The fog cleared as the battle ended, and the city was shrouded in depression instead of its former prosperity.

Residential areas on the edge of the city were less affected because they were relatively remote, but until the fog cleared, residents kept their doors closed and no one went out.

While no one knew it, the culprits who caused this qiē had quietly returned here.

In a makeshift magic workshop converted from a basement, the girl falls to the ground in pain.

It is not a physical pain, but a mental and spiritual impact. The pain she thought she had been accustomed to for a long time was once again awakened in her heart.

The girl's white fingers slashed across the ground, leaving several scratches on it.

Black shadows danced around her, as if calling out to her destructive impulses.

"Hmph. I should have warned you a long time ago, right? Did you get away with it? ”

A voice from the basement door diverted her attention, and she looked up to see that Huang Quan was walking down.

The surrounding area was all under her surveillance, and of course she knew that Huangquan and Elizabeth had returned, so she was not surprised.

The blood-colored light shone on Huang Quan's body, and it seemed that it was her influence that caused the killing stone in Huang Quan's body to riot.

"Yellow Springs ......"

A cold girl's voice came out of her mouth, and it was only then that she noticed that her disguise had been lifted, and her black robe of shadows was surging unnaturally, like a steaming mist, into an uncertain form, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

It seemed that the impact of the attack was even greater than she had imagined.

"Ahh

Standing up again, she stepped out of the center of the dark room.

The fact that reaffirming the impact of the previous fight and having completely lost control over Rin Tosaka was like a carving knife constantly carving it in her heart, and it was even more painful for her than the pain just now.

"Actually took her away from me......"

Painfully pressed her hand on her face as the shadows receded, and as the disguise was lifted, her affection seemed to be released.

"Now is not the time for you to lose your temper."

Huang Quan's voice sounded again, and the shadows that had begun to spread around her because of her love were suddenly forced back.

“……”

She looked at the yellow springs standing a few meters apart, and a solemn aura enveloped the two of them.

The two looked at each other as if they were going to fight the next moment, but the solemnity was quickly broken by a third person.

The basement door opened again, and Thea stepped down.

"You're all here."

Thea spoke slowly, as she hadn't turned her huge claws back, causing the doorway to make the sound of something being destroyed.

She and Huang Quan shifted their eyes to look at Xi Ya at the same time, Xi Ya at this time was very different from usual, not only her arms, but also bigger problems appeared in her chest, with a strange light in the center of her heart constantly flickering.

"Ah, that's weird. I have absorbed the life force of many people, but the wound in my heart has not healed. ”

Siya patted her chest.

"The curse of GaeBoll, there is no cure if the heart is destroyed."

She opened her mouth to explain to Thea.

Ordinary people would end the mortal curse even if they were Servants, but I happened to meet Xiya who had the attribute of "life", even if the heart could not be cured, as long as the organ that replaced the heart could be made, this was not difficult for Xiya.

"Is that so?"

Xi Ya responded as if she didn't understand.

"So, after paying so much, what is the result?"

Probably because of his bad mood, Huang Quan's tone sounded bad.

"No problem."

She also responded in a cold voice, at which point she had calmed down.

It did pay a lot of price, using multiple spells, almost all of them were dispatched, and in the end, they couldn't solve the other party in the case of damage. But-

"The purpose has been achieved."

Destroying the enemy was not the real purpose of the operation.

"Even if the other party senses that something is wrong, it will be too late."

A smile appeared on the girl's lips, the smile of the hunter who laid a trap and waited for the prey to take the bait.

…………

After the battle, Shiki and his party returned to Luvia's mansion. Although the battle is over, it does not mean that there is nothing to do.

The first is that the wounded need to be treated. The Rin Tosaka brought back by Shiki, the unconscious Miyuki, and Miyuki, who was attacked by the Assassin, and the others were all injured to some extent and had to be treated as much as possible.

This work was given to Rin and Ruvia, who were very active in the battle.

The four seasons also have free time when everyone is being treated, but in fact, the four seasons can't be idle at all, and there are a lot of things for him to think about.

While sitting in the living room and waiting, he resummed the gains and losses of the battle. There was no doubt that it was their victory, and although they couldn't solve the other side, they still had the advantage.

However, the four seasons can't just rest easy.

There are too many doubts about this battle, and the biggest problem is the fact that the other side has covered the city with fog. Although at first I thought it was done to attract them to appear, and in fact the other party also ambushed them on the way, but what makes people wonder is that it really needs to be done.

Even if it didn't envelop the entire city, they would not ignore the fog in the center of the city, which not only required the consumption of the spell, but also weakened the power, which was completely worth the loss.

Even so, the other party did it, so is there any other purpose in it? The purpose of the whole city needs to be rippled through.

Shiki re-analyzes the differences before and after the start of the battle, and the differences are not difficult to identify.

After the fog covered the city, the surveillance network that Shiki had arranged before was completely paralyzed, and Shikigami was destroyed, and Shiki's monitoring of the city returned to its original point.

Could this be the purpose of the enemy?

No, it should be said that in the case that he cannot monitor, the enemy can do whatever he wants.

If things really go as Shiki thinks, then this battle can be said to be a tactical victory and a strategic defeat.

Helplessly, there is nothing to do about the four seasons, and even if you know it in advance, you can't change it.

For things that he can't change, Shiki won't regret it afterwards, what he should do is to think about a solution.

What to look forward to now is that I don't know what information I can get from Rin Tosaka, who he brought back.