A Q&A System Among Heroic Spirits, Section 47

["No..."]

[Rin Tohsaka wanted to back away, but fear had already frozen her body.]

["Perfect, we were just about to have a party, but we don't have enough people yet. Come join us."]

Chapter 53: Rin Tohsaka Saves Herself

["Things like this are better with more people."]

[Ryunosuke Uryu dropped the two children onto the floor and reached out to grab Rin Tohsaka.]

["Smack!"]

[Suddenly, Rin Tohsaka's mana needle flashed, and a surge of mana knocked Ryunosuke Uryu away.]

["What was that?"]

[Rin Tohsaka finally reacted as well, regaining her ability to move and beginning to back away.]

Rin Tohsaka: "What happened there?"

Feng Xi: "It was probably some sort of warning mechanism that sounded an alert when it detected dangerous mana. I didn't expect it to happen to save you in the video."

["Don't run!"]

[Ryunosuke Uryu advanced again to grab Rin Tohsaka, but she nimbly dodged him.]

[At the same time, Rin Tohsaka also noticed a glowing purple bracelet on Ryunosuke Uryu's wrist.]

["That bracelet was what made them all..."]

[Rin Tohsaka immediately understood what was going on. She quickly climbed onto the nearby bar counter and kept throwing the assorted objects on it at Ryunosuke Uryu.]

["That hurts!"]

[Something struck Ryunosuke Uryu's wrist, and he instinctively raised his hand.]

[Rin Tohsaka reacted swiftly and grabbed the bracelet.]

["I have to destroy it!"]

[Rin Tohsaka immediately used magecraft to try to destroy the bracelet, but unexpectedly, it released a large amount of black mana that backlashed against her instead.]

["Well, what do you know? You wanted to stay after all."]

[Ryunosuke Uryu spoke smugly at the sight.]

[Rin Tohsaka's eyes slowly became as vacant as those of the other children.]

[Video paused.]

[Question: How did Rin Tohsaka ultimately escape the clutches of Team Caster?]

[A: She failed to escape and was sacrificed by Bluebeard to become a Sea Demon.]

[B: Tokiomi Tohsaka arrived in time to save her.]

[C: Kariya Matou arrived in time to save her.]

[D: Through luck and willpower, she successfully saved herself and escaped.]

Iskandar: "This girl is brave, but far too reckless."

Waver: "Are you really in any position to say that about her?"

Iskandar: "Haha. I have the strength to back up my recklessness."

"I didn't really turn into that monster, did I?"

Remembering the Sea Demon she had seen in the earlier video, Rin Tohsaka's little face turned pale.

"No, you didn't."

Feng Xi patted Rin Tohsaka's head and said, "Did you forget? Didn't an earlier question show a scene of you studying at the Clock Tower after you grew up?"

"Right!"

Rin Tohsaka clapped her hands and said, "That means we can rule out A. Which of the remaining answers could it be?"

Feng Xi quietly whispered a few words into her ear.

It should be B.

Across from them, Tokiomi Tohsaka thought to himself.

After all, he had been having Kirei Kotomine and Hassan monitor every move the other Masters made. If they discovered Rin, he should know right away.

"Kayneth, which answer should we pick?"

Sola quietly asked Kayneth.

Kayneth said directly, "Choose D."

Sola frowned. "That little girl saved herself? Isn't that a bit naive?"

"It's not naive. This is the experience I've gained from participating in several rounds of questions."

Kayneth said confidently, "When you come across a multiple-choice question that requires guessing like this, pick the least likely answer."

"Is that how it works?"

Sola was somewhat doubtful, but she still chose D.

After all, this was her first time taking part in the Q&A, so it was better to listen to Kayneth.

[Answering time is over. The answer will now be revealed.]

[Video resumes.]

[Rin Tohsaka, whose consciousness had been about to succumb, suddenly recovered. She had actually resisted it.]

[Then Rin Tohsaka increased her mana output, suppressing the black mana instead.]

["What's going on?!"]

[Ryunosuke Uryu also sensed that something was wrong at the sight.]

["What is this supposed to be?!"]

[Rin Tohsaka roared and unleashed her maximum mana output.]

[With a boom, the purple bracelet exploded.]

["Aaah!!!"]

[The explosion hit Ryunosuke Uryu square in the face, and he let out scream after scream.]

Sola: "Impossible!"

"See? Wasn't I right?"

Kayneth thought to himself, Still, Tokiomi Tohsaka certainly has a fine daughter. Her talent for magecraft is so great that she can even destroy Bluebeard's mystic code.

Zhang Jue: "Hehe, this girl has good potential."

"Hehe."

Seeing herself successfully turn the tables in the video, Rin Tohsaka felt a little pleased with herself.

[With Ryunosuke Uryu's mystic code destroyed, the magecraft on the children was also dispelled.]

["Ugh..."]

[Rin Tohsaka's friend Kotone was the first to regain her senses.]

["Kotone!"]

[Rin Tohsaka immediately went over and helped her up.]

["Little Rin, where are we?"]

[Kotone was still a little dazed, while the other children all burst into tears when they found themselves in an unfamiliar place.]

["There's no time to cry! Run!"]

[Rin Tohsaka shouted, and the children immediately reacted, running out of the basement one after another.]

["Hey, stop!"]

[Ryunosuke Uryu wanted to chase them, but he stopped and bent down to pick up the broken bracelet.]

["Oh dear, the old man will be angry about this, won't he?"]

"Phew..."

Seeing that she had safely rescued her friend, Rin breathed a sigh of relief as well.

Chapter 54: Reversal

[The children who had escaped were soon spotted by a patrol car and rescued.]

["Little Rin?"]

[Having recovered her wits, Kotone tried to look for Rin Tohsaka, but she had already left.]

["Thank goodness. Time to head back."]

[Seeing that her friend was safe, Rin Tohsaka felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her. She forced herself to walk toward the station, planning to hurry straight back so her mother wouldn't worry.]