[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group":3,"chapter-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-187":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dimensional Demon God's Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2277754,4455,"Chapter 187: The Little Fish King, Kirei Shinji","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Tohsaka Rin and Emiya Shirou stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former hurriedly asked: “Which Kirei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming glanced at her: “Are you asking about Rider’s Master… or our enemy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin paused slightly: “Is there a difference?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course there is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming spoke slowly: “Because the Master who summoned Rider is Kirei Sakura, but the one who set up the Soul-Eating Array in the school and forced Rider into the Holy Grail War is Kirei Shinji!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Sakura did participate in the Holy Grail War?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin stared blankly at Bai Zeming, her expression hollow and dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou also looked utterly incredulous, unable to help exclaiming: “What did you say?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shinji is the mastermind behind the school’s array?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Sakura… she’s involved too… How is this possible? This morning, she was still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stood frozen in shock, the other spoke incoherently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this premature spoiler had shaken them to their core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, Bai Zeming showed no intention of stopping, continuing calmly: “Although Kirei Sakura is Rider’s true Master, she never wished to join the Holy Grail War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So she used her Command Seal to create a ‘False Servant’s Book,’ transferring Master authority to Shinji…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin snapped back to awareness, her sapphire eyes flashing with renewed light:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… the target you intend to confront is actually Kirei Shinji?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming glanced at her: “It seems you truly don’t want to fight your sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou froze again, turning to look at Tohsaka Rin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could Sakura be Tohsaka’s sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming spoke calmly: “Let me explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In noble mage families like the Tohsakas, only one person may inherit the family’s magical circuit—but unfortunately, Tohsaka’s father, Tohsaka Tokiomi, had two daughters with exceptional talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coincidentally, the Kirei family, also a noble house, had no viable heirs this generation. To avoid wasting one daughter’s potential, Tokiomi gave Sakura to the Kireis, intending for her to inherit their magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this perspective, Tokiomi’s choice was rational.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he clearly didn’t understand what Kirei magic entailed—or how vile that old worm truly was…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” Tohsaka Rin could no longer hold back, finally voicing the question she’d dared not ask: “You mean… Sakura’s life in the Kirei household is terrible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worse than terrible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming answered bluntly, then recounted parts of Sakura’s suffering in the Kirei household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Sakura’s fragile self-respect, he omitted many details and softened the narrative, revealing only the agony of inheriting Kirei magic and portraying her as an adopted child tormented by her elder brother, with elders turning a blind eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darker, more grotesque truths were not yet ready to be spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the current Sakura, her sister Tohsaka Rin’s affection and Emiya Shirou’s vague affection were her innermost sacred sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming would never be foolish enough to violate that purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until Sakura’s spirit grew strong enough could he reveal the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the already insecure and sensitive Sakura, upon learning her shameful past had been exposed, would surely spiral into darkness and corruption…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… So that’s how it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Bai Zeming’s selective spoiler, Tohsaka Rin clenched her fists tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her sapphire eyes burned not only furious rage, but also deep guilt toward her sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming glanced at her and softened his tone: “The past cannot be undone, but the future can be changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about it? Want to visit the famed mage family with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou gritted his teeth in fury and answered without hesitation: “I’m coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin lifted her head, her gaze cold: “I’m coming too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would see for herself what Sakura endured—if Sakura truly suffered unjust treatment at the Kirei household, she would take her sister back herself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the cost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Hoshinoumi Private Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The church’s cleanup crew had arrived, setting up barriers outside the school gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several roaring excavators had entered the campus, continuously digging before the ruins of the classroom building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the barriers, students in uniforms packed tightly together, crowding around the notice board posted at the school entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like students everywhere, most, upon seeing their school collapse, wore a facade of solemnity while hiding unspoken delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few students who’d left valuables inside showed signs of distress, praying their belongings hadn’t been crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All students were loudly discussing the sudden collapse of the classroom building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the quietest students now chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, one unusually furious little fish stood out conspicuously…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a street corner near the school gate, Bai Zeming and his two allies stood silently, watching Kirei Shinji, the boy with blue curls, at the edge of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, teeth clenched, eyes blazing with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom building had collapsed during the battle between two Servants, destroying the Soul-Eating Array he’d painstakingly set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the array, how could he, with his already low talent, replenish Rider’s mana?