Rin Tohsaka agreed readily, thinking to herself, How could I not? I can't control Lucas-nii.
Tokiomi Tohsaka turned and went back into the house. That man could easily be chosen by the Grail. If there was a first time, there would be a second.
As long as Rin was here, there would be chances to see him again. When that time came, they could sit down and have a good chat about the Grail. He believed no one could refuse the Holy Grail.
Thinking this, the corners of Tokiomi's mouth curled up slightly into a smile.
Rin Tohsaka held her sister Sakura's hand and jumped up and down happily.
"This is great! Sakura, you don't have to go to the Matou family!"
"See, I told you I wouldn't let you be adopted."
Rin looked proud, as if the credit for keeping Sakura belonged entirely to her.
"Mm, Sister. Where is Teacher?"
Sakura was deeply impressed by Lucas. He had saved her at the lowest point of her life. Lucas was her hero.
"Lucas-nii has things to do. Sakura, you just need to practice your magecraft diligently. As long as you train well, there will be chances to see him in the future."
"Mm."
Hearing Rin say this, Sakura nodded heavily.
Teacher knew Rin. As long as she stayed by her sister's side, she would eventually see him again.
Lucas returned to the Fairy Tail world. Now that Rin's matter was settled, he could settle down and train properly for a while.
When he saw the Trace of the Omen appear on the back of his hand, Lucas was a bit confused too.
He remembered Gilgamesh saying in the anime that the Grail usually chose Masters who had a strong desire in their hearts to have a wish granted.
Without a strong desire for a wish, regardless of a mage's quality, their priority would be low.
Did he have a strong wish?
He must have one. Having died young, he had left behind countless regrets.
But if we're talking about a strong one, it might be "Fear of Insufficient Firepower." A terminal illness rooted in the bones of Chinese people.
In the Fairy Tail world, he would face all kinds of powerful guys in the future.
Not to mention anything else, the existence of the Black Dragon Acnologia was like a Sword of Damocles hanging over Lucas's heart, constantly urging him to become stronger faster.
That was why he was so obsessed with getting stronger.
[Rin: "Lucas-nii, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, Father would definitely have adopted Sakura to the Matou family."]
[Lucas: "You're welcome. She's my little sister too; it's nothing."]
[Whitebeard: "Brat, I heard you can go to other worlds without using group points now. When are you coming to visit me?"]
Whitebeard spoke up at this moment.
Seeing this, Lucas was moved. To be honest, he was also interested in the One Piece world.
As one of the most memorable anime of his childhood, One Piece hadn't finished airing even after he died. It was an anime that truly outlived him. Naturally, he wanted to go see it.
Whitebeard had invited him to visit several times.
Before, he needed an invitation to go, and the inviter would consume group points every second.
Whitebeard had no desires and transferred all his group points to others.
Lucas wasn't willing to just visit casually when it required the host to spend points.
Now that he was sure he could go without spending points, visiting the One Piece world sounded good.
But lately, he had been rushing around and hadn't trained properly.
Although he used the Dragon God Breathing Technique daily and his body was constantly improving, it felt a bit like scratching an itch through a boot!
It was the difference between jogging and lifting heavy iron in the gym. Occasionally, you needed to taste the feeling of going all out.
If he didn't train hard for a while, he felt his "Fear of Insufficient Firepower" acting up again.
[Lucas: "Let's wait a while."]
[Whitebeard: "Wait a while?! Brat, are you looking down on this old man?"]
[Lucas: "How could I? Pops, you are my idol. It's just that I haven't trained properly for a long time, and the speed of my strength improvement has dropped."]
"..."
Everyone in the chat group fell silent.
Look, is this human language?
This guy even killed a god. He slaughtered such a powerful god at the age of fourteen.
And he says his improvement speed has dropped?
Damn it, how fast do you want it to be?
Why don't you just ascend to heaven?
Hmm... this guy seems like he could easily ascend to heaven.
[Whitebeard: "I don't care. My 70th birthday is in another month. You kid have to come."]
[Rin: "Yay! It's Pops' birthday! Happy birthday, Pops! Wishing you a long life (^^)!"]
Seeing Rin so happy, Whitebeard was delighted. Although he, as "Pops," had adopted many sons, those sons were all pirates rejected by society—rough and unrefined men.
There wasn't a single child on his ship. After all, it was a pirate ship, facing dangerous situations at any time.
Rin, this little girl, was sensible, obedient, and had a sweet mouth. She often chatted with this old man in the group.
Calling him "Pops" made him treat Rin more like a little granddaughter.
He liked Rin very much.
[Erica: "Happy birthday, Pops. Wishing you happiness as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as the Southern Mountain."]
Erica also offered her blessings at this time. Whitebeard had been very good to her, offering to help her with his sick body several times.
If Lucas hadn't been there back then, the one to come would definitely have been Whitebeard.
So Erica also respected Whitebeard very much.
[Kanae: "Happy birthday, Pops."]
Due to her environment, Kanae wasn't very good at sweet words, but her sincerity could be felt.
Whitebeard always worried about Kanae's situation and kept wanting to find a powerful Devil Fruit to send her.
He also frequently instructed Kanae to call him if she was in danger. All of this made Kanae very grateful.
[Whitebeard: "Good, good, good!"]
Whitebeard was very happy. Although these were children he adopted only in the chat group, this kind of pure relationship unadulterated by interests made him like them even more.
[Lucas: "Since it's Pops' 70th birthday, how about this: when the time comes, I'll bring everyone over to celebrate your birthday together."]
[Whitebeard: "Really?!"]