The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

While saying this, Kondo Isami tried to pry at the door to see if he could open it.

But just like what the three people had just tried to do, this closed door seemed impossible to open again.

"..."

Although he also felt that the scene before him was a bit too strange, Souji Okita did not behave as panicked as Kondo Isami.

Because she noticed one thing - that Ian seemed to have thought of something.

"Sai San, did you find anything?"

"..."

Ian pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"You two come over here for a moment."

"..."

Although he had no idea what Ian wanted to do, after hearing his instructions, Kondo Isami came over very cooperatively.

And after that, Souji Okita also came over.

"What's wrong?" the two girls said in unison.

"You guys... feel this?"

The man said this, and then placed the girl's hands on the city gate, one on the left and one on the right.

The city gate is naturally very high.

So even if two people stretched out their hands, they could only touch the very bottom part.

but……

Just being in this position was enough to make Okita Souji and Kondo Isami realize something.

"Hey...why is it soft?"

[Just like what Kondo Isami feels at this moment.]

The city gate in front of you looks very old and solid, but it feels surprisingly soft to the touch.

[It was a strange feeling, and at this moment, it even had a touch of horror.]

"..."

"..."

Okita Souji and Kondo Isami looked at each other.

The look of surprise in their eyes was enough to show that they both felt the same thing at the moment - that is, this seemingly solid city gate actually had the touch of flesh.

"Isn't this wrong?"

Kondo Isami took a deep breath.

Nothing so outrageous had ever happened in her life so far.

"..."

Although he was also very panicked, Souji Okita suppressed his inner feelings and spoke to Ian beside him.

"Sui San..."

"What do you think this is?"

“Why did the city wall become like this?”

"..."

"I don't know." Ian was not the vain type.

Although he was the first person to discover that something was wrong with the city gate, he had to admit that he was also confused.

"But if even the city gate is so strange..."

"Then the General and the Eighth Master who are walking in are..."

Kondo Isami didn't dare to say anything.

She was afraid that what she said would come true.

"Anyway——"

"Let's look around first."

Ian took a few deep breaths and then said this.

He knew that he must not show any panic at this moment, otherwise, those who followed him would also become panicked.

"Let's go."

You have begun your own investigation.

[That being said, you don't actually have a very good direction for investigation.]

【After all, Fujiwara Yuuka and Kiyono Hachiro, who brought you here, are nowhere to be found.】

This is obviously a very worrying thing.

[However, your attention was quickly drawn to the strange scene in Kyoto.]

[Because the appearance of this city is completely beyond the expectations of the three of you.]

Kondo Isami is very nervous now.

Because this was the first time in her life that she had seen such a post-war scene.

No, it might not be accurate to say it was after the war.

Because apart from the corpses of soldiers everywhere, there were many people lying all over the city.

They have lost their breath of life, but the expressions on their faces remain forever frozen in that moment.

That was an appearance that absolutely could not be disguised. At the moment before their lives came to an end, they definitely saw something.

but……

Kondo Isami looked up at the sky and saw the cherry blossoms still dancing there, as if they had no intention of stopping.

"What on earth can achieve such an effect?"

Kondo Isami could no longer think of an answer.

"It's fine."

Okita Souji's voice came from behind the girl, bringing her back to reality.

"If Saizo is here, there will be no problem."

"He will definitely be able to figure out what's going on, so don't worry, Xiaoyong!"

"..."

Looking at Souji Okita who said these words without hesitation, Kondo Isami felt as if something had pierced his heart.

"Okita..."

"Why are you able to trust Saizo unconditionally every time?"

"Even if... there's no reason at all."

"Hey, if you ask that..."

Souji Okita glanced at Ian, who was still concentrating on investigating the environment, and smiled.

"Maybe I thought that if I doubted him, I would feel really bad - so I naturally chose to believe him."

"Eh?"

Kondo Isami was a little surprised.

"Is it just such a simple reason?"

"I thought you were going to talk about something like bond..."

"That kind of thing doesn't exist—"

Okita Souji felt a little embarrassed.

She coughed softly a few times and then said:

"After all, belief is just belief...there's no need for so many reasons."

"..."

Kondo Isami felt that this sentence had a special meaning to him.

However, at this time.

Ian seemed to have made another discovery.

"You two, come here quickly."

Just like before, Souji Okita and Isami Kondo came to the hospital again.

Only this time...

What they were facing was no longer the city gate, but the ground beneath their feet.

That's right.

Ian was lying on the ground at the moment, listening to something, looking very serious.

Seeing him like this, Kondo Isami naturally couldn't suppress his inner doubts.

"Sai San, what have you discovered?"

"hard to explain."

Ian looked at the girl beside him with a complicated expression.

"Xiaoyong, you should come and listen to it yourself."

"..."

Although it felt a bit strange to just lie on the ground like that, it was what he said after all, so Kondo Isami naturally believed it.

Following Ian's example, the girl lay on the ground and heard something incredible.

thump--

thump--

thump--

The familiar vibration reached the girl's ears again and again.

"Is this a heartbeat?!" Kondo Isami shouted.

【Just like what Kondo Isami was surprised about at this moment. 】

[The strange sound coming from the ground is nothing but a so-called heartbeat!]

[This is something that should never have happened, yet it is now happening right before your eyes.]

[You gradually realize that the situation may be very different from what Fujiwara Yuuka described! ]

"heartbeat?"

Even just by listening to Kondo Isami's description, Okita Souji already felt that things were not simple.

"Why is there a heartbeat under the ground?"

"This is the crux of the matter..."

Ian stood up and looked at his lover.

"Do you think Kyoto is 'alive' now...?"

"..."

"..."

Kondo Isami and Okita Souji, who were already quite surprised, found it even more incredible after hearing Ian's words.

"Sai San, what are you talking about!"