In the wee hours of the morning, in the dead of night, everything is silent.

After all, it's the last of January, and although the climate in Fuyuki Town is relatively warm in winter, it can still be cold in the morning and late at night...... But it's not just this winter night that's cold, but also Rin Tosaka's cold heart.

Get out of the cold basement......

Walk up the cold staircase......

Back to the cold living room......

During the whole process, she was like a puppet that had lost her soul, her face was dark, her eyes were blank, and her body was also shaky, as if she might lose her balance at any time and fall directly to the ground...... It's very worrying when you look at it.

But this is also a helpless thing.

First of all, I basically didn't sleep last night, and I was busy until dawn in order to interpret my father's last words, and I also consumed too much magic energy, and my mind and body were exhausted for a long time, and I almost couldn't get up to go to school...... That's bad enough.

Then, after finally surviving the daytime, when she returned home, she was not able to rest early, but immediately received a notice from the seemingly taciturn but very venomous nun in the Templar Church.

The other party told her indifferently-

"The deadline is until tomorrow", "If you want to give up your right to become a master, you must make a choice within today", "If you are afraid, run away quickly, and you may be able to save your life......

said such a bunch of cool words, frankly speaking, Rin Tosaka didn't like her very much, just like her father who subconsciously rejected her at the beginning.

Although it was very hasty, the girl had no other way, and of course she could not give up this opportunity.

"Rin, the Holy Grail will appear one day. It's the Tosaka family's obligation to get that, and more importantly, if you want to be a magician, it's the way to go."

Because that very day, the man touched her head and said the last words, and then left forever. Participated in the Holy Grail War as a Master, but never returned.

He left this sentence at the end, not as a father, but as a magician. So at that moment, Rin Tosaka's life path had already been decided.

Ten years have passed since the winter when my father participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Something she hadn't forgotten for ten years, the Fifth Holy Grail War was about to start again, how could she allow herself to back down?

So she decided that tonight, she would summon the Servant in a perfect state!

And then—

Is it in the midst of anxiety, suffering, and sleepiness? Waiting until two o'clock in the morning in the middle of the night? Rin Tosaka carved a magic circle on the basement floor, which was the best wavelength time for her.

Originally, the summoning array should have been depicted with blood? But in the end, she had the luxury of using the dissolved gem. Because she didn't prepare any catalysts? Not to mention that his father died unexpectedly, even his father's proud disciple Father Yan Feng did not survive? The legacy is extremely mutilated.

Coupled with the influence of some indescribable factors, she has nothing to prepare? Although she constantly soothes herself? But in fact, I still don't know the bottom of my heart, so I can only put more effort into other aspects, hoping to make up for the lack of holy relics.

Even if it's just psychological comfort......

However.

Although all kinds of light and shadow effects came out, the light of magic overflowed from the summoning array? Fragments of the Fifth Element flying around? But when her vision returned to normal, there was no summoned servant in front of her, and the basement was empty, and there was no half a figure except herself.

Standing in front of the summoning array with an empty mind for another minute, Rin Tosaka finally despaired.

"Two o'clock in the morning......"

Standing in the living room? The girl looked at the time displayed by the clock on the wall in a daze, and suddenly remembered something.

Yesterday's interpretation of my father's last words? Eventually, she found the family heirloom gemstone pendant, which is at least 100 years old? It is suspected to be a treasure left by the master and jewel. It's a pity that it's not a holy relic? Cannot be used as a catalyst for summoning servants.

And the worst part? Could it be that the magic of this gem is too powerful? The moment she brought it out without knowing it, the clocks in the entire room, whether they were alarm clocks or wall clocks, were all disturbed, and they sped up by an hour......

That's why I'm almost late in the morning!

In other words, it's actually one o'clock in the morning, and she's just mistaken about the time, and it's still an hour away from her best state!

But after a whole day, she completely forgot about such a thing! So, is that the main reason for the mistakes?

The cold truth is so cruel that it stimulates Rin Tosaka to cry, obviously he has taken this matter very seriously, and he has used up half of the gems he has accumulated in the past as much as possible, and he cannot afford to fail financially! But why, there is still such a low-level error!

Why is this always the case? Obviously, he can do most of his things like ordinary people, and even if he does his best, he can become a perfect honor student who can't find any shortcomings in the eyes of countless people.

But there is only one curse that seems to have been inherited.

That's when it matters most, she's always going to drop the chain, she's always going to do something incredibly stupid, like she is now.

In this way, the girl glared at the clock on the wall with pain and resentment, as if this would force it to give in under pressure, turn back time, and give her a chance to do it all over again. But the result was a matter of course, and the wall clock completely ignored her murderous eyes.

Time passed minute by minute, and in the end, Rin Tosaka could only turn his gaze back and face reality.

