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Underground in Fuyuki City, tens of thousands of marking insects are spreading, centered on the Matou family's underground workshop.

"Sakura, did you find anything over there?"

"...No, Brother Masato, my area is almost spreading out of the new capital, but I still can't sense the special aura of insect magic."

"I haven't found any bugs here...it seems like they can't be found. Call the bugs back, Sakura."

"Eh?"

"The old bug will definitely not give up revenge on me, and he will never let go of your body. Sooner or later, he will come here to find us.

So we just need to concentrate the bugs at home, school and other places where we often go."

"..."

Hei Masato looked at Matou Sakura's trembling little shoulders, and even though her bangs were covering her, he could feel that there must be fear in Sakura's eyes at this moment.

Sure enough, this child has never forgotten the cruelty of the old bug.

For the past three days, Sakura came right back after school every day and searched all night long. Even the nervous boy from the Emiya family called him to ask if Sakura was feeling unwell.

This can't continue like this, something must be done...

"...Sakura, you said that it is a bit of a waste to have so many marking insects placed in just these few places.

How about we experiment with them and try to break the bug magic?"

Sakura's eyes were a little bright, but then dimmed.

"It's impossible, Brother Masato, the degree of completion of the Engraving Worm is too high.

They eat almost anything, digest quickly, and are highly resistant to magic, curses and poisons.

Unless they use strong force to crush their insect bodies at once..."

"Nothing is perfect, Sakura.

What if we could create a bug that specifically feeds on imprinting bugs?"

"This... is possible..."

"I'm just giving you an opinion. It doesn't have to be bugs, it can be other organisms, or even viruses. Don't just focus on bugs."

"Eh? Brother Masato, are you... asking me to do it?"

"Well, as you have seen in the past few days, my accomplishments in the original version of insect magic are not as good as yours, so it is more promising for you to take the lead.

Of course, if you encounter any problems, just come to me and we will find a solution together."

"Brother Yaren..."

"Um?"

"You are so lazy."

"ha?"

"Thank you."

"...Sakura, please stay away from that boy from the Emiya family recently to avoid being led astray."

"...What does this have to do with Shirou-senpai?"

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…

The sky in Fuyuki City is still clear and blue, and the water of the Miyon River is still flowing innocently.

Time is the most powerful healing agent in the world. Even though the fire killed dozens of people a few years ago, there are still people laughing and falling in love in Fuyuki Park today.

In fact, he was also surprised. He had obviously controlled the fire that night, so how could so many people still die?

Do you like running at night so much?

"Well... the spiritual veins have recovered quite well, right? Uncle Emiya?"

"...Why are you here?"

“It’s mainly because there is a sense of ceremony here.”

"What's the meaning?"

"Here."

Pingya took out a small box from the boundary gate.

"What's this?"

"It's the Little Holy Grail."

"!!!"

Oh, he finally saw an interesting expression on this cold-faced uncle's face.

First there was shock, then sadness, then eyes showed joy, and finally turned to memories and guilt.

Maybe with a little regret?

"Have you collected the fragments of Ellie's Little Holy Grail? Do you want to use them to replace Illya?"

"Yeah, I didn't think it was of any use at the time, so I even gave it to Sakura for safekeeping."

After all, the Small Holy Grail is just a tool to communicate with the Great Holy Grail, and Pingya people naturally know what is in the current Great Holy Grail.

You see, in the original work, Matou Zouken made a fragment of the Holy Grail into a marking insect and stuffed it into Sakura's body, which turned Sakura into a black man, right?

So these pieces are a hot potato.

Later, the Pingya people discovered that insect magic could repair the Little Holy Grail without implanting it into the human body.

What else is there to say?

"There is a group of flesh worms inside. After the Holy Grail is opened, ask Illya to take it with you, and then set up a protective barrier. This will allow the heroic spirits after death to enter here first."

"……Thank you."

"No, I don't want to see this child suffer.

What heroic spirit does Einzbern plan to have Illya summon?"

"I don't know about this, it seems they are planning to exclude me.

This is normal, after all, strictly speaking, I am a loser."

"Those alchemists are really..."

"Ignore them, have you found Matou Zangyan?"

"Can't find it at all."

"Is it possible that he is looking for a direct descendant of the Matou family?"

"I thought about this possibility later, but after investigation, I found that there was nothing unusual about Matou Tsuruno's family.

I have no choice but to stay the same in response to changes."

"...How are you doing with the research you mentioned last time on allowing people other than blood relatives to receive magic seals?"

Magic seals can only be inherited by blood relatives, so the original theory that Pingya people inherited magic seals from unknown tombs is honestly full of loopholes, and no normal person would make it up like this.

Later, when he was studying in the Clock Tower, this fact made him blush.

But it is because of the many loopholes that people believe that he should be a descendant of the owner of the tomb and a novice in the magic circle.

It's probably an accident.

"What? Didn't you say you planned to bring the magic seal into the soil?"

"Yes, but if possible, I still want to leave something for Shirou.

Illya's attainments in magic are much better than Shirou's.

So I want to leave a gift for Shirou, so that he can at least have the confidence to be an older brother."

"That kid Shirou isn't jealous of Illya, is he?"

"That's not true. This child has a very good character, but he is a little too kind and never knows how to reject others."

"Haha, you taught me well, but it's a pity that I was ordered to stop my research halfway through."

"...Are they those nobles?"

"Well, I didn't expect that I would be targeted just by checking a few relevant documents. I'm sorry."

Ping Yaren didn't expect that the Clock Tower paid so much attention to him. He had been gone for more than a year.

Moreover, it was a letter jointly sent by several major monarchs, which shocked him.

"It's okay, I'll go back first."

"Well, bye~"

Sitting on a chair in the park, Pingya felt that the blue sky was about to be dyed blood red.

As far as he knew, the quota for the Clock Tower had been determined, and there were no secondaries just like in the original work.

And the second son himself was dragged away by his adopted sister.

Father Mapo was even more reclusive during this period. He once sent Shadow of the Abyss to investigate with a concealment spell, but he was not in the church at all.
Chapter completed!