Dr. Hartless looked at Aiga with fervent admiration. "As expected of Command Spells directly granted by the Root, to be able to control even the King of Magecraft, Solomon!"
Aiga ignored Dr. Hartless, turning instead to Solomon. She smiled sweetly, then leaped from her stool and headed outside.
"'Mother,' everything will go according to your plan, but Rin-chan, will I truly belong to me in the end? No matter, I'm going to find Rin-chan right now, hahaha!"
Dr. Hartless watched Aiga leave, then turned and fired a magic bullet at a middle-aged man before also exiting the room.
However, what Dr. Hartless didn't notice was that Solomon, who should have been like a puppet, showed a flicker of emotional fluctuation in his eyes.
In the evening, Rin once again mounted her beloved scooter, twisted the throttle, and sped out of the Tohsaka Estate.
A short while later, Rin stopped at the street corner, frowning as she looked at the road blocked due to a major car accident. A bad feeling began to rise in her heart.
Suddenly, Rin felt an arm wrap around her waist, and a person appeared on the back seat of the scooter.
"Rin-chan, long time no see!"
Hearing the voice by her ear, Rin got goosebumps all over. She stiffly turned her head and saw Aiga holding her waist with one arm, tilting her head and smiling at her.
"Sajyo Ayaka, why are you here?"
Aiga pressed herself against Rin, resting her head on Rin's shoulder. Looking at Rin's profile, Aiga slowly spoke.
"Of course, I missed you, Rin-chan."
After speaking, Aiga's hand on Rin's waist flashed with magic, and Rin, losing control, turned the scooter around and drove towards their destination.
"Sajyo Ayaka, where are you taking me?"
"Aren't you driving yourself, Rin-chan?"
Hearing Aiga's words, Rin snorted and stopped paying attention to her, while constantly thinking of countermeasures and solutions in her mind.
As time passed, Rin, riding the scooter with Aiga, arrived at a derelict factory on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.
Seeing they had reached their destination, Aiga happily leaped off the scooter. She slowly walked into one of the factory buildings, with a stiff Rin following behind her.
Rin involuntarily walked to the center of the factory. Watching Aiga circle around her, laughing, her bad premonition grew stronger.
"Hahahaha, Rin-chan, you asked me where I was taking you, didn't you? Of course, I'm taking you somewhere deserted to get rid of you!"
As Aiga slowly approached her, Rin anxiously tried to use her magic to break free from Aiga's control, but no matter how hard she tried, it was completely ineffective.
"Damn it!"
Rin, who had just been freed by Aiga, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground. She glared at Aiga, who was sucking on her finger, and demanded, "Sajyo Ayaka, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Of course, I want to kill you, Rin-chan. It's a shame Mother won't allow it right now. It's fine, once I complete Mother's plan, I'll be able to kill you, Rin-chan! Today was very pleasant, so goodbye, Rin-chan!"
Rin, panting, got up from the ground and shouted at Aiga's retreating back.
"Sajyo Ayaka, wait up, explain yourself!"
Rin, preparing to chase after Aiga, still faltered and fell to the ground due to significant blood loss.
Several hours later, Rin slowly regained consciousness. She licked her dry lips, slowly got up from the ground, and walked out of the factory.
"Damn it! Why did Aiga want to 'kill' me? Who is her mother? What is this plan?"
With a head full of questions, Rin dragged her exhausted body onto her scooter and headed back to the Tohsaka Estate.
Time returned to the evening. After saying goodbye to Kallian and the others at the school gate, Sakura, who was waiting for Rin to pick her up, waited and waited but Rin never came. Thinking Rin was held up by something else, Sakura didn't mind. After calling Fujino, she began to walk home alone.
After dinner, Sakura, still not having heard from Rin, was pulled by Fujino into the mountains behind the Tohsaka Estate.
Sakura looked at the Servant summoning array on the ground in surprise. She turned to Fujino and asked, "Fujino, when did you set this up?"
"I finished it this afternoon. Let's begin, Sakura!"
