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

So that's how it is. Emiya thought that the Sakurai family was good at business, so acquiring land for real estate development was only natural... Oh, that's not right.

"A decline in commercial value doesn't necessarily mean a decline in commercial potential. Undeveloped land in Tokyo is very rare. Even if it's severely damaged and requires a large investment in redevelopment, there will certainly be real estate companies willing to bid for it."

Emiya's eyes suddenly swept over Sakurai Nanami and the several empty wine glasses sitting opposite her.

"Are those locations reserved for real estate developers?"

Sakurai Nanami nodded in affirmation. "Mr. Emiya is truly discerning. I simply invited a few real estate managers from Mitsui, Sumitomo, Mitsubishi, and others to come over for a drink and to bid on the land. Given the size of these companies, the price you'll get for the land won't be too low."

The names she casually mentioned were all leading companies in the real estate sector of this island country.

Emiya had no idea about the land prices on these streets in Shinjuku, but urban land in this country has always been expensive, so the final transaction price of the land...could it be tens of billions...hundreds of billions of US dollars?

"Although I'm not well-versed in the real estate industry, your intentions are too obvious. Are you willing to spend so much to reward me just so you can 'bother' me with unnecessary tasks in the future?"

Emiya's eyes were sharp and intimidating, because he suddenly recalled his time in Shenzhou, the time when he got along with the noble families. Although they were weak at that time and had to take what they needed, the past was the past, and the present is the present.

Even if Minamoto no Chisei didn't treat him as an outsider, Emiya himself had no intention of joining their family to work.

Even if you want to make money, you have to make it while standing.

"You've misunderstood again. We simply wish to maintain our friendship, not to use our favor to force you into doing something that goes against your will."

Nanami Sakurai was not at all panicked and answered fluently and naturally, just like a well-trained debater. No wonder she was able to win and profit in the business battlefield... She took out a folding fan made of ivory fan bones and knocked it on the huanghuali table.

"It should be about time. I think several managers are already waiting outside the door."

Nanami Sakurai seemed to have accurately grasped every step of the development of the negotiation. She quickly changed the topic and broke the somewhat stiff atmosphere between the two with new arrangements and sufficient reasons.

Upon hearing this, Emiya looked up at the manager who was waiting at the door as Sakurai mentioned. He thought to himself, you come from the Japanese corporate system, so could it be that your sense of time is like a robot's, able to grasp it accurately to the minute and second?

If this is true, he secretly expressed his admiration.

But Sakurai's calm expression disappeared in an instant, because she saw the beech door of the box burst open, and a fashionable business lady wearing Jimmy Choo stilettos and lace gloves suddenly broke into the top-floor box.

"Good evening, everyone! By the way, just now a few men from Mitsubishi or Mitsui were clamoring to come in, but I turned them down with a simple 'Not for sale!'"

"You are...!" Sakurai Nanami stood up and looked at the newcomer with shock. This look meant that she was not unfamiliar with the other person, but she never expected that the other person would intervene in this matter at this critical juncture.

And Emiya directly called out the other person's name—

"Su Enxi? Why are you here?"

"Wow, Master Emiya, long time no see! I didn't expect you to remember me so clearly and recognize a plain, weak woman like me at first sight. I'm truly honored... It seems getting up so early today and flying all the way from the Black Stone Residence was worth it."

Su Enxi took off her large sunglasses, revealing her dark eyebrows with light eye makeup and a small nose. She sat down without any hesitation, openly occupying the seats originally reserved for several real estate managers.

Su Enxi smiled, but her tone was unquestionable. "Ms. Sakurai, don't rush to sell the land. I'm very interested in it, and I'm definitely willing to pay more than those real estate developers."

Sakurai Nanami just accepted it and kept silent.

Emiya thought that Sakurai's negotiation style was cautious, roundabout and tactful, so why is it that when it comes to you, you are so direct and overbearing?

Is this the legendary saying that high-end business wars are often more simple and unpretentious?

But Su Enxi made a small gesture to Emiya and said, "Don't be surprised. It's not that complicated. It's just that their family owes me a lot of money."

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"...Emiya-sama, I want to know if Ms. Sakurai's tacit agreement not to pursue my actions of driving the real estate agent away is really just because she owes me money, right?"

