That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Shinji Matou suggested, "Would you mind staying by my side? Saber is very worried about you and hopes I can take care of you until you can live independently."

"Shinji Matou is taking care of me?" Irisviel's eyes lit up, but she couldn't help but look at Shinji Matou with a strange gaze.

"Is there something strange about me?" Shinji Matou asked, puzzled.

Irisviel covered her mouth and chuckled, teasingly saying, "Isn't Mr. Matou Shinji still a child? I can understand being possessed by a Servant, but why does he act like a little adult now?"

When a Servant is in a state of being possessed, the Servant's thoughts will affect the Master. This can explain Shinji Matou's mature behavior in the past. Now that there is no Servant possessing him, Shinji Matou's style of dealing with people and things does not seem to have changed.

After a pause, Irisviel smiled gently, her eyes serious: "However, thank you. For someone like me who has no one to rely on right now, this is an invitation I would be very grateful for. Please take care of me in the future, Mr. Shinji Matou."

"Ah."

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Weber walked dejectedly along the quiet mountain path, everything feeling like yesterday. Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, he stubbornly muttered to himself, "I can't cry. I'm already that person's subject. I can't do something so pathetic."

"Hmph, have some self-awareness, Waver. You're such a spineless magician. The only thing you're not bad at is luck. A mere brat like you managed to survive until the end of the Holy Grail War." A sarcastic voice rang out, and Waver looked up in surprise. A tall figure emerged from the shadows of the alley. It was his teacher, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, the monarch of the Clock Tower.

“Teacher…” Weber murmured.

Kenneth scoffed, "I don't recall having such a shameless student."

"I'm sorry for stealing your holy relic and participating in the Holy Grail War without authorization. I'm prepared to accept the punishment," Waver said apologetically.

Kenneth's cold expression softened somewhat, and he said indifferently, "Well, you've come to a deeper understanding of your past naiveté after this Holy Grail War, haven't you? The key question is, Waver, have you grown at all?"

“Yes, I have fully understood my shortcomings,” Weber replied with utmost seriousness.

Kenneth stood with his hands behind his back and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, you do have some self-awareness. Come back to the Clock Tower with me, I'm going to work on correcting your bad habits."

After speaking, Kenneth turned and left; his purpose in coming was simply to check on Weber's safety.

Weber's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. He understood now. Without a doubt, Kenneth was his teacher, both in the past and now. It was just that he had been too immature back then. He mustered up his courage and called out to Kenneth, "Teacher."

"what happened?"

Weber bowed deeply to him: "Thank you very much for your guidance, but I do not wish to return to the Clock Tower for the time being. If possible, please allow me to leave the Clock Tower for a while."

"What are you going to do?" Kenneth asked, puzzled.

“You will always be my teacher. Now I plan to follow in his footsteps. I want to go to his country and experience everything he conquered, the deserts he traversed, and the boundless sea he longed to reach.”

Kenneth stared at Weber with a cold expression, and after a while, he finally managed to utter a sentence: "Hmph, do as you please. Once you've seen the cruelty of this world, don't be so timid and beg to go back to the Clock Tower."

“Thank you very much, teacher,” Weber said sincerely again.

Kenneth got a good ending, congratulations!

Return to the Clock Tower, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of your career!

Hey, the main character isn't Kenneth!

Chapter Ninety-Three: Sister, Younger Sister, and the Magician

For a period of time after the Holy Grail War ended, Shinji Matou was busy cleaning up the mess left by the war.

If there was anything unexpected, Shinji Matou thought it would be the reappearance of his uncle, Kariya Matou. He was also in Fuyuki City during the Holy Grail War, and he was injured while protecting Rin Tohsaka when Jack the Ripper turned into a demon and wreaked havoc, after which he had been lying in the hospital ever since.

The fact that Matou Kariya, who had been practicing magic for less than a year, was able to defeat a demon surprised Matou Shinji. He had no idea how Kariya had found the method.

