Type-Moon, I, Sakura Matou, Rewrite Destiny

As long as the world Sakura changes can guarantee that the possibility of humanity and Earth's extinction won't affect the survival of those two Counter Forces, the Counter Force will accept some of Sakura's changes.

As long as Sakura doesn't challenge the Counter Force's duties or pose a threat to them, the Counter Force will accept some of her changes.

Most of the others who might try to stop Sakura would also be similar, and there's a certain probability that both sides could reach an agreement.

There's only one exception.

That would be... the Human Order Stabilization Agency—Chaldea.

There's no need to think about it; the people at Chaldea absolutely will not allow Sakura to alter history.

What's more troublesome is that Chaldea represents the future, while Sakura is the past...

The changes Sakura is causing now have actually already affected the future of this timeline. The reason that mysterious person appeared over the East China Sea to adjust the ley lines was precisely because the current Sakura is beginning to impact the timeline.

Therefore, from the moment Sakura awakened, Chaldea has effectively become Sakura's enemy!

'2004... the Holy Grail War... the burning Fuyuki City... a Singularity... this is truly the worst-case scenario!'

Yes, it's not the worst that Chaldea has become an enemy. What's even worse is... perhaps another group of enemies, Chaldea's enemies, will also become Sakura's enemies.

After all, Singularity F—the burning Fuyuki City.

Sakura would never want the world to become such a terrible state.

To make the world a better place, for the vast majority of people to live better and happier lives, that is the outcome Sakura pursues!

'No matter what, I will not let the world become like that... I will never accept the history that Chaldea recognizes... Come on... I, Sakura Matou... will absolutely not surrender!'

Fiercely crumpling the intelligence in her hand, the young girl, tightly pursing her lips, yanked open the window behind her and, with all her might, threw the intelligence and her cowardice out the window...

9. Pseudo-Holy Grail...

The Holy Grail War cannot be postponed until 2004, ten years later!

This was the conclusion Sakura reached after a day of deep contemplation.

The combined forces of a Clock Tower Lord shrouded in mystery and the King of Magecraft are far too powerful for the current Sakura.

However, ensuring the Holy Grail War proceeds as scheduled is by no means an easy feat.

After all, the Holy Grail requires an immense amount of magical energy.

Compared to the flowing 'Gaia's Blood' ley lines, the strongest source of magical energy currently controlled by humanity is less than one percent of the power of the ley lines flowing beneath Fuyuki City.

Even if such magical energy sources existed, the entire Earth now couldn't produce a hundred of them.

Furthermore, even if there were that many such magical energy sources, she, Sakura Matou, couldn't afford them, nor would anyone sell her that many.

Of course, besides magical energy sources, there are actually a few other things in the human world that could satisfy the Holy Grail's vacant magical energy for this year.

For example, the Dragon Heart left behind by a dragon corpse in the spiritual tomb beneath the Clock Tower.

Then there's a certain spider sleeping soundly in South America, and an Artificial Dragonkin that might appear in a small village in Wales...

However, these existences are either already controlled by powerful factions, or Sakura cannot provoke them in her current state, or they involve incredibly troublesome conspiracies.

It can be said that almost all the paths laid out before Sakura are now dead ends.

But... would Sakura truly resign herself just because the path ahead is a dead end?

Of course not! A mere dead end or desperate situation is still a hundred and eighty years away from making Sakura bow her head in surrender.

Since the true Holy Grail War is almost impossible to convene.

Then... why not let Fuyuki City host an unofficial, pseudo-Holy Grail War ahead of time.

In any case, based on the Great Holy Grail data scanned previously and Zouken Matou's understanding and research of the Holy Grail.

The possibility of creating a Holy Grail ritual that can fulfill limited wishes and successfully lure Servants by borrowing the existing magical energy within the Great Holy Grail is quite high.

"Sakura, you want me to recreate a Holy Grail?"

"Yes, that's right. Can you do it?"

"Heh heh heh... I can't. Creating a Holy Grail is absolutely not something a magus like me can accomplish..."

Indeed, creating a Great Holy Grail like the one beneath Fuyuki City is beyond the capabilities of a magus.

But what Sakura wants is not that high-level item shaped by the Third Magic, which might even recreate the Third Magic!

Zouken Matou, who had just emphatically refused Sakura, then fell into deep thought after hearing Sakura explain that this Holy Grail only needed to fulfill some of the true Holy Grail's functions.

Creating a small Holy Grail with limited functions is not a significant problem for Zouken Matou, who has been obsessed with cracking the Holy Grail system for many years and has always hoped to achieve eternal life through the Holy Grail.

The question is whether he should create this Holy Grail for Sakura.

This is what Zouken Matou is currently contemplating.

However, it's clear that Sakura did not give Zouken Matou time to ponder.

Just as Zouken Matou's expression clearly showed deep thought, Sakura, who had already prepared, suddenly made a gesture towards a corner of the study.

A piece of fabric, identical to the room's wall, suddenly fell from the wall as if torn. Shinji, who had been hiding there using Ninja Stealth Arts, revealed himself.

Immediately after, Shinji let out a low cry and skillfully formed a ninja hand seal with both hands.

In an instant, countless black runes, like wriggling tadpoles, covered Zouken Matou's skin in the blink of an eye.

Pain, intense pain.

From his flesh to his Mage Circuits, even his soul, as these black runes appeared on Zouken Matou's skin, he felt a pain worse than death.

"Ah!"

With a scream, Zouken Matou trembled and fell to the ground.

As his body began to convulse uncontrollably, more piercing screams echoed.

