Shinji opened his eyes.
Yes, he opened his eyes.
This is very embarrassing for me.
But it wasn't awkward at the beginning.
At first, Rin was just happy.
"Great, you finally woke up, hold on, don't die."
"Dead?" Someone whose eyes hadn't focused yet looked confused, "How could I die? I don't have to die as long as I don't want to die."
"Yes, yes—you're not going to die."
Lin agreed perfunctorily. If it were any other time, there would definitely be a new round of verbal battle. But now, the girl felt that she couldn't take advantage of the injured man. What if she made him angry to death
"So what happened to you just now? Was I too tired and hallucinating?"
"It's not that you are too tired, it's me who is too tired. I fought with you and Cu Chulainn. Even I can't hold on any longer, so I took a short nap."
Shinji patted his cheeks to clear his eyes.
"But after sleeping for a while, I heard someone yelling next to me. Something about not being able to die, being irresponsible, a wedding, and it seemed like there was also a brother and - your leg? Uh, how did all this get connected?"
While Shinji was confused, Rin also recalled what they had just said and her whole body turned red from head to toe.
Ahhh, what did I just say? No matter how worried I am about him, I can't say such things. He must be too tired so something went wrong, yes, that must be it.
Embarrassment ensued, very embarrassing.
Embarrassed Rin said awkward words awkwardly.
"Well, you must have heard it wrong. Oh, this is a common thing. I was so drowsy in my sleep that I couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality."
"Is that so? But I clearly—"
"That's right. Is that clear?"
Rin spoke almost word for word at the end, and gripped Shinji's hand more and more tightly.
"It hurts, it hurts, okay, let's just leave it at that. Does that mean I dreamed about your legs?"
As he said this, he shifted his gaze to look at Lin's thighs and the black stockings underneath - wow, even though it was a joke before, it really is a pair of nice legs.
"Gah!"
Hearing Shinji's words and feeling his gaze, the embarrassment and shame that Rin had suppressed with great difficulty came up again.
"Don't look, do you hear me? Don't look!!! If you look again, I will - I will -"
"—Abandon me?" Shinji asked with a smile.
Lin glared at him fiercely: "Don't even think about it, I said I would save you, and I will definitely save you!"
"Why? Didn't you say I was your enemy?"
Hearing this question, Rin was stunned for a moment, then turned his head away as if he was upset and explained.
"But you are also Sakura's brother. If you die, she will be sad. And, and... I don't actually..."
The voice got quieter and quieter, and Shinji couldn't help but put his ear closer.
"Actually what?"
"Nothing, nothing." Rin pulled Shinji away from her side and stood up quickly, "Okay, it's time to rest. If we're any later, the enemy will catch up. Let's go."
"Sorry, we caught up with you a long time ago."
At this time, a voice was heard outside the door. It should be Luoa's. Judging from the tone of voice - this is the only way to judge it.
"Just because you've worked so hard, I'll give you a little more time to say goodbye."
"Then why don't you wait now?" Shinji asked with a strange expression, pinching his chin with one hand and clenching the other hand quietly.
The voice outside replied: "Because I've figured it out. You're all going to die here anyway, so there's no need to say goodbye."
"Hmph, we don't even know who the dead person is!" Lin snorted, and the jewel sword once again drew magic power and swung it towards the direction of the cave entrance.
"Unfortunately, it's impossible to hit it that way."
"If you can't hit it once, try twice. If you can't hit it twice, try three times. You will definitely hit it."
"That's true. But how long can the costume in your hand last? Magic is infinite, but that doesn't mean the magic costume is also infinite."
The heavy voice was filled with pleasure, and Rin fell silent.
This is another shortcoming of the "Gem Sword", and it is also a common feature of all ceremonial costumes. Reality is not a game, and not every piece of equipment is endowed with durability and indestructibility like the "Indestructible Lake Light". Even the "Holy Sword of the Stars" can break, let alone a ceremonial costume made of gems
Such high-intensity and uninterrupted use has caused obvious cracks to appear on its crystal clear surface. If it continues to be used at the same intensity, I am afraid it will not be long before the life of the "Gem Sword" will come to an end.
This slight hesitation further confirmed Luo's guess.
"No answer? Looks like you can't hold out much longer."
"So what?" Lin retorted unconvincedly, "Before that, I will kill you first."
"Don't worry, I won't give you that chance. We will never appear in front of you unless your ceremonial attire is damaged. Before that, let Nero's beast play with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange roar of an animal was heard outside the cave. It was obvious that Roa, who had suffered a loss once, was planning to kill Rin and Shinji in this way.
Rin used a detection magic as quickly as possible, but to no avail. It seemed that the enemy was fully prepared and would not show up until the last minute.
With no other options, the girl could only activate the jewel sword once more. Although she had not figured out what to do next, the daughter of the Toosaka family would never give up like this. She would try her best until the last moment.
Just as she was walking towards the cave entrance, preparing to use it as a base for defense, Shinji grabbed her.
"Do you feel regretful? For not listening to me."
"What do you mean? Leaving you alone? Of course I regret it, because I don't want to die. But if I were to choose again, I would probably do it again. Really, sometimes I don't even understand what I do."
"Rin..." Shinji finally moved, put his mouth close to Rin's ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Don't worry, I won't die, and neither will you."
"Do you have a solution?"
"Hehe, sure, I-hmm?"
Just as he started, Shinji suddenly covered his nose, and his respiratory tract felt a burning pain.
Rin beside him was in a similar state. When he looked up, he saw a confused whiteness in front of him and his vision was blurry.
"Is this... a magical fog?"
It wasn't just the respiratory tract that was stinging, it was also the magic circuits.
"Is this what you mean?"
"No, I didn't prepare this." Shinji shook his head, "But this mist - it feels a little familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere before?"
Before he could figure it out, a short figure emerged from the fog, right in front of him, accompanied by an innocent and childish voice.
"This way."
PS: Please refer to the Fe animation for details. Nero cut off Gawain's holy sword with one sword. Tsk tsk, Gaywen, you've embarrassed yourself again - of course, apart from this black spot, Gawain is still very handsome. He fights head-on against the Holy Chakravartin. It's really amazing.