Suiqunyuan College is a very normal private institution of higher learning. The school building was built 22 years ago and was renovated a few years ago, so the school building and playground look new.
There is no morning self-study here, so students can arrive at the classroom at 8 a.m. before the first class. If they join a club, they need to participate in activities one hour in advance.
Hayakawa Tatehoshi did not join any clubs, so when Ji Xing arrived at the campus around 7:40, there were already many people in the school.
Youthful high school students were chasing each other on the playground, chatting in small groups about their vacation experiences and lamenting how quickly the vacation passed.
“The last time I was a student was the last time.” Ji Xing sighed as he walked into the teaching building.
Grade A, Class A, was on the second floor. As he walked up the stairs, he happened to meet a cheerful figure.
“Ah, Tachiboshi-san? Good morning.” Running down with his arms spread like a bee was the 25-year-old C class teacher and Class A English teacher Taiga Fujimura: “How was your vacation?”
“Good morning, teacher, I’m having a great time.”
"Really? You must also remember to have a good rest and don't stay up late playing games all the time. You already have faint dark circles under your eyes." Taiga Fujimura said, suddenly getting close to Ji Xing and whispering: "What games does Li Xing like to play? Teacher He is a master."
"Hmm...FateGrandOrder? Let's play a little bit of a lot."
“What is that?” Taiga Fujimura muttered, and Little Bee continued downstairs: “I know. I got an A in English at the end of the semester. The teacher can invite you to play games together, come on!”
"okay."
Ji Xing smiled and continued upstairs.
The sudden 10 years have to be adjusted a little. It seems that one second Fujimura Taiga was a crazy little girl, and now he has become...a crazy people's teacher? Well, Sakura must have changed even more.
Entering Class A of the second grade, Ji Xing greeted a few familiar faces. He quietly sat on the throne in the second-to-last row by the window, packed his schoolbag and desk alone, and observed his "classmates" .
Rin Tosaka hasn't arrived yet, and the most familiar faces now are the three girls two rows apart, the track and field trio, Kaede Shidera, Bell Himuro, and Yuka Saegashira. With Kaede Shiji present, their position was also the most lively in the classroom, and the conversation turned to Ji Xing within a few words.
Shisi Kaede, who has slightly darker skin and a personality like a boy, lowered his voice and said, "Hey, have you noticed the changes in Tachiboshi-san?"
“Change? Ritsuki-san?”
"Ah, he used to just nod silently when greeting people, but he waved just now. Also, his hair style and school uniform seem to be much neater and neater than before..." Shisi Feng said while performing his actions.
“You observe so carefully.” grey-haired bespectacled girl Himuro Chung complained.
"Of course, I am the black panther of Suiqunhara, and my eyes are very sharp!" Kaede Shiji patted his chest proudly: "What are the reasons for boys to change? Hehe..."
Saegashi Yuka covered her mouth in surprise. Himuro Bell also became interested and glanced at Ji Xing a few times: "Isn't it...in love? Tatexing-san? I can't tell at all..."
Then chirping more closely.
High school girl... By simply adjusting the distribution of ear canal bacteria, Ji Xing's hearing has been strengthened without the need for magic power output.
Within two minutes, Ayako Mizu, the head of the Kyudo Club with heroic features and an appearance like a big sister, walked into the classroom, attracting the attention of the trio elsewhere, and the classroom became increasingly lively.
It was not until 7:58, with only two minutes left before being late, that a figure hurriedly walked into the classroom and instantly silenced the classroom.
Smooth and beautiful long hair is tied into a pair of ponytails on both sides and hangs down the shoulders. The red coat adds a touch of color to the perfect appearance. The jewel-like black eyes are not tall but the figure is very slim.
When Rin Tosaka grew up, she was truly a beauty. No wonder she was the admired object of countless boys in the academy and was recognized as the ‘school beauty’.
“Ah, really, I thought it was Mr. Kuzugi who came.” It was Shiji Kaede who broke the silence: “Rin, I haven’t seen you for a holiday, how come you have become more eye-catching.”
“Perhaps it’s because I haven’t seen you for a holiday and my classmates have forgotten what I look like?” Tohsaka Rin turned around and walked to his seat with a polite but helpless smile.
