Invitation Letter

"Tohsaka-classmate! Wait! I wanted to ask about the Holy Grail..."

Dressed in his school uniform, Shirou hurried out through the school gates and shouted at the twin-tailed girl ahead of him.

It was dismissal time at Holy Grail Academy, so the roads around the gates were packed with students carrying their schoolbags home.

On top of that, Rin herself was a prominent figure at school, so she immediately drew a great deal of attention.

Some gossip-loving boys and girls stopped in their tracks, staring at the boy who usually wore his reddish-brown hair short. Covering their mouths, they seemed astonished that he actually had the courage to strike up a conversation with the "Unreachable Flower."

You must know that plenty of people had tried before, but the "tragic" results had been enough to crush the hopes of anyone still harboring a lucky fantasy.

That was right!

Tragic!

It could also be called a massive public humiliation.

Every boy who tried to confess to Rin or chat her up received a barrage of sharp, merciless sarcasm and ridicule.

Those with stronger nerves might only feel miserable for a few days before continuing to attend school as though nothing had happened.

Those with weaker nerves would simply transfer schools the very next day.

Because whenever they saw their classmates' countless eyes on them, those victims could not help recalling the scene that had humiliated them so badly they wanted to die.

Over time, Rin became Holy Grail Academy's universally acknowledged top student and goddess—the one most impossible to win over.

Just as the students watched this "warrior" with sympathetic looks, the usually proud goddess suddenly changed expression slightly. She grabbed Shirou's hand and ran at top speed into an inconspicuous alley nearby.

Not only did that startle Shirou himself, it left the