The next day, at dusk.
As the time drew near, Tokiomi Tohsaka bade farewell to his family, took the cane Root had prepared for him, and drove alone to Fuyuki City Grand Stadium.
Samael, having assumed spiritual form, sat quietly in the back seat, gazing with interest at Fuyuki City's nightscape through the window.
Gradually, the relaxed composure of his Servant calmed Tokiomi Tohsaka, who sat behind the wheel, tense and troubled by the unclear situation.
Freedom at last!
As the car leaving the Tohsaka residence drove farther away, a petite figure on the second floor, hunched over a desk with a miserable expression while making up homework, immediately threw down her pencil, shook her aching wrist, and cheered excitedly.
Rin Tohsaka's eyes darted around. She opened a drawer, pulled out a sign reading "Studying, Do Not Disturb," and sneakily hung it on the door. Then she locked the door tight, opened the window, and leaped down from above.
However, the instant the girl fell toward the ground, a golden gateway opened. The Sky Ark Ma'anna, lavishly shaped and adorned with ancient gold-and-blue patterns, swept through the air, steadily catching its former master before turning into a streak of light and racing toward their meeting place.
As they sped like lightning, the air split apart by the Sky Ark Ma'anna whined on either side.
Rin Tohsaka, transformed into a young girl, spread her arms and felt the powerful wind buffet her skin. Gazing at matchbox-sized houses beneath the clouds and antlike cars, she happily recalled the wonderful memories of illegal street racing in the Age of Gods.
Unfortunately, the renewed joyride did not last long before Ma'anna activated its concealment spell and descended.
Because they were about to reach their destination.
In a place as small as a human city,