On the Road to Becoming a Demon God, I Run into a Tiger! / On the Road to Becoming a Demon God: The Cleanup!

"Hand over the Holy Grail."

Kiritsugu Emiya's voice interrupted Rin's memories. Rin looked at Kiritsugu Emiya before her and tossed the Holy Grail to him in disgust.

"The Holy Grail is yours. Take it. And don't point that gun at me. You should understand that, having signed a Self-Enforcement Contract, you can't harm me. Give it up, Kiritsugu Emiya. This Holy Grail is just an ordinary golden cup. The mana required to grant wishes was sealed deep within this palace, along with All the World's Evil."

Kiritsugu Emiya ignored Rin's words. He lowered his gun and picked up the Holy Grail he had dreamed of. When he lifted it with his only remaining arm, the will to die appeared in his eyes. He silently set the Grail down, leaving even the pistol loaded with Origin Bullets behind, then staggered to Irisviel's corpse like a walking dead man. He picked Irisviel up and left the palace.

Watching Kiritsugu Emiya carry Irisviel away, Rin sighed. She rose from the throne, picked up the Holy Grail and Kiritsugu Emiya's discarded pistol, and left the ruins of the Garden of Avalon as well.

Rin walked out alone, the Holy Grail in one hand and the pistol in the other. At the foot of the newly formed mountain among the Garden of Avalon's ruins, she spotted Tokiomi Tohsaka waiting in the distance, holding Sakura's hand.

Tokiomi Tohsaka led Sakura proudly to his eldest daughter's side. Noticing Rin's poor mood, he reached out with his left hand and gently patted her head.

"Rin, you did very well. As the victor, you should welcome your opponents with a smile. Look, they're here."

As Tokiomi Tohsaka spoke, Kotomine Kirei arrived as well, bringing Sola and Waver with him.

Kotomine Kirei looked around at the ruins left by the battle and sighed.

"To think that someone like you would emerge from a magical backwater in the Far East. It's truly unbelievable. Before you, my title as the Clock Tower's prodigy is nothing but a joke. Congratulations on your victory."

Waver smiled as he approached Rin. He carefully touched the Holy Grail, then asked.

"So this is the Holy Grail? The one we fought over?"

Rin looked at the curious Waver, shoved the Holy Grail into his arms, and shrugged.

"That's right. If you're interested, go ahead and play with it. It's just a golden cup without any mana."

Waver caught the Holy Grail in a fluster and examined it. Just as Rin had said, once its mana had been sealed away, the so-called Holy Grail was merely an ordinary golden cup.

Kotomine Kirei turned to look at Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Tokiomi Tohsaka, this incident was no small matter. Combined with your daughters' talents, once the Mage's Association sends people to investigate, I'm afraid one of them will inevitably receive a Seal Designation."

Tokiomi Tohsaka calmly nodded and replied without fear.

"It doesn't matter. As a father and a husband, I have already resolved to protect this family. If the Mage's Association truly issues a Seal Designation for my daughters, then even if I am reduced to dust, I will find the Jewel Old Man and beg him to help my two daughters."

"Oh, right. I nearly forgot that your Tohsaka family ancestor was once the Jewel Old Man's disciple. But if the Holy Grail War is exposed to the Mage's Association, I'm afraid even the Jewel Old Man won't be able to protect the Tohsaka family. Countless Magi pursuing truth would likely tear your family apart for the sake of that universal wish-granting device."

Rin Tohsaka took back the Holy Grail Waver returned to her. Hearing Kotomine Kirei's threat, she amusedly interrupted the two men.

"Hey, Kotomine Kirei, stop scaring my father. Tell us what you want."

Kotomine Kirei's gaze wavered slightly as he looked at the little girl before him.

"Uh... talents like yours would be wasted in a place like this. If you are willing to return to the Clock Tower with me, I will, as the Lord of the El-Melloi family, help you conceal this incident completely. What do you think?"

"Heh, no. I've already found a teacher for Sakura, and I have my own path to walk. But Sakura, would you be willing to study at the Clock Tower for a year?"

Sakura thought about not seeing her sister, mother, or father for an entire year. She had wanted to shake her head immediately, but then she realized that if she refused, either she or her sister would receive a Seal Designation. Their father and mother likely would not meet a good end, either. She nodded with difficulty.

Rin looked at Sakura and accepted.

"Well, Sakura doesn't want to, so that's impossible. But..."

Sakura looked up in delight at her sister. As expected, Sister understands me best and treats me the best. Sakura loves Sister the most, too.

Waver quietly muttered from the side, But she clearly nodded.

Kotomine Kirei ignored everyone else's reactions and simply asked expectantly.

"But? But what?"

"But Sakura and I can promise you that we will definitely go to the Clock Tower to study in the future. When that time comes, we can help your El-Melloi family during our time at the Clock Tower and repay this favor."

