Intermission 2 London Trial
After arriving in the UK, Rin was greeted by the Association as soon as he got off the plane and was greeted by the people of the Association to the clock tower, and two days later, an inquiry meeting on the Far East Vision was held in the auditorium.
Great Hall, Great Hall, Clock Tower Magic Society, United Kingdom
"Dangdang!" The magistrate struck the bell with a hammer, and the auditorium, which was full of conversation, fell silent.
"Now, the interrogation will begin." Boom, a large sound of opening the notepad.
"The head of the Tosaka family, Rin Tosaka."
"Yes." Rin, who was sitting in the "defendant's" seat, looked calm.
"There are three questions that require your explanation. First, the Society has observed a similar occurrence of the 'Root Vortex' in the direction of the Far East. However, the 'Vortex of Roots' suddenly disappeared after a moment. Accordingly, please answer the question as the guardian of Fuyuki Town, the head of the Tosaka family, and a participant and survivor of the Holy Grail War. β
"Huh~~~~" The eyes of the audience were focused on Rin's body. You know, in the association, the Tosaka family is not a big family.
"That ritual, doesn't it matter if you say it?" Just to be on the safe side, Rin reconfirmed.
"It doesn't matter, the emergence of the 'Root Vortex' has been known to many families, and there is no need to conceal it."
(What do you mean?) Don't you need to cover up such a thing as the Holy Grail War? οΌβ
The referee's momentum and the attention of the audience, coupled with the brainless question, made Rin very uncomfortable.
(Shh......h What's the situation? If only I could have some external information...... οΌβ
"Rin Tosaka."
"Yes!" The magistrate's voice pulled Rin back from her thoughts.
"Please answer the question."
"Yes." Rin gathered her thoughts.
"The Holy Grail War is at the end, the door to the 'Vortex of the Roots' ......"
Everyone was staring at the girl in red.
"It did."
"Click~~~" The sound of the pen falling to the ground.
"Whew!" In an instant, the whole audience fryed!
"What does the root look like!"
"Have you reached the roots?"
"If she gets to the roots, will she still sit here!"
"What does the Root Gate look like?"
"Silence!" The magistrate shouted, but the magicians of the fryer were already shocked by the roots.
"Dangdang!" The magistrate struck the bell with a hammer, and the noisy auditorium finally fell silent.
"So, why did the 'Root Vortex' only exist for a moment before disappearing?"
"Because it was destroyed." Rin seemed to calmly say the truth that others would never believe.
"You talk nonsense!"
"You shut down the Root Vortex yourself!"
"You must still have the key to your roots!"
"Hand it over!"
"Hand it over!"
Once again, there was a frying pan in the auditorium.
"Silence!" "Dangdang, dang, dang!" The magistrate rang the bell vigorously, which suppressed the condemnation of the crowd......
Outside the auditorium
".............................." The blonde girl sitting in the hallway clenched the sword in her hand, ready at any time.
(Listen to Saber, although I hope I can fool the past, but when the time comes, the major families will come to the scene to take over the Tosaka family, and the other magician groups will never let go of this opportunity, if the situation changes, let's kill it together, stay in the neon war to the end, break with the association and escape into the Middle East, all of this is premised on escaping from the association alive!) The blonde girl's mind echoed Rin before she entered the auditorium.
"Master, I'll definitely protect her ......"
"Da~Da~Da~" footsteps came from far and near.
The voice of "........................" stopped in front of the girl.
βοΌβ The blonde girl raised her head, but the sword never left her hand.
"............................................................" The two looked at each other for a long time.
"Long time no see, Saber."
"You are?" Saber didn't recognize it.
"I'm ........................" A familiar figure appeared in the eyes of the long-haired man.
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"Then again, there's something I have to ask you."
"Viva Velvett, would you like to be Yu's courtier?"
"It's just you...... You alone are my king! I am willing to use it for you, and I will serve you! Please guide me forward, please let me see the same dreams as you! β
"Well, okay."
"It is the king's duty to show the place of dreams, and it is your duty as a courtier to witness the dreams of the king and pass them on to future generations." That familiar face appeared in my mind again.
"Live! Viva, witness it all, and live to pass it on! Praise your king for his way of being!! Praise me for the galloping of Iskander!! β
"Alright, let's go! Bussy Falas !! β
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"I'm ...... King of Conquest - A vassal of Iskander. With the sound of horses' hooves in his head, the long-haired man replied.
