26. Victory and defeat other than the sword

Is it over?

Coming out of the castle and looking at the whitening sky, I was a little dazed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I ran half of Japan and won a large group of Heroes, but I still didn't get the Holy Grail after all.

Alas, isn't God going to let me be opportunistic?

However, this trip was not in vain......

Haruhi and Tsuruhime by my side - if only they could stay with me all the time!

Ha...... Daydreaming, pure daydreaming......

Haruhi is a god from the future, and she can't afford to let go of her duties and stay with me in this time - and she has a family of her own, and this adventure is just a short honeymoon for her.

Tsuruhime doesn't have anything special to do, but as a heroic spirit, if she wants to come to the world, she needs to consume a lot of mana, and after losing the endless magic support of the Holy Grail system, it is impossible to maintain the contract with her with my spiritual power.

Two or three steps away from me, Bazette was saying goodbye to Medusa. Two women who are fighting for revenge hug each other tightly, saying old-fashioned but sincere words, wishing each other peace.

In other words, Bazett is fine, Medusa - she has been dead for many years, she has become a heroic spirit, where is there any "peace" to speak of?

Of course, I'm not idiotic enough to say such a bad thing.

"You guy has always complained in the way of slander, and it hasn't changed over the years."

I looked back, only to find that the figures of Kasuga and Tsuruhime were gradually starting to blur.

"I used my divine power just now, and it turned out that this fragile Heroic Spirit shell couldn't hold up - but it was almost then, after all, the Holy Grail was gone." Kasuga sighed regretfully, "It's not that I can't stay if I use my divine power, but this world has a strong rejection of me, and if I insist on prolonging the time of coming, I'm afraid it will cause a disaster that is even more serious than the explosion of the Holy Grail." ”

"What a pity! But it's already the limit......"

"By the way, Kazuya, do you want Tsuruhime to stay?" She suddenly laughed slyly and stared at me with a fox-like expression, "Anyway, it's still a long time before we get married, so it's not bad to make that woman uncomfortable......"

As she spoke, she raised her left hand and tapped her gradually transparent fingers on Tsuruhime, who was almost gone.

Like the magic of a fairy, Tsuruhime's body shimmered faintly, and in the blink of an eye, she reverted to the same appearance she had when they first met, her silver armor reflecting the dawn light, her long black hair dancing gently in the cold and clear morning breeze, and even the expression on her face was no longer ethereal, but returned to a vivid countenance—a mixture of surprise and joy.

"I replaced Gaia's power with divine power, so I can at least keep your contract alive for another three or five years - I should be able to master divine power in this era......" Kasuga didn't continue, just looked at me with complicated eyes.

"Kazuya." She called my name out of the blue.

Without waiting for me to answer, she came up and hugged me.

"Goodbye."

The person in his arms did not have any real touch, it seemed to be just a cloud of empty gas, which would disintegrate and fly away with a little force.

"Please, be kind to me in this era, take me with you once in a while when you go out on adventures, don't always disappear suddenly, and bring some women you don't know back after a while - I'm really jealous!"

"Also, if there's anything you're embarrassed about, tell me, don't come to the Holy Grail for something as meaningless." The figure in her arms had gradually disappeared, and only her last words echoed in the cold wind, "As long as it is your wish, even if you want to rebuild the whole world several times, I will fulfill it for you!" ”

It's hardest to accept the grace of a beauty, especially when the other party is still a god......

I looked at Tsuruhime, who had regained her composure, and wanted to say something, but I didn't know where to start.

Say, "For the sake of world peace, please lend me your strength"?

Seems out of place.

Say "I'll treat you well"?

It seems unspeakable.

Fortunately, Kirizakura appeared in time and resolved my embarrassment.

