Fuyuki City, a city with a population of several hundred thousand, had already been more than half destroyed by the aftermath of the battles involving several Servants. Only the area east of Fuyuki Bridge, where the church stood, remained intact.
However, since this was not the real world, the Dream Labyrinth Tower had absolute control over the setting. Thus, the "church" had still "reasonably" covered everything up, while the people in the undestroyed areas continued living "normally."
A slightly translucent figure appeared in a puddle within an empty alley at some unknown time. His skin was somewhat brown, the wrinkles on his face had formed deep ravines, and his sparse white hair resembled autumn leaves. He seemed to have lived for a very, very long time.
Appearing alongside him was a "young man" clad in a loose robe adorned with numerous luxurious precious-metal accessories.
They were Shanks and the Heroic Spirit he had summoned as a Magician.
"What kind of monster did that lunatic from the Aurora Order summon?!
"The Saber-class King of Conquerors, the Archer-class King of Heroes, and that Assassin-class Heroic Spirit who, in my view, was more like a High Sequence Spectator... every one of them possessed combat strength comparable to an Angel for a short time... Yet they were killed so easily?
"No, more terrifying than being killed... they had all been Grazed by that monster!
"If my Heroic Spirit hadn't possessed that book with the abilities of a High Sequence Apprentice, I wouldn't have escaped either..."
As he thought of this, he glanced at the big-eyed "young man" beside him and felt another wave of helplessness.
As a Demigod of the Rose School, he had lived long enough and was quite proficient in all sorts of rituals, especially Sacrifice.
Therefore, before conducting the Heroic Spirit