That night.

In the middle of the month, the moon reaches its fullness.

At this moment it is hanging in the sky, scattering stars, illuminating the darkness, and providing a free atmosphere for those holding banquets.

In the courtyard of the Matou family, between the rows of cherry trees, a large piece of brown cloth covered the ground.

Kenshin Matou lay on Lijelite's lap, squinting his eyes, feeling the evening breeze, and feeling indescribably comfortable.

This is the head of the family.

Matou Kariya was busy at the barbecue grill, sometimes checking the status of the barbecue, and sometimes helping Tōsaka Tokiomi to skewer the meat.

This is the status of men in the Matou family, except for the head of the family.

Mrs. Irisviel, Illya, Sakura, and Medusa were also helping, but they were not doing any heavy work, just light tasks like bringing some prepared food to the table and arranging and decorating the dishes.

Miss Rin hasn't arrived yet.

Matou Kenshin stood up, leaned his body in Lijelite's arms, and looked at the guests who had arrived.

Ok.

The guys who were said to be guests but were actually Heroic Spirits, excluding the special case of Mrs. Irisviel, there were actually only two of them.

At this moment, Medusa was busy preparing for the evening banquet.

As one of the two guests, Hercules, who had been served by forty-nine beautiful princesses in one night, sat at the dining table with an expressionless face.

Neither working nor talking.

With the Berserker, a job with a low sanity of -99, as an excuse, it was hard for others to say anything.

Jianchen Jianchen looked at him for a long time, but couldn't blame him.

Thinking of what he "once" did for Illya, Kenshin Matou finally agreed to let Hercules have the same free time as himself.

"Sakura~"

Kenshin Matou waved to his sister who was almost done with her work and had no more work to do.

Sakura heard the shout and came to her brother's side.

He looked at his brother lying in Lijelite's arms.

His eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled.

"Brother," she said, "what's the matter?"

"Get closer."

"Come closer."

The distance was enough, and Kenshin Matou, who was too lazy to leave the warm embrace of his maid, hugged his lovely sister in his arms.

Because she was at home, Sakura was not wearing Hogunhara's school uniform, but a long white skirt, which showed off her figure which was much better than her sister's.

Although Hogunhara's school uniform is also very beautiful, home clothes are obviously more flexible for the old xx like Kenshin Matou.

He hugged his sister's waist and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Sakura, what kind of Servant do you think Rin will summon?"

"Hmm..." Sakura murmured and pondered for a while, "He should be a very powerful Servant. After all, my sister has a strong desire to win."

"Brother is such a beauty!"

The grown-up sister commented on her brother in this way.

Matou Kenshin did not rush to refute, but looked at Matou Kariya. He was not looking at Matou Kariya. When he was communicating with Sakura, Matou Kariya could not attract his attention.

He was looking at Tōsaka Tokiomi.

Looking at the sister in his arms, Sakura's biological father.

It seems that the other person clearly cares in his heart, but his body pretends not to care, and he tries hard to make himself look calm.

"Ying, look at the time, isn't it fun?"

The unscrupulous brother instigated his sister.

Sakura obeyed his words and looked at her biological father without feeling anything. Her only thought was that her brother was indeed a pervert.

Sakura, before she evolved and when she was still little Sakura, had always lived in the Matou family. Among the people she came into contact with the most every day, besides her brother, the one she came into contact with the most was Matou Kariya.

Matou Kariya, the decadent middle-aged man, naturally could not replace the role of the father.

But…the role of a father isn't necessary, especially after little Sakura was hurt by this character.

So now, at the Matou family's house, in the courtyard, in her brother's arms, Sakura is not shy, because she is surrounded by family members and people who don't need to be cared about.

Family, without a doubt, are Mrs. Irisviel, Illya, Sera, Lijelite, Miss Altria, and the people who have been with Sakura for more than ten years.

Matou Kariya is considered half.

The person you don't need to care about is naturally Toosaka Tokitoki.

"Brother is really a pervert. No one likes him except me, his sister~"

Taking her eyes away from Toosaka Tokitoki, Sakura looked at her brother who put his head on her shoulder and tried some pua.

