It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

Toosaka Rin whispered to Archer to leave and walked towards the girl.

"Let me help you, Sakura."

"Ah, thank you, Toosaka-senpai."

Xueying saw Toosaka Rin helping her pick up the scattered papers and thanked her happily.

"It's just a small thing, no need to thank me. Should we move this to Sakura's classroom?"

"Well, this is going to be sent to Mr. Kuzuki. It has a typo so it needs to be recycled."

Ying hugged the pile of papers tightly.

"Well then, Tousaka-senpai, I'll be leaving now."

Toosaka Rin watched Xueying's back gradually walking away, but she didn't know that Sakura, who was leaving with her back turned, was smiling for some unknown reason.

"Sister Rin is really perceptive. I'm really looking forward to the official showdown with you. I'm really looking forward to it~"

Xueying muttered in a low voice so that no one else could hear.

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In the evening, school had already ended and it was unlikely that anyone would still be there, so Toosaka Rin began to gradually check the nodes of the barrier.

After some trouble, we found seven in total, and the one that served as the [starting point] was on the rooftop of the school.

The runes used in the barrier are ones that Toosaka Rin has never seen before, which is a troublesome situation, as it means that it is not something that Toosaka Rin can easily break.

But Toosaka Rin still knew the purpose of this barrier.

Once this barrier is activated, it will physically dissolve the people within it. After dissolving the people's flesh, it will forcibly collect the wandering souls into a blood fortress.

If there is anyone who needs a soul, then without a doubt, the first person that comes to mind is the Servant.

"Archer, you're all like this, right?"

Archer's answer came from the air beside him:

"As you speculated, just as you absorb nutrients through meat, Servants absorb nutrients through their spirits and souls. In other words, the more you absorb, the more magic power you will store."

"Really? Isn't the magic power provided by the Master enough?"

"Although it's not usually insufficient, mana is always better when it comes to more. Taking energy from those around you is also a strategy of the Master. In this sense, this barrier is very efficient."

"That's a really infuriating statement. Don't ever use it again, Archer."

Toosaka Rin sneered at this method and even felt disgusted.

"Same feeling, I have no intention of imitating it."

Archer agrees.

Toosaka Rin squatted down, ready to destroy the mark. Although it would not have much effect on the barrier itself, it would at least have some effect of causing some hindrance.

"What? You want to destroy it? What a waste~"

The sudden words made Toosaka Rin immediately alert.

Following the sound, she saw a figure squatting on top of the water tower on the rooftop, looking at her.

He was a man with short blue hair, red eyes, and wearing a blue tights. What was even more eye-catching was the red spear he carried on his shoulders.

"Is this a good thing you did?"

It would be reasonable if the person who stopped me from destroying the mark was the caster.

"You're wrong. Being clever is a magician's job. We only fight according to orders... Isn't that right, brother over there~"

If Archer can be seen, then he is undoubtedly a Servant as well. And judging from his weapon, it is not difficult to guess his class - a class that is good at using guns - Lancer.

"You understood this very quickly, right? Then it means that you are my enemy, Miss?"

Lancer slowly stood up from the top of the water tower, ready to launch an attack.

Sensing Lancer's murderous intent, Toosaka Rin began to look around. The school rooftop was surrounded by barbed wire, which was originally intended to prevent students from falling, but now it has become an obstacle that blocks Toosaka Rin's retreat.

It was undoubtedly disadvantageous to start a battle in this narrow space, especially since his Servant was Archer who was good at long-range attacks. It would be a bad luck to face Lancer who was good at close combat.

Lancer has already jumped down from the water tower, wielding a spear and attacking Toosaka Rin.

Relying on magic and flexible movement, Toosaka Rin dodged several attacks in a very embarrassing way, but this was not a long-term solution after all. The opponent was obviously attacking tentatively and was not serious at all.

We must escape from here before the other party gets serious and fight in a more open area.

Thinking this way, Toosaka Rin seized the fleeting opportunity and performed magic on her legs.

[Jump Enhancement], [Reduced Gravity]

Using magic, Toosaka Rin jumped high into the air, jumped over the rooftop fence, and fell directly downstairs.

"Archer, I'll leave the landing to you!"

While falling, Toosaka Rin folded her legs together, curled up her body, and made the standard self-protection posture for landing.

When approaching the ground, Archer partially released his spiritual form and caught Rin.

Chapter 127 Archer with a Knife

Archer landed, stirring up some gravel. He took a few steps forward to relieve the recoil and put Toosaka Rin down.

And Toosaka Rin continued to run forward by inertia.

Suddenly, Lancer appeared behind him, and he shot out the spear that symbolized death without hesitation.

The clanging sound of weapons colliding was heard, and needless to say, it was Archer who appeared and blocked the shot.

Lancer caught up so quickly, which meant that the opponent was more agile than us. In this case, it seemed impossible to escape under the opponent's nose.

Archer appeared, holding a black scimitar in his hand.

"But your Servant does not have the feeling of Saber..."

Lancer confirmed his opponent once again. It was not Saber. He ruled out the possibility that the little girl was lying. The opponent was indeed Archer. Although he could use a sword, he was not an expert at it.

"Then show us your bow, Archer. I will wait for you for a while."

Lancer was in no rush to attack, he longed for a challenging opponent, and it was the same if he let Archer take out his bow and then defeat him later.

