At midnight, Tohsaka Estate, Fuyuki City.
Deep within the underground chamber, Kirei Kotomine was calibrating the accuracy of the spirit summoning ritual.
This was a plan Tokiomi Tohsaka had tailored for him. Kirei Kotomine would summon an Assassin-class Heroic Spirit in advance to gather intelligence in secret.
As for Tokiomi Tohsaka himself, he had gone to great lengths to find an ancient Holy Relic, intending to summon a top-tier Heroic Spirit as his trump card. That way, they would hold a double advantage in both strength and intelligence, and the Holy Grail would naturally be within easy reach.
Kirei Kotomine naturally had no objections to this.
Although in the Original Plot, he would eventually betray his own mentor, Tokiomi Tohsaka.
But that was much later. For now, Kirei Kotomine had no thoughts of rebellion, so he diligently carried out his task.
"Let it be known..."
Once the array had been calibrated, Kirei Kotomine immediately began the ritual. "Thy body shall be under my command, and my fate shall rest upon thy sword. Answer the summons of the Holy Grail and obey my will..."
As the incantation was spoken.
The Spirit Summoning Array before Kirei Kotomine gradually began to glow.
Mana surged. Accompanied by the call of the Greater Grail, an existence within the Throne of Heroes began responding to the Holy Relic.
Yet at that very moment, Fang Mo, who was sitting atop a Chest not far away, suddenly grinned. The damn White-haired Brat wore an utterly expectant expression, then covered her face and started giggling excitedly.
"Finally took the bait..."
To wait for Kirei Kotomine to summon a Heroic Spirit, Fang Mo had already downed dozens of invisibility potions. Luckily Steve had no sense of taste, or every burp she let out now would probably reek of fermented spider