Chapter 121 The inheritance of the Tousaka family
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Although Miss Rin was extremely powerful in front of Matou Kenshin and would wave her little fists at any time;

In front of her younger sister Sakura, she is also a qualified older sister who is brave enough to take responsibility and will help her classmates when they are bullied.

It can be said that Miss Rin, who is only eight years old, already has the demeanor of the future head of the Tohsaka family.

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As mentioned in the preface, Miss Rin is, after all, just an eight-year-old child.

If children of this age grow up in a normal and happy family, the object of their admiration must be their father or mother, and it is normal for them to admire both of them.

Miss Rin behaves just like any normal child of her age should.

She looked at her silent father nervously, feeling uneasy about what he was going to say.

On the one hand, I was expecting my father to praise me and say something to make me happy; on the other hand, I was very worried that I would be criticized for mistakes I made unconsciously.

Toosaka Tokiomi is very smart and cares a lot about the growth of the future head of the Toosaka family.

He naturally knew clearly what his daughter was expecting and what she was worried about.

Although magicians are very cold-blooded and heartless, the inheritance of family magic and the inheritance of family wishes make magicians, as a species, have emotions that are a hundred times more sincere than those of ordinary people.

Tōsaka Tokiomi could understand his daughter at this moment.

Because when he was young, he had the same mentality as Miss Rin does now when facing his father.

Tōsaka Tokiomi wanted to open his mouth.

This is an activity he performs every day, and it is effortless and can be easily completed without even requiring him to concentrate.

However, at this moment, he realized how difficult this action, which normally did not require concentration and could be completed subconsciously, was.

Toosaka Tokiomi now knew it clearly.

Every word he says next may change his daughter's future destiny.

This is a force that even he, as the current head of the Tousaka family, cannot withstand.

But he had to bear it, because it was not only his responsibility as the head of the Tohsaka family, but also his responsibility as a father.

From the moment Toosaka Rin was born, to the moment he chose to adopt Toosaka Sakura and keep Toosaka Rin, the fate of his daughter was already determined.

It is certain that Toosaka Rin will become the sixth-generation head of the Toosaka family.

Knowing this,

Toosaka Tokiomi would feel guilty because his daughter's fate was no longer something she could choose from the moment she was born.

It seemed like he took the initiative, but also like he was bent by something inexplicable in his heart.

He knelt on one knee on the ground, bent his body which had always been extremely upright because of the family training, and placed his hand on his daughter's head.

The flash of surprise in his daughter's jewel-like eyes made Tōsaka Tokiomi wonder for a moment whether he was a success or a failure as a father.

It seemed like this was the first time he touched his daughter's head like this.

"It seems that I have failed."

As he thought so in his heart, he stroked Lin's hair with his hand, not knowing how much strength he should use to express his deep love for his daughter.

(What Tousaka Tokiomi didn't know was that before he stroked Miss Rin's head today, the purple-haired boy from the Matou family had already stroked her head countless times [Haha~])
"Rin, remember to make the association owe you a favor before you become an adult. What to do next is up to you. With your abilities, you should be able to live well even if you are alone."

Looking at Rin's eyes full of longing.

For a moment, Tōsaka Tokiomi felt both proud of his daughter and guilty for his own cruelty.

Tōsaka Tokiomi said these words with great sorrow.

He couldn't see a bright future, and the road was tortuous and seemed endless.

It is very likely that he will not be able to accompany Lin on the road ahead, and she will have to walk on her own.

"The Holy Grail will reappear in the world. It is our duty as a Tōsaka family to obtain it. It is also a path that cannot be avoided as a magus."

It was both a way to comfort myself and a way to teach Rin.

Tōsaka Tokiomi took out the things he had prepared in advance: "Here, Rin."

"Wow--"

Miss Lin took it with joy, it was the magic book she had been waiting for for a long time.

What made her even happier was that her father handed this magic book to her, which meant that her father had recognized her.

This recognition is a hundred times more important than the magic book in your hand.

Toosaka Tokiomi knew that it was time for him to leave.

Not to mention that this was during the Holy Grail War, and he must be being watched by the other Masters. If he stayed in the Zenjo household for too long, it would bring unnecessary danger to Rin and Aoi.

Moreover, he had no servants around him at this time.

In order to deal with special situations, the Master has the ability to use the Command Spells to summon Servants who cannot arrive in a short time.

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Tōsaka Tokiomi only had one Command Seal left.

