Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Shirou pressed the switch, and the recording abruptly stopped.

Tokiomi Tohsaka's expression changed from pale to ferocious.

"What...what is this...why..."

"A record of Sakura's first night at the Matou family's house."

"No...impossible!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka, as if his defenses had crumbled, roared: "Zouken is, after all, the founder of the Matou family. He shared the same ideals as my ancestor and together they built the Holy Grail War."

How could a magician like that do something so heinous! You...you're lying to me!

Three hundred years ago, Tohsaka Nagato, Matou Zouken, and Justessa Risleich von Einzbern forged an alliance in the presence of a mage.

At that time, the Tohsaka family's ideal was not like it is now, with reaching the Root as the family's ultimate goal (Grand Order).

The three of them actually shared the same wish: to eradicate evil from the world.

"When it comes to the truth of the Holy Grail War, it's not a good habit to deny things outright when you encounter facts you don't want to believe."

Shirou coldly said, "Zoken Matou may have truly longed to achieve 'justice' with the power of the Holy Grail, but that was three hundred years ago."

If you're talking about forgetting your original ideals, isn't the Tohsaka family the same?

Even Tohsaka Eito's descendants cannot follow in their ancestor's footsteps, so why would you believe that Matou Zouken is still the champion of justice from back then?

Tokiomi Tohsaka, you must have noticed it long ago, right? The Matou family's magic has long since gone astray. A magician as excellent as you couldn't possibly not have seen it.

The Matou family's mansion has long been a den of iniquity. As the manager of Fuyuki, are you really unaware of this?

Even so, you still took a chance and sent your daughter to Zouken Matou.

Shirou's words were like sharp knives, repeatedly piercing Tokiomi Tohsaka's heart.

The man could find no words to refute her; his face turned pale and then flushed.

Despair and regret intertwined, suffocating Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"Was everything that just now real...? Did you see it with your own eyes at the Matou residence?"

"Mm." Shirou nodded lightly.

"..."

The murderous intent, born from intense hatred, made Tokiomi Tohsaka's shoulders tremble.

An irrepressible urge surged through the man's body.

He wanted nothing more than to pounce on the boy who had witnessed the entire tragedy of Sakura but acted completely indifferent, to grab his slender neck with all his might, and then twist it forcefully.

However, Tokiomi Tohsaka also knew very well that the person who truly hurt Sakura was not Shirou.

It is Zouken Matou and... her foolish father (Tokiomi Tohsaka).

"Sakura, how is she now...?"

Shirou gave a forced smile: "Sakura is already a daughter of the Matou family, and her current situation is not something I can casually inquire about," someone seemed to have said something like that just now...

"Say it!!!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka summoned his ruby ​​staff, which trembled as he pointed it at Shirou Amamiya and shouted.

"If you care so much, why don't you go and see for yourself?"

As if enlightening Tokiomi Tohsaka, Shirou ran towards Fukayama Town without looking back.

……

……

Matou Tsuruno's eyelids have been twitching ever since he woke up this morning.

I have a bad feeling; I have a feeling that something is going to happen today.

So he instructed Shinji and Sakura in the morning not to linger outside after school and to be sure to go home on time.

Then he instructed his younger brother, Matou Kariya, who was staying at his house, not to go out all day.

Although she really wanted to call Shirou Amamiya, Tsuruno Matou was also terrified of the child.

More importantly, Shirou also said that no one is allowed to contact each other during the Holy Grail War unless it is something particularly important—what if Sakura and Shinji find out?

"Please, whatever you do, don't let there be a gas explosion near my house..."

He spent the day in fear and anxiety, praying, until evening when Matou Tsuruno finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What? Looks like I'm being too paranoid. It seems nothing's going to happen today—"

Just then, a loud "bang!" came from the doorway.

"Dirty Inkstone!!! Get out here!!!"

A man's roar echoed from the entrance hall of the Matou family's residence.

Matou Tsuruno was startled. He told his son to stay in the room and not to come out, hid the pistol Shirou had given him in his pocket, and then went over.

The middle-aged man who appeared in the entrance hall was someone Matou Tsuruno also knew.

My younger brother's childhood friend is also the head of the Tohsaka family—

Tokiomi Tohsaka was completely devoid of his usual gentlemanly demeanor; his clothes and hair were disheveled, and his expression was extremely embarrassed.

He leaned against the wall with one hand, panting heavily as if he had just finished a marathon, and his eyes were bloodshot.

What... what's going on? Where did your self-proclaimed elegance go?

Matou Tsuruno was puzzled, but he still stepped forward.

