CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

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This was all Jupiter's doing.

Quinn would never mistake the residual power belonging to the artificial god. Jupiter had even held back, not going all out, and easily defeated all his opponents in the Fourth Holy Grail War with just a little bit of divine power that he had revealed. Only Gawain, who was related to him by blood, survived by sheer luck.

This commotion could no longer be concealed by a natural gas explosion. When Quinn returned to the scene with Arcueid, they saw Father Kotomine Risei in the Fuyuki Church, busy cleaning up the mess left by this Holy Grail War. The white-haired old man's expression at this moment was quite beautiful, a kind of beauty that was both wanting to die and not daring to die.

Quinn waited until the old priest had dealt with the officials sent by the Fuyuki City government before slowly walking forward with Arcueid.

"We meet again, Father."

After playing all day, Arcueid was in a particularly good mood. She took the initiative to greet the supervisor in charge of overseeing the Holy Grail War and extend goodwill. However, as soon as her voice rang out, Kotomine Risena, who had just breathed a sigh of relief after dealing with the officials, once again showed a look of wanting to die.

"Caster's Master? Why haven't you left Fuyuki yet?"

“I haven’t taken the Holy Grail yet,” Arcueid replied matter-of-factly. “Besides, it wasn’t me looking for you, it was him.”

"you are……?"

When Arcueid reached out and affectionately put her arm around Quinn's shoulder, Kotomine Risuke, who was watching her warily, only then noticed Quinn's presence. Beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead as he nervously looked at Quinn, the person who could hang out with Arcueid and clearly had a good relationship with her.

Where did this hero come from?

Even without speaking, Quinn could read the old man's thoughts from Kotomine Risei's micro-expressions.

“I am Lord El-Melloi’s disciple. My master has just left Fuyuki and entrusted me to handle the aftermath of Fuyuki.”

"The Matou family and the Tohsaka family?" Upon hearing that Quinn was Kenneth's disciple, the old priest visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Quinn nodded. "Yes, according to my teacher, the Tohsaka family used to have connections with the Second Mage. Now that the head of the Tohsaka family has died in the Holy Grail War, my teacher wants me to take care of his descendants..."

To be precise, it was about taking the two Tohsaka sisters back to the Clock Tower.

While chatting with the old priest, Quinn recalled Kenneth's instructions to him before his departure. Due to the special circumstances of this Holy Grail War, Kenneth, who had survived, could no longer allow the Holy Grail War to escape the control of the Clock Tower, and the three families that had activated the Holy Grail War system were the primary targets for restriction.

The Matou family was destroyed, and since most of their descendants lacked magical talent, it was tantamount to annihilation in the eyes of magicians. The Einzbern family consisted entirely of androids, and their family headquarters were not in Japan, so it was not Quinn's place to go and negotiate. Therefore, the only one of the three families that Quinn needed to monitor was the Tohsaka family, who were the local bullies in Fuyuki City.

Just like in the original story, Tokiomi Tohsaka died in this Holy Grail War, but the cause of death was not a backstab, but rather being caught in the crossfire of Jupiter's attack.

According to Arcueid and Kenneth, only two Masters died in this Holy Grail War. Tokiomi Tohsaka was the first to die, and Gilgamesh, the Servant he summoned, was also the first to be eliminated from this Holy Grail War. The reason is simple: as Kinoko Nasu's father, Gilgamesh was too strong, and his strength was not on the same level as the other Servants who were summoned.

Therefore, Jupiter considered it a priority target.

The moment Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine's Servants were putting on a show at the Tohsaka mansion, the Great Thunder of the Greek God King struck without a second thought, erasing the entire Tohsaka family from the map. Only their heir, who had been arranged to leave Fuyuki long ago, survived.

Quinn's target is this surviving heir.

According to the usual practices of the Clock Tower magicians, Quinn should have gone directly to Mrs. Tohsaka, who had become a widow, and placed Rin Tohsaka, the heir of the Tohsaka family, under surveillance until the Clock Tower monarchs reached a conclusion on the Holy Grail War before taking any action. However, Quinn was not a typical Clock Tower magician and did not intend to completely follow the Clock Tower's arrangements.

He has his own ideas.

"In short, I'm here to take the Tohsaka family's daughter as my apprentice. I know that Father Kotomine has a fairly good relationship with the Tohsaka family, so I'm here to say hello."

