Type-Moon: Root Seiko

She secretly opened her eyes a crack and peeked at Luo Zhen's large hand holding her small hand.

His hands were much bigger than mine; I felt like they could hold four or five of me.

Moreover, the shape is beautiful, with long fingers and a well-proportioned knot that is both obvious and symmetrical, giving the impression of flexibility and strength.

...When this hand holds me, I'm not cold at all.

"Ugh~!"

Rin couldn't help but let out a slightly comfortable sound, feeling something inside her body being activated.

When I imagine Luo Zhen using those beautiful, large hands to grasp my image...

Rin's magic activated the magic stored in the ruby ​​of the bracelet, causing the temperature of the dessert in the bowl to rise rapidly.

Luo Zhen nodded approvingly: "Rin, you're amazing."

"What imagery came to mind? The mental suggestion that can quickly activate your magic circuit is very valuable, and because everyone's is different, you should practice it even more."

"...Hmm, hmm!...I'll think about it more...(* /€€＼*)"

Rin Tohsaka lowered her head shyly, using her other hand to lift her braid and cover her smiling face.

This young lady, still quite young, doesn't know why she's so shy.

But she just felt that if she voiced the psychological suggestions she had in mind, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble... so she absolutely couldn't say it!

Fortunately, Luo Zhen didn't press the matter.

After releasing the magic for a while, Ryougi released Rin:

"Alright, the snack should be lukewarm now, and it won't give you a headache. Rin, I'll tell Mr. Tokiomi about how you successfully used 'that,' and he'll be very happy."

"Hehehe~€€€€€€"

The child, eager for praise from adults, was shy yet filled with irrepressible joy as she ate the sweetest desserts.

...And then...

Luo Zhen secretly noticed Tohsaka Sakura standing next to him.

She clapped her little hands, equally delighted to congratulate her older sister.

While her older sister openly reveled in her joy, the younger Sakura displayed a more mature expression.

She looked at her sister with a mixture of envy and sadness; she was far more mature than her actual age.

And when her bright, lively eyes glanced around again and met Luo Zhen's gaze.

As expected, she quickly lowered her head and silently began eating her snack, just like before.

This made Luo Zhen a little concerned... Girls of this age are very sensitive, and Luo Zhen felt that he had to intervene.

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After having a snack with the two sisters, Luo Zhen took them to a jewelry store as promised to pick out a new hairband for Sakura.

Comparing the two sisters, the older sister, Rin Tohsaka, is definitely more outgoing and cheerful.

Rin, on the other hand, kept her hair long and learned to braid it herself at a young age, and it was a rather complicated two-side up style.

Correspondingly, the more obedient Sakura only keeps shoulder-length short hair, but she ties a cute ribbon in her side hair.

"I think this one would definitely suit Sakura perfectly!"

The lively Rin quickly picked out a peach-colored hairband.

After Luo Zhen handed it to her, the older sister personally tied the ribbon around her neck and made a pretty bow.

This made Sakura smile sweetly: "It's so pretty, thank you, big sister."

"Mmm," Luo Zhen said with a satisfied smile.

Although Rin has some of the stubbornness typical of children her age, her kindness towards her younger sister is genuine; she was born to be an older sister.

...So, the problem lies with Sakura, who is more sensitive.

While Rin, her heart itching with curiosity, lay on the gem counter, using her newly learned gem-selection skills to determine the purity of the gems.

Luo Zhen sat down next to Sakura and asked softly, "Sakura, why do you deliberately not show yourself?"

"Eh?" Sakura shrank back a little timidly and quickly peeked at her older sister.

Fortunately, Rin was completely focused on the task at hand, and her round profile looked particularly serious.

Luo Zhen continued, "It was the same during class, and when you were with Rin. Although you've always been a considerate and good child, when I first came to the Tohsaka family, you would fight with Rin to hold Gin."

"But it started around the time I was in class with you all. You deliberately let Rin answer the questions, and you deliberately acted slower than Rin, didn't you? Why?... Could it be that you don't want to be a magician?"