After returning to the Matou family, Kariya Matou learned of Zouken Matou's death. Overjoyed, he greeted Shinji Matou before leaving, determined to study magic in order to gain the power to protect others.

The Tohsaka family accepted the fact that they had lost the Holy Grail War and took responsibility for cleaning up the mess. They submitted reports to the Holy Church and the Mage's Association while concealing the truth.

Meanwhile, Tokiomi Tohsaka seems to be teaching Rin Tohsaka her family's gem magic even more rigorously.

This is something Shinji Matou learned from Sakura Matou, who said that Rin Tohsaka kept complaining to her about it at school.

Shinji Matou begins to teach Sakura Matou how to use magic, bringing out her magical talent in the imaginary space.

Both Matou Sakura and Tohsaka Rin possess extremely rare magical talents, with the latter having magical talents in all attributes (water, fire, earth, wind, and air).

As for Shinji Matou himself, he had no intention of becoming an ordinary Japanese high school student, so he didn't go to school to hang out with a bunch of kids. He spent most of his time reconstructing the Greater Grail system or researching Irisviel's homunculus body and alchemy.

Shinji Matou finally achieved an excellent completion score and obtained the fragments of the world. He should definitely give himself a long vacation and rest for a while.

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Winter has passed and autumn has arrived; more than a year has gone by in the blink of an eye.

At Yatsushirodai Elementary School in Fuyuki City, the quiet floors suddenly became noisy as the school bell rang, and the children rushed out of their classrooms, scrambling to leave the school.

"You! Don't you know you can't run in the corridor?" A clear and melodious childish voice echoed through the corridor, full of a lecturing tone. Rin Tohsaka stood in the middle of the corridor with her hands on her hips, glaring angrily at the running children.

The boy yelled, "Mind your own business! You old lady with pigtails!"

"Exactly! Exactly! With your personality, Tohsaka, no one will ever want you."

"Hmph! You're such a tagalong!"

The kids started yelling and shouting. Rin Tohsaka's face darkened. Just as she was about to follow them and teach them a lesson, all the boys showed fear and scattered like birds.

"Hmph! Boys are so childish." Rin Tohsaka curled her lip, the image of Shinji Matou flashing in her mind, and her face immediately darkened: "But being like that guy isn't good either, he's always pretending to be a mature adult, it's infuriating to watch."

She went downstairs, walked through several corridors, and arrived at her target classroom. Looking through the back door, she saw Matou Sakura packing her books.

Rin Tohsaka entered the classroom, carefully circled behind Sakura Matou, reached out her small hand to cover Sakura's eyes, and asked in a low, playful voice, "Guess who I am."

Sakura Matou answered softly, "Sister."

"You got it right!" Rin Tohsaka exclaimed with delight, hugging Sakura Matou from behind and rubbing her face against hers. "My lovely little sister, say it a few more times, call me older sister more often."

"Sister, what's wrong?" Matou Sakura couldn't resist Tohsaka Rin's enthusiasm and forced a smile.

Rin Tohsaka took Sakura Matou's small hand: "Let's go back together. Mom will pick us up today, and she will take you home."

"but···"

"Don't worry, Shinji said he doesn't care. As long as we're not in front of Father, it doesn't matter how many times you call me 'sister.' Mom misses you too."

Sakura Matou blushed slightly and replied in a soft, sweet voice, "Me too."

"Let's go back."

"Ah."

The two sisters left Yatsushirodai Elementary School hand in hand. Outside, Aoi Tohsaka stood in front of a black sedan. She was taken aback when she saw the two sisters' intimate manner, but then she smiled gently and quietly watched them walk by.

When Matou Sakura saw Tohsaka Aoi, she lowered her head slightly and whispered, "Hello, Auntie."

Tohsaka Aoi reached out and ruffled Matou Sakura's hair: "Rin has been taken care of by you. She's a child who likes to act cute."

"Mom!" Rin Tohsaka called out, her face flushed with displeasure.

"Get in the car." Aoi Tohsaka covered her mouth and chuckled.

