"dad…"

Miss Lin lowered her head, like a child about to be scolded by her father.

She did feel in her heart that she would be scolded by her father.

However, Toosaka Tokitoki's voice was as steady as ever, and this stability let Miss Rin know that her father was not angry.

"cold."

"..."

Toosaka Tokitoki called out his daughter's name, and then just opened his mouth, unable to utter a word.

Although he began teaching Miss Rin magic when she was very young, he did not want his daughter to understand the cruelty of the Holy Grail War too early.

So now, Tousaka Tokito, who was sitting opposite Kenshin Matou, was speechless for a moment when he looked at his daughter who was sitting next to Kenshin Matou.

The same is true for Mrs. Toosaka Aoi.

Because I know more, I worry more.

Because she knew that the Matou family might not be what she saw, she could not wave even though her two daughters were right in front of her.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Toosaka."

For a rare moment, Jianchen Matou dragged his tired body to stand up from the sofa.

But for Miss Rin, he still held on and said to Tosaka Tokitoki:

"Because the butterflies started to spread from the Matou family, Rin was worried about my safety, so she came to the Matou family alone in the current dangerous situation in Fuyuki City."

"Please don't blame Rin, Uncle Toosaka."

Standing at attention, bending over, the current head of the Matou family gave enough face to Tousaka Tokitoki on his own territory.

This face, no matter what Toosaka Tokitoki thinks in his heart.

He has to endure it.

If he dares to put on airs, huh, being able to let him walk out of the Matou family with his head held high today is a courtesy to Sakura and Miss Rin.

If he can still gain a foothold in Fuyuki City in the future, it will only be possible if Kenshin Matou dies.

Toosaka Tokitoki also understands this.

When he is in a weaker position than others, he naturally won't put on airs.

Facing the junior who stood up to apologize to him, he was not at all arrogant. He stood up decisively from his sitting position and gave enough face to Jianchen Matou.

"It's okay. I think it's commendable that Rin cares so much about his classmates."

"Stand up straight, Rin. You're doing pretty good. But..."

Things are indeed not that simple. As the head of the Toosaka family, he is able to give the Toosaka family such a status in Fuyuki City.

Toosaka Tokitoki is certainly not an ordinary person.

After saying the nice words, even though he was now in the enemy camp, he still did not forget his responsibilities, the responsibility of educating his children that a father should bear.

"There's nothing wrong with caring about your classmates, but Rin, next time, tell your mother or me in advance. Making your parents worry is not what a good child should do."

"I know father."

Miss Rin obeyed her father's words and raised her head. At this moment, her eyes were almost filled with stars when she looked at Tohsaka Tokito, which made Kenshin Matou feel a little jealous.

It is undeniable that after excluding the dark history of adopting little Sakura into the Matou family, Tōsaka Tokiomi is really a very, very outstanding person.

This is demonstrated to everyone in the room by training the next heir of the Tousaka family.

Squeak——

There was a sound at the door.

In the winter weather, with beads of sweat on his forehead, Matou Kariya pushed open the door and walked into the room. He first looked at everyone in the room in silence.

After his pupils suddenly shrank and he was silent for a long time.

Then he opened his mouth and said:
"The food is almost ready, everyone can go to the restaurant and wait now."

After saying this, Matou Kariya stood there in a daze.

Obviously, the Matou family is his home, where he has lived for decades, but Matou Kariya behaves as if he has entered a stranger's room.

The reason for all this was simply because of the presence of Mrs. Toosaka Aoi in the room.

As the situation was still unclear and her husband had not spoken, Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi did not take the initiative to greet Matou Kariya as she had done in the past when she met him.

Tōsaka Tokitoki knew about Matou Kariya's feelings for his wife and never worried about it.

There are two reasons:
First, he trusts his wife very much and believes in Mrs. Toosaka Aoi's character.

Second, although he did not have much contact with Matou Kariya, he knew Matou Kariya very well.

This may sound contradictory, but it is not.

For people with discerning eyes, they can see the "truth" of some people just by spending a short time with them.

In other words, people with rich life experience can tell at a glance what a person is like and what kind of person he is.

Therefore, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who knew Matou Kariya's true nature, never regarded him as his opponent.

With such confidence, in the Matou family, where Matou Kariya had lived for decades, Tōsaka Tokitoki spoke confidently and elegantly:

"It's been a long time since I last saw you, Kariya. I haven't seen you much since you left Fuyuki City, and I haven't heard anything about you. I didn't even know that you had returned to Fuyuki, and I didn't come to visit the Matou family."

