They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

Outside, the voices of a man and a woman could be heard faintly. "There are so many churches in Bunkyo Ward. Is it necessary to choose this small community church? Is this the target?"

"You don't understand, do you? Let's investigate each church one by one. I'm telling you, these churches like to rely on local Christian organizations to arrange their affairs, and they might even choose churches as their base! The Cathedral of St. Mary next door is too conspicuous as a location. Looking at all the churches in Bunkyo Ward, this one is the most shabby. Maybe there's some clues there... What do you think? Am I smart?"

"Then I'm so impressed. I sincerely hope you, Miss Charlotte, will have some great luck this time too!"

"It's not just luck! I'm relying on my genius!"

Uesugi Yueben was about to explode. The church this early in the morning was not a place for young couples to come in to play, visit, and show their affection...but the male voice seemed a little familiar.

"Here we go! Young men, please knock a little harder. This door can't handle your tampering..."

Uesugi Yue opened the door from the inside again, and met the collective gazes of Charlotte with light blonde hair, and Emiya and Eri, a pair of red-haired men and women.

What? Why is it them?

"Hey, old man, are you coming to work so early——"

"Hey, why is it Master Yue? Are you just here by chance as an assistant?"

Charlotte and Emiya were surprised, and then Eri quickly wrote in her notebook, "Good morning, Master Yue!"

"Hey, it's you guys, hahaha what a coincidence, this time it's a real coincidence!"

Uesugi Yue's pupils trembled slightly, and he tried hard to calm down, but he couldn't hide his excitement. His eyes swept over Emiya's handsome face and tall figure, as well as the unique beauty of Eri in a loose shrine maiden costume next to him. Finally, his expression changed to one of slight satisfaction.

As expected of my descendants, each of them has good conditions and is half as good as I was when I was young...

Charlotte was puzzled. "Do you know each other?"

"Of course I know him!" Emiya answered decisively. "Master Yue sells ramen in the alley behind the Todai University in Bunkyo Ward. He's been doing it for decades and his skills are so reliable! Everyone who's eaten there says it's delicious!"

"Hey, it's not as exaggerated as you say!"

Uesugi Yue was so excited by the talk that he almost forgot about the important event of "recognizing his father as his son". He quickly waved his hand, motioning Emiya and the others to come into the church. "The doorway is not a place to talk. Come on in. This church is quite spacious."

"Oh, yes, yes, that's a coincidence. We also have something to say to you."

After inviting a few people in, Uesugi Yue carefully closed the door.

Then he turned around and took a deep breath, first looking at Emiya and Eri with a serious look.

"...Emiya-chan, and Eri, I might be your real father!"

As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if a cluster bomb was dropped into the church, deafening everyone and shocking the whole world.

"Huh?" Emiya was confused. What kind of new parent-child relationship was this? We just came to chat with you, and you want to be our father?

Chapter 182 Yuan Zhisheng: Am I here at the wrong time?

"You're joking!" Emiya's voice echoed throughout the church.

The bright sunlight shone through the polished and exquisite stained windows on the church walls, casting a colorful light. The image of the Holy Spirit's white dove on the stained window was vivid in the light, as if it was about to flutter its wings and fly out of the glass.

In the church, in front of the slightly old crucifix, Uesugi Yue, a part-time community pastor, actually brought up such a hot topic involving family ethics after a brief greeting.

Charlotte, who instantly smelled the scent of the big melon, curled up the corners of her mouth and sat down on the confessional, swinging her slender legs and soft feet. She smiled and watched as the old pastor, who was said to be very good at making ramen, faced the two red-haired men and women beside her - Emiya and Eri, as if he wanted to press their heads to "recognize them as his father."

Charlotte was also confused at first. She never expected that the elderly priest Uesugi Yue who Emiya said was the ramen chef the previous second would start pressing the two red-haired men, Emiya and Eri, and ask them to call him dad the next second.

Oh my God, does this guy have any shame?

But Charlotte thought again, isn't this kind of situation that even Emiya seems unable to handle, quite fun to watch?

Anyway, she was not familiar with Uesugi Yue, and had no idea what the true character of this apron-wearing old man who could make ramen and baptize was like, but judging by his current performance, Charlotte felt that Master Yue had the potential to be a comedian on variety shows.

"No, I've been thinking about this for a long time."

