Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Shana did not refute this. Although she could go out and find a hotel to stay in, she thought again that since the Hunter's target was Shirou Emiya, waiting for him to come to her was also an option.

Rather than finding a hotel to stay in and then rushing over after waking up, sleeping here is the best option.

Shana hadn't had much experience interacting with people and only had a little knowledge about matters of the heart. However, she certainly wouldn't think like an ordinary high school girl, so her first choice was to weigh the pros and cons.

She then concluded that Shirou Emiya's words were reasonable and nodded in agreement.

"it is good!"

Chapter 234 [The Hunter] Found a Helper

In the dimly lit space, the huge courtyard-style bonsai still emitted a ghostly light as before, illuminating the faces of the surrounding dolls and creating a pervasive sense of unease in the air.

Fariagni floated in the air, holding the doll Marianne in her arms, her eyes fixed on the garden-style bonsai below.

"Owner."

The rag doll looked at him with a worried tone from inside Fariagni's arms.

“Don’t worry too much, Marian. I’m just thinking about how to deal with that human.”

Compared to the Flame Haze, Fariagni suddenly realized that the human was even more troublesome than the Flame Haze.

But it's precisely because he's human that he's so troublesome.

Fariagni's Noble Phantasms are largely designed to deal with Flame Haze, and have almost no effect on humans.

Especially his favorite trump card used against Flame Haze, which was probably just a toy in front of that human.

"Azure" - It is a ring in shape and its special effect is to repel fire. Fire attacks are ineffective against the holder. As long as the barrier is opened, it can defend against any fire attack, no matter how powerful.

"Happiness Trigger" - Shaped like a pistol, it has no limit on the number of bullets and is specifically designed to deal with Flame Haze. When a Flame Haze is hit, its container will explode, and the Demon Lord inside will be forced to manifest. Fearing that manifesting itself will consume a lot of its existence power, the Demon Lord will often immediately return to the Crimson World.

"Handcuffs" - used to seal the abilities of Flame Haze warriors.

These are all Noble Phantasms he possesses, which can greatly limit Flame Haze warriors, but they are of no use to humans.

When facing Shirou Emiya, most of his Noble Phantasms became useless, not to mention he could hardly withstand Shirou Emiya's ferocious attacks.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a Crimson World Demon King, whose injuries could be directly repaired using the power of existence, he would probably have lost his fighting ability long ago and could only wait for death to come.

Now that the Flame Haze warrior seems to be teaming up with the human, it will be even more difficult for him to defeat him.

Dealing with that human was already difficult enough, but now with the addition of a Flame Haze warrior, Fariagni really couldn't think of any way to break the deadlock.

Actually, there is still a way, as long as he secretly absorbs the power of human existence at an extremely fast speed and slowly creates torches.

Once the number of torches in the city reaches a certain level, I will be able to complete my plan.

However, this would delay things for a long time, and if they only appeared to create more torches each time, they would easily expose their true intentions.

Anyone with a willing heart can discover the plans they have devised.

After all, this matter caused quite a stir many years ago. If you pay close attention, almost any Flame Haze could figure out what you were trying to do.

Because the Crimson Lords they contract with all possess this knowledge, only differing in the length of time they have been in contact with it.

"It seems we have no choice but to entrust this to that guy."

"Who?"

The child asked a question aloud.

"【Broken Blade】Shabrak".

It is an extremely powerful Crimson World Demon Lord who does not belong to any organization and accepts commissions to carry out assassination missions.

More importantly, Bad Blade is a sword collector, and all the rewards for his commissions are swords.

And the weapon that the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin] was wielding happened to be a knife.

Moreover, that human also possessed a sword-type Noble Phantasm.

At least Fariagni believed that the serrated knife that could easily tear his doll apart was no ordinary weapon.

He could easily get something for nothing and commission Shabulak to help him without paying a high price.

Moreover, the weapon wielded by the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin] is renowned throughout the world, and it's impossible for Shabrak not to be tempted by it.

Now, all he needs to do is be patient and wait for Shabulak to arrive. He might not even need to lift a finger; the human and the Flame Haze will likely die at Shabulak's hands.

Because he had truly witnessed his power and terror, he knew that he, with his intelligence as his primary strength, would not be his match.

the next day.

The scene that everyone imagined and was happy to see did not happen to Shirou Emiya. It may have happened to Aya, but when Shana woke up, she only vaguely saw Shirou Emiya busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Shana's daily routine is the same as that of a normal student; she usually wakes up at seven in the morning. However, if Shirou Emiya doesn't choose to practice his projection magic and enhancement magic at night, he will wake up much earlier.

