-A month ago-
Sparks of metal grazing blurred the scene with their momentary light.
Kirei was straining to break through Toru's defense, but that would be impossible for him. Toru was already an expert in close combat. Besides that his agility and speed were greater than his strength. Kirei would not have it easy.
At least to improve his reflexes in battle, Kirei's goal was to manage to connect a blow from his knives against Toru.
In the meantime, as Rin had some free time, she went over to watch the physical training of these two characters.
She watched in amazement as Toru just moved his right hand with the dagger to block all the attacks with ease. Kirei obviously didn't stand a chance. Toru is a Servant from a time when everyone was much stronger than nowadays, or so Rin thought, as she had no idea of this boy's world of origin.
'Will the other Servants be stronger than Toru?'
She thought about that and somehow felt worried. Assassin, being the weakest Servant class, the result would be obvious against the other Servants. However, no one knows that Toru is a very different kind of Servant than anyone else, as he comes from a different world with different rules than this world.
Coming to this world as a spirit, Toru adjusted the rules of his world to this one. That is something that, despite making him very weak, gave him a great advantage. Well, that's the only advantage he has, as the rest are just pure disadvantages based on his class.
"It was quite a productive training. You have advanced quite a bit, Kirei-sama."
Toru dropped his dagger and it, as it fell, disappeared enveloped in a small cloud of smoke. Rin watched this in amazement.
'A magic related to storage in some hidden space... Did you keep the dagger in the seal on your wrist? How does it work...'
'Uh... ¿... Rin? How long have you been there?"
Toru suddenly turned to Rin. She smiled at this boy's interaction.
"About two or three minutes."
"I see. You should know that it's dangerous to be around people who handle weapons. You shouldn't approach so nonchalantly."
"There you go again. You always scold me for anything. You look like an old man."
"If at eighteen I'm an old man, I don't want to imagine how you would be at that age."
Talking about a girl's age is a taboo that should never be broken. Toru's very act of saying that Rin will be an old woman at eighteen ignited this girl's anger.
She literally glared at Toru with her eyes as she prepared to throw one of her powerful punches, but before she could throw a punch, Toru stopped Rin's small hand.
"Are you angry?"
The answer was obvious, but Rin didn't respond. She only calmed her body, which made Toru let his guard down, and when he let go of her hand, Rin started throwing weak childish punches typical of someone her age.
Toru tried to cover himself with his arms, not to protect himself from harm, but to prevent Rin from getting hurt.
Kirei saw this and somehow felt relieved, for he was not the one being teased by that child. Now he could study in peace and remain his usual self.
He left the place like a silent shadow after witnessing such ridiculousness. Someone like Toru being bullied by a child. To Kirei this somehow made no sense, but because of Toru's past and his traumas, the meaning of this could easily be found.
"Hah... hah..."
Rin tired. She put her hands on Toru's arms and looked down at the ground.
"We're supposed to get along, but sometimes you're incredibly irritating."
She said.
"If I say anything about it you'll hit me again. I better keep my comments to myself and avoid trouble."
"Now you consider me a problem? How clever of you. Let me remind you of the time you dragged me to a bakery when we were leaving school. You considered me a problem there too?"
Toru looked away.
"That was two weeks ago."
"Then it only took two weeks for you to start considering me a problem. There's a limit to how insensitive a person can be."
"I just don't understand the way you are sometimes. Sometimes I say something completely normal and you start hitting me and insulting me. Seriously...I just don't get you."
"Well, that's great. That makes two of us. Sometimes I also fail to understand a guy as weird as you. I mean. You're completely unpredictable. Sometimes you say nice things and sometimes you say really nasty things."
"I..."
He really couldn't refute. Toru just says what he thinks is right. Sometimes he can say bad things as well as good.
"Anyway. You should be thankful. I'll forgive you for what you said before. It's not worth arguing anymore."
...
"Sometimes you can be as sensible as an adult."
And this was one of those times where Toru says things Rin wants to hear. She smiled with her hands on her hips, puffing out her chest with all that childish pride she keeps in her heart.
"I see, I see. You finally realize how amazing I am."
She nodded her head. She praised herself as she did so. But Toru did the opposite. He shook his head thinking how easy it is to manipulate Rin.
"Well, are you hungry, do you want to go to the kitchen? It's almost lunch time, but Okaa-san isn't around. Maybe Kirei isn't interested in cooking. Can you prepare something to eat for me?"
