Chapter 9

Although the rewards for King Morgan and the others were decent, they were far inferior to Lin Ye's gains.

[Detected that your simulation character has died.

You have earned the following achievements:

Fledgling (First time taking action and choosing a monarch)

First Blood (First time killing someone)

Deceiving the Heavens (Successfully used deception to trick Morgan)

You have successfully changed the fate of the target character, Artoria Pendragon.

Character died too early; rating lowered.

………

Your overall rating for this simulation is C!]

"C!" Lin Ye looked at the evaluation of this simulation and felt quite satisfied. This was only his second simulation; compared to the C he got for Sakura in the first one, this couldn't just be called progress—it was a leap! "Progress is progress. Let's see what good things I can get this time."

[You may choose any three items from the following rewards:

Option 1: After a year of hard work, all your attributes have increased to E!

Option 2: Magecraft (Illusion) C. A type of magecraft possessed by Merlin, capable of creating illusions sufficient to confuse others. Your original illusion level was D, but you realized a more advanced application of it at the end of your life.

Option 3: Strength C. Morgan's strength level. Although this woman appears to be just a mage, her physical power is unexpectedly great.

Option 4: Riding C. How can a subject of the Knight King not know how to ride? C-rank Riding is at the level of Artoria (Lily), allowing you to control all mounts except for special species like magical beasts, phantasmal beasts, and dragons.]

"Three out of four? That's not bad; the rewards all look pretty good." Lin Ye had also begun to grasp the pattern of the system's rewards. Since his rating this time was C, all the rewards were around the C-rank level. (King Artoria's Instinct A was because she originally had B, and the reward allowed her to break through to A.)

Looking at the four options in front of him, which were related to himself, Artoria, Merlin, and Morgan respectively, Lin Ye made up his mind.

"First, I must have Magecraft (Illusion) C. This thing can truly save my life at a critical moment."

The practicality of illusions had already been demonstrated in the previous simulation; it was a must-have.

"Next is Strength C. This level of power is already quite high. In *Fate/stay night*, Sasaki Kojiro's strength was only C. I must take it."

"As for the rest..."

Lin Ye looked at the remaining two: All Attributes E and Riding C. If he were pursuing combat power, he would definitely choose All Attributes E. With these attributes, he could officially go toe-to-toe with some low-level Heroic Spirits.

"But, Riding C... not to mention riding a horse, I could probably become the 'God of Mount Akina' at driving. This skill might be useful in the future, too."

Lin Ye thought for a moment, "Forget it. I'm just starting out, so combat power is more important. As for Riding... there will be so many Riders in the future; if I want to farm for it, I'll surely be able to get a higher rank later."

Thus, having made his decision, Lin Ye said directly to the system, "System, select one, two, and three!"

["Yes, Master."]

As the system's voice faded, Lin Ye felt a familiar power enter his body.

Whoosh!

Lin Ye swung his fist, and a gust of wind appeared instantly, and then... the table, RIP.

"This power, it's really mine!"

One day—in just one day, he had transformed from an ordinary person into a powerful expert. Lin Ye was naturally very satisfied. He raised his hand, and a vase appeared on the table; then, a flower bloomed within it.

"Shatter! Kyoka Suigetsu!"

Lin Ye snapped his fingers. *Snap!* With Lin Ye at the center, the entire room was filled with blooming flowers, and Lin Ye could even smell their fragrance.

Magecraft (Illusion): C!

Well, calling C-rank illusion "Kyoka Suigetsu" was a bit of a boast, but the effect was actually quite similar. Lin Ye could now completely use illusions to deceive an opponent's eyes, then sneak behind them and punch them with his C-rank strength!

"I'm supposed to be becoming a knight, right? Why does it feel like my combat style is becoming more and more like an Assassin's?"

Lin Ye mocked himself, then did a "salted fish" flip and lay down on his bed.

It was dark, his simulation quota for the day was used up, and now... time to sleep!

Lin Ye slept very soundly and didn't wake up until 9 o'clock the next morning! However, not everyone had Lin Ye's sleep quality—for example, Tohsaka Sakura.

"Why hasn't Big Brother come yet~"

Sakura sat on her bed, staring out the window. She clearly remembered that according to the simulation, Big Brother Lin Ye would come to take her "eloping" before she was sent to the Matou family.

"Forget it, I'll go find Father first. I want to tell him that Sakura is a mage now too!"

Thinking of this, Sakura ran downstairs with a *thump-thump-thump*! As soon as she reached the bottom, she saw her parents and sister sitting in the living room. Seeing everyone there, Sakura excitedly shouted,

"Mother! Father! Sister! Sakura has become a mage!"

Hearing Sakura's voice, Tohsaka Rin sighed helplessly and said,

"Father, look! Because you're sending Sakura away, she's gone crazy! So, can you please not send Sakura away!!"

