I'm really not a top magician

This feeling instantly made the original owner's family pop up in Aika Sajo's mind. Among them, the one who impressed her the most seemed to be her younger sister, Ayaka Sajo.

"At this time, Ling Xiang should only be 8 years old. After this Holy Grail War is over, it's time for her to go home."

"Forget it, forget it. Who can think clearly about the future? I'm out shopping now, so of course I'm going to buy some gifts for my harem!"

Aika Sajo's attention quickly shifted to how to pick up girls and Shura Field.

After arriving at the bookstore on the commercial street, Rider quickly showed great interest in the people around him. In addition, Aika Sajo kept muttering about what gifts to give to which girls, which made Weber feel that the two of them would not cause any trouble for the time being.

Even if something really goes wrong, Aika Sajo will definitely have a way.

"Well, I'll go do something in this bookstore first." Weber pointed to the bookstore inside.

"Yeah." Rider nodded.

"In short, you can do whatever you want, but you are absolutely not allowed to leave this commercial street. Even during the day, you must not be careless. If I am attacked, you must be able to come over immediately."

"Uh-huh!"

Rider nodded repeatedly, but his large, shining eyes were completely fixed on the surrounding taverns, toy stores, game shops, and snack shops.

This made Weber feel as if he had just spoken to the air, and he felt very helpless.

"No conquest, no invasion." Weber suddenly said.

"Why!?"

"What the hell! Seriously..."

Afraid of drawing attention to himself if he delayed for too long, Webb thrust his wallet into the thick palm of the Conqueror.

"No stealing, and no free dining! If you want something, just buy it! Do you want me to use the Command Spell to explain it to you again? Sha Tiao, I leave the rider to you!"

Weber was completely relieved when he saw Aika Sajo nodded sincerely.

Rider understood Waver's nervousness and laughed, scratching his head. "Hahahaha! No need to be so nervous. Macedonian etiquette is universal for civilized people in any country. Well then, Miss Satsuki, let's go!"

Perhaps he truly understood Waver's meaning, but after Rider threw down this indifferent reply, he excitedly disappeared into the crowded and noisy crowd of shoppers.

Watching Rider's fading figure, Waver could only sigh helplessly. Although he was still worried, Rider, despite his seemingly carefree demeanor, was remarkably adaptable to foreign cultures. His recent, gentle approach to the MacKenzies was proof of this.

But even if something goes wrong or something funny happens, we still have Aika Satiao.

Only in the morning would Waver truly forget that he and Aika Sajo were rivals in the Holy Grail War, forget the gap in talent between them, and forget his own ideals that could not be any smaller.

If Rider spent all the money in the wallet he had just given him, then about half of the funds prepared for the Fuyuki Holy Grail War would be gone. However, rather than letting Rider cause unsolvable trouble, spending the money to avoid it would be a good deal. As long as he could obtain the Holy Grail, even if he didn't have the money to pay for the return trip, it shouldn't be a problem.

Weber has matured somewhat, having grown from his original petty character to one who treats money as dirt.

Chapter 253 Buying Gifts and Tricking Weber

After saying goodbye to Weber temporarily, Sajo Aika took Rider for a stroll in the surrounding commercial streets. However, judging from Rider's appearance, he seemed to be more interested in the money in Weber's wallet and the goods in the surrounding shops.

"Ms. Sajo, there are so many things here."

Rider looked at the merchandise in each store with excitement.

"How about I pay for it this time?"

Aika Satiao gave a good suggestion.

"No, I'd feel more proud if I conquered something like this myself."

As expected, Rider responded to Shatiao Aige so excitedly, with his hands raised high in excitement, attracting the attention of passers-by.

However, most passers-by just thought they had met some energetic uncle.

"You said it yourself. Looks like Weber's wallet is no longer safe!"

Saijo Aika said helplessly.

Rider even smiled foolishly: "But that stingy guy actually gave me his wallet. This shows that this money is nothing to him."

"So that's what you've always thought. No wonder Waver has been having stomachaches lately."

Aika Sajo suddenly observed a second of silence for Weber. This money was a loan from Melvin, who'd borrowed it to fund Weber's Holy Grail War. But if the jolly creature knew that most of the money he'd given Weber was used by Rider for shopping, he'd die of laughter. Who knows, it might even leave Weber even more in debt.

For some reason, Aika Sajo felt happy when she thought of this.

