One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

"Oh, you really ran here~ Do you really think Emiya Shirou can protect you?"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

A figure easily climbed over the wall of Emiya's house and landed steadily in the courtyard, blocking Saber and the others. The pitch-black Tensa Zangetsu appeared in his hand, and his left hand slowly wiped the sword.

Then, Shinji rushed directly towards Saber, leaving Sasaki Kojiro, who was following him secretly, speechless. Good man, he is addicted to single-handedly challenging Servants, right?

The opponent had already taken action, so Saber no longer hesitated and picked up the holy sword to meet Shinji.

"Qiang——!"

Accompanied by a burst of sparks, Shinji felt a huge force coming and couldn't help but take a few steps back - Saber's master is Shirou Emiya. Although he is not an orthodox magician, his magic is still stronger than Shirou.

"That's quite impressive~"

Shinji moved his wrist slightly and charged forward once more. However, during this moment, a pitch-black mold gate expanded around him, then quickly converged, transforming into metal build armor.

With the help of the build armor, Shinji successfully blocked Saber's holy sword this time. The dark, cold armor, the dark compound eyes... brought a strong sense of oppression.

At least the second master was scared out of his wits. He kept pulling Shirou Emiya back and even hid behind him.

Shinji also saw this scene, which made him even more unhappy. He retreated slightly during the fight, then shook his head at his other self with a particularly disgusted tone, "What a waste~"

"Speaking of which, Saber, this matter has nothing to do with you, right? Do you really want to stop me?"

Perhaps due to the influence of the metal build armor, Shinji's tone when he said this was extremely cold, without a trace of humanity.

Saber frowned at Shinji, then turned to look at Shirou - she was just a servant, and still had to listen to the Master's decision-making.

"Emiya, you can't give up on me! We are friends, I am Sakura's brother..."

Before Shirou Emiya could say anything, the Second Master was already terrified, and he pulled out everything that could be related.

But because of this, Shinji became even more annoyed with him - this pathetic guy was not qualified to be Sakura's brother!

"Qiang——!"

Swords clashed, and Saber stopped Shinji mid-stride. But she was puzzled. From this "nameless" person, she seemed to sense a kind of... anger? But why?

“Clang, clang—!”

A dark magical flame ignited on Tensa Zangetsu. Shinji swung his sword repeatedly, the heavy force pushing Saber back little by little. "Saber, you really won't move aside?"

"Master, you seem to need a little help?"

At this moment, Sasaki Kojiro appeared and stood between Shinji and Saber. He swung his sword and said, "Leave Saber to me, and you can do what you want~"

"...Thanks, Sasaki."

Shinji calmed down and accepted Sasaki's kindness, then slowly walked past him. Saber tried to stop him, but was stopped by Sasaki Kojiro.

Seeing this, Emiya Shirou could only step forward, picked up a nearby wooden stick and strengthened it, blocking Shinji's path. "What are you going to do, Wuming?"

"According to the rules of the Holy Grail War, Shinji is already out. Why do we have to kill him?"

"Because he deserves to die."

Shinji remained unmoved, still advancing step by step. He didn't even look at the battle behind him, and was very confident in Sasaki, "Emiya Shirou, you have no idea what he has done."

"You know what? He was the one who set up the barrier around the school. It's the kind that kills people once it's deployed."

Of course, the so-called barrier was just Shinji's excuse. The real issue was Sakura's, a personal vendetta.

"..."

Upon learning the truth about the barrier, Emiya Shirou was speechless for a moment, but he finally clenched his stick, "But killing is wrong! Even if Shinji is really wrong, it's not your turn to judge."

"Really, Emiya Shirou?"

Shinji said quietly, his dark armor slowly fading away, revealing a face somewhat similar to Erye's. "But you're wrong. Of course I have the right to judge him."

"Because I am Matou Shinji!"

264. "Matou Shinji", death!

How can it be? !

For a moment, both Emiya Shirou and Saber who was fighting on the side were stunned. Sasaki Kojiro also stopped in time to give Saber time to think.

"No wonder that guy refused to reveal his real name. Is that the case?"

Because they left late, Tohsaka Rin was still on her way, but Red A arrived first. "That's right, I should have thought of it earlier. After all, you are a visitor from another world."

"This is none of my business. It's you who didn't consider it. Archer, do you think... should I tell Sakura about this? Will it have a negative impact on her?" (Bai Ye)

"...We'll talk about it later."

In response to Bai Ye's question, Hong A was at a loss for words. He knew that Sakura's stay at the Matou family had never been good.

"Okay~"

Bai Ye nodded without commenting. Sakura's situation was a bit complicated. Perhaps only time could slowly heal her. Tsk, anyway, it was all Tōsaka Tokiomi's fault.

Switch back to the courtyard:

"Wait, you really are...?"

Shinji's words shocked Emiya Shirou. He looked at Shinji's face carefully, and he thought, well... he looked quite similar to the "Shinji" behind him.

"You're talking nonsense, I'm Matou Shinji!"

Behind Emiya Shirou, the second master poked his head out and shouted. But even that alone had drained his courage, and after taking one last look at Shinji, he hid again.

"Impossible, impossible."

Erye bit his thumb unconsciously, constantly denying what Shinji said in his heart - "Matou Shinji" can't be so strong! Impossible, absolutely impossible!

However, the more he denied it, the more he felt it was true, and the more unwilling he became.

Damn it, how could that guy use magic? How could he be so strong? Aren't we all one? He seemed to sense the malice of the world.

But this had nothing to do with Shinji. While Emiya Shirou was stunned, Shinji pushed him away, and his tall body cast a shadow over him.

