Sister Toosaka Rin

"Unknown Servant, how did you know that I was here?"

"I know so many things. Should I tell you everything?"

Red A looked at Toosaka Kiyoshi deeply. Even he didn't know anything about Matou Zouken, but this Servant knew it so clearly. Things were getting even weirder.

Sakura Matou's face turned pale and she looked at Shirou Emiya for help.

Thinking that the matter was over, Emiya Shirou looked at Matou Sakura and said firmly, "It's okay, Sakura. Now that we have discovered his existence, there must be a solution."

Matou Zouken laughed rottenly: "Boy, I am now in Sakura's heart. Do you want to dig out Sakura's heart? Do you want to kill your lover with your own hands?"

Everyone's faces darkened. This was indeed a trouble.

Tousaka Kiyoshi said: "I have something to say about this."

Everyone looked at Tousaka Kiyoshi, wondering what tricks he had up his sleeve.

Tousaka Kiyoshi looked at Emiya Shirou and said, "You were once stabbed through the heart by Lancer, but you survived, right?"

Shirou Emiya was startled, then nodded: "That's right."

"Then do you know why?"

Shirou Emiya scratched his head awkwardly: "To be honest, I still don't really understand."

"That's because you have Avalon in your body. It's the scabbard of the holy sword in King Arthur's legend. It's an utopia that's isolated from the world and has reached the realm of magic. It's the strongest defensive treasure."

Upon hearing this, Altria suddenly raised her head. She had never imagined that her scabbard was actually in the body of this young man.

Toosaka Rin, who already knew all this, was not too surprised.

Toosaka Kiyoshi continued, "So, as long as you take the scabbard out of your body and keep Matou Sakura under the protection of the scabbard, she will not die even if you pierce her heart. After finding Matou Zouken's brain worm, you just need to heal her injuries."

Upon hearing this, Matou Zouken immediately panicked: "No! You can't do this! Even if you have Avalon's protection, you will die if you lose your heart!"

"We're just going to dig out this old bug of yours. There's no need to dig out your entire heart. The injury is probably less serious than Emiya's."

Matou Zouken was completely panicked: "No! You can't! If you do this, I will destroy Sakura's heart right now!"

Toosaka Kiyoshi curled his lips and said, "Just do it if you can. Matou Sakura's life is not that fragile, as she is connected to the evil of this world. Even if we don't need Avalon, we can directly operate on her heart. Avalon is just an insurance."

Toosaka Kiyoshi's words shattered Matou Zouken's last hope, and the rotten voice did not sound for a long time.

Suddenly, a painful expression appeared on Sakura Matou's face, and she knelt on the ground, covering her heart.

Shirou Emiya said in panic: "How do I take out the scabbard?"

Matou Sakura's expression suddenly relaxed, and Matou Zōken's angry voice rang out: "So you don't know how to take out the scabbard!"

Chapter 41 It seems like it’s time to open the champagne

With Emiya Shirou's panic and Matou Zouken's questioning, the scene suddenly fell into chaos.

Fortunately, Altria acted in time to help Shirou Emiya take out the scabbard hidden in his body, and then used the scabbard to protect Sakura Matou.

Protected by the scabbard, Matou Sakura's pain was relieved, and Matou Zōken seemed to have accepted his fate and fell into silence.

The next step is to perform surgery on Sakura Matou's heart and remove the brain worm hidden in her heart.

The first question is who will do this.

Taking all factors into consideration, the best person to do this is Shirou Emiya, but Shirou Emiya himself can't bring himself to do it.

After all, he wants to cut open the stomach of the girl he likes, so it's understandable.

Just when the candidate had not been decided yet, Sakura Matou, the person involved, spoke up.

"If you can, please let me do it myself."

Toosaka Kiyoshi was a little surprised: "Are you sure? That's the pain of cutting open your heart. You have to find the brain worm hidden in your heart accurately under that kind of pain. If you are not careful, more heart tissue will be destroyed. Even if Avalon can save you from death, the pain will not be alleviated at all."

Matou Sakura nodded firmly: "Grandpa is in my heart, and I am the only one who can accurately sense his location, so I am the most suitable person. As for pain, I am used to it. If experiencing this pain can completely free me from Grandpa's control, then I will stick to it no matter what!"

Toosaka Kiyoshi was a little dazed. Yes, Matou Sakura was such a girl. She was strong enough to endure ten years of hellish life, but she was also so inferior that she thought she was not worthy of the good things in the world.

He only admired the girl, but did not love her.

Her love was so heavy that he would never have any thoughts about her.

