"Hmph, you stinky Senior! You absolutely must participate in the Holy Grail War today!"
As Nan Xiaoji awoke from his desk, he saw BB-chan close to him, constantly urging him to participate in the Holy Grail War within his field of vision.
However, Nan Xiaoji ignored her, turned his head, and went back to sleep.
"Oh, you stinky Senior..."
Immediately after, BB-chan pulled out a lottery ticket and smiled at Nan Xiaoji, saying, "Congratulations, Senior! Your luck is simply off the charts; you actually won the lottery!"
"The prize for this lottery ticket is a Divine Beast!"
"I'll redeem the Divine Beast for Senior right now."
Subsequently, BB began to summon the Divine Beast.
The next moment, a Tamamo Cat appeared on Nan Xiaoji's desk, physically pushing Nan Xiaoji, who was sleeping face down, off the desk.
"..." Nan Xiaoji sat up, looking at the Tamamo Cat on the desk, and was instantly stunned.
"Woof! Hello, Master!" Tamamo Cat scratched her head and said with a grin.
Tamamo Cat also had a voluptuous figure, and she was currently wearing a maid outfit, sitting vividly on Nan Xiaoji's desk.
Moreover, her sitting posture was a duck-sit, repeatedly showing Nan Xiaoji her ample curves.
"Get off! I want to sleep!" Nan Xiaoji said angrily.
"Woof! Okay, Master, I'll get down now." Immediately after, Tamamo Cat climbed down from the desk.
Nan Xiaoji continued to sleep face down on the desk.
Tamamo Cat, standing nearby, quickly blushed.
She had just sat there, and it was still warm, surely still smelling of cat, yet her Master just lay down on it.
It feels so strange, woof woof...
Tamamo Cat thought to herself, continuously rubbing her face with her large cat paws.
"Tsk..." BB-chan, who was nearby, was extremely annoyed.
"Stinky Senior, are you really not interested in girls?"
"This is a Cat Girl, a furry! And you, stinky Senior, have no interest at all?!"
She grabbed Tamamo Cat's large tail with one hand and said, huffily, "It must be because you didn't wear the naked apron! You clearly have that outfit, why didn't you wear it?"
"Woof, this is a school, cats need their dignity, woof..." Tamamo Cat said, feeling wronged.
"Forget it... I need to think of a better way." BB-chan continued to rack her brains.
If the stinky Senior doesn't participate in the Holy Grail War, how will I achieve my performance goals?
Could it be that he prefers men?
"You stay here and serve Senior, I'll leave for a bit!" With that, BB-chan floated away.
"Woof~!" Tamamo Cat nodded, then stood awkwardly beside Nan Xiaoji.
At this moment, the class bell rang, and more and more students entered, making Tamamo Cat even more embarrassed.
Shinji Matou returned to his seat (previously Nan Xiaoji's seat), and looking at Tamamo Cat in front of him, he couldn't help but complain, "Whose cat is this? It's so big, and they brought it to school."
"Woof..." Tamamo Cat became even more embarrassed.
Not just Shinji Matou, but the surrounding students also began discussing Tamamo Cat.
In their eyes, Tamamo Cat seemed to be just an oversized cat.
Even the teacher reprimanded, "Who brought such a large cat in here?"
Tamamo Cat shyly shrank under Nan Xiaoji's desk, tightly hugging Nan Xiaoji's leg.
"Hey, what are you doing? I warn you, don't try anything funny, or even BB won't be able to save you." Nan Xiaoji complained.
"Woof... Cat just wants to warm Master's legs, after all, standing outside is too embarrassing..." Tamamo Cat said shyly.
"Hmph, I advise you not to waste your efforts! I will absolutely not participate in the Holy Grail War!" Nan Xiaoji said, then continued to sleep.
"Woof..." Tamamo Cat crouched under the desk, extremely embarrassed.
...
At this moment.
Jie Hinako had already arrived in Fuyuki.
She stood on a mountain, overlooking this not-so-bustling town.
"The ley lines here are so abundant, no wonder the Holy Grail War can be held here." Jie Hinako analyzed.
"The Holy Grail War hasn't even started, and Atram has already died here..."
"I don't know if it was done by the Magus forces here, or if I should first investigate the distribution of forces here."
Thus, Jie Hinako entered the town and began to investigate the Magus forces in Fuyuki.
After several days of careful investigation.
She discovered that the Holy Grail War's three founding families, those traditional noble families recorded in the intelligence, had all fallen into decline.
