Zelretch looked at Haruto and the others, and suddenly thought of something interesting.
After clearing his throat, he said, "Kid Haruto, the Einzbern family has a request. I hope you can marry into their family and be its head."
"This is no problem." Haruto nodded and agreed, but it was better to say it was exactly what he wanted.
After all, he had been greedy for Irisviel for a long time. He couldn't let a fool like Emiya Kiritsugu go to waste.
Haruto thought to himself, 'Um, Comrade Emiya Kiritsugu, in order to compensate you, I will reward you with a fencing match against Kotomine Kirei in the future.'
Moreover, the homunculus technology of the Einzbern family was still viable, and there was a puppet master next to him—who happened to be the lady of the house—who could share it with Touko.
"Oh, yes, that old guy from Einzbern wants you to marry that Holy Grail vessel," Zelretch said to the three of them with a smile.
Hearing that, SHIKI and Touko turned their heads at the same time, looking at Haruto with resentment.
Both of their hands were immediately wrapped around Haruto's waist.
However, Haruto didn't feel the pain at all. After all, his defense could not be broken even by a single planet.
But Haruto still pretended to be in pain and begged the two girls for mercy.
Although the two girls had long known that this would happen, after all, Haruto's appearance and charm were hard to resist.
Moreover, getting along day and night, they knew that although Haruto was very kind to his women, he was a little distracted, so they couldn't help but want to complain.
Zelretch looked at the scene of them teasing each other and thought to himself, 'I can't cure you, kid, but these two women can always make you shrivel up.' He smiled proudly.
When Haruto comforted the two girls, he noticed the smug expression on Zelretch.
Old fox. Trying to be clever.
"Okay, I'll go to Einzbern in two days. Let's go." Haruto stood up and left with the two girls.
Walking in the corridor, Touko glared at Haruto and said faintly, "So you are going to get married in Germany in two days?"
Although SHIKI looked indifferent, she still pricked up her ears and listened.
Haruto thought about it for a while and said sternly: "No, at least I will be with you when I get married. We will hold the wedding together."
Of course, Haruto wouldn't move that fast. After all, he thought in his heart, 'Of course, the harem must be gathered together.'
After getting Haruto's answer, Touko's face looked like she expected it, and she complained: "You think it's still the old society, having such an open and upright harem."
But there was nothing she could do. Leave him? It was impossible; after all, they were inseparable.
Haruto felt a little guilty when he saw Touko's helpless expression.
He opened his arms and hugged SHIKI and Touko directly. "I'm sorry, I know I'm selfish, but I won't abandon you. You are all the most important people in my life," Haruto said with a guilty face.
SHIKI suddenly changed in temperament, and Root Shiki came out!
『Shiki』 reached out and stroked Haruto's face, smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you have me in your heart."
Well, after listening to Haruto's heart, she was moved. After all, who wouldn't like such a husband?
The Clock Tower students who passed by saw Haruto hugging them with envious eyes; the men envied Haruto for being able to be like this.
The female students expressed their envy that 『Shiki』 and Touko could be held by Haruto like that, and they could not wait to replace them. Although Haruto's fierce reputation spread all over the Clock Tower, he still had a bunch of admirers among the women. After all, Charm EX is no joke.
Just as the three of them walked together, a strange man greeted them head-on.
The man was dressed in black, with deep wrinkles on his forehead and a string of beads around his neck. If it weren't for his black hair, others would think he was a monk.
The man looked at the intimate appearance of Touko being held by Haruto, and his heart skipped a beat, as if he were being forced to wear a "green hat."
He was a monk named Souren Araya, who had become a magus and studied magecraft under the same teacher as Aozaki Touko. At the same time, he liked Aozaki Touko.
And now, seeing Touko and a man so close, how could he not be jealous?
"Touko, who is he?" Araya Souren asked fiercely.
Touko actually always knew that Araya Souren seemed to be interested in her, but she didn't like him. She hadn't addressed it before, but now that he knew, it was a good chance to make him give up.
Touko kissed Haruto directly. "His name is Haruto; he's my boyfriend."
What he saw with his own eyes and heard with his own ears made him explode with rage. He had only left the Clock Tower for half a year, and as a result, he was being cuckolded by this boy who had suddenly appeared?
The onlookers all gave Araya Souren a pitiful look. Seeing the situation, everyone could tell that the goddess Araya Souren liked had been taken by Haruto. But looking at the situation, Araya Souren clearly did not know of Haruto's fierce reputation.
It was not easy for the onlookers to remind him, and they could only feel silently in their hearts: This guy is finished.
Haruto looked at the frantic Araya Souren and asked Touko with some curiosity, "Who is he?"
"His name is Araya Souren, and he is my fellow apprentice," Touko replied.
Haruto thought about it; the name Araya Souren was very familiar.
He suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a person in this world.
When he was a monk, he had failed countless times to save people who were dying for various reasons. He realized the fact that people could never be saved. Finally, he turned away from his beliefs and changed his career to be a magus.
Then he started to collect the "Vortex of Death" and search for the Root, pursuing the "prototype of the soul" to reach it.
He believed that "humanity should not be saved, but should be brought to an end."
He went from a person who wanted to save the world to one who wanted to destroy it.
It seemed that he liked Aozaki Touko; no wonder this guy looked so hostile.
Araya Souren looked at Haruto fiercely and noticed the Root Shiki persona beside Haruto from the corner of his eye.
Instantly stunned by what he saw—the Root that he had been pursuing was right there today.
At this time, his eyes were full of fanaticism, and his gaze seemed as if he wanted to devour Root Shiki.
『Shiki』 noticed Araya Souren's gaze and showed a look of disgust. She was connected to the Root and knew exactly what the person was after.
Haruto looked at Araya Souren's expression and found that he was looking at Root Shiki, causing his brows to wrinkle slightly.
He vaguely remembered that this guy was a behind-the-scenes boss who designed events involving Kirie Fujou and Asagami Fujino in order to reach the Root through the body of Ryougi Shiki.
He instantly understood why this guy was looking at Root Shiki.
Haruto's heart burned with anger; of course, he knew what it would take to reach the Root through the flesh of the "Two Rituals."
Haruto himself had been in and out of Root Shiki many times; going in felt like going home.
When Haruto entered the Root for the first time, he was a little worried. After all, the Root would assimilate consciousness, and Haruto was worried that he would be assimilated.
However, when the Root tried to assimilate Haruto, his Doomsday gene played its part, making him directly immune to the assimilation.
It had become very easy for Haruto to go in and out of the Root since then.
However, this guy was still thinking about reaching the Root through SHIKI's body. As a man, how could he endure this?
Haruto's eyes grew sharp, and he said coldly, "Are you ready to die?"