novelhk Chapter 22 The Monkey May Not Arrive on a Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud
Chapter 22 The Monkey May Not Arrive on a Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud
Chapter 22 The Monkey May Not Arrive on a Colorful Cloud
He slept very soundly, and the next day, when the sun was high in the sky—or rather, when the sky was overcast and looked like it was about to rain—Broly was awakened by a notification from the Crystal Palace.
[Warning: Sakura Matou's happiness level is decreasing.]
[Warning: Rin Tohsaka's happiness level is decreasing.]
……
[Hint: Sakura Matou's happiness level is rising.]
[Warning: Rin Tohsaka's happiness level is decreasing.]
……
What does it feel like to wake up to find all stocks down?
Although there was an upward indicator within it, the overall trend was one of significant decline.
Sakura Matou, whose happiness index had long exceeded three digits, is now only in her early twenties.
Rin Tohsaka, whose happiness level reached 70 after finding a friend yesterday, has now dropped to single digits.
Broly didn't know what had happened, but he was clear about what had been lost.
In an instant, Broly's anger flared up.
A tornado swept through the room, the tatami floor collapsed, the roof was blown away by the powerful airflow, and debris flew everywhere.
The commotion attracted the Fujimura family, but they dared not approach the room where the doors and walls were gradually being taken away, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the boy standing in the center of the terrifying air current.
"What's wrong, Broly?"
It wasn't until today, when the girl who had chosen to stay home and take the day off came to ask the boy what had happened, that the massive turbulent tornado finally subsided.
The debris fell down with a pattering sound. Broly's eyes were a little red, and her voice was filled with grievance and sadness: "Fujimura-neechan, my happiness is gone."
"what?"
Fujimura Taiga was somewhat puzzled. After getting closer and asking some questions, he learned that Sakura, who had been with Broly, and the girl who sat next to Broly at school—both of whom were considered potential romance targets by Crystal Palace and whose happiness stats had been raised to a very high level—had suddenly experienced a sharp drop in their happiness stats.
Knowing clearly what kind of life the boy had lived before, and understanding the meaning of happiness points to the boy—that they were truly meant to be exchanged for food that would allow him to live a happy (normal) life—Fujimura Taiga immediately understood why the boy was somewhat devastated.
"Broly, don't panic. The most important thing when you encounter a problem is to stay calm. Panicking is useless, and so is losing your temper. The most important thing for us now is to think about how to solve this problem."
As soon as Fujimura Raika arrived, she heard her granddaughter using the same words she had taught her just two days ago to instruct the boy who had caused such a commotion. Her expression became subtly complicated.
"Okay, I understand."
Broly nodded, trying to calm down the turmoil within him caused by his emotions.
"So what should I do now?"
"There's always a reason for the drop in happiness scores. We should find those two girls and ask them why their happiness scores dropped."
Your deskmate lives far away, but Sakura lives in Fuyuki City. We can go there and ask her for details.
Fujimura Taiga offered a suggestion, but Broly shook his head: "I heard last night that Sakura and my deskmate are actually sisters, and she's now with her mother."
"Uh, then let's go to your deskmate's house."
"I don't know where she lives."
"Ah, this..."
Just as the two, one big and one small, were at a loss, Fujimura Raika walked over and coughed, reminding them, "Taiga, don't forget that our family has connections. I can call the principal of that school directly and ask him to find out where Broly's classmate lives."
Although the old man didn't know what had happened, the fact that his house was so badly damaged made him realize that this might be very important to Broly.
Although he no longer hopes to recruit Broly into the Fujimura Group, it is still important for his granddaughter to maintain a friendly relationship with the child.
"Grandpa, your words came at just the right time!"
"Thank you, Grandpa."
Since he had received help, Broly looked at the old man and bowed his head to express his gratitude.
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
Fujimura Raika waved his hand and hurriedly went to call the principal of the First Affiliated Primary School in Shenyuan Town.
"You must be hungry. Go eat first. The principal didn't come to school today. It will take him some time to get there and investigate."
Broly was eating when the Emiya family came over to inquire about the situation. After learning that Broly was the one who caused the scene, they left.
The commotion startled them; they thought some Servant had attacked, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
After having lunch in Broly, Rin Tohsaka's address was also found out.
"Young Miss, Young Master Broly, please be seated. I'm about to depart."
Since the day before yesterday, the way Scarface addresses Broly has been upgraded from "boy" to "kid".
As the vehicle drove along the road, Broly only felt the slowness. He could fly, but he didn't recognize the address, so he could only patiently let Scarface drive him.
Fortunately, the town of Shinshin is not far from Fuyuki City. Half an hour later, they arrived at the gate of the Zenjo family's villa at breakneck speed.
Is anyone home?
Fujimura Taiga went over and knocked on the door.
