Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

Location: Fuyuki City Church.

Time: Evening.

After recruiting Emiya Kiritsugu as his helper, Xia Yuan went to the church in Fuyuki City to meet the agent whose fate had changed dramatically because of him.

"Xia Yuan, one of the seven participants in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, and also the master of A. Venger Cave King, am I right?"

"That's right"

"Oh, it's you! Although I saw your name on the record, I didn't expect it to be such a young magician. In that case, I hope you can tell me everything that happened in the Fourth Holy Grail War."

"I really want to know what happened in that weird Holy Grail War? He actually made my father, who was so cold and zombie-like, turn into this terrible person now."

The little girl with silver hair leaned towards Xia Yuan.

Her angry but very cute look made Xia Yuan and Kotomine Kirei beside her feel helpless.

In order to impress Xia Yuan, she even used Named coquettish, this powerful skill

"Well... that's a long story. If you have time, it would be better to let your father tell you in person."Xia Yuan looked at her with a smile.

"Stop it Karen, I'm fine and I've never been better."

"I just found some of the feeling of being a human being"

"Wow! Dad started talking nonsense again!"

Kotomine Kirei touched her head and said calmly, and then amidst Kallen's exclamation, she wanted to turn her head and distance herself from her father, with that cute look as if she was frightened. little white rabbit, but she was still caught by a big hand

"Look, it's like this again. If I hadn't secretly picked your hair and gone to the hospital to do a paternity test, I would definitely have suspected that some magician was pretending to be my father."

Obviously, her daughter has not adapted to the huge changes that have taken place in Kotomine Kirei during this period.

"We have guests here, so don't mess around, Karen."

Kotomine Kirei picked up Kallen's collar and put her back in her place. Then he looked at Xia Yuan and said with a helpless expression:"I'm sorry, this is my daughter, Kallen, because she usually neglects discipline. , maybe a little too lively……"

Very lively indeed.

Xia Yuan glanced at Kallen, who was still a little lolita, and he could see the quirky spirit of Lenis in her. Although she liked to play around, she also had a certain temper.

As long as they are not particularly annoying, he is very tolerant of children. Xia Yuan nodded slightly.

"It doesn't matter, children are always more active. At Karen's age, it's natural to be playful."

"It's okay if you don't keep it in mind."

Kotomine Kirei glanced at Kallen, nodded slightly, and then turned his attention to Xia Yuan again.

He asked aloud:"Is there anything you want to do when you return to Fuyuki City this time? Or are you just here to visit us?"

"Well, it's both, and I do have something I'd like to ask you for help with. However, I also want to visit you to confirm your current status."

"What is our living condition?……"

Xia Yuan picked up the cup with ice cold tea and put it into his mouth, then sighed.

"That's about it. I came back this time to visit all the Masters who had participated in the Holy Grail War and were still in Fuyuki City. Except for Matou Kariya who is still traveling, everyone who stayed in Fuyuki City, including Tokiomi Tokiomi, Emiya Kiritsugu and you, I paid a visit to all of them this time."

Is Emiya Kiritsugu also back?

Hearing this name, Kotomine Kirei felt a little surprised

"How are they doing now?"

"Well...it seems to me that each other has found the life and purpose they want."

In addition to meeting Emiya Kiritsugu by chance this time when he returned to Fuyuki City, Xia Yuan also visited the Tohsaka family, who are the managers of the spiritual veins in the Fuyuki City area, and he visited as a direct disciple of the Lord of the Clock Tower Ore Section.

Although Tokiomi Tosaka is not familiar with Xia Yuan, he only knows that such an ordinary person was involved in the last Holy Grail War.

Since he quit midway and does not know the direction of the Holy Grail War, the identity of the magician Xia Yuan and the victory of the Holy Grail War Naturally, he didn't know the identity of the person.

Having lived in Fuyuki City for a long time, he naturally didn't know what changes had taken place in the Clock Tower, but in his eyes, the identity of Fuyuki as the direct disciple of the Clock Tower Lord was very important.

The managers of the city's spiritual veins deserve to be treated with the best etiquette. They are also curious about this young man who was just an ordinary person who accidentally entered the Holy Grail War half a year ago and has now become a disciple of the monarch.

At the same time, he is also a little regretful. There is no doubt that Lord El-Melloi took this young man as his direct disciple. His magic ability is high, and he is also a first-generation magician. He did not expect that such a prodigy existed in Fuyuki City, which he managed, but he did not realize it. Of course, You will feel regretful.

