The abilities of heroic spirits are ever-changing, and if Sakura goes out with him, she might also be sniped.

Are you kidding me? I risked my life to convince the old bug, not just so that this little girl would die silently like her sister in the future.

So he made up his mind to kill the unstable factors with his own hands.

Gilgamesh, the oldest king, may be the strongest of all heroic spirits.

That guy is the most dangerous enemy. We can't let him run free anymore.

Fortunately, this arrogant guy has a fatal weakness - he is not very good at martial arts

An archer is a "shooter". There has never been only one archer like Shirou Emiya who is powerful enough to compete head-on with heroic spirits such as swordsmen and knights.

Facing a sudden attack, Gilgamesh is no more powerful than ordinary heroic spirits.

So Shinji killed him with just one arrow.

Twenty years of life, Fuyuki Town's harvest in one year.

If Gilgamesh is fully prepared, this arrow may not be able to kill him - it may not even hurt him.

But he is very arrogant, so arrogant that he often patrols the entire Fuyuki Town at night, as if he regards this place as his own territory.

So Shinji killed him without wasting too much work.

It's just...a lifespan of twenty years.

"Caster, let's go back." After breathing for a while, Shen'er felt that his body was gradually regaining its vitality - Caster's potion worked well, so he gave the order, "Were you not noticed?"

"No one noticed it within the scope of the investigation."

"That's good……"

However, when they returned home, they saw Sakura, who was supposed to be lying on the bed and resting, standing at the door.

"Brother" the girl looked at her brother who was as pale as a dead man and asked softly, "How did you become like this?"

Shen Er was speechless for a moment - with his brain, he should have been able to come up with some explanation, but he had just lost twenty years of his life, and his soul was severely damaged. Even his sobriety at this moment was barely maintained by the power of the potion.

, there is no spare energy to concoct a reasonable lie.

"You did something dangerous, right?" The girl continued to ask without giving him time to explain.

Shenji was speechless, not knowing what to say.

A feeling of dizziness emerged from the bottom of my heart, and the scene in front of me slowly became blurry.

[Why the hell is it at this time?]

"I have already lost my sister... I can't lose my last relative." Before he fell into coma, he heard his sister's vow, "So, I will fight too."

"This time, let me protect my brother."

——————

The night is very dark.

The moon has set, the remaining stars are dotted, and the cold wind blows.

"Um...rider, are there any enemies nearby?" she asked uneasily, "If there are any enemies, you must notify me immediately."

Medusa looked at the anxious Master and sighed secretly in her heart.

It's a good thing to be determined and have the consciousness to fight, but the timing is a bit bad.

If her ruthless and powerful brother is with her, Sakura will be an excellent supporter, but it is still too early for her to take the lead alone.

It's okay to be there in normal times. For the sake of her evil brother, an ordinary magician would give her a three-point rating. But now it's the Holy Grail War. Seven magicians are fighting to the death for the Holy Grail, and they're merciless...

I'm just afraid that once I leave, I'll never be able to go home again.

Although she was worried, Medusa did not dissuade her.

To a person who is determined to kill or be killed, there is no point in persuading him.

Thirty minutes ago, Sakura took the unconscious Shinji to the Emiya Residence and entrusted her brother, who was seriously injured due to using the Cursed Bow and the Arrow of Life to kill a powerful enemy, to the only person she could trust now. She found a

Reason to say goodbye.

According to what she said at the time, she was going back to Matou's house to pack some things, and hoped to stay at the Emiya residence during the Holy Grail War.

This astonishingly bold statement shocked Emiya and his daughter, so neither Shirou nor Nanoha found any flaws in her words.

Packing some things can be done in advance, not to mention - what needs to be packed in the middle of the night? Not even waiting for Shenji to wake up?

In fact, they never returned to Matou's house at all.

This road leads to Einzbern Castle, the Einzbern family's stronghold in Fuyuki Town.

Matou Sakura's idea is very simple. No matter how many enemies there are, the Einzbern family is definitely the enemy. In this case, fighting them is the inevitable result.

