Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

At this moment, the place where Shirou Emiya was standing and the place where Shinji Matou was standing seemed to be in two different worlds.

"Losing in the Holy Grail War means death, Shinji. As your Master, you should know that!"

Seeing the extremely flustered Matou Shinji, Drake helplessly asked him a question.

"Death, death is a common scare tactic, isn't it? How could a computer dying be real—"

As he listened to Drake's explanation, Shinji Matou's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Just like in a typical adventure game, you die when you are killed by a monster, but you can revive at the nearest teleportation point or save point.

Shinji Matou, of course, wouldn't care about such a death.

In his understanding, death in the Holy Grail War is also a form of elimination.

Then exit the game and wait to participate again in the next Holy Grail War.

Shinji Matou never imagined that this time, death would be a true and real death.

"The moment everyone arrived here, it was almost like death, because only one person could survive!"

"What's the point of saying this now! Damn it, this thing just won't stop—!!!!"

As the dark substance began to spread towards his body, Shinji Matou's expression became even more panicked.

He looked at Drake with a strong will to survive, wanting to seek help from her.

"You're my servant, do something at this time!!!! Do something!!!!"

The intense shock of death made Shinji Matou appear dazed.

He couldn't believe that he was about to lose his life just because he participated in a game.

Keep in mind that he is only eight years old, just an eight-year-old child.

Before they've even had a chance to see much of the scenery outside the window, they're already facing the cruelty of death.

He knew deep down that his death was perhaps inevitable, but his strong will to live made him keep pleading.

"If the rules here were so easily broken, they wouldn't have been set up in the first place. Besides, I'm basically powerless to retaliate now."

However, before Drake could finish speaking, the next second—a violent roar came from beside them.

Drake, being a Servant, only heard a low voice at that moment.

"Fantasy Collapse—!"

"boom--!"

A terrifying explosion occurred in an instant.

Crimson flames formed a fiery tornado that exploded, rubbing against the air and sweeping past amidst a humming sound.

The barrier that was originally meant to separate the victors from the vanquished shattered under this terrifying explosion.

A massive mushroom cloud rose up before Drake and Shinji Matou's eyes.

It was an explosion caused by a short sword with a chain attached.

A terrifying shockwave swept towards Shinji Matou at that moment.

The powerful impact made it impossible for Shinji Matou, who was kneeling on the ground, to maintain his balance.

Fortunately, although Drake, as a Servant, is about to disappear, he still has the power to withstand Matou Shinji's attack.

The crimson barrier shattered under the terrifying explosion.

The thick fog generated by the explosion surged into the crimson world at that moment.

At the very moment they rushed in, a dark substance began to cover the thick fog.

"Really, they're clearly enemies—!"

Catching Shinji Matou, who was sent flying by the explosion, and looking at the shattered crimson barrier, Drake seemed to understand something. He covered his forehead and laughed loudly, his tone filled with utter surprise.

"Perhaps, this is what a hero is! That kid actually did something like that!"

"This is something I never even thought of. What a pity, before I could even think of it, that kid did it first!"

"what are you saying!?"

Shinji Matou couldn't understand the current situation at all. In his heart, there was only one thing: to live. He didn't want to die so soon before he had seen everything in the world.

He was neither Drake nor Shirou Emiya. From beginning to end, Shinji Matou was never prepared to face his own fate.

"Ignore what I'm saying, Master. Since you have this opportunity, then live well!"

"This is the last favor I can do for you, though it can hardly be called a favor!"

As he finished speaking, in the final moment before the black substance covered his entire body, Drake used all his strength to grab Shinji Matou's collar and throw him into the thick fog ahead.

"Alright, anyway, it was a great voyage. If there's a next time, I hope you can be more mature and not make your first mate worry about this and that. I look forward to you becoming a qualified villain!"

With a hearty laugh, Drake's body was completely swallowed by the dark substance and disappeared from the spot.

The first human to circumnavigate the globe.

A great navigator who changed world history.

