I Found Someone

In response, Kirei Kotomine could only manage a bitter smile.

Because his overtime work is about to begin, he has even started to feel stomach pains silently.

Meanwhile, at the Tohsaka Residence on the other side.

Luvia, who had agreed to visit again after Rovey's return, arrived at his door as promised.

Seeing the Tohsaka Family Rin Tohsaka's house upside down, Luvia immediately launched into a taunt, mocking how Rin Tohsaka's house had ended up in such a mess.

She then found a seat and continued to mock Rin Tohsaka even more vehemently.

These repeated taunts only added fuel to the fire for Rin Tohsaka, who was already furious. But thinking that even if she tried to drive the other person away, she would definitely not leave, Rin Tohsaka suddenly came up with a new idea.

"Hey! Luvia."

Rin Tohsaka suddenly stood up in front of Luvia and said loudly, "We agreed that the winner would be decided in this Holy Grail War, right?"

"Of course, so what? Are you here to admit defeat to me?" Luvia opened her fan, looking at Rin Tohsaka with a mocking expression. "Already surrendering?"

"How could that be? I told you, I'll beat you to a pulp later!"

Rin Tohsaka immediately retorted.

"That's incredibly arrogant."

Luvia let out a cold laugh.

"You're the one who's talking big. I mean what I say."

Rin Tohsaka pointed at Luvia's nose and said, "Unlike you, who only knows how to rely on your family's wealth, I'm going to beat you to a pulp with my own strength. So, I won't use Sacred Relic; I'll use my own affinity to summon!"

"Oh? So you're... provoking me?" Luvia narrowed her eyes.

"Exactly! So, do you dare to compete with me, Luvia? This time, Servant based on affinity, without using Sacred Relic!"

Rin Tohsaka added fuel to the fire, saying, "Let's decide who's better based on real skill and character!"

At this moment, compared to the two people over there, Rovey, who was watching this drama, was the most speechless one.

Rin Tohsaka, stop comparing who's better, I have something to ask you...

Honestly, Rovey didn't expect that Rin Tohsaka would come up with such a wicked idea so quickly at this moment, thinking of using reverse psychology to provoke Luvia into giving up her own advantages and gambling with her, who originally had nothing.

Moreover, to say such things with such righteous indignation, and even claim that one doesn't use them.

Then why don't you use it?

Don't you want to use it?

Isn't it still nothing?

This is a combination of moral blackmail and getting something for nothing.

However, anyone could see through such a despicable provocation, and as a genius from a prestigious family, Luvia was naturally well aware of it as well. At this moment, she was very clear about Rin Tohsaka's intentions.

And she was also well aware that a normal Magus wouldn't bother with such pointless arguments and thus give up their advantage, but she was different...

As mentioned before, she would rather see Rin Tohsaka looking defeated and helpless than witness the Holy Grail War, so that she would be completely convinced of her defeat.

So...

"Then so be it. I'll make you admit defeat fair and square, Rin Tohsaka." Luvia slammed her fan shut, then said earnestly, "This time, I'll leave you with no excuses."

Seeing that she had actually agreed, Rin Tohsaka suppressed her expression and tried not to laugh out loud, but inside she was practically bursting with Kars.

Seeing this, Rovey was completely speechless.

He was certain that if they switched places, Rin Tohsaka would verbally agree, but would immediately go and buy the best Sacred Relic to cheat.

However, Luvia doesn't have that habit.

She looked at Rovey, then rose slightly, took a dusty wooden box from her bag, and handed it to Rovey.

"Since that's the case, then this thing is probably no longer needed, so I'll give it to you for safekeeping, as a testament to this duel."

Luvia said seriously.

Upon seeing the wooden box, Rin Tohsaka curiously approached. When she saw the Tohsaka Family crest on the box, she was stunned and immediately raised her voice, asking, "What is this? Where did you get this?!"

Rovey remained silent, but quietly opened the box, inside which was a very ancient, weathered snakeskin.

At that moment, Rin Tohsaka froze, and Luvia replied, "This is the serpent skin of the Primordial Serpent that your father sold; I've now bought it."

"Ha... ha, you're really well prepared."

Rin Tohsaka forced a smile, but inside she was seething with rage.

She began to admire her own wit, because just a hair's breadth away, just a tiny bit more, and this guy was about to summon the King of Heroes Gilgamesh.

The thought of being beaten to a pulp by her father's former Servant and her enemies made Rin Tohsaka's face darken even more.

If things really turn out that way, she might be the most frustrated Master in the world.

When Rovey saw the snakeskin, he frowned.

After all, using this will definitely summon King Gilgamesh.

However, summoning King Gilgamesh would definitely cause big problems.

After all, he only gave Kiritsugu Emiya Kiritsugu such Sacred Relic because Tokiomi Tohsaka sold the snakeskin. If Luvia really summoned Gilgamesh, not to mention anything else, those two Servant alone would tear Fuyuki City apart.

In that case, to stop them, Rovey would help Rin Tohsaka forcibly lock onto Enkidu as her Servant.

But even if Enkidu were to leave, the situation would still become catastrophic.