Looking at Fujino standing in the center of the array, Sakura, thinking of how she could help Rin, felt her heart heat up. She reached out and began to chant the incantation for Servant summoning.
As the array emitted light, growing brighter and brighter, an indescribable feeling simultaneously appeared in the hearts of Sakura and Fujino.
As the light faded, Fujino, now in Servant form, couldn't help but rub her temples.
"Is this the power one should possess after being provided mana by the true Holy Grail?"
At this moment, Sakura suddenly felt a warmth on the back of her right hand, and a contract linked to her.
"Boom!"
An explosion occurred not far from Sakura. After the dust settled, a man with white hair, wearing a red holy shroud, emerged from the crater.
The man squinted and looked at Sakura in front of him.
'Why is Sakura black-haired? Could this be a parallel world!'
Sakura looked on in surprise as the man before her nodded involuntarily.
"By this, the contract is established, Master."
Fujino, looking at the Servant before her, walked over to Sakura's side and curiously took her hand. She glanced at the Command Spells on the back of Sakura's hand before turning to look at the man.
"Are you the Servant? Then what is your name and class?"
The white-haired Servant wore an embarrassed expression and scratched his head.
"Apologies, due to an issue with the summoning, my memories are completely gone. I only know my class is Archer. You can just call me Archer from now on!"
Fujino regarded the man who called himself Archer with a dangerous gaze. He's not explaining his origins at all, and he was summoned early in such an incomplete Holy Grail summoning ritual. What does this Servant want? I should just kill him! However, with Sakura standing beside her, she had to suppress her dangerous thoughts.
Sakura looked at Archer before her and asked after a moment of hesitation.
"Is that really true, Archer?"
Archer looked at Sakura, and something deep within his heart seemed to be touched, but his strong will forced him to swallow the truth back just as it was about to spill out.
"Of course, Master. If you don't believe me, you can use a Command Spell."
Fujino's eyes locked onto Archer, and she warned him.
"No matter who you were in life, or how you've interfered with this ritual, you need to know that I'll be watching you constantly. If you make any move, I will kill you immediately!"
With that, a rainbow light flashed in Fujino's eyes, and a large patch of trees was instantly twisted into fragments.
"Ah, what a dangerous young lady!"
After issuing her warning, Fujino looked at the nonchalant Archer and snorted. Her red kimono then dissolved into specks of spiritual light, and she exited her Servant state.
Fujino then turned, took Sakura's hand, and started walking down the mountain.
"Archer, you'll stay here for now. Without Sakura's summoning, you are not allowed to leave this place."
Archer watched the receding figures of Fujino and Sakura, scratching his head in helplessness. He muttered to himself.
"What a forceful young lady. I wonder which parallel universe I've arrived in!"
Rin, her appearance disheveled, finally rode her scooter back into the urban area of Fuyuki City.
Rin stopped her scooter in front of a clothing store and, under the astonished gazes of the onlookers, walked into the shop.
Already in a foul mood, Rin saw the passersby and store clerks discussing her more and more intensely, occasionally pointing at her. She couldn't hold back any longer and shouted.
"What are you looking at!"
Rin then used hypnosis Magecraft to put everyone nearby to sleep before walking to the mirror to finally get a clear look at her disheveled state.
Her bright red jacket was covered in dust from falling on the ground. Her body and face were also somewhat shiny from sweating profusely earlier. Her twin-tail hairstyle was a complete mess. Most importantly, the stockings on her legs were stained with a large amount of blood from Aiga's attack earlier. The drying blood made Rin feel extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing her own pathetic state, Rin couldn't help but recall her experience in the factory. Filled with shame and anger, she punched the mirror in front of her, shattering it. She casually picked out a few clothes and went into the fitting room to change.
After changing, Rin skillfully walked to the counter, operated the cash register to pay for her items, and then left the shop. Mounting her scooter, driven by a desire for revenge, Rin did not undo the hypnosis on the people she had affected.
Although this was a very safe commercial street, she hoped the pedestrians who would be sleeping on the cold floor all night wouldn't be targeted by any thieves.
