Chapter 1034

【There are more than twenty arrows in the sky, all released by the opponent in a single breath.】

【A Servant capable of performing this kind of attack is definitely not weak.】

【Old Saber waves his invisible sword, blocking all the arrows attacking him.】

【The deflected arrows lose none of their power, piercing through the surrounding tree trunks and rocks.】

【Observing the direction of the arrows with keen vision, he still cannot find Archer's shadow.】

【The opponent's mobility is very high; they are shooting arrows at him while moving at high speed in the mountains!】

【"If this person were to fight Sir Tristan, I wonder who would win."】

【Old Saber has no intention to chase, but continues to stay in place to defend.】

【After all, this is part of the plan.】

【"If you feel it's dangerous, run away immediately; I don't want you to get hurt."】

【Heh, although she said that. But—】

【"You just need to hold Archer back for me."】

【As a Servant, since the Master has ordered it, how can he let the mission fail?】

【After all, if he retreats, the one in danger will be you.】

Chiron: "Very good archery; being able to move in the jungle while launching precise, high-density attacks shows that this Archer's archery is very superb."

Robin Hood: "I can't see the opponent's figure at all; it seems they are very skilled at hiding themselves."

Waver: "It seems this time, the Master and Servant are attacking together."

Shishigou Kairi: "Yeah, King Arthur is clearly the bait to hold the Servant back."

After watching for so long, they will no longer treat Sajou Manaka as a girl with no strength.

【Time returns to a short while ago—】

【After Old Saber leaves, Sajou Manaka's previously smiling expression fades, and she goes up the mountain from another path.】

【However, she hums a song while walking and smiles at the butterfly resting on her fingertip, not at all like someone here for the Holy Grail War, but an ordinary person going up the mountain for a picnic.】

【And this is during the season when the cold wind is blowing and breath turns into white smoke.】

【"Found you."】

【The girl's sudden sentence makes Archer's Master, hiding in the dark, feel a tightness in their chest.】

【Was I discovered? From such a long distance?】

【No! Should I say, is this girl really a Master? So young?】

【"You must be Archer's Master, thank you."】

【Sajou Manaka's next sentence makes Archer's Master feel a chill down their spine.】

【No, I must retreat immediately.】

【If she can detect my presence from this distance, finding my location will be a piece of cake.】

【Hm? Strange? Why can't I move?】

【My whole body is unable to move; my lips, feet, and even eyelids won't listen to me!】

【"Thank you."】

【A crisp voice rings in their ear.】

【Thank you?】

【Why is this girl thanking me?】

【"You gave me and him a chance to go out for a picnic; I'm really happy."】

【What? What is she saying? Does she mean Saber?】

【Picnic? What is she saying?】

【"However, you made him encounter such a dangerous thing."】

【The voice changes like the weather, from a warm March breeze to a bone-chilling cold.】

【"How are you going to compensate me?"】

Caules: "This is completely a crushing victory!"

Waver: "I didn't see at all what magic she used. Could it be that she scared the other party into immobility just by her aura?"

Kayneth: "How is that possible..."

Fiore: "In short, Sajou Manaka has successfully taken one city."

Tohsaka Rin: "So sloppy; is the opponent too weak, or is this guy too strong?"

Blonde Rin: "That's really hard to say."

【The scene shifts to inside a Western-style mansion.】

【The Reiroukan family, a magus family in Tokyo like the Sajou family; the current head is also a Master of this Holy Grail War.】

【In the second-floor corridor, a heroic girl with long black hair and red pupils is moving forward cautiously.】

【Reiroukan Misaya, the heir of the Reiroukan family, and also a friend of Sajou Manaka who can barely be considered one.】

【Bold since childhood, she ignores her father's prohibition and heads to her father's workshop driven by curiosity.】

【Her father has already told her about the Holy Grail War, so she also wants to see the Servant her father summoned.】

【"Is that you, Misaya? Come in."】

【Just as she reaches the door, her father's calm voice rings out from inside the room.】

【Oh my, I was discovered—】

【However, Reiroukan Misaya doesn't panic; she gathers her courage, puffs out her chest, and pushes the door open to enter.】

【"Father?"】

【Her father sits quietly on the sofa, looking at his daughter with a kind expression, not angry because of her disobedience.】

【I don't see her father's Servant; is he not here?】

【No! No! There is something next to her father!】

【Is it hidden by magic?】

【Her competitive spirit rises; Reiroukan Misaya focuses her consciousness on her vision, simultaneously connecting her Magic Circuits, mana, and vision, injecting a spell to break magic into her gaze.】

【Subsequently, she sees—】

【It is a thin figure wearing a white robe and long cyan hair; the face is very handsome, just like a woman's.】