Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Forget it, the kelp head won’t run away anyway.

"Well, you eat first. I'm hungry too."

However, even when Noah sat down again, Matou Sakura still held him tightly with one hand and ate with a spoon using only one hand.

Fortunately, kids are kids.

Maybe because she had just cried for a long time, after finishing a big bowl of vegetable and meat soup noodles, Sakura Matou yawned quickly, then squinted her eyes and pecked at the rice.

This made Noah feel happy.

good chance!

"Um, Sakura, are you sleepy? How about going to bed first? I'll find you a bed."

Sakura Matou nodded, then shook her head, leaving Noah a little confused.

Then, the little girl raised her two short little hands high up to him, and the meaning was not too obvious - hold me!

That matter-of-fact look made Noah's eyelids twitch and his face turned cold.

Oh my god! Little girl! Are you being too kind?

When Ai Si felt sleepy, she just asked me to carry her on her back. You actually want me to hold you in my arms?

Am I, the savior, meant to be your pillow?

Absolutely not—

"Hey, are you awake?"

When Matou Tsuruno woke up with a severe headache, the first thing he saw was a silver-haired boy sitting on a chair beside the bed, looking down at him condescendingly.

Although he sat casually, his aura was like that of a king looking down on his subjects, making people afraid to look directly at him.

—If he didn't have a little girl sleeping soundly in his arms...

"Hey, I'm asking you a question!"

Feeling the kelp-head's gaze lingering on his arms, Noah couldn't help but widen his eyes, drawing his attention back.

After a low conversation with the kelp-head, Noah roughly understood the relevant information about the Matou family, the Tohsaka family, etc.

For example, this kelp head is called Matou Tsuruno, and he has a younger brother named Matou Kariya, as well as their past lives in the Matou family and their current situation.

For example, Matou Sakura was formerly called Tousaka Sakura. She was the second daughter of another famous family in Fuyuki City. She was adopted into the Matou family because Matou Zouken needed to find an heir.

However, other than this information, Matou Tsuruno did not know much, after all, he was just a puppet.

Noah had some guesses based on the magic notes he read last night.

Unlike the Matou family, which has declined to the point where it can't even find an heir capable of practicing magic, the two daughters of the Tōsaka family's generation both possess extremely strong magical aptitude, which can even be called genius.

But the problem is that a family has only one copy of the magic seal, and it can only be passed down to one daughter.

The daughter who did not inherit the magic mark was lucky to be an ordinary person. The greater possibility was that she would live a miserable life because of "demon will attract demon", or even be made into a specimen.

The Tōsaka family had a daughter and didn't know what to do, while the Matou family had no heir, so the two decided to adopt the child.

From the results, if I hadn't appeared last night, the girl's fate would undoubtedly have become quite tragic.

It is said that magicians are monsters who lack humanity and have no concept of worldly morality... I just don't know if Sakura Matou's father knows what happened to his daughter.

If I knew, I could kill him quickly.

Well, don't worry, I will take good care of your wife and two daughters. Just go with peace of mind.

Rubbing Sakura Matou's cheek, which was as smooth as a boiled egg, Noah was thinking slowly when he suddenly felt someone's eyes on him.

"Hmm? Do you have anything to say?"

His hands were rubbing against each other like flies because of nervousness. Matou Tsuruno felt Noah's gaze and his breathing could not help but hitch.

As I said, when the gap between the two sides is too big, the weaker side will feel extremely pressured just by being watched.

Not to mention that in Matou Tsuruno's mind, the look Noah gave him last night when he was wearing armor and holding a sword was still lingering.

That scrutinizing gaze was like thinking about which angle to strike from in order to slit one's own throat the fastest.

This killing intent was natural, without any emotion, anger or cruelty, and was completely based on instinct.

Therefore, Matou Tsuruno was certain that the beautiful boy in front of him who could make countless rich women scream and cry was actually a berserker who had gone through countless battles and had blood on his hands.

However, Matou Tsuruno felt that even if the other party was really a perverted murderer, he should be more human than that perverted old insect.

Isn’t the fact that Sakura Matou would stick to him to sleep an example?

Many times, children are much more sensitive than adults and know who is good and who is bad.

Well, although I am also a scumbag, I would not hit a little girl. In a sense, after rounding it off, we are the same kind of people?

After encouraging himself in this way, Matou Tsuruno decided to take a gamble for the glory and wealth in the second half of his life!

"Um, Master Sifel, how do you intend to deal with the Matou family and me?"

With these words, Noah understood what the kelp head was thinking.

My goodness, although the relationship between Matou Tsuruno and Old Worm is almost like that of enemies, he is so brave that he quickly turned to himself, the murderer of his father.

"Why, you want to handle it for me?"

As if he had drunk strong liquor, Matou Tsuruno suddenly straightened his back and his face turned a little red.

However, his eyes were shining, and his cheeks, which had originally looked old due to wrinkles and bags under his eyes, looked much younger.

"Well, the Matou family was an outsider a hundred years ago, so their spiritual land assets are scattered across the country. If no one manages them in a unified way, I'm afraid they'll soon... Although I was just a figurehead before, I have served as the head of the family for several years! I still have the confidence to hand over the Matou family's assets intact to Miss Sakura!"

Although he hated Matou Zouken very much, he also understood that the Matou family's wealth could not be achieved without the help of that old bug.

If the Matou family loses the support of the people in the magic world, their wealth will probably shrink quickly.

Therefore, it is very necessary to either obtain Noah's recognition or wait for Miss Sakura, who is very talented in magic, to grow up and succeed to the throne.