This is a lie.

I don’t know if the news about Matou Kariya’s return is true, but knowing this and coming to visit the Matou family is purely an adult courtesy.

Matou Kariya, a person who is dispensable to Tōsaka Tokiomi, is not worthy of a special visit from a busy man like him.

This is just a polite remark.

This kind of courtesy, as well as the confidence and elegance of Tōsaka Tokitoki, are exactly what Matou Kariya lacks and hates.

However, he was able to distinguish the situation clearly, knowing that his nephew might not necessarily side with him, and knowing that his sister Aoi would definitely side with Tousaka Toki.

He just used his face to make an awkward smile.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Tokitoshi. I just came back recently, so if I want to visit you... today is the perfect day. Aoi-sama, Rin, and Sakura are all here."

"what!"

Matou Kariya cried out in mock surprise, and then said:

"The food is still cooking in the kitchen. I'm going to go back now. We can talk over dinner later."

After finishing speaking, Matou Kariya left the room in a disheveled manner like a dog without a shed on a rainy day, without even receiving a single greeting from Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi.

"..."

Matou Kenshin still felt a little sad about the miserable condition of Matou Kariya.

As a member of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin does not have any family affection for his step-uncle Matou Kariya.

But as a person who enjoys the service of Matou Kariya, Matou Kenshin still has some feelings for him.

There is no indignation of "grieving their misfortune and being angry at their lack of resistance".

Matou Kariya's behavior is not worthy of those eight words.

His feelings towards Mrs. Tousaka Aoi, as well as his embarrassment today, can be summed up in four words -

'You have yourself to blame.'

With the financial resources of the Matou family and Matou Kariya's status, is it really difficult to choose a spouse?
It's not difficult at all.

If Matou Kariya changed his mindset, whether it was when the old bug Matou Zouken was in power or now when Matou Kenshin is in power.

He can live a very good life.

In terms of his talent as a magician, he was not an ordinary waste, so there was nothing that the old beast Matou Zouken coveted. He could live a carefree life.

At present, when Jianchen Jiantong is the head of the family, he is very open about the financial power of the family.

As a servant, cook, gardener and..., Matou Kariya has considerable power, the right to use the Matou family's property.

This is the generosity of Jianchen Matou.

However, this generosity was based on the premise that he saw through Matou Kariya's true nature at a glance.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, the reality is that Matou Kariya is very rich, extremely rich, and has a very powerful backer.

Although Jianshen Matou had no subjective intention to help Matou Kariya.

But if he really offended someone, and the other party really didn't know the consequences and came to the Matou family to make trouble, Matou Kenshin would never sit idly by.

Under this premise.

If Matou Kariya just wanted to find a virtuous wife, or if he was even more of a scumbag and wanted to experience the world's glamour and feasting.

It is so easy that it couldn't be easier.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi is very beautiful, has the temperament of a classical beauty, is very virtuous and fits the aesthetic of men in this country. There is no problem with that.

But with the power of money, if Matou Kariya really wants to find it, is it really difficult?

It's not difficult at all.

There are many people who want to find beautiful and good-looking people.

I want to find someone with a classic beauty temperament.

Are there no scholars in Fuyuki City? Of course there are. There should be some scholarly families, and there are certainly some scholarly families who can't straighten their spines.

So, is it difficult to find a beauty with the temperament of a classical beauty?

It’s really not difficult.

The last one, being virtuous and in line with the aesthetic standards of men in this country, is even simpler.

With Matou Kariya's conditions and the premise of casting a wide net, he would be overwhelmed by the choices.

Therefore, it is really not anyone else’s fault that Kenshin Matou has become a loser now. It is all his own fault.

Oh no, someone can still take the blame.

Perhaps, probably, perhaps, possibly, Matou Kariya's current misfortune is related to his childhood misfortune - the shadow of Matou Zouken?

This kind of thing is not difficult to study, but Kenshin Matou's sympathy for Kariya Matou has not reached this level.

After Matou Kariya left, Matou Kenshin, who was still a little tired from the side effects of showing off in front of others, let out a breath and said:

"Uncle Toki, Mrs. Tosaka Aoi, to thank Rin and to thank you for taking the trouble to come to the Matou family, please taste our Matou family's food."