This Command Spell plays an extremely important role to him.

It was also because of the Command Spell that Tōsaka Tokiomi had a bad feeling in his heart. He came to the Zenjo family this time with the intention of seeing his wife and children for the last time.

Having made up his mind, Tōsaka Tokiomi told Rin all the things he should do with the heirloom gems, the inheritance from the master chef, how to manage the underground workshop, etc.

He knew that such an explanation was too hasty.

If it were someone else, Tōsaka Tokiomi would have felt worried.

The person he could talk to was his own daughter. Toosaka Tokiomi knew how outstanding his daughter Toosaka Rin was, so he was not worried at all.

When he was very young, almost in the same grade as Rin, Tōsaka Tokiomi knew one thing, that is, he was not a genius.

Among all the magicians of the Tōsaka family, his qualifications can be said to be mediocre, without any highlights. It can only be said that he is much better than the waste Matou Kariya of the Matou family of the same generation.

But Tousaka Tokitoki has never been a loser.

The reason why he has achieved what he has today and has become the most representative figure among the three major families in Fuyuki City is that he has always implemented the family precepts of the Tōsaka family.

——Keep your behavior calm and elegant at all times and in all places.

If you want a perfect result, you need to accumulate twenty points of exercise before proceeding.

In order to implement the family motto of the Toosaka family, the efforts made by Toosaka Tokitoki were to a level that Matou Kariya could not even dream of, let alone achieve.

Matou Kariya has never been able to find the reason why he failed in the competition for love.

Late at night he would blame himself, complain about Tousaka Tokitoki's pretentiousness, and finally even blame Zenjo Aoi.

But he had never thought deeply about his rival, the man who had been maintaining the family precepts of the Toosaka family for decades.

Tokitoki's almost abnormal self-discipline and his determination to fulfill the Tokisaka family's long-cherished wish are something that no one can help but be moved by.

Perhaps it was because Zenjo Aoi discovered this point about Toosaka Tokitoki that she took the initiative to choose Toosaka Tokitoki even though she knew that the other person's feelings for her were mixed with the magus's use of her.

only……

Although Tousaka Tokitoki was extremely strict with himself, when facing his daughter, the fatherly feelings in his heart ultimately overwhelmed his responsibilities as the head of the family.

It's not his fault because his father did the same thing.

Toosaka Tokitoki still remembers the question that the previous head of the Toosaka family, his father who also worked part-time as a magic teacher, asked him when he was teaching him the magic seal.

He asked his son, who was still very young at the time, "Do you want to inherit the position of head of the family?"

To Toosaka Tokitoki at the time, this seemed like a very unnecessary question.

So his answer to his father at that time was to frown and nod in agreement.

This seemed natural to him.

Although his father gave him the choice, this question was really unnecessary considering that he was the only heir of the Tohsaka family and he had been trained to be the next head of the family since he was a child.

His pride as a descendant of the Tōsaka family and the dream of fulfilling the Tōsaka family's long-cherished wish that had been instilled in him since childhood did not allow him to say no.

But it was not until he grew up a long time later, until Toosaka Tokitoki went from being a child to becoming a father, that he realized how remarkable his father's actions were.

Although it is just a formality, it represents a choice.

It was a choice given to him by his father out of paternal love.

Now it seems that it is a more precious gift than the magic seal that was taught.

Now, Toosaka Tokitoki stands in front of his daughter just like his father did back then.

He looked at his daughter and could feel her longing for him.

He moved his lips, but couldn't open his mouth.

He is not as good as his father because he is very hesitant. He doesn't know whether his father hesitated at that time. He now just blames himself for his identity as a father.

"Rin, are you willing to become the next generation head of the Tousaka family?"

Toosaka Tokitoki suddenly became very relaxed, and the tense expression on his face suddenly became relaxed.

Although Toosaka Rin didn't know what her father had been through, the sense of relaxation that her father felt had an impact on her.

She nodded and gave an answer that would please her father:

"I will be the next head of the Tousaka family, father."

"I will become an excellent magician and fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Tousaka family."

Raising her little head, Miss Lin was looking forward to praise from her father.

She was disappointed that her father did not praise her.

She opened her eyes, which were narrowed in anticipation, and saw her father, whose face turned a warm red under the last rays of the setting sun.

The next second, the last ray of afterglow disappeared, and for a moment, Toosaka Tokitoki disappeared from Miss Rin's sight.

"Father!"

She shouted in panic.

(End of this chapter)