Moreover, Shirou Emiya's body has been aching slightly, and being able to sleep normally is already something he can hardly ask for.

The Holy Grail did not completely heal the damage to his soul, because in the final battle with Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, his soul was almost completely destroyed.

This is far more serious than the damage inflicted during the battle with Esdeath.

Although the Holy Grail reassembled him and reconstructed his physical body, it was only a rough restoration, as the Holy Grail only intended to restore Shirou Emiya's consciousness.

It will not be possible to completely heal Shirou Emiya.

After being modified by Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, the Grail can only grant wishes by entering the interior of the Greater Grail, and apart from Emiya Shirou, the Grail cannot imagine anyone else being able to enter the interior of the Greater Grail.

Heroic Spirits possess sufficient willpower, but the moment they step in, they are transformed into pure magical energy and absorbed by the Holy Grail, regardless of how strong their willpower is.

Those Masters outside who were unable to enter the Holy Grail, even if they were, the Holy Grail wouldn't gamble on them.

Unable to withstand such immense magical power any longer, it needed a place to release it, and Shirou Emiya became the chosen one by the Holy Grail to fulfill its wish.

Only then was Shirou Emiya's physical body restored, and his consciousness restored.

Simply restoring the soul is still affected by the Holy Grail, which is why the Holy Grail will restore the physical body.

Upon waking, Shirou Emiya naturally wouldn't wish for his body to fully recover; he had also considered ending the Holy Grail War.

In the end, however, Shirou Emiya did not choose to prevent the Holy Grail War from happening again.

Because there's still a chance to stop things from happening in the future, but there's no way to stop what's already happened.

Those innocent people should not die in this Holy Grail War.

Thinking of the town that was razed to the ground, and the androids that turned to ashes on the plains, Shirou Emiya made such a wish to the Holy Grail.

"Restore all the damage caused by this Holy Grail War."

It was after Shirou Emiya made this wish that the door with the musical score appeared behind him.

Chapter 235 An Ordinary Morning

"It's been so long since I've cooked for myself."

Without waking Shana, who was still fast asleep beside him, Emiya Shirou gently tidied his bedding and put it away in the closet.

Set up the square low table in advance so that there will be a place to put breakfast later.

"You're up so early."

A steady voice came from beside Shana, and a pendant beside her emitted a faint red light.

"Does Mr. Alastair not need sleep?"

As Shirou Emiya set out the table, he asked Alastor in a low voice.

"As the Crimson Lord, I do not need to sleep."

"is it?"

Emiya Shirou nodded in understanding. Most of these creatures, which are different from humans, do not need to sleep. For example, [Demons] and [Heroic Spirits] do not have any concept of sleep.

Emiya Shirou quickly went to the bathroom to wash up and then came to the refrigerator door.

The place is extremely old, but it is well-equipped, and even has a refrigerator.

"Squeak—!"

Although Shirou Emiya gently opened the refrigerator door, it still made an extremely piercing noise.

This refrigerator is quite old, and it's a miracle that it's still working properly.

Of course, Shirou Emiya repaired everything in the room, and some things were even reinforced with enhancement magic.

Emiya Shirou is quite skilled at repairing electrical appliances. He often repaired malfunctioning appliances at school, so he has a lot of experience.

Inside the refrigerator were some vegetables, fruits, and pork; the café owner was willing to pay Shirou Emiya a month's salary upfront.

That's why Shirou Emiya was able to find accommodation and purchase daily necessities in a very short time.

The landlord won't provide things like oil, salt, soy sauce, or vinegar.

Emiya Shirou took some vegetables out of the refrigerator. For breakfast, it's best to keep it simple; miso soup and rice balls should be enough.

"Let's cut these vegetables into strips first."

A flash of silver light appeared, and the kitchen knife on the kitchen shelf was lifted by Emiya Shirou, swung in the air in a perfect arc, and finally caught firmly in his right hand.

Then Shirou Emiya quickly placed the vegetables he had washed on the cutting board, and with a very rhythmic sound, the vegetables turned into extremely neat strips.

"Hey--!"

Emiya Shirou took out the pot from the cabinet below, cleaned it, filled it with water, added the seasoning he had just prepared, and once the water temperature was suitable, he added the vegetables in batches, stirred them well, and then added a little salt to taste.

"The taste is alright!"

Emiya Shirou scooped up some of the broth with a spoon, placed it on a small plate, and took a small sip. The saltiness was just right. Now all he had to do was simmer it to bring out all the flavor of the vegetables.

"Ding--!"

Emiya looked to the side and heard the sound of rice cooking.

He gently opened the lid, and a wonderful aroma of rice wafted out.

"Let the rice cool down a bit first."