Just as Shirou was about to press further--
"No... No, that's wrong... That wasn't me... It wasn't me... Sob...!"
Avanger suddenly erupted with unimaginable strength and violently shoved Shirou away before clutching her head.
Because Shirou had previously activated Time Alter Hexagon Accel!, his body had already reached its limit. Fortunately, Lady Avalon caught him from behind.
"Are you all right, Master?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
After thanking Lady Avalon, Shirou looked toward Avanger again.
"...Bavag belonging to all the villagers... Miserable, wretched Bavag... Vampire Bavag..."
"I am Fairy Knight... Fairy Knight... Tristan..."
"I'm sorry... Mother... I messed up again... Forgive me... I'm sorry..."
Mother?
Shirou frowned slightly. "Big Sister Avalon, keep an eye on her... I'll go over there and see what's happening."
In any case, he first set aside the red-haired girl who appeared to be Bavag. The most urgent matter now was dealing with the manifested Holy Grail.
Trace on.
He silently recited the spell, and Blades of Chaos manifested in the boy's hand.
"No, you can't destroy the Greater Grail."
Just as Shirou was about to cut the Grail apart, a voice came from behind.
Black Artoria walked over to Shirou's side.
As expected of the true Red Dragon. In only a minute, she had completely recovered from her severely wounded state.
Shirou frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Black Saber raised her head and gazed at the Golden Cup in the night sky as she explained:
"That thing isn't 'floating' in midair. It merely 'exists' there--
"It is a 'door,' connected to the original body—the Greater Grail—buried beneath Mount Enzou, west of Miyama Town.
"The Greater Grail has continuously absorbed the Mana of the land veins over the past sixty years. Now that it has also received the souls of five Heroic Spirits, it