Chapter 14: Enthusiastic citizens, shining

The memories in the simulator pierced into Kenshin Matou's mind like needles.

Compared to the beginning when he fainted and was sent to the infirmary, he now has some resistance and is no longer so embarrassed.

Jianchen Matou clenched his teeth and tensed his body, but even so, his body was still shaking uncontrollably. Fine beads of sweat emerged one by one, instantly soaking his entire back.

Miss Lin keenly discovered the problem with her deskmate.

Looking at the trembling body of Jianchen Matou, she hesitated for a moment, but still followed what her mother did when she was sick in her mind and gently stroked her deskmate's back, hoping to help dispel some of his pain.

"Ahem..." Jian Tong Jianchen raised his head tiredly and showed a forced smile, "Thank you, Lin, I'm fine, don't worry."

Miss Lin's cute little face was cold and she ignored her stubborn deskmate.

The stroking motion of his hands did not stop.

Kenshin Matou turned around, held Miss Rin's hand to comfort him, shook his head, and leaned back in his chair.

His face was pale and his brows were tightly furrowed.

He speculated that the more accurate and clear the simulator's memory retrieval was, the more pain it would cause.

The memory of the butterfly magic in the previous ten years was just that I was unconscious for three hours, so it was a gain no matter how you look at it.

There was a slight twitching feeling in his hand, and Kenshin Matou turned his head, and saw Miss Rin with her head slightly lowered, staring at the books on the desk, looking like she was studying seriously.

The corners of his mouth rose, and he held Miss Rin's hand tighter.

After absorbing all the energy from Miss Lin, he planned to press on and continue the simulation.

[A large number of repeated simulations are being skipped quickly. ]

[You summoned a Servant with excellent compatibility, and he killed Matou Zouken in one strike. You became the seventh generation head of the Matou family, and a few days later, you let Matou Kariya see your majesty as the head of the family.]

[You have learned your lesson and no longer blindly put all your chips on the servants. In the last simulation, you clearly understood Kiritsugu Emiya's infiltration route.]

[You plan to use the power of technology. Since Emiya Kiritsugu can use thermal weapons, why can't you? ]

[Humph! He is just a son-in-law of the Einzbern family. You decided to let him know what it means that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. This time you are full of confidence and will definitely make him return with a crushing defeat! ]

[You discovered that, except for the immature Sakura, all the members of the Matou family are useless, and of course this does not include you.]

[Matou Kariya failed and did not find a way to purchase hot weapons. His abnormal behavior successfully attracted the attention of Tōsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Kirei, Emiya Kiritsugu and others, and the tests of other masters were advanced.]

[Hassan sneaked into the Matou family first, but did not attack. ]

[You seemed unable to resist the simple probing of each Master, but fortunately they did not attack rashly. The impression of the Matou family being strong on the outside but weak on the inside was established in the minds of other Masters.]

[You are very angry, you choose...]

[1. Question why your servant is so useless; 2. Find a way to obtain hot weapons yourself; 3. Find allies; 4. Free simulation. ]

Kenshin Matou frowned, and at the same time, he held Miss Rin's jade hand and rubbed her fingers gently.

Options two and three seem reasonable, but they are fraught with danger.

Under the premise of being watched by multiple masters, choosing to walk out of the Matou residence is obviously not a wise choice.

As for finding allies...

It was a little late. He shouldn't have just thought about dealing with Emiya Kiritsugu. Hatred had finally affected him, making him forget that in addition to Emiya Kiritsugu, there were other Masters eyeing the Holy Grail War.

He chose option one.

[You are dissatisfied with the incompetent performance of the servant. You try your best to control your emotions and ask him if he has any way to break the deadlock.]

[Your Servant saw your anger, but he didn't care. He seemed different from the usual Heroic Spirits. You saw sadness on his face. He remembered something and looked at you deeply for a long time. Finally, a talisman flew out of his hand and floated over the Matou family.]

[The servants' actions calmed the Matou family for a long time, and Emiya Kiritsugu was unable to sneak in. ]

Is this the correct option?
For some reason, even though the simulator was clearly moving in a good direction, Kenshin Matou had a bad feeling.

really.

[Tōsaka Tokiomi's Servant Gilgamesh became interested in your Servant's ostentatious behavior. He floated over the Matou family, and countless flying swords attacked the protective shield created by the talisman.]

The scene appears.

Above the Matou family residence, a young man with blond hair, red eyes, a slender figure, and wearing casual clothes was floating.

His bright red pupils narrowed slightly, as if trying to see the secret behind the talisman.

He failed, but he did not feel discouraged, as if this emotion should not appear in him.

Ripples appeared in the space, and weapons appeared out of thin air at the ripples. This was the young man's ability. Each weapon that appeared out of thin air could be called a "divine weapon."

The weapons faithfully followed the young man's instructions and stabbed at the talismans one after another.

The pale yellow talisman deflected the weapon's attack, but its color was slightly dim. If nothing unexpected happened, the talisman's failure was a matter of time.

On the balcony of the Matou family's house.

Matou Kenshin, his unknown servant, and Matou Kariya were all drinking, but the types of alcohol they drank were different.

The unknown servant was drinking white wine, and from his occasional grinning, it was not difficult to tell that he was not used to this kind of alcohol.

Jianchen Matou was drinking beer, the beer that he had been longing for but reluctant to buy in his previous life. Now that he had become the seventh generation head of the Matou family, he could finally drink it to his heart's content.

Compared to the unknown servant's sloppiness, his drink tasted very delicious and had a tragic atmosphere.

"The wind is shaky and the water is cold, and once the strong man goes, he will never return."

Kenshin Matou touched Sakura's soft black hair in his arms, and his eyes passed over the red hairband on her hair. He knew that this was the gift that Rin gave to Sakura when they parted, and it was an important thought.

Thinking of Rin's cute little face, he smiled.

Rin, as the older sister, is still young and has no ability now, but as the older brother, having lived two lifetimes, how can he let Sakura get hurt again?
Rubbing Sakura's chubby cheeks, he made a secret decision in his heart that he would never let Sakura get hurt in front of him again.

He was ready to commit suicide at any time.

The wine tasted slightly bitter in his mouth, but it had a fragrance hidden in the bitterness that he deeply loved.

Matou Kariya seemed to know that he could not escape today. He drank red wine, but he could not be as elegant as Tōsaka Tokiomi.

When he was dying, the image of Toosaka Aoi still appeared in his mind.

He smiled bitterly, hating how useless alcohol was that it didn't numb his mind before he died.

(End of this chapter)