There's no way, so let's see if there's a chance to remedy it tomorrow...... It's not a problem to continue staring here like this, it won't solve the problem, and her magic is almost at the bottom, and her mental state is quite poor......

The dejected girl tried to think calmly, turned around with her shoulders drooped, and walked up the stairs.

One step, two steps, and then a pause.

Standing in front of the stairs, Rin Tosaka even thought seriously for two seconds before turning to look at the center of the living room, where was there a figure sitting on the sofa?

Because it was late at night, there was no light in the living room, only the faint moonlight outside the window, but it would not shine directly to the center of the living room, plus her mental state was extremely bad, and her attention just now was completely focused on confirming the time and feeling sorry for herself.

Therefore, naturally I will not have the heart to observe the surrounding environment, and carefully look at this mansion that I have long been familiar with.

Squinting his eyes and looking at it for a while, Rin Tosaka was stunned to find that it didn't seem to be his illusion, and a trace of panic suddenly swelled up in the depths of his heart, after all, even if she is a magician, she can't change the fact that she is still an underage girl in the first place, and she lives alone at home.

It's just that this panic only lasted for a short moment, and she immediately sensed the connection between her own magic circuit and the other party.

This is...... Servant?

A servant summoned by himself? Could it be that although I made a mistake just now, I didn't completely fail?

Happiness came so suddenly, Rin Tosaka's brain went blank for a moment, and she felt that her whole body was almost suffocating and out of breath. There are no more ups and downs in her life than this, she covered her heart with her hands, gasping for breath.

"Y-Who are you?"

"Well, are you asking me?" The magician who was leisurely cocking Erlang's legs on the sofa opened his mouth lazily, this girl didn't notice herself until now, and her nerves were too thick.

"Yes, yes......"

The first time Rin Tosaka heard this strange voice in the dark, she subconsciously shrank and replied with a stammer. But then, she immediately felt that she couldn't weaken her momentum from the beginning, and hurriedly remedied with a stiff face-

"I mean, is there anyone else here?"

"Oh, who knows......," the stranger chuckled in the shadows, "but I'm just a passing magician, don't care." ”

"Magician?"

Is that Caster's rank? Damn, it's not Saber, it must be because the impact of the mistake is too deadly.

Rin Tosaka frowned slightly, and then keenly sensed a more important question, so he asked uneasily: "Wait, what do you mean by passing by, didn't you come specifically in response to my call?" Let me make sure first, you're my servant, right? ”

"It's not." Xia Ran replied succinctly.

“……”

“……”

"Liar, liar! No kidding! Receiving an unexpected reply, the girl was stunned for a moment, then became angry and anxious, and she glared at the stranger in the darkness menacingly, "Or are you not going to admit it?" The contract has already been made! ”

She had heard a lot of things about the master and the servant from her father, so she knew that this didn't mean that such a combination would necessarily be a partner who trusted each other. The personality concept of the servant, or the personality concept of the master, is the key to determining whether you can get along well.

If the luck is particularly bad, the first thing the Master has to deal with is not the threat from the other combinations in the Holy Grail War, but the threat from the servants summoned by himself.

And what makes Rin Tosaka shocked and angry is that it seems that she is now in the worst situation, and the other party doesn't even intend to admit her identity as the owner?!

"Contract? Heh, you may have made a mistake......" Xia Ran smiled slightly, he was just about to inform this girl directly that the Holy Grail War would not be held, "It's better not to have too many expectations for this kind of whimsical thing, no one is qualified to take the initiative to become my master......"

This is a matter of course, and if one day he acts in the form of a Servant's existence, it is definitely because of his singular appearance.

It wasn't the Lord who summoned him, but he found something interesting to him, so he took the initiative to respond to the present world.

"Who, who asked you if you were qualified! And isn't this spell a qualification? ”

This man really thinks he is not qualified! Damn it!

Rin Tosaka clenched his fists tightly, revealing the magic tattoo that appeared on the back of his hand, and glared at him vigorously while saying hard: "And I'm just asking you, are you my servant!" Or do you really not intend to admit the facts?! ”

She is not Tosaka Shichen, who can respect the servant as a master in turn and see herself as a servant. No matter what the servant is, no matter where she comes from, she won't be cowardly! If the other party has a tough attitude, then your own attitude must be tougher, and you must regain the dominance!

"The facts?"

"Contract! How dare you say that my connection to you is fake? Rin Tosaka shouted excitedly and took a step forward, "Come and answer my question!" How, dare you say? ”

"Contractual Nexus ......"

Xia Ran glanced at his hand, the mass of information was still being gently grasped by himself, and he couldn't escape no matter what.

He didn't deal with the Heroic Spirits, and as a result, Hassan was not able to manifest and was stuck in the last step of being summoned. But in the case of the Great Grail, it is only responsible for checking that the amount of information borrowed from Valhalla meets the requirements.

