The moonlight was pale, but Matou Kariya's face was even bleaker than the moonlight. He was a little at a loss as he looked at Matou Sakura, who was obviously afraid of him, with a look of pain in his eyes.

"I'm disgusted by the children."

"Enough!"

Matou Kariya struggled and said.

"But I have to say, your aesthetic sense is pretty good." Liu Mengchao looked at the two butterflies that landed on his fingertips with a smile.

The butterfly, one green and one white, flapped its wings gently in the moonlight.

"Do you like it?"

Liu Mengchao suddenly squatted down and said with a smile to Matou Sakura, who was holding the hem of his clothes. The little girl timidly raised her head, but did not dare to look at Matou Yanye, who was facing her with a smile, with a bitter look on her face.

With a small face, he nodded timidly.

"This is a gift from Matou Kariya to you."

Liu Mengchao said and raised his fingers slightly.

I saw the blue butterfly fluttering its wings and slowly landing in front of Matou Sakura.

"Butterfly..." Matou Sakura said softly. After hesitating for a long time, she raised her head and said to Matou Kariya, "Thank you...Uncle Kariya..."

Hearing Matou Sakura's words, a very awkward smile suddenly flashed across Matou Kariya's half-paralyzed face. He did not lower his head, for fear of scaring Sakura again.

"As long as Sakura likes it."

After a while, Matou Kariya said softly, reaching his hands behind his back and picking up his hood. In an instant, the man seemed to blend into the shadows and walked forward without saying a word.

"Where to go?"

"Citizen's Park on the edge of the river." A gentle expression suddenly appeared on Matou Kariya's face, remembering the people he had seen there.

Aoi is always in the shade of the trees in the Citizen Park, quietly watching Sakura and Rin playing. The scene in the sun is as beautiful as a painting. When he thinks of this, Matou Kariya feels that his heart seems to melt.

Generally, even the steps become gentler.

Seeing Matou Yanye's footsteps becoming brisk, Liu Mengchao smiled to himself and followed him. Although his strength was very poor, Liu Mengchao found that he unexpectedly liked Matou Yanye's character.

The kind of character that would do anything for the one you love.

"Although it doesn't end well."

Liu Mengchao whispered to himself.

"What are you talking about?" Matou Kariya asked aloud, "The supervisor of the Holy Grail War just called us over. What was it for?"

"Encirclement and suppression of Caster." Liu Mengchao said, "It seems that the child abduction was discovered. But as expected, that kind of unscrupulous method will naturally arouse hostility."

"Abduction? In other words, it was Caster who Rin met just now?"

"It should be Caster's master." Liu Mengchao curled his lips with disdain.

After more than ten days of fighting together, Matou Kariya felt that he had some tacit understanding with his followers. He couldn't help but asked: "What do you think we should do, Liu Mengchao?"

"Destroying Caster is not a good job at all. It will only expose the servants' strength completely, and..."

"And what?"

"The reward I received is a command spell. Although the reward is rich, the time and place to receive it are a bit special. You have to go to the church. If it were me, I would definitely ambush on the road I must pass and launch an ambush directly. So in other words

, this reward is nothing more than a flame that lures moths to extinguish it."

"The flame that lures the moth..." Matou Kariya laughed to himself, "Even if the moth doesn't extinguish the flame, it won't live long, right?"

Hearing Matou Kariya's words, Liu Mengchao's eyebrows instantly rose, and he shook his head with a smile. From the moth to the life span, if we speculate about Matou Kariya's heart, he probably already has a death wish, right?

"Liu Mengchao..."

Matou Kariya suddenly stopped, looked at the silent and deep park, and laughed.

"It's as quiet as a tomb here."

As he spoke, Matou Kariya held Rin Tosaka, who was still in a coma, and moved step by step with difficulty to a bench.

"Aoi often brings Rin and Sakura here to play. She usually sits here at that time," Matou Kariya said, turning his head to Liu Mengchao and said, "Please be vigilant around them for the time being."