As the head of the Matou family, I have to treat my allies well, even if I'm unwilling.

"Is there something you need for this sudden visit so late, Tokiomi Tohsaka?"

"If you're looking for my father, he's here now—"

"Don't get in the way!!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka punched Matou Tsuruno across the face with a loud "thud!", sending him flying towards the wall, seeing stars.

Ahh... I knew it would turn out like this...

Before his head hit the ground and he passed out, Matou Tsuruno thought to himself: Well, my premonition was pretty accurate after all...

"Dirty Inkstone! Get out here!"

After defeating Matou Tsuruno, Tohsaka Tokiomi rushed into the living room and continued to roar.

Two minutes later, a voice from the second floor, whose anger was no less than that of Tokiomi, came from the second floor.

"Tokiomi Tohsaka! How dare you show your face here?!"

A man without a wakame hairstyle poked his head out from the second floor, glaring at his enemy with eyes blazing with fury.

Tokiomi Tohsaka was taken aback; he had no idea that Kariya Matou was also there.

Before anyone could react, Matou Kariya jumped from the second floor, the impact of which knocked Tohsaka Tokiomi to the ground.

"I will never forgive you! You filthy magician!"

Roaring, Matou Kariya swung his fist and smashed it into Tohsaka Tokiomi's face.

"It's all because of you! It's all because of you! It's all your fault!"

The fists kept falling, causing blood to flow from the corners of Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes and mouth, as he was caught off guard.

Although he knew he was in the wrong, Tokiomi Tohsaka did not simply take the beating; he also fought back in his panic.

"Aren't you right?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka struck Kariya Matou on the forehead with his ruby ​​cane, crying out in pain.

"It's because you refused to succeed as the head of the family that Zouken sought a successor! That's why he agreed to take Sakura in!"

"Kariya! You weak man, I cannot forgive you!"

"What a joke! It's all your fault! And you're trying to shift the blame onto others! Tokiomi! You're not even human!"

When Shirou arrived, two middle-aged men were wrestling in a very ugly manner on the carpet in the living room.

Shinji Matou huddled behind the door, trembling with fear, too terrified to speak from the sight before him.

Sakura Matou stood aside, observing coldly, until she noticed the red-haired boy—

"Brother Shirou!"

Sakura Matou rushed past the fighting men and stood in front of Shirou.

"Sakura!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka used all his strength to push away Kariya Matou, who was pressing down on him, and shouted at the girl who used to be his daughter.

"..."

Sakura Matou stopped and turned to look at Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was sitting on the ground.

She was confused as to why Tokiomi Tohsaka would still be at the Matou residence at a time like this.

Moreover, unlike the composed gentleman he remembered, Tokiomi Tohsaka now looked like a drowning dog.

Was he like this before?

Sorry.

Even if you look at me with those pitiful, puppy-like eyes, I don't know how to react...

Although Sakura didn't know what had happened, it seemed that Shirou-nii had also come because of Tokiomi Tohsaka.

That alone deserves a good review.

Sakura Matou stopped and bowed very politely to Tokiomi Tohsaka.

Good evening, Uncle Tokiomi.

"Uncle...!?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka suffered the greatest blow of the night; he felt as if he had fallen into a lake in the dead of winter.

The man wanted to say something more, but Sakura had already run to Shirou's side, not lingering on him for even a second longer.

How, how could this happen...

Is it not my place to save Sakura...?

On his way here, Tokiomi Tohsaka had fantasized.

He would rush into the evil and filthy insect lair without hesitation to rescue Sakura.

The rescued daughter wept in her father's arms, recounting her tragic ordeal, while the father embraced his daughter, apologizing and repenting.

In the end, Sakura forgave Tokiomi, and the two returned to the familiar mansion together...

"Let's go back, Sakura. Mother and Rin are still waiting for you."

"Yes, Father."

This is how things should develop.

However, what awaited him was Matou Sakura's extremely cold tone and indifferent gaze.

The opposite of love is not "hate" or "hatred," but "indifference."

"Tokiomi!!!"

Matou Tsuruno roared and charged forward, punching Tohsaka Tokiomi and shattering his illusions.

……

……

after an hour.

Shirou finally managed to coax Sakura into bed, and Shinji was also ordered by his father to go back to his room to sleep.

After putting the children to bed, Shirou brought the Matou brothers to visit Tokiomi Tohsaka.

Matou Tsuruno was exceptionally ruthless; Tohsaka Tokiomi was beaten so badly that his face was bruised and swollen, making him almost unrecognizable.

Now he is sitting in a chair with his hands tied.