Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Rin Tohsaka remained unmoved, her crimson eyes glancing to the left and right. The suppression emanating from her bloodline made her heart pound uncontrollably.

Beyond the wall were her parents' bedroom and her sister's cubicle. If she were discovered, even if she wasn't killed on the spot, her own father might beat her to death...

"Tch, stingy!"

Ereshkigal, who was staying there because she was shy and didn't dare to make a big deal out of it, was helpless against Rin Tohsaka's determined attempt to monopolize the food. She could only express her strong condemnation before turning around and jumping out of the window, seemingly giving up on the competition.

So what if I'm stingy? I'm not even thinking about letting go of something I finally managed to snag!

Rin Tohsaka remained unmoved by this, instead feeling a sense of exhilaration, as if she had finally triumphed after years of oppression.

Meslamthea's medley, the "fair and rational" Seven Gates of the Underworld... he still remembered all these grudges.

Right now, taking that woman's beloved possession in person would undoubtedly be the most satisfying form of revenge.

"Dong dong..."

Just as Rin Tohsaka was feeling smug after finally getting her revenge, a series of heavy footsteps came from outside the door.

Who's out so late!

Instantly, Rin Tohsaka, who was already on edge, felt a sudden jolt in her heart. She hurriedly placed the head that was on her lap on the headboard, then quickly rolled out of bed and tiptoed to open the door a crack, ready to peek inside.

However, looking around, there was no one outside the quiet door.

Just as Rin Tohsaka was feeling confused, a triumphant cheer came from behind her.

"Prime seats have been successfully captured!"

At this moment, a goddess of the underworld, who had returned, swiftly leaped through the window, pounced on the bed, rolled around without a care for appearances, and deftly slipped into Samael's arms, completing the feat of luring the tiger away from the mountain and stealing the house at the last minute.

The blonde girl with twin ponytails curled up comfortably in front of that warm chest, like a cat basking in the sun, her eyes slightly narrowed and the corners of her lips curving up in a happy smile.

"Ah, Ellie, you treacherous cat! You've learned to be cunning, how wicked! That's my spot! Move aside!"

Realizing she had been tricked, Rin Tohsaka quickly closed the door, angrily jumped onto the bed, and tried to shove away Ereshkigal, who had taken over her room.

"No way! Didn't you say that good things should be grabbed? So, whoever grabs them keeps them."

Ai Lei's attitude was resolute. She wrapped her arms around Samael's neck and snuggled closer together, teasing and mocking him.

Having accidentally shot herself in the foot, Rin Tohsaka was both angry and annoyed. In desperation, she lunged at Ereshkigal with her claws outstretched.

"You tried to take my spot? I'll fight you to the death!"

"We agreed to split it 50/50, but you broke your promise first!"

"This time, I was the one who ran into them first!"

"He used to be my pet!"

"He is my shepherd king!"

"He is a snake of the underworld, under my jurisdiction!"

The two sisters argued and fought each other on the bed, writhing and pinching each other like two intertwined eels, their violent movements causing the bed to creak.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Just as the conflict was escalating and the bed was beginning to give way, two sharp taps landed on the heads of the two goddesses.

Samael, who had opened his eyes at some point, separated Ereshkigal and Rin Tohsaka, who were fighting, with his hands and gave a soft command.

"Don't make trouble!"

Even when faced with Samael's strong suppression, the twin goddesses, unable to determine a winner for the time being, successively emitted a nasal sound of disdain.

"whispering sound!"

"Tsk!"

Immediately afterwards, the two, who were not convinced of each other's superiority, couldn't help but glare at each other from a distance. Then, their eyes darted around, and they pointed at each other, simultaneously issuing a protest.

"I want to sleep on my left side!"

"I want to sleep on my right side!"

"..."

The sisters' inexplicable tacit understanding left Samael speechless. In a fit of anger and laughter, he raised his hands and slapped their firm, elastic buttocks hard.

"Crack! Crack!"

The burning pain, accompanied by trembling sounds, caused the two goddesses, who had been punished at the same time, to cover their aggravated buttocks, let out a low groan, and finally quieted down.

"sleep……"

With his arms outstretched like the crucified Christ, Samael offered up the space on either side of him, and murmured with his eyes closed.

The goddesses, each ruling their own territory, felt a surge of drowsiness upon hearing that languid voice, and unconsciously yawned, their consciousness sinking into a beautiful dream.

The two pretty faces, which had originally been fierce and stern, gradually lost their restlessness, and a gentle smile quietly appeared.

All these years have passed, and you haven't grown up at all...

Samael glanced out of the corner of his eye at Ereshkigal and Ishtar, who were curled up in his arms like cats and fast asleep on either side of him. He chuckled and shook his head, then muttered to himself for a moment before relaxing, closing his eyes, and quietly enjoying this reunion after a thousand years.

The jade rabbit falls in the west and the golden crow rises in the east.

"Dong dong..."

A soft knock came from the hallway.

"Stop fooling around, let me sleep a little longer..."

Rin Tohsaka, lying on the bed, gently rubbed her cheek against the soft, warm touch, mumbled a response in her sleep, and then shifted to a more comfortable position, intending to continue her deep sleep.

"Rin, it's almost time for class."

"Class? What class? Class..."

As nightmarish words shattered her dream, Rin Tohsaka woke up with a start.

"Still not up? I'm coming in..."

Just as Rin Tohsaka was still in shock, the sound of a latch turning came from outside the door.

