Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"Your opponent is not me."

Even though Shana had unleashed 120% of her power, Shudenan calmly dodged Shana's attacks to the side, talking to her with a teasing tone.

"Zhi Dian Zha Na, I want Zhi Dian Zha Na!"

Accompanied by an incredibly fierce hurricane, a young male voice came from beside Shana.

Chapter 260 Shana's Reflections

Are you still thinking about what happened today?

Seeing Shana unable to fall asleep, a steady voice came from the floor beside her.

It was an extremely crowded room, but everything inside was clean and tidy, and everything seemed to be in good order.

Shana, on the other hand, was lying on the floor covered with a blanket.

The room was filled with an indescribable silence.

Shana, who had just arrived in the city, did not look for a place to stay. The room that Shirou Emiya rented is where Shana is now living.

She had tried to seize the identity of a torchbearer and live under his roof.

But she had never felt so anxious and uneasy.

Even though she felt extremely tired from using a lot of her existence power during the day, she still couldn't fall asleep.

Shirou Emiya and Shana were just casual acquaintances. Just like any normal person, it would be sad for a newly acquainted person to pass away so suddenly. Shana was no exception.

The reason she felt conflicted was simply that she considered herself very mature, that she had become indifferent to the life and death of humankind, and that she would not be greatly affected by anything other than maintaining the world.

From now on, you must face everything alone.

These are the words spoken to Shana by a maid who once took care of her.

She kept it deep in her heart, and it was precisely because of this that Shana faced those Crimson Apostles alone throughout her long journey.

From a young age, Shana was taken to the Heavenly Palace and trained as a Flame Haze.

During this training process, Shana did learn some knowledge.

However, all of those were based on common sense and knowledge, and there was no record of any personal subjective opinions.

In other words, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Shana naive and ignorant of the ways of the world.

This is a completely blank sheet of paper.

They were not taught anything other than combat and knowledge.

It wasn't until an illogical human like Shirou Emiya barged in that Shana first grasped the concept of companionship.

Emiya Shirou will have some influence on her, but only some influence.

She is a very opinionated person with excellent judgment. Although she lacks social experience, she still has her own insights and learns these things on her own.

Shana will feel sad, regretful, and remorseful for Shirou Emiya, but she will never wallow in it.

"I am not mature enough, nor strong enough."

Shana, now on the rooftop, looked up at the star-studded sky and began to ponder.

If he hadn't been so engrossed in his battle with Margery, would he have been able to discover Shirou Emiya's disappearance sooner?

These are not Shana's regrets, but rather Shana's reflections on her own actions.

Since the incident has already happened, there's no use in regretting it. What needs to be done is to reflect on oneself, correct one's mistakes, and prevent such an incident from happening again.

Shana is not the kind of person who regrets things. She has an unparalleled and unwavering belief and will continue to move forward steadfastly.

She needs to face her shortcomings and weaknesses squarely, and the passing of Shirou Emiya has given her a profound wake-up call.

I still have many shortcomings, whether it is combat experience, combat style, or sensitivity to the surrounding environment.

If I had the same free search method as Margery, I wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.

Alastor stood quietly in front of Shana, watching her gaze at the starry sky.

He didn't offer any words of comfort to Shana, as he knew perfectly well that Shana wasn't someone who needed comforting, nor was she someone who would wallow in defeat.

Shana is human first, then a Flame Haze; no one is infallible.

People need to grow. This has already happened, and there's no way Alastor can bring Shirou Emiya back to life. Saying anything more is just useless.

After experiencing something like this, Shana will likely become more mature and composed.

As Shana continued to reflect, time quietly slipped away.

Soon, accompanied by the clear chirping of birds, the sun gradually rose from the east, bringing its warmth to the entire city.

Shana, however, was still fast asleep.

It wasn't because Shana had a bad habit of sleeping in; it was just that yesterday's exertion was enormous. Restoring the entire neighborhood and creating a large number of torches was no easy task.

It requires a great deal of time, energy, and the will to exist to complete this task.

If Margery hadn't been there to help, Shana probably wouldn't have been able to finish her work by nightfall.

Not to mention the battle she had just experienced, which left Shana looking utterly exhausted.

