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Marx and Engels expressed their envy, and were extremely jealous.
Sure enough, she's the real source of all things, and I was just someone who couldn't resist peeking while passing by.
Blanch! ! !
If the Holy Grail follows this pattern, Marne would be willing to give it a try.
But I can't help feeling a little scared, because he already has PTSD as a root cause.
Fortunately, he went to Tiamat's side the next second and received comfort from his adorable wife, otherwise he might have really gone crazy.
Thinking this, Mar and Eng smiled happily.
Tokiomi Tohsaka, standing opposite him, was stunned.
I'm telling you about a magician's lofty ideals, and you just give me a happy smile? What's with that?
Maren snapped out of his daze and, seeing Tokiomi Tohsaka's bewildered expression, gave an awkward smile: "Sorry, I suddenly remembered something from the past."
“It must have been a very pleasant memory.” Saka Tokiomi gave Maren a strange look and casually agreed.
Tokiomi Tohsaka may not be an expert in dealing with people, but he is certainly experienced.
If I'm not mistaken, that was a smile full of love.
I never expected you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to already have a girlfriend. You're quite the young man!
Chapter 11 Command Seals may be late, but they will never be absent.
"Indeed, haha." En nodded, then chuckled dryly and changed the subject, "Where were we?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't seem to care and repeated what he had just said: "With the power of the Holy Grail, let the magician reach the Root."
Ma En excitedly agreed, "Yes, yes, that's it, the path to the root!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka chuckled, secretly pleased with himself. "Hmph, I can't handle you little brat. Look how excited you are."
However, Maren's next words froze Tokiomi's smile.
"Has anyone successfully used it? In what form did you access the Root? Are there any burdens involved? Is it safe to acquire knowledge? I'm very interested in these questions."
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "
"Your focus is quite... novel."
Tokiomi Tohsaka lost all composure and stared at Marne with a speechless expression.
I feel like all the things I said were for nothing, and I'm a little tired.
Ma En, on the other hand, said innocently, "Well, what's wrong with paying attention to the method of access? Once you know it, you might be able to reproduce it yourself, which is equivalent to having a means to access the source."
"In my hometown dialect, this is called 'give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.' Well, that's roughly the idea."
“Indeed.” Saka Tokiomi nodded upon hearing this, while glancing at Ma En with some surprise.
Except for the last sentence, which was a bit misused, it really makes sense.
This kid has an inexplicably sharp eye. Is this the legendary wisdom of feigning ignorance?
"Right?" En nodded in satisfaction, having received agreement.
"Well, but your idea of recreating the Holy Grail technique is probably not feasible. It requires a lot of preparation. Even with the cooperation of the three starter families, it still took a lot of time. Just the magical energy needed to start the Holy Grail War alone took Fuyuki's spiritual veins sixty years to accumulate."
"As for the winner, there is none. The first and second Holy Grail Wars both failed because the conditions were not ripe. The third one in the previous generation also had no winner due to various reasons."
"That's a real shame." En nodded and fell silent, waiting for the other person to speak next.
He knew this information too; he said it on purpose just now.
Although he didn't know what Tokiomi Tohsaka was going to say, Maren didn't mind playing along and letting him finish speaking.
"What I'm going to talk about next is about this Holy Grail War."
Tokiomi Tohsaka then got down to business.
He then said, "Ma Enjun, I wonder if you'd be interested in getting involved?"
Before Marne could respond, Tokiomi Tohsaka continued, "The next Holy Grail War, the Fourth Holy Grail War, will be next year. I will participate as the representative of the Tohsaka family. I already have a plan, and the chances of winning are very high. If we can get more help, that would be the best."
"Of course, if you don't want to get involved, that's fine too, because I will arrange for Aoi and the others to leave Fuyuki temporarily, and you can leave with them."
Sure enough.
Maren was not surprised by Tokiomi Tohsaka's invitation.
As the three families that preside over the Holy Grail War, each of them has its own preparations.
Unlike the Einzbern family, who tampered with the Holy Grail itself, and the Matou family, who focused on the Servants, this time...
Tokiomi Tohsaka's preparations were simpler and more direct; he planned to build up a power base.
With powerful Servants, more allies, and strong assistants, you can unlock victory right from the start with an absolute advantage.