"Bazet, the Holy Grail War is over, what are you going to do?" She walked up to Bazette and Medusa and asked, "Medusa, she's definitely going back to Valhalla, but what about you?" Heading back to London? ”

"No, I'm going to keep my promise." Bazette looked at me, and when she realized that I was also looking at them, she smiled slightly, and said, "As the designated executor of the Magic Society's seals, which is usually to capture magicians with special talents, Bazette Fraga Macremis, who has died in the Holy Grail War, must repay the favor of saving my life and destroying the enemy." ”

"I don't have any meaningful talents, and if I want to talk about skills, I can only fight. In this way, I have no other way to repay the favor than to incarnate as the sword of the lord. ”

I wanted to refuse, but on second thought, I felt that it seemed at least better for her to follow me than to be in the company of the bloodless and tearless magicians, so I acquiesced in her allegiance.

Anyway, the Mithril organization also needs some supernatural combat power to protect Chidori Lord, and I believe they will be willing to hire Bazet. It's at least better to be a bodyguard than a kidnapper......

"So, how do you explain this to the clock tower?" Sakura looked at Bazet with interest, but saw her smile wryly.

"Hey, you didn't even think about that, did you?"

"Yes......"

"Do you think the clock tower will let you break away from them and set you free?"

"Won't ......"

The purple-haired mother-to-be sighed and pulled out her phone.

"Where's your phone? Use it. ”

Bazet's face turned embarrassed.

"You don't even have a phone, do you? When did the benefits of the clock tower become so bad? ”

Bazette muttered something and pulled out a sturdy-looking man's phone from his pocket.

Looking at the obvious cracks on the fuselage, the fool also knew that this phone would definitely not work......

“…… Never mind. Sakura sighed again and dialed a number on her phone.

"Hey...... Is it Laila-senpai, please? …… There's something I'd like to ask you for...... Specifically......"

After a while, a flash vortex suddenly appeared in the air, and a left hand with an alchemy array ring stretched out from the vortex and took over Kirizakura's mobile phone.

"Number." A flat voice came from inside the Vortex of Light, a little unkind.

Luckily, Bazet remembered the phone number of his superiors.

The call was made quickly.

"I'm Leila Elric." Leila's senpai's voice grew colder and colder, without the slightest warmth.

On the other side of the phone, there was a gratling voice, and it sounded like the person answering the phone was shaking, so he couldn't speak.

"There's a guy named Bazet who left London and went to Japan."

The trembling voice on the other side of the phone was even more pronounced, and an old man replied "Yes" in a trembling voice...... It's ......"

He "yes" for a long time, but he couldn't say the second word.

"I don't bother to care what you think, and I'm not going to ask anything." Laila's senior said in a non-negotiable manner, "From now on, this person will belong to me, no matter where she goes, what she does, whether she is dead or alive, it has nothing to do with you." ”

"So be it." As she spoke, she ignored the other party who was still trembling and hung up the phone directly.

With a flick of the flick, the phone drew an arc, but it fell in the direction of Medusa, and the heroic spirit, whose body was gradually transparent, subconsciously reached out to pick it up, but a red light flashed, and she actually recovered her entity again.

"Your name is Bazet, isn't it?" Laila's senior's voice finally regained a little bit of human flavor, "I left this heroic spirit behind, and now I will send it to you as an assistant." ”

"I'll explain it to Gaia over there, and that kid won't dare to talk to me about anything."

With that, she withdrew her arm, and the vortex of light vanished.

It was only then that Bazet's legs went limp and he collapsed on the ground.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

"Magic ...... Demon...... Woman...... Rai ...... Rai ...... Pull ......"

"yes, what's wrong?"

Bazet smiled bitterly, and barely stood up with Medusa's support, and although his face was still as pale as a dead man, he finally regained his composure.

"Growing up, I heard horror stories about her - single-handedly killing dozens of ancient families that have been passed down from mythological times, even babies and pets; frantically hunting magicians and related people, with at least thousands of people's blood on their hands; The 'Hand of God' of Death with one hand in the hand and the other in the hands of the Miracle, the natural enemy of the magician, the walking nightmare, the existence more dangerous and terrifying than the twenty-seven ancestors combined......"

"I didn't faint on the spot, which already made me admire my courage!"

