The ten wings of light were once again aimed at Alcides at the center of the barrier.
The second volley.
Dark light orbs once again filled the narrow barrier space.
Alcides raised his great bow in an attempt to parry.
It's useless.
The light bullet pierced through the arrow of the great bow and struck his body.
His figure completely disappeared within the light blast.
There was no minced meat this time.
There was no regeneration.
Nothing was left.
The area within the barrier was completely empty.
Alcides leaves the field.
"..."
Origami retracted her light wings.
The barrier dissipated.
She moved on to her next target.
Enkidu.
The green guy was still kneeling on the ground, trying to regain the strength to stand up.
"Let's deal with Enkidu next."
As for that red-haired female warrior...
Origami glanced at Hippolyta in the distance, who was riding a horse and trying to charge again.
She's the weakest.
Moreover, the attack is completely ineffective against itself.
Just deal with it last.
Origami's figure began to move towards Enkidu.
Enkidu saw her flying towards him.
A hint of seriousness flashed in his emerald green eyes.
He stood up.
Press both hands down onto the ground again.
But Origami faster than him.
The distance is decreasing.
Five kilometers.
Three kilometers.
One kilometer.
Just as she was about to press her advantage and completely crush the Holy Grail War that very night.
A boy's voice suddenly rang out on the battlefield.
"Oh dear, this is really... too reckless."
The Origami stopped moving.
The source of the sound is unknown.
It didn't come from any of the Servant have already appeared.
"This Holy Grail War has only just begun. It would be so boring if it all ended today."
Then.
The battlefield environment underwent a dramatic transformation.
The scenery around the Origami is distorted.
The pitted and uneven land exposed after the flood receded looked as if it had been erased with an eraser.
Instead, it was...
A city.
An ancient Europe- style city, with cobblestone streets, spired churches, and Gothic architecture.
The sky at sunset was a purplish-red.
The streetlights on both sides of the street were already on, casting a dim yellow light on the stone pavement.
The air was filled with the distinctive scent of a medieval Europe city.
Mud, livestock, spices, and a faint, almost imperceptible smell of decay.
The Origami floated in the air, frowning as it looked around at everything.
Just a second ago, she was on the hills west of Snowfield City.
A second later, everything around her transformed into an unfamiliar place.
It felt as if I had suddenly been transported to another place.
But Origami knows that's not the case.
She began to use her senses.
The spatial blockade remains in effect.
The spatial blockade she herself had set up still firmly covered this battlefield.
It has not been lifted.
So what happened?
I had clearly sealed off the space.
How could this newcomer bypass my spatial blockade?
The answer is, of course, no.
The voice rang out again.
This time it's a bit closer.
"Don't misunderstand, Miss Archer with silver hair."
The Origami turned its head.
A young man dressed in a long, black priest-style suit with a high collar emerged from the shadows of an alley.
Her short, light purple hair was neatly trimmed.
Black eyes, an excessively delicate face.
She was slender and thin, and looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old.
But the way he walks is like someone who has lived for centuries.
My name is François Prellati.
The boy bowed slightly, performing a 15th-century Europe greeting.
"Caster class."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Archer."
Origami looked at him.
What did you do?
"Um?"
Where is this place?
"This is nowhere."
François smiled.
"To be precise, this is just a dream."
"A dream I wove."
Origami's brow furrowed even more.
My spatial blockade is still in effect.
"Yes, indeed." François nodded.
"How did you do that?"
Because I didn't transfer anything.
François opened his arms.
"Everything you see—this city, this street, this streetlight—is an illusion."
"All I did was deceive the world itself and make the surrounding environment look different."
"Instead of moving anyone to any place."
Did they deceive the world itself?
This level of illusion.
It is not about interfering with anyone's perception.
Instead, it directly altered how reality is presented to everyone.
It's like adding a filter to the whole world.
Everyone within it will see the world through this filter.
Why did you do that?
"Because--"
François tilted his head.
Her short, purple hair shimmered softly in the sunlight of the setting sun.
"If you wipe out the entire Holy Grail War by yourself on the very first day, wouldn't the rest of us be pitiful?"
"I was finally summoned to this era, but I went home without even fighting a decent battle."
"That won't do."
He laughed.
"Letting you single-handedly conquer the Holy Grail War today is not the script I want to see."
"So, I took the liberty of slightly... moving everyone's seats a bit."
" Enkidu and Rider should be on the other side of the city right now."
"Saber-kun and Assassin-san are also included."
Of course--
His gaze fell on the Origami.
A hint of surprise flashed in his dark eyes.
"I didn't expect my illusion magic to have absolutely no effect on you."
"This is really... interesting."
"The city you see now is the result of an illusion deceiving the world itself."
"But you yourself are not within the influence of this illusion."
Origami remained silent.
She was thinking.
This Caster's ability is troublesome.
It's not because of his attack power.
Rather, it's because his illusions can deceive the world itself.
Although it had no effect on her.
But it works for others.
If Enkidu and the red-haired female warrior were teleported to another location using illusion magic.
Then she won't be able to kill him.
"... It's a bit annoying."
Origami said something expressionlessly.
François's smile grew even brighter.
"Right? Right? I find it annoying too. I just wanted to see a great Holy Grail War."
"But you're really going too far, Miss Archer."
"They killed Caster in one go, and then they killed Archer in another."
"At this rate, the Holy Grail War might be over by tomorrow."
That would be so boring.
Origami looked at him.
"Are you trying to stop me?"
No, that's not it.
François shook his head.
How could I possibly stop you?
"I'm just... buying this Holy Grail War a little more time."
"Give everyone a chance to perform."
"This is the real fun of the Holy Grail War."
He took a step back, his body beginning to blend into the shadows of the alley.
"Well then, Miss Archer, until we meet again."
"Next time we meet, I hope you can... have a little more fun."
"Yeah, right."
His figure disappeared completely into the shadows.
Even its breath had completely vanished.
The Origami floats in mid-air.
The illusions around them had dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the battlefield.
The floodwaters have completely receded.
The ground was a mess.
Enkidu and Hippolyta are no longer with us.
They were transported to another location by illusion magic.
Origami glanced down at the shield not far away.
Tiné was still standing inside the light blue shield, looking blankly at the suddenly changing scenery around her.
" Origami -sama? Over here..."
"Fine."
That was an illusion.