Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

It was also because of the Lost Child that Shana did not hesitate to spend a large amount of her existence power to repair that city.

After all, the power of existence, like magic, needs to be stored. If it weren't for the Zero Hour Lost Child, Shana would have been unable to participate in the battle against the Crimson World Apostles for a long time due to the consumption of such a large amount of power of existence.

"This treasure allows me to move freely within the sealed area, provides those torches with permanent existence power, and may even restore their intelligence like humans."

Another flash of blue light appeared, and Shirou Emiya once again had a Zero Hour Lost Child in his hand. He placed both Zero Hour Lost Children on the table.

After all, although those torches walk on the street like puppets, if you talk to them, they will still speak as they did before they became torches.

It's just that they are difficult for others to notice, and they themselves will stop talking to the people around them as their power of existence dissipates.

They themselves might not even be aware of this; perhaps in the minds of those who are influenced by the torch, they are still living a normal life.

"Do you intend to put all the Zero Time Lost Children you've created inside those torches, turning them into Mystices?"

Seeing the several lost children that appeared in Shirou Emiya's hands in no time, Shana easily guessed Shirou Emiya's intentions.

"Um--"

"The Lost Child at Midnight should be able to restore the intelligence of those torches."

The calm voice seemed to agree with Emiya Shirou's statement, since the creation and purpose of this Noble Phantasm were inseparable from torches.

After all, it was originally intended to allow the Torch, which had been transformed into a human, to live with the Crimson World Apostles.

Alastor recounted the past of this Noble Phantasm to Shirou Emiya and Shana.

"But is there any necessary connection between this and your need to understand the power of existence?"

Shana also agreed that the Lost Children of Zero could enable those dying torches to live like humans again.

"It allows the torch to operate even in sealed-off areas."

If these Lost Children were placed inside the Torches, they could live like humans, but they would also be drawn into the world of the Flame Haze and the Crimson Denizens.

Shirou Emiya didn't want those torches that had finally been reborn to enter such a world; not everyone was willing to face such a world.

Moreover, the torches that can operate within the sealed area will become the target of those Crimson World Apostles.

With just a little thought, one can realize that these torches, capable of moving within the sealed area, are none other than Mystice, the treasure of the Preserved.

They will face a threat even more severe than that faced by humans.

Just as ordinary people wouldn't know about the world of magicians in their own world, Shirou Emiya didn't want to drag those ordinary people into it.

Moreover, there are quite a few torches, and as more Zero Hour Lost Children are placed inside the torches, they won't have enough resources to protect them.

It is already a difficult task for Flame Haze to protect humanity from the Crimson Denizens. Basically, the Flame Haze only attack the Crimson Denizens after they have committed their crimes, let alone protect the Mysties who can move within the sealed-off area.

"I want to modify the Zero Hour Lost Child so that it merely provides the Torch with the power of existence."

This is the true purpose behind Shirou Emiya's desire to learn how to use the power of existence.

Noble Phantasms are not commonplace, and those that can restore Torch's intellect are extremely rare.

But Shirou Emiya's existence made all of this possible.

"But even if you do succeed, you can't possibly make all the torches function normally."

Although Shirou Emiya can replicate many Zero Time Children, this replication is only possible through Shirou Emiya; no other human in the world can do it.

A person's energy is limited. Even without considering the magical energy consumed by Shirou Emiya, the number of Zero Hour Children obtained by replicating them day and night is extremely limited.

"Saving one is saving one."

Shirou Emiya certainly wanted all the torches to survive, but things didn't go as planned. He didn't have that ability; he could only do his best and do what he could.

Shana also fell silent; she had no reason to refuse such a decision.

Chapter 670 The Crimson World Apostles' Number Surges

Life became more regular.

These days, Shirou Emiya practices with Shana in the mornings, instructing Shana on her combat skills.

Shana and Alastor provide Shirou Emiya with a way to understand and feel the power of existence.

In the spare time between training and his part-time job, Shirou Emiya did not waste any time.

He realized that he seemed to have some studies to finish. After wandering around for so long, Shirou Emiya remembered that he had only attended one class at school.

Thus, Shana, who had already mastered the knowledge, became Shirou Emiya's teacher.

Originally, Shirou Emiya planned to study on his own, but Shana saw the textbook in Shirou Emiya's hand and had a very displeased expression on her face that Shirou Emiya couldn't quite describe. She said she refused, but then taught Shirou Emiya these things.

Before Shana became a Flame Haze, she had basically finished learning all the knowledge from high school and memorized it firmly.

She's the kind of academic genius who leaves everyone speechless, the kind who can leave even the most aggressive teachers speechless.

She was the kind of academic superstar who got full marks in both physical education and academics, and was impeccable except for her personality.

