"What is that thing!?"
Watching the bizarre coloratura singer floating alongside Phantom of the Opera at incredible speed, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt every hair on his body stand on end.
When people saw something that did not look quite human, or something that looked very human, they usually felt at least some degree of familiarity. But things that fell between those two extremes inspired a deep, instinctive fear in humanity.
This was the so-called uncanny valley effect.
The thing following Phantom of the Opera had struck the very bottom of that uncanny valley perfectly.
The coloratura singer had already been horrifying enough. Its lack of hair at least made it distinguishable from a human being, but that ghostly thing—
"Caster, find a way to stop them!"
"Archer! Find us an escape route!"
No matter how terrifying that thing was, their actual priority was to escape.
Because Phantom of the Opera had been born from a horror legend, he possessed the trait of becoming stronger the more he was feared. He was not a weak Servant at all; rather, under the right circumstances, he could be extremely powerful. Whether it was the Phantom of the Opera they had encountered in Orleans or the one in Florence, both had caused Chaldea's group no small amount of trouble.
And judging solely by the magical energy level of his Saint Graph, this Berserker Phantom of the Opera was stronger than either of the previous two.
Besides the Archer whose true nature they did not know, the only one at his side was Miss Lawrence.
Avoiding battle was their best option right now.
Lawrence raised both hands. Gems formed in an instant, transforming into dozens of daggers that spun through the air as they shot toward Phantom of the Opera and the strange coloratura singer.
"OOOHHHHH—my