Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

As time passed, the originally bright blue light gradually turned reddish, and the NPCs walking around the campus walked towards the world outside the campus, which did not exist, with smiles on their faces.

In this world, even the passage of time feels incredibly real, but how long a day actually lasts here is something that only a small number of people probably understand.

Even during the selection phase, the NPCs in this school continued to function normally as usual.

It's as if this really is just an ordinary school.

"I wonder how Shirou Emiya is doing now—"

With a melancholy mood, Rin Tohsaka stood alone on the rooftop and sighed softly.

As an excellent magician, she had already obtained the key of secrets from the arena.

The monsters created by Mooncell are not something that ordinary magicians can easily deal with.

Because this so-called trial is specifically designed for Masters who possess Servants.

Rin Tohsaka simply couldn't imagine how Shirou Emiya would obtain the key without a Servant.

Moreover, you will be attacked by your opponents in the arena.

Rin Tohsaka was feeling very pessimistic at the moment, and she was about to speak up to stop Shirou Emiya when he was about to head to the arena.

But even if we prevented Shirou Emiya from entering the arena, it would only delay his death.

Masters who fail to collect the key codes will be deleted by the system before the final battle.

Moreover, faced with Shirou Emiya's unwavering gaze, Rin Tohsaka couldn't bring herself to utter the words she wanted to say to him.

Emiya Shirou's fearless approach to these matters stemmed not from confidence in his own abilities.

Rather, it's because he witnessed the power of Heroic Spirits that he realized his own weakness.

Shirou Emiya has no way of guaranteeing his victory, nor is he arrogant enough to think that he can truly be compared to those Heroic Spirits and Servants.

He was just doing what he could. Should he stop because of the possibility of a bad outcome in the future?

Participating in the Holy Grail War was never because Shirou Emiya believed he had the right to obtain the Holy Grail or the power to do so.

He simply wanted to do his best to help as many people as possible.

The evening glow in the west, like a shimmering veil, slowly shone on Rin Tohsaka's face.

She didn't understand why she would feel sad for someone she had only known for three days.

Perhaps, it's because I don't want to see someone who strives so hard to save others die so meaninglessly.

Just as she was watching the sunset and was about to leave the rooftop, the door was gently pushed open once again.

"You really were here—"

Emiya Shirou looked at Tohsaka Rin, who had just turned around, with a matter-of-fact tone.

In this academy, apart from Rin Tohsaka, whom he knows, Shirou Emiya has almost no one else to talk to.

Sakura seems to have erased her memories. She only tells Shirou Emiya some basic knowledge and doesn't have much interaction with him.

As for the others, needless to say, this is the Holy Grail War, where everyone is an enemy, and everyone is trying to steal the true names of their opponent's Servants.

On the other hand, they are also constantly hiding the true names of their Servants.

Among the mages participating in the Holy Grail War, there is an anomaly: a mages named Leo, who openly reveals the information about his Servant without any concealment.

Gawain, one of the Knights of the Round Table who appears in "The Legend of King Arthur".

Upon hearing this name, Shirou Emiya was startled. The story of the Knights of the Round Table was one that Shirou Emiya was very familiar with.

Having possessed the sword sheath, and having once summoned Arthur, the first thing I did was to frantically study everything about King Arthur.

Because he knew very well that if he were to participate in the Holy Grail War again, even if he did not summon Arthur, he would likely summon someone who had a great connection with Arthur.

The scabbard is the best relic.

"You didn't go get the keypad?"

Upon seeing Shirou Emiya, Rin Tohsaka looked over with a somewhat incredulous expression.

If Shirou Emiya had actually gone to find the key, he would have been half-dead even if he hadn't died. How could he have appeared in front of me completely unharmed?

Rin Tohsaka almost instinctively judged that Shirou Emiya might not have actually gone to obtain the key, but instead entered the arena, realized the situation was bad, and left.

Those spawned monsters are basically impossible for magicians to deal with; only Servants have the ability to cope with them.

"I got it—"

Emiya Shirou noticed Rin Tohsaka's somewhat puzzled expression and replied to her calmly.

Although he might not be able to defeat those Servants, Shirou Emiya felt that he could still manage to obtain the key.

"Huh? You didn't encounter those monsters that appeared from the walls, ceiling, and floor?"

Although Rin Tohsaka spoke in a questioning tone, she simply did not believe that Shirou Emiya could obtain the cipher key under such circumstances.

However, one can also easily sense Rin Tohsaka's deep-seated worry.

