In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

As for Matou Kariya, he went even further. Seeing the house restored, he simply called upon his brother, Matou Tsuruno, who had always been disliked and bullied by Matou Sōken, to begin their plan. The two first erected a tombstone for Matou Sōken in the backyard, then drank heartily together in front of it, celebrating the old insect's death. After peacefully dividing the family property, they used a can of gasoline and set fire to the Matou family's insect lair, along with their valuable magical heritage, burning everything to the ground, including the old insect's tombstone in the backyard. Later, fearing the damned insect might return, they even hired a temple master to build a temple on top of the ruins of their house to properly pray for its soul.

This series of actions can be said to have 'filially killed' Matou Zangen, who is now in the afterlife.

With this, the Matou family, a magical clan in the Far East, was completely erased from the world.

After experiencing many things, Kirei Kotomine was truly redeemed and understood everything. After undergoing surgery to remove the Origin Bullet and stop the bleeding, he personally confessed his sins to his father and told him about his next plan. Then he left the hospital alone to do what he had planned.

However, this time, he was no longer alone; instead, a little boy with red hair, Fujimaru Shirou, joined him.

He had made a promise with the boy who had saved his life and who possessed a heart full of justice, vowing to repay this debt of gratitude. When Fujimaru Shirou had the time and was ready to become a champion of justice, and was determined to explore another world, he could always find him near the forest church in Fuyuki City. He would then impart all his knowledge and skills to repay that kindness and grace, leaving behind his own legacy in this world.

Kirei Kotomine originally intended to personally apologize to Tokiomi Tohsaka again, but when he awoke, the family had already left. The note on the door contained a letter severing ties—a letter left for him. Another letter, its contents unknown, was addressed to Kariya Matou. However, Kariya had left Fuyuki City after burning down the Matou family estate and taking some money, reportedly heading to Misaki City to start a new life as a journalist. Therefore, Kirei could only return empty-handed, boarding a plane to Europe once more to search for his daughter, Karen, after so many years, hoping to bring her back to his side and make amends for the lack of paternal love he had received and for the mistakes he had made.

The clergyman went from confusion to depravity, and finally found liberation from the mire; he had completed his own gradual transformation.

At this moment, Kirei Kotomine had never felt so good.

As for concealing their tracks...

Although the matter had been kept secret from ordinary people, the Clock Tower, the Church of Christ, and even the Spiral Pavilion were still alerted, and soon representatives from each organization would come to investigate what had happened.

Because Tokiomi Tohsaka had gone abroad, Kirei Kotomine had also gone to Europe. At this moment, Kotomine Ryou, who had just been discharged from the hospital, was looking at the mountain of letters piled up on the table. Suddenly, his aging heart felt like it was about to have a heart attack.

He even suddenly felt that it would be better if he didn't wake up at all and remained in a coma in the hospital until everything was over.

Despite these feelings, when Kotomine Risa walked out of the study and saw Fuyuki City still intact, where only a small number of vicious and irredeemable dangerous individuals had died in such a catastrophe, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked down at his severed arm, and the images of the mysterious young man and the archangel from a few nights ago still haunted his mind.

"He is like a man and a woman, like an adult and a child, like a saint and a sinner, like an angel and a devil. So what kind of being is he?"

Kotomine Ryou was muttering to herself, then stroked her empty right arm, a self-deprecating smile appearing on her face.

'Archangel, the Holy Grail War, and that enigmatic young man... this world has truly changed a lot.'

'Forget it... since even Tokiomi Tohsaka has resolved his inner conflict, what am I hesitating for?'

Thinking this, Kotomine Ryougi gently shook his head; at this moment, his heart was exceptionally calm.

Was there anger over the severed arm? Was there hatred for the stolen Command Seals? No, none of those emotions remained; all those complex feelings had vanished...

Let's leave these matters to the bigwigs in the burial agency. Kotomine Risei already wrote a letter and sent it to the church headquarters not long ago. As for him...

Because of this dereliction of duty, he has to resign from his position. In the days to come, watching his son and granddaughter grow up happily and inherit the position will be a kind of family happiness for him, and it will also be a redemption for him.

As for the arm problem?

He is not prepared to undergo rehabilitation or have a prosthetic arm or anything like that; he sees this as a warning for his mistakes.

In short...

