Type-Moon, I Sakura Matou Rewrite Destiny

It was clear that although Solomon had indeed helped Sakura with an explanation, his words were still laced with hidden dangers.

Of course, Solomon hadn't lied. Sakura would indeed become an opponent, or rather, an 'enemy,' of Chaldea in the future. By that time, however, Marisbury would already be 'dead.'

Upon hearing Solomon admit that Sakura was not an enemy, Marisbury immediately lowered his guard against Sakura and her group. However, he kept the hidden dangers in Solomon's words firmly in mind.

Perhaps it was because Sakura's experience was insufficient, or perhaps she simply lacked the necessary disposition, but she didn't understand the deeper meaning behind Solomon's words.

A battle that could have shattered the Einzbern castle to pieces was thus averted with just a few words...

However, at this very moment, while this group of powerful figures on the rooftop were in harmonious conversation.

With a loud boom.

The Einzbern castle, amidst the 'father and son's' struggle in the courtyard, tilted precariously.

Although in Solomon's Reality Marble, Mordred's experience at that time felt somewhat unreal to her after she recovered.

Yet, Artoria's words, which pierced her heart, "There's no reason why," were deeply etched into Mordred's mind.

Sakura glanced at the constant tremors from beneath her feet, at the castle that was only a few degrees away from collapsing, and then at Zouken Matou in the courtyard, who was surrounding Berserker and doing something unknown.

She turned her head to look at King Hassan and Kurumi, and then instantly transformed into a cloud of black mist, leaving the dangerous place.

Meanwhile, Marisbury and Solomon also began to act.

Gently picking up Kischur Zelretch, whom he planned to use for favors and leverage the El-Melloi family's power to accelerate his Chaldea plan, Marisbury quickly disappeared from the castle rooftop with Kischur Zelretch.

"Girl, you go protect Sakura."

Glancing at the 'old man' who had given him so much time, making him incredibly abundant now, Kurumi, despite her dislike for King Hassan and his forcing Sakura into the Holy Grail War, did as before, saying nothing and directly merging into her shadows to find Sakura.

As the figures on the castle rooftop all departed.

Only the two Knights of the Round Table and the 'always unlucky' Kiritsugu Emiya remained on the precarious castle rooftop.

"Hassan, you shouldn't have involved Miss Sakura in this Holy Grail War. Exposing her to the world too early will only cause her trouble."

"I have my own plans."

King Hassan, removing the skull mask from his face to reveal his aged true form, looked at Sakura, who had appeared in the castle garden, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

Seeing King Hassan's gaze, Solomon understood his intentions.

"Does Hassan also plan to join Miss Sakura's banner and change Destiny with her?"

He put his mask back on, then shook his head.

"I am merely tempering my juniors in the leisure time afforded by fulfilling my destiny."

"Then you are truly harsh, Hassan. Since we have no conflict... you!"

Just as Solomon confirmed that King Hassan's intentions would not conflict with his own.

No longer wishing to waste time on this Holy Grail War's 'child's play,' Solomon intended to take Kiritsugu Emiya, who was approaching King Hassan, seize his Command Spells, and end the Holy Grail War tonight...

But... a ferocious greatsword shattered Solomon's plan.

Watching Kiritsugu Emiya, whose body was pierced through by King Hassan's greatsword capable of killing all things, and whose Command Spells were also destroyed along with him, Solomon shook his head with slight disappointment.

"You... Hassan, your actions were somewhat superfluous."

Regarding King Hassan's act of killing Kiritsugu Emiya... Solomon suddenly froze.

He never imagined that someone like King Hassan, who looked like an honest man with his 'thick eyebrows and big eyes,' would lie to him.

This was not about King Hassan wanting to train Sakura; he was clearly here to change Sakura's Destiny!

According to his previous Scrying, Zouken Matou, who would soon be left for Sakura by Solomon, would once again 'die' at Sakura's hands, and in front of Shirou Chiko.

At the same time, after 'killing' Zouken Matou, Sakura would directly 'dig out Shirou Chiko's heart.'

It was from this point on that Shirou Chiko, misunderstanding Sakura, would cause Sakura a lot of trouble for a long time, even nearly killing Sakura years later.