The two of them started from the street and strolled to the end of the street in a mighty procession. Then they looked at all the shops on the next street. Along the way, Rider went in and out of shopping malls of all sizes. Strategy games were the ones that attracted his attention the most.

Sha Tiao Ai Ge was actually the most tired. Rider was tall and strong, and one step of his took the equivalent of two or three steps of Sha Tiao Ai Ge. This made it really difficult for Sha Tiao Ai Ge to follow him. He wished he could jump up and hit Rider's knee to swear to make himself taller.

After finally finding a McDonald's to sit down, Satiao Aika silently cursed herself. Why didn't she go play arcade games by herself? Why did she have to accompany Rider, such an idiot, to go shopping?

Maybe it was because of the big ice cream cone logo on the cover of this McDonald's, Rider looked at others eating eagerly, then turned to look at Satiao Aika and asked:

"Sha Tiao, what is this?"

Forget it, after walking along the street, we are already familiar with each other enough that they can call my name.

"This is ice cream, I pick up girls... It's a cold food we often eat in the summer, a bit like ice water." Aika Sajo explained.

I almost revealed my and Toosaka Rin's secrets to picking up girls.

"Oh, I see. But I look pretty delicious, Sha Tiao. I want to eat this!"

Rider looked at Sajo Aika with anticipation, as if hoping the latter would go shopping.

"What? I didn't bring enough money today."

Sajo Aika said with a forced smile and an apologetic face.

She's exhausted herself, so how could she possibly help you buy things? Unless you're a beautiful girl.

You want me to go? No way!

"It's okay. The guy has given us the money. Just consider it my treat." Rider said as he handed over Weber's wallet.

"dinner?"

Shatiao Aige was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the wallet respectfully and said with a solemn oath: "Leave it to me."

When Satiao Aige returned, she also bought a set meal to solve her afternoon tea problem. After all, after a year in the UK, she had developed some bad habits, such as afternoon tea. But the money was sitting there anyway, so she might as well use it somewhere more appropriate. So, Satiao Aige went straight into her stomach this time.

After Shatiao Aige finished eating, Rider asked from the side: "Shatiao, will you come with me to buy something later?"

"Forget it, it's so nice to stay inside McDonald's. It's so cold outside in the middle of winter."

Of course, Satiao Aige didn't want to go shopping anymore and buy gifts for the girls. It would be better to stay in McDonald's and enjoy the heating.

But Rider ignored him completely, stood up from his seat and shouted, "Then let's go!"

In this way, under the leadership of Rider, a fool, Sajo Aika had to continue her companionship career. When passing by a store, Rider took a fancy to a game.

"Sha Tiao, this game is pretty good. Look, you can even fight!"

Rider asked excitedly.

In this regard, Rider seems to have more experience than others, he is truly worthy of being called the King of Conquerors.

Shatiao Aige didn't care: "Whatever, it's you who's buying the things, and it's not my money that's being spent."

Rider agreed with what he heard, and then went in to talk to the waiter about the game.

Seeing this, Aika Satiao took the opportunity to find a few shops nearby and bought some gifts for others.

I bought Luna a knife model. This guy is a knife fanatic, so obsessed with swords that he even turned every cherry blossom in the inherent barrier into a thin blade. It has to be said that this inherent barrier is truly elegant yet terrifying.

What I gave to Lorelai was the BD of The Shawshank Redemption. I hope that the caged bird can spread its wings and fly high like the protagonist in the end.

The gift for Lisa was wine. This girl looks incredibly smart, but she's actually a complete blockhead. She knows everything, yet she keeps it to herself, never telling anyone. She hasn't even solved her own problems, yet she's constantly worrying about others. What a fool! The reason I gave her the wine was because I hoped to get Lisa drunk one day so she could vent to me. After all, it's tough to endure it all alone, but don't worry, there's Sajo Aika and a group of friends who will help her.

What I gave to Gudako was the selected works of Mao Zedong that Aika Sajo had treasured for many years. This is Aika Sajo’s treasure, and I just hope that this last master can make progress.

As for Mashu...Aika Sajo looked around the mall but didn't see anything suitable as a gift for Mashu. However, she finally found one in a bookstore. So she decided to give her a magazine called "Recognition." After all, this girl...well...she didn't get the nickname "Slutty Eggplant" for nothing.

Oh, and I almost forgot about Sakura and Rin. Their gift, of course, is a sisterly reunion, but that gift will require Sajo Aika to trick Tōsaka Tokiomi and Matou Zouken tomorrow. However, for these two, Sajo Aika still hopes to receive a return gift. After all, the development game is still taking too long, and it would be nice if the process could be sped up.