Her seat was in the middle row by the window, just two seats in front of Ji Xing, so from Ji Xing's point of view, she could easily see the eyes of several boys moving with her. When Tohsaka Rin sat down and looked back, They quickly dodge and go about their own business.
“Alas~” Sighing, Rin Tosaka rested his chin on his hands and stared blankly, leaving the beauty alone.
‘Don’t you seem to be worried about being popular, but are you worried about other things? ’ Ji Xing looked at her back, and the math teacher walked into the classroom.
Start today’s class.
…
Tohsaka Rin is indeed troubled by something.
Things started about a week ago, when a magician from the Clock Tower Magic Association visited the Tosaka family, and then her father called her and Sakura over for a long talk.
"Rin, Sakura, you have all experienced the last Holy Grail War. There are some things that you can understand without saying much. The fifth Holy Grail War is about to begin, but this time, it is the final Holy Grail that our Tohsaka family cannot participate in. war'."
"Ten years ago, under the unknown intervention of Emiya Kiritsugu, the heroic spirit Tong Yuan who was contaminated by the Holy Grail turned the target of his attack to the clock tower, even destroying the clock tower building, destroying many magic materials, and causing immeasurable losses. .
Later, the Clock Tower originally planned to poach the Great Holy Grail directly, but due to the church, their own internal disputes, and some compromises between Tohsaka and Einzbern, plus the fact that the Holy Grail only needs ten years to be charged this time. Next, it was not achieved, and the price was that our three imperial families completely withdrew from the stage of the Holy Grail War, and even had to cooperate with the Clock Tower.
In the upcoming fifth Holy Grail final battle, the Clock Tower will send six people and the church will send one person to supervise the participation. No quota will be left for other parties. Perhaps even the final winner has been ‘internally determined’, and it is beyond our imagination from any angle. "
When he said these words, there was obviously a hint of unwillingness on his father's face, but he still emphasized to them: "As daughters of the Tohsaka family, you have the ability to become masters, but even if the command spell appears on the back of your hand, you still have to I was informed at the first opportunity that no attempt at summoning could be made.
For your safety, and for the sake of...the inheritance of the Tosaka family. "
17-year-old Tohsaka Rin can understand that the Tosaka family is very small compared to the Clock Tower. In the past four Holy Grail Wars, it was just because the Clock Tower did not take it seriously, but now the other party has taken it seriously.
If you don’t participate, you won’t participate.
The shadow left by Kotomine Kirei on her and him 10 years ago made her not very interested in participating, but she could let it go gently, but Sakura...
“Alas~” She sighed again.
“Tohsaka Rin-san, is there anything difficult to understand in what the teacher said?”
“Ah, no! No...sigh~”
…
The whole morning passed between two classes.
Tohsaka Rin, who had been distracted all morning, declined the invitation from his classmates and went to the cafeteria alone.
Ji Xing, who had also been practicing on his own all morning, glanced at his track and field trio and then started to peek at his track and field trio. After thinking about it, he also went to the cafeteria.
The food at the private academy was good, and Ji Xing was not as frugal as the original boy. He had two meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes and one soup, and found an empty seat to sit down near Rin Tohsaka, who had arrived first.
Not long after, a girl with long aqua hair appeared in Ji Xing's eyes.
Tohsaka Sakura, who is studying in Class B of the first grade, is already 16 years old. Compared with her cute appearance when she was a child, it is only enlarged. The difference is that her eyes are shining and there is a smile at the corner of her mouth.
“Sister, good lunch.” She held the dinner plate and sat opposite Rin Tosaka.
Tohsaka Rin also smiled at her: "Good afternoon, Sakura, how was this morning?"
“Well, everything is fine, it’s just that someone from the archery club has quit, and Meizu-senpai has a headache.”
“That guy Shenji is still so annoying? He’s not causing trouble for you anymore, is he?”
"there is none left…"
The two sisters chatted for a while and each immersed himself in eating. Not long after, Tohsaka Rin suddenly raised his head and said, "Sakura, are you worried?"
"You can't hide it from me." Tohsaka Rin sighed again: "You were often distracted after my father talked to us that day. And I saw the hat in the cabinet in your room... Although I don't know why that thing didn't go with me. That guy disappeared, but you don’t want to use it as a holy relic to summon that guy again, do you?” Tong Yuan’s bamboo hat is still there? Is it because he is contaminated with the aura of the Holy Grail? Ji Xing, who was engrossed in eating not far away, frowned and let out a sigh in his heart.