But why does this girl also exude a faint scent of "anchor"?

He hadn't noticed this aura before because it was too weak and could not be detected at all under the cover of the evil in this world.

Now that the evil of this world has temporarily retreated, he was able to sense the aura of "anchor" on Sakura Matou.

He threatened Medea using the classic Minotaur method, but that doesn't mean he's a Minotaur lover, he just wanted revenge against Medea!

What's the purpose of the "anchor" aura that appears on Matou Sakura now? Is it to make him look awesome to Emiya Shirou?

Not to mention that he couldn't get over it in his heart, even if he did it without any moral integrity, given Sakura Matou's personality, the only way to conquer her would be to use the evil in this world to make her fall into evil!

But doing so is too dangerous, it might really create a beast.

However, considering that all the anchors that have appeared so far are related to the Holy Grail, he reasonably speculated that the aura of the anchor on Sakura Matou was due to the connection between her and the Greater Holy Grail, and was also the means by which the evil of this world influenced Sakura Matou.

If that's the case, then he can completely ignore Sakura Matou. After using Medea's Noble Phantasm to cut off Sakura Matou's connection with the Holy Grail, the aura on Sakura Matou should disappear on its own.

So let's just hold off for now and see how things develop.

At Sakura Matou's insistence, everyone agreed that she should perform the surgery herself.

After the family agreed to the surgery, Kiyoshi Toosaka handed the dagger in his hand to Sakura Matou.

"This sword is not for you. It will cause damage to the soul. After you find Matou Zouken, use this dagger to kill him. Even if he has other brain worms, it will be useless."

After Toosaka Kiyoshi said this, Matou Zouken became completely anxious and began to apologize and beg for mercy continuously. He was willing to sacrifice his reputation in order to survive.

Unfortunately, no one present had any intention of letting him go.

Matou Sakura took the short sword projected by Emiya Shirou and slowly stabbed it towards his heart amid Matou Zouken's begging for mercy.

The skin was punctured and blood flowed out of the wound. Sakura Matou frowned slightly.

As the tip of the knife penetrated deeper and deeper, beads of sweat appeared on Sakura Matou's forehead, her face gradually turned pale, and her lips trembled constantly.

However, her eyes were extremely firm, and her hands showed no signs of stopping.

Toosaka Rin felt distressed and went forward to wipe the sweat off Matou Sakura's forehead. Matou Sakura forced a smile and said softly, "Thank you, sister."

Being called sister by Matou Sakura again, Toosaka Rin felt extremely satisfied and sweet in her heart.

Finally, Matou Zouken's noisy voice stopped, perhaps because he felt that begging for mercy was useless.

Sakura Matou's body trembled suddenly and she spat out a mouthful of blood. After a moment, Sakura Matou slowly pulled out the dagger from her chest, then gritted her teeth and put her fingers into the wound.

As her fingers went deeper, Sakura Matou's eyes gradually widened, and when her fingers began to search for the brain worm in her heart, her throat clearly let out a low moan of pain, but she ultimately held it back and did not scream out.

Suddenly, Sakura Matou pushed her palm inward with force, and her whole body suddenly stiffened with the movement.

A few seconds later, Sakura Matou suddenly pulled her hand away from her chest, revealing an ugly insect about the length of her finger between her blood-stained fingers.

Sakura Matou's body relaxed and she almost fell to the side. After being supported by Toosaka Rin, she began to breathe heavily.

Matou Sakura raised her head and looked at the bug in her hand, with a smile on her face: "Grandpa is really ugly..."

After saying that, Sakura Matou tilted her head and fell into Toosaka Rin's arms.

Toosaka Rin quickly placed Sakura Matou on the ground. After checking, she confirmed that her sister was just unconscious, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of the coma, Sakura Matou's fingers that were pinching Zouken Matou became weak. Zouken Matou took the opportunity to break free and crawled on the ground.

"How can I die? How can I die here? I haven't obtained eternal life yet. I haven't..."

Clang——

Toosaka Rin took the dagger given by Toosaka Kiyoshi from Matou Sakura and thrust it into the ground right in front of Matou Zouken.

"You old fellow, you have tortured my sister for ten years, where do you want to escape to now!"

Matou Zouken looked up at the dagger that seemed like a mountain to him, and said as he stepped back, "No, don't kill me! Don't..."

Toosaka Rin didn't give him time to continue making noise, she raised her knife and cut Matou Zouken in half.

When attacking Zouken Matou, the special effect of the Noble Phantasm began to take effect, and a faint blue flame burned on Zouken Matou, who was cut in half.

