After R-Sis rescued him, Shirou Emiya spent his days brooding at home.
Without Saber or his Command Spells, Shirou Emiya was nothing more than a third-rate mage.
Fortunately, with Sakura's attentive care, he soon emerged from that shadow and pulled himself together.
As a Hero of Justice, Shirou Emiya refused to give up even after losing Saber. He would continue to uphold his justice.
After discussing it with Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya went with her to the church to find Kirei Kotomine first.
Yet from the moment Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka left the Emiya Residence, a dark shadow kept them under constant surveillance.
They failed to find Kirei Kotomine at the church, but eventually found him eating extra-spicy mapo tofu at a Chinese restaurant on the food street.
After speaking with him, they learned that he was actually the Master of the Servant Lancer.
He had sent Lancer out to gather intelligence, only for him to die in battle under mysterious circumstances. He could offer no help with the current situation either.
After their fruitless visit to the church, the two discussed their options and decided to seek outside help from that terrifyingly powerful Berserker.
Since they had gone to the church first, then the food street, the sun had already set by the time they reached the outskirts of Fuyuki City.
The two hurried toward Einzbern Castle without stopping.
Behind them, where they could not see, black mud was welling up from the ground.
Once the black mud had spread far enough, Shadow Tentacles began emerging one after another.
Yet the center of the black mud remained empty, as though waiting for something to arrive.
Yuan Shikai watched everything silently from the sky, taking in the entire scene.
At last, a figure slowly emerged from the center of