Then, the boy slammed a USB drive on the table, saying he found it in the library and that it could be used to power Sakura. He said he could just plug it into Sakura's body at some random time. Although it might give Sakura a headache for a while, at least it would stop her from being troubled by the so-called 'demonic nature'. As for how much she could grow as a result, that would be up to her.
To be honest, Tokiomi Tohsaka thought the boy's words were quite outrageous at the time. However, outrageous as it was, everything the boy showed made him choose to believe him. And the subsequent events proved that he had not made the wrong choice. But right after he accepted the USB drive, the boy looked at him with a murderous expression and said very seriously that if he still failed to fulfill his duties as a father, he would kill him. If Sakura ever used this power for evil purposes, he would also kill her. This was a vow he made on the basis of the name of a 'knight'.
To be honest, if the boy had left after saying all that, Tokiomi Tohsaka might have been genuinely grateful to him. But the truth is, before leaving, the boy casually mentioned that he had destroyed Zouken Matou's magical legacy and that old man's magical heritage, as well as the ritual system of the Holy Grail War. He said that unless he had the ability to rebuild it, the Holy Grail War would be removed from Fuyuki City. After saying that, he disappeared, leaving Tokiomi dumbfounded at the door of the Tohsaka family.
So at this moment, looking at his daughters, Tokiomi Tohsaka felt a mix of emotions. His dream of pursuing the origins had been shattered because of that boy, and his harmonious family had been continued because of that boy... Never mind, let's not think about this anymore. Let me see how the bicycle chain came off.
"Sakura, slow down! Let me catch my breath..."
Meanwhile, the Tohsaka sisters were still on their way to school. Because she had been busy fiddling with her bicycle that morning and hadn't eaten much, Rin asked her younger sister to slow down or not hold her hand. Sakura gave a mischievous smile but also slowed down.
Just then, Sakura Tohsaka bumped into a pedestrian who was turning the corner. She cried out and fell backward, but the pedestrian grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back. The boy in the top hat smiled slightly at her and continued walking forward, soon disappearing from sight.
Rin Tohsaka, glancing at her younger sister who was staring at the retreating figures of the pedestrians, playfully nudged her and said with a smile:
"What's wrong, Sakura? Did you fall for that guy? Hmm, he's really good-looking. Just looking at his face, I'm a little tempted too. It's just a pity his face is a bit too delicate, hehe. Do you want me to help you... Ouch, who threw that stone? Ouch~~ That hurts..."
"Sister! Are you alright? Let me see."
Sakura Tohsaka, who had initially felt a strange sense of familiarity with the group of people, immediately put aside her inexplicable unease and looked with concern at the spot where her sister had been hit by the stone. Fortunately, it was just a red mark and the pain would subside after a while. Hearing Rin Tohsaka's cry of pain, the boy standing around the corner weighed another pebble in his hand, casually tossed it aside, and continued walking forward.
"Ilya, sit here and rest for a bit. Mom will go buy you some ice cream. Don't run around, okay?"
"Mmm, don't worry, Mom."
In the amusement park, Ilya, who had been playing for most of the day, nodded obediently as she watched her mother leave. Then she sat down on a chair and gently patted her calves. To be honest, she felt like she had done all the exercise she had done in the past two weeks in just one morning. At that moment, she suddenly felt a pang of anxiety. She looked up and saw the boy sitting on the bench opposite her, still looking at her with a smile in his eyes.
Just then, a cloud drifted by, blocking the sunlight and clearly defining the area around the bench, causing the boy to disappear into the shadows. For some reason, Ilya walked towards him and sat down beside him, staring at his face in the sunlight.
"Hmph, what a bold child, sitting so boldly next to a stranger. Be careful he doesn't get kidnapped."
Gensou chuckled as he looked at Ilya. Although the smile was unusually stiff and somewhat eerie, Ilya felt no fear whatsoever. On the contrary, just looking at that face gave her an unexpected sense of security, as if he were the most reliable person in the world.
"It's alright, Sera and Liselle are over there. They won't just watch Ilya get kidnapped."
That's true, but she really didn't recognize the boy. So, feeling a little embarrassed about her initiative to strike up a conversation, Ilya pointed to her maid who was watching them and whispered, "Don't be fooled by how frail those two maids look. If they really got into a fight, they could easily take on four or five strong men."
"Oh, that's a real shame. Otherwise, I'd love to take you home as my little sister."
Genjiro maintained his stiff smile and spoke softly, to which Ilya retorted with a hint of annoyance:
"How can you look for a sister like that? A sister you kidnapped like that won't call you 'brother' properly."
"Ilya, are you happy now?"
"Eh?"
The sudden change of topic caught Ilya off guard, but the tenderness in the boy's eyes made her blink blankly, then she clasped her hands together and gently rubbed them as she spoke:
"Yes, I'm so happy! My parents spend time with Ilya every day, and Sera and Lyselle are also very kind to Ilya. And also, Ilya has made so many good friends at school!"
