DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

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After spending a month playing with Sakura, Roy announced that it was time for him to leave.

"Sakura, you have to be strong. We have to go now," Roy said, gently stroking her head.

"Why? Why does Roy-onii-chan have to leave?" Sakura asked—her eyes welling up with tears as she clung to his leg.

"Sakura, I'm from ten years in the future—I came back to save you, but now we have to return," Roy explained patiently, picking her up.

Sakura, despite her young age, understood that Roy had to leave.

"But—but..." she stammered, her heart filled with anxiety.

She had already been abandoned by the Tohsaka family. Was her beloved Roy-onii-chan leaving her too?

"Don't be sad, Sakura. I'm from ten years in the future. That means you'll see me again in ten years!" Roy reassured her.

Sakura's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

"Of course. So you have to grow up quickly," Roy said with a smile.

"Yes—I will grow up quickly!" Sakura declared with a determined nod.

Roy chuckled, then gently kissed her forehead.

Sakura blushed.

"I'll see you again in ten years—Sakura. I look forward to seeing you as a young woman," Roy said, setting her down.

"Goodbye, Roy-onii-chan." Sakura waved goodbye with a serious expression.

Roy didn't linger.

He and Irisviel vanished in a flash of light.

But he didn't leave immediately. He remained hidden in the sky, watching Sakura.

He felt reluctant to leave her, but he had to go.

Before leaving, he cast some protective spells on Sakura.

These spells would activate if anyone attacked her.

Even a Maou-class wouldn't be able to break through them.

Satisfied, Roy finally left with Irisviel.

Sakura stared at the spot where Roy had disappeared, tears streaming down her face.

"Sakura-ojou-sama, please don't cry. Master will return," Tina, the water spirit, said gently.

"Waaah!" Sakura couldn't hold back her tears any longer and buried her face in Tina's chest.

After a while, she wiped her tears and her expression hardened with determination.

"I won't disappoint Roy-onii-chan."

She remembered Roy's words about the Clock Tower, the place where all mages went to learn.

She decided to go there and become a powerful mage.

After packing her belongings—Sakura left the mansion.

Tina, her bodyguard, followed closely behind.

They encountered Tokiomi Tohsaka, her father who had abandoned her, just outside the mansion gates.

Roy had told her to treat Tokiomi like a stranger—and that's what she did.

She ignored him and continued walking.

But Tokiomi stopped her.

"Sakura—what happened to the Matou family?" he asked with a serious expression.

Sakura stopped but didn't turn around. "I don't need to answer that—Mr. Tohsaka," she replied coldly.

She tried to leave, but Tokiomi blocked her path.

Despite everything, Tokiomi still cared about Sakura.

In the original story, he had sent Sakura to the Matou family for the sake of her magical talent.

Sakura's talent was no less than Rin's.

But the Tohsaka magic could only be inherited by one person.

And the Matou family—lacking an heir, had approached him.

So, he had decided to send Sakura to the Matou family.

He didn't know what Sakura would endure there.

But it didn't matter. Even if he didn't know, he was still responsible for the consequences.

Sometimes, ignorance was a sin.

That's why Roy had told Sakura to treat Tokiomi like a stranger.

And that's what she did.

"Mr. Tohsaka—if you don't move, I'll have to use force," Tina warned, her aura flaring slightly.

Tokiomi felt a chill down his spine.

Who was this woman? Her aura was terrifying.

He instinctively stepped aside.

He felt like he would die if he didn't.

Sakura walked past him without a word.

'What happened?' Tokiomi wondered—looking at Sakura's retreating figure and the mysterious mansion shrouded in mist.

He was bewildered by the changes.

Sakura boarded a plane to the Clock Tower.

Her legendary journey was about to begin.

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Meanwhile, Roy and Irisviel didn't go to the future immediately.

They went to the location of the Greater Grail.

The Greater Grail was already filled with magical energy, having absorbed it from Fuyuki City's ley lines.

If things went as planned—the Fourth Holy Grail War would begin soon.

But Roy was taking Irisviel, the Lesser Grail—with him.

Without the Lesser Grail, the Holy Grail War was meaningless.

But to be safe, Roy also drained all the magical energy from the Greater Grail.

Now—without the Lesser Grail and without magical energy, the Fourth Holy Grail War was effectively over.

