Command Seals

Having traveled through many worlds, Matou Shinji has long been accustomed to role-playing.

He looked back at his grandfather, whose face could not hide his anger.

His face was still as thin as a mummy, with black eyes and white pupils, which was very strange.

Zouken Matou, originally named Makiri Zolgen, came from a prestigious magic family in Russia and has been alive for at least 500 years.

Whether as a standard for humans or an ideal, he had long been eroded by time.

The current Zouken Matou was a remnant of the obsession left by Makiri Zolgen 500 years ago, with a personality, characteristics, and behavior very similar to the worms he breeded..

There was still one year before the start of the Fourth Holy Grail War, and Shinji Matou didn't think that he, who had just been exposed to magic, would be an opponent of a five-hundred-year-old monster.

So before summoning the servant, he had tried to avoid any head-on conflict with Matou Zouken..and so was the case now.

Playing the role of a good brother.

The moist and cold temperature stimulated Matou Shinji's skin, and the surging insect tide surrounded him and Sakura.

The terrifying scene even made him tremble.

"I didn't even know there was such a basement under the Matou family. Grandpa, I should be the one to ask. Why did you bring Sakura to a place like this?" Matou Shinji asked while protecting the trembling little girl behind him.

The voice was full of awe for Matou Zouken.

Zouken Matou's dominance in the Matou family is well established so Shinji Matou must act naturally, in line with his attitude.

After all for a child to still speak after seeing such a horrifying sight of the insect nest is already remarkable.

Behind him, Matou Sakura stood up again and grabbed the corner of his clothes with her little hands, hiding behind him, she was trembling with fear.

Matou Zouken looked down at the two of them: "Shinji, since you have read the secret books collected by the Matou family, it is impossible not to know what kind of magecraft the Matou family is good at."

"You mean you want Sakura to inherit the Matou family's secrets!?"

"Otherwise, why do you think I would ask the Tohsaka family to adopt Sakura to the Matou family?"

Matou Shinji took a step forward and retorted righteously: "I admit that Sakura has excellent magus qualifications, but she does not have the blood of the Matou family. I should be the most suitable person to inherit the Matou family's magecraft secrets, right!"

Rather than protecting his sister, a qualified magus should consider how to obtain the inheritance of a famous Magus lineage.

Hearing this, Matou Zouken sneered disdainfully: "Shinji, why do magi care about their origin?"

"······"

The thin and rickety old man walked back and forth on the steps as his crutches fell on the bricks, making a low muffled sound, the restless insects quickly calmed down.

He explained: "A famous Magus family with a long history has a more valuable magecraft heritage.

Magic Imprinting is one aspect, but it is not the key.

Children born to magis who possess these factors and manipulate magecraft often have higher magecraft qualifications than ordinary people.

The Matou family is now unable to give birth to children who can become magis.

The most important Magecraft inheritance of the Matou family is destined to be cut off.

Put aside Byakuya, you don't even have a single magic circuit in your body, so how can you inherit the Matou family."

Obviously, Matou Zouken did not know that Matou Shinji had created the pseudo-circuit.

During the years after he trasmigrated, if this old bug claimed that he did not notice any abnormalities, even he himself would not believe it.

Every month, Matou Zouken would control insects to monitor Matou Shinji's movements.

However, he did not test further.

The reason was simple. Matou Shinji, who did not have a magic circuit, was not even qualified to become a chess piece.

Any changes in Matou Shinji's body only aroused his curiosity.

Moreover, Matou Zouken was like a worm.

He spent almost all his time hiding in some dark corner of Matou's house and it was normal for him not to show up once a week.

Matou Shinji lowered his head and replied unconvinced: "That's why I study Magecraft so hard to overcome this."

The old man sneered in a hoarse and unpleasant voice: "Haha, I didn't expect such childish remarks to come out of the mouths of a person from Matou family.

Effort is just for unqualified mortals to comfort themselves.

No matter how hard mortals work, the threshold of magic will not change. If you have been studying Magecraft all year, it is impossible not to know this truth, Shenji."

"What are you going to do to Sakura?."

It was just a minor surgery.

The Matou family's heritage brought an excellent material from the Tohsaka's lineage.

If we want to us it, it requires modification and the transformation of her magical properties.

Such a degree of pain is insignificant for a mage.

Having been born into a prestigious family of mages, one must bear the corresponding price of enjoying the conveniences of magecraft."

Matou Zouken's lectured Matou Shinji in a matter-of-fact tone, then changed the topic and asked with a cold face: "Do you want to stop it? Knowing what it mean for the Matou family? It seems Byakuya's education is so disappointing, the Matou family doesn't need a second Kariya."

"elder brother···"

Matou Sakura tugged at the corner of Shinji's clothes, shook her head at him, and signaled not to continue to conflict with Matou Zouken over this matter.

Even though her little face was pale with fright, and her eyes were slightly red and misty, she still didn't want the only warmth she felt to vanish because of her.

Matou Shinji held her cold little hand and comforted her softly: "You don't have to worry about anything, just leave it to your brother, otherwise, I won't be qualified to meet Rin."

"but···"

"No buts.."

He touched her head, gave her a confident and calm smile, turned to look at the old man, thinking that it was time to get straight to the point and take the initiative in this conversation, and said in a deep voice: "You are so anxious to think about it. Are you going to transform Sakura's body for the Holy Grail War a year later?"

Just as he thought Zouken Matou's eyes widened slightly, and he was filled with surprise: "Oh? Shinji, it seems that you are really studying the secrets of the Matou family. You already know about the Holy Grail War. One year? A mere year of training is far from enough. This time, the Matou family doesn't have any suitable chess pieces for this Holy Grail War.

Let's not talk about Kariya for now.

Your father, Byakuya, can't control the servants.

The Matou family is at the end of its rope, so Sakura is needed to inherit the inheritance.

With her potential and after undergoing the worm's modifications, she will inevitably win the next Holy Grail War a few years from now."

After finishing speaking, the old man held the cane in both hands and murmured to himself: "It's been a long time since I heard the Holy Grail War being mentioned.

I unintentionally spoke more than I should have.

Shinji, regardless of what happens, this has nothing to do with you. Just live as an ordinary person like your father did.

The magical secrets will be passed on to Sakura."

Matou Shinji said solemnly: "Grandpa, you are wrong about one thing."

"What?"

"The Holy Grail War has nothing to do with me." Speaking, he raised his right hand and took off his sleeve to reveal a bright red command spell.

Stimulated by the magic power in his body, it emitted a faint red light.

Command Seal, proof of being chosen as Master in the Holy Grail War.

Matou Zouken clenched his crutches in astonishment, opened his mouth wide, and whispered: "Command Seal!? How is it possible? Why did it appear in your hand."