Chapter 324 Sora
in the living room
Jiu Xing and Altria looked at each other. There was a pot of tea in front of their table.

Jiu Xing looked at the boiled water in front of him in silence.

Suddenly, he missed Kennedy a little.

Although Kennedy’s magic power is not as sufficient as that provided by Altria, Kennedy is rich and will definitely not let him drink water without doing anything.

At least he had to have a cup of high-quality black tea, even though he couldn’t taste what high-quality black tea tasted like.

Anyway, it definitely tastes better than the glass of water in front of me.

Jiu Xing looked around…

It can be described as a bare house…

Jiu Xing remembered that when Kennedy first bought the house, the owner was in a hurry to go out of town and simply packed up the furniture and gave it to Kennedy.

“How have you been doing in the past ten years…”

Jiu Xing drank the water in front of him and smacked his lips with a melancholy look.

Tasteless~~~
Mysterious Silence
“It’s been… not bad.”

Altria spoke with difficulty, despite her conscience.

She herself didn’t believe what she said.

Jiu Xing raised an eyebrow when he saw Altria in this state.

“I can’t tell. Ten years have passed. You’ve become a little more human.”

Altria looked at Jiu Xing in confusion.

Human touch?
What do you mean?
“Tell me, what’s the situation now?”

Jiu Xing lay on the hard floor, looking at the old-fashioned chandelier above his head and spoke.

“It should be some time before the Holy Grail War. I summoned you the moment the Command Seal appeared.”

Altria looked at the indecent Jiu Xing in front of her and spoke slowly.

“So Kennedy, how are Sora and the others doing now?”

Seeing Jiu Xing asking about her former comrades, Altria spoke calmly:
“Kennedy and Sora were married and had a son.”

“I’m doing pretty well now.”

Jiu Xing’s expression softened when he heard this.

I’m married…

“And Illya, because of the Lesser Holy Grail, her…”

“…My body has remained frozen at around twelve years old.”

Jiu Xing blinked when she heard this. Has she been frozen at the age of twelve?
White-haired loli with a super shelf life?
“It will probably be here in two days.”

Altria slowly recounted everything that had happened in the past ten years.

Nothing messy.

Kennedy, Sora, and Illya are all living peacefully.

But now that the Holy Grail War has started again, this peace is bound to be broken.

“Illya…”

Jiu Xing looked at the incandescent light circling his eyes and spoke slowly.

That idiot loli is probably going to be gone after this Holy Grail War is over.

After all, the promise with Irisviel was only half fulfilled.

“So, have you thought about the wish for the Holy Grail?”

“Of course, the premise is that it can be purified.”

“If you fail this time, you’ll probably have to wait a long time.”

Jiu Xing turned sideways and looked at Altria who was sitting upright.

“…”

Altria pursed her lips and looked at Jiu Xing in front of her.

For no apparent reason, she felt that she couldn’t express her wish.

She thought of the little girl with white hair…

He would come from faraway London to spend time with her during every holiday.

Although I am usually a bit naughty, but…

Altria was a little frustrated.

silence……

There was a long silence…

Obviously I had made up my mind before.

“I’ll… wait until the next Holy Grail War.”

“If I can purify the Holy Grail this time…”

Those emerald eyes became firm at this moment.

“I want Illya to be alive and well.”

Jiu Xing looked at Altria in front of him and a smile appeared on his lips.

King Arthur, who did not understand human nature, after experiencing ten years of life in the human world.

After all, I have human emotions.

“Thus, the contract is established.”

“My Master.”

–

Noon of the third day

Jiu Xing was silent. He looked at the cabbage, pickles, and a large pot of rice on the small dining table in front of him.

The only meat was the fried egg.

“Jiu Xing, don’t you want to eat?”

Altria held a large bowl of rice and ate it with relish. She raised her head and looked at Jiu Xing in front of her with some confusion.

Jiu Xing was speechless as he looked at Altria with rice grains on the corners of her mouth.

This King Arthur lived a very miserable life.

Jiu Xing has been eating white rice and pickles with the other party for two days…

“I have the magic power you provide, so I don’t need to eat.”

Listening to Jiu Xing’s words, the blonde girl nodded.

She was a little envious of Jiu Xing, as she would not feel hungry even if she didn’t have to eat.

“When will Illya come?”

