Type-Moon: Root Seiko

While Sakura was in a daze, Luo Zhen suddenly knelt down in front of her on one knee, took her little hand and kissed it.

This caught Sakura completely off guard; she thought he was going to kiss her cheek... No! It wasn't about where he kissed her!

Fortunately, she managed to suppress her strange noises so as not to disturb her sister who was focused on looking at the gems.

Luo Zhen seemed completely unconcerned, not caring even if Xiao Lin discovered it.

"Don't worry, Sakura, I won't let you two be separated."

Luo Zhen maintained this pose, his eyes shining:

"You and Rin, you are both children of the Tohsaka family. No matter what happens in the future, you will always be close sisters and always together."

“I will not let anyone take you away. I will not let such a trivial matter as ‘the Tohsaka family’s magic can only protect one child’ happen. I will make you and Rin both excellent magicians who can stand on your own, and you will live freely without any constraints.”

"Brother Luo Zhen...!"

At this moment, Sakura Tohsaka clearly couldn't fully grasp the weight of these words.

But it doesn't matter if she doesn't understand; she truly felt Luo Zhen's genuine emotions and was willing to believe it.

This made the child burst into tears.

The pressure that had been weighing on my heart for so many days, the vague thought that "I will soon be leaving my family," has suddenly been released with a sense of relief.

This finally brought Rin back to her senses, and she was immediately taken aback!

Rin kept asking if Ryouma had made Sakura cry, which made Sakura, who was crying and anxious, desperately try to stand in front of Ryouma to explain, but she ended up crying even harder.

Once a child starts sobbing, their whimpering and incoherent crying is more effective than any magic.

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Fortunately, before Sakura's crying caused a commotion and led to Luo Zhen being taken away as a kidnapper, Luo Zhen managed to escape with the others.

After driving them back to the Tohsaka residence, Rozen was, as always, invited by Ms. Aoi to stay for dinner.

But today Luo Zhen still has to cook for Orange.

If he doesn't satisfy his jealous doll maker, she'll tease him again about being a pedophile, making it even harder to carry out his long-held "moving plan."

So Luo Zhen had no choice but to refuse, feeling truly pitiful for being unable to control his own destiny.

But before leaving the Tohsaka family, Rozen has one more thing to do.

"Sakura, can you come here for a second?"

Luo Zhen made Sakura sit on the sofa, then squatted down in front of her, adopting a posture similar to that they had taken at the jewelry store.

He took Sakura's hand: "Today, Rin learned how to activate magic circuits. Your father will praise her, won't he? So, Sakura, I'll teach you a little trick too. Show it to Mr. Tokiomi."

"...Is it really okay?" Sakura asked timidly.

For children with such low self-esteem, Luo Zhen should offer them extra affirmation.

He said cheerfully, "Sakura, you've already learned the basic classification of magic attributes, right?"

"Xiao Lin was born with the talent of the five elements (Average One). She can use the five attributes of earth, water, fire, wind and air at will, which is truly outstanding."

"Furthermore, the essence of the Tohsaka family's magic is 'flow.' Rin's talent and gem magic are a perfect match. She will definitely be able to do the mutual transformation and arrangement of the five elements, and even interfere with other people's magic in the future. If we had to choose one of you to inherit the Tohsaka family crest, then Rin would definitely be more suitable."

Ah… Sakura blinked in confusion, then nodded.

Although Sakura didn't quite understand these explanations, she could still grasp the point that "her older sister is more suited to the Tohsaka family's magic than she is."

This is actually one of the reasons why she took the initiative to defer.

The sensitive girl had already realized that if her father was going to send one child away, he would definitely send her away as well.

Chapter 15: Sisters Moving In

However, Luo Zhen continued, "Sakura, your talent is no weaker than Rin's. You have a very rare imaginary attribute."

"The concept of 'possessing the possibility of existence, but being unable to prove its existence in reality' is the imaginary number. Imaginary time on the Y-axis of the coordinate axis, imaginary space in higher dimensions, and unobservable time and space domains all belong to the category of imaginary numbers... You don't need to memorize them immediately, just feel them."

