Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

As if sensing something, a shadow suddenly appeared directly above Tatara Yumi's face, and the oppressive aura forced her to look up.

"Ironclad!!!"

Tatara Yuu's eyes were fixed on Emiya Shirou in front of her.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Hundreds of arrows rained down from the sky one after another, so densely packed that the faint light of the sun could not be seen through them.

Why did the number of swords suddenly increase so dramatically when Shirou Emiya only fired a few swords into the sky?

This is the special ability of Kusakabe Kagami, the girl who founded the student newspaper of Hagun Academy—[Double].

The ability to double the number of any object was something Shirou Emiya conceived of by incorporating Archer's Noble Phantasm.

Emiya Shirou quickly retreated backward, leaving the range of the sword arrows.

All that could be heard was the sound of countless shattering sounds, and the falling swords and arrows could be seen breaking apart with the naked eye. After a cloud of smoke cleared, Tatara Yui planted the chainsaw in her hand into the ground, her body covered in blood, and stared fiercely at Emiya Shirou.

"Such serious injuries?"

Emiya Shirou was quite surprised. This was a shot he had held back; those arrows were just ordinary arrows that could be destroyed very easily.

In his mind, it would have been beyond Shirou Emiya's expectations that such a number of arrows could have slightly injured her, but he did not expect that it would have caused her such serious injury.

After all, judging from her performance in those few short encounters, she could absolutely easily counter those attacks.

Shirou Emiya was just making an attempt. There were only two ways to deal with this ability that could reflect the enemy's power.

The first method is to use a powerful force so that even if it rebounds, it cannot be completely deflected.

Another approach is to launch a rapid attack in a short period of time, preventing the target from fully reacting and responding.

However, Shirou Emiya immediately thought of the first possibility, since this kind of rebound ability is generally passive and doesn't require deliberate use.

Seeing the girl in front of him covered in wounds, Shirou Emiya felt a pang of guilt. He was glad he hadn't blindly doubled the power of some of his Noble Phantasms.

Beside Tatara Yui, the sword arrows dissipated at an extremely fast speed. Unlike the things projected by Emiya Shirou, these doubled things could not exist permanently in the world.

"what----!"

However, Yui Tatara seemed completely unconcerned about her injuries, gripping her chainsaw and charging towards Shirou Emiya's location once again.

The chainsaw clashed once again with the greatsword in Shirou Emiya's hand.

But at the moment of impact, the pain of countless cuts from swords and blades surged through his body, causing Shirou Emiya to pause slightly in his movements.

He didn't even understand what was happening.

"Sizzle—!"

Emiya Shirou felt a sudden, immense force in his hand, and saw that Tatara Yui, who was standing in front of him, was completely unharmed.

Indeed, just as Shirou Emiya had guessed, Yui Tatara could have easily withstood these attacks, but she didn't.

Tatara Yui's ability is not only theoretically able to reflect all attacks, but she has even developed an even more powerful sword-slaying technique—[Karma].

It can reflect all the injuries it suffers back to the enemy.

Now that she understood that Emiya Shirou was a ranged Blademaster, she couldn't just keep foolishly rushing forward. Although she could reflect all his attacks, being kited like this indefinitely was not something she wanted.

If he couldn't get close to Shirou Emiya, then the battle would become a physical contest.

Although Shirou Emiya's physical fitness is only at C level, due to his breathing technique, as long as he doesn't suffer serious injuries, he consumes less physical energy than untrained swordsmen.

"Eh?"

However, just when Yui Tatara thought victory was in her grasp, she inexplicably lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Chapter 325 Akatsuki Academy, Japan

"[Not forwarding], did they lose? They lost to a C-rank Blademaster?"

Eight people sat scattered in an extremely dimly lit room.

They seemed to be the masterminds behind the scenes, preferring to hold meetings in extremely dark rooms.

Although these people can indeed be called the masterminds behind the scenes.

It belongs to the eighth unofficially recognized magic knight school outside of the "Knights' League"—the Akatsuki Academy, a national school in Japan.

"Huh? Well, there's nothing we can do about it. His records say he's a sword creator, right? How come he was able to create such an outrageous gun!"

Yui Tatara appeared very angry. It wasn't that she didn't resist, but before she could even stand up, the moment the gun pierced her, she would fall down.

The gun did no damage whatsoever, and there was no way for him to bounce back. He could only keep falling down, getting up, falling down again, and getting up again.

She did consider resisting, but even with her injuries, she couldn't keep up with Shirou Emiya's speed and could only watch helplessly as she fell down again and again.

Before the eyes of all the students at Tanlang Academy, he kept falling down, completely unable to resist.

While repeatedly falling over himself, Shirou Emiya also managed to deal with the other students who rushed over to help.

Although she possesses another extremely powerful ability, this ability cannot be used within the academy; if she were to use it, the consequences would be far beyond her means.

Even the swordsman assassin Kurashiki Kurato, who arrived late, burst into laughter. Although she didn't seem to be admitting defeat, she was amused by Shirou Emiya's persistent gaze.

