Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"Can he really do that?"

Even Xiu Denan, who had always maintained a calm demeanor, had to take off his sunglasses and rub his eyes. It was such an unbelievable thing.

"It's true, it's true, as expected, as expected! His imitations are limitless, limitless! As long as he has enough energy, he can imitate anything. Such a human, such a human... I can't resist, I can't resist! I want to capture him, I want to dissect him!!!!"

A frantic voice came from behind Shudnan and Bellpeor.

That was the mad scientist Dantalio, who never showed his face throughout the entire battle, yet whose influence shaped the battlefield.

He stared at the things in front of him with a mad expression, completely ignoring the Starry Palace that was about to begin its transfer, and flew frantically towards the outside.

Fortunately, Xiu Denan reacted in time and stopped him.

"Aren't the machines you set up in the Starry Palace constantly monitoring that human's weapon-making process? Analyze that data first before capturing that human!"

Bellpeoru advised Dantalio that the Star Palace had already begun its relocation, and it seemed that the city had been saved. She warned him against rushing out like this.

Then Dantario will have to face Shana, Shirou Emiya, Kamsin (who may have broken free of his restraints), and Margery (who has awakened) all by himself.

There's no other scientist like that, so Bellpeor naturally intends to keep him at the [Masquerade Ball].

"Alright! Alright! That human's name is Emiya Shirou, right?"

Dantalio, holding his glasses, let out a strange, cacophony laugh.

"Shirou Emiya, that's the human who created the Zero Time Child, isn't he?"

An extremely cold voice rang out after Dantalio had calmed down.

A woman dressed as a witch walked slowly forward, her eyes fixed on the scene before her without any change in expression.

"Hecate—"

Xiu Denan called her name softly.

Meanwhile, a torrent of power surged into Shirou Emiya's body.

The chaotic power of existence was relentlessly destroying Shirou Emiya's body, and the intense pain forced him to clench his teeth tightly.

He didn't utter a single sound, and even as his body rotted, he didn't want Shana, who was behind him channeling the power of his existence into him, to worry.

However, under such a torrent, how could Shana, who often deals with the power of existence, easily withstand it?

The intense pain seemed to be tearing Shana's brain apart.

That warm, scarred hand held her hand tightly.

Shana clenched her teeth and silently persevered, not wanting Shirou Emiya, who was operating the device in front of her, to worry.

Without saying a word, the two gave each other tenderness.

Alastor didn't speak; he simply watched these two incredibly determined individuals, who were still giving their all even in the face of such a disaster.

Shana will not die because of the shattering of the heavens and earth, because she is a noble person and one of the few Flame Haze warriors in the world who can survive after bearing her own power.

However, he did not tell Shana about this. Initially, it was because he did not want Shana to have the idea that everything would fall apart when faced with a problem. Later, when he encountered this situation, Alastor wanted to tell her this information, but he did not have the opportunity.

However, Emiya Shirou.

Alastor pondered to himself that he might be a more sublime person than Shana; if he had to say, perhaps only the heroic spirits of this era could adequately describe him.

"ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

This was not the sound of Shirou Emiya shouting in pain, but a desperate roar as he exhausted all his strength in order to deplete all the life force that had descended upon the city in this brief moment.

It was a giant fortress exactly like the Starry Palace.

It hovered perfectly upright above Misaki City, in front of Emiya Shirou.

The appearance of the Star Palace gave the Flame Haze present a great deal of pressure, and the Star Palace projected by Shirou Emiya returned that pressure to the Crimson World Apostles inside with dozens of times more shock.

Emiya Shirou's eyes were filled with blood, and drops of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, continuously dripping onto the ground.

Analyzing the entire Star Palace in such a short time would have been impossible without Shirou Emiya's powerful willpower.

Even so, Shirou Emiya could not bear it, and blood gushed from his eyes like a spring.

But at this point, Shirou Emiya couldn't care less about anything else; he used all the power of existence that had flowed into his body.

He cannot stop, nor can he stop; the power of existence cannot exist within a human body.

Perhaps because Shirou Emiya is different from the humans of this world, his magic circuits can temporarily store the power of existence, but he cannot store too much of it.

If Shirou Emiya pauses even slightly, he will, like those torches, transform into a streak of blue flame and vanish instantly, leaving no trace of his presence.

Moreover, he will not stop, not only for himself, not only for the city, but also for Shana who believes in him. If he stops, Shana will not be able to withstand that power and will die.

