"Head of the family."
"I'm back."
Matou Kariya returned to the Matou Family. Matou Byakuya opened the door to the magecraft boundary and let Kariya inside.
"Mm, it's good that you're all right."
Matou Byakuya let out a sigh of relief and embraced his younger brother.
"Go spend some time with Sakura. Right now, perhaps the person she wants to see most is you."
".Huh?"
Matou Kariya raised his head in astonishment and looked at his older brother.
"Sakura knows?"
With a sigh, Matou Byakuya nodded.
The heaviness in Matou Kariya's heart was now tinged with an even deeper gloom.
But—
He remembered.
He remembered Manlio's final words to him before leaving.
Make sure you take care of Sakura.
He took a deep breath and patted his face, casting away all the heaviness and gloom from it. He made himself look as calm and composed as he had before.
"I'll take good care of Sakura."
With that, he headed toward the manor.
Matou Byakuya turned around and stared blankly at his younger brother's retreating back.
Then, he smiled.
It seemed this Holy Grail War had at least helped Kariya grow.
Matou Shinji was in a terrible mood.
The reason was simple. His younger sister, Matou Sakura, was in a terrible mood.
That Archer called Gilgamesh?
The culprit who had killed Sakura's biological father, a Servant who had betrayed his Master.
Matou Shinji's eyes were filled with danger and fury.
Though he was still only a child, the emotions in his gaze had already formed a suffocating pressure.
"Heh heh, this Holy Grail War is getting more and more interesting."
Even as anger filled him, a smile appeared on Matou Shinji's lips.
Opening a small gap in the magecraft barrier surrounding the Matou Family from within, Matou Kariya held the transparent