Type-Moon's Problem Child from Collapse

Rin nodded as if she understood, but seeing the look on her father's face now reminded her of how terrible his expression had been when Sakura returned three days ago.

"Troubled times indeed!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka had not been having an easy time lately. After Kaineth returned, the Holy Grail War had been completely exposed to the Mage's World.

The Einzbern Family still retained some of its former influence, while the Matou Family had withdrawn from the Mage's World, leaving only the Tohsaka Family to bear the pressure.

Unlike the usual disdain from those great families, the Holy Grail War confirmed by a Monarch had thrown the entire Mage's World into turmoil.

In just this one week, who knew how many Magi had used every possible method to sneak into Fuyuki.

As Fuyuki's landowner, he had naturally suffered all manner of open and covert attacks.

If he had not had ties to the Holy Church, they would have acted even more brazenly.

But Saber was still alive!

He would not reveal that news. There was no benefit in doing so.

If he revealed it, he might antagonize Saber, and those Magi would not appreciate it either. But if he kept it hidden, he would have plenty of room to maneuver.

And if he befriended Saber, his family might not become stronger, but at the very least, the entire Mage's World would not dare act too arrogantly before him.

Sigh, his strength was still insufficient!

And Sakura... her talent absolutely could not be discovered!

Too much had happened over the past few days. The Hero of Justice he had once somewhat admired had become that filthy man Kariya spoke of.

And his younger daughter, Sakura...

Still, that Boy was truly lucky!

He wanted an unconscious, depressed Saber too!

Chapter 62: All Sides

Kaineth was as stern and serious as ever today. Unlike before he had participated in the Holy Grail War, however, several times more students now attended his lectures.

The reason was that he was now a Grand!

And since no Grand gave lectures after attaining that rank, the students attending his classes made up eighty percent of this year's cohort!

Though the title was somewhat inflated, he was still a Grand!

But after returning from that time, the first thing he had done was break off his engagement with Sola, then change his hairstyle.

And when he broke through to the Grand rank, for some reason, the Marshal of Magecraft, Jeweled Sword Indigo, had suddenly appeared in this world.

After he appeared, the dangers that had seemed to fill the path to the Grand rank all appeared to vanish in that instant.

Then he had smoothly broken through to the Grand rank without any complications, and his perspective had obviously broadened considerably.

But none of that was the main issue. After giving Waver another score of fifty-nine, the mocked Waver seemed to have awakened his talent.

If one said it was useful, then it was somewhat useful. If one said it was useless, then his talent truly was terrible.

But Kaineth was such a generous person! He decided to cultivate Waver for the time being.

So—

"Waver, stand up and answer this question!"

With an expression like life had lost all meaning, Waver stood up once more.

He ignored the sympathetic looks from the surrounding students. Of course, there were surely envious looks among them too.

But what was there to envy? Being called on eight times in one class all by himself—wasn't that going too far?!

And besides! You haven't even taught it yet, what the hell are you asking questions for?!

Lemon Head!

"Don't know? Then stand and listen to the lecture."

Today's classroom was as peaceful and friendly as ever.

Kiritsugu Emiya sat on the balcony, smoking with a melancholy expression.

After the Holy Grail War ended, he had been hunted down. To be perfectly honest, those people had all been complete trash!

But they seemed to have quieted down somewhat over the past two days. After kindly asking a Magus he happened to run into, he learned that the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki had apparently been exposed.

How should he put it? He had been quite happy to hear that news!

Of course, there were things that made him unhappy too. Irisviel had become obsessed with manga, Illya had become obsessed with Magical Girls, and even Maiya had become obsessed with relationship shows.

While he was left alone in an empty room!

Staying up late watching television—wasn't that going too far?!

Being too tired from staying up late watching television and going straight to sleep once she lay in bed—wasn't that going too far?!

Being too tired from staying up late watching television, so she did not care about her appearance, stirring up his desire but refusing to let him do anything—wasn't that going too far?

Kiritsugu Emiya looked at the unfamiliar city and began drawing on his past experience as a mercenary to think... Where was the red-light district?

As he thought, a goofy face suddenly surfaced in his mind. Damn it! It was Saber!

She really was impossible to shake off!

Thinking of that, Kiritsugu Emiya desperately smashed his head against the wall beside him. He had to go tonight!

As the younger brother of one of the city's biggest entrepreneurs... Kariya Matou had recently begun learning management skills from his older brother.

He had come to terms with it!

At worst, he would just wait his whole life!

Why the hell should he chicken out!

He refused to believe he couldn't outlive that Tohsaka bastard, who looked like he was destined for an early death anyway.