He cannot die, he cannot die now, he cannot die here.

"Zheng—!"

At the very moment that Shirou Emiya's projected Star Palace was completed, another Star Palace vanished from Misaki City and was teleported away.

All the power of existence within the city was transformed into the power of the Star Lord projected by Shirou Emiya.

At the moment of completion, Shirou Emiya lost consciousness as if a wire had been cut, and he fell to his side.

Shana, who had stayed with Shirou Emiya until this moment, could no longer hold on. She also lost consciousness, as if she had been severely injured, and fell to her side.

The two of them fell towards each other, leaning against each other, and fell into a coma in this bright red space.

Chapter 288 Will Not Stay

When Shirou Emiya regained consciousness, waves of excruciating pain, like being struck by lightning, surged through his body.

"Well--!"

Amidst this slow, excruciating pain, Shirou Emiya struggled to open his eyes.

He felt an endless weakness surrounding him.

His body was covered in sweat, and even the blankets covering him were soaked with sweat.

"call--"

Emiya Shirou let out a soft breath, braced himself against the edge of the bed with both hands, and slowly sat up.

On the back of his hand hung an IV drip that Shirou Emiya hadn't seen in a long time.

This is a hospital.

Emiya Shirou came to this conclusion very easily.

He was now wearing a hospital gown, hooked up to an IV drip, and lying in a hospital bed. Given these obvious signs, Shirou Emiya was unable to make any judgment other than that of the hospital.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

A few bird calls came from beside the bed; they were sparrows, excitedly chirping in the lush green trees.

Looking at this scenery, Shirou Emiya felt a sense of peace.

"Squeak—!"

Suddenly, the curtain beside him was lifted without warning.

"you're awake!"

A slightly startled, then excited girl's voice rang out from behind Shirou Emiya.

Shana, her entire body wrapped in bandages, sat on a stool next to Shirou Emiya, her eyes filled with joy.

"While you were unconscious, Shana was very worried—"

Before Alastor could finish speaking, Shana rudely interrupted him.

"No way to race! No way to race!"

Then, with a blush on her face, she dared not look directly into Shirou Emiya's eyes, pointed a finger at Shirou Emiya's nose, and shouted loudly.

"I'm just expressing my concern as a Flame Haze, don't overthink it!"

"Okay, okay, okay, this is a hospital, keep your voice down, keep your voice down!"

Shirou Emiya didn't know why Shana had suddenly become so agitated, and could only try to calm her down.

But then again, aren't I the one who's hurt?

Emiya Shirou couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

"This is a base of the Outer City, not a hospital. This room is a place in the Outer City specifically for injured Flame Haze warriors to recuperate."

Shana pointed out the error in Shirou Emiya's statement: referring to the place as a hospital was not appropriate.

Flame Haze warriors, being injured, naturally cannot be admitted to human hospitals. Putting aside whether human medical methods are capable of treating the injuries on a Flame Haze warrior's body, it would be very inconvenient for them to complete the admission procedures.

Moreover, they will have many tedious matters to deal with, such as issues related to their identity.

So, Flame Haze warriors usually either find an inn and heal themselves elsewhere, or they come to an inn outside the city and use its resources to heal themselves.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya is in a sanatorium in the outer city.

Within the organization of the Outer World, there are many skilled healers, skilled combat Flame Haze warriors, and naturally, Flame Haze warriors who specialize only in support.

Those Flame Haze warriors didn't have much combat power, so they stayed in the outer camp, providing assistance to the other Flame Haze warriors.

Under the healing care of these sorcerers, Shana and the others quickly recovered.

After all, Rami is a Crimson World Apostle, and they can't ask Rami for help with everything.

Moreover, Rami had already left Misaki City after saving Yuji Sakai.

Emiya Shirou's injuries naturally healed, but he never woke up. The Free Masters didn't know how to heal those humans who hadn't disappeared under such a torrent of existential power.

They cannot stay here indefinitely in order to treat Shirou Emiya.

There are many more Flame Haze warriors around the world waiting for treatment, and they, like those Flame Haze warriors who have participated in the battle, need to constantly travel around the world.

"Misaki City hasn't been greatly affected, has it?"

Emiya Shirou asked with some concern.

"No, most of that excess existence power was consumed by you, leaving only a small portion that didn't have much impact on the city."

Shana shook her head, and the remaining bit of existence power was absorbed by Margery, without causing any impact on Misaki City.