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Chapter 195: Confession in the Rainy Night! Come Home...
🕑 Added 2025-08-18 03:05:00 +0000 UTC【 Matou Sakura was originally the second daughter of the Tohsaka family, Tohsaka Sakura. Both Tohsaka sisters possessed astonishing magical talent; however, the inheritance of a magus's abilities could only be one-on-one. 】
【 In order to allow Tohsaka Sakura to inherit magic, Tohsaka Tokiomi adopted Sakura into the Matou family, a long-standing acquaintance, making her the adopted granddaughter of Matou Zouken! 】
【 However, Tohsaka Tokiomi was unaware of how cruel the Matou family's magic was. The tradition among magi, which forbade mutual prying into secret arts, kept Tohsaka Tokiomi completely in the dark. 】
【 To obtain the Holy Grail, the Matou family began to cultivate Sakura's abilities. This cultivation process was inhumane. Young Sakura was thrown into a cellar full of magical worms and repeatedly ravaged by them, all to transform her body into a magical tool. 】
【 At the same time, polluted Holy Grail fragments were implanted into Sakura's body, turning her into a living sacrifice for the Holy Grail ritual! 】
【 Not only that, her adopted brother, Matou Shinji, jealous of Matou Sakura's talent, often bullied Matou Sakura out of his impotent rage and dirty desires! 】
【 Then, the video played an uncomfortable, crawling sound of insects. A dark tide of magical worms continuously writhed, and the girl, swallowed by the sea of worms, lay flat within it like a broken doll. 】
【 Matou Sakura's hollow eyes stared blankly at the sky, devoid of the vibrancy a child should possess, seemingly numb. 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“Hiss—! Even I'm afraid of those bugs, let alone Sakura, who was just a child then. It's truly hard to imagine how she got through her childhood... or rather, did she even have a childhood?”
“WHAT THE F—!!! They're simply scum and degenerates. No one in the Matou family is normal; they're rotten to the core.”
Everyone from other worlds felt a chill run down their spines, looking at the screen full of wriggling magical worms. Goosebumps appeared all over their bodies, let alone for a little girl of a few years old.
Was this Tohsaka Tokiomi too trusting or too naive?! He didn't even bother to understand what kind of people the Matou family he was sending her to were. And as long-standing acquaintances, how could he not know some of their dark sides after all these years? And he just sent her over like that?!
And Matou Shinji... It's Matou Shinji again. It seems this guy is a pervert in every timeline, a beast worse than an animal.
~Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“What... have I done?”
Tohsaka Tokiomi looked at Sakura's hollow, numb eyes, as if a knife was repeatedly slicing at his heart!
Tohsaka Aoi, beside him, had already fainted from the shock. Tohsaka Rin could only suppress her fear, tightly hugging Sakura,
“Don't be afraid, Big Sister is here!”
In the world of magi, mediocrity was the cruelest punishment, let alone for Sakura, who had outstanding talent. He didn't want to waste Sakura's talent, which was why he had her adopted into the Matou family.
Because even without a complete childhood, he hoped his daughter could make something of herself...
But after seeing this scene... the always elegant magus, Tohsaka Tokiomi, instantly straightened his body, his eyes bloodshot, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably. He hatefully shouted that name,
“Matou Zouken!!!”
Fortunately, he had brought Sakura back two days ago; otherwise, he would never be able to forgive himself even until his death...
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Matou Kariya, seeing this scene, almost gnashed his teeth to dust. He instantly became a “table-clearing master,” smashing everything on the table to smithereens.
“This is all Tokiomi's fault... and that damned Matou Zouken... they all deserve to die!!”
~Gabriel DropOut World~
“What's with those bugs...”
Gabriel saw the wriggling insects, and for a moment, she had already pulled out her horn, almost wanting to blow it.
“The Matou family is truly despicable. Even Hell wouldn't accept people like them.”
Even the usually good-tempered Vignette was full of anger. Children were the treasures of the world, yet they were so cruelly abused.
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【 This continued for ten years, until Matou Zouken sent her to monitor Shirou Emiya, who had deep ties to the Holy Grail War. 】
【 Sakura visited the Emiya household to care for the injured Shirou, using the excuse of helping Shinji. The boy, who called himself an 'Ally of Justice,' ended up changing her through their daily interactions. In truth, they ended up saving each other. 】
【 Shirou Emiya taught Sakura how to cook, and Sakura helped Shirou Emiya clean his house. From then on, the misery in Sakura's world seemed to fade. They supported each other, living a simple and ordinary life. 】
【 “I've changed too...” Shirou Emiya's voice also sounded: “This change is that I've hardly used my own key to open the door anymore.” 】
【 Such an unadorned, ordinary love, a simple and plain life, was what the girl who had fallen into the demonic path most yearned for! 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“Such a simple and ordinary life is probably what Sakura had always dreamed of...”
