Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Chapter 245 An Inevitable Battle

The story goes back 10 minutes.

"You're the assassin with the Burning Eyes and Inflammatory Hair?"

Margery looked at Shana with a skeptical gaze but with a keen interest.

Although she had lived for a long time, she had never actually seen the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Killer], and many things she knew were just hearsay.

Of course, she was also very clear that the little girl in front of her was not the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin] from back then, but the new contract partner of the Heavenly Calamity Fire, the one who inherited the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin].

After observing for a while, she quickly lost interest.

The reason for this is...

"If only I could meet the Fire Mist Warriors of the Heavenly Tribulation Fire from before. This little girl is really not interesting."

To Margery, Shana was just a newcomer who had just debuted. Although she had the help of the Heavenly Tribulation Fire Alastor, she could naturally imagine her actual combat strength.

"...!"

Shana did not respond to her sarcasm, but her eyes quickly became sharp and piercing.

He raised the Nie Dian Zhe Na in his hand, ready to strike at any moment.

"Oh!" Marcusias roared from the book floating beside Margery, seemingly extremely pleased with Shana's attitude.

"That gaze, that fighting spirit, not bad!"

“Indeed, to become a contract partner of the Heavenly Flame, you must have your own unique qualities. I cannot simply look down on you like this—”

The words sounded like an apology coming from Margery's mouth, but Shana couldn't hear any remorse in them. For such a battle maniac, she just needed a reason, a reason to fight herself.

"But whether you can truly live up to the title of 'Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin' is something I'll test for you."

After saying that, Margery grabbed the floating book beside her, threw it in front of her, and held it in her hand with one hand.

Clusters of deep blue flames ignited around her, and a powerful aura surged from her body.

Seeing the woman's rising fighting spirit, Shana was not to be outdone, and her own momentum reached its peak at that moment.

She was unafraid of any challenge, and bright red flames danced around her.

The battle is about to break out.

"and many more!"

However, Alastor, who was standing in front of Shana, quickly spoke up, indicating that he did not intend to stop the fight between the two.

For the battle maniac in front of him, such a fight was inevitable.

But it still wants to know one thing.

"What is your purpose in coming to this city?"

Alastor had no idea that the [Elegy Reciter] had come to this city just to fight the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Killer].

Moreover, judging from the surprised look in her eyes when they met, she didn't know that Shana was in this city. So Alastor wanted to find out what their purpose was in coming to this city.

"Oh! That's obviously to hunt down that bastard Rami!"

Marcusias told Alastair what they wanted to do without any hesitation.

“Rami?” Alastair pondered.

"Are you talking about corpse collectors?"

"Corpse Collector" is the nickname given to that Crimson World Apostle by the other Crimson World Apostles.

He is also a Crimson Denizen who is somewhat well-known among the Flame Haze warriors.

Unlike other Crimson Denizens, he does not devour humans; he only collects the existence power of the Torch. Not only is he virtually harmless to the present world, but many Flame Haze warriors have also received his help.

He can be considered a neutral figure in the struggle between the Flame Haze and the Crimson Denizens. Under normal circumstances, neither the Flame Haze nor the Crimson Denizens would make things difficult for him or try to kill him.

Therefore, Rami became an extremely unique existence in both the Crimson World and the present world.

"As a Crimson World Apostle, Rami has never devoured any humans, so why would he choose to attack him?"

Araster asked Margery, puzzled. "The Flame Haze's duty is to maintain the stability of the world, not to kill Crimson Denizens. After all, it is the Crimson Denizens who provide the Flame Haze with power."

Therefore, the duty of Flame Haze is never to eliminate, but to maintain.

But clearly, Marjorie didn't think that way.

Her tone turned somber, and she answered Alastor's question with utter disdain.

"Can you guarantee that he won't choose to devour humans in the future? He just hasn't devoured humans yet. When he does, can you stop him immediately? If you don't stop him in time, what about those humans who died? Crimson Denizens have always been a threat, and all Crimson Denizens should be eliminated."

“That’s absolutely right!” Marcusias loudly agreed.

A vulgar, grating laugh came from the book in Margery's hand.

"No matter what he does, he is still a Crimson World Apostle. He may have already devoured a lot of humans without our knowledge."

"Perhaps it's just that no Flame Haze has noticed. As long as it's a Crimson Denizen, it can devour the life force of humans. As my excellent contractors, we naturally have to consider all aspects and take precautions before things happen."