“Tell Kennedy to give her more money when you call her here.”

Hearing the word “money”, the hair on Altria’s head twitched, and then she spoke seriously:
“Well said.”

“As war funding, an appropriate amount of money is also indispensable.”

While the two were chatting, a shout came from outside the door:
“Leah!”

“Open the door!”

“I’m coming!”

At this moment, Altria’s eyes suddenly lit up, and her emerald pupils turned into the shape of money.

However, someone was faster than her.

Jiu Xing ran to the gate like the wind with a smile on her face.

As expected, what appeared before my eyes was a white-haired little girl, who looked a little bigger than before, but not much bigger.

The black dress she wore formed a sharp contrast with the other person’s white hair.

And there is a mature red-haired woman next to the white-haired loli.

“Jiu, Jiu Xing?”

The red-haired woman couldn’t help feeling a little dazed as she looked at the familiar yet strange man in front of her.

Is this King Arthur so fast?
The Heroic Spirits were summoned before the Holy Grail War officially began.

“Eh?”

“Are you Sora?”

Compared to Illya who has only grown up a little, Sora in front of him has changed a lot.

She is full of the smell of a married woman.

“Long time no see, Jiu Xing.”

Sora looked at the man whose appearance had not changed at all and spoke with a smile.

“Sora, you’ve changed a lot, haven’t you?”

“Where’s Kennedy? Didn’t he come with us?”

Jiu Xing subconsciously started reminiscing about the past with Sora.

“Kennedy was busy, so he didn’t come, but he asked me to bring this.”

Sora took out a card from his pocket with a smile and handed it to Jiu Xing.

Jiu Xing’s eyes lit up as he looked at the card and he couldn’t wait to take it.

As expected of my old Master, we really get along well!
“Kennedy knows your temper, Jiu Xing, so he specially prepared some ‘living expenses’ for you~~”

Compared to ten years ago, Sora talks more and is much gentler.

Maybe it’s because of the child. “The password is six zeros, and you can withdraw it from any bank in Fuyuki City.”

Illya couldn’t help but puff up her face when she saw the human trafficker who had kidnapped her ten years ago just leaving her aside and chatting with Sora.

Then he snatched the luggage from Sora’s hand and walked into the house angrily.

“Ala, Illya is in a bad mood again.”

Sora has been with Illya for ten years and knows her character too well.

“So Sora, you came here just to send Illya here, right?”

Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, Jiu Xing hesitated.

Logically speaking, this Holy Grail War has nothing to do with Sora.

Jiu Xing didn’t want to involve her either.

Sora smiled softly, looking at Jiu Xing in front of him, and said softly:

“Jiu Xing is still the same Jiu Xing, as gentle as ever.”

“Don’t worry, I’m just sending Illya over.”

“I have no intention of getting involved.”

Hearing Sora say this, Jiu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

The other party is now a mother, and if anything bad happens to her, he will feel sorry for Kennedy.

“Come on, go in and have some tea.”

As Jiu Xing finished speaking, his expression stiffened slightly.

That poor guy Altria doesn’t even have tea at home.

Sora seemed to know Jiuxing’s embarrassment. His eyes curved into crescents. He smiled and stroked Jiuxing’s red hair, which was almost the same color as his own, and said:

“Well, I’ve accomplished my mission by bringing Illya here safely.”

“I have booked a return flight.”

I didn’t notice it when I was in my twenties, but now that I’m in my thirties and looking at Jiu Xing in front of me, he is clearly a big boy.

“Then I’ll give it to you.”

This time, Sora did not refuse.

Although the Holy Grail War has not officially begun yet, there is no guarantee that someone will summon a heroic spirit in advance like Altria did.

Fuyuki City has become a place of controversy.

With Jiu Xing’s protection, Sora would be safer.

Illya is protected by King Arthur, so Sora is not worried about Illya’s safety.

Jiu Xing shouted to Altria in the house, and went to take Sora to the airport first.

Altria, who was making the bed for Illya, responded.

Jiu Xing and Sora took a taxi to the airport in Fuyuki City.

Along the way, Jiu Xing had a good chat with Sora.

After all, the two haven’t seen each other for ten years.

On the way, Jiuxing handed Sora a stone with Jiuxing’s name engraved on it and it contained Jiuxing’s magic power.

