03

This is a small bungalow in the old capital, although it is only two stories high, and the area is not at all comparable to the Tosaka family, but at the moment the living room is crowded with people.

The corner couch was full of people, but that wasn't enough, and there were still a lot of people sitting on the floor because they couldn't squeeze in.

The coffee table is lined with teacups corresponding to the number of people, in addition to a variety of snacks and refreshments, and the air is filled with the aroma of sweets, all kinds of noisy discussions, and a small range of tension.

This kind of atmosphere has never been liked by Tosaka Tokitomi who adheres to the usual elegance of the Tosaka family, and it is not even something he is good at dealing with.

In fact, if he could, he wouldn't want to be here today, but his wife and daughter decided on today's itinerary early in the morning, and even dropped the word that if he didn't come with him today......

You'll have to handle dinner on your own.

- The elegance of the Tosaka family has never been used in the kitchen.

So Tosaka Toshitomi could only follow his wife and daughter to this place where he didn't even want to come if he could; He had to face the faces he wouldn't want to see again if he could.

His usually gentle and virtuous wife and lively and lovely daughter left themselves aside as soon as they entered the house, so that he could only sit in the corner of the sofa now......

and Emiya Kiritsugu, who was also left aside by his wife and daughter, stared wide-eyed.

In fact, just like his old rival Tosaka Tokitoki, Emiya Kiritsugu is also not very suitable for such a lively environment that was surrounded by strong enemies back then.

But it's not the same time anymore, I don't know how many years have passed since the end of the "Holy Grail War", and now even the Holy Grail has been completely disintegrated, and the conflicts and conflicts caused by the Holy Grail have basically been resolved one by one.

Now that he has a wife and a daughter by his side, although there is still a little nostalgia in his heart for the unrealistic delusion of becoming a "partner of justice", he no longer has the strength and desire to realize it.

Although the mentality has changed, the gloomy atmosphere left over the years will not disappear completely.

Especially when there was still a Tosaka Tokitomi sitting opposite, Emiya Kiritsugu felt that the two of them could press and pull ||Guns and the desire to use magic |Hope is already good.

- Mainly for the sake of their wives and daughters.

In fact, in addition to Tosaka Tokitomi and Emiya Kiritsugu, there was also an adult man.

Maki Goose Night returned to Fuyuki City a few years ago with Tosaka Sakura - or now Maki Sakura, although I don't want to see Tosaka Tokito's face again, but Maki Goose Night still thinks about Tosaka Aoi and Tosaka Rin.

Just like what Funaka said to him back then, he can not care about Tosaka Shichen's existence, but he must remember that Tosaka Sakura's sister is still in Fuyuki City.

Like many of Tosaka's ancestors, Rin Tosaka was destined to study at London's Clock Tower - but that place was the least accessible to Sakura Tosaka. So to let Sakura Tosaka and Rin Tosaka meet, only before Rin Tosaka goes to the clock tower to study......

Or when she gets back from the clock tower.

Maki Yanya asked Sakura Tosaka, who has grown up and sensible now, to make her own choice, and she chose the former.

It's no accident that he and Rin Tosaka are in the same high school, and if they know this, they think that Tosaka Toshimi may soon be able to find out that Tosaka Sakura was taken away by himself.

However, Tosaka Shichen, who was obsessed with passing on Tosaka Sakura to the Matong family, learned the news that Tosaka Sakura followed Matong Yanye back because of an accident, but he didn't make any moves, as if he acquiesced in this matter, and no longer looked for any trouble with them.

- But again, he didn't mean to bring Sakura Tosaka back to Tosaka's house.

He didn't know if he was happy or disappointed, but it wasn't until recently that he realized that this was the result of Rin Tosaka's hard work.

Sitting in the three corners of the sofa with Tosaka Tokitomi and Emiya Kiritsugu, Maki Yanye looked at the childhood sweetheart who was chatting with Emiya Kiritsugu's wife Alice Phil not far away, and his heart was more or less relieved.

