() "...The basic situation is this. The g-carrier who we thought had died in the nuclear explosion is actually still alive, and he even used some unknown methods to sneak into the headquarters building. Now he is still alive

in this city

City, but from the information we have learned, his fighting power is astonishing, so we dare not send people to follow him, for fear that if we alert the snake, we will not be able to capture him..."

"Judging from the data we have obtained, the strength and physical fitness of this g carrier are more than ten times that of ordinary people, or even more. And to cause such a strong change, its activity on cells is definitely

Amazingly strong...maybe even rejuvenated."

"It's a pity that Jenova's research has not yet made a breakthrough. "Angel" actually has the ability to protect itself. Now we can only use the remaining free cells to conduct experiments. The physical fitness of the experiment has indeed been greatly improved, but everything happened

A strong rejection reaction, the cells are fine, but the host is dead, what a domineering guy..."

"...Then, capture the g-carrier at all costs...at all costs."

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Just when the four of them were about to continue heading to their destination——

"What, earthquake!?"

The trees swayed.

There was a sound like an explosion coming from a distance.

wrong.

This is not an earthquake, but something like a typhoon, which is about to wreak havoc────

"Tohsaka, this is it!"

"────berserker. It seems that we are a little late."

"Shina, is it the berserker who is rioting over there!?"

"Hey. While we are here, there is only one opponent who can be a berserker. How about it? I want to go over, Emiya-san, do you want to stay?"

"───I want to go too. I'm here for this."

"Then just follow me, rher, get over first!"

Rin said something and started running deeper into the forest.

Felicia glanced at them one last time, then jumped onto the tree in a flash, jumping quickly on the treetops and rushing towards the direction of the earthquake, dragging a large afterimage behind her.

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In the silent forest————

Led by the black giant, the girl escaped from the castle.

It was an inexplicable escape.

Originally, he was escaping from the castle, the place where he could best protect himself, but instead he fled towards the weakly defended forest.

───Danger is approaching.

The girl was the first person to feel the inescapable fact.

The "enemy" slowly approached the castle.

Feeling that it was too powerful, the girl opened the castle walls to the maximum and called up the giant to guard against the "enemy" that appeared.

A giant with a black steel body, berserker.

The incarnation of destruction who was stripped of his reason and only obeyed the orders of the girl.

With this bodyguard and the protection of the castle, there is no need to be afraid of any enemy.

The girl said to herself, covering up her uncontrollable uneasiness.

but.

When the enemy was approaching, the giant beside him told him.

Run away quickly, like this.

Even the berserk warrior, who was deprived of his mind and kept silent, realized how to defeat "it" that was approaching.

At that moment, the girl started running.

This kind of thing is already understood.

I already understand this kind of thing.

The "it" climbing on the outer edge of the castle is not something that can be dealt with by one's own strength.

The ominous shadow continued to expand against the sunlight, and then turned into a huge shadow that could easily escape over the outer wall.

────You will lose.

Don't talk about yourself, even berserker can't beat "it".

If you fight, you will definitely lose, and the berserker will become a servnt that is not your own.

That's what insecurity really looks like.

What the girl was afraid of was not failure, but losing her servnt, so she escaped from the castle.

He was held by a black giant and ran through the forest.

The anxiety did not disappear, but instead increased the burden on my back.

───There is no escape.

The girl vaguely realized that there was no way to escape this uneasiness and terror──the black giant stopped.

"Oh. You are so smart. Have you realized that the Dharma wins?"

In front of me is an old magician who is as rotten as a dead tree.

Standing beside him is the assassin ssssn wearing a pale skull mask.

Matou Zang Inkstone.

It was when she came out of the castle in her hometown that she learned that MKR's accomplice was a magician, and the girl could tell it at a glance.

"───Matou Zōyan, what on earth are you going to do?"

The girl got off the black giant and confronted the old man.

There was no fear in her pupils at all.

The thing that makes the girl and the giant feel threatened is definitely not the enemy in front of them.

"Mkr, have you fallen to this level?"

The girl's voice was cold.

The old man accepted the words with only a mocking meaning and laughed.

"Oh no, don't worry, things are being completed. Although the action is scheduled for the next ceremony, the chess pieces this time are unique. The old man's sad wish is just one step away from coming true."

"Is that so? Then I can act as I please? I'm not interested in you. Although I can't accept objects other than my own, it will fail anyway. If it doesn't work out, then why don't I just go back underground?

?”

"You don't need to tell me. This old man can't stand the sunshine. If the matter is over, he will go back to his hometown earlier. But it still doesn't work. It goes too smoothly, which will in turn make him more uneasy.

Big. Just in case, I have to take your body. If I catch you as the Holy Grail here, then our family’s tragic wish will be as solid as a rock."

───The old man had a ghostly aura.

The white skull stood up unsteadily, but did not follow the old man's wishes and stopped still.

You'll know it when you see it.

The assassin with a pale mask was overwhelmed by the giant guarding the girl.

No matter what, you can't defeat yourself.

If you attack, you will be cut in two───

Because of this certainty, the assassin remained motionless.

"Hmph. A timid servnt like the master. If you are so afraid of death, just don't fight. Neither you nor Zoken, do you value your own life so much?"

"──────"

no respond.

Skull Mask didn't say a word. Instead, his master laughed loudly.

"Ah, it's very important! My wish is to live forever, and this guy's wish is to carve his name into eternity. Because we have the same purpose, we move forward together."

"Are you serious about getting the Holy Grail just to become immortal?"

The girl's pupils were filled with disgust.

The corners of the old man's mouth became even more crooked.

This scolding is like waiting for this scolding.

"Of course. Look at this body. It is dying every minute and second, exuding a putrid smell, and even the flesh and bones are melting. If this continues, even the brain will deteriorate and the accumulated knowledge will be lost.───This
To be continued...