However, with Nyarlathotep's reminder, Chen Yu really did feel like eating something.
Years of habit of three meals a day, not eating dinner, always felt like something was missing.
Arriving at the Matou Family's kitchen, Chen Yu looked at Nyarlathotep, who had followed him, and decisively pushed her out of the kitchen, despite her preparing to help.
Firstly, he hoped Nyarlathotep could help remove the Crest Worm from Matou Sakura's heart while he prepared dinner.
The Crest Worm in Matou Sakura's heart was not a lesser grail made from Holy Grail fragments, but an ordinary Crest Worm, which Zouken Matou had implanted in Sakura's heart to control her.
As long as Matou Sakura made the slightest move, Zouken Matou could easily control the Crest Worm to devour Sakura's heart.
But without Zouken Matou's control, this inactivated Crest Worm was just a sleeping insect, and it would be easy for Nyarlathotep to remove it with her x-ray vision.
Secondly, Chen Yu didn't want Nyarlathotep to throw a Shoggoth into his food while he wasn't paying attention.
Forget Shoggoths, even a few drops of Shub-Niggurath's milk wouldn't do.
Those things were far more serious than Kobayashi's Dragon Maid cooking with her tail meat.
One moment of inattention, and he could be spiritually "ascended."
Chen Yu glanced at the Matou Family's kitchen. There were quite a few household appliances, and cooking was done with natural gas, making it seem no different from an ordinary person's kitchen.
Although the Matou Family was a Magus family with a history of several hundred years, due to severe crises in the Matou Family's Magus inheritance in recent generations, coupled with the current head being an ordinary person, the Matou Family did not reject using technology-side tools.
In contrast, the Tohsaka Family, as "orthodox Magi," Tokiomi Tohsaka was very resistant to using electrical appliances.
In his opinion, Magi had long ago mastered tools no less inferior to modern tools and did not need to rely on modern electrical appliances. He even felt that the safety of electrical appliances was inferior to Magus tools and refused to use various electrical appliances.
However, according to the functions of electrical appliances, Tokiomi Tohsaka also invented many Magi similar in function to modern electrical appliances.
For example: Tokiomi-style portable phone, Tokiomi-style fax machine, Tokiomi-style elegant golf club, and so on.
These were patented in the Clock Tower and were one of the Tohsaka Family's important sources of income.
Speaking of the Tohsaka Family's income, Chen Yu recalled the Matou Family's method of income.
Similar to the Tohsaka Family, the Matou Family also relied on being landlords as their main source of income.
Unlike the Tohsaka Family, who only rented out land in Fuyuki City, the Matou Family's land rental business flourished throughout the island nation.
They relied on renting out land with spiritual veins to other Magi to obtain massive profits.
When Zouken Matou was still secretly controlling the Matou Family, he would often go out to inspect his spiritual lands across the country.
It is estimated that those Magi who learned of Zouken Matou's death and were renting the Matou Family's spiritual lands would directly turn hostile and disavow them.
And without the old worm's deterrence, the Matou Family's finances would quickly tighten, leading to the family's further decline, which is also possible.
But what does the Matou Family's decline have to do with him?
Perhaps other members of the Matou Family would even thank him.
Chen Yu took out his wand and waved it gently.
Ingredients automatically flew out of the refrigerator, perfectly arranged on the cooking counter.
The kitchen knife, like a sharp sword wielded by a warrior, danced rapidly up and down under the control of magic, cutting various ingredients into the required shapes and sizes.
The stove flames began to leap, ingredients flew into the pot, and the spatula began to dance on its own.
Chen Yu continued to wave his wand, skillfully manipulating various kitchen utensils in the kitchen. They flew through the air, stir-frying ingredients, as if an invisible, unseen pair of hands were controlling everything in the kitchen.
The clanging of spatulas, the sizzling of oil and water, accompanied by the aroma of spices, intertwined in the air to form a beautiful symphony.
Life is a practice, and everywhere is a practice.
This was both cooking and exercising his control over magic.
After a while, there was a "knock, knock, knock" at the kitchen door.
This caught Chen Yu's attention.
But he didn't stop his actions; instead, he split a wisp of magic to open the kitchen door.
Chen Yu originally thought it was Nyarlathotep returning after finishing her tasks, and he wanted to find an excuse to send her out again, but he didn't expect the person standing outside the door to be Matou Kariya.
Matou Kariya saw the scene of pots, pans, and bowls automatically flying and cooking in the kitchen for the first time. His eyes first flashed with a bit of surprise, but soon his gaze became resolute.
With a thud, he immediately knelt down towards Chen Yu, his forehead heavily hitting the ground, and while kneeling and kowtowing, he shouted loudly, "Many thanks for your assistance, Lord Chen Yu, Kariya is endlessly grateful!"