"Huh? Really?"

As Jianchen Matou said this, he moved his sister's body so that she was looking directly at his face.

He said seriously:
"Look at this face and say what you just said again."

"..."

Sakura was speechless.

My brother's behavior is textbook narcissism, but at the same time, his behavior cannot be called narcissism.

Because looking at her brother's face, Sakura really couldn't say that the other person would be a pervert and only she liked him.

"This face is too deceptive, isn't it? If Uncle Kariya had this face, maybe Mom wouldn't have chosen that man in the first place..."

Because she was just thinking about it in her mind, Sakura could ignore the fragile heart of Matou Kariya at all.

Otherwise, if Matou Kariya heard such words, it would be hard to tell what kind of expression he would have on his already miserable, bitter and resentful face.

"Can't you tell me?"

Kenshin Matou, who didn't know what his sister was thinking, thought that she was obsessed with his looks, which was why she remained silent for a long time.

Sakura didn't refute her somewhat smug brother.

Instead, he talked about things that he cared about more.

"Brother," she frowned, her tone a little sad, "Medusa doesn't look like a servant who is very suitable for fighting. Although she has never fought, but..."

Sakura was speechless, but just fixed her gaze on Hercules, who was silent and honest like a statue.

Although they are all characters in mythology.

But Medusa's charming body and Hercules' strong body are obviously not in the same style.

It was inevitable that Sakura had some concerns.

after all……

Medusa really couldn't beat Hercules.

"Illya's Servant is like this." Sakura continued, "Although I haven't seen it yet, but Sister's Servant... must not be much weaker, and may even be stronger."

Sakura's worries were not groundless.

Kenshin Matou was also very curious about what kind of servant Miss Rin would summon this time because of him.

But he suppressed his curiosity for the time being.

His first priority was to comfort his sister in his arms.

However, before comforting, some teasing is inevitable.

He deliberately said:
"Don't worry, Sakura."

His tone was steady, reassuring to Sakura who listened to him.

"Brother, is there any solution?"

The younger sister, expecting her brother's help, asked.

Jianchen Matou shook his head, then nodded.

He said: "Although Hercules is very strong and Medusa is almost 100% no match for Hercules, don't worry, Sakura. Because Altria will also participate in this Holy Grail War. Although she is not a Master or a Servant, she is qualified to participate in this Holy Grail War. After all, she also played a role in the great war that you carried out behind my back."

"Although Hercules is very strong, the strength of Heroic Spirits is not only determined by themselves, but also by their Masters."

"Although Artoria did not participate in the war as a follower, the contract between me and her is real."

"You know my special qualities. Altria, who has unlimited magical power, may not be unable to defeat Hercules."

"So, Sakura, don't worry too much. Medusa may not be able to defeat Hercules, but Hercules may not be able to defeat Altria either."

"..." Sakura.

Sakura was silent for a long time.

As if she felt that silence was not enough to relieve her anger, she bit Jianchen Matou's lips viciously and fiercely...

Just when Jianchen Matou was about to retaliate and stick out his tongue.

Outside the Matou family's residence, an astonishing momentum erupted.

That is:

"Artoria?"

Jianchen Matou exclaimed, then frowned, feeling the somewhat familiar breath.

His heart sank and he lifted his sister up from his arms.

Except for the incompetent Matou Kariya, everyone else present stood up and watched him, waiting for his decision.

"Go out and see."

Matou Kenshin said.

Everyone walked out of the courtyard and came to the door. They saw Miss Altria and... standing face to face.

"Is it really you, Gilgamesh?"

After saying this, Kenshin Matou glanced at Tousaka Tokitoki.

He didn't believe that Miss Rin's Servant was Gilgamesh, and there was no mention of Tousaka Tokitoki.

"Sword Minister."

Miss Altria, holding the sword, looked at her husband solemnly.

Then she looked at the purple-haired woman next to her husband, a strange woman with a very good appearance and figure.