The name of Laila's predecessor, in the circle of magicians, seems to have reached the point where children can stop crying at night......

This little episode diluted our gloomy atmosphere a little, and a group of defeated generals returned to the Wei Mansion in such a gloomy manner.

I rested in the Wei Palace Mansion for a whole day, and the next morning, I took three newly acquired beautiful subordinates to bid farewell to the owner of the house, but was stopped by Sakura Makiri.

"Don't be in a hurry, it's not over yet."

Yes? Not over yet?

"Count the time, it's almost time for her to come......"

Before the words fell, the old-fashioned door of the Wei Palace Mansion was kicked open, and the angry Rin Tosaka rushed in in his pajamas, grabbed the collar of the masaki Sakura, and yelled without any grace.

"What the hell do you mean!"

What's going on?

Sakura waved her hand and motioned for us not to do anything, she didn't even have any intention of resisting, just calmly looked at Rin Tosaka.

After a while, it was the menacing Rin Tosaka who softened first, she let go of her hand, took two steps back, and looked at Sakura as if nothing had happened.

"Don't you know?"

"Of course I do." Sakura showed a gentle smile, but in her smile, there was a little more frightening meaning, "The history of the Tosaka family came to an end at eight o'clock last night." ”

"You did it!" Rin became furious again, and was about to rush up, but was hugged by Ayaka Sajo, who arrived later.

"Don't be impulsive, it's not going to help now." With just one sentence, she calmed Rin, who had almost turned into a lioness, and then the future spirit looked at Sakura with slightly brown eyes and asked a little confused, "Sakura, why did you do this?" ”

"It's just a normal business activity, and I'm going to build a park." Sakura took out a stack of documents out of nowhere and threw them to the other party, "Including the Tosaka family's house, the land and buildings in that area have been bought by me, and the engineering team will soon be in place and start construction." ”

"Fuyukicho is getting bigger, but the existing park is a bit small - not to mention that it was still damaged by our big battle the other day. So I decided to pay out of my own pocket to fund the public welfare and build a larger park, just opposite the original park, on the north and south sides of Fuyukicho. ”

"The question is—isn't the layout of Fuyuki Town long from east to west and narrow from north to south?"

"Don't worry about the details." Sakura laughed happily, "It's the fool who cares about the details." ”

…… That's the idea you're up......

It's, it's so insidious!

"You're going to demolish Tosaka Mansion!" Rin exclaimed, "You can't do that! ”

"Why not? Due to the long-term debt owed to me by the Tosaka family, the final judgment of the Japanese High Court yesterday has come out, and all the movable and immovable property of the Tosaka family belongs to me, and I have every right to demolish that old house and build whatever I want! Sakura was still smiling, but her smile reminded me of a beast staring at its prey, "Actually, it doesn't matter, as long as you're still here, sooner or later you can revive the Tosaka family." ”

"That house, and the things in the house—it's been passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors!" Rin paused for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Anyway, it's yours anyway—"

"I'm Sakura Makiri, the heir of the Kiriri family, and I have nothing to do with the Tosaka family!" Sakura interrupted her with a categorical attitude, "Don't talk to me about those useless things!" ”

"But—"

"What did you say when I cried and begged you not to send me away, not to abandon me?" Sakura suddenly became angry, "From today onwards, Tosaka Sakura no longer exists, and the Tosaka family has never had this daughter—that's what you said!" ”

"Forget about the hard-hearted dead ghost father and the weird mother with a twisted personality, I've been in the Jitong family for so many years, but until I took revenge on the Tosaka family, you, who are my sister, have you ever come to visit me?"

"We sisters have lived together for so many years, and you don't even want to come and see me!"

"Loved ones? Clan? It wasn't the Tosaka family that really gave me family warmth, but the late Makiri family and my husband - by the way, on the day I got married, you didn't even call to congratulate me......"

"We had a falling out by then."

"Yes, our sisters have long since broken off their relationship, so please don't make any jokes about feelings. I'm Sakura Makiri, and I'm going to completely defeat the Tosaka family, that's all. ”

Rin was silent.