They might just completely demolish Fuyuki City anyway.

But looking at the current situation, thankfully, thankfully...

Did Rin Tohsaka's little scheme actually save Fuyuki City's life this time?

Compared to the chaotic three-way battle between Hercules, Gilgamesh, Enkidu.

He suddenly realized that the two of them summoning each other based on their compatibility wasn't so hard to accept after all.

However, since Rin Tohsaka's compatibility might be with Ishtar...

As for Luvia, he remembered she was the Greece goddess of justice, and seemed to be someone who could rival Ishtar.

In that case, things might not get so bad afterward.

So, should I summon a suitable Servant to fill the last spot and completely control the Holy Grail War?

He thought to himself.

Chapter 368 Picked Up a Person

Inside the Tohsaka Residence.

Just as Rovey was pondering whether to replace the Servant himself to fill the last vacancy in the Holy Grail War, on the other side, after Luvia ran up to Rin Tohsaka and started showing off, the situation unsurprisingly turned into Rin Tohsaka and Luvia tearing each other apart again.

Seeing the two start arguing again after only a short time of neglect, Rovey felt speechless.

In his eyes, these two people truly exemplified the fundamental principle that like repels like.

Because they are so similar, they feel an inexplicable dislike towards each other. One can't stand the other's arrogance and superiority in every aspect, while the other enjoys seeing the other get angry and embarrassed.

They can be described as true enemies.

Logically speaking, given Luvia and Rin Tohsaka's ruthless and taciturn nature, and their tendency to prefer action to words, this should have already escalated into Mortal Kombat.

However, even though Luvia considers herself excellent and proud, she is not blindly arrogant. When faced with someone like Rovey, who is superior to her in every way and is practically her childhood idol, she still maintains her composure and suppresses her urge to stoop to Rin Tohsaka's level. Rin Tohsaka, on the other hand, knows very well that if she dares to lay a hand on him or disobey him again, Rovey will definitely hang her from the rafters again.

One reason for Rovey's reprimand was to avoid losing his composure in front of his idol, and the other was to avoid being laughed at by Luvia. So the current situation is still one of gentlemen using words rather than fists.

But without a doubt, this calm is only temporary; for them, it's merely the calm before the storm. Given the chance, the two of them will undoubtedly strike at each other without hesitation once more.

"Okay, let's quiet down for a bit."

"Luvia, since you're here too, I'll share what I know with you to be fair."

Interrupting their argument, Rovey Wei addressed Luvia, who had just arrived, saying, "First, let's talk about the new contestants."

Thank you so much!!

Upon hearing this, Luvia was overjoyed. Even the look of disdain she had given Rin Tohsaka immediately changed completely, and a bright smile returned to her face.

"Ha?"

In contrast to Luvia's beaming smile, Rin Tohsaka looked utterly displeased.

Why should we share it with her?

She questioned Rovey.

"Because this is my intelligence, I can give it to whomever I want, is that an acceptable explanation?"

"Hmm..."

Rin Tohsaka was clearly taken aback by Rovey's answer. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she hadn't done anything and therefore had no right to ask Rovey for anything.

Then, Rovey spoke up, "Luvia, there's another contestant, Illya's father, Emiya Kiritsugu. Remember him."

"It was him! And that dangerous individual was actually Illya's father!"

Luvia's expression turned somewhat incredulous upon hearing what Rovey said.

Her mind immediately flashed back to Illya's innocent smiling face, and then she immediately thought of the terrifying man outside, wanted by the Mage's Association and labeled a dangerous element— Emiya Kiritsugu.

No matter how she thought about it, she found it hard to believe that the terrorist was Illya's father.

But that's just how it is...

At that moment, Rovey nodded slightly, confirming her answer.

"I see..."

Seeing this, Luvia sighed helplessly.

Am I really going to become enemies with the father of a friend I just met?

What a cruel twist of fate...

"What Illya? What are you talking about?"

Hearing Luvia and Rovey's conversation, Rin Tohsaka, an outsider who didn't know Illya, spoke up.

"It's none of your business, you don't need to know so much."

"What? What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? This concerns the Holy Grail War..."

Hearing Luvia's impatient voice, Rin Tohsaka was about to press for more information, but the next moment, something heavy covered her face.

What's blocking my view?!

She removed the thing from her eyes and looked down, only to find that it was actually a thick stack of banknotes.

"Take the money and shut up."

Rovey directly used the power of money to try and calm her down a bit.

"Oh."

This time, Rin Tohsaka obediently remained silent.

"So..."

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka had shut up, Rovey was about to continue speaking.

But the next moment, he was interrupted again. When he turned around, it was still Rin Tohsaka.

"What's wrong now?" Rovey asked. "Is there anything else?"

"That..."

Rin Tohsaka clutched the money with a conflicted expression. "Did they really give me this money? And it shouldn't be Luvia's money, right?"

Even now, she's still struggling with this issue.

Seeing this, Luvia frowned.

This woman...

"Don't worry, the pocket money I earn from boxing isn't Luvia's money." Rovey rubbed his forehead and then sighed deeply.

"Can you please be quiet?"

"OK!"