Type-Moon, I, Sakura Matou, Rewrite Destiny

Although the taste was quite unpleasant, and it was bitter and spicy to drink.

But for Sakura, who was concerned about Rin's health, she forced Rin to drink a large cup in one go...

Staring with a pair of big, watery eyes that seemed on the verge of tears.

Her body, weak and shaky, was completely unable to resist Sakura.

Even though she refused repeatedly, in the end, Sakura forcibly poured the foul-smelling and bad-tasting potion into her stomach.

Enduring the sudden heat rising within her body and the nauseating urge to vomit.

The moment she drank the potion, Rin, who had regained her strength, almost immediately flipped Sakura over onto the thick carpeted floor.

Then, just as Sakura was caught off guard by Rin's burst of monstrous strength.

Rin, who had been force-fed disgusting things by her sister, lunged at Sakura, pinning her down.

"Ahhh, Sakura, how could you give me such disgusting stuff to drink, you've changed!"

"Mmm~ Why are you so strong... Let me go, I want to get up..."

"No, apologize, I won't let you up if you don't apologize."

"Apologize? I won't! I was doing it for my sister's own good, I won't apologize..."

Hearing Sakura's words, Rin, knowing that her own willfulness had caused all of this, couldn't help but blush slightly. However, a child's pride wouldn't let Rin be defeated by Sakura's words.

"Even if it's my fault, that medicine was just too awful... How about... if you drink some too, Sakura, I'll forgive you."

"No way, I'm not sick, why would I drink medicine?"

"Wuwuwu... I don't care, anyway, Sakura, you're bullying me, you have to apologize!"

Who's bullying whom...

Facing Rin's sudden monstrous strength, Sakura, pinned beneath her, felt like crying without tears.

Yes, she had changed. After merging with the soul from another world, she was no longer Tohsaka Sakura, nor Rin's caring little sister.

But wasn't Rin the same?

Compared to the sister in Sakura's memories, it was obvious that the current Rin was more willful than before, and not just a little.

Was this a passive buff added after becoming an only child?

After a bout of roughhousing, Sakura ultimately did not compromise, and Rin did not get her way.

Although Rin's strength was practically monstrous for her age, and even Sakura, who often practiced basic ninja body techniques, couldn't break free from Rin's hold without using her qi...

But a child is still a child, and lack of stamina was something Rin, at her age, simply couldn't overcome.

Thus, the scuffle ultimately ended with Sakura successfully flipping over and claiming victory.

After a fierce 'fight', coupled with having soaked in ice water for so long before that.

Both young girls naturally began to feel hungry.

Although Sakura had temporarily dismissed all the staff in the villa, wanting to spend time alone with Rin after so long apart, could the young lady of the Matou family truly go hungry?

As Sakura and Rin's stomachs rumbled in unison.

A call was made from the villa, and soon, pre-prepared dishes were delivered by a driver.

"Mmm, delicious... Sakura, do you usually eat like this at the Matou residence?"

"About the same."

"That's nice... but it's still not as good as Mom's cooking..."

Seeing Rin's proud and happy expression at the mention of her mother.

Sakura couldn't help but smile along with her.

"Oh right, Sakura, you sounded so commanding when you made that phone call earlier... Have you really become the head of the Matou family?"

"Mm... The Matou family was eager to pass down their magecraft... As the heir, it was only natural..."

"So, you've started learning magecraft too, Sakura?"

"Mm, I have... but it's different from the Tohsaka family's, you know..."

Seemingly misunderstanding Sakura's meaning.

Upon hearing Sakura's words, Rin suddenly put down her spoon.

Then, she took Sakura's hand and said.

"Mmm~ It's okay, the Matou family is one of the Three Founding Families after all... You'll definitely be as good as me in the future, Sakura."

"Mm, sister, let's eat first. The food will get cold and won't taste as good."

Sakura naturally wouldn't explain Rin's misunderstanding.

At the same time, Sakura hadn't lied to Rin; she had indeed learned 'magecraft'.

