At midnight the next day, I walked about 1 kilometer through the woods from the national highway that resembled a highway and finally reached the entrance to the forest. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because there had been a heavy snowfall last night and during the day, when Illya and Rin arrived, what they saw was a pure white forest.

"Yo, it's Archer and Saber, and the two young ladies and the priest, so I've got a lot of advice, so let's do a good job."

The first to arrive was a man who looked at Illya with a wary gaze, while Lancer next to her greeted them with a smile.

"Hmm...... Hello. ”

Seeing Lancer, Illya felt a slight chill in her neck, as if to evoke the fear of being almost killed by Lancer. Instead, Lancer looked at Illya's actions, but he grinned.

"Don't be so afraid, now we are comrades-in-arms, tonight we will temporarily truce, if we don't get rid of those guys in Einzberen, we won't be interested in fighting, right? There's no way to let such a guy hide his head and tail and win, I don't promise, if I want to fight, I'll get them out of that castle first. ”

Seeing Lancer carry the magic spear on his shoulder, without the slightest offensive posture, Saber nodded as well. For those who live on the battlefield, whether it is killing the enemy or forming an alliance, it is a calm judgment without any personal feelings, which is the same spiritual will shared by heroes in troubled times.

And Saber believes that a warrior like Lancer can be tricky as an enemy, but when he becomes a companion, he can rely on it.

Glancing around, Archer asked, "What about the other Servants?" Didn't Ruler come either? ”

"It should be just us, although I gave the order in the name of the Overseer, but Rider did not reply, Caster and Assassin could not be contacted, as for Ruler...... It seems that she didn't plan to get involved, so I didn't inform her either. ”

Seeing Shirou answer in a flat tone, Archer narrowed his eyes slightly, then folded his hands and remained silent.

"So, is this it?"

Illya swallowed, though she realized that things weren't going to be easy. But when it actually arrives, it is still intimidating, and the forest of darkness is like a giant beast with its mouth open, as if it wants to swallow everything into it.

"Yes, far from the outskirts of the city, the vast sea of trees, which has not yet been explored, has long refused human intervention, and the forest is deep and wide. Every year, there are a few people who are unprepared to step inside and suffer, Illya, you know this, right? ”

"Hmm."

Illya nodded. That is, it is here that the base of Einzbellen is located.

"Let me go first, anyway, it's better to do a surprise attack. However, it seems that the barrier involves the whole of this forest, and if we don't enter it first, it will be like a wake-up call, and the other party will know everything about our movements. ”

Although it is not the other party or Caster, this forest will not be a magic workshop, but after all, this is fighting in the enemy's position, and the attacker will definitely have a slight disadvantage.

The destination is the Einz Bellen family's villa somewhere in the forest.

The moment the war officially began with them, fate was decided, as long as the entire Einzberen crew could not be defeated, it would be impossible to get out of the forest alive.

The moonlight was obscured by the dense foliage that covered the entire sky, and the forest was not only unfinished, but also unrecognizable a few meters ago. Finely shredded snowflakes fell onto the back of Illya's exposed hand, and the cold touch made her shiver.

"It's cold, and it looks like it's starting to fog up."

As Illya had said, there was a white mist around him as if it had been painted in large patches of color. Illya even felt that every time she took a step forward, she felt a strange chill walking on her back.

-- Don't go any further.

-- Now turn around and leave.

――For now, let's leave right away.

Even the trees seemed to have turned into kinetic monsters, whispering warnings.

"After all, this is a mountain, and the temperature must change a lot. Keep up with some and don't get lost, although I used hidden magic, it's better to be prepared to be seen through by the other party, after all, it's not surprising what happens next. ”

“…… Isn't that the castle in Einzberen ahead? ”

Although this fog obscures Illya's vision, for magicians like Rin, they can see through the fog as long as they concentrate their magic on their eyes. After the distance from the castle, Bazet, who had been silent all the way, looked more and more serious, and she took out the black gloves in her pocket and put them on.

"That...... Shirou, the magic you use is projection magic, right? ”

At this time, Rin suddenly began to talk to Shirou, and Shirou, who was a little surprised, replied, "That's right, what's wrong." ”

Projection magic is the magic of creating items based on mana. It is usually a magic trick to make substitutes that are missing from the ritual, but it is only a temporary means. Something made with projection cannot last long, and is significantly inferior in performance and function to the original. For example, even if a knife is projected, the knife is nothing more than a fragile object that cannot be cut through the flesh - this is the general projection.

"I have to say that your magic is an ability that subverts thousands of years of magic common sense, and it is not surprising that you can project and block Berserker-level swords, and you can even say that you are designated by a seal. Merely...... If you don't come from a magic family, projecting this kind of magic will cost a lot of magic, right? ”

"Of course, I'm just a half-toned magician, and the people who taught me magic also commented that I would only be a third-rate magician no matter how hard I worked all my life. In fact, I only have learned a minimum level of magic, and the only one that can be called a talent is projection, but even if it is a projection, at most I can only make about seven or eight magic skills, and it is a very impractical skill. ”

The number of magic circuits for a magician is determined at birth, and you cannot be a good magician without a good magic circuit.

"Really......?"

Rin looked at Shirou with a somewhat dejected look, lost in thought, then turned away and waved his hand.

"Ahh I just thought that if you have enough magic, then we might be able to deal with that guy with a pretty good ...... Well, it's not so good, and the fog is getting bigger and bigger--"

"Rin!"

“！”

Hearing Archer's hurried call, Rin suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when she turned around, her eyes widened in astonishment—Shirou, Illya, Illya, and the others who were following her all disappeared in an instant.

"Forced transfer? How could it be, it was a high degree of magic that was infinitely close to magic. ”

Archer also showed a slightly anxious look, and replied to Rin, "More than that, we are already in the inherent barrier. ”

"Is it an inherent enchantment......?"

As a magician, it's a taboo within a taboo, but it's a different story for the Heroic Spirit, after all, there are people among the Heroic Spirits who can do that kind of great thing, and if it's the enemy's Noble Phantasm's ability, then it makes sense.

Rin understood at this time, and the group of Einzberen had long known about their invasion, and they were just waiting for the right moment to make a move.