The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

The only person truly in charge of the Matou family was his father, who had lived for five hundred years.

——Matou Zōken.

Of course, even though he was his father, Matou Tsuruya, who knew his true nature well, understood that the guy was undoubtedly a devil.

A device with a small green bottle inserted in it was emitting faint green fluorescence at regular intervals.

"Father, there seemed to be some movement in the insect warehouse last night..."

He looked cautiously at the skinny old man sitting in the seat and asked tentatively.

"What happened to the heir sent by the Tousaka family..."

Boom!

Before he could finish his words, the sound of the end of the cane hitting the floor made Matou Tsuruno's heart tremble.

It was as if what was being hit by the cane was not the floor of the house, but his heart.

"What does the heir sent by the Tohsaka family have to do with you, Tsuruno?"

"Since when did a useless person who is not even qualified to enter the path of magic have the leisure to care about magic?"

A playful look was cast at the trembling Matou Tsuruno, making him dare not even breathe.

Under the extreme tension, he seemed to hear the rustling sound of the insect swarm crawling - of course, he knew it was his illusion.

In fact, to be honest, my house feels much cleaner today than usual...

But he didn't dare say it out loud.

Fortunately, the old man in front of him who looked like a skeleton didn't care too much about this.

"But forget it, let's not pursue this for now."

The old man's words made the nervous Matou Tsuruno breathe a sigh of relief... Perhaps it was because the daughter sent by the Tosaka family made him feel better?

Matou Tsuruno guessed this in his heart.

And just at this moment, the old man in front of him clapped his hands.

"come in."

As he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Under the astonished gaze of Matou Tsuruno, a young-looking man walked in with a girl who was about seven or eight years old.

"This girl is the descendant of a friend of mine. Because her family declined and she was the only one left, she was sent to the Matou family."

Friend? You?

After confirming that he was not hallucinating, or that the old man in front of him was not making fun of him, for a moment, Matou Tsuruno's expression became very interesting.

If the old man in front of him had not been a powerful figure in his heart for a long time, he would have wanted to rush up to him, grab his collar, spit on his face, and ask him, "Does a person like you deserve to have friends?"

Matou Tsuruno was more convinced that the little girl was abducted rather than sent by the other party.

Of course, for the sake of his own life, all of the above can only exist in his imagination.

But anyway, there was something wrong with Matou Zouken today...

"It seems like you have a different opinion, Tsuruno."

"No! No, father, absolutely not!"

He shook his head desperately to express his denial, fearing that answering too late would cause the other party's dissatisfaction.

His obedient attitude also made the old man opposite him burst into a hair-raising laugh.

"Hahaha, that's good that you don't have it."

The non-human pupils looked at Matou Tsuruno for a moment, then continued.

"Anyway, from today on, she and the other person are honored guests of the Matou family. If they have any requests, try to satisfy them... Do you understand what I mean, Tsuruno?"

"Yes!"

After answering, Matou Tsuruno paused and asked in a low voice: "Then should the heir sent by the Tosaka family be treated the same as before..."

But before he could finish his words, he was met with a cold gaze.

"Tsuruno, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"No, I dare not!" A chill from the spine instantly surged up.

"Okay, go down. I've seen enough of your annoying face."

As the old man on the main seat waved his hand impatiently, Matou Tsuruya left as if he had been pardoned.

At the same time, he probably had some guesses about Matou Zouken's abnormal behavior after coming up from the Mushi warehouse...

But so what?

To put it bluntly, no matter whether his guess was true or false, he had no ability to resist...nor did he have the intention to resist.

At least the bugs in the house are gone, and he can feel a little more at ease.

No longer thinking about these trivial things, Matou Tsuruno quickened his pace and left.

"Oh, there's one more thing—"

Just as Matou Tsuruno pushed the door open and left, the old man's hoarse voice once again made him feel chilled to the bone.

Fortunately, this time the other party stopped him not with the intention of silencing him... but pointed with his crutch at a thick stack of books on the coffee table.

“This is…..The Dark Knight Kalia? The novel that Kariya wrote before?”

"That's right." The old man opposite nodded and let out a creepy laugh.

"Take this to the publishing house and publish it under your brother's name."

"?"

what?

As a result, Matou Tsuruno's expression became more complicated.

He opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing. He simply picked up with great effort a thick pile of novels written by his good brother during his middle school years, then quickly left.

And just after he left, Qihuang, who had been standing aside from before, also sat down casually beside him.

He poked the dry old face of "Matou Zouken" with his little finger.

"I feel so ugly like this...it hurts!"

Boom!

Lin Qiao, who was standing behind her, punched her head hard.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you think I want to be like this?"

