I, Fu Yuan, Will Blow Up the Holy Grail War

"Of course not. Before I go to Little Sakura's room, I have to let you all see the 'treasures' of my Matou family."

To consider the utterly disgusting Magic Crest Worms as treasures… it seems Matou Zouken has truly become twisted to the extreme.

Matou Sakura looked at the open doorway ahead. The interior was pitch black, like an entrance to hell itself. Feeling scared, she instinctively tightened her grip on Fu Yuan's hand.

Fortunately, Matou Sakura wasn't alone now; otherwise, she would have had no one to rely on.

Fu Yuan gently squeezed Matou Sakura's small hand, then bent down and picked up the frightened girl.

"Huh?! Brother Fu Yuan…" Matou Sakura looked up in surprise as Fu Yuan suddenly lifted her.

She didn't struggle much when Fu Yuan suddenly picked her up, as she and her sister, Tohsaka Rin, were already accustomed to Fu Yuan's affectionate embraces.

Matou Sakura was just puzzled as to why Fu Yuan was picking her up at this moment.

"It looks very dark inside. I'm worried you might fall, so let me carry you in," Fu Yuan said to Matou Sakura, who was now in his arms.

"Mhm~" Matou Sakura nodded her little head obediently. She was incredibly cute, being carried so docilely by Fu Yuan.

Then, Fu Yuan, carrying Matou Sakura, stepped through the open doorway under Matou Zouken's intense gaze, entering Matou Zouken's magic workshop.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, one still heads for the mountains.

Knowing there are worms ahead, one still heads for the worm's nest.

Chapter 8: Swift Feather Transformation: Azure Pine!

"Hehehe."

Matou Zouken watched Fu Yuan and Matou Sakura enter the magic workshop. After letting out an unpleasant, owl-like laugh, he followed them in and closed the open door.

After Matou Zouken shut the door, all light sources were cut off. The underground workshop, lacking windows, naturally received no sunlight.

Thus, it became a space of absolute darkness, where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face.

But this darkness couldn't hinder Fu Yuan's vision.

The True Qi of Great Void Sword Qi circulated within Fu Yuan's body, then converged in his eyes. With his senses sharpened, he could see every corner of this dark place clearly.

This place, which Matou Zouken had turned into an underground workshop, was filled everywhere with disgusting, large Magic Crest Worms. The worms, with their tentacles and limbs, were now quietly resting around the underground workshop.

As if in slumber.

After clearly seeing the terrible state of the interior, even Fu Yuan, who had expected something, couldn't help but frown deeply. If Matou Sakura saw these disgusting Magic Crest Worms, she would probably faint from fright.

"Little Sakura, close your eyes now. Don't look around," Fu Yuan whispered to Matou Sakura, who was nestled in his arms.

"Okay."

Matou Sakura didn't know why Fu Yuan wanted her to close her eyes in such a dark place, but since her gentle big brother had asked, she would obey obediently.

Matou Zouken also heard Fu Yuan's words to Matou Sakura. But before he could react in surprise, a pure white, dazzling light shone directly into his eyes.

The intense light forced Matou Zouken to close his eyes involuntarily.

Fu Yuan was holding Matou Sakura in one arm, letting her little bottom rest on his forearm, while the other hand held a phone with its recording function turned on.

The light shining into Matou Zouken's eyes was naturally the light from the phone.

Seeing Matou Zouken with his eyes closed and his defenses down, Fu Yuan swiftly kicked out!

Standing on one leg while holding Matou Sakura, Fu Yuan used his free leg to hook into the obi of Matou Zouken's dark blue kimono.

"Swift Feather Transformation: Azure Pine!"

Then, with a flash of lightning, Fu Yuan swung the leg that had hooked Matou Zouken's obi towards the left wall of the magic workshop.

Matou Zouken felt a gentle force on his waist, followed by an electric shock of numbness.

Carrying Matou Zouken, who was crackling with lightning, Fu Yuan flung him against the wall of the magic workshop. His withered body then exploded along with the lightning, the resulting light illuminating the entire workshop.

This sudden turn of events made Matou Sakura forget Fu Yuan's earlier instruction. She curiously opened her eyes…

And then Matou Sakura saw the general state of the underground workshop: a dim place filled with countless terrifying insects.

Upon seeing this, Matou Sakura's small face instantly turned pale. Terrified and trembling, she quickly buried her head in Fu Yuan's embrace.

Only Fu Yuan, her big brother, could give Matou Sakura a sliver of security now.

Fu Yuan glanced at Matou Sakura, who was clinging tightly to him, and knew she had opened her eyes and seen the state of the underground workshop. He didn't say anything, merely stroking her back gently to soothe her fear.

Then, Fu Yuan refocused his attention on the underground workshop.

Because of Fu Yuan's sudden attack, Matou Zouken had already exploded along with the lightning of Azure Pine's transformation. However, the exploding Matou Zouken was not dead.

The Magic Crest Worms in the underground workshop began to writhe frantically, as if a riot had broken out.

Under Fu Yuan's gaze, these Magic Crest Worms converged, and amidst the rustling, chilling sounds, they formed Matou Zouken's withered figure.

Matou Zouken was not dead. What Fu Yuan had exploded earlier was merely a clone of Matou Zouken. As long as the core Magic Crest Worm harboring his soul was not destroyed, he could 'resurrect' himself using the Magic Crest Worms.

The previously quiet underground workshop began to become noisy and chaotic. The Magic Crest Worms within started crawling, their legs and bodies scraping against the ground and walls, emitting an extremely grating sound.

Coupled with the hoarse chirping sounds emanating from the Magic Crest Worms' mouths, it became even more maddening and irritating.

But Fu Yuan, maintaining his Clear Sword Heart, regarded it all with a cold demeanor. Matou Zouken, who had constructed his body, looked at Fu Yuan grimly and asked coldly, "Why."

"Why?" Fu Yuan raised an eyebrow, sneering. "Matou Zouken, shouldn't I be the one asking you why?"

"I'm asking you, why did you bring Little Sakura and me to this disgusting place?"

"Of course, it's to modify Little Sakura's Magecraft. Her magical affinity is 'Void,' which doesn't match my Matou family's affinity of 'Water.' She can't use our family's Magecraft. I need to modify her with Magic Crest Worms before I can implant them into her body."

Matou Zouken didn't hide his intentions for Matou Sakura at all, directly telling Fu Yuan and Matou Sakura his plans.

Matou Sakura, burying her head in Fu Yuan's embrace and trembling, whimpered, "Modify me? Implant? My father never told me about this..."

"Why would he tell you? You're just a child abandoned by the Tohma Family. Tohsaka Tokiomi only cares about winning the Fourth Holy Grail War. Like me, he's a magus who will stop at nothing to reach the Root Calamity," Matou Zouken said coldly.

The magi of this world, in the eyes of normal people, were all a bunch of heretics.

Those magi would do anything to achieve their goals; abandoning their wives and daughters was a common occurrence.

Therefore, Matou Zouken believed that Tohsaka Tokiomi, in his quest to win the Holy Grail War, was on the same path as him.

"..." Matou Sakura was utterly despairing. She had initially thought she was just leaving her mother and sister to live with an unfamiliar family. She never imagined she would face such terrifying worms.