69novels Chapter 10 Old Deng's prospective father-in-law elegantly imparts his knowledge
Chapter 10 Old Deng's prospective father-in-law elegantly imparts his knowledge
Chapter 10 The Elegant Teachings of Old Deng's Prospective Father-in-Law
"Sakura, this is a thank-you gift for the person who helped you. Return it quickly."
Tokiomi Tohsaka could only turn to his youngest daughter and give her instructions.
"Uh, um."
Having just been accepted back by her father, young Sakura was still very obedient and wanted to return the sapphire in her hand to Broly.
However, Broly did not take the bait. Instead, he frowned slightly, a hint of hostility in his eyes, and looked at Tokiomi Tohsaka.
This person is preventing him from increasing the girl's happiness level, which is blocking his access to food and is a recipe for disaster.
But the other party was Sakura's father when she was young. If he killed him, the girl would definitely be sad. This made Broly hesitate and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
"This is for you; I want you to be happier."
After thinking for a moment, Broly could only act like a domineering little savage from Planet Wampa and forcefully say this to young Sakura.
Young Sakura: "Eh!?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Huh?!"
Almost everyone else watching this scene had an exclamation mark above their heads.
"Things are getting interesting."
Mr. Jin shared his opinion, stating that he could clearly tell that the boy was telling the truth.
When a little boy tells a little girl that he wants her to be happier, it's usually just a joke, but now it's been taken seriously. Isn't that interesting?
Of course, part of the interesting part is thanks to Tokiomi Tohsaka, whose serious and methodical face now shows a surprising expression, creating a striking contrast.
This piqued Mr. Jin's interest; he realized that this rigid fellow could also make such an expression, but he wondered what other expressions he could make.
[He's just a child; what he's expressing might be different from his own understanding!]
As he told himself this, Tokiomi Tohsaka gave a fake smile.
"You can't say that to women casually, not even young girls."
As a man, one should be elegant and maintain gentlemanly manners…
Tokiomi Tohsaka began to instill his knowledge of elegance and gentlemanly conduct in a child.
"I only want my wife to be happier, and I wouldn't say that to other people casually."
Broly listened attentively, thought for a moment, and then gave his answer.
"Referring to a woman as 'wife' without her consent is a very impolite and ungentlemanly act."
Tokiomi Tohsaka said again.
"But she is my wife."
While talking about his wife, Broly was thinking about the food the girl had fed him yesterday, including the swarming bugs in the basement. Broly's words were firm.
"What do you mean?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't understand the boy's attitude until young Sakura tugged at his sleeve, expressing her inability to repay his life-saving grace and her promise to become the wife of the boy who had saved her from a swarm of insects, in a rather tactful tone...
Tokiomi Tohsaka was silent at first, then he broke down and said that it was just children's banter and shouldn't be taken seriously.
"She gave me food, so she has to take responsibility for it!"
Upon hearing this, Broly immediately thought of these words and used them directly.
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent.
Broly's remarks were so novel that everyone needed time to process their meaning.
"If I give you food, does that mean I have to take responsibility for it?"
After a while, Tokiomi Tohsaka finally asked the question.
"You can't take responsibility, because you can't be my wife!"
Broly answered the question with a serious expression, which finally made Mr. Kim burst out laughing.
Some absurd words, if spoken by an adult, would certainly be utterly absurd, but if spoken by a child, they can be regarded as the child's boundless imagination.
Mr. Jin liked this kind of imagination.
"Doesn't gender reassignment surgery exist in this era?"
These are some hospital guys he saw while watching TV when he was bored.
"Why don't you just get that kind of surgery, Tokiomi, and become a woman to be this child's wife!"
Mr. Kim directly offered some wicked and absurd ideas to his elegant and gentlemanly subordinate in the present world.
"Of course, if you don't accept the gender reassignment technology of this era, my treasury also has gender-changing potions that I can bestow upon you."
"King of Heroes, you jest."
Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes and lips twitched as he replied to his servant, inwardly reminding himself to be elegant and maintain his gentlemanly demeanor.