Quinn directly told the old priest, who was likely to become Rin Tohsaka's guardian, his purpose. His frankness made Risei Kotomine feel complicated. Just as Quinn guessed, Risei Kotomine did indeed plan to go to the Tohsaka family to take care of his old friend's family after dealing with the aftermath of the Holy Grail War.

After all, he had worked with Tokiomi Tohsaka for most of his life and they could be considered friends. He couldn't just leave his old friend's wife and daughter to die.

Especially after the Holy Grail War was completely exposed to the Clock Tower's view, he did not expect that the Clock Tower's magicians would act so quickly. Before he could deal with the impact of the Holy Grail War, someone came directly, and it was such a guy who was good at manipulating people's hearts.

He looked at Quinn, who was showing goodwill, and then at Arcueid, who was standing next to Quinn and clearly had a close relationship with him. In the end, he could only sigh.

"I understand. I will take you to meet Mrs. Tohsaka, but I must make it clear that if the Tohsaka family's daughter is unwilling to become your apprentice, I will not allow you to take her away."

Chapter 162 Bankruptcy, and then Encountering a Master of Dark Psychology

Fuyuki City Church.

Having just lost her husband, Aoi Tohsaka sat anxiously in the reception room deep inside the church, nervously watching the young man who was only a coffee table away from her. Even though Father Kotomine, who had a good relationship with her husband, was sitting next to her and had promised to ensure her and her daughter's safety, she was still uneasy.

Quinn Europa.

Aoi Tohsaka had heard her husband mention this name before, but she never expected that the person her husband had mentioned would appear in front of her now. She vaguely remembered that Tokiomi had told her about the other person's background.

Born into poverty, he gained entry into a wealthy family by understanding people's hearts. With the family's support, he discovered his own talents and rose to fame overnight...

Normally, Aoi Tohsaka would be quite interested in such a capable young man, but now, she only felt fear. This was because the other party was after the Tohsaka family. A person who could turn adversity into advantage was far more dangerous than a superior who was born noble and controlled a lot of power and resources, because such people often knew the weaknesses of human nature.

"Mrs. Tohsaka, you seem very nervous. I'm not a bad person."

Young and handsome men speak with exceptionally gentle voices, easily putting naive young girls at ease. But Aoi Tohsaka was different; she didn't have that...

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They are not easily fooled.

"Why did you come specifically to see the Tohsaka family? I know that your teacher and Tokiomi don't have much of a relationship. Father Kotomine told me that they could even be considered rivals..."

Aoi Tohsaka maintained the composure of a noblewoman. Even though she was somewhat afraid, she upheld the Tohsaka family's tradition of always maintaining elegance in front of Quinn. If it were any other magician sitting there instead of Quinn, they might have developed a lot of goodwill towards Aoi Tohsaka, a woman who had little magical talent but impeccable manners.

What Quinn saw was indeed the vulnerability hidden beneath the elegant exterior. The two simulations not only gave him an extraordinary system of traits, but also a fully developed ability to read people. He could easily see the subtle physical behaviors that reflected a person's psychological changes.

"That's all in the past."

Quinn looked at the pretentiously elegant Aoi Tohsaka and had a strange feeling that he had become the villainous blond-haired character in some doujinshi.

If this were a simulation, he would certainly be happy to play a proper villain and stage a scene where a widow's wife has to submit to the blond-haired man in order to protect her family. Unfortunately, this is not a simulation, and Quinn cannot do such a thing. Arcueid is not sitting next to him like Kotomine Risei.

“Moreover, I’m not here on behalf of my teacher. I’m here to invest in the Tohsaka family, or more precisely, to invest in your daughter.” Quinn said, glancing at another person beside Tohsaka Aoi.

She was a child like Aoi Tohsaka, feigning elegance and trying hard to maintain the demeanor of a young lady. However, compared to her mother, who clearly harbored fear in her heart, this future heir of the Tohsaka family was much bolder. When Quinn talked about her, she even dared to look at Quinn defiantly, making no attempt to hide her dissatisfaction.

"Investment... what do you mean? I don't quite understand what you mean."

Aoi Tohsaka's heart skipped a beat. With just one sentence, the other party had hit her most feared weakness—her daughter. For this woman who had lost her husband, her daughter was everything.

