A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1122

Chapter 1122: Chapter 769: Land of Winter Wood Chapter 1122: Chapter 769: Land of Winter Wood Fuyuki City.

Looking at the familiar land before her, Sakura appeared quite composed. She had thought she would be more emotional, but when she truly returned to this land, Sakura found herself not as sad or pained as she had imagined. Although she had some bad memories here, after all… those days were long gone.

And she had a new life now.

Of course, regarding the Tohsaka family, Sakura had also secretly had someone investigate. Her father, Tokiomi Tohsaka, seemed to have died during the Fourth Holy Grail War, and her mother had also passed away from grief afterward. In fact, after coming here, Sakura had secretly visited the cemetery and offered flowers to both of them.

Honestly, Sakura had mixed feelings about her father. On one hand, as a magician, she understood why her father had to send her away. But on the other hand, as a daughter, she resented her father for abandoning her–why had he chosen her and not her sister?

Unfortunately for Sakura, this was a question that she might never have the answer to.

Currently, Sakura was standing on the rooftop of a tall building in Fuyuki, holding a telescope, watching her former home. Of course, this telescope was also one of the magical gears made by Fiore, who was quite proficient in Spirit-falling Technique and ergonomics. Fiore's ideas when creating magical gears were unique–she didn't just create magical gears, she integrated animal souls into them through Spirit-falling, giving the magical gears capabilities no less than the animals themselves.

The telescope Sakura was using now had merged with the soul of a hawk, thus in terms of “hawk eyes,” it could even compare with the Servant ARCHER. This was why even from the rooftop of the new district's tall building, Sakura could clearly see the Tohsaka house.

Such equipment, Fiore had made four pieces in total for combined use. According to Fiore, she was inspired by an animation her brother watched, involving a hawk's eyes, a wolf's ears, a leopard's speed, a bear's strength… It had to be said, they were quite useful.

That brings us back to the question, what's going on with the Holy Grail?

While immersed in her past memories, Sakura also secretly puzzled, having gone to the location of the Holy Grail after securing her stronghold. However, what surprised Sakura was that she couldn't enter the vast void at all. It was as if the entire space there had been completely isolated, which again confirmed that something indeed was wrong with the Holy Grail… She didn't know when her brother Duanmu and her sister Lorena would come back…

Thinking of this left Sakura somewhat worried.

She still had a lot to talk to them about…

“MASTER, the target has appeared.”

Just then, the voice of ASSASSIN sounded, and Sakura quickly gathered her thoughts and picked up the telescope again. She then saw a girl in a red coat with black twin ponytails walking out of the house.

“Sister…”

Watching the girl, Sakura murmured unwittingly. The girl looked almost the same as the sister in her memories, still spirited and confident, and perhaps due to growing up, even more composed… Wait?

“On sister's hand, is that a Command Spell? Eh? Has one of the Command Spells already been used?”

Looking at the residual Command Spell mark on Rin Tohsaka's hand, Sakura was puzzled.

The Servants weren't all gathered yet, had the battle already started? And it even forced her sister to use one of the Command Spells? So soon? Was this Holy Grail War that dangerous? What on earth happened?

Whatever the case, it's better to be cautious.

But speaking of which, ever since entering Fuyuki City, Sakura had been feeling something unusual. It wasn't like being watched, but more like some kind of spatial distortion… Was this also caused by the Holy Grail?

Sakura quietly observed her sister for an entire day, reassuring herself that, at least on the surface, her sister did not seem like a loner and got along well with her classmates. However, as a magician…

“Why is my sister so careless…” Sakura sighed helplessly. Late at night, she witnessed a great battle between Servants — one was her sister's, and the other was LANCER. Although the battle itself was indeed spectacular, Sakura was speechless, as her sister seemed so enchanted that she forgot to set up a barrier.

After all, concealment of magic is a magician's top priority. At the Clock Tower, Sakura had been sternly warned multiple times. In Sakura's view, when her sister's Servant was restraining LANCER, her sister should have immediately set up the barrier. Yet, her sister seemed so captivated that she missed the opportunity, making the scene visible to an ordinary student.

Fortunately, although that student was knocked down by LANCER, her sister still saved his life, allowing Sakura to breathe a sigh of relief.

If it had been her father, he would definitely not have spared that ordinary person — he might have even silenced him. Now it seemed her sister was at least not as inhumane as their father.

In fact, Sakura herself had wanted to help, but being too far away, she couldn't make it in time. Fortunately… her sister did not disappoint her.

Under Sakura's watchful eye, her sister returned to the Tohsaka family home. Then, as if she remembered something, she suddenly rushed out of the house, soon arriving in front of a Japanese-style residence. Before Sakura could understand what was happening, a Servant descended from the sky and launched an attack on her sister — fortunately, it was blocked by her sister's Servant.

Unexpectedly, that Heroic Spirit's Master, in an effort to prevent the attack on her sister, had even wasted a Command Spell.

