A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 1234 1227. Escape from Death

"■■■■■■■■───────"

The whirlwind swept across reluctantly.

In response, Saber took a big step back to avoid it, and grasped the sword again with both hands.

────The winner will be decided in this way.

Berserker lost his balance even more after dodging the attack he made in an attempt to escape. Saber bent her knees as she put all her strength into taking a step forward.

at this time.

"──────Eh, Archer...? Why are you asking me to leave...?"

Toosaka's puzzled voice came.

Emiya Shirou also sensed the murderous aura coming from far away.

"──────────"

behind.

Several hundred meters away, on the rooftop, he saw the figure of a red knight holding a bow.

"──────────"

For a moment, Emiya Shirou shuddered subconsciously.

The thing that guy was holding was a bow.

The bow remains the same.

Wherever it hit, Berserker was unharmed.

  In that case, there is no need to feel threatened by that kind of thing────

"─────────"

─────It’s chilling.

What that guy had on his bow was not an arrow, but something else.

The target of that murderous intent was not just Berserker.

"Sa────"

The footsteps began to move.

Emiya Shirou subconsciously wanted to call Saber back.

"Saber────────!!!!!"

By the time Toosaka Rin noticed, Emiya Shirou had already flown out from the shadows.

“Wait a minute—!”

He ran towards Saber at full speed.

"W-Shirou──?"

A dull expression on his face.

Saber looked at him and stopped thinking about moving in Berserker's direction.

I can catch up────!

The sense of crisis behind the approach.

"Why, why did you run out────!"

Emiya Shirou ignored Saber's rebuke and rushed towards Saber at full speed.

Grab her wrist────!

"Are you crazy, Master...!"

"I'll tell you something later...! Don't worry about it now, come here────"

Emiya Shirou hugged Saber and jumped forward.

On the other side, from a high place, an arrow was released.

Archer's arrows have not shown any effect so far.

Facing something like that, the black giant didn't even need to defend himself.

This time, however, is different.

At that moment——

"■■■■■■■■■■■■■■"

  The black giant seemed to sense the threat and turned his back to them, attacking the incoming arrows with all his strength────

─────Moment.

All sounds disappeared.

"────────!"

He pushed Saber to the ground, just trying to hold on.

Is it hearing paralysis? I can't hear anything.

All I knew was the atmospheric vibrations that shook my whole body and the heat that burned my skin.

The various fragments that were blown up by the strong wind jumped around, making a solemn sound, and also pierced into Emiya Shirou's back.

“Hmm…!”

He gritted his teeth and held on.

The white flash only lasts for a moment.

Fortunately, his body did not suffer any fatal injuries and survived the destruction.

“What———”

Below him, Saber stared blankly at the scene before her.

...The same is true for Emiya Shirou.

He didn't know what happened.

All we know is that the arrows shot by Archer instantly turned the cemetery into a sea of ​​fire.

Perhaps the ground at the explosion site was dug up, forming a pit.

Archer caused such massive destruction.

But even with such massive destruction, the giant still stands.

“…Berserker… was hit by a Noble Phantasm equivalent to A-rank, yet he remained unscathed────”

Saber’s voice was weak.

The dancing flames melt into the darkness of the night.

The black giant stood motionless in the flames,

The people present watched this tragic scene in silence.

Only the sound of fire exploding could be heard.

If this continues, it will turn into a major fire. Just as Emiya Shirou was thinking this.

"what……?"

With a loud clang, a strange object fell out from the black giant.

"……sword……?"

No, that's an arrow.

An arrow with a luxurious handle and a blade that curves into a spiral shape.

…Even if it’s a sword, as long as it’s used as an arrow, it’s still an arrow.

"────────"

Why does he care so much about that?

The arrow that was broken by Berserker disappeared as if it melted into the flames.

It fades away without a trace, just like sugar melting in heat.

That sword----for no reason, made Emiya Shirou feel cold.

"────Shirou, what was that just now?"

"…It was Archer's arrow. I don't know anything else."

He raised his head and turned his gaze towards Archer who was far away.

“Hmm…”

It's impossible to see.

It should be invisible, but it is seen.

The guy's mouth was twisted.

This guy wasn’t just sniping Berserker, and as if to tell him so, he smiled.

“That guy──────!”

...I started to have a headache.

The shiver running down my spine couldn't be stopped.

  Just like when the magic circuit fails to form, the spine begins to heat up.

Makes me want to vomit────

"...Hmph~. I have a new opinion of you, Rin. You are quite capable, your Archer."

I don't know where the person is, but the girl's cheerful voice rang out.

"Well, come back, Berserker. I was planning to deal with the boring things first, but now the schedule has changed a little."

...The black shadow was swaying.

In the flames, the giant retreated as if responding to the girl's voice.

"────What? You want to escape after such a long fight?"

"Yes, I changed my mind. I don't need Saber, but I have developed an interest in your Archer. So, I will let you live for a while longer."

The giant disappeared.

The white girl smiled and said, "Bye then. Let's play together next time, brother."

Leaving these words behind, he disappeared to the other side of the flame.

"........."

Just like that, the sudden disaster was gone.

Even though he said that, Toosaka didn't plan to chase after that girl.

Even Emiya Shirou knew that it was she who let them go.

In that case, he thought that Toosaka wouldn't go out of his way to start a reckless fight.

"...Master. I am very grateful that you have saved me from the dead end. But, is it almost time for you to let me go?"

…He heard Saber’s faint voice. “Ah──────yes, sorry!”

My mind was still in a mess and I finally managed to answer.

The moment Emiya Shirou let go of Saber and was about to stand up,

He sat down humiliatingly.

