The Fool

Sword light gleamed like frost and snow, gathering into wings that rose toward the heavens.

By the time EMIYA reacted, the Servants had already sheltered Ritsuka Fujimaru behind defenses even Ea could not reach.

Warning lights flashed red without pause. The dense magical energy exceeded Chaldea's highest alert threshold. Looking at the Servants braced for battle, and having heard a brief account of what had happened, he felt as though he had been summoned into some strange Sub-Singularity.

Yes. That had to be it.

"The whole 'devour the universe to save your beloved' premise is thrilling, but I'm not happy to see it happening right in front of me!" Ritsuka Fujimaru called from behind Mash's raised shield.

"Calm down, Mama Emiya! Let's all find a way to save the world and Illyasviel together!"

"Going to extremes won't help anyone!"

This had to be some kind of April Fools' event Singularity.

EMIYA's face twisted.

"You're the ones who need to get your heads straight. You said it yourselves—it was a TV show. Why are you taking it seriously?!"

"Force-feeding me a spirit medicine was bad enough. There's a limit to how far you can take a prank."

Ritsuka Fujimaru pointed behind Shirou Emiya.

"Do you hear yourself? Since when did your status panel have a skill like that?!"

EMIYA looked at the wings of swords behind him, then at Sitónai clinging to him with eyes brimming with affection. After several seconds of silence, he said:

"..."

"It's a hidden skill."

Ritsuka Fujimaru's mouth twitched. She leaned past Mash's shield and shouted at EMIYA:

"Liar!!! You obviously awakened after eating the Flower of the Other Shore!"

"Or have you had a problem with me all this time?!"

EMIYA was one of Chaldea's earliest Servants. If he still had a hidden skill after