Davidian's Holy Grail War

Chapter 499 Recreation and Entertainment

Then David poured Muramasa a glass of sake, and Muramasa immediately felt the alcohol hit him right in the head. This sake was incredibly potent.

"We can't have wine without meat, Shirou. What's left in the fridge? I'll cook something. Let's have a midnight snack together since we're going to be living together from now on."

As Davidian spoke, he walked towards the kitchen, and Shirou instinctively reached for the refrigerator. However, the moment he opened the refrigerator door, it dawned on him—how did these people become so familiar with each other in his own home? He hadn't even agreed to let them stay!

However, since he was completely confused, he decided to take out the ingredients from the refrigerator first. There was tofu, beef, and some other vegetables, so it wasn't too rudimentary.

When he brought the dishes over, David glanced at them and thought they looked pretty good. They could be used to make Mapo Tofu, which would be a great snack with drinks. And the beef... well, maybe we should just stir-fry it? With so few dishes, Japanese or Chinese cooking would be more suitable.

He skillfully turned on the range hood and started cooking. Rin and Shirou, seeing his familiar demeanor, knew that this man was definitely a master cook, perhaps even better than themselves.

"Shirou~ come and make a pot of miso soup. After all, a refreshing soup is perfect for cleansing your palate after a meal." David called out twice, and Shirou immediately and quickly went into the kitchen to get busy. While he was working, he was also secretly watching David cook. Now he was even more certain that this guy... had some skills!

After Davidian brought out the familiar four dishes and soup, Muramasa was the first to taste them. He then let out a joyful shout; this was truly a delightful pastime!

Rin stared at the plate of Mapo Tofu with a resentful look. It wasn't that she disliked spicy food; on the contrary, she quite liked it. It was just that Mapo Tofu reminded her of someone, which was why she felt so resentful upon seeing it.

"I'm gonna start now!"

Although late-night snacks aren't ideal, since they've made it, let's eat. Shirou and Rin also picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and the first bite... amazing! This person has already honed their culinary skills to a master level, hasn't they?

"Eat more, an empty plate is the highest praise for a chef. By the way, we can also slowly explain the Holy Grail War at this time. Well, it doesn't matter what we say, the Holy Grail War has already lost its meaning since I figured everything out."

Upon hearing his words, Rin was the first to object. How could it be meaningless before the fight even started?! Although Davidian was strong, she also had her strongest swordsman servant. Perhaps she could seize the opportunity and defeat Lian Zongheng!?

"Are you serious, Rin? Do you know how many top-tier Servants it would take to beat this guy? Not to mention that even I can't understand him now. Maybe if everyone else in this Holy Grail War came at him together, they might be slapped to death by him."

Muramasa directly tried to dispel Rin's unrealistic ideas with words, stating that even if all of them joined forces, they might not be able to defeat Davidian. This was not a joke, but the truth.

Upon hearing his words, Rin's eyes were filled with strong doubt. She felt that it wasn't that Muramasa wasn't strong enough, but that he wasn't trying hard enough. His slacking off was too obvious.

“Rin, Muramasa is not joking. My David possesses omniscience and omnipotence, which can even reshape human reason and rewrite the world. The Holy Grail War is nothing more than a boring pastime for him.”

Artoria had already eaten two bowls of rice, and it was only after eating this much that she felt a little satisfied, which allowed her to say a few words before she started serving herself more rice.

"Omniscient... omnipotent? No, isn't that something only a god could do? He's just a hero from human history and legend, how could he possibly do those things?"

Rin's eyes were practically dead at this moment. She was just participating in a Holy Grail War, how could she encounter such a terrifying thing? It was too outrageous, simply unimaginable.

Then she turned to look at David, this calm man who loved to cook actually wielded omniscience and omnipotence? How could such an exaggerated thing be possible?

Meanwhile, David was happily clinking glasses with Muramasa; they were the only two people drinking at the scene.

It was at this moment that Rin saw the magic book placed on the table. She quietly reached out her hand towards the book, but before her hand could touch it, Davidian gently slapped the back of her hand.

"You absolutely mustn't touch this. If someone not approved by this book touches it and comes into contact with forbidden knowledge, it could potentially shatter their beliefs in life!"

Davidian chuckled as he put away the grimoire, then stood up and reached behind Shirou, retrieving Avalon in the next instant. He casually shoved it back inside Shirou's body for now.

"Whhhh what! That...that is!"

Rin was completely terrified. How could something so big be taken out of Shirou's body? And how could it be put back in?! Wow, that's terrifying!

Artoria showed a surprised yet understandable expression. She had been summoned by Kiritsugu using a scabbard, so it wasn't surprising that Shirou had it in his body now. No wonder he could achieve a 100% success rate in summoning.

"Alright, let's talk about the Holy Grail War then. To be honest, this Holy Grail War is completely pointless now, since the most crucial Holy Grail has been completely destroyed."

"As expected, regardless of the timeline, as long as the Holy Grail still exists in Fuyuki, it's highly likely that it will be corrupted or destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Rin, who was drinking soup, immediately spat it out. She hurriedly asked what that meant. The Holy Grail has been corrupted? What the heck?!

David could only repeat what he had said to Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya to the two of them, and after hearing these words, Rin's eyes were completely dead!

"What have I been working so hard for all these years...?"

She was completely devastated, and Shirou could only comfort her by saying that it was good not to have to fight. Anyway, David said he would handle these things, so she should just try her best to broaden her horizons.

"Anyway, you are all talented people. The real thing is to hone your skills and go further. Rin has the talent for the five elemental magics, and Shirou has a special attribute so he has other talents. Muramasa and Morgan will further hone your skills, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Davidian has already arranged grueling training for the two of them; he can't let them have any free time. The youngsters don't need to think too much; they just need to keep improving themselves, eat, and sleep.

