Though He Had No Just Cause, His Conscience Was Clear
"Oh? Is that so? Then you're mentally prepared now, right? You won't be careless again, right? Then come at me." Fu Yuan assumed his opening stance again and beckoned to Matou Zouken.
Again?
Tens of thousands of Matou Zouken's Magic Crest Worms had been wiped out by Fu Yuan. What was he supposed to fight Fu Yuan with now?
Moreover, it was not as though Matou Zouken had failed to see how Fu Yuan had summoned terrifying Lightning Magecraft with a single strike, then annihilated so many of his Magic Crest Worms with the force of thunder.
In Matou Zouken's eyes, this somewhat mysterious young man, Fu Yuan, had now become a powerful, inhuman existence—something like a monster.
Naturally, Matou Zouken, who only wanted to cling to life, could not possibly continue fighting Fu Yuan.
With a gloomy expression, Matou Zouken changed the subject and pointed at Matou Sakura in Fu Yuan's arms. "You intend to take her away?"
"That's right. I won't leave such an adorable child by the side of an old worm like you, one with ill intentions." Fu Yuan answered without hesitation.
"Hehe. You dare take someone from my Matou family without permission. I trust you have prepared yourself to be wanted and hunted down by the Mage's Association." Matou Zouken sneered.
The Tohma Family and the Matou family both had ties to the Mage's Association, this world's organization of power. They provided their inherited magecraft to the Mage's Association in exchange for financial support and the Association's protection.
Magecraft families that established ties with the Mage's Association received its protection.
No matter Fu Yuan's reason for taking Matou Sakura away, he was the one "infringing upon the Matou family's interests."
Matou Zouken threatened, "Matou Sakura was legally adopted from the Tohma Family into my Matou family. If you take her away without permission, you will definitely be hunted down by the Mage's Association!"
Matou Zouken had no way of dealing with the powerful and mysterious Fu Yuan. All he could do now was borrow the Mage's Association's name to intimidate Fu Yuan and make him abandon the idea of taking Matou Sakura away.
"Though it's true that I have no just cause, still..." Lightning flickered in Fu Yuan's eyes as he stared sternly at Matou Zouken. Holding Matou Sakura with one arm, he swung his other arm.
Swift Feather Transformation: Weeping Willow!
Lightning shot from Fu Yuan's swinging arm, transforming into an orange blade of energy in midair. Before Matou Zouken's astonished eyes, the lightning blade cleaved him cleanly in two.
Watching Matou Zouken get split in half by the lightning blade, Fu Yuan slowly withdrew the arm he had swung out.
"My conscience is clear."
That was right. Although Fu Yuan had no just cause for saving Matou Sakura, his conscience was clear.
So what if the Mage's Association eventually put out a warrant for him? He would not regret the decision he had made today.
After being "killed" by Fu Yuan once more, Matou Zouken's bisected body burst apart, and the surviving Familiar Worms scattered in every direction.
He could not win in a fight, and threats were useless. Humiliated and furious, Matou Zouken could only... choose to flee.
After scattering Matou Zouken, Fu Yuan sensed his surroundings. Once he discovered that all the Familiar Worms had fled, he carried Matou Sakura away from the Matou family residence.
Then, a soft and weak voice came from within Fu Yuan's arms.
"Thank you... Brother Fu Yuan."
Fu Yuan lowered his head in surprise and looked at the speaking Matou Sakura. "Little Sakura, when did you wake up?"
"Just now."
Earlier, Fu Yuan had used a thread of true qi to put Matou Sakura to sleep while she was overwhelmed by fear and terror. By his estimate, she should have slept for at least half an hour. He had not expected her to wake up so quickly.
There were two reasons for this.
First, Matou Sakura was afraid.
Second, the Mage Circuits within Matou Sakura's body.
Her fear had caused the Mage Circuits within her to activate, offsetting Fu Yuan's true qi. With both factors combined, she woke up very quickly.
And Matou Sakura, having awakened, heard all of Fu Yuan's conversation with Matou Zouken. That was why she sincerely thanked Fu Yuan.
"Thank you, Brother Fu Yuan. If it weren't for you, I... I don't know what would have happened to me." Matou Sakura spoke softly and trembled slightly, as though she had recalled the disgusting scene in the Magecraft Workshop.
"Oh, come on. Since you call me 'Brother,' that makes you my little sister, doesn't it? Isn't it perfectly normal for a brother to protect his little sister? So you don't need to thank me, Little Sakura." Smiling, Fu Yuan stroked Matou Sakura's smooth black hair.
"Mm..." Nestled in Fu Yuan's arms, Matou Sakura tightly clutched his clothes. After remaining silent for a long time, she softly asked, "Brother Fu Yuan, what will happen to me from now on? Will I be taken back to the Matou family?"
"Don't worry, Little Sakura. I won't let you return to the Matou family. We'll find your father and make him revoke his decision to adopt you into the Matou family." Fu Yuan said gently.
"..." Matou Sakura silently shook her little head. "Father won't revoke that decision. He has already reached an agreement with that old man."
"Don't lose hope so quickly, Little Sakura. If your father learns about the abuse Matou Zouken inflicted on you and still refuses to change his decision, then I'll knock some sense into him." Fu Yuan said.
Moreover, Fu Yuan's phone had recorded his confrontation with Matou Zouken. If Tohsaka Tokiomi watched the video he had recorded and still remained stubbornly obsessed as though possessed, then Fu Yuan would have no choice but to apologize!
...If Tohsaka Tokiomi remained possessed by that obsession, Fu Yuan would physically persuade him and bring him back to his senses.
One Inch Force: Heaven Splitter from Fu Yuan should wake Tohsaka Tokiomi up, right?
Fu Yuan was not sure whether Tohsaka Tokiomi would wake up after taking Fu Yuan's Inch Force: Heaven Splitter.
But Fu Yuan was certain that, with a mage's frail little body, Tohsaka Tokiomi would definitely have his chest punched straight through.
Beneath the charming sunlight, Fu Yuan carried Matou Sakura back to the gates of the Tohma Family residence. Like someone challenging a martial arts school, he directly kicked at the iron gate of the Tohma Family's courtyard fence.
Boom!
A somewhat heavy crash rang out, and the Tohma Family's fence gate swung open in response. Fu Yuan then carried Matou Sakura into the Tohma Family residence.
With her arms around Fu Yuan's neck, Matou Sakura glanced at the iron gate behind them. A distinct footprint had been left in the steel fence, and the steel-made barrier had been warped out of shape.
A casual kick had warped a steel fence... What a jaw-dropping, terrifying strength.
Tohsaka Tokiomi: So Furious He Immediately... Backed Down
The sound of the gate being kicked open alerted Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was on the second floor of the house. Startled, he stood up and looked outside through the window.
Fu Yuan and Matou Sakura appeared clearly before Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes.
"Little Sakura! Why has she returned?" Tohsaka Tokiomi furrowed his brow, then hurriedly left the room and headed for the front door on the first floor.
Boom!
The Tohma Family's redwood front door followed the fence gate's fate and was kicked open by Fu Yuan. Having just reached the first floor, Tohsaka Tokiomi saw this scene, and his face immediately darkened.
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