Atram Galiast
He was a mixed-blood Magus of Western European and Arabian descent, a young industrialist, and the son of an oil magnate.
In the Mage's Association, his status was considerably higher than that of an ordinary Magus, a position that could be said to be a peerage bought with money.
Of course, compared to true nobles like the El-Melloi or Barthomeloi families, his status was lower.
The treatment he received was more akin to that of the Tohsaka Family, who, despite their decline, were still recognized as nobility.
Atram Galiast produced magical crystal ore by sacrificing animals and exchanged it for an equivalent amount with experts in magic.
His foundation lay in ancient Arabian sorcery.
To gain more influence for his family in the Clock Tower, he spared no expense in purchasing the right to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War.
Not only that, he also spent a fortune acquiring the ancient Greek Holy Relic, the Golden Fleece, preparing to summon Jason or Medea as his Servant for battle.
Using his vast assets, he had already purchased property in Fuyuki and established a technologically advanced magic workshop.
However, he was not in a hurry to summon a Servant, as the Holy Grail War was still far off.
More than summoning a Servant, he wanted to capture more children to sacrifice them and produce large quantities of magic crystals.
As long as he had enough magic crystals, even if he summoned Shakespeare, he could still win the Holy Grail War.
Although he had already acquired enough children in Japan through money, he always felt that these children were not effective enough for sacrifice.
He strolled through the streets of Fuyuki City, looking at the not-so-bustling town and the high school girls walking around, unsure what living thing to capture.
Just then.
A small white squirrel scurried past him.
This immediately caught his attention.
That just now...
What was that?
Why did it feel so rich in mystery?
Atram couldn't discern the true form of Fou, but he was certain that Fou was definitely a living creature brimming with magical energy.
If he used it for sacrifice, he could definitely produce a large amount of high-quality magic crystals!
In that case, his Holy Grail War wouldn't lack magical energy!
So he immediately chased after Fou.
He kept chasing.
He eventually arrived at the entrance of the Sajou Family home.
At this point, Fou also stopped running and stood at the entrance, waiting for someone.
This made Atram a little puzzled.
Does this little thing have an owner?
What level is its owner, to be able to keep such a noble creature?
Out of caution, Atram also hid behind a trash can in front of the Sajou Family home.
Not long after, a young boy appeared at the Sajou Family entrance.
He was carrying a school bag, clearly just returning from school.
"Fou~!" Fou called out to Nan Xiaoji.
Slap!
Nan Xiaoji kicked it and scolded, "Why the hell did you run so fast?"
"You disappeared as soon as school ended? Be careful some thief doesn't snatch you away to make a specimen out of you!"
"If you get caught, what am I going to have with my drinks tonight?"
Atram, standing nearby, heard Nan Xiaoji's words and broke out in a cold sweat.
What does he mean?
He was hiding so well, has he already been exposed?
Is this young boy, who looks like an ordinary person, actually a Master?
No, since he's exposed, there's no point in hiding!
"Hahaha! Young man, are you very powerful? To actually detect my presence!" Atram jumped out and laughed.
Nan Xiaoji and Fou were both bewildered at the same time.
Why did this person come out of a trash can?
"Quickly hand over that little squirrel, or I'll kill your whole family!" Atram laughed.
"What kind of fantasy protagonist line is that?" Nan Xiaoji retorted.
"Ding~!!!!"
BB-chan suddenly flew out.
"Detecting a major crisis for Senpai, the mission to protect the spirit pet Fou has been triggered~!"
"Senpai, to protect your little pet, please fight seriously~!"
As soon as BB-chan finished speaking, Nan Xiaoji sat down on the ground, giving up.
"I've lived 100 lives, am I still afraid of death? Come on, kill me!"
"Uh... Senpai, get up and fight..." BB said, exasperated.
Atram on the other side couldn't understand Nan Xiaoji's actions at all.
Why did he suddenly sit down?
Is he performing some secret technique?
Or is he simply provoking him?
The naturally arrogant Atram could not tolerate such humiliation.
He immediately accumulated magical energy and used the sorcery he had learned to attack Nan Xiaoji.
"I curse your whole family to prosper!"
And Nan Xiaoji was still sitting on the ground.
"Ding~! Senpai, a powerful curse has been detected ahead! If Senpai doesn't get up and fight back, you'll be cursed to prosper!" BB-chan reminded him.
Nan Xiaoji sneered, "Hmph! Come on, kill me! Let me completely get rid of you, this scamming system! You appear before me every life, I'm tired of even the biggest oppai!"
"Ding! Detecting the curse is only five meters away!" BB-chan shouted.
"Ding! Detecting the curse is only one meter away!"
"Ding! Detecting the curse is only..."
"Forget it..."
"Ding~! BB-chan has applied a 10x curse reflection Buff to Senpai!"
The next second, a layer of magic enveloped Nan Xiaoji.
Then.
Atram's curse was instantly reflected, and it was amplified tenfold.
Pfft—
Atram was immediately struck by the curse and couldn't breathe at all.
"Ah ah ah... Why... I..."
Thud!
Atram died on the ground just like that.
"Ding~! Congratulations, Senpai, for eliminating a Holy Grail War participant, Medea's Master – oh, right, he hadn't summoned her yet, but anyway, for eliminating a participant, you are rewarded with a kusanagi sword!"
BB hadn't even finished speaking when Nan Xiaoji had already walked back into the house.
"Senpai, BB hasn't finished speaking yet! Hey, Senpai, you big meanie, won't you pay attention to BB?! So annoying! ...No, BB was just annoyed with herself, hehe~!"
"Fou!" Fou also hurriedly followed him inside.
About half an hour later.
Sajou Ayaka returned from the supermarket, carrying two bags of groceries.
She had gone to buy groceries right after school.
"Hmph, they always make me buy groceries. If I don't, the whole family starves. This family can't survive without me!" Sajou Ayaka said smugly.
"Why doesn't Sajou Hiroki just hand over the family headship to me? Why is he hogging it?"
Suddenly, she was startled by the sight of a brown-skinned, blonde-haired man lying next to the trash can, ten meters from her house entrance.
What's going on?
Is that a dead person?
Oh my god.
The world is really going downhill!
Why do people just dump bodies by the roadside trash cans now?
Such a decline in morality!
Next, she walked closer and took a look at the corpse.
Because her family practiced black magic and often dissected animal corpses, Sajou Ayaka was not afraid of such things.
"Huh? He's actually a second-rate Magus?"
"Who took him out?"
She glanced inside the house.
She found that only Nan Xiaoji was home.
Could it be that good-for-nothing?