Magician in Type-Moon

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On September 24, 1987, Old Bug went out. Since the last ceremony, he had been looking at me strangely, but he didn't say anything. He just asked me to speed up my learning of magic.

On November 3, 1987, a second spirit possession ritual was performed. This time, the preparations were more thorough, but nothing of value was obtained. In my past life, I was neither a warrior nor a magician; I was just an ordinary person, a useless person.

He is quite handsome, but apart from being handsome, he has no other redeeming qualities!

On December 20, 1987, the old bug returned and said he would completely open up the magic circuits in my body today. This is really good news.

January 3, 1988. Today is the day to remove the bandages. I've been in the insect room for three whole days. Although I usually spend time in the insect room, during those three days, the insects were as frenzied as if they had taken aphrodisiacs. But it doesn't matter, this body has gotten used to it.

The magic power within my body is much more abundant, several times higher than before. However, there are also negative effects, namely, my head hurts more. I feel pain whenever I use magic power. Perhaps more and more worms are crawling into my brain. Who knows?

No, the old bug definitely knows.

On March 2, 1988, the Tohsaka family's second child was born. It was said that because the first child was in poor health and it was feared that she would be unable to inherit the Tohsaka family's magic, she was born. She was named Tohsaka Sakura. By the way, the first child was named Tohsaka Rin.

It must be said that Kariya's attention to the Tohsaka family has reached the level of intelligence infiltration into an enemy country in espionage.

On March 20, 1988, I made a request to the old bug: to get the bug out of my brain. He glanced at me, then pretended to use magic to probe my body.

"You don't have any bugs in your head, Chi. Have you been staying in the workshop for too long and had your brain bitten by bugs?" These were his exact words to me. After saying that, he left with a sinister smile.

He said there were no bugs in my brain, who knows? But the magic of those old bugs is truly disgusting, with a fishy stench and a sour smell.

On April 3, 1988, the seventh spirit séance was performed. Although he was just an ordinary person in his previous life, his life had a captivating magic for me, so fragrant and so delicious.

I was captivated by his memories, and even the depletion of my magic, which interrupted the ritual, couldn't wake me; I didn't want to wake up...

Until, intense pain started at the top of the neck and spread throughout the brain.

I was woken up by the pain.

On July 15, 1988, Old Bug gave me a book and told me to finish reading it within three days. The book was called "Heaven's Feel" and the author was Machiri Zorgen.

On July 18, 1988, the book described a ritual magic, a ritual magic called the "Holy Grail War." According to mysticism, a power exists outside this world, at the pinnacle of dimensionalism.

That is precisely what all magicians yearn for—the "Root of Calamity," the beginning of all things, the origin of all things, and also their end. It records everything in the world and is the throne of the great god who created all things.

Two hundred years ago, the magicians of the Einzbern, Machiri, and Tohsaka families attempted to recreate the miracle of the Holy Grail. In order to summon the "Cave of All Power," the magicians of the three families contributed their family secret techniques and finally created an object called the "Holy Grail."

However, the Holy Grail can only grant one person's wish, so cooperation instantly turns into a bloodbath. From then on, every 60 years, the Holy Grail will descend upon the original place of summoning, "Fuyuki," thus beginning a new round of battles.

The Holy Grail selects seven mages qualified to possess it, and distributes a portion of its vast magical power to each of these seven Masters, enabling them to summon Heroic Spirits known as "Servants" from the "Boundary Recording Belt".

They were also given three Command Seals that allowed them to command Servants, so that these seven magicians could decide who the true master of the Holy Grail would be in a life-or-death duel.

There are seven classes of Heroic Spirits: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Berserker, and Assassin. However, it may be possible to use spirit summoning magic to predetermine the class of the summoned Heroic Spirit, or to summon a class that is not among these seven.

Because this war was not a conventional war, its duration was much shorter.

