Ize Shan had already replaced his clone and was guarding outside the villa.

He knew very well how terrible the destructive power of an excellent magician was - think of Merlin, think of Morgan - after Izawa Sugi came over, he let his two clones enter the Phantom Mansion through the Flying Thunder God ritual and hide in the dark to protect Tosaka Rin, while the main body stayed outside.

No matter what, the magic passage for retreating from the enemy's position cannot be cut off.

The two clones were not strong enough and could only barely resist Caster's formation, but this hindrance was no longer there after the main body arrived.

He was concentrating on analyzing Caster's techniques, preparing to directly seize the opponent's position and kill Caster at the critical moment.

Unexpectedly, the Lancer that had disappeared earlier landed silently on a nearby telephone pole like a silenced fly.

Izawa Sugi is a little conflicted.

He concealed his figure with illusion and half-knelt in front of the gate of the Phantom Mansion to control the spell, unable to leave his position.

If he sent two clones to launch a sneak attack, the chances of success would be slim. After all, Lancer dodged Matou Sakura's light cannon attack with his superb gymnastics skills.

But if he goes to fight Lancer himself, Shirou Emiya and others who are fighting Caster in the Magic Atelier might be in danger.

After all, Izawa Sugi had never expected that Caster's guardian could release the Noble Phantasm himself!

If Caster had given his full support, even with Arthur's main attack, one of Emiya Shirou and one of Tosaka Rin would have died and the other would have been injured.

Izawa Shan weighed the pros and cons and decided to use the special connection between him and Oberon to release the message "Come here and beat me up as soon as possible" to let Oberon launch a sneak attack on Lancer.

But to Izawa Shan's surprise, Oberon sent a message remotely, seemingly asking about the urgency of the situation. If it was really urgent, he would come immediately. If it was not urgent, he seemed to be dealing with some difficult matter.

Ize Shan was a little confused, but since Oberon was busy, he didn't respond.

After a few seconds, Izawa Sugi's body shook slightly, and the three clones he left in the church returned to their original bodies and brought back a lot of information.

Ize Shan's face darkened.

It turns out that Oberon and Ize Shan's two clones cleaned up the ruins of the church together. They originally wanted to wipe out as many traces of the battle as possible to prevent others from noticing any clues.

As a result, Oberon sensed a faint scent of hatred, pain, and curse coming from under the church, and he called Izawa Sugi and Matou Sakura to go to the basement together.

The basement was very large, and was filled with all kinds of jars. Inside the jars were little children whose hands, feet and tongues had been cut off and who were unable to speak.

After seeing this scene, both Matou Sakura, who was absent-minded and a little tired, and Oberon, who was looking forward to watching the excitement, were stunned, and Izawa Sugi was furious.

He recognized the formation carved into the basement.

"This is a formation that absorbs life force. Kotomine Kirei is absorbing the life force of these children and converting it into magic power!"

What does Kotomine Kirei need such magic power for?

The answer is simple, he wants to provide for his followers.

Izawa Sugi looked at Matou Sakura almost instinctively: "Ms. Sakura, can you release the Gilgamesh you swallowed?"

He's going to beat that bastard up! !

Matou Sakura hadn't recovered from the huge shock yet. She said dully, "No... I digested it all..."

Ize Shan tutted, glanced at the expressionless Oberon, and muttered, "That guy will definitely say that it is an honor for them to die for the king."

Then Izawa Sugi's two clones disappeared.

Would Oberon be angry about this? Yes, because the experiences of these children and the humans in the fairy kingdom are too similar.

But would he be angry about this? No, Oberon is the White Dragon Vortigern, a staunch supporter of the mystic.

Ize Shan simply gave up the sandwich and left.

As expected, after Ize Shan left, Oberon's face showed indifference and disgust.

"Humans, there is dirt and garbage everywhere. It's so disgusting."

He raised his hand, ready to release Morse to devour everything.

Matou Sakura seemed to be awakened and subconsciously reached out to grab Oberon's arm.

"etc."

Oberon raised his eyebrows in surprise, then walked around and looked at Matou Sakura with interest.

"What? You want to save them? It's impossible, right? Their consciousness has almost disappeared. They have been soaked in special liquid for a long time, just like test subjects soaked in formalin. There is basically no hope for them."

Matou Sakura bit her lips tightly, and her voice trembled.

“…Rider, you just said that you came here because you heard howlings of hatred and pain.”

Oberon nodded: "Yes, you saw that I was broken into pieces. I am not a good person."

Matou Sakura murmured, "I have never been a good child. I was like a worm in a worm's nest, I was self-abased and silent, and I even envied my sister."

"But even so, I was saved."

Matou Sakura looked at Oberon, "They are still resentful and wailing, so maybe they can be saved?"

In despair, she asked herself countless times, what did she do wrong? Why did she have to suffer this? Why didn't anyone come to save her?

Now someone has pulled her out of despair, but these children in front of her can only face death?

She asked quietly, "Rider, is there really no hope at all?"

hope.

The disgust and irritation on Oberon's face became more and more obvious.

He felt as if he had returned to the fairy kingdom of Britain.