"Uh...... It's you! The blonde girl recalled the scene when the two sides first met, a fool rushed to the battlefield in a chariot, and in the corner of the chariot, there was a person who shouted "stupid ~~~~", and now it seems that in the days that followed, they also formed a deep bond between them.
"Speaking of which, it was all ten years ago, time is really fast." The long-haired man sighed.
"Yes." The preoccupied blonde girl is naturally silent.
"You have also been summoned in this Holy Grail War."
"Yes."
"Your Master...... Is it the head of the Tosaka family who is being questioned inside? The long-haired man asked.
"No, he's a completely different person from Rin." Speaking of her master, there was finally a hint of brilliance in the girl's vigilant eyes.
"But did he entrust you to her?" The man saw that the girl was now Rin's messenger.
"Yes, although their personalities are different, their prayers for the future are the same."
"In just ten days, you can be saved from the haze of the past and show you the vision of the future in your heart......" The man looked at the girl.
"Your master must be a pretty good man, it seems that we are the same on this point...... I've been given a mission by the king, and so should you......"
"Mission...... "......With the man's question, the girl fell into memory.
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"Swear in the name of Emiya Kiritsugu, and order ...... in the name of the curse" There was not the slightest emotion in his voice.
"Let me get the Holy Grail!" The girl looked at her master.
βSaberβ¦β¦ ...... the Holy Grail with a Noble Phantasm."
"Let me get the Holy Grail!" The girl called out loudly.
"Ruined." Two short words, but the bond between the two was completely destroyed.
"What?!" ~~~~~~The sword in the girl's hand broke through the barrier and flashed with dazzling light.
"With the third command, order again."
"Why?! Kiritsugu!! Why you! Why!!! β
βSaberβ¦β¦ Take the Holy Grail ......"
"Stop!!!"
"Ruined."
"Bang Bang ~~~~~~" With a dazzling light, the holy sword was swung down.
In the scattered points of light, there was a lament......
"What can I see through the relationship that has been established with only three spells?"
"I ...... Even the hearts of the subordinates who have been doing their best by their side have not been able to see through. Maybe it's all ...... Punish me, a king who doesn't understand people's hearts......"
Tears of remorse mixed with a glimmer of light vanished into the night air......
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"The end of an era is due to many reasons, and it is by no means a choice that can be changed."
"The end of an era is often accompanied by a lot of helplessness and sighs, and it is not only you who want to change. In the end, however, no one was able to change. It is precisely because of this that it can be called history, a history that has no ifs at all, a history that cannot be repeated at all. β
"So you have to live, live in this Holy Grail War, and use your own life to write your own history in this era ~~~~" Kamiya looked into Saber's eyes with a determined gaze.
"Promise me."
"Whoever pulls out the sword in this stone is the king of England, the one who bears the future." The familiar entrustment echoed in my mind.
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Scattering the unforgettable figure in her mind, the girl raised her head, her eyes full of determination.
"Yes! Witnessing the future and guarding the future, this is the mission he has given me...... No, the meaning of continuing to exist in this world! β
"Really...... By the standards of a Master, he succeeded. β
"Da~Da~Da~" footsteps sounded again, "Crunch~~dang~~" The long-haired man walked into the auditorium.
βMasterβ¦β¦ The future you have entrusted to me, I will do my best to protect it. The girl looked firmly in the direction of the Great Hall.
in the auditorium
"Rin Tosaka, who is the door of the 'Vortex of Roots' and how did it be destroyed." In the auditorium, which was quiet again, the magistrate continued to ask questions.
"It was destroyed by Saber's Master with a holy sword." Rin was really calm this time, because she knew that no one would believe her.
"What a joke!"
"Servant's Noble Phantasm is reasonable~~~~~"
"I think this little girl is terrified."
"Yes, although she is the head of the Tosaka family, she is just a teenage girl after all."
"Of course, how can she compare with the previous head of the family, Tosaka Tokitomi."
"Alas, if it were Shi Chen, he would have handled this matter well, but it's a pity that God is jealous of talents."
"Master, Holy Sword. Rin Tosaka, are you saying that the "man" who is in charge of the Master destroyed the door of the 'Root Vortex' with a holy relic? There was still no emotion in the magistrate's words, just a pen in his hand, recording something more quickly.
"Yes."
"So, what kind of holy relic?" Next to the magistrate, a priest with a cross suddenly asked.
It was louder than ever, and mixed with criticism of the priest.
Realizing his abruptness, the priest immediately bowed to the audience.
"I'm very sorry, but I'm the Religious Advisor and Liaison Officer of the Roman Catholic Church for this year." After introducing himself, the priest looked at Rin again.
