A Jewel Sword in My Left Hand, a Curry Stick in My Right
Tohsaka Rin simply snorted in response, ignoring Luvia's provocation, and focused all her attention on the suddenly updated diary.
Ever since she accepted the Master's request at the Clock Tower before returning to Fuyuki City and inexplicably obtained this Diary, her luck has been consistently bad.
He was paired with Luvia, whom he disliked the most, and his Master even declared that whoever had the most Heroic Spirit Card would be accepted as his disciple.
Although they received a jeweled Wand from their Master in order to carry out their mission, the thing turned out to be quite strange.
To unleash the full power of this thing, one must become a magical girl with an extremely high sense of shame, as required by it.
It was because she was on a mission with her arch-nemesis Luvia that Tohsaka Rin gritted her teeth and adapted to the magical girl state, and was able to rely on her talent to unleash power no less than Luvia's.
But at this point, her bad luck struck again.
On their first night in Fuyuki City, they turned into magical girls and had a fierce battle in the skies above Fuyuki City because of a dispute over the ownership of the cards.
This angered the two jewel Wand, who eventually abandoned them and went to find a new user.
As a result, her Ruby Wand found Illya, a seemingly innocent little girl, and while she was away, she tricked her into signing a contract, forcing this ten-year-old girl into such a dangerous situation.
While the Sapphire Wand team also found a ten-year-old girl Miyu, compared to the innocent Illya, Miyu's mental state seemed somewhat strange.
It's unclear where they came from or where they acquired their knowledge, but they possess quite impressive Magic Circuit and never hesitated during the battle.
She seemed to be a girl born to collect Heroic Spirit Card.
However, neither Tohsaka Rin nor Luvia pursued Miyu's existence too much. After all, at this moment, the most important thing for them was to collect Heroic Spirit Card and complete the task given to them by their Master. Everything else was secondary.
Just as the collection was starting to go smoothly, the mysterious owner of the diary unexpectedly updated her diary with another entry, which disturbed her peace of mind.
Other inexplicable world lines are one thing, but FSN, FE, and FGO all seem to be world lines related to the Holy Grail War, and they don't really have much to do with them.
But what does it mean that "the world where Miyu Emiya is about to be destroyed"?
What does it mean to "create a world where Illya can live happily, but this world may not necessarily have Illya"?
Why did Illya travel back 6,000 years to rewrite history, only to have her existence forgotten by everyone in the end?
Tohsaka Rin was still in the first stage of collecting Heroic Spirit Card, was indeed finding these descriptions a bit mind-boggling.
Is this still the world she knows?
Isn't parallel world manipulation the Master's exclusive second magic? If Miyu isn't from this world, then how did she cross worlds to get here?
Also, what exactly happened in Miyu's world that it is about to be destroyed? And why does Illya want to rewrite history? What power did she use to do this?
Compared to that, the fact that Illya was once the Lesser Holy Grail doesn't seem like much in this context.
Even Tohsaka Rin thought it was quite reasonable.
After all, she had suspected before that Illya, this seemingly ordinary girl, had an unusually large number of Magic Circuit in her body.
If the other person's parents were Magicians, and figures related to the Holy Grail War, then all of this makes sense.
Recalling the Holy Grail War that ended before it even began ten years ago, her father wanted to continue the Holy Grail War rituals, but he died suddenly and mysteriously. His disciple in the church also disappeared, forcing her, who was only six or seven years old at the time, to take on the responsibilities of the head of the Tohsaka family.
However, without anyone to help her, she was still too young to support the Tohsaka family. She had no choice but to sell her family property and go to the Clock Tower for further studies, hoping to regain control of the Fuyuki City ley lines once she had grown up.
Who knew that this mission would cause her to return to the city ahead of schedule.
"Illya's father is named Kiritsugu Emiya, and Miyu's real name is Miyu Emiya... It does seem a bit complicated."
"It seems that after collecting these cards, it will be necessary to investigate the backgrounds of both Illya and Miyu."
"Tohsaka Rin pondered this, while her gaze fell upon the two flying girls who had already broken through the Caster's limitations.
Although there were some setbacks that almost forced Caster to regroup, the two Emiya girls managed to successfully complete the card collection thanks to their excellent teamwork.
As Tohsaka Rin watched Miyu successfully complete the card retrieval high in the sky, a sense of foreboding suddenly flashed through her mind.
Her gaze suddenly shifted to the other side, and she abruptly shoved Luvia beside her.
