Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

Lancelot stood up, his armor making a slight scraping sound.

He looked out the window at the night view of Fuyuki City, where the lights of the new capital could be faintly seen in the distance, perhaps a familiar face was walking among them.

"Master,"

He spoke with his back to Shinji, his voice low and restrained.

"What exactly do you need me to do for this 'attempt' you just mentioned?"

Shinji seemed surprised that he would ask such a question, and paused for a moment before answering:

"Uh, I need you to constantly recall the process of your martial arts development, from when you first started practicing until you became unparalleled in the world."

"I see."

Lancelot turned around, and the icy blue light shining through the gaps in his helmet appeared exceptionally deep in the dim room.

"Then let's begin."

"Now?"

Shinji hesitated for a moment.

"Don't you need to reconsider? Or... adjust your mindset?"

"No need."

Lancelot had already walked to the open space in the center of the room, knelt on one knee, and assumed a posture to cooperate with the ceremony.

"It's better to exhaust your body to the point of being unable to think than to let your thoughts stagnate. This is a lesson I learned before I died."

Shinji scratched his head, but eventually took out the materials he needed.

He drew a simple magic circle on the floor, muttering to himself:

"You heroic spirits are all so awkward... Oh well, it's good for me anyway."

Lancelot closed his eyes, letting Shinji's magic flow into his spirit core.

That unfamiliar sensation felt like tiny electric currents coursing through the veins, unlike the forceful power of a Command Seal.

More moderate, but also more unpredictable.

He deliberately relaxed his resistance to magic, focusing all his attention on recalling past memories.

As long as I can temporarily get rid of that blond figure in my mind.

Meanwhile, Shinji adjusted the inscriptions on the magic circle based on Zouken Matou's information.

At the same time, we should try to find that compatible frequency by using the master-servant contract.

Fortunately, Shinji had already studied two Heroic Spirits, accumulating some experience. With complete original data for reference, the magic circle beneath his feet lit up quickly.

Shinji felt a blur before his eyes and found himself in a palace.

Not far away, a purple-haired boy was holding a wooden sword and was focused on practicing swordsmanship.

Chapter 57: Assassination

"Sigh~"

Shinji clutched his head, gasping for breath. A flood of memories overwhelmed his brain.

Grandia used an ice pack to cool down Shinji's feverish head.

The coolness of the ice pack seeped into my skin, but it couldn't dispel the surging fragments of memories.

Shinji closed his eyes and saw every angle of the purple-haired boy's sword swing in the courtyard, and heard the sound of the wooden sword cutting through the air.

Witnessing a prince's years of training, the boy gradually grew into a young man.

What followed was war, a long and bloody war.

The young man, clad in armor, stood before the battle formation, his purple hair fluttering in the north wind.

With each charge, with each parry, the tremor of the blade cutting into flesh traveled through his memory to his tightly clenched knuckles.

In this crucible of flesh and blood, the young man came into contact with more weapons, and his martial arts skills continued to improve.

Until no one could defeat him in martial arts anymore.

Then, memories jumped, and I arrived at the insect storage room in the basement of the Matou family's house.

After becoming a Heroic Spirit, he gained an ability called [Infinite Martial Arts].

This is an ability that only a powerful warrior who dominates an era in martial arts can obtain.

With this ability, his martial arts skills were further enhanced.

All the insights gained during his lifetime were integrated into one, transforming into instinct.

This memory only contains martial arts and does not include any part of personal life.

But from beginner to ultimate mastery, the sheer volume of memory is still terrifying.

In terms of sheer volume of memory, it's probably comparable to the amount of memory Shinji accumulated in three or four years of his life.

With such a massive transfer of memories, if Shinji's soul hadn't been so resilient, he would probably be a corpse by now.

It seems that even after mastering the Soul Searching Technique, one cannot use it recklessly.

"Mr. Lancelot, thank you!"

It took Shinji half an hour to feel better, and he sincerely thanked Lancelot who was standing next to him.

The memories shared by Lancelot are closer to a third-person perspective.

The parts about insights are even inserted by Lancelot in the form of narration.

This is a safety measure specifically designed to prevent overly realistic memories from negatively impacting one's personality.

After all, a person's personality is formed by their experiences and memories.

Receiving too much of another person's memory can easily lead to confusion in self-perception, which in turn affects the formation of personality.

Therefore, this insurance is very necessary. Shinji silently noted it down, preparing to incorporate it into the Soul Searching Technique.

Such memories are clearly not as effective as the plug-and-play memories of Shinji's counterparts.

Even watching the recording is equivalent to a top-tier online course video where a top-level warrior shares all their knowledge.

Just follow Lancelot's training process.

You don't need to learn everything; learning seven or eight tenths is enough for Shinji to become a weapon master.

"No need to thank me, consider this payment for helping me get rid of my berserk state."

Lancelot remained melancholic, completely unconcerned about the tutorial he shared with Shinji.

