Takumi, still controlling Matou Sakura's body, returned to Fuyuki City.
"Thanks for cooperating!"
"This girl's fate is no longer in your hands."
"As for all those parallel world versions… Please handle them yourselves~."
"From now on—there will only be one Matou Sakura."
"If you ever need any help, you can always talk to her. I don't mind lending a hand."
Takumi said this to the void, then led Sakura underground.
Gaia and Alaya were ecstatic when they heard this. This was just too great! To have a powerful thigh to hug—it was the best!
After saying all this, Takumi ignored Gaia and Alaya, restoring Sakura's senses and returning full control of her body. Once he was done, Takumi materialized as a figure next to Sakura.
Sakura, regaining her body, immediately looked at Takumi.
"Thank you, Brother Takumi…"
Sakura was very emotional. She had finally left that place.
Takumi looked at the little girl in front of him.
"Let's go! I'll take you home."
Hearing this, Sakura froze for a moment, then hesitated.
"Daddy doesn't want me anymore…"
As she said this, Sakura looked truly wronged. Remembering everything she had been through, tears streamed down her face. If it hadn't been for Takumi, who knows what would have happened to her? She didn't want to be abandoned again.
Hearing Sakura, Takumi looked a bit helpless.
"He wouldn't dare abandon you!"
"You've seen the daily check-ins in the group, right? Once you've accumulated enough points, just let Brother Takumi know."
"I'll lend you an item so you can bring your sister and mother to settle in my world."
Takumi patted Sakura on the head, giving her some advice.
Yes! If Sakura escaped, then Takumi's promise to Alaya and Gaia wouldn't matter anymore—since they wouldn't be able to find him. Perfect!
Sakura was stunned by this suggestion.
"Really? I can do that?"
She hurriedly opened the group chat and checked in. After earning 60 points, she blinked in surprise.
"Of course you can."
"With just a bit more time, you'll have enough points~!"
"Right now, Brother Takumi isn't here in person, so I can't take you over just yet. And you don't have enough points to travel worlds right now, so you'll need to wait a little while."
Sakura nodded eagerly.
"Okay!!"
This was amazing. If that was possible, she could do it.
"Alright, let's go home!"
"Oh, right, Sakura!"
"I have a gift for you."
Takumi suddenly thought of something and reached out, tapping Sakura on the head. Instantly, a flood of magic knowledge poured into Sakura's mind—all kinds of imaginary number magecraft, and the Second Magic…
The Second Magic was the ability to traverse and interfere with parallel worlds, and it granted nearly infinite magical power. This was Takumi's gift to Sakura.
Whether she could master it depended on her own talent; all Takumi gave was knowledge. To truly master it, Sakura would have to wait until she grew up.
Absorbing all this knowledge, Sakura's eyes sparkled. Looking at her small hand, she instantly conjured a small cube.
"Brother Takumi, look!!"
It was an imaginary number cube—a piece of space held in her palm. Truly, Sakura's talent for imaginary numbers was remarkable.
"Very impressive!"
"Alright, let's head home."
Takumi patted her head again, then took her by the hand and started walking toward the Tohsaka residence. Along the way, Sakura couldn't be happier—she clung to Takumi's hand even tighter.
As they walked, Takumi stopped. In front of him, a man in a suit, tie, and holding a cane appeared in the middle of the night. Seeing him, Takumi curled his lip in disdain, while Sakura instinctively hid behind Takumi.
The newcomer was none other than Sakura's father, Tohsaka Tokiomi. Everything was his fault.
Tohsaka Tokiomi stared at Takumi and Sakura in surprise, then warily pulled out a few gems.
"Who are you?"
"Where are you taking Sakura?"
"Was it you who did all that at the Matou house?"
Hearing this, Takumi was speechless.
"You talk too much!"
"Idiot!"
Without any hesitation, Takumi walked up and kicked him hard. Tokiomi had no time to react—Takumi pinned him to the ground and gave him a serious beating. Tokiomi tried to fight back, but Takumi sealed his magic power, leaving him as weak as an ordinary person. His magical attire didn't activate at all.
"Sakura, do you want to come over and kick your dad a couple times?"
Under the streetlight, Sakura stood there, not knowing what to do as Takumi beat up her dad. For a little girl, it was all a bit overwhelming.
Meanwhile, Tokiomi looked at Takumi in terror—his face was bruised and swollen, and he couldn't muster any strength at all.
"Brother Takumi… let him go."
Sakura pursed her lips. She didn't want to kick her dad, but she did want Takumi to let him go.
Hearing Sakura, Takumi sighed. Alright, he'd leave the discipline for another time. With that, Takumi let Tokiomi go.
"Listen well. From now on, Sakura is my disciple! You'd better take good care of her. Otherwise, next time, I won't hesitate to tear down the Tohsaka house."
"Oh, and I've already given Sakura the Second Magic. Once she grows up, she'll master it in time. You know what to do, right?"
Takumi looked at Tokiomi with a smile. If Tokiomi knew that Sakura would eventually take her mother and sister to live with Takumi, who knows how he'd feel? The thought was genuinely amusing.
So Takumi started drawing a pie in the sky for Tokiomi. Sakura already possessed the knowledge of the Second Magic; once she became an adult, she'd truly master it. Hearing this, Tokiomi would definitely go crazy.
And sure enough, Tokiomi didn't disappoint. Even after being beaten up, when he heard Takumi's words, he was stunned, eyes filled with disbelief.
"Are you joking? The Second Magic??"
"You're bluffing, aren't you?"
"Hmph! The Second Magic is nothing special—I can handle the Third, Fourth, even the Fifth Magic! This world is far deeper than a frog at the bottom of a well like you can imagine!"
"Sakura, show him what you've learned. Let your useless dad see for himself."
Takumi released Tokiomi, letting Sakura demonstrate her ability.
Nodding, Sakura picked up a small cube and tossed it at a nearby utility pole. Silently, a chunk of the pole vanished, and the pole began to topple over. The surrounding streetlights instantly flickered and went dark.