Otherwise, you can find another savior.

He squatted down and held out his hand to Sakura. At this time, Tokiomi also prompted Sakura to walk over.

"From today on, I will be your father." Xijian felt weird when he said this.

After all, I already have two daughters before I get married, so it might be difficult for me to get married in the future.

"..."

Sakura flinched and stopped in front of him, not touching Shiomi's hand, but looking back at Tokiomi with reluctance and confusion.

“Go, Sakura.” Tokiomi’s resolute voice also contained the same reluctance.

At this time, Kallen woke up, and Shiomi put Kallen down and let her stand on the ground.

Tokiomi already knew about Kallen’s situation from Father Risei, so he didn’t ask any more questions.

"Formally introduce, this child's name is Kallen, and she is one year younger than you." Shiomi smiled at Sakura, "From today on, you are Kallen's sister, Sakura."

"...Sister..." Sakura repeated the word.

She subconsciously touched the ribbon on her temples.

It was as if something had brightened her mood. Her eyes, which had been a little dim, became bright again, and a blush of shyness and joy appeared on her face.

Sakura walked up to Kallen and shook her hand in greeting.

Seeing that the scene was going so smoothly, Tokiomi couldn't help but smile with relief.

Afterwards, Shiomi walked out of the chapel with Tokiomi and Father Risei and chatted in the church courtyard.

"The next Holy Grail War will be in two years, right?" Shiomi talked about the topic that interested her.

Tokiomi nodded, "Yes. However, as a magician who sets foot on the land of Fuyuki, he will be more or less inspired by the Holy Grail and obtain the Command Seals."

"Unfortunately, up to now, there is no trace of any Command Seal on my body." Shiomi raised her hand and showed the flawless back of her hand to the two of them as if to prove her innocence.

He indeed had not yet obtained the Command Seals. He did not know if it had anything to do with his own mentality, or if the Holy Grail was waiting for something.

Tokiomi then made a joke, "Then I can at least assume that Mr. Shiomi will not become my opponent in this Holy Grail War. That would be very troublesome."

"It's too early to say that now." Father Risei had a different opinion, "Shiomi-kun will settle down in Fuyuki until the Holy Grail War begins, and the possibility of obtaining the Command Seals cannot be ruled out."

Shiomi seemed surprised. "What if I really got the Command Seals and became Mr. Tōsaka's opponent in the Holy Grail War..."

“Then let’s gamble our respective honors as magicians and fight it out.” Tokiomi’s expression changed from that of a father to that of a magician.

"But..." Shiomi looked at Sakura and Kallen playing on the grass, "How about this, let's make a gentleman's agreement. If Mr. Tousaka and I have to be enemies in the end of the Holy Grail War, we will only fight until the winner is decided and will not murder each other's life."

Tokiomi understood what Shiomi meant, and after a brief thought, he and Shiomi made this gentleman's agreement in the presence of Kotomine Risei.

Afterwards, since Tokiomi and Father Risei had other things to discuss, Shiomi drove Kallen and Sakura away from the church first.

As soon as I sat in the driver's seat and put my hands on the steering wheel, I felt a burning sensation.

Shiomi saw three magical patterns, each independent but forming a whole, appearing on the back of her left hand.

Command Spell.

[Don't you think that the mission is over after adopting Sakura Toosaka? ]

[How is that possible? Mission objective changed: Participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War.]

[Struggle as ugly as you can until the last moment, the new magician who has walked out of the Land of Shadows?]

Chapter 2 Summoning Heroic Spirits

"Wake up, wake up, Dad?"

On a cold winter morning, even if the heater is on in the room, people are reluctant to wake up and get out of bed.

Xijian Tianxi curled up in the bed and felt a small force shaking his bedding, urging him to wake up quickly in a low voice.

"Don't you have to go to school today? Why are you up so early, Ying?..."

Lifting the quilt that was covering his face, Shiomi opened one eye and looked at the girl sleepily.

Toosaka Sakura...or rather, we should call her Shiomi Sakura now.

Two years have passed since Sakura was adopted from Tōsaka Tokiomi, and her last name has long been changed.

Compared to her initial timidity, after Fuyuki moved in and spent time with him day and night, Sakura gradually accepted the fact that she was his daughter.

The fact that she dared to run into the room and wake up Shiomi who was sleeping in on a winter morning like this was proof that Sakura had gotten used to living in Shiomi's house.

"But it's already noon!" Ying said the reason a little excitedly and a little nervously, "Besides, I have finished the homework that my father left for me."

Shiomi suddenly became more awake, sat up from the quilt, rubbed her messy hair, and looked at Sakura who was standing beside the bed.

operation.

I'm not referring to what happened in school, but the knowledge and abilities that Professor Shiomi taught Sakura, which are necessary for her to be a magician.

The past two years in Fuyuki were very peaceful. With two children, she lived a life of no worries about food and clothing, which made Shiomi become a lot more relaxed.

Although they do housework and pick up Sakura and Kallen from school, sleeping in on weekends has become a new tradition in the Shiomi family.

At least Kallen had assimilated well into tradition, but Sakura hadn't yet.

The most recent homework that Shiomi left for Sakura was to help him use magic materials in the workshop to draw a summoning circle needed for the Holy Grail War that would begin soon.

"Ah... yeah, it's almost time to start summoning Heroic Spirits and letting the Servants descend." Shiomi took a deep breath, using the cold winter air to revive her body and mind. "Then, let me see the results of Sakura's homework and give you a grade."

Seeing Xijian wake up, Ying was very happy. After nodding in agreement, she ran out.

After washing up and having lunch, he took Sakura to the magic workshop located in the basement of the house.

