The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The current Ishtar is closer to her fully divine self than she was after the fusion.

"kindness."

However, Orpheus completely ignored this and simply nodded indifferently.

"What about Ishtar?"

"That person... Father is examining Sakura's body. Although he probably doesn't know what to do about that condition, he's at least fulfilling his most basic duty as a father."

"Yeah."

Orpheus didn't care much about the conflict between father and children. He casually gave a perfunctory reply and sat down to the side, entering standby mode.

Looking at Orpheus like this, Ishtar couldn't help but purse her lips in boredom, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and her signature little devil smile bloomed on her face again.

Setting the wine glass aside, the goddess quietly approached Orpheus and stretched out her hand.

next second...

Snapped!

A loud thud broke out in the silent space.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch..."

With tears in her eyes, Ishtar covered the back of her hand, which now bore a faint scar, and glared angrily at the assailant who had just attacked her.

The silver chains, shimmering with a golden glow, twisted in mid-air like silver snakes spitting their tongues, while their other end disappeared into the golden ripples.

"You bastard..."

Gritting her teeth, Ishtar grabbed the chain with all her might, but it nimbly dodged her. At that moment, Ishtar revealed a triumphant smile.

The goddess's left hand continued to pursue the retreating chains, completely blocking their path to defense, while her right hand reached out to grab Orpheus once again.

"Let's see what you do now..."

Clap clap clap clap!

"Well……"

Ishtar almost burst into tears this time, her eyes blazing as she stared at the countless identical chains that swung back and forth in front of her as if in defiance.

"I'll never forgive you!!!"

With a roar, Ishtar charged forward and began to grapple with the chains.

When Orpheus came to his senses, he only saw Ishtar completely bound by the Chains of Heaven, crawling on all fours like a kitten, baring her teeth at a chain that was shaking its head at her.

Just as Orpheus was about to return to standby mode after having a fleeting thought that the woman seemed to have gone even crazier, Ishtar suddenly rolled over and nimbly broke free from the chains of heaven, which were said to be inescapable even for gods. She straightened her clothes and sat down next to Orpheus.

"cold."

A few seconds later, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had managed to keep his composure but whose clothes and gait showed signs of disarray, appeared here.

"Tell me quickly what happened... King of Heroes, have you returned?"

Ishtar had half her body hidden behind Orpheus, and even if Tokiomi had maxed out his skill points, he couldn't ignore Orpheus, so he quickly bowed slightly to greet her.

Although he maintained a polite demeanor, anyone could see the man's anxiety.

"Your Majesty, I wish to speak with my daughter..."

Before he could finish speaking, Orpheus waved his hand.

"random."

Anyway, if Ishtar doesn't want to talk, then even if Tokiomi Tohsaka had a few more pairs of wings, he still wouldn't be able to catch up with her.

But at that moment, Ishtar suddenly grabbed Orpheus's arm.

"Father, it was Lord Orpheus who saved them before, and I don't want to be separated from Lord Orpheus..."

His acting was superb, and his emotional delivery was spot-on. It is quite admirable that he could maintain such acting skills despite the pain of being constantly tortured by the Chains of Heaven. Although Orpheus completely ignored him, Tokiomi Tohsaka obviously believed him.

"This……"

Tokiomi Tohsaka opened his mouth hesitantly.

"Fine, then just tell me directly, what exactly happened between you and Sakura?"

Thus, amidst Orpheus's constant distractions and Tokiomi Tohsaka's astonishment, a scenario unfolds as the older sister, wanting to visit her younger sister, unexpectedly uncovers the secrets of the dark forces behind her, gets hunted down, and is then rescued by her father's servant. This is all depicted in the older sister's tearful narration.

"How could...how could..."

Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes flashed with regret.

In the records of the Tohsaka family, the magic of the Matou family, including their ancestor Machiri Zorgne, is all based on water-based spells that control familiars. The Command Seals system of the Holy Grail War was developed by them. However, there is no record of the disgusting insects that are familiars of the Matou family.

This was also an oversight on the part of Tokiomi Tohsaka. Had he investigated more carefully, he might have discovered some suspicious points, but he did not do so.

Having two exceptionally talented offspring is both the Tohsaka family's fortune and their misfortune. With the Tohsaka family's power, it is impossible to keep two children with such talent at the same time, and they will inevitably have to abandon one of them.

In finding a seemingly good home for her, Tokiomi did nothing wrong. If it were any other traditional magician... wouldn't it be impossible to keep both of his highly talented daughters at the same time? That would be perfect. One could be used to pass on magic, and the other could be used to curry favor with the Magic Association or to conduct some magic experiments—such operations are commonplace.

From a magician's perspective, Tokiomi was already a model parent, only he was far more foolish than most.

But now that this has happened, even if Tokiomi Tohsaka were to bring in his ancestor's teacher, there would be no way to change it.

Sakura's magic circuits are practically useless now.

"Forget it."

After thinking for a long time, Tokiomi Tohsaka sighed.

Without her talent for magic, Sakura could live an ordinary life, which is actually... not so good! To Tokiomi Tohsaka, who idolizes magic, this is a huge tragedy!

