svetikya Chapter 135 The Return Journey Once Again
Chapter 135 The Return Journey Once Again
In the old house in Chancheng, sunlight streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting warm shadows on the wooden floor.
Aoi Tohsaka hugged Tokiomi Tohsaka tightly as he returned, her eyes red-rimmed.
Although the usually impeccably groomed head of the Tohsaka family was now dressed in a tattered suit and looked disheveled, he had lost some of his usual aloofness.
He gently stroked his wife's back, his gaze tenderly falling on his two daughters playing in the courtyard not far away.
"Rin, Sakura, from this day forward, the Tohsaka family will no longer fight for that elusive Holy Grail."
Tokiomi silently vowed in his heart, "I will watch you grow up in the sunshine and protect you with my own eyes."
Just then, the wind outside the courtyard suddenly stopped.
Sakura, who was weaving a flower wreath, seemed to sense something, raised her head, and her vibrant eyes instantly lit up.
"Brother Arthur!"
With a crisp shout, the wooden gate to the courtyard was gently pushed open.
Arthur walked slowly into the courtyard, his feet glistening with morning dew.
"Arthur!" Rin, with her twin ponytails, put down her magic book and ran over with Sakura to Arthur.
Arthur lowered his head and looked at them, his emerald green eyes filled with a gentle smile.
……
Seven days after the Holy Grail War ended, the sky over Fuyuki City finally cleared up for the first time in a long while, free from the gloom of magic.
In the courtyard of the old house in Chancheng, a gentle breeze rustled the newly planted hydrangeas.
The Tohsaka residence was completely abandoned, so they stayed there temporarily.
Tokiomi Tohsaka, dressed in a comfortable home kimono, sat on the corridor, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.
This man, who was once aloof and whose elegance as a magician was ingrained in his very being, was now looking calmly at his two daughters who were chasing and playing on the lawn in the courtyard.
Not far away, Aoi Tohsaka was smiling as she cut a watermelon.
"Lord Arthur, thank you so much." Tokiomi put down his teacup and bowed deeply to Arthur, who was sitting next to him.
During those seven days, Tokiomi completely abandoned his fanaticism for the root cause.
His daily task was to learn how to listen to Sakura's laughter and praise Rin's magic practice, just like an ordinary father.
All these miracles were brought about by the king before us.
Arthur picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and a hint of contentment shone in his emerald green eyes.
"No need for thanks, Tokiomi. To witness humanity's reason and compassion triumph over the temptations of the abyss is a beautiful sight for me as well."
"Brother Arthur, look!"
On the lawn, Sakura, wearing a pink dress, happily ran over, holding a newly woven flower wreath.
The clear sunlight was reflected in her purple eyes.
She pounced on Arthur's lap and carefully held the wreath high.
"Hmph, what's so special about those little kids' toys?" Rin pouted arrogantly, but her hands didn't stop moving.
A faint magical light shone from her fingertips, transforming a few petals into a fluttering red paper butterfly that landed on Arthur's shoulder.
"My magic tricks are the best, Arthur, don't you think?"
Seeing the two little girls who were determined to win, Arthur couldn't help but chuckle. He reached out and ruffled Sakura's hair, then flicked Rin's forehead with his finger.
"You're all amazing. The fact that you can laugh like that in the sunlight is more incredible than any magic trick I've ever seen."
In this warm and harmonious moment, Arthur's hand, which was stroking Sakura's hair, paused slightly.
Around his body, a layer of dazzling light, like stardust, appeared out of nowhere.
This is not a magic effect, but a ripple of a higher dimension, where spatial coordinates are shifting.
"Brother Arthur?" Sakura seemed to sense something and tightly gripped Arthur's clothes with her little hands.
Rin was also stunned, and the magic paper butterfly fell to the ground with a thud.
"It seems this pleasant vacation has come to an end."
Arthur slowly stood up.
His hand rested gently on his chest, where the Dragon's Heart was pulsating at a steady, powerful frequency.
That was a signal that his "resonance" with the world had reached its saturation point.
Arthur closed his eyes, sensing the forty-odd dragon power channels within his body.
In this long year, and in these seven warm days after the war, he had accumulated enough "stones" that were solid enough.
It has even overflowed by a large margin.
The determination to protect Sakura at the very beginning of her arrival.
The sigh of Tokiomi as he lowered his arrogant head amidst the ruins.
The heart-wrenching sobs of Kiritsugu Emiya when he embraced Irisviel.
And... just now, when Sakura held up the wreath, that pure and radiant smile on her face.
These altered destinies all transformed into tangible ties, heavily etched into his Dragon Power River.
The tragedy of the world has been completely reversed, and the world's own corrective force has responded, gently urging this traveler from another world to set off quickly.
"No... I don't want you to leave!"
Sakura clung tightly to Arthur's leg, tears streaming down her face. The happiness of the past year had been so wonderful that she had even forgotten about parting.
Arthur knelt down and gently wiped away the tears on Sakura's cheeks.
"Sakura, the gloom has dissipated, and I should continue forward along the path I have paved."
As the furnace core within him throbbed, two points of extremely pure light, like liquid gold, condensed from his fingertips.
The light transformed into two exquisite pendants in mid-air.
One is a red dragon with outstretched wings, and the other is a blooming flower of Avalon.
Arthur gently placed the red dragon pendant around Rin's neck and the Avalon flower around Sakura's neck.
True protection is not about sheltering you under your wings forever, but about giving you the courage to face the future.
This light will protect you in my place.
Rin bit her lip hard, tears welling in her eyes, but stubbornly refusing to fall. She clutched the red dragon pendant at her chest, tilted her head back, and shouted:
"Will we ever see you again?! Since you came from another world, you can definitely come back, right?!"
Arthur's figure had begun to become transparent, and the starlight beneath his feet had converged into a visible trail.
The knight king who transcended timelines turned around, and the light of dawn bathed him in a sacred halo.
He left behind a promise full of endless possibilities and romance:
"The possibilities of the world are endless."
"Rin, Sakura, if one day in the future you become outstanding magicians..."
When humanity faces a true existential crisis, when this planet once again needs the brilliance of the Star Sword…
Bathed in the dazzling light, Arthur revealed a gentle yet proud smile:
"Call my name to the stars, and I will answer your call once more, no matter how many worlds I cross."
"Buzz!"
Accompanied by a golden streak of light shooting into the sky, Arthur stepped onto the star trail paved with countless "resonances" and completely merged into the dimensional rift.
In the courtyard, a gentle breeze blows again, and the hydrangeas sway softly.
Sakura and Rin stared blankly at the empty sky, the pendants on their chests radiating a warm touch, as if Arthur were still beside them.
"I will become stronger, Brother Arthur." Sakura clasped her hands together in front of her chest and whispered to the starry sky.
"Hmph, just you wait! I will definitely become the top magician and find you!" Rin wiped away her tears and proudly raised her chin.