Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

Then comes the acceptance of the Matou family's inheritance; the ordinary properties located in other areas need to be transferred.

Fuyuki's real estate needs to be coordinated with the municipal government, and in the meantime, another round of mergers and acquisitions.

These tasks are being handled by Matou Tsuruno, so Shinji doesn't need to worry about them.

However, when it comes to questions related to magicians, only Shinji can handle it.

After news of Zouken Matou's death spread, as expected, many magicians harbored evil intentions and prepared to seize the rented sacred land for themselves.

Even worse, some of these guys turned around and threatened the Matou family, demanding that they be sensible and hand over the sacred land to them.

Goredia has already gone through the list, visiting each family one by one.

Before long, Shinji should be able to acquire another batch of precious magic materials.

However, as things became more complicated, Shinji realized that he couldn't support an entire force with just a handful of people.

He needs more help!

"Shinji, I...I want to ask you for a favor!"

Having regained his basic mobility, Matou Kariya appeared before Shinji and spoke to him hesitantly.

"what's up?"

Shinji, who was pondering the design plans for the new Matou residence, looked up at Matou Kariya, who was leaning on a cane.

"Aoi... The matriarch of the Tohsaka family wishes to see you."

When he said this, Matou Kariya himself felt embarrassed.

His position in the Matou family is now quite awkward.

He had been away from home for many years and was not close to his elder brother and nephew.

When the old man was still alive, he was the second young master of the Matou family.

Now that the old man is dead, he's basically no different from an outsider in this family.

Moreover, Shinji's scheme to kill the old man actually saved his life.

He really had no right to ask Shinji for help again.

But the person who approached him this time was really special—Tohsaka Tokiomi's wife, Tohsaka Aoi, whose real name was Zenjo Aoi, was the woman that Matou Kariya had always secretly loved.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka family, died in this Holy Grail War.

In the original storyline, after the Holy Grail War ended, Kirei Kotomine took over the temporary management of the Tohsaka family as a disciple.

However, this time Kirei Kotomine was killed by Shinji.

Furthermore, the fact that Tokiomi Tohsaka and his son Kotomine were colluding with each other was discovered by the Mage's Association and the Church of Christ.

Although the Magic Association and the Holy Church are still arguing.

The Tohsaka family will certainly not be completely wiped out in the end, after all, their ancestor, Tohsaka Nagato, held the position of a disciple of the Jewel Elder.

There is some connection between it and the clock tower.

But while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable.

In the end, the Tohsaka family will definitely have to suffer a huge loss to get through this crisis safely.

The problem is that the Tohsaka family now only has one full-time housewife and one child the same age as Shinji.

They didn't even know how to protect themselves.

In this situation, Aoi Tohsaka found Kariya Matou.

During his lifetime, Tokiomi Tohsaka often said that the Tohsaka family, the Matou family, and the Einzbern family were allies with shared interests.

Since the Einzbern family was far away in Germany, Aoi Tohsaka couldn't contact them, so she had no choice but to ask the Matou family for help.

In the Matou family, the only people Aoi Tohsaka knew were her adopted daughter, Sakura Tohsaka, and Kariya Matou.

Meanwhile, Matou Kariya was so excited when the goddess approached him for help that he readily agreed to take on any task.

But after calming down, he panicked, since he wasn't familiar with the people in charge of the Matou family.

But having already agreed to go out, he couldn't go back on his word, so he had no choice but to swallow his pride and come to Shinji for help.

Seeing Matou Kariya's uneasy expression, Shinji paused, putting the design sketch aside.

He had actually foreseen what would happen to the Tohsaka family. Tokiomi Tohsaka was dead, and Kirei Kotomine was gone too.

The remaining Aoi Tohsaka and a little girl were simply unable to handle this mess, and it was only a matter of time before they came to us for help.

Speaking of which, Matou Sakura is still being raised by the Matou family.

Although the Matou family could afford to support him, it wouldn't be right to just leave such a genius untapped.

Let's take this opportunity to solve Matou Sakura's problem as well.

"It's just a meeting, what's so hard about asking?"

Shinji raised his chin and spoke in a calm tone.

"You can just bring them over. I'll be working here for the time being."

Matou Kariya was taken aback by Shinji's quick agreement and paused for a moment before reacting.

A look of gratitude instantly appeared on his face, and his grip on his cane tightened.

"Thank you, Shinji, I..."

"You're welcome."

Shinji waved his hand to interrupt him.

"It's not a bad thing for me that the Tohsaka family has come to me for help. On the contrary, I should thank you for bringing this matter to me. You can go back first and have them come over tomorrow morning. I'll finish revising the design drawings today and then I'll have time to deal with the Tohsaka family's matter."

Overjoyed to receive Shinji's reply, Matou Kariya left.

He wanted to tell Aoi the good news as quickly as possible.

"Tsk!"

