Please play Fate/Go with me.

Please play Fate/Go with me. (Author: Qian Yu)

"Those who play FGO are allies of justice!"

By: Mash Kyrielight

P.S.: This book tells the story of Shirou Emiya, who does not become a Heroic Spirit but is reborn into a new world.

Chapter 01: Partners of Justice?

"Shirou-senpai! Do you want to become a champion of justice?"

"Eh?"

This is the room in the archery club. A shelf in the corner displays a row of wooden and charcoal bows, and next to it are stacks of quivers. In the cabinet in the entryway, there are two pairs of shoes, one large and one small.

A pink-haired girl in a black and white archery uniform leaned forward, looked at the boy who was fiddling with the bow, and asked very seriously.

The boy, who was also wearing a kyudo uniform, was a little surprised when he heard this. He looked up at the pink-haired girl who was looking at him seriously and wondered why this child knew about his ideal in his past life.

The girl wore red-rimmed glasses, and her long bangs partially covered her right eye. Her purple pupils had a pure and innocent light, like a child's, and sometimes she seemed like an innocent child.

She also has a great figure. Although she is only a first-year high school student, her fitted archery uniform makes her look like she has two marshmallow-like mounds. She is like a combination of an angel's face and a devil's body.

In response to the girl's question, the boy thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "Mash, the archery uniform and glasses go really well together on you."

"Ah... um, thank you..." The pink-haired girl was stunned for a moment when she heard the boy's words. She lowered her head shyly, but her joy was evident on her face. She lowered her head, cupped her face in her hands, and whispered.

In the innocent girl's mind, the image of Gudako, who was now far away, surfaced, and she thought, "Senpai... what should I do? If you don't come soon, I... I'm going to..."

'So easy to fool, this junior.' The boy thought to himself, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He raised the bow again, his arm level, and at that moment, his hand drawing the bow and the arrow formed a straight horizontal line as he shot the arrow.

This wooden bow was made by the boy himself. Every part of it has been polished many times. The bow is in harmony with the boy's body and mind, and they are one. Every movement and every breath is so coordinated, just like the precision of a shooting machine. With a whoosh, the arrow hits the '鹄' character in the center of the target.

The sight of a boy shooting an arrow is always captivating, almost like an artistic performance. The pink-haired girl standing nearby is mesmerized by the scene.

Chinese civilization has long held the belief that a gentleman is well-versed in the Five Classics and the Six Arts, among which archery is one. Confucius once said, "Archery is similar to that of a gentleman; if one misses the target, one should examine oneself to find the cause."

The meaning is that archery is like the cultivation of a gentleman; if you fail to hit the target, you should look for the reason within yourself.

Through his practice over two lifetimes, the young man has now reached the level of a grandmaster, elevating his archery skills to an art form, just as the wise sage Su Wang had said.

The boy's archery skills were almost perfect. As long as he concentrated and took the correct posture to aim, there was no reason for him to miss the target. The arrow was destined to hit the target before it was even released.

"Wait! That's not what I meant, Shirou-senpai! I'm serious!" Mash finally realized what was going on and protested, clearly dissatisfied.

"Anyway! You just wanted to invite me to play games, right?" The boy pointed to Mashu's chest, where two bouncy mounds of cotton candy were visible, and said bluntly.

The boy noticed the faint bulge of a cell phone on the girl's bulging chest early on.

Your thoughts have already been exposed, you big-breasted, shallow, internet-addicted girl!

"Shirou-senpai, this game is different. Playing FGO is justice! There are no bad people in FGO! Everyone who plays FGO is my senpai! All players work hard every day to save the world and humanity. Senpai, let's become partners of justice together!" Mashu said, reaching into her archery uniform and waving the phone she pulled from her chest as she tried to explain.

Hikigaya Shirou looked helplessly at his disappointing junior.

She appears to be a well-behaved, quiet, and pretty girl, but inside she has a lively and playful side that's quite endearing. She's always full of curiosity, just like a cute puppy.

This child is usually sensible and capable, good in every way, but as a fanatical player of the futa dog mobile game, she not only grinds every day, but also tries her best to preach to the people around her. If they don't agree to play with her, she will nag incessantly, and even joined the archery club. This is really hard to tolerate.

