Problem Children From Honkai in Type-Moon

Kaineth sensed the traces left by the suggestion Sorcery, and his displeasure grew. How crude!

Still, he calmly addressed the old man before him, as maintaining proper etiquette was part of being a noble.

"Hello, I'm looking for Waver. I'm his teacher."

He stated his purpose and identity directly, saving himself the trouble of being asked who he was and why he was looking for Waver later.

The group was quickly welcomed into the courtyard. At Kaineth's indication, the old woman told him Waver's room and then left on her own.

Kaineth didn't think much of it. After getting the information he wanted, he headed straight for the backyard.

Upon seeing the summoning circle drawn with chicken blood in the backyard, Kaineth's expression visibly faltered.

After taking a deep breath, he pushed open Waver's room door.

"Lemon-head!"

Chapter 44: Do You Know How Copernicus Died?!

Waver felt a sense of despair, especially seeing Rider, who was suspected to be the King of Conquerors, lounging on the bed playing a game in casual clothes. He felt that the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life was entrusting his life to this person.

Another day was drawing to a close, and Waver sat on the bed with a sense of resignation, playing games alongside Rider.

Then, when the door opened, he quickly shoved the game console under the bed and sat up straight on the bed.

Rider, instead of entering his spiritual form as usual, looked towards the door with a serious expression.

Waver quickly performed the actions he had rehearsed countless times, then mentally reviewed them again, feeling that nothing was amiss.

He was about to check on his 'current' grandparents when he saw the existence that could be called his shadow.

"Lemon-head!"

Waver reflexively covered his mouth, as if to hide what he had just said.

! That's not right! This isn't school!

With that thought, Waver casually lowered his hand from his mouth, trying his best to adopt a fearless posture.

Then, he met the lemon-head's gaze, silently hiding half of his body behind Rider, and stared directly at Kaineth.

"You're here to form an alliance, aren't you! Lancer's Master!"

(Should I use King of Conquerors or Iskandar? Neither feels quite right.)

Seeing that they hadn't immediately engaged in combat, Iskandar reverted to his playful demeanor and voiced his thoughts.

Kaineth nodded with some discomfort. While forming an alliance was indeed his objective, it felt entirely different when stated by the other party rather than himself!

And this was after he had refused once before, although that was due to his unruly disciple's poor choice of words.

"Whoa! Lemon-head, you agree!"

Waver looked at Kaineth, who had already nodded, with utter disbelief. Was this still the arrogant lemon-head he knew?

"Lemon... pfft, Teacher Ken, you finally realized I was right!"

It was then that Waver noticed Kaineth maintaining a noticeable distance from Sola. Unlike usual, this time it was his initiative.

Kaineth: ... shut up if you can't say anything nice!

"The danger level of this Holy Grail War is a bit too high, so I'm here to increase my chances of winning."

Although Kaineth was inwardly frustrated, he showed no outward signs of it.

Waver wasn't embarrassed, or rather, he was used to it. He had often been ignored when he was at the Clock Tower before.

Kaineth then proactively shared the information he had gathered. In his opinion, it was better to reveal this information.

Otherwise, this unruly disciple wouldn't know what he was up against, which would make it easier for him to take the initiative.

"!!!"

Upon hearing this news, Waver was somewhat dazed, as if he were dreaming.

The 'Law' he had never dared to imagine before was actually related to two Holy Grail Wars, one of them directly.

As for other prominent families, Waver didn't pay much attention. In his view, no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't compare to the distinguished family of the lemon-head before him.

After all, his current level was not yet privy to the conflicts between the mage world and the Holy Church, and his age and status prevented him from understanding the past glory of the Einzberns.

Kaineth nodded with clear satisfaction upon seeing this. If Waver continued to meet his expectations, he might grudgingly deem him passable this time.

"So, Lem— Teacher Ken, you have to admit my research now, right!"

Snapping out of his daze, Waver realized something very important and became quite excited.

After all, the main reason he came to participate in the Holy Grail War was to prove that his research was correct!

Kaineth suddenly sighed and sternly admonished him.

"You need to learn some social graces, you idiot!"

Waver was clearly dissatisfied with this response, but years of habit prevented him from speaking out. However, he quickly became excited again, as this arrogant lemon-head had come to seek an alliance with him!

You could say that despite his age, Waver was still a child who hadn't grown up.

To put it bluntly: he was a coward.

"Do you know how Copernicus died?"

Kaineth looked at Waver, whose tail seemed to be sticking up in the air, and prepared to discipline... or rather, put him in his place.

"He was burned to death!"

Kaineth waited for a long time for just that sentence. She looked at the confused Waver in front of her, unable to understand. She thought she had made herself clear enough.

"Didn't you think of anything?"

Waver racked his brain, recalling his shallow historical knowledge. In the end, he could only come to the conclusion that someone was burned to death.

However, seeing his teacher's serious question, he started to doubt if he had remembered it incorrectly.

