"Rin, do you still have enough of the Winter Saintess's soul fragments?"
Facing Touko's question, Rin subconsciously looked down at the Winter Saintess's soul fragment placed in her coat's breast pocket.
That's right. Rin and Touko were able to complete the creation of the blank spirit origin precisely by relying on the soul fragment of the Third Magic's Winter Saintess. The milky white liquid in the Holy Grail earlier was made with the Winter Saintess's soul fragment as the main raw material.
"There's enough to make a few more portions. However, the magical energy in the Holy Grail can only support two or three Servants for a short period of combat at most, so it's meaningless even if we make more. Besides, not everyone has the potential to become a Heroic Spirit."
Touko looked up at the sky that had just been twisted by Fujino, thinking of the natural disaster-like scene Fujino had just caused.
"What about me, Rin?"
Aoko looked at Touko's expression, walked behind her, and smacked the back of Touko's head.
"I say, Touko, did you forget about the Fuyuki Holy Grail Rin mentioned before? You can just go get it in a few years. Why are you in such a hurry!"
Touko, who had been smacked, had a fierce look in her eyes as she turned toward Aoko. But thinking of her sister's close-combat ability, she could only swallow her anger.
Rin looked at the Aozaki sisters, shook her head, and whispered.
"Touko wanted to get the power of a Servant to teach Aoko a lesson before, but now, sigh..."
Church of Null.
At this moment, everyone was gathered together.
Rin looked around at everyone present and spoke.
"Shishigou Kairi, I'll need you to take Kallen and Shirou to the church in a bit. Touko, go to the hospital tonight to wake Ryougi Shiki and help her become a Servant, then bring her to the Ogawa Apartment. Aoko, I'll leave the Black-Winged Duke to you. Alice and Kirei will be responsible for dealing with the Dead Apostles, while Fujino and I handle those Magi. As for Araya Souren, leave him to Ryougi Shiki!"
Everyone nodded in agreement with Rin's arrangements, then returned to their respective residences to begin preparing for tonight's battle.
Shishigou Kairi then set off for the Miyako City church with Kallen and Shirou.
Night fell!
Rin, Alice, Fujino, Aoko, and Kirei Kotomine arrived near the Ogawa Apartment.
Rin looked up at the recently completed Ogawa Apartment. Taking a deep breath, the Flame Sword, a 'painful gift bestowed upon giants,' flew from her hand and struck the main entrance of the Ogawa Apartment directly, signaling the start of tonight's battle.
In response to Rin's attack, the Dead Apostles brought by the Black-Winged Duke swarmed out of the apartment, attempting to block Rin and the others.
Facing the Dead Apostles filing out, Rin punched one away and said to Alice and Kirei Kotomine.
"Alice, Kirei, I'm counting on you."
With that, magical energy flashed over Rin's legs as she activated reinforcement magic and charged into the Ogawa Apartment.
Aoko watched Rin charge into the Ogawa Apartment. With a loud shout, she fired several Magic Bullets to clear a path for Rin, then followed her inside along with Fujino.
Alice silently watched Rin and the others enter the Ogawa Apartment and began to display her power as the Fairy Tale Witch.
Red light flashed in her eyes as she activated her Mystic Eyes to bind the Dead Apostles attacking her. She then used Magic Bullets to shatter a nearby fountain; as the fountain broke, the water gathered into a stream.
'Thames Troll,' one of Alice's trump cards, the Bridge Giant, appeared. Its massive body, three stories tall and made of hard rock, unscrupulously demonstrated the power of fairy tale magecraft to the Dead Apostles.
With a boom, the Bridge Giant stepped forward, easily crushing the Dead Apostles bound by Alice's Mystic Eyes into a pulp, then let out a roar at the remaining Dead Apostles!
Seeing the roaring Bridge Giant charge, the Dead Apostles wavered under such pressure. Some of the more cowardly ones even turned to flee, but it was in vain. As an excellent Agent, how could Kirei Kotomine let them escape? He easily swung his black keys with his right hand to sever their heads, then used the shroud of thorns borrowed from the Miyako City church with his left hand to wrap the heads, preventing the Dead Apostles from regenerating.
Suddenly, a gap was blown out of the Ogawa Apartment's outer wall. A Dead Apostle with black wings, looking like a fusion of a bird and a human, was sent flying from the gap and into the square outside the apartment.
Seeing the figure sent flying, the Dead Apostles rushed forward to help him up.
"Black-Winged Duke, don't even think about running!"
From the gap that had just been created, Aoko appeared, leaning against the wall with her hair turned red. (Note: In this book's setting, Aoko's hair turns red when she uses magic, unlike the original work!)
The Black-Winged Duke casually pushed aside the Dead Apostles near him and, with a strange cry, lunged at Aoko.
"Nevermore!"
As the Black-Winged Duke's Inherent Reality unfolded, he and Aoko disappeared from the square.
Inside the Ogawa Apartment, Rin glanced at the large hole created by the battle between Aoko and the Black-Winged Duke before diving back into the intense combat.
The Enshrinement Hall of the Sixty-Four Layers was the manifestation of Araya Souren's mental world. The residents, turned into puppets, reenacted the "cycle" of dying at night and being resurrected in the morning day after day. Araya's body was also linked to the apartment, allowing him to teleport instantly to other parts of the building or even manipulate the space within, achieving feats close to True Magic, such as spatial isolation and spatial transfer.
The current residents of this building were the Magi subordinates brought by Alba previously. Under Araya Souren's control, these puppet Magi constantly appeared in the space around Rin and Fujino to launch attacks.
Rin, who had turned a gem into a giant shield to defend against the attacks, suddenly sensed danger. She threw a ruby in that direction; with a flash of fire, the Innocentius swung its massive cross to block the attack for her.
The attacker was none other than Alba. At this moment, he had not only been turned into a puppet by Araya Souren but had also been converted into a Dead Apostle, making him, who was already at the color rank, even more threatening.
Looking at the hideous Alba, who was constantly snarling "Touko,"
Rin shouted to Fujino.
"Fujino, please help me hold that guy off for a moment!"
"Understood, Master! Vijñapti-mātratā: Mystic Eyes of Distortion!"
Rainbow light began to emanate from Fujino's eyes. Facing Fujino's attack, Alba roared and raised both hands, gathering flames that collided with the distortion she released. Simultaneously, Araya Souren's signature Sixfold Barrier appeared around Alba.
Meanwhile, Rin quickly used the shorthand codex to set up a Protective Temple. She took out gems stored with starlight that she had accumulated previously and began to gather the starlight.
"Light Wing Deployment!"
A rain of light shot out from the wings on Rin's back. Most of the puppet Magi who couldn't be transferred by Araya Souren in time were riddled with holes by the light rain.
Then, floating in mid-air, Rin shouted to Fujino, who was still in a stalemate with Alba.
"Get out of the way, Fujino!"
Fujino obediently deactivated her Mystic Eyes and easily dodged the flames that had been clashing with her eyes.
Nearly half of the feathers from Rin's wings wrapped around her right hand, emitting a golden light. Rin then supported her right hand with her left, mimicking a shooting posture, and began her incantation.
"Gather, O Venus! This is your glory; forge the light of destruction. This is the Spear of Venus!"
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