Rin Tohsaka had no intention of changing her plans, so they went together to the west wing and arrived at the living room of the Tohsaka residence.
"Lord Su Mo, can't Father and the others see you?"
Su Mo walked openly and honestly at the front, and after arriving at the center of the main hall, the two little ones followed behind him.
This level of presence is impossible to ignore.
For some reason, both Tohsaka Tokiomi and Matou Zouken only glanced in their direction before continuing their conversation as if they hadn't noticed Su Mo at all.
After her initial surprise, Rin guessed what had happened.
"Could it be a hypnotic technique?"
With Tokiomi Tohsaka and Zouken Matou's magical skills, even ordinary Heroic Spirits might not be able to confuse their minds with their techniques.
But Su Mo is a powerful being who surpasses even the gods. What ordinary heroic spirits cannot do is not a problem for him.
"No, it's just a simple cognitive barrier."
Su Mo shook his head.
“They can see me just as they can see the sky above them, but it is precisely because my presence is so strong that I am not easily noticed.”
If a top-tier being of paladin level were here, they might be able to decipher the conceptual spell set up by Su Mo, but neither of the two magicians present possessed that level of skill.
In their eyes, Su Mo was like an elephant in the room; not that they couldn't see him, but that even if they could see him, they couldn't form a concrete understanding of him, as if it were perfectly natural for him to be wherever he was.
"No wonder Father didn't react at all even when I spoke to you like this."
Rin sighed.
Even now, even though they clearly heard her conversation with Su Mo, neither Tohsaka Tokiomi nor Matou Zouken showed any concern, as if they hadn't heard it at all.
Such terrifying power was merely something Su Mo casually displayed.
Before long, Tokiomi Tohsaka and Zouken Matou's conversation came to an end.
"Sakura, from this day forward, you will no longer be my daughter. You will relinquish the Tohsaka surname and become the heir of the Matou family! From now on, you must not waste your magical talent!"
Tokiomi Tohsaka gave his youngest daughter these instructions with a serious expression.
This statement sounds incredibly cruel, but it is not entirely devoid of warmth.
If Sakura wants to become the heir of the Matou family, she must not be too attached to the Tohsaka family. The more ruthless she is now, the more the Matou family head will trust her, which will actually benefit Sakura's future development.
However, even so, it's still too much to ask a little girl to understand what lies behind cruel language.
At this moment, Sakura had only one thought in her mind.
"Ah, as expected, neither Mom nor Dad want me anymore."
Although she knew she would be abandoned long ago, she still held onto a small hope until that day came.
Now, her dreams shattered, she is homeless.
She lowered her head slightly, like a kite with a broken string, without crying or making a fuss.
"I see."
In the end, all that was said was this one sentence.
Anyway, no one will try to stop her.
Just as she was thinking this, the twin-tailed little girl who was holding her hand suddenly tightened her grip on her sister's hand and, for the first time, showed an angry look in her eyes at her father.
"Father, how could you say such a thing?!"
Rin let out a sound that could be described as the roar of an angry lion.
She wasn't unaware of the meaning behind Tokiomi Tohsaka's words, but she didn't think the harm they caused Sakura could be equated with that vague and uncertain future.
"cold……"
Upon hearing his eldest daughter's voice, Tokiomi Tohsaka stiffened for a moment, but still shook his head firmly.
"You're too young. You'll understand when you grow up and become a real magician."
Whether as a magician or a father, he felt he had made the best choice.
Rin wanted to say something, but then she noticed her sister gripping her hand tightly.
"elder sister."
Sakura silently shook her head, telling her to stop arguing.
Rin knew she couldn't convince her father, so after a few seconds of silence, she gave up arguing.
"That stubborn old man, Father!"
She finally muttered a complaint in a low voice.
Then, a dry laugh, like the chirping of insects, rang out.
"Hehe! What a deep sisterly bond!"
Zouken Matou, with an incredibly sinister expression, looked at the two children before him with the eyes of someone eyeing a diluted treasure. Then, he revealed an extremely expectant smile.
"Now that we've agreed on the adoption, Sakura Tohsaka—no, I should say Sakura Matou—will come with me to your new home!"