Tohsaka Sakura was silent for two seconds before shaking her head and saying, "I know, sister. We can't participate in this Holy Grail War, let alone summon Grandpa Tong Yuan, I know that."
Tohsaka Rin stared at her for a moment before slowly nodding: "Speaking of which, that person also saved me ten years ago, and I haven't thanked him in person yet. There will be a chance, but it won't be this time in the 'Final Battle of the Holy Grail'. Keeping the sacred relic of the bamboo hat, he will eventually find an opportunity in the future, but I can't say whether he will have the same memory as last time."
"Yeah, I know." Tohsaka Sakura smiled and nodded heavily, indicating that it didn't matter.
Tohsaka Rin suddenly looked back: "I said you three were eavesdropping there... Huh?"
She felt the track and field trio, and thought they were 'peeping' at her as usual, but when she turned around, she saw that the three men were looking elsewhere.
Looking along the gazes of the three of them, the boy that caught her eye made her mind spin for a while before she remembered that it was Hayakawa Tatehoshi's classmate. With a confused look on her face, she gave Sakura a "eat first" gesture.
“If you don’t go to eat, what are you going to see here?” She walked towards the track and field trio.
“Shh~” Shisi Feng immediately gave her a silencing gesture and pulled her to whisper.
Soon Rin Tosaka looked up in surprise: "Tachiboshi-kun? Are you in love?"
"That's right! The more you look at it, the more obvious it becomes!" Kaede Shishi vowed: "In the past, Ritsei-sama was still a bit tight when it came to eating, but if you look at his plate today, it is obvious that he is 'confident'. And if you look carefully, Those faint dark circles must be from staying up late and texting the girl!"
She looked like a famous detective: "I just don't know if they are in the same year or first grade, or are they senior sisters? Outside of school? It seems like they want to keep it a secret, and they didn't even have dinner together..."
Tohsaka Rin looked at her, then at Ji Xing, shook his head and said, "Boring, classmate. If you want to know, wouldn't you just ask him?"
“Huh? Huh... hello!”
The trio was in a hurry, but they couldn't stop Tohsaka Rin, who was also in a gossip mood about this kind of thing, from walking towards Ji Xing. Walking to the table and meeting Ji Xing's unexpected eyes, Rin smiled kindly and said, "Classmate Lixing, are you... in love?"
“Huh?” Ji Xing blinked, his expression showing a mix of confusion and shock.
Tohsaka Rin's eyes twitched, and he felt unmotivated and said: "It doesn't seem to be the case, Kaede, you are a guy who analyzes randomly but still analyzes it clearly!"
“How is that possible?!” Shisi Kaede shouted in dissatisfaction: “That, that, that…Tachihoshi’s clothes, hairstyle, and recipes today…why did there be such a big change in one holiday!”
It’s time to change someone!
Ji Xing's expression switched between one part understanding and one part hesitation. Tohsaka Rin thought, "Hey, is there something going on?" She usually had nothing to do with the transparent boy in the class in front of her, but now that she looked up close...there seemed to be something different?
“Tohsaka-san, Shiji-san...do you think there are supernatural powers in the world?”
When Ji Xing asked this question with a mixture of temptation and reserve, Tohsaka Rin suddenly cursed in his heart, knowing something was different.
When Shisi Feng and the other three were surprised and laughed, she grabbed Ji Xing's right wrist and said: "Classmate Lixing, come on!"
“Uh...hey?”
“You three are not allowed to follow us!”
The trio who were stopped looked at Ji Xing being dragged away by Tohsaka Rin and looked at each other.
There can’t really be supernatural powers, right? !
"Sure enough, there are traces of magic." Tohsaka Rin, who dragged Ji Xing to the stairwell, had a headache on his face: "Which half-hearted magician brought you, a 17-year-old Tachiboshi-san, into the magic path? Even magic Didn’t you mention the secret principle? Were you just going to tell Xiaofeng and the others?"
“Uh, Tohsaka-san…”
“Yes, yes, I am a magician.”