*Sigh*, her perfectly fine sister, how did she suddenly go crazy?

"Sister! I'm not crazy! I really have become a mage! If you don't believe me, look!"

Little Sakura pouted unhappily, then stretched out her hand. *Swish!* Accompanied by a faint surge of magical energy, a pillow appeared in her hand!

"This is!"

In an instant, Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes lit up! How could he not recognize it? This was precisely Imaginary Number Magecraft! Although it was only the most basic application, it was definitely magecraft!

"Sakura! You!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi looked at the scene before him in excitement. He grabbed his daughter's hand and channeled his own magical energy into her. When he discovered that there were indeed a few Magic Crests in his daughter's body—though few, they were definitely there—the excitement on his face became uncontrollable.

"This... this is actually real! And this Magic Crest is perfectly compatible with you! Could it be that you are a genius of magecraft!"

For Type-Moon mages, Magic Crests can be inherited, but they are picky, so they are generally only transplanted into blood relatives. Of course, they can be transplanted into non-relatives, but the compatibility is usually poor; otherwise, those evil mages would have been killing other mages to transplant their crests long ago.

But Sakura's Magic Crest was clearly perfect! Such a Magic Crest usually only appears in the first generation of awakened ones in a mage family! Therefore...

"My daughter, I am proud of you."

Proud?

Hearing her father's words, Sakura happily tilted her head and asked, "Then Father, does that mean I don't have to go to the Matou family?"

"Of course! How could I give such an excellent daughter to him!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi said proudly. Hearing Tokiomi's words, Sakura was so happy she almost jumped up. Great, she finally didn't have to go to the Matou family!

However, Sakura's excitement didn't last long, because the next second, Tohsaka Tokiomi suddenly turned to look at Tohsaka Rin and said,

"Rin, Sakura is more suited to inherit our Tohsaka family's Magic Crest, so... you also want to be an excellent mage, right? I have already made an agreement with Matou Zouken; I believe he won't mind switching to another child."

What!

Tohsaka Tokiomi, that's enough! Is it really that important to have two children become mages!

It was important—at least it was important to Tohsaka Tokiomi. His love for his two daughters was actually the same, and through his observations, he found that Rin clearly wanted to be a mage more than Sakura. So, now that Sakura had awakened, as long as she inherited his Magic Crest later, combined with her Imaginary Number constitution, she would definitely become the most outstanding mage of the Tohsaka family!

Therefore, Sakura couldn't be given away, but Rin could.

"Father! You can't do this! The Matou family is not a good place! Also, Matou Zouken has been raising a bunch of bugs underground; he's a big bad guy!"

"Bugs? Sakura, where did you hear that? The Matou family's ancestral magecraft is Water Magecraft, and Old Man Matou Zouken is the one who founded the Holy Grail system back in the day. He is an upright and kind person. You cannot slander others just because you don't want to go to the Matou family."

Tohsaka Tokiomi, your name is also known as "Blind as a Bat." Because you couldn't judge people, you sent Sakura to the Matou family; because you couldn't judge people, you summoned Gilgamesh as a Servant; and in the end, because you couldn't judge people, you died at the hands of Kotomine Kirei.

*Sigh!*

Is the Matou family a good place? Can you control Gilgamesh? Can't you see Kotomine Kirei's "pleasure-seeking" mentality?

Sure enough, this Tohsaka Tokiomi was completely unreliable.

"Father, life... *cough, cough, cough!*" Panicked, Sakura tried to blurt out the thing about the Life Simulator, but she found that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would cough uncontrollably!

Only then did she realize that she couldn't talk about the Life Simulator!

What to do? What should I do?

Sakura just didn't want to leave home, but she didn't want to harm her sister! But what could she do? Sakura looked at her sister beside her. At this moment, Tohsaka Rin hadn't defied her father's words, but her lowered head clearly spoke her true feelings.

She didn't want to!

"Right! There's still the Life Simulator!"

At this moment, Sakura ran upstairs, slammed the door shut, sat on the bed, clenched her little fists, and kept whispering, "Please, System, appear quickly."

Meanwhile, at Lin Ye's house:

"Who was the first to awaken from the great dream? I know my life myself... That was a comfortable sleep." Lin Ye got up, finished washing, looked at the sun outside the window, and said, "Let's go out for breakfast. By the way, it seems Tohsaka Tokiomi is sending Sakura to the Matou family tomorrow. I'd better go over there."

Just as Lin Ye was about to go out, he suddenly checked the Life Simulation System in his mind.

"Forget it, since today's simulation quota has refreshed anyway, I might as well simulate Sakura before going over."

Thinking of this, Lin Ye said directly to the system in his mind:

[System, simulate life. Target character: Sakura.]

[Yes, Master.]

As Lin Ye's voice faded, a sound also rang out in Sakura's mind at the Tohsaka residence:

[Life simulation is about to start. Do you wish to enter?]