Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Hearing Leo's words, Gawain slowly retorted, "The infirmary isn't really part of Emiya Shirou's base."

Leo and Gawain were able to go to the infirmary and see Shirou Emiya, who was practically dead.

"A miracle? Don't you think that Emiya-kun possesses such a possibility?"

Leo did not refute Gawain's words; it was indeed an undeniable fact.

“With injuries like that, a normal person would have died long ago, but he is still alive. Such tenacious vitality and the will to resist death under such circumstances can only be described as a miracle.”

Just like Shinji Matou didn't believe that Shirou Emiya would stop in his tracks like that.

Even facing someone like Shirou Emiya, whom he had never heard of before, Leo believed that he could come here and fight him in the final battle.

"I will obey your command—"

Gawain didn't say much, but instead gripped the holy sword tightly and stood in front of Leo.

"Zheng——!"

It was as if the sound of something being turned on emanated from this elevator-like space.

A faint light shone from the doorway.

Upon hearing this voice, Leo couldn't help but smile slightly.

Emiya-kun, you truly are someone worthy of being called a miracle.

"ha--!"

Weak, panting breaths came from the face in front of him, which looked like shattered glass.

Golden light, like an adhesive, kept flashing from the gaps.

Emiya Shirou leaned against the wall, sweat dripping from his forehead.

The pain, several times stronger than before, swept wildly through Shirou Emiya's entire body.

He felt as if two giant hands were constantly tearing at his body. If he relaxed even slightly, his body would be torn apart by this powerful force.

Moreover, Shirou Emiya's injuries had not fully recovered at this time, and his muscles made a violent tearing sound with every step he took.

"Squeak—!"

The door slowly closed. Shirou Emiya, enduring the pain and weakness in his body, looked at Leo, who was radiating an incomparably holy light.

"You are indeed here."

"But you also understand, even if you break through the [Saint's Number], with your current strength, you simply have no way to defeat Gawain. So why did you embark on this path that is destined to fail?"

Leo's words were filled with his absolute confidence that he would not fail, but they also contained doubts about why Shirou Emiya would still embark on this path despite suffering such severe injuries.

"You are currently enduring pain that even I cannot imagine. Your soul has been shattered. Rather than enduring such inhuman torture and embarking on this doomed journey, wouldn't it be better to be deleted by Mooncell in your sleep without any pain?"

Survival and death are also topics that Leo explores.

He also values ​​life immensely, just like Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, whom Shirou Emiya first encountered.

Leo values ​​humanity as a whole, and what he needs is the continuation of humanity as a whole.

Shirou Emiya, from beginning to end, was always observing individual human beings.

"After all, I have countless reasons not to die."

"I have not yet repaid the debt of gratitude that Rin Tohsaka risked her life for me."

"Sakura is still waiting for me to come home."

"He still carries a heavy burden of sins."

"There are many more people who need to be saved."

"Besides, if I want to become a champion of justice, why would I stop here?"

Emiya Shirou, adjusting to his body that was about to split apart, responded to Leo without hesitation.

His tone was firm, showing no sign of wavering despite Leo's words.

These reasons range from trivial to grand, and some are even reasons that Leo doesn't consider valid at all.

But whether the reasons are small or great, whatever they may be, they are the reasons that allowed Shirou Emiya to persevere through such pain.

Even if it's just for the sake of survival, it's a respectable reason.

These are the reasons why humanity has been able to overcome countless adversities.

"These are words I simply cannot refute."

Are they partners in justice?

It's truly a ridiculous, yet grand, ideal.

As Shirou Emiya stood before them, the elevator began to slow down.

The decisive battle is about to begin.

Chapter 638 It Must Be Cú Chulainn's Problem

"Leo's final battle has begun—!"

Gina, who was observing the images in the multimedia classroom, quickly spoke up to remind Shinji Matou, who was hacking into the Mooncell program.

In the video, Shirou Emiya stands facing off against Gawain on the yellow sand.

Like all decisive battlefields, they were situated in an extremely vast space.

There was not a single obstruction within hundreds of meters around.

And around this circular open space stand all sorts of broken walls and ruins.

The damaged city wall.

The collapsed castle.

The house was smashed.

Scattered armor.

Time has left its mark on it.

In the distance, yellow sand cascaded down like a waterfall, creating wave after wave of storms.

The yellow sand swirling in the air slowly covered the buildings that had fallen into the desert, gradually swallowing them up.

"Hmph! I knew it, that Emiya guy wouldn't disappoint!"

Seeing Shirou Emiya appear on the screen, Shinji Matou's previously somber eyes brightened, and he clenched his fists, staring intently at the image being transmitted.

Gina didn't complain about Matou Shinji either, because she was indeed just as concerned about Emiya Shirou's situation as Matou Shinji.

The reason they didn't stay in the infirmary was because they didn't want to see the cruel scene of Shirou Emiya being deleted by Mooncell because he couldn't go to the final battle.

Even so, deep down, Shinji Matou and Gina refused to believe that someone who risked his life to save his opponent would die so easily.

"Why do you possess that holy sword—"

When the final battle arrived, Gawain couldn't help but ask Shirou Emiya another question.

He simply couldn't understand why Arthur would have any connection with this boy in front of him.

"I once participated in a Holy Grail War."

Instead of provoking Gawain as he had done at the beginning, Shirou Emiya answered his question directly.

But the movements in his hands did not stop.

A short sword with a chain appeared in his hand.

Having just arrived here from his sickbed, Shirou Emiya needs time to adjust to his body, which is filled with pain and weakness.

It wasn't that he couldn't bear it; rather, having lived with pain for so long, Shirou Emiya had long since become accustomed to it.

Emiya Shirou also understood that as time passed and the battle continued, the condition of his body and soul would only worsen, and his pain would become increasingly intense.

However, this pain and weakness will affect Shirou Emiya's fighting ability, and he will need time to adapt.

He was also unable to project as quickly as before; his body and soul always needed time to adapt.

Emiya Shirou was naturally happy to buy himself some extra time.

Of course, Gawain and Leo couldn't have been completely unaware of Shirou Emiya's subtle actions.

They simply pretended not to see it.

Leo was also very interested in Shirou Emiya's ability to project the Holy Sword.

Of course, he was also interested in Shirou Emiya's fighting prowess, which even allowed projection magic, which was almost useless, to produce such an unbelievable effect.

But as his rival, Leo also knew that Shirou Emiya would never tell him his secret.

"And in that Holy Grail War, my servant was King Arthur."

Emiya Shirou answered Gawain's question frankly.

There's nothing to hide about that; he was able to project the Holy Sword only because of Arthur's help.

"and many more--!"

However, Leo quickly spoke up to refute him.

"It is now 2030, and the Third Holy Grail War took place in 1930, which is 60 years ago. Since the Great Collapse caused by the depletion of the Great Source in 1970, there has not been a Holy Grail War. It is impossible for you to have participated in the Holy Grail War!"

Shirou Emiya is only 16 years old. If he really is someone who has lived for 60 years, Leo would definitely notice. It's something that's easy to figure out.

"But that is indeed the case."

Emiya Shirou waved his hand, not intending to offer any further explanation, since explaining things like traveling to different worlds would be too troublesome.

However, he could actually have a talk with Leo, since his current goal is to buy time.

The longer he can hold out, the more strength he can recover to fight Gawain.

Shirou Emiya wasn't originally this talkative.

Emiya Shirou blamed everything on Cú Chulainn, believing that he must have been corrupted by Cú Chulainn because of their battle.