Medusa and I charged simultaneously.
KWA-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWANG!!!!!
And at the same moment, the spot where we had been standing was literally obliterated by Saber's attack.
"Suigetsu!"
Dozens of Water Blades that flew out slashed wildly at Saber, but most were blocked by her armor.
KWA-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWANG!!!!!
No sooner had I dodged than the crimson-red magical energy released by Saber smashed the place I had been.
"E.G.O Bullet! 1st Bullet: Magic Bullet!!!"
Taking out the E.G.O Bullet from the air and loading it with the 1st Bullet, I immediately fired at Saber.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Magic Bullets flew at high speed to pierce Saber. Saber's response to the bullets was...
"Haaaat!!!!"
KWA-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWANG!!!!!!
"To release magical energy packed so tight, like some beam, just to block a few measly bullets! You're not just your average crazy bitch, are you!"
"Shut up!"
The crimson-red magical energy then approached me, smashing every rock in its path.
"Not so fast! Shadow Clone Technique!"
Forming the hand seal, three clones that instantly appeared in the air immediately descended towards Saber and used their skills.
"Fireball Jutsu!"
"Zadkiel!"
"Suigetsu!"
A giant fireball, dozens of ice shards, and water blades rushed at Saber. Saber blocked all those attacks simply by releasing her magical energy.
"She's really insane!"
"So she just overwhelms everything she sees by pouring out immense magical energy..."
"She's just a crazy monster!"
"...What can we do?... Here she comes!
The moment Saber's attack flew at us, we quickly dodged.
Currently, Saber's body was partially turned to stone by Rider's Petrification Mystic Eyes.
Of course,
"Haaat!"
KWA-JI-JI-JIK!!!!
As if such a thing meant nothing, Saber shattered it all with a burst of magical energy.
KWA-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWANG!!!!!!!
At that moment, the cave floor was smashed by Saber's magical energy burst, and Rider, Saber, and I fell.
"Haniel!"
[Activating unique skill Haniel Lv. 7.]
At that moment, Haniel emitted a bright light. Once the light passed, the numerous stones around Saber transformed into iron chains connected to the surrounding rocks.
"Here I go!!"
One of the clones standing in the distance immediately grabbed both ends of a nearby chain and pulled.
The rocks connected by the chains quickly gathered toward the center, restraining Saber who was at the epicenter.
"Rider! You go up first and prepare your Noble Phantasm!"
At my shout, Rider gave a short nod and immediately went up.
"Now! Then let's play a bit more!!! Let's go!"
"""Yeah!!!"""
The three clones immediately scattered in three directions.
""Concentrated Fire!""
"Zadkiel!!!"
Two clones immediately covered Saber and the rocks imprisoning her with concentrated fire, and then another clone froze it all solid with Zadkiel.
"Kgh! Do you think I'll be bound by such trifling things!!"
KWA-JIK! KWA-JIK! KWA-JIK!
As Saber used her magical energy burst, cracks instantly began to form on the seal, but by this point, I had already bought enough time.
Leaving Saber, who was trying to break the seal with her magical energy burst, behind, I immediately went up. Above, Rider was already prepared to use her Noble Phantasm.
'She's coming.'
'Understood.'
Exchanging our intentions with a glance, I immediately stood beside Rider.
"Haniel! Calydoscoope!"
[Unique skill Haniel temporarily changes to unique skill Camael.]
I immediately prepared Camael to fire at any moment.
1 second...2 seconds...3 seconds...4 seconds...5 seconds.
Tension hung in the continued silence. At that moment, Saber burst forth from below.
Simultaneously, we immediately prepared our attacks.
"Camael—!!!!!"
"Belle—[Phantas—]"
"!"
The startled Saber hurriedly twisted her body to dodge our attacks, but it was already too late.
"—Megiddo!!!!!!!!!"
"—rophon!!!![—Reins]"
After the blazing flames of Camael enveloped Saber, Rider riding her Heavenly Steed immediately charged at Saber.
KWOONG! BAM! KWOONG! KWA-GWA-GWANG!!!
The Heavenly Steed crashed into the wall dozens of times along with Saber. From the aftermath, Rider, covered in wounds, was flung far away, and Saber, with her armor half-destroyed, fell into complete functional paralysis, though likely temporary.
And towards such a Saber, Emiya Shirou immediately ran and plunged the Azoth Sword near her heart.
"Thank you.... I've been saved by you... how many times now..."
As soon as those words ended, Saber was swallowed by the shadows.