"Ahhhh——!"

Erye had no ability to resist at all. The fear surging in his heart swallowed him up and he sat down on the ground.

His whole face was distorted, and he looked around as if to ask for help. Then he stretched out a hand towards Shirou Emiya, howling in a rather miserable voice, "Emiya, Emiya, save me!"

"How shameful."

Shinji was so shocked by this that he felt it was a blessing for him to have such a counterpart. He gently stroked the blade of Tensa Zangetsu and was ready to end it all early.

"Um, Wuming..."

Emiya Shirou wanted to say something, but when he met Shinji's sharp gaze, he swallowed the words back. This was "Matou Shinji's" own business, so he would not get involved.

???

Erye's pupils contracted slightly. "You're so good, Emiya Shirou! You really didn't save me!" It was obvious that he never reflected on himself and only blamed others.

Then, his gaze swept across Saber, Sasaki Kojiro, and finally returned to Shinji... In the current situation, no one could save him.

"No, that's not right. This isn't fair! Why? I don't even have any talent for magic, so how can you become a Master and even fight against a Servant? Why?!"

Under emotional collapse, Erye finally went crazy and poured out all his grievances - things should not be like this, he should be the heir of the Matou family!

But who cares about him~

"Zheng——"

A flash of a knife flashed, and it was Shinji who made the move. After all, if he let this guy continue talking, there was no telling what he would say, so it was better to end it quickly.

Of course, part of it is Shinji's own fault - they are all "Matou Shinji", which Shinji cannot deny, and he can't let this sad guy continue to embarrass him!

Even if it was him, Shinji still didn't treat him any favors. If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price.

He swung the blade in his hand, and Tensa Zangetsu faded away. Glancing at the second master, who had collapsed in a pool of blood, clutching his neck, Shinji said nothing and walked away indifferently.

After witnessing the murder of "Shinji", Emiya Shirou, who was standing by, shook his body and staggered back a step... Someone really died, and it was his classmate!

Meanwhile, Toosaka Rin finally arrives at the scene, pushing open the courtyard door and barging in... but it's too late.

Everything was settled. All she saw was the Second Master lying in a pool of blood. That touch of red was particularly bright in her eyes.

"how come?"

Rin Tohsaka unconsciously covered her mouth. Although she hated Erye, she knew him. His "death" made her feel very uneasy.

Of course, servants like Saber are different. Death is commonplace for them and there is nothing to be surprised about.

While Emiya Shirou was stunned, Shinji walked up to him step by step. But even so, Emiya Shirou still did not react, after all, Shinji had no intention of killing him.

"Hey, Emiya."

Shinji leaned over and whispered in Emiya Shirou's ear, lowering his voice so that no one else could hear, "Sakura-chan is having a hard time in the Matou family. That guy deserves it."

"Also, don't ask me what happened specifically, and don't provoke Sakura. As for why I told you... you should know that Sakura likes you, so take good care of her on my behalf as her brother."

"What do you mean..."

After hearing what Shinji said, Emiya Shirou was about to speak, but when their eyes met, Shirou remained silent, "..., I understand. I will take good care of her."

"Then that's it."

Shinji patted Shirou's shoulder meaningfully, then added, "By the way, if she notices something and really asks..."

"Tell her to live well for me."

As an older brother, Shinji had many things he wanted to say to Sakura. But he wasn't from this world after all, just a passing visitor. After much consideration, he narrowed it down to this one sentence.

"I will."

Emiya Shirou nodded heavily.

"Hey, what are you two talking about?"

At this time, Toosaka Rin also came to her senses. Seeing Emiya Shirou and Shinji whispering to each other, she couldn't help but ask.

Unfortunately, Shinji ignored it, said what he wanted to say and prepared to leave.

At this moment, another voice sounded, and dark blue particles gathered around Emiya Shirou - it was Bai Ye, "Hey, Shinji, you told this kid everything~"

"Then I'll come join in the fun."

A pool of dark green thunder spread out under Bai Ye's feet, engulfing Erye's body and destroying it.

Then, without waiting for Emiya Shirou to say anything, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "By the way, kid, listen to my advice. Before you become a "partner of justice," you must first take care of the people around you."

"Let's go, Shinji."

After doing all this, Bai Ye asked Shinji to leave. This was all he could do. As for whether he could figure it out, that depended on Emiya Shirou himself.

265. Start accelerating

On the way back

"Brother Bai Ye, I feel a little tired. When are we going back?"

Even though it was a decision he made on his own volition, the thought of chopping off "himself" with his own hands still had an impact on Shinji. Feeling exhausted, he wanted to go back home to see Sakura, his master, and the others.

"Tired?"

"A little bit."

After a brief question and answer session, Bai Ye understood and nodded to Shinji, "Okay, then let's speed up the process. By the way, are you interested in fighting Gilgamesh?"

"King of Heroes, Gilgamesh..."

As he spoke, Shinji also recalled the battle between Bai Ye and Gilgamesh... It was such an intense fight. "Brother Bai Ye, you didn't win before and lost interest in that guy, right? So you gave it to me?"

"What else? After all, I've already won."

"Ah... but I don't think I can win. I haven't even beaten Brother Cu Chulainn before."

Shinji felt somewhat helpless. Compared to Gilgamesh's performance back then, he felt like he really couldn't beat him! But... to be honest, he was really eager to give it a try~

……

This time, Caster's side did not cause any trouble, and many things that should have happened were cut out. Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin did not have too deep a connection, and they only stayed at the level of being able to chat.

But the two still formed an alliance.