Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

He was a young man with short, reddish-brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a white lab coat.

On his chest was a tag with the number zero written on it in the imperial language.

Chapter 376 Compressed Sword Formation

Unlimited Blade Works.

As Esdeath finished chanting the spell she was about to unleash, Shirou Emiya also finished chanting his own spell.

However, Shirou Emiya did not properly demonstrate his Unlimited Blade Works.

The moment he felt that extremely terrifying cold, a chilling sense of crisis instantly crept up Shirou Emiya's nerves.

Just as Esdeath was about to finish her chant, Shirou Emiya realized that nothing on his body could withstand the cold.

At that moment, Shirou Emiya's mind was racing.

Whether it's the ultimate evolution of [Haunted by Evil], the flames standing at the pinnacle of fantasy species [Princess Dragon's Sin Sword], or [Avalon] saving itself from countless fatal wounds.

None of them could survive in this freezing cold that chilled everything to the bone.

If he could extract Avalon from his body, he would naturally be able to withstand such a terrifying freeze that silenced everything, but clearly, he could not truly use Avalon.

Because he was not the true master of Avalon.

Leave this area?

Shirou Emiya had considered this approach, just as Esdeath herself knew that every technique has a certain range.

It's impossible to freeze the entire world; at least Shirou Emiya understands that Esdeath doesn't have that power.

If it were truly possible to freeze the world, it wouldn't be this powerful.

However, Shirou Emiya currently has no way of appearing a thousand miles away the instant Esdeath unleashes her attack.

He had no idea how wide Esdeath's attack was, so escaping was out of the question.

Shirou Emiya could only frantically search, searching through his memories, looking for any means to resist this cold.

A small world surrounding the heavens

In that instant, Shirou Emiya suddenly remembered the shield that Achilles had used to block Arthur's Noble Phantasm.

However, he had no way to analyze the shield, and the projected shield was nothing more than a mere imitation.

It simply does not possess the ability to truly create a "small world that surrounds the heavens".

It can only serve as an ordinary shield.

"No, if we're talking about the world, I have my own!"

At this critical juncture, Shirou Emiya seemed to have come up with a possible solution.

Shirou Emiya witnessed Achilles unleash his Noble Phantasm up close. Although he couldn't decipher the shield in Achilles' hand, Shirou Emiya understood the principle behind the [Small World Surrounding the Azure Sky].

While studying ***, he gradually perfected this principle from various epics, but at that time, Shirou Emiya did not have the power to complete this principle.

The "Small World Surrounding the Sky" can reconstruct time and space within a certain range, unfolding a small world for defense.

So, if I possess Unlimited Blade Works, can I use it for defense?

The moment I thought of this possibility.

The moment Shirou Emiya unleashed his Unlimited Blade Works, he frantically mobilized the magical energy within him, his mind frantically altering his Unlimited Blade Works.

compression--

compression--

Continuous compression—

It condenses a vast mental world into a frenzied process in an instant.

It is condensed to the point that it merely envelops itself.

Emiya Shirou felt as if his brain was being torn apart, surrounded by pain that was indescribable.

Given enough time, Shirou Emiya would naturally be able to continuously improve it, gradually condensing it to the point where it envelops him.

But Shirou Emiya only has a moment. If he cannot finish within that time, he will die from Esdeath's attack.

It felt as if a meat grinder had been inserted directly into Shirou Emiya's head; the tearing, the breaking, the crushing sensation was overwhelming. If it weren't for his strong will supporting him, Shirou Emiya would have been in a terrible situation.

Shirou Emiya would probably have already fainted from such pain.

Blood rushed to my throat.

The body was also making violent noises.

At that moment, sword arrows pierced through his body.

This is a manifestation of Shirou Emiya's Unlimited Blade Works going out of control.

"Zheng——!"

The cold, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, swept towards Shirou Emiya's location in an instant.

The sudden chill is so intense that even if you react in time, you can't escape it.

They will only be frozen into ice blocks, and under the vibration, they will turn into ice crystals and drift into the air.

The concept of life is frozen at this moment.

Even the concept of death is frozen at this moment.

When it turns into ice crystals and floats in the air, it exists in a non-living state, but it is not dead.

Esdeath will only truly die when she finishes off Makopotma.

A bone-chilling cold swept over Shirou Emiya at that moment.

Unlimited Blade Works was also frozen at this moment.

The ice crystals began to invade at an incredibly terrifying speed, engulfing everything, from swords stuck in the ground to stars hanging in the sky, and even the ground burning with endless flames.

However, Esdeath is ultimately unable to freeze a world.

Even if it's just a mental world.

Esdeath was also unable to freeze it.

At the last moment, Shirou Emiya succeeded, condensing his vast and boundless Infinite Blade Works into something that merely enveloped himself in an instant.

I should be able to continue compressing myself; for now, I just need to cover myself up completely.

If the process were to continue condensing within such a short timeframe, Shirou Emiya wasn't sure if he would die from the loss of control over Unlimited Blade Works.

A few seconds later, the chill stopped, and Shirou Emiya gripped the radiant King Sword that he had projected onto the scene.

He needs to eliminate Esdeath in the shortest amount of time and at the fastest speed.

"Emiya-senpai?"

Tatsumi looked at Shirou Emiya, who was standing in front of him, seemingly lost in thought, and spoke slowly.

"Ah! You've come!"

Emiya Shirou was a little taken aback and looked at Akame and Tatsumi standing behind him.

He was somewhat confused about what had just happened.

Why does this happen.

Previously, Shirou Emiya's CPU had been running at full capacity in order to condense his Unlimited Blade Works.

Esdeath's sudden actions caused Shirou Emiya to completely lose his composure.

who am I?

where am I?

What just happened?

Chapter 377 The Daily Life of That Hope

"Welcome back, senior!"

Pushing open the door, Shirou Emiya was greeted by Sakura, dressed in casual clothes and holding a basket of clothes, standing at the corner.

She looked at Shirou Emiya, who had just come out of the room, with a very gentle expression, and greeted him with a genuine smile.

"cherry--!"

Before Shirou Emiya could reply, a woman's shout and extremely hurried footsteps came from the other side of Sakura.

The next second————

"Ow—!"

Accompanied by a pitiful scream, it seemed that something had fallen heavily to the ground.

"Tohsaka-senpai!"

Sakura quickly put down the wooden basket in her hand, put her hand to her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, and hurried towards Rin Tohsaka, who had fallen in the corridor.

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"

Rin Tohsaka, clutching her already red nose, slowly stood up with Sakura Matou's help.

Emiya Shirou rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw Tohsaka Rin leaning on Matou Sakura, tears streaming down her face from the pain.

"are you OK?"

Emiya Shirou also asked with great concern. Although he was not that familiar with Rin Tohsaka, she had always taught him about magicians.

From a certain perspective, Rin Tohsaka can be considered Shirou Emiya's teacher in magic.

At least regarding projection magic, I benefited a lot from Rin Tohsaka's explanation, not to mention the much more knowledge about magicians that I had no idea about at all.

"Eh!?"