Magician in Type-Moon

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“'I' should be standing at the door of my parents' room looking into the room. The man in the entryway has climbed in from somewhere and plunged a dagger into my father's heart.”

"My mother suddenly woke up. Before she could scream, the murderer slit her throat, turned his head to look at 'me' at the door, which is where 'I' am now, and silently said something like 'run away'."

"But I seemed to freeze there out of fear, and the murderer followed my mother's gaze and found me at the door."

"He walked towards 'me' step by step, saying things that were hard to understand. Just as he was about to get close, 'I' suddenly realized what was happening, but it was too late to run away."

"Little Chun, run!" I said, and then my body went out of control and I fell to the ground. I must be dead.

"I hope Xiaochun can escape. God, please bless that child."

The memories brought by the psychic summoning made him feel slightly unwell, and Matou Ike felt dizzy. To relieve the discomfort, he pinched the space between his eyebrows.

At that moment, Caster, who had also finished her summoning, walked in and, seeing Matou Ike's actions, asked:

"the first time?"

"Yes, this is my first time, but I've done similar magic rituals before, and this time it feels completely different."

"Yes, different magic tricks work in different ways, and therefore have different effects on the human body."

Matou Ike hummed in agreement and began to tell Caster everything he had seen.

"I can confirm that the one who died in the entrance hall was the last Master."

"Oh?"

Caster tossed an ancient book from his hand and continued:

"He used the ritual on it to try to summon a demon, but accidentally connected with the Holy Grail and became the last Master."

Matou Ike flipped through the ancient book, quickly finished reading it, then used magic to create flames that burned it completely. He then looked at Caster and said:

"This does indeed record rituals related to the Holy Grail. It seems to be something left behind by the previous Master. In addition to these, there are some rather bloody magic spells, but they are of little use."

Collect the ashes left after the books have been completely burned, since they have been imbued with magic and can be used as materials for some small magic tricks.

"How did this guy die there?"

Caster's expression was somewhat strange, but he continued:

"He was betrayed by his own heroic spirit."

"Betrayed?"

This is a sensitive word for Caster.

"After summoning his Servant, this guy put the last surviving child in front of the Servant, saying things like 'Offering this to you,' 'Sacrifice,' and 'Don't be disgusted by the child wetting his pants.'"

"and then?"

Matou Ike had already imagined the scene of a righteous hero killing the villain, but he still wanted to keep asking, because the feeling of being told a story by someone else was quite different from what he imagined.

"Then the servant tore the child's rope with his hand and let him go."

"Stop, stop, stop! You're not going to say that the kid rushed into the entrance hall and was torn to pieces and eaten by the tentacle monster, are you?"

Matou Ike subconsciously thought of these things. He seemed to have seen them somewhere before. Were they fragments of Yu Chi's memories? But he only had a vague impression.

"What are you talking about? That Servant did release the child safely, and then the Master looked at the Servant in disbelief, tried to chase after him, and was finally stabbed to death."

"Killed by a Servant like that? It seems they don't know about Command Seals. That child also escaped."

Upon hearing this, Matou Ike turned to look at the corpse of the 'eldest daughter', remained silent for a moment, but seemed to suddenly realize something.

"Wait a minute, after that child leaves, he'll probably call the police, right?"

Just then, the sound of police cars suddenly came from outside.

Woo——woo——

The door was suddenly opened.

"We are police officers. Don't move! Put your hands on your heads and squat down!"

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Before the police broke down the door, Caster entered a spiritual state, and Matou Ike cast a suggestion spell on himself so that the police would not notice him.

What a joke! With the help of magic, how could one possibly become the first escaped Master and captured Heroic Spirit in human history?

As the police entered the room and began to inspect the interior, after confirming that there were no living beings inside, they used a communication device to have a female police officer waiting outside bring a child inside.

As soon as the child entered the house, he pointed at the corpse in the entryway and shouted excitedly:

"It was him, it was him, he killed Dad, Mom, and my sister."

After saying that, she broke down in tears and wailed.

"That must be the kid who escaped, right? It's a miracle he survived..."

“Well, in that case, there’s no need for us to stay here. Servants without a Master basically can’t survive. Unless it’s Archer or Caster, who might have a chance to survive. Now that I’ve already taken one of those classes, we don’t need to worry about this anymore.”

