Tōsaka Tokitoki left just as he came, without taking away a cloud.

Soon, though.

The car bound for Zenjo's house once again headed towards Matou's house.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, sitting in the passenger seat of the car, felt a mood she had never felt before.

In the past, she always felt safe when she was with her husband. This was because Mrs. Tousaka Aoi loved her husband deeply and believed in his abilities.

But now, Toosaka Tokitoki, who was sitting in the driver's seat, did not look very good, which even a stranger could see.

What’s more, she is his wife who has been with him for more than ten years.

"Time..."

From meeting her husband, to getting into the car in silence, to now driving on the way to the Matou family, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi finally couldn't help but speak.

Because of Matou Kariya, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi is no stranger to the Matou family.

But for some unknown reason, Matou Kariya, who had a very good relationship with her at the time, always made excuses for her request to visit the Matou family.

Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi, who was gentle and considerate, did not force him after seeing what Matou Kariya was thinking.

So even though she was familiar with the location of the Matou family, she had never visited them.

At that time, she thought of many ways to visit the Matou family, and was also very curious about why Matou Kariya tried every means to prevent her from going to his house.

But these emotions were gradually forgotten with the passage of time after she married into the Tohsaka family, became Tohsaka Tokiomi's wife, and gave birth to two daughters.

The two daughters occupied almost all of Mrs. Toosaka Aoi's mind, so much so that even her memories of the past seemed vague.

But even without previous experiences, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi would never have guessed the reason for her first official visit to the Matou family.

actually……

"I'm sorry, Aoi."

"I…"

"..."

After a long pause, Toosaka Tokitoki explained what had happened to his wife.

This behavior was undoubtedly very humiliating for Toosaka Tokitoki. There was nothing more humiliating than admitting his incompetence in front of his wife.

But what can we do?

Watching his wife with a sad face, and letting her worry in order to protect his pitiful self-esteem?
Tōsaka Tokiomi could not do such a thing.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi was also stunned after listening to her husband's explanation.

"This……"

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi could not understand the strange demands of the Matou family.

There is no doubt that even as an outsider who is not familiar with magic, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi is aware of the special nature of this period, and she knows that her husband is participating in a war that may very likely result in his death.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi doesn't quite understand these things, but she respects her husband's choice.

She has no opinion, yet she is very opinionated.

Toosaka Tokitoki's opinion is her opinion.

But the current situation was completely beyond her understanding.

No matter how you look at it, from social status, common sense, or the rules of magicians, the person who represents the Tōsaka family can only be Tōsaka Tokitoki.

This is a perfectly normal thing both in the outside world and in Mrs. Toosaka Aoi's heart.

But now, the Matou family actually meant that her husband would not be allowed to visit alone without her presence.

This really made Mrs. Toosaka Aoi at a loss as to what to do.

She looked at her backbone, but found that her husband was staring straight ahead, as if he was looking at the road, or thinking about something.

Tousaka Tokitoki was naturally thinking about it.

The more abnormal the Matou family's behavior was, the more at ease Tōsaka Tokitoki felt.

Now he has slowly come to his senses.

After losing his servant, Gilgamesh, whom he relied on, the Master of the Matou family did not choose to kill him all, but instead allowed him to visit his home with his wife.

What does it mean?
Of course, Tousaka Tokitoki didn't understand it, but what he did understand was that since the other party didn't kill him directly, then...

I still have a chance!

As for listening to the other party's advice and taking his wife to the Matou family, which might be a dangerous place.

Toosaka Tokitoki also has his own understanding.

He didn't mean to look down on his wife, but Toosaka Tokitoki knew very well in his heart that the Toosaka family was able to achieve its current success and be so prestigious in Fuyuki City.

It depends on yourself.

If he collapsed, his wife would definitely not be able to bear the beasts who coveted the wealth of the Tohsaka family.

As long as I am here, the hope of the Tohsaka family is here.

If I'm not here, the Tohsaka family will...

Even if I don't obey the other party's request and fight with his three servants, can I win?

That is bound to be impossible.

