The old town of Miyama Town in Fuyuki City will fall into deep tranquility at night. The empty streets will make people walking at night instinctively fear, as if there is some kind of man-eating monster in the darkness.
In comparison, the more modern Xindu has a somewhat metropolitan atmosphere.
The flowing neon lights and the noisy sounds coming from various bars and karaoke bars have added a lot of popularity to this newly built modern city.
But beneath this bustling night scene, horrific tragedies are happening in some dark corners that cannot be illuminated by light.
"Huh~huh~"
In a two-story Western-style building common in Japan, the man and woman had been murdered long ago, and red blood was flowing on the wooden floor.
The perpetrator hummed happily and drew a magic circle with blood on the ground with one of his exposed toes. He was also holding an ancient book stained with blood in his hand.
The little boy, whose hands and feet were tied, was lying on the ground, looking at his dead parents with eyes wide open, tears streaming down his face full of fear and anxiety.
"Woo!"
"Don't move, kid."
The ordinary young man who dyed his hair orange smiled and reminded the little boy: "Just wait, I will call the devil out soon, and then I will trouble you to become its food."
"Uh-huh!"
Driven by his survival instinct, the little boy struggled hard, but his little strength was not enough to break free from the skilled restraints of a habitual murderer.
"Full, full, full, full, full, five times? Or six times?"
The frivolous orange-haired young man raised his right foot and counted on his fingers. The extremely irregular summoning process should not have been able to summon the servant.
But he didn't know if the person being summoned had an unparalleled compatibility with him. Even this nonsense spell made the summoning array painted with blood begin to shine, and three blood-red command spells appeared on the back of his right hand at the same time.
"Oh! It's coming, it's coming!"
The orange-haired young man looked at the shimmering summoning array expectantly: "What will the devil look like? He can help me realize... ugh!"
Yuyu Ryunosuke, who was focused on the magic circle, did not notice the sudden change in the eyes of the little boy on the ground. A figure suddenly appeared in the shadow behind him, and a sharp weapon pierced Ryunosuke's chest from behind.
"Well..."
Although Yuyu Ryunosuke has rich experience in killing people, he is only an ordinary person after all. When he was seriously injured, Ryunosuke's whole body strength quickly drained away.
"Plop!"
Half-kneeling on the ground, Ryunosuke stared blankly at the sharp blade that pierced his chest.
"Crack!"
Another weapon fell and cut off Ryunosuke's right hand at the wrist. The magic circle that was almost completed in summoning flickered a few times and regained its calm.
"Uh-huh!"
Ryunosuke, who stared blankly at his chest, did not scream, but the little boy whose mouth was covered with a cloth instead screamed in horror.
Just out of the tiger's mouth and into the wolf's den, this is what the little boy was thinking at this time.
Abandoning Ryuunosuke Usumu who had lost the ability to resist, Lu Xiao rushed to activate the Eye of Agamotto before the command spell dissipated.
A green light flickered in the dark room, and the time on Ryunosuke's right wrist was fixed, and the command spell was preserved intact.
"ah……"
Ryunosuke's face suddenly showed a look of satisfaction. His body curled up and fell to the floor, staring at the chest that was bleeding.
"It turns out that the most beautiful art is within my own body, haha... It's really dark under the lamp."
Ignoring Ryunosuke who was in a dying state, Lu Xiao knelt down in front of the little boy who was about to roll his eyes and carved a rune on his forehead with his finger.
?(gebo), which represents gifts, miracles and blessings, Lu Xiao used it to eliminate unnecessary memories in the boy's mind.
Seeing the boy falling asleep with his eyes in a trance, Lu Xiao walked to the host and hostess one after another and helped them close their wide eyes.
"May death bring you peace, rest in peace."
Turning his head to look at Ryunosuke Ubuu, this perverted murderer lost his life with a satisfied smile on his face. It seemed that at the end of his life he had found the answer to his lifelong pursuit.
As usual, he closed Ryunosuke Ubui's eyes, and Lu Xiao used the family's home phone to dial 110.
That's right, Japan's emergency number is the same as ours, it's 110.
The boy who lost his parents was less than 10 years old and could not survive on his own.
Lu Xiao kindly called the police for him, told the police the situation and address, wiped the blood magic circle on the ground and left.
…
"Ouch! So disgusting!"
Having just been brought over from Chancheng's house by Lu Xiao using the teleportation technique, Lin immediately looked at the severed hand on the table with disgust.
Under the influence of the Time Stone, Ryunosuke's right hand with the command spell engraved on it still maintains the same state as when it was just cut off. The blood color under the skin looks no different from an ordinary person's hand. Young Rin and Sakura are both obsessed with this hand.
My hand feels a little uncomfortable.
Kariya may have seen too much of Matou Zouken's evil deeds. His focus was not on the disgustingness of the severed hand, but on the three blood-red Command Seals.
Under normal circumstances, once the Master dies, the Command Spell will automatically return to the Great Holy Grail system buried under Mount Enzo, and the Holy Grail will continue to select a new Master to bestow the Command Spell.
Lu Xiao used cheating to intercept the Command Seal. The problem now is how to separate the Command Seal and give it to Sakura.
The command spell system was originally developed by Matou Zouken, and the Matou family's magic seals contain relevant knowledge.
Even if Sakura, who was born in the Tohsaka family, completed her attribute transformation, it would be difficult for her to synchronize with the Matou family's command spells without side effects.
"Aletheia."
"exist."
The phantom of the Isu appeared next to Lu Xiao. Kariya and the two sisters, who had already seen Aletheia, were used to it. They regarded Alethea as the undead tamed by Lu Xiao.
"How is the contact with 'her' going?"
Aletheia glanced at Sakura who was confused: "I hacked into the traffic surveillance systems of the police in various countries. After a long period of screening and investigation, I finally found the person you were looking for."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Where?"
"I just arrived in Guanbuzi City. After many efforts, I got in touch with her and asked her to make the most advanced customized doll at three times the price."
"She promised to guide us through remote communication magic to complete Sakura's soul transplantation, but she refused to go to Fuyuki City in person."
"Why?"
Alethea shrugged: "According to her, the mysteries hidden in Fuyuki City are too scary and the risks are too great, and she doesn't want to take the risk of wading into this muddy water."
"Haha~"
The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched slightly: "The top puppet master, the biological sister of the holder of the fifth method, the seal designator who has been hunted by the Magic Association for a long time but is still alive, is called...forget it, this
Don’t tell.”
"Such a big boss would be afraid of the mysteries of Fuyuki City? Is she kidding?"
"The fifth method?!"
Hearing Lu Xiao's complaints, Rin, who was sitting quietly watching the show, suddenly jumped up from the tatami.
"Is it possible... could he be a relative of that Aozaki magician? He is called injured..."
"Stop it!"
Lu Xiao hurriedly stopped the unknown name Lin was about to say: "If you still want to live, don't use this title. Anyone who dares to say this name has already been buried."
"Uh-huh!"
Rin covered her mouth and nodded weakly, her eyes filled with excitement about meeting a big shot in the magic world.