On the noisy street, Matou Sakura walked aimlessly forward against the flow of people. Police cars sped past, sirens wailing. Numerous Fuyuki City residents brushed past her, each one curiously heading towards the Matou residence, occasionally exchanging guesses with their companions.
Facts prove that, regardless of the world, being a spectator is everyone's instinct.
Some people had even started taking out their phones to call their friends in other places, introducing them to the gas pipeline explosion, a Fuyuki City specialty. After all, directly sending away an old mansion with a considerable area is a rare sight.
The sight of a large crater blasted into the ground, with boiling lava inside, was indeed uncommon. Coupled with the ground covered in bugs, some young people had already started live streaming.
"........"
Suddenly, a man running in a hurry bumped into Matou Sakura, knocking her directly to the ground. However, the man, preoccupied with watching the excitement, only glanced back at her. Without even stopping, he casually apologized and ran on.
"Where can I go now?"
On the cold street, Matou Sakura didn't pay attention to the man who ran off. She just looked blankly at the bustling street. At this moment, she had lost her last refuge and had nowhere to return.
"Sakura!"
Tohsaka Rin, hiding in the shadows, looked at Matou Sakura on the ground with heartache. She was about to rush out but stopped again, the image of Matou Sakura's tearful, desperate face flashing before her eyes.
At this moment, did she really have the right to save Matou Sakura?
While she enjoyed her parents' love and a perfect life, her younger sister, Matou Sakura, lived a completely different life. As a child, she had to endure the violation of those disgusting bugs every day, enduring endless despair.
And the reason for all of this was simply because the Tohsaka family's magic crest could only be inherited by one person. And it was for this reason that Matou Sakura, as a sister, had to be personally sent into that hell by that man who was their father.
"Caster, what should I do?"
At this moment, Tohsaka Rin, without any other options, looked at Lu Minghao, hoping to get a way to save her sister from him.
"So, Master, you're overthinking it. What you should be doing now is teaching that guy a lesson."
Faced with Tohsaka Rin's request for help, Lu Minghao raised his hand and pointed to a certain guy in the crowd surrounding the Matou residence, the very man who had bumped into Matou Sakura and ran away.
Rather than considering saving Matou Sakura, Lu Minghao suggested that Tohsaka Rin might as well help her vent her anger. As for saving Matou Sakura, forget about it; she was beyond saving.
The reason? Of course, it was because Lu Minghao had set his sights on her. She was the most important tool in his Emiya Shirou hero creation plan. If Tohsaka Rin took her home, eliminating the possibility of her turning dark, his Emiya Shirou hero creation plan would definitely be delayed considerably.
".... I understand."
After a few seconds of silence, Tohsaka Rin nodded, looking at the man who was taking pictures of the Matou residence ruins from different angles. At least this was something she could do for Sakura now. Then, Tohsaka Rin raised her hand and aimed a magic bullet, its power controlled, at the man's butt.
In the distance, a scream was heard. The man, who had been happily taking pictures, clutched his butt and jumped up, then fell heavily to the ground. The worst part was that his new phone, which he had just bought a few days ago, fell directly into the lava below.
"My phone! My—phone!!"
The man, ignoring the pain in his butt, lay on the edge of the crater, wailing in a voice comparable to that of a grieving mother, watching his phone being devoured by the lava bit by bit, but he could do nothing about it.
"Sir, please be careful and do not get too close."
At this time, the police, who were maintaining order to prevent citizens from getting too close to the danger, also noticed the man and quickly grabbed his legs and dragged him back, looking at the man who was clutching his butt and staggering to his feet, and warned him with a serious expression.
"I understand."
The man, clutching his aching butt and grimacing, nodded, tearfully, facing the police's reprimand. Why was he so unlucky today?
"Also, let me tell Master one more thing. Look over there. Isn't your sister's savior here?"
"Emiya Shirou........ If it's him ......."
After teaching the man a lesson, Lu Minghao's voice suddenly rang out. Tohsaka Rin looked in the direction he was pointing. Emiya Shirou, with Artoria, had appeared beside Matou Sakura at some point, helping her up from the ground with a concerned expression.
If it was this man, it wouldn't be impossible to entrust her sister to him... After all, because her sister had been by Emiya Shirou's side, Tohsaka Rin had been secretly observing Emiya Shirou and clearly understood his character.
"Sakura, are you okay? What happened? Why are you here?"
Not far away, Emiya Shirou, who had just helped Matou Sakura up, asked with a worried expression, while his eyes involuntarily looked in the direction of the Matou residence, where it was surrounded by a dense crowd of people, seemingly talking about something.
