"Damn it, how dare you hit me? Even my grandfather has never treated me like this."
On the ground, Shinji Matou looked at Archer in disbelief. The stinging pain on his face and Archer's cold, scum-despising gaze enraged his already twisted heart to the extreme. He directly raised his hand and aimed it at Archer.
"By the renewed oath of the Command Seal, Archer, I order you to never harm me again."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Command Seals on Shinji Matou's hand disappeared. At the same time, Archer, bound by the Command Seal, could only stand there and watch Shinji Matou, his face full of resentment, get up.
"Worthless! Worthless! Worthless!"
As soon as he got up, Shinji Matou didn't dare to approach Archer at first, but when he realized that Archer really couldn't attack him anymore, he walked confidently in front of him, raised his hand, and pointed at Sakura Matou's room, the meaning self-evident.
Faced with Shinji Matou's threat, Archer could only unclench his fist and stand there expressionlessly, letting Shinji Matou punch and kick him like a mad dog.
After a few minutes, Shinji Matou, already panting, stopped his weak attacks. He looked at his swollen, trembling hands and Archer in front of him, who had no reaction at all. His full-force attacks had not caused any damage to Archer.
At most, Archer just looked a little disheveled. On the contrary, his hands and feet were aching terribly.
"Damn trash, if you dare to disobey my orders again next time, I will definitely make you regret it!"
Shinji Matou, filled with impotent rage, glared fiercely at Archer, raised his hand, pointed at Sakura Matou's room, and threatened him harshly before turning around and walking towards his own room, leaving Archer standing there alone.
Not far away, under the eaves, an old man with a short stature and leaning on a cane watched the entire farce from beginning to end. However, he had no intention of stopping it, whether it was Archer attacking his nominal grandson, Shinji Matou, or Shinji Matou using the Command Seal to do such a boring thing.
He was like a bug hiding in a dark corner, curled up with a disgusting, stinking body, waiting for the right opportunity to bare its fangs.
"Heh."
The next second, Zouken Matou let out a strange sneer, glanced at Sakura Matou's room, and then turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
"Sakura..."
At the same time, Archer, standing in the courtyard, also felt Sakura Matou's gaze, but he didn't dare to meet the eyes of Sakura Matou, who was secretly watching him. He, who considered himself a hero of justice, only now realized what had happened to her in the past.
But he had no way to save Sakura Matou... What kind of hero of justice was he, unable to even save Sakura... What a joke!
Thinking of this, Archer raised his head and looked at the dark sky. Heavy dark clouds blocked all the starlight, just like the endless darkness that shrouded Sakura Matou.
Rumble!
The next second, a muffled thunder sounded, and drops of rain hit Archer's face, turning into a downpour a few seconds later, completely submerging Archer's body in it.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
At this time, the sound of footsteps came from far to near, and a delicate figure rushed into the rain, then hurriedly opened the umbrella in her hand and held it up.
"Sakura... I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Senpai. You've already tried your best. Besides, with you always by my side, Sakura has never been so happy."
In the heavy rain, Sakura Matou looked at the bronze-skinned, white-haired man in front of her, with a happy smile on her face. After observing him for a while, although Archer didn't say it explicitly, Sakura Matou already understood his identity.
After all, he was her beloved Senpai. Even if Archer tried to hide it, Sakura Matou still recognized his identity.
"Sakura, you... you guessed it."
"Yes, I know everything, Senpai."
In the rain, Sakura Matou leaned gently on Archer's body, feeling the other's burning temperature and the face so close at hand. Sakura Matou nodded with an incomparably happy smile on her face.
"...I'm sorry... Sakura..."
"Senpai."
A few seconds later, the figures of the two disappeared in the courtyard under the heavy rain. It wasn't until Shinji Matou, who got up in the middle of the night to pee, passed by Sakura Matou's room that he noticed something, and spat at the opposite side with a disgusted look on his face.
"Damn it, she's usually just a toy, but today she's........"
Shinji Matou, looking annoyed, listened to the faint sounds coming from the room, cursed, and walked towards the bathroom. More than ten minutes later, Shinji Matou threw the toilet paper into the trash can and walked back to his room, looking annoyed.
"So, wouldn't that be Emiya Shirou cuckolding himself?"