However, what she learned wasn't the Matou family's ancestral water magecraft or the insect magecraft later developed by Zouken Matou... but rather, two months ago, when her Destiny Points accumulated to 1800, Sakura had exchanged for Harry Potter series Magecraft.

500 points for complete Hogwarts learning materials... and 300 points for the Azkaban graduation guide.

This is the Magecraft Sakura is currently studying.

Incidentally, what Rin just drank was Sakura's improved Harry Potter series potion, which can be used in the Type-Moon world.

Of course, Sakura's current decision to exchange for Harry Potter series magic to study doesn't mean she's abandoning the Yellow Court Scripture or changing her originally set path.

The Harry Potter series magic and knowledge are merely a temporary transition for Sakura.

After all, Sakura, who has already started creating butterfly effects that influence this world and its future, now needs some means of self-preservation.

And since the Harry Potter series was inexpensive and versatile, Sakura naturally exchanged for it...

Of course, the reason this series of magic and knowledge was so cheap was that Sakura exchanged for study materials, not direct infusion...

13. Zouken Defects?

December 31, 1993.

On this last day of 1993, a sudden snowfall made Fuyuki City, a coastal Far East town, appear exceptionally cold.

As people bundled themselves up tightly against the sudden drop in temperature brought by the snowfall.

At a key location on a Ley Line Node somewhere in Fuyuki City, in a low-lying cave formed by magic flow, Zouken Matou, who was placing the Pseudo-Holy Grail under Orochimaru's supervision, wished he could peel his own skin off.

It was too hot.

After reversing the Ley Line, the magic rapidly gushing from the Great Holy Grail had turned the underground of the entire Fuyuki City into a no-man's-land.

For ordinary people, this would undoubtedly be a valuable and abundant source of geothermal energy.

But for Mages, such a harsh magical environment would be enough to directly burn out their Mage Circuits.

This was equally true for Zouken Matou.

The Mage Circuits transplanted into Zouken Matou by Orochimaru were all burning fiercely.

In fact, if anyone had approached Zouken Matou at that moment, they would have smelled a burnt odor.

Yet, even so, Zouken Matou uttered no complaints. Under the surveillance of several special snakes as thick as thighs, he, with a twisted smile on his face, meticulously continued the work of placing the Pseudo-Holy Grail.

As the final rune was carved by Zouken Matou against the high-speed flow of magic within the Ley Line channel.

In the blink of an eye, the rampaging magic that had been crashing through the Ley Line moments before vanished. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it all surged into the Pseudo-Holy Grail before Zouken Matou.

Looking at the magnificent scene he had created before him, a trace of pride naturally appeared on Zouken Matou's face as the Pseudo-Holy Grail was successfully placed.

He lightly flicked his finger.

Feeling the nearly inexhaustible supply of magic deep within his soul.

Zouken Matou's smile began to twist again, and a terrifying killing intent suddenly lit up in his eyes.

Yes, even under Orochimaru's supervision, this top Mage who had lived for over five hundred years had tampered with the Pseudo-Holy Grail.

By cutting off a small portion of his soul, shaping it into a Lesser Holy Grail, and placing it as the core in the center of the Pseudo-Holy Grail... he, Zouken Matou, had regained his spellcasting ability.

However, just as Zouken Matou was preparing to break through his own seals and unleash his Insect Magecraft to turn his current dilapidated body into nourishment, urgently hatching a swarm of Engraved Insects to form a new body and gain freedom.

Zouken Matou's face suddenly turned pale, and then, as if struck by immense pain, he directly knelt before the Pseudo-Holy Grail.

Gulp.

Zouken Matou's mouth, which had suddenly opened wider than its limits, suddenly spewed out a giant white python, and then... Orochimaru, who had manipulated him countless times and conducted numerous experiments on him, emerged from this white snake like a venomous serpent, writhing.

"If I were you, I'd immediately stop my foolish actions..."

Standing up slowly amidst a pile of slime.