Caster's words were somewhat cold, and she seemed eager to leave.

Matou Ike glanced at her and felt that this woman was indeed a bit contradictory.

"If you can't stand it, you can wait outside first. I still have some things to confirm."

Caster did not answer; her unwavering stance spoke volumes about her stubbornness.

At the entrance, the policewoman seemed afraid that the child would see the tragic state of his relative, so she prepared to take him back to the car.

Matou Ike directly amplified the effects of the suggestive magic, causing all ordinary people to fall into a brief mental stagnation.

He walked past the corpse to the child and asked:

"Little one, who saved you in the end?"

"He was a foreign knight uncle who walked out of a magic circle."

The child answered mechanically and deliberately, clearly deeply influenced by the magic.

"A knight? What weapon did he use to kill this person?"

Matou Ike pointed at the body of Uryu Ryunosuke and asked, although it was already possible to tell from the wounds, but to be on the safe side, she still had to ask the person involved.

"It was a long spear, and he killed this man with one thrust."

"A long gun? A Lancer? Oh, one last question, how did you manage to find the police station and report the crime all by yourself?"

"The uncle accompanied me there. Although he disappeared into the air, I knew he was right beside me."

Upon hearing this, Matou Ike immediately looked at Caster and said to her:

"The remaining Servant should still be nearby. Go find him."

"Understood"

After saying that, Caster flew outside and used a magic trick to detect objects.

Meanwhile, Matou Ike took on the task of cleaning up the mess. He used suggestive magic to change the image of the foreign knight in the child's mind into the image of this neighbor.

After changing the information for everyone present, he sneaked into the neighbor's house and changed their perceptions as well, since he wanted to do things thoroughly.

Looking back now, I realize how hard the church must have worked.

After doing all this, Matou Ike began to mobilize the familiars used for surveillance in the vicinity and started to investigate the area.

"Caster, have you found any trace of him?"

"He was supposed to be hiding in the nearby park, but by the time I got there, he had already run away."

Do you know which direction they escaped from?

"I'm heading south along the river channel right now."

Upon receiving the news, Matouchi immediately rushed in that direction, mobilizing the demon flies along the river to begin the search.

The search went relatively smoothly, or perhaps the servant did not deliberately hide.

Caster was already in position near that Servant, and now they were just waiting for Matou Ike to arrive.

Matou Ike walked through the dark and damp underground sewers, each step splashing water, until finally he saw the Servant.

The servant was dressed in silver-white iron armor, tall with broad shoulders, and had deep-set eyes. His medium-length black hair added a touch of melancholy to his demeanor.

His face looked somewhat weathered, and his furrowed brows seemed to tell a story of troubles.

He leaned against the wall beside the underground river, completely unconcerned about the filth on the wall, holding in his hands a strange book made of human skin, imbued with a tainted magic.

"You've arrived?" It was a question, but it sounded more like a statement.

"Yes, hello, my name is Matou Ike, and I am Caster's Master."

A concise self-introduction is the first step to starting a friendly exchange.

"Berserker, Gilles de Rais, and your friend? Why aren't you showing up?"

He didn't even lift his head while speaking, continuing to quietly flip through the book in his hands.

Upon hearing this, Caster first consulted Matouike and, after receiving his Master's permission, revealed himself.

"Caster." She didn't reveal her real name, only her class.

"Gentlemen, do as you please, kill me or torture me."

Gilles de Rais seemed to have given up the will to survive and had no intention of fighting back.

"Did you lead us here to save that child?"

"Neither of you seem to be bloodthirsty people."

Upon hearing about the child, Jill's expression finally showed some emotion.

"I never expected that the famous Bluebeard would care about a child's life."

"That's just my future self; it doesn't mean I would commit such a crime now."

He finally raised his head, the book in his hand transforming into spirit particles, and looked at Matou Ike with clear eyes.

"Then where did that magical book that allowed you to remain in the mortal world come from? If Bluebeard hadn't gone mad yet, he wouldn't have possessed such a treasure."

Matou Ike kept pressing Gil, trying to assess the situation and decide whether to eliminate him or subdue him.

After all, a Servant who can maintain his existence in the real world on his own is unpredictable, which is a dangerous factor.