But now the outcome was completely different. With Kiritsugu Emiya dead along with his Command Spells, Artoria, having lost her Master, immediately thought of the little one she wanted to save – Shirou Chiko.

And so, just as Solomon said King Hassan's actions were superfluous.

Artoria, no longer wanting to entangle with Mordred, found an opportunity and, taking the newly awakened Shirou Chiko with her, charged into the vast forest.

In fact, Solomon had also intended to resolve this trouble for Sakura. By taking Kiritsugu Emiya's Command Spells at this moment, he would have created a similar situation...

Therefore, in Solomon's eyes, King Hassan's actions seemed superfluous.

However, "This sin falls upon me, and Solomon, I do not trust you," was King Hassan's reply to Solomon.

48. Grandfather's Game...

In the courtyard in front of the castle, which had been reduced to ruins by the clash between Artoria and Mordred.

After several days, Sakura once again saw her 'grandfather.'

Seeing her 'grandfather' after so many days, Sakura was quite delighted.

After all... her 'grandfather' was truly capable.

Shirou Emiya... no, Shirou Chiko, Sakura had indeed considered finding him.

After all, if she could cultivate him from a young age, Shirou Chiko would be a much stronger helper than Shinji Matou. And if it were early enough, perhaps the future nuclear sword immortal could be molded into the person Sakura desired.

It's not that Emiya the Great Hero is bad, of course... but the concept of justice felt truly awkward to Sakura.

However, finding Shirou wouldn't be that easy.

Fuyuki City wasn't huge, nor was it small, but it had at least hundreds of thousands of inhabitants.

Furthermore, they couldn't rule out the possibility that Shirou's family might have come to Fuyuki City due to factors like migrant work, tourism, or visiting relatives.

Therefore, Sakura didn't hold out much hope of finding Shirou.

She simply instructed Tsuruno Matou to investigate when he had time and asked Orochimaru to keep an eye out for any suspicious individuals appearing in Fuyuki City's surveillance network.

Trying to grow a flower, but it wouldn't bloom; planting a willow without intention, and it grew into a shade tree...

She never expected that Shirou, whom Sakura had struggled to find, would be found by Zouken Matou.

How could Sakura not 'thank' Zouken Matou, that 'grandfather' figure?

However... Zouken Matou, upon seeing Sakura, was far from happy.

Ever since Sakura awakened that day, Zouken Matou hadn't had a single peaceful day.

Now, he had finally seen the dawn of his dream's realization.

First, Zouken Matou encountered Solomon, and then he saw Sakura, the 'bringer of disaster.'

How could he, Zouken Matou, possibly be happy?

He glanced at Berserker, whom he still couldn't command in the slightest, then turned to look at Leonidas, who had suddenly turned and walked away.

Facing Sakura alone, Zouken Matou felt utterly screwed.

"Tohsaka Sakura... so you've indeed gotten involved in the Holy Grail War... Am I just your pawn?"

Staring at the Command Spells on Sakura's hand, which she had revealed to him without any pretense, Zouken Matou gripped his cane tightly, the veins on his withered arm bulging like pythons as he spoke through gritted teeth.

It was clear that Zouken Matou's hatred for Sakura had reached a point where he could no longer conceal it.

Although the notion of Sakura participating in the Holy Grail War could be considered a misunderstanding, as Sakura truly didn't want to participate in this Holy Grail War, the word "pawn" was something Zouken Matou had spoken with absolute accuracy.

Moreover, with Sakura's own involvement in the Holy Grail War, Sakura now intended to reclaim this pawn, originally released for this Holy Grail War, and repurpose it.

Having no intention of conversing with Zouken Matou, Sakura, who just wanted to finish quickly, go home, and get away from this battlefield of Servant clashes, silently launched an attack at Zouken Matou with her magic staff the moment he uttered his last word.

As incantations were silently recited in Sakura's mind, she effortlessly manipulated her various emotions through the Yellow Court Scripture.

In the blink of an eye, she had unleashed over a dozen curses at Zouken Matou.

Among them, perhaps the most conspicuous and the one that made Zouken Matou most wary was a "laser" of a sickly green hue.

Countless grotesque insects flew out from Zouken Matou's sleeves, facing Sakura's merciless assault.

Zouken Matou, who had been wary of Sakura from the moment she appeared, did not hesitate to counterattack.