Uesugi Yue's face was serious and solemn. He had indeed been thinking for a long time. Indeed, ever since Cervantes and his group of people from the Holy Church brought him the news of the Holy Grail War early in the morning and then left, he had been thinking for more than half an hour!

"You young people probably don't know that right now, Tokyo is extremely dangerous. No, Tokyo itself, including the surrounding satellite cities like Yokohama and Saitama, and the Kanto region is also not safe!"

Uesugi Yue's Adam's apple rolled, and his voice pitched up exaggeratedly, his graying eyebrows also raised high. Seeing this scene, Emiya inadvertently thought of Lao Tang's long eyebrows. If he wanted to achieve the effect of a comedian, it would be better to let Lao Tang do this expression.

"You certainly haven't heard of the kind of thing that triggered such a city-level crisis. That's the 'Holy Grail War'!"

The corners of Emiya's mouth twitched. "No, we've heard a long time ago—"

Not only have they heard of it, they also have Charlotte standing next to them, who is one of the Master and Servant of the Holy Grail War!

But Uesugi Yue pulled at his graying temples, his expression stern. He refused to admit that the hot news he had just heard that morning had actually been around for many days! It can only be said that this is what happens when old people don't surf the Internet intensively.

"Young people should listen carefully to the advice of the elderly! It's so rude to interrupt someone for no reason!" Uesugi Yue glared at Emiya who tried to answer, with a dissatisfied tone.

"Listen, Emiya. I know you're the most capable of this group, but the Holy Grail War has already begun. Things are different now. Even someone like you can't guarantee your own safety, let alone an old man like me."

"So I've decided to take this opportunity to say everything I need to say! Son and daughter, please don't linger here any longer. Leave now if you have the chance. I've saved quite a bit of money from selling ramen over the years, so I'll have more than enough to book you a few plane tickets to Haneda International Airport."

Uesugi Yue seemed to have truly taken on the role of an old father and began to teach the young people earnestly, "You are still young, there is no need to put your head on the belt and work yourself to death, there is no need, there is really no need!"

Emiya and Eri looked at each other, moving their lips as if they wanted to say something but stopped themselves. They couldn't figure out how to deal with Master Yue, who suddenly and inexplicably wanted to be a father and acted so genuinely caring.

Is Master Yue mentally healthy? How about we take him to the hospital to see a psychiatrist later?

Charlotte watched with great interest, the smile on her face growing wider.

Uesugi Yue continued to speak, his tone carrying the nagging and concern typical of an elder:

"Remember what I told you last time? While you're still young, do what you should do and fall in love. Don't worry about big things like maintaining peace on Earth and preventing the destruction of the world. Even if the sky falls, there are old men like me who will hold it up!"

"And you, Emiya, are so lucky. Why is it that every time I see you, the girls around you are different?" Uesugi Yue's eyes swept over Charlotte beside Emiya.

"I mentioned it to you last time. Isn't that Miss Xia Mi here? I think this girl is more suitable for you. The one I met the first time... Miss Melyuchina is not bad either, but she's a little small."

"And the girl you brought this time... is Miss Charlotte, right? She's not bad looking either. She'll definitely become a stunning beauty in time. It's a pity she's a little too young now..."

Uesugi Yue was criticizing the women around Emiya. Assistant Xia Mi probably didn't expect that under such circumstances, she would be able to make it to the finals and win...

"...?"

Charlotte, who was suddenly singled out for "criticism", suddenly stopped laughing.

What does this old man mean? What does he mean? Is he complaining that I'm too young... No! When did Miss Charlotte become Emiya's girlfriend?

No, she couldn't go on watching this show like this. This old ramen pastor comedian had no manners when he talked and chatted. Charlotte couldn't imagine what kind of reputation would be spread in the streets and alleys of this community if she allowed that old man to make up stories at random.

"I say, Master Yue, aren't you being a little too hasty in caring about these things?" Charlotte couldn't help but interrupt, showing dissatisfaction and protest.

"What do you mean by too hasty? What do you know as a little girl? The evolutionary stage of love is marriage! Marriage is the most important thing in life!" Uesugi Yue's eyebrows twitched.

Little, girl, baby, baby...