After Shinji Matou left, Lu Minghao, hiding in the shadows in Sakura Matou's room, looked at the two embracing each other after completing several mana transfers, and muttered to himself while stroking his chin. By the way, it's worth mentioning that Emiya Shirou, who was summoned from the future, is indeed something else.
His mana transfer skills are terrifyingly proficient. All kinds of postures and moves come naturally, as if they were integrated into his instincts. I believe the future Emiya Shirou must have done a lot of mana transfers.
"However, I got the first-hand material!"
The next second, Lu Minghao looked at the phone in his hand, which had recorded everything. He believed that with this thing, his plan to create the Emiya Giant Hero would definitely be accelerated. After all, the Emiya Giant Hero is the product of Emiya Shirou's corruption after losing everything he could lose.
Now, Emiya Shirou, after being modified by Lu Minghao, already has the potential to be corrupted. All he needs to do is release this potential.
"Speaking of which, should I take advantage of the time tonight to find a Master to transfer mana?"
The next second, Lu Minghao's mind turned and he looked in the direction of the Tohsaka family. After thinking for a few seconds, he still gave up on this idea. He still wanted to give the task of the first mana transfer to Rimuru. After all, that was the first world he traveled to.
Moreover, what could be more tempting than Rimuru's shy face and clinging to him? In addition, Lu Minghao now has a way to twist and transform Rimuru's thirty-year-old uncle's soul.
He only needs to return to Rimuru's world and train Rimuru's inner self from him to her.
"Hehe!"
Thinking of this, Lu Minghao's face showed an expectant expression. Finally, he glanced at the two people in front of him and left here silently. The whole process did not trigger any of the barriers and bugs that filled every corner of the Matou family.
He could enter and leave Zouken Matou's lair at will.
On the other side, in a world not knowing how far away, Rimuru, who had just evolved into a Demon Lord and released the Storm Dragon Veldora from his body, suddenly shivered and subconsciously began to look around.
"Best friend, what's wrong?"
"I don't know why, but just now I suddenly had an ominous premonition."
"An ominous premonition?"
Velgrynd, holding a wine glass, looked at Rimuru with a puzzled expression. Then, she stood up and豪迈豪迈 poured all the wine in her glass into her mouth. Patting Rimuru's shoulder, she laughed heartily, saying that with her, the Storm Dragon Velgrynd, here, Rimuru had nothing to worry about!
“Ha... hahaha.....”
Looking at Velgrynd, who was like someone with chuunibyou, standing in place with her hands on her hips and laughing loudly, Rimuru smiled awkwardly yet politely. However, his eyes subconsciously looked into the distance.
Since Lu Minghao suddenly disappeared half a year ago, Sally also chose to leave.
Soon after, Rimuru heard about the Gluttony Kingdom from the Dwarf King. After leaving, Sally went to the Western nations, which had been destroyed by countless monsters, and ruled over all those monsters.
Furthermore, under Sally's leadership, the monsters within the Gluttony Kingdom began to aggressively invade the surrounding kingdoms. During this time, some kingdoms sent heroes to try to eliminate Sally.
Initially, when Rimuru received this news, he originally planned to go and support Sally, but before he could even set off, Sally had already hung the heads of those few heroes above the halls of those kingdoms.
Moreover, she had awakened at some unknown time and become a True Demon Lord, known by countless people throughout the continent as the Demon Lord, the Tyrant of Gluttony.
“Ah! I don’t know where Minghao went either.”
Thinking about Sally's situation, Rimuru felt a headache. If Lu Minghao were here, Sally definitely wouldn't have become like this. He didn't know how he would explain it to Lu Minghao when he saw him next time.
“Annoying!”
Saying this, feeling incredibly tired, Rimuru slumped onto the table like a salted fish, completely unaware that his bad premonition actually came from the Lu Minghao he was thinking about, and even less aware of how 'cruel' Lu Minghao planned to be to him.
On the other side, Lu Minghao, who had already returned to the Tosaka household, was lying on the sofa, enjoying Archer's mana transfer skills, completely unaware of Rimuru's troubles in another world, and was diligently learning new knowledge.
Lost in his studies, time passed silently. A ray of golden sunlight shone through the window onto Lu Minghao's face. The sound of Tosaka Rin yawning as she came downstairs came from the staircase.
“Um? Caster, can you tell me what you're watching?”