The next moment, an even more turbulent surge of Mana attacked them.
In that instant, Tohsaka Rin used her Reading Points to create a protective measure for herself using her Diary, thus blocking the opponent's attack.
For the past month, she has been studying how to use this Diary.
Besides finding it very useful for taking notes, she also discovered that it could help her analyze some magic models and speed up her training.
The most important other finding was that, besides accelerating her cultivation, the Reading Points could also be used to provide her with a protective effect.
It can be said that no matter what kind of attack it is, as long as Tohsaka Rin can realize the opponent's attack, she can use her reading points to block it.
That attack from the unknown Heroic Spirit Card just now cost her five Reading Points.
To be honest, I feel a little heartbroken.
However, you can get two Reading Points every day, which is a renewable resource.
It's better than making her use all those hard-earned, non-renewable gems to create a defense, which might not even be enough to stop them.
"I didn't expect that there would be another Servant in this Mirror Space besides Caster," Tohsaka Rin gritted her teeth as she looked at the enemy attacking them.
The black figure, the dangerous sword, the chilling killing intent, and the almost tangible waves of Mana emanating from its body.
Without a doubt, the other party is Saber, the strongest of the seven classes!
"That was close! I was just a hair's breadth away from being ambushed by this guy," Tohsaka Rin wiped her forehead and quickly distanced herself from him.
This is not an enemy that can be defeated by gem magic alone.
Even the Mana emanating from the opponent was so powerful that even the jeweled Wand couldn't suppress it!
Absolutely, you must not let the other person get close to you.
Otherwise, without protection, the opponent could easily injure them with a simple swing of their sword.
So, after creating some distance, her first thought was to retreat, "Miyu has already used Lancer's class card, so she can't use Lancer's Noble Phantasm to inflict fatal damage on Saber for a short time."
"Let's try a simple test first to see Saber's strength. If it really doesn't work, we'll retreat and find a solution. We'll come back to continue the challenge once we find a way to deal with it!"
They had already completed their objective today.
Both girls had already expended a lot of energy, and their Heroic Spirit Card had also been depleted, so Tohsaka Rin's current decision was indeed correct.
The problem is, Saber doesn't seem to have any intention of letting them leave easily.
After Tohsaka Rin blocked the opponent's first Mana attack, the opponent quickly launched another attack on them.
Especially since Tohsaka Rin and Luvia were still separated by the attack, they couldn't find a way to escape under this chaotic onslaught of Mana!
Fortunately, the Mana cannons of the two girls in the air provided support, which was able to attract the opponent's attention to a little. But what was even more despairing was that their full-force Mana cannons had no effect on Saber at all!
The opponent's Mana defenses are far too strong; they are not an enemy that can be dealt with by conventional means!
Tohru was watching from the other side of the Mirror Space, yawned.
For her, these scenes were indeed not enough to satisfy her.
It can only be said that both sides in the fight were too lacking in skill.
The two magical girls had some ingenious teamwork when fighting Caster, but their control over Mana was still too simplistic.
Even with near-infinite Mana, one should still pay a little attention to the efficiency of that Mana.
To be honest, those bombardment cannons made entirely of Mana are quite a waste.
Even the Dark Saber is like that; she has no combat intelligence and acts solely on Mana and instinct.
Although her fighting style seems no different from either of them, in terms of Mana efficiency, the two are not even in the same league.
"If the opponent were rational, it would be somewhat interesting to watch, but it's really hard to fight someone who is irrational, and they can't even find a chance to escape. It's quite an ugly fight."
"For two ten-year-old girls to be able to do this much is already quite impressive. Can you even remember things from when you were ten?" Miyauchi Hiyage remarked, immediately drawing Tohru's deadly attention.
"Anyway, let's be patient and take a look. I came here for the Heroic Spirit Card. We have to make our move at the crucial moment to show our importance."
Miyauchi Hiyage said this, he continued to watch the two girls in the air trying their best.
Unfortunately, they haven't mastered the Dream Deployment yet and can only use limited Deployments to temporarily borrow the power of Heroic Spirits' Noble Phantasms. Even with their near-infinite Mana, it would be difficult for them to defeat Saber in front of them.
They tried for five or six minutes, and the only thing they managed to do was get Saber to move slightly from her original position, buying them a little time to escape the Mirror Space.
"Let's not linger in the fight. That Servant cannot be defeated by conventional means. Even the defense of the Jewel Wand is not enough to stop her attacks. Let's deal with her again after we've regrouped!"