Illya happily shared the things that made her happy with Genji, just like an ordinary eleven-year-old girl... No, at this moment, Illya was just an ordinary girl. After being confronted at the door, Irisviel gave up her wish to join the Einzbern family and chose to live a peaceful life with her family. She and Kiritsugu Emiya left the Einzbern family with their daughter and close relatives, and went into seclusion in Fuyuki City.
Having undergone adjustments, Illya's knowledge, memories, and everything related to the Holy Grail were sealed away, allowing her to live happily in Fuyuki City.
"A few days ago, Dad promised Ilya that as long as he finished his work, he would take her to the snow mountain. By the way, big brother, Ilya doesn't know your name yet..."
Ilya continued talking about the joys of her life, but just as she suddenly remembered something and looked at the person next to her to ask, the clouds in the sky drifted away, and the sunlight poured onto the entire bench. However, the person sitting there had disappeared without a trace. Ilya looked blankly at her maid, Sera, and Lisellet were also astonished. They had not noticed when the person had left.
In the alleyway separated from them by only a wall, Genji released the 'Cyclone' in his hand, looked up at the sky, where a 'planet' floated directly above him. It was the future he had rewritten, the 'branch of time' he had to bear. Genji gently tugged at his collar, feeling the tearing pain from the cracks in his body, and said in a deep voice:
"What are you waiting for? Come on! Let me pay the price!"
Once I accept this price, it means the future has been completely rewritten, and the beauty I see can continue. Therefore, I don't need to delay at all. Let me bear all of this now, immediately.
"Ilya, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, Mom."
"Oh, Ilya, you're so young and you already have things to hide from your mother. Okay, okay, I was just teasing you. Let's go, let's go to the next place."
'laugh.....'
Ok?
As Irisviel led her toward the next attraction, Ilya subconsciously glanced back at the wall painted with a bear. She seemed to have just heard something somewhere, but urged on by her mother and maid, she responded and hurriedly followed her family.
On the other side of the wall, crimson blood splattered all over the wall. The blood-soaked boy staggered to his feet, leaning against the wall, but then collapsed helplessly into the pool of blood. At this moment, cracks had spread to every part of his body. Perhaps in the next minute, or perhaps in the next second, this broken body would disintegrate into pieces of flesh.
Just as the boy was attempting to control his body with his will, returning to the agency to leave something for his friend, a memory shimmering with a mysterious aura appeared out of nowhere, casting a pale yellow light upon Genji...
246 New 'Luna'
A pale yellow light shone on Gensou, and then an identical clone appeared beside the boy before shattering. In that instant, half of the cracks on Gensou's body disappeared, leaving only his chest and back.
As his injuries lessened, Gensou slowly awoke. He tilted his head back slightly, looked at the familiar memory, and said softly:
"Luna, thanks."
'Buzz~~'
'Luna' flickered slightly, responding to Yuanxiang. At the same time, another beam of light shone on the boy, but this time it failed to create a clone. The aftereffects left by the two planets were clearly not something 'Luna' could completely eliminate.
"That's enough, don't waste any more energy."
Gengo could tell that 'Luna's' condition wasn't good either. No, it wasn't bad, but rather too good. After all, it had already merged with the mystery of this planet, and the memory he saw was just a projection separated from the mystery. If Gengo wasn't mistaken, 'Luna' was probably facing the same situation as him.
"I'm sorry, I never imagined you would end up like this, I'm so sorry..."
He was struggling desperately to maintain his identity from the planet, yet he had sent his companions into such a desperate situation. Guilt and self-blame filled Yuanxiang's chest. Even the 'invisible wall' could not stop this surging emotion, causing the boy sitting in the pool of blood to lower his head and cover his face. A tear mixed with blood quietly rolled down his cheek.
"I'm really...sorry..."
'Buzz~~~'
But at this moment, 'Luna' emitted a soft, moonlit light that shone down on Genji, like a mother's hand gently stroking the boy's hair. Although it hadn't accompanied its master through every battle like 'Joker', it had witnessed the suffering endured by the man named 'Genji'. Therefore, it knew why Genji was sad. However, things were not as he imagined.
"You... just want to eat until you're stuffed like 'Fang,' and then you need to sleep for a while?"
A moment later, Gengo understood 'Luna's' feelings. His expression faltered slightly, then he let out a sigh of relief. He then wiped away the tears that welled up in his eyes again, apologetically, and whispered:
"It's good that you're alright... 'Luna,' I'm so glad you're okay. Honestly, you've been getting more and more outrageous lately. You're crying like there's no tomorrow. It's so embarrassing."
'Buzz~~~'
Hearing the boy's words, 'Luna's' aura softened even more. Genji coughed twice, leaned against the wall to stand up, rubbed his head which was dizzy from blood loss, and looked at 'Luna' in a serious tone, saying:
"Then go and slumber. I'm fine here, don't worry. We'll meet again after you've fully absorbed the power here, but 'Luna'..."
Yuanxiang hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke:
"Now that you possess self-awareness and the 'mystery' equivalent to an entire world, then... please don't abuse this power?"
