Magician in Type-Moon

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Matou Ike thought to himself, "Is this the set of Black Butler? He's just a taxi driver, is it really necessary to dress like this?"

"What is Black Butler?" Angra Mainyu finally recovered from the aftereffects of that Mapo Tofu.

"It's nothing." Matou Ike was too lazy to explain to him, because once she started explaining, it would never end.

He got into the car, still thinking about Emiya Shirou, or rather, Kotomine Shirou.

That's a bit weird.

In my past life, the Holy Grail War ended at the Fuyuki Hall, but this time it's at Ryudou Temple. You still managed to escape, didn't you?

Quite outrageous.

If we make this connection, then the next Holy Grail War will likely arrive as scheduled. Sigh.

Time flies, and the car is going fast too.

Matouchi had just sat in the back seat, adjusted his posture, and announced the location.

The taxi sped off like lightning. It wasn't rush hour, so it passed without any obstruction.

Although there were no obstacles ahead, this driver seemed to have a dream of becoming a race car driver.

The accelerator was floored and the engine roared, as if racing against something, and the map of Fuyuki seemed to be engraved in the driver's head.

Turning the steering wheel leads to a side road, and after a few twists and turns, you emerge onto a wide, flat main road.

They arrived at their destination shortly afterward.

Matou Ike thought to himself, "If you have this skill, you might as well go to Mount Akina and become a racing god. Why are you driving a taxi here?"

Angra Mainyu echoed this sentiment.

Just as Matouchi was about to pay, the driver waved his hand, bowed repeatedly, and shook hands, leaving Matouchi somewhat bewildered.

I'm not some big star, why am I being so precious?

But the driver spoke up:

“You are the first passenger to let me ride the whole way. Previous passengers either refused to get on the bus as soon as they saw me, or asked to get off halfway. In any case, none of them rode the whole way.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the car and the driver turned into a beam of light and disappeared.

Hey, this means the wish has been fulfilled and the deceased has been liberated.

Matou Ike had actually noticed something was off about the driver a long time ago, but he didn't care. After all, he was just a ghost that hadn't been born for long. He had originally wanted to see if a magician was playing some trick on him.

I didn't expect it to be just a wandering ghost.

And so, as they arrived at their destination at Matou Pond, one of Fuyuki's rental ghost stories also disappeared.

“There have indeed been many undead being born recently. I didn’t expect to encounter one today,” Angra Mainyu said idly to Matou Ike.

"Really? I just felt that the level of magic in the air has increased to a higher level. Did you guys do that too?" Matou Ike asked curiously, since natural undead were quite rare.

"It's just a byproduct. You should think about your own things first."

Angra Mainyu had no intention of revealing that he just wanted to see Matou Ike excitedly go and cause trouble for Matou Zouken, only to return empty-handed.

After all, Matou Ike had no idea that Matou Zouken had disappeared from this world.

As expected, Matou Ike's expression changed when he entered the Matou family's courtyard.

It wasn't that they didn't sense Zouken Matou's presence; after all, the old worm was rarely home.

Instead, he sensed that all the insects in the underground insect chamber had disappeared.

Not a single one was left.

As I entered the building's entrance hall, I heard a voice and immediately ran out—Matou Shinji, the younger brother whom Matou Ike had never really liked.

“Brother, you’re finally back. Uncle Yanye said that you and Grandpa are both dead.”

What the heck?!

Matou Ike's face looked somewhat constipated, while Angra Mainyu was already laughing wildly in his heart.

Why change bodies? It's all to get rid of the old bug's control and let him experience what it's like to be bitten by bugs for ten years.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years. Matouchi waited for ten years, only to receive the news that the person he was trying to take revenge on was already dead.

After calming down Shinji Matou, Matou Ike rushed to the insect room, still refusing to believe that Zouken Matou was dead.

Angra Mainyu continued to mock, with no intention of telling Matou Ike the truth.

After some time of searching, Matouchi finally found some information deep inside the insect chamber.

That was something sealed away by magic unique to the Matou family.

Upon opening the package, one finds a letter and a piece of unidentified skin tissue soaked in liquid.

Putting the letter aside, Matou Ike is very familiar with this skin tissue.

