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Chapter 21 - Chapter 21: Subduing Kariya

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"...What good would telling them do... Those guys! Those Magus, their minds are already abnormal! They're not normal people at all! Otherwise, why would they send Sakura to the Matou Family! Only I can save Sakura! And only this method can save Sakura! You, you don't understand anything..."

"Fool! You're the one who doesn't understand anything! Don't be so self-important! Kariya Matou!" A punch landed on Kariya Matou, directly knocking him back to the ground.

"You think this is saving Sakura? In reality, you're the one who truly cut off her last hope! You, who understands nothing. You wouldn't think that Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't care about Sakura at all when he sent her to your family, would you?" the man said angrily.

"Isn't that right?"

"Very well, then I will tell you why Tokiomi Tohsaka sent Sakura to your Matou Family."

So the man... who was Wang Chong, familiar with the entire plot, told Kariya Matou the full story of why Tokiomi Tohsaka sent Sakura to the Matou Family.

Regarding the matter of sending someone away, in fact, for Rin and Sakura, they had no choice from the very beginning. One of them had All-Elements, a five-layered composite attribute, and the other had Imaginary Element, a Nigth Heaven Assassination Technique attribute. Both sisters possessed rare qualifications equivalent to miracles. This already exceeded the scope of so-called talent and ability, almost equivalent to a spell.

Magical nature would similarly attract magical nature. An outstanding person who deviates from the norm will inevitably "attract" similarly abnormal experiences. This is not something their own will can control. There is only one way to deal with this fate—consciously step outside the norm themselves.

Tokiomi Tohsaka's daughters had no other way to deal with the magical nature contained in their blood except to understand the path of magic and cultivate it themselves. The fact that the Tohsaka Family's blessing could only be given to one of them had tormented Tokiomi Tohsaka for a long time.

The one who did not become the heir would fall into various strange incidents due to their blood and would bring trouble upon themselves. If the Magic Association discovered such "ordinary people," those guys would surely gladly preserve her in formaldehyde as a specimen under the guise of protection.

Because of this, the Matou Family's desire to adopt Sakura was, for Tokiomi Tohsaka, nothing short of a gift from heaven. He had found a way for both of his beloved daughters to inherit top-tier magic, free from the constraints of bloodline karma, and forge their own lives.

In other words, Tokiomi Tohsaka did not intend to send Sakura to hell. Tokiomi Tohsaka truly believed that the Matou Family, as one of the Three Great Families, had a profound foundation, and if Sakura became the Matou Family's heir, it would be a very beneficial experience for her own Magus career. And Sakura's magical talent would not be wasted.

Tokiomi Tohsaka's mistake was that he always thought the Matou Family practiced the traditional water-attribute magic or familiar summoning, but he didn't know that Matou Zouken had decayed to the point of practicing the heretical worm magic. And Tokiomi Tohsaka was completely unaware of worm magic; otherwise, he would have immediately demanded his daughter back.

After all, while Tokiomi Tohsaka might have been a failed father, one cannot deny that his love for his two daughters was equal, and both were extremely important in his heart. If he had known that Matou Zouken was practicing this kind of magic, and had no intention of passing on magic to Sakura, but merely training Sakura to be an excellent reproductive tool, he would have probably stormed the Matou Family in anger long ago.

Because of this, Kariya Matou, as the only one in the know, if he had only informed Tōsaka Aoi or Tokiomi Tohsaka about the current situation of the Matou Family and everything Sakura was truly experiencing, perhaps Sakura's fate wouldn't have come to this point. She might not even have had to endure that year-long torment and conditioning.

Wang Chong had some emotions mixed in. Although Sakura was not harmed, and the primary culprit had already been punished, Wang Chong still felt a sense of disappointment in Kariya Matou.

It should be known that in other parallel worlds of the Nasuverse, there were timelines where Tokiomi Tohsaka did not send Sakura to the Matou Family, and she was basically sent to the family of the "Golden Drill." That is, the Edelfelt family, Tokiomi's mother's ancestral home.

