Although the main stage of the Type-Moon world is the world of mysticism, it is undeniable that compared with magicians and other mysterious creatures, ordinary people are the mainstream of this world. If the latter is the ocean, the former is just a small river.
The stage of the Fourth Holy Grail War is 1994. According to data released by the United Nations, the world's total population is more than 5 billion, Japan's population is 125 million, and Japan's land area is 378,000 square kilometers. This is an even more exaggerated population density than China, the world's most populous country. Looking for an ordinary person in such a sea of people is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Ryunosuke Uryu, who is targeted by Shinji, is such an ordinary person, at least he was an ordinary person before he became the Master.
The area of Fuyuki City is not large. If you really calculate it, it may not be as large as a prosperous town in China, but there are many people working and living here. The information Shinji gave was very vague, and there was no connection with the Matou family. It was impossible to use magic to search. Yustisa spent one day and two nights to check only a corner of Fuyuki City. At this rate, Yustisa would need at least half a month to check the entire Fuyuki City.
Fortunately, Scathach's timely joining changed the situation. The queen who entered the divine realm did not use powerful skills or advanced magic, so she only relied on her instinct as a warrior.
People have different auras because of their different environments and experiences. People who read a lot have a bookish aura, people who have served in the military have a military aura, and murderers have murderous aura. The so-called murderous aura may not be noticed by ordinary people living in peacetime, but it will definitely not be hidden from Scathach, who has experienced countless killings and dominates the kingdom of death.
Instead of checking everyone one by one like Justisa did, Scathach only needed to release her perception and capture the murderous aura, and then Justisa could go to the source to confirm it.
Finally, two nights later, the two found their target in the center of a high-end residential area.
At this time, Ryunosuke was preparing a ritual to summon the "devil" according to the records in the ancient book he found.
The main material of the ritual is human blood, a lot of human blood. For this reason, Ryunosuke broke the previous practice of never killing people twice in the same place, and committed four crimes in Fuyuki City. The first three times the ritual failed because of insufficient human blood. This time he killed three people in one go as sacrifices and finally gathered the required blood.
The strong smell of blood made Justisa feel nauseous. She glanced at Ryunosuke who had casually tampered with the chanting words, and after confirming that he was covered in leopard-related decorations, she activated the communication ritual.
Just at this moment, the wind started to blow.
In order to prevent being discovered, he had completely sealed off the room, so there shouldn't be any air flow.
Under Ryunosuke's surprised gaze, the airflow quickly turned from a breeze at the beginning into a violent whirlwind, blowing the entire living room into a mess.
The magic circle drawn on the bed began to emit a faint phosphorescent light at some point.
At the same time, the air flow in the house had developed into a tornado that was dangerous even to stand in it, and the TV and vase in the living room were blown up and smashed to pieces.
In the center of the glowing magic circle, a mist gradually rose, and there were faint lightning and sparks flying in it.
Faced with a scene that could not be seen in this world, Ryunosuke Uryu did not feel fear at all. Instead, he watched quietly by the side like a child who was full of expectations for magic.
This is out of curiosity about the unknown.
Ryunosuke is a very curious person. He starts killing people because he is curious about death, and he wants to summon demons because he is curious about "demons".
A flash of light flashed in Ryunosuke's pupils, followed by a roar like thunder.
"I'm asking you."
A soft, incredibly pleasant sound came from the diffuse mist, and the wind stopped without anyone noticing.
The magic circle that was glowing just now has now dimmed, and the blood drawn on the bed has turned black and dried up as if it had been burned.
Then, in the thin mist, the person who had just spoken suddenly appeared in front of Ryunosuke.
A smooth and youthful face, with big eyes that moved flexibly and smooth cheeks, and a brown face that matched him very well, which made Ryunosuke think of Munch's paintings.
His clothes were also very strange. He wore a wide robe on his slender body, and his clothes were decorated with a large number of luxurious precious metal jewelry. He looked just like the dark magician in the comics.
"You who asked me, called me, and made me appear in this world as a Caster, I am asking your name. Who is that person over there?"
Ryunosuke didn't know how to answer.
Unexpectedly, a normal person appeared from the lightning and smoke of the blood-made summoning circle. Although I didn't know what to expect, it should be a very exaggerated monster at least.
This ordinary human appearance made Ryunosuke feel very depressed. Although the clothes were very strange, could we judge that this man was a demon just based on this
After scratching his head a little, Ryunosuke prepared himself mentally and answered.
"Well, my name is Ryunosuke Uesugi, and I'm a freelancer. My hobby is killing people, and I like children and young girls."
The man in the robe nodded, as if he ignored everything except the name.
"Very good. The contract is concluded. The Holy Grail you desire is also my long-cherished wish. The key to paradise will surely fall into our hands, right?"
"Hmm?"
It seems that he can't figure out what's going on right away, and Ryunosuke feels a little confused. So, there is indeed such a record in the old book found in the warehouse, but because it is a very boring rule, he just glanced at it and skipped it.
That ancient book was actually related to the Holy Grail War. Due to the passage of time and improper storage, many parts were not clear. Ryunosuke did not finish reading it, but only picked the parts that interested him to read and practice.
A distorted ritual, a distorted summoning word, and Ryunosuke, a complete layman with only inherited magic genes, was able to complete the summoning ritual. This can only be said to be an exception among exceptions.
"Ah. Let's put these troublesome topics aside for now, come."
Ryunosuke waved his hand gently, then pointed at the child in the corner of the room with his chin and said, "That was the last member of this family of four."
"Anyway, as a greeting gift, how about that guy over there? Do you want to eat him?"
The strange man had a blank expression on his face. He neither looked at Ryunosuke nor the child. He just silently took out a book from the arms of his robe.
The book looked very thick and was beautifully bound. At first glance, you could tell it was a very valuable antique, the kind of props that demons often use.
Ryunosuke could tell at a glance what material was used to bind the book cover.
"Ah, that's amazing! Is this made of human skin?"
Because Ryunosuke once skinned a victim alive to make lampshades. However, he was clumsy in hand-made products and gave up after suffering too many setbacks. Now that he has seen a master who has the same intention and has made a perfect product, he has great respect for this man.
In response to Ryunosuke's praise, the man just glanced at him without making any statement, then slowly opened the book in his hand and flipped the pages swiftly, uttering a few meaningless words from time to time.
After doing all this, the man raised his head, and the mist formed by magic filled the entire house.
The next second, the door broke into pieces and the queen of the demon world walked out from the shadows.
Their eyes met from a distance.