"Instead of worrying about whether it will eat humans, we should just defeat it once and for all."

Alastor did not directly address Marjorie and Marcusias's answers because he knew that what they said made perfect sense, but making sense and agreeing with it are two different things, just as it was willing to trust humans and make a pact with them to become Flame Haze warriors.

It believes that trust is needed not only between people, but also between people and the Red World Apostles.

"Zheng——!"

No further words are needed; regardless of whether Margery tries to stop Margery from going to fight Rami, a battle between them is inevitable.

The crimson flames then covered the Nie Dōnen Shōna in Shana's hand.

"it is good!"

"That's it!"

Margery didn't want to waste any more words. Deep blue flames exploded and burned around her, instantly covering her entire body and gradually expanding.

"Feng Jue——!"

A bright red flame instantly spread outward from Shana's body, quickly enveloping the area. In an instant, the entire world turned bright red, and everything within this barrier froze in a state of stillness.

Apart from the two who were about to engage in battle.

Such a battle is certainly not a small-scale skirmish; it will inevitably cause a great deal of destruction. However, Margery, a battle maniac, seems completely unconcerned about this destruction. She doesn't even activate her sealing technique before beginning to unleash her own free magic.

However, Shana, who was engaged in battle, did not notice that Shirou Emiya was not present.

Logically speaking, Shirou Emiya's speed is not much weaker than Shana's, so he should have been able to arrive here quickly, but he has not arrived yet.

Even though the seal had been set up, there was no sign of Shirou Emiya around.

So where exactly is Emiya Shirou at this moment?

Just as Shirou Emiya was rushing towards Shana, an elderly man dressed in an old suit, looking like a gentleman, appeared in front of him.

Chapter 246 Fariagni's Contingency Plan

"who are you?"

Emiya Shirou quickly stopped in his tracks, realizing that he wasn't running through the streets, but rather traversing between rooftops.

Given his presence here, Shirou Emiya couldn't simply assume he was just an ordinary old man.

Not to mention, he was blocking his way like this.

"To be honest, I'm quite surprised to meet a human like you."

The old man spoke to Shirou Emiya with remarkable calmness, his words carrying a hint of praise.

Emiya Shirou did not immediately draw his sword against him, because he did not sense any malice from the old man in front of him.

The old man spoke to Shirou Emiya as if it were a casual conversation with a neighbor.

However, Shirou Emiya remained wary. Although he was naive, he wasn't so naive as to trust someone who appeared so strangely in front of him.

Even if this person has no ill intentions towards you.

It's just that Shirou Emiya wouldn't choose to confront him with swords immediately.

"What's your purpose?"

Emiya Shirou asked warily.

It's hard to say that someone appearing before you at this time doesn't have ulterior motives.

It's important to know that Shirou Emiya is completely unfamiliar with everything in this world. If Shana were by his side, she would probably recognize who this old man is immediately.

But he chose to look for Shirou Emiya right after Shana left. Shirou Emiya wouldn't believe it if there wasn't a conspiracy involved.

“Your vigilance is justified. I didn’t just appear in front of you for no reason.”

The old man sighed, took a bookmark from his inner lining, and handed it to Shirou Emiya.

"what is this?"

Shirou Emiya did not take the bookmark offered to him. Shirou Emiya had learned some magician knowledge in the Yorgordemira clan. Although this was another world, the way the power of existence was used was very similar to the way magic was used.

This bookmark might also contain some magic tricks, so Shirou Emiya must be wary of it.

If he had simply met the old gentleman by chance on the street, Shirou Emiya probably wouldn't have had many doubts and would have accepted it. But the current situation clearly tells Shirou Emiya that there's something wrong with the bookmark.

But the old man seemed to have anticipated that Shirou Emiya would not accept the bookmark.

He snapped his fingers lightly, and the bookmark floated up and stuck to Shirou Emiya's clothes at lightning speed.

"This thing allows you to be teleported to a random location when your life is in danger; consider it my apology."

He paid no attention to Shirou Emiya's reaction, and instead watched Shana and Margery, who were about to engage in battle in the distance.

"In truth, I don't want to do this, but I can't refuse the Hunter's request and reward."

Upon hearing the old man suddenly utter the title "Fariagni," Shirou Emiya swiftly drew the short sword with chains that he had previously projected and pointed it at him.