Shinji Matou At Your Service

Chapter 148: Go to your elegance

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Kariya doesn't know how to use a war spear.

This is actually normal. Kariya only started to learn martial arts after Scathach was summoned. During these three months, he was more focused on strengthening his body than learning martial arts.

None of the four members of the Matou family, including Shinji, dared to say that they had learned any martial arts. At best, they only knew a little bit of the basics, and this little bit of knowledge did not include the war spear used by the Venus goddess who was active more than 4,600 years ago.

In this case, the thrown lance will hit the target, unless the lance has the "must hit" attribute or Kariya's luck is higher than Saber. Unfortunately, the lance does not have the "must hit" attribute, and Kariya's luck is not high, so it is impossible to hit Tokiomi.

In fact, Kariya had not thought about hitting Tokiomi.

Ishtar's spear was a rank B anti-city weapon. If it hit him directly, Tokiomi would surely die.

Although Kariya hated the man who had taken Aoi away from him, he couldn't really bear to kill Tokiomi in order not to make Aoi, Sakura, and Rin sad.

He just wanted to stop Tokiomi and give him a good beating to vent his anger.

The black and gold spear left Kariya's right hand amid Tokiomi's stunned gaze, drew a flat parabola in the air, and landed about five meters away from Tokiomi.

The moment the spear fell to the ground, the magic power stored in the treasure flowed along the spear blade into the earth.

In the blink of an eye, the earth shook.

The solid rock of Yuanzang Mountain began to shake under the destruction of magic, as if there was a small-scale earthquake with a very shallow epicenter.

The soil and rocks on the surface of the mountain were torn into cracks one after another, and the violent shaking made it difficult for people to maintain balance.

The trees near the spear had their roots shaken by the cracks and shaking, and became tilted. Some of them even fell directly to the ground. One of the big trees fell right in front of Tokiomi, less than a meter away.

In such a dire situation, Tokiomi didn't dare to move around freely. He could only choose a relatively safe place and use magic to protect himself.

Earthquakes caused by external forces were destined not to last long. After just a dozen seconds, the shaking stopped, and less than a minute later, the forest returned to calm.

Tokiomi, who was still in shock, muttered in shock.

"What is that? A Noble Phantasm?"

Suddenly, a figure broke through the misty dust all around, quickly came in front of Tokiomi, and punched Tokiomi firmly in the face, still speaking.

"Yes, it is a Noble Phantasm! It is the Noble Phantasm that was discarded by your Servant Gilgamesh!"

"What?"

Whether it was because he was stunned by the sudden attack or because he was distracted by Kariya’s answer, Tokiomi’s reaction was a little slow.

By the time Tokiomi came to his senses, Kariya's second punch had hit his left cheek again, and the handsome face that had made many women fall in love with him quickly became swollen.

Kariya showed no intention of stopping his attack and kicked Tokiomi in the stomach.

The kick did hit, but Tokiomi did not fall to the ground holding his stomach as Kariya had hoped. Instead, he stood firmly on the ground with both feet and hit Kariya in the chest with his backhanded cane.

With just one strike, Yan Ye was forced to retreat again and again.

"Tokiomi, you—"

This time it was Kariya’s turn to be surprised.

Before he could finish his words, Tokiomi had already grabbed Kariya's arms and raised his knee, hitting Kariya's lower abdomen cleanly.

Yanye only felt his stomach churning and he spat out a mouthful of white foam mixed with blood.

Then Tokiomi kicked Kariya in the stomach in the same way as Kariya, knocking him to the ground, and then stepped on Kariya's chest and spoke in a distorted voice.

"Self-defense is a skill that every modern magician should master. I studied Bajiquan with Father Risei for several years."

As he spoke, Tokiomi increased the force of his foot, pressing down on Kariya so hard that he could not breathe.

"Goodbye, Matou Kariya. I will let you go without any pain."

"Don't be so proud!"

Kariya roared, his eyes flashing with a hint of purple light. He used both hands to support the ground, and used his chest to push Tokiomi's feet away, then staggered to his feet.

"Impossible!" Tokiomi took a step back and stood firm, then raised his cane in his right hand and smashed it against Kariya's head.

"Nothing is impossible!"

A sinister smile appeared at the corners of Kariya's mouth, which was still stained with blood foam, and he grabbed Tokiomi's cane with both hands.

"This level of punch is far inferior to that of the master! There is a huge gap!"

Throughout the ages, Scathach's disciples have been beaten a lot. Disciples trained in this way must have stronger resilience than others, not to mention their fighting ability. Not to mention vomiting blood, they can stand up and continue fighting even if blood spurts out.

"court death-"

Tokiomi's anger was not due to Kariya's ridicule. He was a traditional magician who aimed at the "root". Magic was his pursuit. He practiced "Bajiquan" only for self-protection and physical fitness. His fighting ability and combat experience were far inferior to those of real boxers like Risei and Kirei.

His anger came from Kariya's actions at this moment. Kariya's hands were grasping the front end of the cane, where the ruby was. It was a treasure given by Master Zelrich, one of the most precious heirlooms of the Tōsaka family. Such a treasure could not be touched by a traitor who abandoned his responsibilities and the way of magic.

"—Flam—"

The magic power stored in the gem was activated by Tokiomi, and he wanted to burn Kariya to death with his most proud fire magic.

However, before Tokiomi finished chanting a section of the spell, a huge force suddenly came from the front of the cane, catching him off guard. Tokiomi only felt a burning pain in the palm of his hand, and the gem cane slipped out of his grasp.

The man who had taken the cane away twisted his lips in a very rude manner and threw the cane far away with force.

"Don't think I'll give you time to chant the spell, idiot."

Scathach once taught her disciples:

"Magic is a very rigorous process. If one step goes wrong, the formula cannot be completed, so you must be careful when using magic. Conversely, when fighting a magician, you must find ways to destroy the opponent's formula. Interrupting the chant is the first choice, and the second is to destroy the carrier of magic - magic props or magic costumes."

"What? A magician's pride and grace? What good is that? Can it bring you victory?"

"Listen to me, so-called pride and elegance are all based on victory. Before victory, don't think about these insignificant things. The ugliest victory is much better than the most elegant defeat. Remember, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is a universal rule in any era and any region."

Kariya heard Scathach's teachings, remembered them, and followed them.

Thus, Tokiomi lost the most important ancestral ceremonial garment.

The radiance of the ruby was swallowed up by the vast night, along with Kariya's disdainful sneer.

"Fuck your elegance!"

PS: Kariya may be the only Master who can be a Lancer in the Fourth War. His luck value is very strange, set as a negative base value, which is terrible, but in adversity, his luck will be incredibly improved, and he survived in the end. In "Fatezero", Kariya used his body to drive the extremely exhausted Lancelot to survive to the end, which is the best proof. (This is a perfect protagonist template in another movie scene - Kariya: "Tokiomi, thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't bully the young and poor.")

PS2: Risei was Tokiomi's guardian after his father passed away, so he was considered a half-father to him, so it was normal for him to learn some boxing techniques from him.