Chapter 134: Arrogant Son-in-law and Humble Father-in-law

Boom boom boom!
There was a sudden knock on the door at the Toosaka residence.

Just as he stood up and was about to run, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who was planning to achieve great things after Gilgamesh defeated Uncle Liu, suddenly froze.

His expression was solemn, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, causing his carefully maintained goatee to sway.

Tōsaka Tokiomi reached his hand into his pocket, where was his trump card, a rare gem whose price could not be measured in money.

Jewel magic is what the Tousaka family excels at.

There was no thought of testing. During the Holy Grail War, at the beginning, when the Heroic Spirits did not know each other's true names and backgrounds, some testing was necessary, but those were Heroic Spirits.

There is naturally no need for Masters to know each other's "real names". After all, they do not have Noble Phantasms, and their real names will not expose possible weaknesses.

"who is it?"

"A magician from the Matou family?"

For some reason, the first person that Tōsaka Tokiomi thought of was the one who had betrayed him, the grandson of Matou Zouken, who was also one of the three great families in Fuyuki City and had a deep connection with his own family - Matou Kenshin.

But he quickly rejected this idea.

Because, although Tousaka Tokiomi admitted that Kenshin Matou had good talent.

But the other party is not old enough to be able to sneak into the Tohsaka family without being discovered by himself.

Absolutely impossible!

This is the judgment of Tousaka Tokiomi, a senior magician who has diligently studied magic for decades!
"Emiya Kiritsugu, or Waver?"

Although Waver was taken into consideration, a quick consideration of Waver's information and his character during the Holy Grail War would reveal that this was impossible.

"Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi made up his mind.

He stood there motionless, even slowing down his breathing to the extreme, in order not to expose his position.

Although he couldn't understand why Emiya Kiritsugu could sneak into the Tohsaka family without him noticing and chose to knock on the door when he had the perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack, Tohsaka Tokiomi knew.

When you are confused about the situation, it is better to do nothing than to be self-righteous.

However, what embarrassed him was that he had been brainstorming for a long time and even thought of a plan for fighting and escaping, but all of this was broken by a voice.

"Respected Master of the Tousaka Family, the seventh-generation master of the Matou Family, Matou Kenshin, is here to visit you."

"..."

Toosaka Tokiomi was confused.

What kind of style is this? He has never seen it before.

Lancer is not a caster, how did the other party sneak in without me noticing?

He had spent years, even decades, preparing the barrier for this Holy Grail War. Was he just going to do it for nothing?

He was confused, but knew that the other party had one more Servant than him. Although he didn't intend to give up, he...

No matter how strong your heart is, you cannot change the cruel reality.

With his level of skill as a magus, the moment he is found by the Heroic Spirit, it means the Holy Grail War is over.

He had just hoped that it was Emiya Kiritsugu who came to him, because he was pinning his hopes on the possibility that the other party's Heroic Spirit could not be present due to special reasons, and that he could, as a Master, compete with Emiya Kiritsugu, who was also a Master.

If you can't win, there is still a possibility of escape.

But the moment Kenshin Matou spoke, Tohsaka Tokiomi finally closed his bloodshot eyes.

All things come to an end.

"Enter."

A tired voice came from the mouth of Tōsaka Tokiomi, who had maintained elegance for half his life.

The sound of the door being pushed open was heard, and when Tōsaka Tokiomi saw the person coming, his dead heart felt as if it had been resuscitated.

"cherry!"

This is not the joy of being a father, but the joy of having hope for oneself!
Sakura, his own daughter would appear here, and Kenshin Matou was still a child, so Toosaka Tokiomi naturally thought that it was not impossible that the other party was soft-hearted and could not realize the cruelty of the Holy Grail War.

However, he didn't notice that when Jianchen Matou saw his expression, his face was terribly cold.

Little Sakura stared blankly at the man in front of her, the man whose name was Toosaka Tokiomi, the man who used to be her father.

The man had a delighted expression on his face.

But Sakura can feel the love from her brother every day, and knows how her brother feels when he sees her. She also knows how she feels when she sees her brother, and she knows the happiness on the face of the man in front of her.

