Type-Moon: Root Seiko

A little girl wearing a white puff-sleeved shirt, a pleated skirt, and those signature black stockings ran towards her with a bright smile on her face.

Rin Tohsaka, Tokiomi Tohsaka's eldest daughter... she should be 6 years old this year, right?

Luo Zhen didn't resist or try to escape; he just let her pick him up.

Before he could even meow a greeting, the little girl roughly picked him up, covered his face with her hands, and started sniffling loudly.

"Meow~! (*€€€€€€€€`€€) So cute, so cute, such a sweet and soft little kitten~€€"

"And your fur is so beautiful, it sparkles even more than Father's jewels! How about I call you Little White... no, Little Silver? Little Silver Baby~!"

Chapter 3 The Relaxed Tohsaka Family

Yes, yes, that's how kids react.

Upon seeing a puppy or kitten at home or in front of the door, one will naturally feel boundless affection and be ready to kidnap it, name it, and raise it as a pet.

...But honestly, she's a magician's daughter, doesn't she have any sense of caution?

Or is she still too young, and Tokiomi Tohsaka hasn't properly started teaching her magic yet? Rozen had some doubts.

According to common family sense, if a child is caught kidnapping a kitten, the mother should come forward...

"Oh my, what an adorable baby! Did you find him, Rin?"

"Hmm! This child suddenly jumped in through the window; he must be here to play with me!"

Rin, full of energy, hugged the kitten and ran towards her mother.

Luo Zhen saw it clearly: this dignified noblewoman in the long dress must be the head of the family's wife, Tohsaka Aoi.

The other child she led out by the hand was Sakura Tohsaka, Rin's younger sister.

Sakura, just like her lively older sister, looked at the silver-white kitten with a face full of curiosity and longing.

Rin is indeed a good older sister. She would bring the kitten to her younger sister and share it with her. She is truly outstanding in terms of upbringing and sisterly affection.

Although Luo Zhen suffered a bit... being rubbed, pinched, and kneaded by four hands that were too excited and didn't know their own strength, an ordinary cat would have run away long ago.

So surely Mrs. Tohsaka Aoi should have some kind of reaction, right?

Even if she herself isn't a magician, she's been married to a magician for so many years, she should at least have some basic common sense and vigilance.

If such a strange animal suddenly appears in a house that has always been protected by a magical barrier, then it must be...

"What a gentle and adorable kitten! This is exactly the kind of cat my girlfriends talk about—one with great cat manners. Rin and Sakura, would you like to adopt one?"

"I want to! (*€€€€€€*)"

The two good daughters immediately answered their mother, who then lovingly patted each of their heads:

"Okay. Let's take care of this child for a few days and make sure it doesn't have an owner before we keep it. But remember, you can't take what belongs to someone else. If the child does have an owner, you must return it."

"Oh my god!" Luo Zhen screamed in his heart.

While this educational method is excellent, can't you do something more productive?!

Luo Zhen was starting to regret using his cat form to negotiate.

He originally wanted to maintain a sense of mystery, as visiting as a human would easily arouse the magician's suspicion.

By adopting the form of a mechanical cat, Orange can demonstrate her strength as a Grand Puppeteer while keeping her opponent guessing about her true abilities.

If you then guide him to the Matou family, it will be easier for him to get into character.

...But Tokiomi Tohsaka's wife and daughters really seemed relaxed, and even Rozen was worried about them.

There's nothing we can do about that.

With a slight exertion, Luo Zhen's soft body fell from the hands of the two children, tumbling half a circle before landing on all fours.

He smoothly shook his body and smoothed his hair, then launched himself forward, running towards the most obvious source of magic.

Before the mother and two daughters behind him could catch up with their gasps, Luo Zhen had already leaped out with his cat paws, opened the handle, and entered the Tohsaka family's study.

"Huh? A cat?"

At that moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka, a mustachioed man who was reading a piece of parchment at the table, also raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Luo Zhen leaped up and jumped onto his table, then strolled around calmly.

Luo Zhen could see at a glance that there was a foreign map spread out on Tokiomi's table—it was of the Mesopotamian region in the Middle East.

The notes he wrote on them, as well as the parchment in his hand, were excavation and exploration reports.

