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[The escaped children were soon found by a patrol car and rescued.]
["Rin?"]
[Oone fully came to her senses, she looked around to find Tohsaka Rin, but Rin had already quietly slipped away.]
["Thank goodness... let's go home."]
[Seeing her friend safe, Ri an immense wave of exhaustion wash over her. She forced herself to walk to the statioermio get home quickly so her mother wouldn't worry.]
"I did it, Father."
[As Rin lifted her magipass, she noticed it was fshing a warning signal again.]
["What now?"]
[Rin turned her head just in time to see a monstrous sea creature fall from the sky, cws outstretched toward her.]
[Rin was gripped with fear and found herself paralyzed on the spot.]
"This…"
Rin was startled. She hadn't expected ahreat to appear so suddenly. Was there no way to escape Bluebeard's grasp after all?
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"Rin!"
Tohsaka Tokiomi's face tightened with worry as he watched the se.
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[At that moment, something ued happened.]
[Rin heard a strange rustling sound and, looking back, saw a swarm of is flying past her.]
[Drained of her magid strength aally exhausted, Rin finally reached her limit and colpsed, unscious.]
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"I magic… Is it that man?"
Tohsaka Tokiomi looked toward Matou Kariya, who stood nearby.
Kariya scoffed, gng back at Tokiomi with an intense look. He couldn't trust Tokiomi, and in the end, he'd had to rely on himself.
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[Meanwhile, Aoi Tohsaka, having discovered her daughter's disappearance, drove back to Fuyuki City.]
["Rin!"]
[After searg frantically, Aoi finally found Rin asleep on a park bench.]
["She's alright, just resting."]
[A familiar voice came from under a nearby street mp. It was Matou Kariya.]
["Kariya… your face!"]
[Aoi's eyes widened in shock as she took in the grotesque blue veins spread across Kariya's face.]
["This is the price of the Matou family's magic," he replied quietly. "It devours the body… and life itself."]
[Kariya tinued, voice steady, "But don't worry. I'll get Sakura back before this magies me."]
["Zouken only wants the Grail. Hand it over, and Sakura will be safe."]
["You have my word, my Servant is the strohere is."]
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"Pfft, 'the stro,' you say?"
Gilgamesh's voice dripped with pt. "Are we supposed to believe that mongrel Berserker actually pete?"
Artred at him. "Watch your words, Gilgamesh. That kind of mockery is hardly noble."
La interjected calmly, "There's o let it trouble you, my king."
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["Please pray for me, Aoi. I'll make sure Sakura and Rin py together again in this park, as they should."]
[After ensuring that Rin was safe, Kariya turned a without another word.]
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Watg the se, Tokiomi felt a surge of unease. Why should Kariya, of all people, be the one she prayed for? It was a reminder of his own mistakes. He hadn't realized the true nature of Matou Zouken before sending Sakura away.
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["Master, would you like me to keep wat Tohsaka Tokiomi's family?"]
[From a tree above the park, one of the Hassan Assassins whispered to Kotomine Kirei, awaiting his response.]
["No, just keep Berserker," Kirei replied coldly.]
[The video ended.]
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"Hmm?"
Tohsaka Tokiomi looked at Kotomine Kirei, suspi clouding his gaze. The video made it clear that Kirei had no iion of inf him about his wife and daughter's return to Fuyuki.
"Your wife is a wise woman. I'm sure she'll leave Fuyuki as soon as she ."
Kirei's face remained impassive as he answered Tokiomi's unspokeion.
"See that it doesn't happen again," Tokiomi said with restrained irritation. While uled, he decided not to pursue the matter further, reasoning that the events in the video hadn't actually occurred.
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[Answer: C]
[gratutions to Chihiro, Artoria, Matou Kariya, Tohsaka Rin, Tohsaka Sakura, Irisviel, Zhang Jiao, Red Hare, and Goddess Venus for earning 5 Saint Quartz each.]
[Bluebeard abstained from answering.]
[The remaining members answered incorrectly, losing 1 Saint Quartz.]
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So-Ui cast a gre at Kayh, clearly wanting an expnation.
Kayh looked uneasy, realizing he hadn't expected this question to take su uable turn.
Nearby, Waver and others looked equally annoyed, having fallen into the same trap.
Kiritsugu, however, remained posed. He'd wisely instructed his team to split their answers between B, d D, resulting in at least one correswer.
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[The sed question is over. Now, moving on to the final question of the day.]
[This is a multiple-choice question. Take a look at the following images a the individual most closely reted to the King of querors.]
Iskandar chuckled. "Well now, it seems today's final question revolves around yours truly."
"Here we go again," Kayh muttered, visibly tired of the guessing game.
"This question seems awfully favorable for Team Rider," ented Rin.
Chihiro gave a light shrug. "Looks like the queror is set to win today, regardless."
Iskandar ughed heartily. "Thank you for the encement, friend!"
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[A: The image shows a lean, red-haired boy with a strikingly handsome face.]
Chihiro sighed. It seemed winning first pce today was out of reach.
Iskandar, having learned from past blunders, refrained from saying too mud instead leaned over to whisper a few words to Waver, who looked surprised and skeptical after hearing them.
