Chapter 6 - VS Cú Chulainn, Suou Yuki

"Mmm?"

"You're awake."

Saeko Busujima slowly opened her eyes.

She found herself sitting in the passenger seat of a moving car.

Turning her head, she saw Marikawa Shizuka behind the wheel.

"Marikawa-sensei?"

"Why am I here?"

Saeko's eyes were filled with confusion.

Hadn't she fainted during her spar with Kaito?

"You passed out."

"Sensei asked me to take you away from the school."

Saeko quickly caught the hidden meaning in Shizuka's words.

Take her away from the school.

Was something going to happen at the school tonight?

After a moment of hesitation, Saeko suppressed her curiosity and asked instead, "Sensei?"

"Mhm, Kaito is my sensei!"

Shizuka's face lit up as she talked about Kaito.

She stepped on the gas and smiled. "Sensei promised me and Miko that he'll come to my house this weekend to teach us the Thunder Spell!"

"Thunder Spell?"

Saeko wasn't particularly interested in the Thunder Spell.

What she cared about was when she could see Kaito again.

Her eyes flickered as she said, "Marikawa-sensei, can I stay at your place for a few days?"

...

The wind was unusually strong tonight.

Rin Tohsaka stood on the rooftop of the school building.

Her red coat fluttered in the wind.

The sky gradually darkened, and a bright moon hung over Tokyo.

The students who had been participating in club activities had already left the campus, and the once bustling school was now eerily quiet.

"Here we go."

Just as Kaito's playful voice reached her ears, Rin felt an overwhelming wave of murderous intent envelop her.

But in the next moment, Kaito stepped in front of her, blocking the chilling aura completely.

This guy... he's actually pretty reliable.

Looking at his back, Rin couldn't help but smile slightly. The pain in her thighs that had been bothering her all day seemed to ease a little.

"Yo, what a beautiful night."

"Don't you think so, kid?"

Rin quickly snapped out of her thoughts and looked in the direction of the voice.

On the thin railing surrounding the rooftop stood a man dressed in blue and white tight-fitting clothing, with blue hair and red eyes.

An enemy Servant!

Even though she had anticipated this, seeing it in person still made Rin's pupils contract and her body tense up.

"It is beautiful," Kaito said with a smile. "It'd be even more beautiful if someone died and spilled some blood."

Cú Chulainn grinned, revealing a bloodthirsty smile.

"What a coincidence."

"I was thinking the same thing."

...

"Mmm, I must've fallen asleep."

In the school's fourth-floor hallway.

Suou Yuki yawned as she walked down the empty corridor.

Since the school was deserted at this hour, she didn't need to maintain the ladylike demeanor she had during the day.

"Perfect."

"I won't go back tonight. I'll stay at the apartment I bought."

Yuki's eyes lit up as she clapped her hands together.

To maintain her freedom, she had bought an apartment where she stored light novels, manga, and other items she couldn't keep at home. She often stayed there alone.

"Hmm, I'll grab some drinks and chips on the way."

"Then I'll watch the anime airing tonight."

"Tomorrow's the weekend, so I can sleep in and then go shopping with Marin. Ah, just thinking about it makes me so happy!"

Just as Yuki was basking in her joy, the sound of clashing swords and spears suddenly reached her ears.

Yuki's smile faded, and a look of confusion crossed her face. She walked to the window and looked down at the school grounds.

In an instant, her eyes widened.

On the field, a man in ancient armor wielding a spear was locked in combat with another man in modern casual clothes, who held a sword in each hand. The sparks from their clashes were dazzling in the darkness.

At the edge of the field, Yuki saw Rin Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka family, standing there.

"Oh no, oh no!"

Yuki's face turned pale.

She turned to run, but at that moment, the swordsman and spearman suddenly separated, both glancing up at her on the fourth floor.

"I'm done for!"

The thought flashed through Yuki's mind.

She watched as the blue spearman hurled his blood-red spear directly at her.

Yuki instinctively dodged.

"Bang!"

The spear grazed her shoulder and embedded itself in the wall behind her.

Debris flew everywhere.

The powerful gust of wind knocked Yuki to the ground.

Sitting on the cold floor, Yuki ignored the pain in her backside and stared in terror as the blue spearman leaped through the broken window and landed in front of her.

"What a cute little girl."

Run! Run! Run!

Her brain screamed at her to flee.

But Yuki couldn't move a muscle. Not even a finger would budge under the overwhelming murderous intent radiating from the man before her.

"Oh well."

"Guess it's just bad luck for you."

Cú Chulainn sighed as he raised his blood-red spear.

His cold eyes locked onto Yuki's heart as he thrust the spear forward.

Am I going to die?

Yuki's eyes widened, her mind going blank.

Memories of her life flashed before her eyes, and she suddenly felt a deep regret.

Why hadn't she cleared her browsing history?

If she had another chance, she would definitely clear all the history on her phone and computer!

"Clang!"

A brilliant spark erupted before her eyes.

The blood-red spear never reached her body.

Because.

A crimson sword swept in from the side, striking the spear with a loud metallic clang and deflecting it.

At the same time, another sword swung toward Cú Chulainn's body.

Cú Chulainn had no choice but to retract his spear and block the second sword, leaping back over ten meters in an instant.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

"Did you forget..."

The boy's voice was calm and cool, carrying a maturity that didn't match his high school appearance.

Yuki stared blankly at the boy who had saved her.

He stood sideways to her, his strikingly handsome face showing a hint of madness.

He didn't even glance at her.

His knees straightened as he gripped his swords and turned to face Cú Chulainn, a fierce, excited grin spreading across his face.

"Your opponent..."

"Is me!"

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