Chapter 142: Tousaka Tokiomi is not afraid of being robbed
Night in Fuyuki City.

Inside the Tousaka family.

At the dining table, the current head of the Tousaka family, Tousaka Tokiomi, who was the owner of the room, was very elegant and slowly ate the dinner made by Tousaka Aoi... and Matou Kariya.

While they were discussing the plan in the basement, Kenshin Matou suddenly ran out, which made Tohsaka Tokiomi very confused.

Driven by doubts, Toosaka Tokiomi followed the steps of Matou Kenshin, wandering around in his home which was so familiar to him, and finally... he arrived at the kitchen.

Toosaka Tokiomi, who was following behind Kenshin Matou, saw the strange smile on Kenshin Matou's face.

He followed Kenshin Matou's gaze and saw his wife, who was wearing a light green cotton coat, a long skirt and pantyhose, and Matou Kariya, who was scratching his head from time to time and seemed to be communicating something with his wife.

It was a very normal scene, Tōsaka Tokiomi thought so.

He knew his wife very well and knew her character, so there was no distrust at all.

and,

Compared to his understanding of his wife, he once knew that the Matou family and the Einzbern family could be compared with his own Tohsaka family.

When he was in his chuunibyou period, Tousaka Toki secretly regarded the descendants of the Einzbern and Matou families, whom he had never met, as his imaginary enemies.

For this reason, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who knew very early on that he had mediocre talent in magic, trained even harder.

This is an action of using an imaginary enemy to spur yourself forward.

It failed the moment he saw Matou Kariya.

Toosaka Tokiomi found it hard to accept that the guy whom he had always regarded as an imaginary enemy had actually given up practicing magic and betrayed his family. Moreover... even without mentioning his practice in magic, the other party did not have any shining points as an ordinary person.

Calling it trash is a bit too rude.

Then,

Incompetent is the only stereotype of Matou Kariya in Tōsaka Tokiomi's mind.

Naturally, Tōsaka Tokiomi succeeded in the competition for love with Matou Kariya. This was not unexpected to him, as he had always been very confident.

The result was that his stereotype of Matou Kariya became even deeper.

To the extent that, Toosaka Tokito, who knew that Matou Kariya liked his wife, looked at Matou Kariya talking to his wife in the kitchen without any sense of crisis in his heart, but only confusion.

Why would Swordsman Matou, who didn't care much about Emiya Kiritsugu and the Heroic Spirits, walk around his room in such a hurry, just to see the scene in front of him?

Thinking this, Tōsaka Tokiomi woke up from his meditation and shifted his gaze from his wife and Matou Kariya to Matou Kenshin.

He found that Jianchen Matou was still staring at the scene in the kitchen with great interest.

"Brother~"

A very cheerful voice was heard, and the voice's owner, Toshiomi Tōsaka's father, and Kenshin Matou's brother, both turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.

As a result, Tōsaka Aoi and Matou Kariya, who were chatting in the kitchen, also looked over.

"What's wrong Sakura?"

Hugging the little Sakura who rushed over to him, Kenshin Matou rubbed his head, then looked at Miss Rin who was pouting behind Sakura, and asked Sakura.

"I miss my brother!"

Little Sakura, who hadn't been with her brother for the whole day, just went for it.

Kenshin Matou has long been accustomed to this situation, but he is a little uneasy about the fact that his sister and her deskmate, Miss Rin, are still in the same school relationship.

"Hey!"

Miss Rin rushed over and grabbed Kenshin Matou's sleeve.

"You bastard! Did you trick Sakura when we were at Matou's house?"

Miss Rin was furious, experiencing emotions that most people would never experience in their lifetime.

Miss Lin,

right now,

Have two more servings of vinegar!
She is jealous of the good relationship between Kenshin Matou and Sakura, and she is also jealous of the good relationship between Sakura and Kenshin Matou!
This may seem like a thing, but it is not.

because,

Miss Lin, first of all, she was jealous that the relationship between Kenshin Matou and her sister was unexpectedly good without her knowledge.

