Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Before Shirou Emiya could cast any spells, the [Demon Possession] on his body vanished the instant it touched this void.

Rather than the collapse of [Possessed by Evil Spirits] due to the erosion of the surrounding space, it seems more like the collapse was caused by its inability to exist in this space.

But does this place truly possess the concept of space?

Countless blue beams of light seemed to ignore Shirou Emiya, piercing through his body and surging off in an unknown direction.

His body began to tremble like a drill.

My thoughts began to go haywire, as if they had been pierced.

My brain started spinning like a blender.

Existence began to become disordered, like garbled text.

In that instant, an indescribable array of sensations surged through Shirou Emiya like a tsunami.

It was a feeling that words could not describe.

This feeling, apart from the blissful sense of being able to immerse oneself in it, was almost exactly the same as when one was inside the Holy Grail.

No, it's even more intense.

Although the Holy Grail is a completely different space from the outside world, the laws of physics and magic do not apply there, and even the flow of time has a feeling of being both fast and slow, which can even make the existence of "humans" waver.

Even if it is assimilated by the Greater Grail, dissolved by it, and directly transformed into pure magic, and even the soul can manifest within it, it is still a space, albeit a somewhat abnormal one.

It can even be said that humans can maintain their existence within the Greater Grail under special circumstances.

But here, it's more like data than space.

If the space within the Holy Grail is meant to dissolve itself, disintegrate its body, dissolve its soul, and devour itself...

So here, it's simply a matter of dissolving one's own body.

But Shirou Emiya was unable to maintain his existence in any way.

Because this is different from the space of the Greater Grail, where the physical body can exist, but will be constantly eroded, while here, the existence of the physical body is not allowed at all.

Not only physical bodies, but almost all physical objects will not exist here.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that it's utterly unimaginable that something called a "door" could open itself up to a place where no physical object could possibly exist.

It's like being able to place chocolate on the TV screen in front of you, or reach directly into the TV and take out anything that's playing on it.

The door, however, essentially accomplished that.

Just because the door can do it doesn't mean that Shirou Emiya can do it.

This is not an attack or an invasion; it is simply that the thing itself cannot exist here.

The physical body vanished at that moment.

The soul, however, transformed into data and surged towards the unknown region along with the incoming blue light.

Chapter 525 A Person Who Shouldn't Exist

At this moment, Shirou Emiya's soul seemed to have descended into the computer world, transforming into a stream of data that was moving around at an extremely terrifying speed.

Within this data network, unlike within the Holy Grail, when Shirou Emiya's physical body dissipated, leaving only his soul, there were no longer any indescribable feelings lingering around him.

It's as if the soul should be able to travel through this data.

Under normal circumstances, even if the physical body were to perish, Shirou Emiya's soul could not possibly transform into data and travel through it.

Because these data do not simply contain the soul, but rather spiritual particles.

Even magicians need to possess a kind of abstract neural pathway called a magic circuit, as well as the ability to clearly quantify their own essence and accurately determine the location of their "soul" in order to "spiritually transform" their spirit, body, and soul into a computer world as an avatar.

Emiya Shirou is merely a second-rate mage who cannot even enhance his body with enhancement magic.

He simply couldn't understand or use this magic to make himself spiritualized and travel through the computer world.

However, when Shirou Emiya came into contact with the Greater Grail, his weakened body, already weakened by such terrible injuries, was simply unable to withstand the Greater Grail's attack.

The moment he stepped into the Holy Grail, Shirou Emiya's body died, but his indomitable soul awakened and charged step by step toward the deepest part.

He possessed a will that even the Holy Grail could not corrupt.

In the words of a magician, at this moment, Shirou Emiya was unaware that he had already determined the existence of his own soul.

Time within the Holy Grail is not fixed; what may only be a few seconds outside could be several hours or even longer inside the Grail.

Having spent a long time inside the Holy Grail, constantly resisting its erosion, and receiving continuous healing from Avalon, Shirou Emiya's soul gradually underwent some changes.

After coming into contact with a woman named Justessa Rislesi von Einzbern, she made a wish to restore all the damage caused by the Holy Grail War.

However, Shirou Emiya himself did not expect, or perhaps completely forgot, that he was actually one of those who died in this Holy Grail War.

At that moment, his only thought was to save those who had mistakenly entered the Holy Grail War.

At the moment he made his wish, Shirou Emiya was like a Heroic Spirit who came into contact with the core of the Holy Grail and thus gained flesh. The Holy Grail used Shirou Emiya's soul as a template to create a perfect body commensurate with him.

