Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

He was afraid. He was afraid he would never see his parents again, and he was afraid he would never be able to return to his simple high school life.

He was afraid that he would never be able to eat the delicious food of Misaki City again, nor see the beautiful scenery of Misaki City again.

He was just an ordinary high school student who wanted to live and see more of the world. What was wrong with that?

The hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage, and the greatness of mankind is the greatness of courage!

"How could I possibly see Yoshida-kun being killed here by those monsters?!"

An unknown force erupted from his body, and Yuji Sakai roared and cried. Under the terrifying pressure of that monster, Yuji Sakai trembled all over.

Despite her trembling legs, she took incredibly firm steps and forcefully pushed away Yoshida Kazumi, who was standing there dumbfounded.

The sharp, steel-like spider legs pierced through Yuji Sakai's abdomen without any surprise.

He failed to overcome his fear, and even now, Yuji Sakai's expression remains distorted, the feeling of fear still lingering in his mind.

Even under such circumstances, he still stepped forward and saved Yoshida Kazumi.

"Even if it's just for me, live on!!!"

Seeing Yoshida Kazumi still somewhat dazed, Sakai Yuji roared and waved his hands repeatedly, punching the steel-like limbs again and again.

Yuji Sakai seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to throw punch after punch even though his hands were already red and swollen from the impact.

It seems completely unconcerned that it has not caused any harm to it.

Since I'm going to die anyway, and there's no hope of living, then I should die a glorious and meaningful death.

Yoshida Kazumi, who had been stunned by Sakai Yuji's angry shout, also snapped out of her daze.

She wanted to save Yuji Sakai, but she couldn't. In fact, she herself was saved by Yuji Sakai, and she didn't have the power of Shirou Emiya.

Seeing Sakai Yuji desperately throwing punches at the monster, Yoshida Kazumi didn't want to run away like this, nor did she want to let down everything Sakai Yuji had done for her.

"Kamsin, Kamsin will definitely save Yuuji."

Yoshida Kazumi shakily stood up, leaning against the wall. She didn't want to see the person she loved most die in front of her like this.

She had to find Kamsin and save Yuuji, even if the chances were slim. She would not do nothing; she had to find Kamsin.

Yoshida Kazumi gritted her teeth, enduring the pain in her body, and, leaning against the wall, ran with all her might toward the battlefield she could see.

"My name is Yuji Sakai, and I am an ordinary high school student."

For some reason, Yuji Sakai suddenly remembered his self-introduction to someone he had forgotten.

Such a dramatic death probably doesn't qualify him as an ordinary high school student.

Feeling the passage of life, Yuji Sakai complained about his own behavior.

Blood could not splatter from his body; he was no longer human. The real Yuji Sakai had long been killed by the Crimson Denizens.

He was nothing more than a torch.

"boom--!"

Perhaps it was because of the extremely strong emotions of Yuji Sakai that they collected, or perhaps it was because of the influence of the Lost Child in the Star Palace.

An extremely thick, silver, armored arm emerged from Yuji Sakai's body and pierced through the entire spider monster with a single punch.

Silver flames surrounded Yuji Sakai, burning the entire spider to ashes.

The sudden presence of this power also attracted the attention of Margery and Bellpeor, who were engaged in battle.

"silver!!!!!!"

Marjorie roared madly, with azure flames raging around her.

He sped towards Yuuji Sakai's location like a madman, completely ignoring the battle that was still raging in front of him.

"It seems that the real Zero Hour Lost Child has appeared."

Bellpeor, however, smiled, completely unconcerned about what the suddenly irrational Margery would do to the Zero Hour Child.

Chapter 285 The City on the Verge of Disappearing

hostage?

In reality, Bellpeor didn't have this idea, since her ideals were the same as those of the Flame Haze: torches, not humans.

It's a joke that Bellpeor would threaten a Flame Haze with just a Mystice.

If the Flame Haze knew that the real Lost Child was inside Yuuji Sakai, they might choose to destroy the Mystice named Yuuji Sakai, thus allowing the Lost Child to transfer again and preventing the "Masquerade" conspiracy from succeeding.

Of course, she dared to appear in front of Shirou Emiya and Shana like this because she had her own guarantees and her trump cards.

"Roar--!"

With a roar, a beast with the upper body of an unusually strong tiger, covered in fur and horns, with its lower body transformed into the claws of an eagle, and bat wings and a snake tail growing from its back, emerged from the crimson flames below and came to Bellpeor's side.

"General, it's been a long time since I've seen you in such a sorry state."

Bellpeor said in a slightly teasing tone.

The demonic beast swiftly transformed into a man dressed in a suit and sunglasses, but his body was covered in obvious burns.

"Tch—! As expected, we shouldn't underestimate the power of the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Killer]."

