Type-Moon: Root Seiko

He accepted Tokiomi's congratulations: "Orange has transferred the Command Seals to me. After all, she doesn't intend to come to the forefront, and it would be troublesome if she attracted Executors or something."

"Of course, since she modified the Command Seal system, she will still be in charge of supplying magic to Servants in the future. Therefore, their combat power will not be affected by me, their Master, who has no magical talent. You can rest assured, Mr. Tokiomi."

This statement is half true and half false, but at least it's not a complete lie.

Ryougi did indeed receive this Command Seal from Touka, and she will indeed be responsible for supplying magic to the Servants in the future. Ryougi is merely acting as the on-site commander who fights alongside the Servants.

But that doesn't mean Orange doesn't have Command Seals.

After obtaining the Command Seals, her main task over the past few months, besides setting up workshops, increasing the production of combat and surveillance dolls to cover Fuyuki City, has been to crack the Command Seal system.

Command Seals are essentially compressed magic blocks that can produce magical effects with simple commands.

Even disregarding its ability to exert almost absolute command over contracted Heroic Spirits, the sheer value of this grand magic, which can be activated with just a single sentence, is immense.

Therefore, after Orange cracked the Command Seal system, she successfully created additional Command Seals with the help of the magic provided by the orb.

The three Command Seals in Luo Zhen's hand were not transplanted from Touko, but were created separately using the magic power of Yuju.

As long as there is enough magic power, Orange can create even more Command Seals in the future... enough to replenish one every 24 hours, no problem at all!

There was no need to tell Tokiomi Tohsaka this trump card; Rōzō's smile was so innocent and sincere.

Tokiomi Tohsaka had no doubts about him at all; on the contrary, he shook his head with great satisfaction.

“Lord Luo, there’s a saying: ‘The lack of self-awareness among those with ability is arrogance toward those without ability.’”

"Even if you don't have the talent to use magic yourself, your comprehension and keen insight alone are enough to make you a sought-after talent by any magical family. Even if you can't generate magic power yourself, you can still be an excellent partner for a magician... It's just a pity that asking you to wait for my two daughters to come of age is probably a bit too long..."

Hmm. Luo Zhen pretended not to hear what the mustachioed uncle was muttering in the second half of his sentence.

In short, informing Tokiomi Tohsaka that he had obtained a Command Seal meant, "You are ready to go into battle."

Tokiomi Tohsaka himself has obtained the Command Seals, and the relics he spent a lot of money and connections to excavate have been successfully found and are on their way to Japan.

Tokiomi had absolute trust in his ally: "In fact, I originally intended to ally with the Church of Christ if it weren't for you and Ms. Aozaki."

"You probably haven't visited that church in Xindu yet, have you? It's normal not to want to contact people from churches. I also can't openly visit it because of my position."

Tokiomi's goodwill was so overflowing that even Rōjin felt ashamed.

Just like his initial assessment of the family when he first met them, including Tokiomi Tohsaka, no one in their family was really suited to be a magician.

He continued, "As you know, my Tohsaka family ancestors were also believers. Although we later became a magic family and parted ways with the church, at least in Fuyuki City, the Tohsaka family still maintains a good relationship with the church."

"Especially the current representative of the local church, Mr. Kotomine Risei. He was a close friend of my father and grandfather, and served as the supervisor in the Third Holy Grail War 60 years ago. Even now, he remains a staunch ally of the Tohsaka family. I originally planned with him to have his son become a Master to assist me. But now that I have you, Lord Luo Zhenjun, I don't need to involve his son, which is a good thing."

"After all, the fewer people who know about the Holy Grail ritual, the better."

Luo Zhen deliberately asked, "So, the old priest's son still doesn't know about the Holy Grail?"

"Yes, he's a complete outsider."

Tokiomi Tohsaka's resolute answer.

In fact, the rituals of the Holy Grail War have nothing to do with the Holy Church.

But just because the Holy Grail ritual used the name "Holy Grail," the Church insisted on interfering, claiming that it should be responsible for supervision and was prepared to recall this counterfeit Holy Grail, which was probably the hundredth one on their list.

The three major families didn't want to easily break ties with the Church. Moreover, the involvement of such a powerful force at least provided some assurance for the ceremony, so they ultimately accepted it.

It's a pity.

Even an organization that should be a neutral and objective third party cannot change the inherent flaws of "human beings".

Luo Zhen deliberately teased, "If the Holy Church finds out that the local overseer became an accomplice because he was close to the Tohsaka family, will they punish that old priest?"

“That’s for sure,” Tokiomi replied without hesitation. “He’ll probably be found guilty of serious dereliction of duty and expelled from the church.”

"Even so, Mr. Risho still believed that assisting the Tohsaka family in obtaining the Holy Grail was the only right path. Those outside magicians would ultimately taint the Holy Grail with their selfish desires, and even cause great harm. Mr. Risho was fully aware of the risks of doing so, but he still became an ally of the Tohsaka family without hesitation. This is what makes him great."

That's true. Different perspectives can lead to this understanding.

Moreover, not to mention the three starter families, even ordinary participants in the Holy Grail War are cheating as much as possible to gain the greatest advantage for themselves.

The rules of the Holy Grail War are not absolute bottom lines, but rather a contest of "who can break the rules without suffering the consequences." This aligns quite well with the magician's mindset.