Chapter 500 Answer

"Alright, now you can ask whatever you want, anything about your fathers' generation. This is the fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, and I've already fought in the fourth Holy Grail War twice here, so I know a bit about your two old men."

David chuckled and took a sip of his drink; after all, he could answer some of the questions from those two men.

Rin pondered for a moment and then asked Davidian what kind of person her father was. In her memory, her father had always been an excellent, elegant, and perfect person. Apart from giving Sakura a place in the Matou family, she had no bad impression of Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Tohsaka Tokiomi is a standard magician. He didn't want to waste your sister's excellent magical talent, and since the Matou family wanted an heir, he adopted Sakura into their family."

He hadn't expected that by the time he arrived in Japan, the Matou family's magic circuits had already deteriorated to almost nothing. Zouken Matou was even relying on disgusting insect magic to survive. His sister had suffered cruel treatment after she arrived; Shinji had even sexually assaulted her.

Moreover, even if Sakura hadn't experienced those things, I still think his expectations of you and Sakura were too outrageous. What he hoped for was that both of you would achieve great success in magic, so even if you met in the future and engaged in a life-or-death magical battle, it wouldn't matter.

In short, your father is a perfect father to you, but to Sakura he's a piece of shit. I won't hold back here; I don't like that kind of person.

David's words made Rin's expression grow even more unpleasant. With a snap, she even broke the chopsticks in her hand. David sighed helplessly, then waved his hand, and a new pair of chopsticks flew out of the chopstick cabinet for Rin to replace.

Artoria frowned slightly before saying that Davian's words were a bit excessive. Davian countered that it was necessary; that's how modern magicians are, they're not even as human as Merlin, that half-human, half-sleep demon.

"If you and Morgan were both his biological children, he would never do such a thing. Merlin was a foolish man too, only realizing his feelings for you at the very end, wasn't he?"

David's words were quite sharp, perhaps because his current mindset was that of a wandering knight-errant when he traveled through Britain, which gave him a proactive and ambitious attitude towards everything.

“Emiya-kun…” Rin suddenly called out to Shirou, and Shirou turned around, not knowing what she wanted to say.

However, the next moment, in front of everyone, Rin threw herself into Shirou's arms, pounding his chest to vent her dissatisfaction:

"Aaaaaah!!!! I'm so angry! So angry! So angry! That bastard with the seaweed hair, I'm going to smash his head in and cut his body into eight pieces to feed the magical beasts raised by the Mage's Association!"

"Come on, calm down, Rin. I'm furious too. I never expected Shinji to do something so outrageous. We should bring Sakura here to stay. If Shinji comes after us, I'll teach him a lesson."

After all, he was an important junior to him, and many times Shirou wanted to teach Shinji a lesson so that he would stop hurting Sakura. However, Sakura was too kind-hearted and often protected Shinji, so in the end he could only give up.

Now that he knows all this, there's nothing more to say. If Shinji gets any closer to Sakura, he feels like he'll become an animal himself.

"Well, anyway, that's how things are over there. I'll have Sakura move over tomorrow. It would be really cruel for a young girl like her to live in that cold, impersonal house of the Matou family. It would be better for her to move here as well. With the two of you taking care of her, I think her mood will improve a lot after a while."

David has basically made arrangements for these matters. Although he has a more youthful mindset, he is still as experienced and reliable as ever, and no one can really say anything about that.

Then it was Shirou's turn. He began to question his father, Kiritsugu Emiya, about the truth. It was actually David who didn't know how to answer this; it seemed that the Kiritsugu he described was a completely different person from the Kiritsugu Shirou remembered.

"Why don't you tell me your impression of Kiritsugu first? After I've listened to your comments and made comparisons, I'll tell you more."

So Shirou also described Kiritsugu as he remembered him. David listened and nodded, and only when Shirou stopped talking did he finally begin to describe the Kiritsugu Emiya as he knew him.

A cold-blooded magician killer, a ruthless murderer who can abandon many people with a cold heart—that's how Emiya Kiritsugu is in David's mind.

"The great fire ten years ago meant that the Holy Grail War was essentially over. The black mud from Angolan Mainyu caused that disaster. I won't blame your father for that, after all, he couldn't have imagined the Holy Grail would turn out like that."

What happened after that was simple: he saved you, the sole survivor. That was not only your salvation, but also his. In any case, he at least managed to save you, which was a comfort to him, given that he had participated in the Holy Grail War.

After that, he understood that there were no shortcuts to humanity's salvation, so he began living an ordinary life with you. Oh, and by the way, you have an older sister you've never met, Shirou.

That's Kiritsugu's biological daughter; she was also a participant in this Holy Grail War. And her feelings for you are strangely complicated. Should I just go and wipe out her Servants, then capture her and reunite with you?"

As Davidian spoke, Shirou's expression grew increasingly subtle. When Davidian reached the end, Shirou quickly said no, as he didn't know how to face this "older sister" he had never met. This was too shocking; he had never imagined it.

"Overall, this Holy Grail War is just a trivial matter for me, but you guys are all very good, much better than your father's generation. So I'll treat it as a vacation and go back in a while. You can enjoy this Holy Grail War as you like. Just let me know if you don't want to fight anymore, and I can take care of everything quickly."

David made everything very clear, including his reasons for staying and his plans for the future. He told them to fight if they wanted, as it was their daily routine, and he wouldn't stop them. If they didn't want to fight anymore, they should just tell him, and he could end it as quickly as possible.

"If needed, I can immediately tell you the information about the Servant and Master, since it has already been read."

Upon hearing this, Rin immediately said no need. Although she knew that the Holy Grail War was already won and there was no point in continuing, it was still their own business. How could they keep relying on someone like Davidian from the past?