[You have cleared the hidden scenario.]
[You have acquired 100,000 coins as a reward.]
[As an additional reward, you have acquired Trait: Master and Skill: Command Spells.]
'Phew.... It's over.....'
I watched Emiya Shirou re-bandaging his arm with Archer's arm and then checked Rider's condition.
"Fortunately, she doesn't seem to have any major injuries.... She should recover with a little time."
"Ha... is that so..."
"Yeah... that's right...."
Then I lay down flat on my back beside Rider and said to Emiya Shirou.
"You go ahead. This one and I will follow behind in a little bit."
At my words, Emiya Shirou nodded and headed towards the Greater Grail first.
"Phew..... I'm beat.... Fuck..... Ah~ I just wanna go home, play games or read a book, or just lie comfortably in bed.... Not rolling around in a damn place like this.... Ha, what am I even saying...."
I muttered like that for a few minutes, then wondered what I was doing and just spaced out. Rider, who had fumblingly put on her blindfold, asked me.
"You..... what on earth did you come here for? If you wanted such a peaceful life, you shouldn't have come here in the first place, should you?"
"...A peaceful life never existed for me in the first place.... Reality is..... hell, you see...."
[.....]
"...."
At my words, both Maiuri within the Wall and Rider in front of me fell silent.
Then, a tremendous roar came from the direction of the Greater Grail.
"Shall we get going?"
"Yes... let's do that."
We immediately headed towards the Greater Grail.
After heading a certain distance, Emiya Shirou with blades growing from his arm and an unconscious Matou Sakura came into view in the distance.
"Shirou."
At Rider's call, Emiya Shirou turned around and looked at Rider.
"Ah, it's you... Good timing... Can you take Sakura and Tohsaka down below... outside... can you get them out?.. Uh, that is... R... Ra...!"
Then Rider looked at the stammering Emiya Shirou, nodded, and answered.
"Understood."
"Please... Oh, and... this... to Sakura...."
Handing the unconscious Matou Sakura to Rider, Emiya Shirou took a key from his pocket, handed it to Rider, and requested.
"That, you should give it yourself..... No, I wish you good luck."
Rider started to say that but, seeing the blades sprouting all over Emiya Shirou's body, she wished him luck, took the key from him, and quickly left the place.
"By the way.... you are....
"Me? I'm planning to help you to the end and then go... Is that okay?"
At my words, Emiya Shirou gave a small nod. Then we walked towards the main body of Angra Mainyu contained within the Greater Grail's pillar.
[Constellations of the Absolute Good alignment look at that being and are horrified.]
[Constellations of the Absolute Good alignment are terrified by the evil aura emanating from that thing over there.]
[Constellations of the Eden Nebula cannot contain their horror.]
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Walking a certain distance like that, someone was sitting on a rock in the distance.
"Kotomine... Kirei?"
"Yes... It seems... we are both barely clinging to life, Emiya Shirou."
Then Emiya Shirou looked at Angra Mainyu's main body and said to Kotomine Kirei.
"Even if you let this thing out, your wish won't be granted."
"It will be granted. My goal is only one: to give birth to this curse."
"Why.... Why do you protect it to such an extent? This is evil itself!"
[Many Constellations of the Absolute Good alignment agree with the character Emiya Shirou's words.]
[Constellations of the Eden Nebula are conflicted.]
In response to Emiya Shirou's words, Kotomine Kirei answered.
"It hasn't been decided as evil yet. Nor is it good. Humans start from zero and learn what is right..... The start is zero.... There is nothing there but the fact of its existence."
Then, placing his priest's coat on the ground, Kotomine Kirei slowly walked towards us.
"If one were to assign responsibility, the target would only be the environment that nurtured that human and that human himself within it.... If there is a life trying to hatch, isn't helping it to hatch what love is?"
[Some Constellations within the channel agree with the character Kotomine Kirei's words.]
"You sure like love, huh.... From your essence of finding joy in others' misfortune, you're a thoroughly twisted guy."
I walked towards Kotomine Kirei, leaving Emiya Shirou behind.
"Huh.... That's right. As you said, I've been twisted since birth... So? What's the problem with that? I've merely accepted my essence, haven't I?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're so great."
[Constellations of the Absolute Good alignment and Constellations of the Absolute Evil alignment cannot decide the morality of this story.]
Then Kotomine Kirei ripped the cross hanging from his neck, held it in his hand, and then opened his palm. The cross slowly fell to the ground.
Ting!
With that sound, we immediately swung our fists at each other.