"What I mean is, I'm here to take your daughter away before the Clock Tower sends anyone else. Since you're a magician's wife, you should know something about magicians. Instead of letting those people from the Clock Tower interfere with the Tohsaka family, wouldn't it be better to find a good place for the Tohsaka family in advance?"

Aoi Tohsaka's face was deathly pale. She had never thought about such a thing. She just thought that the Holy Grail War was over, and the daily life of the Tohsaka family should return. Even if Tokiomi died, she would still raise her daughter safely. Although this ending was not what she wanted, it was not so tragic that she could not accept it.

Until now, Quinn's appearance has stripped away the false illusions in her heart, revealing a more naked reality to her.

A Clock Tower lord encountered danger in a small rural town in Japan. The Holy Grail War, which was originally not taken seriously, showed potential far exceeding the Clock Tower's expectations. These factors were enough for the Clock Tower to intervene in Japan and wipe out the severely damaged Tohsaka family. If they were lucky, perhaps out of respect for the Second Magician, the Jewel Mage, the Clock Tower lords would spare the Tohsaka family. If they were unlucky, at least they would not let the Tohsaka family die out, which would be considered an explanation to the Jewel Mage.

What do you mean by a good place?

As Aoi Tohsaka, still unable to fully accept the situation and pale-faced, and Rin Kotomine, about to speak up and stop Quinn's blunt words, a clear, childlike voice took over Quinn's words. Rin Tohsaka, who hadn't spoken from the beginning, could no longer sit still.

She was a precocious child, and her pride and sense of responsibility prevented her from watching her mother being bullied. She couldn't help but intervene in the conversation between the adults. She was prepared to be ignored by Quinn, but when she spoke, Quinn responded quite seriously.

"As an annex of the El-Melloi family, he directly joined the El-Melloi faction, becoming the young head of the Tohsaka family."

The phrase "young master" left Rin Tohsaka, who had mustered the courage to intervene in the negotiations, completely flustered. She hadn't expected Quinn to directly regard her as the representative of the Tohsaka family, and her previous dissatisfaction vanished in an instant.

"On what grounds? What reason does the Tohsaka family have to become a vassal of other families?"

Perhaps because her pride was satisfied, young Rin Tohsaka was completely unaware of the meaning behind Quinn's words.

Meanwhile, Kotomine Risei immediately realized that something was wrong, but it was too late for him to intervene. He knew that regardless of whether Quinn and Rin Tohsaka could reach a negotiation, the current situation had undergone a qualitative change since Rin Tohsaka admitted that she was the head of the Tohsaka family.

The negotiations had shifted from a direct conversation between the Tohsaka family and Quinn himself to one between the Fuyuki City ley line managers and the Clock Tower Monarchs. This was a matter between magicians, and the Church of the Holy See had no right to interfere. The kind-hearted old priest could only turn his head and sigh softly, hoping that Quinn would keep his word and leave the Tohsaka family a way out.

"It's very simple, because you have no other choice, young master. The Clock Tower will soon send people to Fuyuki City to take over some matters related to the Holy Grail War. Whether it's the Tohsaka family, the Matou family, or even the Einzbern family, they can't escape the Clock Tower. If you want to preserve your father's legacy, you only have one choice..."

Without any pity, Quinn smiled and displayed her dark social skills towards the original heroine of Fate.

"Come and become my disciple, join the El-Melloi faction, or wait for the designated executor of the Clock Tower's seal to come knocking. From then on, the Tohsaka family will declare bankruptcy. Ah, no, to be precise, the Tohsaka family is already bankrupt, right, indebted young patriarch? Given the Tohsaka family's current situation, do you really still have the capacity to seriously inherit your father's Jewel Magic?"

At this moment, the young Rin Tohsaka finally witnessed the darkness of the magic world.

Chapter 163 Europe, I've come for help!

The Tohsaka family yielded.

It's not that she's afraid of bankruptcy and debt; someone as proud as Rin Tohsaka wouldn't easily choose to rely on others because of bankruptcy.

She was only considering her mother's burden, because although Aoi Tohsaka was a magician's wife, she knew nothing about magic and did not understand the dangers of the magic world. Rin Tohsaka would not sit idly by and watch her mother have to face the dangerous Clock Tower magician for the sake of the family's livelihood. Yes, that was the real reason, not because she was afraid of debt.

