Shirou's Emiya Residence, Tohsaka Style / The Tohsaka Residence and Shirou

The defensive barrier set up outside was easily smashed through by the enemy with a single shot.

Ultimately, the most important thing in Jewel Magecraft is money! To unleash high-level Magecraft, you must use high-grade gems. To block Servant's Jewel Magecraft, you need at least a large gem of A-rank Magecraft. Even a wealthy person wouldn't have many of these gems; every one used is one less available.

Even if she were reborn, Rin Tohsaka would never waste her time like that! Absolutely not!

Otherwise, what's the point of her working out so hard, practicing boxing, and doing several rounds of push-ups before bed? Of course, it's for things that can be solved with her fists, without needing gems!

Bang!

Another sound of a barrier being broken rang out; the enemy's Servant had already entered the villa and would soon find the basement.

If things continue like this, she will have no choice but to rely on the Baji Quan she has practiced for ten years since her rebirth, which she has only just mastered to the basics, to fight the Servant face-to-face.

"I can't do anything with you. Here, take this." Gudako then pulled a smartphone out of her pocket and tossed it over.

"This is a portable phone (cell phone)? It seems you're not from 2004. But what use is it?" Rin Tohsaka reached out and caught it, asking with a puzzled look.

"Let's use this to summon Servant and then transform!" Gudako said, giving a thumbs up.

"Huh?" Rin Tohsaka exclaimed, confused, and frowned, looking angrily at Gudako.

"Are you taking me for an idiot?! How could a cell phone summon Servant?!"

Gudako puffed out her cheeks and said, "That's possible! As long as you have enough luck, Rin-san, you have one-quarter European blood, are a noblewoman from Japan, and know Chinese martial arts. Maybe you can become Kongming in one go, Tamamo-no-Mae second, and Merlin in the third. Then you can become Mei Tianli's concubine!"

"I don't quite understand, but the second half of the sentence gives me the feeling of false advertising. It's definitely not as simple as you say," Rin Tohsaka said irritably.

"Hehe, I've been exposed." Gudako playfully smacked her head, then looked at Rin Tohsaka and said, "But the phone's summoning system is real."

Rin Tohsaka tapped on her phone, entered the game, and opened the summoning pool with some skepticism. Suddenly, a golden light flashed across the seven-colored card face, and just as she was about to flip it over...

A loud crash echoed from the door above the basement. A rapidly spinning red spear slashed more than ten long marks across the door before exploding. In the next instant, the spearman burst into the basement, Black Mist billowing from his body. His crimson pupils blazed with madness, like a ferocious hunting dog that would not let any of its prey escape.

"Finally found them, oh, the two ladies. You haven't summoned your Servant yet? That's a real headache. My orders are to eliminate all Master." Cú Chulainn raised his spear, facing directly at them.

"Cú Chulainn!" Gudako exclaimed. The first Singularity she faced in Chaldea was the burning Fuyuki City, and it was Cú Chulainn who helped her back then. She never expected that now, there would be a world where she would fight against him.

Upon seeing the spearman's figure, the black-haired girl understood something, and said with a pout, "So he wasn't quite dead after all! That fake priest!"

"Oh, Miss, it seems you already guessed it. But my current Master is not only cowardly, he's practically half-dead, so I'm the one who's dealing with this troublesome Master. You guys are really interesting, it seems I have no choice but to settle things here." Cú Chulainn shook his head helplessly, saying with obvious displeasure.

"What should we do, Rin-senpai!" Gudako asked.

"Ahhh! Enough! Let's run!" Rin Tohsaka quickly grabbed Gudako and dragged her to stand on the teleportation Magecraft circle. The next moment, the two girls appeared at the corner of the wall a hundred meters away from the villa.

No matter what, this is Magecraft's home, and the basement is Tohsaka's Magecraft workshop. How could they not have made any preparations? Now that Tohsaka has activated the mechanism to seal the basement, even a high-ranking Servant won't be able to get out easily for a while.

Chapter 395 Tohsaka's Emiya Residence

"Wow! We came out as soon as we went down!" Gudako exclaimed in surprise, her amber eyes wide as she looked around at the scenery.

Just seconds ago, they were in that dark, enclosed basement, but now they can look up and see the stars in the night sky.

They were now on a side street in a residential area, where rows of tall streetlights illuminated the ground.

Gudako turned her head and followed the gaze of the black-haired girl in the red long-sleeved shirt. She could see a Western-style villa with lights on in the windows. It seemed that they had been Magecraft transported out of the basement of that villa.

"Damn it... What a waste! If we had summoned Servant, we could have kept Lancer." Rin Tohsaka gritted her teeth, looking at the two shattered Ruby in her palm, and said with heartache.

