Whose Xingyue looks like you?

Tōsaka Tokiomi swore that the man in front of him was much more troublesome than Gilgamesh who stayed out all night every day.

"My king, if I may be so bold, what is your wish?"

"I haven't considered that. There really isn't a shortage of things like the Holy Grail."

The authentic Holy Grail is the cup used by the Son of God, and the pirated Holy Grail is a huge crystal of magic power. No matter which one it is, Bai Ming can get it easily.

Bai Ming said as he took out a Holy Grail and put it away again: "So, this king is just here to play. Whether it's war or entertainment, it all exists to please this king. So, Tokiomi, please me, do you understand?"

"clear."

Bai Ming's figure gradually faded away. "Tosaka Sakura, come meet me here at twelve o'clock tomorrow."

After the aura completely dissipated, Tōsaka Tokiomi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then... we can only do as the king says."

Tōsaka Tokiomi could do something like pretending to obey but actually disobeying, but he didn't dare to do so.

At least Gilgamesh's mood swings are clearly visible on his face, while Bai Ming's mood swings are unpredictable but he only has a smiling face, so much so that Tōsaka Tokiomi doesn't dare to bet on whether Bai Ming will suddenly attack and kill him.

What he couldn't understand the most was - why was a Saber with her own Holy Grail summoned?

It is said that if Tōsaka Tokiomi's two daughters were in modern times, they would be one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand.

But as for Bai Ming personally, he actually looked down on either of the two sisters.

He didn't want to teach his disciples at all - there was Fusu in front, Guo Jia in the back, and Li Chengqian in the third.

Only Fusu served as a valuable teacher, giving him whatever he wanted, but learning depended entirely on Fusu's own initiative.

Guo Jia and even Li Chengqian were taught by Fusu on his behalf, and he didn't care about them at all. Guo Jia at least had the status of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, and had a small world in his hands, while Li Chengqian was just like Bai Ming's senior brother Huanglong, a complete nobody.

But the words came back again.

Now that I'm here, I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't do something.

Little Loli, cute.

"System, can you bring that person back to me?"

Bai Ming's question made the system silent, and it recognized Bai Ming's title of the Pervert King.

At midnight the next day, Gilgamesh was having a wild disco, while Bai Ming was teaching Sakura Toosaka some things like shrinking the earth into an inch in the Toosaka family's mansion.

Bai Ming himself was more focused on a magical plan.

It was known that Emiya Kiritsugu wanted world peace, so he would naturally help him - but as everyone knew, wherever humans lived, there was no escape from struggle.

In other words, as long as all the humans in this world are killed, Kiritsugu Emiya's wish can be fulfilled.

"Perhaps I should partner up with Kotomine Kirei."

Bai Ming complained as he watched Sakura Tōsaka trying hard to understand the theory. Suddenly, another clear voice rang out, "Um... do you know that guy Kirei?"

It was Toosaka Rin. I don't know why she hadn't rested at this time, but instead ran to the place where Bai Ming was teaching Toosaka Sakura.

If it weren't for the initiation method of teaching Sakura Tousaka, Bai Ming would really think that Rin Tousaka was here to steal his skills, but Bai Ming didn't care. Even if someone stole his skills, they wouldn't be able to learn what he taught.

Bai Ming said, "It's a one-sided acquaintance. After all, this man is quite famous to some extent."

"That's it..."

Young Tousaka Rin slowed down her tone and then suddenly asked, "Hey, what's your name? Why does your father call you the king?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tōsaka Tokiomi rushed in in a panic: "My king, please forgive me for being rude to my daughter——"

Before he could finish his words, Bai Ming told Tōsaka Tokiomi to get out of the room alone.

"Go away, the king didn't summon you."

Tokiomi's tone paused. It seemed that the king was much more tolerant towards children than towards adults.

If Gilgamesh were here, he would have said something like, "This devil is just tolerant of people he likes."

After Tōsaka Tokiomi left, Bai Ming looked at Tōsaka Rin again. "The Holy Grail War is a very boring thing. At its core, the so-called Lesser Holy Grail and the Greater Holy Grail are all crystals of highly concentrated magic power. Ultimately, magicians are also very boring."

The younger girl nodded.

She did find learning magic boring - it would be more accurate to say that the entire learning and practicing process was extremely boring.

"So...what exactly is the Holy Grail War?"

"This begins with the Summoning of Heroic Spirits Ritual."

A golden halo emerged from his hand. Bai Ming casually took out a bottle of juice and started drinking it by himself, while Toosaka Rin could only watch helplessly.

"Summoning Heroic Spirits is a decisive battle magic used to save the Primate World. Seven Heroic Spirits, each at the pinnacle of their seven attributes, will appear and destroy the great disaster that hinders the development of the Primate World.

For their own convenience, humans have downgraded this magic into a Servant Summoning System. Seven magicians then lead their summoned Heroic Spirits in a battle for the ownership of the Holy Grail. The victor who survives will obtain the ownership of the Holy Grail - this is the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City.

Bai Ming paused and said, "That's why this kind of thing is so boring. It's clearly just a piece of magic crystal, but everyone wants to get their hands on something that can directly subvert the world——"

Toosaka Rin nodded as if she understood, and then continued to stare at the juice in Bai Ming's hand.

"Want to drink?"

The girl nodded, and Bai Ming smiled: "I won't give you any."

Young Tōsaka Rin knew that the man in front of her was teasing her, but she couldn't help but feel that this man was as annoying as Kirei.

In the end, Toosaka Rin drank the juice in Bai Ming's hand. After all, Bai Ming didn't really intend to make a little girl cry - not for any other reason, but because if she really made her cry, Gilgamesh, the bastard king, would definitely laugh at him.