Waving his hand again to have Shinji release the technique, Sakura, staring intently at Zouken Matou, spoke with a cold tone.

"Grandpa, remember this! Your body is not freedom, but a cage. Give up your schemes and tricks, or next time the punishment won't be this simple."

The physical pain disappeared, and the spiritual pain also vanished.

But the anger and shame of being toyed with by a young girl like Sakura would never disappear easily.

However, for the sake of eternal life, to survive, he, Zouken Matou, could bend and stretch.

He nimbly got up from the ground, then put on a respectful expression, lowering his head as if making a vow. Zouken Matou quickly gave Sakura the answer she needed.

"I can create the Holy Grail you require, but to fully realize all the functions you demand, there's a crucial element missing..."

"What's missing?"

"The Ley Lines of Fuyuki City!"

"Ley Lines?"

"Yes, the Ley Lines. If you want the Great Holy Grail to provide mana for the inferior product I will create later, you have two choices: have the Great Holy Grail provide it directly, or reverse the Ley Lines to absorb mana from the Great Holy Grail indirectly through them."

Gazing at Zouken Matou's half-smiling eyes.

Sakura nodded calmly. Then, just as the smile in Zouken Matou's eyes deepened, Sakura suddenly raised her small fist, enveloped in a thin layer of aura, and swung it heavily at Zouken Matou's old face.

With a thud, Sakura's fist landed heavily on Zouken Matou's face, making him stagger.

"You..."

Facing this sudden punch, Zouken Matou's face instantly showed a look of shock.

"I know this is your revenge, Grandpa. This punch is my revenge. Now we've both retaliated... Now, get going immediately and make the Holy Grail!"

"I understand..."

Undoubtedly, Sakura and Zouken Matou were only superficially in agreement.

Even with this open break, their relationship dynamic wouldn't fundamentally change.

He believed Zouken Matou would continue to play the part of a superficially obedient dog, but when this dog would transform into a wolf and swallow Little Red Riding Hood whole was anyone's guess.

What a disgusting old bug... But he's not wrong. The Winter Saintess and the Tohsaka Family... I must deal with one of them. However, old bug, do you think this will disgust me and complete your revenge? You're dreaming... I am Sakura Matou!

10. Tokiomi Tohsaka's Visit...

"Sakura, Zouken Matou is becoming harder to control."

"Mm, that's true."

Sticking out a tongue that was almost as long as his forearm, Orochimaru licked his eyelids under Sakura's slightly disgusted gaze.

Orochimaru, who had produced a scalpel from somewhere, revealed a murderous expression.

"Do you need me to take care of him now?"

"No, he still has his mission to complete. Moreover, according to the Self-Imposed Contract, I still need to provide him with eternal life."

"Heh, eternal life... That's truly a cruel fate. In that case, I won't interfere further. However, after he achieves eternal life, hand him over to me. An immortal being... will surely be of great research value."

"I will. But Orochimaru, after you partially lift Zouken Matou's mana restrictions... don't let him out of your sight, and don't let him tamper with the Holy Grail."

"No problem."

Yes, Sakura had decided to completely abandon the old bug, Zouken Matou.

Redemption?

Impossible!

She had even prepared to give up on the Destiny Points on Zouken Matou.

Although Sakura truly disliked tragedies and wished for the vast majority of people to find happiness... whether Zouken Matou still deserved it, and whether his ending could be considered a tragedy, was debatable.

Perhaps this was all Tokiomi's fault.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

Just after finishing her conversation with Orochimaru.

Sakura heard from Shinji that Tokiomi Tohsaka would be visiting soon.

Sakura wasn't surprised by Tokiomi Tohsaka's visit at this time.

After all, how many people knew how much effort Tokiomi Tohsaka had put into the Holy Grail War?

The judge, the judge's son, the opponents, and the participants – Tokiomi Tohsaka had already handled most of them.

In Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes, the Holy Grail War, set to begin soon, was a guaranteed victory.

Yet, at a time like this, the Holy Grail War was suddenly postponed due to ley lines. How could he possibly accept that?

Furthermore, if the Holy Grail War were postponed for another ten years, he, Tokiomi Tohsaka, might very well have to face his own daughter on the battlefield and fight her to the death.

Fighting blood relatives was not uncommon in the world of mages, and if it came to that, he, Tokiomi Tohsaka, would not hesitate.

But... who knew what the situation would be like in ten years? His old friend Risei Kirei wouldn't be staying in Fuyuki City for a decade, and his preparations and arrangements couldn't possibly be carried over for that long.

More crucially, given Sakura's talent, if the Matou Family truly put in a decade of dedicated training, it was debatable whether he, Tokiomi Tohsaka, could even defeat Sakura by then.

He was well aware of the talents of his two daughters.

They were both absolute geniuses in his eyes.

Therefore, no matter what, he, Tokiomi Tohsaka, absolutely could not allow the Holy Grail War to be postponed for another ten years.

After his repeated attempts failed.

With no other choice, Tokiomi Tohsaka could only place his hope on Zouken Matou, who was of the same founding family and lived in the same city.

The desolate Matou residence.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, exuding an aura of elegance from head to toe, undoubtedly brought a different atmosphere to the quiet Matou home.

Presenting the gift he brought, Tokiomi Tohsaka, outwardly elegant but inwardly heavy-hearted with bloodshot eyes, immediately asked Sakura, who greeted him, "Forgive my intrusion, but is Matou-ossan...?"

Just as Tokiomi Tohsaka was about to ask Sakura where Zouken Matou was.