Su Luo wore a playful smile as he looked at Tohsaka Aoi, whose expression was tense.
"Good evening, madam. Welcome to my castle."
Chapter 42: Tohsaka Aoi's Request
"Your castle? You don't seem to be part of the Einzbern family," Tohsaka Aoi said, her panic subsiding as she recognized the familiar voice.
Then, as if spotting a blind spot, she directly voiced her confusion.
Just by his name, Su Luo was clearly from the Eastern Great Nation next door, and this place was the territory of the Einzbern family, which had ties to the Tohsaka family.
It didn't make sense for this to be Su Luo's castle.
"Madam, you certainly have the leisure to be asking this. Are you here to ask about this, or about Sakura?" Su Luo raised an eyebrow.
"Then can you tell me what exactly happened to Sakura?" Tohsaka Aoi asked anxiously.
"Certainly." Su Luo was unusually straightforward this time.
He used Rune Magecraft to transmit the memories he had seen at the Matou family's residence into Tohsaka Aoi's mind.
In an instant, countless images and information flooded Tohsaka Aoi's mind.
First, there was the scene of Mato Sakura being sent to the Matou family by Tokiomi Tohsaka, followed by the scene of Mato Sakura being taken to the Insect Pit in the basement, and finally, Zouken Matou's objective, and the scene of Su Luo's timely rescue when Mato Sakura was in danger.
After seeing the entire ordeal, Tohsaka Aoi couldn't help but kneel on the ground, tears of guilt involuntarily streaming from her eyes.
"Sakura, Mom is so sorry..."
Thinking of how Mato Sakura had flinched when they saw her before, Tohsaka Aoi was filled with regret.
Although she knew from the beginning that Tokiomi Tohsaka's goal was to protect Mato Sakura, she never expected the Matou family to be so corrupt.
They were no different from those in the Mage's Association.
If Su Luo hadn't intervened at the last moment, she couldn't imagine what kind of inhuman treatment Mato Sakura would have endured.
"Thank you so much for saving Sakura. Our Tohsaka family will surely repay you." Tohsaka Aoi bowed gratefully.
"There's no need for repayment. Your Tohsaka family doesn't have anything I want," Su Luo said with a curl of his lip.
Tohsaka Aoi felt a pang of awkwardness at his words.
Before coming, she had already asked Kirei Kotomine to help investigate.
Su Luo was the victor of this Holy Grail War.
The Tohsaka family truly had nothing that could impress Su Luo, who possessed the Holy Grail.
However, thinking of Mato Sakura, she still shamelessly pleaded, "Could you please help me counsel Sakura, Mr. Su?"
"I want to reconcile with Sakura and let her and Rin live happily."
"At the very least, allow me and Rin to visit Sakura from time to time."
"Of course, I won't take her away. It's Sakura's fortune to stay by your side and learn from you."
Tohsaka Aoi had no intention of taking Mato Sakura away.
After all, even Tokiomi Tohsaka, when he was alive, couldn't protect Mato Sakura and had to send her to the Matou family to borrow their influence.
Let alone her, a mere mortal.
The fact that she could manage the Tohsaka family's assets was due to Risei Kotomine, a friend of Tokiomi Tohsaka.
If she took Mato Sakura away and removed her from Su Luo's protection, it would truly be her downfall.
"Didn't you see this morning? Sakura is very resistant to meeting you. I don't want to force Sakura to do things she dislikes."
This time, Su Luo did not agree.
Instead, he looked at Tohsaka Aoi with a gaze full of interest.
Tohsaka Aoi's eyes suddenly recalled what Su Luo had said before he left that afternoon, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.
She glanced at the handsome and imposing Su Luo, steeled her heart, and her expression became resolute.
"Sakura is still young; she doesn't understand many things and cannot do many things."
"If you don't mind, please let me take Sakura's place and help her accomplish what she cannot."
Tokiomi Tohsaka was already dead anyway. For the future of Tohsaka Rin and Mato Sakura, and to be by Mato Sakura's side again.
Any price was worth paying.
Moreover, she wasn't losing out; she was gaining immensely.
"Have you thought this through?" Su Luo confirmed.
"Of course. Please take good care of Rin and Sakura from now on," Tohsaka Aoi said with a deep bow.
Her voice was clear and resonant, her tone firm.
Seeing this, Su Luo naturally wouldn't refuse. "Alright. You can come and see Sakura once a month."
"But whether Sakura will see you, and whether you can reconcile, will depend entirely on your own efforts."
"...Thank you very much." Tohsaka Aoi wanted to say more but ultimately didn't press further.
Regardless, this was an opportunity.
For an ordinary person like her to get such a chance was already difficult enough.
If she pursued too much, she might even lose this opportunity she had just grasped.
With that thought, Tohsaka Aoi reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, beginning to fulfill her promise.
The next morning.
