Aiga grinned and placed her hand on the Servant's chest. A dark red magical energy flowed from Aiga's hand and attached itself to the Servant's body, causing the Servant to struggle and roar!
"Roar!"
"Hahaha! Rin-chan, I'm sure you'll like this welcome gift."
After signing the contract with Marisbury, Rin hummed a little tune and trotted back to her room.
As soon as she entered, Rin eagerly called out to Sakura.
"Sakura! I have some great news for you!"
Sakura looked at Rin curiously as she burst through the door and hugged her.
"What's wrong, Sister?"
"Sakura, didn't I tell you I'd let you live in a big castle like a princess..."
At that moment, Waver and Gry arrived outside Kotomine Kirei's room. He knocked, then opened the door and walked in.
"Master, Lainas."
"Grandmaster, Miss Lainas."
"En, Waver, you're here."
Lainas welcomed Waver and walked to the sofa. After Waver sat down, she sat beside him and looked at Kotomine Kirei, who was sitting opposite them. Gry, however, did not receive such treatment and could only stand by the sofa, watching them.
"Master, why didn't you stop Rin and Marisbury from talking alone? Didn't you say~" Waver stopped speaking as he remembered something.
"There's no need. What can that Marisbury fellow give Rin that we can't? Can he even give Rin the entire Animsphere family?"
"Then Master, if we didn't come to the Mystic Eye Collection Train to stop Rin and Marisbury's meeting, then what did we come for?"
"Dr. Hartless, that's your previous head of the modern magecraft science department. I received intel that someone saw him boarding this train in France. I'm here for him!"
"I don't understand, Master."
"Albion's Tomb. I've investigated and found out that fellow is a survivor from the Tomb. I've decided that our El-Melloi family will strengthen our influence over Albion's Tomb. Therefore, I plan to capture him to obtain more information. However, you and Gry don't need to worry about this; I'll handle it. You two prepare yourselves during this time. I hope to see you again after Rin participates in the Holy Grail War..."
Gry was startled by Kotomine Kirei's words and looked at Waver.
"Master, is the Holy Grail War really that dangerous?"
"Gry, the Holy Grail War itself is dangerous, but you don't need to worry when you're with Rin. I think this will probably be another one of her solo performances. Those idiots who covet the Holy Grail will probably die miserably..."
Lunchtime.
Rin, Sakura, and Fujino walked out of their room and headed to the dining car.
"Look, it's Rin Tohsaka! I really want to have her. With her, our family could save 100 years of effort!"
"Hey, keep your voice down, don't let her hear you."
Rin had long grown accustomed to these magi. She ignored them and walked to an empty table, sitting down with Sakura and Fujino.
"Miss Rin Tohsaka, after a few days, you are still as radiant as ever!"
At this moment, a young man holding a glass of red wine walked over to Rin's table with feigned elegance and sat down beside her as if they were old friends.
"Who are you?"
"Miss Rin Tohsaka, have you forgotten? We met just a few days ago at the El-Melloi family's banquet. Ah, right, allow me to introduce myself. I am William Brisang, the second son of the heir of the Inheritance Department."
The person was the young man who had previously stated at the El-Melloi family banquet that Rin's magic circuits exceeded 100.
"Oh, hello William. If you have nothing else, please excuse us. I'm going to dine with my sister and disciple."
Despite Rin's dismissive words, William Brisang remained unmoved, shamelessly clinging to Rin's side, showing no intention of leaving.
"Oh, Miss Rin Tohsaka, are you also going to dine? Then it's perfect, let's eat together?"
Rin's eyes twitched as she looked at the persistent man. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
"Hey! Can't you understand human language? I'm telling you to leave, don't you understand?"
Such direct rejection made William Brisang, the second-generation young master, stand there awkwardly. However, understanding the gap between himself and Rin, he dared not act further and had no choice but to leave the dining car in frustration.
Rin didn't pay much attention to the trivial matter of driving away a fly. After William Brisang left, she beckoned a waiter and began ordering.
After leaving the dining car, William Brisang's expression suddenly turned grim. He gritted his teeth, cursed Rin, and strode back to his room.
"Damn country monkey, how dare she refuse the friendship of the Brisang family!"
