"Thanks so much, Archer. If it hadn't been for your help, I'd have been dead."
"Forget the pleasantries—can you give me a hand?" Shirou had been suppressed to the point where he could no longer break free and draw his blade.
Gawain suddenly charged forward, slashing at Lilith.
Lilith directly flung Shirou away, sending him crashing into Gawain.
So she wasn't here to help us—she was here to screw us over?
"Step back a little, knight in red."
An ethereal voice drifted over from afar.
The plaza took on an ominous hue as pink smoke rolled in from all around. It was a weapon unleashed against Meltlilith. The instant Meltlilith sliced it apart with her foot, a mist-like effect blanketed the plaza.
"Perfect!" Shirou hurriedly shoved Gawain aside and rushed toward Hakuno.
Shinji's teleportation finally finished as well. The fog falling from the sky had helped them enormously!
"Three, two, one, go!"
When they opened their eyes, they were in the schoolyard.
They had finally escaped successfully.
The student council members rushed into the schoolyard. Seeing that Shirou and the others were safe and sound, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sakura, meanwhile, looked uneasily at Hakuno and the others.
"Archer, you bastard. In the end, you abandoned me to go hug Hakuno and the others." Gawain rubbed his aching head. "Really, choosing women over friends."
"It's a knight's basic principle. Besides, who said I was your friend?" Shirou sighed in relief and plopped down onto the ground.
At last, at last, they had escaped Lilith's devilishly terrifying assault.
"Tch." Gawain got to his feet, bowed to Leo, and flashed a sunny smile. "Master, I brought them back safely."
"It's good that you're back." Leo nodded.
He knew that as long as Gawain went, they would surely make it