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Chapter 9 Giving Stones as Gifts
Chapter 9 Giving Stones as Gifts
"But as far as I know, the Matou family also participated in this Holy Grail War."
Kirei Kotomine frowned as he spoke.
"I know what you're worried about, but Matou Kariya, who is representing the Matou family in the war, is just a guy who gave up on the path of magic halfway through."
Although the Holy Grail War places more emphasis on the strength of the summoned Servants, if the Master is a mediocre mage, even the most powerful Servants will be useless, because the Masters themselves are their weaknesses.
However, we do need to be careful, which is why I called you over.
Kirei, I need you to use the power of your Servant, the Assassins, to investigate the situation here.
Whether this is a conspiracy by the Matou family or an unknown force has indeed kidnapped Sakura, I hope you can figure out what's going on.
Then bring Sakura back safely, if possible.
"Understood, Tokiomi-sensei."
"This is a picture of Sakura."
Tokiomi Tohsaka pulled a group photo out of his pocket. The photo showed two little girls, who were actually his two adorable daughters.
The younger one, when she was still called Sakura Tohsaka, smiled so innocently and happily.
"She's such a lovely child, just as lovely as Rin-san."
Kirei Kotomine gave a polite but expressionless reply.
"Sakura's talent is indeed no less than Rin's, but unfortunately, the Tohsaka family's magical inheritance is only one. No matter which child inherits the magical inheritance, the other child who cannot inherit the magical inheritance will suffer the misfortune brought about by that rare talent."
Tokiomi Tohsaka sighed as he spoke, which was why he hadn't refused when the Matou family proposed adopting a daughter from the Tohsaka family as the future successor to the Matou family's magic.
"Alright, Kirei, let's get moving. I'm worried about the child's safety."
Tokiomi Tohsaka picked up his wine glass, signaling to his disciple that he could proceed with his task.
"Has the child gone missing, Tokiomi? Why didn't you come to me for help?"
After Kirei Kotomine left, a blond man walked into the balcony. This man had a pair of crimson vertical pupils that resembled those of a snake. He was none other than Mr. Kim, a kind-hearted citizen of Fuyuki City in the future. He looked bored and wanted to find something to do.
For this former fifth king of Uruk, searching for his subjects' missing daughters was simply a way to pass the time.
If Tokiomi Tohsaka were to kneel down and plead with him with utmost sincerity, Gilgamesh would simply grant his request as a way to pass the time when he was bored.
"How could I possibly allow the great hero King to condescend? This is merely my own private matter."
Faced with his servant's goodwill, Tokiomi Tohsaka responded with utmost respect.
"Hmph, what a boring guy."
Seeing his respectful demeanor, Gilgamesh felt a sense of disappointment. His situation was like a tyrant suddenly wanting to do something good, but his subordinates didn't believe he would do it. However, they dared not object because of his noble status, so they adopted the same respectful attitude as Tokiomi Tohsaka at that moment, making it impossible for anyone to find fault with him, in order to deal with him.
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."
If this weren't the arrogant and aloof Hero King, he would have treated the other party as an ordinary familiar long ago.
Although the two Command Seals left in hand can also force the other party to use their power, if the Command Seals are used for something that is not worth using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, how can we fight the Holy Grail War later?
Does he expect him to use gem magic to fight those monstrous heroic spirits head-on?
Just as Tokiomi Tohsaka responded to the King of Heroes' evaluation with silence, Kirei Kotomine suddenly walked back from outside the study.
"Why are you back?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka broke the silence and asked.
"Teacher, you don't need to look for your daughter anymore, she's right outside."
Kirei Kotomine's expression was somewhat subtle as he replied.
He had just taken the photo and was about to go out to look for someone when he bumped into three people who were about to ring the doorbell.
And one of them is the little girl in the photo in his hand.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka paused for a moment, then inquired about the specifics.
"I didn't ask, but the people who took your daughter home were one adult and one child."
The smaller one is a boy about the same age as your daughter, and the larger one is a girl holding a bamboo knife.
The other party did appear quite aggressive, but he was just an ordinary person.
