"Can I interpret this as some kind of betrayal?"

Toosaka Tokiomi crossed his hands in front of his chest, an expression of surprise involuntarily emerged on his face, and a barely perceptible flash of disgust flashed in his eyes.

As a very traditional and chauvinistic man, he obviously emotionally hates Sora, a foolish woman who betrayed her fiancé and had the crazy idea of ​​eloping with her follower.

You should know that in the eyes of orthodox magicians, a Servant is actually equivalent to a more advanced "familiar", that is, a tool with a certain degree of intelligence that is driven by magic.

Yes, you read that right.

Don't think that just because Tōsaka Tokiomi acts like a grandson in front of Gilgamesh, he really respects the oldest heroic king.

Quite the opposite!

The reason he did this was just to better control the other party and make him act according to his plan.

After defeating the other Masters and Servants, this guy will definitely use the Command Spells to force Gilgamesh to commit suicide without hesitation, and then take the Holy Grail for himself to achieve the ultimate goal of reaching the root.

As for the fact that there was no emotional basis between Sora and Kenneth and it was simply a marriage between two families of magicians, this was a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning at all. For someone like Tōsaka Tokiomi who had received a decent education as a magician since childhood, it was nothing out of the ordinary.

After all, the magic circle in this world is so small, and all the ancient families that have been passed down are doing their best to find an excellent "mother" to give birth to the next generation of heirs.

When he was pursuing his wife Aoi, he was attracted by the fact that she had the blood of the Zencheng family, a family of magic, and that she still had excellent magic genes flowing in her body, so there was a high probability that she could give birth to the most outstanding offspring.

It turned out that his choice was right.

Both Rin and Sakura have the potential to become very good magicians.

This is also the premise for the two to maintain a very good emotional foundation.

Otherwise, if she fails to give birth to outstanding offspring, what awaits Aoi may be indifference or even complete abandonment.

As for love, it is not important at all to a magus who longs for great power and supreme truth.

Marriages like Sora and Kenneth's, which have no emotional basis and are simply for the purpose of producing excellent offspring, are common in the magic world.

As long as you fulfill your mission, it doesn't matter whether you separate, divorce, or just go your separate ways in the future.

The same situation applies to Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel.

Even though the two have already given birth to a daughter, Illyasviel, the former still maintains a close relationship with his assistant and lover, Hisau Maiya.

Irisviel was obviously well aware of this, but she would not interfere.

This is the true portrayal of the typical magician family marriage.

So in Toosaka Tokiomi's view, Sora's behavior is simply a challenge to the tradition of the entire magic world. If it were his own wife who dared to do such a rebellious act, he would definitely clean up the mess without hesitation to protect the honor of the Toosaka family from being tarnished.

But his reason kept reminding him that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Not only can he use Kayneth's power to fight against the most powerful Caster together, but he can also easily eliminate a strong competitor afterwards.

And the price to pay is just to let Lancer and this stupid woman leave Fuyuki City, which is a big profit no matter how you look at it.

After all, summoning the Holy Grail does not require all seven Servants.

Especially with the existence of Irisviel von Einzbern, the "Vessel of the Holy Grail", five Servants should normally be enough.

"Betrayal? No, I have never loved Kenneth, let alone wanted to get married to him and have children with him.

All of this was just forced upon me by my family.

If that’s the case, then how can we talk about betrayal?

I'm just pursuing what my heart desires most, just like you men are pursuing the root.

As a woman, what's wrong with me pursuing my own love and happiness? "

Sora obviously didn't realize that his image in the other party's eyes was already as bad as it could be, and he still tried to defend himself.

But Tōsaka Tokiomi raised his hand and interrupted her: "Enough! I'm not interested in hearing your motives and reasons.

If you are truly willing to give up the Holy Grail, let us sign a binding contract.

I promise you on the honor of the Tousaka family that if you follow my instructions, you will get everything you want afterwards."

"make a deal!"

Sora agreed without hesitation.

Because compared to the notorious "Magician Killer" Emiya Kiritsugu, Tōsaka Tokiomi can definitely be considered a trustworthy person.

In this way, the two quickly signed a secret contract without anyone knowing.