"Oh, are you calling Rin-chan a monkey?"
William Brisang, who had just opened his room door, was stunned. He looked at the girl in front of him and asked.
"Who are you?"
"Was that you who called Rin-chan a monkey?"
Sensing the malice emanating from Aiga, William Brisang realized something was wrong. He nervously turned around, intending to open the door and escape the room.
"Damn it, damn it, why won't it open..."
"It really is you. Say, can I ask you to die? Rin-chan is my prince, and she'll definitely like your head as a gift."
After speaking, Aiga grinned. Countless shadow hands extended from William Brisang's shadow, firmly pinning him in place.
Then, a cleaver made of shadow appeared in Aiga's hand, and she walked towards the captured William Brisang with a ferocious expression.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Rin, who had just finished lunch and returned to her room with Sakura and Fujino, suddenly received a notification from the auctioneer. She was summoned to a carriage along with a group of bewildered magi.
When everyone arrived at the carriage, the auctioneer and the train conductor explained the reason for the summons.
"Apologies for disturbing your afternoon rest, but a murder has occurred on this train, and we are routinely gathering everyone to inform you."
Upon hearing this news, the magi began to chatter amongst themselves, descending into chaos.
Waver frowned, looking at the murmuring magi, and stepped forward.
"Quiet, please be quiet! Miss Auctioneer, who is the deceased, and who discovered the crime scene? What is the current state of the scene?"
As Waver asked several key questions, the crowd stopped their discussions and looked towards the auctioneer.
"The deceased is William Brisang. The crime scene was discovered by the train conductor. He found blood seeping from William Brisang's room during his rounds, which led him to discover this homicide. The scene has been preserved as is."
Lorelei, who had come to watch the commotion, heard the deceased's name, yawned out of boredom, and turned to walk back to her room.
"Boring. A nobody died, so what? I'm going back to my room. If this kind of boring thing happens again, don't bother me!"
Marisbury also shrugged, said nothing, and left the carriage with Olga Marie.
"Waver, you handle this. Lainas, let's go, we can explore the train!"
With the departure of the three great lords, the magi became restless again. Some magi even whispered to their companions about how William Brisang was killed by a certain lord.
Rin, who had also planned to leave, froze when she heard William Brisang's name, a bad feeling surfacing in her heart.
Section 71 Chapter 69: Aiga's Assault! (Seeking Subscriptions!)
Rin, with a heavy heart, followed Waver and the others to William Brisang's room.
Before even entering, she could smell the thick scent of blood.
Upon seeing the scene in the room, Rin covered her mouth, blocked Sakura and Fujino at the doorway, and then gagged.
Waver frowned as he looked at William Brisang's corpse. William Brisang's limbs had been severed with a sharp weapon, his entire body split open. His white spine was exposed to the air along with blood and torn muscle. More importantly, William Brisang's head was missing.
Hoshino Rieri raised her arm, covering her expression with her sleeve, and said in a cold voice.
"How tragic. What do you think, Dean Waver?"
Waver ignored Hoshino Rieri, instead squatting down and emitting magical light from his hand as he began to examine the corpse before him.
At this point, Rin could no longer bear the bloody scene. She pulled Sakura and Fujino away from the crime scene and headed towards the rear of the train, intending to get some fresh air.
When Rin arrived at the rear storage car with Sakura and Fujino, the figure that appeared before her made her hairs stand on end.
Looking at Aiga, covered in blood, with a sickly smile, staring blankly at her, Rin quickly shielded Sakura and Fujino behind her.
"Sajyo Aiga!"
"Rin-chan, you're here? Rin-chan, this is a gift for you! Please accept it."
As Aiga spoke, she opened a box on a nearby table and took out William Brisang's head, casually tossing it at Rin's feet.
Because Rin had protected them so well, Sakura, who had always lived in a peaceful environment, was startled the moment she saw the head. She screamed and covered her eyes, unable to look.
Fujino, who had experienced many things with Rin, was in a much better condition. Although she felt some physical discomfort, Fujino suppressed it, supporting Sakura while her eyes glowed with a rainbow light, ready to cooperate with Rin to attack Aiga.
Aiga seemed to notice Sakura and Fujino behind Rin at this moment. Her eyes filled with murderous intent as she looked at them, and a terrifying magical power emanated from her, causing ordinary magi to tremble all over.
