Before he could finish speaking, the girl sliced her fingertip through the air, and a purple curse mark immediately appeared on Shinji's neck.
Crackle!
Sparks burst from the Imaginary Number crack, and in an instant, Matou Shinji and Matou Sakura switched places.
The runes on Morgan's dress suddenly lit up. She had just raised her hand when all she managed to catch was a strand of silver hair fading away.
Morgan narrowed her eyes, "Imaginary Number magecraft..."
Using the opening in the "Tower of Imprisonment," she switched positions with Matou Shinji and escaped from the prison known as the "Tower of Imprisonment."
"Though it was a bit of a trick, being able to use Imaginary Number magecraft to this extent... your talent is much higher than I expected."
Matou Sakura smiled faintly, "It's an honor to receive your praise."
"I'm only stating the truth."
Morgan examined the girl with interest. She could feel that while they were talking, the "desires" from all over Fuyuki were continuously flowing into Matou Sakura's body.
Soon, Morgan spoke softly with slight regret in her tone, "What a pity, your talent is no worse than your sister's, but you ended up walking down the wrong path."
However, when she heard those words, Matou Sakura's expression darkened and her voice dropped, "What do you know!"
Ever since she had been adopted into the Matou family by Tohsaka Tokiomi, that thorn had remained buried in the girl's heart.
Whether at school or anywhere she went with her sister, people always noticed her sister first. Even during the original "transmigration," the one chosen by this world had been Tohsaka Rin.
And in ancient Britain, she had even received the White Dragon's blessing and Morgan's guidance.
Matou Sakura took a deep breath and slowly let it out, "As long as I prove I'm stronger than my sister—"
Before she could finish, she heard Morgan speak casually, "If I'm not mistaken, you placed 'desire barriers' all over this city that make people unable to control their emotions, right?"
"Whether ordinary people or magi, most don't have magic resistance, very few should be able to resist the barriers you set up, right?"
"Yes, but so what?"
Matou Sakura revealed a faint smile, "Are you trying to stop me, or condemn me?"
"I'll tell you this much, even if you destroy the barriers here now, it's already too late."
The desire barrier was a special magecraft created by the Beast of Desire using the Greater Grail as its base. As long as the Greater Grail remained intact, the barrier could not end.
Even if Morgan destroyed some of the "desire crystals" in the city now, the other crystals would automatically repair them.
Of course, not even Morgan, or even the great mage Merlin who called himself the "Court Magician," probably knew this secret.
Thinking this, "Matou Sakura" quickly revealed a charming smile, "Besides, I'm only letting them follow their own desires—"
"Your sister too?"
Morgan suddenly asked.
Matou Sakura froze. She blinked, and it felt as though something in her mind suddenly snapped.
"What... do you mean by that?"
For some reason, her voice carried a trace of trembling and unease.
"What do you think?"
"Since magi without magic resistance can't resist the pleasure barrier's power..."
As Matou Sakura's smile gradually stiffened, a mocking sneer appeared on Morgan's face.
"Then guess what your sister is doing right now, Miss Matou?"
———
At this moment, the Master and Servant of the Tohsaka household had just prepared to head to the Matou residence.
When Alvin reached the front gate, he held out his hand toward the girl behind him, "Rin, I'll take you there. It'll be faster that way."
Even if he wasn't Rider, a Heroic Spirit's body was still far faster than an ordinary magus when it came to traveling.
But after speaking, Alvin realized Tohsaka Rin had not moved at all.
The girl lowered her head slightly, breathing softly. Her cashmere scarf fluttered in the cold wind, and fine snow clung to the tips of her hair, forming tiny frost crystals.
"Rin..."
Confusion appeared in Alvin's eyes. His black coat flapped loudly in the wind as he suddenly looked up at the night sky.
At the edge of the horizon in one direction, a pink glow seeped out through the cracks in the clouds, spreading like blood dripping into clear water.
Like a drop falling into a calm lake, the pink pillars throughout the city suddenly released ripples of magical energy at the same time.
"The barrier is expanding. That direction should be the Matou residence... we need to hurry."
"So it really was Sakura?"
Tohsaka Rin looked up at Alvin. A snowflake landed gently on her eyelashes.
A trace of moisture appeared in her blue eyes as her lips parted slightly. Her clear voice carried a strange charm, "She seems really eager to become stronger..."
The unusual reaction from the girl made Alvin look at her.
Tohsaka Rin had already changed back into her usual school uniform not long ago. Beneath the hem of her skirt, sheer black stockings wrapped around her long legs, exposing the pale skin above her thighs.
Looking closely, one could see a faint peach-colored haze spreading through her eyes.
Alvin noticed it, and he immediately realized something. He looked toward the backyard.
At some point, the pink crystal that had already been smashed into powder had grown back out of the ground like vines. A strangely beautiful flower released a mist that made people's hearts race.
Alvin's pupils shrank, and his body tensed as he prepared to rush toward the backyard.
But at that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed his.
The soft, cool touch of the small hand stopped him in place.
