A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Then after passing through this scorched earth, what I saw was——

“——Oh. You finally came out, Emiya-kun.”

Toosaka was waiting for Emiya Shirou in the corridor, her shoulders heaving violently.

“……………”

Well, while glaring, I finally managed to straighten my back.

The numbness of my feet is temporary, and it seems I can still move if I want.

But, so what.

Toosaka was just tired from running, but she still had some magic power left.

In contrast to him who had exhausted his magic power, Toosaka had simply exhausted his physical strength first.

If the fight started again like this, he would be shot before he could even dodge.

"The outcome has been decided. Come, throw away that broken weapon. Under the current circumstances, you have no chance of winning, Emiya-kun."

Toosaka snorted, boasting about her victory.

“……………”

Angry.

To be honest Emiya Shirou knew that this was reckless, but he got angry anyway.

"... How can you know if you don't fight? I can tell from your shoulders that you're already out of breath, but you're still talking big, idiot."

He gripped the foot of the chair tightly and pointed at Toosaka.

"——Hmph, I see. I see. If you were more honest, I would have been more gentle, but you don't seem to need my self-indulgent attitude. Well, then I will apologize to you first, Emiya-kun."

What a ferocious smile.

I always feel that I hope that very unlucky smile can stop.

"? What apology? Besides, even if you apologize now, I will never forget the hatred I felt today."

"Yes, but I'm apologizing for what's going to happen next, Emiya-kun. Because if you resist again, I won't be able to show mercy, right? If I accidentally kill you, then I won't even be able to apologize."

“————…………!”

  Wow, this guy is serious...!

No, she seemed serious from the beginning until now, but now she has really turned on the final switch, and Shirou Emiya finally realized that he is already a fish on the chopping board...!

"Ah, you finally understand? Great, now that we've come to this point, if you still say something stupid, I'll really do something about it."

"That——what is it that you are going to do?"

“————————“

She glared at him angrily.

……I see.

In other words, what you just said was stupid.

“—This is my final advice. Throw away that broken weapon and hand over the Command Seal. The worst-case scenario is that the nerves in your hand will be torn off, but it’s better than taking your life, right?”

“————————“

  Hand over the Command Seals…?

No, the Command Seals are not something that can be handed over. No matter what—

"…No. I can't do this, Toosaka."

"...Oh. I want to hear why."

"I cannot give you the Command Seal. If I do, it would be like asking me to betray Saber."

"...Is that so? I'll give you three seconds. It's up to you to choose your own life."

Toosaka raised her left hand.

The moment Emiya Shirou refuses, that hand will probably shoot out a gand.

  Is he - just like that, admitting defeat to Tōsaka...?

"Three seconds to go - Emiya-kun, what's your answer?"

"——————!?"

Emiya Shirou and Toosaka could not help but look at each other.

Just now, I seemed to hear screams from below...! ?

"Tousaka, what just happened was..."

"A scream, that's what it should sound like."

Emiya Shirou immediately ran downstairs.

"Wait, do you know where it is, Emiya-kun?"

"Who knows! I only know that the sound came from below."

"Wait a moment, I'll remove the barrier first——!"

Run down the stairs.

"Wait for me! It's dangerous to run too far ahead alone!"

"I don't have time to care about it now! The scream just now was so unusual!"

"I know that! That's why I said it was dangerous, idiot!"

Arrived at the first floor.

There is no one in the corridor.

There was only a figure who looked like a schoolgirl lying on the ground.

"————!"

The female student fell in front of the emergency exit.

"…Great. Just passed out."

Shirou Emiya ran over to the female student and confirmed that she was okay.

He must be a first-grade student.

Although he has lost consciousness, there is no bleeding or external injuries, so he should be fine.

"It's not that simple! With your face so pale, didn't you notice that she's already empty?!"

“Huh…? It’s empty…?”

"Magic power, or life force to put it in an extreme way. ...It's the same as what Caster caused. No, it's worse. This girl will definitely die if she is left alone."

"Hey...Is he going to die? He's not even injured at all...!?"

"Even if you look fine on the outside, your body is empty. That's natural. You don't have enough blood... Wait, in this case, I think the gem in my hand should be able to help—"

She fumbled with her pockets.

……Very good.

Although it looks like a serious matter, Toosaka seems to know how to treat it.

Toosaka squatted down and prepared to rescue the female student who fell to the ground.

“————————“

Toosaka's profile looks very serious.

With sweat pouring down his forehead, he was worried about the safety of the female student.

“……?”

……why.

This serious expression that can make bystanders feel heartbroken, he...

I seem to have seen it not long ago——

“Ahhh, really, I can’t concentrate…! Emiya-kun, can you help me close that door? The wind has messed up my hair.”

“Eh? Ah, that emergency exit.”

His eyes turned to the open emergency exit.

"Um----?"

  Open... ?

So, they haven't investigated why the girl fell there.

It's impossible for one person to fall down like that, there must be someone else who attacked her.

They arrived here within a minute after hearing the scream, so if the prisoner wanted to escape, he could only go out through that emergency exit.

"----ah!"

Is that because I was looking at the open emergency exit?

  Suddenly I felt a black "something" flying over.

"Tousaka, danger!"

Emiya Shirou protected Toosaka's face with his right hand.

“Eh——What, what happened…! Emiya-kun, there’s a hole in my arm…!”

“Woo————————”

Just as Toosaka said, his right hand was pierced by the black dagger.

The thing stuck between the elbow and the hand looked like a nail.

No, it's obviously too thick to be called a nail.

