A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 1233 1226. Fierce battle

"Good evening, brother. This is the second time we've met like this."

The girl said with a smile.

She was so innocent and creepy.

The girl's figure and the alien behind her are too out of place.

It's like a nightmare.

“────────”

No, it's not just creepy at all.

Not only the body, but even the consciousness is completely frozen.

That's a monster.

Obviously, we didn't even make eye contact, we just stayed there.

  It makes people unable to move────

“────How amazing. Just in terms of pure ability, it’s even superior to Saber, um…”

Toosaka clicked her tongue and stared at the monster above her head.

Behind her, one could sense the same desperation as Emiya Shirou and a clear determination to never give in.

"Archer, that's not an opponent you can deal with with brute force. You should stick to your original fighting style here."

Whisper.

To this, the red knight replied.

"I understand. But how should we defend? Rin can't defend against that attack at all."

"We have three people here. We should be able to stop them."

It seemed like he agreed.

The presence following behind Toosaka disappeared in an instant.

"────Emiya-san. You are free to run or fight... but if possible, I hope you can find a way to escape."

"The discussion is over? So, can we start now?"

A brisk laugh.

The girl politely lifted her skirt and performed a salute that was totally out of place in the current situation.

"Nice to meet you, Rin. I'm Ilya. Ilya Sufer von Einzber, so you know me now, right?"

“Einzber──────”

Perhaps she has heard of that name before? Tousaka's body wavered slightly.

  The girl smiled happily, as if she was satisfied with Tousaka's reaction.

“────Then I’ll kill you. Go ahead, Berserker!”

As if singing, he gave orders to the alien behind him.

A huge figure leaped up.

The figure called Berserker jumped down from the ramp to the front of them from a distance of several dozen meters in one go────!

"────Shirou, quickly retreat......!"

Under the moonlight.

  Several bullets shot towards the falling giant like meteors...!

"Bang bang bang-"

Exactly, is that what you mean?

The silver light that shot through the huge falling shadow at high speed was undoubtedly an attack by an arrow.

No, it would be foolish to say it was an arrow.

It's like a machine gun firing, each shot is so powerful that it can even penetrate bedrock.

────He fired eight such attacks in succession.

One or two houses can be easily turned into a beehive with such an attack, but...

“No way, if it doesn’t work──────!?”

Toosaka Rin's magic had no effect against the black giant.

The swords clashed violently.

  Berserker's greatsword, which was holding the falling 'arrow' with his body, and Saber's sword, which was rushing towards the place where he fell, collided and sparks flew...!

"call…………!"

"■■■■■■■■"

Conflicting swords and sabers.

Even though she was suppressed by Berserker’s sword, Saber did not let her sword slow down.

────Silver light running in the darkness.

How much magic power is contained in that tiny body?

Saber was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but she did not retreat even a single step.

What she saw was just a giant sword like a whirlwind. Saber caught it, deflected it, and slashed it from the front.

“──────”

The sound of swallowing saliva is not just from Emiya Shirou.

The young lady who was the giant's master, and Toosaka, who was staring blankly at Saber beside him, were all attracted by that figure.

"... Ugh! Archer, support...!"

Toosaka suddenly yelled.

In response to this, silver light was emitted from somewhere again.

The silver light mercilessly hit the giant's temple.

Archer's arrows flying through the atmosphere were enough to rival the chariot's artillery fire.

No matter who that giant was, there was no way he would be safe after taking that kind of attack on his temple.

“──────I won…………!”

Saber swung the invisible sword horizontally without hesitation.

but.

Such an attack was so ferocious that both the man and the sword were bounced back.

"Well……!?"

Saber was flung away and slid onto the asphalt road.

  Chasing the black whirlwind of the past and,

Several silver lights were running and stopping him from chasing.

But it didn't work.

The three arrows that were fired accurately and without loss of control at the forehead were all defeated by the giant's body.

"■■■■■■■■────!!!"

Can't stop the giant.

  The great sword was swung out, and Saber instantly blocked it with her sword...!

"Saber...!"

There is no meaning in shouting like that.

  Saber, who received Berserker’s blow, was flung away like a ball────

Land in the center of the ramp.

“──────!”

Is he dazzled?

Saber knelt on the ground and remained motionless.

“──────This is the final blow. Kill her, Berserker!”

A girl's voice sounded.

The black giant rushed towards Saber at a nightmarish speed.

"Archer, follow...!"

While shouting, Toosaka ran out.

────Are you planning to help Saber?

Toosaka took out something that looked like a stone and ran up the ramp.

"Gewicht, um zu Verdoppelung————!"

Tousaka scattered obsidian in the air,

And countless silver lights falling from the sky.

Even after enduring those attacks, it still couldn't stop Berserker's charge.

“──────What is that?”

Monster, ah.

…At this point, Emiya Shirou could understand the abnormality of that figure.

The giant didn't have a sturdy, strong feeling.

It seems like an immortal body protected by laws woven from the magic power of the heavens and the earth.

"It doesn't matter. Don't pay any attention to those annoying things. Anyway, Archer and Rin's attacks can't surpass your Noble Phantasm!"

The voice of a girl rang out.

The giant's great sword swept across.

Will that hit.

Saber maintained a stern look and took the blow with her sword, and was flung back once again.

────She was flung several dozen meters above the slope. Saber flew straight down the slope like a high-speed ball, crashing into the wasteland in the distance.

"────────"

That collision made Shirou Emiya think she was dead.

One hit would be fine.

However, it is impossible for him to be fine after bearing the giant's sword twice.

The black whirlwind moves.

The winner has obviously been decided, so why not fight enough?

