Chapter 828

"Human Preservation... that is one of the Authority I possess."

The Lion King said calmly, "Don't worry, she's not dead yet."

I sealed her away in the Tower of the End (Rhongomyniad) as a living specimen.

"To think they could do something like that...!" Rin Tohsaka gasped.

"Okay, the troublesome guy is gone..."

As the goddess spoke, she turned her gaze to the red-haired boy.

"Shirou, this time I will definitely make you accept my plan--"

An arrow flew past the Lion King's cheek.

"The troublesome guy disappeared? It's really annoying to be looked down upon like this."

Chloe said, maintaining her bow-drawing posture.

Illya immediately reacted. "Brother! Let's attack together!"

"That won't do. I won't let you get in Shirou's way of getting in the way of Artoria."

Just as the girls were about to take action, the Magical Girl Merlin, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

"Distant paradise, a place of burgeoning hope, let me send you a touch of fragrance."

Even though it's far away, it clearly exists there—"Winds of Avalon," the Elysium Beckoning From Afar!

"... Why?"

The girls gasped in surprise, their eyes widening involuntarily.

Just moments ago they were underground in the heart of the Fuyuki City ley lines, but suddenly they found themselves standing on a vast plain stretching out to the horizon, covered in Azaka.

Is this... Space Transfer?

Rin Tohsaka and Luvia were thrown into chaos.

Rin Tohsaka, Luvia, and Illya are present in this world filled with Azaka, but Shirou is not.

According to True Magic ☆ Meli, she planned to separate herself and her group from Shirou.

Space Transfer alone is already Grand Magic that borders on the True Magic.

But if she were Merlin Flower Magus, perhaps she really could force the transfer of multiple objects...

"No, this should be an illusion." Rin Tohsaka said, frowning. It was an illusion based on Noble Phantasm.

"Oh?"

The woman who called herself the Flower Magical Girl raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Illusion is one of the most versatile Magecraft in Magecraft, applicable to many different fields.

This includes various types, such as those used to conceal a specific location, disrupt a person's sense of direction, or to enhance suggestion and spiritual practice.

However, half-baked illusions are often ineffective against Magecraft who possess a certain level of Magic Circuits or Magecraft Crest.

Therefore, most illusions stop at "general-purpose, convenient Magecraft," and not many people intend to explore this path further.

Rin Tohsaka is one of them. Although she has undergone basic training in illusion magic, it can only be considered a life hack that can be used by ordinary people.

The reason she was certain it was an illusion was because they were now standing on the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City.

As long as you calm down and use magic to enhance your perception, you can still feel the aura of the Fuyuki City land.

If this place weren't located underground at the center of a spiritual vein, I probably would never have been able to see it... What a brilliant illusion!

"... Illusion."

Luvia also tried to enhance her senses and confirm that she was still standing on the same land.

However, her senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch have all been completely interfered with.

From Shirou's perspective, who wasn't pulled in by the illusion, they're probably just standing there, unresponsive no matter how he calls out to them.

"That's right, it's a hallucination. Although it's a hallucination... it's not entirely a hallucination, is it?"

As for the differences, please experience them for yourself!

"Elysium Beckoning From Afar of Avalon".

Merlin (♀) and Merlin (♂) have completely different circumstances.

Unlike the one who locked herself in the tower out of guilt, she was Flower Magus embarked on a journey and had no fixed abode.

That is why she would not seal off Avalon, where she resides, but rather designate it as an end point open to humanity.

"I don't understand it, but as long as I defeat you... this illusion will end, right?"

Illya flew into the air, reaching the same altitude as Merlin.

"As expected of Shirou's sister, so understanding... That's exactly what I meant!"

True Magic ☆ Meli happily raised her parasol and said...

"Come on! Magical Girl Showdown!"

Only Shirou and the Lion King remained, locked in a standoff in the Great Cavern.

Illya and the others had been staring blankly ahead since earlier, and they didn't respond no matter how much they were called.

Based on Shirou's deduction, he was probably pulled into Merlin's mental world.

