Chapter 104 Matou's Son-in-Law, Tousaka's Father-in-Law

'Hmph~'

On the way to the dinner party, Jian Tong Jianchen was full of pride.

He chuckled inwardly.

He didn't laugh at anything else, only at Tōsaka Tokiomi's lack of strategy and Emiya Kiritsugu's lack of wisdom.

If Tōsaka Tokiomi is wise and knows how to please his followers, and uses his followers' civic-mindedness, why would he not accomplish his great cause and obtain the Holy Grail?

If Emiya Kiritsugu did not insist on his own opinion, but was willing to open his heart, explain things with reason, and appeal to his emotions, how could Saber not be moved by her character?
Therefore, neither of them is a cause for concern.

Of course, this thought only comes with walking on the road and the breeze is so pleasant.

From a God's perspective, Jianchen Matou did not underestimate his opponent's thoughts at all.

Although Gilgamesh looks like a madman, he is actually a madman, and his behavior is similar to that of a madman, lawless.

However, that is the confidence caused by excessive strength.

His master, Tōsaka Tokiomi, although he always maintained his elegant demeanor, was stabbed in the back by his disciple and was in a very embarrassing situation.

But behind that embarrassment was the terror of a traditional and excellent magician.

Besides, it really couldn't be Tōsaka Tokiomi's fault that Kotomine Kirei was able to successfully backstab him.

What was the situation at that time?

Under the circumstances at the time, in his own territory, in his own office, in his own magic workshop, with Gilgamesh watching nearby, he had every advantage.

Naturally, Tōsaka Tokiomi was not on guard at all.

If Gilgamesh, that traitor, hadn't turned against him, nothing would have happened to Tōsaka Tokiomi.

It's all Shichen's fault, and Gilgamesh also has to take some of the blame.

Thinking this, Kenshin Matou stepped into the Tousaka family's mansion for the first time.

Because of Miss Rin, Kenshin Matou had wanted to visit for a long time, but due to the special period, he had not been able to do so.

Now, he stepped into the Tousaka family's mansion for the first time.

Miss Lin is no longer here.

Things are different and people have changed. Everything is over.

Looking at the mansion in front of him, Jianchen Jiantong was filled with emotion.

These days, in addition to tutoring Sakura with her homework, he also read a lot of books about the Holy Grail War.

But the more I look at it, the more I realize how great an advantage the Matou family and the Tōsaka family, two of the three major families of Fuyuki, have as local tyrants.

For anyone participating in the Holy Grail War, the Matou family and the Tousaka family cannot be ignored.

The mansions of the Matou family and the Tohsaka family are also unique.

They were two mansions standing on the hills of Miyama Town.

The luxury of a mansion is only on the outside; what's inside is what a magician cannot ignore.

It is inevitable that two Masters who wish to obtain the Holy Grail in the Holy Grail War must live in these two mansions.

From the very beginning, it was clear that there would be a Master between the Tōsaka family and the Matou family.

Therefore, after the Holy Grail War began, these two mansions were the places with the most familiars.

Jianchen Matou didn't feel anything about this.

After all, Uncle Liu's abilities are too strong, like a reasonable plug-in. With Uncle Liu around, the magician's little skills are of no use at all.

What's more, this time Uncle Liu arrived as a caster who is good at battlefield.

Therefore, compared to the Matou family, which has almost no familiars to monitor them, the Tohsaka family has so many familiars that they can hardly keep up.

If we talk about the Tōsaka family and the Matou family, it is obvious that their family members will participate in the Holy Grail War.

Then,

Knowing that they are an open card, the Matou family and the Tōsaka family naturally have countermeasures.

The Matou family is not prepared, but does that mean they don’t want to?

Do not!
That’s because the old bug died and Jianchen Matou was too weak.

In comparison, the Tohsaka family's preparations were sufficient.

After all, for this moment, for this Holy Grail War, and for his long-cherished wish to reach the root, Tōsaka Tokiomi had prepared so much and paid so much.

In the courtyard of the mansion alone, Tōsaka Tokiomi had set up at least twenty layers of barriers for detection and defense.

If we use war as an analogy, the current Tousaka family can be said to be a top-level military fortress.

If a person with magical powers enters the barrier without Tōsaka Tokiomi's consent, it is basically impossible for him to escape unscathed. After all, according to Tōsaka Tokiomi's concept as a traditional magician, having magical powers and not abiding by the rules of the magic world is not a good thing.

The death penalty is entirely possible.