Hearing Matou Kariya's order, Liu Mengchao chuckled, let go of Sakura's hand, and walked toward the tree alone. Thanks to his Assassin's Creed bloodline, Liu Mengchao quietly blended in at this moment

In this park as quiet as a cemetery.

Not standing for a few minutes, Liu Mengchao heard a rush of footsteps in the distance. Following the direction of the sound, a woman with long hair appeared at the end of his sight.

Wearing a large white trench coat and a pink scarf around her neck, the woman's long black hair flew directly behind her head as she ran.

"cold!"

As soon as the woman saw Tohsaka Rin lying on the bench, she screamed. She ran to Tosaka Rin's side in a panic. She didn't have time to observe the situation around her, so she put her face next to him.

on my daughter's face.

The woman closed her eyes tightly, feeling Tohsaka Rin's even breathing and warm body temperature. From the outside, she didn't appear to be injured, and she seemed to be just asleep.

It wasn't until this moment that the woman finally shed tears of relief.

"That's great...that's great..."

The woman murmured to herself.

"sunflower……"

Matou Kariya's voice suddenly rang out, full of hesitation and excitement. He was afraid that Aoi would see him now, but he was also looking forward to seeing the face he had longed for again. These emotions were intertwined, making Matou Kariya

The sound of the night trembled.

"Who are you……"

Aoi stood up and looked at the man in front of her with confusion. He was a man wearing a large cold-proof coat and covering his face with a scarf. His left leg seemed to be injured and he was not walking smoothly.

"I thought you would come here."

Matou Kariya seemed to be a terminal lung cancer patient who felt painful even breathing, breathing heavily. But his tone was unexpectedly elegant and soft.

Although his voice had been destroyed, Aoi felt that the voice was very familiar.

"...Kariya..."

Matou Kariya stopped. After hesitating for a moment, he finally took off his turban and revealed his true face. Lifeless withered white hair, and the left half of his face was stiff and expressionless. This was a very scary face.

Although Aoi tried to suppress her timid screams, she failed.

"This is the magic of the Matou family..." Matou Kariya couldn't explain why. At this moment, he actually felt a touch of happiness in his heart. He vaguely felt that he was like a pilgrim. The more he destroyed his body, the more he felt.

Able to express his love for Aoi.

So even though he is in such pain now, Matou Kariya is still smiling.

"But Sakura won't. She will never suffer such a fate."

cherry!?

"What? What's going on? Why are you here?"

Aoi was confused and kept asking her childhood sweetheart in front of her. But Kariya did not answer any of the questions, but continued the topic in a gentle tone.

"My servant is very powerful. He stopped what Matou Zouken wanted to do to Sakura. At least until the end of the Holy Grail War, Sakura will be safe. And..."

Holy Grail...war...!?

Aoi's eyes were full of disbelief as she looked at Matou Kariya in front of her.

How could it be...how could he participate in the Holy Grail War...

One after another, absurd yet true thoughts kept impacting the mother's brain. Like a whip, they kept beating the heart that was already beginning to break.

How could it be possible... Could it be that her husband and childhood sweetheart were about to start an extremely bloody fight?!

"...God..."

Aoi's mouth subconsciously uttered pleading murmurs. The poor woman could not find any way to save herself at this moment.

I never imagined that things would turn out like this...

All this...all this...

"It's like a curse of fate, isn't it, ma'am?"

A cold voice suddenly sounded behind Aoi.

"Liu Mengchao!"

Matou Kariya cried out. She clearly wanted him to be wary of those around him, so how could he...

"Mother……"

Before Aoi could calm down, Sakura's voice had already sounded.

"cherry……"

It was as if fate was really mocking her. Aoi turned her head subconsciously and looked at the source of the sound. Her daughter, whom she thought she would never see again, was now being led by a tall man and walking towards her.

The man wore a large scarlet trench coat and a red scarf around his neck, and his hair was whiter than Matou Kariya's hair, almost as white as snow.
To be continued...