Transmigrator

To Tokiomi Tohsaka, the absorption of one Magus family by another was hardly uncommon. There was naturally nothing wrong with cooperating with the man before him, who had saved his daughter.

Although the other man had killed the Tohsaka Estate's ancient ally, he now claimed to be Matou Zouken. In other words, he had taken the Matou Family's place and become the Tohsaka Estate's new ally.

And after centuries of accumulation by the Matou Family, even without the actual tomes, merely exchanging knowledge was enough to tempt him greatly.

Especially since the price the other party offered was truly impossible for him to refuse.

Mo Li said with a smile, "I have no need to take any of the Tohsaka Estate's tomes. What I want is to learn all the knowledge recorded in them, and the tuition will be every magical tome of the Matou Family that I know of. Naturally, that does not include Insect Magic. That man was not foolish enough to put such things down in writing."

Tokiomi Tohsaka nearly agreed at once, but there was still one matter that concerned him deeply. "My daughter, Sakura—where is she?"

"She's in Rin's room right now, reuniting with her sister and chatting."

"...Please give Aoi and me some time. We need to go upstairs first, see Sakura, and confirm a few things."

"Of course. You are the host; I am the guest. Please."

Before going upstairs, Tokiomi Tohsaka asked, "My friend Mo Li, you are Chinese, correct?"

"That's right. Genuine article."

"Mountain Court? Spiral Hall?"

"Neither. I'm just a lone wanderer."

Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded and asked no further questions. He headed upstairs with Tokiomi Aoi; as for whether he believed him, only Tokiomi himself knew.

When they arrived at Tohsaka Rin's room, the couple indeed found their daughters reunited there. Tokiomi Tohsaka gave Matou Sakura a comforting hug, then asked about matters related to Mo Li.

Although Sakura's answers contained little information for the most part, they did receive several crucial answers.

"Big Brother Mo Li saved me when I was the most scared!"

"Grandpa Matou Zouken was the worst!"

"And that Matou Shinji secretly opened my door and peeped at me! He looked like a bad guy!"

And whenever she spoke of Mo Li, Matou Sakura seemed deeply attached to him.

Tohsaka Rin listened obediently from the side. Sakura had already complained to her about it earlier.

Seeing Sakura's furious expression give way to fear, Tokiomi Tohsaka and Tokiomi Aoi exchanged glances. After comforting their daughter, the two left the room.

Then Tokiomi Tohsaka said painfully, "I failed to understand the Matou Family's true nature. I nearly sent our daughter to such a terrible place... Thank goodness for Mo Li."

Tokiomi Aoi asked, "Then what is your decision, Tokiomi?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka pondered for a while before saying, "I believe he is a good person. At least, from a Magus's perspective, he is unquestionably a good man. He can be trusted. We can agree to that deal and take what each of us needs. Besides, he said he would teach Sakura. That is enough."

Tokiomi Aoi said hesitantly, "Then the Matou Family...?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka sighed. "The Matou Family is no longer important. They do not have anyone who can serve as a Master. A year from now, the Masters should be selected at random. Though we have lost an ally, obtaining the Matou Family's magical tomes is still good. And Einzbern is still there. Even if we fail to open the Root this time, there will be more opportunities after the Holy Grail War."

Tokiomi Aoi asked, "You truly have no plans to do anything bad to the person who saved our daughter?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka replied, "No. No matter what, he saved all of you. He even saved Sakura twice. And he is using the Matou Family's magical tomes as tuition to learn the Tohsaka Estate's knowledge. There could be no better deal."

Moreover, judging by the strength the other party had displayed, if that young man named Mo Li had harbored even the slightest designs on the Tohsaka Estate, Tokiomi would not have died any better than Matou Zouken had.

For some unknown reason, the other party had been able to bypass every defense of the Tohsaka Estate and bring Sakura directly back home. If he had not shown himself and approached Tokiomi for a conversation, Tokiomi would never have been able to detect him at all.

Mo Li could wipe out the Tohsaka Estate as easily as turning over his hand.

Tokiomi Tohsaka saw this very clearly, so he simply went along with the flow. Perhaps he could even form an alliance with this man in the future Holy Grail War. After all, he was his second daughter's teacher.

Tokiomi Tohsaka and Aoi returned to the first floor.

Tokiomi Tohsaka said to Mo Li, "I agree, Teacher Mo. As the one guiding my daughters on the path of magic, I will hold nothing back and offer all the Tohsaka Estate's knowledge for you to study. However, I have two requests."

Mo Li smiled broadly. "Thank you for your trust. Tell me your requests first, and I'll see whether I can accept them."

Tokiomi Tohsaka smiled as well. "Would you be willing to take on one more student?"

"You want me to teach Tohsaka Rin as well?"

"That's right. And I hope you will teach them not only magic, but martial arts as well. What do you think?"

Mo Li studied Tokiomi Tohsaka for a moment before saying, "My martial arts were forged through bloody battles on the battlefield. Little girls like them may not be able to endure the training I set."

