Don't Answer a Question with a Question / Cooperation...

Is making a living more important, or is hatred more important? Kiritou Kohana thinks... making a living is better! After all, his cooking is really delicious.

"Have they left?" Asagami Fujino seemed a little downcast, unsure of what to say.

Chapter 137 Don't Answer Questions with Questions

Mikaela returned to Fuyuki City by Shinkansen. It was already late at night. Instead of staying at Fujimaru family, he went to the Holy Church.

Tohno Shiro's ancestral house was destroyed by Emiya Kiritsugu during the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Although Mikaela had stayed in Fuyuki City for three years, after taking away the Greater Holy Grail's storage magic core, he felt that things were pretty much over in Fuyuki City.

Because of this mindset, he felt that he could no longer have much contact with the Tohsaka family, so he stopped paying attention to Tohno Shiro's subsequent situation.

But to everyone's surprise, problems still arose, forcing him to meet this culprit. With that thought in mind, Mikaela arrived at the entrance of the Holy Church. He knocked on the door, waiting for the 'master' inside to arrive.

"Who is it?" A completely emotionless loli voice rang out, and then the door slowly opened, revealing a silver-haired loli dressed in a nun's habit. She looked at Mikaela expressionlessly and said calmly, "May I ask what brings you here?"

"I'm looking for Kotomine Kirei and Risei Kotomine." Mikaela was somewhat surprised by the appearance of the little girl in front of him, but he didn't say much. Instead, he hoped to see Kotomine Kirei and Risei Kotomine.

"Your father and grandfather? They've gone out for now and haven't returned yet. Please go back for the time being."

Intuition told the young girl that the girl in the maid outfit was extremely dangerous! Although she showed no outward signs of distress, she was actually quite frightened inside.

She wasn't afraid of being killed herself, but rather that the other party might act 'arbitrarily' and damage the church buildings! In the last Holy Grail War, the local church had to pay a large sum of money in reparations, although the majority of that money was ultimately paid by the wealthy and powerful Tohsaka family.

However, feeling that they also bore a great responsibility, Kotomine Kirei and Risei Kotomine ignored Tohno Shiro's advice and ultimately paid part of the money.

Then... the church lived a life of poverty. Although the three of them got used to 'poverty', they still felt uneasy whenever they saw their father and grandfather deliberately starving themselves so that they would have enough to eat.

Kallen couldn't help but wipe away her tears; this life was just too miserable!

"Then I'll wait outside." Mikaela naturally realized that the other party did not want her to enter the Holy Church, so she prepared to wait outside for Kotomine Kirei and Risei Kotomine return.

"Good."

Kallen couldn't bear to see the other person out in the wind, so she slammed the door shut and prepared to go to the church basement to tell Uncle Tohsaka to inform her father and grandfather that a strange fellow had come to the church.

About half an hour later, Mikaela sensed a familiar magical fluctuation.

"Hmm?" Mikaela frowned slightly, clearly not expecting that even that guy would come. To be honest... he didn't really want to see that guy.

"You are?! Saber?!!"

Due to Kallen Altesia's betrayal, Tohno Shiro, Kotomine Kirei, and Risei Kotomine arrived together, and at the same time... there was a person with a gentle smile beside them.

Marisbury Animsphere.

At this moment, Tohno Shiro, Kotomine Kirei, and Risei Kotomine were all looking at Mikaela in great shock, clearly not expecting that she was still alive.

"...Now that everyone is here, I won't waste any more words. May I come in?" Mikaela said calmly with her eyes closed, "I believe you have many questions in your hearts, and I can explain them slowly."

"..."

Tohno Shiro glanced at Risei Kotomine, the elderly priest, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, Saber, let's go inside and talk."

To be honest, apart from Kotomine Kirei and Marisbury Animsphere, the other two people on the scene were under a lot of pressure, after all, their opponent was Saber, who ended the Fourth Holy Grail War!

Upon entering the Holy Church, Kallen saw that her father and grandfather had returned, and she ran out and stood obediently beside Kotomine Kirei.

"Get some rest." Looking at his daughter, Kotomine Kirei's eyes revealed a hint of tenderness. Although he didn't know what he had gone through in the past three years, he probably wouldn't be like the character in the original story, spending his days indulging in golden Gilgamesh and then going crazy with pleasure.

