"At last, the day has come. I will pave the way for the Campbell family's prosperity. With the omnipotent wish-granting device, even reaching the Root is not impossible."
Tom, his hair graying and his features ordinary, looked down at the lambs upon the enormous magic circle. Unrestrained delight curled at the corners of his lips, while flames known as ambition burned in his eyes.
Just as Tom felt that everything was proceeding exactly as he had expected, a blinding white light suddenly erupted before him. Violent whirlwinds swept through the entire mine pit, and the magic circle he had prepared actually lit up! It lit up on its own!
"Fuck! What's going on?"
Nilria could only feel the Mana throughout her body constantly flowing into the magic circle beneath her feet. The immense drain squeezed every one of her Magic Circuits. Her small body shook violently, and unable to bear the burden, Nilria let out a painful cry.
"Ah!"
Nilria rolled her eyes and fainted on the spot, her forehead covered in sweat. Hozuki Mitsuru hurriedly caught her.
Nilria was only twelve years old. Her aptitude was ordinary, and she had never received systematic magical education. Everything she knew had come from the books in her family's collection. Even though the Holy Grail supplied most of the Mana required to summon a Servant, a ritual of this level was still far too much for her.
At the same time, beyond time and space, within the Throne of Heroes located in the Boundary Record Belt, a man sleeping upon a golden throne suddenly opened his eyes.
"Someone is summoning me. This presence... is it Nefertari?" The man's brows furrowed slightly, his expression both strange and excited.
To verify his guess, and to see his beloved once more, the man did