"Found it! Found it—!"

Seeing Rin Tohsaka's excited expression, Shirou Emiya quickly waved his hand to indicate that he had encountered the matter she mentioned.

"Then why—!"

But before she could ask any further questions, it seemed that her Servant spoke up to stop her.

Rin Tohsaka quickly composed herself, but her eyes were still filled with confusion.

In an Earth where the great source of magic has been depleted, a magician with the strength of Emiya Shirou still appears.

As a warrior, Rin Tohsaka's Servant could easily sense Shirou Emiya's powerful, well-trained body and his highly rhythmic breathing.

Moreover, for some reason, even though this white-haired boy was just a Master who didn't even have a Servant, he felt a slight sense of disgust.

It's not that I dislike Shirou Emiya's actions, nor that I dislike his selfless character.

There was a sense of unease, like there was no way they could get along; in short, Shirou Emiya was radiating a feeling that made him somewhat uncomfortable.

However, he did not treat Emiya Shirou differently because of this.

He was very pessimistic about Shirou Emiya.

Without a Servant, this kid might not even survive the first round.

Servants are not so easy to deal with.

Chapter 547 The Rider Group's Conversation

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

On the other side, Shinji Matou stood in his room, waving his hands and roaring in extreme anger.

Is this the only word you know?

Meanwhile, the cherry-haired woman sitting at an extremely luxurious table seemed completely unconcerned about her Master's feelings and made some sarcastic remarks.

This room, which was originally a classroom, is now incredibly luxurious.

Crystal-like chandeliers, an incredibly spacious bed, and tables and chairs that look both classic and luxurious.

These were gifts given to them by NPCs as a thank you for their help when they were wandering around the academy.

Although Shinji Matou didn't do anything, these extremely precious things seemed to come to him on their own.

Of course, Shinji Matou believed that this good fortune was a reward from heaven for his talent.

Moreover, these things are not entirely useless. As the Master, Shinji Matou knows the true name of his Servant and also knows the Noble Phantasm of his Servant.

Although he was proud, he was not so arrogant as to be completely disregard everyone else. He had also thoroughly researched the information about his Servants.

After leaving the arena, he continued to look for ways to earn more money.

“Shut up!!”

Shinji Matou smashed the golden wine glass on the table to the ground like a child throwing a tantrum.

He pointed his finger at the cherry-haired woman and made an accusing sound.

"Aren't you a Servant? Why can't you even defeat a Master within three turns!"

After leaving the arena, Shinji Matou could only feel increasingly angry as he tried to hold back, and even more upset as he felt he had lost out.

Although there seemed to be no problem during the battle and in the final outcome.

But then Shinji Matou thought again, Shirou Emiya isn't a Servant, he's just a magician, a Master.

How could he possibly have the power to compare with any Servant? Moreover, as Rider's Master, he was well aware of the true combat capabilities of his Servants.

How could he not even be able to deal with a Master? He felt like Rider was playing him.

"Didn't you see it with your own eyes? Even I couldn't do anything to him under those circumstances. Do you still naively think he's just an ordinary Master?"

"Or are you saying you can take that kind of shelling like him? Use your genius brain a little."

Seeing Matou Shinji angrily smash the golden wine cup on the ground, the cherry-haired woman didn't seem angry. Instead, she casually picked up a barrel of sake next to her and taunted Matou Shinji.

"That seems to be the case—!"

Upon hearing her reprimand, Shinji Matou realized that he had no way to refute her; such a battle was simply beyond his ability to participate in.

I'm afraid that in the blink of an eye, my head will be pierced by those bullets.

But isn't it a bit too unimaginable that a magician could possess the power to fight Heroic Spirits?

Moreover, according to his line of thinking, and the line of thinking of a normal magician.

The best way to find out an opponent's weakness in a one-on-one confrontation is to know the enemy Servant's true name, find the Servant's weakness based on the true name, or deduce what the Servant's Noble Phantasm is.

Many strategic approaches can be made by using the real name as a starting point, whether it is to target its weaknesses or to avoid conflict with its strengths.

But Shirou Emiya is not a Heroic Spirit.

Knowing his real name is useless; you still won't know what kind of methods Shirou Emiya possesses.

Just like when the cherry-haired woman clashed with Shirou Emiya, she had no idea that he possessed incredibly superior close-combat abilities, and was instead suppressed during their first battle.

This is a lack of information, a lack that even Shinji Matou cannot fill.