The El-Melloi Classroom
A voice as beautiful as heavenly music broke the increasingly tense atmosphere in the living room. Shirou breathed a sigh of relief and watched Sakura come out of the kitchen carrying a plate. He was about to get up and take the plate from her when he found that someone had already beaten him to it.
"Let me do it, Sakura."
Tohsaka strode directly to Sakura and reached out to take the plate from her hand. Sakura didn't stand on ceremony, handed the plate back, and thanked her.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sister."
"No, no, not at all~"
Watching the interaction between the two girls in front of him, Shirou wore a helpless expression.
Tohsaka Rin, the eldest daughter of the Tohsaka family in Fuyuki City, is Sakura's older sister.
Several years ago, before Wang Xiaoming's family had settled back in Fuyuki, the head of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Tokiomi, had proposed bringing Sakura back to the Tohsaka Family.
As Kariya's friend, Wang Xiaoming didn't have any good feelings towards the Tohsaka clan, but he didn't intend to ignore their deliberate attempts to befriend Tohsaka.
After all, Sakura's family is there.
However, due to Sakura's strong resistance, the matter ultimately had to be dropped.
After some time passed, in the years following Wang Xiaoming's family moving back to Fuyuki, the two families, connected by Sakura, maintained some contact with each other.
Shirou naturally got to know Tohsaka Rin, but the relationship between the two...
"I'll help too."
"Thank you for your help, brother."
As Shirou got up and headed towards the kitchen, the moment he passed Tohsaka Rin, her subtle yet clear voice pierced his ears:
"Sakura is my little sister!"
As you can see, the two don't get along very well because of Sakura.
"Oh, Little Rin's here."
When Wang Xiaoming arrived late into the living room, he saw Shirou Tohsaka arguing with Tohsaka Rin and greeted her with a smile.
Good morning, Mr. Ming.
Tohsaka Rin, having shifted her attention away from Shirou, looked at Wang Xiaoming with a respectful expression.
Although she didn't hear it from anyone directly, Tohsaka Rin deduced it from the snippets of conversation between her parents and her father's genuine respect for Wang Xiaoming.
Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, Mr. Ming had saved her father's life. This naturally made Tohsaka Rin, who had always looked up to her father, feel grateful to Wang Xiaoming.
At this moment, Lily walked out from behind Wang Xiaoming and smiled when she saw Tohsaka Rin.
Good morning Little Rin ~
"Good morning, Ms. Lily."
Facing the teacher who had once guided her in her Magecraft training, Tohsaka Rin unusually showed a reserved demeanor.
"Don't be shy, breakfast will get cold if you don't eat soon."
Wang Xiaoming had already taken his seat, spoke to Tohsaka Rin.
"Well then, let's head out."
After saying goodbye to Wang Xiaoming and Lily, Shirou, Sakura, and Rin headed towards the school.
It was just past 7:30 in the morning, the time when students go to school.
The students were making a ruckus on the slope leading to the school. But the most eye-catching group was probably this trio.
Sakura and Rin, walking ahead, naturally attracted attention with their elegant and beautiful faces, and Shirou, following behind the two beautiful girls, was also known as the school's kindest person.
Such a conspicuous lineup naturally attracted curious onlookers.
"Shi-lang--!!!"
A voice came from behind, growing louder as it approached, and then Shirou felt someone pounce on his back. Before Shirou could even recover from the impact, he heard Sakura's surprised voice from ahead:
"Sister Illya?"
"Hey Sakura, long time no see~"
Just as Shirou regained his balance, he felt a sudden lightness in his body, and a girl with long silver hair appeared in his vision—
Emiya Illya, daughter of Emiya Kiritsugu. Like her mother, she is an [artificial life form] created using Einzbern technology.
Since she is an [artificial life form], she certainly cannot grow normally like an ordinary human. That's why Emiya Kiritsugu entrusted Touko Aozaki, the [Grand Puppeteer], to help his daughter adjust her body.
And this time--
"Teacher Touko Aozaki said the debugging is complete, so we don't need to go to her anymore!"
Looking at Illya Shirou Illya up to her and said with a smile:
"Illya, welcome back."
Upon hearing Shirou's words, Illya showed a happy expression:
"Yes, I'm back."
At the same time, a "familiar guest" also arrived at the Wang family's residence.
"How's Touko Aozaki doing lately?"
Wang Xiaoming asked the woman sitting on the opposite sofa.
"The teacher is doing well lately."
After hearing the other party's reply, Wang Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief, but then said to them in a joking tone:
"You've worked so hard taking care of Touko Aozaki for so long."
Fujino Asagami, one of Aozaki Touko's disciples.
After Fujino Asagami graduated from the Reien Academy, Touko Aozaki took her away from Mifune City, and for the past few years, Fujino Asagami has been taking care of her teacher's daily life.
This time, Kiritsugu brought Fujino Asagami back along because Kiritsugu to pick up Illya, and for some reason.
"My teacher said I'm ready to graduate, so I don't need to follow her anymore."
"That..."
"However, before coming here, I had already obtained my intern teacher qualification from the Homurahara Academy, so... Mr. Akira, Ms. Lily, please take good care of me from now on."
Looking at Fujino Asagami's bright smile, Wang Xiaoming, thinking of his son's current situation, vaguely sensed that the days ahead were likely to be even more interesting.
"Yes, please take good care of my child then."
"..."
After settling Fujino Asagami into her room, Wang Xiaoming returned to the living room and picked up the envelope on the table. It was something Fujino Asagami had just given him.
The envelope was printed with Touko Aozaki's signature crest.
Upon opening the envelope, I found a beautifully designed invitation and a folded piece of white paper inside.
