Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

The strength far exceeded Shirou's expectations, easily overwhelming the divinely crafted twin swords that lacked "anti-demonic nature" and "divine nature".

More importantly, the scale of the "magic release" is completely different from before.

Although his weapon was knocked away, Shirou secretly rejoiced:

If I hadn't probed first and had instead rashly blocked, my arms would definitely have broken.

At the same time, Shirou also noticed that although Saber's power had increased by several levels, her speed had decreased.

While Shirou was pondering, Black Saber had already closed in, her raised demonic sword resembling the claw of an evil dragon.

"What a pity, Shirou... Why did you have to come here to die? If you had just escaped Fuyuki, I could have spared your life."

The black-clad swordsman's voice was completely calm, but Shirou could still detect a hint of reproach in it.

"Didn't we agree to settle this with a winner?"

"Unarmed Shirou replied, a barely perceptible wavering flashing in the eyes of the black-clad Saber."

Then, without hesitation, she swung the "King's Hammer".

It's probably too late to reproject the weapons now, so—

"Lady Avalon!"

"Hehe, let's leave it to them!"

Just as Black Saber Asashirou swung the Reversal Holy Sword down above his head—

"This is my combined ultimate technique with Master... 'Pseudo-Unlimited Blade Works'!!"

The Flower Magician's cheerful voice echoed across the boundless wilderness.

In an instant, Shirou vanished from his spot, and Black Saber's unleashed dragon breath missed its target.

"……Why?"

Avanger blinked and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"…………!"

Black Saber stopped her charge, gripping the demon sword in one hand to maintain a defensive stance, while frowning and looking around.

They had just been in a temple on Mount Yuanzang.

However, with the female magician's voice, the familiar scene before my eyes immediately changed.

They now stand on a desolate land.

There were neither flowers nor green grass; instead, the earth was adorned with countless knives and swords.

There is neither sun nor stars; the sky is governed by constantly rotating gears.

Avanger smelled the metallic scent of rust in the air.

Is this... teleportation? Saber and I have been forcibly transported?

Teleportation is a grand magic that is almost like magic, and it is also the limit that Command Seals can achieve.

Did that annoying silver-haired woman activate a large-scale spatial transfer simply by casting a spell?

No, that's not right...

The scene before me does not belong to any place on the earth's surface; it is more like an artificially created alternate dimension... Is this a "prophetic barrier"?

So, the truth about that woman's Noble Phantasm... is it a "Realistic Marble"?

"It's nothing special, just an 'illusion'."

Bawanshi turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, where she saw the silver-haired female magician and Shirou beside her.

"...Illusion."

Illusion is one of the most versatile magic tricks in magic, applicable to many different fields.

This includes various types, such as those used to hide a specific place, disrupt the sense of direction in a specific location, or to inflict suggestions or spiritual practice on oneself.

However, half-baked illusions are often ineffective against powerful magicians, so most illusions stop at "general-purpose, convenient magic," and not many people intend to explore this path further.

Furthermore, the three knights, possessing high levels of "magic resistance," are actually completely immune to illusions—

Saber originally possessed the highest level (A) of magic resistance, but after being corrupted, this skill dropped to B, which is why she was hit just now.

As for Avanger, although she possesses "fairy eyes," her level is very low and insufficient to see through Lady Avalon's illusions.

"Tsk...!"

The unexpected situation made Avanger irritated: "What a clever trick... Saber!"

At the red-haired girl's command, Black Saber once again took action.

Shirou calmly pulled a longsword from the ground, while at the same time, the swords stuck in the ground around him flew into the sky.

The sound of wind breaking rang out one after another.

Dozens of swords of various shapes fell toward Black Saber.

"What……?"

Logically speaking, those swords should have been just "illusions," but they triggered a clear reaction from Black Saber's intuition.

Before she could comprehend the situation, she brandished her demonic sword with both hands, unleashing a beam of light that devoured the sword-wielding artifacts aimed at her.

During this process, Saber felt the tactile sensation of destruction—indicating that those swords were genuine Noble Phantasms.

More swords attacked Black Saber.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh... Pretty amazing, right? This is the combined ultimate attack of Shirou and me~!"

Ms. Avalon explained with a smug look on her face.

"My illusion magic, the Master's magic flowing within me, and the bond that binds us together..."

This is what ultimately resulted in—

Lady Avalon puffed out her chest proudly: "The mental world of Shirou that I created is 'Pseudo-Unlimited Blade Works'!"

Unlike the original "Unlimited Blade Works" or Shirou Amemiya's "Fairy Domain: Unlimited Blade Works".