It wasn’t because I saw myself.

She did not respond to Tōsaka Tokiomi's words, but nervously grabbed her brother's hand.

She was nervous and didn't know what to do, but she didn't seem helpless.

On the way here, she had already prepared herself mentally to put herself in a difficult position. After all, it was for her brother's safety that she sought her father's help.

But on the way, Kenshin Matou corrected Sakura's thoughts.

He told little Sakura: "We went to find Tohsaka Tokiomi to give him a chance, not for him to give us a chance, so Sakura, don't feel inferior because of the non-existent request. It is Tohsaka Tokiomi who should be humble."

Kenshin Matou did not call Tousaka Tokiomi Sakura's father.

This is also true. After all, whether verbally or in legal identity, Sakura is a member of the Matou family and the sister of Matou Kenshin.

Therefore,
Looking at his sister who was seeking help from him at this time, the expression on Kenshin Matou's face was no longer the cold look he gave to Tohsaka Tokiomi, but a very gentle look that Sakura was very familiar with.

Matou Kenshin said to Sakura:

"Sakura, go to the next room and rest for a while. I need to discuss some matters with the head of the Tousaka family. If you have any questions, you can always come in and see your brother."

Before Sakura could answer, Matou Kenshin turned around and gave Tōsaka Tokiomi a warning look.

This made Toosaka Tokiomi, who wanted to speak, speechless for a moment. It was not because of the warning look from Kenshin Matou, but because of Diarmuid who appeared in the room from his spirit form after Kenshin Matou's warning look.

"Ok!"

Sakura agreed vigorously, nodded, and reluctantly left the room.

And closed the door.

After Xiao Xiaoying left, the gentle look on Kenshin Matou's face disappeared again.

He looked at Tōsaka Tokiomi, who had a goatee, wore a red suit, and had his hair combed meticulously. He was standing there, his lips moving, but he never uttered a word.

"call…"

He breathed, and under the gaze of Tōsaka Tokiomi, he walked to the sofa next to him and lay down on it.

"sit."

As a guest, Matou Kenshin extended his hand and gestured to Tōsaka Tokiomi.

With a complicated expression, Tōsaka Tokiomi sat on the sofa in his own home, looking at Matou Kenshin as if he was the owner of the house, and was speechless for a moment.

His eyes scanned Jianchen Matou's body.

First of all, what Toosaka Tokiomi cares least about is that although Kenshin Matou is only eight years old, his appearance is no worse than that of his servant, the famous hero Diarmuid.

To Tōsaka Tokiomi, appearance is something that only superficial people would care about.

Although each member of the Tousaka family is more beautiful than the other, and each one is as beautiful as a rare gem, that is only a bonus added by successive heads of the Tousaka family in order to improve the bloodline of their offspring and enhance their magical aptitude.

In the eyes of a magician, appearance is really not worth mentioning.

Even ordinary people can change their natural appearance through plastic surgery, let alone magicians who possess extraordinary powers.

Furthermore, in terms of appearance, Einzbern, who is also one of the three major families in Fuyuki City, can make any kind of doll tailor-made for you as long as you give him an offer he can't refuse.

It can be anything!
Therefore,
Toosaka Tokiomi simply glanced at Matou Kenshin's face and ignored him.

He looked at Jianchen Matou, not as a subconscious action of a human being, but with a special purpose.

From top to bottom, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who did not notice anything wrong on Kenshin Matou's face, scanned his neck, clothes, pants, and even shoes, and finally stopped at the sword slung around Kenshin Matou's waist.

This should have been something that he would notice at first sight, but Tōsaka Tokiomi didn't notice it until now.

"Is it a hint of magic?" Toosaka Tokiomi thought with a frown, but he was not quite sure.

When he is concentrating, unless the opponent's magic level is higher than his cognitive level, it is impossible for him to ignore it just by suggestion magic.

Toosaka Tokiomi attributed this special phenomenon to the servant of Kenshin Matou, Mr. Liu, who was a caster.

this is normal.