Although both Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura had Heroic Spirit versions of themselves, their living selves might not possess such capabilities. After all, this was not a case where one could gain the corresponding abilities merely by using Servant Cards.

Tokiomi Tohsaka said, "I have no particular requirements when it comes to martial arts. They can learn as much as they are able."

"Then it's settled."

"Good." Tokiomi Tohsaka smiled and extended his hand.

Mo Li shook his hand before withdrawing his own. "They are still young, and their bodies have not fully developed. I'll first teach them the Matou Family's magic."

Tokiomi Tohsaka had no objection to that.

Half a year later, in the Tohsaka Estate's courtyard.

The two girls, who knew both Jewel Magic and Water Magic, controlled a large number of water spheres and sent them crashing into one another. The splashing water revealed the gems hidden inside several of the spheres.

The gems contained too little mana to explode or cast magic. They could only be controlled to fly over and hurt the other girl, all for the sake of the girls' safety.

But it was not all play.

On the other side, Tohsaka Aoi was cleaning up the gemstone fragments scattered across the ground. These were meant to be restored for Tokiomi Tohsaka. Although the Tohsaka Estate had plenty of money, they could not afford to waste it carelessly.

A little farther away stood two equally two-meter-wide chunks of basalt, both blasted into uneven, pitted shapes. One was covered in cracks across its surface, while the other had been blown apart from within at its center.

"Mom, where's Brother? Shouldn't he be coming to continue teaching us now?" Matou Sakura ran over to Tohsaka Aoi and asked. Tohsaka Rin also walked over, looking at Aoi curiously.

Tohsaka Aoi smiled. "He said he might be late teaching you today. He should have something to deal with."

"Alright."

The two girls drooped dejectedly. Over the past half year of instruction, although they had often been so foolish that Mo Li was left speechless, he had never scolded them. He merely corrected their mistakes with a cold expression. They actually quite liked that teaching style.

Besides, they somehow found it fun. Sometimes, just to see Mo Li's stern face, they would conspire to deliberately make careless mistakes so that he would teach them again.

But Mo Li understood the childlike nature of the two girls and played along without exposing their far-from-convincing acting.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner of Fuyuki City.

Ding! Traces left behind by a transmigrator detected.

Following the clues he had tracked down, Mo Li eventually arrived atop a tall building and gazed toward the Holy Church in Fuyuki City not far away.

"Though I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid dealing with transmigrators, one showed up after only half a year? Isn't that frequency a little high? And what cheat did the other side bring with them?"

No information.

"Ha, as expected, useless..." Mo Li no longer placed any hopes on that worthless system and looked at the target now completely exposed before his eyes.

The man did not look like anyone Mo Li knew from the Moon World. In other words, he had transmigrated here from somewhere else, though he probably possessed memories related to the Moon World.

At that very moment, Risei Kotomine was inside the Holy Church, while Kirei Kotomine and Tokiomi Tohsaka were holding a secret meeting to discuss what to do about the Holy Grail War half a year from now.

"Charging straight into the Holy Church—he must be after the Command Seals in Risei Kotomine's possession so he can participate in the Holy Grail War. Quite the ambitious plan, young man."

A breeze swept past, and Mo Li's figure vanished in an instant.

At the entrance to the Holy Church.

Shinkawa, who looked like a dispirited high school student, stared excitedly at the doors of the Holy Church. Almost there. As long as he got the Command Seals on Risei Kotomine, then killed Ryunosuke Uryuu and took his place, he could summon a reliable Magus. He would definitely be able to survive until the end of the Holy Grail War!

Although he had transmigrated a little late—in terms of the timeline, Matou Sakura had already undergone a thorough baptism in the Insect Pit and been wantonly toyed with by Matou Shinji—that did not matter.

When the time came, he would find a way to get both Matou Sakura and Tohsaka Rin for himself and play at raising them. Illya was with Einzbern, so he probably could not get his hands on her, but once Tokiomi was stabbed in the back, he could have his Magus help him inherit the Tohsaka Estate's assets. Tohsaka Rin would definitely become his!

He, Shinkawa, had transmigrated into this world to become the protagonist. This was transmigration! This was protagonist treatment!

If he could summon Medea, then once he constructed the Greater Grail, he could forget about the Black Mud Holy Grail. He could use a clean Holy Grail to make wishes for fun. Just thinking about it made him happy!

And there were Caren and Bazett in the future. Beauties belonged only to the strong! He was that strong man!

Shinkawa touched the handgun tucked against his chest. To get this thing, he had nearly spent all the money he had robbed after transmigrating into this world. Still, it was more than enough to kill the insignificant Risei Kotomine!

As for that Golden Flash—heh. With over a dozen Command Seals in hand, he could have his Magus help Artoria trick him to death. Then no one would be able to threaten him!

Or should he just become Golden Flash's Master?

Shinkawa discarded the thought in less than two seconds. What a joke. There was no way Golden Flash would speak properly without using that strange manner of speech. Otherwise, one could only gain his approval.

Someone like him would definitely be beneath Golden Flash's notice.