"Sakumura Anno?"
At the sound of that name, Tohsaka Tokiomi's brows drew tightly together.
Why had Sakumura Anno been summoned? Didn't the rules of the Servant summoning system stipulate that, without a catalyst, the only Servants that could be summoned were those Hassans? Wait, taking that a step further—why had a Servant from beneath Japan's thaumaturgical foundation been summoned? When the three families had constructed the Holy Grail system together, the Tohsaka Family had essentially only provided the Leyline and the venue. The Matou Family and the Einzbern Family had been the ones who truly established its foundation. Under those circumstances, only Servants from beneath the Western thaumaturgical foundation should have been summonable. So what was this situation now?
Countless questions flooded Tohsaka Tokiomi's mind, plunging him into thought.
"Sakumura Anno? The hero of the Restoration who vanquished evil demons and opened the way for a new government in this country?"
So this was the Servant my teacher wanted me to summon?
He observed Sakumura Anno.
Naturally, Sakumura Anno was also observing his Master.
What a deathly still presence... but beneath that stillness hides...
So he's a madman.
Sakumura's originally cold expression changed upon realizing this fact. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing an intrigued smile.
"Wait, the catalyst!?"
As Tohsaka Tokiomi pondered, he suddenly remembered something and sharply turned toward the notebook he had casually placed on the table.
Not caring where he had left off reading, he immediately flipped to the title page, his pupils contracting slightly.
[Records of strange tales and unusual events I encountered. Perhaps they are real, perhaps they are false—Sakumura Anno.]
The line had been written in French.
The author of this notebook was Sakumura Anno himself.
It recorded several things related to Mystery that Sakumura had encountered throughout his life. Most