Charlotte gritted her teeth as she listened to Uesugi Yue's words, which seemed to be increasingly "disparaging" her. Uncontrollable anger surged up, her rage surging to the very top of her head. What she hated most in her life was hearing people call her a child—Emiya, that old man! She could tolerate her uncle, but not her aunt!

"As an old man, what do you know about young people's views on love! Marriage is the grave of love, don't you understand? Can the result of the mutual attraction caused by the surging hormones of adolescence be the same as the result of two people thinking rationally about living together?" Charlotte responded with full force.

The focus shifted immediately, and it was Emiya and Eri's turn to watch the fun from the sidelines.

Wow, it turns out that I underestimated little sister Charlotte before. I thought she would be a pufferfish that seemed to be inflated but would deflate when encountering problems offline. I didn’t expect that this young lady had a “hidden switch” of “getting angry when being ridiculed for her young age”!

"How could I not understand this? I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"

When facing Charlotte, Uesugi Yue obviously acted like he was taking advantage of his seniority - although the age difference was obvious at a glance, Master Yue couldn't be any older.

"I went through just as many absurd experiences in my youth as you did, and as someone who's been through it all, I have more experience than you do. You young people always think you know everything, but in reality, you haven't even scratched the surface of life!"

"Really?" Charlotte chuckled coldly, not knowing if this had angered the old man. "Then could you please explain, when did Emiya and Eri become your children? As their friend, I didn't notice at all!"

What he meant was that you, a frivolous old man, are nothing alike to Emiya and the other two.

Uesugi Yue was choked by Charlotte's question, but then found the words to refute it, "Girl, have you heard of skipping generations? You know, my mother has red hair, which is very rare. It doesn't even account for 1% of the world's population, but your two friends both have red hair!"

Charlotte couldn't help but roll her eyes, feeling disdainful. "That's it? Do you know how many people make up 1% of the world's population? Your method of claiming kinship is truly arbitrary and crude! Don't Emiya and the others know who their biological parents are?"

"No, I really don't know..." Emiya interrupted in a low voice, and Eriyeh beside him nodded, her eyes full of confusion and ignorance about the term "biological parents".

"Thanks for the reminder, both of you shut up!" Charlotte glared.

Uesugi Yue continued, "No, it's not just that. Also... Emiya's bloodline is excellent! Eri must be the same!"

After the old man finished speaking, seeing that no one present objected, he continued, "...This is all because they inherited my bloodline!"

Charlotte was speechless about Uesugi Yue's constant flattery. She had never been so speechless in her life. If you don't become a comedian, it would be a waste of your eloquence.

"Speaking of which, old man, do you understand genetic inheritance? Let's not argue about whether this method of recognizing kinship is correct or not. Let's just do a paternity test and get to the bottom of this matter!"

"Just do it, the result doesn't matter anyway!" Uesugi Yue showed no sign of weakness.

He was about to continue speaking and intensify this "family recognition battle" when he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the church.

A young man outside asked, "Is anyone here? ...It's already this late and the church isn't open yet? Is it because I came at the wrong time?"

Emiya and Eri were both shocked. Why is it Gen Chisei!?

Chapter 183 Uesugi Yue: You came at the right time!

When Yuan Zhisheng's voice sounded outside the door, accompanied by the sound of knocks on the door, the atmosphere in the church froze instantly.

Emiya, who was next to Charlotte, suddenly became nervous because Eri could not meet Minamoto no Chisei directly - once she was recognized by her brother in person, Eri's long-term plan of running away from home would be ruined, and Nono, who pretended to be Eri in Genji Heavy Industries, would also be exposed on the spot!

It's my brother! Eri obviously also realized the seriousness of this problem.

She hurriedly wrote a sentence in her notebook and showed it to Uesugi Yue: "Is there a place where we can hide for a while?"

"The small door behind the altar, the prayer room!"

Uesugi Yue pointed his finger, and the girl reacted quickly and ran away to the back of the church. She completely abandoned her elegant and cute shrine maiden image, and ran as fast as the wind in her red hakama, like a startled red-crowned crane... It was obvious that Eiry didn't want to be caught by her brother at all.

Looking at the long red hair flying away, a gleam of light flashed across Uesugi Yue's cloudy pupils, and he vaguely guessed the truth of the matter: Eri should have stayed in the family. Could it be that Emiya had eloped with Eri without telling the family?

Because this gives me a sense of déjà vu. It is exactly the same as the way his parents eloped to Lyon, France.

