Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"Fantasy Collapse—!"

As the simple Greek shield shone with a crimson, flame-like light, it enveloped Shirou Emiya.

A crisp sound rang out in this chaotic space where heaven and earth were in disarray.

"Crack——!"

The cracks began to spread at an alarming speed, and the entire space trembled violently.

A strong sense of crisis gripped Gao Wen's mind.

But even if he realized what was happening, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Because this entire area is within the space of Shirou Emiya's Unlimited Blade Works.

However, in these final moments, he was still able to do the only thing a Servant could do.

"—If there's a next time. If there's a chance to turn things around, a second life, then this time, I'll dedicate everything to the King—"

Although Leo is not our king, he is the one he serves with all his might.

"boom--!"

The countless Noble Phantasms stuck in the ground all exploded at the same moment.

The entire space collapsed in that instant.

Countless explosions tore open countless cracks, which spread wildly in all directions.

Space itself burst open, as if an invisible, gaping maw had ripped the entire world apart, creating jagged, dark spatial fractures.

The cracks, as if shattering into glass, swept across everything like a massive, overwhelming wave, instantly engulfing everything.

The world suddenly fell silent.

"Boom!"

The next second, an indescribable, terrifying shockwave exploded within Unlimited Blade Works, like the end of the world, turning everything around crimson.

"call--!"

The impact, transformed into flames, relentlessly destroyed everything in this world, raging everywhere.

"Crack, click, click!"

Amidst the cracking sounds, the world, riddled with holes, began to rapidly dissipate.

"laugh!"

The ground, suspended in mid-air and reflected in the sky below, was annihilated into nothingness by this terrifying explosion.

The world has been detonated —

Just as Shirou Emiya said at the beginning.

Fantasy Collapse is a skill that destroys a Noble Phantasm with immense magical power, turning the Noble Phantasm itself into a container for that immense magical power and detonating it like explosives to inflict severe damage on the opponent.

However, it can do more than just destroy physical Noble Phantasms that serve as weapons or armor.

Arash's Stella, for example, destroys both the Noble Phantasm and its user simultaneously, which is a kind of double fantasy collapse.

Emiya Shirou then used [Unlimited Blade Works] as a trigger to detonate his own mental world.

Fortunately, this is the Spirit World.

Mooncell, which is called the Holy Grail and the omnipotent wish-granting machine, is able to construct such a vast spiritual world.

It also possesses the ability to repair a broken world; at least, in the instant before the Unlimited Blade Works explosion, the surrounding world returns to its desert state.

It was as if the explosion had never happened.

"call--!"

Dust, mixed with the occasional falling sand and the rolling sound of gravel hitting the ground, filled the vast space.

Emiya Shirou was kneeling on one knee on the ground.

"Ha ha--!"

Gasping for breath escaped involuntarily from his mouth.

Fresh blood continued to seep from his body.

The armor on his body had also disappeared.

Emiya Shirou slowly projected his reverse blade, planting it in the ground to support his body.

Then, he looked into the distance.

That was at the last moment when Gawain threw him out, taking him out of the Infinite Blade Works range, and he lay on the ground hundreds of meters away, barely alive.

Chapter 643 The Peaceful and Harmonious Infirmary

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Rin Tohsaka sat up weakly from the bed, looking at Leo, who was lying unconscious on another hospital bed, with disbelief.

In reality, Rin Tohsaka was pessimistic about Shirou Emiya being able to defeat Leo.

Even though she devised a plan for Shirou Emiya and risked her life to help him, Rin Tohsaka still didn't believe that Shirou Emiya could defeat Leo.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya was sitting at the desk in front of Rin Tohsaka. Sakura Matou slowly removed the bandages from Shirou Emiya's body, revealing his shocking injuries.

These injuries, even just one of them, are not something an ordinary person could accept.

Sakura Matou was carefully changing Shirou Emiya's bandages, afraid of hurting him.

However, Shirou Emiya didn't seem to care much about such things; he was already used to the pain.

Looking at the golden cracks that had covered Shirou Emiya's entire body, Rin Tohsaka's eyes also revealed worry.

However, Shirou Emiya seemed completely unconcerned about his own serious condition, instead looking at Rin Tohsaka, who had not been awake for long, with a worried expression.

"Are you ok?"

Hearing Shirou Emiya's concerned tone, Rin Tohsaka felt a surge of warmth mixed with anger.

"You idiot! Don't you even see how badly you're injured? And you still have the nerve to worry about other people!"

Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but lecture Shirou Emiya in a reprimanding tone.

But Rin Tohsaka knew very well that Shirou Emiya had always been this kind of person, placing others in a position more important than himself.

Even though she wanted to correct his somewhat distorted thinking, it was to no avail. At least in the limited time available during the Holy Grail War, Rin Tohsaka felt she couldn't change his mind.

If Shirou Emiya can win the Holy Grail and return to Earth alive, she would be willing to spend several years correcting him.

Although success is not guaranteed.

"Well, it's good that you're alright!"

Hearing Rin Tohsaka's reprimand, Shirou Emiya didn't argue back. Instead, seeing her looking somewhat more energetic, he finally felt relieved.

"You guy!"

Rin Tohsaka was about to continue scolding Shirou Emiya when the door to the infirmary was pushed open.

"Whoa!! Shinji is such a vicious capitalist!!!"

With a distressed voice and tearful eyes, Gina went to Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka to complain.

"Ha! If you want to play games, you can play to your heart's content when we get back to Earth. Right now, we should do our best to hack into the Mooncell system and try to gain more advantages."

"Furthermore, knowing the various settings of the Mooncell and being able to access its rooftops will make it easier for us to participate in the Holy Grail War a second time!"

Listening to Gina's tearful complaints, Shinji Matou walked out of the infirmary with a displeased look on his face.

It's just that they spend dozens of hours each day analyzing Mooncell's operational data and trying to modify its internal programs through the defense system.

Why not just treat this like a game?

In any case, Shinji Matou did not find it boring.

"No, who would participate in this Holy Grail War a second time! Once is enough of an experience!"

Gina rushed to Rin Tohsaka's side, frantically shaking her head in rejection of Shinji Matou's statement.

She will definitely live a good life after returning to Earth and will absolutely not participate in such strange games.

If it weren't for Shirou Emiya, she would have already suffered a mental breakdown.

She never wanted to experience that mental breakdown again; it was just too unbearable.

"Suit yourself! Just don't end up participating in the Holy Grail War a second time, vomiting and having diarrhea again, ending up in the infirmary with everyone else!"

Shinji Matou also acted like a child and got angry with him.

Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka could only exchange a glance and smile helplessly.

"How well have you recovered? The fifth battle is about to begin. Although the biggest enemy should have been dealt with, we still can't let our guard down!"

Rin Tohsaka glanced at Leo, who was still unconscious on the hospital bed beside her, and her expression turned serious as she looked at Shirou Emiya.

Although Shirou Emiya defeated Gawain, he also paid a heavy price.

At the very least, there's no way to unleash the same power they had when fighting those Servants before.

If he were on the ground, it would take at least ten days to two weeks for Shirou Emiya to recover enough to move around with these injuries.

However, in this Holy Grail War, the only time Shirou Emiya could actually recover was the rest period Mooncell gave to each participant after each final battle.

Now, the competition that originally had 128 participants has been reduced to only 8.

As a result, not only the number of magicians, but also the number of NPCs within the Moonsea Academy has decreased significantly.

There are hardly any students to be seen in the school's corridors now.

Basically, they are all empty forms.

Even walking down the corridor at sunset produces an incredibly crisp sound.

Now, the only place with a little liveliness is in the infirmary.

"Squeak—!"