Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Tohsaka Rin's mentality began to crumble as she realized that Tohsaka had done even better than herself.

"Well, anyway, it's projected like this."

Emiya Shirou rubbed his face, answering somewhat embarrassedly.

Judging from the incantation she recited and the several gems she took out, the release of this defensive spell was not simple.

"Ahhhhhhh! I don't care anymore! Remember what you said? From now on, all my jewels are yours to manage!!"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Shirou Emiya, who had suddenly become reserved, scratched her hair in frustration, and pointed at Shirou Emiya, speaking in a very loud voice.

"Okay, okay, okay"

After dispelling the Sevenfold Ring of the Blazing Sky, Shirou Emiya began projecting gems in front of Rin Tohsaka.

"Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!"

That was the sound of the gem projected by Shirou Emiya landing on the wooden board.

"Hey Hey!"

That was the sound of a black-haired woman with twin ponytails giggling as she watched the gems appear one after another.

"One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces—!"

Rin Tohsaka stared intently at the gems placed on the wooden board, counting them one by one, her eyes shining with a starlight comparable to the moon.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Gems! Gems! So many gems!"

She made an extremely lewd sound.

"Tohsaka, Tohsaka, drool, drool!"

Emiya Shirou quickly spoke up to remind him.

Rin Tohsaka realized that she was not in a very good position, so she quickly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth with her left hand and coughed a few times with her right fist.

"Cough! Cough! Humph! You didn't see anything just now!"

At this moment, Rin Tohsaka's face was flushed, her head was slightly turned to the side, and her cheeks were slightly puffed out, as if she was dissatisfied that Shirou Emiya had watched her make a fool of herself for a while before reminding her.

She was a young lady of high birth, and she had to always be mindful of the Tohsaka family's precepts.

Emiya Shirou could only shake his head with a wry smile.

However, they did not notice that the sliding door behind them had been opened a little while ago.

Sakura stood behind the door, taking in everything in the courtyard before slowly and silently closing the door.

Chapter 331 The Same Training Method

"Did it block it? Not bad!"

As the storm subsided, everything inside the arena came into view once again.

The shield that stood in front of Shirou Emiya, shaped like a cherry blossom, had all five petals shattered.

But the matter did not end there. The shield quickly dissipated, and a second spiral sword appeared in Shirou Emiya's hand.

"Being able to defeat them is certainly something I should give it my all for."

Looking at Shirou Emiya, who was already drawing his bow hundreds of meters away, Kurogane Ohma, covered in wounds, showed no change in expression.

He grabbed his tattered kimono and ripped it off.

"【Heavenly Dragon Armor】—Disarm!"

The moment he finished speaking, an extremely violent force centered on the Black Iron King swept across the entire arena, and even the ground beneath his feet shattered due to this sudden force.

"Black Iron King Mata, Black Iron King Mata actually chose to disarm himself in the face of Emiya's second spiral sword! What arrogance is that?!"

At the very top of the arena, the commentator was utterly shocked as he recounted how Black Iron King had abandoned his defense. Even while clad in the [Heavenly Dragon Armor], Black Iron King had nearly been eliminated by such a single blow.

If he completely abandons his defense, the commentator has no idea how he can withstand Shirou Emiya's next spiral sword strike.

At the same moment that Kurogane Ohma unleashed his power, Emiya Shirou fired his second spiral sword.

"【The Wind of a Single Strike】"

The words that came out of Black Iron King's mouth were devoid of any emotion.

"boom----!"

For the second time, a terrifying mushroom cloud rose inside the arena.

This time, however, the explosion lasted for less than a second.

"puff----!"

There wasn't even a thick fog; it was a scene that defies description.

The entire explosion was as if it had been forcibly interrupted; a perfect slash split the explosion in two.

What Black Iron King Ma severed was not the Spiral Sword, nor was it an attack used to neutralize the aftershocks of the explosion.

Instead, it directly split the explosion in two.

Everyone was so shocked they were speechless. They had known that Black Iron King was strong, but they had never imagined that he could actually cut through the explosion.

"boom--!"

A deafening sonic boom echoed across the entire battlefield. In that instant, Kurogane Ohma, wielding a greatsword, charged towards Emiya Shirou at a speed more than ten times faster than before. In that instant, his speed was like lightning.

