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

"Hercules...Heracles?!"

Bazett was certainly familiar with the name, and even more so with its power and meaning, so she was astonished to hear that this being had also been summoned. However, the thought of Cú Chulainn clashing head-on with that being and emerging unscathed filled her with utter disbelief.

"So...did you escape from him?"

"No, why would I run away?" Cú Chulainn scratched his head, then his expression became extremely subtle.

"You might not believe it, but that guy's goal wasn't to eliminate the other contestants and obtain the Holy Grail. His goal was to prevent everyone from dying until the Holy Grail War ended."

"You should understand what this means, right?"

Cú Chulainn looked at Bazette and said.

Upon hearing this, Bazett's gaze grew increasingly serious, and his expression revealed disbelief. "You mean... he's going to be an enemy of the other six riders?"

"It's obvious that's what they mean."

Upon seeing his Master understand the meaning, Cú Chulainn finished his beer, stood up, and stretched.

“The enemy is not only powerful, but also has the resolve to fight against the other six riders. If we don’t show the same resolve, they will be the victors, Master.”

"I see."

Upon hearing Cú Chulainn's words, Bazette pondered for a moment before nodding.

"That……"

She was about to say something more when she heard Cú Chulainn suddenly speak.

"By the way, Master, that idol of yours... something seems off. Your benefactor, your white moonlight, isn't so simple either. He seems to have his own schemes. Just a heads-up, compared to Hercules, that guy is even more unpredictable. Be careful not to get tricked into bed one day and then be taken advantage of!"

After finishing his business, his tone changed again. Cú Chulainn whistled and gave a playful reminder.

"what?"

Hearing his words, Bazett, who was standing next to him, was taken aback.

……

Meanwhile, Reines's hiding place.

Having finished the battle, King Lionheart returned here as quickly as possible. He entered the room, looked at the blonde girl sitting in a chair reading a book, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke directly:

"Um... Master, I'm back."

"Ah."

Reines gave a brief response and didn't say anything more.

"I'm sorry I couldn't win for you."

"I understand. I'll try my best next time. I'm glad you're alright."

Reines nodded, her tone remaining calm, as if she didn't care about Lionheart's defeat.

Upon seeing this, King Lionheart secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

My Master is indeed a good person...

However, he had something more important to report than this matter.

After much thought, King Lionheart summarized his words, then slowly raised his head and spoke again.

"By the way, Master, there is an important person who says he wants to see you and asked me to pass on a message to you."

"An important person? Someone you know?"

Upon hearing this, Reines raised an eyebrow and asked with some curiosity, "Is it another Servant? Could it be a highly respected figure you knew from your time? If so, then it's quite a coincidence."

"No, although he was an acquaintance, that great being was not from my time."

Lionheart shook his head and continued, "He is the master. In a certain time and space, I received a great favor from him. Although I am also surprised to meet him again here, it seems that he knows you."

"Know me?"

Upon hearing Lionheart's words, Reines couldn't help but become somewhat interested.

She asked, "What's their name? Are they some old monster from a magic association?"

"No, please don't describe that person like that; it's a great disrespect."

Lionheart shook his head, emphasized it, and then, recalling the name the man had told him, said to Reines with an adoring look, "He said his name in his mortal life is Rowe Crowley, and you will know it as soon as I mention it to you."

boom!

As the Lionheart finished speaking, the crisp sound of a book falling echoed in the room.

"Huh?"

Lionheart looked up and saw the book lying on the ground, which puzzled him. The next moment, he looked up and saw that Reines' eyes were wide open and her movements were no longer elegant and noble. She jumped off the chair and came to him, asking again anxiously.

"You just said... what's his name?!"

At that moment, Lionheart could hear the excitement in Reines's words.

Chapter 391 The Truth Is Approaching

"That's how it is. If I hadn't been there last night, Shirou and that crazy woman Kallen would have been in deep trouble. What kind of proxy is she? It seems she's not that powerful after all... and she didn't even recognize the real names of those Servants. In the end, I was the one who had to take care of her."

In the Matou family mansion, Shinji Matou, who had just recovered from a day of sleep, leaned back on the sofa in the living room and began to talk at length about what had happened the night before. However, compared to Kariya Matou and Sakura Matou, who listened quietly and put on an air of "we're just watching you brag," the expression on Tsuruno Matou's face as the father was quite intriguing. At least, his expression was anything but relaxed.

After all, how could he not know his son's level and what those magician agents were like? Back then, he and Matou Kariya were tortured to the point of death by that old bug alone, let alone encountering an even more powerful Servant who could destroy the world. So seeing his son survive was already a great stroke of luck.

However, upon hearing this, Matou Tsuruno's heart still couldn't help but clench, especially after hearing Matou Shinji's usual statement again.

What a misfortune for the family! He had finally escaped the shadow of the Matou family after the old man's sudden death, and for so many years he had diligently worked to accumulate wealth, seriously considering his future and making great strides. But how could his only son have gone down such a wrong path?! How could such an outstanding son have become so twisted?!

Listening to his son's constant praise of Shirou whenever they chatted for the past year, Matou Tsuruno made up his mind. After everyone else left, he had to seriously ask his son if he really had any unusual feelings for that Shirou. He hoped it was just friendship, that he was just talking about Shirou because he had made a close friend for the first time. He hoped it wasn't some kind of distorted emotion, otherwise, as a father, Matou Tsuruno would have to consider drugging his son and locking him in a room with several women.