Kallen was only five years old, younger than Sakura, and did not have such outstanding magician talent as Sakura. Shiomi wanted to wait until Kallen was a few years older before starting to teach her about magicians and the Holy Church.

"Actually, Dad, I have already remembered how to use the rune you gave me." Sakura told Shiomi happily as they were going down the stairs.

"Oh? That's great. Once you become more proficient, I can teach you about the original runes." Xijian smiled knowingly.

"Original Rune..." Sakura repeated the word and tried to recall the knowledge about it. "Is it something that your father's master taught you?"

Sakura already knew that it was something different from the runes used by modern magicians.

It is the foundation of magic discovered by Odin, the great god in Norse mythology.

"That's right." Xi Jian put his hand on the stone door, and the door opened.

The original Rune.

Xijian Tianxi had never expected that the place where he would first drift to would be the Kingdom of Shadows, which is also known as the realm of strangeness and magic.

Probably

The test given to him by the "system" made him try to survive in that kind of place.

Then, Shiomi did it unknowingly, and when she was dying, she met the queen there - Scathach.

Accepted as a warrior and taught by Scathach.

Xijian had no idea how much time had passed since then, and had no way of calculating her own age.

In the end, he had no choice but to compromise and count the year he entered the Magic Association as the year he turned 18.

"Dad, can you tell me that story again sometime?" Ying raised the lantern, trying to illuminate the darkness of the basement workshop, "It's so dark in here."

"Have you forgotten what to do again?" asked Shiomi.

Sakura seemed to suddenly remember, "Oh, right."

She stretched out her hand, concentrated her magic power on her fingers, and tried to snap them to summon the lighting here.

But after several attempts, it didn't work.

Seeing Sakura beginning to feel depressed, Shiomi held back the urge to laugh and snapped her fingers. The magic crystal in the magic workshop then lit up with a light blue light, illuminating the entire workshop.

Shiomi saw the pattern on the ground clearly. It was the summoning circle needed for the master to perform the summoning ceremony.

"That story?" Shiomi asked Sakura while squatting down and carefully checking whether the summoning circle was complete.

Ying nodded, "It's the myth of the great Norse god Odin, who sacrificed himself to obtain the original runes."

"Didn't I tell you this before you and Kallen went to bed?" Xijian was puzzled.

"I want to hear it again." Sakura made a cute plea.

"Then listen to it again, but not tonight." Shiomi said, "The summoning ceremony will be carried out tonight. Sakura can either go to sleep by herself or come and learn the ritual of summoning heroic spirits together."

Sakura tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I want to be an intern."

"Then go back and take a nap now, and get up in the evening." Xi Jian stood up, "I still have to make some preparations."

"I see."

Although she can be a little willful sometimes, Sakura actually listens to Shiomi very much.

Because she was young, she could actually understand that her new father cared about and loved her very much, so no matter what Shiomi said, Sakura was willing to do it.

After putting down the lantern, Sakura was about to turn around and leave the workshop. As she walked up the stairs, she remembered that there was something she hadn't asked.

"Dad...you haven't scored yet."

Xijian was also stunned for a moment, and made an OK gesture, "Need I ask? Of course it's full marks."

Then, Sakura ran out happily.

After watching Sakura leave the workshop, Shiomi stood up and stared at the summoning circle irritably.

Although he really wanted to forget about the Holy Grail War and completely relax.

However, whether it was the Command Seals that had been clearly visible on the back of his left hand from the very beginning, or the 'system' that had been reminding him every day since a month ago, it was even more urgent than a loan shark.

"Shit! I'll do it!"

Shiomi hurled a vicious remark at the invisible "system".

The preparations were neither too much nor too little, and soon it was time for the summoning ceremony late at night.

"By the way, dad, doesn't he need to prepare the catalyst needed for summoning?" Sakura asked Shiomi.

"No need... I've thought about it carefully, and I still want to prioritize the compatibility between the Servant and the Master. On top of that, I'll add the berserker spell to summon the most suitable and easiest berserker for me to control."

In addition, as a trump card, unknown to the people in the Magic Association, unlike the ones analyzed by Aozaki Touko, there are the 18 truly complete "original runes" that had disappeared in the Age of Gods.

Using magic of the Age of Gods to assist in summoning the berserker with the best compatibility with himself without relying on a catalyst, Shiomi Tianxi's tactical strategy has become clear.

"It's time, Sakura, move back to the wall."

"Ah."

At Shiomi's reminder, Sakura retreats to the wall to watch the ceremony.

That was the summoning circle she had drawn for Shiomi herself, and Sakura memorized the sequence after using it only once.

In the process of elimination, you retreat. After drawing four retreat arrays, surround them with a summoning array. The order of sequence must not be wrong.

Xi Jian Tianxi stretched out his left hand engraved with the Command Seal and recited the spell:

"Its foundation is silver and iron, its foundation is stone and the great dukedom of the covenant.

My ancestor is my teacher Scathach."

Add the Master's name to the summoning spell to enhance the Heroic Spirit's recognition and ensure that a sufficiently strong Servant is summoned.

A similar example is the Tosaka family, who will mention the magic marshal, Zelrich Schubin-aug, the teacher of the Tosaka family's ancestor, when summoning.

"Build a wall against the coming wind. Close the four doors. Come out from the crown.

Go back and forth on the three-way road to the kingdom.

Close (full). Close (full). Close (full). Close (full). Close (full).

Repeat this cycle five times.

However, when it is full, it should be discarded.

-Declaration.

Your body depends on mine, and my fate depends on your sword.

Just like following the fate of the Holy Grail. Those who follow this meaning and this principle, please respond!

I swear this.

I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world.