Take Einzbern, for example; their castle didn't even have a single person.
Logically, even if the main family wasn't here, there should have been homunculi to manage it, but there was nothing.
Einzbern had truly fallen to an unbearable extent.
This family once produced two Magic Users, but even so, it still couldn't change its fate of decline.
Not to mention the Tohsaka Family, which piggybacked on the name of the Jewel Mage, and the Matou Family, which barely survived by relying solely on Archimas to continue its lineage.
The Tohsaka Family now only had one only daughter left, and as for the Matou Family, their magical bloodline had disappeared, and they could only rely on an adopted daughter to continue the family's legacy.
Hehehe...
With such strength, they want to participate in the Holy Grail War?
Are they offering themselves as sacrifices?
However.
With the three founding families being so weak, who was it that made Atram, a second-rate Magus, disappear without a trace?
If Atram's maid hadn't noticed he hadn't returned for several days, no one would have known he was dead.
According to the investigation, besides the three founding families, the forces in Fuyuki included...
The Emiya Family, a remnant Magus family; its head, Kiritsugu Emiya, died two years ago, leaving only an adopted son whose magic was still sub-par.
The Holy Church, also known as the Kotomine Family; its head, Kirei Kotomine, was still alive, and he should be the strongest individual in Fuyuki.
The rest...
The Ryudoji Family, owners of Ryudoji Temple; although they still retained some mystery, they were almost gone.
Then there's the Himuro Family, the mayor's family, considered the masters of Fuyuki, but they seem to be politicians, and it's unknown if they employ or keep anything mysterious...
Finally.
And the most likely murderer, the Sajou Family.
The Sajou Family had moved to Fuyuki City for no apparent reason a few years ago.
They were originally a prominent Magus family in Tokyo.
Currently, the family includes the head, Sajou Hiroki, the long-renowned Aika Sajyou, who inexplicably loafs at home, the second daughter Sajou Ayaka, and a good-for-nothing disciple, Nan Xiaoji.
In the entire Fuyuki City, currently, the only ones who could have killed Atram are Kirei Kotomine and the Sajou Family.
Kirei Kotomine, as the supervisor of the Holy Grail War, would not interfere by killing Atram.
Therefore, only the Sajou Family is the culprit.
...But Atram wasn't a pushover.
Their strength must be verified.
According to the last message Atram sent back home before his death.
"I found a spiritual little squirrel..."
Little squirrel?
Let's see what this little squirrel is.
...
Pfft!
Jie Hinako emerged from the sewer next to the Sajou Family's residence, secretly observing the Sajou Family's situation.
It was school time, and there was no one at the Sajou Family's home.
Immediately after, Jie Hinako saw a small squirrel jumping around on the Sajou Family's rooftop.
Japanese detached houses all have eaves (like Nobita's house), so Fou was bouncing around on them.
"That is... a Beast???" Jie Hinako recognized Fou's identity at a glance.
Having lived for thousands of years and being well-traveled, there was no way she could be mistaken.
"This is bad..."
This Sajou Family must be difficult to deal with.
They can even keep a Beast's Larva.
But what if they don't recognize the Beast and are just keeping it by chance?
No, I must verify their strength!
Immediately after, Jie Hinako began to search for a way to test the Sajou Family's strength.
Soon, she discovered the situation in the distant town, Misaki City.
Huh?
What's going on in Misaki City?
Why are there so many Dead Apostles in Misaki City?
Many Executors from the Holy Church are also active in Misaki City.
...Could it be that a Dead Apostle Ancestor is about to appear in Misaki City?
Hehehe.
I've got it.
Subsequently, Jie Hinako spread the news of the Beast's Larva appearing at the Sajou Family's home in Fuyuki, throughout Misaki City.
Suddenly, all the Magi in Misaki City knew.
And Roa, who had just revived for over a year, also learned of this news.
This was Roa's 18th reincarnation, reincarnated into Tohno Shiki, the eldest son of the Tohno Family.
Currently, the entire Tohno Family did not know that Tohno Shiki had been reincarnated by him.
"The Beast's Larva is in Fuyuki, while not too close, it's definitely possible to try and acquire it!" Roa said excitedly.
"If I get the Beast's Larva and devour it, my strength will be even greater than the first generation's!"
"Then will I still need to hide? How could that idiot Arcueid possibly defeat me?"
"Nero... go to Fuyuki and bring the Beast's Larva back to me!"