she could let her go, whether she could forgive herself.
Time passed by minute by minute, and although there was still a faint hint of brightness in the sky, it seemed that not much time had passed. However, the helplessness of "Sakura" in his sight and the erosion of the insects on his body made Matou Kariya feel that time was extremely long.
But at the same time, Matou Kariya also saw that "Sakura", who had not shown any other expressions for a long time, kept showing hesitation, difficulty in speaking, embarrassment and other changes in expression in front of him. This was undoubtedly good news for him.
Sakura hasn't given up on life yet. There's still room for recovery! As long as she gets the Holy Grail, and gives it to her "father" in exchange for Sakura's freedom, then everything still has a chance to change. After Aoi knows the truth, she will definitely be able to accept Sakura again!
"Uncle Matou..."
The voice of "Yakura" interrupted Matou Kariya's thoughts. He looked again and saw that "Yakura", who had shown a panic expression towards him before, now had relaxed her brows and showed a little smile that he had not seen for a long time.
"Uncle is the best to Sakura... So, Sakura also forgives..."
"Sakura" had only finished speaking halfway when a sudden strong wind blew, covering Matou Kariya's eyes. Even though he had lost his sight, Matou Kariya still called out "Sakura", but there was no response.
When I opened my eyes again, everything around me seemed to have changed a little, but also seemed to be unchanged.
The quiet Matou residence was just beside him, but there was no trace of anyone else. His eyes immediately turned and locked onto the person in yellow behind him.
Sakura was held high in the air by tentacles wrapped around her neck, stretching out from under her yellow robe. She struggled constantly, letting out faint cries for help.
But the damage from just taking back Berserker was still stinging his nerves. At this moment, Matou Kariya widened his eyes and looked at the little girl in yellow clothes hanging next to him, despair gradually emerging in his eyes.
"Give Sakura back to me...!"
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Although I mentioned it at the end of the reward period, I'll still mention it here just in case. After that, if you vote 500 times a day, you'll unlock more chapters (QWQ)
Water, Wind, Flowers: Chapter 26: Setting the Stage in a Fantasy World, Act 1: [Opening]
Why is humanity in despair?
No one could answer Duanmu Ye's question, but Duanmu Ye knew very well what it would take to make a person feel the greatest despair.
As an author, he knows exactly how to develop a villain. It is nothing more than appearing in front of a person when he is most desperate, and then completely crushing that hope in front of him at the moment when he feels hope in life.
Despair is caused by many things: fear of death, powerlessness in life, and disparity in strength...
At the moment, the despair caused by the feeling of powerlessness that appeared in Matou Kariya's eyes was not obvious, because he still had hope that he could "save" Matou Sakura. The hope brought to him by Berserker was greater than the despair brought about by the dilapidated body.
Duanmu Ye, who appeared in the form of Caster, did not respond, but used the tentacles extended from his body to contract further at the neck of "Matou Sakura", and one could even faintly hear the sound of bones or something being crushed.
"Berserker!"
Such a sound made Matou Kariya a little crazy at the moment. He no longer cared whether his body could still withstand the pressure of the battle. At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, that is, "kill Caster and save Sakura"!
The pitch-black fog appeared in an instant, and without any weapons, it tore off the street lamp beside it, and then coated it with a layer of red lines.
“Arrrrrrr————”
Crazy roars resounded throughout the sky, but in this world constructed by "illusion", there were no other living things except him, Matou Kariya and his Berserker.
It can be said that this is a stage built by Duanmu Ye with the help of Matou Kariya's inner heart, and the battle between him and Matou Kariya is the "script" written by him.
The world and Sakura Matou are both false creations. Even if her neck is really broken by the tentacles she extended, it is necessary to make Matou Kariya fall into deeper despair. It is something that can be discarded at any time.
And now, Act One...
【Opening】
The pitch-black and crimson streetlights transformed into long spears that Berserker wielded recklessly. However, the tentacles that continuously extended from the darkness beneath the yellow robe seemed to be unaffected by Berserker, constantly blocking his almost frantic attacks.
The ground beneath him was stained with red blood, and every attack from Berserker made Matou Kariya feel unprecedented pain.
However, for Matou Kariya, this kind of pain was far less painful than watching Sakura gradually die under the tentacles, which made him even more painful.