To some extent, Bai Ming didn't dislike guys like Emiya Kiritsugu who were uneducated and had unrealistic ideals.

No matter what, she wanted to meet Emiya Kiritsugu—it was pure curiosity.

I'm curious about what kind of man would run towards Kotomine Kirei.

So after teaching Sakura Toosaka, Tokiomi truly realized that what he summoned were not two servants, but two ancestors.

Bai Ming also stayed out all night like Gilgamesh.

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in a few days

On the other side, Matou Kariya returned to the Matou family.

Because he heard that Sakura Toosaka was going to be adopted into the Matou family, in order to confirm this matter, Matou Kariya returned to the gloomy mansion. When he came back, Matou Zouken admitted that Sakura Toosaka was about to be adopted into the Matou family and become the heir of the Matou family.

As expected, Matou Kariya was very angry.

Matou Kariya and Matou Zōken did not know that Tōsaka Sakura would no longer come to the Matou family, and Tōsaka Tokiomi was so busy with the two ancestors of the family that he had no time to tell Matou Zōken about this.

Of course, Matou Zouken also had some doubts in his heart. After all, according to the agreement, Tohsaka Sakura should have been brought here four or five days ago, but now there was no sign of her, and even the always honest and trustworthy Tokiomi did not come.

But before Matou Zouken could ask, Matou Kariya blocked him at the door of his house.

The quarrel in the Matou family inevitably broke out at the entrance.

Sitting opposite Kariya was a short old man, he was Zouken Matou, the head of the Matou family.

His hairless bald head and limbs had become as old and shrunken as a mummy, but his eyes, hidden deep in his sunken eye sockets, still sparkled with brilliance. He was a strange old man whose appearance and aura were different from those of ordinary people.

An immortal magus who uses unspeakable horror to repeatedly extend his lifespan, the ancestor of the Matou family bloodline that Kariya hates the most, and a living monster that has survived to the modern era.

"I heard you were planning to adopt the second daughter of the Tōsaka family. Do you really want to leave a magician's gene in Matou's bloodline?"

"Are you qualified to question me about this?"

Matou Zouken was very calm, and even turned around to question Matou Kariya, who had returned on his own initiative: "Who do you think caused the Matou family to fall to this state? After all, Tsuruno's remaining son still has no magic circuits. But Kariya, your magical skills are far superior to Tsuruno's. If you had just accepted the position of head of the family..."

Matou Zouken was simply throwing mud, and Matou Kariya knew it very well. He just snorted coldly and scoffed.

"Vampire, your acting is terrible."

Matou Kariya shouted coldly, "Stop making me laugh. Even if the Matou family doesn't have any new blood, it shouldn't have any impact on you, right? Whether it's 100, 200, 300, or even 1000 years from now, as long as you're still alive, it doesn't matter, right?!"

Hearing his second son's words, Matou Zouken, who was originally a little angry, immediately restrained his temper. His dry face twisted, and the corners of his mouth twisted and raised high, looking like a monster's smile.

On this face, Matou Kariya could not see any human emotions.

"You're so unlovable. You're still speaking as bluntly as before. I don't know who you resemble."

The withered old man laughed happily, and the sound was like a piece of phlegm stuck in his throat: "Yes, I will live a hundred years longer than you, but how to maintain this increasingly decaying body is also a big problem, but -

Whether or not there is an heir, the Matou family undoubtedly needs a magician to help me win the Holy Grail."

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Matou Kariya's face: "Stop talking nonsense. This is your real purpose, right?"

As the childhood sweetheart of Aoi Tousaka, Matou Kariya couldn't help but think of the two girls, Rin Tousaka and Sakura Tousaka.

Compared to her sister, Sakura Tousaka is more introverted and always likes to hide behind her sister, giving people the impression of being delicate.

When he thought about that petite, innocent girl having to bear the cruel fate of a magician, and when he thought about that damned Tōsaka Tokiomi adopting that innocent child into such a family with no future, anger surged in Matou Kariya's chest.

But Matou Kariya absolutely could not let the withered old man in front of him see his anger. He tried his best to remain calm. If he vented his true intentions and emotions during the negotiation process, he would put himself in a disadvantageous position.

"If that's the case, then once we get the Holy Grail, Sakura Tousaka will be of no use to us, right?"

"What are you paying attention to?"

"Matou Zouken, let's make a deal. I will obtain the Holy Grail in the next Holy Grail War, and you, stay away from Tousaka Sakura."

Matou Zouken smiled, making his already haggard face even more distorted and disgusting. "What nonsense are you talking about, you idiot? You're a loser who has never had any training in the past, and you actually dream of becoming a Servant's Master in just one year?"

"You should have that kind of secret technique, right?"

Seeing Matou Kariya's hysterical expression, Zōken's expression faded: "Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"You don't care about my life, do you, 'Father'?" Matou Kariya said with a hint of meaning. "Matou family affairs should be handled by the Matou family. There is no need to involve irrelevant people."

"Then I will do as you wish."

Matou Zouken laughed sinisterly.

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The city of Einzbern is located at the edge of the sky and the corner of the sea, and has been sealed by ice and snow all year round. Ancient magicians quietly continued their bloodline, and generation after generation lived in this ancient city deep in the mountains, which is remote and uninhabited.

The weather was not sunny, but this milky white sky with a hint of blue was much brighter than a cloudy day with snow. Although there were no flying birds and lush trees, the sunshine was enough to embellish the scenery.

Sha~Sha~

Steady and slow footsteps stepped on the ground, leaving one footprint after another on the bright white snow.

Bai Ming walked calmly on the snow.