The Undying Death Knight failed to achieve the ending of the Heroic Spirit

Toosaka Rin crossed her arms over her chest, and the aura of a good student that she unconsciously exuded made the students around her who were preparing to participate in the club activities dare not look at her. With one exception.

"Hey, Toosaka."

The voice sounded good, but when combined with the pretentious emphasis, it became a disgusting sound. Originally still in a trance, Toosaka Rin shuddered instinctively when she heard the male voice, and she almost couldn't maintain the indifference on her face.

"I remember you didn't join any clubs, so why did you suddenly come to the Archery Club?" A high school boy with a blue seaweed-like hair came towards Toosaka Rin with a bag in his hand. He pretended to think for a moment and showed an exaggerated look: "Toosaka, you are not here to see me, are you?"

Toosaka Rin put on a polite fake smile that was just the right amount of awkwardness, and one could tell at a glance that she was reluctant. "What a coincidence, Matou Shinji-san, I didn't know you were here too."

Her tone and expression were enough to break through the psychological defenses of any male high school student, and make them retreat tactfully. But the man in front of him, named Matou Shinji, continued to approach as if he couldn't see her. He stretched out a hand as if he wanted to hold Toosaka Rin's shoulder: "Ah, Toosaka, you won't be shy, will you?"

Toosaka Rin could barely keep up her fake smile. She took a few steps back to avoid Matou Shinji's move while keeping a safe distance from him. "If I knew you were here, I would definitely not come here, so please don't run into me again, okay?"

Matou Shinji finally couldn't hold on to the smile on his face. He glared at the girl in front of him with a gloomy face and angrily clenched his palm into a fist with veins popping out from the back of his hand: "Tousaka, you——"

"Shinji, I've already cleaned up here."

And the next moment, a third voice suddenly interrupted the two of them. A boy with bright red short hair appeared from the side, holding a rag in one hand and wiping the sweat from his head with the other. He was stunned as if he had just discovered Toosaka Rin, and finally greeted the girl: "Toosaka, it's so late, why haven't you left yet."

Just at this moment, Archer's voice rang in Toosaka Rin's mind.

"All those familiars have been dealt with."

Toosaka Rin narrowed her eyes, and this time there was more of a genuine smile in her voice. She waved goodbye to the two male high school students: "Then I won't bother you anymore."

She turned and walked towards the school gate. But behind her, she heard the impatient voice of Matou Shinji:

"Tsk! Emiya, I'm not feeling well. Can you help me clean up?"

Toosaka Rin wanted to stop, but she had no reason to stop. She and Emiya Shirou were not even in the same class.

Because she stayed in the school for a while, when Toosaka Rin walked out of the school gate, it was already getting dark. The street lamps along the way cast a faint orange-yellow halo.

"Rin, what's wrong?"

This is Archer's voice.

Of course, Toosaka Rin couldn't tell Archer that she was thinking about Emiya-san, so she made up an excuse: "I was wondering what the magician who arranged the familiar was trying to do."

"Heh, those familiars have no function other than providing vision."

The distance from Toosaka's house to school is not far, but it took particularly long today.

While absentmindedly listening to Archer's analysis, Toosaka Rin suddenly looked somewhere.

The silver-haired girl was as beautiful as a porcelain doll, and a quick glance was enough to leave a deep impression on people. But the tall man in a black suit following the silver-haired girl was enough to make anyone who was tempted by her beauty give up the idea of ​​a chance encounter.

They just passed each other quickly at the intersection, and there was even a wide road between Toosaka Rin and the silver-haired girl, so Toosaka Rin only had time to see the other person's general appearance.

But her attention was not on the girl at all.

——For some reason, Toosaka Rin felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with the man in the black suit.

'Where have you seen him before?'

Toosaka Rin's heart seemed to skip a beat. It was obviously just an insignificant question - maybe she just saw someone dressed similarly on the street, but an inexplicable premonition made Toosaka Rin want to "figure this problem out no matter what."

"Rin, what do you think the magician who controls the familiars will do after all the familiars are removed?"

Toosaka Rin, who was thinking about the problem, was suddenly interrupted by Archer's question. She replied impatiently: "I will definitely come back to investigate after all the students leave."

