Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 213 The Reasons for the Necessity of Victory

Chapter 213 The Reasons for the Necessity of Victory

The little girl looked only five or six years old, wearing a thin nightgown, her eyes empty and lifeless, like a doll that had lost its soul.

Those disgusting insects crawled all over her body, burrowed into her clothes, and under her skin.

But the girl didn't seem to react at all.

There was no screaming, no crying, not even trembling.

She simply hugged her knees quietly, as if she were already dead.

"Sakura..." Kariya's hand gripped the cold iron bars, his voice trembling weakly.

"I'm sorry... Uncle failed... He couldn't kill Tokiomi's servant..." His voice choked, and whether it was sweat or tears, it was hard to tell from his disfigured face.

"Just a little more patience... Soon... soon I'll have the Holy Grail..."

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"Then, I'll take you away from here... I'll take you to find Rin, to find Aoi... and we'll go to the amusement park together again."

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"Cough cough... cough..."

As he spoke, Yan Ye coughed violently again, vomiting a pool of blood mixed with worms.

The girl in the swarm seemed to hear his voice.

She slowly raised her head, and her eyes, which should have been full of childlike innocence, now held only a desolate emptiness.

"Uncle Yanye?" Her voice was so soft it was barely audible.

"I'm not in pain... Sakura's used to it... So, Uncle, please don't get hurt because of Sakura anymore."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ye felt as if he had been pierced by a thousand arrows, and he knelt down in agony, letting out suppressed gasps.

The birds perched quietly at the entrance, watching this scene unfold.

His fist clenched without him even realizing it.

Is this why this man insisted on participating in the war even though he was on the verge of death?

He saw it.

In his spiritual vision, there were countless thin black lines inside the girl's body, which were traces left by the marking worms.

They were not only gnawing at her body, but also slowly consuming her soul, transforming her life force into magic.

Using a living, breathing human child as a vessel for raising poisonous insects?

Is this the magician? Is this the miracle that Matou Ryuken sought?

What an evil method... It's even more disgusting than Muzan!

"Kariya, you're still so weak."

An old and sinister voice suddenly rang out.

Matou Ryouken appeared behind Kariya at some point, gently tapping the ground with his cane.

He looked at his son kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of mockery: "It is because of your weakness that this child has to endure this pain. If you had inherited the family business earlier, if you had even a shred of awareness as the heir of the Matou family, why would she have been adopted into the Matou family?"

Kariya whirled around, her eyes burning with hatred: "It was you! It was you and Tokiomi Tohsaka who tricked her into coming here! You're the ones who turned her into this!"

"That's right, it's a necessary sacrifice in the pursuit of truth," Lie Yan said coldly. "Moreover, this body's qualities are indeed excellent, a hundred times better than your good-for-nothing brother."

"In just a few more years, she will be able to give birth to the most perfect next generation, or... become the most perfect vessel."

"You madman!!" Kariya roared, trying to stand up, but the marking insects inside his body suddenly went berserk under the control of Zangyan.

"Ughhhhh!!" Kariya screamed in agony, collapsing to the ground again, convulsing in pain.

Lie Yan looked down at him, his eyes devoid of any affection: "Don't get it wrong, you were the one who approached me first, not me forcing you to join the battle."

"Now that we have the help of two Grim Reapers, the Holy Grail is surely ours. I hope you won't throw a tantrum at this time, you foolish son."

Zang Yan let out a piercing, eerie laugh and turned to leave.

He noticed Asuka at the basement entrance and waved to him kindly, while the raccoon dog at Asuka's waist began to buzz uncontrollably.

"It's not time yet, to seize it," he thought to himself.

Asuka glanced at Yan Ye, who was still convulsing on the ground, then turned away, unable to bear the sight of the little girl's miserable state any longer.

"Not now."

He passed through the wall and left the suffocating basement.

This so-called alliance, built from the very beginning on lies and exploitation, was already riddled with cracks before it even began to function.

Meanwhile, in Fuyuki City, at the Holy Church.

A black luxury car silently pulled up in front of the church.

The car door opened, and Tokiomi Tohsaka stepped out with elegant and composed steps, holding a ruby ​​cane.

As the head of the Tohsaka family, he would not allow himself to appear even slightly disheveled in public.

But the changes in the past few days have been so numerous that they have made him anxious, to the point that he no longer cares about exposing his secret alliance with the church.

"Tokiomi, you've arrived." Father Kotomine Risei, who had been waiting for a long time, welcomed his old friend into the inner room of the church.

Kirei Kotomine stood silently behind his father like a shadow, watching everything with an expressionless face.

Inside the room, the candlelight flickered.

Tokiomi sat in a high-backed chair and politely declined the red wine offered by Risei: "Ritsei, the situation is worse than we expected."

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He cut to the chase, saying, "That Avenger's ability to interfere with the King of Heroes's thoughts and perceptions is already enough to be alarming, but his performance tonight is even more unsettling."

"Tonight he dealt a heavy blow to Kenneth, who possesses top-tier magical artifacts. If left unchecked, he could very well become the biggest spoiler in this Holy Grail War."

Father Li Zheng nodded, his expression grave: "The church has also detected an anomaly. The avenger's magical reaction is weak, and the destructive power it exhibits is completely illogical."

"More importantly..." Kirei Kotomine suddenly spoke up, "According to the intelligence just sent back by the assassins, the Avenger has moved into the Matou family with his Master."

"What?!" Tokiomi paused, a look of astonishment on his face. "You mean... that Avenger has allied with Matou Ryouken?"

"That seems to be the case at the moment."

Kirei reported, "Matou Riki personally received them, and there were no signs of any battle. Considering the Matou family summoned a berserker this time, if these two forces join forces..."

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"This is troublesome." Tokiomi's brows furrowed deeply.

Although that old monster, Machiri, has a rotten brain, his magical skills should not be underestimated.

A powerful Servant who doesn't play by the rules, an old bug with no bottom line, and a berserker with the Berserk attribute.

The danger level of this combination increases exponentially.

"This alliance must be broken before they can fully establish themselves."

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Tokiomi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his mind racing, searching for a way out of the predicament.

Although the Hero King is powerful, his arrogant personality makes it difficult for him to fully obey commands and carry out targeted attacks.

Furthermore, the Avengers' abilities might be effective against the King of Heroes, so launching a rash attack would be too risky.

He needs more allies.

Or rather, more cannon fodder.