"I hate two kinds of people: those who ambush me, and those who don't let me ambush them. I'm an Assassin, after all, with an A-rank Presence Concealment. I gave you face by entering with my skill active, but who knew you'd disregard that and expose me directly? You've made me lose face, so it's not too much to ask for some compensation for my emotional distress, right?"
Mo Shuying picked up the card from the ground. This was his second Archer (Gilgamesh) Class Card.
"Angelica! You—! Ah!"
The red-haired girl saw her teammate defeated and even their Class Card taken. She wasn't angry about her teammate's defeat, but rather Mo Shuying's attitude. He clearly didn't take them seriously!
"Summon Lightning!"
*Boom!*
The red-haired girl summoned lightning again. With Mjolnir, she could imbue the divine hammer with lightning. The more lightning attached, the greater the destructive power. When she summoned two bolts of lightning to empower it, she could unleash a new Noble Phantasm!
"Ah!!"
Furious lightning surged through the girl's body, even causing the Chains of Heaven to stretch slightly.
Though the girl possessed Divinity, it was very faint. If her Divinity were on the level of Heracles, she might not even be able to use Summon Lightning. But now!
"Crush them! [Storm of Myriad Thundering Strikes!]"
*Boom!*
Instantly, a dozen lightning pillars, tens of meters thick, burst outwards like a blooming chrysanthemum! They carried world-destroying power, attempting to obliterate everything in their path.
The red-haired girl didn't consider whether Angelica would be caught in the crossfire; she was simply unleashing her fury!
Mo Shuying hadn't stopped the red-haired girl from charging her attack because he was confident he could block it.
A massive golden halo appeared, followed by a divine shield emitting an aura of divinity that flew out from within. It stood before Mo Shuying like a mountain wall, also sheltering Angelica beneath his feet.
*Boom!!*
The lightning pillars struck the massive shield. The unadorned shield merely trembled slightly as it absorbed the lightning, without even a scratch.
The red-haired girl stared at the colossal shield in disbelief. This was the first time her attack had been blocked so easily, striking a significant blow to her confidence.
"Is that all you've got?"
The giant shield dissipated into golden light, revealing an unharmed Mo Shuying. The surroundings, however, were dramatically ruined; the garden had vanished, leaving only scorched earth.
Mo Shuying looked up at the red-haired girl with an arrogant expression. He suddenly understood why Gilgamesh enjoyed looking down on others so much—it really was quite gratifying.
"You!"
*Clang!*
The red-haired girl was about to say something else, but the next second, the Chains of Heaven tightened abruptly, then yanked her, sending her flying and slamming her heavily onto the ground!
*Thud!*
"Ah!"
The red-haired girl spat blood from the impact. Then, a flash of light enveloped her, and she reverted from her Install state.
"It's over."
The Chains of Heaven wrapped around the fallen card and flew to Mo Shuying. Mo Shuying took the card; this Berserker (Romani) card was now his.
Acquiring two powerful Class Cards at once made Mo Shuying quite happy. It was already a worthwhile trip. Now, if he could just rescue Miyu, the journey would be complete.
"Since stealth isn't an option, let's go for a direct assault. The commotion's already this big; whoever needs to come has probably arrived."
Mo Shuying knew the structure of the Einzworth Family's members. The two "dolls" serving as guardians had been defeated, leaving only the Einzworth head and a little girl.
Mo Shuying grabbed the Chains of Heaven, and with the help of his "friend," he flew up to the window of the tall tower. By the window, Miyu, dressed in an evening gown, looked at Mo Shuying in surprise.
"Mr. Mo?!"
Miyu had despaired after being captured and brought back to the Einzworth Family. She had already accepted her fate, willing to become the Holy Grail to save the world. But now, hope appeared before her.
"Miyu, Illya's waiting for you. Come back with me."
Mo Shuying extended his hand, offering Miyu a helping hand.
Miyu instinctively reached out, but then quickly withdrew her hand.
"No… I can't. If I leave, this world…"
Miyu was caught in a dilemma. She already knew that this world was on the brink of collapse and destruction. The Einzworths' purpose in capturing her was to save the world through the Holy Grail. Although the chances were slim, for the sake of the billions of other lives in this world, she couldn't make a choice that was only for herself.
This was emotional blackmail, and it was using the destruction of the world as leverage.
Mo Shuying rolled his eyes, then suddenly reached out and grabbed Miyu's arm, lifting her out.
"What are you thinking? Are you imagining the Holy Grail to be too omnipotent? It can't even send me home. Expecting a cup to save the world is beyond ridiculous, it's ridiculous's mother opening the door for ridiculous, it's ridiculously at home."
Mo Shuying held Miyu in the crook of his arm. Like Illya, Miyu was also petite.
"But… but…"
Miyu was conflicted; she didn't know how to choose. The weight of the world was not light in her heart.
"There's no 'but' about it. If the world is going to be destroyed and it needs a girl to sacrifice herself to save it, then there's no need to save that world. Girls are the treasures of the world."
Mo Shuying spouted his twisted logic. In truth, for him, a world he didn't know at all, even if it was destroyed, wouldn't matter to him.
If there was some way he could save the world, he might try it, but if it required sacrificing his or his friends' lives to save it, then no thanks. Mo Shuying felt Chaldea was pretty good; at least it could take him back.
"What?"
Miyu was a little overwhelmed; after all, she was still a child. Though precocious, placing the burden of an entire world on her shoulders was simply too much.
"Oh, right, Miyu."
Mo Shuying suddenly thought of something and addressed Miyu.
"Is your brother also trapped here?"
"Brother!"
Hearing about her brother, Miyu's eyes lit up, the fate of the world momentarily forgotten. She nodded vigorously.
"Yes! Angelica said Brother is being held somewhere in this castle, but I don't know where."
Miyu's eyes quickly welled up with tears as she thought of her brother. Her brother was this world's Emiya Shirou, the true hero, Emiya!
"Then we just need to find him."
Mo Shuying raised his hand, and a Chain of Heaven coiled around Angelica, lifting her into the air. With a slight jolt of Mana, Angelica slowly regained consciousness. Seeing Mo Shuying, her expression barely changed; as a "doll," she didn't show much emotion.
"Tell me where Miyu's brother is being held."
"Hmph."
Angelica clearly didn't want to cooperate, but Mo Shuying had already anticipated this. He simply raised a hand, and golden circles of light enveloped the unconscious red-haired girl below. With just a thought, dozens of Noble Phantasms would turn the red-haired girl into a pincushion.
"Now?"
"..."
Angelica glared at Mo Shuying, which was the most expression she could muster, and then.
"In the dungeon."
"Lead the way."
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