Kirei Kotomine recounted what he had seen, and then followed Tokiomi Tohsaka outside.
"dad!"
As Tokiomi Tohsaka arrived at the entrance, he heard his youngest daughter's joyful shout, but it was just a shout.
Young Sakura stood hesitantly outside the Tohsaka family's door, not daring to step inside.
"cherry……"
Tokiomi Tohsaka's gaze softened, but before he could say anything, he was greeted by the 1988 Type-Moon version T0.
"You must be the child's father. I truly never imagined that a wealthy person living in such a grand villa would abandon their young daughter!"
Fujimura Taiga started cursing as soon as they met, pointing her bamboo sword at Tohsaka Tokiomi's nose. She was furious when she saw young Sakura cowering and not daring to enter the house.
What exactly did this child suffer in this family that made him stand outside, afraid to go inside, even though the door was already open?
"A bastard like you who abandoned his daughter, do you even deserve to be called a man, a father?!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was being scolded: "..."
Kirei Kotomine's lips twitched slightly, while Mr. Kim behind him wore an expression of watching the drama unfold.
"In this house today, she can come in whether you want her to or not. If you don't want to be kicked out of this house by my fists, you'd better be sensible and let her go home!"
After Fujimura Taiga finished his opening rant, Broly also raised his little fist and stepped forward, making a threatening gesture on the other side of young Sakura.
The two people, one on the left and one on the right, resembled a Yakuza threatening and intimidating a shop that dared not pay its sanitation management fee on the street.
However, the two people who did this were a middle school girl in the prime of her youth and a cute little boy who looked like he was still in kindergarten. So, the actual effect was a scene reminiscent of Connor's version of a dragon roaring.
Tokiomi Tohsaka considered the possibility that his youngest daughter's disappearance was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Matou family in this Holy Grail War, or that some other unscrupulous Master was plotting against the Matou and Tohsaka families.
But what I never expected was that my youngest daughter would bring these two people to my door the very next day after the news of her abduction came.
One of them hurled vulgar insults at him upon meeting him, calling him an unfit father; the other, though young, dared to raise his fist and threaten him.
For a time, Tokiomi Tohsaka was prompted to ask himself the three fundamental questions of life: "Who am I?", "Where am I?", and "What am I doing?"
"My daughter must have been kidnapped from the Matou family, right?"
After a moment's pause, Tokiomi Tohsaka asked his disciple this question.
"If what you said when you used your familiar to notify me was correct, then that's how it is."
Kirei Kotomine answered expressionlessly.
"Now, can anyone tell me what exactly is happening before my eyes?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka asked a question, but Kirei Kotomine couldn't answer him because he didn't know what was going on either.
"Foolish subject, why don't you just ask your daughter and you'll know what's going on?"
At this moment, Mr. Jin acted as a guiding light, giving his instructions.
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."
He then stepped forward and stood a short distance away at the entrance, asking the girl, "Sakura, can you tell Daddy what happened? The Matou family came yesterday and said you were kidnapped."
"No one kidnapped me; I was rescued."
After arriving at the Matou family home, I was thrown into a basement full of insects by my "grandfather".
Those bugs were crawling all over my body, and it hurt so much.
Broly suddenly appeared and rescued me from the horde of insects.
Young Sakura mustered her courage and told her father about her experiences in the Matou family.
Tokiomi Tohsaka frowned as he listened.
The Matou family does indeed possess magic that allows them to manipulate insect-like familiars, but he cannot understand why they would throw their youngest daughter, whom they had adopted as the heir to the magic path, into a basement full of insects.
"Why did that guy, Matou Riken, throw you into a basement full of bugs?"
he asks.
"Grandpa said he wanted to improve my magical abilities."
Young Sakura answered honestly.
[Magical attribute, but isn't the Matou family's magical attribute water? Could it be...?]
Tokiomi Tohsaka had some guesses, but he didn't voice them.
"And who are they?"
He then asked about the two people next to him.
"This is Broly, the brother who rescued me from the House of Insects."
This is Fujimura-neechan, the person who took us in last night when we were homeless.
"Young Sakura explained."
Tokiomi Tohsaka: "..."
