Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

After all, Alastor is the highest-ranking Crimson Lord, an extraordinary being who embodies the laws of the Crimson World, and one of the pillars known as "God".

If Shana were to master it, her strength would undoubtedly be among the top in the entire world.

Emiya Shirou shook his head.

"I am just a human being."

His words caused Shana's pretty face to change slightly.

Yes, Shirou Emiya is not a Flame Haze; he is just a human, even though he now possesses power that even Shana could hardly match.

However, he is not a Flame Haze and cannot increase his power by contracting with a Demon Lord.

"Moreover, you've witnessed their strength."

"The [Masquerade Ball] didn't even use their full strength to easily defeat us. If they have some kind of scheme, Shana, do you think we can stop them?"

Shana couldn't help but think of Shudnan, who was almost unharmed in her own flames.

Indeed, even if they find the masquerade ball now and uncover their plot, they can't do anything about it.

Shirou Emiya could sense the vast difference in power, and Shana couldn't possibly be so arrogant as to think she could fight Shuten-Dazhan.

"The masquerade ball is such a large organization, we have only seen the tip of the iceberg so far."

Emiya Shirou, who projected the entire Star Palace, naturally understood just how large this mobile fortress was.

He couldn't believe that such a large fortress only housed Xiudnan and his men.

Moreover, because Misaki City possessed a large amount of existence power and could be devoured at any time, the [Masquerade] did not dispatch any troops.

Emiya Shirou's words only made things worse, as Shana immediately felt an immense pressure bearing down on her.

This also alleviated some of the frustration in her heart.

Because Shana had been worried about Shirou Emiya these past few days, and Wilhelmina wasn't in a good mood, she immediately went to chase after information about the [Masquerade Ball] after adjusting herself, so she hadn't thought about those things in detail.

Shana remained silent for a while, then looked up at Emiya Shirou.

"Our most important task right now is not to uncover the conspiracy of the masquerade ball, but to improve our own strength."

Emiya Shirou nodded.

If their strength is still only at this level, it will be like this time when the "Masquerade Ball" took away the Lost Child at Zero Hour.

Unable to put up any resistance.

If the Fiend were to strike Shirou Emiya when he was not wearing the Demon's Embrace, it could take his life in an instant.

"Therefore, in order to stop them, I also need to spend time to hone myself and improve my strength."

Emiya Shirou's eyes were filled with sincerity.

He wasn't lying.

Shirou Emiya always wanted to improve his strength, because he didn't want to regret not having enough power when facing evil.

He also wanted to contribute his efforts to resisting the masquerade ball.

He simply didn't know if he would be able to return to this world.

Emiya Shirou looked at Shana and spoke slowly.

"I am not a Flame Haze, I will not master the power of the Contract Demon Lord. I need to improve my strength and grow in my own way."

"You also need to keep training and truly unleash Alastair's power."

"The world is not as stable as it seems. Without strength, we can't do anything."

This time, Shana looked into Shirou Emiya's eyes and did not refute him; the annoyance in her heart gradually began to disappear.

If he were strong enough, Shirou wouldn't have been so badly injured.

Shana suddenly remembered that this incident was also resolved by Emiya Shirou.

She couldn't stay under Shirou Emiya's protection forever. She wanted to become stronger than Shirou Emiya, strong enough to prevent him from suffering such serious injuries again.

"You'll come back, won't you?"

After a long silence, Shana slowly spoke.

"Of course!"

Emiya Shirou lied.

"Hook!"

"Hook!"

Emiya Shirou buried those things deep in his heart, under the faint sunlight filtering through the window, witnessed by the little birds.

The two little fingers are tightly connected together.

Chapter 290 Return after two months

"came back!"

Although it was only a short two months, Shirou Emiya felt as if he had been in another world for an entire century.

The corruption of the empire, the miracle of the Holy Grail, the oppression of the Crimson World—none of these things allowed Shirou Emiya to catch his breath.

The moment I returned to my room, an overwhelming sense of exhaustion washed over me.

This kind of fatigue is not only physical fatigue, but also mental fatigue.

Just like the feeling of being completely exhausted after finishing work, Shirou Emiya just wanted to lie in his warm bed and rest.

Only at home can he relax and not be so tense.

However, there are more important matters waiting for Emiya Shirou to resolve.

"Crack—!"

As the morning sun shone through, Shirou Emiya's door was easily pushed open.

"Clap!"

It sounded like something had fallen to the ground.

"senior?"

It was a woman wearing an apron with purple hair; the broom in her hand fell to the ground without warning.

She was somewhat stunned as she looked at Shirou Emiya, who had appeared in the room.

"cherry--!"

Emiya Shirou scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, it was he who brought Sakura to the Emiya residence, but he only left a note and quickly left.

Shirou Emiya himself wanted to condemn such irresponsible behavior.

Even though it was due to unforeseen circumstances, he still left Sakura alone.

Welcome back!

Her voice trembled slightly, but she smiled as she spoke to Shirou Kamei, large tears streaming down her face, wetting the ground.

One tear after another appeared on the floor.

"Are you alright? I'm so sorry!"

Emiya Shirou quickly went over and stood in front of Sakura, unsure of how to handle the situation.

Sakura's emotional turmoil is probably due to her leaving without a word.

But Shirou Emiya didn't know how to comfort her.

"No, it's not your fault, senior. I... I was just too happy!"

Sakura looked at Shirou Emiya in front of her and hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Sakura! What's wrong! I heard a noise! ​​Did you fall?"

A woman's voice, which sounded extremely rough and boisterous, came rushing from a distance with hurried footsteps.

That was a voice that Emiya Shirou knew all too well.

"Shirou?"

An orange-haired woman wearing a striped long-sleeved shirt stood at the door of Shirou Emiya's room, looking at him with a suspicious expression.

"Sister Teng, it's me."

Looking at Fujimura Taiga's expression in front of him, Emiya Shirou suddenly had a bad feeling.

After a brief silence.

With lightning speed, Fujimura Taiga picked up the broom that had fallen to the ground and swung it at Emiya Shirou with one hand.

"Shirou! You dare come back?! I'll beat you to death!"

"Hey, Sister Teng!!!"

Seeing Fujimura Taiga suddenly attack and slash at him, Emiya Shirou quickly retreated, narrowly dodging her two strikes with an extremely skillful distance.

"Ha! You dare to hide! Don't you know how much Sakura longs for you to come back every day?"

Seeing Shirou Emiya dodge the attack, Taiga Fujimura's anger intensified.

She strode into Shirou Emiya's room, grabbed a broom with both hands, and began to beat Shirou Emiya.

She held back, after all, Fujimura Taiga had always taken care of Emiya Shirou as he grew up, but this kind of thing couldn't be so easily dismissed by Emiya Shirou.

Fujimura Taiga still believes that the punishment that is due should be given.

Otherwise, it's so worrying that Shirou Emiya always leaves without saying a word.

Is leaving a piece of paper enough to say goodbye?

Fujimura Taiga didn't think so. Emiya Shirou was still a minor, and as his teacher, she was very worried that he might be kidnapped by some unknown people.

She knew that many children had been kidnapped in Fuyuki City ten years ago, and she didn't want that to happen to Shirou Emiya.