"I give the order with the Command Seal, Bersreker, to kill that fellow and take Sakura back from his clutches!"
His trembling right hand was raised and lowered countless times. This was not due to hesitation, but the impact of Berserker's battle made him feel unprecedented pressure.
The blood was rushing, the blood vessels were expanding, the magic circuits were compressing...all sorts of negative conditions even made Matou Kariya's breathing a little intermittent, but he still raised his hand with the obsession in his heart, but the Command Seal on the back of his hand did not react at all.
"I order with the Command Seal... I order with the Command Seal!"
The unresponsive Command Seal caused the blood vessels on Matou Kariya's face to bulge. There were traces of something constantly wriggling, and a little blood and saliva splattered everywhere as he kept shouting.
The sparks from the collision of weapons illuminated the dim vision. That monster, which was almost beyond description, made Matou Kariya feel an unprecedented rage.
"Caster! Come at me if you dare. Do you still have the moral integrity of a God-era magus to bully a little girl?!"
Tentacles continued to emerge from the darkness so deep that it was impossible to look directly at them. Berserker just stood there quietly, as if he had no wisdom or rational life form at all. He stood there quietly without saying a word.
There was no sound, the surroundings were eerily quiet. Only Berserker's attacks echoed in his ears like a monk ringing a bell. The only additional sound he could hear was the sobbing from Matou Sakura.
Ahh, what did he do?
Why didn't I bring Sakura back earlier? Why didn't I notice something was wrong in time? Why didn't I protect Sakura...
Countless self-blaming questions made Matou Kariya's face gradually become hideous. The only strands of white hair he still had were spreading to other places at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Unable to use the Command Seals, unable to use the extra magic power... At this moment, Matou Kariya was extremely clear about what he had to do and what he should do. Berserker, who was evenly matched in the fight with the tentacles, also began to gain momentum in an instant. While constantly waving the street lamp in his hand, the power generated by the collision also continued to rise.
He created magic power for the Marking Bug at the cost of his life, and then used the magic power generated by the Marking Bug to give Berserker absolute combat power. At this moment, Matou Kariya knelt on the ground, squinting his eyes and looking at Caster in a yellow robe in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Haha, even magicians from the Age of Gods used children as props. It's a shame those magicians yearned for that mysterious Age of Gods. Now it seems like you're no different from modern magicians!"
He tries to provoke the other person through words, and then find his weakness and breakthrough in that anger.
Matou Kariya knew it. As someone who had once been trained as the "head of the family", he knew that the arrogance of the magicians of the Age of Gods was more rigid than that of modern magicians. If he was compared to a modern magician, what was the difference between this and throwing his great achievements and his magic into a cesspool?
However, Matou Kariya's attempt to find a flaw in this way was doomed to fail. The figure in the yellow clothes just stood there quietly, shrinking the tentacles wrapped around "Matou Sakura"'s neck at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the blessing that almost made him risk his life to let Berserker fight did not even make it possible to slow down the contraction speed of the tentacles.
He watched helplessly as Sakura Matou's little face turned red from suffocation, and he kept repeating "give orders with the Command Seal" but he could do nothing.
No one knew who that yellow-clad Caster was, and there wasn't even a trace of him to be found. He was like a person stitched together from countless possibilities. Each of his characteristics was clearly professional, but another characteristic would negate the previous one.
Matou Kariya felt like he was going crazy. The physical pain and mental torture made his eyes fill with blood, but he still held on to his last bit of rationality, using his hatred for Caster in front of him and for Tōsaka Tokiomi, the culprit behind all this, to maintain his last ideal.
"I'm going to... kill you!"
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Goo, I overslept. There is still one chapter to be posted in the afternoon. TAT
Water, Wind, and Flowers: Chapter 27: Hope is always so fascinating
The yellow flowers swayed gently, and countless words that he had exchanged with Sakura before emerged in his ears. At this moment, Matou Kariya had fallen into madness.
Whether it is revenge on Tōsaka Tokiomi or rescuing Sakura from the Matou family, Matou Kariya has only one idea at this moment, that is to kill the Cater in front of him, even if he has to sacrifice his own life for it, he must rescue Sakura from its clutches!
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