But now Tokiomi Tohsaka has no other choice but to try to salvage the situation after mastering the power of the Root. This only strengthens Tokiomi Tohsaka's already firm determination to obtain the Holy Grail.

However, if we look at it on a positive note, Sakura can at least be safe for the time being... Although Tokiomi Tohsaka's abilities are not enough to tell whether Sakura's magic circuits are completely useless or just unusable, he believes that the Mage's Association can keep it a secret for a while.

With another sigh, Tokiomi Tohsaka finally turned his attention back to the Holy Grail War.

"I have shown you a scene of utter disarray, King of Heroes."

"It's alright."

Once again, Orpheus regained consciousness. Although he didn't know what had just happened, he nodded perfunctorily, following the train of thought he had used when talking to Siduri and his group of ministers.

Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at the nonchalant Orpheus, and his worries welled up again.

How do you even control a Servant like this...?

Although he was very grateful to Orpheus for saving Rin and Sakura, in his view, there was not much difference between so-called Servants and basic Familiars. Simply put, they were just consumables to achieve a goal. It was only natural for a Familiar to save its master's child, so his original intention would not change.

"While I am very grateful to the Hero King for saving my daughter's life and for his care, I wonder if there is anything I mentioned to the Hero King before..."

Feeling as if he had summoned a father figure, Tokiomi carefully chose his words and asked Orpheus his question.

Chapter 153 An Encounter

"It didn't work?"

Hearing Orpheus's nonchalant response to his question, Tokiomi felt a sense of unease.

Could those mysterious opponents, whose identities remain unconfirmed to this day, even repel the King of Heroes' pursuit?

This was because Tokiomi had been too busy dealing with Sakura's affairs to attend to anything else. Otherwise, if he had contacted Kirei Kotomine and learned that Orpheus had shot and killed the assassin who had finally had a chance to assassinate him, he would probably have been even more devastated.

"There are too many of them."

Is it because there are too many people that we can't win?

Tokiomi Tohsaka thought to himself as he filled in the blanks of Orpheus's explanation.

If it weren't for the fact that Orpheus was completely unharmed and covered in dust, she probably would have actually believed it.

However, no matter how much he disbelieved it, Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't do anything about Orpheus. With Command Seals ineffective, he had to rely on Orpheus to help him obtain the Holy Grail, so he could only swallow his anger.

"Rest assured, I will give the Holy Grail to Tokiomi."

Seeing that Tokiomi Tohsaka was quite hesitant, Orpheus thought for a moment and then offered a word of reassurance.

The Holy Grail of this era seems to have some problems. Although Orpheus did not use the All-Knowing and All-Powerful Star to see it, there is indeed some impure thing remaining in the magic flowing from the Holy Grail. Even if it has no effect on Orpheus... this situation is impossible for the Holy Grail, which is a pure aggregate of magic.

However, it doesn't matter. Even if the Holy Grail of this era is gone, Orpheus can still retrieve another Holy Grail from his own treasure vault. Although it will be more troublesome, a contract is a contract. Unless Tokiomi Tohsaka breaks it on his own initiative, Orpheus has no reason to violate it.

"It was my fault for being out of line, Your Majesty. Please forgive me. Your Majesty only needs to return safely."

Tokiomi Tohsaka realized that he was indeed a little anxious because of the series of unexpected events. After calming himself down, he bowed slightly to Orpheus.

"Well then, since Your Majesty has just returned from battle, you should rest well. I will continue to gather information on the enemy for you. As for my daughter..."

"I want to be with Lord Orpheus!"

Hearing his daughter's unusually willful words, Tokiomi Tohsaka had a headache. Although he could understand that she had just escaped death from the Matou family, he couldn't let her continue to act like this.

"Rin, you're getting in the way of the King of Heroes..."

Tokiomi Tohsaka was about to scold his daughter when Orpheus waved his hand to interrupt him.

"That's enough, Tokiomi, go and rest now."

As if his throat had been choked, Tokiomi's words came to an abrupt halt under the unusually forceful tone of Orpheus's voice. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, so he sighed helplessly and bowed again to Orpheus.

"Then I'll trouble you, King Hero, to take good care of my daughter."

Let's ask Assassin to look after us then...

Having made up his mind about a rather dubious idea, Tokiomi Tohsaka retreated from his living room, feeling quite frustrated.

"Pfft, look at him, he's hilarious... Pfft, hahaha!"

As soon as Tokiomi Tohsaka left, Ishtar collapsed to the ground and burst into laughter.

Seeing Ishtar rolling around on the ground laughing, even Orpheus felt a pang of sorrow for Tokiomi Tohsaka.

It's not easy to raise a daughter like this...

It must be said that although Tokiomi Tohsaka is a perfectly qualified father to Rin Tohsaka, Ishtar's divine favor towards Tokiomi Tohsaka has dropped to its lowest level in history because of Sakura's situation.

As a goddess, she was inherently incredibly willful towards her father.

Unfortunately, Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't have the ability to create a pure gold ox skeleton that could reach the heavens, summon wind and rain, and destroy the world to please his daughter.

"Hahahaha...haha...hahaha..."