Chapter 577 - 563: Tohsaka Rin, Still Maintaining Elegance Even After Falling into the Mud!

Chapter 577: Chapter 563: Tohsaka Rin, Still Maintaining Elegance Even After Falling into the Mud!

[ While the two young ladies were busy squabbling inside the vehicle, the professional driver, long accustomed to such antics, delivered the group to their destination with absolute, unflappable calm.

"That is... a very long staircase."

The group of four had arrived at Ryuudou Temple, one of Fuyuki City’s most famous landmarks. Towering before them was a stone staircase stretching upwards for hundreds of meters.

Illya, having just stepped out of the car, felt her spirit deflate at the sight. "Just looking at it makes me not want to climb..." ]

[ ..... ]

『 Viewers of Countless World 』

"Wait, something’s wrong. Where’s the old gatekeeper who confessed his love to the temple gate? Come out and welcome your guests!"

Upon seeing the familiar temple gate, the crowd suddenly remembered that the Assassin card had apparently turned into Hassan of the Hundred Faces—it wasn’t the old gatekeeper anymore!

.....

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

"Ahaha... it seems there’s a slight discrepancy here."

At the entrance of Ryuudou Temple, the gatekeeper Sasaki Kojirou laughed awkwardly.

This scene once again reminded him of that socially fatal moment during the Carnival when he was caught hugging the temple gate and confessing his love...

However, the Heroic Spirit cards that appeared previously should have corresponded to the Servants from his own Holy Grail War. Why did things change specifically when it came to his turn?

Feeling a twinge of loneliness, Kojirou looked around, took a deep breath, and suddenly shouted at the sky:

"OI! IS ANYONE THERE—!?"

"..."

His voice echoed in the air, but there was no response for a long time. A bitter smile tugged at the corner of Kojirou’s mouth, his figure looking rather desolate.

"As I thought, no one is here!"

Speaking of which, where did all the other Heroic Spirits go? There’s no one to fight in this Holy Grail War, and he’s bored to death stuck here every day, unable to leave!

Could it be because of the Assassin class? He felt his presence was pitifully low...

Anyone, it doesn’t matter who, PAY ATTENTION TO ME—!

"..."

Caster, who had witnessed the entire spectacle, remained silent. Without a word, she turned and walked away. This guy has truly lost his mind.

Last time he was calling the temple gate his brother, and now he’s muttering to himself and screaming at nothing.

What a lunatic!

.....

[ Although the stairs were agonizingly long, Rin Tohsaka led them on a shortcut. Soon enough, they arrived safely at the depths of Ryuudou Temple, only to find it protected by a bounded field.

"A barrier of this level is hardly a problem." After sensing the residual magical energy, Rin smiled confidently. "Illya, you girls stand back!"

Rin raised her hand toward the front. The originally tranquil Ryuudou Temple was instantly swept by a fierce gale, and a path revealed itself before their eyes.

"Let’s go!"

Invisible posturing is the most lethal kind. In this moment, Rin looked incredibly cool in Illya’s eyes, and the girl gazed at the figure ahead with a face full of admiration.

"Although there are some strange things about her, she really is a powerful magus!"

"Of course, Luvia-oneesan is the same. Even though they always fight, no matter what, the two of them are really reliable!"

Just as Miyu and Illya were turning into fangirls, Rin’s inherent trait of dropping the ball at critical moments suddenly flared up...

Splash—

Rin and Luvia, who had looked so cool just a second ago, fell into the mud with a simultaneous splash. They didn’t even react or struggle; only the bubbles surfacing from the mire proved their existence.

As for screaming? Heh, elegant young ladies would never deign to do such a thing. Even when falling into a mud pit, they maintained their composure without batting an eye, their faces the picture of elegance. ]

[ ..... ]

『 Viewers of Countless World 』

"Hahaha, are you trying to kill me with laughter? Elegant and reliable? The slap to the face came way too fast."

"Pfft... hahaha, this is absolutely peak comedy. Looking cool for no more than three seconds before turning into two useless buffoons at the critical moment!"

Viewers from other worlds clutched their stomachs in laughter. The sheer absurdity was enough to make their scalps tingle—some people just walk right out of existence!

.....

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

"Rin... that is not how the Tohsaka family’s ancestral elegance is meant to be used!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka, the father, felt a deep despair.

Just a second ago, he had been feeling gratified that his daughter would become a reliable magus in the future, only to be immediately dragged back to harsh reality.

Upholding elegance? Extremely reliable? He could only say heh. Wishful thinking. She was clearly just a half-baked amateur...

"Is that... a concealed mud trap?"

Even Waver was surprised.

Do they not watch where they are going? Any magus who actually looks at the road should be able to spot a trap like that.

And yet, the two ’powerful and experienced magi’ Illya spoke of fell right into it!

?Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline?

