(Heartfelt thanks to Liunian Cheng Shang love, Yunqi Qinggu, and Yuezuki Tatsuha for their rewards!)
"Why didn't you let me chase after her?..."
In the Eldfelt Family's reception hall, Wu Yan was venting his dissatisfaction.
"With spatial teleportation magecraft, catching up to that woman who only had brute strength would've taken minutes at most, wouldn't it?..."
"And then?..." Rin Tohsaka glanced at Wu Yan.
"What would you have done after catching up to her?..."
"Of course, I'd have given her another spear!" Wu Yan answered without hesitation.
"She no longer had any chance to revive, and Fragarach only had eight uses left—perhaps not even eight. But Gae Bolg can be used as long as I have mana. With my mana, even if I stabbed her a hundred times per second until tomorrow morning, I'd still have plenty to spare. Don't tell me you don't believe I could beat that woman like that?..."
"To be honest, I really don't quite believe it..." Luvia remarked with a sigh as she sipped her tea nearby.
"I never thought that tomboy would actually be driven away head-on. It's practically unheard of. I've never even heard of such a thing..."
"Really..." Hinagiku sighed as well.
"Being able to drive away a monster-like opponent like that still feels unbelievable to me..."
"She really is a lunatic who can rival Berserker's Heroic Spirit in every way..." Mikoto complained.
"If it hadn't been for Yan, we could only have avoided fighting. That woman simply couldn't be beaten..."
"That's why I'm saying, couldn't I have just given that woman another spear in minutes?..." Wu Yan unexpectedly persisted.
"Why did we have to let her get away?..."
"If Bazett had really been dealt with, the only ones with a headache would've been you..." Rin Tohsaka pressed a hand to her