Intentionally using words to hurt the child in front of him, and seeing the child's eyes dim again, Zouken Matou turned and left, seemingly without any concern that Sakura wouldn't follow.
In fact, after hesitating for a few seconds, Sakura did take a step to follow.
However, before she could take a step, a large and warm hand grabbed her by the back of her neck and lifted her back like a kitten.
She looked up and saw that it was Su Mo who had brought her back.
Before I could even post anything, Rin launched into a barrage of criticism.
"Are you stupid? He told you to leave, and you actually left?"
This younger sister is such a worry.
Is it because he was abandoned by his father that he is heartbroken and has started to give up on himself?
Thinking of this, Rin couldn't help but feel sorry for her younger sister.
If I had known my father would say that, I should have just put laxatives in his tea and snacks.
However, to Rin's surprise, Sakura simply blinked and asked a question in return after hearing her question.
"Didn't my sister say we were going to follow this old man?"
If you don't follow them yourself, how can you track them down?
"what?"
Rin was somewhat stunned.
She still has the mind to think about this, so it seems like she's doing alright?
In reality, it's impossible for Sakura not to be heartbroken when faced with her biological father's declaration of severing ties. However, she hasn't yet reached the state of "death of the heart" as depicted in the original story.
The key factor lies in Rin's never-give-up attitude, backed by Su Mo.
For Sakura, those were two lifelines.
For humanity, as long as there is hope, as long as there is a last straw to grasp, she will not give up, just like Sakura now.
Therefore, she tried her best to suppress her fear of Zouken Matou and follow him to cooperate with her sister and Lord Su Mo's unknown plan.
After understanding Xiaoying's thoughts, Su Mo shook his head.
"There's no need for me to take the risk myself; I've already arranged for a replacement."
Hearing him say that, Sakura looked in the direction of Zouken Matou with a puzzled expression.
Then she saw a crudely made scarecrow huffing and puffing as it followed behind the sinister old man, like a mischievous child.
Noticing her gaze, the scarecrow suddenly turned around and gave her a terrifying smile.
What's even more chilling than that is that the gazes of Tokiomi Tohsaka, Aoi Tohsaka through the second-floor window, and Zouken Matou all fell on the scarecrow.
It was as if that incredibly simple and incredibly strange scarecrow was the real Sakura.
For a moment, Sakura trembled slightly, feeling as if her existence had been strangely taken away.
Fortunately, Su Mo provided an explanation in time.
"Don't worry, that's a substitute created using the Ugly Hour Worship Technique. It's mainly for your safety, and also to let you see what the Matou family is up to."
"Don't be afraid! Lord Su Mo and I can see you!"
Rin noticed Sakura's unease and tightened her grip on her hand again.
Feeling the attention from both Su Mo and her sister, Xiaoying finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes! I believe in my sister, and also in Lord Su Mo!"
Anyway, everyone else is no longer relevant to me. As long as my sister and Lord Su Mo still remember me, it doesn't matter.
Seeing that Zouken Matou was completely unaware as he left with the straw doll substitute, Su Mo and the others immediately followed.
Soon, they arrived at a Japanese-style garden—Matou Residence.
Looking at the spacious courtyard located in the city center, Rin, after her resentment towards her father subsided somewhat, remembered her plan and began to restore her father's image in Sakura's heart.
"Actually, although Father is stubborn, he still likes Sakura very much. He only said those things out of desperation. Don't let the old man from the Matou family's appearance fool you; the Matou family is actually quite well-off, and it was definitely Father's careful selection."
048 The Insect Warehouse: A Battle Without Suspense
At this point, Rin's deliberate efforts to salvage Tokiomi's image were not to persuade Sakura to stay at the Matou residence, but rather to reduce Sakura's resistance and make her willing to return to the Tokiomi family.
She keenly sensed that after Tokiomi Tohsaka made that heartless declaration, Sakura seemed to have completely lost hope in her parents.
What if the original plan works perfectly, but Sakura herself doesn't want to go back? That would be troublesome.
"No matter what, they're one of the top three families, there won't be any problems! Besides, their family fortune is much greater than ours!"
When praising her, Rin didn't exaggerate.
In fact, Tokiomi Tohsaka's choice was indeed well thought out.
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