Who are you calling a stable boy?!

Holding the special Poké Ball in her hand, she snorted coldly.

She bought this special Poké Ball from the Trainer Items Shop at the Trading Post. It is said to use Capsule Technology, which is only available to Legendary Trainers, so that this Poké Ball can not only contain living creatures, but also meet their dietary and medical needs.

Its performance is undoubtedly top-notch.

Correspondingly, the price is also top-notch.

Taking advantage of the promotion, Rin bought a set of six at once, which almost emptied her savings at the time.

However, it was worth the price.

"Om..."

Ignoring Rin's verbal attack, Zouken Matou simply slammed his cane on the ground.

The next moment, the sewer cover on one side of the alley was suddenly blown off, and more than twenty strange insects swarmed out, trying to get past the crimson obstacle and attack Rin.

"Char!"

Lin let out a low shout.

"A flash of lightning, a bullet punch!"

Crimson lightning surged forth!

With a series of explosions like firecrackers, the disgusting curtain formed by the twenty-odd strange insects was instantly torn apart by the crimson blade.

Seeing his insects smashed into pieces, Zouken Matou leaned on his cane, his brows furrowed slightly.

The power of this familiar exceeded his expectations.

As an expert in creating and controlling familiars, he believed that this was undoubtedly a powerful familiar worthy of being the core of a magic family's legacy.

Such a familiar... could not possibly be a creation of the Tohsaka family themselves.

For once, his curiosity was piqued.

Is that all?

As the twenty or so insect-type familiars were instantly wiped out by the giant mantis, Rin looked at Zouken Matou with a confident smile on his face.

"You thought you were just going to grab a little girl and didn't make many preparations? Or... did Zheng Jing really break your back, you old dog, with those three blows?"

"...I didn't expect you to have such an excellent familiar for protection. Tokiomi is really willing to go to great lengths for his successor."

Zouken Matou let out a laugh that sounded like the hooting of an owl.

"Unfortunately, you're still too young to be a magician, kid."

As he spoke, a huge insect-shaped familiar suddenly pounced out from the shadows behind Rin!

This insect-shaped familiar with multiple legs on its abdomen has no elytra and moves silently while climbing walls, clearly an individual specially created for assassination and sneak attacks!

Zouken Matou certainly had no intention of killing Rin.

This does him no good.

Only a living Rin would be of use to him.

However, as long as I'm alive, that's enough.

— Aiming at the back of Rin's head, the insect-shaped familiar opened its mouth and spat out a sharp needle about the length of a normal person's index finger!

Even a Scizor wouldn't be able to reach that distance in time.

The moment the sharp needle was about to strike, Rin seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. She suddenly turned her head to the side, twisted her waist, and spun her right foot. Her little leather shoe instantly became like an iron hammer swung by an Olympic hammer throw champion, accompanied by the sound of wind, and kicked the attacking insect-type familiar into a pulp!

"Old man, a trainer's battles are never confined to the arena."

With a look of disgust, Rin wiped the sticky residue off the tips of her shoes on the ground, raised her chin, and looked down at Zouken Matou with her small body as if she were looking down on him.

She stretched out her hand and spread her five fingers.

"You think you can defeat me by sneak attack? You couldn't do it even if you lived for another five hundred years!"

"..."

"Hmph? Trying to escape?"

Noticing that Zouken Matou seemed to be considering leaving, Rin waved his hand.

"Char—"

"boom!!"

Without warning, a series of violent explosions suddenly erupted in the alley!

"..."

A moment later, deep within the heat and smoke, Rin, unharmed, lowered her hand from her face and looked around at the mess.

"The bodily fluids of those insects...?"

She muttered something.

The explosion was most likely caused by the insects being splattered with bodily fluids after they were blown up.

"Om..."

Hearing her companion's concern, Rin blinked, smiled, and patted Metagross.

"I'm fine, thanks to your light wall."

"Om..."

After calming the worried Metagross, Rin glanced at the spot where Zouken Matou had been.

Naturally, that old man's figure had long since disappeared.

"Tsk, Zheng Jing is right. This old ghost may not have any other skills, but he's really good at saving his own life."

Unaware that Rin was making such a comment about him, and probably not even caring if he did, Zouken Matou was slowly walking with a cane in the city's sewers.

Fearing being discovered by Zheng Jing, he had been carefully looking for an opportunity. He thought that Rin's isolation would be an opportunity, but Rin's strong fighting ability caught him off guard.

Therefore, he believed that he could only focus his attention on Zenjou Aoi... or Kariya.

We need to consider this carefully.

"Are you getting ready to leave, Grandpa?"

