Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

"Great!"

Illya immediately jumped off the bed.

It was just a bath, so why... was she so excited about it?

In the luxurious, oversized bathtub, Illya glanced at Chloe beside her, then across at Artoria and Rin Tohsaka, and felt a sudden flutter in her heart.

"Sis, you're getting a nosebleed!"

"Mm... probably just a side effect from the contract earlier. It's fine, it'll stop soon..."

"Sis, want me to replenish your mana?"

"This... let's talk about it when we get back to the room!"

In the dead of night, on the lavish, plush bed, Illya was deeply engrossed in mana replenishment, unable to tear herself away.

Until the door was suddenly knocked on.

"Milady, the magical barriers outside the castle have been triggered, and the intruder is advancing very fast!"

Illya stopped, wiped her drool, and furrowed her brow.

"Seriously, which bastard is this? It's already freaking midnight, don't they let people sleep?"

She honestly couldn't figure it out. Now that she had teamed up with Rin Tohsaka, she had four Servants under her command: Artoria, Heracles, Mordred, and Red A. Who would dare to provoke them?

Still, puzzled as she was, she quickly changed clothes with Chloe and followed Sella to the castle rooftop.

Rin Tohsaka and Artoria were already waiting for her there.

"This is..."

"No idea, but the familiars we sent outside couldn't last even a second before being wiped out."

Under the cold moonlight, countless serpent-like Black Shadows slithered through the forest. Any familiar that crossed their path vanished without a trace the moment it touched the shadows. It looked like destruction, but in reality... it was devouring.

"It's Sakura Matou? Why would she suddenly come after me?"

"Wait... could it be because of..."

"Shirou Emiya?"

Illya's eyes flickered uncertainly.

Her guess was right.

"The Emiya residence was destroyed, and Shirou Emiya and his Servant were both captured by the Einzbern Master..."

When Sakura Matou learned this news from Zouken Matou, she immediately reclaimed control of Medusa from Matou Shinji and sent her to the Emiya residence.

Then, after seeing the Emiya mansion reduced to rubble, Sakura Matou snapped.

Shirou Emiya was the only light in her dark, painful life!

With an abyss-like black dress and eerie crimson patterns, the darkened Sakura Matou stood silently at the edge of the forest. Just standing there radiated endless darkness and malice.

"Just as I thought... this is definitely the HF route..."