By the time Rin rode her scooter back home, it was already 11 PM. She pushed the scooter into the garage and looked at the mostly dark rooms of the mansion. Standing before the main entrance of the mansion, Rin took a deep breath to calm herself, took out her key, opened the door, and walked inside.
Rin went up to the second floor and approached the study, which was still lit. She gently knocked on the door before pushing it open and entering.
Seeing Tokiomi sitting at the desk, holding a thick Magecraft book and reading, Rin slowly spoke.
"Father, I'm back."
Tokiomi put down the book in his hand and looked at his daughter. Although Rin had tried her best to disguise it, Tokiomi keenly noticed the unnaturalness in her expression. However, facing his grown daughter, Tokiomi said nothing. He simply opened a drawer, took out a small box, and placed it on the table.
"Rin, you need this, don't you!"
"Dad, how did you know?"
Tokiomi held the box and walked to Rin's side. Looking at his daughter, who was now as tall as his shoulders, he placed his left hand on the top of her head, gently ruffling her hair, and handed her the box.
"Rin, while I may not be the best father, I understand my daughter well enough. I know what you want. Take it, Rin! Don't worry about your mother and me. We'll be leaving Fuyuki City tomorrow. Go pursue what you want with confidence!"
Rin looked at Tokiomi, who was now slightly aged, her eyes welling up with tears. She hugged him tightly.
"No, Dad! You're the best father in the world."
After a brief conversation with Tokiomi, Rin took the box and left the Tohsaka Estate. She immediately activated Starlight Mode and, disregarding the magical energy consumption, flew towards the Tohsaka Villa.
Tokiomi, holding the worried Aoi Tohsaka, stood by the study window watching Rin ascend into the sky.
"Aoi, aren't you going to say goodbye to Rin?"
"No need, my dear. I believe little Rin will be perfectly fine. Hasn't she always been unbeatable since she was little!"
"Yes, Rin is a genius! By the way, Aoi, what do you think about taking a trip around the world while we have this opportunity? The Holy Grail War and the aftermath will keep that girl Rin busy for quite some time."
Aoi Tohsaka looked at Tokiomi in surprise upon hearing his words and asked.
"My dear, aren't you going to bring Sakura and Fujino along?"
"Do I not know my own daughters now? Sakura has been trying hard to hide it, but after dinner, didn't Sakura and Fujino go to the back mountain? When they returned, I noticed the Command Spells on Sakura's hand. I suspect neither Sakura nor Fujino will be leaving with us."
"What! That child Sakura is going to do something so dangerous? No, I have to stop her."
Tokiomi tightly embraced Aoi Tohsaka, preventing the agitated woman from escaping his grasp.
"Alright, Aoi, Sakura has grown up now. Let's let these two sisters spread their wings! Besides, with Rin looking after her, Sakura will be fine!"
Section 81: A Reunion Ten Years Apart
On the outskirts of Fuyuki City, Rin landed rapidly in the courtyard of the Tohsaka Villa. Just as she was about to enter, Rin was surprised to see Kirei Kotomine emerge from the mansion.
"Kirei, why are you still here so late?"
Kirei Kotomine looked at Rin with a calm expression and replied.
"Rin, I arrived this afternoon. I intended to ask if you needed me to participate in the Holy Grail War and offer my assistance."
Rin looked at Kirei Kotomine before her and gave him a smile.
"No need, Kirei, you don't have to trouble yourself to participate this time! You have Kallian and Shirou now, so don't accompany me on any more adventures!"
"Understood. Then I shall take my leave."
"Goodbye, Kirei!"
After Rin entered the mansion, Kirei Kotomine also walked out onto the road outside the villa. Gazing at the bright moonlight, Kirei Kotomine's lips curved into a strange smile, and he took out a test tube filled with blood from his sleeve.
"Lord, please forgive me for stealing a friend's belongings. However, it is worth it for Shirou. Shirou, don't disappoint me. I haven't felt supreme pleasure in a long time, hahahaha!"
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