Therefore, this time, he wanted to have Rin Tohsaka summon King Arthur of the Saber class as well.
With his daughter's aptitude, coupled with the relic he had prepared for her, she would definitely be able to summon King Arthur!
After all, in order to allow Rin Tohsaka to summon King Arthur, he had spent a great deal of money to buy a relic related to King Arthur from Europe.
"Rin, it's time."
Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at the clock hanging on the wall of the basement and nodded to Rin Tohsaka.
"Okay, Father, I will perform the summoning."
Rin Tohsaka walked to the summoning circle in the center of the basement. This summoning circle, which Tokiomi Tohsaka had used in the previous Holy Grail War, would be used again by her, Rin Tohsaka, this time.
Facing the summoning circle, Rin Tohsaka stretched out her right hand, with the faint red marks on the back of her hand indicating that she had been chosen by the Greater Grail. The shape of the Command Seal had not yet fully formed and would only take its complete shape after the summoning was completed.
In the center of the summoning circle in front of her, lay a piece of wood.
It was said to be a fragment from the Round Table of the Knights of the Round Table. The Round Table was the symbol of the Knights of the Round Table, and King Arthur was the leader of the Knights of the Round Table. Summoning with the Round Table would likely summon a Knight of the Round Table.
Even if it wasn't King Arthur, the leader, who was summoned, summoning a Knight of the Round Table wouldn't be bad either. After all, if the leader of the Knights of the Round Table was so powerful, the Knights of the Round Table wouldn't be weak either.
Moreover, Tokiomi Tohsaka believed that Rin Tohsaka could summon King Arthur, the leader of the Knights!
Rin Tohsaka took a deep breath and then began the summoning.
Silver and iron. The Archduke who establishes a contract with the cornerstone.
Let the surging wind be blocked by the four walls. Close the four gates,
Release from the crown, and wander at the crossroads leading to the kingdom.
Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill.
Repeat, next is five; however, the time of fullness is the opportunity for abandonment.
Declare!
Let your body be under my command, and let my destiny be entrusted to your sword.
If you are willing to obey the summoning of the Holy Grail, follow this will, follow this reason, then respond to it.
Here I swear.
I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the eternal world,
I am the one who spreads all evil in the eternal world.
You are the seven heavens entwined with the three great incantations,
Come from the wheel of suppression, Guardian of the Scales—!
Along with Rin Tohsaka's chanting, a blue light appeared from the summoning circle, directly illuminating the entire basement.
But when the light dissipated, there was no one in the summoning circle.
"Huh? Where's the person?"
Rin Tohsaka was dumbfounded. The Command Seal had already appeared on the back of her hand, but she didn't see anyone. Could it be that the summoned Servant had become invisible?
Just as she and Tokiomi Tohsaka behind her were dumbfounded, a commotion suddenly came from upstairs.
The two immediately ran up from the basement and saw a silver-haired man in red clothes lying crookedly on the sofa in the living room.
After sensing it slightly, they understood that this person was a Servant, but why was he here? Shouldn't he be in the basement?
Under the dumbfounded gaze of the two, the silver-haired man opened his eyes and looked at Rin Tohsaka and Tokiomi Tohsaka, and then he was stunned.
What's the situation? Why are there two people?
After hesitating for a while, he spoke again.
"You... who is my Master?"
"I am your Master."
Rin Tohsaka raised her right hand, revealing the Command Seal on the back of her hand.
The man nodded, confirming the master-servant relationship.
After confirming that this person was her Servant, Rin Tohsaka looked at Tokiomi Tohsaka beside her, and received a helpless shake of his head.
Okay, it seems it's not King Arthur. What a pity.
Rin Tohsaka was a little upset, but she still asked the man on the sofa as soon as possible.
"I'm asking you, are you Saber? By the way, which one of the Knights of the Round Table are you?"
"Ah, this..."
The man who was asked was stunned again.
Are you coming directly for the Knights of the Round Table? If I tell you that I am not only not a member of the Knights of the Round Table, but also not even Saber, would you come over and beat me up?
The same scene also appeared in another place.
In the basement of the new Matou household, Sakura Matou looked at the purple-haired beauty wearing an eye patch in front of her, and she and Kariya Matou behind her both sighed.
They also didn't summon King Arthur. They had clearly used the super greatsword that King Arthur had once used, but they summoned a purple-haired beauty instead. What was the situation?
