Hearing Lucas's words, Sakura looked up at him in disbelief.
Rin Tohsaka hurriedly pulled Sakura's hand. "Sakura, what are you waiting for? Lucas-nii is a super, super powerful magus!"
Sakura reacted then. "I... I am willing."
Lucas looked at Zouken Matou. "See, this time Sakura won't be going with you either."
Zouken's face darkened. "Young man, you're overreaching."
Lucas glanced at Zouken, his eyes showing obvious disgust. "Old man, maybe you've lived too long and are tired of living."
Boom————!!
Terrifying mana erupted from Lucas.
The ground around Lucas shattered, and stones began to float slowly due to the gravitational imbalance caused by the mana.
This powerful pressure made everyone's heart tremble with fear.
Tokiomi and Zouken's eyes widened in disbelief.
"...Impossible..."
"This mana..."
Lucas retracted his mana.
Just then, a special mark suddenly appeared on Lucas's left hand.
"That is..."
"The Trace of the Omen?!"
Tokiomi, Zouken, Rin, and Sakura were all very surprised to see it.
The appearance of the Trace of the Omen meant that Lucas had been chosen by the Greater Grail.
As long as Lucas successfully summoned a Servant, this Trace of the Omen would transform into Command Spells.
Lucas looked at it with an expression of disgust. Others might not know about the Holy Grail War, but how could he not?
He didn't mind becoming a Master, but this Trace of the Omen appearing right on top of his Fairy Tail guild mark made him unhappy.
Whoosh————!!!
Scorching flames ignited in Lucas's hand. The Trace of the Omen that had just appeared was burned away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, it was burned to nothing.
"...Mr. Lucas, do you know what that represented just now?"
Seeing Lucas so easily destroy the Command Spells that other magi dreamed of, Tokiomi couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
If Lucas became a Master, coupled with himself and Kirei Kotomine, they would have three Masters on their side. They could easily sway the outcome of this upcoming Holy Grail War.
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. I just don't like things sticking to me without my consent."
Lucas placed his hand on Sakura's shoulder and simultaneously activated his Sensing Technique.
"Hmm... a special attribute, very similar to spatial attributes. I don't know much spatial magic; for now, I only know Requip Magic. I'll pass that on to you first."
Lucas tapped his finger on Sakura's forehead.
Knowledge about Requip Magic instantly appeared in Sakura's mind.
Lucas had browsed a magic book about Memory Magic in the Fairy Tail library. He found it interesting, so he learned it in passing.
Lucas was still interested in various magics, but time was limited. He couldn't spend all his energy on learning magic.
Furthermore, learning magic by reading books was different from directly observing someone and comprehending their magic; it took time.
Most importantly, he had found his own path. Now, many magics wouldn't even count as icing on the cake for him.
The best way to truly become stronger was to train.
"Rin, Sakura, matters here are settled. Practice your magic diligently. I'm going back now. I'll visit you again when I have time."
Lucas glanced at Tokiomi and Zouken, then clicked return.
Zip!
Lucas's figure vanished instantly in front of everyone.
Tokiomi was a smart man. The power Lucas just displayed was enough to deter Tokiomi and Zouken for a while.
If they weren't honest, Lucas wouldn't mind coming back to beat some sense into them.
Lucas's sudden disappearance surprised everyone except Rin. They hadn't noticed how he left at all.
Tokiomi looked at Zouken and said, "Head of Matou, you saw it. It's not that I don't want to fulfill the covenant, but Rin and Sakura's teacher doesn't allow it. So regarding Sakura's adoption, we have to drop it. I am truly very sorry."
Zouken looked at Tokiomi gloomily, while Tokiomi wore a confident and calm smile.
"Since that's the case, let's forget about the adoption. But Tokiomi, going back on your word is not a good habit."
Tokiomi's expression remained unchanged as he smiled. "Thank you for the reminder, Head of Matou. I will keep it in mind."
"Hmph!"
Zouken leaned on his cane and walked away.
After Zouken left the Tohsaka house, Tokiomi asked Rin, "Rin, where is Mr. Lucas?"
The one most familiar with Lucas here was definitely his eldest daughter.
"Teacher left."
"Rin, who exactly is your teacher? To be able to use so many powerful magics and possess that kind of mana... is that really mana a human can possess?"
Although Tokiomi was shocked by Lucas's magic, what shocked him most was Lucas's mana. That amount of mana was simply beyond his comprehension and cognition.
"...I don't know either. Teacher didn't say."
If she said Lucas was from another world, knowing her father's personality, he would definitely nag endlessly. If he kept bothering Lucas-nii and made him dislike them, that would be bad.
Tokiomi saw Rin's somewhat evasive eyes and knew she wasn't telling the truth. She definitely knew something.
But he couldn't force her too much. Perhaps he could slowly guide her to reveal it later.
A magus with Lucas's power was no weaker than a Servant. Establishing a good relationship with him would undoubtedly be a huge guarantee for the Tohsaka family.
"Sakura, what magecraft did Mr. Lucas teach you?"
Sakura answered honestly, "A type of spatial magecraft. It allows storing items in a different dimension and retrieving them for use when needed."
"?!"
Spatial magecraft! That was incredibly rare even in the mage world. The reason he adopted Sakura out instead of Rin wasn't due to birth order, but simply because Rin's aptitude was more suited to the Tohsaka family's magecraft, while Sakura's attribute didn't match the family's.
"Rin, keep in touch with your teacher in the future. If there's a chance, invite him to our home as a guest. The Tohsaka family must treat him well."
"Mm, I know."
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