Archer simply tilted his head and waited for Toosaka Rin's instructions.

Toosaka Rin said knowingly:

"I won't attack, Archer. Just let me see your power right here."

"Humph……"

Archer chuckled, his momentum suddenly rising.

Suddenly, Archer sped up and rushed forward.

Perhaps he had not expected Archer to choose to engage in close combat, so Lancer could not help but be slightly surprised, but as a warrior, he would never refuse a head-on hand-to-hand combat.

The black scimitar and the red spear clashed for who knows how many seconds at a speed that ordinary people could not see clearly. All Toosaka Rin could see were two rapidly moving afterimages, one blue and one red, and the grooves on the ground caused by the aftermath of the attack.

"This is... a battle between Servants..."

Seeing the mythical scene reappear, the battle scene that was completely beyond human power was something that Toosaka Rin had never seen before. She was shocked for a moment and couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, she began to think that the so-called Holy Grail War was not just a "small competition" between magicians as she had understood before.

Lancer with a spear was suppressed by Archer with a single sword for a while, and it seemed that Toosaka Rin had the advantage.

But soon, Lancer's speed suddenly increased, and he counterattacked Archer with an impenetrable spear attack, even knocking the scimitar out of Archer's hand.

"idiot!"

Lancer couldn't help but taunt Archer. After all, under the current attack, Archer, who was unarmed, would be pierced by the spear in the next moment.

“Archer——!”

Seeing that Archer was about to lose, Toosaka Rin shouted anxiously, but she was completely unable to help.

What neither Lancer nor Toosaka Rin expected was that Archer instantly constructed a black and a white scimitar in his hands.

Unexpectedly, the opponent could produce a new weapon out of thin air. Lancer urgently changed the room where the spear was charging and turned to resist the attack of the double swords.

The attack was interrupted, and Lancer had to retreat hastily to regroup.

"Tsk... dual swords? You're an archer, why are you pretending to be a swordsman?"

Lancer was somewhat dismissive of this.

Archer did not reply, and the two began their attack and defense again.

During the confrontation, everyone could see that Lancer's spear was of much better quality than the scimitar Archer took out. Lancer could shatter a scimitar with a few attacks, but Archer could quickly take out a brand new scimitar after the blade was shattered, which made people wonder how many weapons he actually carried.

"... Twenty-seven. I didn't expect that after killing so many people, you could still take out your weapons..."

Lancer, who had been unable to defeat the enemy for a long time, stopped his attack on his own initiative.

"What's wrong? It's not your style to just sit back and watch the situation. Where's your dignity just now?"

Archer also taunted Lancer without hesitation.

"Tsk, you're really good at talking. Well, let me ask you, where did you come from? I've never heard of an archer who can use two swords."

"Heh, your identity is easy to guess. Although it is said that Lancers are Heroic Spirits with a tendency to be fast, you are still outstanding among them. There are no more than three guys of your level in the world. Add to that your agility like that of a wild beast, and there is probably only one other person."

"Oh, well said, Archer."

Lancer no longer tried to hide after seeing his identity revealed. He re-positioned himself, and a red wave of magic power ignited on his spear, as if he was ready to release his treasure.

"Then do you want to give it a try and take my fatal blow?!"

Seeing that the opponent was about to release his Noble Phantasm, Archer was also ready:

"Come on, we are enemies that we must eventually defeat."

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a decisive battle, the sound of footsteps in the distance interrupted everything.

"who!"

Lancer reacted the fastest, looking warily in the direction of the sound.

From that direction, there seemed to be a figure running into the teaching building.

"Students? Is there anyone still staying in school?!"

Toosaka Rin has now realized that it was most likely someone in the school. Normally, there should be no one in the school at this time, so there would be no need to worry about being discovered if a fight broke out between Servants. But if there were witnesses, the situation would be different.

"I'm afraid so. Thanks to him, I was able to save my life..."

Archer said this, and Toosaka Rin also noticed something was wrong. Lancer had disappeared.

"Where are the others, Lancer?!"

"I went after the figure just now. Since he was a witness, I'm afraid he went to silence him."

The Holy Grail War was conducted in secret, and if there were witnesses, they could be silenced. This was an established rule, so there was nothing wrong with Lancer doing this.

But Toosaka Rin didn't want to let innocent people die, so she immediately ordered:

"Catch up! Archer, I'll be right behind you!"

(Damn it, I was too careless. It is the rule of magicians to silence witnesses. I hate this and I am so careful...)

Toosaka Rin secretly blamed herself in her heart.

Chapter 128 Death of Emiya Shirou

Shirou Emiya is an ordinary middle school boy. He is like a good guy and is deeply trusted by his classmates.

After cleaning the Kyudo Club alone today, it was already dark.

"Okay, now it's clean~"

Shirou Emiya looked at the Kyudo Club, which looked as neat and tidy as new, and felt quite satisfied.

Suddenly, he heard some strange noises, which seemed to be the sound of iron colliding, and also the sound of fighting. In short, these were definitely not the sounds that might be heard in a school at this time.

Out of curiosity, Shirou Emiya walked to the edge of the playground and looked from afar. There, he saw two people in strange costumes fighting, one red and one blue. Both their appearance and the intensity of their fight made it obvious that they were not from the school. No, they couldn't be normal people at all!