Nothing happened that night.
Was it because they had witnessed the astonishing battle between Lancer and Rider? After that crimson Servant withdrew, no new challenger came to Abner's Ice Castle until the east began to lighten. As the sky gradually brightened, the mysterious castle slowly melted away like autumn dew.
Archer Loxia changed her observation points several times. Only after Abner's castle had completely vanished from her sight did she sigh and prepare to return.
She was not in very good spirits.
Of course, staying up all night meant nothing to a Heroic Spirit. There was no such thing as becoming listless from lack of sleep.
What unsettled Archer was her Master, as well as the man named Carl who called himself an ally.
With no enemies before her to fight, her idle mind turned fully toward thoughts of her Master...
Her Master was definitely not exceptional. Her prolonged materialization must have placed a considerable burden on him. What was more, they were quite far apart. Even though the Archer class's Independent Action greatly reduced the burden on a Master, she still had to be an enormous drain on Tsukahara Meiji.
She had not heard any instruction from her Master to cut off their mana supply, and when she thought of how obediently he listened to Carl...
That man must have done something!
Fear came from the unknown. Precisely because Archer did not know what he had done, anything seemed possible to her.
Having finished her surveillance mission, Archer Loxia did not waste a moment. She dismissed her materialized form and rushed toward her Master at full speed. In Spirit Form, she was like a mass of transparent particles, howling through the air as she hurtled toward where her Master was.
The only thing she could be sure of was