And the [King Arthur] that these two girls were thinking about was walking on the path under Mount Enzou at this time.
He held an umbrella in his right hand, followed by a silver-haired girl in a white robe, and was walking towards a woman lying on the side of the road.
That's right, he was here to pick up a bargain again, and this time he picked up Caster again.
738. Teacher is not here, Kojiro is still guarding the gate.
On the first night of Heroic Spirit summoning, each selected mage performed their Heroic Spirit summoning, summoning the Heroic Spirit they wanted according to their own relic.
Some mages summoned the Servant they wanted, while some mages summoned the Servant they didn't want.
Because not every mage has a relic for Servant summoning. For example, a poor young lady in a certain parallel world, mages without relics even rely on their compatibility to try their luck.
And mages with relics can rely on the relic to lock in the approximate range of the Servant they want to summon. Of course, it's just an approximate range. What if the mage's own influencing factors are greater?
For example, a mage who summoned Caster clearly used a relic, but the Caster he summoned was the [Witch of Betrayal] Medea he didn't want. The mage hated Medea, who possessed the title of [Betrayal], so much that his hatred overflowed and was directly expressed.
So the hated Medea decisively deceived the other party, used three Command Seals, and then was instantly killed by Medea.
Although the plot of Fuyuki City has changed, Medea's initial plot is still the same as in the original world line, wandering the streets.
However, this time, it was not Teacher who found Medea, but Wang Xiaoming.
As everyone knows, in the Fifth Holy Grail War, Medea is the most easily conquered. As long as you give her your sincerity, she will directly give herself to you on the spot. Of course, the premise is that you are the first to give her your sincerity.
After Wang Xiaoming gave his sincere words, Medea signed a contract with Wang Xiaoming and became Wang Xiaoming's Servant.
After receiving Wang Xiaoming's magic power supply, Medea, who was about to disappear, instantly recovered, even reaching her peak.
"Master, are you really human?"
Feeling the majestic magic power in her body, Medea stared blankly at Wang Xiaoming. She thought that the other party was just a kind-hearted person who had accidentally entered the Holy Grail War, but she didn't expect that the other party was a monster!
Medea had considered that Wang Xiaoming was a mage. After all, when it came to signing a contract, the other party was not surprised at all, and behind Wang Xiaoming, the white-haired girl in a white robe with a blank expression looked like a mage. Anyone who can be around a mage must also be a mage.
But she didn't expect it to be such a terrifying guy.
"Emmm... From a generally rational point of view, I am still human."
If Wang Xiaoming were placed within the Fate universe with specific attack attributes, he would likely possess the following: a regular human, a vampire among monsters, a dragon susceptible to Siegfried's special attack, a male vulnerable to gender-based attacks, a beloved individual targeted by Brynhildr's special attack, a giant weak against Old Li's special attack, and a collection of other exploitable characteristics.
Despite possessing vampire and dragon traits, Wang Xiaoming's primary attribute remains his humanity.
“Is this the amount of magical power a human can possess?”
Medea expressed her bewilderment. As a mage from the Age of Gods, she never wielded such immense magical power even during her lifetime.
“Don't worry about it, Caster. Just consider me human.”
Wang Xiaoming waved his hand dismissively, signaling Medea not to be concerned, which left her utterly perplexed.
Is it truly acceptable to disregard such a thing?
However, observing Wang Xiaoming's nonchalant demeanor, Medea, having established a preliminary level of trust, chose to believe him.
After all, before formalizing the contract, Medea had disclosed her name and title to Wang Xiaoming, yet he remained unfazed. Therefore, Medea placed her trust in Wang Xiaoming!
“Let's go. Since we intend to participate in the Holy Grail War, we must make some preparations.”
Wang Xiaoming diverted the topic.
“Yes, Master.”
Upon hearing about the Holy Grail War, Medea became serious. She was very pleased with Wang Xiaoming's words. This man, who had suddenly appeared before her and saved her, immediately thought about participating in the Holy Grail War to assist her after signing the contract. He was simply too kind to her!
Since Master was so considerate and willing to help her, she would definitely assist Master as well. No matter what, they had to win this Holy Grail War!
“Master, there's a leyline beneath this mountain, making it ideal for establishing a magic workshop.”
She was currently at the foot of Mount Enzō, allowing her to clearly sense the earth veins beneath it, especially since the Greater Grail was located there.
