It had happened three days earlier.
The setting sun on the horizon gave off its last light. Most living creatures followed their survival instincts and began returning to their resting places. Even the shops that opened at night were still busily preparing supplies, their signs not yet hung out.
Twilight, the hour of encountering demons.
As daylight faded, the Leyline always grew somewhat restless.
Unless the nodes of the Leyline were adjusted in time, they would cause misfortune, disasters, and spiritual disturbances. But clearly, Rin Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka Family, did not yet have the power to handle these matters alone. And so, at this hour when all fell silent, only Kirei Kotomine, her guardian in name, could take care of it.
Still, from every perspective, Kirei Kotomine was more than willing.
The Church itself was also tasked with preventing Leyline disturbances and conducting regular exorcisms. Besides, this was one of the few times he could relax.
Although the great weight that had always pressed on his heart had been lifted, Kirei Kotomine's ascetic way of life had not changed. If anything, he had become busier.
The affairs of both the Tohsaka Family and the Church had fallen to him, along with running the orphanage and educating the children. As a father, it was somewhat strange that he devoted more attention to his adopted son than his biological daughter, but fortunately, Caren herself did not mind.
Caren seemed more at ease with Medea, Sakura Matou, Illya, and the others, so Kirei Kotomine simply let her be.
A little later, after finishing his patrol, Kirei Kotomine went into the church alone and began to pray.
Though people had always called him a fake priest, he had been a deeply devout believer from beginning to end.
This was the Ossuary,