The Jewel of the Second Court

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu led Irisviel and Illya home along another road.

He said with a smile, "I'll cook you a nice meal tomorrow. I haven't cooked in a long time, so I hope my skills haven't gotten rusty."

"Kiritsugu, you seem to be in a good mood. You even thought of cooking." Irisviel looked at him with newfound respect.

"But... I want to eat cake tomorrow..."

Little Illya still remembered what Emiya had said about making a cake tomorrow, and she had no desire for her father to cook at all.

"That's right, Illya and I are going to eat the chef's cake, we're not going to eat your cooking, who knows if what you make is even edible."

Irisviel quickly echoed Illya's words, taking the opportunity to Kiritsugu and ridicule him.

"Haha!" Kiritsugu laughed awkwardly; his plan had failed.

There was no way around it; when it came to cooking, he was completely outmatched by Emiya, who was recognized by everyone.

Kiritsugu immediately changed the subject, saying, "By the way, what did Illya dream about just now?"

Little Illya turned her head away, "I won't tell you that I've become Magical Girl, it's my secret."

Upon hearing Illya's words, Kiritsugu and Irisviel couldn't stop smiling.

At this moment, little Illya realized that she had let something slip, her face turned red and she ran ahead quickly.

"I'm ignoring you all!"

Irisviel quickly called out to her, "Watch out, slow down!"

Kiritsugu smiled and shook his head. He hugged Irisviel tightly, and the two walked slowly along the streets of Fuyuki City at night.

The shadows under the moonlight merged together, indistinguishable from one another.

Kiritsugu said softly, "It's so good to have you all here..."

Irisviel rested her head on Kiritsugu's shoulder. "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

"Nothing..."

Kiritsugu no explanation, but smiled and hugged Irisviel even tighter.

He silently vowed to himself, "I will try my best to make up for the smiles I've missed in the past..."

"Cake! Cake! Cake!"

The next day, Emiya started working in the kitchen early in the morning. He had promised the children he would make a cake, and naturally he would not break his promise.

The children were already impatient, their eyes constantly fixed on the kitchen doorway.

If Yuxian hadn't been keeping an eye on them, they probably would have all rushed into the kitchen by now.

Finally, after their eager wait, Emiya brought out the cake he had made.

"Huh? Why is it so small? The cake in my dream was so big."

The children were a little dissatisfied when they saw the cake in front of them. They had thought that Emiya would make a cake exactly like the giant cake in their dreams.

Yuxian reached out and gently patted each of them on the head.

"How can you finish such a big cake? Wasting food is a bad thing."

Emiya smiled and said, "Don't worry, this cake tastes exactly the same as the other one, there will be absolutely no difference."

Hearing Emiya say that, the children happily prepared to start.

"Wait a little longer, the others haven't arrived yet."

Yuxian knew that others would definitely come, and at least Little Illya would never want to miss the chance to eat cake.

The children stared at the cake in front of them, unable to bring themselves to eat it; their mouths were practically watering.

"Why are they so slow!"

They complained, but still obediently waited for everyone to arrive before eating.

Just then, a voice came from the doorway.

"Oh? There's a delicious cake. Looks like I've come at just the right time!"

Everyone turned to look at the owner of this somewhat unfamiliar voice. Who could be visiting at this time?

Chapter 90, Section 311: The Jeweled Gentleman

An old man appeared at the door of the Matou Family's house. He had a full head of white hair and a white beard.

But when Yuxian first saw him, he didn't think he looked old at all. On the contrary, he looked energetic and like a young man.

In addition, the old man's black cloak gave him an unexpected air of elegance.

"And you are?"

Yuxian didn't recognize the old man in front of him. He asked him curiously about his identity, wondering what his purpose was.

The old man smiled and introduced himself, "My name is Kishua Zelretch Schweinorg, you can call me Jeweled Gentleman."

"Jeweled Gentleman!"

Yuxian's eyes widened. This person was no ordinary person; how could he suddenly appear here?

The Jeweled Gentleman walked over to Illya in a very familiar manner and patted her head.

At that moment, the Ruby hidden in Illya's pocket flew out and landed on the Jeweled Gentleman's shoulder.

"Oh, Ruby, hello there! Have you missed me?"

"Fou!"

Before Ruby could answer, Fou called out urgently to Jeweled Gentleman.

"Oh, and you're here too, little one. You look to be in good spirits!"

As both being members of the 27 Ancestors, he and Fou naturally knew each other.

Yuxian asked, "What brings you here?"

He was a little curious about the purpose of the Jeweled Gentleman's visit. This man was a very busy person who traveled between various parallel worlds for many years.

As Second Magic Mage of Flowers, the Jeweled Gentleman can observe countless parallel worlds and travel freely between them.

As he touched the Ruby, the Jeweled Gentleman answered Yuxian's question, "I've come to say goodbye to an old friend."

Old friend? Farewell?

Yuxian didn't immediately realize who the old friend the Jeweled Gentleman was talking about was, and he looked at the Jeweled Gentleman with a puzzled expression.