Who are you?
Someone heard the noise and came to open the door. When they saw the trio outside, especially the scarred man, they frowned.
"We're here to see Ms. Zenjo Aoi."
According to Fujimura Taiga, Zenjo Aoi originally changed her surname to her husband's after getting married, but when she came to seek refuge, she wanted to conceal her identity and used her original surname again.
"What do you want with her?"
The man at the door was from the Zenjou family and knew some things about the Holy Grail ritual. Hearing that someone had come looking for Zenjou Aoi, he became somewhat wary.
"My child is friends with her two daughters, and they had arranged to come over today."
Fujimura Taiga made up a reason.
"Huh?"
The man gazed at the distant, overcast sky and came to visit just as a heavy rain was about to fall.
"I'm sorry, their family didn't tell me about this."
Moreover, their family had already left this place in the morning.
Where did they go?
"Sorry, I can't say. Well, if you really know each other, you should have each other's phone numbers, right? Why don't you call and ask yourself?"
"We came here to inquire because we couldn't get through to Ms. Chancheng Kui by phone."
If he could get through on the phone, Fujimura Taiga would have called already.
"Then there's nothing I can do to help."
The man shrugged. He could tell from the girl's reaction that what she had just said was just an excuse; who knew if she was a bad person?
Just as he was about to close the door, it suddenly wouldn't close; Broly had stretched out his little hand and blocked the door.
The man looked at the boy who was blocking the door with his hand, and pushed hard without believing it, only to find that he was no match for a child.
What are you planning to do?
He questioned them.
Broly had little patience. He raised his hand and fired an energy blast at the facade of the mansion, blasting the facade and eaves to smithereens. Then he moved his palm toward the man who was pushing the door open.
"Speak up, or die."
The voice was childish, but now that the eaves had disappeared, the man didn't dare take it as a joke.
"They went back to Fuyuki City this morning. A solemn-looking man came to pick them up. As for what they did in Fuyuki City, I don't know. Please don't hurt me or the Zenjo family."
Like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, the man quickly revealed the whereabouts of the Tohsaka family, not daring to hide anything.
A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Zenjo Aoi is, after all, a married woman. Out of consideration for relatives, they take them in temporarily. But if any powerful figures come knocking, the Zenjo family will not dare to stop them, because they know the terror of the magician world.
Back in the car, Scarface was about to drive off when he noticed the boy still standing outside. He quickly said, "Young Master Broly, aren't you getting in the car and hurrying back to Fuyuki City?"
"This is too slow, I'm planning to fly back."
"Fly back?"
Before Scarface could react, Broly crawled under the car, easily lifted the two-person vehicle, and flew towards Fuyuki City.
Midway through, some parts fell off the vehicle, forcing them to slow down, but they still returned to Fuyuki City in less than two minutes and arrived directly above the Tohsaka residence.
As Broly landed on the ground, he noticed that the two people who got out of the car looked rather grim.
Although the ride in the flying car wasn't very bumpy, the intense feeling of being pushed back in the seat gave the two people inside a great fright.
"Broly, next time you're going to take people flying, remember to let me know in advance."
The pounding of his heart prevented Fujimura Taiga from uttering any exclamations of amazement like, "So you can fly!" Instead, he immediately began to lecture the boy.
"Uh, I'm sorry."
Seeing Fujimura Taiga's current unhappy state through the Crystal Palace, the boy, realizing he had made a mistake, immediately lowered his head and apologized.
"It's okay, it's not your fault, it's the fault of us who are experiencing flying in a car for the first time."
Fujimura Taiga sighed and offered words of comfort.
After calming down, I quickly regained my productive state.
"Let's go ring the doorbell."
Fujimura Taiga led the group again, heading towards the entrance of the Tohsaka residence.
When she rang the doorbell.
The Emiya family, through modern surveillance and monitoring, also discovered their whereabouts via Kiritsugu Emiya.
"No, why did that child go to the Tohsaka family's house?"
Irisviel happened to be nearby and was somewhat surprised when she saw the three people on the monitor.
Kiritsugu Emiya recalled that when he first met the boy, the boy was accompanied by the youngest daughter of the Tohsaka family.
Based on the commotion that had just occurred next door, Kiritsugu Emiya made a judgment: this matter might be related to the youngest daughter of the Tohsaka family.
"It seems like nobody's home."
After ringing the doorbell for a while, no one from the Tohsaka family came out to open the door.
"Bang!"
Upon hearing this, Broly didn't hesitate. He kicked down the large iron gate and barged inside.
"Ah, this... I'm sorry to bother you!"
Seeing this, Fujimura Taiga wanted to say something, but couldn't. He could only say a polite word and then quickly followed.
