Heye has lived in the shadow of Zangyan for decades. He is extremely afraid of everything related to magicians and rejects it from the bottom of his heart.
After repeatedly confirming to Lu Xiao that Zang Yan was indeed dead, and receiving the promise that he could freely dispose of the Matong family's worldly property, Heye chose to change his name without hesitation to survive.
Matou Shinji was still young, and although he was very disappointed that he would be completely cut off from the magic world, he still reluctantly accepted this fact under the persuasion of his father and uncle.
"By the way, Matou Tsuruno."
Before Heye was grateful and prepared to leave Fuyuki City overnight, Lu Xiao asked meaningfully: "Do you know where the holy relics Zang Yan prepared for the Holy Grail War are?"
He Ye was stunned for a moment when he heard Lu Xiao's question, and then a look of memory appeared on his face: "I remember, father... no, Zang Yan said that a certain valuable item he ordered from abroad has not been delivered yet. As for...
If it’s not a sacred relic, I don’t know.”
"oh?"
The corner of Lu Xiao's lips curled up slightly: "Thank you for the information, you can leave now."
Next is Kariya who doesn't want to leave.
He voluntarily stated that he could give up the Matou surname, and even give up everything, just to take care of Sakura closely as a guardian in the future and make up for the harm caused to her by the Matou family.
Yan Ye's request put Lu Xiao in a bit of a dilemma.
Lu Xiao did recycle the sealing bug used by Zongyan to preserve the Matou family's magic seal, but inheriting the magic seal is not that simple.
After all, magic engraving is a foreign body to the human body. The human body will instinctively reject it, which will cause a series of side effects. It cannot be simply transplanted and used immediately.
All living things have their own unique magic power fluctuations. Even blood relatives have slightly different magic power fluctuations, not to mention that what Sakura needs to inherit is not the magic imprint of her own blood relatives.
Faced with this situation, it is the turn of a special profession to appear.
Call a lawyer.
The tuner can use special techniques to gradually bring the different magic fluctuations between the magic engraving and the host closer, effectively suppressing side effects, and improving the efficiency of the host's use of the engraving.
The problem is, the special profession of tuner is very rare even in the Clock Tower, the headquarters of the Magic Association. Naturally, there is no tuner in the remote Fuyuki City.
In other words, if you want to minimize the risks and side effects of Sakura's transplantation of magic seals, it is best to contact the Magician Association through official channels. The Clock Tower will introduce the lawyer to directly contact Sakura, the heir to the Matou family, to help
She completed the transplantation and adjustment of the magic engraving.
Putting aside Tsuruno and Shinji, they have no ability to inherit magic seals at all. Even if they claim to be members of the Matou family in a high-profile manner, no one will care about them.
But Kariya is different. He is the successor of the family head originally chosen by Zang Yan in this generation. Even if he runs away from the family midway, his own magic qualifications will not disappear.
Once the Magic Association discovers Kariya's existence, Sakura's plan to inherit the magic seal may change due to the greed of the Clock Tower.
If possible, Lu Xiao even wanted to kill Yan Ye on the spot to eliminate future troubles.
Feeling Lu Xiao's sudden murderous intent, Xiao Ying grabbed the leather armor on Lu Xiao's shoulders with both hands and expressed her attitude to him with pleading eyes.
Sakura knew Kariya, a gentle uncle, before she was adopted into the Matou family. It is said that he and his biological mother Aoi have been childhood sweethearts since childhood.
Ever since Sakura became sensible, Kariya would give her some small gifts when meeting Aoi and play with her and Rin.
Children's senses are very simple and sharp, and anyone who treats them sincerely will be remembered. Kariya's image of a good old man left a profound memory for Sakura.
"Hey~"
Lu Xiao pinched his brows with a headache, and couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he simply contacted Rin through her familiar.
"Uncle Kariya?"
"It's me, Xiaolin!"
Kariya heard the sound coming from the ruby bird's body and hurriedly stood in front of the familiar to respond.
"I know what you are worried about. I promise you that you will completely abandon your identity as a member of the Matou family from now on."
Kariya smiled mockingly to himself: "And in the eyes of the Clock Tower, I might be even more of an eyesore after escaping from the family inheritance."
Kariya's words are not entirely a joke. The clock tower nobles who have been passed down for many generations look down upon such people who evade family responsibilities.
They are old-fashioned and believe that the inheritance of magic is noble. Anyone who blasphemes magic should be punished. In serious cases, they may even be recorded on the list established by the seal and send out the executors of the seal to pursue them thousands of miles away.
"Um……"
Although Rin is still young, she has been educated in the concepts of the magic world since she was a child. Rin may have a better understanding of how to handle this matter and the possible consequences than Lu Xiao, who is an outsider.
