Shirou Emiya is determined to kill all the cursed spirits and evil spirits

She had never seen a scene like this before. Isn't it said that evil spirits are full of resentment and no reason?

Why does this evil spirit look like... it's taking that person hostage?!

What would he do? Would he abandon the attack and protect the hostages, or would he disregard the hostages' safety and eliminate the evil spirits first to prevent further casualties?

Should we choose to take the risk to protect these few people, or sacrifice a small number of people in exchange for greater stability?

Under the gazes of Emiya and Yotsuya Miko, the office worker slowly lowered his weapon to show that he was indeed threatened and asked the evil spirit to stop harming the hostages.

But an evil spirit is an evil spirit. How can it think in the same way as humans when it is born from human negative emotions?

"No, this will only cause more trouble!"

"Trace...?!"

Emiya raised his hands and subconsciously wanted to use projection magic, but dark blue lines climbed up his arms visibly, followed by an unbearable and unimaginable stinging pain.

Obviously, it was impossible for his magic circuits to completely cool down in just one night, and using them rashly would likely make the situation worse, but Emiya simply couldn't care less now.

"Trace...on!!"

Enduring the stabbing pain in his arm, Emiya projected a black longbow in his hand, and then with his other hand, he placed a long sword on the bowstring as an arrow and aimed at the rooftop of the shopping mall.

Before truly resonating with the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Emiya actually didn't know much professional sword skills, but archery was his real strength.

But...even so, it was completely useless. He couldn't lock onto the evil spirit's true location.

Even though the approximate location of the evil spirit could be determined based on the hostage floating in the air, its form was not a conventional human form, and Emiya had no way of locking onto it based on this reference.

He only had this one chance. If he missed, the evil spirit would most likely kill the hostage in a rage.

so......

"Yotani, tell me the location of the evil spirit. I can't aim."

"But...me?"

Yotsuya Miko was obviously hesitant. Things were developing too fast and her brain had not yet fully caught up.

She had never done anything like this before, and she didn't know how to describe the location of the evil spirit accurately. If something unexpected happened because of her command, it would be the end of it.

Even though he knew Yotsuya Miko hadn't been able to adapt yet, Emiya didn't have time to comfort her. He could only try to calm down and speak seriously, "Please, Miko."

"Be my eyes."

"..."

"it is good!"

Looking at Emiya's profile, which was obviously enduring pain but was extremely resolute, Yotsuya Miko realized that if she acted pretentiously now, she would really kill him.

She quickly looked towards the rooftop opposite to observe the situation, and then quickly came to a conclusion -

"The person held in front by the evil spirit's tentacles is about five meters behind him, and its true form is located there!"

"learn!"

Without any hesitation, Emiya chose to trust Yotsuya Miko unconditionally, and immediately aimed at that direction and loosened his fingers that were gripping the bowstring.

The sword and arrow turned into a stream of light and flew out, reaching the rooftop of the shopping mall in an instant.

boom----!

Volume 1: Chapter 7 [Projection Magic]

At the same time, Nanami Kento on the rooftop of the shopping mall was staring at the sword arrow flying from a distance.

He could clearly realize that it was not the condensation of cursed power, nor a cursed tool imbued with cursed power, but a product that tended towards reality.

But his eyes were still focused on the sword arrow.

The reason is simple, because this is Nanami Kento's only chance to save the hostages!

Finally, the sword arrow that came rushing towards him suddenly pierced into the evil spirit's body from behind, and then a huge explosion occurred that Nanami Kento could not understand.

--boom! !

In Nanami Kento's eyes, a hole several meters long was clearly blown out in the center of the second-level cursed spirit's body, but it still did not die even though it was wailing in pain.

Theoretically, an explosion of that magnitude should have completely covered the body of the cursed spirit, but it only injured it to some extent.

This is because cursed power - cursed spirits born from curses - can usually only be truly destroyed by using cursed power.

But there is no doubt... this is the opportunity he needs!

Take advantage of it now!

There was no time to think about who was providing the help. Nanami Kento simply picked up the weapon on the ground at an extremely fast speed, and then jumped with all his might to reach the front of the cursed spirit.