As for the person knocking on the door, if nothing unexpected happened, he must have been sent by the family...

Knock, knock, knock! Yuan Zhisheng's knocks on the door became more and more urgent.

Uesugi Yue looked up and saw that Eri had already hidden behind the church, so he slowly opened the door from the inside.

At the same time, the old man finally laid eyes on the face of Minamoto Chisei, the current Emperor of the Sheqi Eight Clans. Uesugi Yue had secretly asked Aga for a photo of this "son of the Emperor of Shadows," and he was indeed as he was in person—feminine in appearance, with marble-like fair skin and softly lowered eyes, a look that was very appealing to girls.

When Yuan Zhisheng saw the old man in the ramen apron, he was stunned for a moment, his lips trembled for two seconds, and he said:

"...You are my biological father?"

Uesugi Yue suddenly felt as if he were in a dream, with ecstasy surging in his heart. "Just in time! Son, you came at the perfect time!"

----

A few hours ago, Genji was still listening to his adoptive father, Tachibana Masamune, recounting long-forgotten stories. He paced back and forth in the room, his heart swirling with emotion. Tachibana Masamune knelt in the center of the room, his expression solemn, like a criminal awaiting trial.

"So, my brother, Eri, and I are both descendants of Uesugi Koshi," Minamoto no Chisei's voice was low and calm, his eyes as sharp as a knife.

"--But Dad, you once told me about Emiya's exceptional bloodline, including the fact that he and Eri have the same hair color. So, Emiya was also one of the subjects cultivated from the gene bank in that port using Uesugi Koshi's genetic sample?"

Facing Minamoto no Chisei's pointed question, Tachibana Masamune dared not refuse to answer: "No, there are no other embryos that originated from the previous generation of Uesugi Kotsu except you three siblings. As for Emiya's red hair, perhaps there is another origin."

"Another origin?"

"The hair color issue is easy to explain. The most famous red hair actually comes from the Chen family in Shenzhou. For example, there is a girl named Nono next to Emiya. Her real name is Chen Motong, and she also has red hair. Uesugi Yue's mother, Charlotte Chen, is a Chinese-French hybrid born to a member of the Chen family and a Frenchman, so the red hair trait inherited from the previous generation can also be explained."

Yuan Zhisheng frowned, "You mean, Emiya's bloodline may also come from the Chen family? Can super hybrids appear in Shenzhou families?"

"No, that's just one possibility. There's another possibility, which is that Emiya is actually Bondarev's experimental subject. Bondarev knew my entire plan. It's possible that he secretly stole the genetic samples and my research results, thus creating a more perfect designer baby!"

Yuan Zhisheng stared into his eyes and said, "Tell me about your original plans!"

"This story begins after my meeting with Bondarev. Although we reached an agreement at that time, we did not trust each other. Bondarev felt that I had not disclosed all the results to him, and I also felt that Bondarev's background was strange and that he was hiding some conspiracy."

"It occurred to me that I might be able to leverage the power of the Sheqi Eight Clans. I know that the Third Reich collaborated with the Sheqi Eight Clans on research and achieved some success. If I give all my research data and the super hybrids I've cultivated in vitro to the Sheqi Eight Clans as a gift, they'll definitely support my research."

"So I proposed moving the entire research center from this nameless port and taking the important data and embryos to Japan. But Bondarev proposed an even more extreme plan—blowing up the entire port!"

"Destroy the clues?"

"Yes, I'm not the only researcher at the research center, so those people are our competitors. Blinded by greed, we slaughtered hundreds of people and reduced the port to ruins just for the sake of that unattainable throne!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhisheng clenched his fists, "How heartless...!"

"We were both consumed by our inner demons, but Bondarev was even more deranged than I. Not only did he massacre everyone in the port, he also tried to silence me. He shot me and left me to die in the Arctic Circle."

"I guess he might have secretly stolen my work by then—but he never expected that I, despite being seriously injured, would survive!"

"After that, I traveled all the way to Japan, changed my name, and changed my appearance. I planned to take back my research results from Bondarev, including you three super hybrids."

"After days and nights of gathering intelligence, I finally figured out Bondarev's movements one day. When he was out at sea in a small boat, I followed him in a fishing boat and sprayed his boat with submachine guns, turning it into a hornet's nest."