Chapter 25 - Trolling

What the use of having long life if you can't "live"

Kishur Zelretch Schweinorg

The Kaleidoscope

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At the Ainsworth house were, the Emiya family, the Tohsakas and the Edelfelt, all seated on the living room couches with a table in the Centre.

Zachary: Thank you for being Julian's friend Shiro *Sob* now I can die knowing my son's not a loner *Sob*

Zachary Ainsworth, the current head of the family as well as Julian, Erika and Angelica father, a talented Magus but unlike orthodox Magi he values family higher than his research.

Who was currently holding both of Shiro's shoulders while crying tears of Joy.

Julian: Who the hell is the loner old man!

Everyone: You!

Julian was shocked hearing the synced answer but even more so because.

Julian: Erika! you too!

A very cute girl replied cheerfully despite her hurtful words.

Erika: Yup, It doesn't change the fact that you're a loner Onii-Chan.

Zachary Ainsworth was known not for his abillity of making Dolls (Homunculus) which was only above average but for his genius of using his family's other Magecraft, Flash Air. Using that along with his mastery of sword allowed him to bypass the weakness of range and allow his strikes to travel space and hit his oppenents at unexpected directions as well as times making him one of the worst oppenents for others in one on one combat.

He has high expectations of his son Julian who not only has the same amount of talent as him in Flash Air but also the same amount in making Dolls, Julian was also talented in other fields making Zachary believe that even though his eldest child Angelica refused the seat of head, under his son, the Ainsworth family would reach new heights.

But that didn't stop him from worrying about his son's Antisocial attitude but he believed that coming to Fuyuki was the best decision since now his son has friends and even though he doesn't say it he knew his son was genuinely happy to have people to talk to.

Aoi: Samantha I hear that your family made a breakthrough in your Jewel Magecraft research?

Samantha: Of course what would you expect from the Edelfelts Hohoho.

Aoi/Rin: (Hyenas!)

Kiritsugu: So how's life as the head going for you Lawrence.

Lawrence: I Don't think I'm cut out for it, before my incompetency ruins the house I will give the head position to Luvia, my daughter will be much better than me.

Zachary: Just admit, you're lazy. (Deadpan)

Lawrence: I call it preserving energy, it's part of my research you know.

Kiritsugu: even if I'm not a conventional Magus how is being Lazy part of research? (twitch)

Zachary: Yes! how so?

Lawrence sighed before gaining an intelligent look.

Lawrence: Zach, Kerry come here.

Both Kiritsugu and Zachary leaned towards Lawrence.

Lawrence: It is to prolong the duration of Reinforcement and Natural power.

Zachary/Kiritsugu: (BULLSHIT!!!)

Lawrence Edelfelt, the current head of the Edelfelt Clan is by definition "Lazy Ass" but like the saying goes "Don't judge a book by its cover", After Lawrence graduated from Clocktower he traveled the world for two years before marrying his wife Samantha, at the end of his travels his last destination was Syria near the city of Damascus where he encountered a Highly Dangerous Dead Apostle who was an Ancestor Candidate.

-Flashback-

Executor1: What the heck!

Executor2: Was there another team dispatched?

When they arrived they thought that they would see a horde of undead but the only thing they found were instead, corpses.

Corpses of the undead, killed by having their body either torn apart, crushed or having parts destroyed, it didn't even look like the job of a human but rather more like some kind of....beast.

Team leader: There was no team dispatched before us but this makes our job easier to find and kill the heretic Alphonso Myers.

As the team continued their search they found Alphonso....just not in one piece.

Lawrence: Told you it could have been painless but you had to resist.....stubborn fellow...but still thanks for the fight you made this trip worthwhile.

Standing next to the downed Alphonso was a blonde haired man, his clothing was ripped and he was covered in blood, his hands were covered in a ominous Crimson aura and he had a very beast like smile on his face, that was enough to intimidate the team of experienced Church Executors.