Mashu is a foreign girl who transferred here half a year ago. Judging from her name, you can tell she is from the European Union. However, she is fluent in the languages ​​of the Chinese Union, speaking both Mandarin and the local dialect fluently, making communication completely easy. On the contrary, she doesn't know much about some common sense things.

Since joining the archery club, she has been doing her best every day to teach him the Futadog mobile game.

Just as the boy was about to refuse firmly, the sound of the door being pushed open came from outside, and a beautiful woman with long black hair and a tall figure walked in.

"Hello, Hiratsuka-sensei," Mashu greeted politely.

She was the advisor for the archery club, wearing a white lab coat over a suit vest with a tie, and said to the boys and girls in a cheerful voice, "Hey! Shirou! Mashu! It's about time to go back."

"It's only five o'clock now, isn't it?" Shirou asked, puzzled.

"This is an order that the principal just relayed at the previous meeting. I have already notified the other department members. There have been a lot of accidents outside recently, and the news has reported things like buses suddenly overturning and gas explosions in houses when residents are out."

"Got it? Pack your things quickly and go home obediently!" The teacher changed her tone from negotiation to command.

"Okay." Upon hearing about the accident, the boy frowned and replied.

Just as the boy jumped off the platform to retrieve an arrow from the target, Ms. Jing took out her phone and walked towards Mashu, who had recommended the game to her, complaining.

"Mash, look at this limited-time gacha banner for futa dogs! It's so toxic! Did they lower the drop rates? I've spent my entire month's salary on it, and why hasn't Shiki appeared yet?"

Upon hearing her teacher's words, Mashu revealed a sacred and inviolable smile and said:

"Teacher, one of the advantages of this game is the connection with Servants. When a Master chooses a Servant, each Servant is also choosing a Master. If you are destined to meet a Servant and have something in common with him, you will definitely encounter him. Perhaps it's just that the time hasn't come yet."

"That's so strange. Look, both Shizuka and I are teachers, and we're both passionate, and we're both older singles... Could it be because Shizuka is so popular, while I..." Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly started to give up on herself.

"How could that be! The teacher is super popular! Look, we already have an Assassin-class teacher, so we'll definitely have a Lancer-class teacher too! Just a little more effort, and maybe we're just one step away. But this is a limited-time offer, so if we miss it, we'll have to wait a long time. Maybe we should just take a little money from our savings..."

"Is...is that so? Haha. Well then, I'll go get a few more tonight. Goodbye." Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled shyly and walked outside.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, teacher," Mashu replied with a sweet smile.

"Mash... what's with this wicked, profiteering face of yours? So all pink-haired girls are black?" the boy thought to himself. That's why he didn't want to play this kind of shady game; he always felt there was some conspiracy hidden behind it.

Chapter 02 Please Play FGO with Me

The pink-haired girl stood at the door, flashing her standard eight-tooth smile and waving goodbye to Ms. Hiratsuka.

"Shirou-senpai, let me help!" After seeing her teacher off, Mashu ran back and said eagerly to the boy.

"Okay, then you can have the left side. Hurry up and finish cleaning, then I'll take you home," the boy agreed.

"No need, Shirou-senpai, why don't you play games with me instead! Look, everyone's playing. Shirou-senpai can play with his friends, and you can also interact with your sister through games at school," Mashu suggested again. With her strong will forged through countless trials, how could she give up so easily?

"But I don't have that much time to play." He didn't care about being friends, but hearing that last sentence made the boy somewhat tempted.

"It's okay! I'll give you my alt account and log in for you every day to collect the rewards, so let's play together! Shirou-senpai!" Mashu immediately suggested, looking at the boy with puppy-like expectant eyes.

"Hmm... I'll think about it some more. Just so you know, I can't be with you during club activities or when you're working." The boy felt the pressure and turned his head away, avoiding the girl's innocent eyes.

"I understand! I'll send the account information to your phone right away, senpai." Mashu's eyes lit up, and she happily agreed, clenching her fists excitedly, her voice rising with joy.

"Okay, please." The boy reached out and patted his junior's head with a light laugh. If he had known from the beginning that playing a game could bring such a happy smile to her face, he probably would have agreed long ago.

