The Origami circled twice in the sky above Snowfield City.
Industrial zones, commercial zones, residential zones, and old city areas.
I've scanned them all.
Not a single Servant reacted.
Not a single Master reacted.
" Origami -sama, have all the other Master run away?" Tiné sat inside the shield, looking up at Origami.
"Have no idea."
Origami's brows furrowed slightly.
It wasn't just the Servant disappeared.
The number of residents in the city has also decreased significantly.
There were almost no pedestrians on the streets.
The vehicles were parked on the side of the road, some with their doors still open, as if the owners had suddenly disappeared.
There was no blood, and no signs of a struggle.
These people seemed to have been sucked away out of thin air by something.
That's strange.
Which Servant was responsible for this?
I really have no clue Origami right now.
Although the black mist gave her an instinctive sense of closeness, she wasn't sure if it was a means of attack.
If so, then these vanished residents and Servant may have been swept into some place she couldn't perceive.
But her perception range covered the entire city.
Theoretically speaking, there is nothing that can be hidden from her.
Unless that thing is outside her perception dimension.
"... never mind."
Origami decided to return to the base she had set up earlier and wait for these guys to show up on their own.
No matter where they hide, the Holy Grail War is not over yet, and they will appear one day.
Time passed little by little.
Origami and Tiné waited at base camp for several hours.
Tiné dozed off against the inner wall of the shield.
Origami hovered above the base camp, its ten light wings slowly rotating, like a radar that never stops.
Then.
A strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky above the city.
Origami suddenly looked up.
The sky looked like a pane of glass shattered from the outside, with cracks appearing everywhere.
The crack spread outwards from the center, making a sound like shattering glass.
Immediately afterwards.
A large number of figures appeared out of thin air on the street.
These are the residents who disappeared before; they all seem to have been teleported back from somewhere.
They looked bewildered; some sat on the ground in a daze, while others rubbed their heads and looked around.
The crack in the sky healed completely within seconds.
The black mist then completely disappeared.
The thick, black fog that had enveloped the city seemed to have been ordered to be withdrawn, quickly dissipating into the air.
The normal sky was revealed.
As evening fell, the sky was ablaze with orange-red sunset clouds.
" Origami -sama! The residents are back!"
Tiné woke up too, and poked her head out from inside the shield to look around.
"I saw it."
Origami's gaze swept across the entire city.
The residents have returned.
The black mist disappeared.
What about Servant?
Just then...
The sounds of battle could be heard from the other side of the city.
It was the sharp clang of metal colliding, the low rumble of an explosion, and the piercing shriek of air being torn apart when magic was released.
The battle of Servant.
Origami immediately turned around.
" Tiné, hold on tight."
Pale blue wings of light suddenly unfolded, and Origami flew swiftly towards the direction of the battle.
Tiné's shield was Origami in Origami's hand, like a bucket being carried, tracing a pale blue path in the air.
Thirty seconds later.
Origami has arrived.
She hovered in mid-air, looking down at the battlefield below.
Then she saw a sight that would leave even an ordinary Magecraft speechless.
Saber, that blond knight.
He was lying on the ground.
The armor was mostly shattered, with silver-white plates scattered all over the ground, as if it had been smashed by something.
His face, neck, and arms were covered in wounds and bruises.
He can't even stand up.
He tried to prop himself up, but his arms gave way and he fell back down.
Beside him, Sajyou Ayaka knelt on the ground, holding him tightly.
The knees of her black pantyhose were covered in dust and dirt, and the hem of her pleated skirt was torn at one corner.
Her glasses were askew on her nose, and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Saber! Saber! Are you alright?! Don't speak!"
Richard coughed, and blood foam spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"N-nothing... cough..."
And about ten meters behind Sajyou Ayaka.
A golden figure stood there.
He held a golden sword with an arc-shaped hilt in each hand.
The golden armor Gilgamesh in the afterglow of the sunset.
There was a calm Pride in his red eyes.
This is not the previous Caster-class Gilgamesh.
This person has a completely different temperament.
Younger.
Even more powerful.
Origami's gaze lingered on the newly appeared golden Servant for two seconds.
The Spirit Origin reaction is very similar to that of the previous Caster.
There were three other people beside Sajyou Ayaka.
A figure shrouded in a black hooded cloak lay on the ground, the veil torn, revealing the lower half of their face.
