"Tch, damn worthless trash!"
Saber Alter cursed under her breath, raised Excalibur, and unleashed her Noble Phantasm without mercy.
A torrent of dark violet light instantly swallowed Berserker. When the radiance faded, Berserker, with only half his body remaining, was still standing where he had been.
"Berserker!"
Illya cried out, then glared angrily at Saber Alter.
"To make Berserker lose a life so quickly... you bastard!"
"Roar!"
At the very instant Illya spoke, Berserker's Noble Phantasm, Twelve Trials, activated. He recovered once more and let out a furious roar.
After a brief moment of thought, Illya stopped Berserker, who was preparing to attack again. Pinching the hem of her skirt, she gave Saber Alter a curtsey.
"Looks like I won't be seeing Kiritsugu tonight. But if Kiritsugu intends to see me, tell him to come find me. He knows where I am. Let's go, Berserker."
Leaning on her sword, Saber Alter watched as Master and Servant disappeared down the street.
At that moment, Zouken Matou approached Saber Alter with his cane.
"Hehehe, my apologies, King of Knights. It seems my disappointing grandson affected your performance. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. My disappointing grandson will soon provide you with unlimited magical energy."
"Hmph. That was merely a warm-up, old man! Go! I'm hungry again after warming up. Hurry and present me with delicious food!"
At that moment, throughout Fuyuki City, countless Magi witnessed the mythical battle from different locations.
On the top floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fuyuki City, a female Magus looked at her companion and swallowed in shock.
"This is a real Holy Grail War? You've got to be kidding. They can actually summon something like that?"
Her companion was in an even worse state. His legs trembled as he clung to the rooftop railing, staring at the street Saber Alter's Noble Phantasm had completely destroyed.
"This has to be a dream. That nauseatingly dense magical energy... those monsters who can cause sonic booms with a casual swing of their weapons... how could they possibly exist in the modern age?!"
Countless Magi would be unable to sleep that night.
After watching the battle between Servants that had been relayed from the city, Lorelei rose and walked to the window. She watched the choir in the farmyard collectively disposing of Dead Apostle corpses. After pondering for a while, she gave an order to the butler behind her.
"Send out the order immediately. Don't let those idiots provoke the Masters in the Holy Grail War. Avoid Servants whenever possible!"
"Yes, as you wish."
Lorelei raised her head and looked through the window at the night sky. Does Sajyou Manaka have something like that at her side as well? It seems I'll need to wait for the right opportunity to join forces with Rin!
Holy Church.
Kirei Kotomine hung up the phone in his hand, rose, and walked into the church's backyard, looking toward Shirou Emiya's room.
"The Knights of the Black Cross and the Clock Tower both intend to intervene! How could I, your father, give up such delight? I shall meet you in Europe!"
Tiamat, a woman, was the goddess of the sea, the deity who created all things, and the incarnation of primordial chaos—Chaos in Greek mythology. (From Baidu Encyclopedia)
The appearance of Tiamat Dragon in this book was taken from Wikipedia!
Jeanne d'Arc Alter and Shinji!
Early morning, Fuyuki City sewers.
Inside Kiritsugu Emiya's Magecraft workshop, Kiritsugu Emiya was adjusting the puppet prosthetic on his right arm with Maya Hisau's assistance.
Suddenly, a Servant clad in armor, with a red hood concealing his face, materialized behind Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Master, there is a Servant-summoning reaction at the Fuyuki City church. Another Servant has been confirmed on the mountain behind the Tohsaka Estate. The defenses at the Tohsaka Estate are too tight for me to penetrate, so I cannot determine whether there are any additional Servants."
Hearing Assassin's report, Kiritsugu Emiya frowned and asked,
"Assassin, is that all the information you have?"
"Regarding Servants, that is all I can confirm, Master. However, last night I discovered a large number of Magi entering the city. I do not know what they are setting up. At the same time, a large number of Magi in the outskirts are setting up similar things."
"I understand. Continue closely monitoring the Tohsaka family's movements. Also, bring me back a Magus today."
"Understood!"
With that, Assassin vanished into the sewers.
"Kiritsugu, can we really trust a Servant who hides himself like that?"
