The contract was concluded, and Shinji left Kenneth's room with a parchment scroll with "Certificate of Self-Enforcement" written on it.
The certificate became effective when both parties signed their names, and the parchment scroll as a carrier also lost its value at the same time. However, Shinji did not intend to discard or destroy it. He wanted to store it in the family's secret library as a commemoration of his first contribution to the Matou family.
In the corridor outside the room, a man with the same hair and eye color as Shinji was leaning on the railing with a lazy look on his face.
He is Matou Shinji's father, Matou Tsuruya, who just returned from a business trip abroad the day before yesterday. This man, who is in a sense the most intelligent man in the Matou family, was neither shocked nor complained too much to his family after knowing everything. He just grumbled a few words, accepted the reality, and calmly devoted himself to the follow-up work.
The first task was to help Shinji draft a contract. A covenant was also a type of contract. No one in the entire Matou family knew how to draft a rigorous contract better than Tsuruya, a businessman who had worked hard in the business world.
Given that once a "self-compulsory document" is signed, there is no going back, Shinji waited for Tsuruya to come back, and the two discussed it several times before finalizing it.
There are two copies of the certificate, one is the contract just signed with Kenneth, and the other is the contract with Weber - the difference of one word shows Shinji's attitude towards the two people, although there is no difference in the format of the technique and the certificate.
"How is it?" Heya asked his son, yawning. He had not slept all night to revise the certificate.
"It's all done. Thanks for your hard work, Dad." Shinji made an "OK" gesture to his father.
"It doesn't matter whether it's hard or not. We are all working hard for this family. There is no reason for you to work hard. I'll just watch from the side. By the way, what are you going to do with that woman?"
The "woman" that Tsuruya mentioned refers to Kenneth's fiancée Sora. Ever since she lost Lancer, she has been locking herself in her room, living in a daze every day, like a puppet.
Shinji glanced at the room next to Kenneth and sighed, "It's just an insignificant vase, so just leave it there. If Kenneth doesn't ask for it, we shouldn't interfere."
In Shinji's eyes, Sora is just a vase, with no ability and a bad personality. Apart from her pretty appearance, she is almost useless. I don't know why Kenneth likes such a woman. He is not a nouveau riche who has seen beautiful women. Kenneth is of noble birth, young and promising. If he has the intention, there are plenty of women waiting for him to choose. He can only say that love makes people blind if he falls in love with Sora.
Tsuruya muttered quietly: "Vase can't use magic."
"Even if she can use magic, it won't have any effect on us who have eaten that, so she's still just a vase." Shinji curled his lips in disdain.
"Speaking of which, why do I feel like my body hasn't changed at all? Is this the only effect of the legendary golden apple that made goddesses crazy?"
As soon as Heya finished speaking, he received a big eye roll from Shinji.
"What else? After eating it, you will become extremely strong and invulnerable to swords and guns?"
"Well, it doesn't need to be so exaggerated, but there should be some changes."
"It already exists, can't you see?"
"Where?" Heye touched his head and turned it around, "I really can't see it."
Shinji took his father to the bathroom and pointed at his face in the mirror: "See? There used to be a mole here, but it's gone now. There used to be a scar here, but it's gone now too. There's also white hair here—"
"Wait, wait, this is the change you mentioned? This is the effect of the golden apple?" Tsuruya's confused face was clearly reflected in the mirror.
"Yes." Shinji nodded seriously, "Father, think about it, what is the most famous legend of the Golden Apple?"
"Women, including goddesses, want it."
"Yes, what do women want most? Power? Obviously not. Compared to power, they value their appearance and figure more. You should know that women love beauty. That's why they all want to get the golden apple, not only because the golden apple is a symbol of 'the most beautiful', but also because the golden apple can make them more beautiful."
"Could it be that the true power of the golden apple is—"
"It can remove scars and acne, make your skin more radiant, and your hair smoother. In simple terms, it can beautify your skin."
Although he had vaguely guessed the answer, Shinji's words still made Tsuruya laugh and cry for a while.
"Well, this is indeed a magical item that women cannot resist... But is this really the only use it has?"
"That's not the case. After all, the wedding gift given by the goddess Gaia to Zeus and Hera cannot have only this effect. The real effect of the golden apple is to optimize yourself. Beauty and skin care are the first step to make up for physical defects. Next, your body will be adjusted from the inside out to improve all aspects of your quality. It is expected to take two to three weeks. But don't even think about becoming a superman. No matter how much you optimize, it is based on your personal physical foundation. Father, the most you can improve is similar to the level of resisting one or two sections of magic from twice that of an ordinary person."
"That's good too. Health is more important than anything else."
After hearing what Shinji said, the last bit of regret in Tsuruya's heart disappeared.
The Golden Apple, a famous treasure in Greek mythology, once caused a dispute between Hera, the Queen of Heaven, Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and indirectly led to the ten-year Trojan War. Gilgamesh used it to exchange the "Golden Babylon" from Scathach.
In fact, this treasure is meaningless to Gilgamesh and Scathach, who are servants. If Scathach is alone, she will not agree to hand over her favorite motorcycle. But she doesn't need it, the four disciples need it. For the development of the four disciples, Scathach finally agreed to the deal.
It is worth mentioning that the treasures taken out from the "King's Treasure" are the same as the treasures, which are the crystallization of "soul materialization". If there is no supply of magic power, they will eventually turn into spirit particles and disappear.
In order to prevent such a situation from happening, Scathach specially made a Rune Box to preserve the "Golden Apple", and also formulated a magic potion to be taken with the "Golden Apple" according to the physical characteristics of each disciple.
The four disciples, Shinji, Sakura, Kariya, and Tsuru, each have their own shortcomings.
These shortcomings will restrict their future development, and the "Golden Apple" optimizing its own characteristics combined with the targeted strengthening effects of potions can effectively make up for the deficiencies and allow them to go further on their respective paths.
I hope my disciples can have a bright future and create a world of their own.
This is what Scathach expects of her disciples, and it is also what every qualified teacher expects of his students.