The name Tohsaka Rin once again touched Roland's heart. The little girl who had once met him should have moved to the Zenjou family, although her personality was not very peaceful.
But the murderer Ryuunosuke Uryuu is long gone, and thanks to the efforts of Tohsaka Tokiomi, Fuyuki City has generally maintained its superficial calm, at least without affecting people's daily lives. Tohsaka Rin no longer has any reason to act.
A series of clues formed a complete puzzle in Roland's mind: the eighth servant, the fall of the Matou family, and the seven peaceful masters.
Suddenly, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Do Enkidu and Gilgamesh have chain summons?"
If it really was the Venus goddess, Ishtar, it would be natural for her to descend to the body of Tohsaka Rin and manifest herself.
"What bad luck... I always feel like the restraining force is secretly targeting me."
Roland sighed. This Holy Grail War was already very unusual, and it took him some effort to control the situation. He didn't expect that an off-field factor would arise.
"I'll have to spend some time to deal with it next, but luckily it's Tohsaka Rin. Ishtar's personality will become very easy to communicate with this child."
"Master?"
Seeing Roland lost in thought, Medea spoke softly and poked Matou Kariya, who was kneeling on the ground, with her staff.
"What should we do with this guy?"
"Hmm…" Roland stroked Sakura's soft hair and looked at Matou Kariya.
The opponent's vitality is already very weak. If he fights in a high-intensity manner, he will probably die in the next few days. Even if he is left alone, he will not live for more than a month.
"Matou Kariya, I want to hear your thoughts?"
"My thoughts? Do I have any other choice besides death?"
Matou Kariya raised his head with difficulty and vomited out a pool of black insect corpses again. The Shadowkhan would not show mercy to his enemies. In order to repair his body, his vitality weakened a little.
"Being self-aware is an excellent quality. It seems that you have grown after the previous incident."
Roland smiled and squatted down to look at Matou Kariya.
"Death is your destined ending, but the way you die has a different meaning for your life."
"you mean?"
"I have a friend," Roland paused, "who needs a transformation right now. But just like a carefully arranged meal brings more pleasure than just the taste, I think an unexpected betrayal is far less exciting than seeing hope bring not redemption but a sharp blade when facing despair."
Roland smiled indifferently: "I want to know if you have given up that false dream and developed a true murderous intention?"
"Are you saying, kill Tohsaka Tokiomi?"
When mentioning this name, Matou Kariya's voice trembled again, but unlike the previous painful moment, this time, it was because of the fanaticism and excitement that went straight from the nerves to the brain.
"Yes, do you want to abandon those excuses and live freely for once so that you can rest assured when you go to the grave?"
"Of course I am willing!" The sweet temptation given by Roland made Matou Kariya roar like a wild beast, "But I know that my body is already broken. Without the help of my Servant, there is absolutely no way I can defeat that guy!"
"Of course I know this, but I am a kind-hearted person, so I'll just consider this as a reward for your kindness in saving Sakura in the first place."
Roland stretched out a hand, and the remaining flames around him gathered in the shape of a vortex as if they were summoned. Then, he stretched out his hand and clenched it, and the burning flames disappeared.
When Roland opened his palms again, there was only a wisp of dark purple, flame-like gas floating quietly.
"Although it is only the remnant of the anger left during the battle, it is enough for you. After all, it is only to give you the last bit of strength."
Roland flicked his fingertips, and the wisp of gas pierced into the center of Matou Kariya's eyebrows.
The burning magic power and huge vitality immediately made Matou Kariya howl in pain. He fell to the ground with all fours, and thick black smoke came out of his mouth with every breath.
Although he had lost most of his flesh, the insects that made up his body began to stir restlessly, as if they were also infected by the fire. Charred debris kept falling from his body, but more insects successfully adapted to this transformation while swimming continuously. Rough scales grew on their dark and smooth skin, and the part that made up their palms turned into sharp claws.
If Matou Kariya was just a weird and weak magician at the beginning, then now he is undoubtedly a monster.
"My total amount of magic power, and my body..."
"It's a world of difference from before, isn't it? How interesting, I found out that creating a follower is like this."
Roland's voice was also somewhat interested. "Although it was just a ray of anger, perhaps because your life was in danger, your transformation was much more successful than I thought."
"If you can successfully harness this power and release it, it will turn into a blazing storm."
Upon hearing this news, Matou Kariya swallowed unconsciously.
"What if I can't steer?"
Faced with this obvious question, Roland just smiled and repeated it.
"You will become a fiery storm."
"Oh, I'm so stupid... So, can I leave now?"
Matou Kariya smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Please help yourself. I am looking forward to how you will burn."
"I'll keep it in mind, Roland-sama."
Retracting his scaly claws into his clothes, Matou Kirei left behind a desolate back and left without looking back, without even saying goodbye to Matou Sakura.
"I'm sure Gilgamesh will be pleased with this now. Kirei has also been dealt with."
Roland murmured, and suddenly felt someone pulling his trouser leg.
Looking down, I saw Sakura Matou lowering her head timidly, with an expression as if she had done something wrong.
"I'm sorry, because of Uncle Kariya, I have caused trouble for Master Roland…"
"No, you did a great job, Sakura. Rather, you did me a favor."
Roland smiled warmly and obtained the Berserker. The progress of the Archer team was also smooth, and he also obtained information about the eighth servant. Although it might be luck, Sakura Matou helped him.
"But..." Matou Sakura stammered, "Roland-sama was busy making that tool the whole morning, but he had to stop because of me..."
"That thing has been made," Roland took out the prop in order to comfort Sakura Matou and prevent her from falling into self-blame.
This is a square search instrument with a single handle that looks simple and noble, with an exquisite dragon head carved in each direction.
"There's only one last step left, activating it."
Although it would be better to use his own flesh and blood to make it, since his soul is the soul of the Shendu and his body is also Roland's body, he is not possessed. By slightly replacing the concepts, the process of making this prop is much easier than Roland imagined.
"Master? What is this thing used for? From the appearance, it looks a bit like a tracking-type gift."
"Yes, that's right. This thing is essentially used to track the divine powers that once belonged to me. Because they are sealed, my perception will be much weaker."
Roland began to inject magic power into the spell searcher.
"Well, however, in this world, judging from the description of the spirit itself, it is impossible under normal circumstances..."
Roland's voice suddenly stopped halfway through his speech.
On the four-sided talisman search device, the eyes of the dragon head statues in three directions lit up with deep red light.
One pointed to the city, one pointed to Enzo Mountain, and the other pointed directly in front of Roland. The red light in the eyes of the dragon head statue in this direction seemed to be overflowing, dyeing the surroundings red.
——This can only mean one thing, there is at least one talisman nearby.