"You can't always let your brother fight while I hide in a safe place." When she made up her mind, she ordered Rider, "Let's go to Einzbern Castle now and either kill them or be killed by them -

—I have prepared the appropriate magic. Even if we fail, the record of the battle will be sent back. My brother is resourceful and will surely avenge us."

Her tone was very calm, as if she was not talking about life or death, but just tomorrow's breakfast.

It was this calmness that convinced Medusa.

[If the battle situation is really unfavorable, I should be able to use the magic eye to delay the time a little. I can cut off the situation myself and let Pegasus send her back to the Emiya Residence... at least let her survive]

The two masters and servants, each with the intention of sacrificing themselves, stepped into the forest full of enchantments.

——————

"Xiu, the enemy is coming." The maid who is also an android said softly behind the door, "Please decide how to deal with it."

"What kind of enemy?" She sat up tiredly, feeling that every part of her body was aching, and her head was buzzing, and she could hardly sit still - she had absorbed three heroic spirits in a row, one of them.

The magical power far exceeded that of a normal heroic spirit, which brought her body almost to its limit.

"It looks like she should be the daughter of the Matou family." The intelligence system of the Einzbern family is naturally not vegetarian. "From the data, it seems that she was originally the daughter of the Tosaka family. She may have been adopted because of her poor qualifications.

To the Matou family - but the successor head of the Matou family is Matou Shinji. This girl named Matou Sakura can only be sure to have the talent of a magician, but her specific combat power is completely unknown."

"A mere magician, no matter how strong he is, can't be much stronger." She said nonchalantly, "Have you found the heroic spirit?"

"A heroic spirit reaction was detected on the heroic spirit barrier, but the rank cannot be determined."

When she heard the bad news, she couldn't help but frown, feeling that her already aching head was even more uncomfortable.

If the opponent is a heroic spirit, Saber must fight.

However, Saber's physical condition...

[It’s really ridiculous. The master of the android and the heroic spirit of the android both have powerful powers, but they also only have incomplete bodies... We are really a perfect match...]

[If Saber is in good condition, we will definitely be able to sweep all enemies, and no one will be her opponent]

There was a sharp pain in my mind, and my consciousness was a little blurry for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps a second or two—she stood up with difficulty, holding on to the bed wall.

[The reserve of Heroic Spirits must be battled... It is equivalent to about four people - no, maybe five - as long as this enemy is eliminated, the Holy Grail may be summoned...]

[At least...to summon the Holy Grail, complete the third method, and realize the long-standing wish of the Einzbern family...]

【So...no matter what, you must persevere】

With the help of the maid, she put on a magic costume suitable for combat and came to the magic water tank where Saber was sleeping.

"I'm sorry, but please wake up." The girl gave the order to the sleeping servant, "In the name of Illyasviel von Einzbern, I order, Saber, to enter combat mode."

The command spell on the back of her hand felt a stinging pain, and the blond girl who was sleeping in the blue potion opened her eyes.

【Who is the enemy this time? 】

【The remaining members of the Matou family.】

[Same as last time, just destroy him? 】

[Yes - saber, can your body still hold on? 】

[I should be able to fight once or twice, but don’t worry, even if I can only hold on for a minute, I am confident to kill any enemy]

The petite body jumped out of the magic water tank with a light jump. When it landed on the ground, it had already put on a black battle robe.

"Please give the order, I can fight at any time"

——————

"Um...Dad, don't you think it's a little strange?" Because it was already early in the morning, the Emiya father and daughter were too lazy to go back to catch up on their sleep and prepare for tomorrow's breakfast.

In the process of turning eggs into egg paste, beerker suddenly thought of something and said doubtfully: "Matou's house is not far from here, why does it take so long to get something?"

Shirou was stunned for a moment and looked at the clock, only to realize that almost half an hour had passed since Sakura set out to get her things.

It only takes ten minutes to walk from Emiya's residence to Matou's house. Sakura has never been a procrastinator, so how come she hasn't come back after taking something for so long?

【Could it be...something happened?】

He shuddered, thinking of Tohsaka Rin who had been sleeping in an ice coffin, of Matou Zouken who died in mysterious circumstances, of the big explosion that happened in the nearby church during the day, and of the still comatose person.

Shinji.
To be continued...