Matou Kariya had fantasized countless times about killing Zouken Matou and taking Matou Sakura away from her suffering, but he knew it was impossible.
Even an elite Magus was no match for his nominal "father."
Even if he summoned a Servant, his body had already been implanted with Crest Worms by Zouken Matou. The slightest unusual movement would result in him being completely devoured by the Crest Worms, making it impossible to resist Zouken Matou.
He never expected that on this night, the old worm who had ruled the Matou Family for hundreds of years would suddenly have his life ended by the Magus in front of him, who called himself a Wizard, and die completely.
The Crest Worm buried in Sakura's heart was also easily removed from Sakura's body by the Magus's Servant.
After Caster removed the Crest Worm, Matou Kariya used magic to confirm that there were indeed no other Crest Worms in Sakura's body, and his hanging heart finally settled.
Matou Kariya's purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War was not to obtain the Holy Grail, but to save Sakura.
Now that Sakura had been rescued from Zouken Matou by the Magus in front of him, he had nothing left to worry about.
If the Magus in front of him could continue to fulfill his promise, allowing Sakura to forget the harm she had suffered within a year, healing her mental trauma, and letting Sakura grow up like a normal person, then even if he served the other party like a dog and brought back the Holy Grail for him, what would it matter?
Moreover, the method the other party used to control him was also unheard of; that magic that made him float in the clouds and forget physical pain also left Matou Kariya somewhat unforgettable.
He even felt that even if he regained control of his body now, the other party could easily snatch control of his body again.
Since he couldn't resist, then he would obey.
For Matou Kariya, submitting to a stronger person was not a humiliating thing.
As long as the other party wasn't Tokiomi Tohsaka, it was fine.
"I am willing to become Lord Chen Yu's foot soldier, to obey all your arrangements, and to obtain the Holy Grail for you, to repay your life-saving grace."
"I hope you can erase Sakura's painful memories and allow Sakura to return to a normal life."
Looking at Matou Kariya's statement, Chen Yu nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Matou Kariya was a grateful person.
He lightly tapped his wand, and an irresistible magical force forcibly made Matou Kariya stand up.
"Since I said it, I will naturally fulfill my promise."
Chen Yu stared at Matou Kariya's necrotic left face, which already had some color and was gradually returning to normal, and asked, "You ate the apple I gave you?"
"Yes!" Matou Kariya, after standing up, answered Chen Yu's question with his head bowed: "After Miss Caster removed the Crest Worm from Sakura's body, I ate the apple you bestowed upon me."
"I can clearly feel a powerful life force repairing my riddled body, and the Crest Worms will convert the excess life force into magic, which can also provide Berserker with more sustained endurance."
With Matou Kariya's current pathetic magic supply, it might not be realistic for Berserker to directly kill Servants other than Assassin, but it should be no problem for Berserker to hold off one Servant.
After all, Lancelot was no ordinary person, and the title "Knight of the Lake" was not for nothing.
As long as there was enough magic, Berserker was the best tank in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Chen Yu took out a glass jar from his backpack and tossed it to Matou Kariya.
"This is for you."
Matou Kariya took the glass jar, looked at the dozen or so marble-sized green crystals inside, and continued to lower his head, waiting for Chen Yu's explanation.
"These are vitality crystals, containing life force. Since the Crest Worms can absorb life force and convert it into magic, then these are for you. I hope you can make Berserker last longer in battle."
These vitality crystals were all extracted by Nyarlathotep's otherworldly bee swarm from the insects cultivated and summoned by Zouken Matou.
Although Nyarlathotep said they tasted sweet, Chen Yu didn't want to try them.
It was better to give them to Matou Kariya, which could be considered a form of "self-production and self-consumption."
Giving the vitality crystals to Matou Kariya also put him at ease. Anyway, he hadn't completely lifted the Imperio; he had only temporarily restored Matou Kariya's sanity. If Matou Kariya had any thoughts of betrayal, he could simply control him again and make him commit suicide.
However, given the current situation, the possibility of Matou Kariya betraying was infinitely close to zero.
Matou Kariya didn't know Chen Yu's inner thoughts. His eyes fixed on the jar of vitality crystals in his hand, and he began to fantasize in his mind about how his Berserker would beat Tokiomi's Archer for an extended period, making Tokiomi extremely angry.
"By the way, what is Nyarlathotep doing now?"
"Miss Caster is sitting on the sofa in the living room with Sakura, watching TV."
Chen Yu glanced at the situation in the pot, then continued to speak to Matou Kariya, "Then go inform Nyarlathotep and Sakura that dinner will be ready soon."
"Also, Nyarlathotep and I plan to stay in the Matou mansion for a few days, until the Holy Grail War ends. You don't have any objections, do you?"
"Of course not, I will follow all your arrangements!"