King's Landing

"Shiro."

An old hoarse voice rang from the door.

Shiro, who was busy, stopped working, wiped his hands and turned around.

"grandfather."

The old man who entered the room wore an old kimono, his slumped body had to hold a cane, his old skin was covered with bark-like wrinkles, and the deep sunken eyes were shining with the cold light. This is a dead bone. The old man was ugly and looked like a corpse. Ordinary people would think it was an old monster that cannibalize in urban legends.

"Have you gotten used to it? Grandpa didn't ask you to come here to do such a thing, Shiro Weimiya."

In this unceremonious tone, it was a young man with a seaweed head. He and Shirou were classmates and righteous brothers who grew up together. In this Ma Tong family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, he is genuine. Little Lord.

"Well, you two come with me."

The old man didn't seem to be interested in saying more, leaving this sentence, he turned and walked out.

The young man who served by his side glared at Shirou and hurriedly followed.

"It seems that I can only wait a while to clean up."

Glancing at the half-cleaned room, Shi Lang sighed, then put down his rolled up sleeves and followed.

Walking through the dim corridors and stairs, the old man led Shilang and the others to the basement of the house.

When he came to this familiar place, Shi Lang's expression changed a little, and he would not forget the pain he endured as a child.Even in the past so many years, he still remembers clearly that his father sent him here. The old man asked him'what he wanted to do in the future', and he replied'want to be a partner of justice', so the old man let out a terrifying laugh , Tell him a truth.

"If you want to be a righteous partner, if you want to save others, you must have strong power. Without power, you can't do anything.

Shirou will never forget this sentence. After that, in order to grow up enough to become a partner of justice and save others, the young man accepted the arrangement of the old man and used his body as a "worm". The seedbed has inherited the magic passed down by the Ma Tong family for hundreds of years. This is also the reason why the young man with a seaweed head next to the old man, Shinji Ma Tong, hates him.

Inheriting magic to the'eldest boy' is a clan rule that many aristocratic families follow, but the situation in the Matsuki family is a bit special. As far as Shirou knows, neither of his two uncles has the ability to inherit family magic. His righteous brother Shinji It was because of the complete loss of magic ability. It was for this reason that he passed on to the Matsuya family as an adopted son, and continued the magic that the Matsuya family had inherited for hundreds of years.

The eldest man is unable to inherit the magic of the family, but falls on the adopted son of a foreign surname. This is a rare situation. It is only natural that Shinji Mata will complain. Shi Langming knows that the reason is not his own, but he still feels guilty. Da, everything was tolerated by his righteous brother Shinji, and even willing to be beaten and bullied by him. Shi Lang never expressed dissatisfaction and anger.

Later, his father took him back and lived in what is now the'Weigu Dojo'.

However, Shirou did not give up the magic inheritance of the Matsuya family. Even if his father gave him a choice, he resolutely shook his head. In the years after that, he was tossed between the school, Matsuya and Eiyamiya every day until his father. After he passed away, he confessed to the old man and lived in the dojo independently, but as long as the old man was dead, he would rush over as soon as possible, just like this time.

"Let you come over this time, I have one thing to leave to you, Shirou."

When he came to the insect storehouse in the basement, the old man said with his back to Shirou.

The old man rarely said such things. While surprised, Shirou nodded seriously.

"As long as my grandfather orders, I will do my best, what is it?"

"Have you heard of the'Holy Grail War'?"

"Holy Grail War?"

Obviously, this is the first time Shirou has heard of such a term of'Secondary Two'.

The old man Jie Jie smiled, turned and stared at Shi Lang and said.

"Really? It seems that Kirishu Eimiya didn't tell you about it. If so, I will explain it to you. The so-called Holy Grail War was a battle that took place in Fuyuki City. More than two hundred years ago, The three magic families, Tosaka, Einzbern, and Ma Tong created the Holy Grail of the "Almighty Cauldron" that can realize any wish..."

The Shirou who has been in contact with magic since he was a child is no longer a layman who knows nothing. He can basically understand the old man’s remarks, whether it is the importance of the Holy Grail, or the contract between the Sanjia, the Seven Masters and the Seven Heroes. Relationship, although he was very shocked, the little Fuyuki City had hidden such a huge secret, but he did not speak, and listened carefully to the end.

"...The last Holy Grail War was ten years ago. Jie Jie Jie, it’s okay to tell you, Shirou, your father, Kiritugu Eomiya was also one of the participants, but he didn’t win the final victory, no, I should say , There was no victor in that war."

"Ah!? Keishi him—"

No wonder Shirou was so shocked, because he had never heard his father talk about it.

"He didn’t tell you, probably because he didn’t want you to participate, because there is only one victor in this fight, so I don’t force you. I called you over today because I hope you can choose for yourself. This time the Holy Grail War, but before that, I will tell you a little bit about the last Holy Grail War. Ten years ago, the unexplained fire in Xindu Park was the final result. I think if it were you Father received the Holy Grail, and that kind of disaster shouldn't happen."

Shi Lang was shocked by the old man's words again. The fire in Xindu Park burned for three days and three nights, and countless people were unfortunately killed in it, but the cause of it turned out to be the Holy Grail War.Although Shirou's understanding of the Holy Grail War is limited to the introduction of the old man, he can understand that if people with bad intentions get the Holy Grail, the consequences will be disastrous.

"If you choose to quit, I will let Shenji replace the Ma Tong family in the battle."

"No! Let me come, Grandpa."

Hearing Shirou's firm tone, the old man's ugly face moved a faintly successful smile.