Upon seeing Sakura's eyes, which were already darting around, Rōma smiled happily:

"As long as you study hard, Sakura, you'll naturally master everything in the future. Right now, your brother will only teach you one fun thing."

In front of Sakura, who was completely confused, Luo Zhen asked her to borrow the purple ribbon she had changed out of.

Luo Zhen asked Sakura to hold the ribbon in her hand and completely grasp it with her small hand.

Then his large hands enveloped and grasped Sakura's hands.

As Sakura felt a ticklish, tingling sensation from the warmth of his palm, Ryougi's enchanting voice continued:

"Sakura, imagine this. You have a treasure chest that holds all your most precious toys."

"That box belongs only to you. No one else, not your sister, father, or mother, knows it. They can't see or touch that box. You are the only owner of this box."

“You’ve been holding the key to that box the whole time. You’re familiar with the key’s shape, temperature, and feel; you completely understand its structure.”

"Then now, you hold that little key and insert it into the lock of the treasure chest. You can feel the slight friction of your fingertips as it slowly probes to the deepest part, with every detail fitting perfectly... and then, turn it."

...Click.

As Luo Zhen's seemingly hypnotic and persuasive narration unfolded, Sakura subconsciously closed her eyes and began to fantasize along with his story.

She could almost hear the sound of the key opening the treasure chest; it was so real, as if it were right in front of her.

She then heard Luo Zhen say, "That's how it is. Then, you put the treasure in your hand inside."

"Put it in... um, put it in."

Sakura nodded blankly and obediently listened.

Then, Sakura heard Luo Zhen clapping.

She opened her eyes instinctively, tilting her head in a daze.

Following Luo Zhen's gaze, she looked at her small hands...

...and then I realized that the ribbon I had been holding tightly in my hand had disappeared without me noticing!

This made her open her eyes wide in confusion, clearly feeling that Luo Zhen had secretly taken it.

But Luo Zhen spread his hands: "I didn't take it."

“You saved it yourself, Sakura, it’s in your little treasure chest.”

"You can take it out again anytime, just follow the steps I just did. You can definitely do it, trust me."

"Liar...(€€€€€€)"

Sakura blinked in disbelief.

Even though she knew the magic of magic, she couldn't believe she could perform such a trick-like "magic".

But Luo Zhen's words had that magic that made her feel she could believe them.

Sakura then closed her eyes tightly, recalling the feeling from just now, and mentally visualized a non-existent key and treasure chest.

I can feel the key... just like when Luo Zhen's big hand held my hand just now.

That fervor felt so real, it left a deep impression on Sakura, and she could recall it anytime.

With the warmth of that memory, she depicted the key that Luo Zhen had described.

Then insert it into the keyhole... engage, and rotate.

...Click!

Sakura slowly opened her eyes.

She saw the purple ribbon lying quietly in her little hand.

"This is your talent, Sakura."

Luo Zhen squinted his eyes and said, "Xiao Ying, you are very amazing, very outstanding."

"You are no less capable than Rin. With hard work, you will definitely become a top-notch magician."

"You can use your talents to do what you want to do and live the life you want to live. This will not be a burden, but a treasure. This key belongs only to you, and no one can take it away."

...Clatter.

After the first hot tear fell onto the back of her hand, Sakura, still somewhat dazed, thanked her:

"Brother Luo Zhen... thank you, thank you...!"

Sakura, whose tear ducts are very sensitive, choked up again and even couldn't help but throw herself into Luo Zhen's arms.

Although it's not to the point where it's like "the only places to cry are the toilet and my brother's arms".

But Luo Zhen was still very pleased, gently stroking the child's head and waiting for her to calm down naturally.

...I just hope it doesn't take too long, so that Ms. Aoi doesn't misunderstand and think that she's the one who made Sakura cry, hmm.

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"...So? You've just become those two brats' volunteer teacher? You're such a child fetishist."

In the mysterious mansion in the eastern forest of Fuyuki City, Touko listened to Luo Zhen's report, only to give him a disdainful look.

Although Luo Zhen found Orange's jealousy quite cute and very endearing.