"Shirou."
"There's an enemy."
Bzz—
The Holy Sword appeared in his hand in an instant as Anno looked toward the end of the deserted street.
"Huh? What?"
Shirou Emiya did not react at once.
Whoosh—
Anno's cloak fluttered in the wind, and he had already donned his white armor once more.
Shirou Emiya finally saw clearly what stood at the end of that street.
There were two figures, one tall and one short. The smaller one looked like a child, while the towering one...
Shirou Emiya had never seen a human so tall. A rough glance was enough to tell him that the man was definitely over two meters tall—perhaps even around two and a half meters.
He wore no shirt, and his grayish-bronze skin looked as though it had been forged from steel. Even more striking were...
Those crimson eyes, and the massive weapon in his hands.
"...That presence. Berserker?"
Anno made a simple judgment.
"Good morning, big brother."
"Judging from last time, this should be our second meeting, right?"
The white-haired, red-eyed girl wore an innocent, childlike smile on her face. Her eyes...
Were looking at Shirou Emiya.
Anno's pupils contracted slightly.
Wait, this child was—
"Y-you are..."
Shirou Emiya remembered.
The last time—it seemed to have been yesterday morning—he had seen this girl...
It was when he had first met Mr. Xiang An.
"My name is Illya."
"Illyasviel von Einzbern."
"Well then... we've already said hello."
Illya's smile remained as innocent as ever, carrying a trace of the elegance of noble birth.
"Berserker, kill them."
"Huh?"
Shirou Emiya simply could not imagine such cruel words coming from the mouth of a little girl like her.
But—
It was already too late to be shocked.
Because—
"Roar—"
A red glow appeared around his body. The tall, powerfully built