"boom--!"

"Bam—!"

The sounds of impact rang out one after another.

Incredibly intense crimson lightning erupted around Shirou Emiya, who was wielding a greatsword adorned with crimson light.

He gritted his teeth, and the enormous impact instantly sent Shirou Emiya flying.

Only a green figure could be seen as Shirou Emiya disappeared into the wall behind him.

Visible cracks spread out in a spiderweb pattern from the wall, centered on Shirou Emiya.

"boom----!"

Emiya Shirou seemed unaffected; a pressure emanated from him, and crimson lightning suddenly exploded around him.

A suit of armor was instantly draped over his body.

"boom--!"

The sudden increase in force instantly sent the Black Iron King, who was standing in front of Shirou Emiya, flying away.

"This feeling, this way of exercising... So you and I are the same kind of people?"

The Black Iron King, who was forced back by the crimson lightning attack, no longer wore his usual indifference; his face now showed a hint of shock and mutual respect.

【Heavenly Dragon Armor】—This is a defensive technique used by Black Iron King Horse to attach 500 kilograms of air to his body.

But this is not just a defensive measure.

Just like the burden Locke Lee carried.

This [Heavenly Dragon Armor] not only provided Black Iron King Horse with extremely strong defense, but also made his bones extremely hard, as hard as iron, in order to withstand the pressure coming from the front.

To ensure blood circulation throughout the body, the internal organs increase the pulse; to ensure smooth movement under high pressure, the muscle fibers throughout the body become thicker and stronger, increasing their strength.

In the end, when the Black Iron King could no longer feel the "pressure", his body truly turned into "steel".

Black Iron King wanted his body to withstand any attack and to gain the strength to crush any enemy. So he deliberately put himself in excessively harsh environments, attempting to forcibly awaken the power of the human body.

Even those who wield the sword cannot remain unscathed under such oppression.

While completing this armor, Black Iron King Horse was constantly on the verge of life and death.

The terrifying pressure was pressing down on Black Iron King from all sides, and he couldn't even move a finger.

Black Iron King could feel his muscles disintegrating and his bones shattering.

He refused to use the regeneration chamber to treat himself, enduring the pain despite being covered in wounds.

Even though he was on the verge of life and death every day, he still relentlessly pushed himself.

It was only in this close-quarters battle that he realized how similar Shirou Emiya was to his former self.

Those eyes, that expression—it's the kind of look only someone who has constantly faced life and death, who has teetered on the edge of it, can possess, and that's the kind of fighting spirit they can have.

It was only when he got that close to Shirou Emiya that he realized that Shirou Emiya always had a different kind of gravity around him than anyone else.

The powerful gravity pressed down on Shirou Emiya's body, strengthening his physique.

In some ways, it is similar to the way Black Iron King trained his [Heavenly Dragon Armor], except that the training conducted by gravity suppression is more comprehensive, and his [Heavenly Dragon Armor] also has a defensive function.

After leaving Hagun Academy, Shirou Emiya has always carried the projected image of Nene Saikyo's unique spirit armor. Unless necessary, he mostly uses this gravity to train himself.

It's important to know that in addition to battles, daily training is also essential. Even when he's not in his own world, Shirou Emiya still insists on practicing projection magic and enhancement magic every day.

Even though he no longer needed enhancement magic, Shirou Emiya never stopped training.

"Whoosh—! Whoosh—! Whoosh—!"

Before he could even regain his footing, Shirou Emiya swiftly launched a counterattack against the Black Iron King who had been knocked away.

The heavy sword in his hand immediately transformed into a crimson arrow, hurtling rapidly towards the Black Iron King Horse in mid-air.

However, Kurogane Ohma was not alarmed. Although he was somewhat surprised that Emiya Shirou's training method was very similar to his own, it would not affect his victory in this battle.

Having been through many battles, he suddenly swung his weapon in mid-air, clashing it with the crimson heavy sword.

but----

It wasn't just that one heavy sword; several sword arrows with chains also followed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Explosions rang out continuously around Ouma, but none of the attacks affected him.

He cleaved the smoke with a single sword stroke.

He flipped in the air and landed steadily on the ground.