Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Ilya: "Is this considered a whirlwind marriage? After all, they've only known each other for a few days."

Joan of Arc: "Don't talk nonsense! O(≧口≦)O"

Sieg: "Well, I don't have those feelings for Miss Joan of Arc right now, so—"

Ilya: "Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later."

Zieg: "..."

Bluebeard: "I'll kill you! I'll definitely kill you! Sieg!!!"

"Command my body with a command spell—"

At that moment, Siegfried saw Siegfried appear before him.

Zieg didn't know what to say to the other person, so he could only look at them with a determined gaze.

Siegfried smiled, nodded, and disappeared before his eyes.

The next moment, the expanding sword energy, like a giant wave, pushed Karna's attack back.

The overwhelming disadvantage has begun to turn into a counterbalance, or rather, an advantage.

Karna, witnessing this scene, was at a loss for words, unsure how to react.

What was originally a clash between sword and spear has now devolved into a contest of wills between two Servants.

Rin Tohsaka: "They actually pushed it back! Are they trying to turn the tables?!"

Siegfried: "Impossible. No matter how strong Sieg's will is, my Noble Phantasm is still no match for Karna's. Moreover, Karna's will may not be any weaker than Sieg's."

Weber: "That's right, that one is a battle-hardened hero after all."

Sieg's will to survive is indeed strong, but compared to the iron will Karna forged through life's trials, it still falls short.

The sharpshooter slowly pushed the sword back, back again. There was no miracle, no coincidence, and no help.

No, it's really hard to say.

"Drink it all!"

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, a figure intervened in the battle.

But intervening is completely pointless.

The divine artifact "Sun Wheel, Submit to Death" possesses a power capable of slaying gods. Not only heroes, but even demonic beasts, phantom beasts, divine beasts, shields, castles, and barriers are rendered meaningless before it.

【unless--】

"I absolutely cannot let you go to your death!"

A small, thin figure stood in front of Sieg, a round shield raised.

"What is that shield?"

Kaules: "Afo! You said you weren't hiding any treasures! What is this?"

Afu: "Huh (?◇?)?"

Afu: "What kind of treasure is this? I have no memory of it at all. Could it be that I've lost my memory?"

Karna: "..."

Karna recognized the shield and was speechless.

The Conqueror King: "Huh? This isn't yours, Achilles—"

Achilles: "...Ahem, that's right, this is my Noble Phantasm."

Everyone: "Ah???"

"What's this? A shield?"

[Time rewinds to before, and Astolfo stares blankly at the gift Achilles gave him.]

"This...it's not your Noble Phantasm, is it?"

Achilles: "Yes, take it. It's yours."

[Afu: "Huh?"]

Achilles: "If we can use it to block Lancer's attack, perhaps we can seize an opportunity."

[A-Fu: "No, no, that's true... but are you serious?"]

Achilles: "Yes, I'm serious. Don't worry, this is just me keeping my promise; it has nothing to do with you. Give it back if you don't want it."

Afu hurriedly clutched the shield to his chest, looking conflicted, and asked, "Is that agreement really that important?"

Achilles: "—Yes, very important."

[Afu: "Then I'll accept it."]

Achilles: "I will tell you its true name. This shield is my world, everything I feel through my flesh."

This is a divinely crafted weapon commissioned by Achilles' mother, Thetis, from the blacksmithing god Hephaestus to create for Achilles. It projects the world as seen by Achilles, and its true name is—

"A small world surrounding the heavens!"

Amakusa Shiro: "Sigh (uДu〃)..."

Empress: "┑(@Д@)┍"

What are you doing?!

Heels, what are you doing?!

It's one thing for you to attack Atalanta and let Joan of Arc go, but now you've given your shield to the enemy, and it sounds like you're preparing it for them to use against Karna.

What are you trying to do? Do you have a grudge against Karna? Why are you helping the enemy against him?

Rin Tohsaka: "You might as well just switch sides directly."

Atalanta: "What exactly do you want, you brat?"

Achilles: "..."

Don't look for him; he needs some peace and quiet right now.

He couldn't understand what he was doing in the video either. But judging from the situation, it seemed to be related to the promise Chiron made to get rid of him before he died.

Teacher Chiron, what exactly did you say?!

The world etched on the shield rotated and unfolded, forcefully blocking Karna's attack.

[This uses a world as a shield, so it can block any attack except for anti-world Noble Phantasms, even anti-god Noble Phantasms.]

"You're kidding me..."

Koles was completely stunned by what he saw.

[The God-Slaying Spear, which was thought to be unstoppable, was actually blocked.]

Rin Tohsaka: "It actually blocked it! And it looks like a complete defense!"

Feng Xi: "Achilles' shield is a defensive barrier-type Noble Phantasm. Once activated, it can completely defend against almost any attack, except for anti-barrier Noble Phantasms that are specifically designed to counter barriers."

Achilles: "You seem to know quite a bit about this."

Waver: "So, even divine artifacts can't break its defenses?"

Achilles: "Of course. After all, this shield records my world."

Chapter 301 Does a Struggle Need a Reason? Or Not?

Although he managed to block it, the powerful impact was beyond what Afu could withstand. The arm he used to hold the shield was broken, so he had to grit his teeth and use his other hand instead.

"Go!!"

[Afu shouts to remind Sieg that there are only three seconds left before the transformation ends, and this is their last chance.]

Sieg, abandoning his confusion, rushed out and charged towards Karna.

Seeing that his spear of annihilation had been blocked, Karna was already planning to change his tactics, switching to "Brahma, curse my body!" to burn everything around him, but it was clearly too late.

[Zig concentrated all his strength and reached him in a second.]

However, Karna clearly wasn't going to sit idly by and immediately holstered his gun to retaliate.

Giving up simply because your Noble Phantasm has been countered is not the behavior of a warrior.

Both sides were giving it their all; this was the final blow.

Two seconds left.

The greatsword fell, but Karna raised his spear to block it, then prepared to circle behind Sieg and finish him off.

Because he knew that Siegfried's weakness was his back.

The spear thrust straight down.

[One second remaining.]

[Battle Over]

Blood dripped onto the ground, but it wasn't Zigg's.

The greatsword pierced Karna's chest.