He is still searching for relics from the Holy Grail War, intending to use them to summon Heroic Spirits.

This secrecy is really poor; Luo Zhen almost wants to lecture them.

Seeing Tokiomi Tohsaka's expression turn serious, he put down the parchment in his hand.

Luo Zhen was just waiting for him to speak first, so he could introduce himself...

"...What an intelligent cat. Aoi, is she the newest member of our family?"

"Yes, Rin and Sakura really like it. I hope they can join our family."

...Luo Zhen was starting to think about going home.

Even Tokiomi Tohsaka himself remained completely unsuspecting, and even reached out to touch the cat in front of him.

Luo Zhen's actions of voluntarily entering the study and jumping onto his desk were all interpreted as the "spirituality" of a cat!

But Luo Zhen would never be touched by the mustachioed uncle, so he immediately breathed on Rin Tohsaka, who was chasing after him, and jumped into her arms.

This made the twin-tailed princess even happier: "Little Silver Baby~! I knew you liked me. Father scared you, right? I'll take good care of you. You can stay at my house!"

"Sister, let Sakura hug me too~!"

Luo Zhen immediately became the object of the sisters' rivalry; he's truly a bewitching cat.

...Then Tokiomi Tohsaka had no more worries and told his wife and daughters to take good care of the kitten before continuing his work.

This reaffirmed for Rōzō that the Tohsaka family was simply not suited to be magicians.

The old man who stole the Second Law from the Root was absolutely right in his assessment of them.

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As a result, throughout the day and into the evening, Rōzō did not find an opportunity to speak with Tokiomi Tohsaka alone.

The two little girls had so much energy that they clung to Luo Zhen all day long, making it almost impossible for him to let the little ball of flesh touch the ground.

Fortunately, the mechanical body that Orange made was perfect enough that it could drink milk without any problems... and it even tasted pretty good.

However, because the oranges were made according to human taste standards, Luo Zhen had absolutely no interest in raw meat.

During the harmonious dinner at the Tohsaka family home, Rozen stared intently at the pork cutlet made by Aoi's mother and devoured it, making the Tohsaka family think that he was a clever little cat who loved to eat human food, and they became even more eager to feed him.

By this time, Luo Zhen had already given up and was content to just let this relaxed, naturally naive guy be.

Luo Zhen even felt that if things continued like this, he could live in this house for ten years without them finding anything wrong with the cat.

Fortunately, Luo Zhen still came with a mission.

Around 8 p.m., the two sisters, who had been loving their cat all day, finally got sleepy and, befitting their childlike nature, went straight to sleep.

Aoi's mother carried them back to their room one by one and even prepared a special bed for Luo Zhen, which was a modified version of the two sisters' old cribs.

He had truly felt this love, and Luo Zhen nodded his thanks to Tohsaka Aoi.

Then, in her daze, Luo Zhen leaped again and ran into the Tohsaka family's underground magic workshop.

This is an area that ordinary people like Aoi Tohsaka shouldn't enter; the docile wife never crosses this line.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was doing his daily training, infused his magic into a carefully selected gem.

“You”

Amidst the glittering jewels, he caught a glimpse of the silver cat calmly descending the stairs, and finally revealed the look of surprise that should have been there all along.

Luo Zhen then dropped the pretense: "You have a wonderful wife and daughter, Tokiomi Tohsaka."

"Then fulfill your responsibilities and don't let them down. Before sending your beloved daughter to the Matou family, shouldn't you see for yourself the true state of your imagined allies?"

"Come to the Matou residence at 10 PM tonight. Otherwise, you will be separated from your wife and children, your family will be destroyed, and the magical lineage you care about will be severed. This is not a threat, but a prophecy."

After saying that, Luo Zhen withdrew his spiritual foundation.

The kitten, now empty, lay flat on its back. Its body, which had been soft and lively just moments before, immediately stiffened, making it impossible for anyone to mistake it for a living creature.

After a brief moment of shock, Tokiomi quickly stepped forward and picked up the body.

"...Mechanical? Is this a mechanical doll?"

What a powerful puppeteer! How could he create such lifelike puppets? Tokiomi was overwhelmed with awe!

Chapter 4 Welcome to the Matou Family

late at night.