"I didn't shoot at Shinji, for some reason, he decided he wanted to get in the way of my attack. Honestly, I'm surprised he's still alive after taking that directly, never mind still conscious. That arrow was powerful enough that a single touch would've ended up killing even me!" Then... why were you shooting it at a Master? Avenger seems to read your mind as he continues. "I was hoping that either it would hit the intended target and get rid of the Servant who was following us through their master, or that the enemy Servant would try to block it, and die as a result." There's a tinge of respect in Avenger's voice as he speaks about your ability to block his arrow on such short notice. Had you had the time to do so, you would've been able to put up a complete barrier, but as it was you didn't have nearly enough time.

Part 17