The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

"The purpose of Mr. Matou's visit this time is to express the family's demands to the allies..."

The description of words represents the unveiling of past memories.

As the wound deep in her heart was torn apart, Aoi thought of more things.

What kind of mood had she been in during these ten days, as she and Rin endured until now?

The feeling of uneasiness gradually turned into anticipation, but at the same time I was afraid of the impending loneliness.

But it doesn't matter now.

Because after learning about Sakura's situation, Aoi now only feels "regret".

Yan Ye was slightly startled, and he murmured in confusion: "Request?!"

Against the backdrop of Kariya's puzzled expression, Aoi continued to speak, but her voice became much colder.

"Yes, that's the request. Mr. Matou wants to adopt a child with the bloodline of a magician to inherit the magic seal passed down in the family..."

“W-what?! Could it be?!?”

Kariya's mouth opened wide, his tone filled with disbelief.

Aoi's expression turned cold, and she suppressed her emotions with a stiff and cold tone.

“Yeah, that’s it…” She said calmly to the air in front of her, without even looking at Kariya: “You should know this, right? Kariya?”

"The real reason why 'Matou' hopes so much..."

Ah, how could I not know.

It was because he knew this that he fled from the home that he hated.

"So? Did 'Tousaka' agree?"

Kariya asked, but then his voice began to tremble.

"Could it be...Rin..."

"Why didn't I see her here... Has she been sent to the Matou family?!"

Feeling the emotion contained in Kariya's voice, Aoi was stunned for a second, then a wry smile appeared on her face, and she shook her head under Kariya's gaze.

She responded in a gentle tone: "No, it's not Rin, Rin is staying at home now. It's Sakura..."

"Four days ago, Sakura was taken to the Matou family..."

Aoi touched Sakura's hair, her slender fingers gently brushing over the headband that Rin gave Sakura.

......

Rin is currently staying at the Tohsaka residence.

This morning, Aoi received a mysterious invitation, asking her to come to the park alone. If she did so, she could meet her child in private.

She remembered that she was dealing with dishes in the kitchen at that time. Suddenly, a strange voice rang in her ears, so she was shocked and stood there in a daze.

Afterwards, magical light and shadows appeared in front of her eyes. After seeing Sakura's childish face, she immediately put down everything at hand and drove here.

This was a subconscious action out of longing. Aoi didn't even have time to inform Tokiomi before she rashly left her home.

Aoi knew that she was indeed a little too impulsive, but then she changed her mind and felt that if she told Tokiomi about this, he might not allow her to come out privately.

Because if it was Tokiomi, he would definitely be alert to the image appearing in his own mansion, and then slowly investigate the "abnormal phenomenon", and it is not impossible that he would even secretly send someone to follow.

Aoi felt relieved after finally seeing her daughter as she wished.

Then, she learned from Tatsumi about the tragic experience Sakura had endured after being adopted.

Because Tatsumi didn't tell Aoi that he saved Sakura, she fell into a state of grief when she learned that Sakura had been tortured in the insect warehouse for four or five days.

Her body was eaten by insects, her virginity was taken away by lustful insects, and her magic circuits were eaten by engraving insects and then replaced by them.

Because he stayed in the insect warehouse day and night, there was no intact part of his body, and he spent every day in wailing and wailing.

Because of this incident, Aoi even grabbed Tatsumi by the collar and shouted at him, asking if he was showing off to her.

At that time, she thought the other person was from the Matou family, but she never imagined that the other person was the one who saved Sakura.

After communicating with each other afterwards, Aoi realized that what the other party was talking about was actually what happened in the "parallel world".

Aoi was stunned for a long time, and it took her a while to accept this fact.

After that, Aoi finished the discussion and called over Sakura who was playing nearby, and held her in her arms and cried for a long time until Kariya arrived.

......

Kariya was not clear about the cause and effect of the matter.

But when he heard Aoi say that, he couldn't help but tremble.

"cherry..."

Kariya looked at the little girl standing beside the woman with dry eyes and asked tremblingly.

"Is this true... Sakura..."

Sakura was a little scared of Kariya's expression, so she hid a little in her mother's arms before nodding.

"Hmm..." Sakura nodded gently and responded in a childish voice: "Sakura's current name is... Matou Sakura..."

"Ying is no longer her mother's daughter, nor her sister's sister..."

As she spoke, Sakura seemed to realize something and prepared to leave her mother's arms.

Her voice was so sad, but this simple self-narration made Aoi and Kariya feel heartbroken at the same time.

Aoi felt her daughter's little movements, so she used her slender and not very strong arms to hold the well-behaved little girl tightly in her arms.

"Mother?"

Sakura raised her head quietly, and the word "Mom" completely broke down Aoi's defenses.

"Wow... Sakura... My lovely Sakura..."

Seeing the mother and daughter hugging each other in tears, Kariya could not help himself.

"Aoi... Sakura..."

Yan Ye murmured to himself, and he raised his hand tremblingly, as if he wanted to wipe away the tears in front of their eyes with his own hands.

However, Kariya felt that the distance between them was as great as the difference between heaven and earth, making it impossible for him, a tiny person, to reach it.

Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!!

Move! My body!

She is crying, they are crying!!

Kariya's face had become distorted. He gritted his teeth, as if he was enduring something, and clenched his fists tightly.

"..."

The few of them remained silent for a long time, until Tatsumi took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the mother and daughter who were deeply saddened.

"Thanks..."

Aoi thanked her politely, and after Aoi had taken care of the appearance of herself and her daughter, Kariya asked slowly.

"Why...why did you agree to this?!"

Aoi was silent for a second.

"It was decided by 'that person'..."

