Near Kaede who was protecting Asuna, there was one of Fate's henchmen who was assigned by Fate to catch Asuna and switched places with Asuna to deceive the members of Ala Alba. Itt's just that she was completely unable to carry out the task of Fate due to the Bounded Field currently protecting Kaede and Asuna.
And that subordinate of Fate understood, that she absolutely could not destroy that Bounded Field with her current level of strength. The existence of that Bounded Field was something completely unexpected. So now Fate's subordinate are confused about what to do.
The head of Shirou, appeared partially from within Kaede's shadow. And Shirou could see that when Setsuna was fighting Tsukuyomi and Kaede was protecting Asuna in the Bounded Field. Shirou was relieved that nothing happened to Kaede, Setsuna and also Asuna. And Shirou also doesn't feel worried about Setsuna who is fighting Tsukuyomi. Because Shirou knows that Setsuna won't lose against a traitor.
Besides the fight between Setsuna and Tsukuyomi, Shirou also saw Kaede who had just arrested one of Fate henchmen, Homura, who had been trying to attack Kaede and Asuna using Pyrokinesis. But other than that Shirou could feel the presence of one more person who was currently hiding in an alley.
The name of the girl hiding in the alley was Shiori and she had an Artifact that allowed her to perfectly disguise herself as someone else. And she wanted to use her Artifact to switch places with Asuna, so that the members of Ala Alba would not feel suspicious when she managed to kidnap Asuna and she succeeded in imitating Asuna's appearance.
Unfortunately, at this time, she could not carry out the task that Fate had given him because Shirou suddenly appeared behind her body via teleport using a shadow and hit the back of her neck.
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"Shi-Shirou-Dono!" Kaede shouted when she saw Shirou who suddenly appeared carrying Shiori on his shoulders. "Wh-when did you get here? And who is the girl you're carrying on your shoulders?"
"Hmm? I arrived here right when you knocked out that pryokinesis-using girl and about this girl, I felt the presence of her hiding in the alley near where you and Asuna were because I felt suspicious about her presence that's why I made this girl faint," Shirou said explaining to Kaede. "And Kaede looks like you did an excellent job of protecting Asuna! I'm really proud of you."
"I-I'm just carrying out the task given to me, because it's my duty as a ninja," Kaede said whose face was red because of Shirou's compliment. "You don't need to praise me like that Shirou-Dono, your praise will only make me got a blush."
Feeling safe with Shirou's presence, Kaede then deactivated the Bounded Field that protected her, while her Kagebunshin tied Homura's body with a special rope to keep Homura from doing anything strange when he woke up.
Shirou approached Kaede, then he immersed Asuna's body into his hadow that connected to Unlimited Blade Works. In order for Asuna to be in a safer state.
Kaede was a bit shocked when she saw Shirou put Asuna in Unlimited Blade Works. But she knew that Shirou wouldn't do anything bad to Asuna, so she didn't question what Shirou had just done.
Shirou then used Structural Analysis which he slightly changed the way it worked on Homura and Shiori. To find out what the two girls' plans really were by appearing in front of Kaede and Asuna.
"Shirou-Dono what did you do by touching the heads of those two girls?" Asked Kaede who was confused about what Shirou was currently doing.
"Reading the thoughts of the two of them so I can know what the true purpose of the two of them appearing before you and Asuna-san," Shirou replied.
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"Eeeh you can read someone's mind Shirou-Dono!?" Kaede shouted in surprise when she found out that Shirou could read minds. "Are you good at telepathy?"
"I'm not good at telepathy Kaede-san, because that type of magic is Negi's specialty. I read the thoughts of the two of them using Structural Analysis which I changed the way I used it a little so I could find out the past of living things instead of inanimate things, so what I'm currently doing is more like looking at the past of the two of them instead of peeking at what they are thinking about," Shirou said who explained in detail what he was currently doing to Homura and Shiori.
"Changing the way of using basic Magecraft which previously could only be used to be able to find out the structure and past of an object to be able to know the past of living things, you never stop surprising me Shirou-Dono," Kaede said who still looked shocked, with what Shirou had just explained to her. After a few seconds of touching the heads of Shiori and Homura. Shirou had finally found out everything he wanted regarding Fate's plans for Asuna.
"Hmm, so the girl with the twintails named Homura was assigned to kidnap Asuna while the elf girl was assigned to switch places and replace Asuna's position in Ala Alba using her Artifact that could transform herself into Asuna perfectly enough to be hard to tell apart, with the real one so the Ala Alba members don't find out that the real Asuna has been kidnapped," Shirou said. "So that Asuna can be used to revive the mage of Beginning Ialda Baoth and the plan from Cosmo Entelecheia confining the minds of all sentient beings possessing intelligence within illusions can be carried out."
"They want to use Asuna-san to revive the novice witch Ialda Baoth? Who is Ialda Baoth anyway?" Asked Kaede. "And why is Asuna-dono is very important for them de gozaru."
"If I explain who Ialda Baoth is, it will take too long time, so I'll explain in detail who she really is later," Shirou said. "Right now there are other more important things I must do for these two girls."
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"What do you want to do with both of them Shirou-Dono?" she asked.
"I will make them both feel that they have carried out their duties properly when in reality it is the opposite," Shirou answered, taking something out of his shadow. "By using Alucard's forbidden Noble Phantasm."
"That hand mirror with a black frame that gives off a terrifying aura is a Noble Phantasm?" Kaede said who felt an uneasy feeling with the aura from the mirror emitted by Shirou. "What are the abilities and functions of that mirror?"
"This Doppleganger Mirror has the ability to perfectly transform a person into another person down to the smallest detail even to the special power of the person we want to imitate as long as the person we want to imitate doesn't have much difference in strength with the person we want to imitate. Using this Doppleganger Mirror, it's just that there is a very high price that must be paid if you want to use this mirror, because anyone who uses the power of this mirror will not be able to return to its original form," Shirou said who was currently removing Asuna's hair out of nowhere, then pointed the mirror at Shiori. "And as you can see Kaede-san that elf girl named Shiori has now turned into Asuna-san perfectly complete with memories and also Asuna-san's Magic Cancel. But in return she can't return to her old self."
"I'll admit that the a very extreme way to tricked the enemy de gozaru," Kaede said while smiling. "But what about the original memories of that girl Shirou-Dono, doesn't that girl still have her original memories. And if her original memories are still there then your plan will fail?"
"I've taken all the memories she has from when he was born until now and sealed them in this SD card," Shirou said while taking out an SD card which is usually used as an external memory from a smartphone. "So right now Shiori is a perfect clone of Asuna-san unless I restore the original memories she had."
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