Chapter 53: A Few Slick Moves

However, although Sakura thought this way, in reality, Sakura was still very earnestly pondering over choosing clothes for Su Nian.

"What's wrong? Hasn't Sakura finished choosing yet?"

Su Nian changed into a well-fitting blue suit, spun around in front of Sakura, and said.

The well-tailored suit, the upright posture, the dazzling golden hair, all paired with a handsome face.

It was as if he were a prince or Knight existing only in Fantasy.

"Umm..."

Sakura fell into deep thought; Brother Su Nian was too good-looking, and no matter what kind of clothes he wore, they were all very suitable.

Especially now, Su Nian had already attracted the gazes of quite a few women.

Sakura didn't feel very happy about this, feeling as if others were about to snatch away her Brother Su Nian.

"Then this one."

Sakura made her decision and immediately pulled Su Nian's hand to go pay the bill.

However, just as Su Nian was preparing to pay, Sakura pressed down on Su Nian's hand.

"Brother Su Nian, this is clothes I bought for you, so of course I'm paying."

Saying this, Sakura took out a bank card from her small purse and handed it to the clerk.

It inexplicably gave Su Nian a feeling of being kept, although it was all Sakura's money anyway.

Well, the assets left to Sakura by Matou Kariya.

In a sense, Su Nian was now completely eating and drinking off Sakura.

Being kept by a rich loli, it seemed that wasn't wrong at all.

It was just that Su Nian always felt the gazes of the people around him had changed, suddenly shifting from their original favor to contempt.

A grown man, still spending a child's money.

And perhaps also a sense of joy that they might have a chance too.

Of course, neither Su Nian nor Sakura cared about that.

After putting away the clothes Sakura bought for him, Su Nian held Sakura's hand, buying and eating all the way as they prepared to return to the Matou Residence.

Of course, it was mainly Sakura doing the buying and then feeding him; it looked like Sakura seemed to enjoy this kind of feeding?

At the entrance of the Matou Residence.

A sneaky man wearing a tracksuit and a hood was hunched over, seemingly preparing to break into the Matou Residence.

Well... that didn't seem quite accurate; rather than breaking in, it was more like he felt very guilty and was a bit afraid?

But soon he gathered his courage, preparing to kick open the gate and walk in openly.

"Um... although I don't know what your goal is, I still have to remind you that there is a Barrier here."

Su Nian gently poked Matou Kariya's shoulder to remind him.

It was a Simple Barrier he learned from Jialing; if it were someone he hadn't permitted trying to break in.

They would be burned to nothing the moment they broke in.

The reason it was called a Simple Barrier was because this thing wouldn't limit its power; as long as it was threatened, it would erupt with a powerful counterattack in an instant.

Of course, that old bug's level was too weak, to the point where he couldn't even trigger the Barrier.

Matou Kariya was also startled and almost fell inside, but he was pulled back by Su Nian.

Otherwise, the Barrier might have really been triggered.

Su Nian also decided that to avoid accidents, he would reset a Barrier later.

This was just something he had set up casually when he first arrived to prevent the old bug from escaping.

"Let's go, Sakura, time to go home."

Before Matou Kariya had even recovered, Su Nian directly took Sakura and walked inside.

Leaving behind only Matou Kariya at the entrance, deep in thought, wanting to go in and ask clearly what the situation was, but not daring to enter.

Although he had broken ties with the old bug, his relationship with his brother Matou Kariya was still not bad.

When he learned that Tohsaka Aoi's daughter, Tohsaka Sakura, had been adopted into the Matou family, he was furious, desperate, and felt guilty.

No one knew better than him what the Matou family's Magic was like.

But when he learned from Matou Kariya that Matou Zouken was dead and Sakura was being taken care of well.

He was confused.

Especially now that Sakura was really living well and didn't look like she was being abused.

In that case, should he still take Sakura back to Tohsaka Aoi's side and continue to guard Sakura?

"Uncle Kariya? Why aren't you coming in?"

Sakura turned around and looked at Matou Kariya with some confusion.

Su Nian nodded, signaling him to come in, and incidentally modified the Barrier.

"Come in, it's your home anyway."

After receiving Su Nian's permission, Matou Kariya finally dared to walk into the Matou Residence.

"Um, although it's presumptuous, I still want to ask you to return Sakura to her real parents."

Matou Kariya performed a dogeza toward Su Nian and said.

"And then? To be sent away by Tohsaka Tokiomi again?"

Su Nian sneered and asked back? Although doing that might be able to give Sakura a future that could be considered decent.

Being adopted by the Edelfelt family might count as a decent future.

It was just that now, after experiencing being abandoned and pushed into the bug pit, Sakura could no longer reach that future.

Not to mention, why would Su Nian send away such a cute and sensible Sakura?

"I..."

Matou Kariya fell silent; he did not know what to say.

He could do nothing, could change nothing, and could only watch silently from the sidelines.

When he learned that Sakura had been sent to the Matou family, he even felt a trace of joy—a trace of joy at the thought of Tohsaka Aoi affirming him if he were to rescue Sakura.

"You really only have yourself on your mind, don't you?"

Su Nian sighed, stopped paying attention to Matou Kariya, turned around, picked up Sakura, and walked into the room.

"Is there still a year left until the Greater Grail accumulates enough magic?"

Su Nian stroked his chin and calculated, but waiting here for a year still felt a bit too long.

Besides, it might even be quite boring.

"How about I bring it forward?"

Once the thought appeared, Su Nian was tempted; after all, if he really had to wait a year, he might as well travel to another world.

In any case, the Greater Grail also accumulates power through the Spirit Root of Fuyuki City, but for Su Nian...

The sixty years of magic accumulated by the Greater Grail did not even amount to as much as his Magic: Divine Power when he had just obtained his Divinity.

Not to mention that the quality of his Magic: Divine Power far exceeded the magic accumulated by the Greater Grail.

As for now, they are even less comparable.

Therefore, as long as he provides a bit of energy to the Greater Grail, he can completely bring the Holy Grail War forward.

It is just that he wonders what kind of Heroic Spirit he, who now possesses the Arthur Ling, will summon?

Should he snatch Saber away?

Or should he summon the Old Sword?

Or perhaps summon some other Heroic Spirit; he is really looking forward to it.

Of course, there is also All the World's Evils; that also seems a bit interesting.

Perhaps he could pull off some fancy maneuvers.

(End of chapter)