Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Isn't this his church?

"Ma Po Tofu——!"

A word that left Shirou Emiya somewhat bewildered came out of Kirei Kotomine's mouth.

"what is that?"

"It is a Chinese delicacy that combines fragrance, numbing sensation, softness, tenderness, and spiciness, making it a dish that brings joy to both body and mind."

"?"

Emiya Shirou was a little confused about what Kotomine Kirei was talking about. Weren't they just talking about the Holy Grail War? How did they suddenly start talking about Mapo Tofu?

He knew Mapo Tofu was a dish, but suddenly it was mentioned like this—

Emiya Shirou's CPU is having some issues with processing speed.

He hadn't even processed the information from before, and now he was faced with this completely baffling situation.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

The mouse-like sound attracted the attention of Kirei Kotomine, who had arrived at the church entrance.

Following the sound, a woman with twin ponytails tied with black ribbons and wearing a red coat stood to the side of the church entrance. She had a dignified appearance.

Her eyes were filled with anger as she looked at Kirei Kotomine, who had just come out of the church.

"Why did you reveal the Holy Grail War to Shirou Emiya?"

"The Holy Grail War is no secret among mages. Since Shirou Emiya, as a mage, has asked about it, the Church of Christ has an obligation to answer his question."

"But you, Tohsaka, as the administrator of Fuyuki City, it seems you haven't made any move yet, given that a magician like this has appeared in Fuyuki."

Kirei Kotomine completely ignored the woman's questioning and instead questioned her in return.

"Shut up!"

For some reason, she seemed to feel a deep-seated disgust for the man in front of her.

Despite being her guardian who has always taken care of her, she seems completely unwilling to see Kirei Kotomine.

"You whispered something in Shirou Emiya's ear!"

Kirei Kotomine's gaze shifted slightly, and in the hands of the twin-tailed girl was a hamster that looked extremely ordinary.

But he quickly looked away and stared directly at her.

"I just told Shirou Emiya that I was going to leave the church to enjoy mapo tofu, but is it really okay for you to just let him investigate the Holy Grail War like that?"

Chapter 296 Encounter on the Street (Revised)

"Tohsaka, Matou, Holy Grail, Kiritsugu, Flame."

As Shirou Emiya walked down the street, he muttered to himself. The sudden influx of information left him momentarily speechless, unsure of how or where to begin his thought process.

Shirou Emiya did not ask Kirei Kotomine for his wish to be fulfilled once again.

On the contrary, he wanted to prevent the Holy Grail War from happening and therefore inquired about information related to the Holy Grail War.

The destruction caused by the Holy Grail War is too great, and no matter where the Holy Grail War occurs, Shirou Emiya wants to go and stop it.

Unlike before, Shirou Emiya now possesses the power to prevent the Holy Grail War from breaking out, since he is capable of doing so and since he already knows it.

Emiya Shirou felt he shouldn't just sit idly by.

He just didn't expect that Fuyuki City had been the site of the Holy Grail War nine years ago.

This news was truly unexpected.

"Tohsaka?"

Emiya Shirou overheard the boys at school talking about a woman named Tohsaka Rin. She seemed to be very beautiful and was very popular with the boys.

Furthermore, Ryudou Kazunari seems to dislike her, directly referring to Rin Tohsaka as a "fox" when they are talking.

However, Shirou Emiya has never seen Rin Tohsaka at school in all these days.

Emiya Shirou wasn't interested in a student he'd never met before. He rarely stayed at the school, so he wasn't interested in the rumors circulating there.

It wasn't until Kirei Kotomine mentioned the surname Tohsaka to Shirou Emiya that Shirou remembered there seemed to be such a person at school.

"call----!"

A gentle breeze blew toward Shirou Emiya, who was deep in thought.

Although Shirou Emiya had his head down, he could still sense whether someone was walking in front of him, so he wasn't worried about bumping into anyone.

However, the atmosphere on the street seems a bit strange right now.

Although it was already dusk, the streets shouldn't be completely deserted and so quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Emiya Shirou stopped in his tracks; he remembered this magic trick.