"Pseudo-Unlimited Blade Works" is powered by magic provided by Shirou and controlled by Lady Avalon.

Although Shirou was very reluctant to admit it, after his intimate encounter with Lady Avalon, they had developed such a tacit understanding that they could comprehend each other's thoughts without needing to speak.

"This is a miracle created by the love between my Master and me!"

Since Rider Iskandar and his subordinates' bond can form a "prophetic marquee".

So, she and Shirou's bond could achieve the same thing... That's probably what she meant.

Shirou's cheeks flushed: "It's so embarrassing, stop talking."

"What's there to be embarrassed about?"

Merlin puffed out his cheeks unhappily, "You think you can just deny it now that you've pulled up your pants?"

Who was that clinging to someone and acting all cute just now? You naughty kid who plays with women's feelings!

"...It's so noisy!!"

Shirou ignored Lady Avalon, grabbed the sword he pulled from the ground, and charged at Black Saber.

He didn't believe that with Saber's swordsmanship and attribute values, "Unlimited Blade Works" could remain effective indefinitely.

Before she gets used to Unlimited Blade Works, let's take her down in one go!

Lady Avalon understood immediately and controlled the group of swords in the illusion space to follow Shirou and provide cover.

……

……

The sound of metal striking metal echoed in the world of swordsmanship.

Sparks scattered.

The counterfeit sword clashed violently with the black holy sword, releasing a large amount of light and heat.

The red-haired toddler and the black-clad girl were now locked in battle.

Black Saber didn't move an inch from her spot, while Shirou adopted a guerrilla tactic of fighting and running.

This is his only advantage at present.

If Saber hadn't been corrupted by Avanger's black mud, Shirou would be at a disadvantage in both strength and agility right now.

However, after Saber turned evil, Shirou at least gained a slight advantage in speed thanks to the protection of wind magic.

While using "Unlimited Blade Works" as cover, he launched attacks from all directions, preventing Saber from charging up and unleashing the Reverse Blade.

In just a tenth of a second, Shirou's figure flashed from directly in front of Saber to her diagonally behind, attempting to attack from her blind spot.

In the original work, Saber was forced to resort to guerrilla warfare against the Greek hero because she could not obtain effective Master-level magic.

But now, she herself has become the one being flown like a kite.

However, Black Saber was not at a disadvantage; she simply deflected Shirou's attack with a light wave of her hand.

Shirou raced across the desolate wasteland of swords, which resembled tombstones, disappearing from Saber's sight time and time again, looking like a shooting star skimming the ground.

"What are you doing, Saber?!"

Avanger finally lost his temper and shouted angrily from a distance.

"Aren't you the strongest Servant?! Why can't you hit me?! You're useless! Hurry up and kill that brat!"

Saber is clearly in a better position here...

Even Shirou felt a little sorry for her, but he wasn't going to show her any mercy.

Just as Black Saber deflected the attack from "Unlimited Blade Works", Shirou appeared behind her.

Got it!

Shirou was about to strike Black Saber's unsuspecting back when he heard a sound that seemed to stop his heart—

“Ex (Oath) ————”

is that a lie!

Shirou was greatly alarmed.

Black Saber's target wasn't Shirou behind her, but rather Lady Avalon floating in the air.

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Magic power surged.

A sudden gust of scorching wind swept across the battlefield.

“Oath (Ex) ————”

Black Saber gripped the Reversal Holy Sword tightly with both hands, and the "black" energy flowing out absorbed all the light around her.

Because the cursed magic wrapped around the blade was too heavy and dense, even with her greatly enhanced power, Black Saber could not raise the holy sword high. Instead, she adopted a stance with her hands below her waist, ready to unleash her power.

In front of her was Lady Avalon, floating in the air.

Realizing that eliminating the suspicious woman would break the illusion in front of her, Black Saber ignored the threat from behind and directly unleashed her Noble Phantasm.

The raging black flames transformed into a pillar of pitch-black aurora, standing tall in the world of swords.

Saber's speed decreased after she turned evil, but the preparation time for her Noble Phantasm release remained largely unchanged.

Although it was only a fraction of a second, it was enough for Shirou, who was closing in from behind, to deliver a severe blow to her.

Lady Avalon has already set up a defensive magic circle, but Shirou and she themselves know very well that such a thing is no match for the Holy Sword.

How to do?

Should they shield Lady Avalon from the attack, or seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to severely injure Saber in one fell swoop?

This is not a problem for Shirou at all.

But now that he's still behind Saber, how can he possibly cross the straight-line distance of tens of meters in an instant and move to the Noble Phantasm track in front of Saber?