She immediately had a bad feeling.

If he doesn't admit defeat, he won't continue like this forever.

A chill ran up her neck; standing up and then falling down again would be just as exhausting as Shirou Emiya.

Furthermore, to reduce the damage from a fall to zero, one must constantly activate their special ability, and their magic power will eventually be exhausted.

She had no idea how long the gun in Shirou Emiya's hand could last; she suspected that even if her magic was exhausted, Shirou Emiya could still keep making her fall over.

Thinking about how she would be badly injured after losing her magic, she decisively admitted defeat.

That gun possessed an extremely powerful force capable of "making giants fall," which she, as a swordsman, simply could not withstand.

"Hmph! A loss is a loss, there's no point in making excuses. In that case, how's the investigation of Emiya Shirou going, Hiraga Reisen?"

It was a man in a suit, with an extremely thick build. He adjusted his glasses and asked a question to the person wearing a clown mask in front of him.

"No, there is almost no accurate information. Shirou Emiya seems to have appeared in this world suddenly, without any prior experience."

"However, Shirou Emiya's resume should now state that he defeated the number one student of [Hakugun Academy] and beat up almost all the students of [Ganrou Academy]."

The woman wearing the clown mask seemed very interested in Shirou Emiya, and she reported to the seemingly official man in a slightly teasing tone.

"By the way, Shirou Emiya did not sign up for the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival."

As if remembering something, she stretched out a finger, pressed it against her cheek, and said with a playful tone.

"So, he can't affect our plans?"

It was a naked girl with messy blonde hair, wearing only a paint-blocking apron. She looked at her canvas and responded with little interest.

"No, on the contrary, if we let him continue down this path, our plans will be greatly affected."

A blond boy dressed in men's clothing, but with an extremely cute appearance, retorted in a very childish tone.

"why?"

The blonde girl looked at him, puzzled.

"Before the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival, we need to destroy a top-three magic knight academy to make Akatsuki Academy a household name, don't we?"

All the members of Akatsuki National Academy were scattered throughout the Seven Star Magic Knight Academy. Their original plan was to take action only after all the academies had determined the swordsmen who would participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.

After all, everyone present was a first-year student from their respective academies. Being able to participate in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival in all the academies and destroy one academy was enough to prove the strength of Akatsuki Academy, a national academy in Japan.

This also forced the International Magic Knights Alliance to acknowledge the existence of Akatsuki Academy, a national academy in Japan.

"Although the probability is very small, what would happen if Shirou Emiya really managed to sweep through all seven academies?"

"Sweeping through seven academies, you really think highly of that C-rank Blade Master."

The woman wearing the clown mask gave a disdainful laugh.

"In this world, he must be the only one who could do this."

As he spoke, the person wearing the clown mask looked at a black-haired man in a kendo uniform who was sitting at the far end of the room, his head bowed as if he were thinking about something.

"If it were just a battle against students, I could probably do that, but I'm an A-rank Bladebreaker."

The black-haired man shook his head. Even if he really challenged all seven academies, it wouldn't cause any sensation. He was the only A-rank swordsman student in Japan. If he couldn't even do this much, then he would be unworthy of the A-rank title.

Moreover, none of those students caught his eye. The only one who could pique his interest was Stella, who was also an A-rank Blade Master.

Unfortunately, his strength was too weak, far inferior to a true A-rank Blade Master.

"indeed!"

Just like how Kurogane Ikki, an F-rank Blademaster, defeated Stella, an A-rank Blademaster, which shocked everyone at Hagun Academy and made them regard Kurogane Ikki as their idol.

It is only natural for an A-rank Bladebreaker to defeat a Bladebreaker of a lower rank than themselves; only by defeating a higher rank with a lower rank can people feel excited.

"Alright, I'm also quite interested in Shirou Emiya. I'll find a time to invite him to join us. If he agrees, great! If he doesn't—"

The person sitting in the middle didn't continue the conversation, but everyone present knew what would happen if Shirou Emiya disagreed.

"However, it seems he will be arriving at Jumen Academy soon. I'll see how strong he really is then."

The extremely cute-looking man, with a sunny smile, looked at the stars outside the window and spoke slowly.

Chapter 326 Rising to Fame

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Did you hear? That C-rank Blademaster named Emiya Shirou is coming to our academy!"

"No way, if he really comes, our academy won't be so peaceful. You know, he's the one who single-handedly took on the entire Greed Wolf Academy!"

"Huh? Don't just look at the surface. It was those delinquents from Tanrou Academy who provoked Emiya-senpai, which is why he flew into a rage and defeated them all. If it weren't for those delinquents, Emiya-senpai wouldn't have taken action."

"Wait, why are you calling him 'senpai'? He's just a first-year student, isn't he?"

"Would you be able to take on an entire academy in one go when you were a first-grader?"

"He wouldn't come here and challenge the entire Giant Gate Academy to a duel, would he?!"