Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

The field of vision was instantly covered by a rich crimson red.

Similarly, Shirou Emiya's crimson spear followed closely behind, piercing through space and shooting towards Cú Chulainn's position.

"Pfft——!"

Blood, in that instant, splattered across the earth—

Chapter 610 Luck That Can Change Fate

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The sound of something breaking seemed to echo from this silent space.

The rapier that was originally in Shirou Emiya's left hand, shaped like a cross, shattered as if it could not withstand the force, turning into magical energy that drifted into the air.

The crimson spear, which pierced through space like lightning, was firmly embedded in the school wall behind Shirou Emiya.

The entire room fell silent.

"Lancer!!!"

Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but gasp and ran to Cú Chulainn's side.

It wasn't that she didn't want to support the battlefield, but her gem magic, which could injure even Servants without their notice, was completely ineffective against Shirou Emiya, who was clad in armor.

During the battle, Shirou Emiya largely ignored the Gandr spells launched by Rin Tohsaka and the jewel magic that swept over him.

Rin Tohsaka could only bite her lower lip and decide to give up providing support to Cú Chulainn.

"puff--!"

Fresh blood gushed from Cú Chulainn's mouth.

He looked at his heart, which had been pierced through, and then at Shirou Emiya, who was completely unharmed, his eyes filled with unconcealed shock.

"You... you actually dodged it?"

The claim that he couldn't defeat a spear that possessed causality was ultimately just a lie told by Shirou Emiya.

After realizing that he had to confront that spear with causality, Shirou Emiya came up with three possible solutions.

The first is to liberate the true name of the "small world surrounded by false heavens". To confront this shield is to confront the world. Once activated, it can defend against people, armies, cities, countries, and divine artifacts.

However, its immense mana consumption means that Shirou Emiya can only unleash his true name twice in a single battle, after which he will inevitably be pierced through.

It's important to know that while Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasm release appears to be surging with magical energy, it actually doesn't consume much magical energy. If Cú Chulainn wanted to, he could even release the Noble Phantasms of the other six Servants in succession during a normal Holy Grail War.

The second is to unleash [Spear Tip That Soars Across the Sky], which is also a Noble Phantasm of Achilles.

Within the isolated space created by the Noble Phantasm [Spear Tip That Soars Across the Sky], all protections and magic, even Noble Phantasms, are unusable; victory or defeat is determined solely by the skills possessed by each individual and their opponent.

Cú Chulainn was naturally unable to use the Piercing Thorn Spear in this space.

Even though he could use weapons, Shirou Emiya didn't believe he could outskill the Kuran Hound.

The third is to fully unleash the power of [Azure], allowing it to reach its original form's power in that instant.

The luck bestowed by the "Goddess's Excessive Favor" can make your wishes come true. Unless it's something that even luck can't interfere with, or something that is bound to happen no matter what, it can change it.

Even a single moment's force was enough to deflect the spear that pierced the heart.

The price, however, was the negligible damage to Shirou Emiya's weapon.

"Is he granted a weapon that can change one's destiny? He's just a magician, yet he possesses so many Noble Phantasms—!"

Cú Chulainn endured the excruciating pain piercing his heart as he pulled the crimson demonic spear from his chest.

The spear that had pierced Shirou Emiya's back inside the school returned to his hand as if flying through the air.

Even with his heart pierced, Cú Chulainn still possessed the power to fight.

He watched as Shirou Emiya projected a crimson spear, which he swung around in the air.

"Almost exactly the same ——————"

Feeling the texture emanating from it, if it weren't for the fact that one of the guns was closely connected to him, Cú Chulainn would have no way of knowing which one was his true Noble Phantasm.

"Are you really a magician? Or a servant?"

Looking at the two weapons in his hands, which were almost indistinguishable, Cú Chulainn stared at Shirou Emiya with a shocked expression.

Emiya Shirou's strength lies primarily in the expansion of Unlimited Blade Works.

By collecting more weapons, Shirou Emiya will have more options to deal with his enemies.

This way, you can exploit the weaknesses of any enemy and effectively engage in combat against all types of enemies.

Just like it is now.

If it weren't for the [Azure], Shirou Emiya would probably have had to go through an extremely difficult battle to defeat Cú Chulainn.

Instead of easily piercing Cú Chulainn's heart like this.