Gudako, observing this, couldn't help but remark, "This miserly attitude... it's just like Ishtar- chan..."

"Alright, as long as we don't use Command Spells, that spearman won't be able to come out for a while. Let's go find a safer place first." Rin Tohsaka composed herself and said to the girl. No matter what, Gudako did appear within the summoning circle she set up, and she couldn't abandon the girl.

"Rin-senpai, where are we going?" Gudako asked, puzzled.

"Just follow me. We're here. You'd better tell me honestly what's going on." Rin Tohsaka strode forward.

"Oh..." Gudako replied, following Rin Tohsaka through the long passageway of the residential area, finally stopping in front of a traditional-style mansion.

"Wow, this is it? A grand Japanese-style mansion!" Gudako exclaimed, looking around with great curiosity.

"Ah, this was originally a mansion bought by someone named Emiya, but the owner died a few years ago, so I bought it."

"Emiya?!" Gudako blinked her big eyes. Surprisingly, she didn't feel like a stranger in this world at all; it was as if everyone around her was someone she knew.

Back in 1994, during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu Emiya, though protected from being engulfed by the Black Mud thanks to his sword sheath, was still corrupted by Black Mud. Because of the White God, Shirou Emiya disappeared in this world, and Kiritsugu, unable to save anyone, fell into despair.

As Saber's magical power left in this world completely disappeared, the scabbard, as a relic, also lost its magical abilities. Although Kiritsugu Emiya lived a few years longer than in the original timeline, he spent his life in endless regret and finally died alone due to the decline of his body's magical power.

In Wako, once the owner of a house dies without heirs, the property reverts to the Wako government. In a country where land resources are scarce, it is immediately reclaimed. It may even be razed to the ground and sold. Therefore, Rin Tohsaka used her connections to buy the property before that.

After all, the land area of the Kingdom of He is less than one-twentieth of that of China, only 370,000 square kilometers, but has a population of more than 140 million, and its population density is more than twice that of China.

Because it is an island nation located in a remote area, it spans two climate zones. For example, Hokkaido, which consists of many islands, has a cold climate. Although it occupies more than one-fifth of Japan's land area, it has only a population of more than five million.

Some areas are characterized by continuous high mountains and steep ridges, with active volcanoes that erupt from time to time, making them uninhabitable. There are also small islands that could disappear at any time as the icebergs melt. Coastal areas located in earthquake zones or prone to typhoons and tsunamis cannot accommodate many high-rise buildings.

Rin Tohsaka took out her key, opened the door, waved to the orange-haired girl, and led her inside.

"Excuse me~!" Gudako said, taking off her shoes in the entryway and curiously looking around at the Japanese-style buildings.

"No need to be polite, there's no one here," Rin Tohsaka said casually.

This mansion is very large. When you enter the main house through the foyer, you see an antique cabinet that looks very old. Turning right inside, you enter a small living room with tatami flooring and a rectangular table in the center. The kitchen is located behind the tatami floor.

Although each room in the main house is not large, there are many rooms. Each room is separated by a white Japanese paper door. Pushing open one room after another, it seems like there are never enough rooms. Even a dozen people could stay here.

Behind the veranda is a spacious backyard planted with flowers, grass, and a few trees. Next to the main house is another building, a Western-style villa, and on the other side is a dojo. At the far end is a single-story hut that serves as a warehouse.

Everything was preserved exactly as the black-haired girl remembered it.

At that moment Tohsaka was walking into the kitchen to boil water and make tea for Gudako.

"It's evening now, so is it alright to drink black tea?"

"Yeah, I'm not picky about drinks," Gudako replied.

Please enjoy your meal.

"Thanks."

After drinking the tea, Gudako began to recount how she got there.

The black-haired girl put her thumb to her lips, pursed her lips, and said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, it does make sense. It's actually a teleportation Magecraft allows travel to parallel worlds. However, if it's that great genius of the Renaissance, with the Holy Grail providing power, something like this isn't entirely impossible..."

"It's probably because Da Vinci is Servant, and the teleportation array he uses is also powered by Servant's magic. And just as I was chanting the incantation, I bit my tongue... no! Something went wrong! So the summoning array turned into a receiving teleportation array." The black-haired girl blushed and quickly corrected herself.

Gudako nodded in understanding. This was probably the reason why the girl in front of her, after being Divine Possession, didn't become Servant known for her Magecraft. Ishtar had also mentioned that when she used the magic of Jewel Magecraft to Mana Burst this enhanced skill, she often missed the opportune moment to activate it.

