Please play Fate/Go with me.

The boy's swordsmanship teacher was the blonde girl who was the King of Knights. Although he followed the same path as Archer, specializing in close combat with dual blades, his sparring with the girl back then also benefited him greatly.

The key to martial arts training lies in treating every swing of the sword as a life-or-death battle, giving it your all.

Every time he swings his weapon now, he is engaging in a debate with his own inner will.

Shirou Hikigaya has lived in this peaceful world for over ten years and is a second-year high school student at Huameng International School. There is no Fuyuki City here; he lives in Chiba. His family is middle-class, his parents are both busy, and he has a lovely younger sister by his side. He has never felt any dissatisfaction with his current life.

This world is completely different from his previous life. There is no magic, no Holy Grail, no war. World peace has been truly achieved. It's just like a slice-of-life anime in a light novel. It can almost be said to be the world of his ideal.

In this world, Shirou Hikigaya finds redemption. He experiences the warmth of family that he never had in his previous life, and grows up happily under the care of his family. His younger sister, Komachi, understands him and tolerates his stubborn personality and flaws.

His family in this world changed him a lot, both in his beliefs and his thoughts; he has an inexplicable confidence about him.

If he hadn't experienced that fire in his previous life, he would definitely have lived a simple and happy life with his family and his sister in that other world.

If that had happened, perhaps none of what followed would have occurred...

In his previous life, as Emiya Shirou, he was called a 'fake' by the King of Heroes.

Indeed, Shirou Emiya has various personality problems, even to the point of being twisted. Perhaps it's because he was the only one who survived the fire when he was a child. He always felt that it was too cunning of him to be the only one still alive, and that he had to do something to repay those who died for him.

Emiya Shirou wants everyone he sees to be happy, even strangers, whom he puts before himself. He will accept any request from anyone if he can do it.

He relied on the desire he borrowed from his deceased adoptive father, Kiritsugu, to become a champion of justice, and fought for it his entire life.

Looking back now, Kiritsugu never talked about himself, so even now, Shirou still doesn't know how Kiritsugu felt at the time.

When he saw Kiritsugu's empty and painful expression as he lay dying, he blurted out that he would fulfill his ideal as a champion of justice in his stead.

Upon hearing these words, Kiritsugu seemed to relax and died quietly.

Ultimately, it was because he knew his adopted son wouldn't follow in his footsteps that he felt at ease.

It was through her adopted son that she rediscovered her original aspirations and found redemption.

Or perhaps it was because his adopted son acknowledged the things he had done throughout his life that he was able to let go of his resentment.

Shirou Emiya was unaware of this, but later chose to follow Kiritsugu and become a righteous partner who would save the world like him.

But these were all choices made by Emiya Shirou himself. Initially, this ideal was indeed borrowed from Kiritsugu, but later his ideal surpassed that of Emiya Kiritsugu.

Just like how Kiritsugu didn't teach him the correct methods of magic training, but he still became a good magician through his own efforts.

Unlike Kiritsugu, who wanted to save the majority at the expense of the minority.

Shirou Emiya simply couldn't bear to ignore the misfortunes befalling those around him.

For this, he abandoned his lover, with whom he had pledged his life to, while studying at the Clock Tower, and also rejected the pleas of his kind and considerate junior sister who had been waiting for him in Eastwood.

He travels around the world resolving various incidents and saving countless lives.

The last time was during the most serious accident at a nuclear power plant, where the core melted down. Even without an explosion, the release of radioactive material alone would have killed everyone in the vicinity of the power plant within two days.

Everyone else chose to flee, but Shirou Emiya chose to move forward. His protective suit was burned away by the electric current, and he could only barely maintain his movements by relying on magic enhancement. Reaching the lever was already his limit, but the problem of radioactive material could not be solved.

During this time, Shirou Emiya prayed in his heart to countless mysterious beings, whether it was the Counter Force, other miracles, or gods and Buddhas, but nothing changed.

The restraining force appeared before him, but for some reason it suddenly disappeared, refusing to accept the contract he was prepared to agree to, in exchange for the lives of a hundred people.

In the end, Shirou Emiya relied on his willpower and exhausted all his life force to complete the analysis of the Mystic Eyes, use magic to solve the problem of the furnace core melting, prevent the escape of radioactive materials, and then quietly died.

