Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"!"

He suddenly looked down at his left arm, and starting from his left hand, sharp iron pieces pierced through his skin, protruding like bamboo shoots growing wildly.

"What……!?"

That was undoubtedly a sword.

The sword that "grew" from the body of the King of Heroes.

Archer's body was forcibly transformed into a sword under some kind of will—

This is "forging"...

Gilgamesh's eyes widened in fury: They actually used my noble body as the base material for forging the holy sword?!

"Well……!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Archer drew his sword and severed his left arm, which had already developed bone spurs up to the elbow.

He realized that if he didn't cut off his arm to survive, he would soon be completely consumed by it.

The king's left arm, which had been slashed away, changed shape in mid-air, eventually transforming into a golden holy sword that was plunged into the ground.

At the same time, more holy swords appeared amidst the sea of ​​flowers.

Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of swords—

The beautiful scenery of the Starry Sea was transformed in an instant into a tomb with the Holy Sword as its tombstone, and the gentle atmosphere of the past was completely gone.

Shirou explained, "This is my 'Unlimited Blade Works'."

Forcibly forging all enemies who step into this place into holy swords... How about that? A world that's both boring and shameless.

One of the materials needed to forge the Star Sword is the life of a fairy in Paradise.

This is the ultimate technique that Shirou developed to save Morgan's life.

"Archer, if you don't want to be forged into a holy sword and remain in this world forever..."

"Take out the sword from the deepest part of your treasure vault."

Shirou pointed his holy sword directly at the King of Gold: "I thoughtfully left your right hand."

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Volume 1, Chapter 97: This is the confidence that Melyuchina and Baggezi gave me!

"Such a desire to see half of my body is commendable, but before that—"

"Sing your praises to the death, you counterfeiters!"

With a loud shout, the Hero King unleashed a thousand cannons from behind.

The golden radiance even overshadowed the scenery of the Starry Sea, and countless Noble Phantasms shot out from the "Gate of Babylon".

The deadly rainstorm, piercing through the walls of the atmosphere, was like a broom star falling to earth.

The primordial treasure, accompanied by destructive light, was utterly unbearable for ordinary heroic spirits, leaving them no choice but to be ravaged.

But Shirou chose to confront the barrage of death head-on.

His amber eyes shone brightly as the red-haired boy raised an arm.

In the next instant, the Infinity Sword stored in Shirou's mental world (the Sea of ​​Stars) shot into the sky with an aura no less powerful than that of the "Gate of Babylon," meeting the onslaught of golden Noble Phantasms that crashed down.

Shirou's "Unlimited Blade Works" has two abilities.

Firstly, it is "forging".

An unconditional instant death judgment is applied to enemies who step into the "domain".

Although it appears to be a beautiful inner sea of ​​a star, it is in essence a scorching furnace for forging planetary defense weapons.

Any enemy who enters Shirou's "Unlimited Blade Works" will be subjected to several rounds of instant-death attacks.

A check is performed based on the enemy's "Magic" and "Luck" stats; the loser is forged into a replica of the Holy Sword.

In a sense, Shirou's "Unlimited Blade Works" can be considered the nemesis of Iskandar's "Army of Kings"—

The moment the 30,000-strong army was pulled into the inner sea of ​​the star, more than 90% of the soldiers were instantly refined into pseudo-holy swords that Shirou could control at will.

The second ability of "Unlimited Blade Works" is the "storage" function inherent in the mental world itself.

The collection here includes not only a large number of forgeries of the Star Sword, but also all the "swords" that Shirou has seen, interpreted, and projected so far.

The moment "Unlimited Blade Works" is activated, Shirou skips the projection process and directly invokes the sword stored in his soul.

The quantity is comparable to that of "The King's Treasure"—a source of human wisdom—and is "countless".

“————————!!!”

The collision of Noble Phantasms created a scorching and dazzling light and a massive torrent of magical power.

The earth and sky are cracking, and the world itself seems to be in a precarious state.

Shirou and Gilgamesh stood still as over three thousand Noble Phantasms clashed, exploded, and destroyed above them.

Neither side showed any intention of stopping.

Thirty seconds had passed since the activation of the "Dead Count Shapeshifter," but Shirou did not show any signs of anxiety on his face.

He was confident that in his own "world," he would not lose to anyone in a firepower contest.

Since Gilgamesh is unwilling to draw the sword, let's just send him back to the Throne of Heroes with a saturation attack from his Noble Phantasm!

"........."

Gilgamesh also sensed that something was wrong.

He saw the sword he had just shattered attacking again.

The Hero King squinted and looked around. The ground was already covered with more than a thousand swords.

Among them were several treasures that Archer recognized. But seeing the swords stuck in the ground disappearing one by one from the edges, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

The King of Heroes realized that the sword Shirou possessed was not infinite in a metaphorical sense.

As long as he continues to fight within this mental landscape, Shirou's reserves will never decrease.

Realizing he couldn't rely on Shirou running out of ammunition, Archer suddenly changed his offensive.

Ripples spread across the void behind him, revealing two fantastical weapons with an extraordinary presence.

Gilgamesh only has one right arm left, but that does not prevent him from wielding such a massive mythical artifact.

The power that the king possessed was never brute force, nor was it the strength to wield a weapon.

"Go forth! Twin swords of war! Tear apart the bastard and his unrealistic fantasies!"

