Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

He neither annihilates nor oppresses, but defeats all enemies who stand in his way—this is the form of victory he demonstrates.

What right does a mere Master have to point fingers at his path of kingship?

"Understood, Rider. Win using your method."

Weber sighed as if he had come to terms with it, and said this.

Doing this is not giving up on yourself.

No one can guarantee that Rider will be in better shape next time he faces Saber.

In that case, instead of worrying about the numerical probability of victory, he staked everything on Rider's fighting spirit.

The Conqueror King has always defied logic with his irrationality. If he were to charge to the end in his own way, only his extraordinary boldness and unbridled spirit would allow him to seize the truly valuable opportunity for victory.

Weber told himself this with a straight face.

Rider grinned gruffly: "Kid, it seems you're finally starting to understand what 'domineering' really means."

At that moment, Saber also stopped and slowed down her running pace.

The red dragon's heart would certainly not get tired from this level of exercise.

She believed she was now absolutely certain.

Rider understood perfectly.

"Glory lies in the distance—it's happening now! Faraway domination and supremacy!"

The Conqueror King unleashed the true name of his Noble Phantasm, and the Divine Ox Chariot suddenly unleashed lightning power far exceeding that of the previous ones.

"—The wind!"

Saber also dispelled the "Wind King Barrier" at almost the same time.

The scorching, brilliant breath of the stars instantly tore through the darkness, illuminating the earth and mingling with the purple lightning that filled the sky.

“Oath (Ex)…”

Saber raised the golden holy sword high with both hands, compressing the magic power that had reached its limit into a slash of light.

At the same time, Rider pulled on the reins, steer the "Divine Wheel" toward the knight girl on the ground.

But at this moment——

"boom--------!!"

A loud explosion was heard not far away.

Saber's eyes widened.

She immediately realized what had happened, and even at the cost of her own body being consumed by the reverse flow of magic, she forcibly stopped the release of her Noble Phantasm and released her magic to rush towards the direction of the explosion.

"Irisviel!!!"

When she rushed to her Master's side, she found Irisviel standing unharmed in the same spot, one hand on her chest, her expression showing lingering fear.

"Are you alright, Irisviel!?"

"Hey... I'm fine, but what happened?"

Irisviel was even more unaware of the situation than Saber.

She was completely focused on the duel between Saber and Rider, channeling her magic to her knight king while praying for her victory.

However, at that moment, an explosion suddenly occurred in mid-air, ten meters away from where she was standing.

Irisviel was almost caught up in it, but thankfully she was unharmed in the end.

"What's that? Is there a new enemy?"

The silver-haired android asked nervously.

Saber frowned slightly, blew away the surrounding smoke with her sword, and walked towards the location of the explosion.

Then she saw the scattered metal fragments on the ground—

Although the shape was difficult to discern, Saber recognized at a glance that it was a fragment of an exploded sword blade.

Seeing this, Artoria smiled with satisfaction.

"...Thank you, Shirou."

……

"------hiss."

Shirou slowly exhaled and lowered the black longbow in his hand.

As soon as he stepped into the forest, he felt a strange and eerie sensation.

Irisviel had previously told Shirou about the passage to this barrier, and Shirou connected to the forest barrier, which had been mostly destroyed by Rider, to investigate further.

As expected—the outsiders who entered the forest were probably not just Rider and his Master.

Although it was still unclear who it was, Shirou had an absolute answer in his mind.

Another Assassin has arrived.

As for the purpose, it is probably to take Irisviel's life secretly by using Rider's influence.

Shirou has determined that Assassin's target is Irisviel.

The opponent possesses a "presence concealment" skill that is even stronger than that of Hassan the Hundred-Faced, and Shirou knows that he is nearby but cannot pinpoint his exact location.

Then, Shirou projected a bow and a sword.

While Saber and Rider were preparing for their final battle, Shirou was also busy on his side.

The sword was forged into an arrow and nocked onto the bowstring.

Shirou strained his focus to the limit and began to pay attention to every little movement around him.

This is one of the few special skills he can be proud of, besides martial arts and cooking.

Shirou is very good at concentrating his attention.

Because his mental capacity exceeded what an 8-year-old's body could handle, blood flowed from Shirou's nostrils, but he was completely unaware of it.

Just then, gunshots rang out from deep within the forest!

In an instant, Shirou pinpointed the source of the gunshot and released the bowstring.

"——————!"

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a divine skill.