Sora then returned to Kenneth and informed her fiancé Tohsaka Tokiomi, who had been sold, that he agreed to the alliance request.

Poor Kenneth became the first Master to be eliminated by internal selection without realizing it.

If Kotomine Kirei is included, Tōsaka Tokiomi's camp now has three Masters and three Servants.

With the secret support from the church, he quickly regained his confidence, composure, and elegance, and began to plan how to eliminate the biggest threat to ensure that he would be the winner of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

As the first battle between Masters and Servant came to an end, the entire Fuyuki City became completely quiet in less than an hour.

The church also quickly covered up and repaired the dock warehouse area that was destroyed by little Anne's powerful magic, and then announced to the outside world that it was hit by a meteorite from outer space and caused a severe thunderstorm.

Since there were no casualties, people simply lamented that the operators and owners of the warehouses and docks might have to lose a large sum of money.

After all, insurance companies usually do not pay compensation for natural disasters like this that are beyond human control, and everyone has to bear the consequences themselves.

They had no idea that similar situations would happen again and again in the following period of time.

You have to know that this is the "peaceful" Fuyuki City. Before the Fourth Holy Grail War is completely over, things like "gas explosions" and "gas leaks" will happen frequently.

But overall, the probability of affecting ordinary people is not high.

Although many people have joked about the "Holy Grail War being conducted in secret", they feel that the amazing destructive power generated by the release of the Noble Phantasms by the Heroic Spirits does not seem to be related to the word "conducted in secret" at all.

But in reality, most of the battles between Servants take place at night near uninhabited areas.

Even a guy like Emiya Kiritsugu, who would do anything to achieve his goal, when he tried to kill Kenneth by blowing up a building, he first set off a fire to drive away the unrelated ordinary people before taking action.

Therefore, looking at the entire Fourth Holy Grail War, perhaps the most serious accident was the wanton killing of innocent people by the duo of Ryunosuke Uryu and Gilles de Rey, and the fire caused by the destruction of the Holy Grail and the contaminated black mud flowing into the human world.

Fortunately, the former has been strangled in the cradle now, and the rest of the participants basically understand the rules.

However, the residents of Fuyuki City cannot let their guard down just yet.

Because if little Anne went crazy, the casualties and destruction she caused would be much more horrific than Gilles de Rais. If things went wrong, the city beneath her feet and even the entire island country might be wiped off the map.

This is not a joke!

As a quasi-divine power with the ability to kill true gods, she can truly shatter a planet. Even if the two major restraining forces attack at the same time, they may not be able to stop it in time.

What's more, she is the planeswalker who ignited the spark.

As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

If you really piss this little devil off, he will teleport over to you every now and then to give you a hard beating.

Maybe it may not be a big deal for a planet with will, but it is definitely a disaster for humans living on the surface.

In just a few times, the fragile modern civilization and ecological environment will collapse, and the human race will become extinct.

Fortunately, due to the influence of Zuo Si, little Annie herself was not interested in killing, destruction and the like. She was just curious and liked to play and play pranks like a child.

At the moment, she was sitting on a soft sofa, her two little feet wrapped in white stockings hanging in the air, swinging back and forth. Her shoes had been kicked away somewhere long ago. In her hand, she was holding a plate with two half-eaten chocolate cakes on it.

Her innocent look made it hard for Matou Kariya, who was sitting next to her, to believe that this was the famous Zeus, the king of gods in Greek mythology. Instead, she looked like a spoiled little girl, somewhat similar to young Toosaka Rin.

If it weren't for the animated lightning that was always wandering around, I'm afraid everyone would think it was a cute little angel.

"So your Servant is the famous Knight of the Lake, King Arthur's strongest Knight of the Round Table - Lancelot?"

Anastasia looked at the Berserker standing not far away with black smoke all over his body with great interest, her eyes revealing incomparable surprise.

Because no matter from which angle you look at it, Lancelot doesn't quite match the Berserker class.

Matou Kariya nodded without hesitation: "Yes.

I know this is a little unbelievable, but he is indeed Lancelot who descended as a Berserker.

Because he is a berserker, this guy has no rationality at all. He often drains my magic power at all costs, causing my vitality to continue to drain away.

