Chapter 566 - 552: Stingy?! Has Our Tohsaka Family Really Fallen So Far?

Chapter 566: Chapter 552: Stingy?! Has Our Tohsaka Family Really Fallen So Far?

[ Midnight, zero hour. It is still the familiar Fuyuki Bridge...

"Finish it in one breath; we cannot lose a second time!" Holding onto a firm conviction, the group once again unfolded the teleportation circle leading to the Mirror World where Caster was located.

As far as the eye could see, the sky was densely packed with magic circles already poised to strike. Clearly, this was the gift Caster had prepared for them.

In the next second, Miyu sprinted out like an arrow released from a bowstring. Although she couldn’t fly while ignoring gravity, she had learned to use magical energy to form footholds, allowing her to maneuver in the air! ]

[ ..... ]

?Projection of All Worlds?

"So... is this scientific now?"

Everyone looked on, feeling a bit frantic, at Miyu who was walking on air while supposedly adhering to materialistic principles. Speaking of which, between idealism and materialism, which side are you actually on?!

If they remembered correctly, not long ago, Miyu, you still firmly believed in Mr. Newton’s three laws, right? How can you change your tune so quickly now?!

Mr. Newton, who might have been feeling gratified before, would probably cry if he saw this now. So, the end of science is theology, is that it?!

.....

[ "Whoa!" Just as Illya wanted to express her amazement, she suddenly realized that red infrared beams, resembling modern technology, had locked onto her firmly once again!

"Boom boom boom—!"

The next moment, overwhelming magical blasts bombarded Illya wildly. In an instant, the sounds of explosions and blasts rang ceaselessly throughout the space.

However, relying on her agile flight capabilities, Illya not only perfectly dodged Caster’s attacks but also flew towards the high altitude at an unimaginable speed.

On the other side, Miyu also used unimaginable extreme speed to constantly dodge the magical blasts while jumping through mid-air, rapidly closing in on Caster!

"Take this, Buckshot!" Illya waved the wand in her hand, and a brilliant, dazzling cluster of light instantly formed beside her.

In the next second, the magic bullets instantly turned into rain, attacking Caster with an unimaginable velocity, but they were all blocked by the barrier in front of her. ]

[ ..... ]

?Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline?

"Say... does Illya-chan have a grudge against Caster? Why are all the magic blasts aiming at her the moment they entered!"

Seeing that bombardment of magic bullets that resembled an inescapable net, Irisviel watched with heart-pounding fear, terrified that Illya might accidentally lose an arm or a leg.

Although saying this might be a bit immoral, but... were the two magical aunties in the back ignored? Aiming everything at Illya-chan is a bit too excessive, isn’t it!

Beside her, Emiya Kiritsugu’s eyelids were twitching as he watched, nearing the limit of his patience. After all, this was too dangerous; Illya shouldn’t have gotten involved!

"..."

Meanwhile, the citizens of Fuyuki on the other side looked speechlessly at the Fuyuki Bridge, which appeared somewhat teetering in the chaotic storm. As expected of you, to be able to withstand even this!

Thank goodness for that so-called Mirror World; otherwise, this scene would have turned into a tragedy in the real world!

?A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City?

"If I remember correctly, Illya has only been a magical girl for three days, right?"

Misaka Mikoto pointed at the screen with a dull gaze:

"But this strength... it’s a bit unscientific!"

The day before yesterday, she was being chased all over the streets by Rider, and now she can fight back and forth with Caster!

You have to realize that this Illya was just an elementary school student a few days ago; can you believe it? In just a few short days, her growth in both strength and mental resilience has been way too fast, hasn’t it!

"Onee-sama... if you told me she had been a magical girl for three years, I would believe it."

Kuroko looked speechlessly at the girl in the sky who was moving as if walking on flat ground.

It’s clearly her first time being a magical girl, and she just learned to fly, but... why are you so skilled!

She was clearly just an ordinary person before, yet she so naturally transitioned into a life-threatening lifestyle. You’re only eleven years old, big sister!

Are elementary school students these days all becoming this terrifying?

.....

[ "Lancer, Limit Exp..." Miyu approached Caster’s side. Just as she wanted to use the strongest Noble Phantasm for a one-hit kill, an accident occurred.

Caster vanished directly into thin air. The next moment, she suddenly appeared behind Miyu, the corners of her mouth curling up eerily: "Heh."

Then, raising her staff high to draw an arc, purple lightning blasted towards Miyu. Caught off guard, Miyu could only forcibly take this fatal blow.

Subsequently, she turned into a streak of light and smashed ruthlessly into the steel frame of the Fuyuki Bridge, instantly creating a deep crater.

"I’m sorry, Miyu-sama! There wasn’t enough time to reinforce physical defense."