Hassan of the Zealot.
She was also severely injured, clearly defeated by Gilgamesh as well.
However, this King of Heroes clearly didn't value this assassin and left her aside.
The other two were a little boy and a little girl.
The little boy, about ten years old, with short black hair, was wearing a black tactical windbreaker and was tightly hugging a little girl.
The little girl looked to be only about ten years old, with short light brown hair, wearing a simple dress, her eyes closed, and she was unconscious.
Sigma.
And then there's the Pale Rider's Master, Tsubaki Kuruoka.
The Pale Rider has not completely left the stage.
He is currently in poor condition simply because he forcibly interrupted his own Noble Phantasm.
However, there is still enough capacity to protect the Tsubaki Kuruoka.
Therefore, it does not actually need to be protected by Sigma.
But Sigma was clearly unaware of this. He held Tsubaki Kuruoka in his arms, using his small body to shield her, and watched the golden Servant warily.
Origami went through all this information in her mind.
A newly appeared golden Servant.
Richard and Hassan of the Zealot were injured.
They are now preparing to take action against Richard.
"Really--"
The golden Servant's voice rang out.
He looked at Richard lying on the ground and shook his head.
"Apart from that silver-haired Servant I've never seen before, the other Servant are just so-so in terms of skill."
He turned his head and glanced at Hassan of the Zealot lying on the ground.
"Especially this Assassin, he's not even worthy of my serious attention."
Then he looked back at Richard.
"You're a bit better than that Assassin; at least you made me draw my second sword."
"However, that's all for now."
"Let me deliver the final blow."
A golden ripple appeared in the air beside him.
Ripples spread.
Immediately afterwards, Noble Phantasm resembling a vajra emerged from the ripples.
The golden vajra is covered with ancient cuneiform script, and every line of it exudes a terrifying magical power.
This Noble Phantasm is named Indra's Thunder.
EX-rank Anti-God Noble Phantasm.
Even without unleashing its true name, its normal attack is more powerful than most Servant ' Noble Phantasm when their True Name Release.
The vajra began to glow.
Golden arcs of electricity crackled across the pestle, and the concentration of magic in the air rapidly increased.
Then.
The vajra transformed into a bolt of divine thunder.
A bolt of pure golden lightning descended from the sky, striking Saber's location.
It seems they intend to kill him and his Master together.
Sajyou Ayaka saw the golden lightning bolt that struck down.
Her pupils contracted sharply.
There was no time to dodge.
Richard is immobile.
She didn't even have time to push Richard away.
The lightning bolt was too fast.
The golden light had filled her entire field of vision.
"It's over."
Just when things were at their most desperate.
A petite figure suddenly appeared in front of Sajyou Ayaka.
Short, golden hair.
A light blue dress.
The collar and cuffs are trimmed with ruffles.
Her small body stood between Sajyou Ayaka and Kamui.
Then.
She extended her right hand.
He extended one finger.
In a casual manner.
It blocked the divine lightning.
"Bite."
A crisp sound.
It was like flicking the rim of a glass with your finger.
EX-rank Anti-God Noble Phantasm: Indra's Thunder.
It was blocked by a finger.
The golden lightning stopped in front of that slender finger, as if it had struck an eternally immovable wall.
Then the light began to fade.
The electric arc gradually died down.
The vajra reformed into a physical form, and with a gentle flick of that finger, it was sent flying, tumbling through the air a few times before finally embedding itself in the ground dozens of meters away.
silence.
The entire battlefield fell silent in that instant.
The Origami in mid-air.
Tiné froze inside the shield.
Sigma, holding the Tsubaki Kuruoka, froze in shock.
Hassan of the Zealot, lying on the ground, was stunned.
Sajyou Ayaka stared wide-eyed at the petite blonde figure blocking her way.
The figure turned around.
Her light blonde short hair swayed gently in the wind.
She looked to be only fourteen years old.
She's even shorter than Sajyou Ayaka.
But she just blocked a divine Noble Phantasm with a single finger.
This sudden change shocked almost everyone present.
Including that golden Servant.
A solemn expression appeared on Gilgamesh's face.
The Sha Naqba Imuru has already seen the other party's identity.
"You World-Devouring Witch."
His voice was low, carrying an unusual wariness.
How did you end up here?
The petite blonde girl turned her head and looked at Gilgamesh.
He tilted his head.