Su Enxi's stilettos crushed the night light all over the floor. She couldn't help but glance at the bottles of expensive brandy on the table. She couldn't help but think that she was doomed to be addicted to alcohol. If she opened a bottle, she would not be able to stop drinking.

Finally restraining her right hand from moving recklessly, Su Enxi simply opened her lace gloves and grabbed a can of Coca-Cola. She pinched the aluminum pull ring and pulled it open with a "click", and bubbles rose up with a gurgling sound.

"The reason is actually very simple. They owe a lot of money, so I'm their family's biggest creditor... Well, after careful calculation, I probably own 75% of their overseas businesses and 45% of their domestic businesses..."

"About 20 to 30 billion euros. I'm not quite sure. We have to factor in factors like the recent economic recovery in Japan, rising stock and futures prices, and a few convertible bonds totaling 7 billion that haven't been counted. That's about it."

"Seize the young master?"

Emiya's eyes widened. It really wasn't his fault for being naive or materialistic. Emiya's outlook on money was relatively simple. As long as he had enough to spend, he was fine. Why would he need more? Even if the total amount of money recorded on his black card was added up, it still didn't reach the billion mark...

Therefore, he had never before realized what kind of wealth a woman like "Black Gold Swan" had reached, with wealth comparable to that of a nation... Even with such wealth, you still have the nerve to call yourself ordinary!?

"What are you doing? Master Emiya, you're staring at me with such a pointed gaze... Just to be clear, I have no intention of abandoning my friends to work for you."

Su Enxi pretended to be shy and mumbled softly.

"No, I just drank some wine and I couldn't calm down for a while."

Emiya withdrew his gaze. Now he understood that Su Enxi held a large number of shares in the Sakurai family's business. As an investor in the family, he could also withdraw his investment in a very short period of time, causing countless companies to go bankrupt.

Nanami Sakurai cannot afford this price, so she has to consider Su Enxi's opinion in some decisions.

The beautiful woman from the Sakurai family raised her eyes. "So, Mr. Emiya, you and Miss Enxi knew each other before?"

What Sakurai Nanami is most worried about right now is that she can't afford to offend Su Enxi, but the reward gift originally arranged for Emiya has also been ruined. No matter what she does, she will not be able to please both sides.

And now, considering that the two people seem to be quite familiar with each other, there may still be room for mediation in the whole matter.

"Yes, of course I know him!"

Before Emiya could even consider his words, Su Enxi answered first, "We are senior partners. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses. Isn't that right, Mr. Emiya?"

This friendly attitude and posture is almost like becoming sworn brothers and recognizing Emiya as the "leader".

"It's true that we have cooperated, but..."

"That makes no difference, right? This time, Master Emiya, you're still our top VIP and regular customer. I'll offer you more for this land than those nouveau riche from the Mitsui Group. You can just write any number on my check!"

Su Enxi raised the can of Coke instead of a wine glass and saluted him in a high-spirited tone.

"I hope that our two sides will continue to maintain close cooperation, build friendly bilateral relations, and create a bright future and a new era together!"

Emiya was originally wondering why Su Enxi's last sentence was so confusing, but then he saw that the other party was looking at him while holding up a Coke can to block the side of his face, and at the same time, he was silently making a few mouth shapes to Emiya with his lips, which were the Chinese pronunciation of the four words "Holy Grail War".

At the same time, Emiya received a message on his phone.

Nanami Sakurai, who was completely unaware of the exchange of glances between the two, watched Su Enxi maintain a faint smile and utter witty remarks, and handle the business with ease with a strong aura. She felt deeply that this big creditor was worthy of the name of the black gold swan in the financial field, and was at least much more heroic than herself, the petty head of the Sakurai family.

Now, the family has become the unnecessary third party. Such a great opportunity has been lost in this way. I don't know when I will have the chance to win over Emiya again...

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The next day, during the morning meal at the Emiya residence, the cheerful voice of the slicked-back host reporting the morning news echoed into the ears of Emiya, Eri, and Natsumi.

"Good morning, Tokyo!" The news anchor spoke clearly and very quickly.