Therefore, Saber, Lancer, and Archer are undoubtedly the best choices in this magic competition, both in terms of performance and other aspects. Magicians who have the ability to determine their class in advance will have a better chance of winning than other magicians.

In short, this is the general outline of the book. In addition, there is a lot of knowledge and common knowledge about magic, as well as explanations of the "Einzbern" and "Tohsaka" families.

The appearance of the words "Fuyuki" and "Tohsaka" made me instantly realize where this ritual magic was being held, the connection between the Matou and Machiri families, and why the old bug was giving me this book now.

Judging by the timeline, a new Holy Grail War is indeed about to begin. No way, you want me to fight in the Holy Grail War?

On July 27, 1988, the old insect master had me start learning some of his best insect-controlling techniques. From him, I learned that Makiri and Matou were originally one family. They came to Fuyuki in order to obtain the Holy Grail. After repeated failures, they changed their surname to Matou after settling in Fuyuki in order to better integrate into this country.

On August 21, 1988, the thirteenth spirit possession ritual was performed. Although the memories of the past life were mesmerizing, there were still some discordant aspects.

First of all, there are the electrical appliances he uses. As a magic-based family, the Matou family may not be very sensitive to modern technology, but they are certainly not completely ignorant of it.

The electronic devices used in my "previous life" were clearly superior to those in any part of present-day Japan. Since my "previous life" was Chinese, I even asked Yan Ye to search for relevant information and discovered that no other place in the world had ever had that type of "electronic product".

Was he really my "past life"?

On August 23, 1988, the fourteenth spirit possession ritual was performed. The sense of incongruity discovered from the perspective of modern technology gave me a new motivation to explore my memories of my "past life," rather than repeatedly savoring the scenes of his happy life.

This excavation did not yield anything that would improve my current situation or allow me to escape this insect hive. Instead, I obtained some subtle information.

The "past life" is not the "past life" but the "future life." The date seen in the blurry fragments indicates that the latest he existed was December 25, 2019.

He seemed to be around 20 years old at that point in time... If he really is a "reincarnation," does that mean I will die before 2000? But I want to live.

On November 17, 1988, I didn't pay much attention to insect control. It's obvious who the insects from the Matou family truly obey. Although I didn't care much, I showed talent comparable to spirit summoning in my study of insect control. Could it be that being bitten by insects for a long time can develop a talent?

In terms of necromancy, the book "Heaven's Feel" was particularly helpful to me. That Machiri Zorgen was simply a genius. He had unique insights into necromancy, and his research on the boundary record tape was astonishing. No wonder he was the magician who created the Holy Grail.

Compared to the old insect, who has such a wonderful spirit summoning technique but instead plays with insects, it's really...

On December 30, 1988, the eighteenth spirit séance was performed. This time, the exploration of the memories of the "afterlife" did not go smoothly, and only a small number of memory scenes were captured. However, a greater discovery was made. This discovery made me doubt the image of an ordinary person in the "afterlife".

Because I found the words "Holy Grail" and "Grand" in this study, perhaps because I share the same origin as him, I easily understood the meaning of these words.

Based on our exploration of his past memories, it's not hard to conclude that he was just an ordinary person with a simple and happy life. The numerous spirit possession rituals he held were simply to experience a touch of warmth in life. Recalling his first spirit possession, he only received the words "fate" and "zero."

What secret does he hold? Perhaps this is the key to my escape from the Matou family and my survival.

December 31, 1988. Today is the day before the New Year. My father and mother took my younger brother back to the main house in Fuyuki. Uncle Kariya also rushed back from out of town.

But the old insect went out, apparently to manage other sacred sites in Japan. Could it be that he couldn't accept the New Year's atmosphere?

Yes, watching my parents and uncles discuss how to spend the New Year, I felt a strange unease, but it wasn't hatred. It was just that seeing them so happy together made me feel a distance between us.

