Yae Sakura!Beep!

The thin, but enough mist to blur the vision permeated the forest, shortening the range of vision of the three to only a distance of dozens of figures.

In the deep night, even the bright white moonlight can hardly pass through the cover of the branches and leaves, tearing apart the unique dead silence atmosphere of the mirror world.

"There are no fluctuations in magic power, no enemies to see, and no cards..."

Rin Tohsaka frowned, the gemstone between his fingers reflected a faint light.

"I can't even hear a sound, it's even quieter than in reality... Besides, it's too dark, I can't see anything clearly."

She took two steps forward, trying to see clearly the scenery in the depths among the trees, but after a few breaths, she shook her head helplessly.

"Let's walk around. After recovering so many cards, the area connecting the mirror world with reality has shrunk a lot. You should be able to find where the cards are soon."

Luvia brushed her hair aside and suggested.

"we can only do this."

Shrugging, Tohsaka Rin did not object, and walked with the two in a random direction.

For the time being, in this kind of place, they still dare not act separately.

"Miyu-sama, is there really no problem?"

At this time, Sapphire suddenly asked Miyu in a low voice.

"Let Miss Illya stay outside alone."

Hearing this, Miyu, who was walking behind Luvia and Tohsaka Rin, paused.

"Ah."

She responded, as if she was noncommittal, but also as if she was affirming the question of sapphire.

"no problem."

After a few seconds, she continued to speak.

"It's safer to be outside than to come in. Illya has no way to continue fighting now. If she comes in, she will only become a burden."

Anyone who heard it would feel a very indifferent answer, but to Sapphire, they felt a strange feeling from it.

"If it's just fighting, I can do it alone."

After she kept supplementing her own answers, this feeling of strangeness became even more obvious.

"Miyu-sama... Be careful!"

Sapphire just wanted to continue to say something, but suddenly interrupted the conversation, she let out a cry.

"clang!"

Before that, Miyu, who had been vigilant about her surroundings, had already reacted first.

The matte sharp blade cut through the air soundlessly, and then touched Miyu's raised wand, and there was a crisp crashing sound between the collisions.

"It's the enemy!"

She spoke very quickly to remind.

"Is it actually a sneak attack?!"

Suddenly realized why Luvia and Tohsaka Rin, who couldn't see the enemy at all in the mirror world, put on a fighting posture at the same time.

"I was underestimated."

As soon as Luvia finished speaking, the shadows in the forest surged instantly.

"...Well, maybe it didn't underestimate us."

She twitched the corners of her mouth and looked at the dozens of hundreds of dark figures in front of her.

"What!? I've never heard of it. A whole army can be stuffed into a card!"

Tohsaka Rin on the side showed a surprised expression.

"The number of enemies must be at least fifty!"

The very competent Sapphire duly presented the results of her calculations.

"Damn it! It's completely surrounded!"

Quickly glanced around, Tohsaka Rin, who was trying to find a breakthrough, yelled at Luvia without looking back.

"Hey! We can't deal with so many people at the same time, it's time to consider retreating!"

"Do not."

However, Miyu interrupted her.

"Miyu-sama? We can solve Miss Illya's problem first, and then come back to fight again!"

Amid Sapphire's anxious voice, Miyu took a step forward.

"Even if we retreat this time, it's impossible for Illya to recover in such a short period of time."

She drew a card from the card case on her lap.

"She...is not suitable for this world."

Those orange pupils reflected the soldiers riding chariots on the card.

"I can do it alone, if it's like Illya did that night..."

She stuck the card on top of the sapphire wand.

"She has taught me the real way to use the card."

"Fantasy—Summon!"

…………

"Elia, are you really alright?"

In the silent forest, the white-haired girl squatted on the grass with her back against a thick tree.

"Sure enough, staying in this kind of place alone will still feel uncomfortable, right, I must talk about it when Rin and the others come out!"

Ruby flew around her, talking non-stop, as if to enliven the atmosphere, but in her tone, the worry that could not be concealed was still very obvious.

"Am I a coward?"

Holding her legs with her hands, Illya buried her head in her knees, and her voice was not so clear.

"……how could be!"

After a short silence, Ruby put on a nonchalant tone again.

"Illya, at your age, it's very normal to have this kind of trouble! Don't you see this kind of plot often in magical girl animations!"

She swayed in mid-air, flapping her wings.Try to divert Illya's attention in various ways.

"And isn't Ilya already doing a great job? If it weren't for you, everyone might not be able to make Yae Hitomi come here!"

Constantly comforting Illya, Ruby tried to make her feel better.

"'Collect cards to fight, fight to get wounded, to bleed...'"

But Illya interrupted Ruby's chatter.

"This is what sister Tong told me that night."

She lifted her head with a sad expression.

"Although she told me so, although I also made up my mind, although I said that I want to fight with Miyu..."

The voice is getting lower and lower, and the voice is getting hoarse.

"...I can't do it."

She lowered her head again.

"I'm so scared... I'm going to die..."

Even words trembled.

"I thought I had forgotten it... But, but, once the magic power flows in my body, once I want to transform... I will remember, remember that battle, think of that sword light... think of those blood... ..."

Biting her lip heavily, the cherry red tone was suppressed whitish.

"I can't do it..."

Her voice became so weak that she couldn't even withstand the night wind.

"..."

No one spoke for a long time.

"If you have decided, Illya."

Ruby suddenly made a sound.

"I'll tell Rin."

A dull voice like Illya.

"Get you out of this magical world."

Chapter 343 Day 74 Fear of Death Is Instinct

"Ha... um..."

Lying on her seat, the white-haired fox-eared girl yawned lazily.

"Don't you just go to bed late?"

Sitting lightly on the edge of Hitomi's desk, the black-haired fox-eared girl looked down at her listlessly.

"Why do you act like you haven't slept all night?"

Stretching out his hand to press on Hitomi's small head, rubbing it vigorously, Future said.

"Don't make trouble!"

Gently patted Mirai's hand off, Hitomi muttered.

"I just want to ask, why are you not sleepy at all, obviously everyone stayed up all night."

After speaking, she pouted.

"We're not ordinary people. If we lose our spirits because of staying up late, aren't we too fragile?"

Spreading his hands incomprehensibly, Future asked a question.

"Anyway, I'm sleepy... I think I'm about to enter hibernation."

Covering the fox ears on his head with both hands, Hitomi replied listlessly.

"Quickly wake me up! It's still a long time before the hibernation period!"

Mirai shook Hitomi's body vigorously.

"And foxes don't hibernate!"

However, no matter what she said, Hitomi always looked like "I don't listen, I don't listen".

"Aha……"

While the two were fighting, the chair in front of Hitomi was pulled away.

Another girl with white hair and red pupils yawned like Hitomi, and put her schoolbag on the table casually.

"Well... good morning, sister Hitomi, Xuejian classmate..."

She squinted, staggered and said hello, then sat down in a chair, looking sleepy.

Compared to Hitomi who just stayed up late, Illya looked like she hadn't slept all night.

"Why does it feel like I'm inferior for no reason..."

The corner of her mouth twitched, Future grabbed Hitomi's fox ear and lifted her hard, forcing her to cheer up.

"It hurts! Hiss... what are you doing, idiot!"

Hitomi knocked off Mirai's hand again, gasped, and covered her fox ears distressedly.