That really wasn't a good idea.
Without giving him a chance to respond, Rin grabbed Toru's hand and dragged him inside the mansion. He just resigned himself to accept his fate.
A butler must also know how to cook, right? So this test has come before him. Pleasing this "Ojou-sama" with a good dish won't be an easy task (if it is), but for someone like Toru, even defeating Rikudō Madara is easier.
***
From one moment to the next, with the necessary utensils, Toru found himself facing this challenge with a pink kitchen tablecloth.
Rin didn't want to laugh at how adorable Toru looked, but she couldn't. She turned around and covering her mouth she giggled trying not to let Toru hear her.
"I'm going to start."
Rin wiped away the tears that were peeking out of the corners of her eyes after so much laughing and turned her attention to this interesting master chef.
Toru, then, took the vegetables and the knife, and with much agility, cut all the vegetables at the same time while they were suspended in the air after being thrown upwards in a masterful way.
Rin watched this with stars in her eyes. Not only because of how amazing that was, but because of Toru's serious and concentrated expression at the moment.
When the vegetables fell, Toru scooped them into a bowl and separated them.
"I'll make curry. It's the easiest since I know the respects by heart. With the vegetables prepared I'll put the rice to cook."
Said and done. The rice was in a pot cooking while Toru cut the beef into large enough cubes.
Once this was finished, the meat was put to brown in a frying pan along with sunflower oil. Obviously the meat was seasoned with salt and pepper before going into the pan.
When the meat was ready, Toru used the same sunflower oil to sauté the vegetables. Two carrots and an onion chopped perfectly.
'The aroma... it smells delicious.'
Rin began to raise her expectations as she watched Toru be a complete pro in the kitchen. Poor girl...
After stir-frying the vegetables, Toru added some grated ginger and a couple of sliced mushrooms.
When he was sure that everything was well cooked, he added the vegetables together with the meat in a medium pot and put water a little more than halfway up the pot. He stirred all the ingredients well and covered the pot.
"You have to wait 45 minutes. Everything should cook on low heat for an hour, but fifteen to twenty minutes before the cooking time culminates, the curry tablets should be added. The rice will be within twenty minutes. So let's wait."
She was amazed. Toru really is amazing. She saw this boy from a different point of view.
Mostly, from a grayish tint, lonely, depressing in every sense of the word. It was as if the world around this boy was a dull shade of gray. As if the shadow itself was consuming him in darkness. How pathetic...too pathetic...but now, somehow, there was color around this boy.
Thinking about how lonely Toru is, she wondered...were there more people beside this boy? Thinking about Toru's past is something Rin often does. What did this boy go through to die and become a Heroic Spirit? And the most important question of all?
"Have you ever had a girlfriend?"
In fact, Rin said this out loud.
Toru heard her clearly and thought that this question was too sudden for the topic they were talking about a few seconds ago. However, a girlfriend? Toru thought about that, what does the word girlfriend mean? He first explored deep into his memories and searched for the meaning. Once he managed to get the concept of it he came to a final conclusion.
"I guess so..."
"Huh...?"
She didn't expect Toru to answer. That question came out unintentionally, but as Toru was able to answer, a smile formed on her face.
"What was she like?"
"Hm... she's very beautiful. She has blue hair."
"Blue?"
"Yes. Her eyes are the color of amber. She's a very calm woman."
"Ho... What was her name?"
"Konan. She was also part of the criminal organization I belonged to. At some point that organization was disbanded for certain causes. Since then I stood by her until the end."
Until the end... Rin thought about this. It was obvious that Toru was referring to the moment of his death.
"End... uh..."
"Yeah. I hope she's okay. She must really be mad at me..."
Because he dared to make her a promise he never kept. Well, Toru already knew that the moment he faced Madara his own death was assured. To keep that promise... what a cruel lie.
To fall in love with a woman and then abandon her like that is the most cowardly thing a man can do.
"So... you died and left her, did you?"
"That is indeed true..."
"I see. Tell me more."
Rin crossed her arms on the table and looked at Toru with a gentle smile.
