Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

That's a long-range shooting ability that even Cú Chulainn, who has the protection of arrows, finds difficult to approach.

If Rin Tohsaka hadn't seen Shirou Emiya in his armor, she might have really thought that Shirou Emiya was lying to her at the beginning, and that Shirou Emiya had actually summoned a Servant, which was Archer.

However, this is Archer himself.

"should be--"

Emiya Shirou did not refute Rin Tohsaka's words, and even said that he actually thought so too.

“Knock knock knock!!!”

"Hey! Tohsaka, are you guys done yet?!"

At that moment, a loud knocking sound came from the doorway.

That was an extremely agitated voice from a certain seaweed-headed person.

"Shen, Shen, Shen Er, let's not knock anymore, they might be—"

Then came extremely shy words, the voice of a woman who liked to stay at home.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Shinji Matou looked at Gina, who was shyly covering her face, with a puzzled expression.

"It's that one, the one written in the book, patch, patch, patch—"

Upon hearing Shinji Matou's question, Gina blushed, wanting to explain something but not daring to say it.

"What are you going to add? Just say something! Why do you always only say half of what you mean?"

Shinji Matou looked at Gina, who was shyly covering her face, with a displeased expression.

"It's... you know what I mean—"

By the end, Gina's voice was barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz.

"I don't understand!!!!!"

Shinji Matou glared at Gina through gritted teeth.

He had no idea what Gina was saying from beginning to end.

He's only eight years old, what does he know?

Although he loves playing games, his purpose is to show off his talent, and at eight years old, his mental strength is also limited.

Unlike Gina, who can stay at home and play for 24 hours straight.

What? There are only 24 hours in a day?

Wouldn't playing two games at the same time free up more time?

Time is like water in a sponge; if you squeeze it out, you'll always find time to play.

In short, Shinji Matou felt that Gina was very strange.

Then they started banging on the door again.

He originally intended to push him away directly.

The door to the infirmary wasn't locked; it could be opened even if it were tightly shut.

However, Gina and Matou Sakura stopped them.

Although Matou Sakura didn't understand what was going on inside, she decided to listen to Tohsaka Rin and stop Matou Shinji from barging in.

"boom--!"

The door was pushed open with a thud.

Rin Tohsaka stared intently at Shinji Matou, who had been knocking on the door repeatedly, as if she wanted to tear him apart alive.

Shinji Matou grinned crookedly. Was he afraid? When had he ever been afraid!

Upon seeing Rin Tohsaka emerge, he immediately questioned her.

"Hey! Tohsaka, what do you want? We're still figuring out how to switch the monitor in the multimedia classroom from the final battleground to the arena."

Chapter 617 Methods to Destroy the [Saint's Numbers]

"Emiya's next opponent is Leo—"

"Leo, is that the guy with the short blond hair who stole my thunder as soon as he transferred schools? I've disliked him for a long time—"

"Well, I think so, if there isn't another person with short blond hair."

Rin Tohsaka could only reply to Shinji Matou with a blank expression.

During the preliminaries, she was not in the same class as Shinji Matou, so she did not know which class Leo was in during the preliminaries.

As for Gina and Shirou Emiya, Shirou Emiya goes without saying. He was forced to come to the qualifiers by other means and did not have the false memories constructed by Mooncell.

Gina, on the other hand, had been staying in the warehouse since the qualifiers and knew little about the people and things at the school.

But she still vaguely remembered Leo.

Gina's opponent in the second round was Leo, but she chose to give up participating in this Holy Grail War.

"Karna said that Gawain's strength is extremely powerful—"

Hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Gina also remembered what Karna had said after meeting Gawain.

Gina knew how powerful Karna was; even someone as cowardly as herself could be easily defeated by Karna in a single battle.

However, Gikina, who participated in the Holy Grail War, did not have the determination to take the lives of others.

But given Karna's high praise of Gawain, Gina could probably imagine just how powerful he was.

"So, is Emiya going to face off against someone like that?"

Gina couldn't help but ask with concern.

"This cannot be changed; the list has already been released—"

Rin Tohsaka rubbed her forehead and waved her hand helplessly.