There was a driver in the car, and the mother and her two daughters sat in the back seat. Rin Tohsaka sat next to Sakura Matou and kept asking, "Sakura, are you getting used to the new class?"

"Can you keep up with your studies? I can teach you, no matter what subject you're in."

Has anyone been bullying you?

"Shinji didn't bully you, did he?"

Sakura Matou replied weakly, "Sister... I can't answer so many questions."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Matou Sakura smiled sweetly, "Thank you, everything is fine."

After getting off the car, Matou Sakura looked at Tohsaka Rin with a puzzled expression and followed her down.

Rin Tohsaka smiled at Aoi Tohsaka inside the carriage and said, "I'll take good care of myself, don't worry."

Aoi Tohsaka smiled and nodded as the car drove away.

"Sister, aren't you going back?" Matou Sakura tilted her head in confusion.

Rin Tohsaka smiled and said, "This is a surprise for you. I got my father's permission and also spoke to that guy. I'll be staying here tonight."

"Stay overnight?"

"Yes, although it is my father's wish to communicate with that guy about magic, I can't care about that. I just want to be with Sakura. Let's go in."

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In the deep underground cavern of Fuyuki City, a faint beam of light spreads out from a distant high platform, illuminating this pitch-black space once again.

Irisviel stood on the high platform, closed her eyes, and felt the power that had once been hers.

The ground was lit up with a transmutation circle, connected to the Greater Grail system, reactivating the magic circuits embedded in this space for several kilometers.

Having once controlled the Greater Grail, Shinji Matou possesses a deeper understanding of it than the Einzbern family, making him capable of undertaking the task of repairing the Greater Grail system.

"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll wait for the magic circuits here to absorb magic power and become activated before moving on to the next step." Shinji Matou withdrew his hands from the ground, his face pale. Even though Shinji Matou's personal abilities as a magician are currently excellent, they are still slightly insufficient compared to a project of the Greater Grail level. It is normal for his magic power to be drained.

Irisviel walked over and wiped the sweat from Shinji Matou's forehead, saying with concern, "Yes, let's go back. We can't keep Sakura waiting. It's already quite fast to have repaired it to this extent in a year. Next, as long as we activate the Greater Grail's self-repair system, the Grail system will be running again in a few years."

Shinji Matou nodded: "It's about time to hold another meeting of the three starter families."

Chapter Ninety-Four: The Experienced Driver Takes the Drive!

Inside the quiet church, Shinji Matou and Tokiomi Tohsaka each sat on a pew on either side, while Irisviel stood behind Shinji Matou.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, leaning on his ruby ​​cane, listened to Shinji Matou's explanation, his weathered face unable to contain his surprise: "You mean the Holy Grail System can be restarted!?"

Shinji Matou's answer was much more subdued: "Yes, I have been trying to repair the massive Holy Grail system for the past year, and the results have been quite good. It should be restored in a few years, but this requires the support of the Fuyuki City spiritual veins."

Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?

There's no need for that.

Tokiomi Tohsaka fell into deep thought. The Holy Grail War was about the fate of the Tohsaka family, and it was also a magical challenge that the magician Gemstone had given to the Tohsaka family. When he heard that the Holy Grail had been dismantled, he was already heartbroken. It would be best if the Holy Grail system could be restarted.

He pondered the deeper meaning behind Matou Shinji's trip and asked, "So, you summoned the three starter families here just to announce this matter?"

"I want to redraft the rules of the Holy Grail War, which will be secret rules limited to our three founding families."

"Please speak."

"There's nothing special about it. Previous Holy Grail Wars were too chaotic, and none of them could be held smoothly. This even led to the Holy Grail being corrupted. We are the three families that built the Holy Grail, and we are more qualified than anyone else to obtain it. Therefore, in future Holy Grail Wars, we three families secretly formed an alliance and shared information. Only after we dealt with all the outside participants did we three families internally determine the winner."

Tokitomi Tohsaka understood the implication in Shinji Matou's words and frowned: "Head of the Matou family, do you mean you want to be the predetermined winner of the next Holy Grail War?"