Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Advanced AI, like Sakura, should have its own behavioral magic, and it's unlikely to exhibit behaviors that resemble those of a stalking magician.

After thinking it over, the only option left is the magician.

However, the girl seemed not to understand at all, staring blankly at Shirou Emiya, as if it were the first time she had heard such words, her brows slightly furrowed.

"!"

However, before the girl could even ask a question, a flurry of noise, like snowflakes, appeared in her field of vision, filling half of it in an instant.

An overwhelming sense of incongruity overwhelmed the girl, as if Shirou Emiya, whom she had come into contact with, was an even more abnormal being in this world.

With her vision almost completely obliterated, she staggered once more. Shirou Emiya, unaware of what had happened, quickly steadied her.

The girl didn't stumble because of any physical abnormality; she was simply distracted by the noise and the incredibly strange sense of incongruity, and didn't react in time.

However, Shirou Emiya's eyes were filled with concern, because he didn't understand what had happened to the girl; her expression was as if she were hearing the word "magician" for the first time.

Filled with confusion and bewilderment, a red trench coat was quickly projected and draped over the girl.

Not being a doctor himself, and not being in the real world, Shirou Emiya had no idea what was happening to the girl.

All Shirou Emiya could do was drape the trench coat, which possessed the power to restore and resist some magic and curses, over the girl's body, hoping it would make her feel a little better.

Chapter 535 Like an underground labyrinth

"I want to get there first—!"

Sensing the increasing noise and strong sense of unease in her field of vision, the girl decided to stop arguing with Shirou Emiya and wanted to reach the wall as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, this constant sense of unease would be enough to drive me crazy.

She didn't want to continue living this incredibly fake daily life. Moreover, she could sense that this fake daily life wasn't a good thing for her, and if she really immersed herself in it, she might face extremely painful consequences.

Clutching the red cloak draped over her shoulders, the girl slowly touched the wall with her hand.

Just like those who had disappeared before Shirou Emiya's eyes, the girl was also swallowed up by the wall and vanished from the spot.

"Is it my turn?"

Watching the red-haired girl disappear, Shirou Emiya sighed softly and slowly walked forward as well.

Just as Shirou Emiya came into contact with the source of this so-called sense of incongruity, a door that seemed to belong to a completely different world appeared before him.

It was as if he had been transported to some completely unimaginable place. Just by standing in front of this door, Shirou Emiya could feel the strange aura emanating from it.

However, Shirou Emiya did not hesitate and gently pushed open the door.

This is a place that appears to be a storage room.

The surrounding area was filled with various decorations and tools that were rarely used in schools or that were only used during festivals.

Emiya Shirou did not see the red-haired girl who had just entered the room.

Presumably, the moment they stepped through this door, they were transported to different spaces.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya had no idea what those people were facing.

At the far end of the storage room, there was a dark door, like the entrance to another world.

Standing motionless beside the door were smooth-skinned dolls.

It stared blankly at Shirou Emiya, who had appeared there.

A faint voice also rang in Shirou Emiya's mind at that moment.

"Be your sword and shield—"

This kind of talk, which is similar to that of a Servant, quickly made Shirou Emiya realize that the doll was probably playing the role of a Servant.

It's not enough to simply realize that you are a magician.

They also need to prove to Mooncell that they are capable of becoming a qualified Master.

Is that right?

Emiya nodded to the doll, and the doll responded to Emiya Shirou.

At this moment, the doll and Shirou Emiya established an extremely weak connection, a connection that could be severed at any moment.

This is like a training and testing tool for magicians; once the Servant is actually summoned, this doll will probably be discarded.

After briefly observing his surroundings, Shirou Emiya stepped without hesitation into what appeared to be a portal to another world.

He didn't need to hesitate at all; venturing into the unknown was something he had always been doing.

For this reason, my physical body was destroyed when I arrived in this world.

The moment Shirou Emiya stepped through the door, a path of blue light appeared beneath his feet.

In an instant, darkness enveloped him and the puppet, with only the path beneath their feet, glowing with a pale blue light, stretching endlessly ahead.