On January 7, 1989, I prepared for the nineteenth séance. To prolong the ceremony, I prepared several times more materials than before. Old Bug probably knew what I was doing, but instead of stopping me, he seemed to subtly support me in carrying out the séance.

This is evident from the fact that the warehouse has never been short of the magical materials I need.

On January 10, 1989, something went wrong during the spirit séance. A flood of memories rushed into my mind, as if someone had pried open my skull with a crowbar and poured a bucket of lava into it. Over the past few days, I've even started to lose track of who I am.

This memory fragment even includes a scene from his younger days where he was spat on, then grabbed a mop and threw it from the college building to the school gate, where he famously shot an enemy in the head.

If I hadn't found any clues about the "Holy Grail," I might have examined it repeatedly, but now I am "Percival," why would I waste time on such things?

Look what I found! The Holy Grail is actually an item in a future game. Has the starter trio been eliminated in the future? The Holy Grail, which has been impossible to obtain for hundreds of years, is actually an item in a game.

There must be a bigger conspiracy behind this. The person who made this game might be one of the lucky ones who obtained the Holy Grail. Now, all we need to do is find him, find him!

January 11, 1989. Who am I? Am I Chi? Right? Yes, I am Yu Chi. No, that's not right, I'm not Yu Chi, then who am I? I am Matou Chi, yes, yes, I am Matou Chi, right...right? Ah...my head hurts so much, damn bugs, stop crawling around in my brain!

On January 17, 1989, Old Bug returned. When he saw me, his expression was strange. Suddenly, a bug fell from his sleeve and crawled frantically toward me. I ignored it and let the bug climb onto my body.

Feeling the unknown insects crawling on my body, I couldn't help but show disgust, because the fluids they secreted during their crawling soiled my freshly changed clothes.

Eventually, the unknown insect crawled to my mouth. I opened my mouth slightly, and it eagerly burrowed in. I could feel it enter my esophagus and finally dissolve in my stomach.

At the same time, I clearly felt that my mind was much clearer.

"Chi, did you get bitten by the bugs and ruin your brain while playing with them? That book on spirit summoning rituals should have said not to overuse it, right? Do you even know who you are anymore?" The old bug stared straight at me and asked me sarcastically.

"Of course I can tell who I am, and weren't all the materials specially prepared in the warehouse by you? As for the insects, there was clearly a better way to make me an insect master, but you just threw me into the insect room. Isn't that your own unique hobby? Now, you're not going to say you're worried about my life, Grandpa."

"Hmph...hmph...hmph..." The old worm chuckled twice upon hearing this and said:

"Chi, I didn't expect your insect control skills to improve so quickly. And what you just said was a spoiled complaint that I shouldn't have thrown you into the insect chamber? Chi, I know what you want. Get the Holy Grail for me, and I'll let you go. How about it? Isn't that a good deal?"

"If I could get the Holy Grail, why wouldn't I just wish for you all to disappear completely?" I countered.

Old Bug laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, his body trembling with laughter. "Chi, if you can do it, then go ahead and do it."

After saying these words, he went back upstairs on his own.

So, what you want is the Holy Grail, you old bug?

On February 14, 1989, the old bug began to teach me how to fight with magic, but he only gave me verbal instructions and never personally demonstrated his attack methods. Was he afraid that I would find out his attack methods? Or was it that he no longer had the ability to fight?

On March 7, 1989, I tried several more regular spirit séances, but I didn't get any useful information; they were all just snippets of daily life.

Just as the devil was preventing Percival from finding the Holy Grail, something unclear was also hindering me.

It seems that to obtain more information, a higher-level ceremony is needed, as well as the insect that the old insect made me eat that day.

On March 11, 1989, Old Bug directly gave me five Soul Worms. I had never seen this species in the worm house before. It seems that it was a new product that Old Bug brought back from his trip. Did he know in advance that I would have this problem?

Or does the old bug himself have this problem? If he also held that spirit possession ceremony, then it makes sense.