In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—

"Hahaha! Ishtar, dropping the ball at the critical moment really runs in the family for you lot!"

Watching Rin fall instantly into the mud, the Wise King Gilgamesh laughed until tears nearly formed in his eyes.

As for Illya calling them ’reliable’? Perhaps they hid it too well. Apologies, but this King failed to see it.

This King saw only two foolish, half-baked magi. Truly reliable indeed~

Feeling a bit of shame, Ishtar blushed and clenched her fist, growling viciously,

"Don’t let me catch you slipping up, or I’ll laugh you to death!"

Who knew Rin could be this unreliable? This Goddess’s face is practically gone because of her.

"Do as you please..."

The Wise King, having laughed his fill, waved his hand indifferently. After all, Illya’s world doesn’t even have this King, so where would the blackmail come from?

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

"Indeed, very reliable. Listen, not a single scream!"

After speaking, Cu Chulainn covered his mouth with his hand and turned away to snicker, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

Too reliable, simply too reliable! Maintaining elegance under pressure, maintaining composure in a trap.

Red A, acting as the Grand Mother hen, couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

"Rin... remember to watch where you’re walking."

"..."

Rin covered her face with both hands, but her bright red ears completely betrayed her. She had truly lost all face this time.

.....

[ "Why is there such a lethal trap here?!"

"Rin-oneesan, Luvia-oneesan..." Illya immediately grabbed Rin’s hands, while Miyu grabbed Luvia’s golden drill-hair.

"Ow, ow, ow... why are you pulling my hair?!" Luvia teared up from the pain.

It was unclear if Miyu did it on purpose, but she kept pulling Luvia’s hair and swirling it around as if she were rinsing ingredients in a hot pot.

Seeing this, Magical Sapphire offered a helpful suggestion: "Miyu-sama, if it is a bottomless swamp, you would not have the trouble of disposing of the remains."

This incredibly malicious statement startled the group. However, lacking the strength to pull the two women out, the girls exchanged a glance with Miyu and initiated their transformation.

By the time the two transformed into Magical Girls, they found only two twin-tails and golden drills remaining on the surface of the mud. "Glug glug glug..." ]

[ ..... ]

?Projection of All Worlds?

"Magical Sapphire might not be... as proper as we imagined!"

Hearing Magical Sapphire’s attempted murder suggestion, the crowd was stunned. We really misjudged you; who knew you were that kind of Sapphire!

.....

?Type-Moon World, G?????r???a????n????d??? ????C????a???r????n????i???v???a????l??? Worldline, Chaldea?

"A lethal trap? For ordinary people, sure, it’s pretty deadly. But are you ordinary people?"

Jeanne Alter looked with a bizarre expression at the two ’reliable magi’ who were about to sink to the bottom. Did they... forget their profession?

Where is your magecraft? Couldn’t you set a good example for two elementary schoolers?

"Give it a rest. They’re just two half-baked magi who are slightly stronger than normal humans."

Queen Medb rolled her eyes speechlessly. Even she could see that much.

.....

[ After that interlude, the group managed to reach the depths of the leylines without further danger. With the help of Illya and Miyu, the ritual was completed successfully.

However, as if on cue, another accident occurred... The ground suddenly began to shake and collapse.

Just as Miyu saved Luvia and Rin, a massive boulder plummeted down, about to crush them in an instant.

Illya clearly felt a switch trigger inside her body. Immediately, the female version of Archer appeared once again, deploying Rho Aias to block all the falling rocks.

When the dust settled, Luvia stood up, face covered in blood, with a huge rock balanced on her head. "Miyu, are you okay?!"

"I’m fine... but you might have a problem..." Miyu looked at Luvia and was startled.

Rin simply stared blankly at the card in her hand. The Archer card was disappearing...

When they found Illya, they realized things were troublesome... because the female Archer hadn’t disappeared. Instead, she had split directly from Illya’s body. ]

[ ..... ]

?Projection of All Worlds?

"No, big sister, maybe you should see a doctor first? Is your head really okay? You’re bleeding,!"

"Ma’am, are you seriously not considering removing that rock from your head?"

Although the crowd was touched by Luvia’s concern for Miyu, it was obvious that she was the one with the most severe injury right now. She really is hard-headed!

.....

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

Watching Kuro(Chloe) separate from her own body, Illya was dumbfounded.

"I? Split apart...?"

Red A looked with a face full of question marks at Kuro, who was dressed exactly like him, aside from her gender.

What is going on here? It went from piloting the account to the account becoming its own person?

"Now you’ve really become a girl!"

Although Cu Chulainn didn’t understand it either, that didn’t stop him from courting death.

Rin, however, shook her head upon hearing this.

"No, rather than Archer, it’s more like a dark-skinned Illya..."

She couldn’t understand the principle behind it either. She looks like Illya, wears Archer’s clothes, and doesn’t seem like a Heroic Spirit summon. Weird.

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