Shirou Emiya remained silent and walked forward into the road without saying a word.

But deep down, I am filled with vigilance towards such a world.

Shirou Emiya had absolutely no idea about this computer world made of spirit particles.

Emiya Shirou himself didn't know much about magic other than projection magic and enhancement magic.

Moreover, this is a completely different and extremely profound form of magic from our own world.

He could only keep moving forward along the road ahead with the utmost caution.

He seemed to know nothing about idols, silently following behind Emiya Shirou.

"Shh-!"

It was as if he had suddenly stepped into a future space made up of countless numbers. The darkness that had swallowed everything turned into a crisp azure blue at this moment, and Shirou Emiya could clearly see countless data moving around on both sides of the road.

The spatial construction here seems to be real-time; it appears to have begun as soon as Shirou Emiya stepped into this space.

And just as Shirou Emiya had imagined, various different colored data flashed around him.

His surroundings changed once again, with azure cubes filling all the space around him, leaving only a path leading forward.

A faint sense of threat emanated from the ground beneath his feet and the walls around him.

It's as if legendary monsters could emerge from it at any moment.

This feeling, coupled with the sudden appearance of a large space ahead and different roads.

Emiya Shirou felt as if he were back in the labyrinth of the dungeon, and suddenly the surroundings became fraught with danger.

"Is this the trial?"

Emiya Shirou slowly stopped in his tracks.

"Welcome, new Master candidate—"

At that moment, a familiar voice came from the surrounding space.

Shirou Emiya recognized whose voice it was almost instantly.

"Kirei Kotomine!?"

The voice paused slightly, seemingly upon hearing Shirou Emiya's address.

"Oh my, I never expected a magician to remember my voice as an AI. It's truly astonishing!"

A pleasant sound rang out again from the space. He really didn't expect that he, a high-level AI that almost no one would care about, would be remembered by Emiya Shirou.

The AI ​​named Kirei Kotomine was indeed surprised, but even more so, she felt a mixture of pleasure and confusion.

"While I'm surprised you can remember me as an AI, I won't offer you any assistance. If you want to successfully summon a Servant, then please reach the finish line first—"

The sound slowly disappeared into the space.

Monsters gradually emerged from the labyrinthine scene in front of Shirou Emiya, and the puppets behind him also assumed battle stances at this moment.

However----

"Projection begins—!"

A pair of black and white pistols appeared in Shirou Emiya's hands.

Gunfire rained down on the monsters that kept emerging from the walls and the ground.

Shirou Emiya has plenty of experience dealing with these monsters that constantly appear from the surroundings.

In less than a minute, Shirou Emiya had eliminated all the monsters that had appeared, and the puppets, without any emotion, returned to their original posture of following Shirou Emiya and trailed behind him.

Shirou Emiya gently pushed open the seemingly solemn door at the end of this short labyrinth.

"It's truly astonishing—!"

Even the AI ​​couldn't help but marvel at Shirou Emiya's formidable fighting prowess. It's likely that no other magician in this Holy Grail War possesses such combat abilities.

Chapter 536 Unable to Summon a New Servant

Once again, in the instant he pushed open that solemn door, Shirou Emiya could clearly feel that his position had changed once more.

The doll accompanied him to a solemn space where it was almost impossible to breathe.

This place is like a sanctuary, with the ground covered with countless incantations that Shirou Emiya could not understand.

The surroundings were filled with an aura of holiness.

In this plaza-like space, countless tall and solemn gates stand all around.

"Congratulations, candidate Master. This is the place to summon Servants. When you obtain a Servant, you will officially step into this battle known as the Holy Grail War."

A low voice slowly drifted from the surroundings. Although the words were filled with blessings for Shirou Emiya to overcome those many obstacles, one could not sense any goodwill towards Shirou Emiya from his tone.

"call--!"

Standing in the middle of the field, amidst the incredibly oppressive atmosphere, Shirou Emiya slowly exhaled.

Holy Grail War -