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However, they made no attempt to conceal their magical abilities, leaving obvious traces along the way, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally leading Shirou and the others to catch up.

"It's like they're trying to lure us in," Hiratsuka Shizuka said unhappily.

"It's alright! Even if there are traps, my Mystic Eyes can detect them." Shirou said, running forward and activating his Mystic Eyes.

"Wait! Wait! Why! I wasn't paying attention and you guys ran back here again! If Chaldea hadn't been monitoring this alternate dimension, you would have gone in again." Da Vinci complained, projecting a 3D image.

"Da Vinci, there's nothing I can do! My student has been kidnapped by a Servant who escaped here. Please help!" Hiratsuka Shizuka said.

“Servant! Did you sense any magical activity near Mount Lu just now?” Da Vinci asked, turning to the staff around him.

“There was indeed a magical fluctuation just now, but it was very weak,” the Chaldea employee replied.

"Could it be Assassin? But it seems you won't listen to anything I say, I know! Chaldea will do everything in its power to assist you. Now mobilize all forces for the search!" Da Vinci agreed.

"Thank you! Please help me!" Shirou said to all the members in the 3D image.

Now that Kasumigaoka Utaha has been captured, even knowing there's a conspiracy ahead, they have no choice but to give chase.

In the darkness, a figure emerging from black mist carried Kasumigaoka Utaha across the forest, suddenly quickening its pace and leaping onto the mountain peak, stepping over the loose rocks.

When they reached the edge of a cliff, the shadowy figure grabbed Kasumigaoka Utaha and jumped off, entering another dimension and diving into its inner world.

"Hmph! It's you again, you rat! Besides the third party on the boy's side?" In the small world, the Black Mud Heroic Spirit Li Shuwen sensed the Servant's magical power and immediately chased after him.

Sensing danger, the shadowy figure placed Kasumigaoka Utaha underground not far from the entrance to the small world in the alternate dimension, then disappeared into the darkness once more.

“An ordinary person…” Li Shuwen, who rushed over, frowned as he looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had fainted on the ground.

A few minutes later, Shirou and Hiratsuka Shizuka followed the remnants of magic and arrived at the mountain they had visited that morning, at Dragon Head Cliff.

"Shirou! Li Shuwen is really strong, so I won't tell you that I'll handle him alone. But your injuries haven't healed yet, so stay by my side and assist me. Our priority is to rescue Kasumigaoka, understand?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said seriously.

"I understand, teacher." Shirou had no better option but to agree.

The two jumped into the alternate dimension. This time, no one stopped them, and they easily walked through the door that had been smashed open by the giant dragon.

Beyond the portal, a verdant landscape unfolded before their eyes, revealing a completely different world. The surrounding environment resembled a valley, filled with towering green trees that stood majestically between the earth and the blue sky and white clouds. Streams and springs flowed through the area, and peach blossoms bloomed everywhere, creating a scene reminiscent of a fairyland.

A series of clanging and banging sounds came from all around. Ancient soldiers in armor, carrying spears and drawing their bows, approached from all directions. Each ancient soldier was strong and capable, possessing considerable strength.

Shirou used his Mystic Eyes to observe the bodies of these soldiers. They were in a state between spirit and flesh, seemingly made from a mixture of yellow earth and black mud. The spirits that drove these soldiers were the dead who had died here over thousands of years and were summoned by the Holy Grail.

Thousands of soldiers made of black mud, each one fearless, surrounded the boy and Hiratsuka Shizuka.

They had expected a fierce battle, but then the leader on the other side raised his hand to signal, and all the soldiers laid down their weapons.

"Is that the challenger, Emiya Shirou?" The leader on the other side stepped forward.

Shirou looked over and saw a Han Chinese man dressed as a general walk up. He was wearing a helmet, had a beard, and had bright, piercing eyes. He carried a white-shafted pear blossom spear in his rough, powerful hands. He was a strong man in his thirties, and unlike the other soldiers, he was a true Servant.

"Shirou, be careful! This is a Servant!" Da Vinci warned.

“These hands, these eyes, you must be Archer, right?” Shirou asked.

"Haha, it seems it's you! The sharp-eyed young man that Instructor Li mentioned, come with me!" The general-dressed man laughed as he was exposed. The gun in his hand was actually a product of this world. Although he had used guns as weapons in battle during his lifetime, they weren't particularly powerful.

"What exactly happened?" Shirou asked the servant dressed as a general, looking at him with surprise.

