Abnormal Moon

"nothing."

Roy waved his hand casually, then took another sip of tea to warm himself up.

"So, how come you, the busy mayor of Fuyuki City, have time to come here so early in the morning?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's body trembled, and she looked incredulously at the twin-tailed girl opposite her who looked about the same age as her.

mayor?

The mayor of Fuyuki City?

This girl, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, was the mayor of one of the four remaining base cities in this neon-lit city, and she was in charge of the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of people.

"Of course, it's something important."

Rin Tohsaka's shoulders slumped in distress.

"Last night, something terrible happened in the underground cavern of Mount Enzo. Someone sneaked into the cavern without anyone noticing, even summoned a Servant, injured the famous gatekeeper, and escaped."

"Is this happening?"

Roy was stunned, his face full of surprise.

"Yes, it has already caused a huge uproar at the association's branch."

Rin Tohsaka raised her teacup, took a sip of tea, and the warm tea dispelled the chill of the winter morning.

"That's a really big deal."

Roy clicked his tongue, looking quite interested.

"Then why did you come all the way here so early in the morning? Shouldn't you be very busy right now?"

"It's all because of those old fogies, constantly pushing us forward!"

Rin Tohsaka immediately poured out her troubles.

"I already said I'd wait for the investigation results, but those old guys at the branch are still jumping up and down in anger, urging me to come here and find out about that person. Honestly, those old geezers really treat the Greater Grail like their private property..."

"The Magic Association, even its branches, are all the same, a den of snakes and rats."

Roy nodded in strong agreement.

"But they were disappointed. Aoko hasn't come back yet. In the end, even if Aoko did come back, she would never listen to those old geezers. It would be good if she didn't burn all their beards off."

"People should still have dreams."

Rin Tohsaka didn't care; she had anticipated this outcome before she came.

The reason I came here was simply to go through the motions.

"Your performance as mayor is far too constrained."

"I've already done everything I can to keep my position as mayor."

Rin Tohsaka remained silent for a moment, a hint of resentment appearing on her face.

The reason she became the mayor of Fuyuki City was simply because Fuyuki City was originally the territory of the Tohsaka family, and after her father's death, she was the rightful heir to Fuyuki City.

Although it was already the end of the 20th century, the change of power had regressed to the feudal era, which was really criticized. However, Fuyuki City was, after all, the Tohsaka family's stronghold. The underground spiritual veins had always been under the control of the Tohsaka family. Only the Tohsaka family could use the power of the spiritual veins to protect Fuyuki City. Therefore, the magicians still respected her, and she was relatively secure in her position as mayor.

The only problem is the branch of the Magic Association located in Fuyuki City.

Fuyuki City is home to the Greater Grail, the source of all evil.

The existence of the Greater Grail was fully exposed after the great cataclysm on Earth ten years ago.

Each branch of the Mage's Association has sent representatives to be stationed in Fuyuki City, euphemistically called the "Neon Branch." Among them are ancient families with a history spanning thousands of years, whose strength is on a completely different level from that of the Tohsaka family.

Chapter 14 Lend Me Hayasaka Ai

These people, relying on their powerful families, acted arrogantly in Fuyuki City. They not only frequently opposed Rin Tohsaka and fought for control of Fuyuki City, but also took it for granted that they would take back the Greater Grail. From then on, the Greater Grail was the private property of the Mage's Association and no outsiders were allowed to touch it.

Sensing the Mage Association's movements, magician families from all over the world sent representatives to Fuyuki City, making the city increasingly chaotic.

Among the four major base cities in Japan, Fuyuki City is notorious for its quagmire of power struggles.

Rin Tohsaka has had countless headaches because of this.

"In short, you have no clues here, and the mage won't be coming back, so that's my answer."

After finishing her cup of hot water, Rin Tohsaka got up to say goodbye.

"Whatever."

Roy shrugged nonchalantly.

He has never liked things like the Magic Association.

"By the way, do you think the person who forced his way into the underground cavern could be Zouken Matou?"

Just as Rin Tohsaka was about to leave, Roy suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked Rin Tohsaka a very serious question.

"Matou Zouken...?"

Rin Tohsaka paused, frowning as she pondered.

"Indeed, he is one of the three founding families who created the Holy Grail War, and he has built a very deep nest in Fuyuki City. If it is him, it is not impossible for him to enter the Great Void without anyone noticing."

"However, that old codger was destroyed along with the Matou family three years ago..."

Rin Tohsaka held her breath.

"And it was you and that mage who did it yourselves."

“That’s right, I complained to Aoko, and then Aoko went to the Matou family herself and erased the Matou family from the map.”

Roy tapped the table calmly.

Rin Tohsaka nodded as well.

Three years ago, the Matou family home was blown up.

Zouken Matou was blasted to pieces by the magic cannon, and insects flew out from the ground, blotting out the sky.

Rin Tohsaka has a younger sister who was adopted by the Matou family by her father in her early years, ostensibly for her "future prospects".

However, it wasn't until the day the insects filled the sky that she realized the Matou family had already fallen into the abyss of hell, and that she and her father had committed a terrible mistake. After her younger sister Sakura was adopted, she had been tormented for eight years, spending her days and nights immersed in a sea of ​​insects, being bitten, tortured, and violated by them—which the old geezer Matou Zouken euphemistically called "cultivation."

On that day, the person who stood on the ruins of the Matou family and carried Matou Sakura out of the underground insect chamber was Roy.

Then it was Roy who set fire to the Matou family and the insects, burning everything to the ground.

Since then, the Matou family has been completely erased from the world of magic.

No one dared to stand up for the Matou family, since there were mages among those who destroyed the Matou family.

Moreover, the Matou family didn't have many close magus families to begin with. After the main Matou family was destroyed, all their assets were seized and looted. It is said that the only survivors, Matou Tsuruno and Matou Shinji, were assassinated as a result. Not a single bloodline of the Matou family was left, not a single penny was left.

This happened three years ago.

Since then, it's as if Zouken Matou truly died on that day, and he has never appeared again.

But both Roy and Rin Tohsaka knew just how troublesome that old geezer was.

Whether he is dead or not remains an open question.

"In that case, the intruder must be Zouken Matou. I'll report this information to those old fogies at the association's branch!"

Rin Tohsaka suddenly snorted, a malicious smile appearing on her face.

"It would be best if he were dead. If he's not, let those old guys fight like dogs!"

really not bad!

Roy nodded vigorously, expressing his appreciation for Rin Tohsaka's idea.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Hayasaka Ai stood silently to the side.

"By the way, about my sister..."

"In Misaki City, as you know."

Will she return for this Holy Grail War?

"I don't know that."

"Yeah."

Rin Tohsaka sighed deeply, her expression complex and regretful.

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would still be in the dark, and Sakura would be suffering for who knows how long. My family owes you a huge favor, and I will repay it sooner or later."

"You don't need to thank me, this is something I wanted to do myself."

Roy smiled faintly, unconcerned.

His gaze fell on Hayasaka Ai, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"By the way, if you want to repay a favor, how about I borrow your servant for a few days?"

Hayasaka Ai looked up in surprise.

ha?