Chapter 26: Visiting the Tohsaka Household!
The next day.
In the suburbs of Fuyuki City, in the tranquil depths of the forest, stood an ancient castle.
This was the Einzbern residence in Fuyuki.
At this moment, in a room, six figures lay on a large bed.
Rizel, with his boundless stamina, was never truly tired, so he had already woken up.
He looked at Ryougi Shiki, who was tightly hugging his left arm, and Irisviel, who held his right arm, gently prying apart their arms.
Then, he quietly left the room. Ria and Scathach, being Servants, did not need rest, so they were already awake when Rizel and the others stirred. However, they preferred to lie down like that for a while longer.
When Rizel got up, Ria and Scathach quietly turned into their spiritual forms and left the room.
The two of them went to the dining room, waiting for Rizel to join them for breakfast.
An hour later, everyone began to gather in the dining room. After breakfast, Scathach took Ryougi Shiki, Touko, Illya, and Caren to train.
When they arrived in Fuyuki, Rizel had brought Ryougi Shiki and Touko with her. The first reason was that Rizel cared for them, and the second was to give them a chance to train a little.
Especially Touko, who had mentioned that in about a month, she planned to return to Misaki City to challenge her younger sister. So, Rizel decided to have her train here first.
At first, Touko refused. She was quite lazy and didn't want to train like bald men, sweating profusely in the gym.
However, after several nights of solitary lessons from Rizel, she obediently started training martial arts with Scathach.
Irisviel and Ria, as close as best friends, drove around Fuyuki City, with Ria taking Irisviel on sightseeing tours.
"Zel-chan, today I want to drive. Is that alright?" Irisviel tugged at Rizel's hand, acting coquettishly.
Rizel heard this and scowled.
Ever since Irisviel had been introduced to driving, it was as if a switch had been flipped; she demanded to drive every day.
But how could Rizel let her? He knew that she was a true 'female driver.'
[ TL/N : By female driver, Rizel is referring to all those females who gets into car accidents due to their awkward driving skill. ]
Without Rizel's permission, Irisviel could only call Ria to open the car for her when they went out.
Ria, of course, was unsure about Irisviel's driving skills. One of these days, she reluctantly agreed to let her drive, but the result was a disaster. While Irisviel was unharmed, the car was completely wrecked.
After that, Ria never allowed Irisviel to drive again.
When Irisviel insisted on driving, Ria hurriedly advised, "Irisviel, let me drive. You don't know the way. I'll take you to some nice places."
"Is that so? Well, fine, I guess I'll have to wait until next time," Irisviel said regretfully.
Once Irisviel gave up, Ria and Rizel sighed in relief. They exchanged a silent, knowing nod.
The two left, leaving only Rizel and Sakura in the room.
Seeing Sakura's hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself, Rizel curiously asked, "Sakura, what's wrong? Is it a magic issue, or a martial arts issue?"
In addition to studying martial arts, Sakura also learned magic from Origin Shiki.
Since Sakura's magic affinity was [Void], there was very little magic of that type in the current era that was suitable for her.
She could only study [Void] magic through Origin Shiki, who, using the origin, searched for some related magic to teach her.
"No... Rizel-nii... I..." Sakura looked troubled.
"What's the matter?" Rizel pulled Sakura into his embrace, patting her head. He asked in suspicion.
Feeling Rizel's embrace, Sakura felt a warmth in her heart that made her not want to leave. Being in her brother's arms was truly comforting.
"I want to go back and see Mom and Big Sis." Sakura murmured.
Having suddenly returned to Fuyuki, Sakura felt a bit nostalgic for her mother and sister, so she wanted to visit them.
Rizel heard this and smiled, understanding her feelings. After all, she hadn't really said goodbye to her mother and sister before.
Also, since the Matou family no longer existed, her parents probably thought she was dead.
It was also time for them to meet. After all, he needed to inform her parents that he was taking care of her now.
"Of course."
"I'll take you there right now."
After hearing Rizel's reply, Sakura happily kissed him on the cheek.
"Hehe, thank you, big brother."
"You're welcome, let's go."
Lifting Sakura up, Rizel took off into the air.
... ... . . . .
At the Tohsaka household.
At this moment, Tohsaka Tokiomi was preparing for the Holy Grail War, which was just two days away.
He was calm, as this time, he was holding the trump card.
Thinking about summoning that Servant soon, victory was practically already in his grasp.
Additionally, the Fuyuki Church, whose overseers for this Holy Grail War were secretly helping him, made him even more confident.
These people are all on my side, what do you have to compete with me?
He was very close to his goal, the origin of it all.