Before he could react, Tohsaka Rin's fingertips gently brushed against his throat, "Don't move."
The girl's boots stepped across the frozen stone path as she moved half a step closer, a bright smile on her face.
Alvin did not move, only glancing unconsciously toward the backyard.
Tohsaka Rin was not using a Command Spell right now, which meant that if he wanted, he might still have a chance to destroy the crystal immediately.
As long as he destroyed it and immediately took her away from this area, she probably would not continue being affected by the desire barrier.
That was what he had been thinking, however—
"Alvin, I know very well what I'm doing right now."
Tohsaka Rin tilted her head, "Rather than that, I'm only using the barrier Sakura prepared to express my true feelings."
Alvin's mouth twitched.
'Miss Tohsaka, maybe you should let me destroy the barrier first. If this keeps going, you're going to die from embarrassment later...'
Even though he thought that, he still could not help asking, "What true feelings?"
Tohsaka Rin smiled with her lips pressed together and moved half a step closer again. The distance between them was now extremely small. Alvin could clearly see the girl's flawless face.
Tohsaka Rin did not speak. She only stared into Alvin's eyes.
After who knew how long, she finally spoke in a very low voice, "Actually, everything I said in the room earlier was a lie."
"What?"
Alvin did not understand.
"If possible, I don't want to give you to Sakura."
Hearing that, Alvin could not help laughing, "So that's what you meant? I'm your Servant to begin with. Until the Holy Grail War ends, that won't change, so there's no such thing as giving me away, right?"
A Servant was not some object that could be traded. It was not like a casual transfer would make them belong to another Master.
In the end, what Tohsaka Rin did not want to interfere with was the relationship between her younger sister and Alvin... but no matter what, Alvin would still be Tohsaka Rin's Servant. That would never change.
"I'm not talking about the Master-Servant contract," Tohsaka Rin suddenly said.
Alvin froze.
Tohsaka Rin lightly stomped her foot as if annoyed. Her boots made a pleasant tapping sound, "That's why I said it... I don't want to give you to Sakura."
Alvin was still stunned. Or rather, he could not imagine Tohsaka Rin saying something like this.
At that moment, he heard the girl's voice soften, "You said you're my Servant, right?"
"Yes..."
Tohsaka Rin raised her eyes and stared straight at Alvin, "Then will you protect me?"
"That's only natural... why are you suddenly asking something like that?"
Alvin could not help asking.
"I'm not doubting you, Alvin."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Tohsaka Rin's lips, "I just wanted to hear you say it yourself."
She paused, then slowly tightened her grip around Alvin's hand and interlocked their fingers.
As she moved closer, Alvin stepped back until his back pressed against the iron-gray wall.
Tohsaka Rin raised her other hand and hooked a finger under his hood, revealing his rather handsome face.
"Will you protect me forever?"
She looked into Alvin's eyes and asked with a smile.
The distance between them was now almost nonexistent. When she spoke, her breath carried a sweet rose fragrance.
Cold snowflakes landed on Alvin's face, but he felt no chill at all.
Servants did not feel cold in the first place... and the soft body of the girl in his arms also seemed to drive the cold away.
Thump! Thump!
The pink crystal in the backyard let out a dull sound like a heartbeat. Magical energy filled with desire surged from the cracks in the ground, as though it instantly spread through the entire street.
Tohsaka Rin wrapped both arms around Alvin's neck. Her lips finally pressed softly against his, carrying the slight chill and sweetness of snow... along with the metallic taste that followed.
She had bitten through Alvin's lower lip.
The wind and snow still swept through the long street, while the scene between Master and Servant seemed frozen in place.
In the air, there seemed to be a faint sound that made people's hearts beat faster.
What exactly does kissing feel like?
If someone had asked Tohsaka Rin that before, she probably would have brushed it off in all sorts of ways, or even acted disdainful.
It was only two pieces of flesh touching together, using that method to feel each other's warmth... it did not sound like much.
But now... when she forcefully kissed Alvin, her heart trembled, and excitement surged through her body.
Alvin's warmth seemed to completely fill her body at this moment. The scent unique to the opposite sex made her sink into it without realizing.
The desire barrier amplified the fantasies hidden deep inside a person's heart, but it did not create them from nothing.
Tohsaka Rin knew this was the thought she had buried deepest inside herself. Even though she always gave way to her younger sister when facing Matou Sakura... she did not want to give way when it came to Alvin.
But if Sakura found out, she would definitely be hurt, right?
Not only had her older sister summoned the Servant she had always wanted, but behind her back, she had also become physically intimate with him.
But in the end, Sakura herself was the same.
That night, she had secretly made a move on her Servant. If Rin had not happened to catch her then, her younger sister probably would have already stolen a march on her.
As if escaping from reality, or maybe simply indulging in the moment, Tohsaka Rin tightly closed her eyes and kept asking more from Alvin.
At first she had taken the lead, but later it became Alvin pulling Tohsaka Rin tightly into his arms instead, biting and sucking on her soft lips while breathing in the rose fragrance between their breaths.
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