"In response to the request of the ancient ally, the head of the Tousaka family made this decision..." After saying that, Aoi shook her head and continued in a helpless voice: "As that man's wife, how could I have the right to express my opinion..."

In an instant, a figure emerged in Kariya's mind, causing an angry expression to appear on his face.

“‘Ally’... are we going to cruelly separate mother and daughter, sisters, just for such a ridiculous reason?!!” Kariya growled angrily.

Of course, Kariya could not accept this, but he understood why Aoi and her young child had to endure this consequence.

"Tosaka Tokiomi", the current head of the Tosaka family, is also the magician of the Tosaka family.

This is the life of a magus. Kariya knew long ago how cruel such a fate was.

After all, people who form a family with a magician have no human rights at all!

He knew clearly what kind of creature a magician was, and knew the evil of magic. He was afraid of magic and resisted it, so he should never give the woman he loved most in his life to a magician.

In this world where magic is supreme, only absolute power is the real truth!

Without power, you will be in a weak position and you will be dominated by others!

There is no such thing as a happy and ordinary life!

In the past, he was unable to realize his own feelings, so he escaped from his fate in order to save himself.

However, if he had known this earlier, he should not have let go of Aoi and let her fall into the arms of that man!

Kariya's heart was filled with regret, and Aoi beside him didn't understand what he was thinking.

Aoi just lowered her head and said in a low voice: "Kareya, you are not a magician, so you naturally don't understand his concerns..."

If she didn't know the hidden truth, Aoi might have refuted Kariya by saying, "It's a mistake for a family with a magical bloodline to dream of pursuing the happiness of an ordinary family."

Because ever since she decided to marry into the Tohsaka family and become a magician's wife, she had been mentally prepared to face this kind of thing.

However, what was unexpected was that although they were prepared, due to the information asymmetry, they accidentally sent their daughter into the devil's den.

Magicians are forbidden to spy on each other because most magicians are researchers, and no one likes their research results to be peeped at by others.

It is said that people's hearts are hidden, and even in modern times, it is not uncommon for research results to be stolen. Moreover, magicians are a group of eccentrics who have power but are not bound by humanistic rules.

Fortunately, most magicians believe that there is no benefit in coming into conflict with others. Apart from participating in magic competitions, they would rather spend their time continuing their research and striving to achieve a breakthrough in some area.

Unless the benefits outweigh the risks, no magician is willing to be a "fool".

After Aoi learned about the dirty insect magic of the Matou family from Sakura, she understood Kariya's original intention of leaving the world of magicians ten years ago.

Because of weakness and fear, he betrayed the responsibility passed down from his family bloodline. Aoi could understand this.

If you put yourself in Kariya's shoes, leaving the family might be a better choice than being eaten by bugs every day.

But on the other hand, isn't it because Kariya left the Matou clan that Matou came to Toosaka to adopt an excellent heir?

Kariya was also pitiful, but compared to her who chose to marry into "Tosaka", Kariya chose another path.

Aoi didn't know how to treat this brother whom she loved so much, and her words made Kariya fall into silence.

Yes, what Aoi said was true, and he had no reason to refute it.

“Yes, I’m not a magician…” Kariya murmured in a low voice, but in an instant he became excited again, “But…”

Under Aoi's gaze, Kariya shouted from the bottom of his heart, "But if Sister Aoi were my wife, I would never do anything like separating mother and daughter!!"

"..."

Aoi suddenly heard Kariya's words and her eyes widened. She almost opened her mouth to scold him, asking him to wake up.

“Kareya, please don’t say those words again…” Aoi took a deep breath, suppressed her anger and said to Kariya: “I am Tousaka Aoi now, not the tool you mentioned!”

Aoi was already on the verge of collapse because of Matou's taking her child away. And now that she found out about Sakura's abuse, she is like a gunpowder barrel full of gunpowder, just one spark away from ignition.

If it weren't for the fact that Matou Kariya was Aoi's childhood sweetheart, Aoi would definitely scold Kariya.

Furthermore, when she thought of Kariya’s last name—‘Matou’, Aoi’s chest could not help but rise and fall violently.

It was because of Matou that his daughter – Sakura – was subjected to such abuse.

Aoi knew that she couldn't put all the blame on Kariya alone.

But as a woman who had never practiced magic and a mother of two children, she could not control her emotions as firmly as Tokiomi.

Unlike Tokiomi who started to learn magic at the age of six or seven, the life she had experienced throughout history was just an ordinary life.

Because of the decline of her family, Zenjo Aoi had no chance to learn magic.

She was born an ordinary person, went to school under the arrangement of her family, made friends, fell in love with the person she loved, and finally got married and gave birth to the "fruit" of love for her husband.

Zenjo Aoi is no different from ordinary people, and some of them are just descendants of a fallen magician family.

Of course, this doesn't mean that after replacing her with Tokiomi, Tokiomi will be able to stand by and watch the result of "Matou abusing Sakura".

Aoi believed that if Tokiomi knew about Sakura's situation, he would definitely come to Matou in person to ask for an explanation.

Hearing Aoi say this, Kariya was slightly stunned, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face.

It was a rare opportunity to express my true feelings, but I was refuted by the person I loved on the spot.

"Ah... Sorry, Sister Aoi... My metaphor was not appropriate..."

Kariya explained with a bitter face: "I just want to express my own opinion..."

"In my opinion, sending one's own flesh and blood into the devil's den just because 'Tousaka' is 'Matou's' ally is something that should never be done!!"

Just now, when he heard Aoi say that Tokiomi had his own concerns, Kariya couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.

What could that guy have to worry about?

Is it necessary to send his daughter away just because of the allies' request?

『Tousaka Tokiomi』——This is a person Kariya can never forgive!