บท 60: A barrier?

"Saviour?" Matou muttered as he stared at Shiro and the smug look he had on.

Before Matou could utter another word, he suddenly remembered that his Saber servant Neko was still in the school building.

"Neko!"

Matou called out and stood to his feet before charging into the class, but he was stopped by Shiro who held his arm.

"I need you to tell me what's in there." Shiro hinted before pulling him back.

"What do you mean, in there?! I have to go help Neko before…".

Skrrrsh!

Neko broke the window with her back as she leaped out of the school building, she held her sword in front of her with her eyes still focused inside the classroom.

A smile made its way to Matou's face as he stared at Neko from the ground, but then almost immediately, the nekad red-eyed human charged right out of the broken window with her.

With a crazy smile, it landed a straight blow on Neko, which she blocked using her blade but it still sent her flying to the ground.

Neko went smashing against the ground, leaving a trail of erected earth as she slid on her back before she came to a standstill.

"Neko!" Matou shouted and ran to Neko's side to check if she was okay.

Shiro didn't move from where he was, instead he just stared at the naked human that landed a few feet in front of him.

It had the same crazy smile on its face while it observed Shiro with both its knees on the ground.

"Master, that isn't a human." Saber whispered to Shiro.

"I know that much, he doesn't have a private part," Shiro hinted, "Is he some kind of experiment?".

Rider walked in front of Shiro with her front facing the naked human, "Either way, the amount of bloodlust coming from it is intoxicating," She put forth before summoning her chained dagger.

"Annn~, Shiro, should we run, I don't like the way it's looking at us," Minami said as she stood in a corner, with her arms wrapped around her body.

"Are you guys for real?" Shiro sighed. He pushed Rider to the side and began to approach the naked human.

"Master!" Saber and Rider called out in unison.

"Relax, I'm just going to see what it wants and then I'll leave…".

The naked human immediately whooshed from where it stood and came charging toward Shiro with a punch.

Shiro was able to block it with his Rewrite skill on his right hand, but even with that the punch still pushed Shiro back and cracked a part of his rewritten spell on his right hand.

"Oh? You're actually pretty strong.". Shiro muttered as he observed the glitching signs that were showing on his right arm.

"Why did you run off like that?" Saber yelled as she ran to Shiro's side with her blade in her hand.

"Just wanted to see what we are dealing with, no need to get worked up." Shiro replied, "And it looks like it still wants to fight… I'm excited." He smiled.

Rider joined them in front, "I'm ready when you are." She said while taking her fighting stance.

"Let's just get this over with. We came here for a mission, we can't get sidetracked." Saber uttered.

She raised her sword to the sky, and almost instantly, a huge force whooshed from her position before an immense amount of dark energy began to gather around her blade.

"You really want to go straight for your Noble Phantasm? Where's the fun in that?" Shiro questioned with a hint of disappointment in his tone.

"Master, please refrain from teasing." Saber requested, once she had gathered enough dark energy she immediately struck her blade down on the naked human.

They all thought that was the end but they are damn surprised when all the dark energy Saber sent vanished into thin air before it even hit the human.

Saber, stunned at the action, immediately gathered another round of energy on her sword, but it just kept vanishing before it could form into an attack.

"What is going on here?" Saber raised a question, she looked in front and saw that the naked human was still standing with a crazy smile on its face.

"Artoria? What are you doing? Stike it down already." Rider chimed in before turning to look at Saber.

"You think I wouldn't if I could? Something is blocking my magic from forming… barrier?" Saber thought to herself.

Rider scoffed, "Fine I'll do it myself." She walked forward and stretched her right hand to the side.

A big purple magic circle emerged at her right side with multiple lightning sparks around it.

"Now come forth.. Bellero-".

Psshk!

The magic circle shattered before Rider could summon her spirit animal, She was shocked at the way it shattered with ease.

"Saber? Do you think?" Rider asserted.

"Yeah, it's the cause, I knew it was dangerous." Saber replied while she stared at the creepy smile the human was making.

"If magic powers don't work on it, then let's try a couple of physical attacks". Rider uttered.

Shiro just stood there as he watched his servants trying to come up with a way to defeat the human.

"Alix, do you know anything about this?" He asked.

{Negative. .. I do not}...

"I see, then this might prove to be a problem, get ready to activate Avenger," Shiro ordered.

{Understood}

"Hey!"

Shiro turned back to see who was calling him and saw Matou and Neko walking toward his location.

"Oh, you're the guy that jumped out of the window." Shiro clarified.

"I didn't jump, I was pushed!" Matou yelled back before sighing, "Anyway, I just came here to tell you something".

Matou continued, "I already healed Neko with my magic so she's ready, you guys should leave… it's not your fight, I'm sorry I got you mixed up in this-".

"Wow, you must think highly of yourself,'' Shiro interrupted.

"What?".

"You think I'd sacrifice myself for you? You are an even bigger idiot than I thought… I'm not fighting to save your sorry ass, I'm doing this from me, so shut up and don't get in my way." Shiro said before walking away to join his servants.

Neko gave out a loud laugh, "That's what you get for trying to be a nice guy," She teased.

"I guess you're right, come on let's go," Matou said and turned his back to walk away.

"Master?".

"What is it?" Matou replied before looking behind him to see Neko.

"Master… I would like to partake in the fight, I find it cowardly to leave them to fight on their own, so I say… let's join in and help, one does not leave the people that helped you on the battlefields." She let out a smile with her hands on her waist.

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A/N

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