Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Toosaka Rin wanted to break free from the quiet embrace, but even a Servant with E-strength was not someone that a normal human or even a magician could resist. Toosaka Rin always felt that this Servant was taking advantage of her.

"Please understand a little bit."

Perhaps because he didn't have to fight personally, Jason relaxed. "You know, I was so nervous before. All the signs made me think Caster was the one this time. Although she was wrong, my infidelity is also a fact. It's best if we don't meet. But seeing this Noble Phantasm, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"Then why does she look so happy?"

Toosaka Rin quickly started the duel. She felt Jingmi's hands were starting to get too far. If this continued, she didn't know what she would do.

The duel space unfolded, and under the influence of the rules, Jing Ning was moved to a distance sufficient for the duel.

Toosaka Rin 4000LP.

Quiet 4000LP.

"My goal...is to stop you...so I won't start a dark duel...If you're willing to risk your life with me...that's fine too. Then..."

"I'll attack first."

Her quiet personality is not suitable for taking the initiative. Toosaka Rin looked at the cards in her hand and couldn't wait to take the initiative.

"Master, you look quite weak."

Jason, who was sitting in the spectator's seat with his crew, looked like a melon, and was knocked to the ground by Atalanta's punch.

"Stop talking nonsense, my nose is just a little sore."

Toosaka Rin's hand holding the card began to tremble involuntarily. After confirming it again and again, she put it in the battle area.

"I Normal Summon [Tōsaka Tokiomi]! Father, it's been a long time since we last met. Please open your eyes and look at me again!"

An elegant middle-aged man in a red suit appeared on the battlefield holding documents.

"This? Is this Caster's Noble Phantasm?"

At this time, Tohsaka Tokiomi was handling worldly business. While the Tohsaka family was bombed by the God Ancestor and needed to be repaired, the Tohsaka family was also responsible for the aftermath of the impact caused by the Holy Grail War. Now they were heavily in debt, and he had no choice but to start working hard to manage the lost industry.

"Isn't the Holy Grail War over? Why is there still a duel?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi looked at the tranquility opposite him and thought it was one of the clones of Hundred Faces.

"Assassin, where is your Master Caster? And why does your enemy have my..."

Upon seeing the owner of his card, Tōsaka Tokiomi's eyes widened.

He might not recognize his daughter's grown-up appearance, but he definitely couldn't mistake the magical circuits in Rin Tōsaka's body. He realized this wasn't his own timeline: "It seems the same situation as the Einzbern girl, only I'm in ten years later. Time-travelling wall burial has reached the second level, right? What an incredible Noble Phantasm."

"Is this really my father?..."

Rin Tōsaka couldn't help but cry. She sincerely felt that it was truly a blessing that someone had summoned Caster. She wanted to let her father witness her growth, so that he could rest in peace. "Father, I have grown into an excellent magus. Although a little clumsy, I can now handle spiritual vein management matters on my own. I ask you to be my witness in this Holy Grail War. I, Rin Tōsaka, will not bring shame to the Tōsaka family. Watch me triumph with your own eyes!"

"Wait a minute!" Tōsaka Tokiomi keenly sensed the message in Tōsaka Rin's words. Although he was quite strict with Rin, he would never let his daughter take on the family affairs alone at her age. "You said you're the only one managing the spirit veins? You look less than twenty years old now, right? Am I in this timeline so lazy?"

"Father, have you forgotten? Because of the failure of the Holy Grail War, your life was taken away."

Toosaka Rin thought that Jiang You's Noble Phantasm was similar to the summoning of Heroic Spirits, and she believed that her father was Toosaka Tokiomi who had died in the Fourth War.

"Although I did lose the Holy Grail War, I am still alive, father."

The Tohsaka family inherited the magic that was casually passed down by the Jewel Master, so Tohsaka Tokiomi naturally knew a lot about the concept of the Second Law. "Rin, describe to me what you know about the last Holy Grail War."

Toosaka Rin looked at Jingyi, still maintaining some of the unnecessary elegance inherited from her father, and sought her opponent's opinion.

Quiet's goal was to stall for time; she knew her own strength. Jason wasn't particularly strong, but his deck would undoubtedly contain various Argonaut heroes. She hadn't considered winning. So Quiet nodded in response.

It can be said that Jiang You's treasure is a serious weakening for her, making her most proficient poisoning meaningless, but she has no intention of complaining. Instead, she feels very happy: this way she can get in touch with others.

However, someone forbade her from using her Noble Phantasm on others due to the common collecting habits and possessiveness of male players. Jingmi didn't feel any resentment towards Jiang You's request, but instead felt a slight increase in favorability—she believed this was a sign of the Master's love and attention for her.