The news of the death of Alphonso spread like wildfire since it wasn't that easy to kill candidates who were eligible for the 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors Ranking, even for the Executors, Lawrence was found to be a Genius found in only a century and had a talent for Reinforcement and Martial arts, he also discovered a way to cover his fists and legs and by rumors his body with the Aura of his family's curses allowing for devastating melee effects like weakening, decay and disease for not only attack but for anyone unlucky enough to attack him and touch his aura of curses.

Another unconventional Magus and one of the few to go toe to toe with Zachary but he didn't reveal his research and made no comments of advancing it, his only flaw being.

Lawrence: Won't doing this be a wastage of Energy?

He's lazy, Very Lazy.

But he was a doting father and believed that his daughter had the abillity to lead the household early and better than him and he would be there to support her perhaps not as an adviser but surely as a frontliner.

And finally Kiritsugu Emiya, The Magus killer, Known as a Freelance Magus but with a very notorious reputation, 100% success rate in all contracts, usage of modern technology as well as unconventional methods to catch his targets off guard and lead them along their deaths, But most dangerous of all was when he deemed something a "threat" No one could survive long for he used means that would end them ni matter where they might try to hide.

Most dangerous of all was his abillity to neutralize Magecraft and Prana of Magi using his unique Origin Bullet that housed his Origin of Severing and Binding along with the abillity of his Crest, Time Alter he was a nightmare to any Magical being in the world.

That is why it was hard to believe that these three were talking as they were friends, which actually they were, Kiritsugu was a little awkward at first since most Relationships he had with other Magus Families were at best Neutral but quickly warmed up to both Zachary and Lawrence evening calling by nicknames, it would seem like just like the kids the parents also had a unique affinity.

Luvia: Shero what's that?

Luvia said eyeing the small case in Shiro's hand, which he was examining.

Rin: Yeah Shiro you have been eyeing that thing since we arrived at Julian's house (Mansion).

Shiro: Well I bumped into someone, an old man, he was a little weird......and strong, very strong, he gave me this after we parted.

Irisviel: Nothing happened right? (worried)

Shiro: No (Shooks head)

Irisviel smiled before she said.

Irisviel: Then you should have thanked him Shiro.

Irisviel lightly reprimanded Shiro, who in turn scratched his head while apologizing.

Shiro: Sorry.

Kiritsugu's eyes twitched a bit seeing his wife's lack of common sense.

Shiro: Well I was able to scan him when he picked me up, his body seemed different from a human but it was my guardian who told me that he had no ill intentions and his strenght.

Kiritsugu and Irisviel expression eased they knew the existence of Shiro's teachers and guardian even though they haven't met them they trusted Shiro and through him them, but from his talks it looked like this "Guardian" Was much closer to Shiro as well as stronger.

Diana Ainsworth: Well if something is wrong then don't worry Shiro, my husband can just displace and throw the case before any harm is done.

Zachary nodded at Shiro with a smile.

Shiro nodded and placed the Case on the table before everyone, he tried scanning it but wasn't completely and scanned parts were too complicated for him to understand. Shiro opened the Case and in it found......

A red band with white trimmings with a red jewel attached to it along with a piece of paper.

Julian: Illya, Sakura isn't that like one of those equipment that the characters in your shows use?

Illya: They are called Magical Girls Julian!

Sakura: Senpai did you perhaps meet a Director or salesman, this seems like a male version of the sticks Magical girls use?

Shiro: I Don't think so? but it's a Mystic code without a doubt just i cant seem to activate it using my own Prana.

Fou: Fou!

Even Fou who was on Shiro's shoulder seemed confused.

Samantha: There's a letter right, read it.

Shiro nodded and took the small letter out of the case and read it, just as they thought it tells how to activate the code.

Shiro:.......(Blank stare)

Fou:.......(twitch)

Kiritsugu: Shiro, what is it?

instead of answering Shiro gave his father the letter that told how to activate the Mystic Code. Kiritsugu took it and everyone looked.

Kiritsugu:........

Irisviel:...Ano....?

Zachary:........

Diana:.........

Lawrence:...........

Samantha:...........

Aoi:.........

Rin:..........

Luvia:...........

Julian:........

Illya:.......

Sakura:........

Erika:...Onii-Chan what's written, and why everyone quiet?