"If you really want Sakura to be your wife, then you still have a long way to go. At the very least, you need to become an extremely outstanding person yourself."
From the previous exchange, Tokiomi Tohsaka also realized that there might be problems with the child's cognition.
However, he had no intention of correcting the other party's perception, but instead put forward his own criteria for choosing a future son-in-law as a father.
There is only one condition: the son-in-law must be outstanding. As for the definition of outstanding, it is naturally as strict as possible.
"So-called excellence means being superior to others, being able to do things that ordinary people cannot..."
If this child in front of me can truly become an outstanding person in the future, then what's wrong with asking my younger daughter to become my wife? I suppose it would be something I could accept at that time.
"excellent?"
Broly frowned, remembering the word, not entirely because of Tokiomi Tohsaka's words, but also because of Crystal Palace's hint.
Becoming an excellent person will certainly help the host win over his wife.
"So how do I become an excellent person?"
Broly asked the question.
"That's for you to think about, but my advice is to always maintain an elegant and gentlemanly demeanor..."
Tokiomi Tohsaka continued to instill his elegant philosophy of life, while Crystal Palace's suggestion was simply that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, and excellence is a rather subjective view, leaving Broly, the host, to judge for himself.
To this, Broly could only ask, what is Hamlet? Can you eat it?
He always has this habit: whenever a new word comes to mind, he always asks if it's edible.
He usually doesn't receive a response.
Hamlet is a tragedy and should not be eaten.
However, Crystal Palace responded this time.
Having received the answer, Broly lost interest.
His focus returned to how to become an excellent person.
Although Crystal Palace left him to make his own judgment, wasn't there someone he could consult right now?
"What is elegance? What is grace?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka was unaware of how terrifying Broly could be when he was being curious. When Broly asked him this question, he even offered the boy his own interpretation of elegance and manners, as if he wanted to be a know-it-all.
However, when Broly's questions followed closely, turning into a machine of a hundred thousand "why" questions, even someone as elegant as Tokiomi Tohsaka found it hard to take it anymore.
"That's enough!"
The man yelled rather rudely, but realizing his lapse in decorum, he quickly coughed and regained his composure.
"What I mean is, I have some things to take care of at home, so it's not convenient to continue entertaining these two guests."
Tokiomi Tohsaka found an excuse and respectfully saw the two off.
"If I have time in the future, I will invite you both to visit the Tohsaka family again."
In other words, it's best not to come if you're not invited.
The door was closed, and Fujimura Taiga felt a pang of sympathy for Tohsaka Tokiomi, who had driven them away.
Broly's constant questioning reminded her of what happened last night in the public bathhouse.
At that moment, she was just like that man, trying to explain something to a curious child with a million "whys".
The result was a complete defeat, followed by anger and frustration, leading to the decision to end the conversation.
"can you tell me……"
Broly, still wanting more, looked at Fujimura Taiga.
"It's lunchtime, want to go eat?"
Before the question could be asked, Fujimura Taiga changed the subject.
Upon hearing that it was about dinner, Broly immediately put aside some elegant questions he hadn't yet figured out.
"want!"
He obediently responded.
. . . . .
"Phew~"
After seeing Broly off, Tokiomi Tohsaka let out a long sigh of relief.
"You've really worked hard."
Mr. Kim felt sorry for his unfortunate Master.
If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist taking action if he were asked that question.
I used to think Tokiomi Tohsaka was boring, but now I realize that he does have some redeeming qualities.
At least, Mr. Kim has now affirmed his own elegance and demeanor as an adult male.
Upon hearing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka was stunned. He hadn't expected that this tyrannical King of Heroes would say such a thing, and for a moment he felt ashamed.
"My composure and elegance are still lacking. I was just caught off guard by a child. I need to practice more."
After Tokiomi Tohsaka returned his daughter to her room, Kirei Kotomine approached him and asked, "Tokiomi-sensei, do I still need to investigate Sakura-san's matter?"
"No need. Sakura's body hasn't been tampered with. She must have taken the opportunity to run away from the Matou family. Although running away from home was a bit mischievous, it also made me discover some problems with the Matou family."