Tokiomi was in a great mood. He had already drunk several cups of red wine.
However, he was unaware that his eldest daughter, Tohsaka Rin, was also participating in the Holy Grail War, and her goals were different from his.
Unlike the original story, Tohsaka Tokiomi had arranged for his wife and children to stay at an auxiliary house instead of his own home. The events surrounding the Matou family made Tokiomi suspect that someone was targeting him, so he wasn't at ease having his family stay at the main house.
He had no choice but to arrange for them to stay at the auxiliary house for their protection.
At this moment, Tokiomi noticed that someone had broken into the Tohsaka household.
Who was it?!
Could it be another participant in the Holy Grail War?
Tokiomi was suspicious as he wondered who had arrived.
Knock, knock—there was a loud knocking on the door.
Tokiomi straightened himself, thinking it was probably just someone coming to visit and ask for him.
He opened the door and saw a handsome young man with black hair and a young girl with black hair standing before him.
Tokiomi narrowed his eyes, noticing that the girl looked strikingly similar to his own daughter, Sakura.
His body trembled as he cautiously asked, "You are... Sakura!!!"
Sakura looked at the man in front of her—her father, Tohsaka Tokiomi—with a complicated expression.
She almost had been pushed into the fiery pit by this man.
Remembering how close she had been to being pushed into hell, the smile faded from Sakura's face, and she looked at Tokiomi with unfamiliar eyes.
Tohsaka Tokiomi noticed the strange look in Sakura's eyes and felt a twinge of unease in his heart.
"Mr. Tohsaka Tokiomi, she really is your daughter, Tohsaka Sakura. As for the details, we'll discuss them later," Rizel said indifferently.
Tohsaka Tokiomi nodded lightly and led the two of them into the living room.
He was about to greet Sakura and ask where she had been during this time, but Sakura didn't look directly at him. Instead, she immediately sat in Rizel's lap.
Seeing this, Tokiomi's expression darkened, but he refrained from expressing his anger.
"Please call Sakura's mother and sister here, after all, it's been a long time since they've met," Rizel said to Tokiomi.
Tohsaka Tokiomi nodded lightly. "I'll go find them now. Please wait here for a moment."
Then she left.
After a while, a flustered woman hurriedly entered.
Seeing Sakura in Rizel's arms, she ran over and hugged her.
"Sakura!! My daughter!! Is it really you?"
Tohsaka Aoi cried as she spoke.
Because Sakura was in Rizel's arms, when Tohsaka Aoi hugged her, it meant she was leaning against Rizel.
Feeling Tohsaka Aoi's softness, Rizel had a strange expression.
Sister, is this really okay? This posture, this softness...
Cough... I understand, my dear.
Ugh, what am I thinking? It's Sakura's mother, how could I have such thoughts.
Rizel quickly snapped himself out of it. If this continued, he might start feeling fond of something else.
Cough, cough. "Madam, please do not be too emotional. You should..." Rizel reminded Tohsaka Aoi.
At this point, Tohsaka Aoi noticed the awkward position and immediately let go. Her face flushed red.
Thankfully, she acted quickly. Tohsaka Tokiomi hadn't returned yet, or he might have seen this and wondered what was going on.
"I apologize, I was too emotional. How rude of me." Tohsaka Aoi said shyly.
When she saw Rizel's face, her own face turned even redder. How beautiful! This was the only thought she had left.
She quickly tried to regain her composure, shaking her head. Aoi~ Oh, Aoi~ you're a married woman. What are you thinking?
At that moment, a young girl with twin-tails also entered. Upon seeing Sakura, she shouted, "Sakura, is it really you? I'm your older sister."
Tohsaka Rin ran over and saw Sakura sitting in the young man's arms.
When she saw the young man's face, Tohsaka Rin felt a stir in her heart. He was very handsome, and she couldn't help but look at him closely.
No, wait, my father said this man brought Sakura here, he must have kidnapped her.
Tohsaka Rin quickly analyzed in her mind, thinking that Rizel had kidnapped Sakura.
Then, Tohsaka Rin stopped in her tracks, put her hands on her hips, and shouted.
"Sakura, did this man kidnap you? It's nothing to do with me, sister is here to save you! Mother, quickly get away from him!"
What... Rizel's face became strange after hearing this. What is this arrogant, twin-tailed girl thinking?
Sakura also looked at her sister in confusion, about to explain, but was interrupted by Tohsaka Rin.
"Come out, Arjuna, kill that man and take my sister back!"
Then, with a flash, a figure in white robes appeared behind Tohsaka Rin, revealing a dark-skinned man.