Chapter 803

Bazett was well aware of Rin and Luvia's strength, so he effectively rendered them incapacitated at the time.

However, the two of them didn't seem to be injured at the moment...

So that's how it is. Did they escape underground when the mansion collapsed?

Where is that boy?

"Amamiya -kun? Do you care about him a lot?"

"Of course not!"

Bazett blushed and retorted loudly.

Strange... what's wrong with me?

Why am I so distracted by this boy I'm meeting for the first time...?

Desire and lust were things I used to despise and look down upon, things that were utterly superfluous...!

"Shirou is taking care of the injured Miyu and the others; you can handle your interrogation."

Luvia walked to the sofa in front of her and sat down with her legs crossed.

Bazett felt a strange sense of regret: So it wasn't that boy who turned me into this...

She stared at the two men and asked, "What did you do to me?"

After calming down, Bazett noticed something was wrong with his body.

Bazett's warrior instincts made him realize that something had been done to his body while he was unconscious, and that stripping him naked was not just a perverse pleasure.

"It's 'Pain Sharing,' your prized Noble Phantasm has been sealed away by us."

"What?"

"The spell that makes slaves share the pain of their masters, and that the slaves also die when the master dies, is an ancient curse used by a certain nobleman."

Upon hearing Rin's explanation, the expression of the Sealing Designation Enforcer twisted slightly.

"A spell that shares pain and death...! You, Magecraft of the association, actually use such a thing!"

"Hmph, say what you want, but this way... you can't use Fragarach!"

Bazett's strongest trump card, a mystery, is the "Sword of Mars That Gouges and Slashes".

That is the ultimate counter-attack Noble Phantasm, a demonic sword that creates the illusion of the user's death before the opponent's ace is activated, thus canceling the activation.

"But what if Bazett dies at the same time as his opponent?"

A contradiction in cause and effect will arise, and even the fact that you unleashed the Fragarach will cease to exist.

"..."

Bazett was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"I see... Indeed, this might be able to block my trump card... but that's all."

At this level... as long as the fight doesn't result in death, it's fine.

As long as I'm willing, I can completely ignore my pain... Don't underestimate me.

As he said this, Bazett forcefully broke free of the shackles binding his hands.

Rin and Luvia's Magecraft alone is not enough to keep her bound indefinitely.

"Tsk! You're truly unrepentant! Is your head filled only with muscles... Luvia!"

"Ahh!"

Rin Tohsaka and Luvia Zelitt assumed a fighting stance as if facing a formidable enemy, clutching the gems in their hands.

Bazett also adopted a boxing stance.

During her unconsciousness, the gloves she used to apply Rune Magecraft were confiscated, but it wasn't a big deal.

If it's just dealing with the two of them...

Just as the two sides were about to clash again, the basement door opened—

"Could you please keep it down? We can hear you arguing from next door..."

Shirou poked his head out from behind the door.

"..."

Bazett, Rin, Luvia froze on the spot.

Shirou's gaze moved over the three of them, finally settling on the woman who was only wearing underwear.

"Don't fight, Bazett."

"Ugh...!"

Bazett hesitated for a moment, then lowered his arms and nodded obediently.

"I'm so sorry..."

And so, the matter of Bazett can be considered closed for the time being.

Shirou had been thinking recently that he and Bazett had no contact in this "new world".

I never expected that she would be attacked so soon, sent by the Mage's Association as an assassin.

Under interrogation from Rin and Luvia, Bazett finally confessed everything; her assigned task was to "recover all the Class Card."

The Mage's Association's higher-ups told her that Rin and Luvia were suspected of defecting from the Clock Tower and planning to take over the Class Card.

"But now you should understand, right? We have Amamiya- san with us, your scheme has absolutely no chance of succeeding!"

Rin said smugly, patting Shirou on the shoulder and giving Bazett a cold smile.

