[ After a brief discussion, Miyu decided to lure the enemy towards the Fuyuki River, while Illya hid deep in the small grove, waiting for an opportunity to save people.
Soon, Miyu found the right angle and directly fired a magical cannon shot at Saber Alter, but then she froze.
She saw the black airflow mixed with magical energy form a spherical protective barrier wrapping around Saber Alter. The latter hadn't even moved a finger, yet she effortlessly blocked Miyu's magical cannon!
"CLANG—!"
"BOOM—, BOOM—!"
A pitch-black magical slash was casually swung out by Saber Alter, brushing right past Miyu. The terrifying destructive power sent a chill down everyone's spines.
Then, ignoring Miyu, she looked towards Illya, who had just revealed herself in the forest, and casually blasted another magical slash at her!
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Ruby activated full physical defense capabilities, preventing major injury, but Illya was still sent flying by the terrifying power. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"It's a complete defeat… Saber Alter, who hasn't been serious from start to finish, can completely crush these two Magical Girls."
Watching this one-sided situation, everyone's hearts hung in suspense.
Miyu's attacks couldn't break Saber Alter's defense; even if Saber Alter stood there and let Miyu hit her all day, it would be futile! If Miyu and Illya were soldiers holding guns, then Saber Alter was a heavy tank—ridiculously tanky while dealing lethal damage!
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〜Type-Moon World, G̶̘̏̕͜ṟ̶͠a̵̹͂̆n̵̻̤̎d̶̞͐ ̷̫͇͑C̸̛̪̬ȃ̴̯r̵̓̓͜n̸̜̋͗î̷̭v̸̱͆ȃ̷̫̚l̵͚̋ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Speaking of which, couldn't you go easy on them?"
Jeanne Alter sighed deeply upon seeing this scene. Fighting so ruthlessly, she really wasn't leaving them a way to live.
As a Servant, even she felt a bit embarrassed bullying two little girls.
Saber Alter retorted somewhat dissatisfiedly:
"If I hadn't gone easy, they would be gone already!"
She hadn't attacked seriously once from beginning to end; she had merely waved some sword energy as a warning. But that wasn't the most critical part!
For two rookie Magical Girls, what was truly disastrous was her passive ability… With the Dragon Core's Mana Burst A, all grand magecraft of Rank A or lower was nullified.
If it wasn't A-Rank magecraft, then sorry, she could basically block or ignore it all!
And if coupled with the Invisible Air inherent to Excalibur… Thinking about it, Saber Alter felt she might indeed be bullying them a bit too much.
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[ Seeing Saber Alter walking expressionlessly towards Illya, Miyu used her magical cannon again, but the result was exactly the same.
There was no way to breach the opponent's defense. The latter simply ignored Miyu outright and swung another slash in Illya's direction.
Facing the attack coming at her, Illya luckily rolled to the side, but her arm was still grazed by the sword energy, drawing blood.
"My arm… blood!" Illya looked at the blood flowing from her arm in horror, her whole body trembling with fear.
This intense pressure of death caused Illya to completely lose her will to fight, but Saber Alter's attacks wouldn't stop because of that; she directly swung her sword again!
However, Illya's mind, shrouded in fear, went blank, and she had no idea how to react.
In the nick of time, Miyu blocked in front of Illya: "Sapphire, full physical protection."
Saber Alter's attack wasn't so easily blocked. The two of them were blasted away together by the incoming sword energy!
"This is trouble. Magic bullets and magecraft are useless against her. She handles both close and long range with ease. All our strengths have been surpassed by her."
Magical Ruby also felt incredibly troubled. Without a doubt, that was the strongest enemy in history!
"Strongest…" Looking at the pitch-black figure before her, Illya's eyes wavered constantly; she deeply felt the fear.
Miyu slowly climbed up, glancing silently at Illya. She could clearly feel Illya's fighting spirit vanishing. ]
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
"If magic bullets and magecraft have no effect, then in every sense, it's unplayable. They are countered to death!"
At this moment, let alone two fledging Magical Girls, even the magi felt incredibly troubled. Heroic Spirits… were indeed not something humans could deal with!
The current Saber Alter gave off the feeling of facing Yami Yugi with a back row full of trap cards; there was simply no way to start!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Saber! Saber!"
Seeing her daughter injured, Irisviel immediately panicked, hugging the likewise frowning King of Knights:
"That's the Illya you watched grow up; how can you be so ruthless!"
Eh… What do you mean 'the Illya I watched grow up'? Artoria was a bit confused at the moment, but after understanding, she also sighed deeply.
"Apologies, it's unclear if that Shadow Servant retains any will. I am powerless as well."
What the Class Card summons shouldn't be the main body, just a shadow remnant of the card's magical energy. Moreover, a blackened version of herself wouldn't necessarily care about old sentiments.
