Of Course, You Have to Have Them All When They're Kids (Continued)

"Right, this is Mount Enzou—"

"Damn it!"

"Saber! Use your Noble Phantasm to blast apart that Medea—"

Mordred had already used her Noble Phantasm twice. Unless she used a Command Spell, she could not activate it again, so she could only have Artoria make the move.

"Gather, breath of the stars above; torrent of radiant life—receive this! Excalibur!"

The dazzling golden beam of light instantly severed the dark hand reaching down for Medea. Its momentum did not stop there, ripping through the heavens and splitting the entire sky in two.

"Is that Excalibur? How is it so much stronger than it was in the last Holy Grail War...?"

Zouken Matou, Kirei Kotomine, and the others who had personally experienced the previous Holy Grail War were inwardly shocked. Rin Tohsaka and the rest, seeing this for the first time, were even more utterly captivated.

Only Illya had no time to admire that brilliant, dazzling radiance.

The moment the black hand was severed, she successfully drew Medea's Heroic Spirit Soul into the Dress of Heaven, then immediately redirected all of its suction toward Medusa.

"Adults make choices. Kids, of course, take everything—"

Even if she let Medusa go to Sakura Matou, it would not have been much of a problem, but Illya had no intention of letting her off so easily.

However, the Black Shadow reformed just as quickly, and the two sides once again entered a tug-of-war.

"Should I use a Command Spell?"

Illya thought quickly. Because of Shirou Emiya's idiotic behavior, Artoria had only two Command Spells left when they were transferred to Illya.

"I'll most likely need one when dealing with Golden Flash, and I might need them later against Sakura Matou and All the World's Evil too... Little Black's as well..."

After a prolonged deadlock, Illya's magical energy began to run short. Though reluctant, she could only abandon the idea of continuing to fight for Medusa's Heroic Spirit Soul.

"Retreat!"

Illya telepathically notified Heracles and Artoria, then abruptly released her pull on Medusa.

The black hand successfully seized and devoured Medusa's soul, while Illya's group swiftly withdrew from Ryuudou Temple.

"Although this operation went according to the original plan and obtained the Heroic Spirit Souls of Medea and Sasaki Kojiro—and even killed Medusa—we also spent two Command Spells and exposed my ability to use Heroic Spirit Noble Phantasms. I don't know whether that was a gain or a loss..."

"Either way, I need to find more trump cards..."

The Tohsaka family residence was the master of Fuyuki City's ley lines, but ever since Tokiomi Tohsaka's death, it had gradually taken on an air of decay. Even having a genius like Rin Tohsaka had not changed that feeling. It could not compare at all to Einzbern Castle in the outskirts.

"Golden Flash himself is a Grand Class Heroic Spirit. If he gets serious, even Artoria and the others joining forces will not have an easy time defeating him. Artoria participated in the last Holy Grail War, so you can ask her about it."

"Besides that, Kirei Kotomine's own strength cannot be underestimated. As one of the Church's experts, he is not the least bit inferior to Kiritsugu Emiya, who was once known as the Mage Killer."

"On top of that, he has dozens of Command Spells accumulated from previous Holy Grail Wars. Every one of them is equivalent to a Rank A Grand Magic spell, capable of being cast instantly without any burden. Even if they cannot be used to replenish Golden Flash's mana, they will still be quite troublesome."

"So, I need the blueprints and all the information on the Jewel Sword!"

Rin Tohsaka hesitated only briefly before nodding in agreement.

After the battles of the past two days, she had completely put away her contempt for Heroic Spirits and finally understood her own weakness. Relying on herself and Red A alone, taking revenge for Tokiomi Tohsaka was practically impossible. If she wanted revenge, she had to borrow Illya's strength.

As for the final outcome of the Holy Grail War, she did not really care. She had never entered it to make any wish upon the Holy Grail. She simply wanted to win—to prove herself.