"Kindness."

Kallen nodded slightly. She glanced at Mikaela again and noticed that the other woman's eyes remained closed. What was going on?

"We meet again, Heroic Spirit from the past and the future." Marisbury smiled gently and gave Mikaela a slight Magecraft's bow to show his goodwill.

"..."

Mikaela didn't look at Marisbury, but instead focused her gaze on Tohno Shiro, and said calmly, "Do you know that Matou Zouken is still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Tokiomi Tohno Shiro was about to say something, suddenly fell silent. He clenched his fists, a hint of anger and helplessness flashing across his face.

"Lord Zouken is now a rising star in the Clock Tower. The Greater Holy Grail fragments he brought, as well as the true purpose of the 'Holy Grail War,' have opened the eyes of some old-school Magecraft." Marisbury spoke up, chuckling, "And because of his situation, the Tohno Family Head is now in a rather precarious situation."

"Do you have the remaining fragments of the Greater Holy Grail?" Mikaela wasn't stupid. Marisbury must have something in mind for being here. He was the kind of guy who wouldn't act until he saw the benefit.

He came with Tohno Shiro, so he must be after what Tokiomi has, such as... the Greater Holy Grail fragment.

"That's right, most of the Holy Grail fragments are in my hands." Tohno Shiro nodded. Although he didn't know what Saber's purpose was in coming here, judging from her situation, she was clearly not here to cause trouble.

"Are you aware that the Holy Grail War is about to take place at the Clock Tower?" Mikaela continued to ask.

Tohno Shiro frowned and looked at Mikaela, saying, "Saber, before I say all this, shouldn't you explain what exactly happened in the Fourth Holy Grail War?"

"The Holy Grail was corrupted, and I was responsible for destroying it. I survived by chance and lived as a maid in an ordinary family. Later, I felt that the Greater Holy Grail was a dangerous item, so I took away the 'core' that stored the magic power."

Mikaela briefly explained her situation over the years, and then continued, "Is it true or false that the Clock Tower is going to host the Holy Grail War?"

"How did you survive?" Tohno Shiro continued to ask. He knew from Emiya Kiritsugu that Saber had obtained the 'Lesser Holy Grail', but how she survived was the thing Tohno Shiro wanted to know most right now.

"Boom!"

Mikaela crushed the card and planted the Oath of Judas in the ground, creating a small crater.

Ignoring the pity in the eyes of the three church members beside him, he stared expressionlessly at Tohno Shiro and said, "Don't answer questions with questions."

P. S.: "Hey! This is my third update! Surprised?!"

Chapter 138 Cooperation

Under Mikaela's 'friendly questioning,' Tohno Shiro revealed everything he knew, namely... that when Mikaela stole the Greater Holy Grail's storage magic core, he did indeed notice something amiss.

After all, he is the ley line manager of Fuyuki City, and the location of the Greater Holy Grail is connected to the spiritual ley lines. No matter who tampers with it there, Tohno Shiro will be able to sense it clearly.

That night, after successfully stealing the Holy Grail's magic storage core, Mikaela ran away without even checking who the thief was.

Mikaela thought it was Tohno Shiro, since the only person in Fuyuki City who could sense the abnormality of the Greater Holy Grail was Tohno Shiro, who controlled the spiritual veins. However, Mikaela did not expect that the second person to arrive would be Matou Zouken, who should have died!

Originally, the Greater Holy Grail was guarded by someone, but that person was defeated by Mikaela. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Matou Zouken went over to try and move the Greater Holy Grail away.

Even though Mikaela took away the core that stores magic power, the size of the Greater Holy Grail... is not something that Matou Zouken can easily lift away. The core is only a small part; everyone knows how big the Greater Holy Grail is.

So, probably knowing he couldn't participate in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, Matou Zouken made a desperate decision! He directly destroyed the Greater Holy Grail.

At this moment, Tohno Shiro, who had sensed something amiss with the spiritual vein, rushed over. He found Matou Zouken dismantling the Greater Holy Grail and was naturally furious, launching an attack on him without a word.