On the other hand, he didn't want to reveal details about his death, but talking about Konan, that was something he could do. It's not like his relationship with that woman had been a secret either. So he nodded his head. Tidying up all the utensils, he said:
"Every day together with her was stranger than the one before. She is not really a person of many words. At first I used to stay away from her, stay away from everyone in Akatsuki. But the more time I spent with them, on missions, in everyday conversations, the closer I got to everyone. There are emotions I don't know very well and I'm sure I felt those unknown emotions together with all of them. All of them... she... only she remained..."
Toru stopped and looked at the ground. He was silent, in complete silence.
His gaze felt muffled somehow. Inside his mind, that beautiful moment when he saw all his friends together, smiling, that scene that was replaced by the cold hallway of Pain's tower.
And here it is...
There's emotion, that feeling that Toru has lived since that day when Kyoko's blood spilled on the warm wooden floor, splashing on the paper walls. That emotion was reaffirmed that day he escaped from Konoha. When Sasori died... when they all died... when she felt that Konan was going to die too.
Shhhhhhhhh
The sound of steam rising from the corners of the lid of the pot brought Toru back to reality.
"The rice..."
Without looking Rin in the face, he turned around and turned off the stove. He looked at the pure white rice and touched his chest painfully.
'My wish...'
Looking at the pure white rice, Toru again thought of his wish. When there were smiles around him, they turned into tears and painful experiences. At that moment he thought...
'Is it my fault?'
In the depths of his soul, someone, in a cold and frightening voice, said:
[It is...]
But this time Toru couldn't hear it, for Rin's voice got in his way.
"It seems I asked something I shouldn't have. I'm sorry."
Rin knew that when specific topics related to Toru's past were touched upon, this was what happened. It was best not to talk to him about it anymore and change the subject so that he would regain his spirits.
"You know, Okaa-san is really good at making curry. You should try it sometime. How Servants can live on mana, they don't really need to eat. So you haven't had a chance to eat the curry prepared by her, so you should eat it someday."
Toru turned around. He...
'Again...'
He gave her that faint painful smile again.
"I guess I should ask her myself. Thanks for the recommendation."
With this the atmosphere became extremely heavy. Rin felt overwhelmed, but this will continue this way.
'At least the conversation didn't end with strange dialogues. Now I'll have to wait for the curry to be ready...'
***
The dish was served in front of Rin. She felt her mouth start to produce more saliva after smelling the rich aroma of the curry. She held some chopsticks and looked at Toru.
"Go ahead."
He said. Rin didn't wait any longer and immediately held the chopsticks. She took a piece of meat first and brought it to her mouth, but when her tongue touched the meat she felt, no, she didn't feel any taste coming from the meat. In fact, it was completely tasteless. It was like chewing water. There was no taste despite the texture of the meat. Yet, despite this, she did not make a face or show what she really felt.
A while ago she asked awkward questions to Toru.
'Maybe I should spoil you a little bit.'
She continued to eat as if the food was delicious and before long the plate was empty on the table. She wiped her lips with a napkin and looked at Toru.
"That was delicious."
Toru raised his eyebrows.
'You lie...'
Toru knew, he tasted the food before serving it to Rin. It clearly had no taste, that was the truth. Why did she dare lie like that?
"I can't wait to learn more of your cooking."
Another lie. But now Toru realized what Rin wanted to accomplish. So, to keep this false feeling, this artificial happiness, he nodded politely.
"Thank you..."
'Toru... you're no fool. You realized my lie. I could see it in your eyes. You really...'
Deep down he is still that gentle child whose chance at life was taken away from him.
-Four weeks ago-
Toru, Rin and Aoi went shopping. Rin hit Toru many times on the way and Aoi tried to calm her daughter down. This boy did nothing about it, but Aoi concluded that these two really get along well.
Rin's summary: This fool keeps saying horrible things while saying nice things. I can't figure him out, but I can tell he has no bad intentions. Maybe I overdid it by hitting him so much.
Toru's summary: I just told Rin that if she keeps eating so many sweets she'll get fat and sick.
-Three weeks ago-
Rin managed to make Toru reveal one of his biggest fears. It turned out that Toru is afraid of octopuses. Rin teased him using a stuffed octopus. She liked to watch Toru's body stiffen and stand still like a scared hare.
Rin's summary: Hahaha. No way, someone as big and strong as him is afraid of something so helpless? I'll tease him using this for the rest of his life.
Toru's summary: ... octopuses... they are dangerous... they didn't evolve....
