Caren Obtains Qualification

Watching Tohsaka Aoi start the car and reverse, Ryunosuke Uryuu's face twisted into a vicious grin. How could he possibly have a way to get land mines? Being able to obtain firearms was already thanks to memories from before his rebirth.

The road ahead was the truly safe route. If they fled backward, he had his barrier waiting for them. He had originally planned to wait until they got out and fled, let them enter the barrier, then wrap things up effortlessly.

But now that they were driving, there would probably be some unnecessary complications.

Ryunosuke Uryuu aimed at the tires and fired, but having never practiced shooting, he missed every shot. Besides, this was a bulletproof vehicle. Even when two rounds luckily struck after ricocheting, they only left two white marks.

The gunshots frightened Tohsaka Aoi, but there were three children in the car. She could not let some lunatic who had appeared out of nowhere hurt them, so she frantically accelerated and drove back.

With an ugly expression, Ryunosuke Uryuu put away his gun and rushed after the vehicle, activating the barrier he had set up to block it.

Bang~

The vehicle was intercepted once more. Two barriers lit up in front of the car—what had previously been behind them.

Tohsaka Aoi stared at it in disbelief. "How could this happen?! How could there be a barrier behind us?"

Caren calmly said, "Could it be that there were no land mines ahead at all? He was just trying to trick us into running back?"

Tohsaka Aoi froze for a moment, then took out her phone in frustration. "It seems that's exactly what happened."

Ryunosuke Uryuu ran over, panting heavily. He had overestimated his own stamina, but fortunately, things were still proceeding as expected. Looking at the stopped vehicle, he immediately burst into laughter, drew his pistol, and began reloading it. "Hahaha! Let's see where else you can run! Mrs. Tohsaka, please get out of the car. I don't want to hurt you. After all, you're my cutest little helpers!"

Listening to Ryunosuke Uryuu's voice, Tohsaka Aoi treated it as nothing but nonsense. The doors and windows were tightly shut. Forget a little pistol—even a Desert Eagle would not be able to inflict any meaningful damage on this vehicle, which had originally been a bulletproof car further modified with magecraft.

Only his mention of land mines earlier had frightened her into fleeing.

Ryunosuke Uryuu carefully studied the people in the car and let out a startled sound. "Huh? What's going on? Shouldn't the Tohsaka Family only have two daughters? Why is there a third little girl?"

Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura had been somewhat panicked, but suddenly, like Caren, they looked at Ryunosuke Uryuu outside the window as though he were already dead. This left him utterly confused.

"Because she's my apprentice, and she was coming along to take shelter," Mo Li said quietly from behind Ryunosuke Uryuu, reaching out and crushing the hand holding his gun.

"Argh!" Ryunosuke Uryuu howled as his whole body went limp and collapsed to the ground, the pistol falling beside him.

Mo Li kicked him. Ryunosuke Uryuu's body jerked violently as the force transmitted through him shattered his sinews and bones. He died on the spot.

Killed reborn individual Ryunosuke Uryuu. Obtained 10,000 Fate Points. Lottery draws +1.

All transmigrators and reborn individuals in this world have died. Fate disturbance has been smoothed out.

Listening to the system notifications, Mo Li destroyed the surrounding barrier. Then he glanced at the Command Spell on the man's hand and immediately activated his ability, seizing all of his talents related to magecraft. He also took his place and obtained the qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Still shaken, Tohsaka Aoi opened the car window and looked at Ryunosuke Uryuu's corpse. "Y-You killed him?"

Mo Li said, "Yes. Ryunosuke Uryuu was the culprit behind a series of murders. He had already killed people from many households. He moved around committing crimes, so he was difficult to catch. He recently came to Fuyuki City. He had firearms, and I couldn't gamble on him not having other means of threatening you. Letting him die directly was the best option."

Tohsaka Aoi said gratefully, "That man wasn't ordinary. He almost got us killed. Thank goodness you arrived in time."

"I set up the barrier on the car. After all, Caren was riding with you, so the barrier was necessary to prevent accidents. I also gave them portable barrier tools. There were two layers of protection in total. No matter which one was triggered, I would receive feedback and rush over immediately."

Tohsaka Aoi was even more grateful after hearing that. "Mr. Mo Li, you've saved us again. After the Holy Grail War, I will definitely thank you properly on behalf of the Tohsaka Family!"

Mo Li smiled and nodded. "All right."

Caren suddenly said, "Big Brother, look at what's on my hand."

Mo Li paused, then said with a grave expression, "Caren, get out of the car and let me see."

"Okay~" Caren obediently got out, walked over to Mo Li, and raised the back of her left hand. There was a mark on it: a falling water droplet at the top, with two semicircular ripples beneath it.

"You were actually chosen to become a Master..." Mo Li held Caren's left hand and examined it for a while, confirming that she had indeed been chosen to participate in the Holy Grail War.

This was most likely because Mo Li had given Caren the magecraft talents that belonged to Risei Kotomine. She had completely inherited his Magic Crests, Magic Circuits, and magical energy. The only thing she had lacked was Command Spells. Then, over the past year, she had finished learning the knowledge of both the Matou and Tohsaka families, while continuously building up magical energy. As a result, she now fully met the standards to become a Master.

