As the black-armored knight descended, a murky, surging killing intent blanketed the entire street.
"Wh... what are you?"
The orange-haired young man quickly realized something was wrong and instinctively took two steps back. "Are you another one like that Bluebeard guy? If so, this is going to be troublesome..."
"RRAAAAGH!!!"
The black-armored knight paid him no mind. With a sudden roar, he charged at the orange-haired young man. His speed was absurd, and he drove a fist straight into the man's stomach.
There was a loud boom.
The orange-haired young man's entire abdomen caved in at once.
His eyes bulged outward as his mouth fell open in disbelief. The force even passed through his body, shredding the clothes on his back to pieces.
"Rin! Are you all right?"
After commanding his Servant to take down the opponent with a single punch, Kariya Matou immediately crouched down and placed both hands on little Rin Tohsaka's shoulders. "Are you hurt? Did that guy's magecraft affect you?"
"U-Uncle Kariya?"
Little Rin Tohsaka seemed to hesitate upon seeing him.
She instinctively looked at the black-armored knight in the distance, then at Kariya Matou before her, apparently unable to make sense of the situation for the moment.
"Yes, it's me."
Kariya Matou nodded. He paid no attention to his Servant and instead asked little Rin Tohsaka worriedly, "Why are you out on the street alone so late? Where is your mother?"
"I..."
Little Rin Tohsaka had just been about to say something when Kariya Matou's crouching posture allowed the moonlight to shine beneath his hood. She got a close look at his face and immediately let out a terrified scream. "Aah!!! U-Uncle Kariya, what happened to your face..."
That was right.
Kariya Matou had completely changed in appearance.
In little Rin Tohsaka's memories, Kariya Matou