Earlier, the two, who were resting and recuperating at home, suddenly heard a loud explosion. Initially, Emiya Shirou didn't plan to interfere, but when Artoria told him that the explosion came from the direction Matou Sakura had left and that there were intense magical reactions there.
Although his personality had changed slightly in the past few days, Emiya Shirou, without hesitation, took Artoria and rushed over, praying that Matou Sakura was okay.
Fortunately, when he saw Matou Sakura, he found her sitting blankly on the street, and she didn't seem to be physically harmed.
"Senpai....... Senpai..... Senpai!"
Looking at Emiya Shirou's face in front of her, Matou Sakura's originally hollow eyes gradually gained light. She threw herself into his arms and cried loudly. The people passing by looked at the two young people hugging each other, all showing blessing smiles.
Youth is really good!
They were young too, and they were reckless for the one they loved.
Of course, they would think so entirely because ordinary people couldn't see the Heroic Spirit Artoria. Otherwise, everyone's thoughts would have changed to something else, such as the red-haired scumbag abandoning his beloved junior for the blonde foreign beauty beside him.
"Sakura, what exactly happened?"
Looking at Matou Sakura crying in his arms, Emiya Shirou's originally gentle expression unknowingly became ferocious and fierce. His heart began to beat rapidly, blood flowed throughout his body, and immense magic began to overflow.
"Senpai, my home... is gone."
"Huh? Gone?"
Hearing Matou Sakura's explanation, the surging magic in Emiya Shirou's body paused and began to calm down. At this time, Emiya Shirou, who had not noticed his own abnormality, looked at Matou Sakura with a puzzled expression.
Gone? Could it be that Matou Shinji couldn't bear it anymore and finally kicked Sakura out?
"No, I have to go find Matou Shinji and ask him!"
After speaking, Emiya Shirou pulled Matou Sakura and strode towards the Matou residence. After pushing through the crowd blocking his path, a bottomless giant pit, thousands of meters deep, appeared before his eyes, with boiling crimson lava constantly churning at the bottom.
"....... It's really gone."
At this moment, Emiya Shirou understood that what Matou Sakura meant by "gone" was literally, physically gone.
Of course, now that the entire Matou residence had turned into a bottomless pit, what else could be gone if not the house?
"Um, Sakura, I'm sorry, but if you're willing, you can come home with me. Although there might be danger, I'll definitely protect you with my life."
"Senpai..."
"Of course, as long as you're willing, Sakura, you can stay as long as you like. From now on, my house is your house."
"I'm willing. I'll go back with you, Senpai."
"Okay, let's go home."
Looking at Matou Sakura, who had tears in her eyes but a smile on her face, Shirou Emiya nodded and tightly held her hand as they walked towards the Emiya residence. During this time, Artoria also walked to Shirou Emiya's side and told him about the remnants of magical energy she had discovered at the Matou residence ruins.
"Saber, are you saying that an unknown Heroic Spirit fought with the Heroic Spirit who attacked us before, and successfully defeated that unknown Heroic Spirit, and the Matou residence was destroyed in the aftermath of the battle?"
"It's not certain. It's also possible that the unknown Heroic Spirit was originally summoned by someone from the Matou family, only to be found by Caster, who used the Matou residence as a battlefield to fight."
"I understand."
After listening to Artoria's analysis, Shirou Emiya looked at Matou Sakura, who was holding his arm with a happy smile on her face. After hesitating for a few seconds, he decided to ask her about the specific situation.
"Sakura, do you know what happened before?"
"...Yes, I know. Not long ago, Rin Tohsaka suddenly brought Caster to the Matou residence and fought with Grandpa. During the battle, the Matou residence was destroyed by Caster's magic, and Grandpa and the Heroic Spirit he summoned also died..."
Looking at Shirou Emiya in front of her, Matou Sakura remained silent for a few seconds. Except for concealing the fact that she had been violated by the worms, she told Shirou Emiya everything else she knew. However, when she spoke of the end, Matou Sakura suddenly lowered her head and looked at the location of her heart.
'Grandpa, is he really dead?'
Matou Sakura didn't know that since the moment Grandpa was killed by Caster, the worms originally residing in her heart had lost their reaction. She didn't know if it was because Grandpa had died in Caster's hands, or if they wanted to use her body to escape.
To prevent the Crest Worms hidden in her body, she had no choice but to stop their life activity.
"Sakura, what's wrong?"
Shirou Emiya, who was beside her, also noticed Matou Sakura's strange expression. Thinking that she hadn't recovered from the sudden loss of her home, he quickly asked with concern.