Homeless, what a homeless person.
It was so ironic that these words came from the little girl's mouth.
There might be some misunderstanding here.
Taking a deep breath, Tokiomi Tohsaka broke the silence at the doorway.
While Fujimura Taiga was still thinking about the insects and the magician, he immediately exploded upon hearing Tohsaka Tokiomi's explanation of the misunderstanding.
"There's no misunderstanding. Look at her, she doesn't even dare to step into her own house anymore. That shows what an irresponsible father you are!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka was scolded again, but since the girl in front of him was an ordinary person and had taken in his youngest daughter, he, as an elegant gentleman, could not lose his temper. He could only patiently explain that his daughter had been adopted by someone else.
Of course, Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't mention the matter of the inheritance of magic, he simply said that the Tohsaka family and the Matou family were old friends.
In his mind, he had already assumed that his youngest daughter had been abducted by a Heroic Spirit, and that she had run away from the Matou family because she couldn't withstand the magical attribute modification. The person assisting him was a boy named Broly next to him.
"Then why don't you let her go back to her real home?"
Broly asked a question.
"There's no such thing as preventing her from going home. It's just that this involves inheriting the family business. After the adoption is completed, we will make a clear division of responsibilities, which is unavoidable. And when Sakura grows up, if she wants to come back here, there will be no problem."
[Ah, is this how wealthy families handle adopted children?!]
Fujimura Taiga sighed inwardly. Based on what he had just heard, this "Tiger of Higashiki" had already imagined some of the drama surrounding the adoption of children by two wealthy families.
However, Broly didn't have such a rich imagination as her, and Tokiomi Tohsaka's words left him completely confused.
He shook his head and asked the man in the entryway, "So, is she able to go home now?"
"Of course."
Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded and said.
Young Sakura's eyes lit up, but she still hesitated.
"The previous separation and estrangement were under normal adoption conditions, but now this situation is no longer normal. So, Sakura, you are still my child."
The elegant gentleman opened his arms to his youngest daughter.
"Oh, dear brother~"
Young Sakura couldn't hold back any longer and ran straight into the house, throwing herself into her father's arms.
"Waaaaah..."
She couldn't help but cry; her father's embrace was still so warm and comforting.
If her father knew what had happened to her at the Matou family, he would definitely come to take her home.
That wicked grandfather must have deceived her father, keeping him from knowing the true extent of her experiences in the Matou family.
That's why her father didn't come.
Young Sakura found an excuse for her father not coming to save her.
Having found a reason to exonerate herself, she quickly forgave the man who was her father and continued to regard him as an important person she depended on, gradually gaining a sense of security from him.
[Sakura Matou's happiness level is steadily increasing.]
"Although it's now clear that this was a misunderstanding, I still want to say that you, who didn't even understand the circumstances of the adoptive family before sending your daughter there to be abused, are still an irresponsible and terrible father!"
Fujimura Taiga continued his tirade, and Tohsaka Tokiomi couldn't refute it, only saying, "It was indeed my oversight, but I thank you both for helping my daughter."
After thinking for a moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka took out two high-quality gems from his pocket.
"My Tohsaka family is in the jewelry business."
As he spoke, he handed the gem in his hand to the boy and girl in front of him.
"These two gems are nothing special, but please accept this gift as a token of our gratitude."
Fujimura Taiga wanted to say something, but the man in front of him was giving too much.
Broly glanced at it and lost interest in the blue stone after realizing it was a rock and not food.
Sparkling gems are common items used to increase the happiness level of the opposite sex, primarily by giving them as gifts.
However, the image of the Crystal Palace in his mind reminded Broly of something else, which changed his disdain for gemstones.
"This is for you."
He took the sapphire from Tokiomi Tohsaka without ceremony and then shoved it into the hands of young Sakura next to him.
"Huh!?"
Young Sakura was stunned when a sapphire was placed in her hand, and subconsciously looked up at her father beside her.
"What does this mean?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka was somewhat taken aback and asked with a slight frown.
"I gave her a stone, do you have a problem with that?"
Broly's blunt question left Tokiomi Tohsaka speechless.
(End of this chapter)