Tohsaka Rin reminded the two girls.
The four of them quickly gathered together and set up a magic array on the ground to escape the Mirror Space.
However, the time they gained was still too short.
As the magic circle was activated, Saber's incredibly powerful Mana cannons launched a series of attacks at them!
Tohsaka Rin had originally planned to use some more Reading Points to block this continuous barrage if all else failed.
However, the attack did not fall under the protection of the Diary as expected.
Instead, a large net made of special Black Rope suddenly appeared in front of them, greatly absorbing and interfering with the attacks of these Mana waves, allowing them to continue their teleportation smoothly!
"What is this?" The group of people were stunned for a moment, and just before the teleportation array was about to take effect, a strange male voice suddenly rang in their ears.
"It seems I've arrived just in time. I'll accept Saber's card for now."
Chapter 327: Jewel Sword in the Left Hand, Caliburn in the Right
"Who exactly is that guy? Is he a new supporter sent by the Mage's Association to bypass us?"
After leaving the Mirror Space, Luvia and Tohsaka Rin immediately got into an argument about the You Know Who had saved them from Saber's attack at the last moment.
"No, we have to go back and find out who that guy is. We can't just give up the Saber card like that."
While Luvia said she wanted to go back, Tohsaka Rin had a different idea.
After all, she had already roughly guessed who the visitor was.
It's probably not someone from the Mage's Association. After all, there are different factions fighting within the Mage's Association and the Clock Tower. But even if they did send someone, they should have come to see them first.
After all, the Tohsaka family is still the nominal administrator of Fuyuki City.
Connecting this to the Diary entry that had just been updated, she was 80% certain that the person in question was probably the true owner of the Diary, the mysterious guy who called himself "Voldemort" in the diary.
The main reason for her disagreement with Luvia was not that she didn't want to find out the true identity of the person who wrote the diary, but that the other party knew too much about their side of the information, while she knew nothing about the other party.
The other party knew their identities, as well as those of Illya and Miyu, and was quite aware of their future and even their encounters in different worlds.
And what about her?
The other party's identity, background, strength... are all unknown. The only thing that can be judged about the other party's personality is their diary, which they don't seem to pay much attention to every day.
If you try to communicate with such a person in these unexpected situations, you'll likely only end up hurting yourself.
Her idea wasn't to just leave like that, but to figure out how to negotiate with the other party first.
Wait until the battle between the opponent and the Saber card is over, and after the opponent leaves the Mirror Space, then go and talk to them.
Luvia simply wanted to go back and participate in the battle between the other party and Saber.
Illya Miyu, on the other hand, presented a completely different picture.
Having finally defeated Caster, it should have been a cause for celebration.
But then suddenly a more powerful Saber appeared, completely shattering their original forms.
They couldn't win in a Mana contest, and even if they tried to use tactics, they couldn't inflict any real damage on the opponent. The opponent didn't need to do anything; their incredibly violent Mana alone was enough to easily suppress the two of them.
Despite their best efforts, they only managed to distract the enemy for a few seconds, failing to even buy themselves time.
If it weren't for a stranger who suddenly appeared and blocked the opponent's attack for them, they would probably have been injured in the final blow.
"Can we really beat someone like that?" Illya touched the Heroic Spirit Card on her body with lingering fear.
There was an Archer Heroic Spirit Card there, but unfortunately, she still hadn't figured out how to summon the opponent's Noble Phantasm to fight.
Unlike Miyu, who is already proficient in using Caster and Rider cards in battle.
Miyu also fell silent, and it was unclear what she was thinking at that moment.
In the end, Luvia couldn't hold back any longer. "No, I have to go in and take a look. If the other party can defeat Saber, we can't let them take the cards like that. And if the other party can't defeat Saber, we can't let them die in the Mirror Space."
"No matter what, we can at least figure out the general strength of the other party. Or are you starting to get scared and no longer want to complete Master's request, Tohsaka?"
Tohsaka Rin didn't think that the mysterious guy would be defeated by Saber at all. Since he made his move at that time, he must have been confident of defeating Saber.
She knew Luvia was right. This task was given to them by their Master, and even if the other party was Voldemort, the one who wrote the diary, they couldn't let him take these cards so easily.
But... looking at the lack of confidence in Illya, the silence in Miyu, and the overconfident in Luvia, Tohsaka Rin truly felt that going back would be like delivering food to the enemy.
"We still need to be prepared, so that at least if things go wrong, we can retreat safely immediately."