"Speaking of Chaldea, the name you mentioned sounds familiar. Could you tell me more about what they do there?" Rin Tohsaka asked.

"Um, her full name is the Human Order Survival Guarantee Organization, Phineas Chaldea. I think the family of Director Marie is quite famous in the world of Magecraft. Her surname is Animsfia, I think," Gudako explained.

Rin Tohsaka seemed to have realized something, her eyes widened, and she slammed her hand on the table, exclaiming, "The Animsfia family!? The Lord family that controls the Department of Astrophysics at the Clock Tower!"

Gudako exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Director Marie's house is so impressive?! When I saw her before, she certainly seemed like someone extraordinary."

Rin Tohsaka replied irritably, "Of course! Although it's not as powerful as the Three Great Families, the Animsfia family's Starlight Grand Magecraft is extremely strong. They are proficient in theology and skilled in divination. It's said that they even produced a rare Magecraft with the Magic Eye of the Future."

Moreover, they and the Bartholomello family, who currently hold the highest power, are both aristocratic supremacists and allies with aligned political interests. Gudako, you're actually a key figure in the Lord's Research Institute? Does that mean you have a very promising future?"

Rin Tohsaka's eyes lit up. As long as she could establish connections with those noble families, she could have as many jewels as she wanted and use them as she pleased!

It's important to know that the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower are all renowned Magecraft families with a thousand-year history. The Twelve Lords are the twelve leading figures who control the educational resources of the Mage's Association, essentially the deans of several major departments in the world's top universities, independently managing their respective academies.

It can be said to be the central hub of the Mage's Association. Apart from the alchemists of the Atlas Institute and the mysterious Wandering Sea, almost all the respectable Magecraft in Europe choose to study Magecraft under the Clock Tower.

The Lord of Animsfia is not like Lord El-Melloi II, who was used as a scapegoat after the unexpected death of the original head of household, before the successor could truly mature. Therefore, the El-Melloi Family has lost power, and Lord El-Melloi II has been ostracized, losing the Mineralogy Department, which had a wealth of students and resources, and being relegated to the Department of Modern Magecraft, where he can only teach some eccentric students that others cannot teach.

But then, Rin Tohsaka looked at Gudako with a puzzled expression and asked, "But who is Marie? Shouldn't the current Lord be a man?"

Gudako chuckled dryly and said, "Ah, Director Marie is probably only 13... no, 12 years old right now?"

"Hmm... so you're from the future too, albeit from another world. By the way! Do you know any information that guarantees winnings? Like the winning numbers for the lottery jackpot, the results of the World Cup, Olympic news! Anything is fine!" The black-haired girl excitedly grasped the girl's hand and said.

Gudako shook her head. As someone who could only dream of changing their bloodline in the real world, how could she dare to hope for such a miraculous outcome?

She thought for a moment and then said, "No, I haven't paid much attention to any of this... In 2015, Demon God King will appear, and he will burn Human Order. Does that count?"

"Ha? So you were transported here because of that Demon King?" the black-haired girl asked in confusion.

"Don't worry, that's already been taken care of," Gudako replied with a smile.

Rin Tohsaka smiled and agreed, "Yeah, is that so? That's great... Wait, so you saved Human Order?"

Gudako, feeling embarrassed by the stares, scratched the back of her head and said with a laugh, "Actually, I'm not that great~! The important thing is everyone; I just want to survive."

"Hey! This is about saving Human Order!" Rin Tohsaka retorted.

"Although I don't really feel anything, and the Mage's Association hasn't said anything explicitly either," Gudako said.

Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened as she retorted, "That's only natural! That's the Human Order, the law that guides humanity to the future, something like the rules of the World Tree, or the Akasha Records. Even if your organization provides enough evidence to show that you saved something like that, no one will thank you for it."

Your actions are as if you were telling a stranger that you went back thousands of years to prevent a disaster, saving his ancestors from thousands of years ago, or that because of you, his descendants were able to be born safely dozens of generations later.

While you did save the world and allow humanity to continue, that only put the world back on track. It allowed people to go to school and work the next morning. For those who survived, it was just ordinary daily life, something to be taken for granted.

No matter how great your achievements, they are meaningless to this modern society. On the contrary, because Chaldea can influence human history, it might be seen as a dangerous entity or a tool to be used, and thus become a target."

"But speaking of which... Chaldea, you're really in a tough spot when it comes to saving Human Order," Rin Tohsaka said, looking at Gudako with some sympathy.

"Yes, that's right!" Gudako in deep agreement.

She thought that once she defeated Goetia, resolved the Incineration of Humanity Time, and restored Human Order, everything would be over. However, her life was still full of surprises and strange events. Even those who weren't enemies would unexpectedly drag her into bizarre situations. Even the Servant summoned by Chaldea would occasionally pull her around, as if she were destined for a life of constant toil.

