Rin Tohsaka scattered the last of the powdered gems in her hand.
Standing in the basement of her rented residence, she looked at the magnificent Magic Circle before her and clapped her hands in satisfaction.
"Done. The Leyline is gradually becoming active, too. Spending a fortune to rent this whole villa really was the right choice."
Although Roland often mocked her for becoming unreliable at critical moments, Rin firmly believed those had merely been coincidences caused by her childhood ignorance and bad luck. With a little more preparation, every power within her grasp, and the extraordinary wisdom honed alongside Ishtar in a brutal war, she could make up for those shortcomings.
"With the announcement of this Holy Grail War coming so suddenly, I should be the only participant with any real experience. No time to waste. Let's start summoning right away."
Under the orthodox ritual, the timing and order of summons in a Holy Grail War fell within certain limits. Summoning early would place an additional burden on the Master. For Rin, who had staked everything on this war, such a move seemed decidedly unwise.
But that was relative. If she could find the right moment, one whose burden she could withstand, it also meant she could guarantee her Servant the class she wanted.
This choice can't be wrong... If that great hero descends just as he did last time, victory will be mine!
Rin let out a small breath and carefully took out her Holy Relic. Although she had seen it many times, the scabbard lying amid painstakingly woven silk brocade still looked majestic and dazzling, like a work of art, and the girl gave a little gasp of admiration.
She had mortgaged all the Tohsaka Family's real estate to Roland for this Holy Relic, even surrendering its management