"You want to see Instructor Li Shuwen, right? Come with me. If you pass the trials here, you can also go to the top of the tower to see him." The man dressed as a general finished speaking and walked forward.

The soldiers in front retreated in an orderly fashion, instantly clearing a long, straight path leading to the center of the valley.

"Why are you being so mysterious?" Hiratsuka Shizuka complained.

“But it seems they don’t intend to fight us, which is just as good,” Shirou said.

“That’s right. In this kind of situation, being surrounded would make escape nearly impossible. It’s a relief that we don’t have to lift a finger. It seems I need to prepare a device to deal with this kind of situation in the future,” Leonardo da Vinci said.

Following the general's follower, they walked forward and arrived at the middle of the valley in the small world. Before them stood a huge, ancient-style redwood building. This building was nearly thirty meters high, covering an area of ​​more than 300 square meters. It had three outer floors and four inner floors, with red walls and vermilion tiles, and corridors on all four sides. Each floor had upturned eaves, and the roof ridges were carved with beasts. It was an ancient and solemn building.

"It's really spectacular."

"Wait, isn't this Xunyang Tower? Why are we here?"

"Well, since there are no architects here, we just used a building that looked nice nearby. Speaking of which, my brother Song even wrote a poem here. But it doesn't matter," the general's follower said, shrugging.

"Please come upstairs. I'll take you here. Instructor Li is on the top floor. If you want to see him, you must first defeat the opponents on the first three floors. Only by defeating the opponents on the first floor can you be qualified to go up to the second floor, and so on. Once you reach the top floor, you can meet Instructor Li. The one who wins in the end will possess the Holy Grail."

"It's here! A classic shonen manga plot! The Zodiac! I'll take care of this, you guys go up first!" Hiratsuka Shizuka shouted excitedly!

"Jing-chan, don't use such old jokes at a time like this. A lot of people won't understand them. At this point, you should at least say something like the strategy team has to climb a hundred floors of the tower, otherwise they won't be able to wake up and leave this world," Da Vinci advised.

"By the way, the little girl you're looking for is up there too. Instructor Li didn't mean to harm her, so don't worry. Even if you're killed, the girl will be sent back outside."

"Da Vinci-chan! Look! As expected, that Kasumigaoka guy is Athena! Although I haven't learned that technique to make the waterfall flow backward yet, Teacher is coming to save you right away!" Hiratsuka Shizuka clenched her fist and said with great enthusiasm. Although the Iron Fist Teacher is usually a bit unreliable, when it comes to her students, she is invincible in that moment!

At this moment, Martha inside the body said something to the host in her mind.

"Huh? Is that even possible? The secret technique of the Divine Fist, Moses splitting the sea with one punch!" Hiratsuka Shizuka exclaimed in shock!

"What has happened over the past thousand years? Modern people keep saying things that I can understand but can't comprehend, even though I've already gained knowledge of this world," the general's follower asked in bewilderment.

"It's okay, I don't really understand it either," Shirou said, comforting him.

"Hey, so as a Servant, your only responsibility is to bring us here?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked, puzzled.

"I wouldn't mind sparring with you, but Coach Li has forbidden me from using any of my tricks on the stage. He said they would only waste your fighting power and prevent you from growing, so I have to give up."

"He even said my Noble Phantasm is just throwing pebbles, so don't summon me in the first place! What does he take the Liangshan heroes who made their name on the battlefield for?! If I could beat him in a duel... I would have snatched the Holy Grail long ago." The general complained.

"I always feel like you and King David can get along well..." Leonardo da Vinci of Chaldea remarked.

"Anyway, thank you for leading the way, we'll head up now." Shirou didn't want to linger and said goodbye to the resentful Archer.

"Let's go, let's go." The general waved his hand impatiently.

"Thank you, Mr. Mu! Goodbye!" Hiratsuka Shizuka waved and walked inside.

“Mr. Mu, who is this? My name is Zhang Qing! Zhang Qing the Featherless Arrow! Don’t get it wrong!” the general’s follower corrected him, clearly annoyed.

Unfortunately, by then, Hiratsuka Shizuka had already gone inside.

The group arrived at the first floor and saw hundreds of soldiers sitting inside, each with a longbow in their hand or beside them. Archery ranges were set up all around, with a row of archers standing and taking turns practicing, drawing their bows and shooting arrows at targets placed in the corners of the walls.

Directly ahead, a wide mahogany staircase leads upstairs, but a man dressed as an officer stands there, blocking the way.

