If you insist. [she's almost happy.] I was born with the ability to cast magic. It's not something everyone has, even in my world. Even then, you have to have special training to learn how to use magecraft or you risk toying with death. Parents pass traits on to their children, right? In my case, I inherited my "magic circuits", and the responsibility to carry my family's legacy into the future.

That's what being a magus means to me—or, at least, part of it. I'm here because of others who worked hard all their lives and I'm going to accomplish great successes to hand down to my child, too. I'll bring honor to the Tohsaka name. My father's goals are the correct ones, for a magus. We strive to achieve a glimpse of the core of all things.

[the holy grail war comes in there, though she does not mention it.]

But I'll also do my best just for me. I know I'm skilled. I will never take my magic beyond its limits. I won't endanger innocent people. Being a magus equates with strength and elegance for me. The challenge is fulfilling for me. My life is never boring. Most of all, it's my own.

I owe my parents that.