Tohsaka Rin let go of Ji Xing's wrist, walked a few steps left and right, held his forehead and said: "Forget it, I'm sorry, maybe I was too nervous and scared you, Rixing-san.
Judging from your appearance, you probably only became a magician during the holidays. Are you a complete novice in magic? If you don't even know the secret principle, or even have a teacher, what magic records did you get by chance? "
Seeing Ji Xing's expression of surprise and surprise, she knew that she had guessed right again, and said speechlessly: "It's really messy, but it saves trouble. If someone guides you, you have to know whether the other party has ill intentions towards you... forget it. Okay, so be it."
She stretched out her hand and pointed at Ji Xing with two fingers: "Two things. First, don't reveal the magic to anyone, including you and me. Second, don't try it randomly, especially certain rituals, which will kill people. !Do you understand?"
"Let me ask you...you know! Do you know!?!" Tohsaka Rin repeated word by word.
…Ah, I know, I know!”
“Well, let’s do this for now. I’ll come back to you after school or if I think of something else.” Rin Tosaka said, “Do you know what to do now?”
…“…Go back for dinner?”
"Bingo!" Tohsaka Rin snapped his fingers and returned to the cafeteria with a tired look: "There is another half-assed magician next to me. No, he's not even half-assed. It's a time like this. Hope nothing happens."
Ji Xing followed her with a dazed and frightened expression. He reached out and touched the wrist that Rin Tosaka had just grabbed, and smiled in his heart.
He took the opportunity to steal some bacteria from Tohsaka Rin's hand and replaced part of his own wrist.
The five-fold composite attribute is very good, much stronger than the single water attribute. Of course, Sakura's imaginary attribute is also good, but that is too special.
As for pretending to be cute and growing, it is a routine operation. You will have to bear the trouble you caused in the previous life. Before you can fight with the old man Gem Weng, you should not make a big show of it or act abnormally, at least not too eye-catching.
Get some information from Tohsaka Rin and Tohsaka Sakura, and it will be your reward for saving your life.
‘Listening to their conversation, the Great Holy Grail is still in Fuyuki City, but has it been completely taken over by the Clock Tower? Even the Tohsaka family doesn’t have a spot? Sakura still wants to summon me... This is not a problem. Tong Yuan has deleted his account and cannot summon me. ’
Next, do you want to grab a master spot among the people coming from the clock tower, or use illegal summons to summon someone of the eighth class?
Hmm, it’s not necessary to take the conventional route, but I don’t know who will be dispatched from the Clock Tower.
…
Meanwhile, inside the refurbished clock tower.
In the room where the Minister of Science was summoned, Shishi Jiejieli frowned and looked at the old man opposite.
“It’s a very strange composition. We are five hired magicians, one church member, and one Clock Tower Lord. How can we gather seven of these people to go to Fuyuki City to fight a Holy Grail War?”
The Minister of Summoning opposite laughed and said: "This is a compromise and balance with the church. If the six magicians all belong to the clock tower, the supervision and participation of the church will be meaningless. Of course, even so, the winning rate of our magicians It’s also infinite, but the scene is passable.
You don’t need to care about anything else, not even the identity of the Celestial Comaris Billy King. This is an upright competition. Even if you finally win the Holy Grail War, it doesn’t matter if you make any wish with the Holy Grail, but the subsequent Holy Grail The clock tower will be recycled. "
"Is this so..." Lion Jiejieli looked thoughtful and played with the wooden box in his hand.
The wooden box contains a processed and modified wood piece, which is the corner of the famous round table of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.
Using it, you can summon any Knights of the Round Table except King Arthur. It is also the top catalyst in the clock tower.
Think again about the compensation given by the other party...
“I don’t seem to have a reason to refuse.”
“Then the contract is concluded, please arrive in Fuyuki City before the 20th to participate in the final battle of the Holy Grail.”
"I know, then I'll say goodbye and go back to prepare." Lion Jie Jieli waved his hand, and left the Summoning Department with the catalyst in his hand.
‘No, there must be something unusual about it. The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, the collapse of the clock tower ten years ago...Oh, I feel like I am involved in a huge trouble. ’
It took a lot of time to sort out the new plot and set up new followers. Two updates failed. 5k was sent. It has been sorted out. There will be two updates tomorrow.
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