Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

“Saber——”

Emiya Shirou didn't know what to say at this moment. Even though such an injury could be healed with just one Command Seal, he had already used up all the Command Seals on the back of his hand.

Now Shirou Emiya can only watch helplessly as Arthur exits the stage, unable to do anything about it.

"There's no need to be so sad. I'm just leaving the stage, not dying. Besides, being able to leave so openly and honestly, even though I might have some regrets, is still a very good ending for me."

Arthur smiled slightly, then suddenly seemed to remember something, pulled the golden sword from the ground, and handed it to Shirou Emiya.

A blue-green magical energy flowed into Shirou Emiya's body through his hand holding the golden sword.

"Master, consider this a gift from me. If it were you, Master, you would definitely be able to do it."

As he finished speaking, Arthur, with a smile on his face, transformed into golden starlight and vanished into the air. If it weren't for Shirou Emiya holding that golden sword, Arthur would have been as if he had never existed.

At the very moment Arthur vanished in front of Emiya, an incredibly dark figure appeared behind him.

"Delusional heart sounds——!"

A deep voice followed.

An incredibly thick arm, as light as a dragonfly skimming the water, stretched out gently and swiftly toward Shirou Emiya's back.

"boom--!"

Just as it was about to touch Shirou Emiya's back, a flag blocked its way, carrying an extremely powerful force that sent it flying.

"Ruler!?"

Cursed Arm spun its body in the air, landing smoothly on the ground. It looked at Joan of Arc, who had suddenly appeared, with great surprise, its hands clenched tightly together.

"Shirou Emiya has lost his qualification as Master of this Holy Grail War, and now Ruler, that is, I, will protect him."

Joan of Arc looked at the cursed wrist and loudly proclaimed.

Emiya Shirou's Servants have left the stage, and he has used up all his Command Seals. From any perspective, he can basically be considered a Master who has withdrawn from the Holy Grail War.

Without Command Seals or Servants, Shirou Emiya is simply a magician.

As a Ruler, one also has the same function as the Holy Church: to protect Masters who have lost their eligibility for the Holy Grail War and who seek refuge with one.

Although Shirou Emiya did not seek refuge with me, the specific circumstances need to be analyzed.

Emiya Shirou's situation at this moment is like that of a Master who has lost his Servant and is attacked when he goes to the Church for refuge.

Logically speaking, as long as the Master does not step into the Holy Grail War, even if they are killed by other Masters at the entrance of the Holy Grail War, it does not violate the rules of the Holy Grail War.

After all, the Master did not come to the Church of Sanctuary to seek asylum; he was merely on his way to seek asylum, and the Church of Sanctuary would not accept his request.

But Jeanne felt she couldn't bear to watch others die like that. Since Shirou Emiya had lost his qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War, she had a reason to protect him.

Moreover, the current situation is no longer just about the Holy Grail War.

As a Heroic Spirit, Jeanne's running speed is beyond question. With the magic power given by the Holy Grail, Jeanne can be said to have been running at full speed the whole time, and should have arrived right after Emiya Shirou.

But she only arrived at the scene just as Arthur was leaving. Apart from the possibility that she got lost, there was only one other conclusion: that she had encountered an unexpected event.

Joan of Arc, on her way to Arthur, encountered Kotomine Shirou, who was on his way to his servant.

Perhaps it was because the battlefield was extremely complex, or perhaps it was because of the unexpected situation that occurred in the Red Army camp that made Kotomine Shiro somewhat anxious.

Neither Jeanne d'Arc nor Kotomine Shiro expected that they would meet at this moment.

At the moment of their encounter, Joan of Arc understood what the anomaly in this Holy Grail War was.

After the conflict, Joan of Arc understood what kind of mission she had been summoned to undertake.

For Jeanne d'Arc, Shirou Emiya not only helped her when she fainted from hunger, but also possessed combat power that was almost comparable to that of a Heroic Spirit.

If he could help me, I would be better able to stop Kotomine Shiro's wish.

Both morally and logically, Joan of Arc should have saved him.

"Tsk——!"

Seeing Jeanne d'Arc protecting Shirou Emiya like this, Cursed Arm had no choice but to merge his body into the shadows and disappear from the spot once again.

It's pointless to conceal your presence in front of Ruler.

Unless it is the first generation, the Ruler class is able to directly know the location where they are hiding.

So this time, Cursed Wrist left the battlefield without the slightest hesitation.

Chapter 183 The Third Night Ends!

The turbulent night finally ended quietly.

Before Shirou Emiya had even had a chance to rest long after returning to the temporary camp established by the Yggdrasil androids, the sky was already beginning to lighten, announcing the arrival of daylight.

The remaining androids were taking care of the wounded in an orderly manner.