The situation is quite urgent. Without a plan, Shirou Emiya might be eliminated by Gawain in the very first conflict.

"So you summoned us here because you must have already come up with some countermeasures!"

Shinji Matou quickly picked up where Rin Tohsaka left off. He didn't believe that Rin Tohsaka had gathered them together just to tell him that Shirou Emiya's opponent was the visibly powerful Gawain.

Before anyone knew it, Shinji Matou's thoughts drifted toward Shirou Emiya, and his first thought was how to help Shirou Emiya deal with Gawain.

Instead of gloating over Shirou Emiya's encounter with such a powerful enemy, who had previously defeated him.

"Yes, that's why I called you all here."

Rin Tohsaka nodded. As a magician, she possessed exceptional analytical skills regarding enemies and the ability to devise plans.

Often, the key to breaking the deadlock can be found even from just a few words.

"If I were to face Leo alone, I might not be able to do it at all, but with your help, we might be able to break the [Saint's Number] on Gawain."

"Destroy the [Sage's Number]? Are you trying to use the legend that bound Gawain and Lancelot during their battle to make your move?"

"But if you can think of it, Leo can naturally think of it too. I have never seen Leo leave the academy at night or at dusk."

The moment Rin Tohsaka finished speaking, Shinji Matou swiftly interrupted her. Rin hadn't expected Shinji Matou to be so familiar with Leo; she thought Shinji Matou's only impression of Leo was that of his classmate.

Given Leo's flamboyant and undisguised behavior, Shinji Matou, who was aiming for the ultimate victory, naturally regarded him as a major enemy.

During the first battle, I went to the library to look up information about Gawain and thought that if I could severely injure Gawain at dusk or night, I could destroy the "Saint's Number".

Shinji Matou himself never expected that he would lose to Shirou Emiya, who didn't even have a Servant, and be eliminated in the first round.

"Excuse me, may I ask what the legend of Gawain's binding is?"

Standing to the side, Gina, looking completely bewildered, raised her hand slightly, like a good student, and voiced her questions to Rin Tohsaka and Shinji Matou.

Gina, who was always engrossed in the game, was unaware of this, and since her previous opponent was Leo, she hadn't gone to the library to look up information.

Upon hearing Gina's question, Rin Tohsaka, like a teacher, began to explain in detail.

However, in terms of their roles, Gina should be the teacher, while Rin Tohsaka is the student.

"According to legend, Gao Wenqing died because Lancelot delayed until sunset, and then his attack severely injured Gao Wenqing."

"This kind of legend is something that Servants cannot escape; they will be bound by it. So, as the legend says, if you deal a heavy blow to Gawain at sunset or at night, then his [Saint's Number] will be permanently invalidated."

Emiya Shirou understood what was going on. After all, he had been struggling for a long time with how to deal with Gawain and had never been able to come up with a way to defeat him.

"The sun in SE.RA.PH isn't the real sun—"

After explaining, Rin Tohsaka gave a mysterious smile, as if she had already won.

"The real sun?"

Those present fell silent for a moment, some struggling to keep up with Rin Tohsaka's train of thought.

"What I mean is, this sun can be turned off—"

Seeing that the crowd didn't understand, Rin Tohsaka could only explain again.

"You mean you want to use our hacking skills to hack into SE.RA.PH and then shut down the sun?"

As a top-tier hacker, Shinji Matou immediately understood what Rin Tohsaka was trying to say upon hearing her explanation.

If the sun could be turned off, then Gawain's [Sage's Number] would also become ineffective.

If Gawain is severely injured during the period when the sun is off, he will be unable to use this unique skill even if the sun reappears later.

"That's what I meant when I said if I were to face Leo alone, I would have almost no chance of winning—"

Rin Tohsaka waved her hand. If she were alone, she wouldn't be able to turn off the sun while facing Gawain.

Rin Tohsaka only has the confidence to carry out this plan with the help of others.

With Shinji Matou's hacking skills and Gina's assistance, they should be able to hack into SE.RA.PH's lighting system and turn off the sun.

Of course, there are still two questions.

First, how long can Shinji Matou and Gina keep the lighting system off?