That thing that could already be called a dagger pierced through Emiya Shirou's arm beautifully.

"How could this happen? No, now is not the time to think about this. There is a lot of blood. It hurts. Will it hurt...?"

“——It hurts. It really hurts.”

But it hurts so much that it makes people panic.

And, more importantly—

He actually threw something like this at Toosaka's face.

"————Tousaka. I'll leave this girl to you."

Emiya Shirou jumped up.

He grasped the "reinforced" iron rod tightly with his left hand again and rushed out of the emergency exit.

“Hoo—hoo, hoo, hoo—”

He ran with his right hand drooping.

From the elbow up, everything was stained with blood.

...I really have a connection with my hands today. Toosaka asked me to hold out my hand, and now I am dragging my badly injured arm like this.

"Hmm - around here, that's right."

Look around.

Although he didn't know what attracted him, he definitely felt it.

  The "someone" who attacked the female student,

The person who threw "something" at Tousaka is nearby.

Haven't lost it yet.

If you close your eyes, you can feel the black magic of darkness moving.

"Behind the archery field————the woods...!"

Jumping over the fence, Emiya Shirou ran across the ground formed by soil made from rotten leaves.

----Sudden.

In the gaps between the trees.

Hiding behind the tree was a face he recognized, smiling at me.

"Shinji...?"

I couldn't help but stop.

Why is Shinji in a place like this?

He is not missing... No, in the final analysis, it is Mitsuji who is missing. Shinji is the last person to see Mitsuji, and——

“————!!!!!!”

There were waves of pain in my pierced right hand.

Just when the body is about to fall forward.

The nail-like dagger suddenly flew towards his throat.

“Hmm…!”

Emiya Shirou dodged just like that.

He did not move backwards or to the side, but instead rolled forward onto the ground in front of him without resisting the swaying of his body.

“Wu————cough…………!!!”

Throat.

It passed over his throat, and the scratched skin was cracked.

Even so, it can still be said that we are very lucky.

Because if it was a step later, what would be pierced would not be the skin but the bone.

“You bastard…”

He got up from the ground instantly.

In front of Emiya Shirou was a woman dressed in black with an irritating smile on her face.

"Servant............!"

No confirmation is even necessary.

That is a collection of magical power that is far beyond the level of humans, even to the point that Tousaka cannot compare to it.

A beauty so dreamy that it makes people dizzy, and a figure thickly stained with blood.

Although I don’t know what class it is, it must be a being that surpasses humans.

“Disappeared…!?”

The shadow disappeared from sight.

————Shirou Emiya’s intuition told him that he would be killed.

As if sleepwalking, he swung the weapon in his left hand above his head.

“Gu——!”

Shirou Emiya blocked the "nail" that was falling straight towards his crown.

The woman was like a spider, moving closely along the trees and weaving through the woods.

“————————“

Run fast.

It was just a coincidence that I was able to block the surprise attack just now.

If he was attacked again, he would be doomed, and there was no possibility of escape in the first place.

"Hmm, huh!"

Run to a nearby tree and lean your back against it.

This way, we can prevent surprise attacks from behind. No, we can only believe that it can be prevented.

"Damn it——the design is so eye-catching, why——"

The black Servant cannot be found anywhere.

The woman kept jumping back and forth between the branches, and never came down to the ground once.

“————————“

Beads of sweat oozed out.

The rustling sound was like that made by a snake finding its prey.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Under the tree, Emiya Shirou tried hard to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.

The sound of chains echoing in the woods.

If he was attacked again, he would surely die. This situation made his mind go blank.

The passage of time was almost imperceptible. The knot on the guillotine had been untied, but the guillotine had not yet fallen.

"Ha-ha, ha."

So this is incredible.

Originally, the battle should have been over.

But he is still alive.

This is the incredible thing. If he died from the previous attack, and was worried about the enemy's surprise attack like he is now, maybe it was just a dream after his death. His brain was so blank that such thoughts appeared.

“————Saber.”

...I can't fight a Servant head-on by myself.

Then I can only rely on her.

If I use the Command Seal to summon Saber, I can escape from this desperate situation.

But——Is this okay?

He jumped into this desperate situation by himself. So, he should take the responsibility himself. Besides——

“————I still have things to do that I haven’t completed yet.”

Correct.

Although it was crude, there was still a weapon in this hand.

And the body can still move.

If the terrain is bad, just move to another place.

After that, I will summon Saber as well.

"How surprising. You don't use the Command Spells."

“————“

There was a sound.

Above——Is it hidden in the tree after all?

“…Hmph. Unfortunately, there aren’t many left. If I were to use the Command Seal just for something like this, what would I do in the future?”

Besides, to be honest, he had no idea how to use it.

"...Is that so? Unlike my Master, you are very brave."

Checking her location.

  Where is the source of the sound————?

"Well, I'll change my approach. I can't be serious about a Master without a Servant - I'd better kill you gently."

…The sound stopped.

The only sound coming from the woods was the incessant rustling sound.

“————————“

...coming.

Shirou Emiya knew what he should do, which was to find a way to leave the woods.

Then you have to block the servant's "nails" several times.

"……………………"

The props he used to achieve this goal were just "reinforced" chair legs. He was so useless that he became a laughing stock.

At least, that’s right——

If this stick was as good as that guy's weapon, not only defense but even counterattack would be possible.

“————————————————————————————————————

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—————————————————————————————————————It’s about to start. “

…There is no time for assumptions now.

It is only about thirty meters to the entrance to the woods.

Compared to the chase with Tousaka just now, it's not that far away————! (End of this chapter)