Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

Red A's eyes flickered uneasily, a faint purple light flickering in his hand.

A thrown Noble Phantasm with the property of Causality Reversal, going up against the Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun, which countered all thrown weapons—a pity such a peak confrontation was interrupted by a sudden figure.

"Who's there?"

Cú Chulainn, who had the upper hand, halted his Noble Phantasm activation and chased after Shirou Emiya, who was fleeing into the school building.

Chapter 12: Protagonists Pull Aggro with Their Faces

"Damn, Brother Tsuchi-rou really is the protagonist, huh? His ability to draw aggro is way too strong!"

"We were about to have a life-or-death showdown with Noble Phantasms, and just showing his face was enough to pull him away... that's just..."

"What a waste! I still couldn't analyze the Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun, only Gáe Bulg."

Su Ning couldn't help but complain.

Mordred and Heracles, watching from the sidelines, were even more dumbfounded.

"What's up with this Cú Chulainn? Leaving Archer, his mortal enemy, alone to chase after some random passerby? Is his brain fried?"

"Maybe... he's not confident? Look at how calm that Archer is. Since Archer guessed his identity and still acted so composed, he must have something to rely on. Stopping here to save mana and prevent further exposure of his Noble Phantasm's abilities isn't a bad move." Heracles snapped back to reality and analyzed.

He had to admit, it made some sense, but the arrogant Mordred clearly looked down on such behavior, a disdainful expression on her face.

"Tch, a real man goes head-to-head. Being this cowardly, what kind of man is he? Child of Light? Nothing special~"

Su Ning's mouth twitched slightly.

"Cú Chulainn isn't a man? Do you know he made Medb start a war over him? And... the one who's really not a man is you, right?"

Of course, she only dared to think that.

Mordred, that tomboy, hated being treated like a woman more than anything.

"What's with that look?"

"Nothing..."

"So, what do we do now? Kill that Cú Chulainn or the Archer?"

"Neither. What we need to do now is wait."

"Wait? We came all the way here at night just to wait?"

"Relax. If I'm not wrong, there'll definitely be a big fight waiting for you soon, and... it'll be the fight you've been looking forward to most..."

Cú Chulainn thrust his spear through Shirou Emiya's heart, then chose to spirit-form and retreat.

Clearly, Heracles' analysis was right. Red A's calm and composed demeanor made him uneasy, so until he figured out Red A's true identity and trump cards, he wasn't keen on a life-or-death battle.

"Emiya?!"

"What do we do with him—"

"If he dies, what about Sakura..."

Rin Tohsaka, who had chased after them, was frantic. Seeing Shirou Emiya on the verge of death, she hesitated for a moment, then pulled out her family heirloom Ruby Necklace, which contained a vast amount of mana left by Tokiomi Tohsaka. With that mana's help, she could save Shirou Emiya.