This time, Tohno Shiro discovered that Matou Zouken was stronger than he had imagined! However, Zouken seemed to have no intention of fighting him, so he only took a small portion of the Greater Holy Grail fragment and left immediately.

Seeing that Matou Zouken was still alive, Tohno Shiro was both shocked and furious. He was shocked that Zouken Matou was able to survive the attack by the Servant and that he himself had not been seriously injured!

What infuriates me is that the other person is still alive?! For Sakura's sake! I'll grind him to dust!!

"However... you're just sitting in Fuyuki City doing nothing?" Mikaela looked at Tohno Shiro's 'impotent rage' expression and said calmly, "It seems that Matou Zouken has gained a lot of support at the Clock Tower."

"It's not that Master doesn't want to take revenge, but it's because that guy Matou Zouken leaked all the information about the Holy Grail War, which led to many Magecraft knowing that the Holy Grail can directly reach the Root." Kotomine Kirei looked at Mikaela calmly and said, "Although many factions of Magecraft have said that they have no interest in the Holy Grail War, they are secretly pressuring Master to hand over the remaining Holy Grail fragments."

The situation at the Clock Tower is complicated. Even though the Tohsaka family has intricate connections with the Second Magician, some Magecraft couldn't help but take action after learning that the Greater Holy Grail could travel to the 'Root', threatening Tohno Shiro to hand over the remaining fragments of the Greater Holy Grail.

Even if Magecraft outwardly expresses no interest, but secretly wants Tohno Shiro to hand over the item, they will also have to pay a price in exchange.

Some radical Magecraft even raided the Tohsaka family at night, intending to seize the Greater Holy Grail fragments.

However, thanks to the combined efforts of Kotomine Kirei and Tohno Shiro, those Magecraft' ashes have vanished without a trace.

However, Tohno Shiro and Kotomine Kirei knew that this was merely a warning. If they continued to be stubborn, the Tohsaka family would face annihilation unless Hachiman (Zelretch) intervened.

"So, you cooperated with him?" Mikaela finally understood. It wasn't that Tohno Shiro didn't want to go to the Clock Tower to Matou Zouken, but rather that Zouken was protected by various factions within the Clock Tower, while Tohno Shiro himself was being threatened by other Magecraft.

So Tohno Shiro joined forces with others. The Holy Church was one option, and so was Marisbury Animsphere stood to the side with a gentle smile.

One of only twelve Lord of the Clock Tower, the Lord the Celestial Department (Animsphere).

"..." Tohno Shiro remained silent. He had indeed joined forces with the other party because there was no other way. If he didn't hurry up and cling to their coattails, the Tohsaka family would inevitably suffer unimaginable damage.

"I think I understand the situation. So, are you going back to the Clock Tower now?" Mikaela looked at Marisbury Animsphere. A week ago, he had a vague feeling that the other party had come to Fuyuki City in person, and his target was not only himself, but definitely other targets.

Unexpectedly, Marisbury Animsphere actually wanted the Greater Holy Grail fragment in Tohno Shiro's possession.

Judging from Tohno Shiro's silence, it seems he has already succeeded.

Tsk! You really have to say, no wonder he's the guy who created Chaldea and summoned King Solomon.

"That's right." Marisbury's smile grew increasingly gentle. He seemed to have a premonition of what Mikaela was about to say, which was quite a pleasant surprise.

He planned to talk to the Tohno Family Head for a while before taking a plane and leaving overnight. Unexpectedly, at that very moment, the 'Servant' he valued returned.

Judging from her performance, her next goal is to go to the Clock Tower and participate in another Holy Grail War.

"... After going around in circles, have we finally returned to where we started?" Mikaela sighed, her feelings complicated, unsure of what to say.

"A hero from the future or the past, would you like to accompany me to see the sights of London?" Marisbury was very good at handling people. He didn't speak ill of Mikaela because of what had happened before. He maintained his aristocratic composure and elegance and sincerely invited Mikaela.

Mikaela did not speak. He put away the Oath of Judas and said in a calm tone, "It's just mutual assistance."

"I have only one goal," Marisbury said sincerely. "For that wish, I need your power. In return, I will give you everything you want, swearing on the Animsphere family."