Aoi Tosaka and Alice Phil naturally didn't miss the gesture of the three big men who were out of place in such an atmosphere, but their husbands and childhood sweethearts knew that the three of them were now able to sit in the same room without incident, and that was already considering their presence and not involving the Holy Grail.

If it is placed in the current year......

They are bound to fight to the death.

Over the years, because of her daughter and some other reasons, Aoi Tosaka, who has been on a good relationship for many years, and Alice Phil, who have been on good relationship for many years, glanced at each other, and after showing a knowing smile, they continued to talk about the previous topic.

- In any case, this is the best ending now.

Rin Tosaka also felt that there was no better ending than now - her sister returned to her side, her parents were still alive and well, and the person she liked was ......

Rin Tosaka sneaked a glance in the direction of the kitchen, and then was caught by the keen Tosaka Sakura and Illyasfil on the side.

"Ahh Rin looked into the kitchen again! This is the first time this is today! ”

"I—How can I have!"

Illyasfil, who looks like she's only about nine years old, but is actually a little older than the Tosaka sisters, didn't give Rin Tosaka a chance to be vague at all, and even pulled an accomplice, "Obviously, Sakura, what do you say?" ”

In the love of sisters, Tosaka Sakura naturally wants to stand on her sister's side.

It's just that it is extremely rare for her sister to be red because of her shyness, Tosaka Sakura covered her mouth and chuckled a few times, and then continued Illyasfil's words:

"Is my sister thinking about Mr. Aka?"

"Why even Sakura!" I didn't expect my own sister to stand on the other side of Illyasfil and tease herself with that little girl, Rin Tosaka was surprised and even more ashamed at the same time"I, I, I, I...... I've said I'm gone! ”

"Sister, you're starting to tie the knot," Sakura Tosaka smiled softly and kindly, but she couldn't hide the darkness in her belly, "Is it because you're too shy?" ”

When teasing Rin Tosaka, Illyasfil can form a battle line with Sakura Tosaka at any time, "Even Sakura said so, Rin will admit it!" ”

"Yes, sister," Sakura Tosaka and Illya Fell glanced at each other, "Why don't I bring Mr. Aka out for you?" ”

“…… What is the matter with me? ”

Before Rin Tosaka could react, a magnetic male voice suddenly interjectedinto their conversation.

The three little girls followed the source of the voice, only to see Aka wearing the same home clothes they had worn when they first arrived, except for a red apron around it, and his hands were wearing heavy gloves and holding a black baking sheet.

From the perspective of the three little girls, it was impossible to see what was in the black baking dish, but the smile on the face of the man who claimed to be Aka for years......

They didn't miss a single one.

Illya Sfil and Sakura Tosaka squeezed Rin Tosaka, who was sitting between them, with a playful smile, and it was hard to hide the teasing look on their faces.

The red-clothed heroic spirit looked at the three little girls with a blank face - although their current situation is completely different from their own, but the traces of Tosaka Sakura and Illyasfil's existence have gradually appeared in their memories because of their successive appearances.

After Rin Tosaka came out at that time, the flush on his face became even more obvious.

Her hands were tightly wrapped around a pillow, as if she wanted to gain some security, but her turquoise eyes couldn't stop glancing at the red-clothed hero.

Rin Tosaka's careful thinking couldn't hide from Illyasfil and then Sakura Tosaka, and now that he saw that even the other party came out, Illyasfil was even more reluctant to let go of Rin Tosaka.

Illyasfil, who looked to be only nine years old, but her actual age was a mystery, winked at the red-clothed Hero, her red eyes, which were exactly the same as their mother's, "We just said that Rin was thinking about you." ”

Because of Illyasfil's words, the crimson on Rin's face was even stronger, but it was the red-clothed heroic spirit, who also looked at Rin Tosaka with a mocking gaze after Wei Leng.

Rin Tosaka was a little speechless by the gaze of the red-clothed hero, and seeing that the eyes of Illyasfil and her sister on the side were becoming more and more unkind, she chose to fight back directly in anger.

