Type-Moon, I Sakura Matou Rewrite Destiny

If they resisted... it wouldn't be a fight that Shinji, Shirou, or Tsuruno could handle. It would immediately shatter Orochimaru's play.

Therefore, it seemed there was only one path left for Orochimaru.

"Surrender, or do you intend to resist?"

Lorelei, with her heroic spirit and thoroughbred aristocratic beliefs, convinced that only her own lineage possessed noble blood, her noble pride etched deep into her bones.

At this moment, she didn't even spare Zouken Matou before her a glance.

And in a way, Lorelei, this young lady, did indeed possess the strength...

But the Zouken Matou before her was not the real Zouken Matou...

"A little girl who's too proud... I'll teach you a lesson today..."

This play, Orochimaru wouldn't easily give up unless absolutely necessary. To keep the play going now, there was only one option: a fight.

His 'aged' body, propelled by 'magic,' erupted with astonishing speed.

A hand like withered wood, in Lineas's eyes, was like a streak of gray lightning, extending wildly in an instant, reaching for Lorelei's neck, as white as velvet.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"

A proud snort escaped Lorelei's lips. Simultaneously, the riding crop in her right hand flashed like lightning.

Swish! The entire corridor, under the incredibly sharp wind blade, was instantly cut into several sections.

Countless collapsing corridor stones and severed arms spewing blood fell at Lorelei's feet.

With just one blow, an attack so fast that ordinary people couldn't even react, not only was it countered by Lorelei, but Orochimaru's extended arm was also taken.

A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. Orochimaru, having temporarily lost an arm due to his slight carelessness, had to admit that he might have underestimated the young girl before him.

After this failed attack, Orochimaru didn't linger to entangle with Lorelei.

After gauging that Lorelei was not an opponent he could easily defeat, he swiftly darted out through a shattered window like a snake.

"Trying to escape, in front of me... Hmph, Lineas, stay here."

The riding crop swung again, and a wind blade cut through the obstructing wall.

Then, stepping forward, Lorelei, who had entered the castle gardens, suddenly changed her expression.

Like a slithering snake, Orochimaru stopped in the castle garden, his mouth opening to an inhuman degree, as if dislocated. Countless venomous snakes, baring sharp fangs, poured out like a tidal wave towards Lorelei, who was stepping out of the castle into the garden.

Myriad Serpent Array...

Was this move powerful?

For dealing with grunts, it was naturally a powerful area-clearing high-level Ninjutsu. But against a strong opponent, it was somewhat lacking.

But... what if this strong opponent was a girl, a young lady?

Facing countless disgusting venomous snakes, Lorelei, who was about to develop ophidiophobia, couldn't help but change her expression.

Suppressing her nausea, goosebumps erupting all over her body just from seeing this scene, Lorelei, out of pure human instinctual revulsion, frantically swung her riding crop.

One after another, wind blades capable of cutting through city walls and steel were unleashed from the riding crop like a torrential downpour as she swung it.

But... doing so only made the scene more disgusting.

Foul-smelling snake blood splattered everywhere, and countless severed venomous snakes, with their tenacious vitality, continued to writhe.

Finally, this young lady, who was not much older than Sakura, could no longer stand the sight before her.

Lorelei was strong, very strong.

But precisely because she was so strong, in her life so far, Lorelei had never engaged in a battle in the truest sense, nor had she ever set foot on a real battlefield.

If it were Orochimaru a few years later facing her, facing Lorelei who had already begun hunting 'vampires,'

The outcome would surely be different. But now, Lorelei, with all her power but no combat experience, and having never been tested on a true battlefield.

As Orochimaru had predicted, she retreated.

Covering her nose and mouth with one hand, on the verge of vomiting from the stench and the visual shock, Lorelei immediately activated an auxiliary Magecraft and began to retreat to the rooftop using the castle wall behind her.

However, this move was an absolute blunder.

The activity areas of top factions like El-Melloi, due to frequent visitors and the need to accommodate guests, generally wouldn't have many arrangements in place, relying mainly on personnel for defense.

But... the upper levels of the castle were completely different.

That was the private space of the El-Melloi faction, not a place where others could trespass freely.

In her panicked haste, Lorelei, who hadn't even considered this, indeed, after leaping along the wall to the position above the castle's second floor.

Hundreds of magic circles lit up with the arrival of Lorelei, the uninvited guest.

"Ugh~!"

Clutching her nose and mouth tightly, Lorelei, whose breakfast from not long ago had already churned in her stomach, nearly vomited again.

And at this very moment, the defenses of the El-Melloi castle began to attack.

The pinnacle of modern Magecraft, truly the pinnacle of modern Magecraft.

Even though she was in extreme physiological discomfort and her condition had deteriorated significantly, the hundreds of magic bullets still failed to harm Lorelei in the slightest.

Under Lorelei's emergency-cast magecraft, an atmospheric shield expanded, directly blocking hundreds of magic bullets.

However, this brief delay was all it took. With her footing on the wall gone, Lorelei was unable to maneuver and became Orochimaru's target below.

A gleaming blade appeared in Orochimaru's mouth, a mouth that seemed capable of holding anything.

Then, just like Orochimaru's wildly extending arm from before, this shining blade began to stretch at an incredible rate.

The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, capable of extending over 100 meters, flashed past as Orochimaru's neck twisted at an inhuman angle. In the nick of time, Lorelei, attempting to block the sword with the riding crop in her hand, was struck from the city wall like a meteor...

84. The New Pot King 'Zouken Matou'? A Battle Interrupted...

"Dusty and disheveled" wasn't even enough to describe Lorelei's current state.

Never before had he suffered such humiliation, nor had he ever been beaten like this.

Angrily, he snapped the riding crop, a magical artifact that was already close to breaking.