The sudden sound from the darkness made Zouken Matou stop in his tracks.

"That voice...is it Sakura?"

He turned his head and looked into the darkness.

"Clang, clang..."

His response was a series of somewhat harsh friction sounds.

It sounded like something heavy and hard was being dragged across the concrete.

The person who stepped into the sewer under the dim yellow light was Sakura.

Even Zouken Matou was momentarily stunned upon seeing Sakura now.

"I just want to see Uncle Zheng as soon as possible..."

Sakura stared blankly at Zouken Matou, holding upside down a steel bar that she had taken from some abandoned construction site.

Golden flames seemed to burn in those eyes.

—It's like they're going to burn Zouken Matou alive!

"I just want to see Uncle Zheng as soon as possible."

-

"I see."

On the outskirts of Fuyuki City, in the Einzbern Castle, Zheng Jing nodded to Kiritsugu Emiya, Irisviel, and Artoria.

As he expected, after hearing Zheng Jing's words that night, Kiritsugu Emiya immediately tried to contact the Einzbern family, who were far away in another country. At the same time, in the front-line base in Fuyuki City, he tried his best to find books that might contain information about the previous Holy Grail War.

As it turned out, he did find relevant records in the castle, which stated that the Einzbern family had illegally summoned the Avenger-class Servant Angra Mainyu during the previous Holy Grail War.

In his communications with the Einzbern family, he inquired whether the Holy Grail had been corrupted by Angra Mainyu and whether its function as a wish-granting machine would be abnormal, but he did not receive a reasonable explanation.

In her reply, she even threatened him again with Ilya's safety...

This approach convinced Kiritsugu Emiya of 90% of Zheng Jing's words.

For a man like Emiya Kiritsugu, this basically means that he believes Zheng Jing's words to be true.

Thus, no matter how painful it was, Kiritsugu Emiya still made his decision.

Such a Holy Grail must never be allowed to bring harm to the world.

At the same time, the couple also had to face another problem—

"Hey! Isn't that Einzbern? Its doom has been foreseen!"

Zheng Jing jumped up, stepped on the table, and waved his hand.

"Brother Emiya, I, Old Zheng, am determined to help you with this!"

Chapter 120: The most important thing for a family is to be together.

Zheng Jing's willingness to help was like a divine intervention for Kiritsugu Emiya.

He had actually considered going with Maiya to lead Artoria, the Knight King, to storm Einzbernburg and rescue Ilya.

But this is quite risky.

Because Saber is not a class that excels at stealth operations, and Artoria is not a Heroic Spirit who is good at rescuing hostages by infiltrating enemy camps.

If possible, Kiritsugu hoped to find a skilled person who could infiltrate Einzbern Castle silently—at least someone who could find Illya and protect her before the Einzbern family could react.

As long as Ilya's safety can be ensured, he will have plenty of ways to fight against the Einzbern family after that.

Of all the remaining Servants in Fuyuki, the one that best suits Kiritsugu Emiya's taste is Zheng Jing!

When it comes to the skill of sneaking into other people's caves, this person is a veteran.

"Hmph, Brother Emiya, it seems you were prepared all along."

Seeing Kiritsugu and Maiya fully prepared and standing in front of him in less than ten minutes, Zheng Jing smiled and patted his chest.

"Master, I..."

Kiritsugu would not deny that when he received a call from Irisviel informing him that Saber had successfully invited Zheng Jing to the castle, he immediately had the idea of ​​asking Zheng Jing for help no matter what.

Knowing that this person was easily swayed, he was even prepared to prostrate himself and kowtow.

"Hey, don't be afraid or panic. The more prepared you are in this matter, the happier I, Old Zheng, am! That's how a father should act! Hmm?"

Zheng Jing chuckled.

"But let's skip the plane, I, Old Zheng, have a faster way."

Pushing Kiritsugu with one hand and Maiya with the other, Zheng Jing walked out of the castle with a grin.

"Come on, come on! If you walk fast, your family might even make it to dinner together tonight, haha!"

-

"I am back!"

When they arrived home, Rin, who was changing her shoes in the entryway, raised her voice and called out.

"Welcome back... Rin? Are you all alone?"

Mrs. Aoi, wearing an apron, came from the kitchen and asked Rin a question as soon as she saw her.

"Zheng Jing has other things to do, so he probably won't be back for dinner tonight."

"Well."

Mrs. Aoi seemed somewhat troubled after hearing Rin's answer.

“I’ll wrap up Mr. Zheng’s portion and put it in the refrigerator. But, Rin, that’s not what Mom was actually asking… Did you run into Sakura on your way back?”

"cherry?"

Rin was taken aback.

"Click".