A perfect score would be a piece of cake for Shana; she might even be the kind of person who could get 120 out of 100.

Shirou Emiya was quite surprised. Was this the legendary genius?

Shinji isn't that amazing, is he?

Emiya Shirou could only think this to himself.

After studying, Shirou Emiya went to work. When he returned to his rented room at night, he had dinner with Shana and then began working on projecting the Zero Hour Lost Child and figuring out how to modify her.

Of course, Shana and Alastor were also involved in this, since they knew more about the Noble Phantasms of this world.

During this time, if a Crimson Denizen attacks, Shirou Emiya and Shana will go together to defeat it.

With Shana in the front row, engaging the Crimson Denizens in close combat, Shirou Emiya provides ranged support for Shana from a distance.

Since the seal exists, Shirou Emiya can remove it after returning to the shop from his battle with the medium.

Some of the Crimson World Apostles were dealt with by Marjorie, another Flame Haze warrior who was also present in the city.

Shirou Emiya also made time to visit Margery.

However, Margot seemed to be very drunk at the time, and neither Eita Tanaka nor Keisaku Sato could stop her from pulling Shirou Emiya and trying to force him to drink.

Fortunately, Shirou Emiya was physically fit enough to break free from Margery's restraints.

He projected out some of the Noble Phantasms that he thought Margery could use and gave them to her.

He didn't know what kind of friction existed between Shana and Margery, but in Shirou Emiya's eyes, everyone was a Flame Haze, so naturally, it would be better to have more power.

He would never be stingy with anything he could do himself.

Moreover, Margery is a Flame Haze who is more skilled in using Free Magic, and Shirou Emiya also hopes that she can study the Lost Child.

After Shirou Emiya went back, Shana just snorted and ignored him.

Shirou Emiya didn't intentionally not tell Shana that he had secretly gone to Margery's place.

The main reason was that she met Eita Tanaka and Keisaku Sato while working, and then went with them to Margery's place after get off work.

However, Shana was still defeated by Emiya Shirou's culinary strategy.

"Shut up! Shut up! I will never forgive you just because you cooked a big meal."

"But it smells so good!"

"Pineapple Bun!!!"

"No, don't be tempted by the devil!"

"No, my hand, stop! Don't touch it! That's the devil's food!!!!"

"It's so fragrant!"

This was the situation when Shana and Shirou Emiya reconciled; in reality, there was nothing wrong with them making up.

Shana's complaints weren't about Shirou Emiya giving Margery a Noble Phantasm or asking Margery for her opinion; her complaints were that Shirou Emiya hadn't told her. That was all.

Time also passed by in a hurry.

"Are there more and more Crimson Lords coming to Misaki City lately?"

Shana, Margaret, Eita Tanaka, Keisaku Sato, and Shirou Emiya sat in the coffee shop, all deep in thought with furrowed brows.

Ever since they tasted Shirou Emiya's exquisitely crafted and delicious cake, this café has basically become their gathering place.

After all, they would all choose to come and buy a cake, and Shirou Emiya's work hours were in the afternoon, so Shana and Margery often ran into each other.

“I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen. I’ve never seen so many Crimson Apostles flocking to one place before.”

Marjorie was also rubbing her forehead, looking somewhat tired.

At first, only one Crimson Denizen would appear in Misaki City each day, and Margery, Shirou Emiya, and Shana were able to handle it on their own.

However, since Shana arrived in Misaki City first, Shirou Emiya and Shana mostly dealt with the problems together.

But as time went by, it went from two a day to three a day to four a day.

Sometimes, several Crimson World Apostles would even arrive at the same time.

Although there may only be a few, Shana, Margery, and Shirou Emiya are all strong enough to handle them all by themselves.

But things are not that simple. Some Crimson Denizens have strange abilities, and some come with their own phosphorus.

So in reality, Shana and her companions were facing more than just a handful of enemies.

Some Crimson World Apostles brought large numbers of phosphorus particles to the city, and Shana and her companions had to expend a great deal of effort to eliminate these phosphorus particles heading towards the city.

Recently, the Crimson Apostles have been arriving in droves, causing them quite a headache.

Anyone who didn't know better would think this was the most important combat command post of the outer camp.

The Outer Lodge is a place where Flame Haze can exchange information, rest, eat, and stay overnight, and many humans also help out there.

However, in a small place like Misaki City, there are no guesthouses outside.

In any case, Margery, Shana, and Shirou Emiya have been extremely busy lately.

They didn't even have much time to rest.

Unlike the demons in Demon Slayer, who only act at fixed times, those Crimson World Apostles can invade Misaki City around the clock.

In the dead of night, when Shirou Emiya and the others were resting, the Crimson Denizens had no reason not to come.