Sora looked at Jiu Xing with some confusion.

“Just in case, in case you are chosen for this Holy Grail War again.”

“If you trust me, you can use it as a holy relic to summon me.”

Sora smiled and accepted it happily.

What the other party said is not impossible, if there really comes such a day.

Given the relationship between husband and wife, they will definitely help.

Moreover, he and the Kennedy couple also get along very well with Jiu Xing.

Or maybe Jiu Xing has a good personality…

Except for Xiao Jiuxing…

Jiuxing accompanied Sora at the airport while waiting for the flight. Jiuxing, who remained in spiritual form, watched Sora get on the plane and disappear from her sight before she relaxed and left.

When Jiu Xing returned to the Uzumaki house, he was faced with a puffy little face.

“Stinky Jiu Xing!”

“You didn’t say a word to me today!”

Illya crossed her arms and stared angrily at the man who had taken her away from her.

She even thought about what to say on the way to meet Jiu Xing for the first time.

Who would have known that this bastard would just ignore her!
Just busy reminiscing about the past with Sora!
“Hi hi hi~~~”

Jiu Xing stepped forward and tapped Illya’s forehead, then walked directly into the house and said:

“Did Illya bring any snacks with you when you came over?”

Upon hearing this, the white-haired loli couldn’t help but frown, and said with suppressed dissatisfaction:
“No, no, no!”

“Nothing at all!”

“I hate Jiu Xing so much!”

–

Matou family

The purple-haired girl stood silently in front of the second-floor window, watching the gentle man using the spiritual veins under the Matou family to set up a magic circle called the ‘Vajra Barrier’ bit by bit.

Even after two days, she was still a little dazed.

‘Grandpa’ was forced back by this man, and ‘brother’ was killed by this man.

This man cleaned up all the bugs in the house, except…

I feel like I have gained a rare peace.

“Caster…”

The girl couldn’t help but call out to the man softly.

The man who was setting up the magic circle seemed to have heard her words. He raised his head and smiled at the girl.

Caster’s smile is contagious, as if with him around, everything will fall into place.

The girl looked at the man and wanted to respond to the caster with a smile.

But suddenly, her face froze.

An unspeakable feeling welled up in her heart, because ten years ago she was sent by the Tohsaka family to the Matou family to inherit the magic seal.

A magic circuit called a cresting worm was transplanted into the girl’s body…

It’s called a magic circuit, but in fact it just sends those wriggling, disgusting bugs into the girl’s body.

Every once in a while, you have to…

The girl found it difficult to speak.

In the past, her ‘brother’ helped her solve the problems, but now…

Sakura Matou couldn’t help but bend down and bit her lips tightly. She didn’t want to.

I don’t want to look so despicable in front of Caster.

“My little master…”

The man appeared in front of Sakura Matou without anyone knowing.

With pity in his eyes, he bent down and looked at the girl curled up in the corner in front of him with pity.

“don’t want……”

“Don’t look at me, caster…”

“Hurry… hurry up…”

The girl wanted to ask Caster to leave, but at this moment her face was flushed and there was a hint of spring in her eyes.

“Sakura, I told you…”

“I have everything.”

Caster reached out and gently stroked the girl’s hair.

The other person’s hair color was originally supposed to be black, but due to violent and crude transformation, the black hair turned into purple.

The gentle magic power slowly flowed into the girl’s body through Caster’s palm, like a clear spring that instantly extinguished the fire of desire.

Sakura Matou’s eyes also became clear, and she couldn’t help feeling a little shy as she looked at the man in front of her.

That scene of his own appeared before him just like that.

“I’m sorry, Sakura, but I need you to provide me with magic power temporarily.”

“So I can’t solve the bug in your body for now, the night before the Holy Grail War ends.”

“I will get rid of all the bugs in your body.”

“And your ‘grandfather’ will disappear with him.”

Looking at the man’s apologetic face, Sakura Matou couldn’t help but grab his hand.

Compared to the lifelessness before, those eyes now had a human look.

“I believe in caster.”

“I have always believed in caster…”

　In the previous four wars, when Emiya Kiritsugu failed, he ran away directly. Even though he was caught up by Kotomine Kirei with assassins, I didn’t write that he was killed. Moreover, he had not been tainted by the evil of this world, so his life span was normal.

　
(End of this chapter)