Looking back at the huge cross hanging on the wall, Kirei Kotomine slowly knelt down and then softly confessed.

"Thank you, merciful Lord, for giving us lost sheep, those who have committed sins, a redemption, and for granting us happiness. May your love forever protect the whole world..."

"—Amen."

As the prayer ended, there was a knock on the door.

They were a group of anxious people, each with their own unique sense of bewilderment. They were all believers who had the same dream of death and were therefore filled with fear, so they came here to seek the priest's guidance.

Seeing this, Kotomine Riko slowly got up, a smile on her face, and went out to greet the believers who came today, earnestly spreading the glory that belongs to the Lord.

Welcome everyone.

The elderly priest said with a smile.

Everything returned to normal, and peace was restored.

……

……

Soon after.

"Hiss... Where did such a huge magic furnace go? How did it suddenly disappear?"

On the upper floor of the Hyatt Hotel, Luo Wei looked thoughtfully at the large pit left where the magic furnace used to be, his expression lost in thought.

So... it's lost again?

Everything has been restored, except for the Supreme Mystic Code from the El-Melloi School, which is missing; the other two are still there.

"How could a furnace suddenly disappear?!"

On the other side, Aozaki Touko, who was drooling over one of the magic furnaces without any regard for her image, was also bewildered when she saw the huge pit in the center. She began to cautiously look around.

Because everything destroyed in the Holy Grail War had been restored, the barrier Kenneth had set up still existed. However, despite the room showing no signs of anyone having entered from the outside, one of the magical furnaces had vanished, leaving her utterly surprised and bewildered.

In this situation, there are only two special possibilities. First, someone was able to bypass Kenneth's barrier and the perception of ancient heroes like Finn, Scáthach, and Iskandar, and hide in their magic workshop beforehand, so that no one noticed.

The second possibility is that the magic furnace and the long-legged creature escaped from the workshop.

No matter how you look at it, both options are absurd. She has absolutely no idea how the magic furnace could have disappeared. And even if a thief had come, they would have stolen three at once, so why would they only steal one?

However, unlike Aozaki Touko's puzzled look, Luo Wei had a vague understanding of the situation.

He bent down to examine the marks on the ground and the magical aura. Indeed, it only contained the magic of the magic furnace; no one else had been there, so…

Did they run away again?

In the original story, Kiritsugu Emiya's building explosion shattered the magic furnace, causing its core to go berserk and triggering a series of chain reactions.

However, this time, Iskandar defended against the building's explosion with a barrier and moved the furnace to the Royal Army, so...

What was the trigger this time?

After thinking carefully for a moment, Luo Wei seemed to have come up with an answer.

'It is Gilgamesh's star of separation, the beginning of heaven and earth...'

'This time, it was his Noble Phantasm that replaced Kiritsugu Emiya's original bombardment, destroying the magic reactor and triggering a berserk state. So, has the world line converged again, and that special being been born once more?'

'Because she is neither human nor a building, and is also a being within the Holy Grail War, the restoration of the Heaven's Grip did not affect her, but rather the other two, which is why the items were missing…'

Unlike Aozaki Touko, who was completely clueless and looked utterly bewildered, Luo Wei had a vague memory of where that thing was.

However, that was a long, long time later on a film set, specifically after the Fifth Holy Grail War. The stage was also the Holy Grail War, but the scale of that Holy Grail War was far larger than any of the previous ones, also known as the Divine Grail.

Even Gilgamesh, the strongest hero in that war, couldn't be considered the strongest Heroic Spirit. There were numerous Servants stronger or of equal rank than him, demonstrating just how complex the situation was. The lost furnace will also travel there and become one of its Masters.

So this is indeed another convergence of timelines. Even without Kiritsugu Emiya and many subsequent events, that thing still came into being.

Is it a problem with causality? Or is it Alaya or Gaia playing tricks?

"Hmm...you don't seem surprised by this situation?"

Noticing Luo Wei's composure, Aozaki Touko was puzzled and asked him curiously.

"So you already know where the magic furnace is?"

"Hmm, I think I understand now."

"What exactly happened? Tell me quickly."

Aozaki Touko pressed for details, showing particular curiosity about the disappearance of the magic furnace.

"Um……"

Luo Wei sorted out his thoughts and summarized it in a very short sentence: "The magic furnace has come to life."

Aozaki Touko: "..."

