Tokisaki Kurumi's Journey to the Plane

Fate/Zero World, Fuyuki City, Yingzhou Island.

It was night, the local dignitaries and the Matou family were seated.

In the dark basement, green flames ignited all around, as if someone had sent their soul to burn. The dim light could only illuminate the surroundings, but there was indeed an unusually oozing scene underneath!

Densely packed engraved insects came one after another, surrounding the little girl at the altar in the middle.

Toita Sakura... no, it should be called Matou Sakura now. Her big eyes are filled with fear and despair. From time to time she glances towards the top of the steps, where the hunchbacked and bald old man is, her eyes seeming to be praying for something.

"No!" The little girl's voice was soft, but when she screamed, she was still no less powerful than those adult women.

How scared is she? How scared is she?

Densely packed tiny black insects gradually surrounded Matou Sakura. The little girl shook her shoulders. The fact that she could hold back from crying in this environment showed her mental strength.

"Ta-ta-ta~"

The small round-toed leather boots stepped on the stone slabs. Matou Sakura wanted to run to the stone stairs, because only where "Grandpa" was, there were no such terrible insects.

She still remembers the head of the Matou family, a person that even her own father must respect.

When she saw "Grandpa" for the first time, Sakura couldn't help but feel frightened. She shuddered from the inside out!

Han Qi wants to wrap her up all the time. Although this idea is very rude, Sakura still feels that there is always something strange about "grandpa".

Does Dad not know? He is the best magician in the Far Ban family!

Sakura was born introverted and didn't dare to ask. After the man called father left, "grandpa" was very good to her. Except that there was no mother and sister here, it seemed... there seemed to be no difference?

The house was very deserted, and "Grandpa" would come to talk to her every once in a while, looking like an old man who cared about his granddaughter.

Although "Grandpa" didn't seem to match the word "kind-hearted", Sakura gradually suppressed the sadness in her heart.

Things will get better in the future. In the heart of young Sakura, Matou and Toita have been friends for generations. In the future... after she learns the Matou family's magic, she should be able to meet her mother and sister casually.

?

When the time comes... what should I call them?

Aunt? Rin?

By the way, Uncle Kariya is "Grandpa's" child, right? Doesn't that mean that every time Uncle Kariya comes home, he can give her some small gifts?

Thinking of the gift her sister shared with her, Sakura felt more and more excited.

I hope that the man named Kariya can come back, at least to accompany Sakura...

It's night, "Grandpa" wants to teach me the secret of the Matou family.

The sadness in Sakura's heart flashed. She had nothing to do with the Toba family, but after learning magic, her considerate "grandpa" would definitely let her visit the house, right?

Home...she misses her mother and sister. Even her usually serious father...Sakura wants to see her.

I also remembered that when I made a mistake, my sister suffered it alone, while my father stood in front of me with a cold face and kept talking about the glory of the Toban family...

"Sakura, come with me."

"Grandpa" spoke, Sakura nodded, agreed, and followed the hunchbacked old man obediently.

Even if she is the height of a young girl, she does not need to hold her head too high in front of "grandpa".

In the dark basement, Sakura was a little afraid of the dark. This "weakness" was criticized by her father, but Sakura was still afraid.

As for the basement? Sakura didn't think there was anything wrong. When her father went out, her sister would always take her to the basement, where there were a bunch of fun things!

There are also colorful and sparkling gems!

Although her father found out and was scolded, her sister still enjoyed the secret of the basement.

What secrets could there be in the basement of Matou's house?

Are there brightly colored, sparkling gems? Are there any magic books that will make you sleepy just by looking at them?

Sakura didn't know, but she still had some expectations in her heart.

"Sakura, go down by yourself."

"grandfather?"

Sakura was a little puzzled, her big eyes blinked, and when she looked into the darkness below, a trace of fear flashed in her heart.

"Go down by yourself."

Sakura swallowed, if only her sister were here...she...she would definitely ask "Grandpa" questions, but she...she didn't dare.

"Go on by yourself! Do you want me to say it a fourth time?!"

Sakura shuddered, and the "grandpa" in front of her suddenly became strange, like a ghost coming out of hell, eating the hearts of children!

Especially those two green eyes always remind Sakura of the ghouls in books...

Sakura gritted her teeth and walked down the stairs tremblingly.

"grandfather......"

"Um?"

There was already a hint of impatience in Matou Zangyan's tone, which made Sakura swallow the words that came to her lips again.

'If...if my sister were here, she would definitely not be like this.'

Sakura was thinking about her sister, the cute girl who always wore two black twintails.

She would always stand in front of him, saying that she wanted to protect herself...

Stepping carefully, Sakura waited until she stepped firmly on the stone stairs before she dared to take the next step.

"Boom~"

The flames ignited strangely, but it didn't give Sakura any peace of mind.

Green bright lights come one after another, but there are always dark areas that cannot be illuminated.

Looking back at "Grandpa", the old man's face was expressionless, and his green eyes looked like a hungry wolf about to eat!

Her heart beat faster, and Sakura's steps were a little faster. It seemed that the stone floor in the basement was much safer than "Grandpa's" place.

"Ta~"

Sakura finally arrived at the center of the basement. Strange patterns were carved on the floor. The central location was slightly higher than other areas.

There are no sparkling gems here, and no magic books that will make you dizzy just looking at them.

Nothing at all.

Except for those small holes, it looks like a sewer entrance to drain dirty water.

Sakura raised her head and looked up at Matou Zangyan, "Grandpa, I..."

"Okay, next, you will inherit the Matou family's secret that is not passed down."

Sakura nodded her little head, but her heart felt cold. There was always a bad feeling in her little heart.

Sakura didn't understand why she felt this way, but the "early warning" inherent in creatures made her want to run out of here!

Run out of this weird basement! Even...run out of Matou's house!

She somewhat understood... why she hadn't seen Uncle Yanye these days. Uncle Yanye... he probably didn't like it here either, right?

Isn’t “Grandpa” very lonely?

"let's start."

"Um?"

Sakura tilted her head cutely, it was the first time she saw "Grandpa" smile so happily!

Although that smile... no matter how you look at it, it is extremely charming!

"Hiss, hiss~"

The sound sounded, and it seemed chaotic in the quiet basement. Sakura covered her ears and took a few steps back.

The pupils are contracted to the extreme!

Densely packed small black insects crawled out of those "drainage openings" one after another!

The target...seems to be her.