Seeing Ryuga's agreement, Erica immediately announced this good news in the group.
[Madoka: "Congratulations, Rin-Nee."]
[Kanae: "With Lord Ryuga there, there's nothing to worry about."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Wuwuwu, suddenly I feel the joy of being chosen by a god!"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Although, Lord Ryuga is pretty much like a god now anyway."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Thank you, Lord Ryuga! To repay you, Erica will do anything!"]
[Erica: "?"]
[Kanae: "?"]
[Madoka: "?"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "I mean, I will do anything."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "And also, thanks to Erica."]
[Erica: "Rin! Being tsundere has no future."]
[Erica: "Snicker.JPG"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "You're the tsundere! Your whole family is tsundere!"]
Watching the cheerful atmosphere in the group, Kanae's eyes showed some envy.
If her side could also get Lord Ryuga's help...
Wait, thinking like this was too greedy. Lord Ryuga had already provided the optimized Breathing Technique. She just needed to save up points for a while longer, purchase and master it, and then she could end this era full of demons with her own hands.
It would just be slower, more dangerous, less efficient, and she might not be able to find Muzan Kibutsuji.
Hmm? Thinking about it, wouldn't clinging to someone powerful's coattails still be better?
After thinking it over, Kanae really wanted to give up trying hard.
Unfortunately, her side didn't have the same opportunity as Erica—no way to swear loyalty.
She couldn't compare to Tohsaka Rin in intelligence or to Erica in strength. To win Lord Ryuga's attention, there didn't seem to be any other good methods.
Thinking this, her gaze unconsciously turned toward her sister Shinobu Kocho and adopted sister Kanao.
Setting aside personality, both sisters were quite excellent in appearance.
"Mm, if only Lord Ryuga needed maids..."
In the end, too embarrassed to speak up, Kanae could only sigh helplessly.
Meanwhile, in the Type-Moon world, Tohsaka Rin, having received Ryuga's promise, jumped directly out of bed in excitement.
"Excellent! With Lord Ryuga here, Sakura's situation is definitely no problem!"
If Erica intervening could be called a sure thing with only a small chance of failure, then Ryuga intervening was completely secure.
"Sakura! Listen to me, I have good news to tell—"
With her heart completely at ease, Rin didn't even have time to change out of her pajamas before rushing out of her room and bursting into her sister Tohsaka Sakura's room.
To avoid letting little Sakura get excited for nothing, Tohsaka Rin hadn't revealed her thoughts to anyone before.
Only now, confirming that Ryuga would help, did she plan to tell her sister this good news.
But what she didn't expect was that after bursting through the door, she didn't see Sakura.
"Eh? Mother?"
She only saw a somewhat empty room and her mother, Tohsaka Aoi, with a sorrowful expression, packing various ornaments with a suitcase.
The suitcase in Tohsaka Aoi's hands contained Sakura's commonly used personal items, including dresses and toys, all neatly sorted and organized.
Sakura's room, which had once belonged to her, now looked quite plain, as if all traces of her sister were being locked away.
Noticing this, Tohsaka Rin's heart sank with a bad premonition.
"Mother, what's going on? Wasn't it supposed to be a few more days?"
Tohsaka Rin had been keeping the adoption date that her father had negotiated with the Matou family constantly in mind.
It clearly wasn't supposed to be that day yet!
"It's Rin!"
Looking up at her eldest daughter, Tohsaka Aoi forced herself to perk up and show a strained smile.
"The Matou family head suddenly said he wanted to advance the adoption so that Sakura could inherit his family's magic. I don't really understand the specifics, but Tokiomi seemed very pleased and directly agreed to the Matou family head's request."
"I'm afraid today, Sakura will have to go live with the Matou family..."
Saying this, Tohsaka Aoi suddenly realized her emotions were too low, and to avoid making Rin sad, she immediately changed her tone.
"Rin, don't worry! The Matou family is also a prestigious magic family in our Fuyuki City. Sakura is going there to be an heir, so she definitely won't be bullied. Rest assured!"
Speaking toward the end, Tohsaka Aoi repeated this several times in a murmur, not knowing whether she was comforting Rin or herself.
With Rin's perceptiveness, she naturally saw that her mother was also sad, but she couldn't spare attention for that now.
Her sister was more important.
"Today's adoption means little Sakura hasn't left yet?"
She grasped the key point and asked.
This actually wasn't really a question—since Tohsaka Aoi was still packing luggage, Sakura naturally hadn't left yet.
It was just that concern made her confused, and even though she'd thought of this, Tohsaka Rin still felt more at ease confirming it.
"Mm."
Tohsaka Aoi nodded.
"It's still early. The Matou family head hasn't arrived yet. I'm just preparing in advance."
"Where is Sakura now?"
"Downstairs. Tokiomi is teaching her the etiquette of magicians."
After Tohsaka Aoi answered, she looked at her eldest daughter again.
"If you want to see Sakura, go now!"
"Got it!"
Rin turned and ran outside. When she reached the doorway, she suddenly thought of something and stopped to look back at her mother.
"Isn't Mother going to see Sakura?"
They would continue living in the same city afterward, so this naturally couldn't count as a final meeting, but the significance was still special.
"No need."
Tohsaka Aoi's eyes dimmed as she shook her head.
Whether she didn't dare face her daughter's eyes or her own heart was unclear.
"Then... Mother, if—I mean if—I successfully stop Father from letting little Sakura be adopted, could Sakura still stay in our home?"
After hesitating for several seconds, Tohsaka Rin asked tentatively.
"Stop Tokiomi?"
Hearing this, Tohsaka Aoi was immediately stunned, then shook her head.
"Of course not! Tokiomi said that with Sakura's qualifications, the best future for her would be to become another magic family's heir. I know you can't bear to part with Sakura, but Mom and Dad are also doing this for Sakura's good. You absolutely mustn't do anything foolish!"
Her reason for being willing to give up little Sakura was simple—it was for Sakura's good.
"So Mother thinks the same way."
Young Rin lowered her head, her eyes covered by shadows.
"Rin!"
Before Tohsaka Aoi could say anything more, she ran directly downstairs. The first thing she saw was her sister standing in the middle of the living room with her head hanging low.
To be continued…