Actually, Rin had always wanted to do one thing after coming to Nasuverse, but it had been put off for various reasons and she never had the chance. Now, because she had to rush back to her old home in Fuyuki City to participate in the Holy Grail War, it gave Rin the opportunity to do that thing.
That was — street racing! And on a motorcycle!
At this moment, on the national highway from Misaki to Fuyuki City, two extremely powerful, heavy-duty two-wheeled motorcycles roared and sped like metal beasts! Everything in front of them rapidly faded behind them, the sound of their engines, like roaring tigers, completely left behind by their speed.
In her previous life, Rin had always yearned for the scene in anime where King of Heroes Gilgamesh rode a motorcycle on the mountain roads, racing with the Great Emperor. So, this time, on the way back to Fuyuki City, she and Jeanne each rode a super motorcycle back to Fuyuki City!
These two motorcycles, purchased by Rin with her card and "unofficially" modified by a professional extreme racing motorcycle club, had 8000cc twin-cylinder engines. In ideal road conditions, they could potentially reach the world record of 640 kilometers per hour set by the Dodge Tomahawk!
Riding a motorcycle with her body fully exposed, making herself part of the vehicle, undoubtedly made it easier to control her center of gravity, allowing her to fully utilize her superhuman physical qualities and reaction capabilities to the maximum extent!
Of course, after various almost exaggerated modifications, the structure of these two-wheeled vehicles could no longer be expected to operate normally. Although the vehicle's structure had already increased grip through airflow and wind pressure, the tires with excessive torque still couldn't generate enough friction with the ground. Once the brakes were applied, the front wheel would lift, potentially throwing the rider off.
These were truly wild and ferocious beasts, but at this moment, both girls could perfectly control them. Speed and passion are undoubtedly the most exciting and blood-boiling things, and while mostly men enjoy them, neither Rin nor Jeanne were taking the lady-like route. Unconsciously, their competitive spirit rose, causing both of them to simultaneously reach maximum speed —
Accelerate, and accelerate again. Extreme acceleration!
Their superhuman physical qualities and exquisite control of power allowed them to drive these physically unmanageable monsters at full speed!
Rin, who had changed into a night-colored trench coat, was fully absorbed in driving. The reinforced spell had infused Mana into the war chariot beneath her, enhancing the material of the axles, gears, and other components to their extreme. Coupled with her superhuman combat intuition, the powerful airflow released by Mana Burst not only protected her skin from air friction but also further propelled the motorcycle's speed! On roads where there were occasionally still vehicles, she sped past at over 650 kilometers per hour, exceeding the maximum speed!
Jeanne, riding abreast on her jet-black metal beast, directly straddled it and activated her battle armor Spirit Dress! Relying on the C-rank Riding skill provided by her class skill, she could perfectly drive this modern steel monster! The two motorcycles, after Rin's alchemical modification, had their fuel changed from oil to Mana. With the roaring engines and burning passion, Jeanne wouldn't even trade it for a unicorn right now!
It was truly lightning speed, a heaven-defying level of velocity that even helicopters had to shy away from! As the deafening, intense high-pitched roar violently tore through the silence of the night, the super motorcycles, kicking up two terrifying long dragons of dust, sped away almost without any attempt to conceal their tracks —
As for being captured by satellites or anything? If they were, they were. With no headlights on, satellites and surveillance cameras would at most capture two blurry shadows at such speed, making it impossible to even tell if the riders were male or female. It would probably just become another unsolved mystery of the world.
To maintain stealth, Rin and Jeanne set off at ten o'clock at night. To avoid wasting time by taking detours, they directly traversed roadless areas when they confirmed there were no mountains blocking their path. Mana Burst compressed blades and black flames that incinerated everything literally carved a direct path to Fuyuki City on the map. What would normally be a day's drive was completed in a mere two hours.
During the Holy Grail War, I should find an opportunity to race with Saber; it must be very exciting!
Turning off the roaring engine, Rin dismounted her vehicle, smiling as she looked ahead and said, "This is it. During the Holy Grail War, we will make this our base."
