Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[The enemy is no longer the unyielding figure who stood still and allowed her to test him; Artoria is now completely on the defensive.]

Although her intuition could still predict Hercules' moves, her physical reflexes could no longer keep up with him.

[Her Noble Phantasm is also unusable, because if she were to use it, she would be forced to leave the field due to exhaustion of mana.]

[What a disaster! How did she end up with such a terrible Master as Emiya Shirou?]

[Ilya: "The final blow! Take them down, Berserker!"]

Mordred: "Aaaaah! Emiya Shirou, it's all your fault! You've ruined my father's reputation!"

Stay-at-home husband: "..."

Zabi: "King Arthur isn't really going to get killed here, is he?"

Mordred: "My father will never lose like this!"

"How could I possibly let you succeed..."

Seeing Artoria's defeats, Rin Tohsaka finally couldn't sit still any longer.

She rushed towards Hercules and pulled three black gems from her pocket, throwing them at him.

The gem shattered in mid-air, and the dust settled above Hercules' head, instantly forming a gravitational pressure barrier that released dozens of times the normal gravity, pressing down on Hercules.

Rin Tohsaka's heart was bleeding, not only because these three gems were priceless, enough to buy an apartment in Tokyo, but also because they contained ten years' worth of magical power.

If we can't defeat Heracles, then this whole thing will be a huge loss.

"Archer!"

Luvia: "Hehehe, Rin, you're so heartbroken over just a few gems."

Magical Girl Luvia: "Exactly, it's just three low-grade gems, and they're already crying and wailing over them."

Magical Girl Rin Tohsaka: "Ah! What do you two golden-drilled gorillas know? You have no idea how hard it is to make money!"

Rin Tohsaka: "I, uh..."

If she had lost her father in the original history, she might understand this feeling, but now—

Luvia: "Ha, sorry, making money is a piece of cake for me."

Magical Girl Luvia: "Hehe, this feeling of making money while lying down every day is something you'll probably never experience in your entire life."

Magical Girl Tohsaka Rin: "(┬Van┬)"

【"Shuashuashua——"】

A dense rain of arrows fell, and Red A didn't miss the opportunity, dozens of arrows accurately hitting the opponent's spine where there was no muscle.

However, Hercules remained unharmed.

Rin Tohsaka was completely dumbfounded.

What kind of monster is this?!

[Illya: "It's just a tickle-like attack, just ignore it. Anyway, Archer and Rin's attacks can't beat your Noble Phantasm."]

Taiga Fujimura: "Red Archer Shirou, your attacks are so weak, it feels like you can't even tickle someone."

Red A: "..."

That's because I didn't use my full strength. Otherwise, what could Hercules do? I would definitely have found a chance to kill him!

Rin Tohsaka gritted her teeth inwardly, while simultaneously sending a telepathic message to Archer.

Since we can't defeat Hercules, we have no choice but to change our target and kill Illya.

Meanwhile, Artoria, taking advantage of this respite, quickly devised a new tactic.

After a quick mental calculation, she decided to lure Hercules away to a nearby mountaintop, where she could use the terrain to her advantage.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Mhm (nods in satisfaction)."

Thankfully, my daughter isn't completely stupid.

Hercules attacked again, but our king used the force of the attack to retreat quickly, heading towards the mountaintop.

Seeing this, Berserker gave chase, but this time he didn't continue his attack on Shirou Emiya.

Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Artoria immediately used the Wind King's Barrier to conceal her presence, gracefully moving through the mountains and fields, using the tombstones and forests in the mountains to cover her figure.

Seeing that the battlefield had finally shifted, Rin Tohsaka breathed a sigh of relief and told Shirou Emiya to leave quickly.

She couldn't help in a battle of this level, let alone Shirou Emiya; he would only get in the way.

[But Shirou Emiya remembered his promise to fight alongside the King and felt he shouldn't abandon him and run away, so he ignored Rin Tohsaka's advice and gave chase.]