"I'm fine, Senpai."
Facing Shirou Emiya's concerned gaze, Matou Sakura showed a smile, shook her head to indicate that she was fine, and didn't want to make her Senpai worry about this matter.
"Okay, it's good that you're okay, but Sakura, if anything really happens, be sure to tell me at any time."
"Don't worry, Senpai."
Just like that, in their conversation, Shirou Emiya and Matou Sakura left this place.
"How is it, Master? Are you relieved now?"
From the corner, Rin Tohsaka walked out, watching the departing figures of the two. She knew that this was the best choice for Sakura now, both escaping from the original hell and living with the person she loved.
"Caster, next, I will end this Holy Grail War in the fastest time possible!"
In the next second, Rin Tohsaka looked at Lu Minghao with a serious expression. If participating in the Holy Grail War to compete for the Holy Grail before was only because it was the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family for generations, as well as her desire to win and her desire for victory.
Then, now Rin Tohsaka has found her reason to compete for the Holy Grail. She wants to use the power of the Holy Grail to perfectly repair her sister's body, which has been riddled with holes under the ravages of the worms, and make her forget this tragic memory.
"Yes, yes, yes, Master, you are right."
Regarding Rin Tohsaka's words, Lu Minghao just nodded to indicate that you are right, right, right. How you want to compete for the Holy Grail is your business. What does it have to do with him, Lu Minghao? Anyway, in a few days, his Emiya Giant Hero will be completed.
Lu Minghao will directly perform a hand for Rin Tohsaka, what is called replacing the Master in place.
"Caster is gone, it's time to prepare for the next battle!"
Rin Tohsaka, who had found her goal, looked into the distance full of fighting spirit and strode towards there. If she remembered correctly, Cu Chulainn's magical energy reaction had appeared in that place last night. Today, she will strive to directly eliminate two Heroic Spirits.
Lu Minghao has all A attributes, as well as various powerful magic and the unutilized EX skill 'Abyss of Evil'.
These powerful forces gave Rin Tohsaka the greatest confidence in winning the Holy Grail. This time, the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family will be realized in her hands. Why do you ask?
Of course, it's because she has the most powerful Heroic Spirit!
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Evening.
Shinji Matou, who had been wandering outside with Archer for a whole day without any gains, put his hands in his pockets and walked towards his home with a nonchalant look. On one hand, he would occasionally look at Archer beside him with an unhappy look.
This guy, he actually made him eavesdrop on the wall for most of the night last night. What made her the angriest was that the damn doll would actually make that kind of sound.
Obviously, when he usually changed her, that bitch was like a real doll, just lying there without any reaction.
"Damn bitch, see how I deal with you tonight!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier Shinji Matou became. He spat on the side of the road with an unhappy look, muttering. However, in the next second, Shinji Matou discovered that his house was surrounded by a group of people, and there were also police officers pulling up caution tape, saying something to them.
An ominous premonition appeared in Shinji Matou's mind. At this time, he couldn't care about anything else. He quickly ran over, squeezed through the crowd, and squeezed in.
"Don't squeeze, it's very dangerous ahead."
"My... where's my house?"
Shinji Matou pushed away the police officer who was blocking him and stepped over the cordon, staring blankly at everything in front of him. Where was his house?
Where did his big house and big yard go?
Where's Grandpa?
"Young man, so this is your home. I'm very sorry. Due to the underground gas pipeline explosion, it had become like this when we arrived. In addition, no survivors have been found so far."
The police officer who had been pushed away by Shinji Matou just now was about to settle accounts with him when he suddenly heard that this was his home. The anger in his heart disappeared all of a sudden. He walked to Shinji Matou's side with sympathy and pity and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
"You're talking nonsense! My Matou family is a family of magicians. The entire house is my grandfather's magic workshop. As a top magician of one of the Three Families, how could he die in a ridiculous gas pipeline explosion!"
"Hey! Doctor, this young man is suffering from too much shock, and his spirit has begun to be disordered. Please give him a sedative injection and send him to the hospital for good recuperation."
"Don't worry!"
On the side, the doctor in the white coat gave the police officer an okay gesture, looking at the shouting young man in front of him with pity in his eyes. After sighing, he took out a tube of sedative and walked towards him.
"No! I'm not crazy, you guys are crazy, don't come near me, Archer... Archer save..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shinji Matou, who was reasonably held down by the doctor and the police, fell asleep and was sent to the ambulance heading to the hospital. As for Archer, he crossed his arms the whole time, looking like it was none of his business.
