At this time, Aoi, who was wearing an apron, noticed the change outside the door, and walked out just right, and the moment she saw Sakura, she almost couldn't control her expression, but in the end she put on the hostess's virtuous lady and scolded Rin softly.

"Rin, why don't you call the guests in."

"Ah, that, I'm sorry." Rin lowered her head aggrievedly, "Guest, please come in." ”

"Put down the kettle and talk again!"

"Ah, yes!"

Rin hurriedly put down the kettle, and her cute face turned red all of a sudden.

She felt like she was going to be laughed at by her sister, but her mother couldn't say anything here, and she was about to cry when she was wronged.

"I'm so sorry, Rin's kid is so rude." Aoi said helplessly, and finally walked out by herself, "Mr. Shen, please go this way, my husband is already waiting in the quiet room." ”

"Okay, I'm tired." Shen He nodded lightly.

In Shen He's opinion, Aoi's performance as the mistress of the Tosaka family is impeccable, but as Sakura's biological mother, such a performance seems a little too cruel.

It seems to be exactly as described in the original book.

She attaches more importance to abiding by her responsibilities than her own emotions, and in modern terms, she is similar to an ancient woman who was poisoned by feudal thoughts.

However, he and Tosaka Shichen are a natural pair.

It's just that...... That's not going to work.

Shen He came this time to further heal Sakura's mental trauma, he took two steps, suddenly stopped, and let go of Sakura's little hand.

"Sakura, you can have fun with your sister here."

"Father?" Sakura tilted her head to look at him.

"It's fine." Shen He touched her head and chuckled, "You haven't seen your sister and mother for a long time, so it's better to stay here, Mrs. Tosaka, Sakura will ask you first." ”

"Okay, okay." Aoi clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, "Mr. Shen......"

"Just call me Shen He." Shen He waved his hand to interrupt her, and said with a serious expression, "Our family is completely different from the Jian Tong family, compared to the glory of magicians, I attach more importance to the emotions of ordinary people, you are Sakura's biological mother, no matter where Sakura comes from in the future and what kind of person she will grow into, this will not change." ”

"Thank you......"

Aoi finally couldn't help but lower her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Please stay with Sakura."

Shen He's voice softened unconsciously, and then walked indoors with Joan of Arc.

Sakura's soft cry and Aoi's voice soon came from behind him.

Feel a little relieved, let their mother and daughter get along well for a while.

At this time, most of the servants of the Tosaka family had all been dismissed before the Holy Grail War, so now this Japanese-style mansion is slightly vacant.

But Shen He can still clearly know where Tosaka Shichen is.

Walking directly to a quiet room with Sakura, Tosaka Tokitomi, who had already changed into a Japanese kimono, knelt quietly in the middle, with a brewed teapot in front of him.

Seeing the two of them, Tosaka stood up.

But Shen He stretched out his hand, and three chairs and an octagonal tea table suddenly appeared in the quiet room in the vacancy.

"I'm from Huaxia, and I'm not used to kneeling." Shen He, who was in Xiaolu's hand, sat on one of the chairs without paying attention to etiquette, "You don't need to pay attention to these red tape, if you are not Sakura's biological father, we will not be able to sit down face-to-face like this." ”

“...... Mr. Shen, as a manager of a powerful force, does not pay attention to the rules? Tosaka Toshitomi didn't understand.

He had not seen anyone who was casual by nature.

But even those people, as soon as they start to shoulder the responsibility, will more or less pay attention to maintaining the image of this responsibility on their shoulders.

And like Shen He, as soon as he came over, he took the initiative to tear up the etiquette and put on a "willful" posture, which he had never seen.

If the Chaldeans did the same......

"Rules?" Shen He tilted his head, as if revealing a hint of mockery, "Yan Fengqili, who abides by the rules the most, betrayed you mercilessly and turned to the path of pursuing pleasure." ”

"......" Tosaka Tokitomi was difficult to reply.

Even at this moment, he still couldn't understand Yan Feng Qili's betrayal, after all, his trust in this disciple had once reached an unshakable level.