"...Bringing you today's death news, just yesterday, a total of 243 gang members clashed in Shinjuku, resulting in a firefight with heavy casualties - yes, we all know that these gang clubs are concentrated in that area - this time, they have once again used their brains to paint Kabukicho for free! As for the number of innocent bystanders affected, they are still being counted -"

"But don't rush to mourn and criticize. Members of Congress, already discontented with the rampant behavior of gangs, are currently reviewing amendments to the Anti-Yoboro Gang Act. I believe a convincing outcome will soon emerge..."

"In fact, our champion yesterday was the Shinjuku Central Gas Pipeline. This 300 billion yen explosion fireworks show successfully gave buildings on several streets in Shinjuku a free experience of cremation collapse!"

Then the morning news switched to a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson, gathering dust at the scene. The camera panned to a dusty, middle-aged man delivering official rhetoric. Behind him, black smoke billowed from the ruins of a building, and a charred corpse, real or fake, salvaged from the wreckage.

“That’s so fake!”

Xia Mi's cheeks bulged as she gnawed on a fried dough stick. "What kind of gas explosion is this? It blew up several streets and left nothing behind! It must have been a scheme by a ruthless gang to maliciously demolish houses and buy up land at a low price. They then faked it as an accident to avoid paying any extra compensation. That's how the capitalist world works!"

Eri held up her notebook. "That's right."

Although she didn't understand the twists and turns here, it didn't stop her from participating in the conversation and echoing the voice...

After all, Eri really didn't know that the "violent group" referred to was her family.

"..."

However, while the other two were discussing the deep conspiracy behind such false news, Emiya remained silent.

He was still thinking about what happened yesterday.

It wasn't that Su Enxi's generous act of "spending billions" to buy land by giving him a check and asking him to fill in the number at random shocked him.

It was because someone openly promoted the Holy Grail War.

Last night, Su Enxi brought him a piece of news. Just an hour before Emiya and Sakurai met, someone posted a video of him and Attila fighting on the "Hunter Network", claiming that this was a Holy Grail War that summoned ancient heroic spirits to fight side by side with the enemy to compete for the victory. The winner of the Holy Grail would have the opportunity to realize a wish...

This is the complete propaganda for the Holy Grail War: as long as one has a desire for the Holy Grail and has prepared a "holy relic" that is related to the ancient heroic spirits, anyone has the opportunity to realize their wish.

It's as if a devilish salesman is telling you, "Even if you're broke, it doesn't matter. You still have life, don't you? Come, join the Holy Grail War. With a gamble, a bicycle can become a motorcycle. With a little effort, even a mountain of debt can become a tycoon!"

The hottest opportunity is right before our eyes, and who on the Hunter Network is not a madman who is willing to risk his life for the reward?

So, Emiya refreshed the post several times overnight, and the popularity of the post "The Holy Grail War Begins!" soared, and soon it rose from the bottom of the list with little traffic to the top.

Numerous hunters debated the authenticity of the image below the post, their interest in participating clearly evident. Following their usual thinking, they viewed the Holy Grail War as a "large-scale treasure hunt," believing the Holy Grail must be a priceless treasure bestowed upon them by a benevolent patron...

At the same time, many posts about antiques and tomb raiding transactions have sprung up like mushrooms after rain due to the popularity of the Holy Grail War.

Even if it is a completely unknown "relic of ancient people", it will be put up for auction by the long-silent poster. All they need to do is add "Holy Grail War Relics" in front of the post title and a few mysterious legends in the post content to gain a lot of attention by riding on the popularity.

The Holy Grail War is not only a carnival for desperate criminals, but also a carnival for unscrupulous businessmen.

...The Tokyo incident is far from over, it has just begun.

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boom!

Yuan Zhisheng slapped the table with his hand, and the solid rosewood was almost crushed into powder by the slap, which showed that he had rarely lost his composure.

"Is there really no way to delete this 'Holy Grail War' post?"

At the Ganliu Research Institute, Miyamoto Shio, who was monitoring the operation of Kaguya-sama, raised his tired face like a programmer who had worked overtime.

"The login port for this Hunter Network is very unique. It doesn't use the usual HTTPS. We can't even trace the server it's on. Hunter Network is like a ghost constantly wandering around the internet... This is unprecedented technology."

"It is now clear that Kaguya-sama has no control over the content on this website and cannot interfere with it."

"Where's Norma?"