At the same time, Tokiomi Tohsaka did indeed achieve it.
Servant is the almost invincible hero king when he gets serious: Mesh.
Although there is only one ally, the Servant is the most suitable person to gather intelligence on the nineteenth Hassan of the Assassins.
It is theoretically the Assassin with the highest win rate.
The assistant is also the referee, the church overseer who monitors the Holy Grail War, Kotomine Risei.
And they are always ready to blow the whistle unfairly for him.
With such a brilliant hand, if Gilgamesh and Kirei Kotomine hadn't conspired against him, Tokiomi Tohsaka would have had the best chance of winning.
At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka should have just begun preparations and set his sights on Maren's powerful generation magic.
This is an excellent choice for logistics personnel; how could Tokiomi Tohsaka possibly miss out?
It is said that to do a good job, one must first have the right tools.
Tokiomi Tohsaka felt that with the addition of Marne, his win rate would probably double.
With a powerful alchemist providing logistical support, capable of continuously producing and supplying magical artifacts, it would be a prosperous war, doubling the fighting power—that's no exaggeration at all.
Therefore, Tokiomi Tohsaka's gaze towards Marne became somewhat intense.
This made Mar and Eng feel as if they were being targeted by a "blessing" called "'''", and their scalps tingled with fear.
Realizing that the other party wanted to drag him to work overtime, Ma En quickly declined, saying, "No, no, no, Head of the Tohsaka family, you flatter me too much."
"You know my situation. Right now, I can only produce some ordinary items and can't be of much help."
"It's alright, there's still a year left."
Tokiomi Tohsaka waved his hand and smiled, saying, "I believe that with your talent, Ma Enjun, you will definitely be able to grow within this year, and in return, I can also help you."
Just as Ma En was about to say something, he felt a warmth on the back of his hand. Startled, he quickly looked down.
Good guy!
This is a Command Seal that might be late, but it will never be absent, right?!
""
Looking at the three red, horn-shaped marks on the back of his hand, Ma En was at a loss for words.
All I wanted was to study quietly!
What does the Holy Grail War have to do with me?!
boom!
Marx and Engels, utterly dejected, collapsed onto the dining table.
"It seems you need to seriously consider this, Ma Enjun."
Tokiomi Tohsaka also noticed the Command Seals on the back of Maru's hand and was somewhat surprised.
However, this did not affect his invitation to Marx and Engels for help; in fact, it was better this way.
I was just looking for a helper, but I ended up getting an ally as a bonus. It's a buy-one-get-one-free deal, what a steal!
Chapter 12 Cooperation Achieved & Becoming a Disciple
As for whether Marx and Engels will agree to an alliance.
Tokiomi Tohsaka was not worried about this.
After getting to know Marx and Engels' character and personality over the past few days, he knew that as long as the benefits were sufficient, there would be basically no problem.
He prepared many conditions for this, and even prepared a benefit that Marx and Engels would definitely not refuse.
The next moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka slowly uttered a word that immediately made Mar and Eng perk up.
"Gemstone Sword - Zelrich".
Ma En immediately raised his head, staring intently at Tokiomi Tohsaka, without saying a word.
Tokiomi Tohsaka, on the other hand, calmly started with a royal flush.
"If you agree to help me, I will not only grant you access to most of the Tohsaka family's books, but also, after the Holy Grail War ends, I will give you a blueprint and information on the Jewel Sword, and fulfill one request I can make for you."
"make a deal!"
Mar and Eng agreed on the spot, showing a smile, without any embarrassment at having their ulterior motives exposed.
Yes, his purpose in staying with the Tohsaka family, besides the basic knowledge, was to inherit part of the Second Magic from the Second Magic user, the Gemstone 'Kishia Zelrich', who had been passed down through generations of the Tohsaka family.
He had planned this all along, thinking that acquiring all knowledge in one world would inevitably be very slow, since the family magic knowledge passed down in those magic families couldn't just be given to you whenever you wanted.
However, if one travels between different parallel worlds and acquires knowledge from each world, then it becomes much simpler and faster.
That's why he was interested in the incomplete Second Law inheritance of the Tohsaka family.
He wanted to investigate and see if he could come up with a way to travel between parallel worlds.
Seeing that Marx and Eng agreed on the spot, Tokiomi Tohsaka smiled slightly.