At least that way the Matou family would still have descendants. Otherwise, at his age, he wouldn't be able to give Shinji Matou a younger brother or sister. And even after all this time, he still doesn't understand. Shirou clearly has a girl named Kallen by his side, whom he's seen with his own eyes. She's not only beautiful but also has a great temperament. His son always plays with her, so why does his son's attitude change so drastically when Kallen is mentioned? Compared to Shirou, who praises her all the time, Shinji Matou is terrified of Kallen at the mere mention of her.

Never mind, but that's not something he should be thinking about.

What's making him even more upset now is what Shinji Matou mentioned—yes, the Holy Grail War.

This name was not unfamiliar to Matou Tsuruno and Matou Kariya; in fact, it was a nightmare for them. Whenever they recalled this name, they would remember the fear of being dominated by the old insect.

Its reappearance now is undoubtedly a return of past tragedies, filling them both with fear.

Fortunately, this time there was definitely no trace of the old bug's machinations, since the other party was completely dead. Even his grave had a temple built on it, and to put his mind at ease, Matou Tsuruno kept investing money to have monks chant sutras. Now, the sound of chanting can be heard from there every day, just to make sure the old bug was truly dead.

"It's the Holy Grail War again..."

Upon hearing this name, Matou Kariya sighed, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes as memories of the past surged back into his heart. At the same time, when he looked at Sakura's Command Seals, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Has the vortex of the past caught up with us again?

This damned fate, it's the destiny of demonic families...

Even when you return to the world of ordinary people, you can't completely escape it.

Similarly, when Shinji met Kariya Matou, he asked him if he knew Lovi, since the other man said he was an old friend of his.

Upon hearing this name, both Kariya Matou and Sakura's expressions changed.

And they immediately understood why Shinji Matou, who was involved in the battle between three Servants, was able to return unscathed.

So it turns out someone was looking after me.

Sakura also found out what Luo Wei had gone out to do yesterday. It turned out he went to the Fuyuki Bridge to watch the other Servants fight. No wonder she couldn't find him.

On the other side, after carefully recalling the kindness she had received in the past, a hint of reminiscence flashed in Matou Kariya's eyes as she replied:

"Yes, not just an old friend, but also my benefactor. In fact, you could say he was the benefactor of the entire Matou family. Without his help, we might still be living in hell."

"Huh? Is there really such a deep relationship?"

Upon hearing this, Shinji Matou's eyes widened, wondering if Kariya Matou was exaggerating a bit too much.

How can you say that? It's as if they've given me a second chance at life.

Could it be that the other party saved their entire family's lives?

"yes……"

As Matou Kariya's brother, Matou Tsuruno naturally knew of Lo Wei's existence and understood the favor he had done for them. Although Lo Wei himself might not have cared, or perhaps he had only helped them indirectly, he had still helped them resist their tragic fate. For such a powerful and benevolent being, Matou Tsuruno naturally dared not disrespect him in any way.

"I didn't expect that person to come back as well. It seems that we have received their favor again this time."

He sighed, then looked at his son and said, "By the way, did you properly thank them last night, Shinji?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Shinji Matou was slightly taken aback, then asked in return:

"Thank him? You did say thank you, but was that strange guy really someone you knew? Yesterday I thought he was some kind of weirdo, so I didn't get to know him too well."

"Yes, the other party can be considered our great benefactor."

Matou Kariya and Matou Tsuruno nodded together, then said with emotion, "Even our current lives are thanks to him, and he's also Sakura's adoptive father. Perhaps it's because of this relationship that he's helping you."

"Is he my cousin's adoptive father?"

Hearing their words, Shinji Matou looked at Sakura with some surprise.

Although no matter how you look at it, there shouldn't be any familial relationship between the two, since she calls Matou Kariya "uncle" just like him, Matou Shinji can only think of the term "cousin".

When Matou Shinji first saw Sakura, he was naturally quite happy. After all, everyone likes cute girls. He was also very happy to learn that he actually had such a cute cousin. However, he had just finished bragging to Sakura for a while, trying to show off his strength and demeanor as her cousin.

While he was boasting enthusiastically, Sakura was just watching silently and applauding him. Then his father came over and couldn't stand seeing his silly son bragging to the magician. He pulled Matou Shinji back and told him that Sakura was actually a magician. This caused Matou Shinji, who had been showing off, to explode.

I never imagined that after performing over there for so long, I would find out that I was the clown myself.

However, Sakura didn't say much, nor did she mock Shinji Matou. Her performance was completely different from the magicians recorded in the book. Instead, she listened to Shinji's request and performed her imaginary number magic.

This made Shinji, who had witnessed Sakura's amazing imaginary number magic, completely ashamed to face anyone. That's why he went out to find Shirou and Kallen, and kept avoiding Sakura, afraid of recalling the stupid things he had done before.

However, upon hearing that his distant cousin, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, was actually that strange guy's daughter, Shinji Matou couldn't suppress his excitement and shouted out loud.

"That guy is actually your father?! Something's not right, he looks like he's only in his early twenties, where did he get such a big daughter?!"

"Could it be..."

As he spoke, Shinji Matou covered his mouth, seemingly having thought of an answer. He looked at Sakura and Kariya Matou, then hesitated before saying:

"Are all magicians this perverted? Doing that kind of thing at ten years old?!"

"..."