Katsuhiro readied himself for the ritual. He had drawn the circle just an hour ago, and had spent the time since searching for any minor flaws. He had discovered three in the time since, an unwelcome surprise he could have done without. Katsuhiro fixed the circle and inspected it in minute detail..
It had been a surprise when the holy symbol appeared on his hand. He hadn't even known about the Holy Grail War until just yesterday, when a strange familiar carrying a scroll had appeared on his doorstep. The information had astonished him.
When he had discovered what he had been chosen for, he had spent an hour in silent thought, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of the whole thing. The silent contemplation enabled him to know what to expect. Even then, the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks. To have a single wish granted, no matter what it was...
He had immediately thought of the ongoing vampire attacks that Taikobo and himself had done their best to deal with discreetly. If he could use to the Grail to grant any one wish, then surely...?
The preparations complete, Katsuhiro began the ceremony. He chanted the ritual in German, as it was the language of his magecraft. His Magic Circuits screamed through his nerves as they labored to supply the ritual even as he used the mana in the air for the summoning itself.
"Das Material ist aus Silber und Eisen. Der Grundstein ist aus Stein und dem Großherzog des Vertrag. Der Ahn ist mein großer Meister Schweinorg.
"Schutz gegen einen heftigen Wind. Schließ alle Tore, geh aus der Krone, zirkulier die Gabelung nach dem König.
"Füll, füll, füll, füll, füll.
"Es wird fünfmal wiederholt.
"Nur ist es die volle Zeit gebrochen.
"－Satz.
"Du überläßt alles mir, mein Schicksal überläßt alles deinem Schwert.
"Das basiert auf dem Gral, antwort wenn du diesem Willen und diesem Vernunftgrund folgst.
"Liegt das Gelübde hier. Ich bin die Güte der ganzen Welt. Ich bin das Böse der ganzen Welt.
"Du bist der Himmel mit dreien Wortseelen. Komm, aus dem Kreis der Unterdrückung, der Schutzgeist der Balkenwaage－!"
As the Imaginary Fifth Element came into play, vision was lost. The spell hit its crescendo. He felt more than saw the execution of the promise within the scroll.
A voice rang out, deep and powerful. "I ask of thee, art thou my Master?"
A miracle had been performed.
Slowly, his eyes recovered so that he could take in the true wonder of what the ritual had brought forth. Almost two meters in height, his physique was large and robust, his skin a light tan. Beneath the light plate armor that covered his torso, he wore ornate robes. His quiver was slung over his back, filled with arrows, while his hair was a dark black.
Katsuhiro stared at the one that was from this moment onward his Servant. The sheer majesty of what the Holy Graily had accomplished so overwhelmed him that he nearly forgot to answer the question.
Belatedly, he said, "Yes, I am, oh mighty Servant." Katsu hastily demonstrated the proof, the red symbols on the back of his right hand, the Command Spells. "What class, might I ask, are you?"
A loud harrumph. "Then the contract is complete. In this Holy Grail War, I have been summoned into the Archer class."
Archer stepped out of the summoning circle and moved within arm's reach of his Master. The giant stared down at him.
"I did not expect that the one who would summon me would be so young. Still, that is no cause for concern. I shall prove more than adequate in vanquishing your foes, for I could not imagine a better archer than I."
Striding past him, Archer began to walk towards the exit of the basement. He looked over his shoulder and asked, "Are you not going to show me around your workshop, magus?"
Dismay filled Katsu's chest. His original cunning scheme had been to summon the Servant out of sight of his old man, hence why he had chosen to conduct the ritual in the underground storage of the house, but he had obviously not thought matters through completely.
Can't be helped.
Katsu headed over to the door and opened it for Archer. "Please, follow me to my workshop... which is technically where I sleep while I live in this house."