Rin grabbed Sakura's hand and they entered the abandoned, unfinished building.
Kirei Kotomine's gaze swept over the surrounding street before he followed Rin and Sakura into the building. Once inside, he casually placed his luggage in a room and then hurried to catch up with them.
Touko Aozaki, who was lounging on the sofa in her office and drinking, suddenly sensed three strangers entering Garan no Dou. Alert, Touko put down her can and sat down at her desk, staring intently at the door.
A moment later, there was a knock on the office door. Then, two young girls and an adult man entered Touko's office.
Upon entering, Rin politely bowed to Touko and introduced herself.
"Hello, I am the future head of the Tohsaka family. Today, I've brought my sister, Sakura Tohsaka, and my senior, Kirei Kotomine, to visit."
The name Tohsaka Rin had already been making waves throughout the mage community. Touko hadn't expected such a "famous" young lady to be the one barging into her magecraft workshop, Garan no Dou. She stared at Rin with a hint of curiosity and asked, "Miss Tohsaka Rin, why have you broken into my magecraft workshop?"
"Hmm, can I call you Touko? Of course, you can call me Rin. I heard you've been a bit tight on funds lately, Touko. I hope we can reach an agreement on a commission."
Hearing Rin's words, Touko removed her hand from the magic circle on the table, stood up, walked over to the sofa, and sat down casually. She then turned to Rin, Sakura, and Kirei Kotomine and said, "Come and sit down. What do you want to commission me for?"
Rin, holding Sakura's hand, led Kirei Kotomine to the sofa opposite Touko and sat down. Then, she began to speak.
"Alice Kuonji. Touko, you know her, right? I want my sister to become Alice Kuonji's disciple, so I want to commission you to take us to her and protect us."
"Alice!" Hearing the name, Touko seemed to fall into a memory, remaining silent for a long time. Seeing Touko lost in thought, Rin didn't speak either, quietly waiting on the sofa for Touko's response.
Emerging from her memories, Touko pushed up her glasses, hiding her eyes behind the reflection of the light, and asked Rin, "How did you know about Alice?"
"You!"
Touko looked at Rin, who stated with absolute certainty that she had learned about Alice through her, and then asked, "Me? You mean you found out about Alice through me?"
"Yes! Although not many people know about your past deeds, the Tohsaka family, having operated in Japan for many years, has managed to gather quite a bit of information. For example, Alice Kuonji, and it seems there was also a Phantasmal Beast with you back then."
Listening to Rin's words, Touko, though still somewhat confused, didn't dwell on it further.
"So, the payment?"
Rin first took out a bag of gems from her bag and threw it to Touko. Then, holding the Rune stone from the Age of Gods that Gilgamesh had given her, she extended it towards Touko, opening her palm to show it.
"This bag of gems is a deposit, worth about 5 million US dollars. And after the job is done, I will give you this Rune stone from the Age of Gods. What do you say?"
Touko looked at the Rune stone, then poured the gems from the bag into her hand, played with them for a moment, and put them back.
"Rin, you should understand your own worth. What if I..."
Before she could finish, a magic circle appeared on the wall of the room.
"If I capture you, I can get anything I want."
Rin looked at Touko calmly and then stopped Sakura and Kirei Kotomine from preparing to counterattack.
"Are you not satisfied with the payment? Then name your price."
Looking at the calm Rin before her, Touko lazily stretched and then said with a smile, "You saw through me, little girl. Aren't you the least bit worried? Well, I've heard all the talk in the mage community about your talent, and how they've given you all sorts of genius titles. Go on, give it a try."
Then Touko took out a piece of parchment filled with magical script from her chest and handed it to Rin.
"Take a look. If you can help with my research, then I'll accept your commission. But you have to give me the Rune stone too."
Rin didn't say anything, took the paper Touko handed her, and began to read it.
Watching Rin ponder, Touko stood up, took out a pack of cigarettes, went to the window, lit one, and looked out.
Just as the cigarette was about to burn out, Rin finished reading and looked up at Touko in surprise.
"Touko, you're trying to create puppets on the level of Servants?"
"You figured that out? It seems the rumors about you being a genius are true. Do you have a solution?"
"No. Your design has problems from the start. If you're just trying to create puppets with physical strength similar to Servants, then that's not an issue. As long as the materials are suitable, your technique should be able to achieve it. But if you want to create puppets that rival Servants in all aspects, then there's a big problem. You're essentially trying to create a Servant body with a blank Spirit Core."
Touko casually stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray and then pointed at Rin, saying, "This problem depends on you. Who else understands Servants better than someone born into a family that performs the ritual to create the Holy Grail?"
