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Taking such a big risk for a little profit is undoubtedly not worth it.
That's why Tokiomi Tohsaka felt that Mara and En were acting out of good intentions. Their attitude of exchanging information for benefits seemed like a deliberate act, and they probably didn't want to get involved.
Ma En had no idea what Tokiomi Tohsaka was thinking, nor did he realize that he had been misunderstood, so he immediately revealed his own goal.
"There really is such a thing. As I just said, my situation is a bit special. I lack orthodox basic knowledge, and I hope that the head of the Tohsaka family can open up a part of the library to me."
This little bit of information is probably only worth this much.
While Maren was thinking this, Tokiomi Tohsaka became even more certain of his guess after hearing it.
After all, who would take such a risk for a little bit of basic knowledge? This overly friendly young man must have meant well.
Thinking this, Tokiomi Tohsaka immediately smiled and said, "No problem. Please stay here for the time being. I will do my best to be a good host and thank you for your kindness."
Seeing that Tokiomi Tohsaka was so easy to talk to, Ma En smiled and replied, "Then I'll take my leave. Also, please don't address me as 'Your Excellency,' just call me Ma En."
After a brief chat, Tokiomi Tohsaka personally took Maron to arrange his room and introduced him to his family.
Mrs. Tohsaka Aoi, and two adorable little ones.
"This is Mr. Ma En, who came here from Xia Country for exchanges. He will be staying at our home for a while."
Tokiomi Tohsaka explained it to his family in this way.
Ma En smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Ma En. Ma is my surname, but everyone usually calls me by my full name. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
“Mr. Maren, hello. I am Tokiomi’s wife, Aoi. These two are our daughters, Rin and Sakura.”
After greeting Ma En with grace and poise, Mrs. Aoi said to her two daughters beside her, "Rin, Sakura, quickly say hello to your uncle."
Oh, old man?
Ma En's lips twitched, and he subconsciously touched his face.
I can't help but wonder, am I really that old?
Although he is already twenty-five years old, his appearance has not changed in the past five years. He still looks like a young man under twenty.
"Oh dear, it seems it's not 'Ojisan' (older brother), but 'Oniisan' (older brother)."
Mrs. Kui saw Ma En's actions and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle as she added a comment.
"Hello, brother. I am Rin Tohsaka. Nice to meet you."
Loli Rin, however, was bold, staring directly at Ma En without any fear. She seemed to notice something and politely greeted him.
"Hello, brother. I am Sakura Tohsaka. Nice to meet you."
Sakura was a little shy and embarrassed to make eye contact with Ma En. She seemed to want to look away, but she held back, which was very cute.
"That's a good girl, then."
Seeing this, Ma En chuckled and squatted down, trying to be as close as possible to the two little ones, and then...
"Good children get a reward. Would you like candy? Snacks? Or perhaps..."
As Ma En spoke, he constructed some local candies and snacks, and finally, two adorable toy dolls that were about the same size as the two little ones.
Where are the toys?
Chapter 7 onwards introduces retconning and magic circuits.
The two little girls' eyes lit up when they saw Ma En magically produce so many things.
Mrs. Lian Kui was also a little surprised, but she just smiled and thought it was some kind of magic trick, since she didn't understand it either, so she didn't say anything.
However, Tokiomi Tohsaka was shocked.
'What an exquisite creation magic, and it was performed without any initiation or chanting.'
The mother and her two daughters were all ignorant and couldn't understand anything about it, but Tokiomi Tohsaka was an expert in magic and knew just how amazing Maren's move was.
Generation magic is a branch of alchemical magic. Generally speaking, like orthodox alchemical magic, the preparation is quite troublesome.
However, the formation of Marx and Engels was instantaneous, without any initial preparation.
Even if you prepare in advance, achieving a high level of precision and execution is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
This shows that Ma En was definitely an excellent magician.
Therefore, the demand for knowledge was indeed false.
However, this made Tokiomi Tohsaka somewhat worried.
What should he do if Marx and Engels have ulterior motives?
However, as things stand, even if Marx and Engel have ulterior motives, they do not seem to have any malicious intent, and they are not particularly threatening.
After all, those who specialize in alchemy magic are mostly research-oriented personnel, and their combat power is somewhat low, so they need to prepare magic props and costumes in advance.
Although, his Tohsaka family's jewel magic is pretty much the same.