Xiudenan stated that he was only doing guard work and would not help the brother and sister fight for the Temple of the Netherworld. They did not pay any extra existence power, so why should he do such a thankless task?

Having obtained the Ninja Palace's Treasure, he couldn't use it himself. Moreover, he now wanted to bring the Lost Child of Zero to the Star Palace. This treasure contained a lot of their hard work, and they needed it to accomplish their goals.

His professional ethics, however, kept him here to continue his guard duties.

However, it seems that Fariagni did not pay his own wages, which is quite a loss.

Margery, of course, wouldn't just stand there and watch Shana fight with the siblings.

She didn't know Shirou Emiya, so she couldn't say she was angry for him. The reason she took action was simply because the scene was far too tragic.

In this era, such a tragic situation could not be tolerated even by Margot, a battle maniac.

Moreover, she had previously told Shana that all Crimson World Apostles should be defeated, and she couldn't possibly just stand there and do nothing.

Even though she had fought and lost against Shudnan before, Margery still resolutely rushed forward and engaged Shudnan in combat.

The outcome of Shana's battle against the brother and sister was, of course, a foregone conclusion.

Although they were outmaneuvered by their schemes and had the Ninja Palace Crest taken from him.

But she pulled out a second sword, the Nie Dōnen Zhāna, from her night hat and charged forward.

The brother and sister had virtually no combat skills. If it weren't for their constant absorption of human life force through their Freedom Technique, Shana would have already dealt with them and gone to attack Shudnan.

Although the process was a bit complicated, Shana still managed to defeat them without any major incidents. Seeing that the brother and sister had failed, Shudenan immediately retreated as well.

They had absolutely no desire to engage in a prolonged fight.

At this moment, the sealing technique was also gradually disappearing. This sealing technique was first used by Fariagni, and after Fariagni died, it was the Bad Blade that used it again.

After the villainous blade retreated, Xiu Denan took over.

Now that Xiudenan has left, the seal will naturally be lifted.

Shana couldn't possibly ignore the terrible scene here and choose to pursue Shudnan instead.

Shana couldn't even imagine the distortion that would occur to the real world if this situation were to become reality.

She could only maintain the seal and watch Xiudenan leave like that.

Soon, with the girl's steady breathing, it gradually came to noon.

Chapter 261 The Dead Resurrected

"Well--!"

The girl rubbed her drowsy eyes and stood up from the ground in a daze.

Exhausted, she yawned as she tidied up her clothes and smoothed out the bedding and mattress she had pulled out.

Although Shana was somewhat confused and was taken care of by Shirou Emiya for a while, it doesn't mean that Shana felt uncomfortable because of that.

She has always taken everything very seriously. Although she was a little groggy when she woke up, she quickly tidied up the things around her after she came to her senses.

This is a habit she has developed over the years; even after the torch has been extinguished, she will still clean up the place she rents.

After all, after leaving the maid who had always taken care of her, Shana naturally had to learn how to live on her own, and she knew how to do those things.

Pushing open the door, Shana, with her black hair, looked at the extremely dazzling sun overhead and spoke slowly.

“Alastor, let’s head to the next city.”

People should look forward. Now that the threat to this city—Fariagni—has been eliminated, there is no need for her to stay in this city.

Moreover, there is already a Flame Haze in this city, so there is even less reason for her to stay here.

You can choose to continue fighting against more Crimson Apostles who are disrupting the present world.

As for the corpse collectors who stay in this city...

Shana had also thought about it; Margery had pursued him for so long, yet he hadn't suffered the slightest harm.

There's no need for me to protect him; the corpse collector also has ways to protect himself.

Shana realized that she didn't need to worry about this matter anymore.

It's safe to say that Shana has no reason to stay in this city now.

Moreover, the murderer who killed Shirou Emiya is still at large overseas, so Shana naturally needs to find out where Shuten-Douji is.

She also needs more experience to mature and gain more combat experience.

"Is that so? But Shirou Emiya wasn't turned into a torch. Let's take care of his rented house and workplace before we leave."

A steady voice came from in front of Shana.

Alastor also had a good impression of Shirou Emiya, both because of his personality and his behavior, which left a deep impression on Alastor, who had lived for countless years.

And indeed, they had no way to make torches there.