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Damn! Damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who? Who the hell did this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who destroyed my array?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Shinji’s face, practically screaming “anger,” Bai Zeming was unsurprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—the little fish king is still just a little fish king!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reaction was obvious, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t even bother pretending?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Shirou clenched his fists, glaring angrily at Kirei Shinji across the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he still retained enough sense not to charge forward and punch Shinji in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Archer’s voice drifted down from above, reaching the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve scouted within a hundred meters—there’s no trace of Rider.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Archer paused, then added with disbelief: “He came here alone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zeming’s lip twitched—he admitted he’d underestimated Shinji’s little-fish level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Master, he dared return to the crime scene completely unguarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has he grown tired of living?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, if the three acted now, they could easily assassinate him without alerting anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shinji is merely a minor irritation—they’d already planned to follow him to the Kirei household and lure out the old worm from his magical workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kirei estate stood in Kita-no, Kobe, a fifteen-minute walk from Sannomiya Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mansion’s decor was lavish, blending Western style with subtle Japanese touches; from the outside, it outshone even the Tohsaka residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet for some reason, it was shrouded in a chilling, damp, dark aura that kept ordinary people away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way home, watching the luxurious estate hidden among the hills ahead, Kirei Shinji grew angrier with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d believed that seizing Master authority from Sakura via the False Servant’s Book would turn his life around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within a single day, every plan—setting up the Soul-Eating Array, finding the hidden Master in the school—had failed utterly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most infuriatingly, even the timid Kirei Sakura had dared defy his cruelty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the magical barrier around Sakura, like a thousand silver needles, Shinji’s envy burned his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trying to show off her magical talent, yet pretending she can’t control it? Pfft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just wait—I’ll get the Holy Grail, and then I’ll—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shinji.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, a cold, ancient voice came from ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinji shuddered, looking up to see an old man leaning on a cane, emerging from the Kirei mansion’s doorway, standing in the shadow, staring straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder wore a kimono of navy blue and charcoal gray, held a wooden cane, had lost all his hair to age, stood hunched and frail, limbs as withered as a mummy’s, surrounded by a foul stench of decay—his appearance and demeanor were profoundly unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, Kirei Shinji dared not show the slightest disrespect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G-Grandfather, why are you coming out now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, am I not allowed to appear under the sun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The withered old man—or rather, the current head of the Tohsaka household, Tohsaka Zangyue, glanced at him coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, no, not at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Shinji broke into a cold sweat and hurried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tohsaka Zangyue had no intention of listening; instead, he turned his gaze toward Shinji’s back and said coolly, “Shinji, if you insist on participating in the Holy Grail War, you’d better have the resolve of a Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Always remaining this useless will get you killed...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you agree, you two little brats over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Tohsaka Zangyue’s strange tone, Shinji froze in alarm and quickly hid behind his grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s been following me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinji’s voice of shock and rage spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest outside the Tohsaka mansion fell silent for a moment, then two familiar figures stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tohsaka Rin... and Emiya Shirou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinji stared at them in shock and anger. “How is it you two?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Zangyue chuckled strangely. “So it’s the Tohsaka girl and the Emiya boy—looks like this year’s Holy Grail War still revolves around those familiar surnames!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin stepped forward boldly, her voice sharp with anger. “You old worm, give me Sakura back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sakura?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Zangyue paused slightly, then mused, “Then the seal on Sakura’s body... was your doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately after speaking, he shook his head, dismissing the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, impossible—the Tohsaka family could never possess magic of this level!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tohsaka Rin frowned. “What magic? What are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1530,"2026-06-20T00:29:28.871Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3126ca30b398964bb2bfe01dc80cf64bfedb698f102a2c4eb6fa7a56b2d32f0c","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-188","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-186",206,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-cover.jpg"]