“Hmm?
What?
You’re actually sending Sakura to the Matou Family?
Are you crazy or stupid?”
Iron Man Tohsaka Tokiomi questioned them soulfully, his voice suddenly rising, his brows deeply furrowed, revealing astonishment and extreme displeasure.
Such a reaction left the Tohsaka Family stunned and bewildered.
Tohsaka Tokiomi immediately frowned and asked what was going on, and to this, Iron Man Tokiomi, after gazing deeply at Tohsaka Tokiomi, crossed his arms over his chest and adopted a boss-like posture, saying, “Perhaps the two worlds are somewhat different, leading the Matou Family to also be different.
However, as for the specific situation, we’ll discuss it when we get back.”
As he spoke, Iron Man Tokiomi remembered something else, directly raising his left hand to reveal the precise electronic watch on his wrist.
The structure of this electronic watch was integrated, its craftsmanship completely surpassing this era, and Iron Man Tokiomi directly spoke to the electronic watch in English: “Jarvis, deploy the swarm drones to investigate the Matou Family here.”
As his words fell, an elegant male electronic voice responded in English: “Understood, sir.”
With that, Iron Man Tokiomi’s electronic watch detached from his wrist and then directly disintegrated into countless small flying objects, like a multitude of tiny insects.
If one were to look closely with a magnifying glass at this moment, they would see that these were indeed tiny, mosquito-sized micro-swarm drones.
These micro-drones flew out as Iron Man Tokiomi opened the car window, and throughout the entire process, the Tohsaka Family watched dumbfounded, all of them awestruck by this sci-fi scene.
The difference was that Tohsaka Sakura quickly transformed, her eyes sparkling, and she let out an exclamation of ‘Wow,’ her gaze towards Iron Man Tokiomi filled with adoration.
Seeing this, Iron Man Tokiomi smiled and patted Tohsaka Sakura’s small head, his face full of a doting old father’s affection for his biological daughter.
This display made Tohsaka Aoi pause slightly, then a smile involuntarily appeared on her face, and her gaze towards Iron Man Tokiomi became very gentle and happy.
However, this world’s Tohsaka Tokiomi was displeased.
Although he already knew that the old man in front of him was his parallel self, seeing his wife and daughter treat Iron Man Tokiomi with the gaze and attitude that rightfully belonged only to him, Tohsaka Tokiomi couldn’t help but feel intense jealousy and dissatisfaction, having an urge to kick Iron Man Tokiomi out of the car.
Well, Tohsaka Tokiomi didn’t know that this feeling would be called ‘cuckolded’ on the internet decades later.
In response, Iron Man Tokiomi merely smiled, stroking Tohsaka Sakura’s head, like a true daughter-obsessed old father, wishing he could perform an ‘I Love You 3000’ scene with Tohsaka Sakura.
And internally, he was almost bursting with laughter.
If it weren’t for the ‘Perfect Acting’ skill buff, Iron Man Tokiomi, or rather Lynch, would definitely break character and laugh, as it was simply too amusing, especially since he could even perceive Tohsaka Tokiomi’s real-time emotions.
Because Tohsaka Tokiomi’s real-time emotions would directly feedback as fun points to Lynch, and right now, Tohsaka Tokiomi was continuously generating fun points.
Opening the log list, notifications like [Tohsaka Tokiomi generated strong resentment, fun points +10] kept appearing.
These were the most interesting texts; the seemingly serious and calm Tohsaka Tokiomi actually had a rich inner world, and not only did he become the source of amusement himself, but he also continuously contributed emotional value to Lynch.
How could Lynch not be amused?
He was practically on the verge of a silent laughter challenge!
Next, the car drove on the way back to the Tohsaka Family, and in the car, Tohsaka Sakura sat curiously and obediently, occasionally stealing glances at Iron Man Tokiomi, while Tohsaka Aoi, while focused on driving, would also occasionally check the situation behind her through the rearview mirror.
As for Tohsaka Tokiomi himself, he was engaging in a furious brainstorming session, contemplating everything since Iron Man Tokiomi’s appearance, including all the words Iron Man Tokiomi had spoken and all the things he had done.
