Chapter 775

After finally calming Rin and Luvia down, the younger sisters inexplicably became grumpy.

"Hoo hoo hoo, what a sinful man~" Ruby wiggled her body happily.

Rin Tohsaka clapped her hands, interrupting the siblings' little skit, and began explaining again.

"Alright, that's enough for now. I'll continue with our previous topic. Dark Illya's goal seems to be Illya's life..."

Yesterday, Shirou and the others finally learned that the biggest goal of the Black Illya was to take Illya's life.

Rin confirmed this while looking at Illya's face.

"And Illya, for some reason, has become very weak..."

"Yes..."

Rin wrote the words "Weakened? Why?" next to Illya's face on the whiteboard.

Illya lowered her head in disappointment.

The Magecraft experts began to have a problem.

According to Ruby, Illya currently has no physical abnormalities, except for a significant decrease in magical power and magical output.

"Miss Illya's magical power is currently only about one-third of its maximum."

"Then, according to Dark Illya, it's related to her appearance, right?"

"That's what she said; she seems to be aware of Illya's current state."

Rin Tohsaka nodded. "Hmm~ In that case, our strategy is decided."

Indeed, there is only one way to solve all of this.

The true face of Black Illya, Illya's abnormality.

Furthermore, there are reasons why their lives are being targeted.

The solution to these problems is...

"We have only one goal: to capture Black Illya!"

Rin Tohsaka's battle declaration was unanimously approved by everyone.

But why did it turn out like this?

There shouldn't have been such an arrangement when deciding on the specific plan.

"Hmph, how do you think we should lure out an opponent who's nowhere to be found?"

"Uh... well, that is indeed a problem. So what?"

This is the answer!

In response to Shirou's question, Tohsaka confidently recounted her battle plan.

Then, she pointed ahead to the boy's younger sister, who was still tied to a tree branch.

"Put me down! Aa..."

This is essentially a decoy tactic.

"Dark Illya's goal is to take the life of the main family's Illya, right? If that's the case, she shouldn't ignore this!"

Even knowing it's a trap, it doesn't matter. As a precaution, I've also prepared insurance—a lavish meal!

Shirou understands her intentions, but will this really allow things to proceed smoothly?

Shirou looked at the insurance that Tohsaka had mentioned with great confidence.

Below Illya, who was hanging, were dishes of what looked like luxurious Chinese cuisine.

"This is ridiculous..." Shirou slumped his shoulders listlessly.

"A perfect battle plan!"

"Yeah?"

Sapphire was the only one to raise objections.

Why is Tohsaka so confident in this battle plan? Shirou really wants to hear her reasoning.

Miyu shared the same thought as Shirou, and cold sweat trickled down her cheeks.

Shirou cast a pleading look at Luvia, and a smile bloomed on her dignified face.

Seeing her expression, Shirou thought: Ah... she's mocking Tohsaka's battle plan. They're going to start arguing again.

However--

"Hmph, although accepting your proposal is unpleasant, it is indeed the most perfect battle plan."

Luvia surprisingly praised Rin's battle plan.

No, why?

Shirou Miyu both looked dejected after hearing Luvia's words.

Could it be that both Magecraft have something wrong with their heads?

"I was such an idiot to believe Rin-san..."

Illya gave up resisting, looking dejected.

His sister's disheartened whisper reached Shirou's ears.

"... What's wrong, Mr. Shirou?"

Miyu looked up and asked.

Shirou walked towards Rin and Luvia.

"Hello."

"Tohsaka -Tohsaka?" "Shirou?"

The girls blinked, puzzled.

Shirou placed his hand on his chest and said, "Put Illya down... I'll be the bait."

"Brother... brother!" Illya cried out in surprise while hanging from the tree.

Huh?

Rin and Luvia were completely dumbfounded.

"Amamiya -kun, what are you saying? Black Illya's goal is Illya's life. What use are you as bait?"

"Shirou, I completely understand how much you love your sister. Yes, your sister is practically my sister too, but..."

Shirou shook his head and said, "That Black Illya wasn't just targeting Illya, she was targeting me too..."

I don't know how to describe it, but she seems to have some kind of obsession with me too.

Upon hearing what the boy said, Rin and Luvia narrowed their eyes.

"Rin Tohsaka, what do you think?"

"Given Illya's level of brother complex, if Black Illya is connected to her in some way, then what Amamiya said isn't entirely impossible..."

"Don't say 'brother complex' in front of the person involved!"

Illya writhed wildly, her bound body twisting like a caterpillar.

"How about it? Can I take Illya's place?"

Shirou urged, asking.

He couldn't bear to see Illya so pitiful today.

Rin and Luvia are still hesitating.

"I think... it might be feasible."

"Miyu?"

Everyone turned to look at the black-haired girl.

Miyu said with a serious expression, "I can feel the deep obsession that Black Illya has for Mr. Shirou."

That's some kind of feeling similar to mine... Ah, no! W-nothing at all! Mr. Shirou, please don't take it to heart!

Realizing she had said the wrong thing, the girl lowered her flushed face in embarrassment.

Finally, at Shirou's insistence, he took Illya's place as bait.

"Elder brother..."

Illya looked at Shirou on the tree branch with teary eyes.

"Leave it to me, Illya."

"Hmm..."

Illya nodded, then followed the others into the nearby bushes.

The forest returned to silence, Shirou sighed.

Although I went along with Tohsaka and Luvia's whims and acted recklessly, thinking about it carefully... how could Black Illya possibly fall for such a low-level trap?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard the sound of footsteps on tree branches, Shirou looked up—

Illya, with her brown skin, stood there wearing a red combat suit.

I didn't expect it to actually come...!!!

Just as I expected~

Rin and Luvia, who were lying in the grass, laughed happily.

Black Illya appeared before the bait, looking up at the suspended Shirou Amamiya with a suspicious gaze.

"..."

The mysterious girl silently circled around him, observing him from various angles.

On the other hand, Shirou was being observed, broke out in a cold sweat and took the initiative to speak.

"Oh... hello?"

He tried to talk to Black Illya.

"Hey, Amamiya- san...! Keep struggling like bait, luring her with all your might...!"

Rin Tohsaka gave the instructions in a low voice, but of course, they couldn't reach Shirou's ears.

"Hmm~ I have a feeling this is clearly a trap, and it's hard to react to it."

Black Illya stroked her chin and analyzed.

"Tch...! We've been found out...!"

Frustrated voices came from the bushes.

"Of course, "Shirou said, speechless.

He wanted to ask instead, "Why do you think this won't be discovered?"

Rin Tohsaka's battle plan, unsurprisingly, failed...

"Fine, whatever. Since you've all gone to the trouble of preparing the script, I'll just go along with it."

Black Illya looked up at Shirou, who was hanging upside down, licked her cherry blossom-colored lips, and revealed a bewitching smile.

"Then... I'll accept you as my brother!"

"No!!!!" Absolutely not!!!!

Shirou saw Illya Miyu fly out of the bushes.

Wait, this isn't the plan!

How can you guys be so impatient?!

As a result, the capture operation failed.