The morning breeze was slightly chilly, but it only affected small girls like Sakura.
Her small hand tightly held onto Kyouka, as if afraid she might run away.
Sakura didn't know how she became so bold, but whenever she thought about that night, she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.
People walked back and forth on the street. In a daze, Kyouka almost felt like she had returned to "Earth," back to her hometown.
The pace of life on the Yuzhou Island was not slow at all, and Fuyuki City was no different. It wasn't a countryside suitable for retirement. A comfortable life was only suitable for the rich, energetic, and those with nothing to do, like the second generation of the wealthy.
Walking slowly on the main street, Kyouka taught Sakura this post-meal health exercise.
There's an old saying in China... what was it?
"Take a hundred steps after a meal, and you will live to ninety-nine."
The authenticity is not to be discussed, but in the current state, it's really annoying!
Because the whirlpool of magical power was suppressed in her body, indirectly suppressing the divine seed.
In this state, aside from physical strength, Kyouka had no magical power at all.
'Charm' wasn't activated either, but that medal seemed to have firmly bound Kyouka herself!
"Miss, Miss, wouldn't you reconsider? Our company is extremely powerful, with your talents, you should be able to..."
"Sorry, I'm not interested."
"Hey! Hey hey hey! Miss, Miss, wait! This is my business card. If you change your mind, be sure to call the number on it!"
How many talent scouts was this already? Kyouka rubbed her temples in a headache. Now, every time she used magic, it inevitably triggered the operation of the magical power vortex. Once the magical power vortex was activated, the divine seed would start "jumping around!"
This turned everything about her into a divine state...
Once divinized, she would be like a big light bulb in the eyes of magicians! Even ordinary humans sensitive to magic could vaguely identify the direction she was in.
Throwing the business card into the trash can, Kyouka glanced at Sakura. The owner of this token had been very honest from the beginning. If she hadn't spoken first, the little girl might not even talk!
Kyouka squatted down, her long hair slightly curled, and she had to raise her head slightly to make eye contact with Sakura.
"Do you want to go home?"
"Home?" Sakura shivered, as if she thought of something unpleasant.
"I mean the Tohsaka family. Do you want to go back and see your mom and sister?"
"I..."
"It's okay, say it."
Kyouka's warm smile occupied Sakura's entire field of vision. After a moment of hesitation, Sakura gave up.
"I don't want to go home."
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Don't want to see your mom and sister?"
"I... don't want to!"
"Are you afraid of bothering me?"
Sakura lowered her head, feeling at a loss. Even though she didn't say it, she was extremely afraid of doing something wrong and being abandoned again.
"Hey~"
Sakura looked up, Kyouka stood up, making her look maternal against the sunlight.
Her hair was touched by the delicate palm, and Sakura's uneasy emotions gradually stabilized.
"If you want to go back in the future, be sure to tell me, okay? We can even sneak back."
"Sneak back?" Sakura blinked, "Won't Dad find out?"
"Of course not. To some people, Tohsaka Tokiomi might not even be worth much."
Sakura listened in silence. She didn't know how to refute the words that slandered her former father. At least in the young girl's heart, her father represented omnipotence to some extent.
"Well... can we just sneak a peek at them? Just one glance!"
"As you wish."
Summoning Kyouka, the little one expressed no problem with the situation, suggesting that they should just let her show off her skills.
However, inside the Tohsaka residence, there was not a hint of feminine aura, except for the pair of men who seemed to love and hate each other.
Feeling awkward under the intense gaze, Kyouka quickly activated her dominating calculations and searched extensively for the whereabouts of the mother and daughter.
"Found them!"
Sakura's eyes lit up. At first, she thought Kyouka, this petite and cute alchemical puppet, was a familiar. However, with Kyouka's 'are you kidding me?' expression, she changed her mind. At least she had never seen such a beautiful familiar.
Moreover... Kyouka seemed to resemble the big sister... like twin sisters?
"In another district!"
Kyouka complained, continuously adjusting the cameras to slowly pinpoint the location of the Tohsaka mother and daughter.
Reflecting in Sakura's eyes was a sparkling light, seemingly tears.
"Do you want to go there?"
Sakura seemed hesitant, ultimately shaking her head, "It's enough to see them."
"Don't want them to see you?"
Kyouka interrupted, making Sakura hesitant again.
"Drive 'Mare' and take Sakura there, but make sure to erase their memories afterward."
When Kyouka spoke, she didn't avoid the young child. At this moment, Sakura felt extremely conflicted.
...
At night, perhaps disrupted by Kyouka's arrival, all the Masters began to race against time in summoning their heroic spirits.
Even that serial killer without magical perception, Ryunosuke Uryu, seemed to accelerate his progress in the unknown.
The atmosphere in Fuyuki City's underground became increasingly tense, with a hint of a standoff!
...
Fullness, fullness, fullness, fullness, fullness!
Repeating endlessly, the next is the fifth.
Then, the time of fullness is the opportunity for abandonment.
Declaration:
Listen to my command, my destiny is with your sword.
Respond to the call of the Holy Grail. If you are willing to comply with this will and this righteousness, then respond.
I hereby swear
I am willing to accomplish all good deeds in the world.
I am willing to eliminate all evil deeds in the world.
I am the one who holds the chains.
For seven days, you will be entwined by the three great Word Spirits, from the wheel of restraint, the guardian of Libra—!
...
Kyouka sat at the table, the massive magical fluctuations that rolled up everywhere in Fuyuki City didn't pique the interest of this time spirit.
Flicking her jade-like fingers, "Are there only four I can sense?"
Looking outside the window, "This little magical fluctuation... is really disappointing."
"Master~ The combat abilities of the heroic spirits themselves aren't strong. What's powerful is their Noble Phantasms and some rule-based weapons."
"So... what are you trying to say?"
Seeing her master about to become lazy again, Red Hare directly hung up her dead fish eyes.
"Although there are currently no heroic spirits that can pose a direct threat to you, what about the dazzling 'Chain of Heaven'?"
"Dazzling?" Kyouka couldn't help but feel a headache. "The most ancient king who talks nonsense all the time?"
"Master... I'm emphasizing the 'Chain of Heaven'!"
"Well, it's indeed troublesome against divine armaments." Kyouka turned her head, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Red Hare's expression became serious. "During the battle between Gilgamesh and the Conqueror, have him use the Chain of Heaven!"