Did the Heroic Spirit I conquered become a reality?

At that moment, Sakura Tohsaka suddenly raised her head.

The girl's usually delicate and timid demeanor appeared exceptionally captivating under the lamplight.

On that exquisitely beautiful face, a few strands of black hair, damp from the rain, clung casually to her smooth forehead, adding an inexplicable and heart-stirring allure.

Her beautiful, dark, obsidian-like eyes were now veiled with moisture, and she stared intently into his eyes without blinking.

Before Tohsaka Yu could react, he heard the girl's voice ring out again.

"Aren't you curious, brother?" she suddenly asked.

Yu Tohsaka paused, then asked, "What are you curious about?"

"The desire to participate in the Holy Grail War."

Sakura Tohsaka suddenly tiptoed and slowly brought her soft, fragrant lips close to his ear.

Accompanied by an alluring aroma, a sweet voice, so gentle it seemed to overflow with water, quietly rang in my ears.

"Do you want to know...brother?"

Volume 1: Chapter 90 Sakura's Determination (4K)

Warm breath, like the softest feather, gently brushed past Tohsaka Yu's ear, bringing a series of tingling, slightly itchy sensations that made her heart flutter.

He could clearly smell the sweet and incredibly alluring scent emanating from Sakura Tohsaka, a blend of the scent of rain and the unique fragrance of a young girl.

Yu Tohsaka felt her heart skip a few beats at that moment, uncontrollably.

He instinctively wanted to turn around and create some distance between himself and his sister, trying to bring the overly ambiguous and dangerous atmosphere back to the safe space they should be in.

However, Sakura Tohsaka's seemingly slender and delicate hands, which were wrapped around his waist, tightened even more at this moment. The soft yet irresistible force made it difficult for him to move.

"elder brother……"

The girl's voice, like a dream, rang in his ears again, carrying a sweet, almost meltingly coquettish tone, and... aggrieved feelings.

"Don't you... want to know?"

Her cheek brushed against his body lightly and almost imperceptibly.

The breathtaking softness and warmth transmitted through the thin fabric, along with the suggestive and inviting words, caused Yu Tohsaka's heart, which she thought was as firm as a rock, to waver violently and uncontrollably at that moment.

“I… Yueyi Er”

Yu Tohsaka felt a dryness in his throat. He opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't utter a single word.

He could clearly feel the girl's cheeks, which were a little cold from being soaked by the rain, pressed tightly against his neck. The delicate touch and her warm, slightly sweet breath were like the most powerful magic, constantly eroding his proud composure and self-control.

This isn't right.

〢弍鸠器〇陆究疑傘?《紦溜〇非常不对劲。

Is the girl in front of him still the same little sister, Sakura Tohsaka, who always followed him timidly and needed his protection?

"elder brother……"

Seemingly sensing his stiffness and silence, Sakura Tohsaka tightened her arms around his waist.

Then, she slightly raised her exquisite and beautiful face, and her dark eyes, which always carried a hint of fragility and timidity, seemed to be covered with a layer of moist mist. She stared at him without blinking, almost obsessively.

"My wish..."

Her voice was as soft as a dream, each syllable carrying a fatal allure that could make any man fall for her.

"...You mean my older brother?"

boom--!

It was as if an invisible thunderclap had exploded in Tohsaka Yu's mind!

He stared in disbelief at the girl before him, at the almost morbid smile on her face that was a mixture of innocence and obsession. At that moment, the last line of defense he had built up, called "reason," completely collapsed.

“As long as I can be with my brother forever…” The girl’s fingertips gently, with a touch of coolness, brushed across his cheek, finally resting on his lips, which were slightly parted in shock. “…Anything is fine.”

"I don't care if I do some 'bad things' for this wish."

Her voice was so soft and melodious, but the unwavering determination and... madness it contained sent a chill down Tohsaka Yu's spine.

He finally understood that his sister's question on the school rooftop last night, "If I do something bad in the future... Brother, will you forgive me?", was not just a baseless fantasy.

Rather... it was a decision she had already made.

"Sakura, you..."

Yu Tohsaka took a deep breath, reached out, and gently yet with an undeniable force, grasped the girl's small, cold hand that was still lingering on his face, trying to calm her down.

However, at this moment——

"What...are you doing here?"

A clear, yet somewhat confused and wary, familiar female voice suddenly came from the direction of the stairwell.

The two instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw Rin Tohsaka standing at the corner of the stairs, wearing a pink nightgown. Her eyes, which were always as bright as sapphires, were now scanning back and forth between them with a hint of incomprehension and scrutiny.

Rin Tohsaka had just woken up. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she looked at the two people downstairs with a strange atmosphere, her face full of confusion.

She was clearly unaware of the ambiguous, dangerous, and unsettling conversation that had just taken place in the living room.

She looked at her sister's rain-soaked pajamas clinging to her skin, and at her brother's slightly stiff expression, and asked, somewhat confused, "Did you... just go out?"

"Ah... um." Tohsaka Yu finally came to his senses. He subtly distanced himself from his sister, his gentle smile returning to his face, and explained, "Sakura couldn't sleep and went for a walk. When she came back, she seemed to be frightened by the thunder and was a little emotional, so I comforted her a bit."

His words were reasonable, explaining why the two of them were there together, and also attributing Sakura's somewhat unusual and overly intimate behavior to a normal reaction of "seeking comfort after being frightened".

Upon hearing her brother's explanation, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but give Yu Tohsaka a deep look in her sapphire-bright eyes.

But she didn't press for details. She just smiled and nodded, saying in a knowing tone, "Oh, I see. Sakura is really something. She's been terrified of thunder since she was little."