Because Shishi Jie Li had performed the magic trick in front of him, he later asked about it in the car.

[Dispel Idlers] - A magic trick that allows a magician to expel all irrelevant people.

Those who don't know magic are basically unable to resist this magic trick and will subconsciously leave the area.

"magician!"

Emiya Shirou looked around warily, not expecting to encounter a magician so soon.

“Gandr!”

Accompanied by a sharp female voice, a red beam of light, moving at the speed of a bullet, shot towards Shirou Emiya's position from not far away.

"Qiang——!"

Emiya Shirou steadied himself and looked in the direction of the attack. At the same time, a katana with its blade reversed appeared in his hand. With his eyesight, which was slightly better than that of an ordinary person, he cleaved the attack in two with a single stroke.

The red beam of light instantly transformed into magic and dissipated into the air.

Not far away, a woman with twin tails wearing a red coat stood in the middle of the street, raising her hand and pointing it at Shirou Emiya.

She seemed to have no intention of hiding herself at all.

The woman frowned slightly, seemed to be muttering something, and her fingertips were flashing red light.

“Gandr!”

Several red beams of light erupted in an instant. This time, she seemed to be holding back, and dozens of beams of light poured down on Shirou Emiya like machine guns.

"Clang—! Clang—! Clang—! Clang—!"

The red beam of light clashed fiercely with the reverse blade in Shirou Emiya's hand in mid-air, sparks flying as they rubbed together.

The beams of light that shot at Shirou Emiya like machine guns were all easily cut off by the reverse blade, and Shirou Emiya continued to swing it while moving towards Rin Tohsaka's location at an extremely fast speed.

"So fast!"

The woman with twin tails couldn't help but gasp in amazement as magical patterns appeared on her feet—enhancement magic that Shirou Emiya was extremely familiar with.

Suddenly, the woman retreated with incredible speed, but her shooting showed no signs of stopping.

He constantly prevented Shirou Emiya from getting close.

Even with the use of enhancement magic and the barrage of countless red missiles, Shirou Emiya still managed to approach the woman at an incredibly fast speed.

If you listen carefully now, you can hear a thunderous flashing sound coming from Shirou Emiya's mouth.

"Sword Breathing: Lightning Form"

"hateful!"

The woman launched into a tirade, seemingly lamenting something.

A strong sense of crisis welled up in my heart.

Suddenly, a bright green gem appeared in the woman's hand.

"call--!"

A violent wind suddenly appeared in front of the girl, and the terrifying force it exerted even uprooted the giant jujube tree beside the street.

The raging wind quickly condensed into a wall in front of Shirou Emiya, causing him to suddenly stop and be blocked by the wall of wind.

But her attack did not end.

Shirou Emiya suddenly noticed that a red gem had appeared under his feet.

"boom--!"

A massive amount of flame, with an overwhelming momentum, erupted from Shirou Emiya's body, quickly engulfing him.

As the wind howled, the terrifying flames burned away all the air in their wake.

"This should solve the problem, right? These are my two gems! I might not be able to eat a bento box for two months!"

The woman stared at the vortex of flames before her, her heart bleeding with anguish. She was heartbroken over the two gems she had thrown out.

"flutter--!"

But before she could finish feeling heartbroken, a figure in armor punched away the vortex of flames and rushed to the girl in the blink of an eye at an even faster speed.

The armored hand reached out towards the woman, seemingly intending to grab her.

but----

The moment Shirou Emiya reached out his hand, the girl's figure suddenly slid forward, her hand gestures changed, and one magic stripe after another appeared from her hand.

"boom----!"

A violent impact erupted in an instant.

"cough--!"

Emiya Shirou felt an extremely terrifying blow to his abdomen. Even though [Demon Possession] absorbed a large portion of the impact, he still felt as if he had been hit head-on by a truck.

"Don't underestimate people!"

The woman with twin tails on the ground made a gesture and looked at Shirou Emiya, who had been suddenly knocked back and rolled several times on the ground before coming to a stop, with an extremely displeased expression.