Toosaka Rin joins the battle.
This is expected.
After the Holy Grail War mode was formed and stabilized, there was no record of the "Big Three" of Einzbern, Tōsaka, and Matou being absent.
Unlike the artificial human family Einzbern and the Matou family under the control of Zouken, the Tousaka family always goes to battle as the head of the family, without exception. This has become the responsibility and obligation that the head of the Tousaka family must fulfill, and Rin will naturally not escape.
Although Rin's mother Aoi and Kariya, who had experienced the Holy Grail War, did not want Rin to participate, they only hoped that Rin could stay away from danger and grow up healthily, but Rin did not agree.
She is strong-willed, never admits defeat and has had her own opinions since childhood. In order to save her good friend Kotone, she dared to run away from home late at night during the Holy Grail War, and now she is not afraid.
Although it's a bit unfair to say this to Uncle Kariya and Aunt Aoi who have always been kind to him, you two can't influence Rin's decision. Even if she agrees on the surface, she will carry out her will behind the scenes. Shinji, who has been arguing and fighting with Rin for ten years, knows this best. So, he was not surprised at all when Rin showed her stigmata in front of him.
Rin wouldn't be surprised by his response of clapping his left hand. Not only friends know you best, but also enemies. Rin knows Shinji no less than Shinji knows Rin. She is 100% sure that Shinji will join the battle.
This mutual display of stigmata was a declaration before the battle, which not only showed their existence but also reassured the other party. Because both of them were sure of each other's character, even if they were enemies, they would fight openly with strength, rather than playing tricks in secret.
From the moment the door of the Kyudo Gym was closed again, Rin had begun to think about how to defeat Shinji, and Shinji was also making a series of assessments on Rin at the same time.
First of all, it should be made clear that Rin's strength is stronger than in the original world line, and much stronger. In the original world line, she lost her father at the age of seven. Except for the tax evader Kotomine Kirei who taught her some things from time to time, the rest was all self-taught.
Now, Tokiomi did not die in the Holy Grail War, but survived for five years. In the last five years of his life, Tokiomi taught his daughter everything he had learned in his life, and for things that he could not master at the moment, he also made a detailed study plan, paving a smooth path for his daughter to become a first-class magician.
Even more fortunately, after Tokiomi's death, the source of the Tosaka family's inheritance, the master Zelrich, came to Fuyuki City. He was impressed by Rin's talent and occasionally gave her some pointers, showing her the higher and farther scenery of the way of magic. And because of Yustiza's watchful eyes, Zelrich couldn't treat Rin the same way as other disciples, and avoided the premature death of this seedling.
The current Rin has not only absorbed the inheritance of five generations of the Tosaka family, but also learned a lot of knowledge beyond magic from Zelrich. It is no exaggeration to say that even if all her five generations of ancestors were resurrected and joined forces to besiege Rin, they might not be able to defeat her now. Even Sakura, who has always worked hard, dare not say that she is definitely better than her sister.
However, compared to Shinji, Rin still has a long way to go. No matter how strong Rin is, he is only limited to the scope of humans. Shinji's eyes have long been no longer on humans. Servants and Dead Apostles are his opponents.
The problem is that the next Servant that Rin is going to summon, if nothing unexpected happens, should be the Hero King Gilgamesh, summoned using the oldest snake fossil, the holy relic left by Tokiomi. That is the Servant standing at the pinnacle of human history, and his Noble Phantasm "The Treasure of the King" itself is a symbol of human evolution, with infinite possibilities. Once serious, under the rules of the Holy Grail War, no Servant dares to say that he will win.
Now that Sakura has summoned Medusa, there are only two spots left on her side - if there are more, it might trigger the emergency mechanism of the Holy Grail, turning it into a red-and-black war similar to that in a parallel world, which would be counterproductive.
There are exactly two relics that are guaranteed, the scabbard of Artoria and the fragment of Karna's chariot, both of which are servants that can fight against Gilgamesh.
As for Altria, Kiritsugu went to Africa. Transportation is inconvenient and it will probably take him a few days to come back.
I can summon him anytime, but I feel a little unwilling to just summon Karna. It's not that Karna is not good, on the contrary, he can be said to be the best servant, loyal, super fighting, and good character. However, no matter how good a servant is, Shinji can't compare to his master in his heart - is there really no way
No, it's not time to give up yet. Ten years ago, I was able to summon her, and now I must be able to do it. Although the ancient scroll of "The Bull Snatching Chronicle" has been destroyed in the torrent of magic power, the catalyst that is destined for her is not only "The Bull Snatching Chronicle". There is still time, and with Yustisa monitoring the Holy Grail, there will be no situation where the quota is snatched away by others because of my hesitation.
I'm sorry, Karna, please just be my last resort. Before that, please let me keep trying—the boy made up his mind.
Having said that, how should I work hard? And in what direction should I work hard? Moreover, this is not something I can decide alone. I must seek the opinion of Justisa, whether as the owner of the Greater Holy Grail, the initiator of the Holy Grail Purification Plan, or my lover.
In fact, I was not a qualified boyfriend. He was running around everywhere, but he didn't go to see her the first time he came back. It was because Yustisa had a good temper and didn't care. If it was someone else, they would have started to make a fuss long ago.
Thinking about the girls he was entangled with, Shinji couldn't help but sigh. He had unknowingly walked on the path of a scumbag, and he didn't know how to get out of it and return to the right path. Really, if you are handsome and good at fighting, you can really do whatever you want. Why is my charm so great
Ahem, okay, let's ignore this narcissistic guy for now -
Well, actually, there is no need to ignore it. Shinji's narcissism is only occasional and he will soon return to normal. This time, he recovered faster than before, because the class was about to start and he should leave.
Not only leaving the Kyudo Gym, but also leaving the school. He agreed to go to school with Sakura, but that didn't mean he would attend class seriously. Not to mention the two legendary teachers Scathach and Chiron, not to mention Weber, the ace professor of the Clock Tower, the teaching level of the lecturers in the El-Melloi classroom alone was far better than all the teachers in Hogunhara Middle School. Listening to them would only be a waste of time. Besides, Shinji couldn't even call all the names of his classmates, so going would only make the atmosphere in the class weird, so it would be better not to go.
I went down to say hello to the principal and the teachers, then quietly left under the pretext of studying alone, and came back at noon to have lunch with Sakura.
PS: For the compatibility of Rin and Shining, please see Kan Mushroom's interview. It is confirmed that Rin and Shining have an excellent compatibility, and there is no need to argue about this. As for Ishtar's matter, just because their mental fluctuations are similar does not mean that Rin must be regarded as Ishtar. The plot in FGO shows very clearly that Ishtar and Elly have been influenced by Rin and their personalities have improved a lot. The two have said more than once that their true selves are not like this, but even more excessive. Let's look at Erye and Perseus. Medusa said that Perseus is the winner version of Erye, but also said that Perseus is a kind-hearted hero. Different circumstances make a world of difference. One is a hero and the other is a bear. This is the best example.