"Do you think you're funny?"

"No, in any case, we will have the opportunity to meet in the future, so let's put this topic aside for now."

"As for the remaining two magic furnaces, you can choose one to take with you, Senior Orange."

Luo Wei shook his head, then stopped worrying about the lost magic furnace with Aozaki Touko, and began to study the allocation of the two magic furnaces in front of him.

The lost magic reactor was a former Supreme Mystic Code of the El-Melloi School. Since the other party has become sentient and he can't find it at all now, he can only let it go for now and find an opportunity to meet it in the future.

As for the other two magic furnaces, he planned to personally retrieve one and return it to Professor Kenneth, and give the other to Aozaki Touko as a source of magic for her future magic workshop.

Otherwise, Luo Wei felt that once he left, without a source of magic and funds, this extravagant, carefree senior, who knew nothing of thrift, might very well fall back into the predicament he had encountered when they first met—unable to afford magic or doll materials. Therefore, leaving her a monarch-level magic furnace should keep her much more docile. At least it wouldn't leave her in such dire straits as before.

"Huh?"

Luo Wei's words caused Aozaki Touko, who had been drooling over the magic furnace, to pause slightly. She swallowed hard, then looked at the young man behind her with disbelief, exclaiming in surprise, "You're not kidding me, are you? Junior Crowley, as an alchemist, you can't possibly be unaware of the value of these things. These two monarch-level magic furnaces are standard equipment in the Clock Tower; even I've heard about their prices..."

"One hundred million pounds per unit."

Luo Wei nodded and directly stated the price of the two magic furnaces.

Unlike Kenneth's Supreme-grade Magic Furnace, these two magic furnaces weren't as valuable, merely monarch-level furnaces. Therefore, he knew their price: a listed price of one hundred million pounds. However, despite the price, the Clock Tower wouldn't sell them, only rent them out. But aside from monarch-level figures who could easily rent them, it was difficult for others to access them. After all, these were very important assets to the Clock Tower. So, while Aozaki Touko was envious when she saw them, she didn't actually intend to forcibly possess them. After all, Lovi was right beside her; if she really took them, it would be equivalent to stealing one hundred million pounds from the El-Melloi School.

"Then why..."

Aozaki Touko looked puzzled and was about to ask for the reason, but then heard Lo Wei calmly reply, "A value of one hundred million pounds does not conflict with giving it to you, does it?"

Although these two clocks were rented from the Clock Tower, even a monarch-level Kenneth would have to pay the full price if they were lost.

While £100 million is certainly a painful sum for El-Melloi, Kenneth is still alive, the Lord of Minerals, and the magic prodigy are still around. The £100 million doesn't need to be repaid; Kenneth just needs to sell some new research results. So, it's actually not a big deal. As long as Professor Kenneth is alive, there won't be any problems.

"Don't worry, since it was my decision to give it to you, Mr. Kenneth won't mind. Besides, he can pay it back in a year, it's nothing at all."

"Besides, didn't you just save his life? It's just the value of a magic furnace. Just repaying the Grand Puppeteer's life-saving grace in this way will also create good karma. He won't be angry, especially since I'm here."

Seeing Orange's worry, Luo Wei shook his head, then immediately comforted her and took it upon himself to give her a magic furnace.

"You bastard..."

Immediately, Lowe didn't remain idle. He began removing the magical barrier set up by Kenneth while simultaneously collecting the valuable magical artifacts from the workshop, which were no less valuable than the magic furnace. Although he had given away a magic furnace, as long as he brought these items back, he could consider his task complete.

"Sigh, this is making me owe more and more favors... How am I ever going to repay all these debts?"

Watching Luo Wei's busy figure, Aozaki Touko let go of the magic furnace next to her, complained, and had a complicated look in her eyes.

After spending so much time together, and now hearing these words, she suddenly felt that the stove next to her wasn't so appealing anymore. Instead, she felt a little distressed about the favor she owed.

It's only been a few days, and she already owes Luo Wei so much. She doesn't know how to repay him. Even if she gave away all the valuable things she had, it would be difficult to repay Luo Wei's help and kindness to her.

"Haha, since you don't know how to repay, how about Senior Orange, would you be interested in joining my family?"

Ignoring Orange's complicated expression, Luo Wei remained casual, tidying his formal attire while answering her complaints without even looking up.