On the other side of the portal stood a Japanese temple shrouded in night.
Emiya Kiritsugu and the others stepped through, unable to hide their shock.
Before them stood a torii gate facing the temple's main hall.
Beyond the gate, they could see that the temple sat on a mountain overlooking the brightly lit Fuyuki City.
They stood in the courtyard between the hall and the gate, stars twinkling overhead and moonlight spilling across the stone paving.
"Is this... could this be the Second Magic of the legendary Five Magics?"
Irisviel covered her mouth, her eyes trembling.
"Of course not. It's just a portal."
Leon glanced around, then turned to Eri.
"We're in Fuyuki, where the Holy Grail War begins."
"Fuyuki!" Eri's eyes lit up. She trotted beneath the torii gate, pulled out her camera, and photographed the city at night below the mountain gate.
Illya skipped along behind her.
Both girls, one grown and one small, were brimming with excitement.
The others looked at Leon in confusion.
"Coming to Fuyuki at this hour... Are you planning to kill every Master here tonight, before the war begins?"
Judging by what he would do himself, Emiya Kiritsugu thought it was a way to end the war early.
With Leon's strength, he could easily seize the other Masters' Heroic Spirits.
"Are we going to confront the others already? It might work, but we could reveal our capabilities too soon, Mr. Leon," Artoria cautioned.
"Confront them? You've misunderstood."
Leon shook his head and walked toward Irisviel.
"To obtain the wish-granting Holy Grail, all I need is to be in Fuyuki with Mrs. Emiya present."
The other two had no idea what he meant, but Irisviel's face went pale.
Before she could explain or object,
Leon extended a finger, and countless points of light