"That is a Command Spell. It is an item used to issue forced commands to one's Servant, though for me, its only use might be temporarily replenishing a large amount of magical energy."
"Please use it carefully. It is something that can instantly turn the tide of battle."
"Huh? Command Spell? Battle situation? What does that mean?"
Shirou was clearly still completely confused.
"I'll explain it in detail later, but for now... hm?"
Anno looked toward the source of magical energy he had sensed, but when he made out the figure sitting on the wall, he froze for a moment.
"Sister-in-law, I'm back! I heard something happened over here—huh?"
At that moment, a Baima descended from the sky, and then—
After seeing the people below, he froze as well.
For a moment, the atmosphere sank into an exceptionally strange and awkward silence.
"Um..."
Sensing that something was off in the air, Shirou Emiya seemed to want to say something out of his instinctive good-nature.
Because he recognized him.
The person who had landed from the sky on a Baima was the man who had been beside Sister Akuta that morning—Sister Akuta's younger brother. And he was also the somewhat frightening-looking person who had just saved Shirou's life from the man wielding the red spear.
"A novice Master who clearly knows nothing about the situation."
"Mr. Anno, will you explain things to your Master, or shall I?"
Hinako Akuta jumped down from the wall and casually took a book from her pocket. She did not open it, merely holding it in her hand out of habit.
Xiang An sat atop his horse, exchanging awkward looks with Anno, unsure of what to say.
"...Let's talk tomorrow morning."
Anno turned around and looked at his Master, Shirou Emiya, standing behind him. He closed