Early morning, Fuyuki City sewers.
In Kiritsugu Emiya's mage workshop, Kiritsugu Emiya was adjusting the prosthetic puppet limb on his right hand with the help of Maiya Hisau.
Suddenly, a Servant wearing a red hood that obscured his face and clad in armor appeared behind Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Master, there is a reaction of a Servant being summoned at the Fuyuki City Church, and a Servant has also been confirmed on the mountain behind the Tohsaka Residence. The defenses of the Tohsaka Residence are too tight, and I cannot break through; I cannot determine if there are other Servants."
Hearing Assassin's report, Kiritsugu Emiya frowned and asked, "Assassin, is that all the intelligence you have?"
"Regarding Servants, I can only confirm this much, Master. However, I discovered last night that a large number of Magi have entered the city, and I don't know what they are setting up. At the same time, a large number of Magi are also setting up similar things in the suburbs."
"En, I understand. Continue to closely monitor the movements of the Tohsaka Family, and bring me a Magus today."
"Understood!"
After saying this, Assassin vanished into the sewers.
"Kiritsugu, can we really trust this kind of Servant who hides his face?"
Hearing Maiya Hisau's words, Kiritsugu Emiya turned his head and explained to the woman who had never left his side, "There are many such nameless Assassins in history. I have already used a command spell to ask; he truly does not have a name of his own."
"Kiritsugu, I always have a sense of familiarity with this Servant! You must be careful."
"En, Maiya."
Tohsaka Residence.
At the break of dawn, Rin returned with Gilgamesh. As soon as Rin opened the door and walked into the mansion, she saw Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi standing in the foyer with luggage, waiting for Rin with smiles on their faces.
"Dad, Mom, are you ready to leave?"
After asking, Rin leaned to the side to look behind Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi, and finding that she didn't see Sakura and Fujino, she asked curiously, "By the way, where are Sakura and Fujino? Weren't they supposed to be with you?"
At this moment, Gilgamesh appeared behind Rin.
"Rin, don't you know yet? Your sister is now a Master too, and that woman beside your sister is also linked to the Fuyuki City Holy Grail!"
Tokiomi looked at Rin awkwardly. After all, Rin had entrusted Sakura and Fujino to Tokiomi long before the Holy Grail War; it was Tokiomi's negligence that allowed Sakura and Fujino to slip through the cracks.
Rin looked at her parents in front of her, and at Sakura and Fujino, who were hiding and afraid to show themselves. She knew that no matter what she did now, she couldn't change the fact that Fujino and Sakura had joined the war, so she shouted, "Sakura, Fujino, you two stay here and behave, do you understand?"
Then, she walked up to Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi, picked up a piece of luggage, and turned to walk out the door.
"Let's go, Dad, Mom. I'll see you off first, and then I'll come back to deal with Sakura and Fujino's matter."
Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi exchanged glances, and smiles appeared on their lips simultaneously. After all, Rin was currently acting just like a little adult.
Rin helped Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi load the luggage into the car. She sat in the back seat with Tokiomi, while Tohsaka Aoi went to the driver's seat and started the car.
Tokiomi looked at his daughter sitting beside him and stroked Rin's head with gratification.
"Rin, sorry to trouble you. As a father, I actually need you to take us to the airport."
"Isn't it only natural for a daughter to take care of her parents?"
At this moment, Tokiomi suddenly pulled down his sleeve and cast a hypnotic magecraft, confusing Rin. At the same time, the magic crest passed down through generations of the Tohsaka Family on his arm floated up. Then, taking advantage of Rin being hypnotized, he pulled over Rin's right hand, removed the magic crest, and placed it on her.
The sharp pain from her right arm woke Rin from Tokiomi's hypnotic magecraft. Looking at Tokiomi, who was panting and covered in sweat in front of her, she felt both angry and heartbroken.
"Rin, I know you never wanted the magic crest. If I had offered it to you, you would definitely have refused. But I am old now, and you need it more than I do. Rin, accept it with peace of mind. From today on, I leave the Tohsaka Family to you!"
"Dad, how could you do this!"
Tohsaka Aoi, driving the car, looked at her eldest daughter through the rearview mirror and said, "Rin, your father not only has to manage the family business but also has to devote energy to maintaining the crest. He has long been unable to keep up!"
Rin turned her head to look at Tokiomi's temples, which were already somewhat gray, and sighed.
"Fine, I accept. But Dad, without the magic crest, the plan needs to be modified. No, I have to call Marisbury and have him protect you during this time!"
Tokiomi watched Rin, who was taking out her phone, and reached out to stop her action.
"Rin, rest assured. I had already made preparations before deciding to hand the magic crest over to you. Remember that mercenary named Shishigou Kairi? He will meet up with us after we arrive in Germany and escort us to meet Brother Risei. Brother Risei has also prepared sufficient manpower."
"Are you not going to travel around the world anymore?"
"Rin, your mother and I are not in a rush for these few days. After the Holy Grail War ends, it will be the same if we go then, depending on the situation."
"Then, Dad, Mom, as the head of the Tohsaka Family, I issue my first order! Dad, Mom, you must take care of yourselves and ensure you are safe!"
Hearing Rin's words, Tokiomi and Tohsaka Aoi couldn't help but have warm smiles on their lips.
Meanwhile, at Mount Ryudo.
Zouken Matou, with his Servant and Shinji Matou, arrived at the greater grail located beneath Mount Ryudo.
Zouken Matou looked at the greater grail in front of him. Then, two of the command spells on Zouken Matou's hand instantly disappeared, and he placed a bottle of black mud on the periphery of the greater grail's magic circle.
"Begin, Saint!"
"Roar! My fury!"
The Servant waved the flag in her hand, and blazing flames ignited the bottle of black mud. Strengthened by the two command spells, maximizing the effect of her Noble Phantasm, Jalter used the resentment within the black mud to successfully strike out a void.
Looking at the black hole that appeared in front of him, Zouken Matou pushed Shinji Matou into it without hesitation.
The moment Shinji Matou fell into the black hole, he was instantly freed from the control of the crest worms inside his body.
Zouken Matou's lips curled into a heartfelt smile. Watching the black hole slowly close in front of him, he felt as if he had instantly become several years younger.
Meanwhile, inside the black mud, the avalon that had been buried within Shinji Matou began to take effect. A thin layer of light membrane isolated Shinji Matou from the black mud. Then, some worms crawled out from the surface of Shinji Matou's body, extended their mouthparts, and pressed them against the edge of the light membrane, constantly absorbing the magical energy from the conflict between the black mud and the light membrane and converting it for Shinji Matou.
As the magical energy was converted, Shinji Matou wailed in pain. His fragile mage circuits were constantly shattered under the impact of the immense magical energy and were continuously restored by avalon.
Amidst the constant torture, Shinji Matou's perception seemed to be infinitely amplified. Suddenly sensing something, Shinji Matou, like someone grabbing a life-saving straw, immersed all his consciousness into it. Then, Shinji Matou's perspective changed, and the feeling changed.
"This is Saber's vision. What is going on! Right, since I have Saber's perspective, maybe I can control her to save myself!"
Unfortunately, Shinji Matou failed. He could only use Saber's perspective through the contract to avoid the torture. Trying to control Saber was merely a delusion, but compared to keeping his consciousness in his own body to be tortured, this was perhaps the best choice.
"Hehehe, Shinji, just stay in there obediently and convert magical energy for us! Hehehe!"
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