Tosaka Rin, who had just entered the room, heard an embarrassing sound coming from Lu Minghao's phone. Her fair face instantly turned red, and she pointed at Lu Minghao with a look of shame and indignation, questioning him. This guy actually dared to watch this kind of thing in her house!
Moreover, judging from his appearance, it seemed like he had been watching it all night. For a moment, Tosaka Rin didn't dare to get too close to Lu Minghao, fearing that he would use her to experiment with what he had learned.
“Oh, Master, you've arrived.”
On the sofa, Lu Minghao expressionlessly put away his phone, acting as if nothing had happened, and greeted Tosaka Rin.
“Caster, where did you get the phone? Also, how could you watch that kind of thing?”
“This? I just grabbed one last night. As for why I watch this kind of thing, Master, you're really naive. I'm not some old fossil. Isn't it normal to watch this kind of thing? Besides, aren't you magicians the biggest fans of this stuff?”
Saying this, Lu Minghao silently appeared behind Tosaka Rin, leaned close to her flushed ear, and his hot breath brushed against her face.
“For example, mana transfer or something.”
“Ya!!
!”
Hearing the voice coming from her ear, Tosaka Rin, who hadn't expected Lu Minghao to suddenly appear behind her, was immediately frightened and screamed, darting away like a startled rabbit.
Half an hour later, Tosaka Rin, who had finally calmed down a little, looked at Lu Minghao, who was lying on the sofa doing nothing and yawning, with a wary expression. Her eyes were fixed on him, and as long as she sensed anything wrong, she would definitely use a Command Seal immediately.
“Alright, alright, I was just joking with you, Master. Don't be nervous.”
“Hmph!”
Tosaka Rin subconsciously snorted and turned her head with her pigtails to the side. One could vaguely see her ears, which were completely red, proving that her heart was not as calm as she was showing.
“Okay, Master, don't be shy. Besides, instead of this boring thing, you should leave now.”
“I know.”
After hearing Lu Minghao's words, Tosaka Rin suppressed the shyness in her heart and looked out the window with a serious expression. Although last night, because of Lu Minghao's meddling, the first night of the Holy Grail War ended anticlimactically.
However, precisely because of Lu Minghao's骚操作騷操作, the locations of all the Masters and Servants were exposed. Last night, Tosaka Rin had already noted down the magical energy signatures and locations of all the Masters and Servants.
Today, taking advantage of the daytime, she must go to several places to investigate clearly in preparation for the battle after nightfall tonight.
“Caster, let's go.”
After saying that, Tosaka Rin was the first to walk towards the door. Lu Minghao silently merged into the shadows from the sofa and followed. He didn't mention the fact that Tosaka Rin deliberately left in a direction away from the Emiya household.
After all, the plan to cultivate the Emiya Hero has now entered the second phase, and the things in the first phase have all been completed.
The previous events have already plunged Emiya Shirou into the shadow of death. Now, with Artoria injured, Emiya Shirou should be staying at home, taking care of Artoria while worrying about attacks from other Servants.
And this is exactly what Lu Minghao needs. Only in this situation can Emiya Shirou better feel the beauty of this world.
Only by feeling the beauty of what he possesses and then losing it all can Emiya Shirou successfully evolve into that Emiya Hero who has lost everything and has nothing left to lose.
..........
“Senpai, good morning.”
On the other side, Emiya Shirou, who had just woken up at the Emiya household, saw Matou Sakura in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for him. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he found that today's Matou Sakura was very different from usual, as if she were a flower that had been nourished by a long-awaited rain.
She was obviously much more cheerful than usual, and even had a kind of alluring feeling.
“Good morning, Sakura. Did something happy happen today?”
“Yes, Senpai, thank you.”
Matou Sakura, wearing an apron, turned her head to look at Emiya Shirou with a bright smile, but the words she said completely puzzled Emiya Shirou. Why did she suddenly say thank you to him? What had he done?
“Senpai, come over, it’s ready to eat.”
Looking at Emiya Shirou, who looked puzzled, Matou Sakura didn't explain anything, but simply placed the carefully prepared breakfast on the table and called him over to eat. As for Artoria, she was already sitting there.
Despite her incredibly elegant way of eating, the food in front of her was decreasing at an alarming rate, and her eyes were shining as she looked at Matou Sakura, as if she were waiting for her to continue feeding her.