The Servant who was stuck in the bug didn't actually appear, but it wasn't eliminated either, and at least in the ritual mechanics of the Holy Grail War, Hassan's presence still held a place...... So as a result, Rin Tosaka was able to find the thread of magic pointing to the person in front of him according to the contact after the contract was concluded.

"Whew, forget it, this is not important, let's talk about other issues first......"

The magician rubbed his brow slightly, decisively changing the subject.

He wanted to explain kindly and tell her the cruel truth, but he felt that bullying Rin Tosaka like this was a little too much-

According to the other party's summon, he locked this world and jumped over, intercepted the other party's summoning signal, captured the other party's servant, and now he still takes the initiative to explain this matter? No matter how you look at it, it's an act of jumping your face.,If it's not good.,It's impossible to say that Rin Tosaka will be so angry that he dies on the spot.。

After all, according to his observations, whether the other party is blue or red, it seems that they are already in that dangerous state of redness.

It's like a person who stays up all night for several days may die suddenly at any time.

"Tell me about the other questions? Let me refuse, and don't try to change the subject! Rin Tosaka's face darkened with more and more dissatisfaction, and she glared at the impolite guy hard, "The master-slave relationship is the most important thing to figure out from the beginning!" ”

After hitting the nail on the head and making a final decision, this guy with a bad personality couldn't answer, and immediately tried to change the topic? How can you succeed, you must take advantage of the victory to pursue and take this opportunity to force him to admit this basic fact!

“……”

“……”

The magician was silent for a moment, as if in serious thought, and after a moment he sighed and stood up, turned and walked in the direction of the entrance.

"Hey! You wait, where do you want to go?! The girl, who was expecting his answer, was stunned for a moment, and only reacted after the other party walked in front of her, and suddenly shouted angrily and anxiously.

"It's really a nag to visit late at night, I'm really sorry, I'll go back first, and when you calm down later, I'll visit again......"

Xia Ran looked back at her, then showed a hearty smile, and then waved to the girl, and was about to leave quite understandingly.

Probably because the state is too bad, Rin Tosaka seems to be having a hard time calming down now, unable to think rationally, and if she continues, she may have to use a spell on herself. So let's slip away first, continuing like this is just adding fuel to the fire, let's wait for her brain to cool down.

"You, you, you, you ......"

Rin Tosaka's voice trembled with anger, she felt that she was about to reach her limit just now, but she still tried her best to restrain herself, as long as the other party could give in a little and admit that she was the master, then she would not continue to be tough.

After all, if the Servant refuses to cooperate, then what is the Holy Grail War?

But although she has been trying hard to suppress it, when she saw the other party's unscrupulous behavior, she didn't care about her performance at all, and when she finally looked back and smiled, her overly hearty smile inevitably seemed too hateful and hateful.

In short, it was silent ridicule and contempt, and finally made her anger value break through the threshold at once, and the strings of reason in her brain were directly broken!

"Just, in the name of the spell—"

"Huh?" The magician looked back and said, "Hey, wait, don't be so impulsive......"

I was obviously worried that this kind of thing would happen, and I specially released the maximum kindness, and I didn't care about her at all? Can't she comprehend the true meaning of her sunny and hearty smile, and can't she feel her kindness at all?

"It's too late to regret it now! You guy! The girl glared at him angrily, and said loudly, the spell on her raised wrist was faintly glowing, "Listen to me, as my servant, then you must absolutely obey what I say!" ”

A pain came from the back of his hand, and a spell vanished.

“……”

The magician watched this scene in silence, his expression quite wonderful.

"Humph! Know my ......" Rin Tosaka breathed a sigh of relief, put down his hand angrily, stared at him and said through gritted teeth.

But before she finished speaking, she suddenly stopped, shook her body a few times, her eyes were in circles, and she fell headlong on the carpet in the living room.

"It seems that it has reached the limit......" Xia Ran felt a little pity, obviously whether it was physical strength, magic power, or spirit, it had been exhausted, but he still forced himself so much.

……

……

Meanwhile.

The other side of the city.

"Ten years have passed, are you still in Liudong Temple?"

Climbing along the cold and lonely mountain road, Artoria's figure, who had been asked to come back first to announce to Medea and Sakura, appeared, as light as a fairy under the moonlight, and soon she saw the gate of Yandong Temple standing at the end of the mountain road above.

After thinking about it, she also understood that Liudong Temple was still a good place for spiritual veins after all, and the Great Holy Grail was always located below, and the geographical location was very important. Medea didn't leave here for granted, there was no better choice than this place.

"Well, the first day has just begun, and you can't wait to kill the door? That's arrogant......"

At this time, an unfamiliar voice came from the mountain gate, and at the same time, a powerful magic reaction emerged.

The Knight King was slightly stunned, and then reacted, this is the summoned servant who mistook himself for the other group in the Holy Grail War, and directly hit the door?