"It's not that I don't pay attention to the rules, I just don't blindly follow them." Shen He tapped his fingers on the tea table, "I can't understand the meaning of enshrined rules as sacred, but it's probably useless to talk to you about this, I'm just here today as Sakura's adoptive father, and then, this is my wife, Joan of Arc, who will be Sakura's mother in the future." ”

Joan of Arc heard her speak of her, and sat up slightly straight.

Although as a little girl in the countryside, she doesn't know any etiquette, but she has seen a big scene, and she also has the sacred temperament of a saint.

So even Tosaka had to bow slightly to show respect for this saint.

Furthermore......

"I don't know, His Majesty has any plans to meet His Majesty the Pope." Tosaka Tokitomi finally found an opportunity to shift the conversation to this aspect, "His Majesty the Pope was not very pleased to hear that His Majesty the Holy Maiden appeared as a heroic spirit. ”

This is, of course, a slight exaggeration.

There are many saints in the Catholic Church, and Joan of Arc was able to be canonized more because of her mysterious and tragic storied experiences, which contributed to the propagation of religion.

However, the Church did have the idea of using Joan of Arc to connect with the mysterious power of the Chaldeans.

"I'm just a Heroic Spirit that existed in the past." Joan of Arc smiled and shook her head, "Although I still listen to the revelation with the blessing of the Lord, now I hope to be able to thank the Lord for the gift as an ordinary believer." ”

"......I see," Tosaka sighed as if unconsciously, "but being able to live in the world for a long time and establish deep feelings with others is already a new life." ”

"Of course." Shen He narrowed his eyes, "The Heroic Spirits do not exist in the Chaldea as demons, let alone as tools of the Holy Grail War, they are our companions and have made great contributions to the development of the Chaldees, and the achievements of the Chaldees today are enough to prove what a promising project this is." ”

The Holy Grail War is a magic ritual developed by the magicians of the Gosan.

The result is an epoch-making magic miracle that brings together heroes from different eras.

But it's just fighting with Heroic Spirits.

Count on the almighty wishing machine to make wishes come true.

And now, these four Holy Grail Wars, all of which ended in failure, coupled with the Chaldeans showing great strength, may be able to wake up these people.

"......" Tosaka Shichen really fell into deep thought.

There is no need to delve into how the Chaldeans obtained the Heroic Spirit Summoning Magic, which belonged to the secrets of the Imperial Three Families.

But this approach, which did not go to war, but found a new way, was a great success.

Perhaps, this would be another way to go to the roots.

"The strength of the Chaldeans is amazing." Tosaka Tokitomi asked tentatively, "It must not be easy to improve the Holy Grail War system to this point. ”

It's not easy to say, it's all an underestimate.

As one of the founders of the Holy Grail War, Tosaka is well aware of the complexities involved.

Spending a lot of money doesn't necessarily lead to success.

But you can't succeed without paying a huge price.

The mystery of the Chaldeans is that—

Such a huge force, but not even a trace of the news has been leaked, this is theoretically impossible.

"Whether it's easy or not, we did it." Shen He snorted and did not respond positively.

He really hoped that the magician family in this world would try to move forward in the direction of improving the Holy Grail system.

After all, the Chaldean archetype.

It appears on a different timeline in the Moon World.

However, in line with the principle that if you say too much, you must lose, Shen He did not discuss more details about Chaldea with Tosaka Shichen, and only postponed the deeper cooperation he threw out in the future.

After all, he is not good at negotiation.

Even if you really want to intervene in the world's research on the Holy Grail system, the relevant negotiations and plans should be left to someone who is more adept.

Lelouch was almost over his revenge.

After a few more casual chit-chats, Aoi came over to inform the meal.

Sakura and Rin, the two little girls, didn't know what they ran to play, and they rubbed the mud all over their bodies.

Tosaka Shichen had a straight face, and just wanted to scold, but it seemed that he suddenly thought of something, and after looking at Shen He, he just shook his head and asked Aoi to take them to take a bath and come to eat again.

Shen He's doting on the child has been unabashedly revealed in the conversation.

Just look at the smile on his face at this time.

This level of faux pas is probably not rude at all, so Tosaka Shichen didn't say much, so as not to upset him.

When the two little girls came to the table with the same clothes, they looked like ordinary sisters.