The name "Red Devil" was not taken lightly.

Who would have thought that she had just opened her mouth and was about to say something, but the red-clothed heroic spirit, who was still standing in front of them with a baking tray, suddenly squatted down, and then took off her gloves with her right hand and took a biscuit and put it into her mouth.

Illyasfil, who witnessed this scene, exhaled in a low voice with bad intentions, and successfully attracted the attention of several parents.

And Tosaka Sakura's reaction was obviously a little more subtle - she covered her mouth and looked at her sister and prospective brother-in-law who had sent them a wave of dog food on Christmas Eve, with blessings in her eyes in addition to ridicule.

Naturally, the patriarchs of several families did not miss this scene—even if they did, they were attracted by Illyasfil's exclamation.

Among them, Emiya Kiritsugu didn't have much reaction to this, and Maki Yanya had already known the relationship between Rin Tosaka and this silver-haired man from Tosaka Sakura's mouth.

However, Tosaka Shichen, who is Tosaka Rin's own father, almost abandoned the elegance of the Tosaka family when he saw this scene, and broke the dog leg of the wild man who dared to tease his daughter......

turned out to be stopped by his wife Aoi Tosaka.

The gentle lady only needed three words to stop her husband's imminent rampage:

"Rin has her own ideas, she won't suffer, and you can't beat Aka-kun."

- Tosaka Toshitomi GG, I can't get up again.

Just when the house was in chaos because of the actions of the red-clothed heroes, some of the members of the Fourth Holy Grail War were about to turn this small bungalow upside down or even destroy it......

The doorbell rang.

A room full of people looked at each other, and these elite players on the battlefields of the Holy Grail War didn't know how to react at once; And the person who rang the doorbell outside the house, after not waiting for the door to open for a long time, began to ring the doorbell happily with a special frequency, as if he had been connected with the doorbell.

“…… The doorbell has been ringing for a long time, why don't you open the door? ”

Just when everyone didn't know what to do, the second figure who walked out of the kitchen, the red-haired young man, wiped his hands that were a little wet from cooking with an apron, and passed by the living room of an unknown Shura field and walked in the direction of the entrance.

“Merry Christmas！”

After the door finally opened, ravaged ||Zhou Jianwen, who had been ringing the innocent doorbell for a while, smiled at the young man who opened the door, and raised the bag in his hand by the way, "This is a gift that I brought." ”

"Thank you, Miss Jianwen," the red-haired young man, Shi Wolf and Zhou Jianwen were also relatively familiar, and after receiving the gift from Zhou Jianwen, he smiled and turned sideways, so that Zhou Jianwen and Veneto could take the lead in the house.

After seeing that no one was guarding the door for a long time, Zhou Jianwen probably guessed that something was going on in the house, but it wasn't until she changed her shoes and entered the house and came to the living room that she realized that she had probably missed a good show.

"Long time no see, everyone," hung the coat and scarf that he had taken off after entering the house on his left arm, and Zhou Jianwen's eyes scanned the room for a moment, and then smiled at everyone.

"Looks like I'm about the last to arrive."

As soon as he saw the appearance of Zhou Jianwen, the tense atmosphere of Fang Cai suddenly disappeared without a trace.

That's definitely not because they're afraid of the evil star of Zhou Jianwen!

It's just because I feel like I'm an adult, and I shouldn't have a falling out at someone else's house at such a time.

It's true! That's definitely not because I'm afraid that Zhou Jianwen will serve them all in one pot as soon as he gets on fire!

- This is a woman who killed Caster and the Kraken first, and then Gilgamesh! If they were against this girl, even if they had a few lives, they wouldn't be enough to squander!

Seeing the adults in that room, either the members of the Royal Three Families in the Holy Grail War back then or the representatives, after seeing Zhou Jian Min, they suddenly became honest, and the red-clothed heroic spirit was the first to laugh.

