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Chapter 1123 - Chapter 1123 Chapter 770 Chaotic Battlefield

Chapter 1123: Chapter 770: Chaotic Battlefield Chapter 1123: Chapter 770: Chaotic Battlefield On the other side of the battlefield, Rin Tohsaka and Sakura were also looking at each other, having not seen each other for 11 years, the sisters had much to say.

“Where have you been all these years, Sakura?”

“Where I went has nothing to do with you, sister.”

Sakura stared at Rin as she responded.

“Anyway, I can’t possibly return to the Tohsaka family, can I?”

“…”

Hearing Sakura’s response, Rin fell silent, while Sakura continued speaking indifferently.

“To be honest, since becoming a magician until now, I’ve understood why I was abandoned originally. I don’t hate you, sister, after all, we were just children back then, and father’s decision wasn’t something we could resist. But, I despise father, so one of my purposes for coming here is for revenge.”

“Revenge?”

Hearing Sakura’s words, Rin frowned.

“But father has already…”

“I know, he is already dead, I even laid flowers at his and mother’s grave. But the revenge I’m talking about might not be as bloody as you imagine, it is merely a little of my own caprice… after all, although father recognized our talents, he still chose you to inherit the Tohsaka family, didn’t he?”

Saying this, Sakura also frowned in a bit of petulance.

“That is to say, in father’s eyes, you were always better, more suited to inherit the Tohsaka family and fulfill the family’s tragic aspirations. I was just a backup option, for father, you were the desired successor.”

“Father…”

Rin instinctively opened her mouth to argue, but she had to admit that Sakura was right, from a magician’s perspective, her father probably thought just that.

“So, this is my little revenge.”

Sakura stared at Rin as she spoke.

“I want to defeat you here, make you withdraw from the Holy Grail War, and then destroy the Holy Grail… I don’t know why the Tohsaka family is so obsessed with the Holy Grail War, but it is just this obsession with the Holy Grail that caused father to abandon me, separating me from you and mother… If that’s the case, then this obsession might as well be gone!”

In saying last, Sakura’s voice grew more resolute.

“So, I will destroy it all, completely liberate the Tohsaka family from the centuries-old curse of the Holy Grail, end it once and for all!”

Then, she slightly smiled.

“If father heard my thoughts, he would definitely try to stop me at all costs, what about you? You who have inherited the Tohsaka family, will you follow father’s path?”

“That has nothing to do with it, Sakura.”

Rin shook her head.

“I told you just now, it doesn’t matter what father thought, I entered this war and I must win!”

“So, if you lose, you will withdraw, right?”

“That’s uncertain.”

As she spoke, Rin raised her hand, aiming at Sakura.

“Let’s see if you have the ability to make it happen! Gandr!”

With Rin’s angry shout, she swiftly fired several black curse bullets from her fingertips, speeding towards Sakura. Facing Rin’s attack, Sakura stood still, not dodging or moving, and in the next moment, she lightly waved her hand–then the unbelievable happened.

As the curse bullets neared Sakura, they suddenly disappeared in front of her, just like raindrops falling into a pond.

What kind of magic is this?!

Admittedly, Rin was greatly surprised. If Sakura had activated some magic, that would be one thing, but Rin had only seen Sakura lightly wave her hand, and her curse bullets just disappeared?

“If that’s the extent, this is just practice match level, sister.”

Sakura waved her hand, looking somewhat disappointed at Rin.

“You’re not still holding back because of me, are you? This is the Holy Grail War, after all, we’re both magicians. If you don’t use your full strength, wouldn’t that be underestimating me? Surely you don’t still think I’m a child who will cry and withdraw from the Holy Grail War if hit by a curse bullet.”

Saying this, Sakura tilted her head.

“Or is it that you can’t muster your true abilities?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’ve done some research on the Tohsaka family, if the information is correct, due to reconstruction the family has spent a lot of money, even now in debt–so I worry, perhaps you can’t even afford gems anymore…?”

“Very well, since you’ve brought it up, Sakura.”

At that moment, hearing Sakura’s words, Rin’s face turned ashen with rage visible through her veins. Indeed, just as Sakura mentioned, after the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Tohsaka family was almost completely devastated, compounded by the death of Tokiomi Tohsaka and his wife; the financial situation of the Tohsaka family was extremely dire. To maintain the family’s facade, Rin had to use most of the inheritance to rebuild the Tohsaka family mansion, and the remaining money… well, you know.

Yet being told this directly was deeply distressing!

“So be it, I will show you that there’s no sister stronger than me in this world!”

As she spoke, Rin leaped up into the air, raising her right hand, the gems between her fingers shimmering with magical light.

“Neun, Acht, Sieben–Stil, Schie, Szlig; Beschiesen Erschiesung–!”