'This is bad!' Rin realized immediately that Aiga had shifted her target to her sister and disciple. She exclaimed in her heart and quickly shouted.
"Fujino, quickly take Sakura and leave. Go find Lorelei, Kotomine Kirei, Marisbury, and the others to help, quickly!"
"Rin-chan, this is our date, why are you calling others?"
A black and red magical power erupted from Aiga, instantly pulling the entire carriage into some kind of alternate dimension.
"Rin-chan, after I deal with these two people who are disturbing our date, I'll eat you!"
Hearing Aiga's words, Rin's expression became grave.
"Sakura, snap out of it. Fujino, take care of Sakura first."
After speaking, Rin took out a gem containing starlight and desperately drew the starlight from it, hoping to quickly enter Starlight Mode.
"Rin-chan, are you going to reject me? I'm so sad! Rin-chan, you're a bad girl!"
"Ugh!"
Rin, who was accumulating starlight, looked in disbelief as spikes emerged from her shadow, piercing her abdomen.
Intense pain instantly surged through her, and Rin vomited a mouthful of blood. The severe pain forcibly interrupted her spellcasting, and the starlight she had just accumulated began to rampage within her body as her magic went out of control.
"Master! Die!"
Seeing Rin severely wounded by Aiga, Fujino instantly became enraged. She disregarded everything and used her Twisted Magic Eye, intending to twist Aiga.
Aiga lightly extended her slender hand and blocked the twisting force from Fujino's magic eye with just one finger.
At this moment, Sakura heard Rin's pained cry and Fujino's roar. Her feelings for Rin finally overcame her fear. She opened her eyes and saw Rin kneeling in a pool of blood, her heart trembling.
"Sister, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Rin looked at Sakura beside her, clutching the wound on her abdomen, and forced out a smile.
"I'm fine, Sakura. Hurry and find a way to take Fujino and escape. We can't beat her."
"No, I don't want to leave you, Sister."
Sakura, who had been meticulously protected by Rin for so long, often wished she could help Rin. However, reality had repeatedly shown Sakura her own powerlessness. The emotions that had been building up finally erupted at this moment. It was as if a switch had been flipped within Sakura, and her eyes, vacant, turned towards Aiga.
"It must be you. It must be you who hurt Sister, turning her into this. This is all your fault, yes, all your fault!"
Rin watched in shock as Sakura's hair gradually turned white and blood-red patterns appeared on her skin. 'This is corruption! No, Sakura has definitely not come into contact with All the World's Evil. This feeling is… Origin! Did Sakura's Origin awaken?'
Sakura wore an indescribable expression on her face, sitting in the pool of Rin's blood. She hugged Rin and began to hum a chilling ballad.
As Sakura hummed, a figure resembling a broken Little Red Riding Hood appeared. Then, Little Red Riding Hood pulled out a chainsaw covered in tentacles from under her skirt and charged at Aiga with a bloodcurdling roar.
Fujino also noticed Sakura's "abnormality." Seeing Sakura's Magic Beast entangle Aiga, she quickly stopped her Twisted Magic Eye, glanced at the now chilling Sakura, took a deep breath, and then knelt on the ground to pray.
Aiga tilted her head, looking at the charging Little Red Riding Hood with some curiosity. Then, she extended her left hand and grasped the chainsaw that was cleaving towards her. With a surge of magic, she shattered the tentacles wrapped around her.
"Oh, so your Origin has awakened? Just as I expected, Rin-chan. Being with you always leads to unprecedented sights."
Then, Aiga extended her right hand, glowing with Reinforcement Magecraft, and grasped Little Red Riding Hood's head. Crack! With a squeeze, Aiga crushed Little Red Riding Hood's skull.
As Little Red Riding Hood died, a tear trickled from Sakura's eye. Her singing grew even louder and stranger, and when combined with Fujino's prayers, it created a peculiar chemical reaction, making one feel as if they were in heaven and hell simultaneously.
Following Sakura's song, the corpse of Little Red Riding Hood on the ground writhed. A furry paw emerged from the corpse's belly, and then a bipedal gray wolf crawled out of Little Red Riding Hood's body.
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