Hearing Maya Hisau's question, Kiritsugu Emiya turned and explained it to the woman who had never left his side.
"There were many nameless assassins throughout history. I already used a Command Spell to ask him. He truly has no name of his own."
"Kiritsugu, I always have a strangely familiar feeling about that Servant! Be careful."
"Yes, Maya."
Tohsaka Estate.
At first light, Rin returned with Gilgamesh. The moment she opened the gates and stepped into the mansion, she saw Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka standing in the entryway with their luggage, smiling as they waited for her.
"Dad, Mom, are you ready to leave?"
After asking, Rin leaned sideways to look behind Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka. When she failed to see Sakura or Fujino, she asked curiously,
"By the way, where are Sakura and Fujino? Weren't they supposed to be going with you?"
At that moment, Gilgamesh materialized behind Rin.
"Rin, you don't know yet? Your younger sister is a Master now as well. And the woman beside your sister has also connected herself to the Fuyuki City Holy Grail."
Tokiomi looked awkwardly at Rin. Long before the Holy Grail War, Rin had entrusted Sakura and Fujino to him. It was Tokiomi's carelessness that had allowed Sakura and Fujino to exploit an opening.
Rin looked at her parents in front of her, then at Sakura and Fujino, who were hiding and did not dare show themselves. She knew that nothing she did now could change the fact that Fujino and Sakura had joined the war, so she shouted,
"Sakura, Fujino, the two of you stay here and behave yourselves, understand?"
Then she walked over to Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka, picked up a piece of luggage, and turned toward the door.
"Let's go, Dad, Mom. I'll see you off first, then come back and deal with Sakura and Fujino."
Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka exchanged a glance, smiles appearing on both their faces. After all, Rin was acting like a little adult now.
Rin helped Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka load their luggage into the car. She sat in the backseat with Tokiomi, while Aoi Tohsaka took the driver's seat and started the car.
Tokiomi looked at his daughter seated beside him and stroked Rin's head with gratification.
"Rin, I'm sorry to trouble you. As your father, I actually need you to see us off at the airport."
"Isn't it only natural for a daughter to look after her parents?"
At that moment, Tokiomi suddenly pulled down his sleeve and cast hypnosis Magecraft, confusing Rin. The Magecraft Crest passed down through generations of the Tohsaka family surfaced on his arm. Then, while Rin was hypnotized, he grabbed her right hand, removed the Magecraft Crest, and placed it on her.
The piercing pain from her right arm woke Rin from Tokiomi's hypnosis Magecraft. Seeing Tokiomi panting heavily and covered in sweat, she felt both angry and heartbroken.
"Rin, I know you never wanted the Magecraft Crest. If I offered it to you directly, you would certainly refuse. But I am already old, and you need it more than I do. Accept it without worry, Rin. From today onward, the Tohsaka family will be entrusted to you!"
"Dad, how could you do this?!"
Aoi Tohsaka, who was driving, looked at her eldest daughter through the rearview mirror.
"Rin, your father has to manage the family business and devote energy to maintaining the Crest. He has long been unable to keep up!"
Rin turned to look at Tokiomi's temples, which had already begun to gray, and sighed.
"All right, I'll accept it. But Dad, without the Magecraft Crest, we'll need to alter the plan. No, I have to call Marisbury and have him protect you during this time!"
Seeing Rin pull out her phone, Tokiomi reached out and stopped her.
"Rin, don't worry. I made preparations before deciding to give you the Magecraft Crest. Do you remember the mercenary named Kaikiri Leshith? He will rendezvous with us after we reach Germany and escort us to meet Brother Risei. Brother Risei has also prepared sufficient manpower."
"You're not planning to travel around the world anymore?"
"Rin, your mother and I are not in a hurry for these few days. We can go after the Holy Grail War ends, depending on the situation."
"Then, Dad, Mom, as the head of the Tohsaka family, I hereby issue my first order! Dad, Mom, you must take care of yourselves and make sure you return safely!"
Hearing Rin's words, Tokiomi and Aoi Tohsaka could not help but wear warm smiles.
Meanwhile, Mt. Ryudou.
Zouken Matou brought his Servant and Shinji Matou to the Great Cavern beneath Mt. Ryudou.