Shirou calculated the trajectory of the bullet from the gunshot location to the target (Irisviel) in 0.1 seconds, and even calculated the lead time for the sniper shot.

Then, without hesitation, he shot an arrow.

This miraculous arrow shot precisely struck down the bullet aimed at Irisviel's heart.

"Northeast direction, 800 meters away."

After conveying the enemy's exact location to Lyselette and Hassan, Shirou collapsed into Sera's arms, utterly exhausted.

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Volume 1, Chapter 85: A Hundred Appearances: Look closely, this is the true best compatibility!

"How could this be... What kind of joke is this? It's not funny at all."

The ownerless Assassin—Kiritsugu Emiya—sweated as he watched the explosion in mid-air.

Just now, he watched as the .300 Winchester Magnum bullets fired from his WA2000 were destroyed in mid-air.

As a sniper, he knew better than anyone how difficult it was to accurately shoot down a high-speed moving object in the air.

What if the bullet that was shot down was flying at a speed of over 900 kilometers per hour?

That can't be described with terms like "precise archery"; it's simply an inhuman feat, a pipe dream.

What's more, the other party only took action after I pulled the trigger.

Kiritsugu Emiya thought he could end the life of the Einzbern homunculus with a single bullet, but he was instead assassinated by an arrow.

This gave him an indescribable sense of dread.

Amamiya Shirou.

His archery skills are not the only thing that is astonishing.

The boy realized that Kiritsugu Emiya had followed Rider into the forest that night.

He anticipated that Kiritsugu Emiya would launch an assassination the moment Saber unleashed her Noble Phantasm, completely drawing everyone's attention away.

His archery skills were undoubtedly superb, but what was even more terrifying was his grasp of the battle situation and details, as well as his unbelievable mental fortitude—

This is the second time that Kiritsugu Emiya has been stopped in this way.

If Shirou Amamiya doesn't come from another timeline and know the future's direction, then he must possess extraordinary observation and judgment abilities.

In any case, Kiritsugu Emiya's meticulously prepared assassination plan against Irisviel has failed once again.

Moreover, his current situation is extremely precarious.

It's likely that Shirou Amamiya has already informed his companions of the enemy's exact location and is heading this way.

"Tch...this is really troublesome."

Emiya Kiritsugu decisively decided to abandon tonight's mission.

He got up from his ambush position, and just then, he felt the air around him become heavy.

"!"

Kiritsugu Emiya reacted quickly, turning around abruptly, but was still stabbed in the shoulder by a flying dagger.

They've already arrived here! Just how fast are they?!

The man felt something was amiss, but the enemies that appeared next left him speechless with surprise.

The purple-haired, brown-skinned woman draped in a black robe—it was none other than Assassin, who should have been eliminated by Saber!

Is that how it is?

Kiritsugu Emiya quickly retreated, but Hassan the Hundred Faces pounced on him like a chaotic black shadow.

Unlike in the past when the Spirit Origin was equally distributed among 88 parts, Hassan the Hundred Faces now monopolizes the total magic power.

Therefore, her magic power was unprecedented.

While Kiritsugu Emiya is stronger in terms of "presence concealment," Hassan of the Hundred Faces clearly has the advantage in speed and close combat.

Kiritsugu Emiya conjured a submachine gun woven with magic in his right hand and fired at the assassin.

Hassan the Hundred Faces was fearless, and with a trajectory that defied the laws of physics, he beautifully dodged the storm of flying bullets. However, this momentary delay gave Kiritsugu Emiya time to chant his incantation.

"Time alter Triple accel (Inherent Time Control - Triple Speed)!"

The explosive acceleration allowed him to dodge the slash from Hassan the Hundred Faces. The blade tip whizzed past his eyes, and the following flying kick also failed to hit Kiritsugu Emiya's neck.

"..."

Bai Mao Hassan narrowed his eyes.

Again.

It was the same before.

That day on the bridge, Hassan the Hundred Faces was about to take down Kiritsugu Emiya, but he suddenly used some kind of magician's technique to change his rhythm, causing his speed to surge explosively... and finally escaped from Hassan the Hundred Faces' encirclement.

Although Shirou didn't say anything that time, Hyakko Hassan reflected on his actions afterwards.

In any case, it is a great disgrace to let your target escape right before your eyes.

I never want to experience such humiliation again!

"what?"

Kiritsugu Emiya, running at triple speed, is trying to escape the forest.