As the magical energy from the demonic sword blasted outwards, the entire wooden door completely disintegrated into fragments that scattered forward. Aslan looked at the old insect at the bottom of the stairs, who had not yet hidden in the darkness, and a bright smile appeared on his face. In the eyes of the old insect, however, this smile carried a hint of provocation.
"What grudge, what enmity do I have with you, Your Excellency, that you would hunt me down to this place?"
The hand of the old insect, gripping his cane, trembled slightly. The veins on the back of his hand bulged. The old insect still had a clear understanding of himself. He understood that with the passage of time, his practical combat strength was no longer much. He mainly had to rely on behind-the-scenes scheming and his understanding of the Holy Grail to plan.
When there was no suitable candidate for this Fourth Holy Grail War, he had already given up on preparing for it. Who would have thought that his unfilial son would run back from abroad, all for a little girl with whom he had no blood relation? So, he could only hurriedly use a few months to improve his unfilial son's body.
Right now, he had no means that he could use directly. There were no lone or defeated Servants, which meant he couldn't even use his methods of manipulating Servant corpses. And of all people, the one participating in this Holy Grail War was his unfilial son—Kariya. The Command Spells were also on his unfilial son. So, he had no way of immediately calling Berserker back. If he had known earlier, he should have used the Book of the False Attendant to strip a Command Spell from the back of his unfilial son's hand.
No... that's not right! The question he should be asking is, why would someone so clearly set their sights on him? He had hidden himself so well. When the time came, he would arrange for his old identity to die, and then switch to a new one. The one fighting outside was not himself, but his descendants. Every time he went out to tend to the ley lines, he was also extremely careful.
Why, under these circumstances, was his existence still exposed? Even if it was exposed, it shouldn't have been discovered that he was the Matou family's participant in the Holy Grail War!
At this moment, the old insect was frantically trying to mobilize the worms he had buried in his unfilial son's body, to let his unfilial son know that he was in danger. If his unfilial son understood that if he wanted to win this Holy Grail War, he still had to rely on him, then he would definitely have Berserker come back to rescue him. But right now, he was afraid that his unfilial son would suddenly feel that he was strong enough and no longer needed his help. The old insect knew that among the living beings in this family now, no one would feel sad because of his death. It was likely that his unfilial descendants, who no longer had much magical aptitude, would even open a bottle of '82 red wine to celebrate.
After all, no matter how you put it, he was a nightmare that weighed down on them. Perhaps when they were young they didn't understand, but once they grew up, they would know his attitude towards them. His nominal eldest son, due to Kariya's departure, had no choice but to inherit the position of head of the Matou family. Zouken, who had already given up on Byakuya's training, taught him nothing, at most only letting him handle miscellaneous tasks as an assistant. But even so, when he learned of this news, the old insect still saw a hint of fear on his eldest son's face.
His nominal second son, Kariya... heh, a man with unparalleled GUTS and a rebellious spirit among the generations of the Matou clan. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this second son of his had gone mad for love, the old insect would have been a little worried.
Come to think of it, how did he, without realizing it, become so alone?
Looking at the old insect before him, with his worried and frightened appearance, Aslan had an indescribable feeling. This old guy, who was extremely difficult to deal with in the eyes of some entrepreneurs, was now trembling before him. An existence that could be said to be the hidden boss in the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars, a being that made people afraid and terrified, was now trying desperately to escape from his fingertips.
This sense of pleasure...
Really, is it really this joyous to crush a bedbug?
"You ask me why I'm hunting you? There's only one reason."
Aslan put away the demonic sword in his hand. He couldn't activate the power of this sword himself. To completely crush the old insect, he had to be a bit more careful. So, Aslan placed his hand on the pendant hanging around his neck.
And the old insect, after hearing that Aslan was preparing to answer his question, gritted his teeth and silently took half a step back. The flesh hidden under his clothes had already turned back into a swarm of insects, ready to flee at any moment. No matter what, he had to let his life-worm escape. At the same time, this old insect was also constantly trying to recall if he had, because of some matter, offended the man before him or his family.
Aslan seemed to see the confusion in the old insect's eyes. A holy and gentle smile appeared on his face. The pendant in his hand rapidly enlarged, finally becoming a spear with a banner hanging from it. A soft and pure white light illuminated the entire basement.
"You don't need to recall anymore, little one. In your lifetime, you have not offended me. There is only one reason I am killing you, and that is simply because I don't like the look of you."
Huh?
For a moment, the old insect's head was filled with question marks. What kind of reason was that? Was this a perfunctory excuse? What did he mean, "don't like the look of you"? Where did this guy learn about him? How did he not like the look of him? Was it just because of the face he was born with?
"Are you kidding me? For a reason like that?!!"
Aslan's lips curled into a smile. His magical energy activated the brilliance of the holy spear in his hand. Under this holy brilliance, the old insect could already feel a burning pain on his skin that was exposed to the light.
"That's right, for a reason like that. If you'd like to hear another, then let me use this holy light to fool you a bit more. For example, because I discovered a fallen soul and wanted to save it? To allow you to receive the Lord's forgiveness, I have decided to send you to the Lord's side. Can a reason like that comfort your shocked and wounded heart?"
You ####!!
The old insect was constantly cursing in his heart. If he weren't unable to defeat the Aslan before him, he would have probably already cursed out loud. It was also at this time that the old insect finally sensed the worm he had buried in Kariya's body. Under these circumstances, he directly controlled the worm and shouted a sentence into his son's head:
"Kariya! Have Berserker return to my side immediately!!"