Perhaps out of fear of that sickly green curse, or perhaps sensing that he would undoubtedly "die" if struck by it, Zouken Matou's counterattack, though fierce, always felt more defensive than offensive.

The grotesque and varied swarms of insects danced wildly in the space before Sakura... and curses flew out with every flick of Sakura's wrist...

For a time, Zouken Matou and Sakura were locked in a stalemate.

However, they both knew this was merely an initial probing.

At some point, insect chirps began to emanate from the piles of rubble and cracks throughout the castle.

At some point, a ball of azure Fiendfyre transformed into a roaring fire serpent, encircling Sakura.

The two, having finished their preparations and arrangements during the probing... were now getting serious.

Catching a glimpse of a fluctuation in her shadow, Sakura knew Kurumi had arrived beside her. After taking a deep breath and readjusting the flow of her Mage Circuits, As the Yellow Court Scripture silently circulated, Sakura, exuding a chilling aura, launched her attack once more.

Her arm swung wide, killing intent completely unconcealed in her eyes, and with a cry of "Avada Kedavra"... the killing curse from the Harry Potter series, "Avada Kedavra," instantly shot towards Zouken Matou, amplified by Sakura's killing intent.

Seeing the sickly green light, as thick as an adult's arm, and the countless insects along its path that turned to powder upon mere contact, Zouken Matou, without a doubt that he would be pulverized if struck, immediately dispersed himself into a swarm of insects.

"Tsk... playing this bug transformation trick again... Fire God, clear the path~!"

Seeing that the single-target killing curse had been dodged by Zouken Matou, and facing a swarm of insects herself, Sakura, while recalling the Fiendfyre serpent of azure blue to attack the swarm, waved her magic staff and unleashed "Fire God, clear the path."

Blazing flames transformed into a vortex, swirling around Sakura with the sway of her staff, incinerating the approaching insects from all directions into charcoal.

At the same time, Sakura, her eyes constantly searching for the core of Zouken Matou's body through intentionally created gaps, quickly located a special insect.

"Go~!"

With a forceful forward swing of her hands, the vortex of flames, controlled by Sakura, swept towards the pile of rubble where the special insect was located.

"Heheheh... Tohsaka Sakura, you've fallen for it!"

The vortex of flames rushed directly towards the special insect, everything in its path appearing so fragile before the inferno.

Just as Sakura thought she could finish the job, a giant insect, as large as a wolfhound, tore through the ground and burrowed out directly from beneath Sakura's feet. Its ferocious mandibles lunged directly at her tender thighs.

Facing the giant insect's monstrous maw, Sakura had no doubt that if her small body were caught by those terrifying jaws, she would become meat on a chopping block.

But... would Sister Kurumi allow something so disgusting to touch her?

Just as Sakura's delicate skin could faintly feel the sharpness of the mouthparts.

"Hehehe~ Bullet Number Seven!"

A gunshot... and Zouken Matou's time was stopped.

49. 'Father and Son' Saber and Shirou.

An Avada Kedavra, clean and swift, killed the grotesque giant insect before them.

As the giant insect died, the swarm of bugs that had been surging towards Sakura like waves in the garden fell silent as well.

She smiled and nodded to Kurumi, who rose from her shadow, then fired another Godly Blade Strike, this time from Sakura's wand, splitting the dead giant insect in two.

Sakura did this, naturally, not to desecrate the corpse.

Although Sakura wasn't sure where Zouken Matou's true body was, she could tell that the giant insect before her was merely a clone created from a part of Zouken Matou's soul.

Suppressing her discomfort, she reached into the ruptured insect corpse and fumbled around.

With a hand covered in sticky, green, foul-smelling liquid, a book shaped like a thick dictionary, imbued with obvious magic, was pulled directly from the insect's body by Sakura.

Glancing at Berserker, who was still standing in the garden, covered in insect corpses and smoke, Sakura knew what the book was without even opening it—the Book of False Vassals.

It's just...

How did Zouken Matou manage to create this Book of False Vassals?

After Sakura 'took over' the Matou family, she naturally consulted the relevant magecraft materials for creating the Book of False Vassals. According to the materials and the memories of Sakura's other half, Sakura knew that creating the Book of False Vassals required the use of a Command Spell.