"Perhaps I'll become a Heroic Spirit someday—"

Seeing Cú Chulainn's shock, Shirou Emiya, who had already removed his armor, casually made a joke.

"Hmph! If I were to encounter someone like you in Valhalla, I'd lose ten years of my life—!"

Cú Chulainn looked at Shirou Emiya as he approached and spoke with extreme disdain.

The instant his words fell, the crimson wall separated Shirou Emiya from them.

"I'm sorry, Master, I fought so poorly at the last minute—"

Seeing Rin Tohsaka appear beside him, Cú Chulainn knelt on the ground, clutching his pierced heart, and expressed his apology.

"No, Lancer, it wasn't your fault. I underestimated the enemy and failed to provide any help at such a crucial moment, not even using a Command Spell. I should be the one apologizing."

Faced with Cú Chulainn's apology, Rin Tohsaka shook her head. Her words showed no regret, and she accepted the outcome of such a fierce battle with remarkable composure.

"Cú Chulainn! This is not the time for life and death!"

Seeing the two about to deliver their last words, Shirou Emiya, with a spiral sword appearing in his hand, shouted towards Cú Chulainn.

Then——

"boom--!"

The spiraling arrows slammed into the crimson wall, and intense flames instantly filled the entire surface.

A small passage was created in an instant between the two isolated worlds, and was quickly restored.

"is that so!?"

In just a split second, Cú Chulainn understood what Shirou Emiya was trying to express.

This wall can be destroyed.

If Rin Tohsaka can get over this wall, she, as the loser, will be able to survive.

The rules are so incredibly simple that they shouldn't even have been designed by Mooncell.

But this simple rule has only been discovered now.

Because no one would save their fighting rivals like Shirou Emiya would.

Those losers who wanted to survive may have once damaged this wall.

However, not all Servants whose soul cores are shattered possess the ability to continue fighting like Cú Chulainn and Vlad III.

The victors have the ability to save the losers, but they won't lend a helping hand, while the losers have almost no ability to recover from their losses.

Perhaps some losers did manage to break through the electronic wall and escape, but there's a greater chance they'll be eliminated by the winner once again.

Those who participate in the Holy Grail War are basically driven by their own selfish desires; even someone like Ginako is extremely rare in the Holy Grail War.

As Rin Tohsaka's body was gradually swallowed by the dark substance, Cú Chulainn couldn't help but smile.

"Master, issue the final command!"

"I remember you have enough mana to unleash your Noble Phantasm once!"

"But I really want to unleash a Noble Phantasm in a way that I've never tried before at the last moment."

Even in this life-or-death moment, Rin Tohsaka and Cú Chulainn did not show any signs of urgency.

"In the name of the Command Seal, unleash your Noble Phantasm, Lancer!"

"Old hag! You never give me a second gun. This time I'm going to vent my anger properly. I'll just borrow your name for now, but I won't add the word 'fake' to that Noble Phantasm—!"

"The spear that pierces through death—!!!!"

Chapter 611 The Extremely Difficult Holy Grail War to Come

Tsukiumihara Academy, health room.

Gina, who was supposed to be in the infirmary, is nowhere to be found, leaving only a computer set up on the bed.

Matou Sakura sat at the desk to the side, preparing the next dose of medicine for Tohsaka Rin.

At this moment, Rin Tohsaka sat quietly on the bed, holding a steaming cup of black tea in her hand, gazing into the distance.

Like Shinji Matou before her, a large part of her body was covered by the dark deletion program.

He is currently very weak and will probably need to rest for a while before he can get out of bed and move around freely, but this period of time may not be too long.

"I don't know why, but I wasn't very surprised that I survived."

Then, seemingly noticing Shirou Emiya standing to the side, Rin Tohsaka spoke to him with a slight smile.

"It's as if you knew I would definitely help. Rather, it's more like someone like you would lend a helping hand without hesitation, even to a complete stranger."

"Although I really want to criticize you and correct your thinking, I feel that you probably won't reflect on it—"

This isn't the first time Rin Tohsaka has criticized Shirou Emiya for saving others during the Holy Grail War.

In fact, when Shirou Emiya saved Shinji Matou, Rin Tohsaka approached Shirou Emiya and told him not to risk his life to save his enemy.

This will only put you in an extremely dangerous situation, and you might even lose your life.