Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

This kind of training is practically useless against other enemies.

To put it simply, if we consider Esdeath as the final boss in the game, then Emiya's current actions are essentially betraying her.

Memorize all the ways the boss attacks, including all the ways to dodge, block, and counterattack.

This is what I've been studying every day since I came to the Imperial Capital Palace.

Emiya doesn't just wander around the capital every day; he also has his own training.

Even so, Emiya had no confidence that he could defeat Esdeath.

Because he had no way to deal with Esdeath's icy power, no matter how well he could break Esdeath's moves, Shirou Emiya could never avoid facing Esdeath's abilities.

Her close-combat skills are indeed very strong, but what is even more powerful is her invincible Imperial Arm.

"Freeze it!"

Knowing that she had completely lost to Shirou Emiya in the sword fight, Esdeath didn't hold back and suddenly stomped her foot on the ground.

A terrifying white ice emanated from her toes, and an extremely chilling aura spread outwards.

The ground was frozen in an instant.

The nobles in the audience also hurriedly ran upwards, as their delicate bodies could not withstand such cold.

"Now you have no way to dodge!"

Faced with the ice rising from the ground, Emiya had no choice but to leap into the air.

Countless ice spikes appeared without warning beside Esdeath. Like Gatling guns, these extremely sharp ice spikes sliced ​​through the air at terrifying speeds and shot towards Emiya, who was descending from the sky.

These ice spike attacks were extremely dense, and even if Emiya could move freely in the air, he would have no way to dodge them.

"Sword Breathing: Sun Form - Hundred Days Dance!"

Emiya's breath suddenly stopped in mid-air, and his whole body spun in the air as if dancing.

A surge of energy directly adhered to the silver blade, forming a burning crimson blade.

The extremely rapid rotation shattered all the ice spikes surrounding Emiya, leaving him with absolutely no way to break through this incredibly fast rotation.

Emiya, suspended in mid-air, spun like a top at an incredibly fast speed as he slashed toward Esdeath.

But Esdeath is who she is; she is the strongest in the Empire, and even such an attack will not shake her in the slightest.

"Can a weapon without a blade cut through extreme cold?"

An extremely thick wall rose from the ground, blocking the way for Emiya and Esdeath.

Even with Emiya spinning so fast, the katana, having lost its blade, couldn't break through such a thick ice wall.

It could only cut out thin shards of ice that bounced through the air.

"hateful!"

Emiya quickly stopped what he was doing, placed his feet on the wall, and in a very non-Newtonian posture, rushed upwards at a lightning speed, intending to cross this extremely thick wall.

"Make me happy!"

Esdeath's voice rang in Emiya's ears.

Countless icicles shot up from the wall, aiming for Emiya's body.

The extremely rapid attacks caught Emiya off guard. He threw down the reverse blade in his hand, and two serrated Nichirin Blades instantly appeared in his hand.

"Beast Breathing, Fifth Fang, tearing wildly."

A chaotic barrage of slashes swept around Emiya, instantly shattering many ice shards that hadn't even surfaced.

As he swung his sword, Emiya dashed upwards, and even running vertically, his speed did not decrease at all.

"fall!"

A meteorite made entirely of ice appeared above Shirou Emiya's head, seemingly out of nowhere, demonstrating Esdeath's undeniable power.

"Projection begins!"

An extremely violent weapon carrying chains appeared in front of Emiya, transforming into armor at lightning speed and covering his entire body.

"laugh!"

The next moment, a figure shot out from the enormous ice meteorite like an arrow.

The speed was so fast that even the man in the white coat standing below could only see a blurry shadow.

"This is really interesting!!!!"

Then, like meteorites, the two figures collided violently with unparalleled force in a truly awe-inspiring manner.

"Ding!"

As the two blurry figures collided and passed each other, a crisp sound of impact reverberated outwards.

It was a scarlet spear that shot out like lightning, but was blocked by a thick ice shield that suddenly appeared, causing sparks to fly and creating a small ripple of energy that produced the sound.