"During this period of time, those who dare to openly display their magical talents are basically the Masters." Archer's voice sounded again, guiding Toosaka Rin's thoughts in the right direction: "And when I was removing the familiar, I showed the characteristics of a Servant."

"Then...then the magician will take the Servant with him."

Toosaka Rin stopped abruptly, raised her head and turned back.

She finally remembered where the inexplicable sense of déjà vu came from.

But as far as she could see, there was no one there.

"Archer, let's go back!"

She should have thought of it earlier - no, she shouldn't have forgotten it at all! That face, that was the face of the White Knight in her memory.

The silver-haired girl who just passed by her was the culprit who placed the familiar in the school!

I haven't written for a day, and I don't feel like writing anymore.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 299 Rider

2023-07-29

Hogunhara Academy.

The closed gate behind the access control and the tall barbed wire fence erected to prevent students from skipping classes did not have any blocking effect. As soon as Archer's foot stepped into the school playground, Toosaka Rin couldn't wait to break free from his arms.

If it was just a plan targeting her, then Toosaka Rin wouldn't have to be so panicked, but before she left, she clearly heard Matou Shinji leave Emiya Shirou in the school to clean.

If the worst happens, Toosaka Rin doesn't know how to explain to Matou Sakura...

The moon was obscured by dark clouds, leaving only two or three dim street lamps to provide a weak light source.

"Archer!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, she was held down by the shoulder by a red archer. Turning her head, she saw Archer looking coldly at the dark area that was not illuminated by the street lights.

"Servant?"

There was no response from the darkness. Archer tugged at Toosaka Rin's shoulders and pulled the girl behind him. He grabbed with his right hand and a short knife appeared out of thin air.

The dagger collided with the cold light and produced a series of sparks.

With the help of the faint firelight, Archer saw the attacking weapon clearly - it was a pure white spear. The other end of the spear was hidden in the darkness, so the attacker's true appearance could not be seen.

The two sides fought each other in an instant, Archer was knocked back half a step by the force transmitted from his hand, and the gunman had already retreated another step into the darkness.

Archer did not dare to delay. He loosened his left hand that was holding onto Toosaka Rin's shoulder, and the next moment another matching dagger appeared in his left hand.

"Dual swords...Archer?"

A dull sound came from the darkness, and Archer threw the dagger in the direction of the sound.

With a crisp "clang" sound, the thrown dagger was smashed into magic fragments cleanly.

Almost at the same time, the sound of glass breaking was heard. The street lamp bulb that provided a faint light was smashed by another short knife, and the broken glass was scattered on the ground. Archer's figure also disappeared into the darkness.

Archer's hands glowed green, and two identical short swords reappeared. A flash of blue flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Eagle Eye

This is the most fundamental skill that enables him to be competent for the Archer position. With the enhancement of this skill, he can see the appearance of the enemy clearly in the dark.

The Servant was covered in white armor, with his face hidden under a helmet. The exaggerated spear in his hand was as white as the armor. He was concentrating on the situation around him. Next to him, there was a man with blue seaweed hair.

The school uniform the man was wearing showed that he was also a student of Hokunhara Academy. In fact, Archer had just met him not long ago.

"Rin, the enemy's Master is someone you know, and his name seems to be... Matou Shinji."

The other end of the causal line was silent for two or three seconds, and then Toosaka Rin's voice was heard.

【No need to hold back】

Archer, who had been ready for a long time, curled up the corner of his mouth, and threw the dagger in his hand again. At the same time, he exerted force on his feet and pounced on the knight from another direction.

The feinted dagger was easily knocked away, but Archer had already come close to the White Knight. He clenched his hands and the two swords appeared again. Caught off guard, he had to raise the spear to block Archer's attack.

At this distance, the opponent's ridiculously long lance became an obstacle. The White Knight obviously noticed this, and he raised the lance to knock Archer away, but Archer, who had the advantage in position, knew that such an opportunity would be difficult to come by again, so he gritted his teeth and refused to give in.

The dark clouds were blown away by the cold wind. The bright moonlight shone down, shining on the two Servants wrestling, and also on the two Masters behind them.

"Ah, it's you, Toosaka." Matou Shinji used his usual pretentious tone. He didn't care at all that his Servant seemed to be at a disadvantage on the field. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked at Toosaka Rin: "So you came to the Kyudo Club to find me then."

