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

No car, no house!

No car, no house!!

No car, no house!!!

"Absolute authority"

"Knight ZZZZ!"

Zig was stunned. Dude, why are you getting more and more agitated as you shout?

Before he could think any further, the red and black knight had already appeared in front of him in an instant, his fist, carrying a strong wind, aimed straight at his face.

boom--!

The instant the fist struck his body, Zieg turned into black smoke and vanished. The surrounding scenery shattered inch by inch, and the originally dim alleyway surged and changed, instantly becoming an endless deep blue sea.

Lin Shiye fell backward into the sea, followed closely by a gigantic whale that blotted out the sky, its massive jaws agape as it lunged at him.

He was not frightened at all by the sudden attack. He simply raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the surging seawater instantly turned into a sky full of yellow sand.

Zieg crashed onto the sand in a sorry state, his body still dripping with seawater. He looked up at the red and black knights in the distance, whose armor was spotless, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"You're quite an interesting fellow!"

He drew his long sword, and with a flick of his toes, he pounced forward.

Lin Shiye stood still, neither dodging nor avoiding, letting the blade pierce his chest. The next instant, the world reversed, the desert became a volcano, and Zieg lost his center of gravity, plummeting straight into the churning crimson lava at the crater.

The intense heat instantly gnawed at his flesh, and even with his superhuman body, he couldn't help but let out a painful roar.

Lin Shiye stood on the edge of the crater, looking down at him, and slowly spoke in a very pretentious tone:

"This is a reality you can never touch."

Before he could finish speaking, the magma suddenly froze into ice, the volcano transformed into a glacier, and the scorching heat turned into bone-chilling cold. Zig shuddered, his joints cracking from the cold.

"You bastard, don't look down on me!"

He was completely enraged, roaring as he forcefully stretched the scene into a boundless, pale plain, and swung his long sword with all his might.

A blade of light powerful enough to tear the earth apart shot straight toward Lin Shiye, but it passed right through his body and didn't hit him at all.

Zig grinned and lunged forward, engaging in close combat, but the next second he was punched in the chest and sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

He rolled several times on the ground before regaining his balance, and immediately changed his move, creating countless clones around him that densely surrounded Lin Shiye in the center.

"It's no use." After Lin Shiye finished speaking, he also created clones, several times more than Qi Ge, which surrounded his clones layer by layer.

"You son of a bitch!" Zieg stopped laughing; he was starting to lose his temper.

Watching his clone being killed by the opponent's multiple clones, one punch each, he gritted his teeth and switched scenes again, returning to the alley where he started.

Ning Meng was still lying peacefully in the corner.

Zieg wants to take her hostage in exchange for a chance to survive.

But Lin Shiye had already seen through his intentions and planned to end this farce.

"Disappear!"

Zig was startled and quickly turned around to defend himself, but for some reason, Lin Shiye was already standing behind him.

"Upgraded and Greatly Destroyed"

"Z! Z! Z!"

"Ugh—!"

An attack that seemed to come from nowhere instantly pierced through him, and Sieg let out a roar of resentment before vanishing completely.

...............

Snow stopped.

The rising sun slowly climbed across the horizon, casting a soft, warm glow. In the hospital, people who had fallen into a coma opened their eyes one after another, their joyful cries echoing throughout the room.

"Doctor! The patient is awake!"

"Great! Arrange the checkup immediately!"

"Dad, are you still feeling unwell?"

"Mother……"

"..."

The whole floor was bustling with activity, and sunlight streamed through the glass windows into the wards, warming the room and giving a sense of peace.

The Emiya family.

Rin Tohsaka, who was resting against the wall, suddenly opened her eyes.

She composed herself, turned to look to the side, and saw that Matou Sakura had already sat up, staring blankly at her hands, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.

Noticing the gaze, Sakura turned her head and met Rin Tohsaka's eyes.

"Sister..." She was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled with relief.

"I'm okay, really."

Rin Tohsaka's tense shoulders instantly relaxed, and a relieved smile appeared on her lips.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya also woke up and quickly went to the bedside.

"Sakura, how are you feeling?"

"It's alright now, senpai," Matou Sakura replied softly.

Unable to bear the sight of the two of them being so affectionate, Rin Tohsaka subconsciously scanned her surroundings, trying to find that familiar figure, but she couldn't see anyone.

Just then, Shirou Emiya asked, "Where's Tokiya?"

"Senior Lin left a long time ago. Seeing that you were still sleeping, I didn't want to disturb you," Sakura said.

"That guy... he probably didn't sleep a wink all night, did he?" Rin Tohsaka scratched her slightly messy hair and asked with a frown.

"Yes, Lin-senpai has been helping me the whole time," Matou Sakura said softly, glancing at her older sister.

"He's really working very hard."

"This idiot, is she going straight to school?" Rin Tohsaka rubbed her sore legs, stood up and walked out of the room.

"What time is it now?"

"There's still a while before school starts," Shirou Emiya replied, then turned to look at Sakura.

"Why don't you take the day off today?"

"I'm fine, senpai." Matou Sakura shook her head.

"Senior Lin has helped me so much, I must go and thank him properly."

As she spoke, she casually glanced at Rin Tohsaka and asked, "Will my sister come with me?"

Rin Tohsaka froze instantly, and a faint blush crept onto her cheeks as if she had thought of something.