Then, with his hair disheveled and his body covered in dirt, Lorelei glared hatefully at Orochimaru, who had somehow returned to his original state.

Gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.

Lorelei, now hating Zouken Matou, no longer cared about any damn secrets of the Holy Grail or any damn Servants.

All she wanted now was to kill Zouken Matou, the one who had brought her such shame.

All of his Mage Circuits were activated and running at full power.

In an instant, a surge of azure magical energy enveloped Lorelei.

"Die!"

A small fist, filled with rage, was thrown.

If Lorelei's casually swung wind blades before were enough to cleave city walls and cut through steel, then now...

As Lorelei's small fist swung, a gust of wind with destructive power comparable to a heavy artillery shell shot towards Orochimaru like a released arrow.

This was just the beginning. After throwing the punch, Lorelei did not retract her small fist but instead opened it directly towards Orochimaru, displaying her fair palm to his eyes.

Facing the incoming wind mass, the experienced Orochimaru naturally prepared to dodge immediately, calculating his next movement route...

But just as Orochimaru was about to take a step.

A blue magical rune suddenly lit up on Lorelei's palm.

Then, as if submerged in the deep sea.

The air around Orochimaru instantly became an invisible yet tangible cage of air.

"Rashomon~!"

At the critical moment, it's unclear if this 'trick' was learned from Jiraiya.

Just as Orochimaru's body and hands were being squeezed by the air cage, rendering any movement impossible.

Orochimaru surprisingly used his feet to perform the Summoning technique, Rashomon.

A giant, metallic demonic gate rose from the ground, blocking the incoming wind mass before being torn to shreds amidst a roar...

However tattered it became, Rashomon still helped Orochimaru successfully evade the attack.

And as Rashomon blocked the path between Lorelei and Orochimaru, the magical rune on Lorelei's palm seemed to lose its effect, and the air cage around Orochimaru disappeared.

However, a problem arose. Although Orochimaru utilized his internal Mage Circuits every time he released Ninjutsu, releasing some additional magical energy to the outside.

But with repeated use, especially with a large-scale Summoning technique like Rashomon...

The fluctuations in Chakra would also leak out...

So... did Lorelei sense it?

Naturally, she did. But Lorelei, completely blinded by rage and shame, had no time or inclination for such thoughts.

All she wanted now was to finish off the Zouken Matou in front of her.

By the initially damaged wall of the castle, watching the 'Zouken Matou' and Lorelei fiercely battling in the garden.

Lineas, holding a test tube filled with mercury and a hesitant expression on her face, naturally didn't believe that 'Zouken Matou' could truly defeat Lorelei.

It's just that... 'Zouken Matou' wasn't as weak as she thought.

Seeing 'Zouken Matou' slipping and sliding in the garden, evading fatal blows multiple times with various bizarre magecraft, Lineas had to admit that it seemed unlikely for Lorelei to defeat 'Zouken Matou' in a short period.

And this battle had already been going on for nearly three minutes...

Lineas didn't need to think much further; in another minute or two at most, her 'brother' Kischur Zelretch would appear to stop the fight in the garden.

She involuntarily increased the pressure in her hand, her small fist tightly gripping the mercury test tube.

In extreme internal conflict... facing the prospect of punishment from her 'brother' if she intervened, and the potential loss of her Covenant with Lorelei if she didn't, Lineas ultimately couldn't overcome her sense of family. She threw the test tube containing Mage's Will at Orochimaru.

With Orochimaru's strength, even if Lorelei could single-handedly contend with most of the twenty-seven Ancestors of the Vampire, or even a top-tier Servant with no Noble Phantasm, killing Orochimaru was practically a pipe dream. Orochimaru's life-saving forbidden techniques were no joke.

As for Lineas getting involved... unless she was possessed by Sima Yi right now, adding her wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover... would the El-Melloi faction truly allow Lineas to get involved?

Of course not.

As the test tube thrown by Lineas shattered on the ground, releasing the Craft Essence Mage's Will.

"Boil, my blood!" This incantation directly shattered Lineas's subsequent plans and also caused Orochimaru and Lorelei, who were in a fierce battle, to stop.

Marisbury, with a smile, pushed Kischur Zelretch, who was sitting in a wheelchair with a grim expression, into the garden.

This battle had caused El-Melloi to suffer severe losses, both in reputation and substance.

Kischur Zelretch, who had directly seized control of Lineas's Mage's Will, immediately turned a stern gaze towards his 'sworn sister'.

"Miss Lineas, why are you here, and who authorized you to use Mage's Will!"

Naturally, Mage's Will did not belong to Lineas. Although in this timeline, Lineas, who had shown her talent early, was taken in as a sworn sister by Kischur Zelretch, Mage's Will was a Craft Essence that Kischur Zelretch prided himself on. How could he hand it over to his sworn sister, who was barely six years old.

"I'm sorry, Elder Brother..."

"Enough, your punishment will be discussed later. For now, shut up and come help me push the wheelchair."

"Yes, Elder Brother."

In fact, Kischur Zelretch already understood everything about the 'farce' unfolding before him.

He had even guessed almost all of Lineas's thoughts.

While Kischur Zelretch was displeased with Lineas's unauthorized actions and overstepping, knowing that her intentions were for the family, he was also full of admiration.

As soon as Kischur Zelretch intervened, he managed to extricate Lineas from the situation with just a few words.

Orochimaru could clearly see Kischur Zelretch's move to protect Lineas and remove her from the conflict.

Although, in a sense, Lineas was the 'culprit' of this incident, she had merely brought forward the situation that Orochimaru would have to face later.

Therefore, Orochimaru, who was Zouken Matou at this time, did not say anything about Kischur Zelretch's favoritism towards Lineas.

As for Lorelei, he disdained to comment on such matters.