His tone clearly lowered, sounding a bit lacking in confidence.

"I didn't choose history."

Kaineth: "..."

I regret it, truly!

I actually thought this ungrateful disciple was a promising talent.

After Fu Yuan finished his meal, he began to sort out the flow of this Holy Grail War by himself. As he was sorting, he suddenly thought of something.

He looked around for Lancelot but couldn't find him. Then, he found the sorcery apprentice Kariya Matou nearby.

"Uncle Kariya! I need to talk to Berserker about something."

Kariya Matou only then remembered that he was a Master!

Hiss! Where is Lancelot!

What kind of presence is this!

It was only through the Command Spells that he discovered Lancelot had been in a spirit-phased state the entire time.

He felt an inexplicable sense of relief and immediately had Lancelot cancel his spirit-phasing.

When Fu Yuan saw Lancelot, his eyes clearly lit up, and he pounced forward, appearing exceptionally friendly.

"Lancelot dear, I heard you have a Noble Phantasm, Knight Does Not Die by Hand, which can transform ordinary items into Noble Phantasms, right!"

Lancelot suppressed the instinct to draw his sword and attack. His remaining rationality nodded.

Seeing him nod, Fu Yuan became visibly excited. Stars seemed to appear in his eyes as he eagerly asked:

"Can you transform a signal tower! What about a Transformer! An intercontinental ballistic missile! ...And, and, can you grab the Earth while standing on your head!"

Lancelot: ...!!?

You can play like that too?

Kariya Matou, who was eavesdropping nearby, felt his head buzzing. He thought there was no need for an alliance! This was like a dragon riding a tiger!

Of course, he only thought about it. Sakura and his own body were not to be trifled with.

Kiritsugu Emiya was also shocked by Fu Yuan's incredible train of thought. How idiotic could one be to come up with such questions!

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was about to open his mouth to mock him, Irisviel also leaned in with sparkling eyes, clearly entering some kind of state.

A MAX-level sports car!

"You can play like that too! Is it really possible!"

Kiritsugu Emiya's intended words got stuck in his throat. How could he explain this without sounding like he was mocking them?

Kiritsugu Emiya fell into contemplation.

Lancelot could technically speak, but his mind was buzzing at the moment. His limited rationality was clearly insufficient to handle this situation.

He could only stare blankly at the two pairs of sparkling big eyes in front of him.

"That's not right! How much Magic would that take!"

Kariya Matou, recalling his body being healed, clearly noticed a blind spot.

A car was one thing, but if he were to grab a signal tower or the Earth while standing on his head, he'd practically be performing his own death!

Kariya Matou looked at Lancelot with a hint of lingering fear. If it weren't for this incident, he might not even know how he died the next time they fought.

Lancelot nodded somewhat blankly, feeling that his Master was right.

When Fu Yuan heard this, he instantly lost interest. He pouted and shrugged off Lancelot's arm.

Irisviel looked at Lancelot with some reluctance. My supercar!

ps. By the way, how did you all find this book?

Chapter 45: A Depressed Kiritsugu Emiya

As the sky finally brightened, the early-rising Fu Yuan took out building blocks he'd somehow acquired and started building a fortress with the two little ones. A real fortress, with all sorts of blocks.

"Another peaceful day!"

Hearing this, Kiritsugu Emiya gradually shut down.

This was completely different from what he had imagined! Where was the fighting?!

Were the other groups this laid-back?! That couldn't be right!

This was already the fifth day! If a winner wasn't decided by tomorrow, then this Holy Grail War would also end anticlimactically.

Kiritsugu Emiya racked his brain but couldn't figure out the reason. In the end, he had no choice but to cast his gaze toward Fu Yuan, who was playing with building blocks with Illya and the others.

Then, his gaze looked over there somewhat blankly. A miniaturized military fortress had already appeared, and Fu Yuan was now rapidly stacking the outer walls.

Illya and Sakura looked at Fu Yuan with eyes full of adoration, seemingly generating "Favorability +1" above their heads.

"Phew! Done!"

With the placement of the final block, a complete, small military fortress appeared before him. The two little ones touched it here and there in disbelief.

Kiritsugu Emiya was a bit stumped. Although the scene before him looked impressive, you're Saber! The acknowledged strongest among the seven Classes!

What are you doing?!

"Is something wrong? Master," Fu Yuan wiped nonexistent sweat from his forehead with his hand before looking at the somewhat dumbfounded Kiritsugu Emiya.

"...Do you think the actions of the other groups are normal?"

Kiritsugu Emiya asked this question with some distress. After all, Saber, who was suspected to be from the future, should be able to offer some advice, right?

"Hmm... Huh! They don't seem normal."

It was only now that Fu Yuan realized how much the plot had changed. Even Saber was gone!

Fu Yuan thought with a bit of mischievousness. As for whether the other groups' actions were normal, he could tell Kiritsugu Emiya with full responsibility: they were not normal!

But if you ask me why, well: I don't know either.