-Two weeks ago-
Rin tried to train together with Toru. At that time she realized that Toru's training was quite strict. She thought this was something Sakura also did when she was together with Toru, training to exhaustion.
Rin's summary: Toru is still a silly weirdo, but he's also someone kind. When I hurt my arm after getting burned by a jewel's flames, he instantly cared about me (or so I think) and used his healing magic on me. Really Toru's magic is very amazing. I hope someday I can be like him.
Toru's Summary: Like Sakura, she is also quite talented in magic. If she trains enough, she can become a great Magus.
-A week ago-
Rin's seventh birthday took place. Toru was not present. She didn't know why that boy preferred to be on the roof alone, but this certainly made her angry. Meanwhile Toru...
'He's still with me even after I was summoned...'
On her right hand was displayed Asahi Kyoko's engagement ring. This was one of the few things Toru was able to take with him when he fled Konoha.
Sometimes he used to climb up to the roof in the middle of the night to admire the golden ring. It reminded him of Kyoko quite a bit. Every now and then a soft smile would form on his face as he remembered the moments he lived together with his mother.
Rin's summary: You're an idiot Toru (His vocabulary of insults has increased thanks to a person on the street).
-At present-
'She's still angry...'
Watching Rin walk past him without even looking at him, Toru sighed tiredly. He knew better than anyone why this child was so angry. Rin was pacing back and forth preparing her suitcase, as she will be going to live with the Zenjō family until the war is over.
It has been a week since Rin started acting this way. It all started on this girl's birthday. Toru that day decided to stay alone and in complete tranquility. It's not like he remembered that Rin's birthday was that day either, after all, she never mentioned it. In fact, last year she didn't even address him, so it wasn't this boy's fault, more or less....
"Kirei-sama... Can you do something about it?"
"I have no idea what you mean."
"Uh..."
Kirei was walking up the stairs. After Toru had asked him that question, he continued on his way ignoring everything around him.
With his Master ignoring him, Toru thought about how to fix this situation, as this version of Rin was more annoying than any other.
'Oh. That's right. I only gave Sakura a gift, but I never gave Rin-san anything.'
But what to give Rin? That was the question. Sakura received the only claw earring Toru had, that's not counting the one Rin gave him earlier. Giving his scarf to her was out of the question, as this piece of old cloth had already become a part of him. Besides, who would want a scarf all dirty and worn out? A dagger? Can you gift a weapon to a child of that world? That would not be a good idea.
"I only have one thing left that I could give her, but..."
It was a very precious object that Toru guarded with great respect. Though thinking about what that person would think if he saw him giving away such an object, she would no doubt be happy about it.
'I have no choice left'
To calm Rin's anger, he approached her and touched her shoulder.
She had her back turned pretending to ignore Toru.
"What do you want?"
"Can I have some of your time?"
"Hm... it depends."
Toru bent down to be at the same height as Rin and pulled something out of the inside of his shirt. It was what appeared to be a necklace, however, it only looked like that, for the object was actually a golden ring.
"I wanted to give this to you."
Earlier, Toru told the origin of his earrings to Sakura. Now he also wanted to share the origin of this ring. At least what Kyoko told him.
"...What!"
When Rin turned around and looked at the ring, the stupidest conclusion asserted itself in her mind. If a man gave a woman a ring, the man's intentions would be obvious.
A golden engagement ring with a small blue glittering stone embedded in it, a jewel in every sense of the word.
Because Rin studied hard, she was advanced in many subjects that children her age would not know, so from that knowledge advancing in a girl's mind, that would be the conclusion she would make.
"Can you hold out your hand?"
Red-faced with such embarrassment and surprise, Rin shyly held out her left hand with open fingers. Toru took this little girl's small hands and put the ring on her ring finger.
"This ring used to belong to my mother. When I was six years old I managed to rescue it from my house when the shinobi of my village were investigating a certain event."
"..."
Rin didn't know what to answer and before some random word could come out of her mouth, Toru continued:
"My mother told me that my father gave him this ring after a certain dangerous event in which their lives were in danger. He was very nervous, because at that time he proposed to my mother. They were not lovers or anything like that, so my mother was very surprised by the suddenness of it. Still, she accepted. She herself told me that she hugged my father so hard that she fractured his spine after the proposal. Although at the time I thought she was exaggerating, I would later realize that she was really telling the truth. She a kunoichi and surely that dangerous event was during the war..."