Shinji felt a toothache from Matou Kariya's sycophantic behavior.

After receiving the message from the Tohsaka family, Shinji lost interest in continuing to revise the design. After all, this wasn't something that could be completed in a short time, and who knew how many more revisions would be needed in the future.

After Matou Kariya left, Shinji turned around and found Matou Sakura.

The little girl has been staying quiet and well-behaved all this time, reading books quietly every day, without needing anyone to worry about her.

The engraving insects left by Zouken Matou have been cleaned up, but his body, which had been gnawed by the insects, is still in poor condition and needs to be slowly nourished and recuperated.

When Shinji walked over, she was sitting by the window, engrossed in reading a basic magic manual.

Hearing the noise, she looked up, her light purple eyes still appearing blank. Seeing Shinji, she softly called out:

"elder brother."

"The Tohsaka family will be coming tomorrow, including your mother and sister. If you want to go back, you can go home tomorrow."

Shinji didn't beat around the bush and told her the whole story directly.

Chapter 107: Matou Sakura

Upon hearing Shinji's words, the little girl's lifeless eyes widened in shock.

Unpleasant memories flooded back; she remembered that Tokiomi Tohsaka had said the same thing when he sent her to the Matou family.

The books he was holding slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground with a dull thud.

She hurriedly stood up from her seat, went to Shinji, lowered her head, and said timidly:

"Brother, did I do something wrong?"

Watching the little girl hunch her shoulders, her fingertips tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, even her breathing became soft.

Shinji realized that he had been too direct and had touched on the girl's past wounds.

He crouched down, picked up the lecture notes that had fallen to the ground, and gently patted the dust off the cover.

He reached out and gently ruffled Ying's soft hair, his voice softening considerably:

"Don't be afraid, it's not that you did anything wrong, I'm just giving you the choice."

If you want to stay in the Matou family, there will always be a place for you in the Matou family.

"If you want to go back to the Tohsaka family and live with your mother and sister, I won't stop you."

"...I am Matou Sakura!"

After a moment of silence, Sakura raised her head, and her once lifeless eyes regained their firmness.

Hardship always makes people mature, and Sakura's mental age far exceeds her naive appearance.

In reality, he knows far more than Shinji thinks.

This choice was not just a chance for Shinji to change his mind.

It was also an anchoring of his stance, determining Shinji's attitude towards her from then on.

After all, once she returned to the Tohsaka family, she would be a member of the Tohsaka family, and everything from then on would have nothing to do with Shinji.

But does Sakura want to go back?

How can it be!

Tokiomi Tohsaka personally sent her to the Matou family's den of iniquity; it would be a lie to say he harbored no resentment.

Moreover, Tokiomi Tohsaka made his point very clear back then.

The Tohsaka family's magic crest can only be passed down to one person, but the two sisters are both exceptionally talented.

If one of them is unable to obtain a magic crest, their exceptional talent could actually cause serious trouble.

Even if she returned to the Tohsaka family, in the end she would just be sent away in a different place.

For Sakura now, the Tohsaka home has long lost its warmth.

Only by staying in the Matou family and by Shinji's side could she truly feel at ease.

She looked up at Shinji with her small face, her eyes full of seriousness, and repeated herself:

"I am Matou Sakura, and always will be."

Shinji raised an eyebrow as he looked at the determination in the girl's eyes.

He withdrew his hand from her head, a faint smile appearing on his lips:

"Since you've chosen to stay with the Matou family, why don't you come along when you meet the Tohsaka family tomorrow?"

Some things should be said face-to-face to avoid future trouble.

Sakura nodded vigorously, took the lecture notes that Shinji had picked up, put them back on the table, and replied softly:

"I understand, brother. I will be there on time tomorrow."

Having received Sakura's reply, Shinji didn't linger and turned to leave the room.

Sakura was left standing alone by the window, her fingertips gently stroking the cover of the handout.

A hint of moisture slowly welled up in her light purple eyes. This was the first time someone had truly taken her choice to heart.

In the past, no one in the Tohsaka family ever asked her if she wanted to be sent away or if she wanted to stay.

Everyone took it for granted that they would make the decision for her.

At the Matou family, Zouken Matou didn't even consider her a person.

Even Uncle Yanye, who was very kind to her, only tried to instill hope in her.

Little did Sakura know that during that time, hope was poison to her.

It's better to remain numb; at least numbness makes the process of being modified by the Crest Worms less unbearable.

In the Holy Grail War, every defeat of Kariya Matou pushed Sakura to a deeper level of despair.

The warm, dampness slid down my cheeks and dripped onto the cover of the handout, leaving a small, damp patch.

She gently wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and carefully placed the lecture notes back on the bookshelf.

He turned around, walked to the window, and looked out.

The cherry blossoms in the courtyard were in full bloom, their pink and white petals swept away by the wind and falling to the ground.