Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Saber grinned, emitting an aura that was no less powerful than her opponent's.

The cyclone-like wind blew and Archer disappeared from the spot.

"idiot!"

She thought the other party would take out a bow, but he rushed forward instead. Saber was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, and she rushed towards the red-clad archer in full armor.

The silver blade rushed out from Saber's hand with a high-speed strike.

There was a sharp metallic collision sound, and Archer blocked her attack with his black short sword.

After a moment, the two servants stood in front of their masters.

The sword in Saber's hand is much longer than Archer's dagger, and there is also a difference in the attack distance between them. Taking the initiative to attack is extremely disadvantageous for Archer. Saber can even choose to defend and wait for Archer to enter her sword circle.

"Hey, no bows, but hand-to-hand combat..." Mordred grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Then don't blame me for being merciless!"

Saber, hot-tempered as fire, rushed out, swinging her sword with both hands, pressing towards Archer like a tide, gradually shortening the distance, even giving up her original range advantage.

This action, which should have been a fatal negligence, did not go as smoothly as it should have.

Between the eyebrows, throat, chest, shoulders, even though she was wearing armor, Saber did not let Archer's attacks hit her.

The high-speed slash with such force and speed that even the afterimage disappeared spread Archer's weapons and forced him to retreat to the wide lawn on the side of the ramp to avoid dragging the battlefield to Rin.

If you don't retreat fast enough, you will be trapped in the sword's circle. If you try to counterattack or dodge, your abdomen will be cut by the silver blade.

More importantly, even if you rush forward rashly, the effective attack range is very limited.

Chapter 2: Sisters' First Battle ()

Saber was fully armored, with only her head exposed. For Archer's short sword, she was too small a target to attack.

Especially the difference in their body shapes, which was as big as two or three heads, but the petite Saber forced Archer to retreat again and again, and even her strength was suppressed.

Even though she was holding a long sword that was only half the length of her body, Saber’s attacks became more and more fierce, with no sign of fatigue at all.

"Oh my! What's the matter? Is this all you can do, Archer?"

Saber was so excited in the fight that she even had the energy to provoke him.

As she spoke, Saber leaped up with her sword raised in both hands, slashing downward at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye. Archer, who tried his best to block, groaned.

But something worse happened.

The weapon in his hand, which might be a treasure, could not withstand the blow. The blade broke in the middle and broke like a glass artifact.

"go to hell."

Saber's tone suddenly cooled, but it was filled with fierce murderous intent. She seemed to have no strength left. She had clearly cut to the bottom, but she still had the strength to exert force from bottom to top. The long sword was about to pass from the hip to the shoulder, cutting Archer off completely.

chap——

However, what was heard was not the sound of the sword cutting into flesh and bones, but the noise of weapons colliding.

Archer was forced back several meters by the impact, and his feet, standing firmly on the ground, dug two dirt marks in the grass.

“So it’s dual-sword style?” Saber raised the sword on her shoulder with one hand and frowned.

No wonder I felt Archer’s swordsmanship was a bit strange during the fight just now. It turned out that he was deliberately hiding a weapon to catch the enemy by surprise.

But in the end, it turned into a means to save lives.

What Saber found even more bizarre was that the black dagger that Archer had just broken reappeared in his hand, and the other hand was holding an obvious pair of white daggers.

"Are you going to back down?" Archer seemed to have not warmed up at all, holding two swords ready to attack at any time.

"joke!"

Red thunder suddenly lit up, and in the next moment it was in front of Archer.

The long sword and the double swords clashed repeatedly.

Having just discovered the weak electricity in Archer's weapon, Saber slashed with even greater power.

As expected, Archer's two swords could not withstand Saber's violent attack and were easily shattered or even knocked down like porcelain.

But the problem also arises here. No matter how many times Saber attacks or how many times she knocks down Archer's weapons, an identical weapon will immediately appear in his hand.

It was a close call and there was no room for loss of weapon.

All that was left were the two servants engaging in an endless battle like the tide.

Rin, who was standing far away in the middle of the slope, couldn't see how many rounds the two Servants had fought.

Admittedly, she was stunned.

Rin also wanted to use magic to support the servants, but she was worried that her magic would not only fail to help, but would hinder Archer.

There is no way a magician can rival a Servant. This is common sense that has been instilled in Rin since she was a child.

乪『Listen carefully, Rin. There are indeed extremely powerful beings in the world of magicians, but they are definitely not us, so when facing a Servants, don't even think about fighting one-on-one.』

By witnessing this battle, Rin was once again convinced that what her father Tokiomi said was true.

"Sister, don't you do anything?"

Sakura's voice sounded from the top of the ramp, and Rin turned around suddenly.

Unlike her sister who was fascinated by the battle, Sakura took out a cane from somewhere.

Or rather...a magic wand.

It was a top-level magic costume. Rin could tell at a glance that the gems inlaid on the top of the rustic wood exuded extraordinary power.

Magicians often use ceremonial equipment to enhance their magic. For example, Tokiomi has a ruby-encrusted cane that can fully enhance the fire magic he is good at.

Tokiomi originally wanted to give the wand to Rin, but Rin asked her father to keep it to protect herself.

"Then I won't be polite." Sakura said, raising her wand slightly and whispering the words to Saber through telepathy, "Stand back, Saber."

Saber, sensing the magic power, deftly dodged Archer's slash and retreated several steps.