Rin picked up the paper again and read it, scratching her head in frustration. 'Ah, why are the conditions so troublesome? Creating a Servant, how is that even possible?'
"Sorry, I can't do something like this."
"You can't do it either? It seems my plan to use a group of Servants to teach my sister a lesson won't be realized. In that case, you can leave."
Rin looked at Touko, who was starting to see them out, and thought, 'So she just wanted to obtain Servants as fighting power? If that's the case, holding a false Holy Grail ritual should solve it.' With that thought, she quickly said to Touko, "If you just want to use Servants against the Fifth Magus, I have a method: the Holy Grail ritual. I can give you the data for the Holy Grail ritual and am willing to research it with you, a ritual to summon Servants individually."
Touko looked at Rin, thought for a moment, extended her left hand, grasped Rin's right hand, and shook it.
"Deal!"
I am a girl who was reincarnated as Izuku Midoriya's older sister, Inko Midoriya, with the Quirk of gravity manipulation.
In a society flooded with Quirks, countless criminals take advantage of the chaos to commit evil deeds. The new generation of heroes will carve their own chapter in this society.
Chapter 37: Chapter Thirty-Six: I, Rin Tohsaka, Am on the Path to Growth - The Fairy Tale Witch
The Kuonji residence in Misaki City.
In the early morning, Alice Kuonji was watering the flowers and plants in the garden with a watering can. Suddenly, Alice Kuonji stopped, turned her head, and looked at the path leading down the mountain.
Alice Kuonji, who had set up a magical barrier covering the entire mountain, sensed that four Magus had intruded into the barrier. Alice Kuonji felt a familiar magical power emanating from one of them.
In a moment, four figures, one large and four small, appeared on the path leading to the foot of the mountain. The woman walking at the front waved to Alice Kuonji with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"Good morning, Alice."
Alice Kuonji looked at Touko, who was waving at her, silently put down the watering can, turned around, and walked a few steps into the villa, closing the door.
At Rin's signal, Touko walked awkwardly to the door, reached out, and knocked on the closed door.
"Alice, are you really going to refuse an old friend at the door?"
Before Touko could finish speaking, the door suddenly opened, and Alice Kuonji emerged from the doorway, holding several Noble Phantasms, and looked at Touko.
"Touko, weren't you cursed by Aoko and forbidden from returning to Misaki City?"
Touko took out a pack of cigarettes from her shirt pocket, lit one skillfully, and said.
"Can't that curse be solved by changing bodies? Don't be so wary, Alice. Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble. I was just commissioned by the people behind me; they want to see you."
Rin took the opportunity to step forward and join the conversation.
"Hello, Miss Kuonji. I am Rin Tohsaka, from the Tohsaka family, a lineage that manages Fuyuki City's ley lines. I apologize for the unannounced visit, but we have something to ask of you."
She then turned and gave a look to Kirei Kotomine, who immediately held out the gift he was carrying and respectfully presented it to Alice Kuonji.
Alice Kuonji quietly observed Rin, Sakura, and Kirei Kotomine before accepting the gift.
"Then, please come in. Touko, if you don't want to be touched by Aoko, you'd better leave immediately. Aoko could return at any moment."
"Are you worried about me, Alice? Let Aoko come if she wants."
"No, I'm just worried that if you and Aoko fight, you'll damage the villa..."
Then, everyone followed Alice into the villa and sat on the sofas in the living room. Alice took out a tea set and tea leaves from a cabinet nearby and brewed a cup of black tea for everyone.
Rin took the black tea from Alice's hand and casually placed it on the coffee table.
"Miss Kuonji, I'll get straight to the point. We've come to ask you if you would accept my sister as your disciple. Please rest assured, our intention is not to seek your Fairy Tale Magecraft inheritance, but simply to ask you to guide my sister's Fairy Tale Magecraft."
Originally, Alice Kuonji only let Rin and the others into the villa out of consideration for Touko. However, upon hearing Rin's request, she frowned uncomfortably. 'Not for the inheritance of Fairy Tale Magecraft, but for guidance in Fairy Tale Magecraft?' She put down her teacup.
"Do you possess the inheritance of Fairy Tale Magecraft?"
"No, but I have created a type of Fairy Tale Magecraft myself. However, it's not fully developed, so it can only be considered False Fairy Tale Magecraft."
Alice Kuonji glanced at Touko and extended her hand towards the door, saying.
"You should leave."
Rin was stunned when Alice Kuonji asked them to leave. 'What's going on? My plan was to use Touko's connection to contact Alice Kuonji, use the mention of False Fairy Tale Magecraft to pique Alice Kuonji's interest, and then have Sakura become her disciple. It should have been perfect. Why is Alice Kuonji chasing us away as soon as I mentioned False Fairy Tale Magecraft?'