Hearing that last, Rin looked Toru in the eye. Handing over such a precious object... She thought Toru was serious about this, though she's just misunderstanding him. However, this was enough for her to forget how angry she was with Toru.
"I... I..."
Rin mentally prepared herself.
"Should I accept as well?"
"¿...?"
Toru didn't understand this. Still, he took Rin's hands and nodded his head.
"Only if you want to."
And with those words, the reality in Rin's mind distorted. She felt her face burn and embarrassment prevented her from speaking properly. She stammered trying to find the right words to express her feelings, but it was too difficult if she had Toru so close holding her hands. She felt like she was in one of those situations seen in the manga shōjo that her friends usually bring to school.
"But I'm not ready yet. I'm too young... I..."
"It's okay. It's my birthday present to you."
"I thought... ... ... ... Gift?"
"Yes. For your birthday which was last week."
...
Absolute silence.
...
Aoi listened to everything that was going on hiding behind the wall. She smiled a little when she heard how naive Rin can be. She still has to grow up and discover many things about the world. And so maybe, in the future, she can actually accept someone into her heart.
'Though it seems like you already accepted someone...'
...
Aoi peeked over the edge of the door and looked at Rin about to hit Toru, however, Rin stopped when she saw the ring on her left hand. She thought about the story of this ring that Toru told her and realized what a valuable gift this boy had given her. The ring of Toru's mother who had surely died by now....
Rin smiled kindly. She herself had strange illusions about the ring. This time Toru was not to blame. There was only one thing left for her to do. With that same kind smile, she turned to him.
"Thank you... Toru..."
The ring was still too big for her, but in time, that ring would fit perfectly on this lady's finger.
Toru took this thank you and kept it next to his deepest memories. To be thanked by someone... very rarely happens to him. So, he put his hand on Rin's head and stroked her hair a little tousling it.
"I'll see you after the war."
He said. Seeing that smile, seeing the memories he made in this world and that the war is about to start. The Tōsaka family was smiling because he was there. He didn't want to waste that. He doesn't want to waste the happiness he created.
His life has been full of regrets and pain. If he is going to live a life of pain, at least he can do that while others are happy around him.
'I had forgotten about that because of the hell I lived through at the Throne of Heroes. My happiness will always be tied to other people's happiness. As long as other people are happy, I will be happy too. No matter what the cost, no matter what else... What am I going to do? I guess my wish was wrong from the beginning. Now I know what to do...'
...
...
'I will return to Shinobi World'
...
'And for that, I'll have to prepare myself. I need to win...'
After that, about to climb the stairs to meet his Master, Toru felt something that stopped him from continuing. It was Rin, who was holding him by the hand.
"Wait. There's something I want to ask you."
She said in a serious tone.
"I want you to take care of my father. Don't let him get hurt. I want him to come back safe and sound."
He understood Rin's concern. Seven Magus and seven Servants face each other in a life and death match. However...
"I can't promise that."
"Uh?"
"What we are about to experience is a war. In war people die, they suffer. Even I am not exempt from those consequences. I'm sorry to tell you this, but as a Servant, I only exist to follow my Master's orders and protect him. I can't afford to protect another Master."
"That's not possible. You... it's true..."
Toru is an Assassin. There is little he can do to protect people. Rin understood that, but if her father doesn't come back, what will become of Toru? She really wants both Tokiomi and Toru to return safely from the war. But there's the rub, this is a war.
"You don't have to worry. Tokiomi-sama will summon a legendary Servant. I'm sure that if they manage to summon that Heroic Spirit, the risks to your father will be minimal. Although I can't say for sure that he will be completely safe."
These words calmed Rin's heart a little.
"Alright... I'll trust you..."
Toru walked up the stairs leaving Rin downstairs. With a dull look, he thought:
'Rin... it's not right for you to put all your trust in me. I've already betrayed many people's trust.'
-Later in the evening-
'Aoi-sama and Rin-san should be with those people by now. There is nothing to worry about anymore. The only thing I have to protect is my Master and my own physical integrity. After that, I'll have to prepare to kill the other Servants.'
Toru watched from the darkness of the room. There was a magic circle painted on the floor. His gaze wandered all over the place until he came across the protagonist of this scene.
Tokiomi, Rin's father, had already prepared everything for the Servant's summoning.