At the same time, the soul of Matou Zouken let out a painful scream, and the flame that could burn the soul was devouring and decomposing his soul.

This process is simply like the torture of the soul. Before his soul is completely wiped out, he will clearly feel the pain of being cut into pieces.

Chapter 42 The Harem Stands on Blood

Matou Zouken died in extreme pain, and Emiya Shirou took over Toosaka Rin's position and took care of the unconscious Matou Sakura.

Now that she has lost consciousness, there is a high possibility that she will be controlled by the evil of this world again. She needs someone to keep an eye on her at all times, and Shirou Emiya is the most suitable person.

After returning the dagger to Kiyoshi Toosaka, Rin secretly thanked Kiyoshi Toosaka.

After hesitating for a moment, Tosaka Kiyonori said to her: "I think it's time to tell you the cause of your father's death."

Toosaka Rin was startled: "Now?"

"There are too many people here right now, let's find a time when there's no one around."

Zouken Matou died, Assassin was captured, and Rider surrendered. This battle can be said to be a great victory.

As the host, Medea invited everyone to spend the night in Ryudo Temple, but Shirou Emiya was hesitant.

He also saw how Medea treated Assassin, and to be honest, he felt that Medea was not trustworthy.

But Sakura Matou is seriously injured, so it is best not to move long distances.

At this time, Tousaka Kiyoshi suddenly said: "Emiya, do you know how to save Matou Sakura? Caster's Noble Phantasm can do it."

Emiya Shirou was a little surprised, and Toosaka Rin agreed at this time: "He is right, Caster's Noble Phantasm can sever all magical contracts, and naturally the connection between Sakura and the evil of this world can also be cut off."

Emiya Shirou looked at Red A, who nodded imperceptibly. Emiya Shirou then said, "I understand. Archer and I will stay here."

Kiyoshi Tousaka continued: "It's not enough to just stay here, I need you to hand over Avalon."

Before Emiya Shirou could speak, Red A refused, "Impossible."

"Why not? We have to hand over a treasure for you to use, and you will naturally have to hand over a treasure for us to use."

“But the difference in value between the two is so great that it’s not fair.”

"Oh? You still want to be fair at this time? In your eyes, is Kiri Sakura's life less important than an insignificant defensive treasure?"

Red A didn't fall into the trap set by Tousaka Kiyoshi at all: "That's not what I meant. I meant that Avalon's value on a tactical level is too high. After you get it, you will be invincible, and we can only let you slaughter us."

Tousaka Kiyoshi spread his hands: "If you are worried about this, there is no need, because I never said that I want to monopolize Avalon. I want you to return Avalon to Saber."

Red A was stunned, totally confused as to what Toosaka Kiyoshi was up to.

"What is your purpose in doing this?"

Toosaka Kiyoshi sighed, "To be honest, before I came here, I met a golden Servant. It was because of him that I came late. That Servant called himself the Hero King Gilgamesh, and wanted to use the evil of this world to destroy all mankind. That guy is ridiculously strong. Even if we go together, we may not be able to defeat him. The only way I can think of to defeat him is to let Saber regain the scabbard. Saber with the scabbard is undoubtedly the strongest. The only person who can stop him is Saber."

Red A looked stunned. He didn't understand. Was Tousaka Kiyoshi really so noble that he didn't have any desires of his own?

As for Saber's identity being exposed, it is not difficult to guess Saber's identity given that she is holding such an obvious weapon and can use Avalon.

Altria stood aside in silence, and Tousaka Kiyoshi told her not to express her opinion and that he would take care of the matter.

And what Tousaka Kiyoshi did did not violate Altria's chivalry, so she naturally chose to obey the order.

Considering Saber's upright character and the relationship between Toosaka Rin and Matou Sakura, Red A felt that even if Saber got the scabbard, it would not pose a threat to him and Emiya Shirou, so he no longer objected.

Shirou Emiya had no objection to this. Saving Sakura Matou and losing Avalon was not a big deal for him.

He had never known the existence of this thing in his past life, and yet he lived quite well.

"However..." Emiya Shirou said, "Sakura is seriously injured right now. I want to hand over Avalon after she recovers."

Toosaka Kiyoshi nodded: "No problem, with Avalon's self-healing ability, Matou Sakura will be able to wake up unharmed tomorrow morning."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Shirou Emiya carried Sakura Matou to Ryudo Temple to rest, while Medusa and Red A followed to guard them. Illya seemed to remember something and invited Kiyoshi Tousaka to visit her home.