Chaldea suddenly fell into an unknown crisis. All kinds of instruments malfunctioned. She, Mash, and Fou were personally teleported to three different worlds by Da Vinci. She didn't know how the child was doing now.

This is also a very dangerous world. When the Holy Grail was mentioned in the Chaldea training room, she had studied materials related to Fuyuki.

The Holy Grail War that took place in Fuyuki City in 2004 involved the Greater Holy Grail, which was connected to a vast spiritual vein and achieved the Soul Materialization through the Third Magic. Although it was not as good as the original Holy Grail, it was still a very special type among the subspecies of the Holy Grail, with a very high degree of completion.

The seven Servant summoned throughout history include many top-tier powerhouses, some even possessing combat strength reaching the Grand Class rank.

This Holy Grail War system was executed five times, finally ending around 2014 when the head of household of the Tohsaka household, one of the Three Founding Families that initiated the war, and Lord El-Melloi of the Department of Modern Magecraft, joined forces to dismantle the Greater Holy Grail, which was located in the underground ley lines of Fuyuki City.

It's still 2004 now. In fact, this isn't Gudako's first time here, but the last time she came, the place had been completely reduced to burning ruins.

As Chaldea's Master and Sub-Servant, she and Mash completed their first mission here, and even witnessed the Director being thrown into the simulated planet and burned to death by Professor Lev... It was impossible for her not to remember it vividly.

However, both Fuyuki City in the Singularity and Fuyuki City in the Fifth Holy Grail War are extremely dangerous.

"Oh well! Things will work themselves out." Gudako smiled, leaving her unknown worries behind. An optimistic girl by nature, she always chose to forge ahead.

Chapter 396 Tohsaka Estate and Shirou

After talking with Gudako, Rin has figured out what exactly happened.

There's definitely a reason why Gudako was transported to this world and appeared beside her. Chaldea, as an observer of Human Order, is there to repair problems when they arise.

Without a doubt, Gudako's arrival here is definitely due to the need to investigate this world where history has changed.

Since her rebirth, Rin Tohsaka has lived a much more peaceful life in this world than in her previous life, because all the people who deserved to die have died, or rather, disappeared. Although the people important to her are no longer here.

The only thing she and Gudako have in common is, unsurprisingly, the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. The most likely reason is that fake priest Kirei Kotomine, who should have disappeared but was able to send Cú Chulainn to attack.

"I've confirmed with the church more than once over the years that the new priest sent by the Church of the Holy See couldn't possibly be there. The Kirei Grail was indeed destroyed in 1994, and that Golden Flash king has left this world."

The man who considers Fuyuki City, no, the whole world, as his own property, if he were to stay, he certainly wouldn't be content to hide away. Instead, he would swagger around the streets, spending money extravagantly.

She had set up surveillance barriers in all the commercial districts of Fuyuki City, and indeed, she did not see any trace of Servant.

Rin Tohsaka rubbed her furrowed brow, then turned to the girl beside her and said, "Alright, Gudako, I'll take you to your room. You can take a nap here."

"And what about you Rin-senpai?" Gudako asked, puzzled.

"I'll go out and investigate for a little while, then I'll come back to rest. You should go to sleep first," Rin Tohsaka said.

"There might be danger outside, so you should use the FGO system!" Gudako said.

"FGO system? This portable phone you gave me before? Is this some amazing Mystic Code developed by Chaldea?" Rin Tohsaka asked in confusion.

"Although I don't quite understand it either, what Da Vinci gave me must be something useful," Gudako said with certainty.

"Well... to be honest, I'm not really good at using these kinds of tech products. I can drive a car, but once someone has ridden in one of my cars, they don't want to ride in it a second time."

"Things like video recorders and computers have so many buttons to press, and I don't really understand them. They work sometimes and don't work at all." Rin Tohsaka pulled her smartphone out of her pocket and said with a troubled expression.

"If Rin-senpai doesn't learn these things, her future life will be very inconvenient, you know. Let me teach you," Gudako said, stepping forward.

"Oh, thank you." Rin said humbly, even though it wasn't her forte.

"Let's summon her first!" Gudako opened the FGO system for Rin.

"Summon?" Rin Tohsaka pressed the summon button.

Above the shield formed of light and shadow, more than a dozen orbs of light appeared, coalescing into a circle and spinning rapidly. Accompanied by lightning, they emitted a white light, and a golden card appeared there.

"It's here! Damn it! It's a gold card!" Gudako exclaimed, whether from surprise or anger.