"More or less, this is the place."
As they entered the forest at the edge of Fuyuki, the pink kitten suddenly appeared. After squatting down, it meowed at Shinji, seeming to be warning him about something.
Adelson raised a hand, and magical energy manifested. A thin layer of gemstones appeared before everyone.
"This should be the Einzbern Family's magical barrier. The moment we enter, they'll probably notice us."
"So—what do we do?"
Matou Shinji looked to Shirou Emiya for an answer.
After lowering his head to think for a moment, Shirou Emiya took a deep breath and walked straight ahead, stepping into the Einzbern Family's magical barrier.
"If we do this, that child should come here, right?"
"Yeah. If it's a warning barrier, then definitely."
Adelson nodded and followed him into the barrier.
"Then—let's go."
Anno stepped into the barrier as well, then furrowed his brow.
This feeling...
"What's wrong, Mr. Anno?"
Shinji entered too, looking at Anno strangely.
".It's nothing. Let's keep going."
Anno shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.
The magical energy inside this barrier... why did it feel so empty?
Elsewhere.
"Uncle! Lead him somewhere else! Don't wreck my house! I haven't even finished paying off the mortgage!"
Hinako Akuta directed Xiang An as he launched an attack on the enormous Servant—fortunately, it was still early morning, so even if a fight broke out, it would not draw too much attention.
"Understood!"
Xiang An's eyes widened in fury as he swung the Great Pi in his hand at the massive gray-skinned Servant.
"You freak—dare you fight your grandpa here for three hundred rounds in the mountains!?"
Xiang An retreated at the first exchange, riding Torrent Gallop as it surged into the sky. After delivering his provocation, he raced toward the mountains without looking back.
Roar—