Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

If it weren't for that Noble Phantasm that increased his luck, Shirou Emiya might have been eliminated in the first battle because he couldn't find the keypad.

Seeing Rin Tohsaka's reproachful look, Shirou Emiya could only scratch his forehead and respond with an awkward laugh. Shirou Emiya didn't know much about anything other than projection magic.

Being able to understand what Rin Tohsaka is saying is already the result of Shirou Emiya's hard work and study.

"Zi la——!"

It was as if some kind of electric current had passed through it, and the surrounding air suddenly became heavy.

Rin Tohsaka, who was walking ahead and exploring the patterns of this maze, also paused and slowly retreated behind Shirou Emiya, looking around nervously.

"Squeak—!"

As if something had gone wrong, the ground and even the walls turned an extremely eerie crimson.

It's as if some kind of entity is eroding this place.

The noise kept coming from Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka's ears, as if trying to sever their nerves, and a huge amount of negative emotions instantly enveloped the two of them.

"What exactly is this aura?"

Rin Tohsaka clutched the gem in her hand. On that bulletin board, in this arena, there were clearly only Shirou Emiya and Leo.

Unless Shirou Emiya and Leo help them lock down the arena here, no other Master can get here.

Rin Tohsaka was able to come here only through Shirou Emiya; otherwise, she would have gone to the public arena used to familiarize magicians with the rules of the arena.

She didn't think any other Master would follow Leo to this arena.

Julius, the only one who might have followed, has already been eliminated, and Rin Tohsaka really has no idea who else might be here.

"Li Shuwen—"

Emiya Shirou closed his eyes, clearing away the negative emotions lingering in his mind, and simply felt the murderous intent that seemed to come from nowhere.

This killing intent felt extremely familiar to Shirou Emiya, as if he had faced it before, but only one person came to mind when he thought of someone whose killing intent was so sharp and intense.

"Huh? Wasn't Julius eliminated?"

Upon hearing Shirou Emiya say that the killing intent came from Li Shuwen, Rin Tohsaka's expression immediately became filled with doubt.

You should know that Julius was someone Shinji Matou personally witnessed who never came out of the final battle.

Furthermore, Li Shuwen was killed by Emiya Shirou when he ambushed him, thus being eliminated early.

"I don't know, but I can't think of anyone else who could exude such killing intent besides Li Shuwen."

Emiya Shirou shook his head. This killing intent, this desire to fight, even surpassed that of Cú Chulainn, who also aimed to challenge various Heroic Spirits.

This feeling is like the spirits of the dead constantly eroding one's will.

Let's get out of this area first!

Rin Tohsaka covered her forehead and spoke to Shirou Emiya beside her.

Clearly, these negative emotions also had a significant impact on Rin Tohsaka.

Perhaps only Leo, who is completely devoid of negative human emotions, could completely ignore it.

Emiya Shirou nodded, picked up Rin Tohsaka from the side, and quickly ran towards the road ahead.

"Ugh—!"

The piercing sound was like steel needles piercing the brains of Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka as they walked through the arena.

You don't belong to this world.

[Leaving—Leaving—]

Why would I...?

In an instant, intense negative emotions overwhelmed my entire body.

"Tohsaka, are you alright?!"

Upon hearing the voice, Shirou Emiya, who was holding Rin Tohsaka in his arms, immediately stopped and woke her up.

"Damn it! What is this?!"

Rin Tohsaka was brought back to reality by Shirou Emiya's call. The intense negative emotions made her feel as if someone had stabbed her head with a knife, causing her excruciating pain.

Chapter 620 Memories from Someone

"Are you alright?"

Seeing Shirou Emiya's seemingly unfazed expression, Rin Tohsaka, whose head was throbbing with pain, couldn't help but ask a question.

Such intense negative emotions are not something an ordinary person could endure, and Rin Tohsaka had to admit that these negative emotions were genuinely affecting her.

"Well, I'm still holding on—!"

Emiya Shirou looked at Rin Tohsaka in his arms and nodded slightly.