However, he didn't dare to exaggerate too much, and just said after a few dry coughs, "Since everyone is here, then we can almost start." ”

Resolving the awkward atmosphere, he instructed his adopted brother Shilu to bring wine bottles and glasses, and after pouring a glass of red wine for a room of adults who could drink, and pouring juice for those who could not drink, he motioned to Zhou Jianwen to say something with his eyes.

Zhou Jianwen obviously didn't expect this burden to fall on her head, and after a short period of confusion, she had no choice but to raise her wine glass in accordance with the wishes of the owner.

"So...... Cheers to this wonderful Christmas without the Holy Grail. ”

"Cheers!"

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04

"I'm so tired......"

"yes, I didn't expect this mission to take so long......"

“…… Tut. ”

Carrying the ninja bag they used on their missions, Kakashiban's foursome were already exhausted after returning to the village from a normal B-rank mission.

The dust and bruises of all kinds were not enough to prove their embarrassment, and the black bruises that had accumulated under their eyes after days of not resting well were not enough to indicate their tiredness—although they were exhausted, they could not really say many words.

It's not the first time that an ordinary B-level mission has been turned into an A-level mission, anyway, after all these years, Konoha Village has long heard of the unlucky level of their seventh class.

Now everyone knows that it is very likely that he and the seventh team will almost lose half a life if they do a task that is not dangerous.

Class 7 is also known for its bad luck.

“…… It's hard work," the two middle ninjas who were in charge of registering the entry and exit personnel at the entrance of the village also knew the degree of bad luck of the seventh class, and looking at their embarrassed appearance, they could guess what problems the seventh class probably encountered in the mission in this mission.

- In the long run, maybe a few more low-level missions in Class 7 will be able to wipe out a few rebel groups!

"I'll hand in the mission report first," Kakashi Muran nodded in response to the greeting from the two men at the door, and then said to his students, "You can disband on the spot." ”

"Wait, Kakashi-sensei!"

"Kakashi-sensei, you wait a minute."

"Wait a minute, Kakashi."

Just as Kakashi Hachiki was about to leave, the three children who had already passed the exam smoothly and became a shinobi stopped Kakashi, "Are you waiting?" ”

By the time they finished saying this sentence in unison, not to mention Kakashi Hagi, who was stopped by them, even they themselves were a little confused.

"Wait a minute...... It's not a problem," Kakashi Hachiki looked at them blankly, "What's the matter with you?" ”

The three children looked at each other for a moment, and finally responded to their teacher in unison.

"Lord Jian Wen wants to invite you to our house for dinner."

"Itachi wants to invite you to our house for dinner."

"My dad wants to invite you to our house for dinner."

What is it like to become hot all of a sudden, Kakashi Hachiki finally experienced it today, he looked at his students for a long time, and finally rubbed their hair one by one, which was already a little messy because of the task.

"Forget it, next time."

As he said this, his figure suddenly disappeared from the sight of the three children, and they didn't know where to chase them even if they wanted to.

>>>

"I'm back," said Sakura, who returned to Mashu's house with the tiredness she had felt after the mission, and Sakura Haruno first set up her ninja bag properly, and then went to take a hot bath.

After washing away her tiredness, she received a notice from the maid of the Mashu family, Toshiran, that dinner was ready.

Giving a warm hug to Lord Kento, who she hadn't seen for a long time, Sakura Haruno sat down in her seat and ate her dinner with graceful demeanor.

When Zhou Jianwen heard about her appearance when she returned, she also understood that the seventh class had encountered some problems in this mission.

Anyway, this is not the first time, no matter what kind of task Bo Feng Shuimen assigns to the seventh class, in the end, it can always be carried out by these children as an A-level task.

To be honest, their strength has indeed been comprehensively improved after fighting against all kinds of rebels, but the bad luck of the seventh class has also been famous in Konoha Village since then.

Bo Feng Shuimen is also very strange about this, and even tried to assign them some tasks that will never go wrong.

But what about the result......

Needless to say, everyone knows it.