Seeing Lancelot's utterly hopeless expression, Shinji hesitated whether to share the "story" of the Fifth Holy Grail War ten years later with him. If he saw that his king had finally found a boyfriend, he would be very happy... right?

However, before Shinji could make up his mind, his phone rang. It was Weber calling.

"Shinji, come here right now! Lancer seems to have gone mad. He just tried to assassinate Saber in broad daylight."

Weber’s shocked voice came from the phone, and Shinji immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

A strong killing intent emanated from Lancelot.

"Let's go, Master."

A melancholic temperament is masked by a manic magic.

If he couldn't still speak, Shinji would have thought Lancelot had turned back into a Berserker.

"Fine!"

Shinji reluctantly agreed, while deeply burying his idea of ​​sharing the stories of World War V deep inside.

Although Shinji didn't know Emiya Shirou yet, he couldn't let an innocent child die.

"Weber, where are you now? How's the situation?"

Shinji lowered his voice and asked into his phone, while waving to flag down a taxi. As soon as he got in, he gave the driver a hint.

"We're in the warehouse district of the new capital. Saber and Lancer just finished fighting. That Lancer guy... his methods have become incredibly ruthless. He's actually using ordinary civilians as cover to carry out assassinations. He's completely different from before."

Weber's voice was full of confusion.

"What's even stranger is that before he left, he said something like, 'The next time we meet will be the day you die,' as if he had some deep-seated grudge against Saber."

Upon hearing Weber's account, Shinji gasped.

This is inconsistent with Diarmuid's usual behavior; Kenneth must have done something to him.

Shinji had no doubt that Kenneth could regain Lancer's Master privileges.

Given Solau's level of power, if a monarch were to truly target her, she would definitely be no match for him.

"Has Saber suffered any losses?"

Then, Shinji asked another important question.

"Lancer's main target was Miss Irisviel. His spear had already pierced Miss Irisviel's body, but Miss Irisviel seemed to be wearing some kind of magical costume and did not die on the spot."

"As for Saber, she has several more wounds on her body, and her condition is not good."

Weber's voice was still trembling, clearly he was also quite frightened.

A ruthless assassin with no scruples—if they keep targeting their Masters like this, it really makes one feel unsafe.

Shinji rubbed his temples. What was Kenneth thinking? The monarch was leading the way in violating the rules of secrecy and mystery.

This will only cause him trouble when he takes over the Archibald family's assets later.

"Please wait a moment, Berserker and I will be there shortly."

After hanging up the phone, Shinji glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Lancelot sat there in a materialized form, surrounded by black mist.

The icy blue light around the helmet's eye area began to shift towards scarlet.

"Calm down, Saber is only injured. What warrior doesn't get injured?"

Shinji had no choice but to speak up and try to calm Lancelot down, because if Lancelot went berserk in the car, Shinji wouldn't have time to wake him up again.

The swirling black mist surrounding Lancelot paused for a moment, and the intertwined ice-blue and scarlet light flickered intensely in the helmet's eye sockets, as if two wills were fiercely clashing. In the end, the scarlet light slowly receded, settling back into the cold, icy blue.

“Master…”

A deep, husky voice came from beneath the mask, carrying a metallic, grating quality.

“My king… my king she…”

"I know, I know, but you're well aware of your current state; acting impulsively won't solve anything."

Lancelot lowered his head in silence, his black armor trembling slightly.

Shinji caught a glimpse of this scene in the rearview mirror and knew that the Knight of the Lake was using all his reason to suppress the violent impulses that came from the berserk spell.

His deep obsession with King Arthur was both Lancelot's strongest motivation and his most dangerous trigger.

Chapter 58: Wanted

The joint is located near the Fuyuki Bridge.

"Disaster! Disaster!"

Upon meeting, Weber called out to Shinji with a constipated expression.

"We just received news from the Church that in addition to assassinating Irisviel in public, Lancer also attacked Kiritsugu Emiya elsewhere. Although he was unsuccessful, the chase between the two in the crowd resulted in casualties among the civilians."

Hearing such bombshell news upon arrival means that if this isn't handled properly, it could become a major leak of secrets.

"Moreover, Lancer showed no signs of stopping. After Kiritsugu Emiya used his Command Spells to summon Saber and escape with his life, he immediately moved on to his next target."

"The Holy Church says it needs to urgently suspend the Holy Grail War and first gather everyone's strength to eliminate those who don't follow the rules."

Lancer's ruthless revenge caused a greater stir than Shinji and Kiritsugu Emiya's actions.

After all, Shinji and Kiritsugu Emiya did not cause any casualties, nor did they expose their extraordinary abilities.

The aftermath may be difficult, but it can be resolved with money and a little manipulation.

However, if there is a risk of the mystery being exposed, both the Magic Association and the Holy Church may be alerted.

The people most worried about this right now are Kotomine Risei and Tohsaka Tokiomi.