"Shirou! What happened up there?"
Watching Shirou Emiya being carried down by Saber Anno, Matou Shinji looked somewhat anxious.
The magical energy and sounds coming from the mountaintop were clearly abnormal.
"Matou Shinji, there was nothing wrong with your assessment of the situation."
Anno set Shirou Emiya down on the ground, then turned to glance back toward the mountaintop.
"The only thing you misjudged was Shuten Douji's strength."
"That was definitely not an effect that could be achieved with a single Command Spell. There must have been some other factor involved."
"In any case, we have to retreat now, no matter what. At the very least, you three need to leave this place first!"
Watching Shuten Douji appear at the edge of the mountaintop, Anno's pupils constricted slightly.
"—Run!"
Anno shouted.
"Hehe. Hahahaha, keep going. Keep pleasing me."
Shuten Douji's smile was filled with delight and joy.
"It no longer has any use for me now, so—"
"If I were to die just like this, it would seem to be no big deal anymore."
Pouring the sake from her gourd into her sake bowl, Shuten Douji licked her lips.
"So, so..."
The sake bowl tilted slightly.
"[Senshibankou Shinpenkidoku]."
Drip—
A drop of sake fell onto the ground.
Then—
The corrosive poisoned sake turned into a terrifying tidal wave, roaring down the mountain path toward the four of them.
At this speed—
Feeling the enormous wave of poisoned sake relentlessly closing in from behind, Anno's eyes widened.
"You three—get behind me—stay close to me!!!"
Bzzz—
There was no time to release his Noble Phantasm now—
Radiance swirled around the Holy Sword. Anno took a deep breath, shielded the three boys behind him, and turned around.
Light also shone from his Treasure Armor.
Raising the sword in his hand, Anno drove it