Gilgamesh raised an arm and channeled his magic into one spot.

Then, for the first time, he stopped throwing things randomly and instead revealed the true name of the treasure.

"—Opening up a verdant horizon across a thousand mountains (Ig-Alima)!"

"—The dawn horizon that burns across the seas (Sul-sagana)!"

The Hero King wielded the legendary twin swords of Zababa, the God of War of Arad—the Mountain-Slaying Sword and the Sea-Slaying Sword.

The Mountain-Slaying Sword, which embodies the concept of "Horizon," can easily cleave through thousands of mountains.

The Sea-Slaying Sword, which embodies the concept of "horizontal lines," can even burn and purify the vast ocean.

Even the two mythical Mythical Armor Blades, which seemed like an underutilization of their power to cleave mountains and burn seas, sliced ​​through the atmosphere and devoured all the sword-made magic bullets thrown by Shirou.

Faced with the approaching divine weaponry, Shirou remained calm and composed, launching a counterattack.

"..."

Archer frowned.

What appeared in the boy's hand was the holy sword he had forged not long ago—perhaps it could be called "the Holy Sword Gilgamesh".

The counterfeit holy swords forged in "Unlimited Blade Works" differ from the mass-produced products of "Lake of Holy Swords" and possess considerable individuality.

Depending on the raw materials, they can exhibit completely different properties, for example—

It was forged from the right arm of the King of Heroes, and even contains a portion of the spirit origin of the strongest Heroic Spirit.

Amid Gilgamesh's astonished expression, Shirou growled, unleashing the true name of the counterfeit holy sword.

"—Go! Gilgamesh!!"

The golden holy sword that Shirou swung with all his might shone with an even more dazzling golden light, and then the blade transformed into countless chains—

At the end of those chains was a wedge strong enough to nail heaven and earth together.

The moment the prologue clashed with the God of War's twin swords, the Mountain-Slaying Sword and the Sea-Slaying Sword, which were divinely crafted weapons, began to disintegrate.

This is a natural outcome.

After all, the "Holy Sword Gilgamesh" is a weapon with the concept of the left arm of a hero king, and no weapon hidden in the Gate of Babylon can defeat it.

Regardless of mystery or Noble Phantasm level, they will annihilate each other at the moment of collision, just like atoms encountering antimatter.

The Wedge of Heaven shattered the Twin Swords of the God of War and charged straight toward Archer.

But the King of Heroes had anticipated this, and with a light leap, he opened the treasure vault beneath his feet.

What is revealed is a golden ship with emerald wings, named Vimana, a king's chariot that soars through the sky at near-light speed.

Archer, seated on the throne in the sky, knelt and rode his boat off the ground, soaring into the heavens.

In an instant, the golden light burned down the place where Shirou stood, along with the sea of ​​flowers.

This was a terrifying magical bombardment; even if a hero king were to take it without any precautions, he would not be unharmed.

However, Shirou blocked the cannon fire with a pair of projected swords.

The sword is a fake holy sword, wrapped around Shirou's arms and made of the strongest and most durable material on the planet (Albion's outer skin).

Its name is——

"Connect, to the uncharted, pristine lake! Innocence Aroundight!!!"

Next, Shirou even used the Fairy Sword's properties to fly into the sky.

The magical power erupting from the sword unfolded behind Shirou like the wings of a dragon, creating an anti-gravity field that propelled him toward the golden King's Ark.

Shirou is also capable of high-speed flight, something Archer had not anticipated.

He immediately unleashed "Gate of Babylon," using ripple-like waves to surround the red-haired boy who was chasing after him, and poured out thousands of weapons from all directions, forming a deadly rainstorm.

"snort……!"

An alarm blared in Shirou's mind.

Given the projectile speed of the Noble Phantasm combined with Shirou's current flight speed, this sudden attack should have been unavoidable.

But the boy's body reacted instantly, thanks to his solid experience and skill.

Almost unconsciously—without even thinking—Shirou subtly released magical power from his joints, such as his shoulders, elbows, and knees, to adjust his posture, and skillfully spun in mid-air to deflect the Noble Phantasm projectiles coming from all directions.

This is a battle intuition that transcends human capabilities; it is the dragon-like intuition that Shirou gained after reading the memories of "Fairy Sword Arondet".

"Ha! Well done, fake!"

The archers, who had intended to inflict damage with this move, were surprised by the unexpected response, but surprisingly offered their praise.

For Archer, this was a battle, yet not a battle.

He has not obtained a physical body in the mortal world, knows that the Holy Grail is an extremely evil cauldron, and is currently confronting humans who are worthy of his all-out battle.

Therefore, Archer had already put the matter behind him at this moment.

Whether we win or lose, whether we indulge in extravagance or not, this is just a rare moment of revelry in life.

Shirou, transformed into a Grand Dragon, pursued relentlessly, while the golden celestial ship sailed leisurely through the air.

Both sides broke through the clouds above the inner sea of ​​stars and soared beneath the stars.

During this time, the barrage of weapon attacks surrounding Shirou and the King of Heroes never stopped.

The explosion of the Noble Phantasm even illuminated a giant planet (the moon) in the distance.

Faced with the dragon fairy advancing at an alarming speed, even the King of Heroes couldn't help but stare in astonishment, and then burst into laughter at the sheer absurdity.