Both the Tosaka family and the Matou family are wealthy families. When they go out, they are either driven by their elders or picked up by special cars. They rarely use public transportation. For Sakura, it was a whole new world when she was waiting for the bus at the station. She kept asking Shinji questions.
"Brother, is this the bus stop sign?"
"Yes, the bus stop signs indicate the routes and stops. We choose the route we want to take based on the information on the signs."
In his previous life, Shinji came from an ordinary family and was not unfamiliar with this aspect - the public transportation rules in countries around the world are similar. Shinji also studied the map of Fuyuki City in detail for this Holy Grail War. After standing in front of the platform board for more than a minute, he found the train he was looking for.
"Let's take this sightseeing line. There are still six minutes before the next bus arrives. Let's wait for a while."
"Well, brother is so awesome." Ying looked at her brother's profile, with stars in her eyes.
"That's nothing special, it's just taking the bus, Sakura can do it too." Shinji laughed. If that's considered amazing, then wouldn't it be incredible for those adults who take the bus to get off work every day
"I don't care, my brother is just awesome." Sakura grabbed Shinji's hand and acted coquettishly. When a child uses this privilege, no logic can apply.
"Okay, okay, I'm your brother and I'm very awesome, okay? Our little princess is the most powerful." Shinji said with a smile, and the people waiting for the train at the platform also cast kind glances at him.
Because it was not rush hour and it was not a popular route, the sightseeing bus was empty and there were not many people. Shinji and Sakura chose a double seat and sat side by side.
Sakura sat by the window. Her upright posture showed her good upbringing. Her pair of purple eyes looked out the window unconsciously, as if she was attracted by the scenery that was constantly receding.
Shinji leaned lazily against Sakura, listening to the station announcements on the radio and secretly planning his itinerary for the day.
It is now two o'clock in the afternoon. It takes twenty to thirty minutes to get to the park by car. Ying's bedtime is nine o'clock in the evening, so she has to be home before eight o'clock.
Citizen Park, Fuyuki Bridge, nearby shopping streets, and finally dinner at a famous Chinese restaurant nearby—it was one of the businesses in which the Matou family had a stake, the store manager and chef were both authentic Chinese, and the taste was authentic. Tsuruya had already called in advance, so there would be no situation where the two were too young for the restaurant to admit them.
As I was thinking, I arrived at the Citizen Park Station. The station was less than twenty meters away from the park gate.
The weather is nice today, and the warm sunshine shines on the lawn.
A group of children about the same age as Shen's second grade were running around on the lawn, seemingly playing a game similar to "Catch the Ghost", and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.
There was nothing carefree about their faces, and their smiles were pure and flawless, something Shinji had lost long ago, something Sakura had almost lost.
At that moment, Shinji suddenly realized that he had been thinking about problems with the mentality of an adult, but he had forgotten how he spent his childhood and what a child wanted most.
"Forget about me being a freak with a boy's body and an uncle's heart. After all, I've already experienced it. Sakura's childhood should also have memories like this, not filled with magic."
What he is doing now is no different from those parents in his previous life who enrolled their children in interest classes or tutoring classes from a young age. They are indeed doing it for the good of their children, but they ignore the children's feelings.
When the Holy Grail War is over, at least take out one or two afternoons a week to take Sakura out to play, and take family trips every once in a while, so that she won't have any regrets when she grows up. With this memory, Shinji doesn't have to worry about Sakura losing her heart after entering the mysterious world, and finally becoming an obsession like Matou Zouken.
We are humans first, and magicians second.
Don't want to be a human? Sure, just graduate from the world like the master did.
"Sakura."
"elder brother."
"How about going to play with them?"
"Okay, okay, but... I've never played a game like this." Sakura lowered her head in embarrassment.
The Tohsaka family is considered a famous family in the local area. Even though Sakura is not the heir to the Tohsaka family, she has no chance to play with children of the same age.
"It's very simple. I'll teach you later." Shinji pulled his sister and ran towards the group of children of the same age. "Hey~ What game are you playing? Can you take us with you?"
The world of children is far less complicated than that of adults. It is simple and straightforward.
"Let's play together."
"good."
"How to play."
"Two people catch, the rest run, and the decision is made by rock-paper-scissors."
It's that simple.
After catching them a few times, the children became familiar with each other.
When you grow up, you may find such games boring, but for children, it’s no problem to play them for an entire afternoon.
At this time, Shinji and Sakura's advantages were revealed.
After the master's Spartan training, the two's physical strength was far beyond that of children of the same age. While the others were exhausted, they just blushed slightly, causing a burst of amazement.
The girls surrounded Sakura and the boys surrounded Shinji, and it seemed like it didn't take much effort for the two of them to become the leaders of the kids.
Looking at Sakura's timid yet happy expression, Shinji felt that everything was worth it.
Happy times always pass so quickly. Before we knew it, the sun was about to set. Parents of the children came to pick up their children one after another, and in the end only the Matou siblings were left.
The brother asked his sister: "Are you tired?"
At this time, my sister no longer looked like a little lady: "Not tired."
My brother pointed to the bridge not far away and said, "Let's go to the bridge to watch the sunset."
"OK."
"Your Highness, please get up~"
When talking about Fuyuki City, there are a few places that you cannot avoid, one of which is the Fuyuki Bridge.
Legend has it that this bridge is one of the strongest things in the world, with an EX level of strength, capable of withstanding bombardments of various Noble Phantasms without breaking, and is chosen by many Servants as the battlefield for the final battle.
Of course, everyone knows that this is just a joke. The novels and games in the Fate series skipped the description of the scene, and the animation production team was also lazy, so this kind of joke was derived.
After Shinji's on-site inspection, he found that the bridge was not as exaggerated as joked, but the scenery on the bridge was indeed nice. No wonder Rider liked to sit on the bridge and enjoy the scenery.
The moist sea breeze blows on my cheeks, and the sky is dyed by the afterglow of the setting sun. At a glance, it is all warm red.
The red color spreads far away and finally connects with the sea level.
The orange sunset and the deep blue sea create a sharp contrast, yet make people feel so harmonious.
As time passed, the sunset was gradually swallowed up by the sea level, and the red and blue were unified by the gradually darkening sky.
Night falls.
The sky was dim, but the ground was not without light. Artificial lights were lit one by one, outlining a landscape that was completely different from that in the daytime.
Sakura, who was only six years old, didn't know how to describe such a scene in words. There was only one word in her mind.
"How beautiful!"