This was the ending the boy experienced in his previous life, and he had no regrets.

But fate gave him a chance, allowing him to be reborn in this new world and choose a new way of life.

This world is so peaceful that there are almost no violent incidents. The police's job is just to catch perverts and thieves, so they don't need to uphold justice.

As Hikigaya Shirou, he has been reborn both physically and mentally, and is quite different from his time as Emiya Shirou.

Now he has the warmth of his parents, the understanding of Komachi, and the bonds of his friends. He still hopes to bring happiness to those around him, but he has also decided to seek his own 'true self'.

"Good morning, brother!" Komachi's cheerful voice came from above. Shirou looked up and saw that a window upstairs had been opened, and a cute girl was leaning out, smiling and waving at the boy.

"Oh! Good morning!" The boy put away his wooden sword, rested it on his shoulder, and smiled at his sister upstairs.

Chapter 06 Everyone's Playing FGO

After finishing his training and putting away his wooden sword, it was already 6:30 in the morning. Shirou washed his face and hands and then began to prepare breakfast for the day. He made rice for six people, including his and Komachi's lunch boxes.

Because their mother is very busy with work, the children of the Hikigaya family have been making their own lunchboxes since they started junior high school. They used to make them by themselves, but now they take turns with Komachi. This week it just so happens to be his turn.

Shirou was rinsing the rice when Komachi, who had finished washing up, grinned and came over, showing off her little tiger teeth.

"Make way!" Komachi jumped up, sticking her bottom out, and bumped into Shirou, pushing her brother inside.

Shirou, who had been bumped, took two steps back, glared at his sister with annoyance, and said, "You don't need to help, it's my turn to cook anyway."

"It's not about helping! Komachi wants to make breakfast with her brother. I'll wash the vegetables! I got a high score for Komachi just now!" Komachi winked at the boy and then said with a cheerful smile.

"Really? Then I'll leave the washing and chopping of vegetables to you. In that case, I'll show you my skills." Shirou readily agreed, perking up to prepare a high-quality breakfast that wouldn't let his sister's help go to waste.

"Oh! Leave it to me!" Komachi quickly washed all kinds of vegetables, put the cherry tomatoes in a bowl, and skillfully sliced ​​the cucumbers into even slices that should be very crisp.

"You're getting better and better at cooking," Shirou said, nodding approvingly.

"Hehe, it's all because my brother is a great teacher! Of course, my disciple Komachi is also a genius. She was praised by the teacher during cooking class," Komachi said with a proud smile.

Komachi is indeed very talented in cooking; a year ago, he was the one teaching her. Now, Komachi has caught up with him in many dishes. The reason he's better at cooking now is simply because he has the rich experience he accumulated from traveling the world in his previous life.

With the siblings working together, breakfast and bento boxes were successfully prepared, taking into account both protein and vitamins, and a good combination of meat and vegetables.

"Tasting it, Komachi's here to help too!" Komachi said, reaching into Shirou's bento box and grabbing a sausage-shaped octopus, stuffing it into her mouth and revealing a thieving cat smile.

"Good morning~! Komachi, Shirou." At that moment, his parents yawned and came out of their room.

Good morning, Mom! Good morning, Dad!

After the two adults finished washing up, they went to the dining table and sat down. Breakfast was already laid out on the table.

"Here you go." Shirou handed the bowl of rice to his parents.

"Thank you, Shirou. The soup last night was delicious. I've been making you your own bento boxes every day, and you've even prepared breakfast for us. It's really kind of you. We could have just eaten out for breakfast." Hachiman's mother said, looking at her mature-beyond-the-years son.

"It's nothing. There's basically no difference between making enough for two or four people. No matter how rushed you are, breakfast always tastes better when you eat it at home," Shirou replied matter-of-factly.

Komachi smiled and chimed in, "Yes, Mom, you must be tired from work. Leave this little thing to us. These are the only good things your brother has left. Also, Komachi made the cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, so remember to eat plenty!"

"Yes, thank you, Komachi," Hachiman's mother replied happily.

As expected of Komachi, while trying to please her mother, she also makes sure to show off her own abilities. This is probably the key reason why Shirou is always busy, but his allowance is only half that of his sister.

Hikigaya's mother looked at her son with some concern and said, "Shirou, although you have your strengths and have helped me a lot with housework, as a boy, it's better to have your own interests and go out and play with your friends more often."