At this moment, Sakura, sitting beside Rin, felt a ripple in her heart. 'My sister often studies late into the night and consults various dangerous magical texts to help me learn suitable Magecraft. Now, she's even braving danger to take me out to find a suitable teacher. I can't be like this anymore. Sakura, you have to try harder and strive for it yourself. Don't let your sister's efforts go to waste.' She quickly stood up.
"Miss Kuonji, my sister has always been troubled because our Tohsaka family has no suitable Magecraft inheritance for my imaginary attribute. Now, my sister is braving danger to bring me to you. I don't want my sister to take risks for me anymore. Miss Kuonji, please take me in." As she spoke, tears welled up in Sakura's eyes.
Rin, standing beside her, looked at Sakura in surprise. She never expected the usually gentle and quiet Sakura to say such a thing. Seeing the tears on Sakura's face, she stood up with a heartache, hugged Sakura, and comforted her.
"Don't cry, Sakura, it's okay. If it doesn't work out with Alice, there's still May Lilydale, that Coal Witch. We can ask Kotomine to make an introduction at the Clock Tower. It's fine, Sakura, don't worry. And Sakura, you're my biological sister. Doing these little things for my sister's future is what I, as an older sister, should do. Besides, Sakura, you should know that I never do anything risky, right!"
Alice Kuonji looked at the two cute girls hugging each other and felt a hint of pity. However, looking at Touko beside her, Alice Kuonji couldn't believe that a girl around 10 years old could create Fairy Tale Magecraft on her own, thinking it was all Touko's scheme.
Just then, a black-haired girl, who bore some resemblance to Touko, suddenly appeared behind Alice Kuonji. The girl gently hugged Alice Kuonji from the side, separating her from Touko.
"Alice, I'm back!"
"En."
Then, the girl turned her head to look at Touko.
"My senses were correct. I didn't expect you to dare return to Misaki City, and even come to Alice's place. Touko, do you want to turn into a frog again?"
Touko took off her glasses, looked at Aoko with disdain, then wiped her glasses and put them back on.
"Aoko, you're still the same, but I don't think you still have that ability."
"Do you want to try?"
"Then let's try?"
Alice Kuonji sighed as she watched her friends start arguing as soon as they met, and reached out to tap both of them on the head.
Aoko and Touko simultaneously clutched their heads and shouted at Alice.
"That hurt, Alice." X2
Aoko turned her head, glanced at Touko, snorted, looked at the Tohsaka sisters in the hall, and then looked at her sister. She sighed.
Looking at the sisters who cared for each other, and the troublesome person beside her, Aoko, who knew Alice Kuonji better than most, tentatively said to Alice.
"Alice, I've been hidden in the hall this whole time, and I heard your conversation. But I have a few things to say. Rin Tohsaka is widely recognized in the mage world as the most talented Magus of the last century. If someone else claimed to have created Fairy Tale Magecraft, I wouldn't believe them either. But with Rin Tohsaka, it might actually be true. Why not give her a chance and let her show you how?"
Alice Kuonji, who lived a reclusive life, was indeed unaware of the widespread fame of Rin Tohsaka's genius in the mage world. After hearing Aoko's suggestion, she pondered for a moment before nodding.
"Alright..."
Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-Seven: I, Rin Tohsaka, On the Path of the Demon God - Successfully Became a Master!
Everyone walked out of the Kuonji residence and, led by Alice Kuonji, arrived at a clearing on the mountain.
Alice Kuonji took out her Noble Phantasm and said to Rin and Sakura.
"Begin your demonstration."
Rin had initially thought she just needed to demonstrate some False Fairy Tale Magecraft, but she didn't expect Alice to plan a Magecraft competition with her and Sakura.
Rin turned to look at Sakura. Seeing Sakura ready with a determined gaze, Rin nodded to her, took Sakura's hand, and said to Alice Kuonji.
"Please be careful, Miss Kuonji."
Rin and Sakura raised their clasped hands together, and their magical energy began to circulate, activating the spell. Using Sakura's Imaginary Number Magecraft as a base and Rin's Five Great Elements to fill it, the sisters activated the Magecraft 'Man-eating Grandma of the Chicken-Leg Hut' in its first complete form.
Dense and mysterious mist quickly enveloped the entire mountain with Rin and Sakura's magical energy. A giant chicken-leg hut appeared behind Rin and Sakura. The hut opened, and a witch with an ancient, eerie laugh emerged.
Alice Kuonji calmly watched the two little girls faintly visible in the dense fog. At this moment, Alice Kuonji was completely convinced that this was indeed a new form of Fairy Tale Magecraft.
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