This was Miyama Town in Fuyuki City, and in front of them stood a magnificent mansion built in a dense forest, one of the Twin Mansions built by the Edelfelt family.
Regarding the origin of this mansion, it was built 60 years ago by the Edelfelt family, a famous Finnish mage family also skilled in gem magecraft, similar to the Tohsaka Family.
At that time, the former head of the Edelfelt family, a pair of twin genius sisters, participated in the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. During the war, the sisters turned against each other, the younger sister died in battle, and the older sister survived severely wounded. The Edelfelt family at that time had two very similar mansions in Fuyuki City, one for each sister, built in Miyama Town and Shinto (New City) respectively.
The one before them was the one that belonged to the older sister back then.
This mansion had been abandoned since that Holy Grail War, but fortunately, its quality was good, and it had been preserved quite well over the years. After all, it would still be habitable in another ten years, so there was no reason for it to collapse the moment Rin arrived.
Due to the previous Holy Grail War, the Edelfelt family had always been very hostile towards everything in Japan. Moreover, the current young lady of their family was Rin's sworn rival ten years later in the original work/canon. Therefore, Rin couldn't possibly buy this mansion from them.
But... why buy it?
"Thump—!"
The well-preserved iron gate, under Rin's delicate foot empowered by dragon strength, was like paper mache! Expecting the current Rin to uphold lady-like manners and integrity? You've got the wrong person.
Because it had been unkempt for many years, the garden attached to the mansion had completely turned into a patch of withered grass. Rin didn't care about such things anyway. Walking up to the front door of the house, Rin kicked it again!
"Thump!"
After using "Dust Removal Spell" to clear all the accumulated dust and dirt inside, the interior furniture arrangement and decorative paintings were undoubtedly of a first-class ancient aristocratic style. All the facilities seemed to have been frozen 60 years ago, as if the owners who lived there had left, and everything remained perfectly intact.
Lancelot, who had been in spiritual form, materialized and silently, through mental link, earnestly advised Rin to pay attention to her ladylike demeanor, stating that Rin's wild ride had been more thrilling than all his charges into battle on horseback during his lifetime combined!
Because she wasn't afraid of being seen, Jeanne continued to walk in wearing her black battle armor. After seeing Rin sitting majestically on the main sofa, she ignored Lancelot standing behind Rin and sat down on a side sofa.
"Master, now that we are on the battlefield, what do you plan to do next?"
Rin recalled the original work/canon and pondered for a moment. Since she hadn't affected the fate trajectories of the Fourth Holy Grail War Masters, she figured it wouldn't cause too many butterfly effects, as the storm stirred by a single butterfly flapping its wings takes a long time to brew.
Although a transmigrator who doesn't dare to change the original work/canon is worse than a salted fish, carelessly changing the plot and making everything within controllable range a mess is not a matter of being a salted fish but being an idiot. Rin wasn't foolish enough to think she was invincible in the Fourth Holy Grail War and could act recklessly.
Putting aside everything else, just her father Tokiomi's Archer: King of Heroes Gilgamesh, even if Rin summoned Lancelot and significantly strengthened him to counter Gilgamesh, who would dare say they could defeat him alone, possessing the original texts of all human civilization? Even without considering the EA, which has a long warm-up time, Gilgamesh is not someone you can just fight whenever you want.
"Let's observe the situation for now. Before other factions make a move, we'll remain inactive. If you're interested, Jeanne, you can wander around Fuyuki City. Since you have a physical body, you don't have to worry about being mistaken for a Servant. With Berserker by my side, safety is not an issue."
Rin thought for a moment, remembering that she had one more thing to do before the war began. Then she continued, "Tomorrow I have some private matters to attend to, and it's inconvenient for anyone to follow. Jeanne, you can explore on your own. I've already told you about the information and characteristics of the other Servants in this Holy Grail War. Be careful; it's not suitable for us to conflict with them yet."
"Finished."
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