Ever since that incident, Tokiomi Tohsaka had never appeared near the Matou Family again, and Sakura had completely stopped holding out any hope for Tokiomi.
Though in truth, Tokiomi had not intended to abandon Sakura as his daughter, and though he was not a qualified father. It was merely because of Meruem that Tokiomi naturally assumed Meruem had done this in order to seize the Matou Family's assets.
After all, the timing of Meruem's appearance as a butler had truly been far too strange and coincidental. The moment Matou Zouken of the Matou Family died, he appeared in the Matou household, attached himself to young Sakura, and helped her ascend to the position of Matou Family head. Yet he, Tokiomi Tohsaka, Sakura's biological father, was not even allowed to see her. (Though Sakura had nominally severed all ties with the Tohsaka Family.)
Tell me, what would you think if you were in his shoes?
Though Sakura truly did not want to see Tokiomi, Tokiomi did not see it that way. In his self-satisfied understanding, he had always been an exceptionally qualified father, so from Tokiomi's perspective, the blame had to be pinned on Meruem.
That damned bastard had not only occupied property that should have belonged to the Tohsaka Family, but had also taken his daughter. He was simply scum. At least, that was the kind of person Meruem was in Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes.
However, thinking so was useless.
The one with the bigger fist had the right to speak; that rule applied everywhere. As one of the Three Founding Families, Tokiomi Tohsaka disdained seeking outside help. Well, actually, he had no excuse to seek outside help. Nominally, he had already adopted Sakura out to the Matou Family, so she now had no relation whatsoever with the Tohsaka Family in