I, Fu Yuan, Will Blow Up the Holy Grail War

Matou Sakura's pitiful expression was like a little puppy abandoned by its owner on the roadside.

Fu Yuan gently stroked Matou Sakura's black hair and said softly, "Little Sakura, although I'd love to keep you, I'm ultimately an outsider and it wouldn't be convenient to take care of you."

"Besides, it's better for you to go to Finland and grow up safely under the protection of a magical family than to suffer with me."

"...I understand." Matou Sakura seemed to have lost all her strength, leaning limply against Fu Yuan's shoulder.

"But don't worry, Little Sakura, we can still keep in touch through our phones or letters. If I have time, I'll come visit you in Finland too."

"...Mm."

Hearing Matou Sakura's dejected response, Fu Yuan helplessly scratched his hair. Although he felt a bit sorry for Matou Sakura with his decision, it was the best choice for her.

Fu Yuan didn't dislike having Matou Sakura around, but he was bound by the System and would constantly be running around for its Daily Quests and Main Quests. For example, today's Daily Quest was to gain the acknowledgment of Queen Scáthach from the Land of Shadows.

So, would Fu Yuan, who had taken in Little Sakura, bring her to the Land of Shadows as well? Or would Fu Yuan go to the Land of Shadows alone, leaving the little girl behind?

Furthermore, Fu Yuan, who was practicing Great Void Sword Qi, was completely clueless about the magecraft in this world and couldn't teach Matou Sakura, who possessed excellent Mage Circuits, any magic.

Therefore, Fu Yuan was truly unsuitable to adopt the little girl, Matou Sakura.

Chapter 18: Not Always the Best!

After Matou Sakura's future was decided, Tohsaka Tokiomi gazed at Fu Yuan and spoke to the mysterious young man.

"Fu Yuan, I want to thank you for everything you've done for Sakura. If it weren't for you, who knows what kind of suffering she would be enduring right now."

Facing Tohsaka Tokiomi's gratitude, Fu Yuan waved his hand. "I don't need your thanks. Because Sakura calls me 'Brother,' she is my sister."

As a brother, how could he let his sister get hurt!

Tohsaka Tokiomi looked at Matou Sakura beside Fu Yuan. "Sakura, come here. Let's go home."

"..." Matou Sakura remained silent. It wasn't until Fu Yuan gently patted her small head that she slowly loosened her grip on Fu Yuan's sleeve and walked towards Tohsaka Tokiomi.

In the end, Matou Sakura returned to Tohsaka Rin's side, staying with her older sister.

Seeing Matou Sakura return, Tohsaka Tokiomi said to Fu Yuan, "Then we'll be leaving now."

"Yes, I'll see you off." Fu Yuan escorted Tohsaka Tokiomi, Tohsaka Rin, and Matou Sakura to their doorstep.

After Tohsaka Tokiomi politely declined further escort, Fu Yuan stood at the entrance, watching the three of them depart.

Matou Sakura, holding Tohsaka Rin's hand, kept looking back at Fu Yuan, turning her head back repeatedly, looking as if she didn't want to leave him at all.

Fu Yuan watched the reluctant little girl with a gentle gaze until their figures disappeared around the street corner.

Thus, Matou Sakura's fate had changed.

Instead of being adopted by the Matou family, she would be going to the Edelfelt family in Finland, Northern Europe.

From now on, Matou Sakura would grow up healthy in Finland and receive magical training from the Edelfelt family there.

Although Matou Sakura was unwilling, this outcome was good for both Fu Yuan and Tohsaka Tokiomi.

And in this entire affair, the Matou family was the biggest loser.

Matou Zouken not only failed to adopt Matou Sakura, but his Magecraft Workshop was also destroyed by Fu Yuan. Tens of thousands of Magic Crest Worms cultivated over a hundred years perished without a single survivor.

After seeing off Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura, Fu Yuan turned and returned to his own home. Back in the living room, he saw two milk cups on the table.

Looking at the two cups, a slight sense of loneliness suddenly welled up in Fu Yuan's heart.

The boisterousness brought by Tohsaka Rin and the obedient responses of Matou Sakura had added a touch of warmth and life to the house. Now that Fu Yuan was alone at home, he felt a bit lonely.

After all, humans are social animals.

Fu Yuan suppressed the emotions that suddenly surged within him and said with a wry smile, "Honestly, when did I become so sentimental?"

Then, Fu Yuan picked up the two cups from the table and walked into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Fu Yuan washed the cups with residual milk. Afterward, he opened the Honkai system interface and accessed his backpack through the projected 3D display.

Now that Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura had left, it was time for Fu Yuan to check his rewards for saving Matou Sakura.

Fu Yuan's system backpack contained many items, but most of them were... meat ingredients and cooking utensils.

Fu Yuan had several hobbies, and cooking was one of them. That's why he stored the ingredients he bought in the system backpack.

Fu Yuan was essentially using the system's backpack as a portable mobile refrigerator.

Besides Fu Yuan's love for cooking, there was a more important reason for stuffing ingredients into the backpack: practicing Great Void Sword Qi required eating.

Vermilion Knight's Great Void Sword Qi gradually refines the body into a container and channel for Honkai Energy, thereby increasing its capacity and utilization.

When Great Void Sword Qi refines the body into a channel for True Qi, and when the Sword Heart and Sword Form are perfected, the body can absorb energy from its surroundings to form True Qi, allowing it to flow unimpeded through the body's refined channels and meridians.

However, the world Fu Yuan was in was not filled with Honkai Energy. Therefore, when he absorbed energy from his surroundings to form True Qi, he would digest the food within his body.

Gradually, Fu Yuan, who was practicing Great Void Sword Qi, developed the habit of carrying ingredients and food with him.

Fu Yuan's gaze shifted to the last slot in the backpack. There lay the reward he had just obtained for completing a Side Quest.

It was a small box, resembling a container, with a yellow head of a strange creature printed on its surface – the Honkai's Herta pattern.

As long as Fu Yuan opened this Herta box, he would randomly receive a set of Stigmata.

Fu Yuan looked at the box, took a deep breath, washed his hands in the kitchen, and then washed his face. He then said, "System, I want to open this reward."

"Confirm, does the host wish to open the box for a random set of Stigmata?" The System's emotionless voice echoed in Fu Yuan's mind.

"I confirm."

As Fu Yuan confirmed again, the box slowly opened, and a dazzling purple light immediately erupted from within!

Yes! I got lucky!

The light emanating from the box was purple, a beautiful color that signaled something good.

Looking at the joyful purple light, Fu Yuan's handsome face broke into a delighted expression.

Although Fu Yuan knew he would receive a full set of Stigmata from this box, the opened box was now emitting a purple light.

This means!

The set of Stigmata Fu Yuan randomly received wasn't a common three-star set like Hana's, Ottavia's, or Lucia's!