What if after I die, the other party really has some bad thoughts about my wife?

Can his wife, Aoi, resist?
This is an easy question to figure out.

So now, Tousaka Tokichi can only hope that the Matou family, whose ancestors had a good relationship with the Tousaka family, can show leniency.

He asked himself and his wife to come along for the visit, showing that he had no ill intentions.

It feels bad to put your destiny in the hands of others. This is the first time that Toosaka Tokitoki has experienced this feeling, but he never wants to experience it again.

But what he didn't know was.

If it weren't for Jianchen Jianchen, his little daughter would have encountered something ten thousand times worse than his current situation.

His current anxiety is only temporary, but if Kenshin Matou hadn't appeared, Sakura would have suffered for more than ten years.

……

……

From the first time he arrived at the Matou household and the drifting he performed, it was clear that Tousaka Tokitoki’s driving skills were pretty good.

He can be called an experienced driver, although he has a driver most of the time and does not have to drive himself.

With his skillful driving skills, he quickly arrived at the gate of the Matou family again.

In the winter season, Diarmuid, wearing tights, stood at the gate of the Matou family. He waited until Toosaka Tokito got off the car, then he stopped maintaining his spiritual form and showed up.

Although his lord has unlimited magical power, considering the impact on Diarmuid, he is still in spiritual form most of the time.

After all, both his attire and his overly outstanding appearance were very troublesome.

It was fine when I was at the Matou family.

But if he goes out to the Matou family, like now, standing at the door of the Matou family's gate, if Diarmuid does not remain in spiritual form.

It is inevitable that some beautiful and confident women will chat with him.

After getting off the car, Tokitoki and Mrs. Tokitoki looked at Diarmuid who suddenly appeared at the gate of the Matou family. However, compared to Tokitoki, who understood Heroic Spirits and knew that Heroic Spirits could transform into spirit bodies, Mrs. Tokitoki was much more surprised.

Today was the first time that Diarmuid met Mrs. Tousaka Aoi. He had no evidence to prove that this beautiful woman in front of him, who was dressed considerately and had a very classical temperament, was Tousaka Tokiomi's wife.

But he didn't think that Tousaka Tokitoki would be stupid enough to bring someone who was not his wife to the Matou household.

squeak--

The door that Toosaka Tokitoki wanted to enter but was unable to, was pushed open by Diarmuid after Mrs. Toosaka Aoi arrived.

"Please come in, Master of the Tousaka family, and Mrs. Tousaka Aoi."

After spending a few days together, Diarmuid had a pretty good understanding of Kenshin Matou's temperament.

However, the profession of knight has never had anything to do with currying favor with the powerful.

So even though he knew that being nicer to Mrs. Toosaka Aoi would make his lord feel comfortable, Diarmuid did not treat him differently.

Instead, he treated Tousaka Tokitoki and his wife with the same attitude.

Blind loyalty is not stupidity, nor does it mean having no bottom line.

Following Diarmuid's footsteps, Toshisaka Toki and Mrs. Toshisaka Aoi entered the Matou household.

Walking on the path of the Matou family's home, Toosaka Tokitoki, who was preoccupied with his worries, did not have the leisure to observe the surrounding environment.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, who was worried about her daughter's safety, now entered the Matou family, which she was once extremely curious about, and just took a quick glance.

Naturally, nothing could be seen from this perfunctory glance. Of course, even if Mrs. Toosaka Aoi observed very carefully, she could not find out why Matou Kariya had tried every means to prevent her from entering the Matou family.

——That old worm, Matou Zouken, that beast, has been killed to the point where not even a trace of him remains.

The Matou family's residence was not small, but not ridiculously large. It didn't take long for Tokitoki and Mrs. Tokitoki to reach the living room on the second floor.

After entering the room, the couple's reactions were very different.

Tosaka Tokitoki's eyes were fixed on Miss Rin who was sitting next to Kenshin Matou, after confirming that his daughter, the future heir of the Tosaka family, was safe.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't even look at Sakura, who was also sitting next to Kenshin Matou, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi made up for this unfulfilled expectation to a certain extent.