“The days Sakura spent with the Ally of Justice were the last bit of warmth in her world.”
A whole ten years!! A little girl tormented for ten years in that hell. Shirou Emiya was truly her last ray of sunshine.
Even Shirou Emiya, that twisted person, seemed to have changed due to Sakura's arrival.
~Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“I never knew...”
Tohsaka Rin stared blankly at the screen. After seeing all this, she knew it was a world very similar to her own, yet different.
Tohsaka Rin found it hard to accept such a fact, or rather, she was afraid that the Sakura in her own world had already suffered these torments and refused to believe it.
“Archer, by means of a Command Spell...!!”
Tohsaka Rin's anxious words were cut off before she could finish.
“Idiot! Don't waste a Command Spell. You don't need to say such a thing...”
Archer reached out and covered her mouth. Only after Tohsaka Rin calmed down did he dissipate into spirit particles and disappear from there.
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【 This ordinary life was Sakura's happiest time, until the arrival of the Holy Grail War! 】
【 Scenes appeared before everyone's eyes: Caster and Assassin dying at the very beginning, the teacher Kuzuki Souichirou brutally murdered, and Shirou Emiya, who went out with Saber, encountering Shinji, who was preying on living people's life force in the wild with his Servant! 】
【 Until that rainy night at the beginning, Sakura cried in the rain, humbly pleading with Shirou Emiya: “I just want to protect the time I spend with Senpai, only the time with Senpai truly has meaning.” 】
【 After hearing Sakura's words, Shirou Emiya also strode firmly towards Sakura, until he reached her side, revealing a smile: “Actually, I've known for a long time that Sakura is a bad kid!” 】
【 Sakura cried out to Shirou Emiya, “Maybe I'll lose my mind again like before and do something irreversible. What kind of refuge do I have like this?!!” 】
【 Shirou Emiya silently handed over the key in his hand, “This is your home.” 】
【 Sakura reached out, wanting to grasp that faint hope, yet she was afraid it was a dream and recoiled as if shocked, not daring to touch it. 】
【 “What right do I have to be protected by Senpai like this...” 】
【 Shirou Emiya directly embraced Sakura and spoke an unprecedented vow, “No matter what happens, I will protect you. Even if Sakura wants to commit suicide, I will stop you.” 】
【 Sakura weakly let her hands drop, forcing herself to suppress the pain in her heart and refused, “No, Senpai... If this continues, I'll definitely hurt Senpai again. I'll hurt you!” 】
【 Shirou Emiya placed the key in Sakura's hand, then gripped Sakura's palm, “Let's go home.” 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“A place where someone waits for you is home, so Sakura... go home, follow this person who abandoned his ideals for you!”
Everyone watching this scene couldn't help but sigh at how skilled Shirou Emiya was.
What girl could resist such sweet words, let alone Sakura, who regarded Shirou Emiya as her sun?
~Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“Shirou Emiya, huh... not a good match, but for Sakura, he's the only salvation.”
Tohsaka Tokiomi sighed. In other worldlines, Tohsaka Rin also seemed to have an unclear relationship with Shirou Emiya. Now, even Sakura does; both daughters are in love with the same person.
The most crucial thing is that Shirou Emiya doesn't seem to have a good ending in any future... which is why he's not a good match.
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【 Halfway, Shirou Emiya and Sakura encountered Tohsaka Rin and Archer. The two of them walked past them, hand in hand. 】
【 “Shirou Emiya!” Archer suddenly spoke, “If you adhere to your long-held beliefs, then so be it; the outcome is already clear. But if you betray your beliefs...” 】
【 “For Shirou Emiya, there is no future. You will lose everything.” 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“Oh, come on, you're just putting on a show. If I hadn't seen the previous video and known your origin, I wouldn't have known you had Oscar-worthy acting skills.”
Now, everyone knows that you, Archer, came here to change Shirou Emiya's beliefs... now he's already changed himself without you even having to lift a finger.
Now you don't have to exert much effort to drag your former self down; you should be secretly delighted. You know, this is something you couldn't do even after fighting before.
~Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Worldline~
“Heroic Spirit Emiya's meaning here should be 'I know the outcome of your Ally of Justice path, but since you've chosen to give it up, then see it through, otherwise you'll end up self-destructing like him!' ”
Emiya Giant smiled with relief, watching himself make a vow to Sakura. No one understood Shirou Emiya's stubbornness better than him; he would definitely fulfill the vow he made.
However... he's truly not honest, Heroic Spirit Emiya! He's clearly happy that he's finally not being an Ally of Justice and doesn't have to walk the path he walked.
Perhaps he feels both relieved and pained. Relieved because his past self finally has his own ideals, and pained because he truly betrayed his own principles.
Author Note: It's not important, so I'll just briefly write it. After all, Heaven's Feel has three parts, so it's really too long!