After Aigo Shatiao packed all the gifts and asked the store to send them by express delivery, and after finishing these things, Aigo Shatiao finally returned to the original game store and found Rider.

After talking endlessly to the clerk who looked a little tired, this guy finally bought the game "Admiral's Grand Tactics IV".

"Shatiao, look, I bought this game!"

Rider said boastfully.

"Are you just going to buy the software?"

Sajo Aika asked helplessly.

"What do you mean?"

"This is a console game, it requires a controller. Look at this."

Aika Sajo showed Rider the handle on the display stand.

Rider suddenly realized after seeing it: "So, you can only play this game if you buy this, right?"

"Yes."

Seeing Aika Sajo nod, Rider started talking to the shopkeeper about the price of the game console again.

Aika Satiao has never been behind in tricking Weber.

Chapter 254 Waste of Time

After searching in the bookstore for a while, Weber finally found the book he wanted.

However, he had no intention of buying it. He would just read it in the bookstore. If Rider knew about the book he wanted to read, he would definitely question him about it. So Waver was unwilling to take the risk of buying it.

Perhaps because there are so many foreign residents here, the foreign language shelves are filled with not only tourist guidebooks and vulgar paperbacks, but also a wide variety of other books.

Although Weber did not expect to find it, contrary to his expectations, he found the target easily. Weber immediately began to quickly browse the contents of the book.

Once he held a book in his hands, he would immediately forget about time. This was a trait that had remained unchanged in Weber since childhood.

When it comes to reading comprehension, he is confident that he is no less capable than anyone else.

However, in the Clock Tower, this talent of his was merely a librarian-like ability that came in handy when researching books. So whenever he came across a book with a lot of nonsense and incomprehensible technical explanations, he would always think with disgust that if he were to write them himself, they would be much more concise and clear.

But these unpleasant memories were soon driven out of his consciousness as he turned the pages. The content of the book Weber is reading now is very gripping, attracting readers' thoughts to gallop to the distant other side.

I don’t know how long it took, but Weber has been immersed in a state of selfless reading.

Suddenly, Weber felt a different and unusually heavy sound of footsteps coming, so he immediately pretended to be calm and put the book back.

Looking back, I happened to meet Rider's eyes who was looking towards the foreign language bookshelf, and Aika Sajou's eyes behind him.

"Oh! Found it! Such a small thing is hidden between the bookshelves and is completely invisible. It's really troublesome to find it." said rider.

"Ordinary people are smaller than bookshelves! Come on, you big, stupid guy, what did you buy?"

Rider showed the large bag in his hand to Waver with one hand. The mere sight of this unsettlingly large paper bag gave Waver a feeling that the contents were truly extraordinary.

"Look! It turns out that "Admiral's Grand Strategy IV" is released today, and I bought the limited edition of the first edition! Wow, hahahaha, my lucky numbers are indeed not in vain!"

Rider said excitedly.

However, when talking about the Luck attribute, Aika Satiao can't help but think of Lancer with Lucky E. However, with Aika Satiao's deliberate guidance and her own luck, Lancer should also be able to get a good ending.

Waver couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw that what Rider bought was ten times more stupid than the stupidest thing he could think of.

"I say, for such a big thing, you only bought the software..."

Waver was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized that the large paper bag in Rider's hand was too large for a piece of software. He then immediately realized that the King of Conquerors had also bought a controller.

"This guy also bought a handle!" Satiao Aige added with a smile.

This was undoubtedly a critical hit, piercing Weber's heart. He suddenly felt that giving money to Rider was a very stupid decision.

"Alright, kid! Let's go back and play together."

Rider said excitedly.

"Let me tell you, I have no interest in this kind of vulgar game." Weber said indifferently.

Rider immediately frowned in resentment and sighed deeply:

"Hey, let me tell you. Why do you like to indulge in your own little world? Don't you want to find a little joy?"

These words really irritated Weber. Rider's condescending attitude made him feel like he was back in the Clock Tower. He'd been feeling that way for the past few days, but without those idiots constantly mocking him, Weber felt a lot more at ease. But Rider's tone irritated him, so he said impatiently:

"Don't bother me! How can a magician like me who explores the truth have free time to do these meaningless things? I don't have extra brain cells to spend on video games!"

As a magician seeking the truth, how could Weber waste his time on such boring video games?

Hearing this, Shatiao Aige suddenly became excited.