On the plains, some homunculi who were already able to move independently worked alongside the magicians of the Yggdrasilia clan and Jeanne d'Arc to clean up the traces left on the plains and restore them.

Of course, Mordred's Master, Shishikai Kairi, also got involved.

He originally planned to leave after Mordred's departure and continue his nomadic life.

But Shirou Emiya spoke up to stop him, and Kairi Shishikage figured he had nothing else to do, so he decided to help Shirou Emiya out.

Although he was the Master of the Servant who had eliminated his own Servant, Shishikage Kairi did not feel any anger towards him.

From the moment he learned that Shirou Emiya's Servant was Arthur, he had already vaguely guessed what Mordred's fate would be.

At least, seeing Mordred leave with a smile in the end, he didn't harbor much resentment towards Arthur.

Even though the commotion they caused during their fight was quite significant, they were able to cover it up by claiming it was a gas explosion.

No ordinary people directly witnessed the Holy Grail War; they only felt the ground constantly shaking while they were sleeping.

Even if the location of the explosion cannot be found, it won't have a significant impact.

As for the town where the battle had taken place, adhering to the principle of keeping it a secret for as long as possible, the Yggdrasilena clan could only maintain the barrier there to keep away onlookers.

At least for now, there are no reports on television about any town suddenly disappearing.

Fortunately, the explosion occurred in a small town on the outskirts of Tulipas, not a prosperous place, and there were not many people coming and going.

If it were a plain like this, a place that merchants frequently traveled through, it might not have been so easy to cover up.

Danic stood forlornly before the ruins of the Yggdmirene castle, gazing at the rising sun in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

He also learned that the Grand Cup had been taken away, and now the Black side was at its wit's end.

Not only was the Greater Grail taken away, but only one Servant remained on their side.

Astolfo of Black Rider.

Aside from this one, Siegfried as Saber, Vlad III as Lancer, and Frankenstein as Berserker all exerted all their strength to defeat Karna, the red Lancer.

As a Caster, Avisbron also exited the stage after unleashing his Noble Phantasm due to the death of his Master.

Chiron, who was Archer, also left the field while fighting his disciple, the red Rider Achilles.

As for Jack the Ripper, an assassin, he is beyond control. To this day, Danic still doesn't know who her master is, so there's no way to rely on him.

The extra servant Arthur and the red Saber Mordred both perished in battle.

The only thing that could give Danic a little peace of mind was that the red team also paid a considerable price.

Berserker Spartacus died by self-destruction, Lancer Karna died from Vlad III's piercing, and Saber Mordred was also killed by Arthur's sword through the chest.

In addition, as Joan of Arc said, Archer Atalanta had already left the stage the night before, and Caster had also left the stage sometime last night.

The Red team is now left with only R-Shadowist Achilles and Assassin Semiramis, who possesses the incredibly powerful Sky Garden.

Through intelligence analysis, Darnick easily deduced which famous Servant the Red Team's Assassin was.

As for Caster of the Red Army, he never appeared on the battlefield, and Joan of Arc never saw him, so Danic naturally couldn't possibly know his real name.

Actually, if you were to calculate it, the strength of the red and black sides seems to be quite balanced.

After all, both sides only had Rider and Assassin left as their Servants.

but------

Danic had nothing to say about his own Rider.

It's almost as if it doesn't exist.

This situation left Danic feeling somewhat desperate.

Even the city of Yggdmirena was completely destroyed, leaving only ruins.

Even the practice of having artificial beings provide magic through magic diversion was abolished.

The hearts of the androids that were supposed to provide magic in the incubation tanks located in the basement of the city of Mirenia have all been dug out.

It's easy to guess that the Black Faction Assassin visited the Yggdrasil's castle and ripped out all their hearts.

After all, only in the towns that the Black Assassin passed through did magicians with their hearts ripped out and ordinary people of varying degrees appear.

Those androids have probably become nourishment for Assassin's magic.

"Uncle——"

With the sound of her wheelchair turning, Fiore slowly approached Danic's side.

"Regarding Rider's Master—"

Fiore looked at the man standing next to Astolfo on the android's position and asked a question.

"Rider has already made it very clear—"

Danic slowly closed his eyes, seemingly unwilling to answer the question.

Now that Astolfo's Master has changed, Darnik knows what will happen to Sereneka, the original Master who went to pursue them, without him having to say it.

Danic didn't believe that if Serenica were still alive, she would allow Astolfo's Master to be replaced.

Now that all these things have happened, it can only mean that Sereneka has been killed in action.

It was precisely because they knew that Sereneka was dead that the rest of the Yggdrasilia clan, including the other Masters, believed that the two people in front of them had killed her, and thus they exchanged contracts.

If Danick hadn't intervened, they probably would have already started fighting each other.