They were happy and laughing until the very end.

"Someone, please help me—!"

Watching Drake throw him out and then disappear, Shinji Matou felt nothing but despair.

However, a silver figure emerged from the thick fog the moment he was sent flying backward and caught him steadily.

Chapter 562 A Minor Conflict in the Infirmary

As Shinji Matou himself said, as a participant in the Holy Grail War, he was just an eight-year-old child.

However, even as a child, Shinji Matou displayed astonishing talent beyond that of an ordinary person.

At just eight years old, he became the gaming champion and a renowned hacker across Asia.

Even Rin Tohsaka had to admit that Shinji Matou was a troublesome opponent, and she didn't want to face him.

This is an acknowledgment of the talent of a child named Shinji Matou.

But because of this, eight-year-old Shinji Matou simply did not believe that the Holy Grail War was a battle where lives were at stake.

From beginning to end, Shinji Matou never intended to kill Shirou Emiya.

He just wanted to defeat this person he hated so much.

Shinji Matou setting his virtual avatar as his sixteen-year-old self was merely a show of bravado.

With such talent, eight-year-old Shinji Matou believed he was no longer a child.

However, when participating in the Holy Grail War, he revealed a childlike temperament in every way.

Drake, as Matou Shinji's servant, may have already realized this fact, or perhaps because she herself didn't care about her Master's decisions, Drake was very tolerant of Matou Shinji.

Whether it's Shinji Matou accidentally revealing his real name or making some decisions that she doesn't think are good, she will only make sarcastic remarks.

Even when Shinji Matou speaks harshly to him, he simply smiles it off.

"My hand—!!!!!!!!!"

With such a terrified cry, Shinji Matou suddenly opened his eyes, sprang up from the hospital bed, and looked around with a look of utter shock.

"Brother, you're awake—!"

With a worried voice, the girl named Sakura quickly stopped what she was doing and called out to Shinji Matou, who had gotten up from the hospital bed.

Although in the setting, Matou Sakura is Matou Shinji's younger sister, she seems to be used to this identity and still calls Matou Shinji that.

"Sakura—! I don't have a younger sister!"

Looking at Sakura's worried face in front of him, Shinji Matou rubbed his aching head and replied, he certainly wouldn't accept that he suddenly had a little sister.

However, if he really had a younger sister, he would certainly fulfill his duty as an older brother to protect her.

At least, that was Shinji Matou's first thought after realizing he had a younger sister.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

However, before Sakura could speak again, Shinji looked at his hands with disbelief on his face.

Those were hands that had turned into pitch-black matter, as if due to a data error.

At this moment, Shinji Matou realized that everything he had experienced was not a dream.

At the moment he realized what was happening, his expression was filled with panic.

Because he remembered his follower Drake saying that if he failed, his body would be gradually devoured by this dark substance and eventually disappear, dying as a computer in this world.

"That's right! Now that I'm back here, Rider must be back too! She's alright, and as long as she's alright, I won't disappear!!!"

As if he had thought of something, Shinji Matou became excited, muttering to himself and shouting loudly at the air beside him.

"Rider! Rider! Rider! Rider!"

However, no matter how much Shinji Matou called out, the woman with cherry blossom hair never appeared beside him again.

"In the name of the Command Spell, Rider, return to my side—!"

Like grasping at a last straw, Shinji Matou raised the Command Seal on the back of his right hand and sent out commands into the space in front of him.

A red mark disappeared at Matou Shinji's shout.

However, no one appeared in front of Shinji Matou.

He also couldn't feel any connection between himself and Drake.

Only the Command Seals on the back of his hand told Shinji Matou that he had indeed once possessed a Servant named Drake.

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

With that shout, Shinji Matou raised his right hand again, attempting to summon Drake back using the other two Command Seals.

He seemed to have forgotten that, as proof of his participation in the Holy Grail War, he would be locked and deleted by Mooncell once the last Command Seal disappeared.

"Shut up, you idiot!!!"