After Toosaka Rin explained the normal timeline of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Toosaka Tokiomi understood the general situation.

"It seems that this is not the future ten years after the development of my world line."

Tōsaka Tokiomi recounted his side of the story to his daughter, "Emiya Kiritsugu didn't summon Saber, but a Caster named Jiang You. His Noble Phantasm is the duel rules you saw, which means he was also summoned here."

"Jiang You? The name of a great Eastern nation... but there's no one who fits the description."

Toosaka Rin did not find the corresponding history and legend.

"Actually, whether or not we can find the history that corresponds to him isn't important. Jiang You's panel shows that both his Noble Phantasm and Luck are only E. His main means of success is the rules of this Noble Phantasm, but this didn't affect his ability to obtain the Holy Grail..."

Tōsaka Tokiomi would think of the monster called "Beast" that even Gilgamesh could not defeat. Even this thing that could easily refine an entire city was defeated by Jiang You.

However, considering Jiang You's character, his actions of helping Sakura and resurrecting 800,000 ordinary people with the Holy Grail, Tōsaka Tokiomi knew that Jiang You would not kill his daughter. It would be a good process for her to gain experience in the Holy Grail War. "Rin, you must show yourself well in this Holy Grail War. This Caster is a Servant with a lot of compassion, and he will most likely ensure the safety of other Masters. But remember, don't engage in dark duels with others. Always choose to fight to avoid it!"

"Well, one last thing, Sakura. She's still at the Matou household in this timeline, right?"

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Chapter 73: There is a reason why your Tohsaka family can summon Gilgamesh.

"Sakura? Yes, she still lives at the Matou residence, but she's been going to the Emiya residence lately. She seems quite happy to me... Is there something wrong?"

Toosaka Rin has always been concerned about her own sister, but because of the rules prohibiting prying into other families' magic inheritance, she has never known the specific details of the Matou family's magic.

She had always thought that the magic of the Matou family had declined.

"Bring her out as soon as we've resolved this matter here! Even if it means going to war with the Matou family!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi didn't even want to comment on the fact that Sakura in another timeline also had the same surname as Emiya, and anxiously gave Tohsaka Rin his decision as a father.

"Right now, the only magus in the Matou family who can actually fight is that old man Matou Zouken. With Servants, breaking their defenses is no problem at all. The only thing to keep in mind is whether Matou Zouken is the Master."

"But wasn't it you who decided to adopt Sakura into the Matou family?"

Faced with her father's expressionless expression, Tōsaka Rin's heartbeat quickened. The Tōsaka and Matou families had been close friends for generations. Although they had drifted apart a bit over the past few generations, they had always kept to themselves and cooperated with the Tōsaka family's management of the spiritual veins. What had happened to provoke Tōsaka Tokiomi's wrath?

"That was the former Matou family, not the current Matou family. Their current insect magic..."

Toosaka Tokiomi looked at his grown-up daughter. In this timeline, without his help, she had to face everything alone. His wings could not protect Toosaka Rin here, so he told her everything in detail.

Atalanta's face darkened when she heard Tōsaka Tokiomi's words, and her fingers clenched her fists so tightly that they broke her palms.

"How dare you do this to a child! Don't worry, little girl. Even if this useless thing doesn't help you, I will still lend you a hand!"

Jason jumped up anxiously: "What are you talking about! I will definitely help you. Look, isn't Hercules here? Hercules can easily defeat this kind of heretical magician--"

"It sounds like something new and worth researching. Let me get some materials."

Asclepius said this, whether he really wanted to collect some materials was no longer important.

"How could this happen, Sakura..."

Only then did Toosaka Rin realize what had happened to her sister, and there was a hint of resentment in her eyes when she looked at Toosaka Tokiomi.

"I understand. I will quickly end this battle here. Assassin, I have no intention of becoming your enemy now, but in order to maintain my combat effectiveness, I must win, so I will not let you go!"

"...I am the same... This is for the Master... You can't give up victory so easily!"

Jingmi gave the same reply. She was fighting for Jiang You and she didn't care too much about the misfortunes and tragedies of other masters.

"That's good. [Tousaka Tokiomi]'s effect: when a special summon is successfully made, add a magic card related to [Gem] to your hand."

【Tosaka Tokiomi】

3-star attack power 1200.

"I'm going to add this card [Inherited Jewel Necklace]. Next, I'm going to activate the effect of [Tousaka Rin] in my hand, once per turn. I'll send a [Jewel] Magic Card to the Graveyard and Special Summon myself in Attack Position!"

