Matou Sakura.
A rare talent in magic, the "Magician's Egg" is highly praised by even "Jewel Man".
If such a person were in the Clock Tower or other magician families, they would definitely train her with all their strength, and would want to teach her all their knowledge and accumulation.
This is not the case with the Matou family. Matou Sakura's life can and can only be described as ordinary.
Waking up early in an ordinary way, doing morning exercises in an ordinary way, going to school in an ordinary way, going out of school in an ordinary way, attending club activities in an ordinary way, doing homework in an ordinary way, attending evening classes in an ordinary way, and resting and sleeping in an ordinary way.
It's not impossible to pick out something different. Ying's morning exercises and evening classes are not running and fitness, but martial arts and magic.
Apart from this, Sakura is no different from an ordinary middle school student.
There is no intrigue and deception between magicians, no more naked jungle law of the mysterious world, only plainness.
What a waste of talent!
This will affect her development!
This is destroying her!
Sakura had heard this more than once, and had asked her brother why he didn't take her to the Clock Tower.
The answer is that now is not the time and there is no need.
It's not the right time because Sakura is still young and mentally immature, and Shinji's own wings are not strong enough to ensure his sister's safety.
There was no need because Sakura had no shortage of famous teachers to guide her. The "inheritance crystal" left by Scathach, Aozaki Touko, Yustisa, and the "Jewel Man" who would show up from time to time were enough for Sakura at this stage.
After all, she is not like Shinji who pursues the path of erudition. She can just stick to Rune and not be bothered by the complicated world of magic. After she has fully understood the inheritance left by Scathach, she can go to the Clock Tower to broaden her horizons and learn from others.
Moreover, they can guard this home, this common home for everyone. As long as they think that there are people waiting at home, all those who are busy outside will be motivated.
In this regard, Sakura listened to her brother the most. She did what Shinji said, feeling at ease.
No matter how prosperous the outside world is, she stays safely in a small city in western Japan, never goes anywhere, and lives a routine and almost unchanging life.
The same is true today.
I get up at six o'clock, wash up simply, go to the backyard to practice two sets of "Women's Self-Defense Techniques", and after thoroughly exercising my body, I meditate until seven o'clock according to the method taught by my master.
Then I had breakfast with my family and said goodbye to my adoptive parents who were checking the day's itinerary.
Since there were no club activities today, Sakura's movements were much more leisurely.
No rush, no hurry. No slowness.
Maybe it's because she has been with immortals like Orange and Yustisa who have broken through the limits of life for a long time, Sakura's personality is surprisingly calm.
Classmates who like her say she has the demeanor of a Yamato Nadeshiko, while those who don't like her say she looks more like an old lady than a young person.
Although Ying has good looks, a good figure, good temperament and a good personality, no matter how good she is, it is impossible for everyone to like her.
What you like may be what others hate.
Some are personal aesthetic issues, and some are due to jealousy.
For example, now—
During lunch break, a boy called Ying to the rooftop and said to her eagerly and shyly:
"Matou Sakura, I like you, please date me."
Ying lowered her head, half in confusion and half in apology: "Thank you for your kindness, but, but I'm sorry, I can't accept it."
"Why, why?" the boy was devastated.
"Because I already have someone I like, so, I'm sorry."
After saying that, Ying trotted off the rooftop and out of the boy's sight. She was no longer the late-maturing little girl she was back then, and she knew the best way to deal with it.
On the way back to the classroom, she heard many students talking along the way.
"Again?"
"Who is it this time?"
"I think I saw the basketball player just now?"
"Wow, this is a famous celebrity, he's good at basketball, he's handsome, and he's rich, what else could she be dissatisfied with?"
"Who knows? Anyway, I don't know what she is thinking?"
"Isn't this an attempt to increase your worth?"
Ying had heard similar rumors many times and no longer cared about them.
Because her favorite brother and sister both told her so.
—A person who is not envied by others is a mediocre person.
—Those people are jealous, jealous of you. My sister is so outstanding and lovely, of course those ordinary and incompetent guys will be jealous.
—You don’t need to take it to heart. Just be yourself and show your best side. Let them realize the difference and be jealous as much as you want.
—I just like to see those incompetent guys gritting their teeth behind your back but being losers and unable to do anything to you.
I have to say that the brother and sister are really compatible in some aspects, even though they always seem to be at odds with each other.
After returning to the classroom, familiar female classmates gathered around and repeated similar conversations.
"Which one is this time?"
"Ninth, or tenth? I can't remember."
"Tall and handsome, petite and cute, older and younger, what are you dissatisfied with?"
"I, I already have someone I like." Sakura said in a low voice.
"You're lying. You say that every time I ask you, but we've never seen the person you're talking about."
"Yes, it's true. He's just busy and doesn't spend much time in Fuyuki."
"You are not talking about your father, are you? This answer does not count."
"No, you have all seen my father."
"Yeah, who is that?"
"hey-hey... "
Sakura smiled faintly and lowered her voice to chat with her friend in private until the lunch break was over.
There aren't many classes in the afternoon. But Sakura usually leaves school late because club activities take up a lot of time, and she is usually the last one to pack up.
Some people think it's silly to do this, but Sakura doesn't, because she is improving her housework skills in this way, just like she insists on cooking even though there are servants at home, and Sakura insists on cleaning Shinji's room every day even though Shinji always tells her before he comes back.
Because she wanted her brother to have a clean and tidy room to live in and delicious meals whenever he came back.
These two things are what she insists on, and she will not give them up no matter what.
Adoptive mother Elsa said that you are stupid, but Sakura smiled and retorted:
"It was you who taught me, mother, to become someone he can't live without, and to let him develop a habit. That way, no matter where he goes, he won't forget you."
"He is a little kid with a lot of smarts."
Erza poked Sakura's forehead gently, and the latter blinked, went into Shinji's room, and spoke softly by the window where he liked to sit the most.
"Brother, Sakura had a great time today too. In the morning..."
Sometimes it's on the phone, sometimes it's to an empty room.
It starts the same way every time, and ends the same way every time.
"Brother, I'll wait for you to come back."
One day, two days, three days...
One year, two years, three years...
Waiting silently.
PS: To be honest, Ying is the one who is least likely to turn evil. Think about it, after being abused by Bug-sama for so many years, she can still maintain that kind of personality, and it is even more impossible for her to have such a warm and harmonious family now.
PS2: I recommend this book, "The Future Daughter Comes to the Door", a campus youth romance story with a father's love as strong as a mountain. It is fun and interesting, and the author has a big imagination - I will just give a summary of the main plot: the story of a daughter from a different world line traveling through time and space to find the male protagonist who is still a high school student, and helping the male protagonist to pursue his wife.