Everything that Rin Tohsaka could feel, Shirou Emiya could also feel.

However, this knife-like pain was almost inaudible compared to the excruciating pain that Shirou Emiya endured all the time.

This is merely a simple mental torment; Shirou Emiya's pain comes from the depths of his soul, a pain that even Avalon cannot cure, only barely sustain.

Should we continue forward?

Emiya Shirou looked at Rin Tohsaka in his arms with concern. He could feel that the further they went, the more intense the negative emotions would become.

He might be able to withstand it, but Rin Tohsaka might not.

"Let's go! I want to see what Julius is up to!!!"

Rin Tohsaka gritted her teeth and glared angrily at Shirou Emiya.

Is Julius being too naive to think he can defeat himself by relying on these negative emotions?

Although Rin Tohsaka said that, Shirou Emiya did not intend to let Rin Tohsaka continue to suffer.

Shirou Emiya wasn't sure if Rin Tohsaka could withstand such intense negative emotions.

“Let’s go—!”

Emiya Shirou sighed; he couldn't possibly leave Rin Tohsaka here now.

This is an arena, and monsters are roaming around. Although Rin Tohsaka is quite strong and has the power to fight off monsters.

But in such a strange field, no one knows what will happen next.

Emiya Shirou carried Tohsaka Rin as they walked forward, pondering a solution.

Meanwhile, Leo and Gawain, who were clearing out monsters, turned their heads at the same time to look at a place separated by dozens of city walls or even further away.

"Master, can you feel it?"

Gawain casually swung his sword, killing the monster in front of him, and then looked at Leo and spoke slowly.

"This strange magical fluctuation seemed to be asserting its presence; even if you wanted to ignore it, you couldn't. Your gaze and senses were unconsciously drawn towards it—"

Leo answered Gawain's question with extreme calmness.

This magical fluctuation is far too abnormal.

It's not because of the immense power of its magic that it commands attention.

On the contrary, this magic power was not immense; it was more like the magical fluctuations within a magician's body.

That's why Leo felt something was off; even without concealing the magical energy fluctuations within him, he wouldn't have such a strong presence.

"Gawain, let's go take a look. If I'm not mistaken, this magical fluctuation should be emanating from our opponent, Shirou Emiya—"

Leo looked once again in the direction from which the strange magical energy fluctuation came, and whispered to Gawain.

After all, only the two of them existed in this arena. The monsters were programmed by Mooncell and could not possibly generate such strange magical fluctuations.

The only possibility Leo could think of was Emiya Shirou.

A loud noise once again swept through Shirou Emiya's mind, and intense black thoughts directly invaded Shirou Emiya's body.

He frowned and slowly looked at Rin Tohsaka, who was also struggling with negative emotions in his arms.

Although she was sweating profusely, it was clear that her condition had not worsened.

It seems that because of his increased presence, Rin Tohsaka's presence beside him has been overshadowed, and almost all the negative emotions have poured into him.

As if his internal organs were being torn apart, as if he were inside them, a strong chill swept over Shirou Emiya's entire body.

Dark thoughts began to seep into the extremities of the brain.

Emiya Shirou did not resist; he endured the constant influx of negative emotions.

If Rin Tohsaka were to continue receiving this treatment, who knows what kind of damage it would cause.

Similarly, Shirou Emiya was unaware of the impact these negative emotions would have on him.

He simply shut himself out and protected others, just as he always did.

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His name is Luodan.

Its formation process involves either insult or discrimination.

His name means disgust. Or contempt, that is, aversion.

Its formation was ridiculed, or rather, improper.

As if stuck, intense negative emotions surged into Shirou Emiya like a tidal wave.

That is, that ...

This is a one-sided emotion, an emotion that Shirou Emiya cannot understand.

Being rejected and denied feels like an inflated worm crawling around at the bottom—a one-sided incomprehension!

Faced with this overwhelming wave of negative emotions, Shirou Emiya's words became incoherent.

That was a voice coming from negative emotions.