Building a Monster Nation From Zero in Another World

"What exactly happened?"

However, at this moment, Kariya was utterly bewildered.

He didn't know what had happened here.

And where his nominal father, who was actually a zombie old man who had lived for countless years, had taken Sakura.

As for the possibility that Zouken was already dead, Kariya didn't even consider it.

How could such a person die so easily?

"Damn it!"

"Did I still come too late?"

Kicking a nearby streetlamp, Kariya murmured, "Sakura, where exactly are you?"

Thinking of the torment that innocent and pure girl might have suffered, Kariya felt immense guilt and self-reproach.

"No, I still have a chance."

"If I can summon a powerful Heroic Spirit, I will definitely be able to find Sakura!"

Looking at the blood-red mark on the back of his hand, this was the proof of being chosen by the Holy Grail.

If it had been before, Kariya, who disliked magecraft, wouldn't have cared about such a boring thing.

But now, it had clearly become his last straw.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Kariya?"

Just as Kariya was pondering how to extract enough magical energy from the Matou Family's heritage to participate in the Holy Grail War, a figure appeared behind the young man.

"Who?!"

Kariya turned around in a panic, and then his pupils constricted.

"You..."

Appearing before Kariya was none other than the Oni girl in miko attire, Shuna.

"Horns?"

"You're not human?"

Kariya naturally knew about the legends of Japanese Oni, and considering the upcoming Holy Grail War, he asked, "Is it you? The Heroic Spirit who destroyed the Matou residence?"

Not human, appearing here, and giving him an incredibly dangerous aura.

With these three factors combined, the only thing Kariya could think of was the reason given by the Holy Grail System for the early start, the Heroic Spirit who had arrived early.

And now, she appeared before him.

Kariya thought of a possibility, she was here to silence him.

"A Heroic Spirit?"

"You could say that."

"Also, please don't misunderstand, I have no ill will towards Mr. Kariya."

Shuna smiled slightly, then made a gesture of invitation. "The reason I appeared here is by my master's command, to invite Mr. Kariya for a meeting with him."

"Your master?"

"Who is he?"

Kariya originally wanted to refuse, but Shuna's next words made him unable to remain calm.

"If you wish to see Sakura, please come with me."

"Sakura?!"

Kariya said, "Where is Sakura? What have you done to her?"

"Don't worry, the child is very safe now."

"Take me there!"

As long as he could save Sakura, Kariya was willing to do anything.

"Please do not resist."

After Shuna finished speaking, she cast spatial magic and directly took Kariya to the villa where Rin currently resided.

Yes, a villa.

To provide Sakura with a better living environment, Rin moved out of the hotel the day after checking in.

Using magical energy, he easily obtained ownership of this villa.

And yes, Rin paid for it.

Moreover, he bought the entire villa at three times the market price.

"This is...?"

"My Master and Sakura are waiting in the study."

So, led by Shuna, Kariya passed through the courtyard and arrived at a study in the villa.

"Come in."

The large door opened automatically, revealing a spacious study spanning over a hundred square meters.

Inside the study, Rin was sitting there, playing a game of Shogi with a beautiful girl with snow-like, long hair.

On the other side, Sakura was hugging a doll, surrounded by various toys.

The girl was not alone.

Beside her, there was a cute girl of about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a hooded kimono, playing.

"Sakura!!"

Seeing Sakura safe and sound, Kariya breathed a sigh of relief and cried out in excitement.

Sakura, noticing an outsider, instinctively hid behind Ogerpon.

She naturally recognized the man in front of her, it was Uncle Kariya, whom she used to like very much.

"Sakura..."

Seeing Sakura's reaction, Kariya's steps, which had been about to move forward, suddenly paused.

Clearly, she must have suffered inhuman torment at the Matou Family.

If only I had come back sooner, Sakura might not have...

Thinking that Sakura might have been tormented by disgusting bugs, Kariya felt immense heartache.

He wanted to take Sakura home.

However, before Kariya could speak, Sakura, who had already anticipated what he was going to say, quickly ran to Rin's side, gripping his sleeve tightly.

"I don't want to go back!"

"Brother Rin, please don't abandon Sakura..."

In these past few days, Sakura had recovered quite well under Rin's care.

As for the psychological trauma from the Crest Worms.

That was not something that could be changed overnight.

Furthermore, Rin had already promised Sakura that he would not abandon her.

If my plan succeeds, I can break the restriction that only dependents can travel between worlds.

Even if it failed, Rin would leave Sakura enough fallback options.

For example, this villa, and the bank savings Rin had prepared in advance, would be enough to ensure Sakura's well-being when he left.

"Please sit, Mr. Kariya."

Rin stood up and sat down face-to-face with Kariya, then spoke, "You should have already seen the situation at the Matou residence. Yes, I did that."

"As for the reason, you can just assume I couldn't stand that Zouken bullying an innocent little girl like that."

After speaking, Rin gently stroked Sakura's head, letting her sit beside him.

"Um, thank you for saving Sakura."

Seeing Sakura so dependent on Rin, Kariya was already seventy to eighty percent convinced. "So, are you also a participant in the Holy Grail War?"

"That's right."

Heroic Spirits are, of course, also participants.

"Thank you again for saving Sakura!"

Kariya asked, "So why did you ask me to come here?"

"I want your Command Spells."

Rin didn't beat around the bush, directly stating his objective.

"Command Spells?"

Kariya glanced at the red mark on the back of his hand. He thought for a moment and said, "Alright, as compensation for helping me save Sakura, you can have my Command Spells."

His original purpose for wanting to participate in the Holy Grail War was to save Sakura.

But now, Zouken had been "defeated" by Rin (Kariya didn't believe Zouken was dead), and Sakura had also been saved.

Therefore, these Command Spells were meaningless to him.

It was reasonable to give them to Rin as a reward.

"No."

Rin shook his head and said, "You should indeed give me a reward, but not because of Sakura, but because I helped you kill that Zouken."

"What?!"

Hearing Rin's words, Kariya instinctively stood up. "How is that possible! That guy, how could you possibly kill him?!"

If he could, Kariya would also want to kill Zouken.

However, having grown up in the Matou Family since childhood, he was well aware of how terrifying Zouken was.

"Is it because of the Crest Worms?"

Rin directly revealed the secret of Zouken's immortality. "Don't worry, I locked onto that guy's soul and destroyed all of his substitutes."

"..."

How to kill Zouken, even Kariya didn't know such a thing.

(To be continued.)