The sudden return of the missing person caused some disturbances in Fuyuki City. Tohsaka Rin, who left the club early, forcibly dragged Lu Xiao back to the workshop in Miyama Town with shocking momentum.
Just as Lu Xiao had guessed, Sakura had always taken time to take care of this workshop. Occasionally, Rin would come with her sister and look up the magic information she needed on the bookshelf in the underground workshop.
By 2004, personal computers had become very popular, and according to Weber's description, some new-age magicians had begun using computers to record magic information.
Unfortunately, Tohsaka Rin is an electrical insulator, and slightly more complex electrical appliances can easily be damaged by her. She still prefers to directly read paper books to absorb knowledge.
"so?"
Rin Tosaka crossed his arms in front of his chest, looked at Lu Xiao with a very unhappy expression and asked, "Where have you been for ten years?"
"We haven't been able to get any news about you through the Magic Association's intelligence channels. You seem to have completely disappeared from the world."
Lu Xiao shrugged and explained: "It's not wrong to say that I evaporated. I did leave this world."
Tohsaka Rin is also someone who has been in contact with the root. The two sisters had a preliminary understanding of the parallel world during the Holy Grail War 10 years ago. Lu Xiao did not intend to hide it from them.
He selectively told Rin and Sakura about his acceptance of the restraint commission, and not surprisingly received surprised looks from the two of them.
Ten years is not a long time for immortals, but it is a long time for ordinary people. It is enough for two little people who were once flat to become tall and graceful.
Although they inherited the magic seals of the Tohsaka and Matou families respectively, Rin and Sakura's magic journey over the past ten years has not been so smooth.
The first is Rin. Due to the early death of Tokiomi Tosaka, many secrets of the Tosaka family were not taught to her. Rin could only rely on the books and magic seals left by the family to learn on her own.
Sakura's situation wasn't much better.
Kariya only learned the introductory knowledge of the Matou family's magic, and was only able to bring Sakura into the door of the Matou family's magic. After that, he could only rely on the knowledge of Sakura's own magic seal.
When talking about Yan Ye, Lu Xiao got good news.
On the surface, nothing seems to have changed, Aoi is still called Tohsaka Aoi, but Kariya finally fulfilled his childhood dream in these ten years and got together with his childhood sweetheart, Aoi.
Tohsaka Aoi is a typical boudoir lady who lacks her own opinions and has been depressed for a long time after Tokiomi's death. Rin and Sakura almost thought that their mother was planning to commit suicide.
Although in fact it was not that serious, Tohsaka Aoi's heart was indeed filled with world-weariness for a period of time.
If she didn't have two young daughters who needed to be raised by her, Aoi might have ended her life pessimistically.
Rin saw this situation and was anxious in her heart. Sakura still maintained a cold attitude towards Aoi on the surface, but she was kind-hearted and did not want to see Aoi continue to be depressed like this.
At this time, it was Kariya's turn to appear.
Tohsaka Aoi can be a good wife, but without her husband to bear the pressure, she will become timid because of her lack of independent opinions.
Fortunately, Rin was born with a strong character. Faced with those who tried to take advantage of the Tohsaka family's weakness, Rin was not polite to them.
At a young age, Rin reluctantly restored the reputation of the Tosaka family in Fuyuki City with the help of Fujino and Sakura. By the time Rin entered high school, no one dared to provoke the Tosaka family anymore.
Taking advantage of Tohsaka Aoi's inner emptiness, Matou Kariya finally plucked up the courage to attack with the encouragement of Rin and Sakura.
Two little spies were whispering in his mother's ears, and Matou Kariya finally got what he wanted.
Concerned about the future of Rin and the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Aoi was unwilling to remarry, and Kariya did not force her, and continued to subdue her mistress as Matou Sakura's servant.
"Rin, and Sakura, you should be mentally prepared first."
Lu Xiao habitually rubbed their heads gently. Ying narrowed her eyes and showed a nostalgic smile as usual, but Rin seemed a little uncomfortable, with a "I don't want it myself, it's just that you have a tough attitude."
Standard arrogant expression.