Comforting herself in this way, Rin Tohsaka lowered her head to Quinn, while Aoi Tohsaka stood beside her, looking worried.

Quinn was very satisfied.

The reason wasn't that he saw Rin Tohsaka bowing to him, but rather that with Rin becoming his apprentice, he had a legitimate excuse to intervene in the Fuyuki City incident and take over the greatest legacy of the three Fuyuki City families, the core magic system of the entire Type-Moon world—the Holy Grail War system.

After gaining a general understanding of the Holy Grail War, Quinn knew that the Greater Grail of Fuyuki City could no longer be preserved. Both the Clock Tower and other magician families would have their eyes on the Greater Grail of Fuyuki City and would try every means to bring it into their own hands.

The entire timeline will most likely not continue to develop according to the original story. In that case, it would be better to seize the Greater Grail, an important item that runs through the entire Fate series, in advance and let Quinn decide its future fate.

Now that the Tohsaka family has bowed their heads, Quinn took the opportunity to reveal his true purpose.

He stated that he planned to extract the Greater Grail from the Fuyuki City ley lines and register it at the Clock Tower as a unique magical patent, under the name of a joint technology of the Tohsaka and El-Melloi families. This would transform it from a private technology into a shared asset of the Clock Tower, with the El-Melloi family naturally being the primary holder of this shared asset.

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The Almello family paid an exorbitant usage fee, and of course, the Tohsaka family also contributed a portion of that.

This was a proposal with absolutely no moral bottom line. Even Aoi Tohsaka, who was unfamiliar with the Holy Grail system, could tell that Quinn intended to sell off the Tohsaka family's assets, let alone Rin Tohsaka, who had experience in magic training.

Therefore, the mother and daughter's first reaction upon hearing Quinn's words was to refuse, until Quinn made his promise.

"Don't rush to refuse. As compensation, in addition to debt relief for the Tohsaka family, I will also bring back the heir of the Matou family for you."

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka, who had been hissing like a kitten, immediately became docile and adorable. Aoi Tohsaka also fell silent, because the current heir of the Matou family was her youngest daughter, Rin Tohsaka's sister.

Just like the Tohsaka family, which suffered a severe blow, the Matou family was the second target Jupiter considered as his primary target. Jupiter's reason for attacking the Matou family was simple: it was because of Zouken Matou, a magician who had lived for five hundred years and was one of the three primary founders of the Holy Grail War system.

He created the most crucial Command Seals system in the Holy Grail War, which allows Masters to restrict Servants. For Jupiter, the existence of Command Seals is an offense to her. If it weren't for Arcueid summoning her, Jupiter would probably have wiped her Master off the world the moment she reappeared. However, due to the strange connection between Arcueid and Queen, Jupiter's anger was transferred to Zouken Matou, the founder.

Based on the idea that if there hadn't been the Holy Grail War, they wouldn't have been summoned here to suffer, the Matou family was the second to be eliminated.

However, with the death of Zouken Matou, the past of the Matou family was exposed to Jupiter. The doll showed rare magnanimity and chose to spare the rest of the Matou family. As a result, the Matou family had more survivors than the Tohsaka family, which had a smaller number of members.

This includes Sakura, who transitioned from the Tohsaka family to the Matou family.

As the saying goes, if you're going to do something good, you should do it to the end. The same goes for being a bad guy. Having already taken action against the Tohsaka family, Quinn naturally wouldn't let the Matou family off the hook. Taking advantage of their weakness to kill them is Quinn's consistent style, and the same principle applies to using his sister to blackmail his older sister.

So, after a brief silence, Tohsaka and her daughter agreed to Quinn's proposal. Now that they were both orphans and widows, it was impossible for them not to want to reunite with their only remaining family in the world.

Seeing that the Tohsaka family had relented, Quinn left his contact information with the mother and daughter, said goodbye to Kotomine Risei, and turned to leave.

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Persuading the Matou family was much simpler than persuading the Tohsaka family. Once Queen revealed his identity and goals, the Matou family, without Zouken Matou's presence, kept their distance from magic.

Based on this, no one cared about Sakura's fate, as she was originally a girl transferred to inherit magic. In fact, the only person who cared was the first to raise his hand in agreement after hearing that Quinn was going to return Sakura to the Tohsaka family.