In fact, the beginner's gift package Li Zihan received was the King of Cavern's Noble Phantasm, "Hah! Glorious Blaze!" This was also why he could cause so much trouble and still have time to participate in the Holy Grail War. If you only consider his ability to escape, all the Mages in the Clock Tower combined couldn't match Li Zihan alone.
The Old Worm was quite bold to seek out Li Zihan for negotiations. He stated that if Li Zihan wanted the Matou Family's Magic Crest, he would have to help the Matou Family with one matter: representing them in the Holy Grail War.
Coincidentally, Li Zihan was also aiming for the Holy Grail. He then went along with Sakura's downstream descent and reached a compromise with the Old Worm, thereby obtaining a portion of the Matou Family's Magic Crest, inheritance rights, and, as a bonus at Li Zihan's request, Sakura herself.
Recalling how the Old Worm had so readily handed over his newly acquired heir as a mere bonus, Li Zihan felt as though he had participated in a rather unsavory transaction.
If Tokiomi Tohsaka were to find out, he would probably fly into a rage, Li Zihan mused.
Furthermore, the young man thought that the Old Worm could easily have swindled 175 to 200 peanuts from a national government in a deserted wilderness in his previous life. He himself might have received VIP treatment from the police, discussing life with them in jail, and perhaps even a free three-year meal ticket at a juvenile detention center.
After inspecting the weapons and confirming there were no issues with the Mystic Code, the young man sighed and departed.
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Chapter 3: Tokiomi Tohsaka's Certain Victory
Fuyuki City, Tohsaka Residence.
A middle-aged man dressed in a red suit sat at his desk, frowning as he held the latest news from the Church. With deep facial features that gave him a cold and serious appearance, he calmly reviewed the latest intelligence, making his final preparations for the battle. A gem fax machine printed the enemy's information onto the white paper. Tokiomi Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka family, continuously analyzed the future battlefield changes based on this information.
Waver Velvet, a student of the Clock Tower, with only three generations of Mage background. He stole his mentor's Holy Relic and came to Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War. His threat is minimal.
Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, head of the Archibald family, a genius Mage with outstanding achievements, and a Lord of the Clock Tower's Department of Mineralogy, as well as a Grade 1 lecturer in the Spirit Evocation Department. His magical attainments are extremely high. He is undoubtedly a formidable opponent in this Holy Grail War and must be treated with caution.
Kiritsugu Emiya, a Mage belonging to no organization. He is the son-in-law of the Einzbern Family, and his father is the Mage Norikatsu Emiya, who has been designated for sealing by the Mage's Association, and the fifth heir of the Emiya family. A war dog without any sense of Mage honor, an assassin. A mad dog to be wary of, a disgrace to Mages. I truly don't understand why the Einzbern family would choose such a person as their Master. Has the Einzbern family also fallen on hard times?
Furthermore, the Matou Family's Magic Circuits are constantly degenerating, and the family can no longer find a Mage capable of participating in the Holy Grail War. Old Man Matou recalled his privately trained disciple and, like the Einzbern family, had an outsider represent the Matou family in the battle. Someone who could catch Old Man Matou's eye would undoubtedly be an excellent Mage and must be taken seriously.
The last Master position has no suitable Mage to fill it, and it is likely to be occupied by an ordinary person with extremely good luck. Someone who has never experienced the supernatural poses a threat to the Tohsaka family that is infinitely close to zero.
Although the enemies may be strong, this war will be a victory for the Tohsaka family. The preparations made by the Tohsaka family are far beyond what others can easily imagine. Tokiomi Tohsaka's furrowed brow relaxed, and he grasped the cane beside him. The next moment, the papers containing all the information were engulfed in crimson flames.
As the papers turned to ash, a smile of certain victory curved the lips of the Tohsaka family head. Nothing could now stop the Tohsaka family from achieving their long-held wish.
He painstakingly obtained the shed skin of the first serpent from the ancient era in Mesopotamia, thereby summoning the king of Mesopotamia—Gilgamesh.
By allying with the Church, which serves as the supervisor, through his grandfather's old friend Rin Tohsaka, he gained access to information about the various Masters and their movements, thus securing an intelligence advantage.
While concealing the fact that Kirei Kotomine had already received the Stigmata, he arranged for Kirei Kotomine to become his disciple and then staged a dramatic parting of ways, actually commanding Kirei Kotomine and the Assassin from the shadows.
As one of the Three Founding Families, the Tohsaka family has an ancient pact with the Einzbern and Matou families, who are also among the Three Founding Families, allowing them to form an alliance at any time to jointly resist external participants in the Holy Grail War.
Even if the enemies were numerous excellent Mages and heroes from ancient legends, Tokiomi Tohsaka did not believe he would be defeated. The Tohsaka family's preparations for this Holy Grail War were far beyond what outsiders could imagine. Even though the path to The All-Works Cauldron was fraught with difficulties, Tokiomi Tohsaka had absolute confidence in himself.
In his youth, he was disdained by geniuses due to his mediocre talent, but Tokiomi Tohsaka became a very accomplished Mage through hard work. The difficulties and hardships involved were unimaginable. Tokiomi Tohsaka believed he could overcome the trial known as the Holy Grail War, just as he had overcome past hardships and adversities.
While the head of the Tohsaka family was analyzing the situation, what was the transmigrator, Classmate Li, doing?
The answer was rather embarrassing: he was setting up basic reconnaissance magic in the underground sewers. He had asked the Old Worm for many low-level familiars—useless creatures that even a six-year-old child could defeat, possessing only basic reconnaissance abilities.
Fuyuki City has a large river of unknown name, surprisingly vast in both length and width, directly dividing the city in two. Therefore, the designer of the city's drainage system naturally built a rather complex sewer system centered around this river.
In the future, Mr. Bluebeard and Ryunosuke Uryu would use this place as their base, committing a large number of murders and pursuing so-called art.
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