After being struck by the mysterious heroine X's Noble Phantasm "Nameless Sword of Victory", Berserker was cut into pieces.

This time, after a long wait, Berserker did not immediately resurrect and stand up as before.

Ilya, who had been smiling, immediately noticed something was wrong.

Ilya gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, her face filled with panic and disbelief.

"Impossible!! My Berserker is invincible!!!"

"Berserker, stand up now!!!"

"Answer me, Berserker!!!"

As she cried out, tears began to flow unwillingly from Ilya's face.

"Waaaaah!!"

"Berserker, please don't leave me!"

Then it seemed like a miracle had happened.

Perhaps it was because Ilya's crying had a miraculous effect.

The Berserker, which should have died and vanished, has been restored.

The broken pieces of meat began to sprout new flesh, which then tightly joined together.

Berserker defied common sense and miraculously resurrected.

However, after this reconciliation, he did not attack the mysterious female protagonist X again.

Instead, he returned to Ilya's side, picked her up, and ran away.

The Berserker, who should have been devoid of any intelligence, suddenly gained intelligence at this moment and escaped with Illya.

The mysterious heroine X saw the two Berserkers fleeing and looked back at Otosaka Souji.

"master".

Otosaka Souji knew exactly what the mysterious heroine X meant; he was simply asking whether or not to go after her.

However, Otosaka Souji did not want to pursue them.

Killing Berserker would do me no good, and if Berserker died, Illya would be all alone again, which would be so pitiful!

This battle was simply Otosaka Souji's attempt to test the fighting power of the mysterious heroine X, not to kill her outright.

The battle was a complete success.

At least through this battle, Otosaka Souji was able to more directly perceive the specific combat abilities of the mysterious heroine X.

Despite being just an Assassin, he was able to defeat Heracles, a Berserker.

Aside from the Grand Assassin, the Old Man in the Mountain, the Mysterious Heroine X is probably the strongest Assassin.

"No need to chase them, let them leave."

"yes."

The mysterious heroine X sheathed her sword and returned to Otosaka Souji's side.

"Assassin, that's enough for tonight."

"Let's go back."

After that, Otosaka Souji took the mysterious heroine X back to Ryudouji Temple.

Seeing Otosaka Souji return, Matou Sakura timidly ran out to greet him.

Welcome back.

Medea followed behind.

"Master, welcome back!"

Otosaka Souji asked Medea.

"Did anything happen when I left?"

“Rider came once and fought me.”

"Rider?"

"Yes, she came to find Sakura. Sakura is her true Master."

"Where is Rider now?"

"She left after finding that Sakura was alright, and I don't know where she went. Maybe Sakura knows."

As she spoke, Medea turned her gaze to Matou Sakura.

Under Medea's gaze, Matou Sakura was still somewhat afraid.

Sakura Matou spoke cautiously, her voice slightly stammering.

"Rider... is... with my brother."

Seeing that Matou Sakura was somewhat afraid of Medea, Otosaka Souji stepped forward and gently touched Sakura's cheek.

"Sakura, don't be afraid. Caster is also a very gentle and reliable partner."

When Matou Sakura saw Otosaka Souji, who was about the same age as her but liked to act like a gentle older brother, her cheeks visibly flushed as he was being stroked.

A blush crept onto her face, and her heart pounded wildly.

Her cheeks flushed, and her head drooped slightly in embarrassment.

Sakura Matou spoke softly, her words becoming hesitant and stammering.

"Um... um... I understand, sir!"

I've been called "adult"!

For a moment, Otosaka Souji felt a little uncomfortable being called "adult".

However, Otosaka Souji did not correct Matou Sakura's way of addressing him.

After all, it's quite nice to be called "sir" by others.

Anyway, Otosaka Souji is feeling a bit awkward but also a little happy right now.

After she finished speaking, Matou Sakura's face turned even redder, as if she was about to burst into flames.

Otosaka Souji decided not to tease her anymore and withdrew his hand.

Knowing that Rider was still under Shinji Matou's control, Otosaka Souji was pondering.

Should we kill Shinji Matou and let Rider return to Sakura Matou's side?

Otosaka Souji was quite conflicted about whether or not to kill Matou Shinji.

Because Shinji Matou essentially wants to be a good person.

However, because he lived in the dark and hopeless Matou family, and was born into a family of mages but did not have the aptitude to be a mage.

She had grown accustomed to her grandfather torturing her younger sister with insect magic tricks.

From the initial fear, pain, and torment, to the later numbness and distortion.

This is what led to the final, cowardly, twisted Second Master who wanted to prove himself.

Speaking of Shinji Matou, he's quite pitiful.

When she was a child, Matou Sakura had just been adopted into the Matou family.

Shinji Matou treats Sakura very well, truly regarding her as his own younger sister.

However, it was later due to the influence of Mushi-sama Matou Zouken.

Zouken Matou showed Shinji the entire process of Sakura being transformed while lying in a sea of ​​insects, her body covered in bugs.

At that time, fear, fear, fear, dread, dread filled Shinji Matou's entire mind.

From then on, Shinji Matou regarded Sakura as a monster.

He unleashed all his inner fears and anxieties onto Matou Sakura.

Sakura Matou knew this, which is why she didn't resist Shinji Matou much.

Otherwise, how could Matou Sakura, who has magical talent, be bullied by Matou Shinji, who is still an ordinary person?

Over time, Kiri Shinji developed a habit of bullying Sakura.

Sakura Matou also learned to endure and become numb.

This is also why Otosaka Souji is struggling with whether or not to kill Matou Shinji.

To be fair, even if Otosaka Souji herself had been born into that kind of family, I believe she would have gone twisted and insane.

Otosaka Souji was very glad that he was reincarnated into the Otosaka family instead of the Matou family.