Kenshin Matou scanned the buildings of the Tohsaka family. With his level of magic, he could see three types of warning facilities.

This is not to say that he is great, but that Tōsaka Tokiomi was too well prepared, so well prepared that even a novice mage could have discovered it.

When he reached the door, Jianchen Jianchen hesitated slightly.

"Should we ask Dilumudo to knock on the door, or should we ask Uncle Liu?"

The reason for this hesitation was not that he had not thought of the answer, but the difficulty of answering it.

In terms of reasonable arrangements, Uncle Liu is undoubtedly the most suitable one.

With Uncle Liu's ability of "open-mindedness", he can be completely immune to all attacks from Gilgamesh, as well as the attacks from Toosaka Tokiomi, which can be ignored in Uncle Liu's eyes.

but……

Uncle Liu is not easy to order around.

Gritting his teeth, Jianchen Matou had no other choice.

Although Uncle Liu is difficult to order around, it is impossible to let Diarmuid go in alone.

Who knows if Gilgamesh, who was mocked by himself, will go crazy? Although the probability is very small, it cannot be completely ruled out that he may directly use an EA to drive Diarmuid off the field.

"Ancestor..."

"okay."

He thought it was quite interesting at first, but now Mr. Liu is starting to get annoyed.

This brat has exactly the same temperament as him.

When there is something going on, they call their ancestors as dear as they can be, but when there is nothing going on, I don’t know what they are thinking in their hearts.

After interrupting Kenshin Matou, Uncle Liu strode forward like a drunk hooligan teasing a JK who didn't come home late at night. He staggered to the door of the Toosaka family and knocked on it.

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Ten minutes ago.

Tōsaka Tokiomi was discussing countermeasures with his good disciple Kotomine Kirei.

The abilities that Uncle Liu demonstrated in the Einzbern Forest moved Tōsaka Tokiomi.

In the past few days, he has been searching for information about the mysterious ancient Eastern country, Emperor Gaozu of Han. His efforts paid off and he actually made some progress.

Uncle Liu's life can be described as legendary.

He started a business in his fifties and successfully listed it within a few years. He can be said to be a man of destiny.

He encountered many setbacks in his life, but the most famous one related to death was the arrow.

"When Emperor Gaozu was attacking Bu, he was hit by a stray arrow and fell ill while walking."

This piece of information has been on Toosaka Tokiomi's mind recently.

"Is this the weakness of that Servant?"

This question has always existed in his mind. It is no wonder that Tohsaka Tokiomi was the one who was following this sentence:
"When the disease became serious, Empress Lü invited a good doctor to come in and see him. Emperor Gaozu asked the doctor, who said, 'The disease can be cured.' Emperor Gaozu then cursed and said, 'I conquered the world as a commoner with a three-foot sword. Isn't this destiny? My reputation is in heaven. What good is Bian Que!'"

How open-minded this is.

Even Tōsaka Tokiomi, a magician, was moved by this magnanimity.

Therefore, he began to doubt the authenticity of this weakness.

Emperor Gaozu of Han did die of illness due to stray arrows.

But, can death prove anything? This ancient emperor has surpassed the fear of death and conquered death.

The more he admired him, the more depressed Tōsaka Tokiomi felt.

This is a Servant who may not have any flaws, and is also a Servant who has not displayed a Noble Phantasm since the start of the Holy Grail War.

Just when the scapegoat of this world, Toosaka Tokiomi, was deep in thought.

His good disciple, Kotomine Kirei, who would later stab him to death, drive his wife crazy, and give the sword that stabbed him to death to his daughter as a gift, approached with an expressionless face.

"Teacher, someone has entered the barrier."

"Who?"

"It seems to be someone from the Matou family."

Kotomine Kirei whispered as Tōsaka Tokiomi slowly stood up. Even though he was extremely moved, he still maintained his usual elegance.

“Forget the beginning, forget the middle, forget the end. In short, just stay calm and elegant at all times.”

This is the family motto of the Tousaka family.

Toosaka Tokiomi has always done this.

In addition to the fact that he is more traditional, he also wants to set a role model for his descendants.

Yes,

Although he adopted little Sakura into the Matou family, in Toosaka Tokiomi's heart, he was a good father.

In the world of magicians, this is indeed beyond reproach.

Shortly before the Holy Grail War began, Tōsaka Tokiomi had been in deep sorrow.

That is a kind of extremely happy sadness for a magician.

This kind of sorrow is something that ordinary people cannot understand.

That is a sorrow unique to magicians.