This is why Shirou Emiya's missing right arm reappeared intact on his body later, because Shirou Emiya's soul remained whole.

However, the Holy Grail did nothing more than that; the damage to Shirou Emiya's soul remained and continued to affect him.

It is precisely for these reasons that even though Shirou Emiya cannot, like those magicians, "transform" his soul into "spiritual particles," his soul still possesses the ability to traverse through such data.

Perhaps the biggest question is that Avalon, which should have remained in his body, remained in his soul. Even when Shirou Emiya was inside the Holy Grail, Avalon was slowly exerting its effects.

"That is--!"

A blinding light instantly filled Shirou Emiya's eyes, stealing all his attention.

It's as if it has completed a certain location transfer, or arrived at a certain location that the data needs to reach.

Emiya Shirou gradually felt his body, no, it should be said that his soul was becoming real.

At that moment, he felt the ground beneath his feet, and even with his eyes closed, Shirou Emiya could feel the warm sunlight emanating from his feet.

After sensing that his spirit body had stabilized, Shirou Emiya slowly opened his eyes.

"Is this the private Homurahara Academy?"

Before him appeared the school gate, which felt both familiar and unfamiliar to Shirou Emiya.

Emiya Shirou felt as if he had returned to Fuyuki City, whether it was the door that was so similar to the private Homurahara Academy, or the surrounding scenery that was almost exactly the same as in Fuyuki City.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this school gate is actually quite different from the private Homurahara Academy.

Of course, what Shirou Emiya could tell most directly was the sight of the students walking around the school wearing uniforms completely different from his own.

Although they look very similar, they are not the same school.

Shirou Emiya immediately thought that this might be a parallel world, just like the Holy Grail War he had participated in before.

But why does this world seem to exist within some kind of data?

Moreover, although these students seemed to be chatting in scattered groups, Shirou Emiya could not detect any spirituality in their eyes.

Too many questions filled Shirou Emiya's mind at this moment, but every time he arrived in a new world, there were always countless things he didn't understand.

Now, Shirou Emiya can only be thankful that his soul is still intact, and perhaps there is still a possibility of returning alive.

If he hadn't directly experienced the feeling of physical collapse before, standing here, he probably would have really thought this was a real world, and wouldn't even have thought that he was in a soul state.

After all, the feeling of standing here is just too real.

Emiya Shirou slightly stretched out his hand, aiming it at the sun suspended in the sky, reflecting on both the pain that had been tormenting him and the tactile sensations he felt in this world.

All of this made it hard for Shirou Emiya to believe that his body had collapsed.

But faced with this situation, he can only take it one step at a time, as he does not have the ability to reshape his own body.

No matter how bad his situation is now, he can only accept it, because what's done is done, and there's no use in regretting it.

"Let's go find Tohsaka first!"

Shirou Emiya stood there for a moment and thought it over before deciding to go find the only magician he knew and was familiar with—Rin Tohsaka.

Even though Rin Tohsaka might not actually be in this school, it's better to take action than to stay put and do nothing.

Emiya Shirou is not someone who stands still, waiting for information about this world to come to him automatically.

The sun is still high in the sky. If Rin Tohsaka exists in this world, she should still be at school.

With that thought in mind, Shirou Emiya immediately headed into the academy.

At this moment, the academy also welcomed someone who should not have existed in this spiritual world.

Chapter 526 The Girl Who Should Have Disappeared

"who am I?"

A soft, gentle voice came from a void-like space.

It was a girl's voice, a girl with long purple hair that reached past her knees, a red ribbon tied on the left side of her head. A girl wearing a white coat over her school uniform.

She stood at the very center of the entire void.

Endless darkness enveloped her completely; she felt lonely, lost, and afraid.

Countless emotions welled up in her eyes at that moment.

But the girl made no move, as if she had already accepted this ending, letting the endless darkness climb up her body and devour her.

She couldn't help but bite her lip slightly; she wanted to resist, but didn't know how.

Ultimately, this was just an inner world she shouldn't have had.

No matter what you do inside, your body outside will gradually disappear as if swallowed by darkness.

No one will remember you.

"Perhaps, disappearing like this wouldn't be so bad—!"

With a slight sob in her voice, the fear in the girl's eyes grew stronger. Who could accept that she would just disappear like this?

Moreover, less than half a day has passed since she gained the ability to observe the world through her emotions.