Chapter 14:The Curtain Rises

Chapter 14:The Curtain Rises

:The Curtain Rises

Aoi Tohsaka and Rin will leave Fuyuki City and return to the Zenjou family the day after tomorrow.

It sounded like a normal piece of news, without any suspicious implications. Aoi Tohsaka, formerly known as Aoi Zenjou, was the daughter of the Zenjou family. It was natural for her to occasionally bring her daughter home to visit her parents and take breaks.

However, when normal news coincides with a specific time, it becomes less common.

Three months ago, on the night Scáthach was summoned, Shinji had already planned a schedule. As a seasoned type-Moon diehard fan, Shinji was confident that his prediction accuracy was above 80%. One of the entries that he had specifically marked was "Aoi and Rin returning to the Zenjou family."

The essence of the Holy Grail War was the mutual battle between seven Masters and their Servants, as well as the ritual of summoning the Holy Grail. Although the ritual itself only required the soul of the Servant, there were still many Masters who died in previous Holy Grail Wars, for the following reasons:

First, servants draw their magical energy from their masters. Killing the Master weakens the Servant.

Second, the Master-Servant relationship is not fixed. A Servant who loses their Master can form a new contract with another Master, including Masters who have already lost their Servants.

Third, compared to Servants who are incarnations of Heroic Spirits, human Masters are easier to deal with.

Although Tokiomi Tohsaka was one of the top magi in this Holy Grail War, he couldn't guarantee the safety of his wife, an ordinary person, and his daughter, who was still in her apprentice stage. It was reasonable for him to send them away from Fuyuki City for safety reasons.

When the Matou family received this information, it meant that the curtain was about to rise on the Fourth Holy Grail War.

"It's finally starting."

Shinji made a heavy stroke with his pen in a column at the beginning of the schedule. Unspoken emotions brewed beneath his lowered eyelids.

Since the day he killed Zouken, everything he had done was for the sake of participating in the Holy Grail War.

He studied under Justeaze and received training from Scáthach—everything was for this day. It was not only to fulfill the promise he made with Justeaze but also to live up to the opportunity granted by fate to cross over to the world of Type-Moon.

Shinji, who raised his head, brushed away the silence accompanying his studies. After a year of separation, his radiant expression returned to his face once again.

Seated in the center of the workshop, Shinji spoke in a deep voice:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Grail War will begin in the coming days. From this moment onward, the Matou family entered the highest level of alertness. Father, give the servants in the house a vacation for two weeks."

"Understood." Byakuya knew the importance of the situation and answered without hesitation, "I will handle business matters at home as much as possible. If I need to go out, I will choose daytime and inform you in advance."

Everything related to magic was derived from mystery, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Therefore, Holy Grail Wars generally occurred at night and rarely during the day.

"Sakura, like your father, stay at home from now on and don't go anywhere. There may not be a safer place in all of Japan than our home."

This was not an empty statement. With Scáthach personally arranging the defenses, even the headquarters of the local magi organization might not be able to compare.

If it weren't for Scáthach's arrangements, Shinji would have followed Tohsaka's advice and sent Sakura and Byakuya out of Fuyuki City, even out of Japan, to a safe country for ten days or two weeks. However, this is not necessary.

"Okay, big brother. You and Uncle be careful too." Sakura held Shinji's hand with her left hand and tugged on Byakuya's sleeve with her right hand, looking left and right. She did not know much about the Holy Grail War, but she could sense a tense atmosphere at home with her sensitive heart.

"Don't worry." Byakuya reaches out and holds Sakura's small hand, his eyes filled with affection, and his voice gently.

In the end, Kariya didn't accept his brother's proposal to be called "Dad" by Sakura, but in his eyes, Sakura was his daughter.

Sakura also relied heavily on her Uncle Kariya. The two of them were not father and daughter, but they were more like father and daughter.

"We will be extremely careful." Shinji habitually stroked Sakura's long hair. "Uncle, have you obtained a Command Seal?"

"Of course." Kariya rolled up his sleeve, revealing a crimson mark that looked like three intersecting lightning bolts at 120-degree angles. "At the same time, I received that message."

Shinji calmly holds Sakura's hands. This time, the Matou family had two Masters.

The source of trouble, the scapegoat, Tohsaka Tokiomi.

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