But before she could get close to Broly, the defensive magic in the front yard of the Tohsaka residence was activated. The gems embedded in the statues lit up, and beams of energy shot towards the intruder.
Broly was hit. He glanced at the energy beam that had struck him. It was too weak; it hadn't broken his skin. But the clothes that Fujimura Taiga had bought for him were burned.
Already in a bad mood, she became even angrier. She raised her hand and fired two energy blasts, one to the left and one to the right. With two loud bangs, the front yard of the Tohsaka residence was blown up. The magical defense system set up there was directly annihilated by the terrifying energy explosion.
Fujimura Taiga: "..."
Should she be glad she rang the doorbell and got into the house last time, or should she be glad Broly didn't just barge in and blow up the whole yard last time?
"If anyone lives in this house, they would definitely know about such a loud commotion."
After searching the Tohsaka residence without finding a single person, Scarface said something.
"But if they go back to Fuyuki City and don't go home, where else can they go?"
Fujimura Dahe frowned.
"There's another place."
"where?"
"The Matou family."
Broly thought of the place he had just arrived in. Although he didn't know the way, he remembered the general location.
. . . .
Today was a terrible day!
Young Sakura felt this way, but it wasn't because the weather was bad that she felt bad; it was just that today, someone needed to return to that nightmarish insect house.
Late last night, her mother suddenly spoke a lot to her and her sister. The gist of it was that her father hoped she could return to the Matou family and continue as their adopted daughter, inheriting the Matou family's magic.
She cried and made a scene, but it was no use. Her mother cried and said that it was her father's decision, and as a daughter of the Tohsaka family, she had to obey.
Young Sakura was devastated after hearing the news and began to distrust her family. However, she could feel that her mother loved her because her mother wanted to keep her so that her older sister could take her place as the Matou family's stepson.
Her older sister loved her too. Even though she was scared, she pretended to be strong. When she couldn't change her father's will, she was willing to go to the Matou family as his stepson in her place. She felt the warmth from her family because of this.
"Rin, you're a strong child. Don't end up like your sister, running away from the Matou family."
Wearing a red suit, Tokiomi Tohsaka said these words and tried to touch his eldest daughter's head, but Rin Tohsaka dodged him.
Rin Tohsaka used to admire her father so much, but after learning of his decision last night, she felt an even greater resentment towards him.
"Okay, I know you can't understand me now, but you will when you grow up."
Tokiomi Tohsaka sighed; he could understand his eldest daughter's emotional state.
"Then, Matou clan head, Rin..."
"Wait a moment."
Before Tokiomi Tohsaka could finish saying "Please," he was interrupted by his youngest daughter.
"Sakura, what's wrong?"
"I've made up my mind. I'll go back to the Matou family and become their stepson."
As a child, Sakura could remember the pain of insects crawling on her body. The thought that her older sister, who was willing to take her place as the stepson of the Matou family, would suffer the same fate made her unable to help but speak up at the very last moment of handing over the stepson.
"Sakura, are you sure?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka was somewhat surprised. Rather than letting his younger daughter, who had a somewhat timid personality, inherit the Tohsaka family, he actually hoped that his more mature older daughter would inherit the Tohsaka family.
"Sakura, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Zen City Aoi tugged at her.
"Yes, didn't we already agree that this time it would be my older sister going to the Matou family instead?"
Rin Tohsaka also said.
"My sister is good to me, but I can't let her cry. Compared to my sister, I'm actually more used to the feeling of bugs crawling on my body."
She could no longer feel her father's love, but she could feel her mother's love, though she could also sense that her mother loved her father more. Only her sister loved her.
Young Sakura didn't understand what impulse was, but she didn't want her older sister to lie in the swarm of insects crying. If she had to cry, she had already cried, so crying again shouldn't be a big deal.
A forced smile appeared on the girl's face. She didn't know why the "grandfather" next to her, whose head had been blown up, was still alive, but it didn't matter. She suppressed her fear and walked to his side, saying, "Grandpa, I'm going home. My sister doesn't need to come into our house."
"Sakura, you've become even stronger."
Matou Ryouken smiled, but it was a smile tinged with deep malice.
"I suppose she'll be more accepting of Grandpa's reformation now."
Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't understand anything. With an elegant smile on his face, he praised his youngest daughter, who was now a thing of the past, saying, "Sakura, although you are no longer a child of the Tohsaka family, I am still proud of your courage."
Young Sakura bit her lip and turned her head away. This time, no longer naive, she didn't want to pay attention to the man who had once been her father.
The sky was overcast, threatening a downpour, and young Sakura's spirits plummeted. She figured no one would come this time...
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, young Sakura's eyes widened. What did she see?
She saw a car speeding towards her from the dark, cloud-covered sky.
"Boom!"
Amidst flashes of lightning, Broly descended from the sky carrying a small car!
(End of this chapter)