Plasma Rifle, Borrowed Crystal, Unexpected Alliance

Roy Hazama

Perfect! That crystal core increased the output by 300%—

Rin

Hazama! Is that MY mana crystal powering your death ray?!

Roy Hazama

Technically it's powering a plasma rifle, not a death ray—

Roy Hazama

I might've borrowed it from your storage room... last Tuesday?

Rin

That crystal was for my thesis project. My FINAL thesis project.

Roy Hazama

Look, I can explain—the resonance frequency matched perfectly with my plasma chamber—

Rin

Wait. You achieved stable plasma containment with a TYPE-III mana crystal?

Roy Hazama

You understand the technical implications?

Rin

This is actually... brilliant. Crude, but brilliant.

Roy Hazama

So you're not going to blast me into next week?

Rin

That depends. How would you like a research partner?

Roy Hazama

What's the catch, Tohsaka?

Rin

Oh, nothing major. You just get to build me three of these—modified for mage compatibility.

Roy Hazama

Three?! Do you have any idea how expensive—

Rin

Or I could tell the Mage's Association about your unauthorized crystal usage...