After passing through the chapel, they arrived at the courtyard.
The church's interior was quite complex, but White seemed to have fixed on a particular direction.
Then White stopped somewhere.
There was only a staircase swallowed by darkness.
The shadows of structures lay between the walls, concealing a narrow stairway that would normally be overlooked.
"The underground chapel...?" Rin hurried after her at almost a run. White was moving too fast.
White headed down.
The other two followed as well.
Then they came upon a large door.
White walked over and pulled it open directly—
"There's nothing?"
Rin had thought there would be something here. She had even told Archer to prepare himself.
However, when White pulled open the door, the room beyond was completely empty.
Nothing remained.
"Th-Thank goodness..."
Rin let out a small sigh of relief.
She had thought they would be facing some great battle, but there was nothing here after all.
Yet White's brows remained tightly furrowed.
"What is it, White?"
Artoria asked.
"...Resentment." Archer had come over as well. He looked at White. "The resentment in this place is very strong. What you heard was the wailing of vengeful spirits, wasn't it?"
Rin found it strange. "But—weren't Fuyuki's vengeful spirits—"
"Yeah, some meddlesome person laid all the vengeful spirits and resentment here to rest."
Archer looked at White.
Who this "meddlesome person" was went without saying.
However...
Although everything in Fuyuki had already been purified, one place was an exception: the Holy Church.
"There must have been something unspeakable here once. But it's all gone now. I don't know whether it was destroyed or moved elsewhere." Archer said, "These traces... don't look like they left in a panic. It was an orderly transfer."
"Kirei... What the hell did that guy do...? Damn it!"
Rin frowned.