Chapter 40: Illya: Matou Sakura's life or death? It's none of my business.

Chapter 40: Illya: Matou Sakura's life or death? It's none of my business.

'Want my blood?'

'Is there any way to crack the Crest worms?'

'You really dare to ask for so much. Today you dare to ask me for blood, do you dare to ask me to replenish your mana tomorrow? Can I give away my blood casually?'

Miss Illyasviel blinked and felt a little dissatisfied because Matou Kariya was asking for an exorbitant price. To be frank, her blood was almost infinitely close to the mana power supply of a Command Seal, and she would feel weak and painful due to the massive blood loss. The other party used a Command Seal to show his sincerity and wanted her to provide her blood. With this alone, the other party could make a profit.

As for the second condition, she couldn't understand it at all. The Crest worm sounded like something similar to the familiar of the Matou family. You, a magi of the Matou family, don't even know how to remove your own familiar. How could you ask an Assassin to remove it? What the hell does she know?

Please don't give her a personality other than that of a summoner without permission. As for magecraft, apart from string magecraft, she only knows a little about the alchemy of the Einzbern family. This is granted by her skills. She knows nothing about anything else.

"Mr. Matou Kariya, are you going too far? Whether it's my blood or the method to remove the Crest worm, do you think this is really what you can get with the sincerity you are showing now? My blood alone can offset the mana power of one stroke of your Command Seal, and magecraft like removing the Crest worm is not a small matter. Do you think I'm too easy to talk to?"

The first is that it hurts too much.

The second one is really no.

Miss Illyasviel seemed helpless as she spread out the cold blade. She did not say anything too final. She just made it clear that the other party's price was not enough and that they would have to pay more if they wanted to cooperate.

This was a roundabout way of negotiation. She could fail to meet certain conditions, but she couldn't let others know that she couldn't. After all, to be honest, she didn't have much initiative at the moment. The threat posed by the black knight was too great. She could only try her best to make herself look like an expert in magecraft.

"Do you really know how to get rid of the Crest worm?" Matou Kariya was a little excited when he heard this.

His eyes seemed to pop out of his head as he stared at Miss Illyasviel, who was pretending to be relaxed.

"I know a little bit. After all, I have some friends in the Age of Gods who are good at using magecraft involving flowers, birds, fish, and insects. However, I am the only one who survived the end of the Age of Gods. Speaking of it, I feel a little melancholy about how things have changed and how people have changed..."

Miss Illyasviel sighed with a complicated look in her eyes, like an old man lamenting the impermanence of life.

Combined with the small body, it inexplicably gave people the impression of a child pretending to know something, but Matou Kariya felt that this increased the other party's credibility.

After all, he had seen the other party's character—her noble ethics of fulfilling the covenant even if it was just a verbal promise, personally leading an ally's Master away from the battlefield. He believed that even he could not do it. It was obvious that the other party and Saber were powerful enemies the moment before, and the next moment he could even trust his back without any precautions. This kind of thing was as unbelievable as fighting side by side with Tohsaka Tokiomi, whom he had always hated.

There was no need for such a hero to lie to him. The magecraft attainments of the magi from the Age of Gods were beyond the imagination of a half-baked magi like him because even he knew the basic rules of the magi world—the older the mystery, the more powerful it was.

"Of course, I really only know a little bit. I don't have a deep impression of what a Crest worm is. Mr. Matou Kariya, you understand, right? Many times, the names and principles of magecraft from the Age of Gods and modern magecraft are slightly different."

"I understand, I understand. Magecraft can be improved, but the principles cannot be hidden from the eyes of a magi like you."

Matou Kariya had an expression of "I understand, I understand," and Miss Illyasviel was very satisfied with this. As everyone knows, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. As long as her identity was not completely revealed, she only needed to say a few ambiguous words that everyone knew, and others would think she was very professional in this field.

But didn't the Matou family claim to have butterfly magecraft and water magecraft? Why is it related to insects again? Could it be a variant of butterfly magecraft? As expected of a local magi family in the Holy Grail War, there are hidden weapons behind the scenes.

"Then let's talk about the terms of the alliance again..."

"Crest worms are a secret technique developed by the Matou family. It is similar to artificial three-corpse worms. According to the information I have read after the Crest worms are implanted in the human body and cultivated, they become nerves similar to magic circuits, which combine with the original nerves and spread throughout the body."

Matou Kariya endured the pain of the worms eating away at his body, covered his forehead, and tried his best to recall:

"The magic seals created by the Crest worms are usually inactive, but once activated, they will invade the host's nerves and use the host's mana as food to continuously activate. When the mana is exhausted, the bugs will eat the host's flesh for nutrients."