【Tousaka Rin】

3-star attack power 1200.

"Father, I long to stand by your side and walk shoulder to shoulder with you one day."

Toosaka Rin raised her head and pretended to be strong so as not to let the tears flow.

"Really? Because of my mistake, you've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi has already accepted his failure, so he doesn't have high expectations for Rin now. Of course, he has no right to say anything about Rin.

"It must be tiring to run a family by yourself. I also made a lot of mistakes when I took over the responsibility from my father. Rin, you are much better than me!"

"I'm very happy to hear your praise. Well then, let's continue the duel! I activate the effect of [Inherited Gem Necklace] to Special Summon an Archer Servant of 5 stars or lower from my hand. During the turn of the Special Summon, the effects of this Servant are negated. The one I want to summon is [Atalanta], the sharpshooter who once repelled the Calydonian Boar!"

Atalanta

A 4-star, 2000-attack emerald green cat-type girl leaped onto the battlefield with a nimble figure, assuming a bow-drawing stance.

"Rin, let me help you from now on. Anything that hurts a child must never be forgiven!"

After hearing Sakura's story, Atalanta felt so angry that she wanted to go find Zouken Matou and use a Noble Phantasm on him right away.

"Thank you, Atalanta. Due to the effect of [Tōsaka Tokiomi], every time you use a magic card, you deal 250 points of damage to the enemy and restore 250 points of your own life. And I have the same effect as my father! So the total is 500 points of damage! And I restore 500 points of my own life!"

Rin Toosaka and her father simultaneously took out gems and fired magic bullets at Jingyi, and the shattered gem fragments were used as a medium for healing magic, restoring Rin Toosaka's health.

Toosaka Rin 4000LP → 4500LP.

Serenity: 4000LP → 3500LP.

"Woo!"

Jingmi cried out in pain from the damage caused by the duel, but such an attack would not end so easily.

"Next is the [Emerald of Price Magic], which retrieves a [Gem] magic and sends it to the graveyard! Then, father, join me in performing magic once more!"

Toosaka Rin 4500LP → 5000LP.

Serenity: 3500LP → 3000LP.

"It's not over yet! [Gorgeous Sapphire Magic]! This can only be activated when there are three or more [Gem] Magics in the Graveyard. Return the three [Gem] Magics in the Graveyard to the Deck, then draw a card!"

The Gem Mode was activated again, creating a huge health gap in just the first round.

Toosaka Rin 5000LP → 5500LP.

Serenity: 300LP → 2500LP.

The continuous direct damage caused Jingmi to fall to the ground, and the pain continued to stimulate her nerves.

"As expected of my Master! As expected, my Jason's Master is the strongest!"

Jason couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, Tōsaka Rin's talent as a magician was truly top-notch.

"of course!"

Rin Tōsaka accepted Jason's praise as expected. "However, my father and I can only use the effect of [Gem] magic three times per turn. I will cover the last card in the backfield and end my turn!"

"...My turn...Draw a card! It's not over yet...Everything I have is for my master!"

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Chapter 74: Destroy (cross out) the twelve trial-takers!

"Then... I usually summon myself... and dedicate my pain to you!"

In the shadows, quietly appear in the battle area.

[Quiet Hassan] Assassin 2 stars, attack power 1500.

"...Next, [Dagger Throw], Card Name: Once per turn, can only be used when you have a [Hassan Sabah] Servant on the field, destroying a Servant with a Star rating lower than 2 or a face-down card in the backfield!"

As Hassan, Jingshi was well aware of the danger of the trap, and she decisively dealt with Toosaka Rin's only covered card.

"Unfortunately, you made a mistake! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Exploding Ruby Magic], targeting a [Tōsaka] Servant to increase its attack power by 500 points until the end of the current turn, and it cannot be destroyed by battle! And when a Servant is destroyed in battle, draw a card!"

Toosaka Rin chain activated her own cover cards, and although the cover cards were destroyed, the effect was still activated.

[Tousaka Tokiomi] Attack: 1200 → 1700

"Well, since it's a new turn, my father and I can continue to activate our effects. Assassin, you have no chance of winning!"

Toosaka Rin LP 5500 → LP 6000.

Tranquility LP 2500 → LP 2000.

"...It wasn't a mistake. Now that I've confirmed the backfield, I can act with confidence... Let's get into battle!"

"You want to use a card to directly break through my line?"

Toosaka Rin looked at her own situation, her quiet 1500 attack power could only break through herself.

"First, I... attack [Tōsaka Tokiomi]!"