"呲-"

At first glance, Tōsaka Tokitoki seems to be a serious person, but when he is concerned about his daughter's safety, he is really fashionable.

At the gate of the Matou family, he performed a drifting trick.

Presumably, his former driving school instructor must have been a hidden master.

Gilgamesh, through unknown means, but probably not through running, also transformed from a spirit body into a physical body and stood on the stone wall of the Matou family.

This king seems to have an unusual attitude towards heights.

However, before he could open his mouth or say a few words to his subject Toosaka Tokichi, the long-lurking Uncle Liu took action.

Because of his own characteristics, even though Gilgamesh was extremely vigilant, he could not find Uncle Liu, which made this sneak attack very successful.

Toosaka Tokichi, who had just gotten out of the car and closed the door, watched helplessly as his servant, who was so big and wearing golden armor, disappeared in front of him.

'His face was like a pool of stagnant water.'

Toosaka Tokitoki performed this expression vividly.

He first looked around with a grim expression, with his right hand behind his back ready to perform magic at any time. After looking for a long time and finding nothing.

He stared fixedly at the back of his left hand.

There is no hesitation, and there is no chance to hesitate during the battle.

He said with a serious face:

“Gilgamesh, return to me!”

"........."

The ground outside the gate of the Matou family was spotless.

In addition to the dedication of the city's cleaners, Matou Kariya also contributed a lot. After all, for a family, appearance is face.

So even if Jianchen Matou didn't make any special arrangements, Matou Kariya would come to clean three times a day.

Well, three times each in the morning, noon and evening. He didn’t think it was a waste of effort. He just regarded it as an after-meal activity to help digestion. After all, for Matou Kariya.

The Matou family is not only his nephew's home, but also his own home.

At this time, outside the Tong family's door, on the spotless ground, stood a man with meticulously combed hair, a goatee, and wearing a red suit.

That man looked like a successful person in society, the complete opposite of Matou Kariya.

But now, an expression appeared on the other person's face that even Matou Kariya would never show.

That is--

Extreme panic!
'How can it be! ’

"Why, what on earth is going on..."

"Why did the Command Spell become ineffective?!"

Looking at the back of his left hand, only two of the original three Command Seals were left. Tousaka Tokitoki was very sure that he had indeed used the Command Seals.

When he used the Command Seals, the feeling that the magic power brought to his body made him realize that there was no problem at all in the execution of the Command Seals.

Can……

As a result, Gilgamesh did not return to his side.

The power of the Command Seal, which possessed a power no less than that of a large-scale magecraft, disappeared silently...

"No." Tōsaka Tokitoki thought, "It is not certain that the power of the Command Seal has disappeared. The power of the Command Seal may have been realized, but..."

Toosaka Tokichi couldn't figure it out, and didn't force himself.

He accepted the reality that he had to accept even if he didn't want to.

Looking at the tightly closed door of the Matou family's residence in front of him, Tousaka Tokitoki tugged at his clothes, maintaining the elegance of the Tousaka family, and said:

"Is this the way the Matou family treats guests?"

Having lost his Servant, Tōsaka Tokichi was panicked but not completely panicked.

In a very short time, he realized that since the other party had the means to make Gilgamesh disappear silently, it didn't matter whether he came to the banquet or not.

The initiative has never been in our hands.

So at this moment, instead of bowing and scraping, bringing shame to the dignity of the Tohsaka family in front of the Matou family, it is better to accept the reality that cannot be changed.

"..."

Toosaka Tokitoki made another mistake.

He originally thought that after he finished speaking, the door of the Matou family would open, revealing the figure of Matou Zouken as he imagined.

But the reality is that the door of the Matou family is still closed.

There was not even a trace of Matou Zouken.

An awkward atmosphere was floating outside the door of the Matou family. Tōsaka Tokitoki stood there, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Inside the tightly closed door, Diarmuid leaned against the wall. The cold air from the wall in winter had no effect on his heroic body.

He is now playing with the toy given to him by his master.

'168924...'

Diarmuid pressed the number in his memory and chose to dial it.

