The next day.
"So, that... human... was brought here by accident through the Holy Grail's summoning ritual?"
Inside the Tohsaka residence, Tokiomi Tohsaka frowned at Kirei Kotomine before him. "Then what about berserker, who should originally have been summoned by the Matou Family?"
"I don't know."
Kirei Kotomine shook his head, his deep voice carrying a hint of cold detachment. "That was all Matou Byakuya knew. But according to his account, when Kariya Matou's Magic Crest transformed into a Command Spell, it meant the summoning had been completed. That human may be the berserker acknowledged by the Holy Grail, except he was not bound and merely appeared as a wild berserker. And he summoned caster as a Master."
A human acting as berserker...
It was a bold hypothesis, but Tokiomi Tohsaka had to admit that what Kirei Kotomine said was possible.
After all, nearly half of the Holy Grail War had passed, and the day of the final battle was drawing near. Yet aside from that "human," berserker had never appeared. And that human's various displays, along with that madness...
It could be said that he matched a Berserker's nature perfectly. But... could a powerful human really be summoned as a Heroic Spirit?
Ring ring ring—!
The telephone on the desk began to ring. Tokiomi Tohsaka gestured for Kirei Kotomine to be quiet before picking it up.
"Mm..."
"Rin, nothing happened, right?"
"That's good."
"Daddy!" A cheerful child's voice came from the other end of the line.
Hearing that voice, Tokiomi Tohsaka smiled and nodded. "Little Rin, did you study properly today?"
"Of course. I've been maintaining elegance at all times."
The childish voice replied happily, then said proudly, "And today, Kotone treated me to lots of delicious food to repay me for saving her life."
"Oh? Saving her life?"