(Thanks to 'Youcai Luobo' and 'Luo Xiao Mo' for the tips!)
"Miyu!"
Watching 'r (Magician)' raise her staff, gathering mana as sparks flickered at its tip, while Miyu stood with her back to 'r (Magician)', completely exposing herself, Rin Tohsaka and Luvia cried out in alarm.
"Lady Miyu!" Sapphire also shouted, making Miyu's expression change drastically. She gritted her teeth and tensed her back, preparing to endure 'r (Magician)'s attack.
"Bang!"
Just then, a crisp explosion like shattering glass rang clearly through the air.
"Whoosh!!!"
A brilliant shooting star then soared up from below, trailing a stream of light like blossoming starlight as it shot toward 'r (Magician)'!
"—" Having completely lost her reason but retaining her instincts, 'r (Magician)' suddenly halted her movements. The mana around her seemed to have been blocked by something, abruptly freezing around her body.
Instinctively, 'r (Magician)' stopped all her attacks and leaned backward at the critical moment.
"Whoosh!!!"
In virtually an instant, the brilliant shooting star streaked past less than five centimeters in front of 'r (Magician)', flying into the sky and striking the arc-shaped, mirror-like canopy above.
"Boom!!!"
A thunderous roar rang out at the edge of the sky.
Miyu swiftly adjusted herself and looked in astonishment toward the direction from which the shooting star had come.
Below the riverbank, Wu Yan stood beside Hinagiku, Mikoto, Rin Tohsaka, and Luvia. He held a beautiful longbow that was black and translucent like dark crystal, aiming it at the spot where 'r (Magician)' had just been.
Clearly, that shooting star had been fired from that bow!
At the crucial moment, Wu Yan had used Night of Shooting Stars, firing an arrow that directly shattered the Mana Reflection Plane laid down by 'r (Magician)' and made her stop attacking Miyu!
That glass-like shattering sound had