But it is only a slight compensation.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi entered the room and performed the same actions as her husband.

However, compared to Toosaka Tokitoki who was only focused on making sure Miss Rin was safe, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi was full of expectations on her way to the Matou family.

After her husband made the decision, she followed his advice and adopted her youngest daughter, Sakura, into the Matou family.

She is at the Matou family, and I will see her too.

This was something Mrs. Toosaka Aoi had prepared on her way to the Matou family's house.

But when she really arrived at the Matou family and saw her abandoned daughter, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi found that she could not face Sakura, could not look her daughter directly in the eye.

However, seeing Sakura sitting next to Kenshin Matou and looking quite happy, she felt somewhat relaxed.

"At least... Sakura is not unhappy here."

This is also a rare comfort for Mrs. Toosaka Aoi amidst her inner guilt.

"Hello, the head of the Tousaka family, Mrs. Tousaka Aoi."

In order to save Miss Rin's face and to leave a good impression on Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, Kenshin Matou hesitated for a while, but finally stood up from the sofa.

Because of his divine appearance before people in the morning, his body is still very weak.

If only Tousaka Tokitoki came alone, Matou Kenshin would choose to lie directly on the sofa, let alone sit down.

In his mind, the status of the members of the Tosaka family is obviously——

Miss Rin > Mrs. Toosaka Aoi > Toosaka Tokitoki.

"Please take a seat. You're welcome. Four or five hundred years ago, our ancestors were very good friends."

What Kenshin Matou said meant nothing to Tousaka Tokitoki.

Toosaka Tokitoki knew about the history of his own family and the Matou family.

But these words made little Sakura and Miss Rin, who were sitting next to Kenshin Matou, curious.

Kenshin Matou noticed this, but now was not a good time to tell a story.

He smiled and said to Miss Rin and Sakura:

"If you're curious, how about going to Mrs. Irisviel's room tonight and letting her tell you? I'll be there then."

"Who wants to stay overnight at your house?"

Because her father was in the room and sitting not far away from her, Miss Lin's arrogance was somewhat restrained.

He just whispered to Jianchen Matou.

After hearing what Kenshin Matou said, Mrs. Irisviel also stood up and said to Toshiomi Tōsaka and Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi who were sitting opposite her:
"Good afternoon, the head of the Tousaka family, and Mrs. Tousaka Aoi."

"good afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi also greeted her gently and asked:

"Still don't know your name?"

“Just call me Irisviel.”

Hearing Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi's question, Mrs. Irisviel responded with a smile, but she had some guesses in her mind.

"Isn't Tousaka Tokitoki's wife a descendant of a mage family?"

That’s what she thought in her heart.

After all, the people of Einzbern are really easy to identify - fair skin, white hair, and red eyes.

After Mrs. Toosaka Aoi and Mrs. Irisviel exchanged some pleasantries.

The room fell silent.

Toosaka Tokitoki was sitting opposite Kenshin Matou, which allowed Kenshin Matou to easily see his frowning expression.

As for the reason why Tousaka Tokito frowned, Kenshin Matou easily figured it out.

I was just thinking about Matou Zouken.

He didn't bother to explain.

Although the master of the house is so lazy, the maid is very diligent and responsible.

After the room quieted down, Sera and Lijelite still had work to do.

Taking out the tea set prepared in advance, two pretty maids poured a cup of hot tea for the new guest and served him two plates of snacks.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi naturally expressed her gratitude for this gesture.

Toosaka Tokiomi's frown deepened.

"Have Einzbern and the Matou family reached a cooperation agreement?"

Knowing that the Einzbern family's employer Emiya Kiritsugu died at the hands of Matou Kenshin, Tōsaka Tokitoki looks at Mrs. Irisviel who is talking to his wife.

Looking at the two android maids pouring tea and preparing snacks for him, they were obviously from the Einzbern family.

The doubts in my heart deepened.

The Matou family's display of firepower was enough to shock Tousaka Tokitoki. (End of this chapter)