"??!"

At this time, the cursed spirit finally reacted to the pain, but it was too late.

boom--!

The blunt knife-like weapon in his hand swung down, and the cursed spirit's body was undoubtedly cut into two parts, and fell to the ground without any room for struggle.

The second-level curse spirit was successfully removed.

But Nanami Kento didn't have time to worry about these things. He quickly dialed the number of the assistant supervisor, but his eyes remained fixed on the top of the building not far away.

"Are there other sorcerers involved in this operation?"

"What do you mean, Mr. Nanami? Is there someone else at the scene..."

"Okay, I understand the situation. Let's go to the rooftop of the mall and clean up the situation. Ichichi, there are a few hostages whose conditions need to be confirmed."

"Okay, okay...but...!"

Click.

Nanami Kento hung up the phone expressionlessly, not caring about the other party's embarrassment.

In order to prevent the person who offered help from leaving, he quickly rushed to the top of the building where the sword arrow was shot, and Emiya waited there without leaving.

After confirming that the exorcist in front of him was a good person, Emiya no longer needed to hide himself. However, to prevent any accidents, he asked Yotsuya Miko to find a safe place to wait for news.

But after seeing Emiya's true form, Nanami Kento frowned first.

He thought he had made a mistake in the shop. But when he stood in front of Emiya again, he could still confirm one thing -

"Aren't you... a sorcerer?"

Perhaps ordinary sorcerers are unable to do this, but for a first-level sorcerer like Nanami Kento, being able to see the flow and traces of cursed energy at any time is a basic skill.

Not only can they see the residue left behind by the cursed spirits after their actions, they can also clearly see the flow of cursed energy in other people's bodies.

If it was a sorcerer, because they had already mastered the use of cursed energy, there would be basically no overflow of cursed energy around them. But for ordinary people who were completely unaware of the existence of cursed energy, their cursed energy was completely in an irregular state of operation.

And this is the case with Emiya in front of Nanami Kento.

"Sorcerer? In fact, this is the first time I've heard of this name." Emiya naturally had no idea about the ability system of this world.

In the past, there were many magicians in the magic world who delved into the study of curses, but others still called them magicians.

"Isn't he a sorcerer? No, but the attack just now clearly had some resemblance to a natural technique. Could it be that he is a child who has inexplicably awakened a technique but doesn't understand it at all?" Nanami Kento speculated in a low voice.

The so-called innate technique is a talent that a sorcerer can master naturally and that belongs only to him or her.

Theoretically, every sorcerer should possess the art of life, but some people can awaken the art of life naturally, while others cannot obtain the corresponding ability until they die... Therefore, whether or not one can awaken the art of life is also a kind of talent, and it also depends a lot on bloodline.

Simply put, whether or not one's innate technique is awakened is an important indicator of whether one has the potential to become a first-level sorcerer.

"If you accidentally discovered that you could use this ability one day, then it is very likely that you have awakened the technique of life."

"The ritual of life...what is that?"

Emiya did not rush to refute, but instead raised his doubts following the other party's words.

“In short, it’s a talent.”

"In theory, every sorcerer possesses an innate technique, but whether or not it can be awakened is another matter. This is an ability that can be mastered without any learning, and only the individual can use it."

As he spoke, Nanami Kento briefly explained to Emiya the concepts of cursed power and techniques.

Just as curse spirits are condensed from human negative emotions, so-called cursed power is also born from a person's strong emotions.

As for curses, the feeling they give to Emiya is almost the same as magic.

However, unlike magic, it does not have a complex variety and learning process. Apart from rare spells such as "Boundary Technique" and "Summoning Shikigami", there is only one kind of spell commonly used by sorcerers.

The innate [innate technique] is engraved on the body.

Because it is an innate ability, it cannot be acquired through training, but there is a certain possibility that it will be inherited through blood.

Therefore, the mainstream in the world of sorcery is actually the sorcerer family.