Those sinful fairies hate Artoria Custer, yet shamelessly want redemption and hope.

Fairies crave hope, and so do humans. But what about the mystery that has been abandoned by the times and the planet? Just because humans are the protagonists of the next generation, does the mystery have to go away? What about the hope of mystery?

There is no hope in mystery, only ending and eternal sleep.

Oberon said maliciously, "Perhaps you will die?"

Matou Sakura shrank back and remained silent, but her gaze towards the basement was filled with struggle and hesitation.

Oberon was upset and said unhappily, "Forget it. If you don't give up, just wait. Archer may have a way, but he has to deal with the battle over there with your sister first. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

Having said that, Oberon walked away.

Matou Sakura subconsciously chased after him for two steps, but then stopped. Finally, she simply waited at the entrance staircase of the basement. The night dew was heavy, and gradually, the girl fell asleep beside the stairs.

Too much happened tonight, and Sakura Matou's spirit was at its limit. She was too tired.

A beautiful butterfly landed gently beside the window of the room. Oberon sat on the railing with his hands and looked up at the moon in the night sky.

For some reason, he thought of the time when the Fairy Kingdom collapsed and the Chaldean spaceship soared into the sky. Above the shattered Naraku, the sky was as bright and beautiful as sapphire.

The star of hope engraved on your heart will always hang high in the distant sky.

Those who pursue hope will always see the bright light guiding the way forward.

"What a nosy lord."

He murmured and complained.

In Miyama Town, in front of the ghost mansion, Izawa Sugi learned what happened in the church. Although he was a little annoyed, Gilgamesh was gone, so he could only secretly decide to go back to Chaldea and have a good fight with Gilgamesh.

But since Oberon can't come, let Lancer live for two more days.

Izawa Sugi simply pretended that Lancer didn't exist, and continued to concentrate on sensing everything that happened inside and continued to analyze Caster's technique.

As a magician from the Age of Gods, Caster used many runes that directly reached the laws and origins of the gods. Izawa Sugi speculated that Caster himself was of the dark attribute and was extremely proficient in mental, soul and summoning magic. The operation of the spells and runes was highly efficient, but also had a bit of evil nature. It was obvious that this magician was not a good person.

Izawa Sugi's magic teacher is Merlin, and with the convenience of the Sharingan, he has a good adaptability to illusions.

At this moment, he inserted various gorgeous flower-shaped spells into Caster's spells. Even if he couldn't seize control, he could increase confusion and chaos, causing Caster's magic operation speed to continue to decrease.

His strategy was effective, and tiny black gaps began to appear around the Phantom Mansion.

That was a sign of a flaw in the magic circle.

Lancer in the distance remained motionless and did not rush in just because Caster's magic formation was broken.

Izawa Shan let out a click of his tongue, once again confirming that Lancer's own magic skills were not low and he had not fallen into the trap deliberately set by Caster.

While Izawa Sugi was battling with Caster in a battle of wits and courage, he was listening carefully to what was going on inside.

After Shirou Emiya, Rin Tosaka, and Arthur rushed in, they were first attacked by many puppets made of bones on the first floor of the mansion.

After seeing the Dragon Fang Soldiers, Tosaka Rin said that she could handle it, and asked Shirou Emiya to take Arthur to the third floor to fight Caster.

Shirou Emiya was a little worried at first, but when Tosaka Rin used enhanced magic and smashed a dragon-fang soldier's head with one punch, Shirou Emiya immediately called King Arthur upstairs.

...He always felt that if he didn't leave, he would be scolded by Tosaka Rin.

Arthur solemnly advises Shirou Emiya not to underestimate female magicians.

"Whether it's my teacher, my sister, or my past protector, they are all very powerful!"

Shirou Emiya: "You're right, I know too little about magicians, but is Tosaka really okay?"

Arthur thought for a moment and said, "That's just a familiar controlled by Caster. If we attack Caster, the pressure on Miss Lin will be greatly reduced."

Shirou Emiya picked up a broken piece of furniture from the Phantom Mansion—a chair leg, which he used to strengthen magic—and quickly climbed the stairs.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the third floor and deal with Caster!"

"Wait, Shirou, there are many traps in the magician's magic studio..."

Arthur's reminder was a step too late. A red-haired woman in a suit clenched her fist and slammed it down on the stairs in front of Shirou Emiya.

Shirou Emiya subconsciously raised his hand to block it with the reinforced chair leg, and with a bang, he flew backwards and landed in the spacious atrium on the second floor from the stairwell.

Arthur's expression changed slightly, and he immediately stood in front of Shirou Emiya: "Servant?"

Boom!

The entire second-floor staircase was blown up by this lady, and Tosaka Rin's voice came from the bottom: "Ah! What happened? Why did the staircase collapse?!"

Tosaka Rin's face looked grim. She was almost smashed into a pulp by the falling steel plate!

The smoke slowly settled, and a red-haired woman with a resolute face and red earrings, the original Lancer protector Bazette Fraga Macremis, looked down at Shirou Emiya and Arthur.

"No, I'm not a Servant. I'm just an unqualified and betrayed magician."