Watching Sakura Matou flee, Illya did not blame Berserker or ask why he had attacked Gilgamesh.
Perhaps Illya had not known that Archer's name at first, but the moment he drew the Sword of Rupture, his true name had been exposed.
The most ancient King of Heroes, a survivor of the previous Holy Grail War. Though she did not know how he had survived until now, leaving him unchecked would certainly make him the greatest threat.
In the end, Illya did not ask Berserker to continue the pursuit either. The two simply left.
Yuan Shikai stared at the enormous mess left on the ground, utterly baffled.
Did none of them have any sense of civic responsibility? Were they all just going to dust off their hands and leave?
Gilgamesh's survival had come as a complete surprise to Yuan Shikai.
Sakura Matou had failed to devour Gilgamesh. Red A's magical energy alone was nowhere near enough to replenish hers. Many more people would probably die in Fuyuki City.
After a moment of lament, Yuan Shikai began staging the scene. After all, no matter how he looked at it, this hardly resembled the aftermath of an explosion caused by a gas leak.
Late that night, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka had spent an entire day searching desperately without finding Sakura. Illya and Berserker had disappeared as well.
Shirou Emiya's imagination even began running wild. Had the mastermind returned?
Had they killed Archer while coming to capture Illya, then abducted Sakura along the way?
Just as Shirou Emiya was blaming himself for falling asleep, a knock came at the door.
When he opened it, he found that Illya had returned.
Shirou Emiya said, "Illya, where did you go? And do you know where Sakura is?"
Illya said, "We ran into enemies, so we