That was something that had been implanted into him every day since he entered the Insect Chamber at the age of seven—a magical crest passed down from the Matou family, no, the Zorgen family.

Upon seeing this, Matou Ike's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

At this point, the truth of Zouken Matou's death can be confirmed.

"Damn it! You'd rather die than die by my hand, Grandpa!"

Over the years, he had thought of many ways to get revenge on the old bug, but all his ideas were useless at this moment.

Matouchi opened the envelope in her hand with some irritation.

Even Angra Mainyu silently stopped speaking in his heart at that moment.

He was sent to be Matouchi's psychologist, not to train the King of Arkham; silence is the best course of action at this moment.

Chapter 184 Next Stop, Guanbuzi City

After carefully storing the magic imprint.

Matou Ike opened the letter that had been sealed with magic wax.

The letter was not in a standard format; it was like a casually written message.

"Chi, by the time you see this letter, the Holy Grail War will already be over."

"Actually, regardless of whether you obtain the Holy Grail in the end, I had already anticipated that you wouldn't obediently hand it over to me."

"Given your personality, you might just pray to the Holy Grail to let me enter reincarnation sooner."

"Hahaha, you must be very angry now, having waited ten years for revenge only to find no target."

"However, don't be discouraged. There will still be opportunities for you to take revenge on me. Do you really think I'm going to die like this?"

......

"I obtained an invitation to the Clock Tower for you. If you want to kill me, your current strength is not enough."

......

"Chi, I'll be waiting for you ten years from now. I hope you'll have the ability to send this old man into the cycle of reincarnation by then."

After reading the letter, Matou Ike ignited a raging flame in his hand.

The flames quickly engulfed the letter, turning it to ashes that drifted away in the wind.

The flames illuminated his face, and his eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if he were lost in thought.

A moment later, as the last ashes drifted away, Matou Ike finally spoke up and asked, "Where is he? Where is Matou Zouken? Don't tell me you don't know."

Angra Mainyu was startled by Matou Ike's tone and quickly swallowed back the "I don't know" that was about to slip out.

"Fuyuki."

"Where is Fuyuki?" Matou Ike pressed.

"Not in this Fuyuki, but in another Fuyuki, in another world's Fuyuki."

"Can you give me a ride there?"

“It is possible, but you are no match for him right now.” Angra Mainyu answered every question, and there was no need to make anyone unhappy over this matter.

......

It is now May 1995, and Matou Ike has been staying at home for a month.

This month has been uneventful in some ways, but there have been many events, both big and small.

First, there were the undead that Matou Ike encountered on the day he woke up; he encountered three of them near the Matou family's residence alone.

While it may be due to the influence of demonic factors, the quantity and frequency are excessive.

Matouchi gained a deeper understanding of the changes that had occurred to the world after that battle.

However, this harassment from the undead stopped after Matou Ike set up a more powerful barrier that he had learned from Caster.

Then there's that brat Shinji Matou, whose interest in dharma seems to be completely unstoppable.

Although after Matou Ike returned home, his own notebook was still safely placed on the bookshelf in his room.

But it was obvious to anyone with eyes that during the months that Matouchi disappeared, that notebook had been worn out from being read so many times.

Not only that, but during this month, this brat became even more unscrupulous, daring to directly ask Matou Ike about magic.

"He's not cute at all, no wonder I hate him so much," Matou Ike said to himself after chasing away Matou Shinji.

“This kid is alright, actually. I think your uncle is more interesting,” Angela Manuel replied, peeking out from the shadows of Matou Pond.

Speaking of Matou Kariya, the Tohsaka family finally held Tohsaka Tokiomi's funeral half a month ago.

His wife and children returned to the ruins of the Tohsaka family mansion, escorted by a large group of people.

The insects that Matou Ike left at the Tohsaka residence have not yet been removed.

Rin Tohsaka ultimately inherited the Tohsaka family's magic, just as the original historical trajectory had predicted.

At Tokiomi Tohsaka's funeral, the Matou family, who had been his associates for hundreds of years, were also among the invitees.

Of course, the person invited was Matou Ike, the current head of the family, but Matou Kariya, who had not received an invitation, shamelessly followed along.

Matou Ike was aware of some of his thoughts.

He simply wanted to comfort the beautiful widow who had lost her husband.