The scabbard was originally in the hands of Emiya Kiritsugu, and he used it to summon Saber to participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Later, it was buried in Irisviel's body as a concept gift to protect Irisviel, and returned to Saber for a time during the war. After Saber left, it was buried in Kiritsugu's body to heal Kiritsugu who was corroded by black mud.

When Kiritsugu and Maiya left Fuyuki and went to the war-torn Middle East, Kiritsugu took her out again and quietly placed it on his daughter. That was his greatest hope for a safe life for his daughter, and it was the strictest protection in the entire world.

, is something that only strong and sincere ideals can retain.

Ten years ago, it resonated strongly with Emiya Kiritsugu's lofty yet foolish ideal of "becoming a partner of justice."

Now, she awakens again because of Illya's innocent call. It is this connection that makes Saber appear again and come to this home.

Of course, in addition to the connection between the scabbard and Saber, there is another condition - the spell that Kiritsugu carved ten years ago. At that time, Irisviel, who was the Little Holy Grail, absorbed the souls and bodies of two servants.

His functions were severely weakened, and he could only lie down and rest in a special spell. This special spell was exactly the summoning formation that most masters would describe - summoning was just a common name passed down among masters, and the spell had more than one function.

There are summons, stabilizing the spiritual base, accelerating the recovery of the servant's magic power, etc. It can also have a stabilizing effect on the small Holy Grail that contains the soul of the servant.

From the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War until Orange created a new body, Irisviel mostly stayed in this spell to preserve her soul. After obtaining the new body, Kiritsugu did not eliminate the spell, and because of the old

The warehouse was rarely used, but it was well preserved until today, when it was awakened by Illya's magic and wishes, opening up the connection between the real world and fantasy.

The girl standing in the summoning circle pressed her abdomen with her hand. There was a glow that was very suitable for Saber. It was the ultimate ideal of a king and the treasure with the same name as the legendary fairy land "Avalon"!

After ten years of silence, this treasure finally appeared in the world again, in front of Saber.

"Go, Illya!" the knight girl said to her new master, her jewel-like eyes filled with nostalgia and expectation.

"Yeah." Illya nodded vigorously, "That monster..."

"It's okay, I'm here - we're here!"

When the two walked out of the warehouse, the courtyard outside had changed its appearance.

The steel giant is still alive and continues to stir up storms one after another with his powerful power.

However, this time, the storm failed to destroy everything as unbridled as before. It was firmly imprisoned in the center of the courtyard, in a very small area - a steel cage composed of black rafters rising from the ground.

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For a terrifying giant who can tear down walls at will and block bullets with his body, a mere iron pillar is nothing. It can be easily destroyed by an axe, a sword or a tyrannical body.

However, there was not just one row of iron pillars blocking his way, but ten or twenty rows. Even a giant with unparalleled strength would take some time to destroy these iron pillars. When he finally cleared the obstacles blocking his way, a man wearing a

The woman in tight leather clothes stood in front of her again.

Compared with the giant, the purple woman is only of a normal human body shape. She may be taller among women, but she is still nothing compared to the giant. She is so short and fragile that it seems that she can be crushed with just one strike of an ax or sword.

But when the giant actually swung his ax and sword, the result was exactly the opposite.

The "short and fragile" purple woman actually successfully blocked the giant's ax and sword. She did not dodge or use any skills. She just blocked the giant with strength alone.

"■■■■■■■■■■■────!"

The giant whose attack was blocked roared wildly. This was the first time his attack was blocked. Even if he was repelled by Saber just now, it was because Saber had the advantage of surprise.

The hand holding the ax sword changed from one hand to two hands, and the already obvious muscles became more bulging, so obvious that the blood vessels under the skin could be seen.

However, even this could not make the "insignificant" woman take a step back.

No, not only failed to retreat, but -

"I won't let you pass, Berserker! Come back here!"

In the cold whisper, the woman's waist-length purple hair was raised back, and the woman's arms and knees, which had been bent due to the pressure of the ax and sword, straightened instantly. This instant burst of power bounced off the head and cut it off.

The ax and sword also caused the giant's huge body to retreat involuntarily - back to its original position.

At the same time as he retreated, the iron fence that he had destroyed with violence was also quickly repaired. When the giant stood firm, the iron pillars had been restored to their original shape, and the steel cage was completed again.

Behind the purple-haired woman, a man with a slightly lighter color came out, pointing one hand in the direction of Berserker and making a fist in the air.

“Kazikli Bey(King of Execution)!”

What happened next seemed to be a repeat of what happened just now.

The giant used brute force to destroy the cage, opened a gap, and the purple-haired woman quickly blocked it, using stronger force to block him back. Then, the cage was repaired and Berserker was tied up again.

This scene has been repeated several times. Because of this, Saber had time to talk to Illya so much and instruct the latter to take out the scabbard.

"The big liar, it's you!!!" Illya exclaimed after seeing clearly the appearance of the person who controlled the steel cage.

"I told you, don't call me——"

There was only one man who would be called such by Illya, Matou Shinji. He habitually turned his head to complain, but before he could finish complaining, he was stunned because of the familiar girl knight beside Illya.

"——Holy shit, Arturia!"

"Long time no see." The girl knight, Saber, Arturia smiled innocently.

"Ah, long time no see, but how could you-wait, how come you have this thing in your hands?"

The first half of the sentence was addressed to Artoria. He never thought that Artoria would appear at this time, since Kiritsugu had not returned yet.

The second half of the sentence was because I saw the scabbard in Illya's hand. It was a sacred relic belonging to Artoria. With this, it can explain why Artoria appeared. But a new problem came again,

In Shinji's understanding, the scabbard should be on Kiritsugu's body, but he didn't expect that he had already given it to his daughter.

It was probably to protect his daughter - based on Shinji's understanding of Kiritsugu, he quickly came up with the answer, and Shinji's expression returned to normal.

At this moment, he heard Medusa's anxious voice.

"Shenji, be careful, get out of the way!"
Chapter completed!