On the Ninth Floor, Touko put down a test tube containing an unknown liquid after hearing the distant explosion. She turned toward the sound and murmured.
"They're here!"
As Touko spoke, the massive golem adam towered behind her amidst the earth-shaking tremors.
"Go, adam!"
"Roar!"
The massive adam bumped its fists together, its earthen face showing a human-like expression before it strode toward the battlefield.
Touko watched the departing adam and smoothed her hair, which had been ruffled by the gale it created.
"Rin, witness the Primeval Giant I've modified! This time, I absolutely won't fall behind you. I will definitely create a brand new Sixth Magic before you do!"
Meanwhile, the group that had just reached the Ninth Floor and was fighting Auto-defense dolls also saw the mountain-like adam.
Gudako swallowed hard as she watched the distant adam walking toward them and shouted.
"What is that!"
Martha watched adam with a hint of an excited smile on her lips, then patted Gudako's shoulder.
"Master, no matter what it is, it looks like a decent opponent, doesn't it? Let's take it down! Tarasque!"
Martha grew more excited as she spoke. Driven by a fanatical battle intent, she used her Noble Phantasm to summon Tarasque, then kicked him toward adam like a soccer ball while charging forward like an arrow from a bow.
Seeing Martha's battle-crazed behavior, Chloe complained irritably.
"Big sis is really a pain when she gets serious!"
Despite her complaints, Chloe manifested a black longbow and fired arrows of manifested Noble Phantasms at adam to provide support for Martha.
Kiritsugu Emiya stopped Irisviel, who was about to join the fray, and looked at the indifferent Fujino, asking.
"Aren't you going to help, Miss Fujino?"
Fujino let out a lazy yawn and replied.
"According to Master's plan, I'm only responsible for bringing you to the ninth floor. From here on, you're on your own!"
"I see. Iri! Please provide support for Chloe and Martha."
"Understood, Kiritsugu!"
After learning of the disappointing result from Fujino, Kiritsugu Emiya didn't show any frustration or complaint; he simply continued to calmly organize the battle as usual.
Beyond Kiritsugu Emiya's expectations, this adam, modified by Touko, was completely different from any opponent he had encountered before.
Martha looked at adam in astonishment; he hadn't budged an inch after taking her full-strength blow. She stared at her own fist in disbelief, but adam didn't care what this 'fly' was thinking. As Martha stood dazed, he stepped forward forcefully, stomping her into the dirt like a nail.
At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya also realized something was wrong. Aside from the evil dragon Tarasque summoned by Martha, not a single person could deal any damage to this golem.
Neither Martha's fists, Chloe's swords, nor even the bullets fired by Kiritsugu Emiya himself could leave a single scratch on adam.
Unable to stand Kiritsugu Emiya's half-baked performance any longer, Fujino spoke up with a mocking expression.
"A half-baked amateur is still just a half-baked amateur. Spellcaster Kiritsugu Emiya, don't tell me you don't even know about this kind of Faction Attack Nullification?"
Kiritsugu Emiya gave Fujino a grateful look, then furrowed his brows as he pondered a countermeasure.
Relying on the keen hearing she gained after becoming a Servant, Irisviel heard Fujino's words. She approached Kiritsugu Emiya, who was still frowning, and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind.
"Kiritsugu, let me go!"
Illya, hearing Irisviel's request, loudly protested with a tense expression.
"No! Mama, have you forgotten how your saint graph was left in tatters after the last time you transformed? If you do it again, you might really disappear forever! I won't allow it! Kiritsugu, you won't let Mama go, right?"
Looking at Illya's pitiful eyes, Kiritsugu Emiya felt a soft spot in his heart being touched. But then he remembered his wish, his dream, and everything he had done on this path, and he hardened his heart.
"Iri! Please..."
These few words felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. After saying them, Kiritsugu Emiya seemed to have exhausted all his strength, staring blankly at the sky.
After Kiritsugu Emiya spoke those words, Illya's tears could no longer be held back and gushed out.
Illya glared at Kiritsugu Emiya in anger, then ran off into the distance while crying.
"Kiritsugu! I really hate you the most!"
Suddenly, Kiritsugu Emiya felt his earlobe enter a warm, moist space. He stiffly turned his head and, out of the corner of his eye, saw Irisviel, who had now entered her black holy grail state. She was looking at him with deep affection, like a young girl in love, while holding his earlobe in her mouth.
"Iri..."
Kiritsugu Emiya was about to say something, but Irisviel didn't give him the chance. She casually released the arms wrapped around his neck, let go of his earlobe, and flew toward adam with a mischievous smile.
Gudako, who had been silently watching this family drama, muttered.
"What a strange family!"
Sure enough, as Irisviel transformed into her black holy grail state, the tide of battle immediately turned. With the support of Irisviel's magical cannon fire, Chloe, who had been holding adam back, found things much easier. Soon, Martha, who had been stomped into the dirt by adam earlier, crawled out looking disheveled and joined the fight.
In the distance, Touko, who was leisurely watching the battle, put down the wine bottle in her hand and casually raised her left hand. A massive magic circle then appeared above her head.
"Let the second stage begin!"
The magic circle suddenly made a faint cracking sound, which grew more frequent and louder. Then, the entire magic circle shattered into countless shimmering shards that adhered to adam's body.
adam, covered in the shards of the magic circle, let out an excited roar. He quickly transformed from a golem made of earth into a giant diamond golem.
Irisviel, in her black holy grail state, looked grimly at the shimmering giant before her. Since the giant had changed forms, Irisviel's magical cannons had ceased to be effective against the golem.
Tarasque was knocked over by adam's punch once again. However, unlike before, Tarasque didn't get back up to fight this time. Instead, it began to autonomously deactivate its Noble Phantasm state, showing no fear even in the face of Martha's threatening fists.
Martha was furious to see her Noble Phantasm running away on its own. However, remembering she was still in the middle of a battle, she couldn't afford to deal with Tarasque and had to focus on facing the diamond-form adam.
The people in the battle didn't notice that adam was starting to appear increasingly human-like. However, all of this was observed by Rin in the Throne of Heroes and Da Vinci outside the Spiritron World.
Da Vinci looked at the strings of data sliding down the screen and the brilliant light continuously entering the underground spiritron computer in the hall, shouting in disbelief.
"How is this possible! This thing is absorbing the human order of the real world! Is Touko trying to create a Genesis Giant? No, I must inform Rin to stop her! Otherwise, the current Spiritron World will surely collapse because of Touko's giant!"
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