"Tomorrow morning, you should go to Tokyo to meet up with Uncle Tsuruya, Aunt Elsa and the others. Staying away from here is the best choice."
After saying that, Toosaka Rin walked towards the basement without looking back, the workshop that carried the king and glory of the Toosaka family.
"Wait, Rin." Toosaka Aoi said, "I'll go with you too."
"Mother-"
"We will leave, but at least please let me stay with you tonight as a mother. I missed it ten years ago, and I don't want to have any regrets ten years later."
When saying this, Aoi still maintained her usual Yamato Nadeshiko demeanor, but Rin, who had lived with her for seventeen years, knew that her mother had made up her mind, a determination that was no less than her own.
"I understand. Uncle Kariya, please come along as well. You participated in the last Holy Grail War, and I'll feel more at ease with you around."
"Okay." Yanye gritted his teeth and uttered a short word.
Everything was the same as it had been ten years ago, a dim and old workshop, the head of the Tousaka family, and two bystanders.
The twin-tailed girl in a red coat poured the gem solution onto the floor, outlining a small-scale summoning circle.
"—In the retreat of the disappearing, carve four retreat arrays to surround the summoning array. Good!"
Because he had practiced many times using other solutions as substitutes, the drawing of the summoning circle was very successful. The next step was to place the summoning catalyst on the simple altar next to it, and then use his own magic power to activate the ritual, connecting it to the Holy Grail to summon the strongest heroic spirit.
Lin stood at the edge of the magic circle, pointed his hand with the holy marks at the center of the magic circle, and began to chant.
Every word of the chant has its own meaning.
"Silver and iron of the purest form, with stone as the foundation and the great duke of the covenant."
This is the rhyme of the contract, the bond between master and servant.
"Our ancestor is our master, Shubaiyin Aogu."
This is a rhyme unique to the Tōsaka family, praising the origin of the family, the witness of the Holy Grail, and the great second magician.
Well, actually it’s just bragging about how awesome one’s background is, but in magic, this approach is meaningful. Modern magic is an accumulation of history and time.
"The surging wind blocked the four walls, closed the four doors, emerged from the crown, and lingered at the three-way intersection leading to the kingdom."
This section is a spell to activate the summoning circle, which is connected to the summoning system of the Holy Grail. The crown and trident correspond to the front and back respectively.
"—declare!"
"You are my subordinate. I trust my fate to your sword."
"Follow the call of the Holy Grail. If it is in accordance with this will and the law of nature, you will answer immediately."
"I swear here. I will be a good person in the world and eliminate all the evil in the world."
"The spirit of the words that entangle you, comes from the wheel of restraint, guardian of the Libra!"
This section is the real Heroic Spirit Summoning Spell, which is connected to the only Heroic Spirit Seat in the parallel world above all time and space, and summons the Heroic Spirits to the real world through the "fate" between them and the real world.
When a Heroic Spirit responds to the summons and descends from the Seat of Heroes, the summoning circle will emit a dazzling light, accompanied by a rush of lightning-like magic power. The swirling atmosphere almost caused Aoi, an ordinary person, to fall. Fortunately, Kariya protected him in time and blocked the strong wind and light for him.
In the fierce wind, in the dazzling sea of light, a golden figure emerged.
The figure was so noble and majestic that everyone in the workshop was distracted and stared blankly at the golden figure.
"Is this... the strongest?" Rin murmured.
"There is no doubt that this king is the strongest."
The Heroic Spirit's face showed an expression of displeasure, but as a Heroic Spirit summoned, he still had to fulfill his duty.
"Answer me, are you the magician who is willing to commit the crime of blasphemy in order to see the glory of the king?"
Golden hair, golden armor.
The Servant, who looked extremely luxurious, asked, looking at Rin and everyone in the room with a contemptuous expression.
Rin's chest suddenly surged with a sense of irritation. Although she could also feel the absolute "power" of the Servant in front of her, the stinging pain in her hand reminded her that this was the Servant she summoned - why should a mere Servant be so arrogant
Fortunately, she still remembered her father's teachings and the motto of the Tousaka family - "Always remain calm and elegant." So, she coughed lightly, took out the Command Seal on her hand, and declared.
"Yes, I am the magician who summoned you, your Master."
"Master?" A cold light flashed in the snake-like eyes of the golden servant, "Watch your words, bastard. The whole world belongs to my garden, and the only thing you bastards can do is kneel down and look up - if you kneel down now, I can still forgive you."
Veins popped up on Rin's forehead. She had intended to follow her father's instructions and get along well with this Servant, but this bastard was so annoying that his words pushed her patience to the limit.
"Oh, so you are such a great king? Then why did you lose miserably ten years ago? Father said you are proud, but I don't think it is pride, but arrogance." Rin retorted in a voice trembling with anger.
"Ten years ago? Father?" The golden servant raised his eyebrows slightly, "Has this king ever descended upon this era? Has your father ever had the honor of seeing my majesty?"
"Ah, but you probably don't have this memory. A summoned Servant won't have any memory of being summoned before. In this case, it seems like you, the strongest king, are nothing big." Rin spread his hands and continued to taunt.
"So bastards are bastards after all, and will never understand the greatness of the King. I will make an exception and let you, an ignorant magician, pay homage to the King's power."
The space was distorted, and an object that was also emitting golden light and whose true appearance could not be seen fell into the hands of the Golden Servant.
The golden servant placed the object in front of his eyes, motionless like a perfect sculpture. After a while, he exhaled and put the object back into the distorted space.
"I see, such a thing has happened. Tōsaka Tokiomi, you call her father, so you are his daughter, Tōsaka Rin. I have heard him mention his daughter's name."
"Yeah, no, no, you really remembered it?" Lin was stunned and even forgot to be angry.
"My power is not something a child can understand. You are Tokiomi's daughter, and for Tokiomi's sake, I forgive your unreasonableness. Tokiomi served me as a subject, so I must respond to him as a king."
As if they had regained their memories of the last Holy Grail War, the attitudes of the Golden Servants had softened a lot.
"Humph, I'm not a child." Lin shook her ponytail.
"Saying something like that proves you're a child."
The Golden Servant still treated Rin with a condescending attitude, but there was a hint of teaching and tolerance from an elder towards a younger generation in his eyes.
"My daughter, since you want to rely on my power, remember one thing. Children should behave like children. Before you understand the truth of all things, your eyes should only shine with the glory of my king Gilgamesh."
PS: Shining is really fond of the children of men. He dotes on Tini in FSF and there is also a similar scene in Chapter 7 of FGO. When one of his ministers gave birth to a child, he told the chief priest to pick a gift and send it to the child. He also seemed to care about the child's education - perhaps this is also the reason why Shining and Rin, who were chosen by Mushroom, have a good compatibility.
PS2: Illya doesn't count. First of all, she is a cyborg and also has the attributes of the Holy Grail, which is not in Shining's strike zone.