"This Crest worm is the one that the bastard Tohsaka Tokiomi implanted in his youngest daughter Sakura after he sent her to the Matou family."

"Caster, what do you remember about this kind of bug? Once a Crest worms is implanted in the body, it is difficult to completely remove it from the outside, but I believe that as a magi from the Age of Gods, you will definitely find a way."

'This sounds a bit like a crooked way.'

'No, this is simply a genius invention. Are all the members of the Matou family hard-core gamers?'

'Magecraft circuits can be simulated by insects. Apart from being a bit life-threatening, this is almost a "perfect artificial magic circuit." It allows people who have no magecraft aptitude to possess magic circuits. The value of this Crest worms is immense!'

Miss Illyasviel was somewhat surprised and had a favorable impression of the magi of the Matou family, although it sounded very unorthodox, and it was actually very unorthodox.

But in the world of magi, this is actually quite normal. After all, the beautiful big sister with big breasts and no brains was refined in her early teens. It is normal for Crest worms to have magecraft talent just by paying with one's life. Not everyone has the talent for magecraft. In a world without the supernatural, this is a way to obtain supernatural powers, and it is a very accessible way at that.

'Uh, don't ask.'

The question is that Miss Illyasviel's brain circuit is biased towards villains. She thinks this magecraft is very advanced and very powerful.

"I know a little about this kind of bug. I have to say that many geniuses have emerged among modern magi. The person who invented this kind of Crest worms might have left a great legacy in the Age of Gods. If I have the chance, I really want to have a long chat with the founder."

Miss Illyasviel sighed again, but this time it was from the bottom of her heart.

According to Matou Kariya's description, this type of Crest worm doesn't seem to have any major problems except that it will cause some loss of life. Besides, every magi will suffer some loss of life.

Generally speaking, she couldn't judge the pros and cons of the Crest worms, but she personally really admired the genius who created this magecraft. After all, no matter what the other party's original intention was in creating the Crest worms, it was undeniable that in the modern magi world, this was a powerful magecraft that could only be created by a famous magi of the classic level.

"...This question is not important, and the magi who invented the Crest worms is just a devil trash." Matou Kariya's face looked a little unhappy. He didn't understand Miss Illyasviel's sigh. It turned out that all magi were inhuman lunatics.

"I just want to know if you can remove the Crest worms and keep the implanter from getting hurt."

This was the issue that concerned him the most, and it was almost as much hatred as his thoughts toward Tohsaka Tokiomi.

"Oh, you can, but it's a little tricky. If you have been implanted with a Crest worms, come here and I can remove it for you right now."

After thinking for a moment, Miss Illyasviel spread out her hands harmlessly, and at the same time expected that if Matou Kariya really dared to come over, she would send him to see Satan in a moment.

"It's not that I want to remove the Crest worms, but..." Having said this, Matou Kariya paused.

But considering that Miss Illyasviel's character is indeed trustworthy, he thought for a few seconds and decided to tell the truth.

"I'll tell you the truth, Caster. I want to save a little girl. That little girl is Sakura Tohsaka, the second daughter that Tohsaka Tokiomi sent to the Matou family. She has been implanted with a crest worm and is under the supervision of the Matou family at all times. I want you to help me rescue her. For this, I am even willing to give up the Holy Grail. I will spend the rest of my miserable life helping you win the Holy Grail War."

There is nothing wrong with saying this. After all, just because he can't do anything to Zouken Matou doesn't mean that a magi from the Age of Gods can't do anything to Zouken Matou. In the final analysis, in his heart.

The gap between modern magi and magi from the Age of Gods is enormous, and the magecraft attainments of magi from the Age of Gods must be superior.

Moreover, he did not go too far and ask the other party to deal with Matou Zouken directly.

It shouldn't be a big problem to just remove the crest worm and take Sakura away.

"Tohsaka Sakura, the second daughter of Tohsaka Tokiomi? What does her life or death have to do with you, Mr. Matou Kariya? In other words, the life or death of an heir to a magi family has something to do with me?"

"The Matou family claims to have butterfly magecraft and water magecraft, and now they have insect magecraft. What does this mean? This shows that the Matou family has a deep foundation."