However, the matter has come to this, and there is no point in regretting. Xia Yuan is just visiting the house this time. As a magician from the Clock Tower, he entered the Fuyuki City area and visited the local spiritual vein manager. This serious attitude. Tokiomi Tosaka was also very happy. He immediately arranged a tea party at home to discuss with Xia Yuan.

During this visit, he also saw the changes in Tokiomi Tokiomi, although there was still a bit of being a magician engraved in his bones. Paranoid and arrogant, Tokiomi Tosaka is no longer as obsessed and delusional as before. He has gradually stepped away from his identity as a magician and is trying to move towards the nature of an ordinary person. This has changed.

The identity change was very good. It seemed that the beating given by Matou Kariya was indeed effective.

He also saw Tohsaka Rin and her sister Tosaka Sakura, and experienced the incident of Matou Zangyan. During the Holy Grail War, Tokiomi Tosaka no longer insisted on letting his daughter embark on the path of magic, but Sakura's imaginary physique was still a big problem, so Tokiomi used magic to temporarily seal Sakura. He wanted his daughter to live as an ordinary person.

After experiencing this Holy Grail War, he lost a lot and understood a lot. He didn't want his daughter to go to Finland. The adoption was already done. He no longer thought about it, it was the best thing to see Xiaoying safely by his side, so he took action to seal his daughter's imaginary physique. However

, Xia Yuan saw something was wrong in this matter.

Tokiomi Saka's magic skills, even with special magic, cannot completely seal Tohsaka Sakura's imaginary number characteristics.

The power of that physique will become increasingly powerful as Tohsaka Sakura grows older, and finally the seal can no longer be restricted.

, I believe that Tosaka Tokiomi, as the sealer, is well aware of this, but even if he knows it, he has no way to solve it.

This is the limit of Tosaka Sakura's innate ability.

Once a powerful trait is exposed, it will definitely attract a lot of mystery and prying eyes from magicians.

This is inevitable.

Therefore, he did not dare to ask the Lord of the Clock Tower to take action, fearing that they would know about Sakura's potential and then forcibly take her away from him. His small Tosaka family would not be able to compete with the real noble family of magic.

Seeing Xiaoying, Xia Yuan was a little touched in his heart.

For this miserable girl, who he and the count had rescued, he didn't mind showing her a way out.

Of course, it was not sent to some monarch faction, but directly contacted the old gem man. The old gem man, who has a great connection with the Tohsaka family, is more suitable than anyone else to deal with this problem.

The way he asked was also very simple.

He directly asked the gem man:"Is there a shortage of magic girls over there? I have a high-quality magic girl seedling here, do you want it?"

As a result, the old man, the gem man, also lived up to his expectations and answered him:"Of course, if If you have them over there, I’ll take as much as you have, but I don’t want those who are too old or of low quality."

"……"

This answer left Xia Yuan speechless.

How do you make yourself look like a human trafficker?

"I guarantee you’ll be satisfied, you’ll know for yourself when the time comes."

"Then leave it to me. The magical girl transformer I'm researching has already made a major breakthrough, and we just need a suitable user."

So after the discussion between the two of them, they decided to wait for the gem man to come back from handling the matters there, and then go to Tohsaka Tokiomi's place to inspect the goods to see if they are good candidates to become magical girls.

At that time, he, Tohsaka Tokiomi, would It was enough for the teacher of the ancestor of the Saka family to come and talk to Tokiomi.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Xia Yuan left Tokiomi's residence. Never from that ruby-encrusted hand���move up

"Has everyone found it?……"

Kotomine Kirei shook his hands, with some emotion in his eyes:"I did have some different experiences, but the feeling is still very vague, but I can feel that it does exist. So the next time Here, I want to test this feeling again"

"Do you also want to travel at night like Tong Yan?"

"Maybe, the Church did not hold anyone accountable for the Fourth Holy Grail War, and this is all thanks to you. It was you who used the power of the Holy Grail to smooth out the disturbance caused this time, so that most people had no memory of those days, so it was easy to suppress it. The final verdict was that my father and I were dismissed from our positions as agents."

"So you want to groom your daughter to take your place?"

Xia Yuan glanced at the little girl in his arms.

"Yes, I brought her here to let her get familiar with this city."

Kotomine Kirei picked up Kallen and put her on his lap regardless of her struggle, with a regretful expression.