At this moment, the officer standing there also saw Shirou and the others, and walked straight up to them, saying:

"You've arrived. You're the young challenger, right? I'm your opponent in this round, the archer captain with the best archery skills in this building."

"Alright! How do you want to fight! I'll be your opponent! Shirou! This place is mine, you go up first!" Hiratsuka Shizuka clenched her fist and stood in front of the boy, saying.

The officer extended his palm in refusal, saying, "No, I only want to compete in archery. Besides, Instructor Li said that this building only accepts challenges from young people. You can stand aside and watch, but you cannot participate. Otherwise, we will consider you a nuisance to the competition and remove you."

"What!" Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was excluded, took two steps back in shock.

“Shirou, he’s not a Servant, he’s closer to a phantom spirit, but his spirit origin stats seem to lean towards Archer,” Da Vinci said.

“I understand. So how do we compete?” Shirou stepped forward and asked.

"I'll only shoot this!" the archer captain said, beckoning a black-clad soldier who walked to the target a few dozen meters away from the archery range. He stood there with a wild peach he had picked from the valley on his head.

Wild peaches, naturally growing only slightly larger than lychees, can be easily held in the palm of your hand. If placed on your head, they will sink in further, making them several times more difficult to hit than a bullseye. A slight miscalculation could result in a peach hitting someone's head.

The archer captain skillfully drew his bow. He was an archer captain under Zhou Yu, who had witnessed Zhao Yun shoot down a ship's sail with a single arrow. During the Battle of Red Cliffs, he was promoted to captain in command of a thousand men, and later died on the battlefield. This was a humanoid creature created from black mud, a product somewhere between a phantom spirit and a soul. Now, it appeared here with the power of the Holy Grail.

An arrow was shot out, piercing through a wild peach, and continued flying, embedding itself in the target behind.

"Excellent!!!" The surrounding soldiers immediately cheered and applauded.

"You send one of your men to shoot peaches. If you shoot more accurately than me, I'll consider you the winner." The archer captain took out a wild peach and threw it to Shirou.

"Oh." Shirou reached out and took Momoko, then turned to look at the woman standing there dumbfounded. He had no one else to choose from.

"Eh? Me?" Hiratsuka Shizuka felt the boy's gaze falter for a moment as he pointed at her. She was a high school teacher, and she had even gained the Saintess's approval. Yet here she was, unable to become a Saint Seiya, and now she was to be a target to be shot at?

Chapter 129 If I hit the target, I'll get married.

"Can you trust me, teacher? I promise I won't hurt you," Shirou said gently to Hiratsuka.

"What's with this tone of yours, like you're trying to deceive a young girl?" Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Shirou warily and complained.

"I just want to put your mind at ease, and this isn't deceiving you. You should know my strength, right, teacher? Besides, you're in a very strong state right now. Just stay there and don't move. Leave everything to me." Shirou explained, continuing in a gentle voice.

"So what if I'm tough? What did being tough do to you? What's wrong with a woman being stronger than a man?!" Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to have been hit where it hurt and roared loudly.

"Tch, women are such a hassle!" The archer captain frowned when he saw Hiratsuka Shizuka, then looked at Shirou and said, "Young man, how about I lend you a subordinate? But if you wound the enemy, you'll have to pay with your life."

“Alright, I don’t think we’ll lose…” Shirou was about to agree.

"No need!!! I'll do it!" Hiratsuka Shizuka felt slighted and reluctantly agreed.

"Is that okay? I understand, teacher. Just remember not to move around too much, and close your eyes," Shirou asked. Although he wouldn't miss, he couldn't guarantee that the opponent wouldn't dodge.

"Leave it to me! We can't let these guys look down on us! I'll stay still! Shirou! Just go for it! But make sure you shoot accurately! Otherwise, you'll be held responsible!" Hiratsuka Shizuka warned.

"Okay! Don't worry, teacher... Hmm?... Eh?" Shirou nodded in agreement, but something still felt off.

"Alright! I'm going!" Hiratsuka Shizuka took Nomoko from Shirou's hand, no longer looking at the boy, taking it as his agreement, and strode towards the other side of the arena.

The archer captain laughed and said, "Oh, looking at you, you really are as fierce as the female guards with knives under the command of our Wu Kingdom's princess. Even Liu Bei was too scared to come near you back then."

"Why didn't you just say I'm a princess!" Hiratsuka Shizuka said unhappily, a surge of anger rising in her heart. Without further hesitation, she walked to the target on the other side, stood still, and placed the peach on her head.