Komachi chimed in with her own complaints, "Komachi is worried too. My brother has no hobbies, and his life is as routine as a stubborn old man's. If there aren't any girls around to keep an eye on him, I feel like he'll turn gray very quickly. He has such a good face, and he's smart and skilled too, it's such a waste."

"I already agreed to play FGO with you," Shirou retorted, annoyed. "Besides, I do have some friends at school, and I'm even the captain of the archery club. Why do you guys see me as so worthless? Isn't that prejudice?"

“If you don’t show your strengths, no one will know. Komachi knows your inner strengths so well because she has lived with her brother for more than ten years.”

"Is that so?" Shirou didn't quite understand.

"Seriously! And it's precisely because my brother is so outstanding but doesn't have a girlfriend that I'm so anxious! If only my brother were picked up from the park, I'd snag him right now!" Komachi said, pretending to clench her hands tightly.

"Yes, Shirou is a worry as a son, but if he were to become our son-in-law, our family would feel so much happier," Mom said, agreeing wholeheartedly. She wondered why such a wonderful person had to be born from her womb. Who did he take after?

"Wait! Daddy, I won't agree! Even if Shirou is the most ideal candidate, Daddy will never approve!" Upon hearing his beloved daughter's words, Hachiman's father slammed his fist on the table and shouted excitedly. As a seasoned daughter-lover, he wouldn't back down even slightly, even from his own son.

"Wait! Why do we have to bring up the topic of 'it's okay if I'm not their biological daughter'?" Shirou retorted. Besides, if she weren't their biological daughter, you wouldn't even need to tell me; Komachi would have been married to me the day she turned sixteen!

"That's why my brother can never really make a breakthrough with the older girls at school," Komachi said sarcastically.

Taking the opportunity to show off in front of his daughter, Hikigaya's father said, "Haha, Komachi, forget about that old-fashioned and stubborn Shirou. Let Daddy play games with you. I've already downloaded that Fate thing, I think."

"No! Dad is an adult now. He just needs to work hard to support the family." Komachi refused with a smile.

As expected of Komachi, who is second in rank in the family, she doesn't hold back at all when she speaks. Yes, as the head of the Hikigaya family, her only value is being called to the store on her days off to pay for her daughter's meals.

For some reason, Shirou suddenly felt a sense of shared sorrow, like the rabbit mourning the death of a fox, or the pangs of sympathy for its own kind.

Thinking about it from this perspective, I'm suddenly curious about what kind of Servant Hachiman's father will get in his first draw? Will it be a muscular man shouting, "I'm asking you, are you the oppressor?" or a knight who is disliked by his daughter?

After having breakfast, the family members went their separate ways, some to school and some to work.

After parting ways with his family, Shirou Hikigaya walked alone to school. Although the distance to school was a bit far, he decided to walk, thinking it would be good exercise.

The pedestrians around were all playing on their phones, tapping away every now and then. Yes, they were all playing Fate/Grand Order, the mobile game that suddenly appeared a year ago and quickly became a huge hit. It still captivates many people, even elementary school children.

Countless people are playing this game on the road, on buses, and in the subway.

Office workers play games on their way to work, and once at the office, they make the most of every spare moment, never having a moment to rest. Their expressions are like those of warriors, as if they are fighting desperately for some kind of belief.

At this moment, every pedestrian on the roadside was on their phone, making Shirou, carrying his schoolbag and walking straight ahead, an anomaly.

But he didn't quite understand the fun of this game that everyone was so enthusiastic about, even though he could draw Saber...

When Shirou arrived at the school's archery club, he found the door locked.

"Honestly, these guys are so lazy," Shirou complained helplessly.

It seems that because of what Ms. Hiratsuka instructed yesterday, the other members simply stopped coming to practice in the morning.

This international high school is a key school focused on college entrance exams. Most students join clubs and organizations only for attendance and credits. Although the archery club here is considered prestigious in Tokyo, its strength is only in individual matches. Every year, the school specially recruits a group of students with athletic talents to win glory for the school.

Shirou has been the reigning national archery champion since his first year of junior high school. Now, on the condition that he becomes the captain of the school's archery club, he is admitted to this school as a special student. He is exempt from all tuition fees, receives a lunch allowance, and has a monthly scholarship. If he wins a competition, he will receive an extra reward.