"Uncle Kariya's cooking skills will definitely surprise you."

Jianchen Jianchen felt tired.

For the sake of Miss Rin, he had to pretend to be nice and call Tokitoki and Matou Kariya uncles.

Although this kind of thing was not shameful to him, it was still somewhat speechless.

Not to mention the experience with the simulator, his life is much more profound than that of Tōsaka Tokitoki and Matou Kariya combined.

Just from his personal attitude, he is unwilling to do so.

I had just traveled through time and was living in the Matou family. My life was as insignificant as an ant, and I called Matou Zouken that old beast grandpa.

Now that he's grown strong and healthy, it doesn't seem right to call Tōsaka Tokitoki and Matou Kariya uncle.

But for Miss Rin, I can still bear it.

……

……

With the help of Sera and Lijelite, Kenshin Matou brought the guests from the Tohsaka family to the Matou family's restaurant.

I don’t know what that old bug Matou Zouken was thinking, but the dining table in the restaurant is very big. Not a round dining table, but a rectangular one.

The long dining table can easily accommodate the guests of the Tohsaka family.

Sitting down, Jianchen Jianchen did not refuse and took the initiative to sit in the main seat.

Logically speaking, this position should belong to Uncle Liu, but Uncle Liu is currently in a feud with Gilgamesh in the inherent barrier "Han Boundary".

Hence no chance to be in the restaurant.

It's not a problem if the seat is vacant.

There was another reason why Kenshin Matou took the initiative to sit down, and that was to secretly tell Tousaka Tokito that the old bug Matou Zouken was not in the Matou family.

Whether he is absent in an obvious way or he is unwilling to show up, this is something that Toosaka Tokitoki needs to figure out on his own.

In a restaurant with three children, Sakura, Illya and Miss Rin, he tells how the old bug Zouken Matou was killed by his grandson.

This is too outrageous.

If this kind of thing needs to be discussed, it shouldn't be discussed at this time.

It's lunch time now. If we talk about old bugs, should we still eat?
It didn't take long before delicious dishes were served to the table by Matou Kariya.

Compared to the home-cooked meals that Mrs. Toosaka Aoi often makes, the meals at the Matou family are undoubtedly much better.

This practice is very wasteful, but Jianchen Jianchen is happy with it.

In his previous life, he wanted to complain about cherishing water resources, global warming, and protecting sharks...

Damn you!
Cherish water resources. How many golf courses can be supported by the water used in a Songkran Festival?
Global warming? Shark protection? Wildlife protection?

What does this have to do with ordinary people? Can they afford shark fins or eat protected animals that are illegal to eat?

Now Kenshin Matou doesn't want to complain anymore.

Because in Japan, he can really afford to eat and enjoy these...

The lunch went quite harmoniously.

The people in the Matou family were eating as usual. Except for Matou Kariya, whose emotions fluctuated greatly because of Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, the rest of the people ate and drank as usual.

The people of the Tohsaka family are okay.

After confirming that Miss Rin was fine and that the Master of the Matou family did not pose a threatening posture, Toosaka Tokitoki and Mrs. Toosaka Aoi both breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I am still worried about Kenshin Matou not revealing his purpose, things seem to be moving in a good direction.

At least Jianchen Matou is still polite?
After finishing the meal, the sensible Mrs. Irisviel took the initiative to take Miss Rin, Illya, and Sakura out of the restaurant.

Although Miss Rin felt something, she knew that she shouldn't get involved in adults' affairs, so she still obeyed Mrs. Irisviel's wishes.

Miss Altria, who had eaten and drunk her fill, and Diarmuid, who had turned into a spirit and had never appeared, sat on the left and right of Swordsman Matou.

The seventh generation head of the Matou family also returned to his normal self after the three little cuties, Miss Rin, Sakura and Illya, left.

He leaned lazily in his chair, watching Matou Kariya cleaning the table with boredom.

The taste of power is so wonderful.

"If I don't speak first when spring comes, which insect will dare to make a sound?"

Kenshin Matou acted as if he didn't want to talk, so naturally there was no reason for Tohsaka Tokiomi to speak. And if Tohsaka Tokiomi didn't speak, it would be even more impossible for Mrs. Tohsaka Aoi to speak.

"call…"

Miss Altria, who did not have the bad taste of her husband, drank the hot tea prepared by the maid. (End of this chapter)