"Uncle Kariya."
Rin deliberately pretended to be serious on her little baby face: "Are you really willing to give up the identity of the Matou family and the inheritance of magic seals from now on, and just want to focus on taking care of Sakura's growth?"
"Yes."
Kariya said firmly: "As early as when I learned about the nature of Zangyan's magic, I felt extremely disgusted with everything in the magic world. This was one of the fundamental reasons why I ran away from my family."
The other half of the reason is related to Rin's mother Aoi. Kariya witnessed the miserable end of his eldest brother Tsuruno's wife. He didn't want his beloved Aoi to suffer the same fate, so he took the initiative to escape from the family and reluctantly watched Aoi marry far away.
Sakaya.
"All right."
Rin hesitated for a while, but finally decided to trust Kariya's character guarantee.
"The Tosaka family knows nothing about Matou's magic. Even my father can hardly provide much help in Sakura's magic progress. We really need someone who knows the inside story of Matou's magic to help Sakura."
"Uncle Kariya, if you want to stay with Sakura, I will have to force you to change your name, completely abandon your identity as Matou and accept employment from the Tohsaka family."
"I believe that even if my father knew about this, he would have nodded in agreement."
Tokiomi Tosaka is a typical magician who puts the career of magic as his top priority in all his considerations.
The younger daughter adopted to another family can inherit the seal of the Matou family, and can even understand the secrets of the Matou family's magic with Kariya's help. Tokiomi Tosaka will not have any objections to this.
When Kariya turned back to say his final goodbyes to Tsuruno and Shinji, Lu Xiao left the space for communication to the two sisters, Rin and Sakura, and focused his attention on the familiars with magic power fluctuations hiding in the dark.
"The Holy Church, Tokiomi Tosaka, and the Clock Tower should also be paying attention."
Lu Xiao touched her chin with a half-smile: "Let you slowly guess the true intentions of the Assassin group."
Lu Xiao didn't reveal much of his abilities in today's battle. When he called Ba Zhilei, he also deliberately weakened his power, intending to mislead the magician who was observing in the dark.
As for the fire and enchantment that later destroyed the mansion, any mature magician can do these small tricks and cannot be used as references or clues.
…
Matou's house was destroyed by fire, and the news appeared in major newspapers and TV news in Fuyuki City the next day.
Under the power of Fuyuki's managers, the Tosaka family, the fire in the Matou residence was described as a natural gas leak. The five members of the family, including the head of the family, Matou Zōyan, were all killed in the flames in their sleep.
But in fact, only Zoyan was the only one who died. Tsuruno and Shinji left Fuyuki overnight and moved to the nearby Kanfuko City to start a new life.
Sakura was temporarily taken back to her rental house by Kariya to wait for the end of the Holy Grail War before she could show her hand to Tokiomi Tosaka.
The day after the fire at Matou's house, Lu Xiao, under Lin's instruction, secretly monitored the reactions of various forces to the incident.
As usual, Lu Xiao first went to the top of the high-rise building under construction in Xindu, and used his A-level eagle eyes to overlook the streetscape of Fuyuki City, leaving a rough impression in his mind.
The Fuyuki Church, which is the main surveillance target, is located on a hillside in the southeast of Xindu. It is far away from the residential areas of Xindu. Except for a few Christians who occasionally come to the church to pray, most of the surrounding churches are surrounded by barren mountains.
Time is empty.
In other words, more than 80% of the people who specially climb mountains to come to church at night are related to the magic world.
Lu Xiao waited for a big fish today.
He was a well-dressed middle-aged man. His elegant temperament seemed to be engraved in his DNA. The warm smile that always hung on his face could easily make people misjudge his nature.
Standing at the door of the church to greet him was a sturdy old priest. Judging from his strong physique and awe-inspiring demeanor, this man should be a ruthless character who has been exercising all year round.
'Tosaka Tokiomi and Kotomine Rimasa.'
Tight protection was deployed outside the church. Once someone broke in, it would immediately arouse the alert of Kotomine Rimasa. Lu Xiao could only watch the two people walking into the church from a distance, unable to hear the content of their conversation through the magic barrier.
However, the undisguised meeting between Tokiomi Tokiomi, the manager of Fuyuki, and Rimasa Kotomine, the supervisor, has shown to a certain extent how seriously they attach importance to the sudden change in the Matou family last night.
Just as Lu Xiao was about to turn around and return to Miyama Town, an extremely holy aura suddenly spread out from the church.
'what's the situation?'
Lu Xiao looked at the small Fuyuki Church in astonishment. He had doubts about Tokiomi Tokiomi's true intention of coming today.
'Could it be that the Eighth Secret Relic to which Feng Rizheng belongs will unlock some powerful holy relics?'