Chapter 2177 The so-called origin, the so-called desire
"As for the purpose... I think the purposes of the three families are different."
Saying that, Matou Shinji shook his head.
"I don't know how you came into contact with magic, Shirou... But for the vast majority of magicians, 'entering the source' is the ultimate goal of being a magician. It is to sacrifice everything throughout your life, as long as there is a trace of
It is also the wish of the Tohsaka family to come true even if we have the opportunity.”
"The head of the Tohsaka family who directly participated in the construction of the Holy Grail War was named Tosaka Nagato. Although the number of generations passed down by the Tosaka family at that time was not enough to support the existence of a wealthy family, because of the Tosaka family's
The origin is 'great', so its qualifications are comparable to those of magic families that have been passed down for many generations. Their family is conservative and traditional, and their goals are the goals of magicians."
"As for the Einzbern family... to be honest, among the three families, our Matou family and the Tohsaka family who are originally located in Fuyuki City have a very good relationship, and Ai
Inzbern...as the first family to propose the Holy Grail War system, they are a relatively mysterious family. At least I don't know much about them. I can only roughly understand it from a few words recorded in the past.
, they seem to want to use the Holy Grail War to complete [magic], but I don’t know what kind of magic it is."
"In the end...it's our Matou."
Matou Shinji let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong, Shinji?"
Emiya Shirou looked a little puzzled.
"There are some things that you may not quite believe when you tell them... The history of the world and the history of magic have always been calculated separately, but it does not mean that what happens in the magic world will not have an impact on the secular world.
Make a difference in the world.”
"It can be said that it was a mistake for our Matou family to participate in the source of the Holy Grail War."
"Shirou, do you know about the [London Meteorite]?"
Shinji raised his head and looked at Shirou Emiya.
"Huh? Ah...you mean, the disaster at the end of the 18th century...?"
Emiya Shirou was stunned for a moment before he remembered this incident that he had seen in a certain disaster science documentary.
"I remember that a meteorite hit the city of London and caused a huge disaster...?"
"That disaster... was not caused by any meteorite."
"That's man-made. It was done by a magician."
"well?"
Emiya Shirou looked at Matou Shinji who stopped.
"And...exactly what my ancestors did."
Matou Shinji's eyes were filled with pain.
Emiya Shirou didn't know what to say, but...
Such a thing was actually done by Shinji's ancestors?
"Why...do this?"
"——Shenji, is what you said true or false?"
Emiya Shirou grabbed Matou Shinji's shoulders with trembling eyes.
"This matter... we have to start with the origin of the Matou bloodline."
Shaking his head slightly, Matou Shinji broke free from Emiya Shirou's hand and continued to walk forward.
"Laurence Anno Falco, a great artist and medical scientist from Florence, Italy in the 15th century, is the ancestor of our Matou family that can be traced."
"ah?"
Emiya Shirou's eyes widened.
What it means is that the good friend I spend time with day and night is the descendant of such a world-famous historical figure?
And this thing???
Emiya Shirou felt like he was meeting Shinji Matou for the first time.
"For more details, I can't say more because of internal family reasons. You just need to know - this ancestor of mine is a very mysterious and magical figure. Although he is not a magician, he left a legacy for him.
As the son of one of the most powerful magicians, Adrosson Fargo has been troubled by confusion all his life. In fact, this confusion has been passed down along with the bloodline until my generation...
Only then did I fully understand the secrets behind it.”
"Among my ancestors, there is a generation named Selim Zolgen - our Matou family is not a native magic family in Japan, but moved from the UK. Before the move, our surname was Zolgen -
He was the culprit who caused the London Meteorite. He conducted a forbidden magic experiment, which then caused a horrific catastrophe. In order to erase the existence of the magician, after completing the aftermath arrangements, the Magic Association used the secular power to
The power of the disaster characterized this disaster as a so-called [meteorite attack]."
"And this son of Selim Zolgen moved his family from England to Japan, and changed the family name from Zolgen to Matou's next generation head, Ivo Zolgen, also known as
For Takayuki Matou...that's him, and the head of the Einzbern family, Justina Ritzleich von Einzbern, and the head of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Naga.
Together, we developed the foundation for the Holy Grail War, which continues to this day."
"Our Matou family has been participating in the Holy Grail War in order to learn the secrets of our ancestors. Looking at it now, this is really...ridiculous."
Matou Shinji had a ridiculous smile on his face.
Emiya Shirou was speechless.
My friend's ancestors are really... hard to evaluate.
There are great people like Lawrence who have benefited the world, and there are evil people who have caused catastrophes like the London meteorite.
Moreover, even these simple wishes of completing magic and entering the root sound so... incredible.
"After inheriting the greatness of our ancestors, we must also bear the sins of our ancestors. Now it seems... I may be the first person to support you."
Turning his gaze towards Emiya Shirou, Matou Shinji showed a somewhat...gentle? Or something like smile.
"It may be selfish to say this, but the Matou family has no reason to continue participating in the Holy Grail War, and judging from the recent Holy Grail Wars, magicians cannot guarantee that the servants they summon will not be against
There are threats to the normal world, not to mention serious incidents such as building explosions and urban fires in the last Holy Grail War... In short, Shirou, I am on your side."
As he spoke, he put his hand on Emiya Shirou's shoulder.
"...Well, thank you, Shinji."
Emiya Shirou pursed his lips and nodded.
"I understand, but now, let's... get rid of Assassin first. Such a dangerous servant must not be allowed to continue to cause harm to Fuyuki City."
"But what about the school? In the morning, I remember there were a lot of commotions..."
"Let's talk about it later. If you want to pay, let me do it."
Shinji Matou's speech highlighted a wealthy man.
After all - no matter what, the Matou family is no less wealthy than any other family.