Chapter 77: ·The prying figure

"..."

Rin Tohsaka's expression made Matou Kariya's heart ache.

He clearly hadn't done anything; why was the little angel no longer close to him?

Sure enough, everything was Tokiomi's fault.

"Sakura, are you alright?"

Matou Kariya looked at Sakura with concern.

He had rushed back that day and felt relieved to learn that Sakura had been saved, but no matter how he asked in the group before, Sakura wouldn't reply, making his heart rise again involuntarily.

"I'm fine..."

Sakura answered timidly.

Because Extra Feng Xi was beside her, Sakura felt much more at ease and was no longer silent.

Looking at Sakura's appearance, Matou Kariya felt another pang of heartache.

Damn old bug-man, damn Tokiomi, look what they had done to such a good child.

"Mr. Matou, have you been back to the Matou house these past few days?"

Extra Feng Xi asked suddenly.

Matou Kariya frowned and said: "No, I haven't been back to the Matou house since I returned to Fuyuki. Why?"

"Nothing."

Extra Feng Xi signaled Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao's hand, hidden under the table, produced a talisman, which then burned and turned into a line of fire that flew away quickly, unseen by anyone.

And not far away, several bugs were instantly burned to ashes.

"Hmph, was I discovered..."

At the Matou house, the old bug-man felt the bugs he had sent to monitor Matou Kariya disappear and couldn't help but snort coldly.

It was that brat from China again; he would make that kid pay sooner or later.

However, the other party had a Heroic Spirit with them now, so it was really hard for him to make a move.

As for Sakura, he had temporarily lost interest.

What he was more concerned about now was what had happened to Matou Kariya.

How could a piece of trash who originally had no magical aptitude suddenly possess magic circuits?

Matou Kariya had been personally checked by him back then and was confirmed to be an ordinary person.

To confirm the truth, he had deliberately sent someone to give the catalyst in his hand to Matou Kariya, never expecting the other party to actually summon a Servant.

This confirmed that Matou Kariya's magic circuits were real.

This made the old bug-man very curious, and he secretly monitored the other party for several days.

The result was that he really discovered something wrong.

Matou Kariya often talked to the air and would stare blankly for a long time every noon, just like a mental patient.

The old bug-man suspected this was some kind of magic that blocked his vision, which was why he couldn't see anything.

Combined with the fact that Tohsaka Tokiomi had suddenly changed his mind and beaten him up severely,

there must have been some change in this Holy Grail War that he didn't know about.

"Kariya!"

Returning to Extra Feng Xi's side, Tohsaka Aoi saw Matou Kariya as soon as she came out of the store and was stunned.

Tohsaka Aoi hadn't joined the Q&A group, so she didn't know that Matou Kariya had 'killed' Tohsaka Tokiomi, and Tohsaka Tokiomi wouldn't tell his wife about such a thing.

It was too shameful.

"Aoi..."

Seeing the person he loved, Matou Kariya finally had a smile on his face.

Tohsaka Aoi: "When did you come back? I didn't even know."

"I only came back a few days ago because I received news."

Matou Kariya said with a bitter smile: "Sorry, if I hadn't left, I could have told you the true face of the old man in my house earlier, and Sakura wouldn't have..."

"Forget it, this has nothing to do with you."

Tohsaka Aoi sat beside Sakura and stroked her head pityingly.

"Uh, who is this?"

After a long silence, Matou Kariya, who had come to his senses, finally noticed Ishtar.

Why did this person look so much like Rin Tohsaka? Could she be a relative of the Tohsaka family?

"Ha, this goddess is the Venus Goddess Ishtar."

Ishtar held her head high and said: "You mortal actually dared to ignore me just now; how rude."

"You are Ishtar!"

Matou Kariya was dumbfounded.

How could this goddess look the same as Rin Tohsaka?

Matou Kariya, who hadn't received a formal education as a magus, had long forgotten about Pseudo-Servants.

Tohsaka Aoi: "Kariya, have you eaten? Do you want to eat something together?"

Matou Kariya: "This... alright."

How could he refuse when his goddess asked him to eat?

After Matou Kariya sat down, looking at the happy Tohsaka mother and daughter, he wished time could pause and keep this beauty forever.

"Hm?"

A moment later, Red Hare, who was gnawing on a carrot, suddenly looked up and looked around.

Extra Feng Xi saw this and asked: "Red Hare, what's wrong?"

Red Hare said solemnly: "Someone is watching us, but I can't find that person."

"An invisible watcher; could the old bug-man still not be giving up?"

Extra Feng Xi raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhang Jiao beside him.

Zhang Jiao looked around and shook his head: "No, I don't have any bugs."

"Hm? It's actually not the old bug-man?"

Extra Feng Xi guessed to himself: "With such high-level concealment methods, could it be that guy Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Besides the Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu, Extra Feng Xi couldn't think of anyone else with such high-level concealment abilities.

"Hm? That is!"

Suddenly, Extra Feng Xi noticed a figure appearing on the roof not far away. ===== CHAPTER 79 =====