As long as Kariya Matou could have properly told Tokiomi Tohsaka, or even Tōsaka Aoi, about this matter, especially emphasizing that the old worm did not consider Sakura Matou as an heir but as a reproductive tool to produce excellent offspring for the Matou Family, Sakura could have ended this tragic life sooner.

And after hearing Wang Chong's explanation, Kariya Matou's face turned ashen. Seeing Kariya Matou in such a state, Wang Chong's anger also subsided a bit. To be honest, this anger was mainly for Sakura. Two days of mentorship made Wang Chong, who already felt pity for the character of Sakura, love her even more. That's why he was so harsh on this person who claimed to save Sakura but repeatedly missed the most crucial opportunities to do so.

"Indeed, most Magus are not normal people, because this is the recognized 'normal' in the magical world. But even if they are not normal people, they also have their own taboos. For Tokiomi, in his eyes, his daughters becoming ordinary people is the outcome he least wants to see. That is why he wanted to send Sakura to the Matou Family. He might be able to tolerate Sakura suffering inhumane treatment here, because he believes those are necessary hardships to become an excellent Magus. But he would absolutely not tolerate his daughter being transformed into a reproductive tool, wasting this talent. Because this is Tokiomi Tohsaka's love for his daughters."

Wang Chong slowly said, "That's why I said you don't understand anything, Kariya Matou. No matter how abnormal Tokiomi Tohsaka is, he would definitely intervene in such a matter. But ultimately, Kariya Matou, even if you don't know these things, if you truly just simply wanted to save Sakura, would you really not even try to communicate with Tokiomi Tohsaka? Would you rather trust that monster who manipulates worms than trust Tokiomi Tohsaka?"

"Did you truly do all of this because you wanted to save Sakura?"

One sentence struck Kariya Matou's heart heavily. Did he truly just simply want to save Sakura? If he only wanted to save Sakura, shouldn't he try every possible way to save her? Isn't telling Tokiomi Tohsaka the truth an option? But why didn't he choose it?

As the other party said, why would he rather trust his own old monster than Tokiomi Tohsaka?

Finally, Kariya Matou realized the selfishness buried deep within his heart, beneath the guise of wanting to save Sakura—he was jealous of Tokiomi Tohsaka and afraid of his own old man.

This was what Wang Chong referred to as the unconquerable, immature, and escapist past.

And as Wang Chong said, only by overcoming this immature and escapist past could Kariya Matou grow and truly save Sakura.

At this moment, Kariya Matou understood everything.

He knelt before Wang Chong and said, "Sir, you killed that old scoundrel Matou Zouken and saved Sakura, didn't you?"

"Not too stupid, after all.

Sakura is my disciple now.

Don't worry, she goes to sleep smiling every day now," Wang Chong said indifferently.

"Thank you, Sir, for saving Sakura, and thank you for enlightening such a foolish me.

Because of my immaturity and my selfishness, Sakura continued to head towards that tragic end in this place.

You saved Sakura, and even more, you saved such an unaccomplished me.

I can never repay your great kindness!"

Kariya Matou kowtowed heavily to Wang Chong.

Kariya Matou already understood that the other party was the one who saved Sakura, and precisely because of this, he said so much to him, pointing out his mistakes.

"My previous deal with that old scoundrel was that as long as I obtained the Holy Grail for him, he would release Sakura.

Now that Sakura has been saved by you, Sir, my life, Kariya, is yours.

I will risk my life to obtain the Holy Grail for you, Sir!" Kariya Matou said, kowtowing heavily as he spoke.

"Ding—Congratulations, Host, for successfully subduing Kariya Matou with your personal charisma.

The system rewards 500 Villain Points, 10 Normal Lottery Tickets, and a Magic Circuit Quality Enhancement Card (only for Magic Circuits of poor quality or below, can be used on others).

Current Villain Points: 1700 points."

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