"Her?"
Sakura fell silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Sorry, that isn't something I can talk about. If you sense danger, please come back as soon as possible."
"Okay." Shirou gave an affirmative answer, and only then did Sakura smile. Soon after, he and Hakuno entered the labyrinth.
—It felt like falling into a profound void.
After a drunken sensation like he was about to drift into sleep, Shirou and Hakuno found themselves standing in an unimaginable space.
The first things that met their eyes were a sunset sinking below the horizon and the towering spires of countless castles.
There was no ground in sight. Roads stretched out like lines covering the surrounding space.
The wind blowing toward them carried the scent of iron.
As though it wished to taint this beautiful scenery, there was the unmistakable smell of blood.
It was enough to make them unable to maintain consciousness.
A signal disturbed this slumbering space. It was Leo.
"Signal confirmed. Can you hear me? Hakuno, this is the student council room. Right now, all resources on this side have been set to prioritize protecting your digital body. Though it is called a domain, this is the Inner Moon—a 'world of nothingness' composed of imaginary numbers. We are using our observations from this side to construct your various parameters, also to prevent the collapse of your meaning."
Leo's transmission made Shirou and Hakuno breathe a sigh of relief.
Although that feeling of being lost had lasted only an instant, the result it could bring—meaning collapse—was a consequence far worse than death.
But conversely, that meant that as long as Leo's signal and cameras remained active, they could keep surviving without any pressure.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed past, sending a chill down their spines.
"What happened?" Shirou instinctively