“Let's do as you suggest, Caster. I recall there being a temple on the mountain; we can establish the magic workshop there.”
“Yes, leave it to me, Master. As a mage from the Age of Gods, I will construct a perfect magic workshop!”
Medea confidently assured him. As a mage from the Age of Gods, her magic workshop construction skills were undoubtedly exceptional.
“Then I'll leave it to you, Caster.”
Wang Xiaoming didn't actually need a magic workshop, but since Medea desired it, he allowed her to proceed, as he wouldn't require her assistance in the end.
Moreover, Wang Xiaoming was curious to see if Caster could summon the gatekeeper, just like in the original storyline. You know, Sasaki Kojirō.
The only structure on Mount Enzō was Ryūdō Temple, inhabited by monks and practitioners. In the original storyline, Medea resided here with Kuzuki.
This time, she still arrived at this place, but unlike the original timeline, Kuzuki was no longer present.
After all, Kuzuki was originally an assassin. Fuyuki City had two families guarding it, so they would investigate anyone entering Fuyuki City, especially someone like Kuzuki who was even working as a teacher at a school.
His inherent bloodlust instinctively aroused the suspicion of a certain greatsword-wielding girl, who, after investigating, simply eliminated him. Therefore, Ryūdō Temple no longer housed Kuzuki.
Wang Xiaoming effortlessly used illusions to control the temple's inhabitants, turning them into residents of Ryūdō Temple, and then Medea began transforming Ryūdō Temple, turning the entire temple into a magic workshop enveloped by a massive bounded field.
During the transformation, she discovered the Greater Grail beneath Mount Enzō.
As a mage from the Age of Gods, she could naturally analyze such large-scale ritual magic created by modern mages. After analyzing it, she discovered that Assassin had not yet been summoned. Thus, Medea seized the opportunity and, with Wang Xiaoming's massive magical power supply, directly summoned an Assassin at Ryūdō Temple. The gatekeeper finally appeared.
According to Medea, summoning an Assassin could increase their side's combat power, even though Assassin's combat power was often inferior to other classes, having one was still beneficial.
Thus, after being summoned by Medea, Kojirō was still assigned to guard the gate.
With this, the Holy Grail War officially began.
73r. Artoria Pendragon
Rin Tohsaka was very displeased. She had prepared for so many years, and her father had even prepared a Round Table for the Knights of the Round Table, but what was the result? The one she summoned wasn't a member of the Knights of the Round Table, not even a Saber! Instead, it was an Archer.
The most ridiculous thing was that this Archer even forgot his name, didn't even know his true name, and he even thought that the reason he had amnesia was because she made a mistake during the summoning!
What a joke, she had perfectly inherited the magic of the Tohsaka family and had been recognized by her father, yet he dared to say it was her fault? How could such a thing be possible!
Especially this guy, who always acted like he was so awesome, a guy who didn't even know his own name still dared to show off!?
No, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became!
“Um, Master, could you please stop choking me? I can't breathe.”
Red A, being choked by the neck, pleaded with Rin Tohsaka helplessly. It was painful, the back of his neck was about to be pinched to death, it really hurt!
“You bastard, why aren't you a member of the Knights of the Round Table! Even if you're not a member of the Knights of the Round Table, why aren't you even a Saber! I prepared for so long, but I didn't even get a Saber, so unlucky!”
“Hey, hey, although I'm not a Saber, I'm still very strong, okay!”
“Huh? You Archer, you dare to say that, you don't even know your own name, I'm afraid you won't even know how to release your Noble Phantasm when the time comes!”
Red A sighed helplessly. As Red A, he knew best what happened in the Fifth Holy Grail War, after all, he was a participant in this Holy Grail War.
But this time, he felt something was wrong. Logically, Tokiomi Tohsaka should have died, but when he was summoned, Tokiomi Tohsaka not only didn't die, but was even living better than anyone else!
Moreover, these father and daughter had a very persistent pursuit of the Knights of the Round Table.
As soon as they came up, they asked him if he was a member of the Knights of the Round Table, even this identity was more important than being a Saber!
Under Red A's questioning, he learned that during the Fourth Holy Grail War, Artoria won the Holy Grail War, and it was even a crushing victory, so these father and daughter wanted to summon Artoria, and even the catalyst they summoned was Artoria's Round Table, but unfortunately they summoned Red A, who was neither a Saber nor a member of the Knights of the Round Table.
