"Sakura, are you okay?" Kotomine took Sakura back to the Tohno residence, while Aoi kept urgently asking Sakura if she was hurt. But at that moment, Sakura only held onto Kotomine tightly and would not let go.\ Seeing this, Kotomine said to Aoi, 'Step aside for now.' At this time, Kotomine suddenly lowered his voice. 'The Holy Grail War has already begun. You wouldn't want Sakura to be caught in danger, would you?'\ Aoi snapped back to her senses upon hearing Kotomine's words and said, 'Archer, thank you.'\ 'No need to thank me. In this Holy Grail War, you are my Master. Just call my name.' At this point, Kotomine suddenly furrowed his brow. 'Shishio has returned, and Kirei has also arrived.'\ Upon hearing these two names, Aoi became extremely cold and said to Kotomine, 'Today is the day Shishio summons his Servant. I want you to kill Shishio's Servant. I need to leave here now to pick up Rin.'\ 'With pleasure.' However, Kotomine thought internally, Now that I already have the Archer class, what class will the Heroic King summoned by Shishio be?\ At night, in the Tohno residence's magic workshop, Tohsaka Tokinori was chanting spells aloud while drawing the magic circle, using not the blood of sacrificial offerings but melted gemstone solution. For this day, Tohsaka did not hesitate to exhaust his reserves of mana-infused gemstones.\ Guarding nearby were the Kotomine father and son, Risho and Kirei.\ Kirei stared intently at the relic on the altar. At first glance, it looked like a piece of a mummy, but in fact, it was said to be the fossilized shed skin of the first snake to shed in this world in ancient times. Thinking that a Servant might be summoned from this, Kirei could not help feeling a shiver of fear.\ Now, he finally understood the reason for Tokinori's confidence. As long as it's a Servant, there is no way to defeat the Servant chosen by Tokinori.\ 'Bind thee with the three great words of tongue, from the Wheel of Suppression, Guardian of the Balance!'\ Using this phrase as the prayer's conclusion, Tokinori felt the magical power coursing through his body accelerate to its limit.\ Lightning and thunder, wind and clouds whirling. Amid the wind pressure so strong that Kirei and the others guarding could not even open their eyes, the summoning pattern shone with dazzling brilliance.\ Finally, the circuits in the magic circle connected with the otherworldly location, and from the overwhelming radiant light, a golden standing figure appeared.""Won, Qili," Shichen said upon seeing the golden figure.
At that moment, the golden figure arrogantly said, "Bastard, how long do you plan to hide, and the divinity in you makes me even more disgusted." After making this declaration, unusual burning-like energy slowly rose on both sides of him. In the next instant, blades gleamed with dazzling brilliance, suddenly appearing in the empty sky.
Drawn swords and spears. All were decorated dazzlingly, also emitting unmistakable magical power. They were clearly not ordinary weapons, only possible as Noble Phantasms. These Noble Phantasms shot like a barrage toward one point.
"As expected of the King of Heroes, you discovered me so quickly," at this time, Hudo held the Ama-no-Murakumo sword and deftly blocked each incoming Noble Phantasm.
Shichen, Qili, and Li watched this uninvited guest in shock and said, "Who are you? How did you appear at the To-no-House?"
"Don't you know me?" Hudo smiled, "It seems I must properly introduce myself. My name is Kazari Hudo, my class is Archer, and by the way, the Matou family was destroyed by me."
Upon hearing Hudo's introduction, the King of Heroes' crimson eyes became filled with arrogant rage. He stared intently at Hudo: “Bastard, to think you make the noble me share the same class as you.” Accompanying the King of Heroes' fury, a cluster of weapons appeared around him, and the space twisted. This time, there were twice as many Noble Phantasms as before, yet Hudo still effortlessly blocked each of them. Hudo remained completely unharmed, but this small magical workshop wasn't so lucky.
Although Hudo blocked the King of Heroes' Noble Phantasms, the aftershock was extremely destructive, like a bomb explosion. The small magical workshop was destroyed, and the flying dust obstructed all lines of sight. As for Shichen and the other two, they had already moved to a safe location during the battle between Hudo and the King of Heroes.
As the dust gradually cleared, Hudo faced the King of Heroes and said, "Now it's time to get me?" In his mind, he silently invoked Phoenix's Authority, rapidly closing in on the King of Heroes, and once again activated the Bull's Authority. He struck the King of Heroes accurately. It was unclear if it was an illusion, but as he approached him, he thought he sensed a faint fragrance.