He doesn't know much about entertainment or games, but he feels great when he makes the people around him smile happily.

After that, the boys and girls began to clean the clubroom. The boy looked at the archery clubroom, which had been cleaned and the floor was polished to a shine, and nodded in satisfaction. Besides being known as the "wishing machine of the International High School," he was also known as the "vacuum cleaner of the archery club," so this was no challenge for him.

So Shirou and his junior Mashu locked the door and walked out of the school together.

The school they attended was an international high school, short for the China-Nation Alliance International University, which is essentially an international school jointly funded by multiple countries and has branches all over the world.

At the school, you can see a memorial stone to Shakespeare, quotes from Gandhi on the walls, a statue of Confucius in the courtyard, and Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret" and "The Ballad of the Pipa" inscribed in the pavilion connecting the corridors. High up in the auditorium is a stained-glass window depicting a French saint, and the Mona Lisa's smile hangs in the art classroom…

Students here are either high-achieving students with excellent grades, professional elites with special talents, or sons and daughters of high-ranking officials and wealthy families. There are also quite a few foreigners like Mashu.

The international school is like a shopping plaza, occupying a large area on its own. The grand main gate is flanked by tree-lined walkways, and straight ahead is a highway connecting to the city center. Following the walkways on both sides, you can find various shops just by crossing the zebra crossing. The subway station entrance is nearby.

"Are you sure you don't need me to take you home? If it's inconvenient, I can take you to the intersection near your house." Shirou tried to put himself in his junior's shoes and offered his suggestion.

After all, young girls will have some concerns about this, such as being seen by someone they like walking with another man.

Yes, if that's the case, it would indeed be very annoying.

"Really, no need. The current seniors might not even be able to beat me. See you tomorrow!" The pink-haired girl waved with a smile and ran off to the right of the school gate.

"You're quite bold, junior." Hikigaya Shirou chuckled. In his previous life, he could face off against top-tier Heroic Spirits head-on. Although now, due to the loss of his magical aptitude, he was just an ordinary person who could barely use enhancement magic a few times through special means.

Watching the pink-haired girl's retreating figure, she ran along the school's tall wall, across the sidewalk under the trees beside the road, and finally crossed the zebra crossing, disappearing around the street corner. It was still early, there were many pedestrians around, and the area was always safe; there was really nothing to worry about.

Thinking of this, the boy turned and walked to the other side. As he entered the house and took off his shoes, his phone beeped with a message notification.

"This kid... could he have predicted when I'll be home? That's a little scary." Hikigaya Shirou shook his head with amusement at this absurd thought.

When he walked into the living room, he saw two pink feet sticking up high from the sofa, swinging back and forth.

"Welcome back, brother." Lying on the sofa was her younger sister, Komachi Hikigaya, who was tapping something on her phone.

A familiar voice rang out from the phone: 'One step beyond sound, two steps without gaps, three steps with a deadly blade! — "Three-Stage Thrust of Ignorance" MumyoSandanZuki!!!'

"Oh, I'm back. Komachi, are you playing that game again? Are you studying?" The boy put down his schoolbag, opened the refrigerator, and poured himself a glass of water.

"Let's make it after dinner. By the way, how about you change your old man's routine a bit, brother? How about we play this game that's popular among young people? By the way, Komachi's favorite character is Sakura Saber Okita Souji!" Komachi casually recommended.

"Komachi, didn't you say you'd like her even if she were the old man's brother?" the boy said nonchalantly.

“But the only person in the whole world who can like a brother like that is Komachi! If they hadn’t lived together for more than ten years, Komachi would definitely think, ‘Ah! Look at how old he looks, he’ll be all white-haired soon!’ It’s precisely because they are siblings that Komachi can be so understanding of her brother’s old-fashioned personality.” Komachi counted on her fingers as she spoke.

"Thank you so much..." Shirou said, turning his head away. Although he was very touched, he wouldn't say it out loud. His little sister was so cute, she was like an angel!

"If you don't play games, why don't you take advantage of this time to find a girlfriend who understands you? That way, both I and Mom can rest easy," Komachi suggested again.