After pondering for a long time and exchanging a glance with Sola, Kotomine Kirei nodded in agreement.

"Then it's a deal!"

Rin looked at Kotomine Kirei's outstretched left hand and clasped it with her right.

"It's a deal!"

The sight was somewhat absurd: an adult solemnly making a deal with a seven-year-old girl, half-crouching to shake her small hand with his large one. Yet no one present laughed. They all understood that this little girl, Rin Tohsaka, had already embarked on a journey toward soaring into the skies. As for how high Rin Tohsaka would one day rise, perhaps only Rin herself knew.

As the clock hand pointed to midnight, the final day of the Holy Grail War came to a complete close.

Rin had already returned home. The Holy Grail had been casually tossed onto the coffee table. After comforting Aoi, Tokiomi Tohsaka slowly entered the Tohsaka Estate's main hall and came to Rin's side.

"Rin, do you really believe Kotomine Kirei will help us cover up this incident?"

"Don't worry, Father. Though the El-Melloi family is flourishing at the Clock Tower under Kotomine Kirei's leadership, all of that is built upon Kotomine Kirei's potential. The other Lord families only value his potential. But the El-Melloi family doesn't currently have a single Grand rank Magus. Potential is just potential. Without sufficient power in hand, it's nothing but a castle in the air. Kotomine Kirei wants the El-Melloi family to advance even further, which is why he wants Sakura and me to go to the Clock Tower and add to his family's strength. Now that I've clearly stated that we'll go to the Clock Tower in the future to repay his favor and assist the El-Melloi family, rest assured, Father. Perhaps there'll be good news on television tonight."

"Is that so? But Rin, don't you think our family should get some modern appliances as well?"

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I, Rin Tohsaka, Encounter a Tiger on My Path to Becoming a Demon God!

Peaceful Fuyuki City welcomed another quiet and tranquil day.

Rin Tohsaka sat up in bed with sleepy eyes. She lazily stretched, rubbed her bright, watery eyes, threw off the covers, put on her bunny slippers, and swayed toward the bathroom.

Aoi Tohsaka was cooking breakfast for the family in the kitchen. From the cheerful tune she hummed, it was clear that the end of the Holy Grail War and her family's safety had put Aoi Tohsaka in an excellent mood.

Aoi Tohsaka suddenly spotted Rin Tohsaka passing the kitchen door and lovingly greeted her.

"Little Rin, good morning!"

Rin Tohsaka, whose Magic Circuits were still aching, casually replied as she swayed along.

"Good morning, Mom."

Rin suddenly remembered that whenever Aoi Tohsaka caught her behaving inelegantly, she would lecture her for half the day. Rin immediately pulled herself together, gave another ladylike greeting, then dashed into the bathroom without looking back...

At breakfast, the Tohsaka family sat in the garden, enjoying the long-missed peace and the winter sunlight.

But Rin was an exception. She quickly grabbed a slice of bread covered in jam and stuffed it into her mouth in a few bites. Then she picked up her milk, gulped down several mouthfuls, and washed the bread down.

"I'm full. Enjoy yourselves. Oh, Mom, I'll be at the church all morning today, so don't wait for me at noon. I'll eat at the church."

Aoi Tohsaka frowned as she watched Rin leave and was about to say something when she caught Tokiomi Tohsaka shaking his head at her from the corner of her eye.

"Mom, Sister must be worried about the aftermath of the Holy Grail War, so she rushed off to the church to ask about it. Sister normally wouldn't act like this."

Hearing Sakura defend Rin, Aoi Tohsaka fell silent. When it came to matters related to magecraft, she was the only one in the family who could never join the conversation. As a non-Magus, Aoi Tohsaka understood almost nothing about such matters. She had thought everything was over, but her heart began to hang in suspense again, and she could not help praying, God, please protect our family...

Tokiomi Tohsaka noticed Aoi Tohsaka's worry. He placed a hand on her shoulder and said.

"Aoi, don't worry. Rin will handle it. Even if Rin can't, I, Tokiomi Tohsaka, will not let anyone harm any of you."

Aoi Tohsaka turned to look at her husband. When Tokiomi had decided to send Sakura away, Aoi Tohsaka had said nothing, but deep down she had felt resentment and regret. Yet after hearing Tokiomi Tohsaka's words, the elegant, dependable, steadfast man she remembered had returned in her eyes. After this Holy Grail War, he had become even more protective of his family.

Tokiomi Tohsaka gazed at his beloved wife, who looked at him so tenderly. Pride, satisfaction, and deep affection surfaced on his face as well.

Sakura curiously stared at her parents, who had suddenly begun gazing deeply into each other's eyes.

"Dad? Mom?"

Hearing their daughter call out, Tokiomi Tohsaka and Aoi Tohsaka awkwardly withdrew from their intimate mood. Their faces reddened as they coughed a few times. Aoi Tohsaka lowered her head shyly, while Tokiomi Tohsaka hurriedly spoke to ease the awkwardness.