Besides being a hobby, the archery club also serves as a job. In fact, in addition to the archery club, he has joined another club, which is more like his home turf. However, with the competition approaching, he takes time to practice there every day.

With his skill, he is virtually invincible unless he encounters a once-in-a-century inheritor of ancient martial arts or a member of a mysterious organization.

Shirou rummaged through his backpack and found the key. Although he was alone, a promise is a promise. Without talent, he had no choice but to practice day after day if he wanted to achieve something.

Moreover, Mashu should be coming over in a little while.

Chapter 07 The Reasons for Playing FGO

Shirou took out his key, opened the door, changed into his archery uniform, and practiced alone for a while. Feeling somewhat listless, he sat cross-legged inside the archery club. Bored, he tapped his phone screen, wondering what was so good about this game, even though he could draw Saber.

On the left side of the screen appeared a light pink-haired girl wearing a purple bodysuit and holding a large shield. She looked strangely familiar, even though the girl in the picture was a two-dimensional character and wasn't wearing glasses yet.

But he felt such a sense of familiarity, as if he had just met her yesterday. How could she resemble a certain junior classmate so much? Especially that aura, and...

Seeing the cute little figure that can talk and move inside, I couldn't resist touching the girl's face with my finger, but my hand slipped and landed on a ball of cotton candy, even though I only touched the smooth screen.

"You're the worst, senpai!" Mashu had been standing behind Shirou for some time now, witnessing this scene. She was both ashamed and angry, her cheeks flushed red.

"Mash, this is really a misunderstanding. Besides, most healthy high school boys have this kind of impulse, right?" Shirou casually turned off his phone screen and explained.

"As expected, you're the worst, senior!" Mashu said, turning her head away in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Please say that again so I can hear it again." Shirou raised his finger in a pleading gesture, finding the girl's cute voice somewhat addictive in his reproach.

“Senior…” Mashu looked at the boy with embarrassment and annoyance. Although this senior usually seemed like a kind and serious person, he was somewhat malicious towards those he knew well, though not exactly annoying.

Mashu shook her head and said seriously, "Enough! Let's stop joking! Otherwise I'll really get angry! Now I have something important to say."

"Serious business?" Shirou looked at his junior, who had suddenly become very serious, with a puzzled expression.

Mashu took a deep breath and looked at the boy very seriously, saying, "Now that you've accepted this game, I should tell you the truth. Remember how many times I've told you about inviting you to become a partner of justice?"

"Hmm." Shirou nodded, recalling the scene when the pink-haired girl came up to him and started talking to him during the off-campus sports competition. Three months ago, she suddenly transferred to this school and joined the archery club. The girl was clearly not good at lying, but she was very persistent about this one thing.

"Everything I said is true," Mashu said earnestly, tapping on her phone to play the video.

"What exactly is going on?" Shirou looked at the video, his expression changing.

The monsters shown above are clearly from a game, yet the scenes are incredibly realistic, some in city streets and others in abandoned buildings.

The video shows a pink-haired girl wielding a shield larger than herself, smashing it against a monster or blocking its impact. The girl battles different monsters until the monsters are defeated and disappear into black smoke.

Mashu began to explain the situation to her senior, revealing that these monsters, like her, came from another world.

After saving humanity at Chaldea, Mash and Gudako stood together on a snowy mountain, gazing at the azure sky. On the night that Da Vinci made contact with the Mage's Association, another inexplicable change occurred in the world.

Communication with the outside world was severed once again, and the spirit origins of the heroic spirits residing in Chaldea became unstable. Some of their combat abilities were being lost, and some even disappeared altogether. Strangely, Fou seemed to have regained advanced intelligence and settled down.

Various problems have also occurred in Chaldea's facilities related to magic.

Through observations by the near-future observation lens, Sheba, the world depicted by the simulated Earth environment model, Chaldea, is undergoing tremendous changes. Things related to magic in the outside world are gradually disappearing, Earth's magic is on the verge of depletion, and magic will be on the verge of extinction in the near future, becoming dust of history.

The Spirit Particle Calculation Device Trismegistes has become unstable, making spirit particle transfer difficult.

The connection between the Heroic Spirit Summoning System - Fate and the Hall of Heroes has become weaker, making it difficult to increase combat power before a new summoning mechanism is established.