Crossover Anime: The King of Time? Actually, He's a Slacker!

Nine streams of light, imbued with divine lightning, tore through the sky, falling like meteors, and in the next instant, they merged and overlapped, transforming into a dragon head capable of scorching everything.

This was the ultimate strike that slayed a hundred heads, a strike unique to Hercules, a culmination of his life's martial arts honed to the extreme. This destructive energy, capable of leveling mountains, crashed directly towards Artoria and Karna.

The former didn't intend to confront him directly; she instinctively wanted to avoid him. But the latter retorted, "You think I'll avoid your sharp edge?!"

"Brahmastra Kundala! (Brahma, curse my body!)"

Karna's spear burned with the fire of the sun, its tip pointing directly at the flying dragon's head. Without any hesitation, he hurled it.

Hercules' eyes widened slightly.

His attack was easily shattered by the thrown spear. Seeing that the opponent's Noble Phantasm was about to fall, Hercules had no choice but to pick up Illya beside him and strategically dodge.

boom--!

The next second, a violent explosion rang out, like a meteorite crashing to the ground, with flames shooting into the sky and causing enormous damage to the land.

As is widely known, the Holy Grail War is conducted in secret.

"Tohsaka, we're still in the city!" Shirou Emiya was thrown off his feet by the aftershocks of the explosion, and he awkwardly lay on the ground reminding him.

Fortunately, there are no residential buildings nearby.

"I know!" Rin Tohsaka had already activated multiple defensive barriers, her hair flying in the wind as she gritted her teeth and said.

"It's all Lin Shiye's fault for watching the show from the sidelines! Why aren't we having a competition this time?!"

"What do you mean, should we run away first?" Shirou Emiya asked.

"No, you can't." As the smoke cleared, they saw Ilya looking down at them from above.

"You may leave, but the Servants must stay."

"Arrogant brat!" Rin Tohsaka felt a surge of anger when she saw the other person's nonchalant attitude.

"Then let's fight! Lancer, get in there!"

Karna and Artoria were once again on high alert, and Heracles, standing behind Illya, spoke in a deep voice upon seeing this.

"It was my mistake to hold back before."

"Next, I'm going all out, watch out!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

"Alright, that's enough." Lin Shiye appeared behind him without him noticing.

Hercules froze.

"It's getting late, time for dinner." Lin Shiye waved to Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin, passing by Hercules.

"Oh right! Time to buy groceries and cook!" Emiya Shirou reacted quickly, turning and running away.

Artoria blinked, and seeing that none of them moved, she sheathed her sword without hesitation and followed. Rin Tohsaka, on the other hand, looked constipated. She glared at Lin Shiye and chased after them as well.

Karna, who was eager for battle, was a little frustrated. He hadn't had a good fight last night, and now he was stuck again. But since his Master had run away, he could only sigh and disappear into his spirit form.

"Wait, wait a minute, the battle isn't over yet!" Ilya anxiously stretched out her hand.

"Does Ilya want to come along?" Lin Shiye asked with a smile.

"I...you..." Ilya looked at his smug smiling face and stomped her foot angrily.

"Let's eat! Archer, we're going too!"

Hercules gave Lin Shiye a deep look, but said nothing.

.........

Emiya's residence.

Fujimura Taiga came over happily to freeload a meal, only to find the living room packed with people, his mouth agape in an "O" shape.

Wow...there are so many people.

"Please, make yourself at home, Fujii-nee," Emiya Shirou said as he tidied the table.

"They, uh... are all Shi Ye's friends."

"All of them...?" Fujimura Taiga's gaze swept over Tohsaka Rin, Mei Zhen, and Illya, her face filled with disbelief. She recognized Tohsaka, but the other two...

"Are they all your girlfriends, Kobayashi?"

"Pfft—" Rin Tohsaka immediately spat out the tea she had just drunk.

Lin Shiye, who was chopping vegetables, immediately put down the knife, turned around, and gave a thumbs up.

"Yes, yes, they are all my wings!"

Emiya Shirou was desperately trying to suppress his laughter.