"But because of the angel, the church is full of fear of this city, and this Fuyuki City church has become a symbol. Even how many dead disciples, magicians, and agents are hidden in this city are unknown. Although many forces have signed a hidden and mysterious agreement to check and balance each other so that no one can mess around, this balance is too fragile after all."

"The reason why I became a proxy was just to find emotions in this way and let God make up for my shortcomings. But now it seems that I lack devotion to gods, so gods will not help me find my emotions as a human being."

"What about Karen? Do you still want to leave her alone in Fuyuki City under this situation?"

"I have no idea."

Kotomine Kirei glanced at Kallen, and his dull face gradually relaxed a little.

"To this day, it is still difficult for me to feel affection for my daughter, but if I try to get along with her like a normal father and daughter, I will feel that this kind of relationship is not as boring as imagined."

"I want to love her as much as I can and gradually regain my identity as a human being, but no matter how I try, I feel like it's still a little short of the mark. So I don't know if it's right to continue to stay with her."

He sighed and continued:"I will continue to stay in Fuyuki City for two years. It would be good to go to my teacher's place as a housekeeper, or it would be good to be a ramen shop owner in this city. I found that Mapo tofu and ramen are very good. Yes, I think it must be a good business opportunity"

"Enough nonsense. Anyway, when Kallen can take control of the situation independently, I will leave here to find my own way. At that time, you must come here to find me again. I will treat you to the most delicious Mapo Tofu."

"A very good idea, I believe you will be able to find what you have lost by then."

Xia Yuan nodded when he heard this. He had a panoramic view of Kotomine Kirei's changes. At this point, he knew that this man had found his own way, and it was only a matter of time before he could be saved.

"Then I will taste the mapo tofu you made."

"I appreciate your words. By the way, you just said you came here to see me if you have something to do. If there is anything I can do to help you, just let me know."

"That's right, I'm here to ask you to help me prepare some things for this visit."

"Only your church can come up with these things."

Originally, Xia Yuan wanted to call Kotomine Kirei and Emiya Kiritsugu to Misaki City together.

Emiya Kiritsugu is a professional killer who is extremely proficient in both the Internet and modern firearms. With the inherent time limit, he will definitely be able to It helped me a lot.

Not to mention Kotomine Kirei, as a representative, he was proficient in black keys, baptism and blessing. He was also excellent in fighting skills and was an expert in killing creatures such as Death Apostles. With him following, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future.

But seeing that he is currently busy teaching Karen, Xia Yuan stopped disturbing her too much and settled for the next best thing, seeking some special weapons from him. Not bad

"Please say."

After briefly explaining his needs to Kotomine Kirei, the other party did not hesitate at all and immediately took out many pairs of black keys and a large amount of holy water from the church with Kallen, along with the black robe that symbolized the identity of the agent. Special Bibles and crosses were also given away.

"Are these enough?"

Looking at the small mountain-like amount piled up in front of him, Xia Yuan even felt that Kotomine Kirei had given him all the reserves in Fuyuki City Church.

However, he did not delay at all and changed hands to these things. Collected them all

"That's enough. It's been a big help."

"It’s okay, there are many more of these things at the church, just apply."

Then Xia Yuan took out a note from his pocket and wrote his contact information on it, then handed it to Kotomine Kirei

"This is my contact information. If you encounter any difficulties, please use this to contact me. This is my return gift."

"Is it a favor? What kind of gift in return... is actually not necessary."

Although he said this, Kotomine Kirei did not refuse Xia Yuan's kindness and carefully folded the note and put it away.

"I'm glad to be able to talk to you about this, but then I have to teach Karen about the precautions for church administrators in Fuyuki City, so I'll leave first. If you have a chance, come back and see me next time"

"Farewell."

Seeing Kotomine Kirei thanking his guests, Xia Yuan did not stay any longer. He put away the weapons specially designed to deal with Death Apostles and left.

Before leaving, a somewhat lively Kallen could be seen hiding behind Kotomine Kirei. Making a face at him,

Xia Yuan smiled slightly.

Compared to the quiet Gray, this is really an unlovable kid. I can't say that Kallen's character is very similar to that of Lenis. Exactly the same, but he doesn't hate it either.

"Farewell, lost lamb."

Looking forward to our next meeting.

I hope you can find the meaning of your life when we meet next time, and I wish you can spend the rest of your life in peace.

Mr. Kirei Kotomine...