For this reason, Tohsaka Tokiomi, after a slight hesitation, finally chose to release a familiar crow to notify Matou Zouken, telling him that they had encountered some unexpected situations today and would temporarily not be sending Sakura to the Matou Residence, thus automatically postponing the adoption of Sakura into the Matou Family.
Although it wasn’t directly canceled, it was clear that Iron Man Tokiomi’s words had greatly concerned Tohsaka Tokiomi, causing him, who had originally deeply trusted the Matou Family, to develop deep doubts and wariness.
Just like that, the car quickly approached the Tohsaka Residence, and the familiar crow released by Tohsaka Tokiomi also arrived at the Matou Residence.
Although it was broad daylight, the Matou Residence felt quite eerie, like a natural haunted house, and a crow landed outside the window of the study on the second floor of the Matou Residence.
In the deepest part of this study, Matou Zouken, old and emanating a strong old man’s stench, sat in the innermost chair.
This ugly and terrifying old man, who needed no makeup to play a horror movie villain and had no hair on his head, looked at the crow at the window with his terrifying eyes, whose pupils were white and whites were black, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Clearly, this old man, who was waiting for Tohsaka Tokiomi to hand over his biological daughter, sensed that something was amiss, as the arrival of Tohsaka Tokiomi’s familiar instead of him personally definitely indicated a problem.
Then, the crow emitted Tohsaka Tokiomi’s voice.
Because the familiar spoke in a very polite, conversational tone without personal emotions, the voice had a strong sense of oppression, like an invisible spiritual pressure radiating, or as if this crow were the final BOSS.
Even if it suddenly said, ‘Matou Zouken, when did you ever think I wasn’t using Kyoka Suigetsu?’ it wouldn’t feel strange.
In any case, Matou Zouken felt that the inherent oppressive feeling in Tohsaka Tokiomi’s familiar crow’s speech was stronger than Tohsaka Tokiomi himself, making him instinctively tense up.
When the familiar very politely said that something unexpected had happened and the matter of sending Sakura would be postponed, Matou Zouken, this old man, instantly began a mental storm of speculation.
He believed that Tohsaka Tokiomi might have discovered certain things, which was why he suddenly canceled the agreement to adopt Tohsaka Sakura into the Matou Family.
This was highly probable, because this matter was a huge deal for both families.
If it weren’t for some major unforeseen circumstances, with Tohsaka Tokiomi’s pedantic, almost foolish personality, he would absolutely not change his mind suddenly when the arrow was already on the string.
After silently acknowledging to the familiar and dismissing it by saying he didn’t mind, Matou Zouken’s expression immediately turned sinister.
“Did someone say something to Tohsaka Tokiomi?
Given that foolish fellow’s behavior, he wouldn’t suddenly change his mind.
Moreover, Tohsaka Tokiomi said not long ago that they had already set off, so, did someone suddenly appear on the way here and stop Tohsaka Tokiomi?”
“So, who is that person?”
In a short time, Matou Zouken had already guessed most of the truth and was pondering who was causing him trouble.
“The fellows who had conflicts with this old man have long since vanished over these past few hundred years, and in this past century, this old man has lived in seclusion.
Even when taking action, it has been low-key and secretive, leaving no survivors and letting no one know anything about this old man.”
“Then, it shouldn’t be an outsider…”
“So that’s it, it’s you, Kariya.
Only you, this unfilial son who ran away from home many years ago, would have the reason and the motive to obstruct this old man’s grand plan.”
“Heh heh heh… Kariya, it seems this old man gave you too much freedom, allowing you to dare obstruct this old man’s affairs.
Then, it’s time to let you truly understand how terrifying the darkness of the Matou Family truly is.”
As he spoke, this terrifying-looking old dog also revealed a terrifyingly sinister smile, and as he smiled, it seemed that many terrifying large insects were moving in the room.
It was under these circumstances that Kariya Matou, who had not yet returned to Fuyuki City and was still working as a reporter in another city, suddenly sneezed and vaguely felt a strong sense of unease, feeling as if he had been targeted by something unclean.