World Collapse!

"Clang~ clang~ clang~"

The bell rang. Mo Shuying stood atop a skyscraper, looking around. He understood that this should be a sign that the Holy Relic was about to appear.

Within the space, seven Mana Pillars, like dragons and serpents, shot into the sky, stirring up boundless magical energy and sending the ley lines into a frenzy!

Fuyuki City in the outside world was also slightly affected. Mild earthquakes continued one after another, and countless people ran from their homes to take shelter in open areas.

Emiya Shirou stood in the courtyard, looking worriedly in the direction of Illya's home. Emiya Shirou lived in the courtyard of his own house, which was a very large residence.

With his brows tightly furrowed, a blonde woman in white emerged behind him.

"Shirou, this power... it feels like back then."

The Blonde Woman turned to look at the sky. In her eyes, mysterious magical energy was gathering overhead, growing darker and redder.

The strange sensation made her deeply uncomfortable. She shook her head, making the ahoge atop her head sway.

Emiya Shirou turned, about to say something, when suddenly!

"Boom!!"

A majestic surge of magical energy erupted from an abandoned high-rise in Fuyuki City, turning into a column of smoke that shot into the sky! Then the same sight appeared elsewhere, one after another! Seven Mana Pillars pierced through heaven and earth in succession, dyeing the entire sky blood-red!

The nearest Mana Pillar was less than five hundred meters from the Emiya residence.

Inside the alternate space, Mo Shuying frowned at the seven Mana Pillars that had pierced through the "sky." He could feel the magical energy in this space rapidly draining away. The originally vast area was quickly shrinking, and the places that vanished turned into nothingness.

"This..."

Mo Shuying frowned, sensing that something seemed slightly off.

Just as he was considering how to deal with it—

"Illya, hurry up!"

"Miyu! Put some more effort into it!"

In the distance, Illya and Miyu flew rapidly toward him with three others in tow. Behind them, space was collapsing into nothingness, like a monster opening its bloody maw to devour everything!

Tohsaka Rin spotted Mo Shuying, who had not concealed himself, and immediately shouted.

"Over there!"

"Okay!"

The five changed direction and flew toward Mo Shuying. He did not leave, waiting for them to arrive and land before him.

"This world is about to collapse! It's only a false Mirror World, nothing more than a transfer station for magical energy! Now that this magical energy has connected to the real world, this world is no longer needed! And you—do you want to be destroyed along with it?"

Tohsaka Rin truly was both bold and meticulous. The moment she saw Mo Shuying's expression, she knew that he was also confused about what exactly was happening.

As one of the families that had once constructed Fuyuki City's Holy Grail System—and its sole remaining heir—Tohsaka Rin knew some things about Fuyuki City's ley lines.

"So decisive, huh? These guys really know how to toss someone aside once they've outlived their usefulness."

Mo Shuying sneered, though he was not particularly panicked.

The more critical the moment, the less one could panic. Besides, it was not as though there was no solution. They just had to get out.

"What do you mean by telling me all this? Do you have a way to leave, or do you have some other idea?"

Mo Shuying looked at Tohsaka Rin as he spoke. In the time they had spent talking, the collapsing region had already devoured Fuyuki Bridge and swallowed the mountain where Ryuudou Temple stood, crushing its way toward the center. At this rate, total collapse would take no more than ten minutes.

"Hehe~"

Upon hearing Mo Shuying's words, Tohsaka Rin first threw back her head and laughed. Her laughter was full of confidence and pride. Then—

"No. The magical energy here is too chaotic for us to construct a return passage. I told you this because I wanted to ask if you could save us. At the very least, save these children!"

Tohsaka Rin suddenly pleaded.

Mo Shuying: "..."

Good grief. She had no solution, yet she had looked so smug. Was there something wrong with her?

"Rumble!!"

Another high-rise was swallowed and collapsed. Mo Shuying looked around, then turned and said,

"Follow me."

Mo Shuying leaped toward the nearest Mana Pillar. Unfortunately, he could not fly, or he would have been able to fly like Illya and the others.

Seeing Mo Shuying take action, the five women hurried after him. At this moment, he was their lifeline, and they had to cling to him no matter what.

The six arrived at the spot. Mo Shuying glanced overhead, then turned to the others.

"If you want to get out, that passage above should work."

Mo Shuying pointed to where the Mana Pillar vanished.

Tohsaka Rin's expression changed upon hearing that!

"Hey, hey, hey! Aren't you overestimating us? That surging Mana Pillar is sharper than steel blades. Even Illya and the others wouldn't last long inside it. You're sending us to our deaths!"

Mo Shuying glanced at Tohsaka Rin, then raised his hand. A longsword radiating golden light appeared in his grasp.

"What are you planning to do?"

Tohsaka Rin looked wary. Then Mo Shuying said,

"Can't this little girl transform a shield? Its strength is quite high. Use that shield as cover, and have the two little Magical Girls unleash their defensive abilities at full power. With all five of you huddled together, it should cover everyone. Then I'll help weaken the force of the magical energy flow. You should be able to get out safely."

Mo Shuying knew that Gray's Add could turn into a shield. Its defensive power was absolutely at the level of a Noble Phantasm, especially against pure magical energy attacks.

And Illya and Miyu's magical wands also had magical defense mechanisms. If they devoted all their power to defense, they would certainly be very strong as well.

"How do you know so much about us? Who exactly are you?"

Luvia, who had remained silent until now, asked.

Mo Shuying smiled.

"We don't know each other, so don't let your imagination run wild, young lady. But I can tell you one thing: I've never had any ill intentions toward you. If you manage to get out safely this time, remember not to come looking for trouble with me in the future. Get ready. Go wait at the nearest spot."

Mo Shuying pointed toward the sky, then turned and raised the sword in his hand high. Vast amounts of golden light began gathering around him.

"You—"

Luvia wanted to ask something else, but Tohsaka Rin spoke first.

"Even if we can leave, what about you?"

Tohsaka Rin thought of a problem. They could leave, but what would Mo Shuying do?

"You don't need to worry about me. This little magical energy impact can only trouble little girls like you."

Mo Shuying smiled. Tohsaka Rin did not ask further questions. She nodded to Illya and the others, and the five flew into the sky.

Gray transformed Add into a shield, making it as large as possible. Then the five girls saw endless golden light suddenly erupt from the ground! Dazzling golden sword light struck the surging Mana Pillar, directly suppressing most of its upward momentum!

"Go!"

Seizing the moment, Tohsaka Rin shouted. The five girls rode Add into the remaining torrent of magical energy. Add collided with the magical energy torrent, and a powerful impact struck them! Using that force, the five shot upward, passing through the huge hole in the sky!