The night's tenderness had not worn away Shirou Emiya's fighting spirit as an ally of justice.
He insisted on going out every day to search for clues, determined to drag out the mastermind who had cast the city into darkness.
Illya watched her bargain-bin little brother's futile efforts every day as if he were an idiot.
The real culprit was obviously right beside him, yet he still ran around like a headless fly.
Illya knew the truth, and without Illya's orders, Alcides chose to remain still.
Red A had probably guessed the truth as well, but because of Rin Tohsaka, he pretended not to know and waited for events to unfold.
As a result, no one exposed it. They simply watched Shirou Emiya put on his performance.
A major incident had occurred these past few days. Aside from people disappearing every day, a massive fire had broken out at the Matou Estate.
Zouken Matou had supposedly been burned to death, leaving not even ashes behind. His grandson, Shinji Matou, had suffered severe burns and was still in the ICU.
Of course, that was only the official report. Zouken Matou was definitely still clinging to life somewhere, and the one behind it was Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai had set the Matou Estate ablaze. Zouken Matou had fled, while Shinji Matou, though alive, had been burned badly enough that he could not go out causing trouble for the time being.
That was also why Sakura Matou and Shirou Emiya had been able to live undisturbed for so many days, but they had reached their limit.
Today, as usual, Shirou Emiya went out with Rin Tohsaka and Illya to search for clues.
Naturally, they found nothing. When they returned home, they discovered Sakura Matou unconscious.
Illya saw at a glance that Sakura was