Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[Renewing the contract with Rin Tohsaka is definitely not an option; that would only reduce Rin's damage output, preventing both myself and Artoria from unleashing their full potential.]

[Emiya Shirou shouldn't even think about it. Putting aside ideological differences, he doesn't want to follow in Artoria's footsteps and become a power-saving king.]

[This is such a headache, it's all so complicated—]

Red A: "ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas..."

He felt a headache just looking at himself in the video, let alone in the video.

They could have tried to achieve a perfect ending, but because of Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka's unreliability, they've ended up in this mediocre situation.

Why is he hiding things in the video? Why not just point out the key point to Rin Tohsaka directly? Why does he have to be a riddle teller?

However, given Rin Tohsaka's personality, it would be quite difficult for her to believe that the priest was problematic unless she saw it with her own eyes.

He could tell that in the video, while he said he wanted to kill Shirou Emiya, he was actually showing mercy and was actually grooming him.

Hmph, what a hypocrite!

Wait, why am I cursing myself here?

"Archer, your wish is wrong!"

Meanwhile, Rin Tohsaka also revealed Archer's identity to Artoria, who was initially stunned, then felt a sense of helplessness and sorrow.

What kind of mess is this?! How did such a model young man end up like this?!

"Why—why would I have wanted this outcome? Even if you kill Shirou Emiya, you still..."

"Hmph, wrong?"

Red A scoffed, "That's what I really wanted to say, Saber. It's you who's going to hold onto these false hopes forever."

[Artoria: "archer..."]

[Red A: "You didn't leave nothing behind. Can't you just consider that ending as the result of your best efforts?"]

He could tell that although Artoria said she had let go, she still harbored a sliver of hope.

What if it works out...?

This is human nature, and it's only natural.

Second generation: "Wishful thinking... Indeed, everyone has that thought."

Weber: "Even when faced with a definite fact, people will still have a slight sense of wishful thinking; that's human nature."

Artoria: "..."

Can you two stop this back-and-forth banter? It's like you're mocking her.

[With no common ground for conversation, even a word is too much; Artoria could only become wary again.]

She hadn't forgotten that Red Archer's strongest weapon wasn't dual swords, but a bow and arrow.

[The kind of attack that takes Heracles' life in one blow.]

Although he's been using dual swords, don't forget he's an archer.

[At this moment, Red A seemed to finally realize that he was an Archer, and immediately projected his longbow.]

"Let me show you my true essence. This is what I'm capable of."

[Thanks to Medea. Although I injured an arm during the battle with Cú Chulainn, this woman provided me with so much magic that I still have some left.]

C's Mom: "Heh (sneer)..."

If your gratitude is seen as betraying me, then I'd rather not receive it.

"The greatest return gift I can give you. My only goal now is to kill Shirou Emiya. If you try to stop me, I will show no mercy, even if it means becoming your enemy in this world."

[After the incantation ended, a ball of crimson flame exploded from beneath Red A's feet, shooting out in all directions.]

Rin Tohsaka stared at Archer in disbelief. Wasn't Archer only capable of projection and enhancement magic?

Soon, a wall of flames enveloped them, and countless grains of sand appeared beneath their feet.

The surrounding space has undergone a dramatic transformation.

Endless dark clouds and the light of dusk fell upon the earth, where countless longswords were stuck in the ground like tombs, and on the distant horizon, enormous gears were turning.

Zabiko: "It's appeared! It's a Reality Marble!"

Blonde Rin: "Although Wuming and Archer lived in different worlds, their life experiences were exactly the same."

Gina: "After all, they're both Emiya Shirou."

King of Conquerors: "Hmm, compared to the incomplete Reality Marble used by that Great Hero Emiya before, this is the complete form."

Avisbro: "I can sense that this world is like a giant foundry."

Roger: "A foundry?"

Lion's Robbery Realm: "So, it's no longer a projection, but a forging?"

"This is... a Reality Marble!"

[Rin Tohsaka exclaimed in shock: "A forbidden spell that materializes inner landscapes and erodes the real world. In other words, you are not Archer, nor Saber, you are Caster!"]

[Red Archer: "That's right, before becoming a Heroic Spirit, I was a magus."]

[Artoria: "Archer, is this your Noble Phantasm?"]

[Red Archer: "Because I have neither a holy sword nor a demonic sword. All I have is this world. If Noble Phantasms are the symbols of Heroic Spirits, then this Reality Marble is my Noble Phantasm."]

"Any weapon I've seen its prototype can be copied and stored here. That's my true power as a Heroic Spirit."

King of Heroes: "Hmph, what a boastful bastard, claiming he can forge any weapon."

This bounded field, no matter how you look at it, seems to be aimed at him.

Red A: "Heh, we'll find out how big your voice is after we fight."

King of Heroes: "Then you can look forward to seeing how I shave you into pieces."

[Artoria: "Did you perish in this wilderness, Archer...?"]

Looking at the desolate land around him, how were these iron swords stuck in the ground any different from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood he had seen before his death?

These iron swords are like countless vibrant lives that have been lost.

[Red Archer: "Hmph, you dare to say that, Saber. Want to try? I can copy your Holy Sword for you too."]

Looking at everything around him, Shirou Emiya's headache intensified.

The incantation for the "Unlimited Blade Works" spell kept echoing in his mind.

I know what this unusual magic trick is, and I can understand it.

[I shouldn't be able to understand it, but I can still decipher it.]

[Magic, understanding, interpretation—with just one glance, he gained a vague understanding of how to use "Unlimited Blade Works."]

The various swords stuck in the ground—their names kept flashing before Shirou Emiya's eyes; the vast amount of memory made his brain boil.

These are all famous swords, not ordinary pieces of iron!

This is the furnace of the world, a forge capable of producing countless swords; the raging flames at the edge of the world are the furnace itself.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya understood, realizing the difference between himself and Archer.

[He projected Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, while Red A directly forged Gan Jiang and Mo Xie within his inner world.]

These endless swords are all things that Red A witnessed as he traversed various eras.

The owners of these famous swords may have all fought against Red A, who was a guardian.

Rin Tohsaka: "What the heck? You understand it after just one glance?"

Feng Xi: "It's alright, this is normal procedure. Don't forget the example of Emiya the Great Hero."

Rin Tohsaka: "Ah, this..."

Emiya is incomparable; his rise to power can only be described as a meteoric rise.

[Artoria: "My holy sword...you mean, you know its true nature, Archer?"]

As soon as the words left his mouth, His Majesty realized he had uttered a meaningless statement.

[That's Shirou Emiya, my Master from another world, someone I fought alongside. How could I not know?]

[Red A: "Of course. While a high enough level wouldn't allow for a complete copy, it could be nearly identical. But what would happen then? If the two holy swords clashed, would the surrounding humans survive?"]

"What! Archer, you!"

[This sentence instantly extinguished Artoria's desire to unleash her ultimate skill.]

[It's better to believe it exists than not; she dared not gamble.]

Blonde Rin: "This guy (─.─||), he's really cunning."

Rin Tohsaka: "She really can talk big without batting an eye, she just spouts it off without batting an eye."

Gina: "This is obviously a hoax. Even if they could create the Holy Sword, with Red A's current magical power, they probably couldn't do it."

Having lost his Master's mana supply and with his Reality Marble activated, Archer's mana must be rapidly depleting. Where would he find the mana to forge the Holy Sword?

Feng Xi: "This is what they call 'the one involved is confused, while the bystander sees clearly'."