9. The versatile Jibril

Before this Matō Kariya's mental strength was, in the end, able to withstand the bitter pain, but his physical body had reached its limit.

Within three months, all his hair had turned white. His skin was covered with lesions that appeared interspersed with areas that lacked the reddish color of living flesh, turning into an earthy gray color. The poison called prana circulating in his veins could be seen expanding beneath his semi-transparent flesh, as if his body harbored a chaos that crept up from pitch-black cracks.

As such, his body collapsed at a faster speed than he had ever imagined. The impact was so heavy on the left side of his body and its nerves that at one stage his left wrist and ankle were completely paralyzed. A temporary rehabilitation program got them back to work, but his left hand still reacted slower than the right, and faster steps would result in a dragging left foot.

Heart palpitations due to his irregular pulse had become commonplace for him. Solid food could not be consumed either; intravenous glucose injections were used as a substitute.

According to modern medical theory, it is a wonder that a being in such a state could still be alive and functioning. Although Kariya could still stand and walk, with a hint of irony, it was a gift given to him by the prana he bought with his life, as a wizard.

The crested worm that had invaded Kariya's flesh had grown into a form that could mimic the functions of the Magic Circuit. In order to preserve the life of their decaying owner, they were now desperately acting out their roles.

If it is simply a matter of the amount of Magic Circuits, then Kariya have already possessed the prana needed for qualifying as a magus. It appears that his progress was even faster than what Matō Zōken had expected. In the end, the three scars of the Command Seals had blatantly shown up on Kariya's right hand. The Holy Grail also seems to have accepted him as the representative of the Matō family.

Based on Zōken's estimations, Kariya has about a month left to live. For Kariya, it seems that this amount of time is enough.

The Heaven's Feel has entered into its countdown stage. If all seven Servants are summoned the war may even begin tomorrow. The duration of the war, according to past experiences, should be about two weeks. Sometime before Kariya's death.

Yet, if Kariya activates his Magic Circuits, it means he will be inciting the crest worms. Indeed, then the burden placed on his body would be far greater than that of the other magi.

The worst case scenario would be that, before the war has ended, the crest worms have already devoured their host.

Kariya does not only have to fight against the other six Masters. It could be said that his greatest enemy are the creatures hosted within him.

But that changed when he called Jibril, this angel changed all the structures of his body and even his body now began to recover better than before.

"Never in my life have I felt this alive" Kariya said happily to Jibril who was reading a book in the Matou family library.

"ara..ara..Master.... this is very simple for Flugel, this is demonstrated in Flügel's ability to start "stealing" all knowledge after ten agreements are set, as an alternative to our practice of taking the head, we absorb all the knowledge of others" Jibril said proudly, after the great war ended the Flugel did not know what to do. because they were a unit made to fight and Jibril was the only Flugel who did not despair of finding the meaning of his life. because of that he liked new knowledge from the books he robbed through the game.

"Even though I don't know your history, I am very grateful to you for killing Matou Zouken and saving Sakura and me."kariya said with a sincere, she was looking at the sleeping sakura on her lap.

"You're welcome"

"Event though I no longer want the holy grail, I'm sure you don't?"

"hmm…Not really,,,,what i want is the fun of the game itself.."Jibril said with a charming smile

"I understand"Kariya looked at the Flugel strangely, but he still nodded his head in agreement. After all, he had saved her and sakura so she had to pay him back for the blessing he had given her.

"Let's hunt secretly first, after all I can't just destroy like in the war between Gods like in the past, that would be boring! Because I have to follow prosedure like you guys to make it more fun…fu..fu..fuu" He laughed at the thought of how exciting this war would be.

" I'll take the sakura to safe place first, then I'll follow you" She would not let Sakura get involved in this cruel war, even if she died at least Sakura would be safe. He will leave her to his friend Amamiya Sora whom he can trust, at least he won't reveal it to Aoi Tosaka.

" Don't worry...I've given BKulians protection to you and her, no magic or non-magic attack can penetrate it "