A chill ran from the soles of Emiya Shirou's feet and coiled around his body.

During the battle, the coldness emanating from Esdeath constantly seeped into Shirou Emiya's body, just like the previous two times, attempting to freeze him.

"It's ineffective?"

Esdeath burst into laughter, and seeing the steam rising from Emiya's armor like a steamer, she understood why it couldn't be frozen.

"call--!"

Emiya felt his magical energy was about to run out, and if a winner wasn't decided soon, he wouldn't be able to maintain such a high body temperature.

Indeed, inspired by Daidas, Emiya raised his body temperature through his breathing techniques and continuous movement.

He even felt a bit dizzy.

His body temperature was probably close to fifty degrees Celsius.

Raising one's body temperature so rapidly also depletes magic power very quickly.

Emiya felt that he might faint from the heat before his magic power was exhausted, and he could feel his body organs groaning deeply.

Esdeath's relentless invasion of ice melted almost instantly upon contact with Shirou Emiya's body, giving him no chance to freeze.

A blue-white sword swung towards Emiya, the powerful gust of wind from the strike tearing the air apart.

The sharp, piercing sound of wind cutting through the air was enough to make one's eardrums ache.

Faced with this fierce slash, Emiya's eyes flashed, and relying on his amazing arm strength, he swung the crimson spear fiercely from bottom to top.

He wasn't good with guns, so he could only use brute force to block them.

With the blessing of [Possessed by Evil Spirits], Emiya's power is only slightly inferior to Esdeath's.

"clang!"

A sound like striking a bell reverberated through the air, whipping up a powerful gust of wind that swept in all directions, causing a crack to appear on the ice surface where Emiya and Esdeath were standing.

"You're not the only one who's gotten stronger during this time."

Esdeath's slight smile sent a shiver down Emiya's spine.

"Mokobo Temo!"

Chapter Ninety: Prison Break

"Tick tock! Tick tock! Tick tock!"

The sound of water dripping onto the ground kept echoing in Emiya's ears, and he felt his vision becoming extremely blurry.

Everything was pitch black, with only a few scattered lights flickering in front of Emiya.

And occasionally, a man dressed in white would appear before him.

This dreamlike perspective is like falling into a dream.

"quack!"

The cawing of crows startled Emiya awake from his daze. He regained some consciousness and was able to barely make out his surroundings.

Emiya had one eye half-open and the other completely closed.

Emiya felt like he was drunk, dizzy and disoriented.

"Crack! Click!"

Emiya tried to reach out and touch his head, only to find that his limbs were tied to the wall, leaving him completely unable to move.

Just like a poster pasted on the wall, Emiya couldn't even struggle.

"What exactly happened?"

In Emiya's last memory, only Esdeath appeared before him, muttering something. Then, when he woke up again, he found himself in this place that resembled a prison.

He had no recollection of what happened at the time; all he saw in the hazy distance was an extremely blue world.

The abilities displayed by the weapon projected by Emiya were only those he saw at the time.

The future holds countless possibilities; no one can predict it.

Even the weapons projected by Emiya can only acquire the skills that the weapon's owner currently possesses.

The weapons projected by Emiya do not possess self-awareness, nor do they have their own souls.

This is why the Imperial Arms projected by Emiya can be used by one person in multiple ways. They have lost their own souls and therefore lost their adaptive options. Apart from the requirement of physical fitness, anyone can use them.

Because they are just weapons, weapons with special powers that anyone can use.

They do not have the will to evolve on their own; they only possess the potential to evolve, and their evolution follows Emiya's understanding.

Unless Emiya consciously makes the projected [Demon Possession] resist the cold, it will not evolve the ability to resist the cold, even if it can evolve the ability to resist the cold on its own.

He could also self-destruct because Emiya's perception of him differed.

The damage to the weapons projected by Emiya was never due to the loss of their internal magical energy.

The weapon he projected did not have a core area specifically for operating magic.

It was only because Emiya's perception of it changed that it was unable to maintain its form, which led to its dissipation.