With Rin’s chant, she forcefully threw the gem from her fingertips, which then transformed into a massive hailstorm, roaring towards Sakura. At that moment, Rin Tohsaka was no longer Sakura’s sister, but the magician Rin Tohsaka, launching an attack on Sakura!

So, is this the true power of sister?

Watching the hailstorm lunging toward herself, Sakura’s expression slightly stiffened.

However–she was no longer that little girl who could only cry!

“Coordinate fixed, horizontal axis unlocked–space expansion!”

Along with Sakura’s chanting, the next moment before her appeared a black barrier akin to a curtain, and the ground-destroying hail smashed into the black cloth–then was entirely swallowed up, leaving no trace.

“Is this? Imaginary space?”

“That’s right, big sis still remembers my attribute. Initially, if I didn’t have this power, I probably wouldn’t have been sent away by father. But now, discussing the past is meaningless, so please, big sis, witness my power!”

As her voice fell, Sakura also raised her hand and swung it fiercely toward Rin Tohsaka, the next moment, black light blades resembling wild beast claws roared out from her hands, sweeping the ground as they attacked Rin Tohsaka. Rin swiftly retreated backward, narrowly escaping the earth-splitting impact at the last moment.

However, the next moment, something Rin Tohsaka hadn’t anticipated occurred.

“–Whoosh!”

Within the pitch-black sharp blades that brushed past her, suddenly emerged several curse bullets, facing this sudden attack, Rin Tohsaka was caught off guard, and was hit squarely, tumbling backwards.

“Ah–!”

Rin rolled a few times on the ground, then stood up, although she still forced herself to remain calm, her body was burning with pain.

“I really didn’t expect you to have this kind of skill… Didn’t you just say that curse bullets are child’s play?”

“This has nothing to do with me.”

But Sakura shook her head.

“They were not curse bullets I cast, rather it was from the attack you launched at me just now, I simply returned them to you as they were.”

“What?”

Hearing Sakura’s response, Rin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.

She recalled that the trait of imaginary space is…

“So what comes next is a piece of advice, big sis, if you don’t dodge, you’ll die.”

“–!”

Just as Sakura’s voice reached her ears, Rin seemed to sense something, quickly looked upward, and then saw hailstones roaring down from the sky, rushing toward her!

That was the magic she had just unleashed towards Sakura!

“Baut!”

At that moment, Rin Tohsaka’s heart also shocked, she quickly flicked a gem, turning it into a barrier in front of herself, finally blocking this wave of her own attack.

Meanwhile, Rin finally figured out Sakura’s magic.

Imaginary space manipulation!

Imaginary is an extremely rare attribute among magicians, and imaginary space even more so, differing from other magic, imaginary space cannot be observed, any object trapped in imaginary space will have its time completely halted until released. For imaginary space, the most awesome aspect is that it can contain anything, be it living beings or inanimate objects, even magic can be swallowed, frozen–obviously, Sakura’s magic was about manipulating imaginary space, swallowing other people’s magic, then releasing it again.

This was bad enough by itself!

I never thought such magic existed!

Realizing this, Rin gritted her teeth and pulled out a gem, throwing it forward, quickly turning it into a roaring stream of magic bullets, lunging towards Sakura. And Sakura again raised her hand to open up the imaginary space, swallowing Rin’s attack.

But this was all within Rin’s anticipation, after releasing the gem magic, she leapt up, taking advantage of Sakura’s distracted attention to pounce towards her. In that moment, Rin Tohsaka’s magic circuit was fully activated, enhancing her magic for her to dash in front of Sakura at unimaginable speed, striking towards Sakura’s chest.

Bajiquan, Principle Strikes with Elbow!

For Rin, this move was a secure win!

However…

“It’s useless, big sis.”

Just as Sakura’s voice reached Rin’s ears, Rin shockingly saw Sakura clenching her right fist, punching towards her!

“Bang–!”

The next moment, Rin felt like she was hit by a hammer, directly flying backward, crashing heavily into a nearby utility pole, even breaking it and causing it to fall thunderously.

Luckily, Rin Tohsaka’s enhancement covered her whole body; otherwise, this strike would have been enough to keep her down. Even so, Rin felt a burning pain in her body.

Probably broke two or three ribs…

Holding her chest, Rin stood up, gritting her teeth, while in front of her, Sakura clenched her fists, staring at her.

“Swinging fists a hundred times a day, praying a hundred times, then swinging fists another hundred times–one hundred times–you’re not the only one who can fight in close combat, big sis.”

“Good, this makes it interesting.”

Staring at Sakura, Rin revealed a slight smile, also once again took her stance.

“Originally, I thought as a big sister, bullying my little sister might not be very nice, but now it seems, I don’t need to hold back anymore.”

“It’s the first time I know, big sis, that you don’t like to admit defeat.”

Sakura also clenched her fists, staring at Rin.

The two faced each other briefly.

Then, the battle resumed.