The Matou household is particularly deserted tonight.
Tsuruno went to Tokyo to attend a business forum held by the Ministry of Commerce, and then he had to go on an overseas inspection with several business partners, so he would not be able to return home for at least half a month.
Yustisa went to the Einzbern Forest. She planned to keep an eye on Irisviel during this period of time to see if she could get a complete "human" heart from Irisviel.
The two pairs of master and servant, Kariya and Lancelot, and Shinji and Scathach, went out for a night outing separately.
That bastard Caster, after retreating from Einzbern, began to summon monsters in the underground sewers again. The uncle and nephew, who could not be as rational and cold-blooded as Tokiomi, could only continue to drill into the underground sewers and eliminate the monsters.
The difference is that this time Scathach has joined the Demon Slayer Team, and the area that Kariya is responsible for has been greatly reduced, so Shinji doesn't have to worry about no one rescuing him when he encounters danger.
Sakura was the only one left in the huge three-story house.
The silent night, the six-year-old girl, the cold home, all sound far from beautiful.
Sakura did feel uneasy and lonely, but only a little, because she knew her brother and uncle would be back soon, and she had to rest early, get up early, and make a delicious breakfast to make them more energetic.
Whenever Sakura thought of Shinji and Kariya fighting over food, she felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Hey, I'm also very capable, right?"
"Meow~"
"Squeak~"
The two familiars lying beside Sakura cried out, as if in response.
Although they are alchemical constructs and elemental aggregates, with the guidance and help of Yustisa, Sakura gave the two familiars life and intelligence. Now they are smarter and more human than real cats and mice.
The large pendulum clock in the living room chimed nine times.
"Oh, it's already nine o'clock, time to go to bed."
Sakura was a very good child. She went to bed at the same time as she was told. She rubbed her eyes, turned off the lights in the room and the corridor, and got into the warm bed.
Just as she was about to coordinate her body and mind according to the meditation method taught by her master so as to fall asleep as soon as possible, a "ding-ling ding-ling" sound came from downstairs.
"Phone? Who's calling?"
Sakura put on a coat, ran downstairs and picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is the Matou family."
"Sakura, is that Sakura?" Sakura was very familiar with this voice.
"Mom... ah, no, Aunt Toosaka."
"Ying, is Kariya here? Ask him to answer the phone." Aoi's voice sounded anxious.
"Uncle is out and not at home."
"When will he be back?"
"I don't know, uncle didn't tell me." Ying shook her head and asked curiously, "Well, what happened?"
"Rin, Rin ran away from home."
"What, sister she!"
Upon hearing the news, Sakura became anxious and even subconsciously used the title "sister", which should have been abandoned.
"Where did my sister go?"
"In Fuyuki City, she left a note on her bedside table saying she was going to look for her missing classmates. Sakura, if you see Kariya, tell him what she just said."
Before Sakura could answer, the other party hung up the phone without even saying goodbye, which showed how anxious Aoi was.
Listening to the "beep" sound in the receiver, Sakura pouted unconsciously.
"My sister, she ran away from home?"
The sister in my memory was so perfect. She did everything well. She was the pride of my father, my mother, and me.
Before she came to the Matou family, she liked to follow her sister and act like her little tail.
How could such a sister run away from home? She wasn't a brother or uncle who liked to mess around.
To find missing classmates
Missing
Missing!!!
At this moment, Sakura, like her sister Rin, thought of the recent series of missing children incidents that have caused a lot of controversy.
Oh no, my sister might be in danger!
Sakura finally reacted, put down the receiver, and hurried into the basement workshop.
Mobile communications in 1994 were not yet developed enough, and it was difficult for signals to penetrate the ground and reach the underground waterways. The only way to contact Shinji and Kariya was through the large-scale communication rituals pre-arranged by Scathach.
"Brother, this is Sakura. Mom just called and said that my sister ran away from home—"
... ...
When Shinji received the call from his sister, his first thought was that courting death is indeed a tradition of the Tohsaka family. Tokiomi courted death, and Rin also courted death, they are indeed father and daughter.
Fortunately, Sakura had left the Tohsaka family and was growing rapidly under the guidance of her master, otherwise she might have rushed out to find her sister instead of calling her brother.
The biggest difference between adults and children is not the body, but the logic and thinking patterns.
Based on the information conveyed by Sakura, Shinji easily determined Rin's route of action.
Although Rin possesses top-level magical talent, she is still young and has not mastered the means of long-distance movement. There is only one way for her to get from the Zenjo family to Fuyuki City - by taking the train.
There are only two tram stations in Fuyuki, Shinto Station and Miyama-cho. The Tosaka family and the Matou family are both in Miyama-cho. It is impossible for Rin to run under her father's nose to look for someone. If she is discovered, her adventure will end there.
The answer is obvious -
"Sakura, contact your uncle and tell him that your sister might have gone to Shinto, and have him start looking for her from the train station."
After cutting off contact with Sakura, Shinji said to Scathach:
"Master, please go back and pick up Sakura. I'll fly over first and let you know as soon as I have any news. Keep in touch."
The reason why they have to go back to pick up Sakura is because Sakura and Rin are sisters and have a close relationship. Scathach can use this relationship to perform prophetic magic and locate Rin.
"Understood." Scathach knew that there was no time to lose, so she turned into a spirit and left quickly.
Shinji found a nearby exit and left the sewer. Now there was no time to clean up the garbage.
If he remembered correctly, Rin did have an adventure in "Fatezero". Interestingly, there are two versions of this adventure. In Gen Urobuchi's original novel, Rin was frightened by the monster left by Caster before she found Kotone, and was finally rescued by Kariya. In the anime version produced in 2011, Rin showed the style of a future heroine. With her own strength and wit, she successfully disrupted Ryunosuke Uzumaki's crime and rescued her friend.
But now, because of Scathach's continuous pursuit, the Caster team dare not act as recklessly as in the original world line. Since Kotomine Risei temporarily changed the rules, there has been no news of them committing crimes.
Shinji took it for granted that the two would restrain themselves, no child would be caught, and Rin would not have the opportunity to be a hero (seek death). Unexpectedly, he still underestimated the madness of this pair of lunatics. Caster attacked the Einzbern Forest and attracted everyone's attention. Ryunosuke started to commit crimes and captured Rin's friends, so Rin embarked on an adventurous (seeking death) journey to find friends.
The world line once again returned to its established track.
Shinji didn't know whether it was a coincidence or fate. He only knew that he couldn't let his intrusion lead to the strengthening of the guards around Ryunosuke, which would eventually cause Rin to lose her life.
If this is true, Sakura will suffer for the rest of her life, and Shinji will blame himself for the rest of his life.
"Tousaka Rin, please go slower."
Shinji kept praying while flying in the air on his flying shoes, regardless of the loss of magic power.