Matou Kariya had no talent for magecraft. The reason he could use magecraft was because of Matou Zouken's Engraved Insects.
In a sense, Matou Kariya's life and death were in Matou Zouken's hands.
As long as the insects within Matou Kariya went berserk even slightly, he would completely lose his ability to resist.
"Why... drag Sakura into this... You promised me..."
Matou Kariya knelt on the ground, barely able to speak.
"I have no choice either. The one who chose Sakura was not I, but the Holy Grail."
Matou Zouken frowned.
His original intention had been to keep the two unaware of each other, then use them both for his own ends.
But things had turned out somewhat unexpectedly.
That Caster had actually been so bold as to bring Sakura openly before the public.
This was completely different from his plan.
"Is it to make the enemy mistake her for Saber and misjudge the situation? But if so, what will the real Saber faction think?"
Matou Zouken felt that Skadi must have some deeper intention behind this.
As for Matou Kariya?
Hmph. Nothing to fear.
"How could this happen? The Holy Grail... Why would it even choose such a small child?"
Matou Kariya was utterly distraught.
Seeing Matou Kariya like this, Matou Zouken could only feel—delightful!
"If you can help Sakura obtain the Holy Grail, then won't your goal still be achieved?" Matou Zouken chuckled darkly.
"Right... right..."
That was right.
That could work too!
Matou Kariya had already been somewhat delirious from the torment of the Engraved Insects, and now he was even worse.
"Looks like I need to change my plans as well. Originally, I intended to strip Kariya of his qualifications at the end and control Berserker myself... But now, the unstable factors on Caster's side are