The sound of the cell phone was unusually clear in the quiet environment at that moment, and was heard by Tohsaka Tokitoki who was outside the door without any surprise.

But Diarmuid doesn't care.

"Hey?"

In the living room of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin, who was communicating with his deskmate, the eldest daughter of the Tousaka family, answered the phone and waited for Diarmuid to speak.

"Only Tokisaka is here, my Lord."

Diarmuid deliberately lowered his voice. Although his lord did not ask him to do so, as a professional knight, he knew what to do.

The magician outside the door is the father of his master's friend and also his master's enemy.

Knowing this, Diarmuid showed his gentleness.

Feeling Diarmuid's thoughtfulness, Kenshin Matou nodded secretly in his heart, stood up and left the room, not intending to let Tokitoki lose face in front of Miss Rin.

There is nothing more cruel than letting a child see his father "bending" in front of outsiders.

Matou Kenshin, who did not do it for Tousaka Tokito, but for Miss Rin, came to the outside of the living room alone and smiled at Miss Rin who was looking around curiously.

Then he said to Diarmuid:
"Tell him to ask Mrs. Toosaka Aoi to come over as well. To me, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi is a more important guest."

"I understand, my lord."

Carefully keep the communication tool given to you by your master.

Diarmuid did not push open the door, because before Mrs. Toosaka Aoi came, Toosaka Tokitoki was not considered a guest and naturally had no qualifications to enter the Matou family.

A gate several meters high may stop a thief in the middle of the night, but it will definitely not stop a heroic spirit with great martial arts skills.

With a light leap, Diarmuid jumped out of the Matou family's house and appeared in Toosaka Tokichi's sight.

"Kayneth's heroic spirit?" Tōsaka Tokiomi's expression became even uglier.

How could Toosaka Tokitoki, who watched the entire Battle of the Mion River Warehouse Street, not recognize the heroic spirit in front of him wearing tights in the middle of winter?

But what he couldn't understand was why, why did the Heroic Spirit of Einzbern join the Matou family, and why did the Heroic Spirit of Kenneth, who was eliminated from the Holy Grail War by the Matou family, also join the Matou family.

Can the Matou family wholesale the Holy Grail?

Diarmuid had no idea what Tousaka Tokito was thinking, and because he knew the person in front of him was his enemy, his expression was not as calm as he had shown in the Matou family.

It is the coldness that makes the observer tremble with fear.

However, Toosaka Tokitoki is not an ordinary person. As one of the most famous magicians in Fuyuki City, he is not frightened by Diarmuid's expression.

Looking at Diarmuid, who was less than two meters away from him in almost an instant, he moved his fingers and made a posture for the fastest attack.

Although he knew that he was fighting against a superior Heroic Spirit, he was still good at fighting Lancer among the Heroic Spirits, so his chances of winning were very slim.

But being able to achieve today's achievements with the qualifications of an ordinary magician for decades, Tousaka Tokishin's inner tenacity is terrifying.

"..."

There was a brief silence, and neither of them spoke.

However, the current scene was not a child's game of pretending to be an expert. Diarmuid, who was arranged by the master, was the first to speak:

"The head of the Tousaka family, my master asked me to tell you that compared to you, Mrs. Tousaka Aoi is the guest he really wants to invite."

"If you can't understand, you can just understand that you are just a bystander."

Diarmuid himself is not a vicious-tongued person. Compared with his talking skills, he has studied the skills of his hands more deeply.

But maybe people will influence each other when they stay together for a long time. Although Diarmuid has not been with Swordsman Matou for a long time, he has already picked up some of Swordsman Matou's bad habits.

In this regard, Diarmuid thought that it should be the changes brought about by the "future" mentioned by his master.

This also explains why he felt like he had known his master for a long time at first sight.

After listening to Diarmuid's words, Toosaka Tokichi stood there motionless, like a statue standing in the wind.

Diarmuid was very patient. If Tousaka Tokichi didn't move, he wouldn't move either.

Just waiting quietly.

During this period, Toosaka Tokitoki had various thoughts, such as Goujian's sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, or that a real man can bend and stretch, or that Rin is the future of the Toosaka family.

