Time turned back to that afternoon, elsewhere.
After leaving that strange noodle shop, Rin Tohsaka felt as though her stomach still wasn't full.
Her cheeks slightly flushed, she rubbed her belly.
"Has my appetite gotten bigger lately? Even a bowl of ramen that huge wasn't enough."
Humming, she headed home, a playful glint in her eyes.
"When I get home tonight, I'll summon a Servant. With what Father left behind, I'll definitely be able to summon that strongest Saber."
The thought put her in a very good mood.
Little did she know that a red-clad tsundere awaited her. Of course, she was still on her way now, and a purple figure approached around a corner.
The two nearly collided.
"Sorry!"
Rin Tohsaka apologized instinctively. When she looked up and saw the other person's face, she said blankly, "Sakura?"
"Tohsaka-senpai."
Sakura covered her hand, murmuring in some surprise as well.
"Sorry, I have something to do right now, so I'll be going ahead, senpai."
Sakura hurried away, seeming a little flustered.
Watching Sakura leave, Rin Tohsaka felt a swirl of complicated emotions rise within her. She actually knew Sakura was her younger sister, but because of the relationship between the two families' Magecraft succession, she couldn't be too close to her.
Neither side would allow it.
She hoped Sakura could properly inherit the Matou Family's Magecraft there. That way, she would have a boundless future ahead of her.
With that thought, she continued home.
In truth, was Sakura Matou happy?
For eleven years, she had lived an abused, inhumane existence. Her originally outstanding imaginary-number-attribute Magic Circuits had been forcibly altered to the insect attribute-a terrible waste of a precious gift.
Already numb, she had wanted little from life, until the day she met Shirou Emiya.
"Command Spells..."
Sakura looked at