"Don't worry, Leah. I don't think Gilgamesh came here to fight. I believe in Rin's ability. She can train her servants well."

"I'm right, Rin."

"Of course." Miss Rin readily accepted Kenshin Matou's flattery.

She said: "Gilgamesh is certainly not like a stray dog ​​on the side of the road, rushing up to bite people when he sees them."

Such words undoubtedly offend the dignity of the king.

However, Gilgamesh did not get angry, but looked at the group of people behind Kenshin Matou.

The first among them is Toshisaka Toki, the current head of the Tosaka family and the father of his Master in this Holy Grail War, who stabbed his Master in the back in the last Holy Grail War.

"Long time no see, Shichen."

The voice was filled with murderous intent, and Miss Lin's face immediately turned dark when she heard it.

She was just about to use the Command Spell to let her Servant know who was the dominant person between the Master and the Servant.

Her old father, Tousaka Tokitoki, spoke up:

"Long time no see, King."

"Are you still using the title of subject?"

Gilgamesh asked back, and Tōsaka Tokitoki was speechless for a moment.

After all, what he did in the last Holy Grail War was indeed a bit unkind.

But with the support of his son-in-law, he was not afraid of Gilgamesh. He gestured to his wife behind his daughter.

After looking at Rin worriedly, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi chose to obey her husband's orders and came to Kenshin Matou.

"Don't stand outside anymore. The theme tonight is the party."

When Gilgamesh was looking at his old friend, his old friend, the winner of the last Holy Grail War, Kenshin Matou, was also looking at him.

It is undoubtedly stupid to try to guess what Gilgamesh is thinking.

Jianchen Jianchen didn't intend to guess.

Gilgamesh is very strong, but he can't be hurt at all.

Gilgamesh has the ability to threaten those around him, but before he can do anything, there are several Servants and magicians who are no less powerful than Servants watching him.

So Kenshin Matou was not very worried.

Everyone returned to the courtyard. Because the meat was still being grilled on the grill, Matou Kirei did not leave the courtyard and had no idea what was happening outside.

Even if he went out, he probably wouldn't understand it.

In the last Holy Grail War, Matou Kariya was a marginal figure. He did not know Gilgamesh and did not know how terrifying the other party was.

He was now looking curiously at the young man in golden armor in front of him.

"Servant, or cosplay?"

This is the simple thought in his mind.

No one explained it to him.

Everyone returned to their original state.

Kenshin Matou continued to hold his sister, leaning in Lijelite's arms. Sera placed the brewed black tea on the nearby table and poured a cup of tea for everyone around them.

"Drink~"

Jianchen Jianchen waved his hand.

Gilgamesh, who was sitting cross-legged beside him, ignored his master's opinion and raised his teacup. After frowning and taking a look, he drank it decisively.

It's not that he was afraid that the tea might be poisonous; that would be against Gilgamesh's measure.

He was observing whether the tea in his hand was worthy of his favor.

"what about the taste?"

"Generally, as tea to entertain this king, it is barely acceptable."

You will not despise someone just because he is your enemy, nor will you be hostile to him just because he has killed you.

Gilgamesh has his own measure.

Matou Kenshin nodded, and was quite satisfied with Gilgamesh's evaluation.

The black tea produced by the Matou family is one of the best black teas in the world.

The reason I say one is because I can’t say everything.

"The last time I tasted your wine was ten years ago. I wonder if I, as a winner, still have the honor to do so now?"

Swordsman Matou smiled, and Gilgamesh understood the meaning of that smile.

This smile says:

"Be sensible. If you don't, I will beat you until you know what's best for you."

"Hahahahaha."

His heroic laugh made Miss Rin, who was standing beside him, feel very disgusted. She felt that her Servant had brought shame upon her.

"Of course, you deserve to enjoy the king's wine."

Golden light flashed.

In an instant, a bottle of golden wine and three golden cups appeared on the table.

Except for Gilgamesh himself.

Apparently, in such a huge courtyard, there were only two people he recognized.

Jianchen Matou is one.

Another... (End of this chapter)