"Why was it so damp...?"
For some reason, all of Fuyuki City seemed to carry a damp feeling.
It was clearly a chilly, dry season, yet it felt as though he could smell water with every breath.
What was even stranger was that although the air felt heavy with moisture, aside from the ground, he could not feel any dampness on his own body.
"Was it already late at night?"
Matou Kariya thought.
Then, Matou Kariya sensed something.
It was the sensation of magical energy.
"—Tohsaka Tokiomi, did that guy catch up to me?!"
Then, Matou Kariya felt magical energy spreading throughout the space.
It was not human, but something like a familiar.
"...Bloodstains?"
Matou Kariya frowned. He pondered for a moment.
He did not seem suited to step into it now, but another sort of curiosity seemed to urge him onward.
Matou Kariya slowly walked over.
A blue Sea Creature stood there.
A drunken office worker lay beside a trash can in the alley.
—They were the sea monsters that had appeared before.
No, they were Sea Creatures.
He felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Matou Kariya had thought he would be terrified, especially since even summoning Berserker was difficult for him now.
But that was not the case. He was surprisingly calm.
The Sea Creature seemed to "look" at him, then left in another direction.
"What on earth is this...?"
Matou Kariya walked over and looked at the office worker. The man had his eyes closed and reeked of alcohol, but he was unharmed.
Had he simply arrived at the right time?
"...Fuyuki City has received quite a few attack reports. They started coming in after nightfall."
Tohsaka Tokiomi received a message from Risei Kotomine.
"What is going on? An outsider mage? Or perhaps a Servant or Master?"