Tohsaka Tokiomi's funeral was a simple one.
"I know my savior is still alive."
Kirei Kotomine, dressed as a priest, stood amid the drizzling rain, a cross hanging from his chest and a book in his hands.
He was the one officiating Tohsaka Tokiomi's funeral.
"On the day of the end, he shall surely stand in this world."
Behind Kirei Kotomine stood several people: Aoi Tohsaka, Rin Tohsaka, Matou Kariya, Matou Sakura, and others. Aoi Tohsaka and Matou Sakura were both sobbing softly, still unable to break free from the grief of Tohsaka Tokiomi's death. Matou Kariya's face was grave, and he said nothing.
Rin Tohsaka, meanwhile, silently clenched her fists.
Something seemed to have changed in her eyes.
"After my flesh is destroyed, I shall see God beyond the flesh."
Rain slid down the side of Kirei Kotomine's face and dripped onto the ground.
"I will see him with my own eyes, witnessed by my own sight."
"How my heart longs for it."
"Amen."
The book closed.
Tohsaka Tokiomi's funeral was over.
The guests who had attended the funeral left the cemetery one after another. In the end, only Aoi Tohsaka, Rin Tohsaka, Matou Kariya, Matou Sakura, and Kirei Kotomine remained.
"Rin, Sakura."
Aoi Tohsaka pulled her two daughters into her arms and wept softly.
"Mom."
Overwhelmed by grief at seeing her birth mother, whom she had not seen for so long, the younger Sakura could not stop crying.
Rin, however, bit her lip and broke free from Aoi's embrace.
"You're a strong child, Rin."
Matou Kariya looked at the seven-year-old who had pulled herself free from the grief of losing her father, his expression somewhat complicated.
"As the new head of the Tohsaka Family, I have to be strong."
Rin Tohsaka clenched her fists. Her eyes were filled