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

Fu Yuan looked at Matou Sakura, who flashed him a cute smile, and then turned to Tohsaka Tokiomi. "I learned about Sakura's situation from Little Rin. I was wondering if I could escort her, since she's been calling me 'Brother' for several months now."

"That's not..."

Tohsaka Tokiomi was about to refuse Fu Yuan's request outright, as he was just an insignificant outsider. However, he saw Matou Sakura looking at him with a pitiful expression.

The last shred of humanity left in Tohsaka Tokiomi was touched by Matou Sakura's pleading look, and he nodded. "Alright, then, Patriarch Matou, if you don't mind, let him escort you."

"I don't care," Matou Zouken replied.

Matou Zouken truly didn't care. All he cared about was whether he could successfully obtain Matou Sakura.

Fu Yuan glanced at the indifferent Matou Zouken, then turned to Matou Sakura. With a slight smile, he said, "Then, Sakura, I'll take you to the Matou family."

"Mhm, thank you, Brother Fu Yuan," Matou Sakura gave Fu Yuan a big smile.

This was the true smile of Matou Sakura. Before she was adopted by the Matou family from Tohsaka Tokiomi, she was a very cheerful and cute child.

Now, Matou Sakura was no longer as afraid or lost, because she was not alone.

If Fu Yuan was by her side, she wouldn't have to follow this creepy old man alone anymore.

Then, Matou Sakura took Fu Yuan's hand. The little girl's hand was soft, best described as 'boneless'.

Fu Yuan looked at Matou Sakura, who was holding his hand. Matou Sakura then offered him a shy and cute smile as he looked at her.

Fu Yuan's gaze softened as he gently stroked Matou Sakura's black hair with his free hand.

Really... how could such a cute daughter be given away so easily? Tohsaka Tokiomi is truly an incompetent father.

Although Fu Yuan, as a transmigrator, knew Tohsaka Tokiomi's difficulties and that he didn't know how Matou Zouken would treat Matou Sakura...

But!

Understanding was one thing!

Acceptance was another!

In short, Tohsaka Tokiomi had to take responsibility for this!

"Let's go, no need to waste time. My 'family' is waiting for me to bring Sakura home," Matou Zouken said to Fu Yuan and Matou Sakura.

"Then, Patriarch Matou, you two have a good journey. Tokiomi will not see you off."

"Alright."

Tohsaka Tokiomi stood at the entrance of his home, watching Fu Yuan lead Matou Sakura away with Matou Zouken. Judging by the complex look in his eyes, he seemed reluctant to let his daughter go.

Chapter 5: The Former Hero of Justice

Tohsaka Tokiomi let out a deep sigh as he watched Fu Yuan and his group depart.

"Alas... it's all my fault for being useless. If my Tohsaka family were as powerful as the Edelfelt family in Finland, I wouldn't have to worry about not being able to raise two heirs."

Edelfelt was the name of a magical family, and also a distant relative of the Tohsaka family. If he, Tohsaka Tokiomi, had the ability to strengthen the Tohsaka family, he would have the capacity to properly teach and protect his two excellent daughters.

Unfortunately, he, Tohsaka Tokiomi, lacked that capability. Even with all his effort, he could only raise one successor.

Originally, Tohsaka Tokiomi had planned to send his second daughter, Tohsaka Sakura, to the Edelfelt family in Finland.

This was because that family was not only a distant relative of the Tohsaka family but also a major lineage in Jewel Magic.

The Edelfelt family were nouveau riche during the Renaissance, fond of intervening in various global conflicts and seizing magical treasures, earning them the nickname "the world's most beautiful hyenas."

Therefore, Tohsaka Tokiomi believed that his second daughter, with her excellent Mage Circuits, would be protected like a treasure in that family.

However, Tohsaka Tokiomi decided to give Matou Sakura to the Matou family.

There were several reasons for Tohsaka Tokiomi's decision.

First, Matou Zouken had been repeatedly asking Tohsaka Tokiomi to adopt one of his children.

Second, Tohsaka Tokiomi knew that the descendants of the Matou family were ordinary people without even basic Mage Circuits.

To become a magus, one must possess basic Mage Circuits.

It was like wanting to drive a car, you need a license plate... no, you need gasoline.

Without gasoline (Mage Circuits), you cannot start the car (become a magus).

Since the descendants of the Matou family could not become magi, they naturally could not inherit the Matou family's Magic Crest and magical foundation.

If Tohsaka Tokiomi were to give Matou Sakura to them at this time, with her forty main Mage Circuits and thirty auxiliary circuits, she would undoubtedly inherit everything of the Matou family in the future.

Third, it was related to the upcoming Fourth Holy Grail War.

Because Matou Zouken wanted to adopt a child, Tohsaka Tokiomi seized the opportunity to propose an alliance between the Matou and Tohsaka families to jointly deal with other Masters participating in the Holy Grail War.

These three reasons were why Tohsaka Tokiomi did not send Matou Sakura to the Edelfelt family in Finland but chose to give her to the Matou family.

Tohsaka Tokiomi's idea was good, even excellent. He believed that by giving Matou Sakura to the Matou family, she would receive everything the Matou family had to offer, and he could also form an alliance with the Matou family during the Holy Grail War.

But alas, it was truly regrettable and disappointing...

Matou Zouken had no intention of nurturing Matou Sakura. He just wanted to turn Matou Sakura into a vessel for his Magic Crest Worms. Furthermore, after obtaining Matou Sakura, Matou Zouken planned to directly abandon the Fourth Holy Grail War and focus on preparing for the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Therefore... Tohsaka Tokiomi's plans and calculations were all in vain.

Neither the plan for Matou Sakura to inherit the Matou family's legacy nor the idea of an alliance with the Matou family could be realized. Moreover... he would sacrifice his own flesh and blood.

Fu Yuan and the other two walked along the street. Because they were on the right side of the Miyou River in Fuyuki City, an undeveloped area, the environment was beautiful, but there were few pedestrians.

On this quiet and secluded street, Fu Yuan, holding Matou Sakura's delicate, boneless hand, calmly watched Matou Zouken walking hunched over in front of them.

As someone who cultivated True Qi, Fu Yuan could sense a lot of information from the gaunt Matou Zouken ahead.

A normal person would only possess a single life force, but… under Fu Yuan's perception, he discovered many turbid life forces within Matou Zouken's body.

It was as if Matou Zouken wasn't a single life form, but composed of many life forms.

How could someone be made up of multiple life forms?

But there really were.

Matou Zouken was one such person; he was a great magus who had survived for five hundred years.

Over these five hundred years, Matou Zouken's body had long since rotted like dead wood. The Matou Zouken appearing before Fu Yuan and Matou Sakura was merely a clone of Matou Zouken.