With that thought, boundless fighting spirit erupted from him, leaving everyone else in the meeting room utterly baffled.

Sakura had been very sad lately. The gentle Big Brother had died, and Kariya Uncle had previously wanted to send her back.

It was as though he did not want her anymore, yet when she looked at her elegant father, she had refused.

She was afraid—afraid of being sent away again, afraid of going through that hellish time once more...

But after that incident, Kariya Uncle seemed to have become busy. It was so boring...

She had not been allowed outside lately. Apparently, a group of bad people was wandering around the city, and if they found her outside, she would be locked in a little dark room.

And Illya had called to tell her that she could not go out either. It seemed a group of bad guys was chasing them.

Mm~ There were so many bad guys these days!

It would have been nice if Big Brother were here!

Inside the solemn church, two adults and one child were praying devoutly.

More accurately, only the child was praying devoutly.

Risei Kotomine was a very proper Priest, but he was not in a very good mood right now. The Tohsaka Family, which had been friendly with the Holy Church for generations, was currently in a bad situation!

And those Magi who had infiltrated the city showed no respect for the Holy Church at all. They had clearly not taken his threats seriously.

"Ah, troubled times indeed!"

Kirei Kotomine prayed without emotion. He still felt that this sort of thing was utterly meaningless.

But those Magi also annoyed him, because Kallen and Rin were very close, and during that period, some reckless Magi had even infiltrated the Holy Church.

Little Kallen continued praying devoutly...

Shirou Iri rubbed his slightly bleary eyes from not sleeping well and stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling for several seconds.

Then he tilted his head to the left, and sure enough, it was already dark outside.

He quickly got up, dressed himself, and prepared to try making dinner.

After all, he was not counting on Big Sister to cook.

Though he was in a hurry, he still gently pushed open the door. Then he saw Fu Yuan, who had just placed the last dish on the table.

"You're awake? Did the smell of food wake you up? Come eat."

Little Shirou blinked in confusion. It took him a long time to confirm it—Big Sister really could cook!

And it seemed kind of like Mom's cooking...

Fu Yuan had lain in bed for a long time, but in the end, his conscience would not allow it. Making a six-year-old child cook just felt far too strange.

He got up in some despair and went to the kitchen, only to discover that the ingredients were surprisingly plentiful.

Following the memories in his head, he somehow managed to prepare a decent-looking table full of dishes.

Ordinarily, the two of them could not possibly finish so much, but they had just been discharged from the hospital. How could they not eat something nice?

Besides, no matter how much food there was, he could finish it all himself.

"Eat more of this. You're still growing."

Fu Yuan placed food into Little Shirou's bowl while imitating the sort of things parents on television were supposed to say.

Although China and Japan were different, Fu Yuan had not considered that issue. Meanwhile, Shirou silently experienced this novel feeling and nodded obediently.

It did feel a little strange, but for some reason, he did not dislike it.

That feeling lasted until Shirou took his first bite. All his previous thoughts, all his emotions, froze at that very moment.

Looking at Big Sister's eyes, which were filled with anticipation, he could not bear to shatter her hopes.

He swallowed all the food in his mouth in one gulp, then put on an expression that said it was great.

"It's pretty tasty, Big Sister."

Then he added all the dishes he personally thought tasted bad to Fu Yuan's plate.

Shirou had the occasional little prank in him too...

Hearing him say it was tasty, Fu Yuan immediately relaxed. And Shirou was so well-behaved! What six-year-old served food to their guardian?

Sighing inwardly, Fu Yuan took a huge bite of his rice.

Pacify the Realm! Gather Hearts! Legs Are the True King!

Fu Yuan's expression froze the moment he swallowed that bite. Looking at the utterly well-behaved Little Shirou, he felt the world was changing a little too fast.

Fu Yuan stared blankly at the food before him for a long time before finally deciding not to perish together with it.

"Come on, let's eat out."

Lord Fu Yuan was magnanimous—how could he possibly hold it against a child?

Right?

"Mm."

No matter how obedient a child was, at this point, he wouldn't want to finish his own meal. It wasn't quite food-poisoning level, but it really was impossible to eat!

Fu Yuan held Little Shirou's hand as they walked along the streets, which had not grown quiet with the arrival of night.

Sensing the Magi who seemed to have suddenly become more numerous, Fu Yuan felt that something was off. After all, this had happened when he was walking down the street earlier too.

He had run into two of them within ten minutes. That was absurd!

Had Tokiomi Tohsaka suddenly dropped dead or something?

This was his territory!

Though he was deeply puzzled, he couldn't let that delay his meal. People were made of iron, food was made of steel—skip one meal, and you'd be starving!