"...No, that's not it..."

The little girl's wrinkled face made her already adorable appearance even more pitiful.

It's possible that the children of magicians are precocious.

After all, even at Sakura's age, she has already been instilled with some of the extraordinary rules of the demonic path, at least understanding that "our family is different from other families".

A positive and confident girl like Rin will be more proactive in trying to meet adults' expectations and hoping to be praised.

Sakura, on the other hand, is the complete opposite... no, actually not the opposite either.

She also wanted to be praised by adults and to be called a good child.

But when Rin, her older sister, is around, this child's more sensitive side becomes even more apparent.

"...Brother Luo Zhen, can you keep this a secret for me?"

Sakura, who had always wanted to speak her mind, looked timidly at Luo Zhen:

"Don't tell my sister, and definitely don't tell Mom and Dad, okay?"

“I swear. This is a secret between the two of us, and I will never tell anyone else.”

Luo Zhen squeezed Sakura's hand, transferring his body heat to her.

His words, as always, possessed a magical quality, a kind of magic more incredible than magic itself, making people naturally willing to trust him wholeheartedly.

Sakura, of course, was no exception, and her anxious heart finally calmed down.

So she spoke softly:

“I overheard my parents talking about it before… saying that they wanted to send one of Rin and Sakura away.”

Chapter 14 A Girl's Tears Are More Powerful Than Magic

"This must have happened after the Matou family was destroyed," Rozen thought calmly.

Originally, it was planned that one of Rin and Sakura would be adopted by the Matou family.

However, due to the intervention of Ryoujin and Touko, the Matou family was destroyed overnight, followed by Ryoujin and Tokiomi Tohsaka's accomplice pact.

At that time, Tokiomi Tohsaka had already considered a way out for the two children and added a clause to the contract hoping that Touko Aozaki would adopt them.

Naturally, even if he couldn't tell his wife directly, Tokiomi would definitely mention it to her.

"The original contract with the Matou family has been voided, so Rin and Sakura will stay here for the time being."

"But one day in the future, one of them will have to be adopted out..." It was probably something like that conversation.

Unfortunately, Sakura overheard this.

This child's keen intellect is already evident at such a young age.

She looked a little sad as she held Luo Zhen's hand and stammered, "Brother Luo Zhen... is he the one who came to take us away?"

“Dad never let anyone other than us into the family workshop, not even Mom. Dad said the workshop was a magician’s sanctuary, and no one unrelated to magic or untrustworthy could be allowed in.”

"But Brother Luo Zhen can get in, and he'll even attend classes with us... Although Dad says you're his assistant... actually, Brother Luo Zhen is here to assess us, hoping to take one of us away, right?"

“…What if I say yes?” Luo Zhen smiled mischievously.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think to himself, "This girl is really smart."

Although she was wrong, her line of thinking itself was not wrong; she was very perceptive.

Sakura swallowed nervously: "Then I think... I'll take Sakura with me, okay?"

“My older sister is smarter than me, learns things faster, and gets more praise from Mom and Dad.”

“If my sister has to leave Mom and Dad, she will be very sad... So, I think…”

"So, Sakura, you deliberately made Rin perform better, thinking that your father would want to keep Rin more and send you away?" Luo Zhen revealed the little girl's confused little thoughts.

This made her even more nervous, and she lowered her head, not daring to answer Luo Zhen.

Although she probably didn't expect that if Luo Zhen really came to choose one of them to adopt, he might also ask to choose Rin, who was "more talented".

This idea is childish, but it is indeed the result of her careful consideration.

Moreover, including her deference during class, Sakura always obeyed her older sister's decisions and listened to her in everything... probably because she cherished the time they spent together.

She thought she would soon be separated from her sister, so she wanted to make her sister happy and doted on her.

This girl is really something... Luo Zhen couldn't help himself: "Princess Sakura, can I kiss you?"

"Huh?...Wow~! (€€>€€<€€)"