Oh no, that guy is still here!

At this moment, Rin Tohsaka, who was half asleep and half awake, suddenly realized a critical problem. She immediately felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and even her hurried refusal became trembling and out of tune.

"No, don't come in!"

"Yeah..."

However, it was too late. With the turning of the lock, a gentle wife in an indigo dress gently pushed open the door, entered the bedroom, and gazed at the head of the bed, her tone becoming more serious.

"cold……"

"Mother, please let me explain! It's not what you think..."

Seeing what had happened, Rin Tohsaka was terrified and, with a cold sweat dripping down her forehead, tried to argue her case.

"Sleeping in during school hours is not a good habit."

However, before Rin Tohsaka could defend herself, the married woman Aoi Zenjou, who came to the bedside, gently bent down and sat down, her eyes filled with a hint of reproach and comfort.

Eh?

Looking at her mother's completely oblivious expression, Rin Tohsaka, whose mind had gone blank, nodded blankly. It took her quite a while to come to her senses and turn to look behind her.

To her surprise, the bed was empty.

"Hurry up and get dressed and go downstairs for breakfast, or you'll be late."

Zenjou Aoi looked at her eldest daughter, who seemed to be still half asleep and somewhat dazed, and couldn't help but raise her hand to gently stroke Rin Tohsaka's head, earnestly reminding her.

"Oh, alright!"

Rin Tohsaka snapped out of her daze, nodded hurriedly, and after seeing her mother off, she frantically tried to take off her pajamas and change into her travel clothes.

"Cough cough..."

However, just as the shoulder strap slipped down, two soft coughs, meant to be a reminder, came from under the bed.

Immediately afterward, as Rin Tohsaka stiffly turned around, two figures crawled out from under the bed, one on each side, brushing the dust off their bodies with their wandering eyes.

So you guys are still here after all this time? You've been hiding here all along?

Rin Tohsaka, having emerged from her misconception, seemed to awaken from a dream, a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

"Um, you need to clean under your bed..."

After a moment, Samael reached out and removed a piece of spider web stuck to Eresh's head, broke the silence with a light cough, and offered professional advice to the homeowner.

"Rin, are you done yet?"

Just as the atmosphere had eased somewhat, that familiar voice came from outside the door again.

Dengdeng!

At this moment, Samael and Ereshkigal, who were prepared, rushed to the window without saying a word, decisively jumped down, and fled the scene of the crime one after the other.

These two guys...

Rin Tohsaka, who was originally sweating with tension, felt a sense of absurdity as she watched the two gods fleeing in disarray in front of a mere mortal housewife, and gradually couldn't help but chuckle.

"If you don't come down soon, Tokiomi will get angry."

"Coming right now! Coming right now!"

However, before Rin Tohsaka could gloat for long, the whispers that followed made even a goddess like herself shrink back and swallow hard, responding repeatedly as she hurriedly changed her clothes and rushed downstairs.

However, when Rin Tohsaka arrived at the restaurant, one of the two accomplices was sitting at the table, calmly drinking tea, while the other was chatting casually with their shared father, Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Stop daydreaming, eat quickly, we're running out of time."

Zenjo Aoi brought out the miso soup from the kitchen, gently reminding her somewhat dazed daughter as she carefully placed the soup bowl on the table and served a bowl to each person.

Without hesitation, without bias.

This naturally includes Ereshkigal, who was staying at the Tohsaka family's house.

Of course, Zenshiro Aoi wasn't stupid. Based on her husband's ambiguous attitude towards this visitor, and the fact that this foreign friend and her eldest daughter had such identical faces, it wasn't hard to guess the girl's true origins.

Fortunately, this child named "Aileen" was very sensible and not aggressive at all. She wasn't there to fight for the inheritance; she simply wanted to see her biological father and learn about each other's existence.

Because her birth was only half an accident.

As a traditional Yamato Nadeshiko-style housewife, Zenjo Aoi chooses to turn a blind eye to her husband's infidelity and illegitimate daughter, pretending not to see it.

After all, this kind of thing is not uncommon in ancient families.

As long as the other party doesn't go too far and try to take what rightfully belongs to her two daughters, she can pretend to be unaware of the rest.

Not seeing the expected dramatic ethical drama, Samael swirled his cup, glanced mockingly at his Master who was exchanging affections with his illegitimate daughter, and muttered to himself.

Tokiomi, you've found a good wife.

At the same time, the ancient snake shook its head helplessly, silently mourning for a friend who was suffering from unrequited love.

Besides, Yan Ye, it's not that your brother won't help you, but it seems you really can't pry this wall open.

However, Samael was not surprised by this result.

Based on his many years of experience, in modern society...

Normally, if a woman says, "Let's just be friends," when faced with a confession of love, the man might have another chance in the future.

If someone says something like, "Let's just be brothers and sisters," it basically means the man has no chance at all.

This is roughly how Zenjou Aoi treated Matou Kariya.

hum!

Just as Samael was sipping tea and silently mourning for Yanye Sang, who had unfortunately become a loser, a familiar resonance came once again.

"This afternoon at 2 PM, the third match: Yuanzang Mountain Speed ​​King Championship!"

Upon receiving this sudden news, the two groups of Masters and Servants, who were having a meal, were slightly taken aback, their faces full of strange expressions, and they looked up at each other with a deep look.

It's too familiar; it's hard to make a move.

Now, how should we fight?

Meanwhile, at Yuanzang Mountain, there is a large underground cavity.