"Heh~" Mikaela scoffed. He wanted to go home, but could Marisbury make it happen?

However, in order to heal his eye injury, he now has to cooperate with the other party, which is quite heartbreaking in a way.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Mikaela out, wanting to shake hands with Marisbury.

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

Marisbury shook hands with Mikaela, his smile widening.

In this way, once Chaldea is built, the Master will be ready! Servant with physical bodies will definitely be able to perform Spiritron Transfer!

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Chapter 139 Waver's Shock!

"The Greater Holy Grail?"

In a somewhat cluttered office, a young man with shoulder-length hair, a cigar dangling from his lips, seemed to be looking at something. His eyes revealed a hint of weariness and helplessness as he calmly remarked, "Those guys are really 'boring.' They've gone to such lengths just for the possibility of going to the Root."

"A possibility is enough, my dear brother~"

Beside the boy, a blonde loli wearing pantyhose grinned maliciously and whispered, "For Magecraft, the mere possibility is enough to motivate them to dedicate their entire lives to it."

"..." The boy with long hair that reached his shoulders frowned, seemingly very displeased with the other party's actions. But now he had been stripped of his freedom and given the title of Lord El-Melloi II, becoming one of the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower.

Although, in the Lord of others, he was merely a puppet and a useless piece of trash.

So now he can only silently endure the girl's prankish teasing.

"So, do you want to participate?" The boy, or rather, Waver Velvet, looked at the blonde loli beside him and said calmly, "Our teacher said that we can only investigate the Holy Grail War, not get involved. If necessary, we can leak information to gain some benefits and increase the El-Melloi Faction's leverage."

Waver Velvet, who survived the Fourth Holy Grail War, followed Kayneth's advice and did not return to the Clock Tower for a full year. When he returned to the Clock Tower, it was completely unrecognizable.

At the time, the El-Melloi Faction was embroiled in conflict over Kayneth's death. After returning to the Clock Tower, Waver, with the help of a friend's considerable wealth, borrowed money to buy the abandoned El-Melloi Classroom, managed to earn enough credits, became a Level 3 lecturer, and quickly rose to prominence.

Because he didn't want his teacher's hard work to be forgotten, Waver made great efforts, and as a result, in just two years, his classroom became the most talked-about place in the Clock Tower.

Although he is still called a good-for-nothing and the most useless Lord, for some people, Waver Velvet is an excellent teacher, and the male teacher that most female students most want to do unspeakable things with.

"Hmm, you can decide these things, after all, you are the Lord ~ dear brother~" The blonde loli's name is Leinette El-Melloi Archizorti.

El-Melloi's rightful successor and the adopted sister of the current Lord, El- Lord El-Melloi II, she is seen as a woman with a terrible personality by ordinary people, but by Magecraft, she is a kind-hearted child.

As if suddenly remembering something, Leinette sat on the sofa and smiled at Waver, saying, "Oh, right, you need to meet with the Celestial Department Lord today. Judging by the time, he should be here in about half an hour."

"Cough!!!" Waver, who was still smoking, almost choked to death. Although he had promised to help her negotiate with those Lord when he was making the deal with her.

But why didn't she tell me sooner that the Celestial Department Lord was coming to meet her today?! Did she just want to see her embarrassed?!

"Oh, there's still time! How about we tidy up this messy place?" Leinette smiled lightly, seemingly with no intention of cleaning. She took off her shoes, placed her legs, clad in black pantyhose, on the table, and said in a rather seductive tone, "Or perhaps, for half an hour, you'd like to try out the body of an eight-year-old girl? I don't mind! After all, it's my responsibility to give birth to an excellent child for my dear brother!"

"..."

Waver didn't speak. With a dark expression, he began tidying up his rather messy room, not even glancing at Leinette. After only a few weeks together, he knew... this girl in front of him was a rather nasty character.

"How boring~" Leinette' smile remained unchanged. She wanted to see Waver's expression, that helpless yet resigned look!

Of course, it's impossible to let the other person clean the room alone, otherwise when the guests arrive, they'll probably see a panting Waver sitting in a chair pretending to be calm.

It's okay to be silly, but we can't let Waver embarrass himself, after all, he really represents the face of the El-Melloi Faction now.