Tohsaka Rin asked curiously, "Was Caren chosen by the Holy Grail?"

Mo Li said, "Yes... Caren can't leave with you. Tohsaka Aoi, hurry and go. The Holy Grail War is not far off."

Matou Sakura asked, "Big Brother, can I stay with you and Caren?"

"No. Tohsaka Aoi, take them and leave. Immediately."

"Okay!" Tohsaka Aoi closed the car window, drove away, and called Tokiomi Tohsaka.

At the Tohsaka Estate, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who had just sent a message to the Einzbern Family, received the call. His expression also turned solemn. "That child Caren was chosen too? What astonishing talent... But if that is the case, the Holy Grail War truly is about to begin. The candidates have basically all been decided, haven't they?"

After bringing Caren home, Mo Li patted her. "It looks like I need to give you some additional enhancements. It'll be very difficult for a child to participate in something like this."

Caren tilted her head slightly. "Enhancements?"

"That's right."

Mo Li began transferring all the magecraft talents he had obtained from Ryunosuke Uryuu to Caren for her to absorb and strengthen herself with.

Ryunosuke Uryuu's innate aptitude had been quite good. The fact that Caster Gil could play around with him like that, and that he could still be lively and kicking after summoning the Great Sea Demon, was already proof of his capabilities.

Perhaps he could be called a wild, low-class, half-baked Magus, but there was no doubting his Magic Circuits or total magical energy. He also possessed inherited Magic Crests, though he simply did not know it himself.

The Holy Grail system's rules for selecting candidates had never included useless filler.

Thus, starting with Caren's own potential—her Saint Mark already proved that she possessed exceptional natural talent—she had inherited everything from Risei Kotomine, and now she had inherited everything from Ryunosuke Uryuu as well. She was already qualified to be a Color-ranked Magus, at Kayneth's level, though she still needed time to grow. Above that rank, there was only the Crown rank.

Of course, those were ranks established by modern humanity and could not be equated with the Crown rank of Heroic Spirits.

Tian Nü Ba's voice suddenly sounded. "Huh? Caren is participating in the Holy Grail War too? She has a Saint Mark, but her talent for magecraft shouldn't be strong enough for the Holy Grail to choose her directly as a participant."

Mo Li and Caren looked toward Tian Nü Ba as she entered the living room.

Mo Li said, "Perhaps it was my fault. I raised Caren too well, and it's been a while since we last met."

Tian Nü Ba wore a sorrowful expression; anyone unaware of the truth might have thought the person before her had done something terrible to her. "You haven't come to eat at my restaurant lately. I waited so painfully for you for so long~ Every day, I hoped you'd come try my cooking~ We clearly made an agreement, yet you refused to come see me more often~"

Caren stared at Tian Nü Ba in astonishment, then looked at Mo Li. "Big Brother Mo Li, did you stand this sister up?"

"This is just Tian Nü Ba's twisted sense of humor..." Mo Li explained weakly before saying to Tian Nü Ba, "Stop fooling children. Sorry, I've been busy lately. I really do like your cooking, but time has been too tight recently. In this era, I can't forcibly rule through violence, so I can only resolve things through time and methods."

"You really like my cooking?" Tian Nü Ba's eyes lit up. She had never seen a Chinese immortal who liked her food.

Mo Li chose his words carefully. "Uh, I definitely couldn't eat it often, but it truly leaves a lingering impression. Those dishes you gave me that day were probably the ultimate expression of the hot, spicy, fresh, and fragrant genre. And the fact that they forced me to experience all those flavors... they should already be at the level of a Conceptual Artifact, right?"

"What else?" Tian Nü Ba looked at Mo Li expectantly, clearly in a very good mood.

Mo Li finally concluded, "If dark cuisine is made from ingredients that make people fundamentally unwilling to take a bite, and may not even taste good, then your dishes undoubtedly bring the deliciousness of their respective culinary fields to the absolute extreme. To the point where ordinary people simply cannot enjoy your food, much less the ultimate flavors of that genre. Although you blend the flavors exceptionally well, ordinary people often cannot even pass the first test, and thus cannot savor the deliciousness that bursts across their lips and teeth after the heat and spice."

Tian Nü Ba stared at Mo Li with shining eyes. "Hehehe~ Say more! After all these years, you're the one person who truly understands the way of my cooking. I'll definitely give you a special reward!"

Mo Li froze for a moment, then calmly offered up a three-thousand-word essay praising her, leaving Caren utterly bewildered.

"Mhm, mhm, that's right. I'm the god who brings such beautiful experiences!" Tian Nü Ba sat on the sofa, swinging her little legs with a proud expression. "Is there more?"

Mo Li fell silent for a while and decided it was better to discuss serious matters first. "Tian Nü Ba, may I ask what brings you here now?"

"Huh? Oh, right. Here, this is for you." Tian Nü Ba reached into space, then dragged out a Heavenly Halberd roughly twice her height and tossed it to Mo Li.