I, the Projection Magic Eye

Suddenly, Su Ning had a flash of inspiration.

In Artoria and Rin Tohsaka's routes, Illya did not possess the Dress of Heaven. But in Sakura Matou's route, Illya had ultimately taken out the Dress of Heaven and sacrificed herself to purify All the World's Evil.

Illya definitely had not stolen the Dress of Heaven, so Acht must have willingly given it to her to increase her strength.

"But... do you think handing over the Dress of Heaven willingly means I won't kill you? Dream on!"

Su Ning put on the Dress of Heaven, looked herself over in the mirror, and smiled in satisfaction. Then... she snapped her fingers coolly.

"Berserker! Kill this old monster for me!"

After over two thousand years of preparation, Einzbern Castle was so heavily fortified that even a Color Aspect mage from the Clock Tower would need quite some time to break in. But Heracles was inside the castle!

Moreover, while Spirit Form Heroic Spirits were immune to physical attacks, they were also incredibly fast—several times the speed of sound.

Almost the instant her fingers finished snapping, Heracles's massive, imposing body appeared behind Acht, and his sword came slashing down at him.

Acht was undoubtedly dumbfounded.

Sure, he had driven Illya's mother to death, beaten Illya's father to death, modified Illya's body to limit her lifespan, and, more importantly, prevented Illya from studying.

But he believed he had not revealed any flaws. Under his brainwashing, Illya had even thought Kiritsugu Emiya had abandoned her on purpose and had wanted nothing more than to kill Kiritsugu Emiya herself all over again.

Who could have imagined Illya would suddenly strike?

Acht: Young people have no martial virtue! Ah—ah!

Bang!

Even the marble floor, reinforced countless times with magecraft, shattered into a huge crater. Acht, who took the blow, was cleaved directly in two.

An ordinary person would certainly have been dead by then, but Acht was a mage who had lived for several centuries. To be safe, Su Ning immediately set another fire.

Enormous fireballs over a meter in diameter blasted Acht's corpse one after another. The temperature of over a thousand degrees instantly burned it into charcoal, before it exploded into ash.

"He should be thoroughly dead now, right?"

Chapter 4: I, the Projection Magic Eye

There was nothing a fireball could not solve. If there was, then just hit it with four more fireballs.

Still, caution was the better part of valor. Su Ning remained on guard, and she summoned Heracles to stand before her, ready to strike at any moment.

One minute passed. Five minutes passed. Ten minutes passed.

There was no movement whatsoever.

Su Ning finally relaxed.

"Clean this place up, then prepare the car and the luggage. We'll leave directly in a little while."

"Yes, Miss!"

Whether it was Sella and Riesbyfe or the other two maids in the room, aside from their initial looks of shock, none of them made any other move.

They were homunculi. Though they possessed intelligence comparable to humans, they still had to act according to orders and their programming.

According to their programming, both Illya and Acht held ranks above them. If Acht had given the order, they would certainly have attacked Illya. But Acht had said nothing, so they had to follow their programming and could not harm Illya. All they could do was stand by and watch.