Matou Tsuruno has ambitions, but they are not big. His biggest wish is to live as an ordinary rich man.

Noah also felt this.

But he didn't hate it, instead he admired it a little, because having ambition is not a bad thing.

Noah has always felt that if one-tenth of the people in this world could act purely out of self-interest, the world would be a beautiful place.

Because at least half of the people are doing stupid things that harm others and themselves every day.

Moreover, he would have to return to Orario after finishing the Holy Grail War, and this period of time would probably not be too long, at least he could not wait for Sakura Matou to grow up.

So it is very necessary to prepare a way out for her.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Master Matou."

After encouraging Matou Tsuruno a few words, Noah carried the still sleeping Matou Sakura back to the study and continued to look through his notes.

It was not until sunset that Sakura Matou woke up slowly. While stretching comfortably, she almost punched Noah in the face.

Looking at Sakura Matou with a blushing face and her head down in shame, Noah had no choice but to touch her little head hard, and then looked at her squinting her eyes comfortably like a kitten, sighing that children are so happy.

I didn’t think so when I was a child, but when I grew up I realized that being able to eat simply for the sake of eating and sleep simply for the sake of sleeping is a kind of happiness.

When we grow up, sleeping is something that makes us happy, but eating is not necessarily the same.

Sometimes, even if faced with something I absolutely don’t want to eat, I have to stuff food into my mouth while crying.

Noah's sigh didn't end until Matou Sakura wanted to drag him to take a bath.

After a three-minute stalemate with Sakura Matou, Noah chose to carry her directly back to the bedroom to sleep.

He just didn't understand. This little girl was obviously timid and afraid of everything, so why was she so stubborn towards him?

If you don’t want to wash it, then don’t wash it. I guess after a few days when you’re no longer afraid, you’ll probably be willing to wash it yourself.

But before Noah could wait for Sakura Matou to be willing to take a bath by herself, an uninvited guest arrived at the Matou house.

"Zou Yan! Where are you? Hand over Sakura!"

78 Matou Kariya

Noah was sitting on the newly moved-in oversized sofa, flipping through a research notebook on barrier techniques, when he heard the shouts coming from the living room on the first floor.

The reason for studying this is naturally to make plans for the upcoming cup battle.

For Noah, the biggest problem now is magic. There is no point in talking about strategy when there is not enough magic.

The magic power of the Heroic Spirit can only come from the Holy Grail and the Master, and Noah is no exception.

Essentially, it is the Holy Grail that summons the Heroic Spirits, and the Master's rituals merely establish a magical circuit between the Master and the Heroic Spirits, maintaining their presence in the world.

Therefore, when a Heroic Spirit is summoned, it will be endowed with sufficient magic power by the Holy Grail at once, and can obtain three opportunities to replenish magic power by three strokes of the Command Spell.

Although Noah still had some magic power left after destroying the sea of insects in the basement, it was becoming less and less as he used it.

Without recovery and replenishment, no matter how much magic power you have, it will not be able to sustain the battle.

Therefore, Noah had to find a way to restore his magic power.

The sources of magic in this world are mainly divided into small sources and large sources.

Xiaoyuan is the life force in the human body, which can generate magic power independently. Most modern magicians accumulate magic power bit by bit in this way in their daily lives.

A good magician can store more magic power, while a mediocre magician cannot store much.

Although in critical moments, magic power is gained by squeezing vitality, excessive squeezing will shorten lifespan or even lead to sudden death.

Gaining magic power by draining people's vitality - the moment this path flashed through Noah's mind, he threw it out of his mind.

Because efficiency is a big issue that cannot be avoided - even if you squeeze people dry, how much magic power can they provide?

Just like Noah didn't like peeling crayfish. It took half a day to eat a bite of meat that was not even as big as his little finger. It was not satisfying at all.

So we should look for another way - Dayuan, which is a broad road where we can have a good fight.

The big source is the life force of the world, which will overflow through various channels such as the earth veins and the atmosphere. Its size is not on the same order of magnitude as the small source.

However, the reason why this world declined from the Age of Gods to the present day is because the Great Source faded.

Even the birth of the Holy Grail War is related to the decline of the Great Source.

Because Noah discovered in his notes that the essence of the Holy Grail War is not a wish-granting machine, but a ritual to seek the root.

In the Age of Gods, when great resources were plentiful, magicians and sorcerers were all at one with the source, and there was no need to seek it.

Fortunately, although there are few methods, after receiving the devil's teachings from Livilia, Noah has a certain degree of magical knowledge and has found one or two ways to obtain magic power from the great source.

The only problem is that in order to obtain magic power in Dayuan, a barrier must be set up, which will definitely attract the attention of many people in the magic world around.

It was obviously impossible to do this in Fuyuki City, so Noah wondered if he could try it somewhere else.

The distance can't be too far, and it would be best if there were some supernatural events or legends -

Visit Buzi City.

When Noah checked this place, shouting from downstairs drew his attention back.

In Noah's perception, that should be a very ordinary middle-aged man.

And, are you here to find Sakura?

Noah couldn't help but look at Sakura Matou, who was lying on the sofa next to him, flipping through a storybook and shaking her short legs in white stockings.

After spending a few days together, Sakura Matou seemed to have barely come out of her previous shadow, and at least she didn't stick to him all day long.

"Kareya, uncle?"

Kariya?

Oh, it’s Matou Kariya, right? Kelp-head’s younger brother.

"Is he someone Sakura knows? Do you want to meet him? He seems to be here to rescue you."

Sakura Matou subconsciously opened her cherry lips and looked at Noah, but couldn't say anything for a long time.