Naru: "AKACHI!"

Naru tore through the Oe Cult's goons, their bodies flying like ragdolls. He punched, kicked, and slashed anyone who got in his way. By the time he was through with them, they were left as nothing as battered cripples on the floor. However, they were just the beginning, because Naru came here with one purpose, and that was…

Naru: "AKACHI! WHERE ARE YOU!"

…to beat the shit out of Akachi. He never forgot how he kidnapped his sister and even threatened to rape her. Now, he was back to take his revenge.

Naru: "COME ON! SHOW YOURSELF! GET YOUR BITCHASS OUT HERE SO I CAN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!"

?: "Jesus! You don't have to scream! I'm already here!"

Naru turned to see where the voice came from and found Akechi with five goons following him. However, something was different about him. Instead of his usual smug demeanor, Akachi grimaced as if he were a salaryman who had just gotten back from a horrible day at work. Akachi was pissed.

Akachi: "Do you have any idea what I had to go through because of you, you little shit!? I had to walk up to Akuma Doji and embarrass myself before the high council when I told him I failed to acquire a servant for the Holy Grail War!"

Naru: "Not my problem. I'm just here to beat the shit out of you after kidnapping my sister."

The goons on his sides pulled out their weapons.

Akachi: "I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Akuma Doji has given me a second chance to redeem myself. Now, hand over your command spells, and we can end this peacefully. If you don't, then me and my friends here will have to kill you."

Naru held up his hand with the command spells on it in a taunting gesture.

Naru: "You want them? Come and get them you spineless sack of shit!"

Akachi: "Tch! Have it your way then!"

He snapped his fingers and the five goons he brought surrounded Naru. Naru pulled out his Lost Forge and transformed it into a knife. He looked all around him, getting a general feel of how the fight might go down.

Naru: "So, who's first?"

One thug charged at him from behind with a crowbar. Naru backhanded him and sent him flying. He came rushing towards another one and gut-punched him to his knees. Naru then bear-hugged another one and stabbed him in the back multiple times. Akachi came at him from behind and tried to stab him with his middle finger, but Naru used the man he was holding as a human shield, blocking his attack. The man's body convulsed for a little bit before going limp.

Akachi: "Ah. You learned to avoid my Scarlet Whisk after I got you with it last time."

Naru: "Of course! It's a mystic code capable of overloading the target's magic circuits. There's no way I would ever get hit by the same thing twice!"

Naru tossed the man's body to the side and charged at Akachi, only to be grabbed by the arms of two of Akachi's goons. Akachi once again tried to attack, but Naru wrenched his arm free and punched him in the face. He then elbowed the thug he escaped from in the nose and punched away the other one holding his right arm.

Akachi: "You stubborn little shit!"

Akachi wiped the blood from his nose and glared at Naru.

Naru: "Sorry, you'll have to do better than that to kill me!"

Akachi: "Don't get cocky, turd!"

The two goons he had knocked down got back up and cracked their knuckles, ready to rejoin the fight.

Naru: "These guys just don't let up, don't they?"


While this was going on, Riko was hiding behind a wall watching the fight. He was given orders from Akachi to ambush Naru the moment his back faced him, ensuring him an easy victory.

Riko: "Hmph! What an idiot! As soon as his back is turned, I'll cut off his hand and his command spells with it!"

Riko grinned as he pulled a knife out of his pocket.

Riko: "This is too easy!"

?: "You got that right!"

Suddenly, an invisible projectile came out of nowhere and shattered the knife.

Riko: "Huh!?"

He dodged out of the way just in time as two more of the unseen projectiles came flying past his head and created dents in the wall. Riko looked to see who did it and saw a jagged-toothed man with gold rings pointing his finger at him.

Riko: "Well, well, well. If it isn't Rei Odakyu, 'The Landshark.'"

Rei: "Yeah, and you are Riko Tsutoko, 'The Speed Demon!' Trying to get the jump on Naru aren't ya? Well, tough luck! If you want to get him, you'll have to go thr-"

Before he could finish his sentence, Riko punched him in the stomach, knocking him back.

Riko: "Alright. Seems easy enough."

A hole suddenly appeared in Riko's shoulder as Rei shot another invisible bullet at him.

Riko: "Gah! I forgot about that vibration magecraft of yours!"

Rei was a master of vibration magecraft, which allowed him to weaponize the vibrations produced by his magic circuits in a variety of ways. The rings on his fingers help him focus the vibrations into bullets, which can pass through people's skin and damage their organs.

Rei: "Heh! Guess it won't be as easy as you thought!"

Riko: "We'll see about that!"


Inside the warehouse…

Tonbo: "You didn't see the servant at all?"

Thug: "No sir, only the Infinite Path's main fighters have been seen."

Tonbo: "I don't understand. How did they get in if they are the only ones here?"

Thug: "I don't know. Maybe they only used the servant to get into our base?"

Tonbo: "Impossible! There's no way they would give up on such a powerful asset!"

Akuma: "That's right."

Tonbo: "Huh?"

Akuma: "Do you not see it? The Sekoyoma Ripper and The Lanshark are only distractions to keep our current location unguarded."

Tonbo: "You mean…they're using our own trick against us? Impossible! They don't have the numbers like we do to pull off something like this! Who could they possibly send that could-"

Tonbo paused himself for a moment. As he put the pieces together, he came to a horrifying realization.

Tonbo: "Oh no! Call everyone back! We need this place defended!"

Akuma: "It's too late. They're already here."

The front doors to the warehouse opened. Everyone inside turned to see who entered. They froze in terror as soon as they saw who it was.

Standing at the door…was Artoria Pendragon, ready for battle.

Artoria: "Hello. I hope I'm not interrupting anything!"