Diarmuid didn't care about any of the thoughts that might have come into Toosaka Tokitoki's mind.

All he needed was an answer.

If the answer is correct, then when Mrs. Toosaka Aoi arrives, Diarmuid will personally open the door of the Matou household.

If the answer is wrong, then whether Toosaka Tokitoki leaves or stays, Diarmuid will have to follow the instructions of his master over the phone for the next move.

Fortunately, Toosaka Tokitoki is a hero because he knows how to adapt to the times.

"I see."

In a brief silence, Tohsaka Tokitoki thought a lot and finally decided to follow the choice given by the Matou family.

Making this choice was not difficult for Tousaka Tokitoki.

The reason he dared to come to the Matou family for the banquet, the source of his confidence, the oldest hero king Gilgamesh - disappeared.

In such a situation, all resistance seems ridiculous.

Toosaka Tokitoki already had no confidence in fighting against Diarmuid, but the Matou family controlled more than just Diarmuid.

The famous King Arthur and the heroic spirit who descended as a caster and had not taken any action since the Holy Grail War were the straws that broke the camel's back for Tokitoki.

'etc! '

"The Heroic Spirit that has not appeared, the Caster's job..."

Toosaka Tokitoki's eyes suddenly lit up, but soon dimmed again.

What good will it do if we figure out the reason why Gilgamesh disappeared? Can we summon Gilgamesh back?
No one gave Tokitoki an answer, but the disappearance of a Command Seal in his hand gave him the answer.

The premise is that I am the fish and others are the butchers.

Toosaka Tokitoki took out his cell phone and called his wife.

"Toki, how is Rin?"

"Is the matter resolved?"

"..."

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi has been staying at Zenjo's house, unable to sit still, yet afraid to go out, fearing that she would interfere with her husband's actions.

I have been staring at the phone in my hand for a long time.

Incompetence and powerlessness are constantly destroying Mrs. Toosaka Aoi's heart.

She could only put everything on her husband, because her husband was so outstanding and could definitely save her daughter.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi comforted herself in this way.

Because she is worried about her daughter's safety, every second at home feels like a year to Mrs. Toosaka Aoi.

But because she was worried about her daughter's safety, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi was completely focused on her phone, waiting for news from her husband, and she forgot the passage of time.

It seemed like I only waited for a second before the phone in my hand gave me the desired feedback.

Mrs. Tousaka Aoi answered the phone call from her husband and anxiously asked about her daughter's condition, but the silence on the other end of the phone seemed to drain all her strength, and she fell directly to the cold floor.

"Aoi, I'll pick you up, wait for me."

During the special period of the Holy Grail War, all the participating Masters and Heroic Spirits were either gathered by Swordsman Matou or eliminated by him.

But she was helpless, oh no, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, who was good at cooking, was very skilled in killing a chicken.

It should be said that Toosaka Tokitoki was still very worried about letting his wife, who had no fighting ability, come to the Matou family alone, so he planned to pick up his wife in person.

And he believed that the manager of the Matou family would not disagree with his request.

After hanging up the phone, Toosaka Tokichi waited for Diarmuid's answer, but Diarmuid's behavior surprised him a little.

The heroic spirit who responded to the call of the Holy Grail actually took out a mobile phone that only modern people use and dialed a number.

"Lord……"

In front of Toosaka Tokichi, Diarmuid recounted the entire incident to the person on the other end of the line without holding back, because the person's voice was very low.

Toosaka Tokitoki thought it was an unwise choice to use some magician's tricks in front of Diarmuid, and was unable to confirm whether the person on the other end of the phone was Matou Zouken.

After watching Diarmuid seek the opinion of the person behind the scenes, Toosaka Tokitoki got the expected answer.

"You can act now, head of the Tousaka family. But you'd better act quickly. My master said that it would be impolite to let the whole family miss their meals because of you."

"This is not in keeping with the elegance passed down from your Tousaka family."

"..."

Toosaka Tokitoki was so tired that he was in no mood to complain about what Lord Diarmuid said.

He turned around quickly, opened the car door, and drove to Chancheng's house to pick up his wife. (End of this chapter)