Of course, it would still happen ten years later. That was Roy's intention.

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After finishing his tasks, Roy took Irisviel to the Fifth Holy Grail War, ten years later.

They appeared in the same spot where Roy had first arrived.

He sensed the surroundings. The future had indeed changed.

Or perhaps it had already changed from the beginning, and he simply hadn't noticed.

Because of this change, Roy's actions in the past—saving Irisviel and Sakura—had become a fixed part of the timeline.

It was a time paradox.

"Daddy, where are we?" Irisviel asked, looking around curiously.

"This is ten years later. Let's go back and see how Sakura is doing. I'm quite curious about her progress," Roy replied with a smile.

He used a magic circle to teleport them back to the former Matou territory.

As expected, it was now the mansion he had built for Sakura.

Compared to ten years ago, the mansion hadn't changed much.

But the surrounding area had developed significantly.

They entered the mansion grounds.

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Roy saw the elemental spirits playing happily.

They noticed Roy and gathered around him excitedly.

"Master is back!"

"It's Master!"

The spirits were just as cheerful as before.

But Roy was most curious about Sakura.

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Meanwhile, inside the mansion...

A girl with long black hair and sparkling eyes stood in a room.

(In Fate/Zero, Sakura had black hair. However, it turned purple due to her exposure to the pit of Crest Worms.)

She had a delicate face and exuded an air of regality.

She wore a school uniform and white stockings.

She was Sakura.

She suddenly felt something and her heart pounded with excitement.

She rushed to the door and saw Roy surrounded by the elemental spirits.

"Roy-onii-chan—" she whispered.

Roy looked at her. She was different from what he remembered.

She still had black hair because she hadn't been subjected to the Matou's experiments.

And unlike her gloomy demeanor in the original story, she now had a queenly aura.

She was even more beautiful and radiant than before.

Roy was curious about what she had experienced in the past ten years.

"Sakura—I'm back," he said, opening his arms.

"Roy-onii-chan! Roy-onii-chan!" Sakura cried, leaping into his embrace.

The sixteen-year-old girl smelled of youthful energy and sweet perfume.

Roy smiled, holding her close.

His decision had been right. He had planted a loli Sakura and reaped a beautiful young woman.

"Sakura, tell me, what have you been up to all these years?" Roy asked, leading her to the living room.

Sakura clung to his arm, reluctant to let go.

Leaning against his shoulder, she recounted her experiences.

After Roy and Irisviel left, she had gone to the Clock Tower to study magecraft.

There, her exceptional talent had caught the attention of Inorai Valualeta Atroholm, one of the twelve Lords of the Clock Tower.

Inorai was a renowned magus, the teacher of Touko Aozaki, Souren Araya, and Langal.

Under Inorai's tutelage, Sakura's talent blossomed.

She became a famous prodigy at the Clock Tower.

But her fame also brought trouble.

Fortunately, she had Tina to protect her. Those who tried to cause trouble were quickly dealt with.

And Sakura also had Roy's protective magic on her.

Even those with power rivaling Heroic Spirits couldn't harm her.

She became the most dazzling mage at the Clock Tower.

Because no one could harm her, she was known as the "Child of Destiny."

Her path in magecraft was smooth.

At just sixteen years old, she was already a Grand Magus.

This was Sakura's journey over the past ten years.

When Sakura became a Grand Magus, Tokiomi Tohsaka heard the news.

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He was filled with regret.

But his regret was short-lived, as he was betrayed and killed by Kirei Kotomine.

Perhaps this was his fate.

Aoi Tohsaka—like in the original story, died of grief after Tokiomi's death.

The final trajectory seemed to have returned to its original course.

The only thing that had changed was Sakura.

And, of course—the Matou and Einzbern families.

The Matou family was completely erased from history.

And the Einzbern family—without their cloning technology, had declined.

But Roy didn't care about any of that.

"Roy-onii-chan, you won't leave again, will you?" Sakura asked, her eyes filled with tears.

Her pitiful expression made it impossible for Roy to refuse.

And he had no reason to refuse either.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you again," he reassured her, gently stroking her head.

"Okay." Sakura nodded and hugged him tightly.

Irisviel pouted—feeling a bit jealous. She also hugged Roy.

Roy chuckled. Irisviel was adorable, even with her jealousy.

But such a personality was also quite cute.

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