A woman.
The hair that reaches the ground is clearly purple in color but is filled with the smell of blood and emits an eerie luster.
The black tights are very revealing, covering only the chest to the thighs, and the rest is made up of stockings and arm guards made of the same material. Paired with her tall and plump figure, it makes people blush and their hearts beat fast.
However, this is definitely not to say that the woman's clothes are inappropriate. On the contrary, the outline of the clothes is very suitable for the woman's body. Although it is a bit erotic, it is more of a strange sacredness.
Like the witch soaked in blood in some dark legends of this country.
Evil and holy, so full of contradictions.
Now, this woman was standing at the entrance of the Matou family, in front of the eldest son, Matou Shinji. A minute ago, Shinji had just opened the door with his key, and this woman walked out of the darkness, like a crystallization of darkness.
With a "click", Shinji's suitcase fell to the ground. He stared at the woman for more than fifty seconds without even saying "I'm back", which he had said countless times.
The woman just let Shinji stare at her for more than 50 seconds, motionless, silent, expressionless. As for her eyes, they were blocked by the black eye mask, so they couldn't be seen, but judging by the woman's reaction, there should be no fluctuations either.
She was like a statue, cold and without any temperature, even colder than a Dead Apostle who had lost his human body temperature, even more lifeless, and even less human.
The boy who kept the door closed and the woman standing at the entrance stood there quietly but stiffly until a head with the same purple hair popped out from the living room.
"Rider, is there a guest? Ah, my brother is back."
The one who called Shinji that was of course his younger sister Matou Sakura. As usual, the first time she saw Shinji, she would run over in three or two steps, or hold Shinji's hand, or give him a hug. But today, she didn't do that.
To be precise, he was about to do so, but after taking only one step, he stopped, shrank his body, and lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.
Seeing her like this, and looking at the cold woman in front of him, Shinji knew the reason. He sighed, picked up the suitcase, walked to his sister and patted her head, then walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Well... I also wanted to help my brother, so I summoned a Servant before you came back."
Ying pursed her lips, her fingers unconsciously playing with the corner of her clothes, and stammered as she explained the whole story.
It all started when Hatteras used his magic to impact the Fuyuki earth veins, causing the Holy Grail to have excess magic and activate prematurely.
The Matou family had been preparing for this Holy Grail War for a long time. Once the Greater Holy Grail had a problem, the whole family knew about it very quickly. There was no need for Justissa to give any special instructions, the family members started to work on their own initiative.
Ordinary people who have nothing to do with the mystery are centered around the head of the family, Matou Tsuruya, and the mistress, Elsa. Some are given holidays, some are organized to travel, some are organized to go out for inspections, and some are sent out for inspections, so as to keep them away from Fuyuki, a place of trouble.
The remaining core members began to act according to the plan. Justisa and Orange moved directly into the Great Holy Grail's burial site, Yuanzang Mountain, to closely monitor the Great Holy Grail. Sakura, Fujino, Kirie and others adjusted the workshop at home and arranged the summoning ritual to prepare for the most important stage of summoning heroic spirits and the subsequent stages.
As for Kariya, well, he had been excluded from these tasks, and his only task was to take care of Tousaka Aoi and Tousaka Rin wholeheartedly—since Rin went to high school, he rarely stayed at the Matou family, and lived most of the time at the Tousaka family.
It is said that the former playboy Tsuru once secretly pulled Kariya out for a drink and asked him if he had ever been to home plate. Kariya did not answer, but his emotions could be seen to fluctuate obviously. It was estimated that even if he had not, it would not have made much of a difference. The long journey that began in his youth finally saw the light of day.
Let’s not talk about Kariya here for now, and turn back to Sakura.
From the moment Scathach left the inheritance crystal ten years ago, Sakura knew the inside story of the Holy Grail War and was determined to participate in the war as a master. At first, Shinji and Yustisa both disagreed, but Sakura unexpectedly insisted. Considering that there was actually no way to prohibit Sakura from participating in the war, the two proposed a very strict strength standard. If Sakura reached the standard, she could participate in the war. If she did not reach the standard, she would stay away from the war with her parents after the war started.
As a result, Sakura did it, and she did it three years ago when she was thirteen years old. She became the strongest person in the family besides Shinji, who was truly the top fighter, and the unfathomable Touko. Even Yustisa, who was equipped with "Thousand Threads", Kirie, who used "Dual Existence" to control puppets, and Fujino, who had her magic eyes fully opened, were no match for her. With such a powerful strength, Shinji and Yustisa could no longer insist, and they also needed help, so they agreed.
When they learned that the Greater Holy Grail had been activated and the Holy Grail War was about to begin, the girls secretly held a meeting and unanimously decided to summon the Heroic Spirit first based on the principle of preemption. The one chosen by Sakura to be summoned was Scathach, who was summoned by her master, Shinji, in the last Holy Grail War.
There are many reasons for choosing Scathach instead of Karna. For example, Sakura doesn't know Karna well and doesn't know how to get along with him. Another reason is that Sakura doesn't want to summon a male servant. She also has some girlish thoughts - the master is so beautiful and powerful, and her brother admires the master so much, so she always feels that it's a bit dangerous to put them together.
To this end, Sakura opened the room that Scathach had used, which had been sealed in a special way for ten years. She engraved a summoning ritual in the room and placed the things that Scathach used most often around the ritual - used dishes, worn clothes, used towels, etc. - to maximize the "bond" between her and Scathach.
After doing all this, Sakura began to summon at a time when darkness was full and magic power was at its peak. The summoning ceremony went smoothly. Through the ritual that connected to the spirit veins, magic power connected to the Holy Grail and successfully activated the Heroic Spirit summoning mechanism. Under the effect of the third magic "Heaven's Grail", the container of the job was made, and the Heroic Spirit descended, eventually becoming a Servant and coming to Sakura.
At this moment, Sakura was welcoming the arrival of her master who had not been seen for ten years with the most elegant smile and the attitude that was most in line with Scathach's teachings.
However, when the light and lightning that connected fantasy and reality dissipated, when the woman who seemed like the embodiment of the dark night solidified into a physical body, she spoke expressionlessly:
"Servant Rider, I have come in response to your summons. You are such a kindhearted person. If you wish to be a sacrifice, then it is your will."
Sakura's smile froze, and her expression became even more exaggerated than the fifty seconds that Shinji was in a daze at the entrance.