"Kirei Kotomine said that the only Classes left are Saber and Acber, so I'll summon my Servant first. Got it?"
In the basement of the Tohsaka Estate, Yu Feng and Rin Tohsaka stood side by side. Rin looked at Yu Feng seriously as she cautioned him.
Yu Feng waved a hand indifferently to show that he understood. "I know, I know. If you want to summon first, then go ahead. I don't really care either way."
Seeing Yu Feng's unconcerned expression, Rin felt a surge of irritation. Still, she could not be bothered to say anything. It definitely was not because she could not argue with this guy. Definitely not!
Before them lay a circular summoning ritual. Rin glanced at Yu Feng before slowly stepping into it.
Rin took out a gemstone, determination flashing through her eyes. "Even without a catalyst, I'll summon Saber!"
Rin checked the time. "The timing is correct. Good! We can begin!"
Rin transformed the gemstone in her hand into magical energy and gradually poured it into the ritual beneath her feet. The circular summoning array slowly began to glow.
Rin began her chant: "
Let silver and iron be the foundation.
Let stone and the Archduke of Contracts be the cornerstone.
Let walls rise before the wind of descent. Let the four gates close. Let them emerge from the crown.
Let them cycle upon the three-forked path leading to the kingdom."
As Rin began chanting, Yu Feng started to feel something strange happening to his body. It was as though something had entered him, yet he could not tell what it was. At the same time, he could feel his strength increasing.
What was going on?
Yu Feng was puzzled.
"Close it off and fill it.
Close it off and fill it.
Close it off and fill it.
Close it off and fill it.
Close it off and fill it.
When filled, let it be discarded.
――――I hereby declare.
Your body shall serve beneath mine, and my fate shall be bound to your sword.
If you heed the Holy Grail's summons, and follow this will and reason, then answer me!
I swear here.
I shall be the one who accomplishes all good in this world.
I shall be the one who carries out all evil in this world.
You, clad in the seven heavens of the three great Words of Power.
Come forth from the Wheel of Suppression, Guardian of the Scales―――!"
BOOM!
When Rin finished chanting, a tremendous crash rang out. Rin's face lit up with delight. "It worked!"
Then she looked around. Seeing no one besides Yu Feng, she immediately understood where the other person had appeared. She hurried out of the basement, leaving Yu Feng standing there in a daze.
Yu Feng looked at his hands, his eyes filled with astonishment. "This is...?"
Rin ran into an empty room on the first floor, where a figure was sitting amid the wreckage.
Then Rin noticed the clock on the wall, and her expression shifted slightly. "Oh no~ I remember the clocks at home were set an hour fast today. That means it's one o'clock, not two? I messed up again..."
Rin became dejected, while Yu Feng, who had slowly followed behind her, spread his hands. "You're still the same. You always mess up at the crucial moment. I really wonder who you learned that from."
The figure showed surprise upon seeing Yu Feng. "Feng?"
Yu Feng froze, apparently not expecting the other person to know him. "You know me?"
"I see. No, I don't." Faced with Yu Feng's surprise, the other person quickly recovered, seeming to understand something as he denied what he had just said.
Rin looked at the two of them unhappily. "And you? Who are you?"
After the other person denied knowing him, Yu Feng no longer paid attention to their conversation. Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully sensed his own body.
So that was it? I've been possessed.
Only after a moment did Yu Feng mutter to himself inwardly.
It turned out that when Rin had activated the ritual earlier, Yu Feng had sensed the changes within himself. He simply had not expected to be possessed—and, even more absurdly, to be possessed by himself.
That was right!
Yu Feng had been possessed by the version of himself from the simulation he had just completed, the one named Pantaleon!
Although Yu Feng did not know why this had happened, it was worth noting that Pantaleon had possessed him as Archer Class rather than Saber Class. In other words, it was impossible for the simulated version of himself to unleash all of his strength, though the difference was not too great.
But honestly, Yu Feng truly had no idea why he had been possessed out of nowhere—and why he had possessed himself.
"Wait, wait, wait! You're not seriously doing this, are you? Hey, Feng! Stop her!"
A voice pulled Yu Feng back to reality. Rin seemed about to use a Command Spell for something, and Yu Feng immediately recalled what had happened in the original story and hurriedly stopped her.
Yu Feng grabbed Rin's arm. "Hey, Rin, calm down!"
Rin glared furiously at her Servant. "Let me go! I'm going to teach him a lesson! He actually looked down on me! What does he take me for!?"
Yu Feng shook his head slightly and pulled Rin into a hug. In an instant, Rin's anger turned into embarrassed indignation.
"Hey, what are you doing!!!"
Rin raised her hand to hit Yu Feng, but fortunately, Yu Feng only hugged her briefly before quickly moving away from her.
"How else was I supposed to get you to calm down? Rin, I won't stop you if you insist, but you told me Command Spells are important. If you waste one so carelessly, what will you do later?"
Under Yu Feng's persuasion, Rin finally calmed down somewhat. She looked at him and snorted heavily. "Come with me. The two of us need to talk."
With that, Rin left the room. Yu Feng looked at the man helplessly. "What did you say to her? You actually made her that angry?"
The man was still a little shaken himself. "I didn't expect her to be so reckless that she would use a Command Spell right away. Seriously, I never imagined my Master would be that kind of person. It would have been nice if you were my Master."
Yu Feng shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After the two left, Yu Feng watched his retreating back. "Emiya... Will you still choose to kill yourself this time? Or will you..."
That was right. Just like in the original story, Rin had summoned the Guardian, Emiya!
However, from what had just happened, Emiya clearly knew Yu Feng. Did that mean they had met sometime in the future?
But why did Yu Feng feel that there was a trace of admiration in Emiya's eyes?
Yu Feng shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He slowly headed toward the basement. It was time to summon his own Servant.
Arriving before the ritual, Yu Feng poured his magical energy into it.
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