In Type-Moon, people create a magic family lineage

However, it is not difficult to make a move while alive and achieve it after death.

Of course, if Lu Kang, who was active as Luvist back then, hadn't failed to directly acquire the land ownership of the Fuyuki City ley line pivot from Tokiomi Tohsaka's grandfather, he would have faced far more trouble than this.

Unfortunately, as the site of the Holy Grail War, they couldn't possibly sell something so important.

Tokiomi Tohsaka was truly shocked at this moment.

He had initially thought that the person before him was at most related to the 'Peacock King'.

Then, the addition of 'Louis' was surprising but still somewhat acceptable.

But 'Secret Saint' Tuvar.

When all three are combined, the impact is more than doubled.

The Tohsaka family can only be described as living in their own shadow for generations.

Upon meeting Tokiomi's astonished expression, Lu Kang simply asked, "How so?"

Tokiomi remained silent.

He just let out a sigh of relief.

Bend down and lower your head.

“You are absolutely right,” Tokiomi Tohsaka said. “The Tohsaka family will always act in accordance with your will.”

If it were only "Lord Peacock," then the officials would respect him and would personally come to visit him to express their welcome and give him sincere "admonitions."

But that's all.

But if you add Luvist and Michonne, it becomes different.

He was still struggling with how to face the situation.

How to deal with the other party's attempt to publicize the Holy Grail War.

Now, there's no need to consider it anymore.

All you need to do is bow your head and comply.

Just fine.

Perhaps for the Tohsaka family, apart from the 'Jewel Originator' who directly taught them magic, there is no one more important than Lu Kang in front of them.

...

"Yuzhu, look at this doll, it looks just like you!"

On the bustling streets of Fuyuki.

Aoko and Yuzhu were arguing and bickering.

The dark witch suddenly seemed lost in thought, causing Aoko to click her tongue and exclaim, "Aruto, Aruto!"

"What's wrong?"

Coming to her senses, Yuzhu spoke expressionlessly.

"You're asking me what's wrong?" Aoko said, displeased. "Haven't you noticed you've been spacing out more and more lately?"

"Especially when Lu Kang isn't around—"

"Ah."

"What does 'hmm' mean?" Aoko was getting a little frustrated looking at Ayumi's lack of reaction, but at the same time, she suddenly became curious.

"So, what exactly is your relationship now?"

what relationship?

Of course, it's a 'best friend'.

Youzhu opened her mouth, about to answer, seemingly unaware that her mind was filled with the image of that boy, which was clearly not the behavior of a normal 'friend'—but ever since she experienced the loneliness of the boy's absence, his image and interactions with him would always appear in her mind when Lu Kang was not around.

The reason she came along this time was precisely because of this feeling.

Even a brief absence now seems to leave a lingering impression...

The fairytale witch, however, did not understand what was going on.

Is this what a 'closest friend' is like?

She doesn't actually dislike this feeling.

She was simply echoing what Lu Kang had said before, and that was her intended answer.

...the next second.

But then it suddenly stopped.

The girl's eyes were deep, as if she had sensed something...

Aoko was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

"A dirty smell."

Yuzhu said, "It stinks."

"Like... an insect?"

"Insects? Where did these smelly insects come from?"

Aoko sniffed left and right, but found nothing.

Youzhu shook her head and did not answer.

But her furrowed brows showed that she hated the smell.

I absolutely, absolutely hate it!

...

"Has it been discovered?"

"It seems some remarkable young people have arrived in Fuyuki City again!"

Inside a dark space resembling an underground nest.

The elderly woman in the kimono, her body so withered she resembled a demon, opened her eerie green eyes and uttered a chilling sound.

The third of the "Three Great Families" is Matou Zouken, the head of the Matou family.

The magician who commands the 'insects' stands in the insect nest and speaks thus.

Chapter 173 Kotomine Risei's Childhood Memories, The Successor of Fairy Tales

"Is the news confirmed, Kirei?"

Inside a park in the northern part of Fuyuki City's new ward, surrounded by jagged forests.

The midnight sky, dark and gloomy, intertwined with the glittering lights of the surrounding city, resembled a piece of angel down cloth with mottled colors. The church dome, standing far away, looked like a magnificent ancient bell hanging under the sky, and the towering cross stood between the wind and the lights.

This is a branch of the church in Fuyuki City, responsible for overseeing the mysterious 'Kotomine Church'.