The archer captain looked at Shirou and said, "Ready? Let's begin. If it's a tie, we'll start again. Whoever makes the first mistake loses."

"Hmm, no need. This time, we'll settle this once and for all," Shirou said confidently, projecting his black longbow. His voice was calm and composed.

The archer captain asked with amusement, "Oh? Tell me, now that I've hit the target once, how do you plan to defeat me?"

"Bring me a black cloth! I'll shoot blindfolded!" Shirou said.

The archer captain laughed loudly, "Hahaha, good! Instructor Li only summoned us out because of his habit of instructing his disciples. We train every day, with the strong winning and the weak losing. I am the best archer among the thousand archers here, so I became a captain. But shooting blindfolded at a target is fine, but shooting at people is something I think is impossible."

If you can hit the target like this, then I'll admit you're a peerless archer, one in a million. Perhaps only General Taishi Ci in our Wu Kingdom can rival you. Guards! Blindfold this young hero!

"Wait... Shirou! What are you trying to do?!" Hiratsuka Shizuka exclaimed in surprise when she saw the boy with his eyes covered.

"Teacher, you can trust me, right? Just close your eyes, it won't hurt, it'll be over soon," Shirou said with a light laugh as the soldier blindfolded him.

"So why are you talking to me like that, trying to deceive a little girl?!" Hiratsuka Shizuka shouted, but despite her words, she still trusted the boy completely and didn't move an inch.

Shirou was now tightly wrapped in several layers of long black cloth by the soldiers. With his eyes closed, he felt that the outside world was completely dark, and not a single ray of light could penetrate.

"I always feel a bit excited about Shirou-senpai like this," Gudako said, exhaling hot breath from her nose.

"If your hair turned white, wouldn't you be NieR: Shirou Futako now?" Da Vinci retorted.

"Shut up!" Shirou said, calming himself down and focusing all his energy on the next arrow he was about to fire. He memorized the space where Hiratsuka Shizuka was and the location of Nomomo.

At this point, what matters is no longer what you see, but maintaining the right mindset for archery.

"Teacher, are you ready? Close your eyes and silently count from 1 to 10, and it will all be over," Shirou said calmly.

"Ahhh! Never mind, come on! If I get hurt or disfigured this time, you'll have to spend your whole life making it up to me!" Hiratsuka Shizuka closed her eyes resignedly and shouted.

"Don't worry, I swear I won't let anything happen to you," Shirou said.

With a peach atop her head, Hiratsuka Shizuka closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and muttered with astonishing force, 'If I get hurt, then we'll get married! If I get hurt, then we'll get married! If I get hurt! Then we'll get married!'

Fortunately, Shirou was blindfolded at the moment. If he had seen Hiratsuka Shizuka like this, even if he could have shot accurately, he might have been so frightened that his hand would have shaken and he might have made a mistake.

The boy drew back his longbow, and the sound of the strings rang out.

Not one arrow, but three: the first arrow pierced the peach, the second arrow struck the peach floating in the air and lifted it upwards, and the third arrow fell from the sky and hit the rising peach...

The archer captain and the archers practicing around him all witnessed this scene and showed expressions of shock.

"Hahaha! How wonderful! I never thought that a thousand years later, we could still see such amazing skills and such divine archers! We have lost, you may pass through this path."

"I am not the best archer here, but that general is more skilled at throwing stones, so Master Li has assigned me to this task. I am truly honored. Young man, the tower upstairs will be difficult to climb. I wish you repeated victories and invincibility."

The archer captain and soldiers all showed expressions of satisfaction and laughed heartily. Because of this competition, they had lost their purpose after the boy passed the trial, and they turned back into black soil and were absorbed into the building.

"Huh? It's over?" Hiratsuka Shizuka opened her eyes at this moment, looking around in confusion. Finally, she turned her head and found that Momo had three arrows on her, which hit the bullseye of the target behind her.

"Where are the soldiers?" Hiratsuka Shizuka turned her head left and right. The hundreds of archers who had been practicing were gone, and the entire building was now empty.

“It’s gone. Let’s go upstairs.” Shirou said, walking upstairs without lingering.

“Oh, okay,” Hiratsuka Shizuka replied, and then walked up the mahogany staircase.

I had only gone halfway up the stairs, and hadn't even reached the second floor, when I heard a loud, booming snoring sound, rising and falling, as if it were about to break through the wooden walls and floorboards and spread the sound throughout the world.

Looking up to the second floor, I saw a dark black bear lying in front of the stairs leading to the third floor—no, it should be described as a large man as big as a black bear.