Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

That does sound reasonable.

But...

"Have you forgotten that others are watching through their familiars? If we fight to a mutual defeat, what happens when Caster, Assassin, and Rider come to pick up the scraps? More importantly..."

More importantly, even if he did strike, could he actually repel the enemy?

Red A had no confidence whatsoever, because he already knew Berserker's true identity.

As a guardian, wandering countless parallel worlds under the control of the Counter Force, his strength might not be top-tier, but his insight was truly formidable.

Yet he didn't say it out loud... not because he feared boosting the enemy's morale while deflating his own, but because... Heracles was already charging at him!

The small wound on his shoulder was nothing more than an itch to Heracles, a Berserker-class servant, especially with his Rank A Battle Continuation skill—the more injured he became, the more ferocious he grew!

"Clang!"

The freshly manifested Gan Jiang and Mo Ye were smashed to pieces on the spot, but Red A was clever—he didn't try to block head-on. Instead, he used the momentum to retreat, pulling Rin Tohsaka along with him.

But carrying someone, his speed was no match for Heracles. In the blink of an eye, Heracles was on him again.

"Bam!"

Like swinging a golf club, Red A, who had only managed to conjure a single-handed weapon, was sent flying. Though heavily injured, he desperately shielded Rin Tohsaka, ensuring she took no damage.

"Damn it, this is going to be trouble!"

Facing this situation, even the battle-hardened Red A couldn't help but grow anxious.

As he himself had said, at his core he was a magus—powerful in certain battles, but pathetically weak against certain servants.

Against Heracles, for instance, his base stats were only slightly higher than Assassin's, leaving him utterly crushed in every aspect.

His martial arts, honed through countless battles and synthesized from a hundred schools, were a joke before Heracles' Hyakume.

The only Noble Phantasm worth mentioning, Unlimited Blade Works... had great strengths but equally great weaknesses. Every projected weapon was one rank lower than the original, and worse still, they were pathetically fragile.

Heracles could wave his hand and shatter those projected weapons, then charge in and finish him off.

"Damn it... if only Rin weren't here!"

Red A bitterly regretted it. If he'd known this would happen, he never should have brought Rin Tohsaka. Coming alone would have been enough—even if he couldn't win, he could find a way to escape. As a last resort, he could have had Rin use a Command Spell to teleport him away.

But now...

Just as Red A racked his brain, trying to figure out how to block Heracles' next blow, Heracles suddenly stopped.

"I, Heracles, uphold martial honor. Let your master leave. I won't take advantage of you."

Red A froze, then let out a long sigh of relief.

Right. The moment Heracles said that, he believed it immediately.

After all, this was the Great Hero of Greek Mythology. Such words fit his character perfectly.

"Rin, step back."

Red A set Rin Tohsaka down.