"Shirou? What's wrong with you? I still feel────Shirou, your back......!"

Saber's voice was tense.

...Maybe it was because of the severe headache that he couldn’t see Saber’s face clearly.

Saber supported me as I fell, and touched my back with her hand.

“Ah, it hurts!”

A burst of pain.

…Although it’s not as severe as this headache, it’s not an ordinary pain that comes from the back from time to time.

"…It's serious. It will be dangerous if we continue like this. I'm going to pull out the fragments. Please be patient!"

"Eh--wait, you said the fragment is, Saber?"

  ...!

No hesitation at all.

It looked like the fragment stuck in the back was forcibly pulled out by Saber.

"Ah────well, you're too rude────"

Adjust your breathing that is about to become disordered.

…Emiya Shirou is a magus even if he’s half-assed.

He was able to control this level of pain.

“Hoo—hoo, hoo, hoo—”

It’s just that the feeling just now was very special.

If you have wings on your back and you try to pluck them up, it might feel something like this.

"...The wound is healing... I see, you have a way to treat yourself, right?"

Saber placed her hand on her chest and stroked it, saying something strange.

"...?"

  A method of healing oneself...?

No, I mean, there's no way he could use that kind of advanced magic.

"Emiya-san, are you okay?"

...Tousaka ran over.

It's okay, Emiya Shirou raised his hand and said this to her.

"Really? Then let's go too. If we make such a big scene, people will come here when they hear the commotion."

Let's go, and with her long hair fluttering, Toosaka ran from the cemetery towards the slope.

“──────”

The moment I was about to follow him, I stepped on the ground.

Everything in front of my eyes suddenly went blank.

“Master…!?”

…the feeling of something supporting the fallen body.

That also disappeared very quickly, without even having time to be surprised, and most of the functions stopped.

────All that remains is this heartbeat.

  What is Emiya Shirou dissatisfied with?

What is he caring about?

…I was almost unconscious, but I was left with a headache like a high fever.

It continued like a heartbeat.

────A view I have never seen before.

Overhead was a sky of fire.

There are countless swords at his feet.

Is this the site of a war? The world is an endless inorganic substance with no living objects.

The wind carrying dust was blowing through the forest of steel.

The swords were scattered like trees, and their number was unusual.

Ten or twenty are insignificant.

One hundred or two hundred is just not enough.

But no matter what the actual number is, since no one can count it,

That's what we call infinity.

Many weapons were driven into the earth, left to rust without their owners.

The remains of swords that could already be described as countless.

────This scene.

  It felt like a graveyard to him.
-

...The view turned back.

It had been a while since the sun rose, and the clear sunlight told Emiya Shirou this.

"────────the dream just now."

He opened his eyes drowsily and recalled the dream he had seen.

...Sword Hill.

  That dream was, yes, it was after I saw the girl holding a sword and the graveyard surrounded by flames────

"Ah, you're awake? That's good. It's a blessing in disguise that nothing serious happened."

"What……………………?"

At the same time, Toosaka Rin looked down at Emiya Shirou with a very proud look and said a very ordinary sentence.

“~~~~~~~~!”

Emiya Shirou jumped up from the bed.

After that, he paused for a moment, jumped back to the wall, and in short, he put some distance between himself and Toosaka.

“To-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-to-saka!? Wh-wha-wha-wha!? Why are you in my room now…!??”

Stuck in a cycle of thinking.

He was in the Sword Hill—no, it should be in the burning graveyard, and beside him was Saber.

Why was he sleeping in his room, and it was already dawn...!?

"To-Tosaka, why are you here? What have I done──────!?"

As soon as I said this, my head started to feel dizzy.

Nor is this because the situation is facing a rapid development.

The most surprising thing was that, as soon as he woke up, Toosaka was right in front of him, which made his heart beat non-stop.

"If you want to be surprised, choose one first. Emiya-san doesn't have the ability to be surprised at both, right?"

Not caring about his feelings, Toosaka was completely cold and cruel.

“──────Hmm!”

The pain from his back gave Emiya Shirou's brain, which had stopped thinking, a wake-up call.

That's right.

It's natural to be scared when you see Toosaka's face right after waking up.

  However, in other words,

"...I see. From the looks of things, it seems like you were the one who brought me here after I fainted, right, Toosaka?"

"Hey. What? Your brain works faster than it looks. You look confused but you're still thinking. Hmm, interesting."

……

I don’t know whether it is praise or criticism, I hope she won’t make such difficult to judge remarks.

"…So, only about half a day has passed since then. Moving to my house means you escaped without anyone noticing, right?"

"Yes, that's right. It's best if you can understand it that quickly."

Is that enough?

That's it, after saying this short sentence, Toosaka started moving.

"Hey. Where are you going, Toosaka?"

"Are you still asleep? Where are you going? Isn't this your home? And this is not a place I can stay for long."

Very straightforward.

Those eyes seemed to be saying, "Aren't we enemies?"

"───────────"

That's not wrong.

last night.

In that church spoke out to fight.

In that case, the only thing left between Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin is competition.

"That's true. I'm sorry, Toosaka. And, even though it's already this late, thank you anyway."

“──────”

Toosaka stopped walking away and stared at him with difficulty.

"Wait a minute. Why did you suddenly say thank you?"

"Because you helped me. I'd be more grateful if we were enemies."

"──────Wait a moment. Go sit over there, Emiya-san."

Toosaka returned to the center of the room angrily.

"...?"

He didn't know what she was thinking, but he felt that disobeying her would lead to serious consequences.

"Okay, hurry up."

He patted the tatami.

“──────”

...It looks like he has something serious to say.

Thinking that this was the case, he sat down obediently.