"This combination of techniques really surprised me."

Shudenan dusted himself off and praised Emiya Shirou and Shana with a tone of admiration.

He was genuinely surprised by this combination of tactics.

If he hadn't been carrying the [Divine Iron Ruyi], he probably would have been seriously injured by this move.

In reality, if those sword and arrow attacks were to occur, the flames attached to the sword and arrow should have dealt a third instance of damage after the sword and arrow's [Fantasy Collapse] effect.

However, the divine spear in Shudenan's hand was simply too powerful, directly destroying all the weapons projected by Emiya Shirou.

"boom--!"

A dark red flame rose from beside Shudenan. The wicked blade did not conceal its presence and stood with Shudenan and Bellpeor.

Three incredibly powerful Crimson Lords stood before Shirou Emiya and Shana, their terrifying pressure causing Shirou to feel a stifling atmosphere in the space.

In the distance, in order to prevent Margery's contracted demon king Marcusias from being released, Bellpeor did not kill Margery, but merely stunned her.

After all, Marcusias is not like other Crimson Lords; he can truly ignore the distortion of the present world, and launch an attack on them directly without returning to the Crimson World.

With such concerns, Bellpeor could not bring herself to kill Margery.

Wilhelmina, who had previously fought with Shudnan, had also lost her fighting ability and could only weakly support her body with the white ribbon, watching the battle unfold in the air.

As for Kamsin, many ants can kill an elephant. After Xingli Palace arrived, all the Crimson World Apostles of the [Masquerade Ball] rushed towards Kamsin.

He was trapped in place by the Crimson World Apostles, unable to resist, and his available power of existence was almost completely exhausted.

Currently, only Shirou Emiya and Shana remain as combatants in the entire Misaki City.

But there wasn't much left.

During this battle, Shirou Emiya projected countless Noble Phantasms, and even revealed the true names of some of them.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya had not retained much magical power.

As for Shana, needless to say, Shana would have no room to hold back in such a battle, and it would be difficult for her to use physical skills to clash head-on with Shudenan.

From the start of the battle until now, Shana has been using the Freedom Technique in combat, which has also consumed a large amount of her Existence Power.

Not to mention that Shana had previously fought with Wilhelmina for some time.

"What are you going to say?"

Emiya Shirou stared intently at Bellpeor, gripping his crimson greatsword tightly, and asked a question.

Bellpeor may think that Shirou Emiya doesn't care about Yuuji Sakai's life or death, but he is indeed afraid to make a move because Yuuji Sakai is in Bellpeor's hands.

Otherwise, Shirou Emiya would never have spoken to these Crimson Lords who had turned the entire city into chaos.

“We have obtained the real Zero Hour Lost Child, and the Crimson World Apostles here will soon be evacuated.”

Bellpeor didn't care about Shirou Emiya's attitude. After all, what they did could be described as the slaughter of Shirou Emiya's own kind, so she could understand Shirou Emiya's anger.

"Evacuate?"

They now have an absolute advantage. Even if these three Crimson Lords don't make a move, the Crimson Apostles and Rinko alone can wear down Shirou Emiya and Shana.

Under these circumstances, Bellpeor tells Shirou Emiya that they plan to retreat, which Shirou Emiya finds completely incomprehensible.

He remained vigilant, watching the three people before him. Even if he couldn't protect the city, Shirou Emiya would fight for it to the very end.

"I'm afraid the city's power of existence has reached saturation."

A calm voice came from in front of Shana Ding, and the knowledgeable Alastor naturally deduced the reason for their retreat.

"These powers of existence will devour everything, including Flame Haze and Crimson Denizens."

Alastor explained in a deep voice, its heart heavy with sorrow.

It doesn't know how Shirou Emiya and Shana can win.

"That's it. We've achieved our goal, and soon this city will be completely destroyed. We will not choose to continue fighting you."

Bellpeor smiled, confirming Alastor's deduction.

"So, in the remaining time, you should think about how to save this city. We'll be leaving now."

"Of course, if you want us to die together with everyone in this city, you can try it."

Bellpeor wasn't worried at all that Shirou Emiya would actually choose to perish together with him. The reason was that Star Lord wouldn't be devoured by this technique.

She and Dantario had already set up a free-form technique on Princess Xingli. When she was impacted by a powerful force of existence, Princess Xingli would quickly relocate to another location, just like when she suddenly arrived in Misaki City.

"Pfft——!"

She plunged a punch into Yuji Sakai's abdomen, and golden flames burned in her hand.

A pendant identical to the one on Shirou Emiya's body appeared on her hand.

Unlike Shirou Emiya, that pendant was covered in a layer of silver flames.

Suddenly, Yuji Sakai's eyes went vacant, as if he had lost his soul, and as Bellpeor let go, he plummeted straight to the ground.