Zouken Matou looked at the Greater Holy Grail before him. Then, two marks on the Command Spells on his hand instantly vanished, while he placed a bottle of Black Mud at the outer edge of the Greater Holy Grail's ritual circle.
"Begin, Saintess!"
"Roar! My rage!"
The Servant swung the flag in her hand, and blazing flames ignited the bottle of Black Mud. Strengthened by two Command Spells, Jeanne d'Arc Alter maximized the effect of her Noble Phantasm and successfully blasted open a void using the resentment within the Black Mud.
Seeing the black hole appear before him, Zouken Matou shoved Shinji Matou inside without hesitation.
The instant Shinji Matou fell into the black hole, he broke free from the Crest Worms' control within his body.
A sincere smile appeared on Zouken Matou's face. Watching the black hole slowly close, he felt as though he had instantly become several years younger.
Meanwhile, the Avalon previously buried within Shinji Matou's body began to take effect after he fell into the Black Mud. A thin membrane of light separated Shinji Matou from the Black Mud. Then several insects emerged from his body, extending their mouthparts against the edge of the membrane. They continuously absorbed the magical energy generated by the conflict between the Black Mud and the membrane, converting it for Shinji Matou.
As the magical energy was converted, Shinji Matou screamed in agony. The fragile Magic Circuits within his body were repeatedly shattered by the immense magical energy, only to be restored by Avalon again and again.
Amid the unending torment, Shinji Matou's senses seemed to expand infinitely. Suddenly sensing something, he poured all of his consciousness into it as though grasping a lifeline.
Then Shinji Matou's perspective changed. His sensations changed.
"This is Saber's vision. What's going on?! Right, if I have Saber's perspective, maybe I can control her and save myself!"
Unfortunately, Shinji Matou failed. He could only use Saber's perspective through their contract to escape the torment. Trying to control Saber was nothing but wishful thinking. Still, compared to leaving his consciousness in his own body to be tortured, this might have been the best choice.
"Hehehe, Shinji, just stay in there obediently and convert magical energy for us! Hehehe!"
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Chaldea Appears and the Dragon Factor
In a forest near the outskirts of Fuyuki City.
A burst of dazzling blue light flashed, and an orange-haired girl with a single ponytail and a man with purple seaweed-like hair appeared in the empty woods.
After the light faded, the girl energetically surveyed her surroundings. Suddenly, she noticed something and hurried to the cliff at the edge of the forest. Pointing at the distant city, she asked the man behind her,
"Wow! Uncle Shinji, is that the legendary Fuyuki City?"
This mature version of Shinji Matou slowly walked to the girl's side and gazed nostalgically at the distant city.
"Yes, Gudako. This is the Fuyuki City where your Master and I were born."
"This is where Master—ah! No, I should call her Director now—was born?"
The mature Shinji looked at Gudako's profile and smiled faintly. Then he took out a diamond that appeared to weigh seven or eight hundred carats from his pocket.
"Gudako, I'm entrusting this Mountain of Light to you!"
Gudako looked at the enormous diamond in Shinji's hand and swallowed. Although Gudako had long known about this trial plan, she could not believe that her money-grubbing Master would actually take out a jewel of this caliber.
After receiving the Mountain of Light with trembling hands, Gudako's slightly raised ponytail wilted as soon as the diamond landed in her hands.
"Gudako, don't worry. Although Rin is greedy for money, since she took it out, she won't blame you for using it. Unfortunately, you're the only one among us who inherited Rin's Magecraft. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to let you take such a risk."
Hearing the mature Shinji's words, Gudako felt slightly relieved. Yet when she thought of Rin's personality, one that treated jewels as dearly as life itself, she was still extremely worried. In Gudako's memories, her Master, Rin Tohsaka, had once fought the entire Clock Tower over this very Mountain of Light.
The mature Shinji helplessly watched Gudako cower like a quail. He rubbed her head and instructed her,
"Gudako, remember, you absolutely must not come into contact with Rin during this trial. We can only act in secret!"
"Yes, Uncle Shinji."
At that moment, Rin, having seen her parents off, returned to the Tohsaka Villa. Looking at Sakura and Fujino waiting for her outside the villa gates, Rin felt her head begin to ache again.
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