Chapter 52: When I heard Aoi, I couldn't control myself.
Early in the morning, the sun is shining brightly, it is the beginning of the day.

Matou Kariya sat up from the bed as usual, and then dressed and washed himself in the same old way.

He is almost 40 years old, unmarried, unemployed, and survives on the money given by his family.

A very standard, decadent middle-aged uncle.

"Ugh…"

"This year……"

"Is it time for that already?"

"Tousaka Tokiomi..., Rin..., Sakura..., and... Aoi."

I think of the woman who always wears light green clothes, has a gentle and elegant personality, and has the temperament of a classical beauty.

Matou Kariya's heart began to ache.

He still can't figure it out until now.

He loved Aoi so deeply that he was willing to give her everything he had and to abandon his status as a member of the Matou family and elope with her.

But, why, why...

Why did Aoi finally choose that guy, Tōsaka Tokiomi?

He couldn't figure it out, and perhaps he would never figure it out.

"Have you been away from Fuyuki for that long? It's time to go back... I kind of miss that city."

When a person becomes cruel, he can even deceive himself.

He thought in his heart that he missed the city of Fuyuki, but only Matou Kariya knew why he went back.

The cell phone rings.

Matou Kariya took out his cell phone from his pocket and was stunned when he saw the number that appeared on the screen.

"Old thing?"

"Why did he call?"

Although he was confused, Matong Yanye didn't dare not answer the phone.

Before he could speak, the person on the other end of the phone said, "My stupid uncle."

Matou Kariya: “…”

"...Not the old bug? Uncle? Could it be..."

"You are, Sword Minister?"

Holding the phone, Matou Kariya asked uncertainly.

He had a very shallow impression of Kenshin Matou. The most he knew about him was that he was an old man who was particularly concerned about his nephew.

Before Jianchen Jiantou was born, although the old man despised him, he still had some plans.

But when Jianchen Matou was born, everything changed.

Matou Kariya could clearly feel the old man's indifferent attitude towards him.

"Yes, my stupid uncle."

In the secret room, Jian Tong Jian Chen looked at the number that was connected and replied:
"The Holy Grail War has already begun. If you don't want Tousaka Aoi to be in danger, I'll give you three days to return to the Matou family. Otherwise..."

Otherwise, Jianchen Jiantou didn’t say anything.

He hung up the phone.

Naturally, he would not do anything to Toosaka Aoi. After all, she was his mother-in-law, Miss Rin and Sakura's mother.

The reason why he said that was simply because he wanted to meet Matou Kariya as soon as possible.

after all……

He couldn't get through a day without a nanny.

the other side,
Matou Kariya in the hotel was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't stop worrying.

"Aoi? What's wrong with Aoi? What are you going to do?!"

"Speak up! What do you want? What do you want to do?"

"boom!"

He asked angrily at first, and then he regained his senses and picked up the phone that had fallen to the ground.

The phone's screen was completely shattered, showing the disconnected number.

No time to think about anything else.

Matou Kariya opened the dialing page and quickly entered the number that he had memorized deep in his heart, the number he wanted to call every night but restrained himself from calling.

"..."

long wait.

"Hello...?" The gentle voice of the beautiful woman sounded. Matou Kariya breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hello, I, I, I am..."

Matou Kariya stuttered a little. It was obvious that this was the call he had been looking forward to for a long time, the one he wanted to make every lonely night.

But after he actually dialed the number, he seemed at a loss.

Just like when he was with Zenjo Aoi who was not yet Tousaka Aoi.

“It’s Kariya. You’re calling so early. Is there something wrong?”

Just by stumbling over the introduction, Toosaka Aoi knew who was on the other end of the line.

'She has me in her heart! Aoi recognized my voice!'

After the excitement, timidity and inferiority, a wave of excitement arises.

"I, I..., good morning."

"Well, good morning."

There was another period of silence.

Matou Kariya was as at a loss as ever, not knowing how to get along with Aoi.

Toosaka Aoi knows exactly what Matou Kariya is feeling, but because she is so traditional, after marrying Toosaka Tokiomi, she just treats Matou Kariya as an ordinary friend.

Both of them knew it very clearly in their hearts.

If Matou Kariya was offside and said something he shouldn't have.

The friendship between the two ended.

"What's up Kariya? I'm going to make breakfast for Rin. Rin hasn't been in a good mood these past few days."

"Really? No, I'm fine, you go ahead and do your work."

Holding the phone that had been hung up, the broken screen cut his palm.

Matou Kariya pushed even harder, allowing the glass to penetrate completely inside, using the pain in his palm to distract from the pain in his heart.

"Matou Kenshin, Matou Zōken, no matter who you are, I will never let you hurt Aoi!"

……

……

Even though he was prepared and even though he knew how deeply Matou Kariya loved Tōsaka Aoi.

But looking at Matou Kariya who was standing in front of him, he looked like he was willing to sacrifice his life to achieve his goal.

His nephew, the seventh generation head of the Matou family, Matou Kenshin, was still a little confused.

Although I don’t know where Matou Kariya is hanging out outside, but…

Just, so fast?
I called you in the morning, and you came before lunch time?

Is the power of love really so magical?
You are so awesome, why don’t you become a magician?

"Sword Minister?"

In the lobby of the Matou family, opposite Matou Kenshin, he was looking at his nephew who was wearing a lavender kimono and had a face that was not at all dignified like a child.

Matou Kariya was a little uncertain.

What happened to the Matou family in the years since he left the family?

Where is Old Worm? Wasn’t that call his idea?
Also, what did this inexplicable pressure mean? I was actually a little afraid to look the child in front of me?

All kinds of doubts arose in Matou Kariya's mind.

But the first words he said were:

"What do you want to do to Aoi? I won't agree. If you want to hurt Aoi, I will sacrifice my life rather than let you do it!"

His chest rose and fell violently, and he spoke just a few words, as if he had used up all his strength.

Matou Kariya covered his chest and looked at his nephew in front of him viciously.

He shouldn't have been so fierce, but otherwise he wouldn't have the courage to look the child in the eye.

As soon as Matou Kariya started speaking, Matou Kenshin began to retreat.

He is now extremely glad for his action.

Just now, Matou Kariya spoke from the bottom of his heart.

——Sprayed out countless saliva.

If Jianchen Matou had not retreated early, he would have suffered serious psychological damage.

only……

(End of this chapter)