The Jeweled Gentleman explained, "Didn't you intend to dismantle the Greater Grail?"

He said with some emotion, "It feels like just yesterday that they invited me to be a notary, but hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Upon hearing what the Jeweled Gentleman said, Yuxian immediately understood who the old friend he was referring to was.

The Saint of Winter, Justeaze.

When the Three Founding Families established the Holy Grail System, they invited the Jeweled Gentleman as a witness. He was the one who personally witnessed the establishment of the Greater Grail in Fuyuki City. Now that the Greater Grail is about to end, his arrival makes sense.

At this moment, Scathach also arrived in the hall.

The Jeweled Gentleman nodded slightly in greeting to her.

"I really owe you a reminder this time, otherwise I would have missed saying goodbye to my old friend."

It is clear that the arrival of the Jeweled Gentleman is related to Scathach. They had met before, presumably during the time when Scathach was away from Yuxian.

Scathach said, "That's to be expected."

Yuxian nodded. Scathach's actions were indeed very polite, making up for his shortcomings in areas where he had failed to do so.

The Jeweled Gentleman suddenly asked, "Have you settled things in your world?"

Yuxian was startled and immediately asked, "What happened to our world?"

Seeing Yuxian's blank expression, Jeweled Gentleman turned to look at Scathach.

"It seems you don't know yet, so I won't presume to tell you."

He clearly knew some inside information, but seeing that Scathach hadn't told Yuxian the specifics, he didn't say anything more.

Yuxian was very frustrated. He felt as if he was the only one in the world who didn't know the truth, while everyone else did, which made him a little sad.

However, he quickly composed himself.

Scathach didn't tell him the truth, and there must have been a reason for it. He was willing to believe Scathach; his master would never harm him, that much was certain.

"I'm here! Have you finished your cake?"

Little Illya's voice came from the doorway, and then she came running in.

Her arrival brought the conversation in the living room to an end. Since the Jeweled Gentleman wouldn't say anything, Yuxian had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.

He smiled and said to little Illya, "It's still here. We're waiting for everyone to come and eat together."

"Wow! That's great! I'm not late." Little Illya smiled happily.

Before long, the others arrived and began to enjoy the cake made by Emiya.

After enjoying the cake together, everyone expressed their satisfaction, and even Emiya was very pleased with the cake he had made.

This is his greatest masterpiece ever, suggesting that the wish of the Greater Grail does not entirely produce dreams and illusions.

After finishing the cake, everyone started chatting again.

Upon learning of Rin Tohsaka and her sister's identities, the Jeweled Gentleman remarked with great emotion, "So you are descendants of Nagato Tohsaka."

"Although my teaching skills have always been criticized, Nagato Tohsaka is still my best student."

He pondered for a moment and carefully examined the talents of the two sisters.

"Hmm... All-attribute talent and imaginary number talent."

"The Yongren people really did have two remarkable descendants."

Yuxian blinked and seized the opportunity to say, "Why don't you take them all as your disciples?"

In his view, with the Jeweled Gentleman as a backer, Rin Tohsaka and her sister would definitely have a good life in the Clock Tower in the future.

However, Jeweled Gentleman shook his head and rejected Yuxian's suggestion.

"I'd better not mislead my students. My poor teaching skills are well-known throughout the Clock Tower."

The Jeweled Gentleman made no attempt to hide his shameful secrets, and even burst into laughter.

"Becoming my disciple at the Clock Tower is practically equivalent to becoming a cripple. I can't afford to waste these two promising talents."

Waver chuckled awkwardly upon hearing this. As the Lord of the Department of Modern Magecraft, he was naturally aware of the rumors surrounding the Jeweled Gentleman.

Sometimes, being strong doesn't equate to being a great teacher. Waver is a good example of this; he was the type of person who, despite lacking in ability himself, could teach students very well.

Sure enough, the Jewel King smiled and nodded to Waver, saying, "Lord El-Melloi II is a good teacher. Learning from him is much better than learning from this old man."

Waver quickly waved his hand, indicating that he did not deserve such praise.

The Jeweled Gentleman didn't seem to care. He smiled and looked at Rin Tohsaka, saying, "Little girl, you're studying Jewel Magecraft, right? I can give you some experience."

Rin Tohsaka addressed him respectfully as "Master."

This was their ancestor's teacher, so naturally they deserved such respect in terms of seniority.

The Jeweled Gentleman then looked at Sakura Matou, "You have the talent of the Imaginary Element Attribute, Animusphere of the Astronomy Department is more suitable for you."

Sakura Matou nodded respectfully. In fact, Yuxian had already introduced her to Olga Marie, the daughter of the Astronomy Department Lord, earlier that morning.

"Let's end this small talk. I should go see that old friend of mine."

After making arrangements for the Tohsaka sisters, the Jeweled Gentleman brought up the real reason for his visit.

Yuxian had no objection to this. They were originally planning to dismantle the Greater Grail, and now with the help of the Jeweled Gentleman, they were even more certain of success this time.