"The technology used by 'Norma' at the academy is not much different from our Kaguya-sama. The only difference is that the performance may be superior, so they are the same."

Yuan Zhisheng clenched his fists. "Find me the poster of this Holy Grail War propaganda. Who is this person with the ID 'Huginn'?"

In Norse mythology, Huginn is one of Odin's ravens. Huginn and Huginn fly across the Nine Realms daily, gathering information. They serve as messengers and Odin's spies.

Chapter 160 Oh my goodness, the princess summons the princess, right?

Yuan Zhisheng's eyes swept over the Huginn post page that was promoting the Holy Grail War in a high-profile manner, as well as the suspicious black background website. Visiting it was like stepping into a dark ancient tomb cave without any preparation.

The official website name of Hunter.net is "Hunter Market", and it does have a large number of tomb-robbing or ancient ruins exploration missions. These missions are uploaded by clients from all over the world. As employers, they offer commission prices and recruit capable hunters to take over the commissions.

Registered members who are confident they can take on a task can reply to the in-site email and attach their resume. This process is called "posting," and the client chooses from among the posting hunters.

As for the "Holy Grail War" promotional post published by Huginn, there is no set reward amount, nor is there any plan to select poster hunters.

This person does not follow the usual path.

Huginn claimed that the Holy Grail, a wish-granting machine capable of fulfilling all wishes in the world, was itself a priceless treasure, even exceeding the upper limit of the Hunter Network's reward.

Those who are truly able to participate in the Holy Grail War will automatically receive the "Stigmata" issued by the Holy Grail and appear on the back of their hands. This is their "eligibility to participate" and "Master's certificate."

As for how the Holy Grail is distributed, Huginn simply said mysteriously that anyone who has a strong desire to realize their wish and has enough longing for the Holy Grail may be chosen by the Holy Grail to become the "Master".

It has a kind of mysterious flavor of "sincerity is the key to success", but hunters who think they have come into contact with many supernatural things just happen to fall for it.

Yuan Zhisheng looked at the content line by line, and the more he read, the deeper his frown became. Huginn made up a complete set of "settings", describing the "Holy Grail" as the "synonym of miracles" and "a symbol of Jesus' salvation" in mysticism, and he was not afraid of exaggerating at all.

…because this thing happened to be extensively documented in numerous texts, some self-proclaimed esotericists emerged from their dormant state to speak out, and like a self-generated stream, they began to tout the authenticity of the Holy Grail War and the miraculous properties of the Holy Grail, while enthusiastically rebuking those who held skeptical and opposing views.

If you're so skeptical, why don't you go and see for yourself? Are you jealous? You can't even afford a relic? That's really useless!

What? You dare question why the miraculous Holy Grail ended up in Japan? Foolish! The Lord's glory is all over the world, and Japan is also a land with a Christian faith! So what if God sent down a miracle?

If you keep spouting nonsense and making trouble, I'll wait for me to summon the heroic spirit and then use the network cable to chop you to death!

Yuan Zhisheng was shocked by the distorted statements made by these outsiders who had no knowledge of the dragon race... especially when he knew that the "Holy Grail" was just a code word for the White King's bloodline.

However, this post provided extremely clear footage of the Heroic Spirits fighting, a level of clarity and coherence not even the Snake Eight Clan possessed. If someone said that Huginn wasn't the mastermind behind the Holy Grail War, he would be the first to disbelieve it.

So there really will be such a Holy Grail War?

Yuan Zhisheng was frowning and confused. He had never paid close attention to such a bounty hunter website before.

It's not just because the people gathered there are only a bunch of low-level half-bloods or middlemen who have only a vague understanding of dragon knowledge, they are completely unorganized and undisciplined guerrillas.

This is mainly because there are very few hunters in the country of Japan, and there are almost no dragon relics that can be excavated, except for the ancestral relics under the sea, Takama-ga-hara.

This is likely due to the influence of their "god," the White King. The White King granted bloodlines that corrupted countless Japanese hybrids into terrifying "ghosts," but it also caused other dragons to rarely set foot on this island nation throughout history. The White King's noble and sublime bloodline caused dragons to avoid this land, leaving no trace of it.

The last time Gen Chisei paid attention to the word "Hunter" was because it appeared on Emiya's resume.