"I hope you can answer my question, Ms. Tosaka." After all, it was an outsider, and the priest's questions were much more polite.
"It's a sword, and that sword seems to have a strong deterrent power against spirits." Rin searched for the figure of the boy fighting in his memory.
"Can you recall the name of that sword?" The priests seem to be particularly enthusiastic about holy relics.
"I'm sorry, but during the Holy Grail War, revealing your real name was a big no-no, so I didn't get the name of the sword."
"Thank you very much for your answer." The priest sat down, opened the Bible in his hand, and discussed something with his colleague next to him.
"Look, it's not this sword." The priest took out the book in his hand and turned to the chapter of Genesis.
"You mean the sword in the hands of the Angel of Wisdom who guards the gates of Eden?"
"Could it be? An Excalibur in the hands of an archangel will fall into the hands of mortals? β
"Even if this is true, how can a mortal exert the power of this sword?"
"But at the same time as the 'Root Vortex' in the mouths of the magicians disappeared, the Vati (Harmony) also came with the news that a large-scale explosion of holy relic energy was observed in the same direction...... Otherwise, the Vatican would not have asked to participate in this meeting. β
"Anyway, let's report this matter to the Holy See."
"I see, I'll send the deacon to deliver the message at once."
"Mr. Archbishop." The magistrate looked at it.
"Do you have any questions? Mr. Magistrate? "The archbishop is still polite.
"I just heard a discussion on the part of the church, are you saying that the large-scale burst of energy that destroyed the 'Root Vortex' was caused by a holy relic related to angels?" When it comes to holy relics, no one will not be interested, after all, the Holy Grail is gone, so the holy relics left behind after the war are the target of everyone, if it is really the divine sword in the hands of the angels, then its value is probably not inferior to the so-called 'Holy Grail' that was summoned, and maybe there will be another dispute because of this thing.
"We speculate so, but the truth is unknown." The archbishop gave an ambiguous answer, after all, although the Magic Association and the Church are not affiliated with each other, the superficial relationship must be maintained, otherwise the actions of the personnel of both sides in each other's territory will be blocked, and this kind of damage to both sides is completely unnecessary.
"Thank you very much." The magistrate nodded to the archbishop, who replied equally politely.
"So, one last question." The magistrate flipped another page of the notebook on the conference table.
"Rin Tosaka, the Servant you brought with you is undoubtedly in the Saber rank. But according to the records of the late overseer of the Church, your Servant is an Archer. The Guild needs to know about your work with Saber's Relic-wielding Master, and where that Master came from. β
(Damn...... Qili, that stupid person, will disgust me when he dies~~~~~)" Rin hated Qili to death, if only he wrote himself as Saber's Master or not at all.
"Saber's Master is mysterious and belongs neither to the church nor to the association." Rin gathered her thoughts, she must not tell the truth when it is time to tell a lie.
"Given that the Holy Grail has expired and randomly gathered the Master, I can't infer either."
"So how did you unite with Saber's Master?"
"At the beginning we fought one game, but we didn't win or lose, and then we met the more powerful Servants and decided to unite, defeat the other Masters and fight another game to decide the ownership of the Holy Grail." Rin paused, repeating someone's words that had been dismissed as childish.
"After all, they are all masters, and the process of joint operation is limited to supporting each other and fighting together. Because if you sit back and watch another person be defeated, you will probably not be able to deal with other more powerful enemies, so you will be on guard and support each other in this way, and the information will only be exchanged in a limited way, and everything is based on the judgment made based on the victory in the Holy Grail War, and it is impossible to disclose personal information, because you will become an enemy at some point. Rin nodded, signaling that she was done.
"In other words, you don't know the specifics of your allies either?" The magistrate asked.
"Yes, I can only be sure that he is not from the 'Royal Three Family'. The reason why this happened was because I lost the Servant on my side and the Master on the other, and it was a partnership, so Saber and I immediately signed a contract. "Rin doesn't squint, and looks serious.
"I know the overall situation, and I will report to the Bureau on the results of this inquiry meeting." The magistrate closed the notebook.
"In the end, due to the importance of the matter, the association has decided to invite you to study in the UK, and the time will start from now on, please ask if you will accept it."
If he doesn't accept it, Rin will be suspected by the association, and he may suddenly evaporate from the world; If you accept it, then it means staying here as a suspect until the official investigation report comes out, and if the report is unfavorable to you, then Rin has no chance of winning against the association that has completed the preparation for arrest.
"I'm ..........................." Rin hesitated in the face of this fateful choice.