"Aoi, I'll have to trouble you to drive to the neighboring city today and buy some appliances. I've realized that life really is inconvenient without them."

"Okay, darling..."

Rin Tohsaka walked alone down the street. After last night's Holy Grail War, Fuyuki City's streets carried an air of desolation. Shops along the road had their doors tightly shut, and only scattered pedestrians returning from the outskirts could be seen.

When Rin passed the area where Ryuudou Temple had once stood, the sorrowful atmosphere grew even heavier. Passersby wept all over the ruins. Seeing such a scene, Rin could not help feeling saddened as well.

Just as Rin lowered her head and passed an alley, two thugs blocked her path.

"Hey, little girl, where are your parents?"

Rin glanced at the two ordinary people and ignored them, continuing silently on her way.

But the two thugs would not let it go. One of them stepped forward and tried to grab Rin's wrist.

Watching his outstretched hand, Rin secretly activated Reinforcement Magecraft. At that moment, a girl's clear shout rang out beside her.

"Stop right there, you bastards!"

A brown-haired girl around fifteen, with a ponytail and a bamboo sword in hand, slashed down on the thug's outstretched arm.

"Ahhh!" The thug clutched his arm and howled.

Seeing this, the other thug drew a dagger from his waist and pointed it at the girl.

"Where did this brat come from? Huh, you're pretty cute. If you help us catch that rich little girl today, then keep my brother and me company, I'll let you go. Otherwise, I'll carve up that pretty face of yours."

Rin lowered her head and looked at her clothes. Ha, so these guys mistook me for some rich kid and planned to kidnap me for ransom?

The girl pulled Rin behind her and warily raised her bamboo sword.

"Little sister, run first."

The thug whose wrist had just been struck had recovered by then. He, too, pulled out a dagger and glared furiously at the girl.

"You damned brat, you're dead today."

"Little sister, hurry and run. If we start fighting later, Big Sister won't be able to protect you."

Rin looked at the back of this hopelessly kind person before her and shook her head.

A powerful force suddenly came from the girl's waist, shoving her aside. Before the girl could react—

Rin had already dashed in front of one thug. With a casual elbow strike, the thug rolled his eyes and collapsed. Before the other thug could react, Rin followed up with a roundhouse kick to the inside of his knee. The unbalanced thug dropped to his knees, and Rin drove a vicious knee into his chin...

The girl stared in disbelief as Rin effortlessly knocked out two thugs within seconds, her mouth hanging open.

Rin patted dust from her hands even though there was none. She turned to the girl, lightly tugged her arm, and said.

"Snap out of it. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. You meant to help me, but you barely did anything, so don't expect me to thank you!"

The girl came back to her senses, kicked the thugs sprawled on the ground a few times, then hurried after Rin, who had already walked some distance away.

"Um, little sister, my name is Taiga Fujimura. What's yours? Where did you learn that skill where you went swoosh swoosh swoosh and knocked out two people? And where are you going? I can take you there..."

After Taiga Fujimura and Rin left the alley, several black-clad men in suits appeared inside. The leader waved to the people behind him, and the two thugs were soon carried away by several men in black. Then the leader took out a brick phone.

"Boss, the young lady just saved someone... Yes, that's right... We've already sent people to deal with it. But Boss, the person the young lady saved seems to be... that Mr. Tohsaka's daughter... All right, I understand..."

Second update!

Fuyuki Cathedral Church welcomed two girls, one older and one younger.

Rin frowned at the girl beside her, who had chattered the entire way, and said irritably.

"Hey, you. I'm here already. You can go home now."

"Ah, we're here already? But Little Rin, you still haven't told me where you learned those fighting skills."

Rin rolled her eyes at the troublesome Taiga Fujimura before her and replied impatiently.

"Then come with me. But remember to keep quiet. You talk too much."

Taiga Fujimura immediately nodded, closed her mouth, and mimed zipping it shut to show that she would not say another word.

In the Holy Church garden, Shirou Emiya was awkwardly imitating Kirei Kotomine's Baji Quan. Kirei Kotomine suddenly stopped moving and looked toward the church gates. Seeing his adoptive father stop practicing, Shirou Emiya followed Kirei Kotomine's gaze toward the entrance.

Shirou Emiya saw a cute and delicate little girl about his age, with twin tails, entering the church alongside a youthful, adorable girl around fifteen.

Upon seeing Rin Tohsaka arrive, Kirei Kotomine hurried forward to greet her. After finding his purpose in life, Kirei Kotomine felt grateful toward the Tohsaka family and Rin. Especially Rin—although he had not found his purpose because of her help, after finding it, he finally understood many of her previous actions. Rin had known all along that he lacked a purpose in life, and had used those actions to help him find one.