It is a branch of the church that exists all over the world.

And at this moment.

Inside the church, in the hall where priests and believers pray, in front of the steps facing the cross, stood an old yet still very upright and even robust figure, his jet-black robes hanging silently like the night.

Looking at this aged figure.

Listen to what he said.

In front of him, another clergyman, taller and much younger, who appeared to be a young man, spoke solemnly.

"Yes, Father..."

Kirei Kotomine said, "According to my latest information, my teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka, has most likely already sided with that 'common ruler'."

"'Sovereign,' is that it...?"

The old priest narrowed his eyes: "If the ancient proverb is true, then a unified Yamato Mysticism would certainly not be a good thing for the Church!"

The mystery of the Far East Kingdom originated from the Celestial Empire, was founded in the Heian period, and reached its peak in the later years of the 'Kujaku-gong'.

Although it disintegrated into a scattered mess after its death, giving outside forces such as the Church and the Mage's Association an opportunity to take advantage, just as Tokiomi Tohsaka realized, the mysterious forces in the Far East that inherited the 'Fragments of God' have never been weak. If they had a unified 'central hub' and united, coupled with the Far East's isolated overseas geographical environment, it would be difficult for either the Church or the Mage's Association to develop as rapidly as before.

It's not uncommon for magicians like Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had already joined the Western magic world, to suddenly switch allegiance to the 'common master'.

It comes down to it.

What belongs to the Far East will always belong to the Far East.

Mystery knows no borders, but people do.

"Father, should we..." Upon hearing the old priest's hesitant words, a sharp, cold glint flashed in Kirei Kotomine's eyes.

The old priest waved his hand: "I know you are now working in the Agents department, and the Agents are a fighting organization that acts against heretics—but there is no need to fight all the time, Kirei."

"In any case, Tokiomi Tohsaka is still your teacher in name only, and his involvement, at least in the short term, will not affect our cooperation."

"Father means..." Kirei paused, a thoughtful look flashing across the young man's cold face.

“Where there are those who pledge allegiance, there will naturally be those who oppose; where there are those who surrender, there will naturally be those who turn against them—the human heart is so wicked that it needs the salvation of the ‘Lord’.” Father Kotomine’s words echoed in a low voice: “Even the most capable ‘common ruler’ is absolutely insufficient to unify the entire Far East in a very short time.”

"What we need to do is wait and see."

"What you need to do is continue to stay close to your teacher and follow his instructions."

"In this way, you are essentially lying in wait by the side of the 'common ruler'."

"We just need to wait for the day when the Far East will usher in 'change'!"

Yes.

Now that the 'common ruler' has appeared.

So, the Far East may be unified in the future, but chaos before unification is inevitable.

The church's opportunity to benefit from this lies in this.

"Yes, father!"

Kirei Kotomine bowed his head in response.

The old priest, who was tall and sturdy, moved slightly as he looked at his son's respectful bowed head. The white-haired old man raised his eyes and looked out from the window hanging high in the church hall, where he could see the bright moonlight directly outside.

The old man paused slightly in breathing.

She couldn't help but think that her son was still too 'naive'.

If there were only a 'common ruler', how could Tokiomi Tohsaka have bowed down so quickly?

"This feeling... how familiar it is!"

A young man from a foreign land ventures alone into the Far East.

Stirring up the winds of change in a nation.

This inevitably reminded the old priest of his own childhood, of events that also occurred on this land.

That time, the most vicious and wicked man, Luvist, arrived.

If it is indeed related to it.

Therefore, the next action must be taken with utmost caution.

anyway.

He also needs to notify the Vatican as soon as possible.

"Let Amakusa go to the Holy See in my place!"

Now nearly ninety years old, Kotomine Risei has made up his mind.

...

"As expected of a big city near Kyoto, this tour is really tiring!"

We returned to the top floor of the Fuyuki Grand Hotel.

Just a second ago, Qingzi was full of excitement when she suddenly fell onto the soft sofa, swinging her shapely legs encased in black stockings. Her soft yet athletic curves swayed in the light, and her lying body swayed from side to side. The hem of her skirt went deep into the sofa gap, tightening her hip line and outlining a full, rounded shape that contrasted sharply with her slender waist. Her long, black hair also swept from side to side with her movements, and the whiteness of her neck was clearly visible.

Yu-chu, sitting next to her, was much more dignified, but her fatigue was evident in the way she sat with her hands hanging down.