Asking a magician about the secret of his magic in front of him is no less than asking a lady, "Can you show me your panties?"

This is abnormal behavior.

Although Toosaka Tokiomi was somewhat down and out due to his terrible experience in the Holy Grail War, he still managed to maintain the elegance that was unique to the Toosaka family and that he had maintained for decades.

"One of the ten famous swords of the ancient Eastern country, the sword used by Emperor Gaozu of Han to slay the white snake and start an uprising, the Chixiao Sword?"

Staring at the sword on Kenshin Matou's waist, Tousaka Tokiomi thought so.

His eyes were somewhat empty, and even an inexplicable fear arose in his heart. This fear seemed to come out of nowhere, but Toosaka Tokiomi quickly found the answer.

The uneasiness and even fear in his heart came from,
——The calm smile on Kenshin Matou’s lips!
"How is that possible! His opponent is the oldest hero king, the king of Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh who possesses all the treasures in the world! He..."

'How could the other party be so at ease?'

"How can you be so at ease?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi didn't know whether what Matou Kenshin showed was intentional or not, but he knew that he was indeed affected.

The Emperor Gaozu of Han actually did not bring such an important treasure with him when he was fighting with his servant, the incredibly powerful King Gilgamesh!
Looking at the Chixiao sword on Jiantong Jianchen's waist.

Toosaka Tokiomi began to doubt his life.

'Is he absolutely confident, or is this sword a fake?'

The brain, which was running at high speed, seemed to be overheating like the mainframe of a computer, so that Toosaka Tokiomi's thoughts at this moment were a bit funny.

What he said was even funnier.

"Is this sword of yours really... the one that allowed you to sneak into the Tohsaka family without me noticing?"

Even though he came to his senses and quickly changed his words, Jian Tong Jianchen still noticed the clue.

Jianchen Matou smiled, but not too wantonly.

After all, he came here today not to kill Tōsaka Tokiomi, nor to laugh at his joke, but for something serious.

"Master of the Tousaka family, you have a guest and you are just going to let me sit and chat with you?"

"..."

Although Tosaka Tokiomi understood what Matou Kenshin meant, he couldn't help but ask, "How about that? Would you like to have some tea?"
Tousaka Tokiomi walked to the wine cabinet, opened the closet, and took out the finest tea from the cupboard.

He walked up to Jianchen Jianchen, put the tea leaves into the cup and poured hot water on it. His attitude was extremely humble.

If there was no hope of survival, Tōsaka Tokiomi would naturally not be so humble.

But, Jianchen Jianchen did not come alone.

He brought his sister, his former daughter, the former Tousaka Sakura, and now Matou Sakura!

what is this?
Of course, Toosaka Tokiomi knew that this was an opportunity!
That's why he was so humble at this moment, personally making tea for his daughter's boy and bringing the teacup to his table.

"call…"

Picking up the well-insulated teacup, Jianchen Matou blew gently~
The tea is boiling hot, so of course you can't drink it.

Just like Toosaka Tokiomi who is in a very anxious mood now, naturally he cannot be satisfied easily.

"Tokiomi~"

Matou Kenshin blew the wisps of white steam rising from the teacup and cast an admiring and sensible look at Tōsaka Tokiomi.

He tightened his hands under the table, but forced a smile on his face.

"Are you satisfied with the tea leaves, Jianchen? You have really grown up. Before you were born, your father and I had a very good relationship, but..."

Tōsaka Tokiomi stopped talking.

He couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with him?
Why do I keep making mistakes now when I used to be calm? Can decades of practice be wiped out by just a few failures?
With a slight adjustment in his mentality, the humility on Tōsaka Tokiomi faded, and was replaced by the elegance that had remained the same for decades, as if cement was injected into his blood vessels.

"How's the tea? Not bad, isn't it, Swordsman."

As Tousaka Tokiomi spoke, he gently blew on the tea leaves that were brewed for him and took a sip slowly.

The Tohsaka family is very rich, and based on this premise, the Tohsaka family has a very high standard of hospitality.