Tohsaka Aoi was sent back to the Tohsaka residence by Su Luo using Imaginary Number Magic.
Tohsaka Aoi, who hadn't slept all night, couldn't afford to bother with her physical fatigue and hurried to the washroom to freshen up.
She then rushed to prepare breakfast for Tohsaka Rin.
"Good morning, Mom," Tohsaka Rin said, yawning as she came downstairs.
"Hurry up and wash your face, breakfast will be ready soon," Tohsaka Aoi's voice came from the kitchen.
Faintly, Tohsaka Rin could still see Tohsaka Aoi's busy figure.
Afterward, Tohsaka Rin went to the washroom to wash up and then came to the dining table to wait quietly.
Suddenly, Tohsaka Rin noticed something and looked at Tohsaka Aoi with a curious gaze, "Mom, did you feel much better after seeing Sakura yesterday?"
These past two days, the devastating news of Tokiomi Tohsaka's death had taken a heavy toll on Tohsaka Aoi.
Her face was pale, her expression downcast, and she looked extremely haggard.
But this morning, Tohsaka Aoi's complexion had improved significantly.
A bit of color had returned to her previously pale face.
She was full of energy, and even her skin looked moist and radiant.
It was as if everything had returned to how it was before.
This made Tohsaka Rin connect Tohsaka Aoi's change with Mato Sakura.
Upon hearing this, Tohsaka Aoi's movements paused almost imperceptibly.
Then, she smiled gently, "Yes, seeing her so happy made me feel much better."
"You need to work hard in the future and quickly become an excellent Magus to inherit your father's position as head of the family."
Fortunately, she had secretly given Tohsaka Rin a sleeping pill in her cup before Tohsaka Rin went to bed last night, and only went to find Su Luo after confirming Tohsaka Rin was asleep.
Otherwise, she might have been discovered by the precocious Tohsaka Rin.
"Mhm!" Tohsaka Rin nodded vigorously.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After sending Tohsaka Aoi away, Su Luo found Irisviel.
"Illya, let's go to the Einzbern's main family today."
"Huh? Now?" Hearing this, Irisviel couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Of course. If I hadn't been busy with things these past two days, I would have accompanied you to resolve the Einzbern family's issues after the Holy Grail War ended."
After the Holy Grail War.
Su Luo had been extremely busy.
First, he dealt with the issues of Morgan and the other Servants, followed by Aika Sajo's matters.
Finally, after resolving the problems of Mato Sakura and the Tohsaka family, he finally had time to deal with the Einzbern family's affairs.
"Okay," Irisviel nodded joyfully.
Su Luo's decision to go to the Einzbern's main family not only represented the fulfillment of her family's generations-long wish.
It also meant that she and Su Luo would officially be together.
However, when she thought about how she had arrived first, yet let later arrivals like Morgan get ahead of her, a pouty expression appeared on her pretty face as she looked at Su Luo.
Chapter 43: Reviving Justicia, Ruling Einzbern
Su Luo chose to ignore Irisviel's gaze and decisively changed the subject, "Before we go to the Einzbern family, there's one more thing to do."
"What is it? Don't tell me you remembered something you forgot and plan to keep procrastinating," Irisviel said, puffing out her cheeks slightly, looking adorably angry.
"Of course not, this is a big deal," Su Luo shook his head, took out the Holy Grail that had been integrated into his body, and then performed a resurrection divine art.
His palm emitted a golden radiance.
A warm and gentle light shone upon the Holy Grail.
In an instant, the Holy Grail erupted with a dazzling light.
Its shape began to change, finally transforming into a human form.
When the light dispersed, a woman whose appearance was very similar to Irisviel's stood before Su Luo and them.
"This is!?" Irisviel's eyes widened in surprise.
A familiar appearance, a familiar aura, and a resonance deep within her soul.
It instantly brought Irisviel back to the Winter Saintess of her family—Justicia.
As Irisviel was still in shock, Justicia slowly opened her beautiful eyes, much like a sleeping beauty who had slumbered for ages.
She blinked, her gaze filled with confusion, as if wondering what had happened.
It wasn't until she sensed the familiar soul signature.
Justicia's eyes cleared, filled with intellect.
"I never expected that after so long, our Einzbern family's long-cherished wish would finally be fulfilled," Justicia said, observing Su Luo and Irisviel.
Although she had just been revived and felt unfamiliar and disoriented by everything around her, Upon sensing the fluctuations of the Third Magic and the aura of an Einzbern homunculus, she understood what had happened.
It seemed this generation's homunculus had found a good husband for the Einzbern family.
Not only had the Third Magic been passed down to the Einzbern family, but she had also been revived.
"Um... how should I address you?" Irisviel asked hesitantly.
By seniority, Justicia was the first homunculus of the Einzbern family.
She had lived for at least several hundred years.
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