The giant named Berserker roared loudly and rushed towards the wasteland on the slope.

"────────"

will die.

Even if Saber was still alive, she would surely die if she did this.

……Then.

As long as he continues to stay here, he will definitely be killed.

"If possible, I hope you can find a way to escape."

The figure of Toosaka who said this disappeared.

She ran after Berserker.

Does she still want to challenge the opponent who has been attacked so many times but is still unharmed?

"────────"

  He────

...Should I catch up with him?

"────────"

Emiya Shirou knew that it would be useless even if he went.

Even so────the feeling of her touch is still on this hand.

"Please give me more advice in the future."

Just a moment ago, he extended his hand and she held it tightly.

  In that case────

“Ah~ Really, isn’t this a matter of course…!!”

Just climb up the ramp and catch up with the giant and he will be killed.

He calmed his trembling body as he learned this fact, and ran up the slope with all his might.

  ······

"Saber──────!"

Emiya Shirou rushed into the wasteland.

……at this time.

The scene that awaited him there was completely different from what he had expected.

Tombstones were flying.

The roaring giant swung his sword and broke the heavy tombstone in two as if jokingly.

────In there.

Atop the dancing tombstones, there is a brave knight moving among them.

A blow from the axe and sword that blew up a strong wind.

The tombstone was blown up with a thumping sound.

In the midst of that, Saber faced Berserker with the same power as before—no, even greater power than before.

"────────"

"■■■■■■■■■"

The positions of the two have now reversed.

Compared to Berserker, her advantages are nothing.

Berserker was hindered by the obstacle, and Saber acted as if the obstacle did not exist.

For Berserker, this level of obstacle should be insignificant.

However, it cannot be said that there is no impact.

  It's just a slight difference on the battlefield, but that's the difference.

It will tip the balance between the two────

"Come here...! If you stand too far in front, you'll be affected!"

“Eh, wait…!?”

“What are you thinking…! Didn’t I tell you to run away? Or what? Didn’t you hear me?!”

Toosaka Rin yelled at Emiya Shirou in a rage.

"Ah - no, I did hear it. But I can't do that, can I?"

"What? Why did you come to the conclusion that we can't do that? Emiya-san doesn't have the means to fight, so staying here is just a hindrance, don't you understand?! If you try everything and still die, there's nothing you can do. But if you get killed without doing anything, then it would just be a waste of life!"

“──────?”

…I don’t know why, but Toosaka is really angry.

However, what was incredible was that he did not feel dissatisfied at all even when being yelled at like that.

"────I say. Should Tousaka be angry about something like that? Even if I die in vain, it has nothing to do with Tousaka, right?"

"Of course it matters! Since I said I'd let you go all day, I'd be very upset if I didn't let you come home!"

"........."

...It is becoming increasingly incomprehensible.

Toosaka really is pretending to be honest in school.

"────I can't stand it. Anyway, get away from here while you're still safe... That brat called Ilya Sufer really seems to be planning to kill us all!"

"I know that. But there is no reason for me to run away. Saber is fighting like that, how can I leave alone?"

“…That’s the line that only a skilled martial artist would say. You can’t offer any help, so you’ll just die in vain if you stay here. This is the last time. Don’t worry about it, just run away!”

"That's impossible. As long as people are alive, there should be things they can do. And, Toosaka, do you want to push the things you can't do to others?"

"────────"

Toosaka looked at him with a serious face and said, "...That's right. I'm the one who is shameless for forcing you to do something I can't do."

Toosaka turned her face away.

"────However, there is no need to escape. And if we continue like that, Saber won't lose, right?"

Hiding in the shade of the trees, Toosaka spied on the situation in the cemetery.

The battle between the two has not changed.

All of Berserker's attacks missed, and it just destroyed the surroundings like a typhoon.

In that gap.

Amid the swirling whirlwinds, the flying dirt, and the falling rain of severed tombstones, Saber stepped forward without even a speck of dust staining her armor, and delivered a strike at Berserker.

"…………"

There is no magical skill above this.

After witnessing this battle that could never be fought with flesh and blood, the fear that had been there just now had disappeared.

No, to be honest, it's quite fascinating.

Even though it was the Holy Grail War, it didn't feel real, and I felt uneasy.

However, that feeling disappeared as soon as he looked at her.

The sword danced wildly.

In the whirlwind that would turn anyone into pieces of meat if touched, there was a knight who challenged the enemy without hesitation.

...Maybe that's why he accepted everything.

After this, something will be waiting for Shirou Emiya.

  Since she called herself Saber, he was sure that she could defeat even a demon or god────

"...As expected. I was wondering why you took Berserker's sword on purpose."

Toosaka whispered in a voice devoid of emotion.

"…So they want to bring Berserker in here?"

"You know it well. Fighting in an unsheltered place is simply courting death. That's why Saber chose this place as the battlefield. It was also natural that she kept Berserker away from Emiya-san. She was just pretending to be cornered."

“────────”

...If that's true.

When Saber walked up the ramp, had she already thought that this place was suitable for fighting?

"Of course, we can't expect support when the battle situation changes like this. But after all, the opponent is a monster that can even negate Archer's arrows. Support is meaningless from the beginning."

While thinking this, Toosaka observed the battle between Saber and Berserker.

"…Archer's arrow…"

Emiya Shirou just cared about that sentence.

There was no sign of Archer here.

  If that guy is an archer as his name suggests, he certainly won't fight hand-to-hand combat────

“We’ve got it──────!”

Toosaka snapped her fingers.

Just like her cheer, was it Saber's sword that touched Berserker, or was it that Berserker lost his footing.

Berserker, who had remained unshaken until now, suddenly lost his balance.