Unfolding the white paper, Wang Xiaoming saw only one line of hastily written characters on the pristine surface:
What is beauty?
PS2:: I've been stuck on this for the past few days. If I need extra chapters, I'll wait until the main story progresses. Orz
(Above)
Ten more chapters owed
Chapter 321. El-Melloi Classroom
El-Melloi, one of the twelve noble families granted the Lord class by the Clock Tower.
After its Lord, Kayneth - El-Melloi Archibald, returned from the Fourth Holy Grail War, the entire faction changed its usual aloof and arrogant style and began to accept talented commoner Magecraft without regard to social status.
No Human Order why the El-Melloi faction, which was a staunch supporter of aristocracy, would start to lower itself by accepting those lower-class commoner Magecraft.
But by the time they realized it, the El-Melloi faction, which was gradually becoming the largest faction within the Clock Tower, had already transformed into a behemoth that they could not stop.
If this continues, it won't be long before [El-Melloi] catches up with [Barthomeloi].
This was the consensus within the Clock Tower at the time.
However, all of this came to an abrupt end because of [that incident] six years ago.
Lord El-Melloi has disappeared on the "Rail Zeppelin," and the possibility of his death cannot be ruled out.
The moment this news reached the Clock Tower, the entire Clock Tower, centered around El- El-Melloi, entered a period of heightened tension and fear.
After losing Kayneth's suppression, external pressure and internal betrayal continued, causing the once-powerful El-Melloi faction to fall apart!
As El-Melloi declined, and rival factions were even popping champagne to celebrate their victory, an unexpected figure stepped forward—
Waver Velvet, a rookie Magecraft who has just earned his Level 3 instructor qualification at the Clock Tower.
Oh, speaking of which, compared to his status as a Level 3 Instructor, this person's other identity should be even more noteworthy—
[Lord El-Melloi's only disciple], that is, Kayneth's designated sole heir.
However, some time had passed since Kayneth took Waver under his wing. In the presence of the powerful Kayneth, no one paid any attention to the "ugly duckling" who had been completely overshadowed by his teacher.
And now, the "ugly duckling" is actually overestimating itself and jumping out to try and stop the chariot with its bare hands?
That's absolutely ridiculous!
With this in mind, when the Magecraft from rival factions began to wantonly plunder Kayneth's Magecraft achievements, they encountered unimaginable resistance.
These resistances were not the work of Lord El-Melloi before his disappearance, but rather the work of commoner Magecraft who were once looked down upon by everyone in the Clock Tower but were eventually recruited by El-Melloi.
These ordinary Magecraft, under Waver's guidance, unleashed astonishing energy.
Even so, the El-Melloi faction still suffered a significant blow. In addition to the loss of talent and minor damage to the Magic Crest, even the Department of Mineralogy, which was once the faction's mainstay, was taken over by the Measthia, who then relegated Waver and the others to the Department of Modern Magecraft.
After being expelled from the Department of Modern Magecraft, Waver made a puzzling move. He reopened the [El-Melloi Classroom], which was under his teacher's name, and started enrolling students.
The enemies, preoccupied with sharing their spoils, paid no heed to this small gesture. In their eyes, El-Melloi, having lost Kayneth, had no future whatsoever. They could only hide in the shadows, licking their past glories, barely clinging to life. When they could no longer breathe, they would finally cease to exist and become history. No matter how glorious and dazzling they had once been, they would not be an exception. This ancient organization, this ancient city, had already buried too much glory and splendor.
Furthermore, since the other factions in the Clock Tower were also eager to see El-Melloi struggling in the least popular Department of Modern Magecraft, they planned to make fun of it.
Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn. The classroom miraculously stabilized in the hands of that novice, and then quickly gained fame with its almost unorthodox teaching methods, allowing [El-Melloi] to establish itself in the resource-scarce Department of Modern Magecraft.
Realizing the danger, the enemies were preparing to destroy the newly revitalized classroom, but—
Unexpectedly, the classroom's former owner, Lord El-Melloi, who had been missing for many days, miraculously returned.
Upon his return, Kayneth first crushed the rebels with overwhelming force, and then undeniably ascended to the top of the [Grand] rank with a groundbreaking paper.
Following this series of actions, Lord El-Melloi announced news that would leave everyone in the Clock Tower utterly astonished—
He will relinquish the title of "Lord" and bestow it upon his disciple, Waver Velvet.
This news shocked the entire Clock Tower, and as it spread, the wrinkles on Waver El- El-Melloi's forehead deepened year by year... no, he should now be called Lord El-Melloi.
"It's Lady Lord El-Melloi II!"
Lord El-Melloi II, who enjoys immense prestige in public, is now smoking a cigar and frowning as he looks at the young woman before him.
The girl had beautiful blonde hair, and her porcelain-white hands gracefully lifted her skirt. Her fiery eyes were fixed on the frowning man in front of her.
Reines Archisorte, originally the heir to the Archibald branch of the Archisorte family, relinquished her inheritance rights shortly after Kayneth's return and joined the then-weak El-Melloi Classroom without hesitation, becoming Mr. Lord El-Melloi II's "adopted sister".
Good afternoon, dear brother.
"Lady, may I ask the purpose of your visit?"
The Lord El-Melloi II spoke in a cold tone.
"I just wanted to come and offer my condolences to my elder brother; after all, you've suffered so much over the matter of the Castle of Separation."
"Tsk--"
As if recalling something unpleasant, the Lord El-Melloi II clenched his teeth, revealing a distressed expression, and then said in a muffled voice, "Thankfully, thanks to others, I was able to return safely this time."