Relying on the probabilistic inheritance of techniques and the continuous development of techniques from generation to generation, they are ahead of ordinary sorcerers in almost all aspects.

Fortunately, as long as the cursed power is awakened, ordinary people can also awaken the natural technique. Although the probability is not high, there have been cases in the past where a sorcerer suddenly awakened the technique one day after mastering the cursed power for several years.

It’s a pity that Emiya’s ability is not the so-called birth technique, but projection magic.

However, he wasn't so foolish as to rely on honestly revealing information to gain trust. Instead, he would rather follow the other party's wishes and forge the projection magic into his own natural technique.

Thinking of this, Emiya spoke.

"If that's the case, then my birth technique should be called this..."

As he spoke, Emiya stretched out his palm and then, out of thin air, a short sword appeared in his hand.

"[Projection Magic]."

Volume 1: Chapter 8: Reasons for Fighting

In the original magic world, the so-called projection magic is actually just a small magic that is not taken seriously.

Essentially, it involves using magical power to materialize mirror images and replicas of previously existing objects. This technique lasts only a few minutes, and dissipates if the illusion is broken, making it considered extremely inefficient.

However, it wasn't until Emiya Shirou himself assimilated with the Heroic Spirit Emiya that it was discovered that his 'Projection Magic' was fundamentally different from conventional projection.

Even though it can only be used to project things related to weapons, and the weapons are limited to the concept of "sword", the weapons he projects are almost perfect replicas, including the material composition.

Even if the object of projection is the Noble Phantasm of Heroic Spirits, the projection in the hands of Heroic Spirit Emiya is almost perfect, and can even imitate the skills of the Heroic Spirits. The only drawback is that the level of the Noble Phantasm will be reduced by one level.

For example, a Noble Phantasm that is originally ranked B would only be ranked C in strength after being projected.

But even so, most people should be able to realize its horror.

All kinds of swords and martial arts are in the hands of one person. Does anyone really think that such a heroic spirit would be weak?

And there is an even more important point - although the scope of projection magic is limited to the [Sword], as long as the Heroic Spirit Emiya is willing to maintain a huge consumption of magic power, defensive Noble Phantasms can also be projected out in an instant.

The time is short, but this little bit of opportunity is enough to turn the tide of the battle.

In fact, before he was replaced with the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Shirou Emiya had learned a lot of useful magic from Kiritsugu. However, after coming to this world, they all became ineffective without exception.

Unlike the magic of the Age of Gods, which relied solely on vast amounts of magic power and one's own strength to perform magic, modern magic relies entirely on something called the "Magic Base."

For modern magicians to perform magic, they need to use magic power and chant spells to write instructions, and input the instructions into a pre-set magic base, so that the magic phenomenon can be completed.

This world is not the original world that belongs to magicians, this is something Emiya has known for a long time.

Therefore, in this world, there is no such thing as a magic base that is woven in advance by magicians. As a result, most of the magic that Emiya mastered has lost its effectiveness, and only two types remain.

Strengthening magic, and projection magic.

The essence of the former is nothing more than using magic power to directly enhance the presence of something in order to achieve the purpose of improvement, while the latter is a technique unique to the Heroic Spirit Emiya.

In Shirou Emiya's opinion, this is more like an ability to materialize imaginary things, and has nothing to do with so-called modern magic.

Fortunately, Emiya doesn't need to understand the principles behind it now, he just needs to be able to use this ability to his advantage.

"Projection magic...?"

Looking at the short sword that inexplicably appeared in Emiya's hand and was almost identical to the real thing, Nanami Kento deeply realized the limitations of knowledge.

He hadn't felt any clear flow of cursed energy just now, and the dagger in front of him was obviously not a polymer of cursed energy, which even made him have the illusion that this was really a curse.

But on second thought, if the natural technique was so easy to be seen through, it would not be a unique technique for each person.

Perhaps the essence of this technique is to use some unknown substance other than cursed energy to construct a form, otherwise it would be difficult to construct a substance of such size with pure cursed energy.

If Nanami Kento remembered correctly, there seemed to be a student in the Jujutsu High School whose technique was construction.