Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

In fact, as long as you can get through the clothes and sneak onto the ship, you can easily blend in.

Apart from the imperial palace, there was nowhere in the empire that was difficult to invade.

Emiya only sat for a short while before standing up.

"I'm going to wander around for a bit."

He loathed Daidas and Neu. Even though they hadn't caused any killings these past few days, the smell of blood emanating from them made Emiya very uncomfortable.

The three beast warriors have their own residences, unlike Emiya, who can only be arranged to stay in an inn. The main reason they lived together in an inn before was that Riva needed to keep an eye on Emiya to prevent him from sneaking away.

However, seeing that Emiya had no intention of leaving, Riva and the other two left as well.

The longer they spend together, the easier it is for the true nature of the other two to be revealed, a fact that Riva is well aware of.

The less contact Emiya has with them, the later he will learn the truth.

Since Daidas and Niu couldn't carry out their assassinations as they pleased, they vented their frustrations during the day.

Emiya, of course, could not know these things; all he could smell was the strong stench of blood on them.

However, from the first time he met them, except for Riva, the smell of blood on them had never dissipated, so Emiya did not think that they had just finished killing people.

Emiya left the ship and went to the deck for some fresh air.

"This can't go on forever."

Emiya sighed; how could he not know that the Three Beasts were hiding many things from him?

However, he was an unregistered person in this area, and apart from learning about the Empire's situation from that bookstore, Emiya did not obtain any other useful information.

What happened to the emperor of the empire? Who are the people who are supporting the empire now?

What is the actual situation inside the palace, and what kind of force is the revolutionary army that opposes it?

Emiya could only say that he knew nothing about this. If he left Rival and found himself in this unfamiliar territory, he would have absolutely no sense of direction.

"Hello there!"

A young man with brown hair, wearing a white suit, carrying a bottle of red wine, walked over somewhat awkwardly.

"Is there a problem?"

A banquet was being held inside the ship's cabin at that moment, and almost all the nobles were attending.

Emiya was also very puzzled by the sudden appearance of this boy.

He has absolutely no aristocratic air about him.

The boy before them viewed Emiya in the same way.

"Um, why did you come up to the deck? Is something wrong at the banquet downstairs?"

The boy seemed a little nervous, as if it were the first time he had ever spoken to someone like this.

"I'm just not used to that kind of atmosphere. What about you?"

Emiya didn't know where his nervousness came from, but he still answered his question.

"Me too, haha!"

He scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed, and the whole conversation was filled with an awkward atmosphere.

"boom--!"

"it hurts!"

A knocking sound seemed to be heard, and the boy covered his head, spilling the red wine in his hand onto Emiya.

"sorry Sorry!"

He quickly pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and wiped the red wine stains off Emiya's chest.

"What happened to you just now?"

More than the red wine stains on his body, Emiya was concerned about the sound that had just been made, as if something had hit him on the head.

"Just now, the wind was strong, and it hit my head."

It's obvious he's not lying.

Emiya frowned and looked toward his side.

"what's your name?"

"Tatsumi, just call me Tatsumi—!"

"boom--!"

Before he could finish speaking, another sharp thud came from the other side of Tatsumi.

At that moment, Emiya also noticed that the air over there seemed extremely distorted and very strange. The wind on the sea surface seemed to have hit something and was blowing past from the side.

"Then how should I address you?"

Tatsumi rubbed his head and asked Shirou Emiya.

"Shirou Emiya, just call me Emiya."

"Strange name"

Tatsumi muttered under his breath.

Indeed, there was no such name in the entire empire, which made Tatsumi very curious.

Before he could ask any further questions, Shirou Emiya suddenly punched the air around him with lightning speed.

"clang--!"

The sound of something hitting a steel plate rang out.

Intense pain shot from Shirou's fist to his arm, and he pulled his hand back in pain. Although he was indeed physically strong, even Shirou felt great pain from punching a steel plate.

Just because he can hold back his cries doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

"They've been discovered."

A very calm voice came from the air to Emiya's right.

"The Invisible Man?"

Emiya cautiously retreated.

He could barely make out the outline of the wind blowing through it.

It was precisely because it was on the sea and the wind was so strong that Emiya was able to see it.

It's important to know that Emiya started his training with the Breath of Wind, so he has a certain sensitivity to the wind.

If this were within the Empire, Emiya would probably never have discovered the existence of such a person.

They might just think that something like a stone hit Tatsumi.

After all, this kind of blow isn't fatal, and aside from its morbid humor, there's nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

"Don't reveal our whereabouts."

The sound in that air was extremely solemn.

"If you hadn't insisted that I go and strike up a conversation to see if I could get any useful information out of you, I definitely wouldn't have been discovered."

Tatsumi covered his head and looked at the air beside him with a reproachful gaze.

Now things have gone awry; they've lost both their wife and their army, failing to obtain any intelligence and instead exposing their whereabouts.

He even received two sharp blows to the head.

"This is to train your intelligence-gathering skills. If I'm not around, how will you find out the information you want to know?"

However, he really didn't expect that the red-haired boy in front of him could see him so easily when he was invisible.

Keep in mind that he wasn't standing still while talking to Tatsumi; he was constantly moving.

Emiya's gaze followed him, which surprised him greatly.

However, he and Tatsumi did not intend to kill them to cover their tracks; they were not people who would indiscriminately kill innocent people.

Moreover, the incident didn't escalate and didn't significantly impact the mission. They wouldn't be seen by the public when they went out on missions at night, so nothing bad would happen.

As long as Emiya keeps it a secret during this period, there's no need to take his life.

After this incident, even if he went to the Empire to report their whereabouts, it would be to no avail.

However, the airman was considering what coercive measures to use. After all, simply giving him a verbal warning and then letting him go was extremely risky and would be completely irresponsible for this mission.

Moreover, this outcome was already caused by his own negligence.

Tatsumi is right; this problem wouldn't have arisen if he hadn't impulsively asked Tatsumi to approach him.

He originally intended to send Tatsumi to the banquet below to gather intelligence.

It just so happened that Emiya came out from inside, which is why he asked Tatsumi to talk to him.

But it's clear that Tatsumi isn't good at getting information out of people.

Chapter Seventy-Three: The Inevitable Battle

"I'm sorry, you'll have to get some sleep first!"

The unseen person apologized to Emiya and then vanished from the spot in an instant.

Rather than saying he disappeared, it would be more accurate to say that the air over there suddenly trembled.

An unstoppable gust of wind rushed towards Emiya.

"boom--!"

The palm strike and the fist collided suddenly in mid-air.

Even without being able to "see" his location, Emiya was able to determine from his numerous battle experiences that he was right behind him.

After all, in most cases, stunning someone usually involves a chop to the neck.

As long as his nerves and body react quickly enough, Emiya can block the invisible man's attack.