Chapter 6: A thrilling decision

"Why? Rin, are you in love with me?"

Feeling Miss Rin's secret gaze, Kenshin Matou asked without turning his head.

"Who's looking at you, you narcissist!"

Miss Rin, who inexplicably felt that she was being underestimated, blushed and counterattacked Kenshin Matou in dissatisfaction.

But she found that her deskmate had left her seat and walked out of the classroom at some point.

"What did he do?"

Miss Lin thought to herself.

Kenshin Matou, who didn't know that he had been noticed by Miss Rin, took the cup of hot water and returned to the classroom under the gaze of his classmates.

The weather in early winter is still cold and the students are all wearing thick cotton clothes.

Kenshin Matou returned to his seat and looked out the window to his right. It was a bleak scene outside, but he could still hear the whistling of the cold wind through the glass.

He calmed himself down and looked at Miss Rin, who seemed to have the miraculous effect of radiating warmth.

Miss Rin also met Kenshin Matou's gaze without showing any weakness, looking at him, proving that she was not "easy to bully".

Jianchen Matou smiled, and his whole body seemed to warm up.

He continued to bend over, resting his head on his arms on the table, and began to simulate.

[On the eighth day, after school, you pretended to be very excited and ran to Matou Zouken. Under his deep gaze, you told him that you wanted to learn butterfly magic.]

After school, Jianchen Matou jogged all the way back home quickly.

He searched room by room, calling out "Grandpa" loudly.

[Your voice is very loud. From the moment you stepped into the Matou family's house, Matou Zouken was watching you. He sat at the desk in the secret room and didn't go to see you. He seemed to be thinking about something. On the desk was a purple-blue book "Butterfly Magic".]

Really?
Jianchen Jianchen unscrewed the water cup, drank a sip of the hot water in the cup, and calmed himself down.

As he expected, "Butterfly Magic" should bring him significant changes.

[You went to the secret room and expressed your wish to learn butterfly magic to Matou Zouken. Your eyes were full of desire and your body was dirty. On the way here, you were injured.]

A scene emerges.

Since school was over, Kenshin Matou has been jogging all the way. After searching many rooms and failing to find Matou Zouyan, he finally thought of the possibility that Matou Zouyan was in the secret room.

He ran to the secret room in a hurry, but because he was thinking too deeply, he fell on the gravel path.

His arm was scratched by a stone, and a small amount of blood flowed out. His thick cotton pants were also torn by the branches beside the path.

Despite the slight pain, Jianchen Jianchen felt a little happy in his heart.

He walked quickly into the secret room of the Matou family's house, his hands on his legs, his body dirty, but his eyes full of brilliance.

Matou Kenshin looked at Matou Zonken who had his back to him, panting and shouting loudly: "Grandpa, I want to learn butterfly magic." Matou Zonken turned around. He had always had absolute control over the Matou family house, so he naturally knew everything that happened on Matou Kenshin's way here, but he still asked:

"What's wrong, Jianchen, my precious grandson, were you injured on the way here?"

Matou Zouken's voice was peaceful, but it still couldn't cover up the unpleasant smell of decay on him.

Matou Kenshin pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I fell on the way here, but it's nothing serious, Grandpa. I want to learn butterfly magic. I saw that book last night. The magic is so beautiful, it seems like it was made for me."

"Really."

Matou Zouken's voice was low, and one couldn't tell what he was thinking.

His deep eyes seemed to be looking at Kenshin Matou, but also seemed to be looking at something that did not exist in this world.

This look made Jian Tong Jianchen feel pressured. He could only reluctantly ask: "Grandpa?"

Matou Zouken came back to his senses and looked at the cautious Matou Kenshin. His eyes swept over his bleeding arm and tattered cotton pants. Finally, he nodded and agreed, "Okay."

[Matou Zouken looked at you for a long time, his eyes repeatedly falling on your bleeding arm and your pants that had a piece of cloth torn off by something. He finally agreed to your request.]

In classrooms,
Jianchen Matou rubbed his chin with his hand, recalling the text in the simulator.

"Butterfly magic, injured..."

After writing down these key words, he continued to simulate.

[That night, Matou Zouken began to teach you the practice of butterfly magic, but he only told you how to cast the spell, but never demonstrated it in front of you. Even though you repeatedly requested, he did not agree.]

[In the next few days, you will concentrate on studying butterfly magic. You have a high talent for magic and learn very quickly.]

[What you don't know is that every time you practice magic in the basement, Matou Zouken is always watching you. The greed in his eyes has not disappeared, but it seems to have become more kind.]

[You practiced butterfly magic diligently every day in a place where Zouken Matou could see you. When you were tired of practicing, you would occasionally go to the secret room to read. Zouken Matou gradually got used to your behavior and stopped paying attention to you all the time.]

[You didn't take it lightly. One ordinary afternoon, you returned home after school. You first accompanied Matou Zouken to finish dinner, and then went to the basement alone to practice butterfly magic. After practicing for two hours, you left the basement and went to the secret room.]

[After entering the secret room, you didn’t rush to read the book, but drank the hot water in the cup in your hand first.]

[The hot water is not just ordinary hot water. You have a lot of pocket money thanks to Matou Zouken's love for you. In order to avoid the bugs monitoring you, you wrote down the message that you need sedatives on a piece of paper and asked not to make it public. You handed the paper to your deskmate, Toosaka Rin, and put your fingers to your mouth to make a silent gesture.]

[Although Toosaka Rin was very confused about your behavior, she still went to the pharmacy after school under the pretext of being sick, accompanied by Toosaka Aoi, and secretly bought the sedatives you needed.]

[After drinking the hot water, you waited for twenty minutes. After feeling a little sleepy, you thought the drug had taken effect. You walked in front of the bookshelf filled with magic books, stopping and taking a look at every book.]

[Finally, you picked up the book about the Holy Grail War. Because of the drugs, your heart did not beat violently, and the sensory bug that Matou Zouken placed on you did not respond.]

[Holding the long-awaited magic book, you choose...]

[1. Since you have made all the preparations, just give it a try; 2. Flip through it casually and read it carefully next time; 3. Take this book and go to Zouken Matou to ask what the Holy Grail War is; 4. Free simulation]

(End of this chapter)