After receiving Tohsaka Rin's 'love letter,' Illya had no choice but to head to the high school department's playground at midnight tonight. Although she was concerned about why Tohsaka Rin used that pink stationery filled with a young girl's sentimentality, along with the crossed-out words full of murderous intent halfway through, it was better not to ask about such things for now. With ruby floating in the air behind her, Illya whispered to the house, "I'm heading out."
The entrance door opened, and Justeaze, standing in the shadows, watched Illya leave with a smile.
"Lady Justeaze, are you not sleeping yet so late?"
"Sella, can you prepare a welcome party for tomorrow? An important person is coming back."
The streets of Fuyuki City at night were so peaceful. Before this, Illya had never walked the late-night streets alone. Of course, she wasn't truly alone now; ruby was by her side, escorting and protecting her.
"It's so quiet... So a normal night is this peaceful."
"Has Illya never been out at night before?"
"Mm, except for some festivals and celebrations, Sella strictly forbids me from going out. I heard that many vicious crimes happened in Fuyuki City ten years ago, and some of the culprits still haven't been caught."
As she spoke, Illya couldn't help but quicken her pace.
"Oh my, Illya quickening her pace because she's scared is also very cute! Don't worry, whether it's a murderer or a delinquent, they're no match for a Magical Girl! So Illya, you have absolutely nothing to fear~"
In the center of the playground at Homurahara Private High School.
Tohsaka Rin looked up at the moon in the sky and couldn't help but remember that night several years ago—herself, having just finished the transplantation of the Tohsaka Family's generational Magecraft Crest and staying in the Clock Tower student dormitory, and Akatsuki, who had stormed the Clock Tower and was eventually forced to repatriate for illegal border crossing.
"The moon back then looked just like it does today."
A young Tohsaka Rin had witnessed everything up close. That True Ancestor, who had once appeared at the disassembly ceremony of the greater grail, had single-handedly taken on the entire Clock Tower. Without performing magecraft or using the authority of a True Ancestor, she had wiped out the entire Clock Tower using nothing but pure strength.
In the end, it only barely came to a close after it alarmed the Marshal of Sorcery, Kishur.
Yet, the reason Akatsuki attacked the Clock Tower was merely to come and see her. Just for that, the legendary Marshal of Sorcery had to appear in person... "You look like you're in heat... Ow ow ow ow ow!!! You expired Magical Girl! Do you only know how to use violence?!!"
Before ruby could finish speaking, she was grabbed by Tohsaka Rin. From the bulging veins, one could see just how angry Tohsaka Rin was at this moment. "Listen here, ruby, if you talk nonsense again, I'll put you in a pot of mapo tofu as the base ingredient!"
"Waaaah..."
"Illya, you arrived exactly at midnight. Impressive. I didn't want to have to go and pick you up for our first card collection mission."
"After being sent that kind of 'threat letter' by you, I had no choice but to come..."
However, Tohsaka Rin didn't seem to notice Illya's subtle expression, instead looking at Illya in front of her with confusion and asking, "Hmm? Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing!"
Illya hurriedly denied it and directed the topic elsewhere. "By the way, are we going to execute that card collection mission now?"
"Yes, that's right. Anyway, go and transform first."
After returning the squeezed-out-of-shape ruby to Illya, Tohsaka Rin watched in confusion as Illya walked toward the restroom. After a dozen seconds, Illya, who had successfully transformed, walked out of the restroom.
"Why did you specifically go to the restroom to transform?"
"Because it's so embarrassing..."
The blushing Illya baffled Tohsaka Rin, but now was not the time to worry about such things.
In the center of the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, Akatsuki was stroking Tiamat's head when a voice she had been waiting for who knows how long suddenly appeared in her ear.
"Adding imaginary axis to the fifth measurement variable, beginning inversion preparation, confirming existence of complex space, center coordinates fixed, forming reflection route within a 2-meter radius, inverting partial boundary corridor..."
"It's time."
The hand stroking Tiamat stopped, and Akatsuki cast her gaze into the depths of the Sea of Imaginary Numbers. Tiamat looked at Akatsuki in confusion, as if wondering what was happening.
"It's time to go. If there's a chance, I'll summon you in the outside world as a Servant. Of course, just don't go spreading black mud everywhere then."
The world where the class cards were located was not the real world; even if space collapse occurred, there would be no problem. Therefore, even if an accident occurred during Akatsuki's process of breaking out of the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, it would at most lead to space collapse in the world of the class cards.
"Get ready. I don't know how many years have passed in that world. The Magic Authentic is about to make its debut!"
"Crack."
Like the sound of a mirror cracking, Akatsuki reached out her hand toward the endless Sea of Imaginary Numbers and used the power belonging to a True Ancestor.
"Aaaaah! That just grazed me! It definitely grazed me! Miss Rin! This could kill someone!!!"
"Illya, dodge! Dodge her attacks and find a chance to counter! Wait! Don't just focus on running away!"
Seeing Illya being chased by Rider and gradually falling into danger, Tohsaka Rin had to take several jewels from her pocket and throw them at Rider.
Dazzling light flashed, yet Rider was not damaged in the slightest.
"No way... though it was expected. After all, a Servant is hard for a Magician to kill with magecraft, but those jewels were very expensive!"
"That's why I say you're just a country noble. Does a mere handful of jewels make your heart ache this much? Tohsaka Rin!"
In an instant, jewels fell from the sky like a waterfall, and the falling jewels all turned into bombs in mid-air. For a moment, the entire Mirror World was shaking.
"Whoa whoa whoa! How can that Golden Drill be so reckless!"
"Ugh..."
Tohsaka Rin's defense and ruby's defense were deployed almost at the same time, and the moment they deployed their defenses, they both heard a voice.
"Lancer class card, include."
A crimson spear and a petite figure leaped past the two of them, leaving only an afterimage in the air as the spear tip went straight for Rider's head.
When the explosion of the Jewel Sorcery passed and the smoke cleared, Tohsaka Rin couldn't keep her composure.
Akatsuki, in a blood-red dress, held Rider's neck with one hand and grabbed Miyu's spear tip with the other. While everyone was in shock, Akatsuki slowly spoke.
"The Magic Authentic, Akatsuki Brunestud, makes her grand debut!"
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