As if a gentle breeze had brushed past, he sidestepped an incoming magical attack. Then, with a smile, Orochimaru's venomous snake-like eyes locked onto Zouken Matou's.

Due to the difference in worlds, Orochimaru had indeed been severely weakened in the Type-Moon world.

Not only had his Chakra become awkward and drastically reduced in this world, but all his previous bodily modifications had disappeared... Even some of Orochimaru's signature ninjutsu could no longer be used due to the environment.

But Orochimaru was Orochimaru. Possessing the core technology of the ninja world, he, relying on his past knowledge and Sakura's near-limitless support, could barely manage to recover some of his former strength and abilities.

However, it was precisely because of this that Orochimaru, who spent most of his time and research on how to recover his power in this world, had been exploited by Zouken Matou due to the stagnation of his magic research progress.

Fortunately, Orochimaru had long since tampered with Zouken Matou's body.

Just as Orochimaru's understanding of Magecraft was extremely limited, so too was Zouken Matou's understanding of the unfamiliar ninja system.

A small clump of cells instantly multiplied into a body within him, capable of carrying a clone's consciousness... Although there were similar existences in Magecraft... they would never be as effortless as Orochimaru was now demonstrating.

However, he, Zouken Matou, had not lost.

Even if he was discovered, so what? He, Zouken Matou, had regained his spellcasting ability.

"Hehehe... Mr. Orochimaru, your methods are truly remarkable. This energy called Chakra is truly eye-opening... But what if the Mage's Association found out about it... I'm very curious now."

With malice and greed swirling in his eyes, his mouth stretched almost to his ears, Zouken Matou, without haste, directly began the casting and body transformation of his Insect Magecraft in front of Orochimaru.

However, just as Zouken Matou was dissolving the cloned body filled with various seals, and then hatching countless Engraved Insects to condense a new body.

A mass of dark, strange mist suddenly descended before him and Orochimaru, and then transformed into... Sakura.

"There will be no repercussions, Grandfather, because you won't speak of it..."

Looking at Sakura before him, fear, hatred, anger, and other emotions instantly filled Zouken Matou's decaying heart.

He fully activated his magic, forming a new temporary body at the fastest speed possible.

Facing the culprit who had brought him to such a state, Zouken Matou, who had managed to maintain his usual demeanor in front of Orochimaru, had now become a man-eating beast.

The blood-red eyes that seemed about to bulge out of their sockets in anger and the teeth grinding together forcefully both displayed Zouken Matou's hatred for Sakura.

"You're not even bothering to hide it anymore, Grandfather? You look like that... it's such a disgrace to the Matou Family... Never mind, let's cut to the chase. If I waste too much time on you, my sister will be unhappy when she can't find me later!"

"Sharp-tongued... You can only boast now. Soon, you'll live in fear under the Mage's Association's pursuit, and eventually be pickled in a formaldehyde jar with a Sealing Designation."

She sneered dismissively.

Sakura, who completely disregarded Zouken Matou's words, looked at him, who was like a rabid dog in front of her.

Casually, she took out a severed hand from her small shoulder bag and tossed it directly in front of Zouken Matou.

"Sealing Designation, huh? Aren't you the same? You've lived for five hundred years and participated in the creation of the Great Holy Grail—Makiri Zolgen..."

14. The dancing bugs in my palm...

"Sealing Designation" was by no means a good term.

In the mage world, saying someone would be given a Sealing Designation was almost the same as cursing them to a miserable death.

This was because Sealing Designation was a special term created by the 'hegemonic' organization, the Mage's Association, under the guise of "protection" to detain and capture mages with rare talents or those who had violated taboos.

Once subjected to a Sealing Designation and falling into the hands of the Mage's Association, all that awaited the designated person was hell.

Generally, captured mages would be dissected alive for research and then preserved alive in formaldehyde jars, carefully stored...

Death and suffering were not things that orthodox mages feared. After all, pursuing the Root and exploring the Mage's Way was the meaning of a mage's existence.