Toosaka Rin remained silent, her eyes always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.

But Toosaka Rin's silence gave Matou Shinji a different way of interpreting it. He stretched out his hand to Toosaka Rin and said, "How about forming an alliance with me?"

"Do not."

This simple word wiped out all the smiles on Matou Shinji's face. He looked gloomy, and suddenly he clenched his hands into fists: "Then you will die here."

"No need to hold back, Rider!"

"Rider... isn't he Lancer?"

As soon as this thought came to her mind, Toosaka Rin's body had already reacted: "Archer, come back!"

There was no need for Toosaka Rin to remind him. Archer had already retreated the moment he noticed something was wrong with Rider. The dust quickly spread around Rider, and the "clatter" sound of the horses' hooves trampling the ground was particularly harsh in the quiet campus.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a tall, pure white horse stood beside Rider, stamping its hooves frantically. The horse's mouth opened and closed, chewing the dagger it had just pulled from Archer's hand. The blade, which was sharp enough to cut through steel, was as inconvenient as hay in the horse's mouth.

If he had been a step later, the horse would have bitten his arm.

Magic power gathered, and the dagger that had been taken away condensed again. Archer looked at the white knight who climbed onto the horse in front of him. The overlong lance in the opponent's hand was surprisingly well-fitting at this moment.

Two curse bullets were fired at Matou Shinji, but were easily intercepted by Rider.

Matou Shinji, who was hiding behind Rider, poked his head out. He admired the solemn expression on Toosaka Rin's face with satisfaction.

"Tousaka, if you admit defeat now, I can forgive you for placing your familiar in the school to provoke me."

The curse bullet that was gathering in Toosaka Rin's hand paused.

"Have you thought clearly?"

Seeing that Toosaka Rin stopped, Matou Shinji became even more unscrupulous.

"You mean, those familiars in the school were not planted by you." Toosaka Rin's voice deepened. She looked at the white knight standing in front of Archer and finally found some details in the armor that were different from her memory.

...Come to think of it, there was a girl following the man at that time.

No matter how distracted Toosaka Rin was at the time, no matter how unmanly Matou Shinji was, they would not be mistaken for that.

So - she wasn't going to school at the time.

"Hmm? Of course..."

Shinji Matou also sensed something was wrong, but he didn't want to pay attention to such details at all.

Just as he was about to instruct Rider to launch an attack, Rider suddenly raised his head and looked somewhere.

Not only Rider, but Toosaka Rin could also feel the thrilling magic power rising from that direction.

"Rin, there are servants over there too."

Archer's warning sounded as if it was in the distance to Toosaka Rin.

In that direction, Rin Toosaka's impression was that there was only one single-family house.

Emiya's house.

So...why him? Why was he the target?

There will be another one later

Why can't I do anything recently? It must be the virus.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 300 The Fateful Night

2023-07-29

The campus was silent, the sky had already darkened, and a new moon was rising in the distance.

There were only two or three lights that flickered in and out in Hogunhara Academy, providing the last glimmer of light. When Emiya Shirou finished cleaning the activity room, the archery club was already empty. He tried to call out his friend's name, but still no one responded.

Putting the mop back into the tool room next to the sink, Shirou Emiya locked the door. The cold wind of the first month of the year blew on his sweat-soaked school uniform, making his back feel cold. The faint fluorescence illuminated the tiny threads and flying insects in the air, but Shirou Emiya really didn't have the energy to pay attention to these.

"Shinji has been acting a little strange lately."

Shirou Emiya thought that as the captain of the Kyudo Club, Shinji Matou was always the last one to leave the activity room, but in recent days, he suddenly disappeared after school.

'Is he really ill?'

Thinking of his friend's bad complexion, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but worry.

There were few pedestrians on this road at night, and the dim street lights cast a shadow on the road ahead of Shirou Emiya. After turning the last intersection, Shirou Emiya could already see his home, but his pace unconsciously slowed down.

At the door of his house, there were two figures standing. Shirou Emiya had good eyesight, and he could see the general appearance of the two people. The man in a black suit looked like a bodyguard, and next to him was a petite silver-haired girl, who wrapped her body in a purple winter coat, looking cute and lovely.

Is he a lost traveler from outside the area?