It eventually became what you saw before.

Don't worry, although my servants don't have the means to deal a fatal blow to the enemy immediately, they can help you contain other servants and buy time for Caster to release his Noble Phantasm.

And if I'm not mistaken, Caster's true identity should be Zeus, the king of gods, who is known to everyone in this world, right?"

In order to show his sincerity and win the other party's support, Matou Kariya obviously spent a lot of money and even revealed the real name and complete abilities of his Servant.

Zeus, the king of gods?! Anastasia was obviously surprised.

But when she recalled that Annie's previous posture of controlling lightning in battle seemed to be able to challenge Zeus, her eyes turned slightly and she immediately came up with a plan. She pursed her lips to reveal a reserved smile and replied: "Yes, my Caster is the God King Zeus."

Matou Kariya immediately showed an expression of expectedness, and took the initiative to stand up and bow to little Annie: "It is a great honor to be able to form an alliance with you, the incomparable and great King of the Olympian Gods."

"???????"

The girl's eyes suddenly widened and a series of question marks popped up in her head.

Zeus, king of the Olympian gods?

Is he referring to me?

But my name is Annie, not Zeus?

Do I have another name? Why didn't my father and mother ever mention it?

And what does the King of Gods mean? Seeing this, Anastasia immediately realized that she was about to be exposed, and hurriedly winked at her master, while putting on the posture of a master and reminding him very obscurely: "Caster, Mr. Matou Kariya is greeting you."

"Hmm? Me? Ahhhh! I know! That's right! I am Zeus, the king of gods! Hahahaha!"

Little Annie finally realized what was going on. She jumped onto the sofa, grabbed the activated lightning, and burst into exaggerated laughter.

Combined with the remaining dark chocolate at the corners of his mouth, the muscles on Matou Kariya's face began to twitch continuously.

Because the acting is so poor and careless, anyone who is not a fool can see that there is a problem.

He simply couldn't understand. If the other party was not the king of gods Zeus, then which mythical god of thunder or hero who possessed the power of thunder and lightning could it be?

Fortunately, Matou Kariya did not dwell on this issue for too long.

After all, he doesn't need to know the identity of this mysterious Caster. He just needs to know that the other party is powerful enough to help him realize his wish.

As for the rest, he neither cared nor paid attention.

"well--"

Anastasia obviously realized that she had been exposed, and she held her forehead and sighed helplessly.

What can she do when faced with such an immature little master?

Fortunately, what was exposed was only the false "real name", not the biggest secret of the servant and the master's identity being swapped.

Little Annie obviously noticed the reactions of the other two and immediately asked in a very uncertain tone: "Um...did I do something wrong?"

Anastasia smiled and shook her head: "No, you are doing great, please keep it up."

"Really? Then I'll continue eating my cake. Call me when you need a fight."

After saying that, little Annie threw the activated lightning aside and continued to struggle with the dessert on the plate.

As a person who likes children very much, Matou Kariya does not hate this kind of unpretentious personality, and even a faint smile appears on his face.

Because in little Annie, he seemed to see the carefree, happy and joyful appearance of the two sisters of the Tohsaka family.

Especially Sakura, the smile on her face has almost disappeared since she was adopted into the Matou family, and she is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

So after a brief silence, he immediately asked, "Since we are allies now, can you do me a small favor?"

"Please go ahead."

Although Anastasia was now dressed in a modern school uniform and black leggings, she still maintained the elegance and etiquette of a royal princess.

"Help me kill Matou Zouken and put an end to this corrupt, dirty, depraved fellow's life once and for all."

Matou Kariya directly expressed another strong wish in his heart.

The reason why he endured the torture of Matou Zouken and did not choose to resist in the past was, firstly, because he was not sure of winning, and secondly, he needed the other party's help to defeat the stronger Tōsaka Tokiomi.

But now it's different.

Not only did he gain a powerful ally, but his severely overdrawn, dying body also recovered.

This also means that there is no need for Matou Zouken to exist anymore.

Continuing to let him live would only pose a huge threat to Sakura, and would cause the entire family to continue to suffer the pain that was like a curse.

"Caster, what do you think?"

