"Da Vinci."
Da Vinci, who was nearby finishing up after the surgery, heard Rin's call. She quickly put down the tablet in her hand and walked over to the surgical table where Rin was.
"Rin! You're awake. How do you feel?"
"It's strange, an indescribable weird feeling. But now I don't have to worry about magical energy issues anymore. I should be able to use those trump card magecrafts of mine."
Da Vinci paid more attention to the first half of what Rin said than the second half.
"A weird feeling..."
After thinking seriously for a moment, Da Vinci realized something and smashed her left fist into her open right palm.
"I understand. It must be because the level of the dragon factor you fused with is too high. You've inevitably developed certain dragon-like habits. Wait a moment, Rin!"
With that, Da Vinci turned and ran toward somewhere.
Soon, Da Vinci came back to Rin carrying a box. Rin looked at Da Vinci in confusion, not understanding what she was trying to do. Then, the box was opened by Da Vinci. Rin couldn't help but gulp, and her pupils instantly turned golden upon seeing the items in the box.
Da Vinci looked at Rin, who was staring blankly at the gems in the box, and nodded, confirming her guess. But suddenly, a massive force came as Rin could no longer endure the temptation of the jewels. She leaped from the bed and instantly tackled both the box and Da Vinci to the ground.
Sitting on top of Da Vinci, Rin had a flushed face. She kept picking up the gems scattered on the floor and stuffing them into any place on her person that could hold a gem.
"Ah! Rin, you're so heavy! Let go of me quickly, I'm going to be crushed to death!"
It wasn't that Rin had suddenly become heavier, but because under the stimulation of the jewels, she had involuntarily activated the dragon factor. A massive amount of magical energy was being converted into her body. This magical energy was even so much that it affected Rin's weight, causing her weight to skyrocket at this moment.
Hearing Da Vinci's cry, Rin came back to her senses. She first looked at herself, covered in gems, and then at the disheveled Da Vinci on the floor. Her cheeks turned red, and she reached out to grab Da Vinci's neck, shouting!
"Da Vinci, is this your so-called 'no side effects'? Now I can't control myself as soon as I see a gem! How am I supposed to fight like this!"
"Let go of me, cough cough cough!"
Da Vinci struggled to pry open Rin's hands, which were clutching her neck.
"Don't get so excited, Rin! This is likely just because you've newly acquired the dragon factor and aren't used to it yet. Once you're familiar with it, you shouldn't have such a strong reaction!"
"Really?"
"Of course! Rin, you have to believe me!"
Rin looked at the pitiful Da Vinci in front of her and slowly stood up from her, reaching out a hand to pull Da Vinci up while also smoothing Da Vinci's messy hair.
"Da Vinci, if any more problems occur, I'll make you eat Stargazy Pie for a whole year! Do you understand?"
"OK! OK! But Rin, are you a demon? A year of Stargazy Pie! How did you even think of that?"
"Hmph!"
Rin turned her head away tsundere-style, ignoring Da Vinci, and then carefully picked up the gems from her body and the floor, putting them into a box.
"Alright, it seems you weren't lying. I feel much better now than I did just a moment ago. Sorry, Da Vinci."
Da Vinci looked at Rin, who was perfunctorily apologizing to her, and shrugged helplessly.
"Alright Rin, since you're finished, stop disturbing my research. Sakura and Fujino are still waiting for you upstairs."
Just as she was about to turn and leave, Rin suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask Da Vinci.
"Hmm~ I almost let you slip away. Did you fix the Reality Marble instrument I entrusted to you last time?"
Da Vinci lowered her head guiltily, looking at her shoes, and answered in a small voice.
"That, Rin... it's still missing a little bit."
"Huh! It's still not fixed?"
Da Vinci looked at Rin's fierce expression and crouched in a corner, trembling.
"Rin, I was wrong! Don't hit me, I'll go fix it right away!"
"Tsk! Fine, Da Vinci, fix it as soon as possible. I have a feeling we'll need it in this Holy Grail War."
Fuyuki City Church.
Archer was currently standing on a water tower not far from the Church, monitoring it!
Archer had already visited the house that should have been the Emiya residence, but the Fujimura nameplate hanging at the door made Archer realize just how different this world was from his own. Archer even wondered if the version of himself in this world had died during the Fourth War.
Clinging to a final sliver of hope, Archer went to Homurahara Academy. Taking advantage of the gap during the students' first period, he entered the archives. A name on the student registry caught Archer's eye: Shirou Kotomine. Realizing something, Archer then rushed to the Church. However, sensing the presence of a Servant within the Church, he had to remain on the outskirts to monitor the interior.
"The me of this world was actually adopted by Kirei Kotomine? What a massive irony!"
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out from behind Archer. Archer keenly leaped down from the water tower to evade the shot, simultaneously manifesting his bow and swords. He drew his bow in mid-air and fired toward the dense forest where the gunshot originated.
Hrunting was launched from the bow, turning into a streak of red light that flew rapidly into the woods, constantly changing its trajectory to bypass trees.
Assassin, wearing a red hood and a mask covering his face, calmly watched the sword speeding toward him. He unhurriedly put away his gun. Just as the sword was about to strike, Assassin vanished from the spot, and an oblivious ordinary person appeared in Assassin's previous position.
Boom!
Broken Phantasm occurred, the massive explosion instantly swallowing the innocent civilian. Archer, possessing Clairvoyance, also keenly captured this scene and reacted instantly.
"Not good!"
As expected, the explosion just now drew the Lion King out of the Church. At this moment, the Lion King was fully armored, riding Destrier, and holding the Rhongomyniad high as she charged toward Archer.
Archer watched the Lion King charging at him, a drop of cold sweat unconsciously sliding down his temple.
"Hey, hey, you've got to be kidding. A mere charge is actually whipping up a hurricane!"
The charging Lion King watched the Servant getting closer and closer, leveled the Rhongomyniad, and thrust it out with force.
Vroom~
Archer held up the manifested twin swords, struggling to block the Lion King's spear. He was pushed back continuously by the massive impact, his legs plowing two furrows into the ground.
At the same time, a massive storm followed the Lion King's attack, emitting from the Rhongomyniad and forming countless tiny wind blades that cut Archer.
When the storm subsided, Archer leaped back to create distance from the Lion King, panting heavily. He casually threw the broken twin swords to the ground.
"Lancer? Can we stop? I'm a victim too; I was just attacked by Assassin. And do you really intend to do battle in broad daylight?"
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