Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Artoria sheathed her holy sword and took a few steps back, but she remained vigilant, watching warily the powerful enemy before her, whose head was tilted to the side, seemingly already dead.

Hercules, his body torn apart, seemed to be roasted alive, radiating heat as his flesh slowly disintegrated.

[Shirou Emiya clearly hadn't learned the meaning of vigilance yet, and quickly ran to the King's side.]

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Someone like Hercules had no chance of surviving.

[Rin Tohsaka initially wanted to step forward, but suddenly received a telepathic message from Archer, telling her to leave immediately.]

Rin Tohsaka asked what was going on, but Archer offered no explanation.

However, sensing the urgency and seriousness in Red A's tone, she decided to trust him and obediently hid to the side.

Rin Tohsaka: "What's going on? This tone is off."

Blonde Rin: "You wouldn't be thinking of taking down King Arthur and Shirou Emiya directly, would you?"

Red A: "...Just wait and see, you'll find out soon."

"Well done! But that's still not enough..."

Red A stared intently at Hercules's 'corpse,' as if facing a formidable foe.

Immediately, a spiral sword projected into his hand, and he began to frantically gather power.

In no time at all, he had drained one-fifth of Rin Tohsaka's magical energy.

Meanwhile, Artoria was about to meet up with Shirou Emiya when she suddenly heard a strange sound.

Turning his head, he saw that Hercules' body was rapidly regenerating, as if time had reversed.

"Self-regeneration! No, this is almost time reversal! It's resurrection! Is it a Noble Phantasm effect activated at the moment of death?!"

Artoria hurriedly called out to Shirou Emiya, "Shirou, don't come any closer!"

【"aaaaaa——"】

Hercules roared and was instantly restored to his original state, as if he had never been injured.

Altria: “!!!”

Waver: "What! He's actually back to life?!"

Kenneth: "It won't be any skill or Noble Phantasm that can quickly heal injuries."

Artoria: "No, it's obvious from the video that I shattered his Spirit Origin, so this can only be a resurrection, not a restoration!"

Illya: "Hahaha, Berserker is indeed the strongest!"

Achilles: "He can actually be resurrected, teacher? Did you teach him that too?"

Chiron: "How is that possible? If I had that ability, I could have been resurrected even after you defeated me."

Chiron: "This is probably a skill he learned through his own training, or a Noble Phantasm ability that evolved from legends..."

"Oh no!"

Artoria knew things were going badly. The battle had nearly depleted her magical energy, leaving her extremely exhausted.

[Let alone protecting Shirou Emiya, he can barely protect himself.]

[Shirou Emiya panicked a bit, but then the image of Archer suddenly flashed into his mind, and he quickly began searching for Archer's location.]

At the same time, his body didn't stop; he immediately rushed forward and pulled Artoria to a nearby depression for cover.

He didn't know why he had this feeling, but he didn't dismiss it as a hallucination.

Artoria, seeing Shirou Emiya's resolute gaze, did not resist.

Her intuition told her that the other person must have their reasons for doing this.

Meanwhile, on the Fuyuki Bridge, Red A's attack was already in place.

Househusband: "(⊙.⊙)???"

I can actually sense Red A's next attack. What's going on?

Red A: "..."

He didn't understand the situation either.

【"drink!"】

The sonic boom cloud exploded around Red A, and the spiral sword on the bow had vanished.

[This arrow couldn't even be caught by sound; it streaked through the skyscrapers like a breathtaking blue aurora.]

The arrow formed from the spiral sword was now traveling at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

[In just two seconds, in such a short time, the spiral sword traversed a distance of five kilometers, reaching Hercules' side.]

The rapidly spinning blade sliced ​​through the air, rotating wildly like a drill, before slamming into Hercules' head.

[Without any plot twist, Uncle B's head was instantly blown apart.]

Hercules, who had just been resurrected, has lost another life.

[After the spiral sword shattered Hercules's head, it plunged fifty meters into the ground, causing a second explosion of terrifying demonic power.]

【"boom--"】

A mushroom cloud appeared on the mountaintop, illuminating the night sky and waking the people of Fuyuki City from their sleep.

Red A remained unfazed, displaying a smile unbecoming of someone who should be a champion of justice.

As for the safety of Artoria and Shirou Emiya, he didn't care.

If they die as a result of the aftermath, then they're just unlucky.

Everyone: "(ˊДˋ)!!!"

Good heavens, this guy has been playing dumb all along to fool everyone.

This attack is probably more powerful than an A-rank Noble Phantasm.

Fujimura Taiga: "Hey, hey, are you really Shirou?!"

Red A: "It just caused a bit of a commotion, but no innocent people were hurt."

Taiga Fujimura: "Of course I know! No, that's not what I meant!"

Fujimura Taiga: "If you really are Shirou, why do you want to kill your former self so badly?"

Red A: "..."

Anonymous: "..."

He, the parallel universe counterpart, had already guessed what Red A was thinking.

However, it's better if he doesn't name names in this matter; it's easier for Red A to resolve his inner conflict if he speaks out himself.

[Shirou Emiya certainly didn't die. As the aftershocks of the explosion hit, a golden light appeared on his body, shielding him from most of the impact.]

【Avalon, the eternal god.】

Artoria was also somewhat stunned by what she saw.

If Shirou Emiya hadn't pulled her into the pit, she would probably have been blasted to smithereens by now.

[Was Archer, who was previously being dominated by her, actually hiding such a terrifying ultimate move?]

Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice that Avalon within Shirou Emiya was healing them, and the curse on the wound on her shoulder was slowly fading.

[Shirou Emiya watched the spiraling sword dissipate in the distance and realized that it was Archer's arrow.]

He didn't understand how he knew, but he knew that Red A had definitely planned to kill three birds with one stone.

[What a cunning and ruthless man.]

Rin Tohsaka: "I have a feeling that this scabbard is more useful than the Holy Sword."

Feng Xi: "Yes, it can withstand attacks, heal, and even grant immortality. This is truly a divine artifact."

Gawain: "If Avalon hadn't been stolen, the King wouldn't have—"

Mordred: "..."

Artoria: "Gao Wenqing, it's all in the past. Let's not bring up the past anymore."

The atmosphere in the group chat suddenly turned cold.

Kai: "(It seems that Gawain, that gorilla, still harbors some resentment.)"

Zabi: "Ahem, was this artifact made by Merlin?"

Flower Magician: "Hahaha, thank you for thinking so highly of me, but unfortunately, it's not me."

Artoria: "Avalon was given to me by the Lady of the Lake when I obtained the Holy Sword; it must have been forged by them together with the sword."

Chapter 431 - Repaying Favors

【“!!!”】

On the mountaintop, after the shockwave from the explosion had dissipated, Rin Tohsaka timidly peeked out, clearly stunned.

[Wow, my Archer is this strong! That bastard has been hiding her true strength all along!]

But what shocked her even more was yet to come.