Anastasia simply left the decision to her Master.

"It doesn't matter. I don't like bugs anyway."

Little Annie shrugged nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Anastasia immediately knew what was going on and asked directly, "When are you going to do it?"

Yanye answered without hesitation: "It is better to do it today than to wait for a day.

I don't think that old guy would have thought that I would deal with him at such a sensitive time.

The most important thing is that the previous opening battle has already made other masters wary, and they probably won’t take risks for what happened to the Matou family.

Only by resolving this hidden danger and ensuring Sakura's safety can I go all out to deal with Tokiomi and help you seize the Holy Grail."

"Okay! Then let's take advantage of the beautiful moonlight tonight and completely crush this dirty maggot hiding in the darkness."

As the last word came out of her mouth, Anastasia suddenly stood up from her chair, her whole body filled with enormous magical power that modern magicians could not even dream of.

You should know that although she is a modern heroic spirit with a low mystical level, with the blessing of the powerful Master, little Annie, her magic power has reached an astonishing A++ level. She is fully qualified to compete with Black Saber who was eroded and polluted by black mud in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Especially before her death, she successfully signed a contract with the elf of the Romanov dynasty, Wei, which enabled the last princess to obtain a powerful "magic eye" and even created a weakness that distorted the law of causality.

This means that the magic workshop defense system that most magicians are proud of is useless to Anastasia.

Likewise, no matter how perfect the martial arts or how powerful the treasure is, it will have fatal flaws in front of her magic eyes.

Therefore, Anastasia is not a comprehensive Caster like Medea, but rather a supporting Caster.

As long as there is a strong enough Master or Servant to cooperate, even a top-level Heroic Spirit like Gilgamesh can easily be killed on first sight.

However, the reason why she was willing to help Matou Kariya was mainly related to the painful way she and her family were tortured and killed.

When she heard that a little girl might be suffering inhuman torture and abuse, the princess of the last dynasty undoubtedly felt a strong sense of empathy.

…

On the other side, Zouken, who was far away in the Matou family, had not yet realized that his life had entered the final countdown. He was admiring the little girl who was covered with insects and kept screaming and begging, with a twisted and morbid satisfaction in his eyes.

Because he has lived for too long, his humanity and ideals have long disappeared, leaving only a strong obsession with "staying alive" and a desire to become immortal.

His only hobby is watching his juniors like Kariya and Sakura struggle in pain and despair.

To some extent, this guy can no longer be called a "human", but is closer to a monster or a demon.

It was obvious that he had no intention of fulfilling the agreement between him and Kariya from the very beginning, and he began to transform Sakura from the first day she was adopted.

However, as Matou Kariya's vitality was drained, he could die at any time and there was no possibility of winning this Holy Grail War. Zōken was too lazy to even pretend and planned to completely turn Sakura into his puppet in preparation for the next Holy Grail War.

“Ahhhhhhh!!! No…don’t! Uncle Kariya! Dad! Mom! Someone please come and save me!”

The six-year-old girl was now covered with all kinds of creepy insects crawling all over her body and was constantly being bitten and eaten. She curled up in a ball in despair and uttered faint pleas.

After several hours of torture, his tears had long dried up and his voice had become extremely hoarse and difficult to distinguish.

不用问也知道，这就是她在来到间桐家之后为什么变得越来越自闭、越来越不喜欢说话的原因。

任凭谁在意识到自己未来的人生将会是一片黑暗、再也不会有一丁点的光亮，其精神和意志也会迅速被击垮，甚至是产生自我了断早早结束这一切的念头。

更不用提是一个年仅六岁的小女孩。

可面对这种但凡还有一点恻隐之心都会不由自主产生怜悯的景象，脏砚仅仅只是抿起嘴角笑着评价道：“居然还没有坏掉吗？真不愧是远坂家的血脉呢。看来下阶段可以再上一点强度。”

话音未落！

身后与地下室连接的通道突然传来一阵由远而近的脚步声。

没过一会儿功夫，全身上下隐藏在兜帽之下的间桐雁夜便出现在楼梯的入口。

“呵呵呵呵，第一次参加圣杯战争的感觉如何？”