"Pah! Scumbag!" Rin Tohsaka blushed and frantically wiped the table. Sakura Matou came over with a rag and gently helped her clean up the mess, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

Ilya lay listlessly on the table, her ruby-like eyes darting around as if generating a wicked idea.

Soon, the glittering dinner was served.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Lin Shiye only needed to make a slight move to make everyone present drool with envy.

Hercules was also attracted by the food, but as a hero with a sense of glory, he couldn't bring himself to compete with a group of children for food, especially since Servants don't need to eat.

Karna really wanted to eat, but seeing that Heracles hadn't come out, he was too embarrassed to come out either.

But Artoria didn't care about any of that. She mumbled something and said, "I'm going to start eating now!"

"Ah~ It smells so good." Fujimura Taiga ate with a happy expression.

"I think Kobayashi should just marry Shirou. That way I can eat such delicious food every day."

Lin Shiye nodded in agreement.

"Actually, I fantasize about what Shirou would look like if he were gender-swapped every day."

Isn't that Gudako?

"You two..." Emiya Shirou felt there were too many things to complain about, and he didn't know where to begin.

Mei Zhen sat quietly to the side, eating her meal in small bites, but her gaze remained fixed on Lin Shiye.

The story has changed; they shouldn't be here tonight.

……

"Xiaomei, what are you daydreaming about? Let's go home." Lin Shiye waved his hand in front of her eyes.

Mei Zhen snapped out of her daze and realized that the meal was already over. Emiya Shirou and Matou Sakura were washing dishes in the kitchen, while Tohsaka Rin and Illya were arguing fiercely over a piece of dessert.

She was stunned for so long.

"Okay." Mei Zhen looked at Lin Shiye in front of her and then stood up.

"Shirou, we're leaving now," Lin Shiye called out towards the kitchen.

"Okay! See you tomorrow!" Emiya Shirou poked his head out and waved.

Leaving the Emiya residence, the two walked quietly through the night streets. The temperature was already quite chilly; their breath was visible in the cold air.

"You've been distracted since we were eating. What were you thinking about?" Lin Shiye broke the silence first.

Mei Zhen opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

"Thinking about me, aren't you?" Lin Shiye smiled, his tone indifferent.

"You've been doing something behind my back, haven't you?"

"Ah... you found out, Master." Mei Zhen wasn't surprised; with her Master's strength, it wasn't difficult for her to discover this.

"You asked me before if there was anything I wanted to ask you, and I said no," Lin Shiye said softly, looking at the moon in the sky.

"Because I could more or less guess. You came here to stop me from destroying this world, right?"

Meeting "my future self" was both an accident and something he intentionally orchestrated. You and he are both desperately trying to prevent me from going down that path.

"But he doesn't know you, which means that from the moment you arrived, my future of destroying the world had already disappeared."

"Who can say for sure about such things..." Mei Zhen said jokingly.

"Perhaps we'll end up in a similar future."

She paused, her smile fading, and then changed the subject.

"Actually, I should have started judging you the moment I came down, but after careful consideration, I decided against it."

"Why?" Lin Shiye asked.

"It is your future self who should be judged, not your present self," Mei Zhen said softly.

"Even if you destroy the world someday, at least you haven't made any mistakes now, have you?"

Lin Shiye was stunned.

He looked at the girl in front of him. The moonlight shone on her face, softening her features. A warm feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart, making his cheeks slightly hot.

Ah... she's an angel.

"You're willing to believe me... thank you." Lin Shiye turned his head and scratched his face with his fingers.

"You're welcome." Mei Zhen seemed to be in a good mood.

"I came here specifically for you."

"I see..." Lin Shiye smiled.

He raised his head and looked at the brightly lit city in the distance, his eyes reflecting the prosperity of this world.

"However, I don't really like others interfering in my life..." Lin Shiye continued.

"Your words reminded me that I'm no longer going to sit idly by and wait to die."

Mei Zhen raised an eyebrow.

"What are you going to do?"

"Hmm... let's conquer the Holy Grail War first." Lin Shiye suggested a good idea.

"Regulators cannot directly interfere..."

"We can do it another way." Lin Shiye's lips curled into a familiar, amused smile. He stretched out his hand and then slowly clenched his fist.

"I will control all the armies in the land!"