"Have you figured out your position? If you have, then go back to London like a stray dog and tell those people at the top..."

"Hey, Tohsaka, you don't have to be so rude, do you?"

"Huh?" Rin Tohsaka rolled her eyes. "Whose side are you on anyway?"

Shirou said, "Bazett was just acting on someone else's behalf; it's a misunderstanding. If we can explain it properly..."

Luvia said coldly, "This woman seriously injured us Miyu, Shirou... why are you always siding with her?"

"No, Tohsaka and Luvia only have minor injuries..."

"Amamiya -kun."

Rin Tohsaka narrowed her eyes warily. "Do you like this type of woman?"

Shirou: "Huh?"

Bazett: "Oh! Is that so?"

Shirou: "No!"

Bazett: "No..."

The Sealing Designation Enforcer hung his head in disappointment.

"Come over."

"What's wrong?"

Shirou pulled Rin and Luvia aside, while Bazett looked at the three whispering plots with confusion.

Shirou explained the situation to the two of them.

Bazett Fraga Macremis was a member of the Amamiya Residence who stayed at their home in the original world.

"Why?"

Rin and Luvia were somewhat surprised, but now they understood why Shirou had always protected her.

"Tch... Though I'm very reluctant, I'll spare your life this time for Shirou's sake."

Luvia put her hands on her hips and looked down at me as she spoke.

Considering Bazett's outrageous fighting prowess and the fact that he might still be useful in the future, she and Rin made a compromise.

Shirou then asked, "Bazett, can you give up this mission?"

"... Ugh."

Bazett bit his lip.

If it were the old her, she would never have agreed to such a thing; there would have been no room for negotiation.

But... being stared at like that by this boy named "Shirou," she inexplicably felt her heart flutter and her thoughts became chaotic.

What's wrong with me...?

"I understand... Since I've lost to you, I have nothing more to say... I agree."

Rin and Luvia looked unconvinced, but Shirou was very happy.

Sure enough, even though the world has changed drastically, Bazett is still Bazett, and not such an unreasonable person.

"That..."

Bazett suddenly blushed and looked up.

"Could you please give me back my clothes?"

If it were just other men present, it would be fine, but Shirou is also in the room, and all I'm wearing are two pairs of underwear covering my private parts...

"Oh, I thought that was your hobby..." Shirou said in surprise.

"That's impossible!!!"

Bazett said, embracing her ample bosom.

After that, Bazett, dressed, went to the next room to apologize to the girls she had injured.

Chloe snorted and turned her face away, while Illya fearfully hid in Miyu's arms.

Shirou's sisters hate me...

Bazett thought to himself, somewhat frustrated.

A few days later.

Reconstruction work at Edelfelt Residence officially began today.

Shirou brought Illya, Chloe, and the Sella sisters to visit.

In front of the ruins of the former Edelfelt mansion, two heavy machines and several workers are clearing away the rubble.

Luvia's explanation to the outside world regarding this incident appears to be a gas explosion.

Why does everyone accept it so readily?

Incidentally, Shirou later learned that it wasn't Bazett who destroyed the Edelfelt Mansion, but Luvia herself.

She used the largest-scale Jewel Magic to blow up the entire building, attempting to take Bazett down with her...

While Bazett's head was all muscle, Luvia was clearly no better off.

"I heard you were at the very center of the explosion; it seems you're recovering very quickly," Sella said.

"Oh ho ho ho, I'm not so weak that I'd drag my feet because of that kind of injury."

I'm now happily contemplating how to repay the Mage's Association for their 'kindness'.

In short, I will claim damages for the mansion from the Clock Tower, and at the same time, lobby and smooth things over to make those who planned this attack indebted...

"Wow, it's so great to see you so energetic!"

Luvia was wreathed in flames of vengeance, Illya trembled at the sight of her.

Considering Luvia's vindictive nature, Shirou silently mourned for those people.

"Amamiya -san, come here for a second..."