Luo Zhen didn't intend to criticize Tokiomi Tohsaka either; it was fine to go along with it.

That's why Tokiomi revealed the real purpose behind bringing up this topic:

"Actually, I also prepared a gift for you. Luo Zhenjun, you and Ms. Aozaki haven't prepared the relics to summon the Heroic Spirits yet, have you?"

"While not using relics can be a viable strategy depending on the circumstances, it would be a shame to waste having allies and resources on hand."

"What does Mr. Tokiomi mean?" Luo Zhen asked.

The mustachioed man maintained his elegance and smiled happily: "I entrusted Mr. Lizheng to borrow some excellent relics from the Holy Church."

"Whenever you have time, that's fine. Luo Zhenjun, you can go and visit the church directly and take the holy relic as you see fit."

Chapter 27 The First Attack

...The sacred relics of the Holy Church.

Luo Zhen, carrying the olive branch message from Tokiomi Tohsaka, spent the afternoon playing with the two sisters at the Tohsaka residence before returning home to prepare dinner.

At the dinner table, he shared this news with his daughters.

The orange vendor immediately said, "What are you hesitating for? Go get it!"

“Every wool I’ve taken from the church is my due reward. No matter the quality of the relic, even if it’s just something like the knife Charlotte Corday used to assassinate someone, it’s still useful.”

(Charlotte: Are you calling me?)

After all, history itself is the best way to accumulate magic. Ms. Aozaki Touko would never miss any opportunity to hoard interesting artifacts.

This isn't really that greedy... After all, Yuzhu, who was eating beef brisket across from them, kept nodding, eager to see what kind of relic the church would give them.

But Luo Zhen was still a little conflicted: "But that's the church. To be honest, I really don't want to get involved with them."

"And then there's Karen's matter. You guys think since I'm already going, why don't I just kill her cheapskate father while I'm at it?"

Karen, who was eating the Mexican hot sauce tacos that Luo Zhen had specially made for her with her little mouth open, was focused on the food in front of her and did not react at all to Luo Zhen patting her head.

This made Orange exclaim, "Hmm, her father is the son of that old priest, Kotomine Risei, from the church? So this child is the granddaughter of the current overseer?"

"Not bad, that's one we can use. Let her play along with her father and grandfather for a while to gain their trust. Then, once the Holy Grail War is over, we can kill them. Anyway, the child doesn't care, right, Kallen?"

"Mmm." Karen nodded obediently as she ate her tuck, indicating that she was listening.

No, no, no… Luo Zhen waved his hand dismissively, wiping away the sauce and cabbage shreds that had spilled from Karen's mouth:

"You depraved magicians, don't corrupt my pure and kind-hearted Karen."

"My Karen is the world's cutest and purest little angel, more than qualified to be a saint. Don't taint her with your magician's mindset."

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This is such a child fetishist… Orange and Yuzhu ate their food silently without saying a word, their hearts filled with jealousy over the 6-year-old girl.

These ugly adults, that's why they can't beat little girls.

Luo Zhen spoiled Karen to the extreme, not only holding her on his lap but also rubbing his cheek against her soft face while she continued eating.

"My little sister Karen is the best. How could she be corrupted by that kind of sadistic, scoundrel, and pleasure-seeking father?"

"Although I strongly support killing Kirei Kotomine's cheap father, it would be a way to avenge Lady Hydrangea, who sacrificed herself in vain. But his father, Risei Kotomine, knows nothing and still thinks his son is a very upright and honest ascetic. ... Of course, he himself is not clean either. As the supervisor, he secretly cooperated with the Tohsaka family, so he is biased."

Yuzhu: "...So, are you torn between killing one or killing two?"

Youzhu hit the nail on the head, revealing Luo Zhen's true intentions.

Luo Zhen's likes and dislikes towards a person are very obvious, a typical example being his distinction between the Matou family and the Tohsaka family.

There was no way he could let that old bastard from the Matou family live, so the first thing he did upon arriving in Fuyuki City was to take him down.

However, for the sake of Rin and Sakura, the two little angels, Rōzō is willing to accept Tokiomi Tohsaka's inhuman side and still maintain a certain level of respect for him.

This man's strong sense of right and wrong is a good thing, it's so endearing.

Orange and Yuzhu, who actually had an infinite fondness for this man, said: "If you think that Kotomine Risei's crime doesn't warrant death, but Kotomine Kirei does, then let's do it this way."

"There are countless ways to fake an accident. I can have Yuzhu curse me, or I can send a poisonous bee to sting me."

"And in the end, you don't really care about your little baby, do you? Karen, do you want to kill your cheap blood-related father with your own hands?"

Orange, the woman who killed her own grandfather (though she couldn't actually kill him), asks Karen such a blunt and thunderous question—she's such a magician.

And Karen, in Luo Zhen's arms, still gave the same answer:

"It doesn't matter."

She didn't even bother to lift her eyes, just chewing her food: "They're just... insignificant people."

Orange and Yuzu looked at Luo Zhen with expressions that said, "See?"

Karen was born with a mental disorder and almost none of the instincts that ordinary children have to seek their parents' love. That's one reason.

She herself was judged a sinner, and her mother was also a sinner who could not be forgiven for her suicide.

The father who was associated with these two women was, of course, also a sinner.

This is a simple and unadorned religious concept, and it is the value system that has been instilled in this girl most in the few years of her life.