Before he could retract his stance, a shower of icicles fell from above his head. Although they failed to cause any effective damage to Archer, they still caused him considerable trouble.

His honed combat instincts allowed him to dodge quickly, avoiding Saber's fatal slash and smashing the frozen ground into pieces.

"Ice magic? How is that possible! Isn't your attribute 'Void'? How can you use scale attribute magic!" Rin asked in surprise.

Ying smiled and showed off the dress in her hand: "This is the dress my father made for me. As long as I drive the magic power, I can activate magic of any attribute except for imaginary elements. This was my birthday present last year."

"What? As long as you have magic power, you can use magic that you don't have properties?" Lin Yue couldn't hold it in any longer, "This is simply a foul!"

"Well then, let's switch to fire attribute next, Saber, and cooperate with my attack."

Sakura, on the other hand, ignored Rin's reaction and planned to continue supporting her Servant.

Unlike Rin's first encounter with a Servant, Sakura had been learning magic from Morgan since she was a child, and even began practicing simulated Holy Grail War combat with her parents last summer.

Although I can't say that I can rival the servants, I can grasp the battle situation and assist the servants in attacking without any need to adapt.

"It's not that easy!" said Lin.

A black magic bullet flew over, collided with the flaming arrow that Sakura had shot out when she turned around, and disappeared into the air.

During this time, Rinping raised his left arm with five fingers together and held his left elbow with his right hand, like a simple magic turret.

"I remember that my sister's magic was engraved on her left arm, and she could perform magic without any chanting." Sakura held the wand with both hands and said aggrievedly, "Isn't this a violation of the rules?"

"...You are getting more and more irritating, Sakura." Rin smiled, but she was about to explode with anger, "Birds of a feather flock together."

It’s easy to say that my sister lives a better life than me and is better than me.

It's this personality, always a little subtle, like a little devil.

I have the impression that Sakura was cuter than she is now when we were playing together at Shiomi's house a few years ago.

Now I feel a bit like Karin.

"I just said what my sister said, and it's all true. How can it be irritating?"

Sakura tilted her head and blinked cutely.

"Ah! Really! Don't blame me if you cry later!"

Rin, who was furious, shouted as he fired a shot-lead-sized Gandr from the tip of his hand.

Chapter 4 Magic Battle (True)

Gandr's power is easily controlled and extremely effective magic.

Even the smallest power could make an ordinary person faint. The five fingers put together were like a large-caliber gun barrel, and the magic bullet fired was powerful enough to penetrate reinforced concrete walls.

Ordinary people may even die from this.

Even if you are a magician, it would be painful to be hit by such a strong blow.

However, this is only the result under ideal conditions.

If the opponent is a top magician who is fully prepared, it will be a different story.

Rin doesn't think Gandr can do anything to Sakura, so she has prepared the gems, intending to launch a real attack with gem magic the moment Gandr restrains Sakura.

But just as she took out the gem, she saw a scene that shocked her.

Gandr gradually slowed down during the flight, and finally stopped in front of Sakura's wand, floating slowly along with her wand, like a stable bubble.

"Oh, sister, have you forgotten? What magic is my father best at?" Sakura looked at the magic bullet, "Gandr, the curse passed down from the Nordic countries is also a kind of Rune magic. Using Rune magic on a Rune magician is a bit too careless."

"How, how could this happen..." Rin never dreamed that the magic he performed would be taken away.

The moment it is fired, Gandr is like a bullet leaving the barrel of a gun. It will not stop unless it hits the target or decays and disappears beyond the range.

But Sakura caught her sister's magic as naturally as catching a ball.

"Unfortunately, unlike the rune magic that anyone can learn, the one I learned is a more special one." Sakura smiled sheepishly, "Although so far, I haven't really mastered much."

After all, she spent most of her study time with her mother, who taught her personally, and helped her build her own magic system.

But even so, for those original runes that have not yet been mastered, being able to use them skillfully is enough.

This is the sixth of the original runes, the rune that returns the curse.

Can return double the damage caused by the curse to the opponent.

As Gandr possesses the power of curse magic, it is naturally a piece of cake.

Then, Rin watched as the high-powered Gandr she had fired became twice its original size as Sakura's wand was gently twirled.

"Sister, please answer it carefully." Sakura waved her wand with a smile.

The tone was as relaxed as when she, Kallen and Rin played catch with the ball when they were kids.

Rin, who was sweating profusely, had no time to hesitate and took out the green gem from his pocket.

"Baut!"

The magic power stored in the gem burst out, forming a long square shield to block Gandr's double attack.

While the magic shield had not yet been broken, Rin took out several more gems.

"Sixth, Winter River (Sechs Ein Fluβein H alt)!"

The two emeralds bypassed the magic shield, took a sharp zigzag line, and dispersed into four magic bullets, attacking Sakura from four directions.

Block Sakura's movements to the maximum extent possible and knock her down.

Anyway, even if I get injured, I can just slowly heal it later. As a magician stepping into the battlefield, it is impossible for him to not have this awareness.

There was a violent explosion above the ramp, raising thick smoke.

Rin started running, preparing her next magic trick as she rushed forward, intending to launch a second wave of attack from close range.

but--

"No...people?"

Rin looked up the slope where the smoke had dissipated, and there was no trace of a human figure, not even a strand of Sakura's hair was left.

This was definitely not something her magic could achieve, and her sister couldn't be wiped out because of it.