Among martial arts, there is a crucial skill called: resistance to strikes. The method of training is to repeatedly hit the resistant parts of the body. Once it becomes natural, the striking force is increased, and the hitting continues, thereby continuously improving the ability to withstand strikes.
Mana Tempering follows the same principle. To improve the endurance of body cells and physical strength, one repeatedly impacts the body with bursting Magic Power, cycling through this process. Once adapted, the intensity is increased, ultimately forging a powerful body capable of rivaling Phantasmal Species.
The ignited ball of Magic Power instantly impacted her entire body; her internal organs, muscles, bones, and skin were all cleansed by the Magic Power's impact.
Rin only felt a dull "boom" in her head, excruciating pain throughout her body, and her internal organs vibrated so much she almost vomited. Her muscles and bones ached as if they were being twisted into a knot.
What kind of ancient Chinese body-forging technique is this? It's a blatant sense of déjà vu!
Rin complained internally but also knew that things had priorities. It wouldn't be too late to complain about the author after saving Sakura.
For Sakura, let alone ancient body forging, I'd even endure the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation!
"Thud!"
"Pfft."
Another shock. This time, Rin was truly severely injured. Her bones cracked, her internal organs were impacted, and a mouthful of fresh blood splattered, staining half of her body red.
Rin lay limply on the carpet, enduring the excruciating pain throughout her body but unable to use magic to heal.
The essence of Healing Magic is to stimulate cellular potential with magic, accelerating cell division to heal injuries. This itself is a burden on the body. If Healing Magic were used to repair at this time, the training effect would be negligible.
According to the book, as long as she maintained this state of spreading Magic Power throughout her body, it would accelerate the healing of injuries, and repairing the injuries would also be a process of strengthening the body.
It's complete self-abuse. Now I can only accept it. Giving up halfway is worse than being a salted fish. I just hope I don't develop an M-tendency… Thus, Rin began her path of cultivation to train herself into Human Rocket Launcher No. 2.
In the first month, Rin could only train in a meditative posture, from collapsing after two attempts to five, six, ten times… After a month of training, her internal body basically adapted to the current level of Magic Power impact. She then began to combine it with physical exercises: push-ups, sit-ups, squats, each movement accompanied by a Magic Power impact… Half a year later, her body had completely adapted to the current level of Magic Power cleansing… "Boom!"
Rin, who had already passed her third birthday, vomited blood again and lay on the same carpet as before.
That's why no proper Magician would willingly practice this kind of thing!!!
Rin, who had obviously grown a lot taller, lay on the ground, silently screaming. If she could, she wouldn't want to choose this path of "training herself into a human weapon."
However, if she followed the normal Magician's path, her eight-year-old self would be too weak, probably not even qualified to enter the Holy Grail War. At most, she could only have a "Little Rin's Adventure" like in the original story, causing a small disturbance for the Caster group. Well, if it were her, maybe she could cause a big disturbance, but it wouldn't change anything.
Counting the time, Sakura was sent away when she was five, and I should be six, but I don't know which day, maybe before my birthday, not yet five, so at most three more years. Yesterday at lunch, I heard Mother say that Tokiomi had taken a disciple, a priest from the Church. It seems Kirei Kotomine has already appeared.
"Continue!"
"Thud!"
Because of the impact of the body tempering, Rin often came out of the basement covered in blood. Aoi would ask her what happened with a pained heart, and Rin would always say:
"Ah! That, today I felt I made a breakthrough in Healing Magic, so I cut myself to try it out. It's nothing, just like that."
Looking at her eldest daughter, often covered in blood and sweat, Aoi's heart ached more than if it were being cut by a knife. She was still at an age to be playful and laugh in her parents' arms. Even with the resolve she had made when marrying into the Tohsaka Family, seeing Rin like this, she couldn't help but waver slightly.
"Rin, even if you want to inherit the Tohsaka Family, you must take care of your body. If you continue like this, you might collapse before it's time to inherit the Tohsaka Family."
"If that happens, then leave this family to Sakura. Before that, I will definitely clear the path for Sakura," Rin said to Aoi with a smile.
Due to a year of Mana Tempering, Rin's physical development far surpassed children her age. At three years old, her height was already close to 70 centimeters, far exceeding Sakura, who was only one year younger than her.
Rin rubbed Sakura's soft black hair, genuinely smiling as she held Sakura in her arms, "Sakura's hair is so beautiful, so black and shiny, and it feels smooth to the touch. Sakura, you must grow up happily like other children. I will definitely protect you."
Two-year-old Sakura was still muddled, unable to fully understand her Onee-chan's words.
But she knew that her Onee-chan rarely played with her; it was always her mother who accompanied her.
Only occasionally, at her mother's request, would her Onee-chan play with her for a day.
At night, her mother always held her to sleep, while her Onee-chan was not there, despite being almost the same age as her.
The only time she frequently saw her Onee-chan was during meals.
Her Onee-chan always came and went in a hurry, chatting and joking happily with her and her mother during meals.
Although Sakura didn't understand what her Onee-chan was doing, Sakura knew that her Onee-chan was very tired.
My Onee-chan is protecting me... In truth, Sakura didn't even understand what the word 'protect' meant, but this concept had already been deeply ingrained in her heart.
Sakura developed an unparalleled trust and sense of security towards her Onee-chan, whom she only saw at mealtimes every day.
When held in her Onee-chan's arms, she felt even more at ease than in her mother's embrace.
"Cough, cough, cough... ha... ha... ha."
Rin once again emerged, gasping and coughing, steadying herself against the stone wall of the staircase.
Her sweat-soaked dress clung to her slender body, and her tired form seemed fragile and weak, but her sharp, knife-like eyes told onlookers that this was merely an illusion.
At this time, Rin was already four years old.
Under the refinement and forging of Finale Magic Power, Rin's physique had significantly surpassed the level of an average adult, and she had already begun to gradually adapt to the pressure of Mana Burst.
If she went all out, Rin could easily handle three to five strong adult men.
Because Magic Power Refinement involved training the physique from the inside out with magic power, the enhanced muscle cells were condensed and compressed, so outwardly, Rin looked no different from an ordinary girl.
It's a good thing Rin didn't develop muscles!
Because she had early exposure to the field of Magecraft, after communicating with Tokiomi, Rin did not attend kindergarten, as it was completely meaningless.
Magicians and ordinary people were inherently two different worlds, so why bother interacting with them?
Tokiomi fully understood this and readily approved Rin's request.
It was now seven in the morning.
Next, Rin would take a bath and change clothes, because with the Holy Grail War approaching, Tokiomi was increasingly busy, rarely returning home more than once every three to five months.
Therefore, the subsequent breakfast would only be shared by Aoi, Rin, and Sakura, the three mother and daughters.
"Two years left, but how can I change Sakura's fate of being sent away?
Getting rid of Matou Zouken is undoubtedly the most direct and thorough way, but it's like a fool's dream.
I'm well aware of my current strength, and simply preventing Sakura from being sent away isn't enough.
Sakura is also a Magician's descendant and must have the protection of a Magic Crest... Hmm?"
Emerging from the basement, she entered the study, which was so vast it could rival a small library.
Rin walked step by step towards the door.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Rin paused.
Her senses, sharpened by the training of magic power, relayed information to her brain: someone was sleeping in the study!
At this time, the servants should be cleaning the hall and preparing breakfast and the masters' toiletries.
Could it be that a servant was slacking off and hiding here to sleep?
Rin scanned back and forth among the bookshelves with a puzzled expression, finally locating her target under the last row of bookshelves near the door.
"Sakura! Why are you sleeping here?!"