脏砚故意摆出一副高深莫测的样子头也不回问了一句。

“感觉？我没有任何感觉，因为圣杯这种东西压根就不是我想要的。”

雁夜微微抬起头露出一双锐利且充满杀意的眼睛。

他显然已经看到了小樱的状况内心之中的怒火就如同即将喷发的火山一样。

“可那是我想要的。别忘了我们之间的约定。只有你把圣杯带回来，樱才会被送回到她母亲和姐姐的身边。”

脏砚显然还以为自己仍旧死死攥着雁夜的弱点，想要以此来作为要挟。

可让他完全没想到的是，这一次雁夜却连一句废话都没说，径直朝满是虫子的地下室走去，直接召唤出从者猛地大手一挥释放魔力把女孩身上的虫子全部杀死，然后自己弯下腰将其抱在怀中眼泪止不住的往下流。

“对……对不起！都是我没用让你受苦了。”

“雁夜叔叔，救我……救我……”

女孩这会儿明显已经被折磨到有些神志不清，两只稚嫩的小手死死抓着前者的衣服不肯撒手，声音更是虚弱到就像随时有可能会死掉一样。

“喂！你在做什么？”

脏砚显然被这种忤逆自己的举动感到了愤怒厉声呵斥道。

如果换成是以前，雁夜或许会跟对方争论几句，但是现在却只想彻底将这个肮脏、阴暗、丑陋的人渣从肉体到灵魂彻底抹除掉，马上给自己的从者下达了攻击命令。

“Berserker！给我撕碎他！”

轰！！！！！ 狂化的兰斯洛特二话不说立刻抓起一根支撑用的柱子将其转化为宝具狠狠砸向脏砚。

脏砚显然没料到这个一直被视作废物的后代居然有胆量反抗自己，赶忙纵身一跃避开攻击，同时怒不可遏的咆哮道：“混蛋！你知不知道自己在做什么？”

“我当然知道自己在做什么。老不死的，你已经活的太久了，甚至让整个家族都背负上了可怕的诅咒。现在是时候结束这一切了。”

说罢，雁夜摘下兜帽露出那张完全恢复健康与生机的脸庞。

“这怎么可能！你到底是怎么做到的？”

脏砚难以置信的瞪大了眼睛。

要知道获得永生一直都是他所渴望的东西。

可现在这种只能寄托于奇迹才能做到的事情居然在本应该已经濒死的雁夜身上实现了！ 间桐雁夜冷笑着讽刺道：“哼！我可没有义务向你解释发生了什么。更何况你马上就要死了，就算知道真相又能怎么样呢？”

“哈哈哈哈！愚蠢！你以为就凭你学到的那点可怜操虫魔术，再加上一个狂化的从者就能杀死我？”

脏砚一边以难以置信的敏捷与反应速度躲避着兰斯洛特的攻击，一边发出轻蔑的笑声。

要知道他可是圣杯的三个创始人之一，其中束缚从者的令咒就是由他创造的。

所以这个老家伙有很多手段可以控制从者，甚至是从其他御主手中夺取从者的控制权。

正当脏砚准备先借助地下室的魔术结界束缚住Berserker的时候，突然发现间桐雁夜已经抱着樱朝地下室外面走去。

还没等他来得及开口喝问，兰斯洛特也化作灵体消失了。

如此诡异的举动无疑让老虫子察觉到了情况好像有点不对劲。

仅仅一秒钟之后，他敏锐的第六感不知为何突然开始疯狂预警，就好像有什么可怕的事情要发生了一样。

就在这个时候，间桐雁夜突然停下脚步，转过头意味深长的说道：“你知道吗？ 在世界各地的神话传说中，雷神往往都肩负着惩恶扬善的职责。

他们往往会对那些十恶不赦的罪人降下神罚，以便让公理和正义得以伸张。

现在你不妨竖起耳朵听听外面天空中的巨大轰鸣声，然后好好回一下自己肮脏、丑陋、充满罪恶的一生。”

伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，从通往外面的地下室通道中果然传来了轰隆隆的巨响。

同时周围的空气中也开始时不时闪过一抹刺眼的电火花。

脏砚此刻就算再傻也意识到雁夜找了帮手，而且大概率是一名强大的从者，二话不说就想要逃离这个危险的地方。

这也是他为何自己不参加圣杯战争的原因。

虽然在全盛时期，以他的魔术水平即便是与大部分从者正面交手也能不落下风，甚至是在一对一的情况下战胜对方。

但随着力量的不断衰弱，现如今这只老虫子实力退步的厉害，再加上极度怕死，自然不会选择去冒如此大的风险。

更何况从者的能力与宝具多种多样，天知道会不会召唤出一个非常克制他的。

只可惜，间桐雁夜抢先一步冲出地下室，然后反手就把入口的大门关上并反锁。

“不！！！！！你怎么敢！我可是你的祖先！”

脏砚发出了无能的狂怒。

因为地下室外面的门可是用魔术加固过的，即便是他想要将其破坏也需要一点功夫。

可现在显然已经没有时间了。

只见间桐雁夜直接给漂浮在半空中的小安妮打了个手势，随后活化闪电便在类神力的加持下变得又粗又大，随后化作一道足以毁灭一切的神罚从天而降。

轰！！！！！！！ 整个间桐家连带周围一大片区域都被刺眼的白光所覆盖，根本什么东西都看不清楚。

间桐雁夜本人只能在从者的保护下快速后撤，隐约之间能听到像是四散飞溅石子之类东西打在盔甲上发出的响声。

当白光渐渐散去，他才终于看清楚位于地下室位置那个被闪电砸出来的巨大深坑，以及半个间桐家都遭到严重破坏，不少房子还因此而起火剧烈燃烧的骇人景象。

至于脏砚……

眼下已经彻底不见了踪影。

“结束了吗？”

间桐雁夜望着地上的深坑脸上浮现出解脱的神情。

就在这时，阿纳斯塔西娅突然从天而降一脚踩在地上一块像是掉落在地面的土块上。

瞬间！

从土块里发出了歇斯底里的嚎叫，同时一只丑陋的虫子脑袋从土块中钻了出来。

“这是？！”

间桐雁夜明显已经猜到了这只虫子的真实身份，但还是表现出了强烈的震惊，甚至有点不太敢确认。

“他就是间桐脏砚，你想要杀死的人。”

阿纳斯塔西娅直截了当给出了答案。

在她的魔眼面前，像这种躲藏逃命的小技巧根本没有半点用处。

“所以这些年来一直控制间桐家的其实是一只虫子？我们所有人都在畏惧一只虫子？哈哈哈哈！这简直太好笑、太可悲了。”

雁夜像疯了一样开始止不住的狂笑。

紧跟着抬起脚冲着脏砚的真身不停的踩踏，完全不理会对方的哀求，硬生生将其踩成一滩肉泥才停下来大口大口喘着粗气。

“雁夜！你疯了吗？居然带着外人来攻击自己的家族！”

伴随着严厉的呵斥声，间桐家名义上的家主——间桐鹤野终于现身了。

尽管他的腿和手一直在不受控制的抖动，但还是鼓起勇气想要搞清楚究竟发生了什么。

“疯？

也许吧。

在这个受到诅咒的家族中，想要不疯谈何容易。

亲爱的哥哥，告诉你一个好消息，脏砚那个老怪物已经死了。

现在你和你的儿子从今以后不用再担心会被扔进虫室喂虫子。”

间桐雁夜用略显复杂的神色注视着自己的长兄。

很显然，这两兄弟之前的感情并不怎么好。

确切地说他们之间曾经发生过激烈的争吵。

因为按照魔术资质，这一代原本应该是由雁夜来继承间桐家的。

可他任性的出走导致早就被放弃压根没有任何魔术才能的鹤野被强行推上了家主之位。

Although taking over this position can earn a lot of money from the family business and numb oneself by living a life of drunkenness and dreams every day, the mental pressure is also quite enormous.

After all, few normal people can remain mentally healthy after seeing Zang Yan's insect room.

"He's dead? Really dead?"

Tsuruno's voice trembled noticeably, and his face flushed with excitement.

Kariya nodded slightly: "Yes. From now on, the Matou family will no longer be a family of magicians. You don't have to live in fear anymore. You can run the family business well and become an ordinary wealthy man. As for Shinji, he doesn't have to endure the pain of being bitten by those bugs anymore."