'Buzz~~~'
The light of 'Luna' remained as gentle as ever. Although there were no other changes, the answer had already been obtained from Nakagen Village. The boy smiled from the bottom of his heart, then turned around to return to the agency. He had completed the mission in this world, so he had to go back to find Nanoha and the others.
At that moment, the light of 'Luna' gently tugged at Genji's sleeve. It was a plea for him to stay; it hoped Genji would remain in this world, a world where the boy would be cherished, where he could find anything he desired, acquire any right he wanted, and have his affections passionately reciprocated by all who desired him...
"I just told you not to abuse your power, honestly."
Gengo helplessly reached out and gently grasped the tangible light clinging to his clothes, but 'Luna' was surprisingly stubborn in this regard. Gengo tugged at the hem and pulled it away. He smiled and sighed, then looked up at the memory and said softly:
"My hometown is only Fengdu, that is where I live and where I die."
'...'
Upon hearing this, 'Luna' didn't insist any further and released Gensou. But at the same time, a ray of light shone upon Gensou. In that instant, Gensou felt a warmth emanating from the depths of his soul. That warmth tried to remove 'evil' from Gensou's soul, but after experiencing so much, 'Luna' dared not be too rude in breaking through the fusion between evil and soul. After all, Gensou was like a 'porcelain doll' inside and out at this moment. She could only apply a layer of 'mysterious' reinforcement to that 'evil' and completely erase it when they met again.
Then, Gengo felt a strange restlessness in his body. Under the pale yellow light, small fragments of projection flew out of his body. After carefully sensing them, Gengo realized that they were fragments of the Moon Emperor Stone that he had used to reshape his body.
However, these fragments were just ordinary remnants, and even if they remained in Gengo's body, they would not provide any additional power. Therefore, 'Luna' extracted them and used these remnants as the base. A brand new 'Luna' memory appeared in front of Gengo. Its original body could no longer accompany Gengo in battle for the time being, so let this clone, which had contained as much of its power as possible, temporarily take its place.
"I'll accept this without hesitation."
Gensou took the new 'Luna' and put it in his coat pocket, patted it, then opened the door and said softly:
"Goodbye, Luna."
'Buzz~~~'
"Luna" responded, and at the same time, a dazzling light shone on Gensou. The boy subconsciously looked down and saw that the bloodstains on his body had disappeared, and a bandage had appeared on his chest.
"Thanks, I'm leaving now. Don't miss me."
Gensou playfully waved to 'Luna', then closed the door and left this world. 'Luna' also vanished after cleaning up the bloodstains left by the boy. But in the Hall of Heroes in this world, a new place was quietly added. There was no figure in that place, nor was there any name engraved. It just stood there silently, just like the traces left by its owner in this world.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Yuanxiang glanced at the time nervously, then breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he had guessed, he had successfully created a time difference.
Time is a truly wondrous thing.
As Gengo opened the portal to the world where Kinomoto Sakura resided, he sincerely remarked that, to be honest, he had already come up with many ways to play, but how should he put it, the more he thought about 'time,' the more Gengo felt that he was 'overthinking things.' He decided to wait until he met Kadoya Tsukasa someday and ask him, the one who frequently travels through time, for advice.
"It's you?"
"Mr. Touya?"
Just as he stepped through the door, Gengo unexpectedly ran into Kinomoto Touya. The high school boy had clearly just finished his part-time job and was returning home. This surprised Gengo, since the Kinomoto family, while not as wealthy as the Daidouji family, was still quite well-off, and their children shouldn't need to work until this late... Oh... was it because of those tickets?
What are you doing here?
Kinomoto Touya looked around, and after not finding his younger sister, he subconsciously asked, "..." Genji wanted to laugh, but he knew that any expression he made would be distorted, so he answered expressionlessly:
"I lost my things and searched all the way from the Zhi family."
"Something? Your bracelet?"
Speaking of this, Kinomoto Touya also noticed that Genjo's peach pit bracelet was missing from his left hand. He also noticed that the boy, who had been quite cheerful when they met at noon, now had a frighteningly cold expression. He figured the bracelet must be something very important to him, so he leaned his bicycle against the wall and said softly:
"Let me help you look for it too. After all, I'm a local and I know this place much better."
Ah... I never expected the bracelet I gave to Ritsuka would come in handy at this time.
Yuanxiang murmured something unexpected to himself, but in reality, he maintained a cold expression, shook his head, and said:
"No need, thank you for your kindness, but I think he's probably gone. Nanoha and Sakura are probably still waiting for me to return, so I'll take my leave now. By the way, is there anything you'd like me to pass on to Sakura?"
"No, that guy doesn't want to listen to my nagging right now. I'll leave my little sister to you."
Kinomoto Touya also politely said to Gengo, "Well, when this boy isn't smiling, he has quite a bit of a commanding presence. Just standing next to him for such a short time makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
"A child as cute as Sakura, I think anyone would be happy to be with her, so I'll take my leave now."
"Please take care."
After bidding farewell to Kinomoto Touya, Gengo hurried towards the Daidoji Tomoyo family. The closer he got, the more uneasy and uncertain he became. Standing at the door, like a boy awaiting judgment, he took a deep breath and gently pushed it away.
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