Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Rin Tohsaka covered her forehead, which she had bumped, and squatted down.

Just as Shirou Emiya turned around and was about to walk towards Rin Tohsaka.

She half-squatted down and turned her head, looking at Shirou Emiya with resentment through her tearful eyes, as if to say, "If you dare to come any closer, I'll smash my head against you and kill you."

He then touched his forehead, which he had accidentally bumped, stood up, turned around, and backed away while staring intently at Shirou Emiya, as if afraid that Shirou Emiya would suddenly walk towards him.

"Tohsaka, watch out—"

Before Shirou Emiya could finish speaking, Rin Tohsaka vanished from her spot in the next second.

"Underfoot—!"

Emiya Shirou wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead, looking helplessly at Rin Tohsaka who had suddenly disappeared.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of crashing sounds came from the stairwell in front of Shirou Emiya. He had already imagined what would happen to Rin Tohsaka if she didn't pay attention to what was behind her.

However, with her servant by her side, she should be fine.

The rules only state that private duels are not allowed within the academy; Servants can still make their presence known within the academy.

Leo was also wandering around the school with his servant Gawain, greeting everyone.

"Is she okay?"

Even so, upon hearing such a crashing sound, Shirou Emiya, who had lost his footing and fallen, was extremely worried and immediately ran to the top of the stairs to look down.

However, Rin Tohsaka could no longer be seen at this time.

"Ding-dong--!"

An unexpected bell rang from Shirou Emiya's pocket.

That was the voice coming from the terminal in his hand.

The first battle has ended, so it certainly wouldn't be informing Shirou Emiya that the keypad has been generated in the dungeon.

There is only one possibility for the appearance of this sound.

"The opponent for the second round has been determined—!"

Looking at the message on the terminal, Shirou Emiya quickly rushed to the second floor of the academy.

The large white sheet of paper posted on the bulletin board had Shirou Emiya's name prominently displayed alongside the name of the next opponent.

Master: Emiya Shirou

Master: Blue Road

Battleground: Nizuki Plain

"Blue Road?"

While Shirou Emiya was still extremely confused by the name, a chill ran down his spine.

It wasn't just simple killing intent and murderous aura; it was more like a sticky gaze that wanted to entangle a person.

This was the first time Shirou Emiya had ever experienced such a vast field of vision.

Under a chilling aura, she saw a woman with short, curly orange hair covering her right eye, wearing a white smiling clown mask, orange pupils, green eyeshadow, a large red nose, and large lips, staring blankly at her from the direction of the stairwell she had come from.

She was extremely thin, and looked like a crippled rag doll.

The outfit she was wearing looked extremely familiar to Shirou Emiya.

"Blue Road Burger?"

Emiya Shirou recalled that the cheerful mascots on the flyers of those fast food burger shops in Fuyuki City seemed to be dressed in a similar outfit.

It seems that because the chain itself is called Blue Road Burger, Blue Road, as the mascot, often shouts out the meaningless interjection "Blue Blue Road".

He seemed to understand why his opponent was named Blue Road.

However, she seemed far from cheerful; on the contrary, her clown-like appearance gave Shirou Emiya an inexplicable sense of unease.

The woman stood still, peering through her eyes, which were like the opening of a crack in a hole. Her gaze was as dark and slippery as a snake.

"Hmm... I've got my eye on it... It's... It's... It must taste absolutely delicious!!!!"

She looked at Shirou Emiya, muttered to herself, and then left the spot with extremely strange and light steps.

"The next opponent?"

Emiya Shirou watched the direction she left in, lost in thought.

However, there's not much point in thinking about it now, as this is only their first meeting and Shirou Emiya is unlikely to get any useful information.

She gave Shirou Emiya the feeling of someone who hadn't eaten for many days, extremely weak.

"Oh right, Shinji seems to still be in the infirmary!!!"

