Protagonists Pull Aggro with Their Faces

Red A's eyes flickered uncertainly, a glimmer of purple light appearing and vanishing in his hand.

A thrown Noble Phantasm with the property of Causality Reversal faced the Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun, which countered all thrown Noble Phantasms. Unfortunately, this peak clash was interrupted by a sudden figure.

"Who's there?"

Cú Chulainn, who had held the upper hand, stopped activating his Noble Phantasm and chased after Shirou Emiya, who had fled into the school building in the distance.

Chapter 12: Protagonists Pull Aggro with Their Faces

"Damn it, Brother Tsuchi-rou really is worthy of being the protagonist. His ability to draw aggro is way too strong, isn't it?"

"We were just about to go all out and fight to the death, and he actually pulled the guy away just by showing his face. That's just..."

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

Su Ning couldn't help complaining.

Even Mordred and Heracles, who had been watching from the sidelines, looked utterly baffled.

"What's going on with this Cú Chulainn? He ignored Archer, his mortal enemy, and actually went after an ordinary passerby? Is something wrong with his brain?"

"Maybe... he wasn't confident? Look at how calm Archer is. Since Archer guessed his identity and still remained so composed, he must have something to rely on. Stopping now to conserve mana and prevent his Noble Phantasm's abilities from being exposed further isn't necessarily a foolish choice." Heracles came back to his senses and analyzed the situation.

It had to be said, that made quite a bit of sense. But the prideful Mordred clearly disdained such conduct, her face full of contempt.

"Tch, a real man should face things head-on. If he's that cowardly, what kind of man is he? Child of Light? What a joke~"

Su Ning's mouth twitched slightly.

"Cú Chulainn isn't a man? Do you know he charmed Medb so thoroughly that she started a war for him? And... the one who really isn't a man is you, right?"

Of course, she only dared to think that to herself.

That tomboy Mordred hated it most when others treated her like a woman.

"What kind of expression is that?"

"Nothing..."

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

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

"Wait? We came here in the middle of the night just to wait?"

"Relax. If I guessed right, a great battle will definitely be waiting for you soon. And... it'll be the battle you've been looking forward to most..."

Cú Chulainn pierced Shirou Emiya's heart with a single thrust, then chose to retreat in spirit form.

Clearly, Heracles's analysis had been correct. Red A's calm and composed manner had made Cú Chulainn wary, so before figuring out exactly who Red A was and what cards and abilities he possessed, he had no intention of fighting Red A to the death.

"Emiya?!"

"What do we do? It's him—"

"If he dies, what will Sakura do..."

Rin Tohsaka, who arrived shortly afterward, couldn't help panicking. Seeing that Shirou Emiya was about to stop breathing, she hesitated for a moment before taking out the Ruby Necklace passed down through her family. It contained a vast amount of mana left behind by Tokiomi Tohsaka. With that mana's help, she could save Shirou Emiya.