Hmm… do they know each other?

Watching her sister and the boy enter the house, Sakura looked puzzled, yet she also felt a bit like she was secretly enjoying the drama. After all, she had already figured out that the boy who summoned SABER was the same one who almost got killed by LANCER. Back then, her sister had seemed very sad, and Sakura had thought that her sister simply did not want to see an ordinary person getting involved in a magician's war.

But now, looking at it… might these two have feelings for each other?

Could it be that her sister secretly loved this boy, which is why she saved his life, and he also harbored feelings for her sister, hence using the Command Spell to order his Servant to stop?

However, according to the rules of the Holy Grail War, two people in love might end up loving and killing each other… This was just like one of Reines's favorite novel plots, and it seemed pretty interesting?

Although Sakura did not know what the two of them talked about inside the house, afterwards she saw her sister leaving the estate with the boy and his Servant, apparently heading towards… Fuyuki Church?

She remembered that was where the judge of the Holy Grail War resided, so was her sister persuading the boy to give up being a Master and seek protection from the Cathedral Church?

Either way, it was about time to greet her sister.

Thinking this, Sakura prepared herself mentally and then stood up.

“Let's go, ASSASSIN.”

“Yes, MASTER.”

For Rin Tohsaka, this was an equally tumultuous day.

Following her father's teachings, she summoned a Servant and joined the Holy Grail War, only to encounter unimaginable situations on the very first day. First, an unknown magician had set up a barrier at the school, followed by an attack on her by LANCER, with the battle witnessed by an ordinary student.

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That was nothing surprising, but what was unexpected was that the ordinary student was still the Master of SABER.

And now…

Watching the battle between the beast-like storm and the petite girl wielding a Longsword, Rin Tohsaka felt as if her blood was about to freeze.

On the way from the Church, they had been attacked by the Einzbern Family. The BERSERKER summoned by them was also a formidable opponent.

It was too difficult, not something SABER alone could handle.

“ARCHER! Cover me!”

With that thought, Rin Tohsaka immediately issued the command.

However…

“ARCHER?”

In case, Rin Tohsaka had always ordered her Servant, ARCHER, to wait in the distance to protect her, and logically, ARCHER should have acted upon her command.

But there was no response?

“It's no use.”

Just then, a voice arose not far behind Rin Tohsaka. Turning her head, she saw a girl with purple hair dressed in a black suit standing on the nearby street, watching her–and the moment Rin Tohsaka saw the red ribbon tied by the girl's hair, her world seemed to spin topsy-turvy, as if the whole world was turning upside down before her.

“It's been a long time, big sister.”

Watching Rin Tohsaka, Sakura spoke softly.

“Your Servant is fighting with my Servant, so he currently can't come to your aid… I think you understand what I mean.”

“…Sakura?”

Rin Tohsaka took a step back, relying on her mental training to keep herself from fainting. During the Holy Grail War ten years ago, the Matou family was completely destroyed, and her sister, who was adopted into the Matou family, disappeared without a trace. She had thought that her sister had died in the Holy Grail War back then. But now… she had reappeared before her like this.

“Yes, it's me, big sister.”

Sakura nodded slightly, then raised her hand to show Rin Tohsaka the Command Spell on her right hand.

“As for why I am here, I believe there's no need for explanation, is there? This is exactly why our father abandoned me.”

“Ugh…”

Hearing Sakura's words, Rin Tohsaka bit her teeth, unsure of what to say.

“Before that, however, I have a question, big sister. Why did you join the Holy Grail War?”

Sakura stared at Rin and asked.

“Is it the same as father, to seek the Root?”

“It's not.”

Rin Tohsaka shook her head.

“My reason for joining the Holy Grail War is simple–to claim victory, because… the battle is right here, and as the heir of the Tohsaka family, I naturally aim to claim a graceful victory! Even if my opponent is you… Sakura.”

“Is that so…”

Sakura closed her eyes, silent for a moment, then looked again at her sister.

“Then, let's begin… big sister.”

Meanwhile, at the same time, in the depths of the distant mountains, several figures were also watching the battlefield below.

“I really didn't expect Sakura to have grown so much.”

Duanmu Huai also shook his head with feeling.

“So, we really have come to eight years later? Honestly, I never expected Sakura would turn out this way.”

“I think it's quite good, it seems Sakura hasn't suffered much, which is just wonderful.”

Lorena also breathed a sigh of relief.

“This time she came to Fuyuki City to settle things for her own family, so let her handle it…”

Saying this, Duanmu Huai turned to Alice Phil.

“Speaking of which, that over there is your successor, right?”

“Ah… it should be.”

Alice Phil nodded and looked towards the petite girl with white hair and red eyes standing on a distant hillside.

“It seems, Grandfather Acht has also decided to use Artificial Humans to participate in the war this time.”

“Go and talk to her, unwinding a bit would be good.”

“Okay, Master.”

Chapter end

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