Chapter 178 Sakura
Chapter 178 Sakura
Souichirou Kuzuki watched as Rin Tohsaka pulled Saber away, with Shirou Emiya following behind. However, his unusual behavior still caught Rin Tohsaka's attention after they left.
She knew Professor Kuzuki's personality. Now that an outsider had entered the school, he hadn't even questioned him. He was such a responsible teacher, wasn't he? Or was he influenced by Archer? It seemed that the other Master was Professor Kuzuki.
"Archer, I bet Kuzuki-sensei is the person you were talking about today, right?" Rin Tohsaka asked Lin Yu triumphantly as they walked down the street, convinced she was right.
"Wow, you're amazing, Rin! You're so smart, I'm so proud of you."
Lin Yu nodded with great satisfaction, feeling as if his children were growing up, even though it had only been a few days.
"Humph~"
Rin Tohsaka gave a haughty snort, much like a victorious white goose. This same remark also caught the attention of Shirou Emiya and Saber, since Souichirou Kuzuki, an excellent teacher, had also been Shirou Emiya's class teacher.
"Is Mr. Kuzuki sick? Why are you going to see him?"
Like Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya also felt that the serious-looking Souichirou Kuzuki couldn't possibly be a Master, but rather a good teacher.
"Archer, do you mean... that Kuzuki-sensei is Master?"
Saber possesses A-rank perception and was able to sense that Kuzuki Souichirou's aura was different from that of ordinary people.
"what?!"
Emiya Shirou turned his head and looked at Tohsaka Rin with a shocked expression.
"Indeed, just as Archer said, Kuzuki-sensei is the Master."
Rin Tohsaka proudly told Shirou Emiya that although she did not yet know Souichirou Kuzuki's Servant class, there were only three possibilities: Assassin, Caster, and Rider.
"Do you need our help? Aren't we comrades? We can help too," Emiya said, clenching his fist.
"It's not necessary at the moment. If too many people go, it might arouse their suspicion."
Lin Yu chose to refuse Shirou Emiya's request. If you let Caster see Saber, she'll probably get a good beating. After all, the wedding dress version of Saber is really full of fan service. Are you suggesting we all sit together and admire Saber's beautiful photos?
"All right......."
Although he was rejected, Shirou Emiya did not persist, after all, this Archer was indeed extraordinary.
"Alright, Emiya-kun, let's go!"
Rin Tohsaka saw a girl with long purple hair and dressed casually. She immediately waved goodbye to Shirou Emiya and left in a hurry, because that girl was her younger sister, Sakura Matou.
Lin Yu (?˙ー˙?), who was forced to go with me: I'd like to introduce myself a bit.
"Shirou!...Who is this girl?"
The first to run over was Fujimura Taiga, a woman with short, brown hair.
"He's a good friend of Dad's."
Emiya Shirou replied that, after all, Saber and Kiritsugu fought together, so they could be considered 'friends'.
"Kiritsugu's friend?" Fujimura Taiga asked warily.
"Yes, she will be staying at my house for a while starting today. Please take good care of her."
These words stunned both Fujimura Taiga and Matou Sakura.
Fujimura Taiga (?Д?): "??!!"
Sakura Matou (?_?): "Senpai....."
"You mean you want to live with this girl!"
Fujimura Taiga grabbed Emiya Shirou in one swift motion; the title "Tiger of Fuyuki" wasn't given lightly.
“Of course not, Saber is just staying here temporarily,” Shirou Emiya quickly explained.
"So, senior, is that lady's name Saber?"
When Matou Sakura heard the name "Saber," she was startled and immediately asked Emiya Shirou for confirmation. After receiving an affirmative answer, her feelings became complicated. As the Master who summoned Rider, she knew Saber's importance in the Holy Grail War.
The appearance of Saber during this period made her suspicious of her identity, because this Saber was too suspicious and could very well be a Heroic Spirit.
Leaving aside the commotion here, on the other side, Rin Tohsaka fled in a disheveled state, only to be teased by Lin Yu.
"Is it necessary to run around in such a panic? Just because that's your sister's crush, you don't even want her to see you standing next to him?"
Lin Yu felt that Rin Tohsaka's behavior was a bit excessive. This was hardly a normal sister-sister relationship; her protectiveness was even a bit over the top.
"I just don't want to cause trouble for no reason."
Rin Tohsaka responded calmly, believing that she had done nothing wrong. She simply didn't want her younger sister, Sakura Matou, to have any unnecessary associations. She felt that Lin Yu simply couldn't understand the complicated relationship between her and Sakura Matou.
"The family relationships within the magician family are indeed complicated, but don't forget, she is now your enemy, but not mine."
Rin Tohsaka believed she had seen through Lin Yu's true thoughts. Although Lin Yu outwardly praised her, calling her an "excellent magician" and expressing his "admiration" for her, Rin Tohsaka saw it all as mere pretense.
She felt that Lin Yu had never truly regarded her as a mature magician, but rather as a child who needed to be taken care of.
"Don't worry about it, I can handle it myself."
Rin Tohsaka has become resistant to Lin Yu's teasing, so she doesn't buy it. She hasn't fully accepted the fact that her younger sister, Sakura Matou, is participating in the Holy Grail War as a Master.
Although Shinji Matou is the actual controller of Rider, Rin Tohsaka knows that even if Shinji Matou is eliminated, Rider will still exist because Sakura Matou is the true summoner of Rider, and she is the one who continuously provides Rider with magical power.
"Ugh! This is so annoying!"
Rin Tohsaka shouted angrily, which made Lin Yu laugh. It wasn't unreasonable for him to treat Rin Tohsaka like a child, after all, she was young and often did some childish things.
"Humph!"
Rin Tohsaka snorted coldly and continued walking silently. They were heading towards Ryudouji Temple. Rin Tohsaka rarely came to Ryudouji Temple. Although she worked part-time as a shrine maiden during the New Year, she deliberately chose a shrine that was farther away.
She had a bad relationship with Ryudong Kazunari, so she tried to avoid this place. Ryudong Temple was Ryudong Kazunari's home, and forcing her to work as a shrine maiden here was worse than death for her. Just thinking about it made her extremely embarrassed.
Lin Yu and Rin Tohsaka walked up the mountain path and soon arrived at the gate of Ryudou Temple.
Although the mountain where this shrine is located is not very high, it has a long history. Ryudouji Temple is one of the few spiritual veins in Fuyuki City, making it a perfect place for magicians to build workshops. At this moment, it has obviously been surrounded by layers of barriers set up by Caster Medea, like a net that can trap you from heaven to earth.
NFBE