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Upon hearing the sound, Shirou immediately stood up and rushed towards its source.

Rin and Sakura were both clutching their left hands, their faces showing suppressed pain.

Shirou looked over and noticed something familiar on the backs of Rin and Sakura's hands.

[Command Spell!]

The vanished Holy Grail has reappeared, and along with it, the Command Seals of the Holy Grail War have also appeared?

【what is going on?】

The appearance of the Holy Grail was completely beyond Shirou's expectations.

The appearance of the Command Seals also exceeded Shirou's expectations.

After the Holy Grail War technique is completed, the Command Seals in the hands of ordinary magicians will be taken back, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone who was not in that ritual to possess Command Seals again.

But now the Holy Grail has appeared, and even the Command Seals have appeared.

Does this mean the Holy Grail War is about to start again?

No, that way of thinking is incorrect.

Even if the Holy Grail War were to restart, it would require ten years to accumulate magical energy.

[It's been less than a year since the Holy Grail War ended, how could it possibly be restarted again?]

"Saber!"

"Rider!"

"Caster!"

Three figures reappeared.

These were the three heroic spirits that Shirou had summoned.

However, they are no longer wearing their usual clothes as before, but instead are dressed in the attire of the Heroic Spirit era.

"Shirou, what's going on?"

"I do not know either."

If possible, Shirou would like to know right now what happened.

But everything happened so suddenly that Shirou didn't even have time to react before the situation occurred.

But there are things to do now.

"Caster, do you remember the Einzbern castle on the other side of the forest?"

"remember."

“Very well. Caster, now please go to that castle and bring my sister back.”

"...No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone."

“Saber, you and Caster go and bring my sister back.”

"We'll reorganize things once you get back."

"I understand."

Medea nodded and came to Saber's side, using teleportation magic to take Saber to the Einzbern castle.

"Rider, you take care of Rin and Sakura for now. I need to go and investigate the situation outside."

"...Shirou, don't you need me to go?"

"No, you are a Heroic Spirit. Your target is too big before we can determine what happened."

"I'm good at concealing my presence, and I can also look for clues outside first."

"Rin and Sakura are in the most danger right now, and you need to protect them every step of the way."

"I see."

After saying this, Shirou concealed his presence and left the Emiya residence.

[Stealth!]

Shirou, concealing his presence, went into hiding as soon as he stepped outside.

This situation is too strange. He must first conceal his presence and also make sure that no one can discover him.

[Let's go to the Tohsaka residence first!]

Unaware of what's happening outside, Shirou's current task is to find Archer, who is still at the Tohsaka residence.

As he moved forward, Shirou also reflected on the events of the day.

The Holy Grail has reappeared... What's going on?

[They disappeared suddenly, and they appeared just as suddenly.]

[Furthermore, even if the Holy Grail were to reappear, it shouldn't be appearing above my house, especially not deliberately inside my magic workshop.]

This is definitely not a normal situation.

Shirou had just thought the Holy Grail problem was a very troublesome one, and now, not long after, this troublesome situation has arisen again.

And this troublesome problem just happened to come crashing down on him.

This has already given him quite a bit of a beating.

Originally, the details of the Holy Grail weren't really my concern.

But if you suddenly appear without any reason, then I have every reason to completely destroy you.

Even when participating in the Holy Grail War, Shirou is equally fearless.

Saber, Caster, and Rider are all on his side, and even Berserker is on his side. Even if he deliberately tries to lose, it won't be easy for him to lose the Holy Grail War.

But who exactly is behind this?

【arrive!】

Carefully hiding outside the Tohsaka residence to observe the situation inside.

【Um? 】

Shirou clearly saw that there were quite a few security magics set up at the front door of the Tohsaka residence.

This isn't a trap set by Archer!

In just a moment, Shirou knew that this was definitely not a magic trap set by Archer.

With the Holy Grail War over, no one would dare to steal from the Tohsaka residence. Besides, this magical trap is designed to ensure no one can escape once inside; that guy would never set something like that.

【what is going on?】

The appearance of the Holy Grail.

The fact that so many traps were set up outside the Tohsaka residence, which didn't need any magical traps, is bizarre no matter how you look at it.

and……

[Archer isn't at the Tohsaka residence?]

Where did that guy go?

It's all too easy to sense that someone is half-heroic and half-human.

Shirou has lived with so many Heroic Spirits for so long, so his perception of half-Heroic Spirits and half-humans is absolutely accurate.

But now, Archer's presence can no longer be felt in the Tohsaka residence.

Someone is coming!

Suddenly, a car drove back to the front of the Tohsaka residence.

Shirou watched quietly from the shadows as the car entered the Tohsaka residence, and he also saw a middle-aged man and woman get out of the car with a pair of sisters.

"!?"

Upon seeing the two sisters, Shirou's pupils constricted sharply.

Chapter 114 Returning to the Past Ten Years Ago

【Rin! Sakura!】

[Not a high school student, but someone who looked even younger.]

Shirou then turned his attention to the middle-aged couple.

After only a glance from afar, Shirou's gaze fell upon the beautiful married woman, simply because she looked so much like Rin and Sakura as adults.

[Rin and Sakura were clearly at home... but the sisters appearing now must be Rin and Sakura in their childhood.]

[So, does that mean the middle-aged couple were Rin and Sakura's deceased parents?]

Has time...gone back in time?

Shirou quickly analyzed the situation and figured out what was going on.

Young Rin and Sakura still exist.

Their deceased parents are still alive, so this is a time when Rin and Sakura's parents are still alive.

So, this is before the Fourth Holy Grail War?

Thinking about this, Shirou started to feel a headache coming on.

The reversal of time took them back ten years to the past, specifically to the time of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

I never expected something like this to happen.

Although it was a troublesome matter, at least I now know what's going on.

Let's go back first.

Shirou did not linger outside the Tohsaka residence.

Now that we have obtained important intelligence, we can also learn a lot about related matters based on this intelligence.

All we need to do is get back quickly and prepare for other things.

Deep in the forest outside Fuyuki City, a castle with exotic features stands.

Today, only one person remains in the entire castle.

That person was the sole owner of that castle—Illyasviel von Einzbern.

"Ha~~"

"I shouldn't have stayed up so late yesterday. I didn't expect to wake up so late."

Ilya groggily got out of bed.

Looking out the window, the outside world is now shrouded in night, but it's rare for someone to sleep so soundly that they don't even have lunch.

"Sierra!"

"Liz!"

Why is nobody here today?

Although it was quite late, Ilya didn't believe that Sera and Liz wouldn't be by her side at this time.

"That's strange. Liz and Sera usually don't go to bed this early. Did they go to bed early today?"

"Berserker!"

With Liz and Sera unresponsive, Ilya could only call upon her Berserker.

But Berserker, who is usually always available and responds to her whenever she calls, was also unresponsive today.

"Berserker?"

"Berserker!!!"

She raised her voice, but only her echo could be heard throughout the entire castle.

At this moment, Ilya's heart began to panic.

【what happened? 】

[It's definitely unusual that Liz and Sera aren't here, but why isn't Berserker here either?]