Even if I can't help at all and can only watch from afar, it's still better than running home in a sorry state, hiding at home trembling and waiting for others to finish their efforts and return.

He doesn't want to be either a rational choice or a realist.

[The only person suitable for a fool like him is probably a simpleton.]

Chapter 428 What is the flaw of gem magic? Poverty!

(White Stork Rider)

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

Sigh, I really don't know how to evaluate my silly son.

Courageous and fearless, or overestimating one's abilities?

Fujimura Taiga: "Yes, yes, since we've made a promise to someone, we must keep it."

Kenneth: "Hmph, that sounds nice, but it's just inexplicable stubbornness. He'll only cause trouble."

[In the church, this scene of Shirou Emiya was witnessed by Kirei Kotomine, which greatly pleased him.]

"The desires of all beings will mislead you; falsehood and deceit are the sins of humankind."

"Hehehe! You're already laughing, huh, priest. That's not the kind of smile you should show in front of others."

[There was now another person inside the church, a heartless citizen dressed as a will-o'-the-wisp boy—Golden Gilgamesh.]

Conqueror King: "Hmm? Gilgamesh's outfit looks familiar?"

Webber: "Have you forgotten? The question from the first round of Q&A, the one about guessing the identity of the Hero King."

Conqueror King: "Oh, now that you mention it, I remember."

The Conqueror King: "Hahaha, kid, you have a really good memory."

[Kirei Kotomine: "You think so too?"]

[Golden Gilgamesh: "Of course, with such a shameless smile, have you encountered something good?"]

[Kirei Kotomine: "Ah...yes, that's right. I have this feeling that we'll meet again soon, how can I not feel happy?"]

"Just as you said, the Holy Grail War has begun again after only 10 years. As the overseer of this Holy Grail War, I can only pray for a miracle and the completion of the Holy Grail."

Gilgamesh: "Even if it turns this place into hell?"

[Kirei Kotomine: "That's none of my business. Competing, killing, and trampling on each other—that's what a Master should do."]

However, the expression on his face at that moment clearly indicated that it wasn't unrelated to me.

A smile involuntarily spread across his lips, a malicious, wicked, and dark grin appearing on his face; he looked every bit the excited and expectant man.

【"Hehehehahaha—"】

Gilgamesh also wore a delighted smile, and the two of them began to act crazy together in the church.

He also wanted to see what kind of expression Artoria would have when she learned the truth about the Holy Grail.

Artoria: "..."

Zabi: "Uh, I didn't expect these two to be such a good match."

Suzuka Gozen: "This must be what they call having the same stench."

Weber: "Judging from their conversation, it seems that Gilgamesh already knows the truth about the Holy Grail."

King of Conquerors: "It seems that Gilgamesh's ten years on Earth were not wasted."

King of Heroes: "Nonsense, don't forget who I am."

Dog Bro: "Knowing this, instead of trying to stop it, you actually want to watch the show. Is it really that you're happy to see others suffer?"

King of Heroes: "Ha, you mere scoundrel, do you have a problem with my way of doing things?"

Dog Bro: "Of course."

Hero King: "Hmph, you mongrel, all you can do is talk big in the group chat. If I were to descend upon you, you would immediately regret it."

Dog Bro: "If you were to descend, I would pierce your heart the moment you arrive."

King of Heroes: "Fine, remember those words. I'll be waiting."

Scáthach: "Oh, not bad. I'll be watching you."

Emiya Shirou, panting, ran up the hillside. Looking at the now uneven ground and hearing the clanging of metal in the distance, he mustered his courage and continued running towards the summit.

He couldn't stop here; he was afraid that if he stopped, he would back down...

[At the mountaintop, Artoria, using the terrain between the trees and the speed advantage granted by the Wind King's Barrier, repeatedly collided with the humanoid Gundam Hercules in front of her.]