After quietly listening to the little girl's complaints and descriptions about this mission, and hearing her say that Kakashi declined the invitation, Shunaken didn't show the slightest surprise from beginning to end, just let Haruno Sakura go to rest, and he made other arrangements later.

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"Uncle, you still have to go out so late?"

Hearing Uchiha Tanji, who came from home tonight, say this, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke both showed surprised expressions.

Uchiha Tanji grabbed his hair, obviously he didn't expect his casual words to provoke such a big reaction from his two nephews, he nodded after being confused for a while, "What's wrong?" ”

It was not very right, but neither the youth nor the teenager said anything more.

It's true that the night tour doesn't match Uchiha Tan's usual style, but Uchiha Tanji isn't a child anyway, and probably nothing will happen.

…… Probably.

After the dessert after the meal, Uchiha Tanji said hello to his brother and sister-in-law and two lovely nephews, and then went out with his things.

At night, Konoha is lively, and there are places where the lights will never go out until late at night - such as all kinds of taverns; There are also places where it is so quiet that it is silent before night, let alone human figures, and I am afraid that even the shadow of a ghost cannot be seen.

As soon as Uchiha Tanji arrived at his destination, he saw that a precursor had already appeared there.

"Aren't you going to sleep so late," Uchiha Tanji tossed his long hair behind him.

The cold wind of the deep winter made his cheeks hurt, even if his hair was tied up, occasionally it would be messy by the wind, and his already painful cheeks were even more painful and itchy, "Kakashi. ”

Kakashi Hachiki, who had come to pay respects to his old friend after dinner and hadn't seen him for a long time, looked at the figure with his right eye in a bit of a daze, and saw Uchiha Tanko wearing a standard long-sleeved shirt that matched the style of the Uchiha family.

I didn't expect to be able to see each other here, Kakashi Hagi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded in response to the other party, "Tanji-sama." ”

This place is no stranger to anyone in Konoha.

But for the people of Konoha, all the living people who appear here basically have a purpose.

- That's to pay homage to the old friends and relatives who died in the mission.

Uchiha Tanji shook the jug of wine he was holding at Kakashi Hachiki, and then asked, "Would you like a drink?" ”

"In that case, you might as well add me to it."

A clear female voice came from a distance, and the boat in a kimono and a big coat walked slowly towards them, also carrying a pot of wine in her hand, while Veneto beside her led a lunch box, "How much is it interesting to just drink?" ”

Kakashi Hachiki was stunned again, "...... Lord Kenwen. ”

Compared to Kakashi's surprise, Uchiha Tanji had probably guessed that Shujian Min would appear here tonight, and even laughed out loud when he heard Zhou Jian Wen say this, "Sure enough, Jian Wen thought about it." ”

He hooked Kakashi Hagi's shoulder, "Even Ken has participated, Kakashi, you can't refuse, right?" ”

Facing Funakami and Uchiha Tanji, Kakashi Hachiki didn't know how to refuse at all.

The people who showed up here came to pay their respects to their close friends and relatives who had died in the mission, and so did he and Minru Funakei and Uchiha Tanji, who lost their teachers and friends in the war.

The dead cannot be resurrected, so the only thing that those who remain can do is to let their still living companions not follow in the footsteps.

Taking the glass full of liquor from Tanji, Kakashi Hachiki, who had lost two of his companions in the war, was heartbroken, and drank the sake from the cup, and then saw Funakami sitting on the other side refill another glass.

"Dwelling on painful memories doesn't keep one going."

Zhou Jian Wen held his cup high, "Only by knowing the pain of losing a comrade-in-arms, and being prepared not to let one's comrade die, can one become stronger." ”

"Become stronger to protect your companions, Kakashi."

Kakashi Hagi was silent for a moment, and then raised the glass in his hand as well, "Ah...... I will never let my companions die again. ”

Uchiha Tanji and Funakashi glanced at each other, and then slammed the wine cup in his hand into Kakashi's.

"Cheers to your companions—"

"Cheers!"