Miss Rin, secondly, she was jealous that her sister's relationship with Kenshin Matou was unexpectedly good without her knowledge.

To sum up, Miss Rin was jealous of Sakura-chan, and also jealous of Kenshin Matou.

This feeling is so complicated.

Therefore, at this moment, Miss Rin, under the watchful eyes of her father Tousaka Tokiomi and her mother Tousaka Aoi, grabbed Kenshin Matou's sleeve and behaved in a way that was not in line with the Tousaka family precepts.

Tōsaka Tokiomi watched, and was about to lecture his proud daughter.

I was stared at fiercely by a pair of eyes!
Those were the eyes of Kenshin Matou, and Tōsaka Tokiomi moved his lips, but thought about the restrictions he had signed with Kenshin Matou and the fact that he had already agreed that the other party was his future son-in-law, and finally closed his mouth.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi stopped her work and looked at the situation outside, she was very surprised.

She knows her husband so well!

In the eyes of Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, Toosaka Tokiomi's current behavior is too abnormal.

So much so that Mrs. Toosaka Aoi stared at her husband's face very carefully, and to her no disappointment, her action really paid off!

She saw her husband, who was looking at Matou Kariya's nephew with a conflicted look on his face!
The child from the Matou family who called me during the Holy Grail War and said he wanted to talk to his eldest daughter!

This is so amazing, so amazing that even Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, who has a not very rich imagination, has some exaggerated associations.

"...Is that so?"

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi showed a curious smile like a cat on her face.

Miss Rin, who was at the center of the crowd, also realized that something was wrong.

The little hand that was holding Jianchen Matou's sleeve loosened slightly. She raised her head cautiously and glanced at her father, but did not see her father's blaming face.

'How can this be? ’

"Father, is it because there are outsiders present? Is he going to teach me after that guy leaves?"

"Ouch~ That's miserable."

"It's all that guy's fault! How could he have such a good relationship with Sakura without me knowing it!"

"Sakura rushed over and he opened his arms. How many times has he hugged her!!!"

"Obviously, obviously I was here first!"

Miss Rin, with her heart in turmoil, looked at Kenshin Matou with an even more "ferocious" gaze.

For this,

Kenshin Matou smiled, loosened his arms around little Sakura, and in the blink of an eye, he pulled Miss Rin, who hadn't reacted yet, into his arms!
"I missed you too, Sakura, Rin."

Resting his head between the foreheads of the two sisters, Kenshin Matou did this in front of Tokiomi Toosaka and Mrs. Tosaka Aoi.

The joyful mood is greater than ever before!
in the corner,
Only the middle-aged single man, Matou Kirei, looked at his nephew with a depressed mood, hugging two cute girls alone.

He first showed an envious look.

But not long after, Matou Kariya, who knew his own status, lowered his head, stole a glance at Mrs. Tōsaka Aoi, and became sad alone.

Looking at the white floor tiles that were so white that they reflected light, Matou Kariya thought, the light in the kitchen is really bright~
It is not suitable for mice to survive at all.

No wonder no rats have ever been found in the Tohsaka household.

……

……

Inside the restaurant.

The soft light covered the entire table, illuminating the delicious food on it.

In his previous life, Kenshin Matou was a failed author who didn't read many books, but he did read a little after all, so he always used the principles written in the books by great writers to remind himself.

For example, a very famous writer once said:

"I have never hesitated to assume the worst of people..."

As a normal person, it is most basic to not be extreme, not to be too picky, and to have basic cognitive abilities.

Therefore, Kenshin Matou understands that the words of a great writer cannot be limited to xx people, but are applicable to more people.

Therefore, Kenshin Matou has never hesitated to assume the worst of Kiritsugu's character.

He thought so and took action to support his idea.

now,

The storage room of the Tohsaka family was filled with at least a month's worth of food.

If someone from Kenshin Matou's hometown traveled through time here, they would definitely think that they had walked into the wrong set and had not traveled through time to the second dimension, but instead to a science fiction apocalyptic film.