No, if it were caused by this ritual, the soul worms wouldn't have appeared so recently, and the worm houses would have been started much earlier.

On March 13, 1989, a second high-level spirit possession ceremony was held, and the following information was obtained:

1. The old bug is Machiri Zolgen. How many years has he actually lived?

Second, the Saber in the Fourth Holy Grail War is the legendary King Arthur.

Third, there is also the Fifth Holy Grail War, and the time interval between it and the Fourth Holy Grail War is not far... Let's set aside some useless information.

What surprised me the most was that the old bug was actually Machiri Zolgen, who had lived for at least 200 years. No wonder he had a rotten and foul smell.

Does the appearance of this newly appearing soul worm indicate that there's something wrong with his soul, perhaps due to living too long? Is that why he wants the Holy Grail to save his life?

So why did he initially create the Holy Grail? It couldn't have been for immortality, but he's lived for so long without it.

On July 14, 1989, five high-level séances were performed, yielding more information about the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars, as well as some information about other magical realms in this world.

However, the soul worm alone was no longer enough to stabilize my mental state, so I had to ask the old worm for help again. But he didn't give me a suitable solution; he just told me to suspend the ritual.

How ridiculous! This is my chance to grasp the thread of fate, how can I give it up so easily?

On June 3, 1990, I received some information about the Holy Grail War from the old bug. The head of the Tohsaka family had taken in a new disciple from the Holy Church named Kirei Kotomine. He was not only an exchange student who transferred from the Holy Church to the Mage's Association, but he had also acted as an agent of the Holy Church before.

For magicians, the Agents are not easy to deal with. The Agents are a department of the Holy Church specifically targeting heretics like magicians; they are purely combat personnel.

On the eve of the Holy Grail War, he took in such a disciple; one can imagine his intentions.

My information about Kirei Kotomine is that he seems to be a survivor of the Fourth Holy Grail War, meaning he will not only participate in the Holy Grail War but will also survive. So, what about me? Will I die in this Holy Grail War?

On July 17, 1991, the eleventh high-level spirit summoning ceremony had been held. With each exploration, the amount of information about the demonic realm obtained was getting less and less, as if someone was maliciously blocking something.

The "game" I knew about during my first high-level séance was nowhere to be seen. The biggest gain from these few séances was that I learned that the memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War in "future times" actually came from a picture book.

Ha, such brutal battles have been turned into something for entertainment. I wonder what the old bug would think if he knew.

In addition, I also have a general idea of ​​the information about the four Masters and five Servants who participated in this battle besides myself.

On March 7, 1992, my skills in the field of magic became more proficient. In terms of familiars and spirit summoning, I was no less skilled than experienced magicians, and even surpassed them.

Because I learned during a séance that one of my Masters used firearms and enchanted bullets, and his nickname was "Magician Killer," I recently started taking lessons on firearms and modern warfare.

To this end, I also asked my father to customize a revolver engraved with magic inscriptions at a magic workshop in the United States. I call it "Little Helper". As for enchanted bullets, I am researching how to make Crest Bugs into Crest Bug bullets and also adding the Matou family's magic characteristic "water" into them.

On August 21, 1992, the twenty-seventh high-level séance took place. The Soul Worm, having been consumed too many times in a short period, had already lost much of its effect. Just as I was about to lose myself in that memory during the final exploration, or rather, just as I was about to be lost in that memory, a severe headache accompanied by tinnitus pulled me back to reality.

The familiar pain instantly made me realize who I am, so I sincerely thank the worm in my brain, if it even exists.

In the past few months, I have performed sixteen spirit séances because I discovered that in the Holy Grail War of the "future" memories, I did not exist, nor did Matou Ike exist.

During the nineteenth high-level spirit séance, I received a piece of information: the person from the Matou family who participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War was actually my uncle Kariya, the man who betrayed the demonic path, the man who gained freedom before me, the man who deserted!