But this is the Tohsaka family's territory, which gives the magician a huge advantage.
Ma En had no idea what Tokiomi Tohsaka was imagining again; he was currently focused on... ahem, coaxing the two little girls.
"Here, don't be shy, this is a gift for you to meet. Come and choose what you like."
The two little girls were very interested, but they looked at their mother first to seek her consent.
"Go ahead, and remember to say thank you." The lady nodded.
Then the two little girls happily came up to Ma En. With the gifts, Sakura was no longer shy.
"Sakura, you choose first."
Rin Tohsaka hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave way to her younger sister.
Seeing this, Sakura Tohsaka didn't refuse. She cutely nodded her chin and looked back and forth between the two dolls.
Between candy and snacks and toys, toys are clearly more appealing.
In the end, Sakura Tohsaka chose a plush lion, exactly the same enlarged version of the one that Saber had her eye on in the original work.
She actually thought the other Kumamon was cuter, but considering her sister might also like it, she didn't choose it.
Finally, instead of thanking Ma En, he said, "Thank you, brother."
Rin Tohsaka also noticed that her sister's gaze was actually more focused on the other one, but she was thinking about her, and couldn't help but purse her lips.
"Sakura is really dishonest. I'll reluctantly choose this one. We can switch between them from now on."
“Sister Niesang”.
Sakura felt embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed.
"Hmm, very good. She even knows how to be modest. For such a sensible child, here's another gift as a special reward."
Seeing this, Maren chuckled and made two more identical dolls, handing them candy and snacks along with them.
"Wow! Rigado-onni-chan (Thank you, brother)." x2
The two sisters were overjoyed and, without being reminded, thanked him even faster than before, as if afraid that Marx and Eng might change their minds.
However, the life-size dolls of Marne were too big; it was difficult for the two little girls to each hold one, so Mrs. Kui quickly came over to help.
"Thank you," the lady said, also expressing her gratitude to Marne.
Ma En smiled slightly: "You're welcome."
And so, Ma En began his life as a boarder at the Tohsaka family's house.
Aside from necessary activities like eating and resting, he wanted to spend all day in his study, devouring books and absorbing basic knowledge.
The completion rate of the fantasy construction has also officially begun to steadily increase.
The speed was indeed much faster than before. In less than ten days, Ma En was already able to construct something with a slightly mysterious attribute.
For example, magic circuits.
This is the fundamental condition that determines a magician's qualifications.
The quantity of magic circuits affects the generation and continuous supply of magic power, while the quality of magic circuits affects the capacity to carry and output magic power when using magic.
The two complement each other and determine the upper limit of a person's magic power.
For example, a certain hyena with only twenty-seven legs couldn't even use basic enhancement magic properly at first.
However, after a long period of incorrect practice, the magic circuits were constantly damaged, and then healed by the 'Avalon' in the body. Over time, the 'quality' of the magic circuits became more resistant to overload and could output power under overload conditions.
Even if the 'quantity' is small, a one-time overload squeezes out the remaining magic power, which is more than normal, so the magic power becomes stronger.
For example, a certain Root Princess only has one magic circuit, but its 'quality' is terrifyingly high. She is born directly connected to the Root, and her output is even more frighteningly high.
If the Hyena is a short-burst high-pressure water gun, then the Primal Princess is a water blade, and a semi-permanent, continuous one at that.
This is a typical example of winning by 'quality'.
But this is, after all, cheating.
This brings us to the source of magic for the magicians in the Type-Moon world.
There are two main ones.
One source is derived from its own life force, which is called the "small source," and there's not much to say about that.
Secondly, the natural magical forces between heaven and earth, such as spiritual veins, are called the Great Source.
The latter is like a cheat code; it requires certain conditions to connect and no longer exploits its own life force, but instead directly borrows the magic of the Great Source.
The stronger the source of power that can be connected, and the more robust its own magic circuits are, the stronger its magic output will be, allowing it to function at full power and no longer be limited by itself.
As for the Root Princess, well, she's using the ultimate cheat code, the Root Vortex, so how could her damage output not be strong?
You should know that the root is the ultimate goal of many magicians. Any magician with a bit of ambition wants to find out about it, and some even make it their life's pursuit.
Just like Tokiomi Tohsaka's wish to participate in the Holy Grail War, it was also this.