Because of the relationship between the martial arts department, the archery department is extremely particular about etiquette and strict self-discipline.

Although the current era has been a fusion of multi-national cultures over time, the Kyudo Department has always had a tradition of preservation.

There are almost no cases of cleaning the dojo and leaving without locking the door.

However, just tonight, Emiya Shirou easily opened the door of the Kyudo Department.

In an instant, the cold air that permeated it and the surging and disgusting breath came to my face.

Enduring the nausea and forcibly suppressing the throbbing heart, Emiya Shirou walked slowly towards the center of the dojo.

Somehow, what he saw was that the dojo was no different from his usual appearance, but at this moment, he had an uneasy mood.

And, as we got closer to the center of the dojo, the uneasiness intensified.

"Ya · · Arthur Road..."

As soon as Emiya Shirou wanted to speak, Bai Hua's voice came from his ears.

"Don't make a sound, pretend I'm not there, and walk over as you normally would."

Emiya Shirou nodded quietly, then took a step.

One step, one step.

Mana drains faster.

One step, one step.

A strong sense of crisis rose in my heart.

If you stay here, something bad will happen.

One step, one step.

Emiya Shirou finally arrived in the center of the dojo, and there was nothing but a dizzy feeling that seemed to stir his brain into chaos, and a cold air that came from all directions and seeped into his bones.

Emiya Shirou, who had stayed at this dojo several times until late before returning home, could assert that everything in the dojo was as usual.

Arrows neatly arranged.

A freshly maintained bamboo bow.

Clean the floor cleanly.

Everything is business as usual.

Obviously, it should be as usual, but it gives Emiya Shirou a sense of incongruity that is extremely disobedient.

Inside the dojo, there are more things!

It's that thing that makes the dojo ······ Unknown.

Suddenly, a feeling of dizziness struck, causing Emiya Shirou to lose his balance in an instant, and his body fell to the side.

"Bah-oh-bah-bah-"

The mana generated in his body, because it was too close to the enchantment, lost faster than the speed at which Emiya Shirou's mana was generated, causing him to directly knock down the bow frame hanging on the wall, and the wallpaper of the same color as the wall was also pulled off.

"This... This is!? ”

Looking at the wall behind the wallpaper, the pattern that the bow dojo did not have originally, Emiya Shirou was stunned for a moment.

The chill of the frozen, little by little, climbed from his spine.

A dark red, emanating a cold aura, like a huge magic array drawn from blood.

Its scale is no less than that of the magic array that is only needed to summon servants.

It was also the moment he saw this magic array that Shirou Emiya understood that this was something that was constantly absorbing the life force and soul of the students.

“··· The core of the enchantment!? ”

"This barrier must be lifted as soon as possible, ······"

Emiya Shirou turned around eagerly, wanting to call out to Bai Hua.

But when he turned to look, the expression on his face, along with the movements of his body, was all rigid.

"-Servant!"

Yes, Servant.

It was a woman with long purple hair hanging down her calves like a waterfall, a tall and plump figure, and an eye patch on her face.

It is full of cold and bewitching temperament, the perfect silhouette like a goddess, and exudes a strange atmosphere that is completely contradictory to modern society, there is no doubt that this is a servant.

But the moment he saw her, Emiya Shirou felt a strange feeling again.

The woman in front of her is a servant, a heroic spirit, but she is by no means a hero.

So far, most of the servants he has seen have been seven horsemen.

Whether it was Lancer, who wanted to kill him, Saber and Bai Hua, or even Archer, there was an aura on his body that was different from ordinary people, but belonged to the range of 'humans'.

An intangible thing that resembles faith or temperament.

That's right, the belief that belongs to the hero!

But in this servant, no.

"Ah~ah, you don't need to be so vigilant, Wei Gong."

A young man of the same age as Emiya Shirou slowly walked out of the shadows, spread his hands, tried to pretend to be elegant, and said in a very hypocritical and calm tone.

"Shinji, is that you?"

Emiya Shirou gritted his teeth, and his body began to tremble slightly from the suppressed anger.

Shinji Makiri, the eldest son of the Maki family, and the elder brother of Sakura Makiri.

At the same time, he is also a good friend of Emiya Shirou.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, tonight, that guy from Yuanban has destroyed all the enchantments that I worked so hard to expand to that range, didn't I say anything, after all, my servants and I are weak enough to be easily bullied."

Shinji Maki said this disapprehantly, and then pointed to the servant behind him.

"This guy is Rider, my servant."

Even Kiritsu Shinji himself didn't realize that when he said this, his tone unconsciously became like showing off.

It's like suddenly getting a 'little kid who can't afford to buy it'.

But he didn't realize that this 'toy' would bring him a cruel fate.

And he himself has been caught in a terrible maelstrom.

Looking at Emiya Shirou's surprised and angry appearance, Shinji Maki chuckled.

"Haha, it's really surprising to show such a terrible expression, is this still the Wei Palace?"

It's like he's already holding on to victory, or rather, with Rider present, he doesn't take Emiya Shirou's combat power seriously at all.

"You don't know yet, the Jian Tong family, that is, my family, is a magic family with a long heritage, and it is one of the three families that established the Holy Grail War, I will participate in the war, it is a matter of course, after all, this is the responsibility and obligation that I must fulfill as Zhang Nan."

In a reluctant tone, but with a proud expression on his face, Shinji Maki said.

"Ah~ah, there's really no way, who told me to be born in the Jian Tong family, even if I don't want to participate in such a dangerous war, I can't shirk the responsibility.

If you say the palace, you should understand me, after all, the two of us are in such a similar situation, and we don't want to be involved in this kind of trouble.

Of course, as your friend, I can also share it for you, so call your Saber out and give it to me.

In that case, you will have no reason to participate in the Holy Grail War, and I will be victorious, don't worry, after getting the Holy Grail, I will not do anything bad, just complete the tasks assigned by the family. ”

The smile that was so fake that it didn't work, and the contempt that had always been maintained in his eyes for Emiya Shirou, was simply disgusting.

- Guy with too much self-awareness!

This is Bai Hua's first impression of Shinji Makiri.

"I refuse!"

Emiya Shirou waved his hand decisively and said resolutely.

"I'm not like you, and I'm not going to give Saber to someone like you who sets up enchantments at school!"

I have to say that after learning that the enemy's identity was Shinji Makiri, Emiya Shirou faintly lost his cool.

Anger is already burning in my heart.

Bai Hua in the dark also narrowed his eyes.

Originally, he thought that the master of the Maki family was Sakura Makiri.

According to the results of Serra's investigation, the person in front of him, Shinji Makiri, has no magic qualifications, and is a genuine ordinary person.

It is conceivable that ordinary people born in a family of magicians have a sad fate.

But ······