Emiya Shirou clapped his hands suddenly, remembering that Matou Shinji should be waking up soon. After all, Sakura, who was in charge of her Master's health, had told Emiya Shirou that Shinji didn't have any major mental problems.

He will wake up after resting for a while.

Now it's the third day, and it's almost time for Shinji to wake up, as Sakura estimated.

Although Shinji Matou might still harbor hostility towards him, Shirou Emiya decided to visit him anyway.

After all, they were former companions, and besides, he was only an eight-year-old child in this world.

"Hello, I am your opponent in the second battle—Leo, and this is my servant, Gawain!"

As Shirou Emiya headed towards the infirmary, he encountered Leo, who was also talking to his opponent.

He remained fearless, politely introducing himself and his followers to the enemy before him.

"Y-you, you, you, hello, my name is Ginako, and my Servant is—"

The girl named Gina, with her long chestnut hair, seemed to rarely talk to anyone. Her speech was filled with nervousness as she stammered in response to Leo. Then, just as she was about to reveal her Servant's true name, she seemed to remember something and looked at the person beside her.

A white-haired figure that made Shirou Emiya's pupils shrink suddenly slowly emerged from the air.

That was Karna, the great hero whom Shirou Emiya had barely managed to defeat in the Holy Grail War, when three Servants and nine Command Seals had fought with all their might.

The first round of competition ended around this time, leaving 64 participants remaining.

Chapter 565 The Girl Named Gina

"You carry the essence of the sun—"

The white-haired man who appeared before everyone looked at Gao Wen and spoke slowly.

“I return those words to you as well, and in fact, the aura of the sun emanating from you is far stronger than mine.”

Gawain responded to Karna, as the Sun Knight could clearly sense the overwhelming aura of the sun surrounding Gina.

"My name is Karna, it's a pleasure to meet you, Sun Knight—"

Karna did not deny Gawain's statement, and he also slightly extended his hand, revealing his real name without any concealment.

"I am also extremely honored to be the son of the sun god Surya, the great hero bestowed upon me, as his opponent—"

Gawain gripped Karna's hand tightly, his eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit.

In this Holy Grail War, the only one who could possibly challenge him head-on is Karna.

After all, he possesses a unique skill that even King Arthur found extremely troublesome.

The Saint's Number

Level: EX

Gao Wenqing possesses a special physique.

上午9时至正午的3个小时、下午3时至日落的3个小时，力量会变成3倍。

Even so, in this spiritual world, Gawain has a 3x enhancement as long as he is under sunlight.

In the arena, there is no night, unless one encounters a terrifying storm that can completely block out the sun, like Shirou Emiya did in his first match.

Otherwise, Gawain would essentially have a permanent power boost of 3 times, which is why he doesn't care about revealing his real name.

Even if exposed, Gawain is able to crush them with a despair-inducing power.

While victory is a good thing, Gawain, like a warrior, also longs for a close battle where he can unleash his full potential.

"Perhaps—"

Karna did not give Gawain a positive response.

because----

Gina clung tightly to Karna's clothes, her eyes filled with fear.

Karna apologized to Gawain and Leona, then left with Gina.

He's a genius!

This was Gina's first thought after talking to Leo.

She entered the Holy Grail War with the mindset of "starting life over" and a casual attitude.

Even in the final battle of the first war, she couldn't withstand the Servant's fierce impact at the very beginning and fainted.

Of course, a bigger reason was that she was mentally exhausted after playing the game for three consecutive nights before the final battle began.

After waking up, Karna informed him that they had won the first battle.

She didn't see her opponent disappear in front of her; if she had, she probably would have suffered a mental breakdown from the overwhelming impact.

In fact, when she was searching for the key in the arena, she realized that she probably wouldn't be able to adapt to such brutal combat.

I just didn't expect to give up so quickly.

When Gina won the first battle, she thought she might be able to keep going, but she was just fooling herself.

She gave up the moment she saw Leo.

He was a genius, a genius she could never catch up with.

Upon realizing this, Gina decided to give up on obtaining the Holy Grail.