"Thank you. You broke the terrible curse for all of us. I will liquidate the assets of the Matou family later, and we will each get half."

Tsuruno was obviously very clear about what Zōken's death meant. He bent down and bowed deeply. He had no intention of taking the family property for himself. Instead, he took the initiative to propose to divide it equally.

But Kariya refused bluntly, "No, I don't want any of Zōken's inheritance. And if nothing unexpected happens, this is my last time to come to the Matou family, and you probably won't see me again in the future."

"Are you going to give up the name Matou?"

Tsuruno suddenly raised his head, his eyes revealing unconcealable surprise.

"That's right. I'm going to make a clean break with the past and no longer be a member of the Matou family. Because I've been reborn and have my own goals in life."

After saying this, Kariya lowered his head and glanced at Sakura, who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, his face full of heartache and pity.

Little Anne, who was following behind Anastasia, was obviously very interested in this "peer". She gently poked the girl's face with her fingers, pulled her hand, and then a powerful healing spell was cast.

In a flash!

The parts of Sakura's body that were bitten by insects recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even the tiredness was eliminated and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Hi!"

Little Annie, who is always friendly to everyone, smiled and blinked.

"Hello... hello."

The girl was startled at first, then quickly responded in a shy voice.

It was not difficult to tell from the deep fear revealed in her eyes that she had not yet walked out of the shadow of being surrounded by countless insects.

Fortunately, she has not fallen into complete despair, nor has she become numb and resigned to her fate, or even completely turned evil.

"Want to play together?"

Little Annie took the initiative to extend the invitation.

Sakura, who had never had a strong opinion of her own, subconsciously raised her head and looked at Kariya, the only person she was familiar with.

The latter put the girl down with a forced smile, touched her head and encouraged her: "Go, don't be afraid, your uncle is here and will never let you get hurt again."

"Um!"

Sakura apparently also saw the huge deep pit on the ground of the Matou family's house. She seemed to know what had just happened and nodded vigorously.

Just when she wanted to say something, little Annie, who had been waiting impatiently, grabbed her and ran away. She was so fast that Yanye didn't have time to react.

After about ten seconds, the man turned around and asked in an uncertain tone, "Is it okay to just let Caster run away?"

Anastasia replied nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? Are you worried that other Masters will take the opportunity to attack? Or do you think some criminals would dare to kidnap a powerful Servant?"

"Uh - I mean, they all looked like kids, and they didn't have any money on them."

With a wry smile, Kariya expressed his concerns.

"Who said you didn't bring money? My Caster can create banknotes anytime and anywhere through magic. She can even buy this country if she wants."

As Anastasia said this, her tone revealed naked pride and honor.

"You...you actually made counterfeit money?"

Kariya was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought that the duo's luxurious clothing and various high-end foods and snacks must be supported by a large family with a long history and strong financial resources, just like the Einzbern family.

But I never expected that it would be a business with no capital.

"What is counterfeit money?"

Anastasia immediately became unhappy when she heard the word.

“Counterfeit currency refers to banknotes that are of substandard quality and can be identified.

The banknotes produced by Caster will not be found to have any defects even if they are passed through a currency detector or inspected by professionals.

So strictly speaking, it is a currency that can be legally circulated.”

Yan Ye was immediately confused by this twisted logic.

Because he found that the other party was right.

As long as no one can detect the counterfeit currency, then it must be real currency.

Obviously, in this era when the Internet is far from popular and knowledge can only be acquired by reading a large number of professional books and going to school, most people, unless they are relevant professionals, often do not have much knowledge about currency and economics.

Kariya simply did not understand how horrible hyperinflation or even a catastrophic economic crisis would be brought to the economy of the entire country if little Annie's unrestrained and excessive printing of currency to satisfy her own selfish desires exceeded a certain limit.

Of course, little Annie herself didn't know.

She was simply following the rules set by her father, which was that if she wanted something from someone, she had to pay.

As for whether the money is gold and silver, or a few colorful pieces of paper, it makes no difference to her.

Anyway, a thought can create many out of thin air...