Although the Tohsaka family does not often entertain guests, because there are not many guests who can enter the Tohsaka family in Fuyuki City, this does not hinder the Tohsaka family, whose family motto is elegant, from taking this matter seriously.

So, savoring the sweet aftertaste in his mouth, Tōsaka Tokiomi raised his hand, signaling Matou Kenshin to taste it.

Kenshin Matou, whose purpose was to negotiate, did not refuse Tohsaka Tokiomi's face.

He blew gently, and in front of Tohsaka Tokiomi, he brought the cup to his lips, and then...

He waved to Diarmuid, who was standing like a statue, to come to his side and signaled him with his eyes.

Although the possibility is small, it cannot be ruled out that Tōsaka Tokiomi may have prepared poison in the tea leaves.

It's really not Kenshin Matou's fault. He was really bullied by Kiritsugu Emiya and had some stress reaction.

This kind of behavior of Kenshin Matou is naturally disrespectful to his master, Tousaka Tokiomi, but respect or not is not as important as one's own life.

He watched Diarmuid drink the hot tea in the cup, and then Diarmuid nodded.

Jian Tong Jianchen then said with a pleasant face:

"I'm really sorry, Master Tohsaka. As a Master, you should understand the importance of living in harmony with your Servant. So, Lumudu who has been protecting me is also very hard. Give him the first cup of tea. Do you mind?"

The corner of Tōsaka Tokiomi's mouth twitched.

This was not because of the disrespectful behavior of Jianchen Matou who suspected him of poisoning.

To be honest, even now, the other party may kill him at any time and has the ability to kill him. His life has always been threatened by the other party, but Toosaka Tokiomi appreciates Kenshin Matou's behavior.

Even with such a huge advantage, he remained calm and did not give his opponent any chances. He acted cautiously and prudently, which is truly a talent.

If it weren't for the antagonistic relationship, if the rules of the Holy Grail War weren't that it's either you or I die, if it weren't for the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family - to reach the root, which is Tohsaka Tokiomi's lifelong pursuit, Tohsaka Tokiomi even has his daughter marrying such a person, thinking that it would be the best choice.

of course,

Even during the special period of the Holy Grail War, when he and Kenshin Matou were rivals and the other party could kill him at any time, Tōsaka Tokiomi still had such thoughts.

Moreover, Toosaka Tokiomi had previously speculated on the reason why Matou Zouken asked him to adopt his daughter Toosaka Sakura even though he already had such an outstanding son as Matou Kenshin.

My mood is very complicated now.

"It seems that Sakura and this boy in front of me are not bad together?"

"What a wonderful bloodline that would be...!"

Toosaka Tokiomi was very jealous. He was jealous of Matou Zouken who had deceived him and jealous of him for having such an outstanding child.

Of course, this is not the reason why the corners of his mouth twitched.

The reason why the corner of his mouth twitched was because of what Matou Kenshin said, "I am truly sorry, Master Tousaka. As a Master, you should understand the importance of living in harmony with your Servant."

Looking at the only Command Seal left on the back of his hand and the sweet smile on Matou Kenshin's face, Tōsaka Tokiomi was not sure for a moment whether the other party was hiding his embarrassment or mocking him.

"I didn't think well enough."

Tōsaka Tokiomi didn't know whether a real man could bend and stretch, but now he knew that he could.

He once again took out the finest tea from the cupboard of the wine cabinet, and first poured out the tea in his cup without mercy, along with the tea leaves, then put new tea leaves into a new cup, poured in hot water, and then poured half of the tea in the cup into his own cup.

He first took a sip of the tea in his own cup, then filled up Kenshin Matou's cup, which had only half of the tea left, and placed it on Kenshin Matou's table.

Matou Kenshin nodded, secretly admiring Toosaka Tokiomi's attentiveness.

Then he poured the full cup of hot tea in his own cup into Diarmuid's cup. After getting Diarmuid's nod after drinking it, he took a small sip slowly in front of Toosaka Tokiomi.

Toosaka Tokiomi: “…”

(End of this chapter)