"Tohsaka Sakura, or should I say Matou Sakura? Even if the implanted magecraft crest is fake, the identity of the heir of the Matou family is genuine, right? You asked me to snatch Matou Sakura away. Mr. Matou Kariya, do you know what I will face? I can't say the relationship between the Matou family and the Tohsaka family, but you can't say it either. Are you sure that Tohsaka Tokiomi did not acquiesce to the implantation of the crest worm? You don't dare, right? So if I snatch Matou Sakura away, I will face the joint pursuit of the two major magi families in Fuyuki City. The Matou family will think that I have snatched their heir, and Tohsaka Tokiomi will think that I have ruined the future of her second daughter. Have you considered this price, Mr. Matou Kariya?"

Miss Illyasviel was almost laughing with anger. She must be crazy to have nothing to do but confront the two major magi families at the same time, even though this might give her an extra powerful ally.

But anyone who believes in such a verbal agreement is a fool. She is not naive enough to think that the Matou family is easy to deal with. There must be a reason why they can become the local bosses in Fuyuki City. Even if she can deal with the Matou family, so what? Matou Kariya can go back on his word and make her work for nothing. Then he can take Matou Sakura and leave.

She became the target of the two major magi families' anger, which would be a lot of fun. It was possible that Tohsaka Tokiomi would directly use the Command Seal to let King Gilgamesh deal with her seriously.

As for Sakura Matou who was implanted with the crest worm, she might be very pitiful and in pain.

Isn't it too cruel for such a little girl?

Oh my God, isn't she miserable just because others are miserable?

She has tried to assassinate others so many times since her debut, and every time she failed due to various reasons!

She lives in fear of her own death every day, not knowing for sure whether she will be killed by some Servant with strange stats tomorrow. How can she have the leisure to feel pity for others?

Although Sakura Matou is unfortunate, at least she can still live for a long time. When she grows up and goes to school, she may meet some seniors and have a sweet time with them.

What about her? She must kill all the Servants within seven days, or she will be killed by all the Servants. Her life before and after the transmigration was nothing but misfortune. Even though she was so unfortunate, she still had to be kind and pity others. Then who would pity her?

"I, I don't know if Tohsaka Tokiomi knows, but based on the personalities of those magi, I guess he should be......."

Matou Kariya was speechless at this point. His idea was very simple, which was to save Sakura.

He was also willing to give Miss Illyasviel any compensation, but he didn't know whether Tohsaka Tokiomi knew about this, assuming that Tohsaka Tokiomi really knew about it.

Miss Illyasviel suddenly destroyed the other party's second daughter's inheritance rights as the head of the Matou family. According to the strength shown by the Golden King, Miss Illyasviel will inevitably suffer a life-and-death hunt.

"I can help you, but I can't save Matou Sakura unless Tohsaka Tokiomi's servants leave the scene."

"My ally, my elder sister, is in dire straits right now. The Servant of the Tohsaka family is not something that one or two heroes can handle. I must go back and fulfill my alliance with her. I don't have time to waste here with you."

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Miss Illyasviel turned around and said coldly, pretending to be indifferent.

She didn't believe it today. Five servant fighting against one servant—King Gilgamesh's broken tortoise shell could still defend against it. Of course, the premise was that the black knight was really not weak.

Especially some useless trash who is even more good-looking than her.

Otherwise, if the situation is not right, she will still decisively choose to run away and kill Emiya Kiritsugu and the other person first. But if the situation is right, then she will have to put on the character of a loyal and brave person and kill all those who are not her allies and do not recognize her character first.

"Puff, cough, cough… No! Don't go!"

"As long as you are willing to help Sakura, whether it is the Command Spell or the assistance in the Holy Grail War, I will do everything. No matter what conditions you put forward, I will agree to it! I am willing to do anything even if it costs me everything!"

When Matou Kariya saw Miss Illyasviel was about to leave, he covered his chest as the pain became increasingly unbearable.

Coughing in pain, half-kneeling on the ground as if grasping the last straw.

He endured the severe pain, stretched out his hand, and begged tremblingly.

"If, if it weren't for you, Caster, Sakura......."

"That's enough! Mr. Matou Kariya!"

Miss Illyasviel, who was about to leave, turned her head and looked at Matou Kariya, who was half-kneeling on the ground and coughing up blood in pain, with cold eyes as if she was looking at some garbage, or with contempt and pity, as if a righteous man was looking at a humble person.

This is understandable. As an honest and trustworthy person, how could she tolerate such a planless and self-righteous salvation.

She never thought about what kind of suffering others would suffer after she saved them.

"You didn't even consider the worries of me and Matou Sakura."

"Mr. Matou Kariya, you are such a person… you only think about yourself."