He rolled his eyes at Qihuang, then rubbed her little head hard as if in revenge, making the girl's hair a little messy.

As for the "Matou Zouken" who was originally sitting on the seat, it dissolved into a pool of slime and merged into Lin Qiao's body.

——He didn’t intend to just grab a bunch of stuff and leave.

It's not impossible, but it's a waste...

After all, this is a family of magicians that has been passed down since BC. In order to maximize the utilization of resources, Lin Qiao decided to simply take over the magpie's nest.

As for whether Matou Zouken himself would have any objections...if so, he can come and talk to Lin Qiao in person.

Of course, in order to avoid sneak attacks from this guy, Lin Qiao still made a self-disciplined robot using an insecticide bottle.

Mist is sprayed in the Matou house 24 hours a day. The ingredients in it are harmless to humans and other creatures. At most, it is a bit choking. However, for insects, it is as toxic as Hydra.

——If any old bug dares to come near, prepare to be poisoned!

"But won't that person notice it?"

Ignoring the big hands that were messing up his hair, Qi Huang tilted his head and looked at Lin Qiao.

Chapter 556 The Girl Who Can't Return Home

Will Matou Tsuruno find out?

"That may be true, but it's not important."

Sitting on the sofa, he touched Qiara's warm little head.

The latter cooperated very well and leaned to the side, lying down and resting his head on his thighs.

I have to say it’s good to have restored the relationship...The feeling Pan Loli brings is totally incomparable to the time when we had no feelings before.

"Is it not important to be discovered?"

"Yes, it can even be said to be dispensable."

After all, Matou Tsuruno is not the kind of person with firm beliefs.

On the contrary, having lived under the high-pressure rule of Matou Zouken since childhood, this young and promising entrepreneur is actually an extremely cowardly person.

.....Not to mention that his relationship with Matou Zouken was not good enough to resist.

"Of course, strength is more important...it's better to say that this is the most fundamental reason."

There is no way that Matou Tsuruno, who doesn't even have the qualifications to set foot in the magic world, can resist a magician who can defeat Matou Zouken.

Although no one knows what exactly happened in the Mushi warehouse, no matter whether Zouken Matou was impersonated by someone else, his words are enough to doom him.

Matou Zouken doesn't mind teaching his eldest son a lesson without taking his life.

The magician whose true identity is revealed is very likely to become angry and choose to silence the witness.

——Matou Tsuruno himself knew this very well.

He is not stupid. The fact that he can manage the Matou family's business in an orderly manner in this era of economic bubble speaks volumes.

Therefore, even if he discovered some clues, given Matou Tsuru's wild nature, he would probably keep silent and pretend not to notice anything.

Anyway, the other party's purpose is just the magic of the Matou family. It has nothing to do with him who has no talent for magic... At most, he will just have to pay more money.

This was totally acceptable to him.

We can even look forward to it, waiting for this magician pretending to be Matou Zouken to complete his goal and leave, so that he can become the actual head of the Matou family.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't leave. He will just continue to live the same life as before...as long as the other party doesn't kill him and his son.

"So you understand what I mean, no matter if I'm a fake or not, Matou Tsuruno will not resist. Besides, even if he chooses to resist, I have plenty of ways to deal with him."

"Well, I think I understand..."

The young girl nodded, not quite understanding.

I reached out and smoothed my long hair that was messed up by Lin Qiao. Although I didn’t fully understand, I felt like... I seemed to have grown a brain?

"But, is this the world of magicians?"

Kiara's amber pupils looked towards the place where Matou Tsuruno was previously, and she muttered a few words in a low voice.

Lin Qiao comforted the girl lovingly: "Don't you really like it?"

"Hmm..." After hesitating for a moment, he nodded slightly.

"I feel so sorry for Sakura."

Although the whole thing happened only one night ago, Lin Qiao had already told her about what happened to Tongying.

She had also seen the insect warehouse...although Lin Qiao had already dealt with all the insects in there long before that.

But the huge amount of coke that accumulated several meters high and almost filled the entire insect pit still allowed Qihuang to imagine the hellish scene before that.

"Are there many magicians like this in the Matou family?" he asked in a soft and light voice.

"Rather than saying it's a lot, it's more like this is the norm among magicians."

Admittedly, most magicians cannot achieve the level of Matou Zouken...but please note that it is not that they cannot do it, not that they do not want to do it.

In other words, they are limited by technical issues, not moral bottom lines.

It is worth mentioning that in such a group, although Tousaka Tokiomi is criticized in many aspects, he can be regarded as a rare good person.

At least compared to most people who regard their children as props for inheritance, or even more simply as living sacrifices that may be used in the process of exploring the roots, he can really be called a good father...