"It’s okay, it’s nothing major..." Miyu tried to get up, but felt a tearing pain in her leg.

However, the dishonorable Caster wouldn’t give her a chance to cast healing magic. Overwhelming magical blasts instantly bombarded her in her direction.

In the nick of time, Illya hugged Miyu and carried her out of the artillery fire. Miyu took this opportunity to cast healing magic on herself, curing the injury on her leg.

"Good job, Illya! This is really a challenge for the heart..." The two unreliable adults below also broke into a sweat upon seeing this; it had been a close call. ]

[ ..... ]

?Projection of All Worlds?

"That really is a challenge for the heart... The sister that the Great Hero risked his life to save almost died."

At this moment, even ordinary people who weren’t magi could see the clues. This Shadow Servant seemed to possess the original owner’s will; not only could she launch sneak attacks, but she even knew how to go for the kill!

.....

?So I’m a Spider, So What? World?

"Don’t kid me, is Illya really just an ordinary fourth-grade elementary student??"

Looking at Illya saving someone unscathed from the artillery fire, Kumoko was a bit stunned.

Why does it feel like my combat awareness, honed from fighting life-and-death battles in the labyrinth every day, isn’t as sharp as an elementary school student’s? How did you train?

.....

[ After being healed, the two launched an attack again, but Caster possessed teleportation magic. If they didn’t change their plan, it wouldn’t work.

"Since attacks will be dodged, then I’ll unleash an attack that will hit her no matter where she flees!"

"Let’s go, Ruby!" Saying this, Illya gathered magical energy on her wand: "GIGANTIC BUCKSHOT—!"

Countless magical blasts unfolded once again, beginning a wild bombardment towards the ground below, even utilizing the opponent’s reflection prisms to increase the range of the attack!

The surrounding space was completely covered by the attacks. Caster’s teleportation magic lost its effect, and she was forced to stand in place and deploy a defensive shield.

"Bullet velocity at maximum deployment—shoot!" Seeing this opportunity, Miyu fired a magical blast containing all of her magical energy.

The next moment, under C-Ma(Medea)’s utterly astonished gaze, her entire body was smashed forcefully onto the ground by the light cannon!

Watching Caster, who was heavily injured and still struggling to get up, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia, the two cheerleaders who had been on standby the whole time, finally came in handy!

"Zeichen, Anfang!"

?Mark?, ?Start?

The two acted in sync, pulling a handful of gems from their pockets and throwing them at the weakened Caster.

"Five-Fold Wind Blast—!"

"Seven-Fold Flame Blast—!"

The two’s gem magecraft mixed together. As the saying goes, wind aids fire; their combined ultimate technique instantly lit up a mushroom cloud on the ground!

As the smoke and dust cleared, the magic circles in the sky also began to disappear, and the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It’s finally over. But!" Luvia suddenly turned her head to mock Tohsaka Rin: "What was with your five-fold attack? So stingy!"

"Shut up! My economic situation is different compared to a nouveau riche like you!" Tohsaka Rin, having her sore spot poked, raised both hands in anger. Truly, one does not know the cost of fuel and rice until one runs the household! ]

[ ..... ]

『 Viewers of Countless World 』

"I almost forgot about these two unreliable adults. If they hadn’t made a move, I would have thought they were just part of the atmosphere crew!"

Now everyone finally understood why these two older magical girls had been slacking off on the sidelines after losing Ruby and Sapphire. It turns out they use pay-to-win magicraft!

Others use magicraft by consuming mana; they use magicraft by consuming both mana and money... If they fought a Shadow Servant like that just now, wouldn’t they go bankrupt in minutes?

No wonder they were willing to stand aside as the atmosphere crew!

.....

?Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline?

"Where did Illya learn this fighting style..."

Emiya Kiritsugu’s mouth twitched. If you’re poor, use precision strikes; if you’re rich, use fire superiority, is that it?

And calling a magic cannon ’buckshot’? As expected of my daughter, even the names she comes up with are so hardcore.

Looking at that overwhelming magical bombardment, Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly felt a bit worried... He suddenly realized that he might not even be able to beat his elementary school daughter.

At the same time, worrying about his daughter was the elegant Tohsaka Tokiomi!

"To actually say the Tohsaka family is stingy?! How is this possible? We, a prestigious lineage of magi, have never had a day where we worried about money."

Tohsaka Tokiomi frowned slightly. They were mere gems; the Tohsaka family could afford to use them. They weren’t short on money!

Although he thought this in his heart, when Tohsaka Tokiomi recalled how Rin’s attack just now seemed somewhat frugal, he still felt a bit panicked.

Could it be that our Tohsaka family has fallen on hard times in that world too?

.....