"……Um."

She responded softly, her voice so low it was almost inaudible.

.........

The midday sun added a touch of warmth to the cold winter. Downstairs in the teaching building, Lin Shiye yawned and bought a can of coffee from a vending machine.

"Did you stay up all night last night?" Shirogane Miyuki asked, puzzled by the fact that the other person didn't seem as energetic as usual and appeared listless.

"No, I just went to save the world." Lin Shiye took a sip of coffee and felt a little better.

It's been a long time since I've done such delicate work, and suddenly doing this is actually quite tiring.

"You really weren't playing games with Radiance until the morning..." Shirogane Miyuki remained skeptical, but didn't dwell on the topic, and changed the subject.

"Tomorrow is the Winter Festival, and your class's venue application has been approved, but I really didn't expect... your class would actually build a haunted house."

"Time flies," Lin Shi exclaimed. Just as he was about to say something more, he caught a glimpse of two familiar figures walking towards him out of the corner of his eye.

"Lin Shiye." Rin Tohsaka walked ahead, her steps a little tense. When she reached him, she took a deep breath, as if she had done a lot of mental preparation.

Sakura Matou followed quietly behind, carrying a lunchbox wrapped in a cloth cover. When her gaze fell on Shiya Lin, it was with a hint of caution.

Lin Shiye raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.

Shirogane Miyuki looked left and right, wondering if he should avoid the situation.

He remembered Rin Tohsaka; after all, she was the woman who could surpass Kaguya Shinomiya and become the number one beauty on the school's beauty list.

What did she want with Shi Ye? Could it be...?

As Shirogane Miyuki considered a possibility, his gaze toward Lin Shiye carried a hint of disdain.

As expected, Xiao Gui should be kept away from you, a man with such deep sins!

With that thought in mind, Shirogane Miyuki gave Lin Shiye one last glare, then wisely turned and left.

Lin Shiye was somewhat confused.

"Thank you for Sakura's matter." Rin Tohsaka bowed slightly, her tone unusually solemn.

"That's not sincere," Lin Shiye shook his head seriously, putting on a pained expression.

"You won't even call me Shi Ye once."

Rin Tohsaka almost choked, her ears turning bright red. She managed to squeeze out the words through her teeth after a long pause:

"...Thank you, Shi Ye."

"Hey, that's right!" Lin Shiye instantly stopped acting, grinned, and patted her shoulder, his tone incredibly familiar.

"We're like family, why are you being so polite with me?"

Rin Tohsaka: "..."

Is it too late for her to take back her thanks?

"Senior Lin, you haven't had lunch yet, have you?" Matou Sakura stepped forward and handed over the lunchbox she was carrying with both hands.

"I made this this morning. Please try it if you don't mind."

"I was just hungry, so thank you very much." Lin Shiye didn't stand on ceremony and took it from the box, his fingertips still warm to the touch.

"Regarding what happened to me... I am truly grateful to you, Lin-senpai." Matou Sakura bowed deeply to him, her fingers curling slightly at her sides. She couldn't think of any way to repay this kindness, so she secretly decided to send her older sister away.

Rin Tohsaka suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and shivered for no reason, instinctively pulling her school uniform jacket tighter around herself.

Lin Shiye waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing to worry about, and then said:

"Although I did get rid of that thing, you should also know that as long as the Holy Grail's activation device is not destroyed, that thing will always exist."

"That is indeed a problem." Rin Tohsaka also put aside her earlier embarrassment and became serious.

"And the dirty inkstone from Matou must also be disposed of."

"Don't worry about that old man," Lin Shiye said.

"My Xiaomei has already gone to deal with him."

"Huh?" Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened, and she blurted out.

"How can the adjudicator intervene..."

She stopped mid-sentence. Oh right, with such a precedent of breaking the rules right in front of her, the fate of the adjudicator doesn't seem so unacceptable...

I'm sorry, it's my fault that I haven't gotten used to you after knowing you for so long.

"I have a feeling you're overthinking things," Lin Shiye glanced at her.

"Don't make wild guesses. My Xiaomei is just like me, the most fair."

Rin Tohsaka was too lazy to complain. She was about to turn around and leave with Sakura when she noticed that Shiya Lin was staring intently at her.

"W-What are you looking at?" Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but shrink back, her voice slightly unsteady.

"So all you do is say thank you?" Lin Shiye spread his hands at her, looking completely self-righteous.

"Even Sakura knows to send a bento box, so why don't you do something practical?"

After he said that, Rin Tohsaka felt a little guilty and pursed her lips, saying:

"What do you want? I'll give it to you."

Lin Shiye didn't really want anything, but he suddenly remembered the class activity application forms he had seen at Shirogane Yuki's place, and his eyes lit up.

This one will do...

A wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips. He leaned forward slightly, bringing his voice low and warm breath brushing against Rin Tohsaka's ear.

Rin Tohsaka's face instantly flushed red, and when she heard what he said, even her ears turned bright red, as if they were about to bleed.

"You...you...are you serious?" she stammered, barely able to speak coherently.

Lin Shiye nodded solemnly with a serious expression, looking even more earnest than when they were discussing the Holy Grail earlier.

"...Alright then." Rin Tohsaka turned her face away, her voice barely audible, but she finally agreed.

Sakura Matou blinked, very curious about what the two of them were whispering to each other.