Kotomine Kirei asked in confusion: "Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, is called the model of knights. Is it possible for him to respond to my call as a berserker?"
"Haha~"
Tosaka Tokiomi shook the red wine glass in his hand meaningfully, and the scarlet wine slowly swirled in the glass.
"Kirei, do you still remember the trigger of the Battle of Camlan that led to the fall of King Arthur?"
Kotomine Kirei was stunned: "Master, you mean..."
"Yes, the fundamental reason why King Arthur decided to conquer France was the affair between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. It was precisely because this expedition gave the rebellious knight Mordred an opportunity, which ultimately led to the defeat of Camelot.
The Battle of Kamlan broke out and the kingdom was destroyed.”
"Lancelot did not participate in this war. After the war, he returned to his hometown and wanted to renew his relationship with Guinevere. However... you also know the result."
Tokiomi Tosaka took a sip of red wine: "Full of guilt, Guinevere never met Lancelot again, and the Knight of the Lake spent the rest of his life in regret and despair."
"Now, do you still think he doesn't have the potential to become a berserker?"
Without realizing it, the corners of Kotomine Kirei's mouth raised slightly, but he quickly returned to his usual paralyzed expression.
"My master, thank you for clarifying my doubts. I will start the berserker summoning ceremony tonight."
…
"New City Hall, port, Weiyuan Bridge."
Half a year later, the new home in Miyama Town has been put into use, and Lu Xiao is looking at the map at home to prepare in advance.
Just as he promised, Kariya quickly adapted to his new identity as "Yamashita Daisuke" and lived anonymously in Fuyuki City.
Originally, Kariya wanted to go out to work to earn living expenses, but Lu Xiao asked him to stay at home to take care of Xiaoying in order to avoid exposing his identity.
As for the funds needed for life... Under Aletheia's secret operation, the bank card balance in Kariya's hand is enough to ensure that he and Sakura live a luxurious life for several lifetimes.
Without worries about money, Kariya completely transformed into a househusband. Not only did he teach himself exquisite cooking skills, but he also took care of all the housework, allowing Sakura to spend the most difficult half a year in relatively superior living conditions.
The magical attribute transformation of Sakura by the marking insect ended half a month ago, and her originally dark hair turned into deep purple under the influence of the attribute change.
Before the magic seal transplantation, Sakura had not officially started learning the Matou family's unique magic. Instead, her sister Rin taught Sakura some general magic knowledge taught by Tokiomi Tohsaka.
Since the Holy Grail War has not yet officially begun, Rin, who has moved to Yatsudaidai with her mother in advance, will still return to the Tohsaka Residence every week to receive magic instruction.
It is impossible to teach others if you are a dabbler. In order not to affect the teaching to Sakura, Rin has been particularly focused on learning magic during this period.
Tokiomi Tosaka thought his daughter had finally come to her senses, and he was pleased to increase his efforts in cultivating Rin.
Just as Lu Xiao predicted, after Kariya and Sakura finally settled down and Rin hugged her sister and cried in person, Rin, who came back to her senses, entrusted Lu Xiao to help Tokiomi Tosaka win the Holy Grail.
Lu Xiao didn't want to make up a story to deceive the little girl, so he rejected Rin's request in person, clearly stating that he had a reason to win the Holy Grail War.
An angry Rin used a command spell on the spot, trying to force Lu Xiao to obey her wishes.
However, the command spell has a relatively weak binding force on Lu Xiao from the outside world.
Moreover, Rin's command spell command was very broad. She wanted Lu Xiao to obey her wishes completely. This kind of empty command was like a waste of time and had no effect.
"Hmph~"
From then on, the childish Lin would deliberately look unhappy every time he saw Lu Xiao.
Kariya also paid attention to the Holy Grail War. Because of Sakura's tragic experience, Kariya, who already disliked Tokiomi, became even more disgusted with the guy who "put on airs all day long".
In the disagreement between Lin and Lu Xiao, Yanye stood firmly on Lu Xiao's side.
He believed that Tokiomi must be taught a profound lesson, completely shatter his pride, and let him put the excess energy scattered in magic research back to his family.
"elder sister……"
Sakura walked up to Rin, who was crossing her arms and pouting her head. She gently pulled the hem of her clothes and looked at her with pleading eyes.
Rin witnessed Sakura being tortured in the insect warehouse, and it was impossible to say that she was not dissatisfied with Tokiomi who ignored Sakura and threw her to Zouken.
During this period of magic learning, Rin awkwardly asked Tokiomi what he thought of Sakura's "death" in an insinuating way.
Of course, Rin's small thoughts could not be hidden from Tokiomi, but Tokiomi, who had always been elegant, did not show any regrets in front of his daughter, and said firmly that this was Sakura's fate.
Rin has admired her father for his elegance and outstanding magic skills since she was a child. This was the first time she saw the cruel side of a magician from Tokiomi. This discovery made Rin feel very complicated.
In the eyes of Rin, who has little knowledge, her father is an omnipotent magic master, and it is only a matter of time before he reaches the root cause.
In fact, Tokiomi Tohsaka's talent is not considered top among magicians. His current achievements are entirely due to his own hard work and study.
Because the Tohsaka family upholds the elegant family tradition, he will not expose his embarrassing side and performs extremely "elegantly" in front of his family. His persistence in elegance has reached the level of paranoia.
Faced with a sister who had a tragic experience, Rin always felt guilty, and could not resist Sakura's request.
Irritably scratching her black hair into a chicken coop, Tohsaka Rin helplessly shouted: "Ah! I know, I won't force this guy to help my father!"
"but!"
Xiao Lin put his hands on his hips, pointed at Lu Xiao with an imposing manner and warned: "I will not allow you to threaten your father's life! If there is a one in ten thousand chance that you can win in the battle with your father's servants, you will definitely
Don’t hurt him, do you understand?”
Rin placed the command spell that had been used up in his right hand in front of him and hummed softly: "If you don't agree, I will use a more precise command spell to force you to execute it this time!"
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Okay, my little master, I promise you."
"If I don't have to, I really don't want to fight your father's followers."
'After all, Tokiomi's servant is probably still the incredibly powerful Jin Shining, and I don't want to be embarrassed to receive another EA.'
However, it is still a question mark whether the arrogant Jin Shanshan will admit that Lu Xiao is qualified to let him pull EA.
Once you engage in battle with the opponent, you are most likely to face an overwhelming bombardment of royal treasures.
"Um?!"
At this moment, Lu Xiao first felt a violent fluctuation of magic power coming from somewhere in the east.
Rin and Sakura, who had outstanding magic aptitude, also changed their expressions quickly, but it took Kariya a while to realize it later.
"This powerful fluctuation of magic power should be a master summoning a servant, right?"
Rin began to shake her legs reflexively in her anxiety, and Lu Xiao angrily stretched out his fingers and flicked her long legs that had not grown yet.
"Rin, please pay attention to your etiquette."
"you!"
The pained Rin glared at Lu Xiao, while the precocious and sensible Ying hurriedly stood between the two to smooth things over.
"Assassin, sister, now is not the time to argue."
"snort!"
Rin reluctantly restrained her anger. She did not shake her legs as Lu Xiao reminded her.
"Assassin, where is the magic wave coming from? Can you catch it?"
Lu Xiao nodded slightly, looked at Rin meaningfully and said, "It's a place you are very familiar with, the underground magic workshop of Tohsaka Residence."