Nuclear Sword Immortal Starting from Type-Moon

But when Shirou gently patted her back to comfort her.

Rin still raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, sniffling as she stubbornly insisted:

"Hmph! I, I, I wasn't scared at all!"

"That sound...it must have been the wind!"

"That's right, it's the sound of the wind!"

She was already so scared that she was crying, but she was still trying to hold on.

Looking at the awkward little girl in his arms, Shirou couldn't help but think of the definition of the word "tsundere".

If Rin continues to develop with this personality, this is probably how things will go from here on out:

Hmph! I don't want to play with you at all!

Hmph! It wasn't because of you that I did this!

Hmph! I don't want to go to the same high school as you!

Hmph! I don't want to go to the same university as you!

Hmph! I'm not going to accept your proposal!

Hmph! I don't want to have your child!

Even in death, their joint tombstone would probably still have an inscription:

Hmph! I don't want to be buried next to you!

Chapter Thirty-Five: Cold Jokes

"Rin, it's time for us to go home."

Aoi Tohsaka, standing at the door of Chiki's house, called out gently.

"Mom~!"

Upon seeing her mother, Rin's face lit up with a joyful smile.

"Mother……"

Sakura stood hesitantly behind Shirou, peeking out half her head.

To say that I don't miss it at all would be a lie.

But the thought of being abandoned by her parents in front of the Matou family's house that day made the girl feel like her heart was being torn apart.

Shirou held the girl's soft little hand tightly, trying to calm her down a bit.

Then, he glanced at Mrs. Tohsaka standing at the door.

Her long, flowing, light green hair reached her waist, and she wore an open white haori over a long dress adorned with green patterns.

Aoi Tohsaka, a beautiful and dignified woman with delicate and gentle features, is a typical Yamato Nadeshiko.

She was born into the Zenjo family, whose ancestors were magicians.

It was because magical elements still flowed in her blood that Tokiomi Tohsaka proposed to her and received a response.

She and her daughters had two sisters with amazing magical talents.

Although Aoi Tohsaka never showed it, she understood it in her heart.

Tokiomi proposed to her more because of her magician lineage.

From the day she decided to marry the magician, she had already come to terms with it.

For a clan that has inherited the blood of magic, pursuing the happiness of an ordinary family is already a distant dream.

The world of the demonic path, while having a glamorous side, is mostly dark.

However, from Shirou's perspective, she must have been happy marrying Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Mrs. Tohsaka, your husband and I have already discussed it, and Sakura will stay at my house for the time being."

"However, you and Rin are welcome to visit her anytime if you wish."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Aoi Tohsaka nodded to Shirou with a polite smile.

Then, when she saw her second daughter, Sakura, Aoi Tohsaka couldn't help but show a hint of guilt on her face.

“Sakura…”

Many words welled up in my mind, but after meeting my daughter's gaze, they became stuck in my throat.

Her husband is incapable of making mistakes.

Her husband is a magician, and her child has magical blood and even has excellent aptitude for studying magic.

To ensure that child doesn't waste their talent and becomes an excellent magician, that's the best choice...

That's how it should be.

So, even though her heart was aching the whole time.

But compared to the child's bright future, this suffocating pain is worthwhile.

Any decision made by Tokiomi Tohsaka must be correct.

Even now, Aoi Tohsaka still thinks this way.

Because she absolutely trusted her magician husband.

Is it the duty of being a magician's wife or the duty of being a mother?

Aoi Tohsaka, who already had someone she loved, had already made her decision on the day she personally sent Sakura to the Matou family.

She was a woman who fully understood that man's unconventional values, yet still blindly loved him.

Love is something that cannot be distributed equally.

Aoi Tohsaka loved her husband more than her daughter.

and so……

"Then, I'll leave Sakura in your care."

Holding Rin's hand, Aoi Tohsaka said goodbye to Shirou.

The door to Qianhui's house slowly closed.

With that final "click," all the light from the outside world was completely cut off.

At the same time, the girl's heart was also separated from her mother's.

"Waaaaah... Waaaah..."

In the quiet living room, a faint sobbing sound could be heard.

No matter how hard I try to sniffle and hold back my tears, they still well up in my eyes uncontrollably.

“Sakura…”

Shirou reached out and gently pulled the girl's petite and delicate body into his arms.

Just like an older brother comforting a crying younger sister, he gently patted her back.

Let me tell you a corny joke.

Shirou said softly.

"Ugh... what kind of lame joke is this..."

Sakura sniffed as she tilted her head back, looking at Shirou with her misty eyes.

Shirou cleared his throat and began to speak:

"The donkey told a joke, and all the animals laughed except the cat. Do you know why?"

"Why... why?"

Sakura tilted her head and asked curiously.

Shirou raised a finger, mysteriously revealing the answer.

"Because 'Hakimi is hard to be amused by a donkey!'"

"?"

The girl's expression suddenly froze, as if a big question mark had appeared above her head.

Although she didn't quite understand, perhaps it was precisely because of this nonsensical feeling that, by a twist of fate, Sakura forgot her unpleasant feelings.

By dinner time, Sakura's emotions had mostly calmed down.

"We're having eel rice tonight."

Mrs. Chihiro enthusiastically carried the fresh ingredients into the kitchen to begin preparing dinner.

Shirou and Sakura sat on the sofa watching TV.

Following the case of the deranged serial killer, several more children have gone missing today in various parts of Xindu.