Tokiomi Tohsaka squinted, walked to the side, picked up the telephone from the table, and used the old-fashioned phone to dial the Matou family's number.
"Feed?"
After the microphone was connected, a hoarse voice came from the other end.
"Sakura has already gone home."
Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.
"As expected of the head of the Tohsaka family, he easily took Sakura back from the people who kidnapped her."
Matou Ryogen offered a compliment.
"I didn't take her back; she came looking for me herself and even told me about her experiences in the Matou family."
Tokiomi Tohsaka's tone was indifferent, revealing no fluctuation of emotion.
"Yeah?"
In response, Matou Ryouken asked a question, as he didn't quite believe Tohsaka Tokiomi's words.
The speed at which it was retrieved led him to believe that this was all a staged performance by Tokiomi Tohsaka.
"Head of the Matou family, don't you have any intention of explaining this to me?"
"Tokiomi Tohsaka asked."
"What do you want me to explain?"
"Explain why my adopted daughter was thrown into a pile of insects by you. Explain when your Matou family's magical lineage changed from water-based to insect-based?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka asked in a calm voice, and now it was clear that he was there to interrogate her.
"The world is changing, and so is the Matou family. The magic tradition passed down from the past has caused the bloodline of the Matou family's magicians to decline. In order to preserve this tradition, the Matou family always needs to make some changes."
Whether it's modifying the magic attributes of our family or taking a child with outstanding potential from your Tohsaka family, it's all just to ensure that the magic tradition of my Matou family can continue. That's my answer.
"I wonder if the head of the Tohsaka family is satisfied?"
The decline of the Matou family is an objective fact. Tohsaka Tokiomi can understand changing the family's magical attribute for the sake of family succession, because he would have done the same if he were in that situation.
"You shouldn't have hidden things from me about this."
Tokiomi Tohsaka said.
"Head of the Tohsaka family, have you forgotten that our two families are not only old friends and allies, but also rivals in the competition for the Holy Grail? Would you reveal all your cards to your rival?"
"I ask you a question," said the man with the dirty inkstone.
"Won't."
After a moment of silence, Tokiomi Tohsaka answered.
"So, are you planning to send Sakura back to the Matou family, or do you have other plans?"
Matou Ryouken asked again, now the choice was in Tohsaka Tokiomi's hands. If that man didn't intend to send his daughter back to the Matou family, then he would have to consider finding a child with magician potential to be reformed in the Matou family.
There's no need to turn against him. Tokiomi Tohsaka is a powerful magician, and as the Master participating in the Fourth Holy Grail War, he has summoned a formidable Heroic Spirit. If he were to attack with his Heroic Spirit without any reason, the Heroic Spirit summoned by Kariya Matou, a mere half-baked magistrate, would be no match for him.
"Knock knock knock..."
Sitting on the sofa, Tokiomi Tohsaka tapped his fingers on the table. If the Holy Grail ritual hadn't started so soon, and had been delayed for another four or five years, he would have sought an extra magical inheritance for his youngest daughter.
Unfortunately, there was no such assumption, and Tokiomi Tohsaka did not anticipate that his youngest daughter would possess the same exceptional talent as his eldest daughter as a magician.
By the time Tokiomi learned of Sakura's talent, the Holy Grail War was already imminent, and he didn't have the resources to make any further arrangements for her.
Therefore, he felt extremely fortunate when he learned that the Matou family needed a successor to carry on the family's magical arts.
Even now, knowing that the Matou family's magical attribute has changed from water to insects.
The Matou family, who need a successor in the art of magic, remains the best option for him to entrust his youngest daughter to.
"I will let Sakura go back, but please be gentle when you modify her magical attributes."
Tokiomi Tohsaka's reply surprised Ryokon Matou.
After hanging up the phone, the old man muttered to himself in a somewhat uncertain voice, "Could it be that kidnapping Sakura really wasn't his plan?"
Never mind, whether it's true or not, it's a good thing that the Tohsaka family's son is willing to send his daughter back.
"Yes, we need to call Kariya back, lest someone else kidnaps important experimental subjects from the Matou family."
(End of this chapter)