At the huge dining table, everyone present was staring at Kenshin Matou, including Diarmuid, who was called out by Kenshin Matou and whose figure was revealed, causing Miss Rin to steal a glance at him.

The swordsman Matou, who was in the center of everyone's attention, took out a silver needle that he had asked Diarmuid to prepare in advance, and stabbed it into the food on the table one by one in order from near to far.

Curious little Sakura: "..."

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi was confused: "..."

Miss Rin felt strange and stepped on Matou Kenshin under the table: "..."

Tōsaka Tokiomi's face was very stiff: "..."

Uncle Liu, who was not cooperating with Jianchen Jianchen and was eating rapidly, said: "..."

Diarmuid, who felt that his master was too cautious: "..." Matou Kariya, who was already immune to anything Matou Kenshin could do: "..."

In a short period of time, Jianchen Matou achieved the goal of collective silence.

and,

There are also two heroes in this group, proving the value of the group.

Kenshin Matou's behavior was purely out of boredom.

Of course he knew that the silver needle method of testing poison in TV dramas was very limited, and most of the poisons nowadays could not be detected by silver needles.

What's more...

Even in ancient times, the poisons generally used to kill people were poisons that could not be detected by silver needles.

Therefore, testing poison with silver needles almost never exists in reality, and is mostly used in TV dramas to trick children.

As for the real method of testing poison in ancient times, it is naturally...

Matou Kenshin set his eyes on Matou Kariya, which frightened him so much that he shuddered on the spot.

Of course, Matou Kariya didn't think there was anything wrong with the food he and Sister Aoi made, but after Matou Kenshin's actions, his determination to believe that there was nothing wrong with the food he made was greatly reduced.

Just when Matou Kariya could no longer bear the pressure of Matou Kenshin's gaze, he swallowed and planned to test the poison on himself.

Jianchen Jiantou stopped teasing him.

Although Matou Kariya is young, it would be a big problem if he gave a bad impression to his future mother-in-law, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi!

"Uncle Toosaka, can you use magic to test whether the food is poisonous? I have some paranoia."

Because Miss Rin, Sakura-chan and Mrs. Tosaka Aoi were present, Kenshin Matou did not address Shichen directly.

It would be fine for other people, but to suppress the prestige of the father whom Miss Lin admires in front of her is too cruel for a child.

Therefore, because of Miss Rin, the current Swordsman Matou is very respectful to Tohsaka Tokiomi.

This action made Tousaka Tokichi, who was used to being disrespected, feel a little flattered.

but,

Under the actions of Kenshin Matou, Tohsaka Tokiomi felt that he also had some symptoms of delusion of destruction.

Under Miss Rin's shocked gaze, he obediently used magic to test whether the food on the table was poisonous.

A flash of red light and the sound of gemstones breaking were heard, and Tohsaka Tokiomi shook his head in relief: "It's not poisonous."

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief for some unknown reason.

Only Miss Rin and little Sakura, who didn't know much about it, felt a little confused.

but,

Tōsaka Tokiomi relaxed, but his good son-in-law did not.

"Uncle Toosaka, please check the drinking water again to see if it's poisonous. After all, we can't rule out the possibility that the poison has lost its potency due to the high temperature during cooking."

"And compared to food, water sources are more likely to be poisoned."

The cautious Matou Kariya pointed at the water cup in front of Tōsaka Tokiomi and continued to request.

In Miss Rin's eyes, this request was unreasonable and might make her father hate Kenshin Matou.

So she said to her good friend Jian Tong Jianchen "viciously":

"enough!"

"Stop being unreasonable!"

Miss Rin, who just didn't want her father whom she admired to hate her friend whom she liked, felt a little worried and regretful after she finished speaking.

She knew her intentions were good, but she also felt that her tone had gone too far.

She looked at Jianchen Matou worriedly, and saw the same smile as always.

