Following Emiya Kiritsugu's plan, Anno donned Fairy's Treasure Armor, carried the Holy Sword Chalk, and stood at the entrance to Assassin's base.
But.
The anticipated magical energy reaction never appeared.
"Kiritsugu!"
Anno realized something almost instantly. He hurriedly turned and ran toward Emiya Kiritsugu's location, only to suddenly notice something else. He changed direction and ran away from Kiritsugu.
The direction opposite Emiya Kiritsugu was Maiya Hisau's direction.
"Before I kill someone, I've never really liked talking."
Sakumura wore a crane-feather haori. Crane Feather in his hand was stained with blood, while his eyes remained as still as an ancient well.
What lay on the ground was half a body.
Maiya Hisau's entire left arm, the left side of her torso, along with half her heart, lay there.
Her mutilated body staggered two uncontrollable steps before collapsing to the ground. Blood sprayed everywhere, and disbelief filled her eyes.
"But a duel doesn't need spectators."
"Especially spectators like you."
Sakumura straightened up and flicked his blade. All the blood on Crane Feather was shaken onto the ground, the sword gleaming silver with an icy chill.
Maiya Hisau had been investigating Kirei Kotomine's base, but before she could react, Sakumura Anno descended from the sky.
And then—
She died.
Sakumura noticed something seeming to have fallen from Maiya Hisau's corpse. He walked over, picked it up, and let out a cold laugh.
"Perhaps I've become too immersed in this modern world. It seems someone has forgotten what I was responsible for in that bloody era."
"Saber's Master, you should be somewhere nearby, shouldn't you?"
On the other side of the radio that had fallen from Maiya Hisau's corpse and was now in Sakumura's hand, Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes widened.
"You aren't a spectator."
"But the one who will duel you isn't me."
"Go