Chapter 8 You have a younger sister, but your last name is Matou

Meals are to be eaten together.

After all, Matou Kenshin, who intended to restore the glory of the Matou family and was ashamed of Matou Kariya's failure in the competition with Tohsaka Tokiomi, had been interested in the two dazzling pearls of the Tohsaka family from the very beginning.

However, it's a little embarrassing.

Although Kenshin Matou has a lot of pocket money, he can't show it off.

Because... although there is a place selling snacks on the campus of Yashirodai Elementary School, they only sell bread and the like, and there is no hot food.

Students here all have the habit of bringing their own lunch boxes.

While lamenting the inconvenience of Fuyuki School, Kenshin Matou bought two bottles of drinks.

Miss Rin, the reason why Kenshin Matou calls her Miss is not just a joke, she is really a Miss.

In the small city of Fuyuki, the three major families are never a joke.

Leaving aside the mysteries of magic on the other side of the world, in real life, the Tousaka family and the Matou family are both prestigious families.

In short, people from these three families are all very rich.

After running errands for Miss Rin to repay her for taking care of him, Kenshin Matou soon returned to his classroom, but the person sitting in his seat was a little beyond his expectations.

Although he had appeared in the simulator, this was the first time he met this person in reality.

"Here, Miss, Miss."

Placing the drinks in his hand in front of Rin and Sakura, Kenshin Matou casually sat down in the empty seat at the table in front of him.

Fortunately, the owner of this seat was out, otherwise...

He was about to experiment with the magic in his memory.

"Hey?"

Sakura Toosaka was a little flustered when she saw a stranger handing her a drink, and she subconsciously looked at her sister beside her.

"Don't worry, drink it, Ying. That guy owes me this."

"Eh? ...Is this my sister's friend?"

"right."

Without waiting for Miss Rin to get upset, Kenshin Matou took the lead in confirming the relationship.

Looking at the black-haired, well-behaved Tousaka Sakura, Kenshin Matou felt very complicated.

The cute little girl in front of him has an inexplicable fate with the Matou family.

However, now that he is here, that tragic fate will not happen again.

The two daughters of the Tōsaka family and the young master of the Matou family took out their bento boxes and soon started eating.

Their outstanding looks attracted the attention of many classmates, but there was an inexplicable atmosphere that made the little boys who were attracted to the two sisters of the Tohsaka family dare not approach them.

Time at school flies by.

Soon, after accompanying the two sisters of the Toosaka family to the school gate and having a conversation with Toosaka Aoi, Kenshin Matou embarked on his journey home.

Today's three simulations were successful.

Although the first two simulations were somewhat unsuccessful, fortunately each simulation yielded some gains, which paved the way for the success of the third simulation.

Although Kenshin Matou still couldn't escape the fate of being possessed by another body in the third simulation, he finally got the method to summon servants, and he also had the memory of ten years of butterfly magic training. It can be said that he gained a lot.

The dining room of the Matou family residence.

Jianchen Matou ate his meal silently, but his posture was no longer with his head down as before.

The failure of the first two simulations gave him some courage to face Matou Zouken, as well as the hatred that came with the courage. "Jianchen, how was your day at school today? Did you make any friends?"

Zouken Matou, who was sitting next to Kenshin Matou, seemed to not need to eat and was always able to ask questions before Kenshin Matou finished his meal.

Swallowing the food in his mouth, Matou Kenshin met Matou Zōken's gaze for the first time and replied, "I'm doing well in school, Grandpa."

"Oh?" Matou Zouken said, "Did you make any friends?"

Jianchen Jianchen's eyes narrowed. Considering the possibility that there might be bugs monitoring him, he chose not to lie and said:
"Yes. My deskmate, Toosaka Rin, is very pretty. I like her very much."

"Tousaka..."

Matou Zouken said to himself and did not ask any more questions.

Jianchen Matou finished his dinner quickly and returned to his room. After quickly washing up, he got into bed.

Matou Zouken, whose "eyes" had been on him ever since he left him, did not notice anything unusual.

Striking a comfortable posture, Jianchen Matou looked at the extra simulation points due to the D-level evaluation and chose simulation without hesitation.

[At night, you were worried because of Matou Zouken's question. You suspected that there were bugs monitoring you. You did not lie. You said the name of your deskmate, Toosaka Rin, and you were worried about her.]

[You were puzzled as to why Matou Zouken didn't ask this question in the previous three simulations. You thought about it for a long time and guessed that it was because you were unconscious at noon that attracted Matou Zouken's attention.]

Is that so?

In bed, looking at himself thinking of the answer in the simulator, Jianchen Matou nodded.

He agreed with his own guess.

[Matou Zouken's question made you feel uneasy. You thought you had found a way to escape the fate of being possessed, and you could relax, but the safety of the two sisters of the Tohsaka family was on your mind.]

[In the following days, you behaved like a normal child and didn't reveal any flaws.]

[You don't dare to learn the butterfly magic. You know that although Zouken Matou has long forgotten this magic, the details are engraved in his bones. You are worried that he will discover it. ]

[On the 16th night, as if by fate, Matou Zouken took you to the underground wormhole and began to teach you magic. Before you knew it, he placed his zodiac worm deep in your heart, and you did not resist.]

[You miscalculated. After the zodiac bug was planted in you, you met someone who made you almost unable to control your emotions. You met the woman who had an evil relationship with the Matou family, your deskmate's sister, Tousaka Sakura.]

Memory scenes appear.

In the dim basement, only a few kerosene lamps flickered dimly.

Matou Zouken is performing magic.

As if he was afraid of scaring Kenshin Matou and having a bad effect on his body, he performed neither the long-forgotten butterfly magic nor the terrifying insect magic, but a very simple basic magic.

Jianchen Matou cooperated very well and pretended to be fascinated.

He was fully aware of Matou Zouken's act of carving the natal bug into his heart, but he had no intention of exposing it as he did not have the ability to resist yet.

Just when he thought everything was over, an accident happened.

A person who shouldn't be there appeared in the dim wormhole.

Black hair, a well-behaved face, and delicate features; in an instant, Jianchen Matou recognized her.

"Brother Jianchen..."

Sakura, who also recognized Kenshin Matou, spoke excitedly with a tearful tone.

Although her mother had been vague, Sakura was not stupid. On the train to Matou's house, she knew clearly that she had been abandoned by her parents.

The strict father and the gentle mother don't want her anymore.

(End of this chapter)