Toosaka Tokiomi is deeply proud of the Toosaka family and has deep faith in magic, so he pays special attention to future generations.

Because his descendants are not only the continuation of his family and himself, but also the continuation of the future of magic that he cannot explore.

Therefore, when Rin was born and his talent for magic was revealed, Tōsaka Tokiomi was so happy that he forgot everything else.

But, it seems that we are too happy too early, even God can't stand it.

His second child was born, a girl like Rin, and... possessed the same top-notch talent in magic.

"Any magician who has two children would be troubled by this dilemma, right?"

"——The secret technique can only be passed on to one person, and the other child must be relegated to the mortal realm."

After verifying Sakura's magical aptitude, Tōsaka Tokiomi thought so.

And I was troubled by this for seven years.

Until recently, a senior from the Matou family, a magician with a decadent aura, came to the door.

With just one glance, Tōsaka Tokiomi could tell that something was wrong with Matou Zouken.

As long as he is a qualified magician, he will be able to associate the smell of the other person with the reason.

He was a magician who was unwilling to accept death.

Tousaka Tokiomi didn't have any special opinion about this kind of person.

Such people can generally be divided into two categories.

One type is those who are unwilling to die in order to reach the root of magic and want to continue studying magic.

The other type is what Tōsaka Tokiomi despises.

That is a villain who has completely lost the pride of a magician and has become unwilling to live because of the fear of death.

At that time, Tōsaka Tokiomi was overwhelmed by the surprise, or perhaps he himself was unwilling to think about it.

Because Matou Zouken made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Aoi, the wife of Tosaka Tokiomi, the woman whom Matou Kariya loved but could not get, was so talented as a mother that she gave birth to two daughters, Rin and Sakura, both of whom possessed rare talents in magic.

Therefore, both daughters need the protection of the magic family.

How could a traditional magus like Tōsaka Tokiomi tolerate destroying the potential of one party for the sake of the future of the other?

At this time,
Matou Zouken accurately grasped Tōsaka Tokiomi's weakness.

He said to Tōsaka Tokiomi:
"If we want to maintain the talents of the two sisters, the only hope is to adopt one of them to another magic family. My Matou family, in addition to having a very deep connection with the Tousaka family, has no offspring now."

"The more you know about the Holy Grail family, the higher the chance of reaching the 'root'. If you, Toki, cannot fulfill the Tōsaka family's long-cherished wish, there will be Rin, whom you personally taught, to complete it. If Rin also fails, there will still be Sakura."

As a magician, Zouken Matou is undoubtedly successful.

His understanding of magicians, especially traditional magicians, is very deep.

These words undoubtedly struck Tōsaka Tokiomi's heart.

He made the decision on the spot to adopt Sakura into the Matou family, and made a contract with Matou Zouken that, apart from Sakura, the Matou family would not be allowed to train a second magician within fifty years.

Matou Zouken signed the contract readily, eliminating Tōsaka Tokiomi's only concern.

A perfect ending, a satisfying conclusion, just as it should be.

Can……

He stood up from his seat and looked through the window glass at the man below, Jianchen Matou, who was crossing his arms over his chest because of the cold.

Tōsaka Tokiomi was unusually angry.

His body trembled uncontrollably, the carefully maintained goatee on his chin quivered, and his elegant expression began to collapse as his mentality changed.

When in the Einzbern Forest, because the functions of familiars were limited, Tōsaka Tokiomi had some doubts in his heart, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope.

But at this moment, he felt the information transmitted from the barrier.

The heart that had been hanging in the air for a long time, Tousaka Tokiomi, was finally dead.

"Mato Dirty Inkstone!"

No matter how well-mannered he was and how much he followed the family teachings, Tōsaka Tokiomi still lost his composure.

That old man, Matou Zouken, deceived him.

I don't know how that old guy broke the contract he signed!
With such a talented offspring, who also asked him to adopt Sakura into the Matou family, Tōsaka Tokiomi already had bad suspicions in his mind.

As a traditional magician, he naturally understands the importance of magic inheritance, and...

——The importance of an excellent mother body.

To be honest, Toosaka Tokiomi loves Toosaka Aoi, but more importantly, he likes her qualifications, the maternal qualifications that can produce excellent seeds for the Toosaka family.

Toosaka Aoi also knows this.

However, as she was deeply in love with Tōsaka Tokiomi, she was not sad. Instead, she felt lucky because of her own qualifications.

Magicians are a bunch of broken things.

(End of this chapter)