〜Bleach World〜
Watching Illya trembling all over from fear, Rukia actually felt it was quite normal:
"Finally looking a bit like an elementary school student…"
Illya usually manipulated the wand so skillfully that Rukia almost forgot she was an elementary school student just three days ago.
Facing the fear of death for the first time, humans naturally produce emotions of fear and nervousness. After all, the psychological barrier isn't easy to cross.
Kurosaki Ichigo scratched his head in annoyance:
"Illya lost her will to fight, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia are unconscious. Only Miyu remains calm… Tsk, the situation has gotten worse."
Before, one might have said there was a chance, but now, let alone defeating the opponent, even escaping might be impossible.
This was simply a dead end!
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[ Just at this critical moment, several dazzling gems suddenly fell from the sky and landed in front of Saber Alter, followed by a massive explosion.
"RIN-ONEESAN—!"
Tohsaka Rin was seen slowly retracting her arm, gasping for breath as she struggled to stand up. Then, her gaze turned to Luvia, who was still playing dead nearby.
Rin, who struggled even to stand, simply picked up small stones from the ground and threw them one by one at Luvia's body.
"What are you sleeping for, Miss High-and-Mighty! Don't you often boast that you can't sleep without a canopy bed?"
"Thwack—"
The next second, the stone was thrown back. Luvia, whose abdomen was still bleeding, didn't forget to taunt back: "Don't misunderstand, I was just taking a short rest."
After the two exchanged a glance, they gritted their teeth and persisted in standing up, looking at the unscathed Saber Alter ahead.
Then, the two threw gems at Saber Alter like they were free, unleashing a wild bombardment on her, executing a wave of 'Prince Tactics'… ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Good lord, being a magus really isn't something just anyone can do. You wouldn't dare play like this without a family fortune!"
"When others say 'pay-to-win' in games, they're just talking. These two are the real pay-to-win players!"
Watching Luvia and Tohsaka Rin's 'pay-to-win' behavior, everyone felt a pang of heartache. These two spendthrifts were actually using expensive gems as mediums for magecraft!
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[ Seeing that the gems were about to run out, yet Saber Alter's defense still hadn't been breached, the two were at their wits' end.
Just then, Miyu and Illya rushed over, throwing the wands in their hands to Tohsaka Rin and Luvia.
"Truly a group of troublesome people. But leaving you alone would weigh on my conscience, so consider this a special service."
"Temporarily acquiring permission via anonymous login… though it is not my intention."
Magical Ruby and Sapphire spoke faintly, seemingly explaining reluctantly for fear that Illya and Miyu would misunderstand.
Accompanied by a burst of blinding golden light, the clothes on Tohsaka Rin also transformed into a red Magical 'Girl' outfit, and her whole person radiated confidence: "Now then, let the real duel begin!"
Right at this moment, the sharp-tongued Ruby instantly tore down the stage: "By the way, you're just like before. You're not getting any younger, yet you still wear this outfit. Aren't you embarrassed?"
Hearing this, veins popped on Rin's forehead. She then proceeded to slam Ruby against the ground repeatedly, her face full of anger: "Didn't you put this on me!"
Illya only realized at this moment: "As a bystander, Magical Girls are really embarrassing." ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"No, no, no, Magical Girl outfits only look proper on you guys. Those two are expired Magical Aunties!"
Compared to the two Magical Aunties who couldn't look moe no matter how you looked at them, by this comparison, everyone realized that the petite Illya was the true way of the Magical Girl!
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Even guest logins are a thing…"
Kamijou Touma immediately felt incredibly exasperated. This wand really wasn't magical at all; instead, it was quite scientific!
"If you put it that way, Illya and Miyu are the account owners, so does this count as being hacked?"
Is there a risk of account theft in the future? They'd better change their passwords when they get back.
Looking at the attire of the two 'Magical Aunties,' Kamijou could no longer complain. Who designed these clothes? Worn on them, it indeed looked a bit too mature!
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"THAT SHARP-TONGUED RUBY!!!"
Tohsaka Rin, whose face was already flushed red with shame, had eyes burning with anger as she slightly clenched her fists.
If there's a chance, she must let it taste that, apart from being a magus, she, Tohsaka Rin, also knows a thing or two about martial arts!
It was almost glossed over, yet it just had to bring it up. If you know I'm embarrassed, don't say it out loud!
Wonder if there are still plane tickets being sold this late at night. She can't stay in Fuyuki City anymore; she has completely lost the face to see anyone!
"These two wands really have personality…"
To spare the socially dead Rin, Emiya Shirou awkwardly changed the subject.
"Heh, acting like 'don't contact me, I'm afraid Illya and the others will misunderstand'… You call that personality?"
Red A retorted speechlessly. It couldn't be any scummier!
Looking at the Archer 'Cu Chulainn' style outfit before him, Cu Chulainn on the side almost couldn't hold back his laughter. So watching other people's dark history was this entertaining!
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