"Rin is the best! Don't worry, Uncle Toosaka won't hate me, don't you think so, Uncle Toosaka?"

"Ah."

Tōsaka Tokiomi nodded with a stern face.

This shocked Miss Rin to the point where she couldn't be more shocked. She looked at Tōsaka Tokiomi as if she was looking at a stranger.

'Is this really my father?!'

"Could it be that he was possessed by some monster while practicing magic?!"

Miss Rin, who thinks her father is too abnormal, cannot accept the reality that has become a reality.

Toosaka Tokiomi was also helpless.

However, he didn't have the time to explain to his daughter, nor did he know how to explain to her.

You can't tell your daughter that Kenshin Matou is your future husband and the hope for our Tohsaka family to fulfill our long-cherished wish and reach the root, so your father is betrothing you to him, right?

Toosaka Tokiomi thought helplessly, but his hands were moving quickly.

A red light flashed and the sound of a gem breaking was heard, but the difference from last time was that wisps of black gas were coming out of the broken gem!

In a flash,

Toosaka Tokiomi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"poisonous!"

Tōsaka Tokiomi said so with a gloomy face.

boom!
There was a sound of slapping on the table.

Click!

There was a sound of a water cup falling to the ground and breaking.

Swish!
There was a sound of someone quickly standing up from his seat.

After everyone was shocked, they all turned their eyes to Matou Kenshin, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, just like Tousaka Tokitoki.

Everyone at the table, except Uncle Liu, temporarily stopped eating because of Jianchen Jianchen's actions.

But some people drank water before eating!
"Rin!" "Ying!"

"Rin!" "Ying!"

The adults present and Kenshin Matou stood up almost at the same time and looked at the two sisters who were still at a loss.

"Brother~"

"Father~"

The two sisters showed frightened expressions at the same time, but one threw herself into her father's arms and the other threw herself into her brother's arms.

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi was so worried that she didn't feel jealous at the moment.

"Hour!"

In a hurry, Kenshin Matou no longer had the mind to pretend and called Toshiomi Tōsaka by his name.

At this moment, no one would care about such trivial matters.

Under the gaze of everyone, Tōsaka Tokiomi took out the most precious gem on his body and used detection magic to carefully test his daughter.

After a while, Tōsaka Tokiomi slumped down in his chair from his standing position.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said faintly, "It's okay. There's no sign of poisoning."

"Whoo~"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Matou Kenshin, who was holding little Sakura tightly, also loosened his grip.

Miss Rin also embarrassedly let go of her father's thigh, looked at her father embarrassedly, and then looked at Kenshin Matou and her sister.

"Was the poison administered tonight?"

Looking at the broken cup that had been knocked to the ground and the poisonous water that had soaked the carpet, Jian Tong Jianchen guessed.

"should be."

Tōsaka Tokiomi agreed with Matou Kenshin's opinion.

The two looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Neither Tōsaka Tokiomi nor Matou Kenshin could accept the consequences of losing Miss Rin and little Sakura.

"Diarmuid, go out and take a look."

Even though he knew that Emiya Kiritsugu would most likely check through surveillance equipment rather than in person, Kenshin Matou still gave the order with a glimmer of hope.

After all, now that Tohsaka Tokiomi is here, the Tohsaka family is different from the Matou family. They are protected by a barrier and don't have to worry about sniper rifle attacks. Even if Emiya Kiritsugu uses the Origin Bullet, the first thing to be broken will definitely be the Tohsaka family's barrier, not Tohsaka Tokiomi's head.

Therefore, Diarmuid can leave his side for a short period of time.

"Yes, my lord."

Diarmuid obeyed the order and responded, then transformed into a spirit and left the room.

After this farce, no one had the appetite to eat.

"Shichen, come with me to the basement. I have something to discuss with you."

After Matou Kenshin made the arrangements, he said to the little Sakura in his arms and Miss Rin beside him:
"Rin, Sakura, you should sleep with Mrs. Toosaka Aoi tonight."

(End of this chapter)