After a long time, she raised her head and asked weakly, "Really—does it have to be this?" ”

"It's actually you who make up my mind." Sakura's eyes lit up with a vicious flame, "Do you think I don't know what wishes you made for the Holy Grail?" I heard that. ”

"I want to stay with Ayaka and never be separated - how romantic, how happy......"

"But what about my grandfather and brother!"

As soon as these words came out, Rin's face suddenly lost blood, and her body collapsed softly, barely standing up with the support of Sajo Ayaka.

"You didn't think of them at all, did you?"

"Yes, the Maki family has been against the Tosaka family for so many years, they are dead, you can't be happy, how can you resurrect them with only one precious wish?"

"Since you have reached this point, why should I be so lenient with you?"

"Give me a decent reason, just one."

Rin couldn't answer.

"There's always some way to get an exchange, right?" Ayaka, who had only spoken two words after coming in, spoke, "Since you didn't send the engineering team directly, there should be room for exchange." I know it's useless to say anything now, let's make your conditions, what is it like for you to give up the plan to destroy the Tosaka family? ”

Sakura stared at the woman who was actually the same person as her husband, and after a long time, she took out another document.

"That's my condition."

"From now on, Rin Tosaka will become a servant of the Maki family, and unconditionally carry out any orders issued by Sakura Makiri and his designated agent that will not endanger Rin's life and social reputation, until the Maki family has more than ten direct blood heirs......" Ayaka read out the general content of the document, shook her head, and said, "This condition is too harsh, unconditional execution of orders, isn't this becoming a slave?" ”

"Slaves?" Sakura smiled strangely and shook over another document, "This is the original manuscript that a certain great monk from the slave society helped me draft, you can refer to it." ”

"Rin Tosaka and her relatives, children, body and soul, all ownership belongs to Sakura Maki and her designated heirs, and if death occurs during the course of work, the value of his life is - a straw rope......" Ayaka smiled bitterly and put down the document that stunned me when she heard it, "Okay, I admit that you did make a big concession compared to the original draft, but ......"

"Don't say anything more, I won't make any more concessions!" Sakura replied without hesitation, "I'll give you plenty of time to think about it, anyway, the engineering team won't be here this afternoon, and you'll have a few hours to discuss." ”

Feed...... Is this called "enough time"? I have to wait for the autumn to cut off my head......

"At least, a few days of grace......" Ayaka was still trying.

"You think I don't know what you're thinking?" Sakura looked at Ayaka with a sneer, "If my guess is right, you caught Gilgamesh, right?" If you are given a few more days, you will be able to sell his treasures and make up enough money to pay off your debts......"

"Stop dreaming! The verdict has been issued, even if you move a few gold mountains, I will never return the property of the Tosaka family to you! ”

"You've seen through our plan a long time ago......" Rin stood up from Ayaka's arms, took the document, and looked at it carefully, "This contract is fair - at least for magicians......"

"Since you have spared no expense, you have asked several organizations in the world that are even above the Magic Association to notarize the proof of the transfer of the Tosaka family's property, naturally you will not give me any chance to turn the tables, things have come to this point, where else can I choose......"

As she spoke, she picked up the pen on the table in the living room of Emiya's house and signed her name on the document.

Then, she put down the file and looked at the woman who had once been her sister with a calm and somewhat frustrated attitude.

"If you have any tasks, just ask."

——————

It is never the sword that determines the outcome of the battle.

From the time Sakura established a business empire and suppressed the Tosaka family, Rin Tosaka's defeat was already assured.

I've been foreshadowing this result for a long time, and now I'm finally using it, I'm so happy!

Rin's ending, that's pretty much it......

The life of a slave is worth a straw rope, is this contract harsh? But the era of Cangyang Gyatso was really like that......

It's late, so I'll continue to talk about my thoughts on this volume when I revise it tomorrow.

Please look forward to the fifth volume of "The Lively and Noisy Fierce Life"!