In that case, even Shirou would be helpless.

"That way there will be no one to get in the way."

The boy's figure was reflected in the Lion King's turquoise eyes.

Shirou nodded. "Yes."

"Then, draw your sword, Shirou..."

While I would like to negotiate peacefully with you, that's impossible.

Because you and I are so similar; once we've decided to do something, we'll never back down.

This place is what attracts me most to you.

A hint of sadness flickered across the Lion King's icy face.

"It's a real shame that in the end we still couldn't understand each other and could only resolve our issues through battle..."

As the Holy Lance Goddess spoke, she drew her weapon from the void.

But--

"No, I will not fight Artoria."

"What?"

Shirou's words caused the Lion King to stop in his tracks.

"I've thought it through. I don't intend to fight you... because it's pointless."

"This... how is this possible..."

The Lion King's expression of disbelief and surprise might even make one think, "Ah, so she has such a rich expressive system!"

"Shirou, are you planning to give up?!"

The boy said, "Yes, although I'm very reluctant, I've decided to give up..."

You want me to replace you as King of Britain and save that era, is that it?

Okay, I promise you, I'll do it—if it's for you Artoria.

"..."

The Lion King's pupils trembled violently as he repeatedly asked, "Why?"

Shirou replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't it enough that I can't fight the woman I love?"

"Ugh...!"

What... what do you mean by that?

The Holy Lance Goddess's brain has crashed.

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Volume 10: 492 It must have been the Lion King's car headlights that blinded me.

"Hey! Take this! Take this! Take this! Can you dodge it?"

Magical Girl named Flower, flying in the air (claiming to be one of them), waved a parasol and launched an attack on Illya and her friends.

Magic Bullet rained down from the sky like meteors. Illya raised her wand to defend herself, but Rin Tohsaka and Luvia on the ground were not so lucky. They were hit by the Magic Bullet and had to run away with their heads covered.

"Waaaaah... This guy is actually enjoying himself while he's attacking!"

"Why are we being attacked too?! Wasn't it supposed to be Magical Girl showdown?"

"No matter what, we can't escape the illusion without defeating that guy, so we have no choice but to go for it!"

"Go! Illya! Kuro!"

Rin Tohsaka calls out to the girl above, and then the four of them launch a counterattack together.

Rin and Luvia took out gems from their pockets, Chloe drew her bow, and Illya gripped her wand tightly with both hands.

"Fire!"

"Pseudo- Spiral Sword!"

"Fivefold Blast Wind Bullets!"

"Sevenfold Explosive Flame Bullets!"

Magic bullets and arrows hurtled towards the enemy.

Faced with the girls' all-out attack, True Magic ☆ Meli opened her folded parasol and began to spin.

Are you an idiot?! You're not Saber, who possesses Magic Resistance, yet you, Magecraft, think you can block our attacks!

Rin Tohsaka clenched her fist in relief.

The moment the attack hit, a massive explosion occurred in the sky, filling the air with smoke.

Huh... is that all?

However--

Rin: "What... you're kidding!? You're completely unharmed!?"

Luvia: "That should be equivalent to an A-rank attack... and it was deflected by just an umbrella..."

Ruby: "Wow, that's really amazing! No wonder she's Illya's senior, the progenitor of Magical Girl!"

Illya: "Now is not the time for sentimentality, hurry up and think of something, Ruby!"

"Unfortunately, after analyzing the situation, I did not detect any means by the enemy that could counter that attack."

Whether it's skills, Noble Phantasm... or even the peak fluctuations in mana, there's not much change...

It's less that it blocked our attack, and more that it made the attack disappear.

"What do you mean?" Illya blinked.

"In other words, the enemy is more like a con artist than Magecraft."

Chloe said, sweating profusely.

"Illusions capable of rewriting reality... No wonder he's the Grand Order Magus Merlin."

Rin Tohsaka gritted her teeth; that attack had just made her already impoverished family even worse off.

"How do you fight this kind of enemy?"

Illya asked in disbelief, just as the enemy charged towards her.