"Sakura." Shen He hugged Sakura to the seat next to him, "Tonight, we will be guests at Tosaka's house, and we will go back early tomorrow morning, and you will sleep with Mrs. Tosaka." ”

"No, you can't!" Rin's gaze at Shen He suddenly became super fierce, "Sakura is already six years old, how can she still sleep with her mother?" ”

Even she had to rest in her room.

It's so unfair!

"I'm sure Mrs. Tosaka will be willing." Shen He just pointed out this fact with a smile.

"Mother doesn't want to!" Rin turned his head and looked at his mother suspiciously.

"Then do you want to ask your father if he agrees?"

Shen He felt that Rin's age-appropriate appearance was super cute, and he couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Aoi." Tosaka Shichen said just right, "Since Mr. Shen has said so, you can take good care of Sakura tonight." ”

How so!

When she saw that even her father had said this, Rin's face immediately turned red with anger.

But there is no way to have a seizure.

I had to compete with the food in my bowl in a gambling manner, but halfway through the meal, I suddenly remembered to maintain the appearance of a lady when eating, and suddenly fell into a situation of fighting with the bulging cheeks.

I have to say, this look of Rin is so cute.

Even Sakura couldn't help but turn her head to hold back a smile, and after a while, she turned her eyes again and looked at Rin and said softly:

"Can you let my sister come with Sakura? Sakura also wants to sleep with her sister. ”

"Ahem, ahem." Rin seemed to be choked all of a sudden, and quickly patted her chest before swallowing the food in her mouth, "I, I don't want to sleep with my mother...... I'm six years old......"

As if in order to increase the persuasiveness of his words, Rin also deliberately emphasized that he was six years old.

However, with that twisted and tangled appearance, the words are not convincing no matter how you look at it.

"Okay, Rin, you're an older sister, take care of Sakura more." Tosaka Shichen said flatly.

“...... Since my father said so. Rin tried to suppress the excitement in her eyes, "Then, I'll accompany Sakura." ”

“...... It's Rin. ”

Shen He shook his head with a smile and whispered something that only he could understand.

Although still at such a young age.

But they have already shown the essence of tsundere.

After dinner, Tosaka Tokitomi probably saw that he was not very likable in front of Shen He, so he simply ran to the magic workshop alone to deal with the relevant matters after the end of the Holy Grail War.

Shen He took Joan of Arc and sat on the wooden floor of the balcony, looking at the two sisters who were laughing and playing in the courtyard not far away.

Aoi pulled out some fireworks from the house and watched over the sisters.

Judging by her expression, she was relieved that the Holy Grail War was over.

"Children are so nice......" Joan of Arc's envious voice came from next to her, she turned sideways and leaned on Shen He's shoulder, "No matter what era it is, you can see such a peaceful scene." ”

"yes." Shen He stretched out his hand and hugged her slender waist, "Why don't you go over and play together?" ”

"No, it's a rare time for them to get together."

Joan of Arc shook her head, and then seemed to notice that Shen He was staring at her face, and couldn't help but lower her face shyly.

- Really.

Shen He looked at her dotingly, obviously wanting to go, but he still said such things.

Neither of them spoke again, just watched quietly and embraced.

After a while.

It seemed that Sakura looked this way, and then trotted over with a small firework that was still burning.

"Mother." The little hand took one of Joan of Arc's hand, "Can you help Sakura pick up fireworks?" ”

"Huh? Pick, pick fireworks? ”

Joan of Arc didn't seem to expect Sakura to come over at all, and let out a cute exclamation.

"Because Rin said that it would last longer than who picks the fireworks." Sakura pursed her mouth, "But I keep losing." ”

She was wearing a small kimono covered with lilac orchids, and her long hair was tied up with a small blue flower.

And on the little face that she was up, that faint gloom still existed, but it made her look even more lovable.

"Go ahead." Shen He gently nudged Joan of Arc.

"But......" Joan of Arc was still a little hesitant, but looking at Sakura's expectant gaze, she decisively patted her chest, "Pick up fireworks or something, leave it to me." ”

Shen He smiled as Joan of Arc and Sakura walked hand in hand.

After a while, there was a cry of unconvinced wah.

Shen He couldn't help but think-

Joan of Arc is not going to pray to the Lord and rely on the Lord's revelation to win.