Then he continued, "If there's nothing else, get some rest... I'll go back to my room now."

After saying that, he turned and went up the stairs.

Only after her figure disappeared did Yu Tohsaka secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

When he glanced at Sakura Tohsaka beside him, he saw that she was looking down slightly, and her usually delicate and fair face seemed to be faintly flushed, obviously knowing what she had just done.

In the girl's eyes, Tohsaka Yu had always treated her like a younger sister, but just now she...

Just thinking about this made Sakura Tohsaka feel a twisted sense of immorality and guilt.

It was immoral because he actually said those things to Tohsaka Yu, and even his ambiguous actions just now.

On the other hand, it was out of guilt towards his older sister.

As sisters who grew up under the same roof, she often knew her older sister's thoughts and even her feelings... but she would just pretend not to know.

Sakura Tohsaka looked up and silently watched her sister go upstairs, pursing her lips slightly.

I'm sorry... but Sakura is a very selfish person, older sister.

……

After finally calming the two sisters down, Tohsaka Yu dragged her tired body back to her room.

He lay in bed, the room dark, with only the rain outside the window and the light pollution from the distant city casting dappled and dim shadows.

He kept replaying the events of the night in his mind, from the strange barrier at the school to his tentative and dangerous encounter with Sesshouin Kiara, and then... Scáthach's unexpected appearance.

And, not long ago in the living room, my sister's possessive, almost confessional words, and that unsettling, tentative question.

Sakura... what exactly does she mean?

He was thinking about all sorts of random things, then quickly took a deep breath.

But right now, there's something even more concerning than that...

——Tohsaka Rin.

Judging from the current situation, the three members of the Tohsaka family—himself and his sister Sakura—have all become Masters in this Holy Grail War.

So... what about Rin?

Furthermore, judging from her reaction and even her expression tonight, she doesn't seem to completely believe her explanation.

She was simply... enduring and even suppressing her emotions as the eldest sister.

Yu Tohsaka took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

We can't just sit idly by any longer...

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Sakura Tohsaka sat quietly on the edge of the bed, gazing at the rain-soaked night outside the window, her heart filled with complex emotions.

Recalling everything that had happened tonight, the girl couldn't help but hug her knees tightly, burying her pretty face in them.

Based on her original personality, she should... absolutely not have taken the initiative to do such a bold thing to her brother.

Clearly, it was Kama within her body who was subtly influencing her.

If... if Kama really regains all his power, then... would I still be myself?

When Sakura Tohsaka thought of this, her heart was filled with indescribable fear and confusion.

At that moment, a purplish-red figure quietly appeared in the room.

Scáthach leaned against the wall, her alluring wine-red eyes watching with great interest the girl on the bed, who was filled with entanglement and struggle.

"You seem... to really like your older brother, Master?"

She spoke, her voice carrying a unique, queenly composure and playfulness.

Sakura Tohsaka slowly raised her head and looked at the woman in front of her who exuded an overwhelming aura.

In the dim light, she wore a purple, tight-fitting combat suit with an exotic flair, which perfectly accentuated her mature, graceful, and powerfully sexy figure.

That battle-hardened, mature aura that belonged to the Queen of the Land of Shadows was enough to make any man submit to her simply by standing there.

Sakura Tohsaka lowered her head and apologized softly, "I'm sorry I couldn't let you do it tonight."

Scáthach, upon hearing this, simply shook her head dismissively and said with a smile, "It's alright, the Holy Grail War hasn't officially started yet anyway. But Master, your physical and mental health... I can't just sit idly by and do nothing about it."

Sakura Tohsaka's eyes flickered slightly. She raised her head and tentatively asked, "You don't object to my relationship with my brother...?"

"We're not related by blood, it's not that bad."

Scáthach shook her head. She walked to the window, looked at the rainy night outside, and said with a hint of pure curiosity, "I just can't understand what's so special about that boy that makes you care so much."

Sakura Tohsaka glanced at her silently, and after a moment, said in a very soft but undeniably firm voice, "If he's serious... you're no match for him."

"Oh?"

Scáthach raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, turned around, and for the first time, her beautiful wine-red eyes were filled with genuine interest.

"So, I've come to... become somewhat interested in him."

She noticed the sudden wariness in her Master's gaze, but quickly shook her head and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't go looking for trouble with him now. There will always be opportunities to clash in the future."

“But you, Master…” Scáthach turned around, looking at the girl on the bed, her tone carrying a hint of “teacher’s guidance,” “If you really like someone, don’t think you can win them over by being timid, okay?”

"Love is like a battle; only by achieving final victory can one succeed."

"Summon your courage and take the initiative to express your feelings...that's what the winner does."

Sakura Tohsaka remained silent, listening to this love theory full of the "Land of Shadows" style. Her pretty face, which always had a touch of fragility, was filled with entanglement and struggle.

Finally, she slowly raised her head, her dark eyes piercing through the walls and gazing into the room next door... where Tohsaka Yu was.

……

The rain pattered against the windowpane.

Rin Tohsaka lay alone on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Those eyes, which were always as bright as sapphires, were now filled with complex and agitated emotions that were incongruous with her age.

As a sister who grew up under the same roof as Sakura, she knew Sakura's personality better than anyone...

She knew that her younger sister had been introverted and timid since childhood, even to the point of being overly frail. Let alone thunder, even a slightly loud noise could frighten her.

But... tonight downstairs, when she lifted her head from her brother's arms, the attachment and... a kind of almost obsessive possessiveness she felt could not be explained by "fear of thunder".

And my brother...

His seemingly reasonable explanation temporarily dispelled his doubts, which stemmed from just waking up, but now, upon calming down and reflecting on it carefully, he still felt... something was off.