"Hmm... Komachi, what do you want for dinner?" This was the second time today that someone had recommended this game to him. The boy thought for a moment, then silently took out his phone, automatically connected to Wi-Fi, and started downloading the game.

"I love anything my brother makes for me! You scored very high in the Komachi category just now!" The younger sister said with a grin as she sat up from the sofa.

"If it weren't for that last sentence," the boy said, rummaging through the ingredients in the refrigerator before finally settling on the purple vegetables that looked delicious. "How about eggplant and tofu stew?"

"Okay, let's have this. You can add a little chili, but please don't add cilantro!"

"I understand!" the boy thought knowingly, "I knew you would have a request."

Thus, Shirou Hikigaya, the super god born from the fusion of the master chef's obsession with being a stay-at-home dad and the master chef Emiya's honed skills, was officially launched.

Wash the rice and cook it into a soup.

For the main dish, wash the eggplant, cut it into strips, and soak it in water. Mince the pork and marinate it. Chop the chili peppers, scallions, ginger, and garlic into chunks. Stir-fry the pork and eggplant over low heat until they turn an appealing golden brown. Add cooking wine and other seasonings, and finally, pour the mixture into a clay pot with the tofu. Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for half an hour.

After that, all you need to do is make a stir-fry of vegetables for two people, and the dish filled with brotherly love will be complete.

During this free time, I picked up my phone to check, and the game had already been downloaded and installed.

Shirou logged into the game using the account sent by the pink-haired junior. After a blue sky and white clouds screen, he entered the game's main interface.

"It's not an eggplant!" he said, amused by the game's name.

Chapter 03: The Useless Dog Who Can't Get a Spot

"Playing this game is still a bit awkward, huh? There are login rewards to claim." Shirou tapped the gift box on his phone. Although he had never played it before, he had heard about it from others and knew a little about how it worked.

Because of the login just now, I received a Saint Quartz. Now I have exactly three Saint Quartz, which is just enough for one draw.

At that moment, the boy recalled what Mashu had said to teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Are Masters and the Servants who respond to their summons connected by fate?"

"Does a Heroic Spirit only respond to the summons of a Master with whom it shares commonalities?"

The boy couldn't help but fall into deep thought, realizing that there was a reason why he was so resistant to playing the game.

Shirou Hikigaya was no stranger to the concept of Heroic Spirits; he had once fought alongside them as a Master in another world. So when he discovered that Heroic Spirits appeared in this world as a game, his first reaction was horror, followed by resistance.

Fortunately, the magicians and various calamities closely related to the Heroic Spirits did not appear; this really is just a game.

This game, jokingly referred to as "Futa Dog," suddenly appeared a year ago and then spread throughout the entire Chinese cultural sphere like a flu virus. It even has many fans in the European Union, with characters like Dragon Slayer Sword Saint, Great Hero, and Cake Queen who speaks slang from Black gangs being quite famous.

Although the epic stories within the game differ greatly from the history of this world, people have become addicted to it.

Among the many heroic spirits he was familiar with, there seemed to be the blonde girl nicknamed "Queen of the Blankets" by players, the berserker Hercules, the lancer with E-level luck, and so on—all popular characters in the game.

However, the fact that the Heroic Spirit Emiya was not among them relieved him.

In his previous life, his name was Emiya Shirou, a warrior who fought alone until his death. Unlike Archer Red, he did not become a Heroic Spirit, but died in a nuclear power plant and was reborn in a new world.

There is no war in this world now. Life is ordinary and mundane, but also happy and peaceful. He is very satisfied with his current life and does not want anything to disrupt this routine.

Magic, counterforce, and heroic spirits are all things that shouldn't be here.

Perhaps presenting it in the form of a game is the best outcome.

In this life, he is no longer Shirou Emiya. This world is truly peaceful, and he doesn't need to rush to the battlefield to uphold justice. Under the joint leadership of the Chinese Alliance and the European Union, all of humanity has basically achieved a life free from worries about food and clothing.

He is not alone in this life; his family and sister have changed him a lot.

Although Shiro Hikigaya is not perfect, he is prepared to live a good life for himself and find ways to bring happiness to himself, his family, and his friends.

Perhaps this is the first step he's taking to let go.

The boy made up his mind, clicked the summon button, and pressed confirm.