"There is a limit to working behind closed doors. You will definitely go to the Clock Tower to study in the future."
"I've said hello to the head of the Modern Magic Department in the Clock Tower in advance. I plan to take some time this time to take you there to meet him and introduce you to a reliable behind-the-scenes boss."
"Clock Tower?"
As members of the magic world, Sakura and Rin have always been very interested in the three major headquarters of the Magic Association.
However, due to their young age, the two of them focused most of their energy on self-study and understanding of family magic, and planned to wait until they graduated from high school before going to the Clock Tower to further their studies.
It just so happened that this time Ilia coquettishly pestered Lu Xiao and wanted to go to the Clock Tower with him to have a long experience.
One sheep was being driven, and two sheep were being herded. Lu Xiao decided to simply take Rin and Ying there as well.
Relationship households are so willful.
When the two sisters led the way to Fujino's studio, they kept surrounding Lu Xiao and asking questions.
After all, they are comrades who experienced the Fourth Holy Grail War together. Ten years of separation did not make the relationship between the three of them cold. Rin and Ying soon became familiar with Lu Xiao again.
Because the two people have different personalities, the questions they ask are also very different.
The strong-willed Rin asked more about the outstanding young magicians of the Clock Tower, while the attentive Sakura was more concerned about the humanistic background of the Clock Tower and how they, as outsiders, could gain a foothold in the Clock Tower.
Fujino's studio is called Mirror of Nirvana, and its main business is very similar to that of Garan Hall. It mainly handles various mysterious events in Fuyuki City. Occasionally, it will receive entrustments from outside customers and go on business trips to other cities.
Fujino does not have the heritage of a magic family, but as a descendant of the four major demon exorcism families, her magic qualifications are much better than those of ordinary first-generation magicians.
Although she was unable to learn the family secrets of Matou and Tohsaka, the two little sisters taught her a lot of general magic over the years.
Coupled with the gem-level Distorted Demonic Eye, Fujino's combat power is stronger than that of immature Rin and Sakura.
Lu Xiao was quite surprised when she met Fujino again.
Ten years ago, Fujino was only 12 years old. Although her appearance and figure had gradually begun to develop, she still retained the youthfulness of a girl.
22-year-old Fujino's appearance has not changed much, but her figure has become more mature. Her temperament has completely shed the shyness and introversion of ten years ago, and she appears more confident and calm.
In order to facilitate daily activities, Fujino's clothing style is slightly similar to Orange's, but the subtle grooming is much better than the slovenly Orange.
She wore a printed aqua blue shirt on her upper body and a pair of navy blue slim cropped pants on her legs. She had long purple hair that reached her waist and was tied into a refreshing ponytail, flowing back and forth on the back of her head as she moved.
Swinging.
Sakura and Rin jointly made a pair of flat glasses with the magic eye's killing effect. Fujino usually put it on the bridge of his nose to suppress the distortion of the magic eye, and would only take it off when fighting.
"Lu Xiao...brother?"
"Uh~"
Lu Xiao waved his hand in embarrassment: "Fugeno, you have grown up, you don't need to use this kind of address anymore, just call me by my name."
If it were Fujino in the past, she would have followed Lu Xiao's advice obediently, but now she winked playfully, with a smile on her lips.
"Please forgive my refusal. Ten years will not allow me to forget your kindness. At least please forgive me for my willfulness in terms of title."
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, it's up to you."
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Lu Xiao and Tohsaka Aoi didn't have much interaction. After declining Rin's dinner invitation, Rin, whose temper still hadn't changed, stomped away angrily.
Sakura apologized to Lu Xiao and Fujino on behalf of her hot-tempered sister, and then followed Rin back to Tohsaka House, which is located diagonally opposite the Mirror of Nirvana.
After sending away the two young girls, Lu Xiao started talking to Fujino about serious matters.
Emiya Kiritsugu has given up his identity as a magician killer and his information channels, but Fujino, who has been working in this field, is different. She has a lot of important information in her hands.
"Fujino, what happened in Kanfuko City a few years ago? What was the final outcome of Araya Soren and Aruba? What is the current situation of the two rituals that are directly connected to their roots?"