Red Archer Knows Too Much!

Leaving aside the Second Master's impotent rage, a small bout of chaos had also broken out at the Emiya Residence.

"Hm? The barrier's warning us! An enemy is approaching!"

Luvia suddenly stood up in the bath, her stunning figure making Tohsaka Rin beside her green with envy.

"An enemy? Quick! Sound the alarm!"

A green gemstone suddenly appeared in Luvia's hand. The instant it shattered, a barrier enveloped the entire Emiya Residence, while a shrill siren blared within it, making everyone cover their ears and frown.

"That's way too loud, Luvia!!"

Tohsaka Rin, who had just wrapped herself in a bath towel, glared furiously at Luvia. Why make a warning bell so loud? Was anyone hard of hearing?

"What's going on? What's going on?!"

"Enemies are outside!"

"What?! Grab your weapons, grab your weapons!"

"Oh! Time to fight!"

A group of people began gathering at the entrance. Surprisingly, the most excited among them was Illya, who was staying the night here.

The little girl sat on Heracles's shoulders and shouted excitedly, as though the violent instincts in her blood were about to awaken.

Meanwhile, outside the gate.

"Whine..."

Swift Wolf, who had carried Cú Chulainn all the way here, could no longer hold on. Much of its back had already been corroded by poison, causing unbearable pain, but it had endured nonetheless. The pained yet blissful look in its eyes even made Doggo, sprawled across its back, feel awkward.

Mo Shuying looked at the rising barrier and reached out to tap it. It was fairly sturdy.

"Let's wait a moment. They should come out on their own."

Swift Wolf slowly vanished. Cú Chulainn sat weakly on the ground, and Mo Shuying gave him a Life Potion—the kind that restored health. If he felt he could not take it anymore, he could drink a couple of sips.

Bazett was anxious, but anxiety was useless. She had come to beg someone to save a life; she could not possibly smash this barrier now. If she really did that, Cú Chulainn would truly be finished.

"Luvia! Tohsaka Rin! I'm Bazett! I'm not here to cause trouble! I'm here to beg you!"

Bazett shouted, but the barrier seemed to be soundproof. The people inside could not hear her.

The utterly frantic Bazett stepped forward, intending to shout a few more times, when suddenly—

Bang!

The courtyard gate flew open! Heracles charged out first, gripping an enormous Axe-Sword as he roared!

Roar!

Heracles ignored the barrier and rushed before Bazett! His sword came down! Its speed and power were both terrifying!

Boom!!

The strike shattered the road, leaving behind a huge crater. Bazett, who had leaped aside, broke out in a cold sweat.

Mo Shuying was also stunned by the sight. He then looked toward the gate, where quite a few people were already standing.

"Illya! Tell Berserker to stop. She isn't an enemy right now."

Mo Shuying spoke to Illya, who was cheering with her little fists clenched. Illya froze, then showed an unhappy expression.

"Huh! She's not a bad guy? Miyu told me all about it! She's the one who destroyed the castle!"

"Hm? Red Archer blew up the castle. No, why are we even talking about that? She isn't an enemy right now, so have Berserker stop."

Mo Shuying said. Illya gave a soft snort and stopped Berserker. Heracles ceased attacking and stood there silently like an iron tower.

Seeing the attack stop, Bazett immediately spotted Luvia and Tohsaka Rin emerging in bath towels. Before either could speak, she ran over and dropped to one knee.

"Please! Save Caster!"

Luvia and Tohsaka Rin: "..."

For Bazett to kneel and beg for help directly, Luvia and Tohsaka Rin exchanged a glance and understood that they could no longer refuse. They agreed to let Bazett bring Cú Chulainn inside.

The group went to the dojo nearby. Cú Chulainn lay flat on the floor, his breathing weak.

"Wow, what terrifying poison! It's frightening just to look at. Caster, you really are impressive, managing to hold on until now."

Astolfo squatted beside Cú Chulainn, poking him with a twig from who knew where.

"Stop fooling around."

Mo Shuying grabbed Astolfo by the collar and lifted him away so he would not interfere with the others' examination.

"Could this be Hydra venom? Tch, this is troublesome."

Luvia bit her fingernail and frowned. In mythology, Hydra venom was supposed to be incurable. However, the Great Hero who had defeated Hydra was right here.

Several people turned to look at Heracles, but when they saw his expressionless face, they gave up.

Could they expect a Berserker-version Heracles to detoxify someone and save a life?

Besides, in mythology, Heracles had only slain Hydra. He had no way to neutralize this deadly poison either.

"Try purification magecraft."

"Mm."

Tohsaka Rin and Luvia arranged gemstones around Cú Chulainn. Soon, purification magecraft lit up and enveloped his entire body.

One minute later.

"It's useless. The effect is negligible."

Everyone fell silent, because there truly seemed to be no way to resolve this deadly poison.

At last, Red Archer spoke.

"I think we should stop making him suffer so much. Send him on his way."

"!!!"

Red Archer's words drew everyone's attention. Bazett was the most emotional among them, yet she did not explode or even say a single word, because she understood that Red Archer was not wrong.

"Archer! That's far too heartless!"

Tohsaka Rin rebuked Red Archer.

Red Archer shrugged.

"I'm only telling the truth. At this point, either Rin still has that red gemstone pendant and can use its immense power to bring him back from the dead, or we use something that isolates him from everything and can slowly restore him. For example, a certain scabbard."

Red Archer truly knew far too much.

Tohsaka Rin said nothing. Her inherited red gemstone pendant had already run out of magical energy. Refilling it would take at least several generations.

And as for the scabbard...

Saber knew what Red Archer meant: Avalon, the utopia beyond all things.

Avalon was currently inside Saber's body. She looked at Emiya, asking whether Emiya Shirou wanted to take out the scabbard to save him.

Emiya Shirou frowned, then had just nodded when—

"As for Avalon, I can give it a try."

Mo Shuying stepped forward, with Astolfo still hanging off his arm and gnawing on him.

Without saying more, Mo Shuying inserted the Saber Class Card into his second template. Magical energy surged, and Astolfo covered his mouth, shouted that it was so hard and so full, then ran away.

Mo Shuying transformed into Proto Saber's form. He then pressed a hand against his chest and slowly drew out a golden-blue scabbard!

"Hum..."

The scabbard radiated a gentle glow. It was clearly before everyone's eyes, yet somehow felt impossibly distant.

Mo Shuying guided the scabbard down onto Cú Chulainn. With a flash, golden light enveloped Cú Chulainn, the pain on his face vanished, and a faint smile appeared.

"Heh heh... Looks like I won't be dying anytime soon."

Cú Chulainn could feel the deadly poison within him being suppressed and slowly fading away. It was very slow, but at least he would not die, right?

Mo Shuying nodded.

"You won't die, but you won't be able to move for now either. Just lie here obediently. At this rate, you probably won't make it to the upcoming Holy Grail War."

Mo Shuying said with a smile. The so-called Holy Grail War only lasted seven days in total, and one day had already passed. Cú Chulainn's condition could not be resolved quickly. By the time he was fully detoxified, the Holy Grail War would probably already be over.