As he had mentioned to Toru earlier, he had planned to bring in the King of Heroes as Servant. In fact, on the table lay the molted skin of a snake that had once been close to the King in question.
'Hmm...'
Toru had a lot of mixed feelings about seeing the mighty and heroic Gilgamesh incarnated. In his life as Alek Goosev, in his father's library, he found the famous "Poem of Gilgamesh". Little Alek read that book where this epic was shown and was amazed by the story of Gilgamesh and his best friend Enkidu. The epic adventures of these two friends and the tragedy that followed....
'A character from books will become real in front of my eyes...'
For anyone else this would be one of the greatest events of mankind, but for the Magus, summoning a Servant was their bread and butter. Well, that would be exaggerating a bit.
***
On the other side of Fuyuki, a man in a black suit with slightly tousled hair and dull eyes prepared to perform the summoning of his Servant.
Behind him stood a woman of beauty that could only be described as "so beautiful she doesn't look real."
The woman's hair was silver and her eyes were shown with a red color. She was beautiful, just like a perfect doll.
"Iri, place the relic on the altar. With that we will have finished the preparations."
Said the man in his monotonous voice.
That man, who has lost himself in a dream of so many years that has torn his soul and broken his heart into a thousand pieces, is called Emiya Kiritsugu.
The woman at his back, who held a sword sheath, answered to the name of Irisviel von Einzbern.
The woman obeyed him and left the luxurious sword scabbard on the altar.
***
The blood of a poor headless hen dripped onto the ground after a young boy of nineteen used it to draw a summoning circle on the ground. In front of the circle was a stone altar with a piece of red cloth belonging to a certain historical figure, a great conqueror.
"The time has come..."
The boy held out his hand in front of the circle and frowned gravely. His name is Waver Velvet. A student of the Clock Tower, the first branch and headquarters of the Wizarding Association, which is located in London, United Kingdom.
The relic on the altar was one he stole from his master, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, who also participates in this war.
***
In the depths of the Matō family's house, Kariya frowned as he heard Zōken mention the word "madness" to summon the Servant. However, he did not complain and did as he was told. He extended his hand pointing at the magic circle and closed his eyes.
Zōken witnessed this with an expressionless face.
***
"Iron and silver as a base."
The Masters began.
"Stones and the Archduke of Covenants as the foundation."
"My master Schweinorg as ancestor"
"Cardinal gates close"
The circle began to glow with a blinding light.
On Kirei's side, Toru watched silently.
On Kiritsugu's side, Irisviel closed her eyes and waited patiently.
Meanwhile, Waver just gave all the prana he had to continue the summoning.
"Start from the crown and follow the forked path that leads you to the kingdom."
"Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill"
"Repeat it five times"
"But when each one is full, destroy it."
"Ready"
Light waves of wind were generated from the summoning circle. The wind gently buffeted those present as the light from the circle intensified.
"I command you, come to me."
"Your sword will control my destiny"
"Following the rules of the Holy Grail, respond if you accept my will and reason."
It was at that moment that Kariya modified the chant and Zōken smiled in response. Waiting patiently, as the Grail created the connection from the Throne of Heroes to the world.
"I swear here that I will be everything good in the eternal world."
"That I will expose all the evil of the eternal world."
"By the seven heavens that welcome three mighty words, come to me from the circle of balance."
"Protector Of Balance!"
***
The invocation process ends. An explosion of steam caused Toru to close his eyes. When he did that, his body felt a slight disturbance of mana in the air.
He opened his eyes and, standing on the circle painted on the ground, a male figure showed itself.
Light golden tints of luxurious armor, as if that same person wanted to show his wealth to the world. His hair was golden like the sun, raised like a burning flame. His eyes glowed red in consequence of the candles that were saved from being extinguished after the soft explosion of steam.
His face, his whole body, was a perfect being forged by the hands of the gods.
The steam dispersed with a single sigh from this person. He dared not step forward, for those who had to step forward and kneel before him were those present in this room.
Focusing his sight to better appreciate the scene, Toru saw the legend of an ancient epic materialize in front of his eyes.
That man who smiled in an arrogant manner, raised an eyebrow at the sight of the Tokiomi and asked:
"Is it you who has the honor of being my Master?"
Archer-class servant Gilgamesh has been summoned. This war is finally beginning.
To be continued...