Shirou Emiya is challenging FGO

Chapter 121: Do not attack someone else's wife! (7K! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
119. Song of Hell

If you think about it, Shirou has just landed in the French singularity in 1431, and the mysteries he encounters are as numerous as a mountain.

For example, Jeanne's mother Isabella's terrifying magical talent, which even shocked her own daughter and was completely unknown to her - if we use a numerical value of 1 to 100 as an analogy, among the people Shirou knows, only two can be considered 100 points, namely 'Flat', who was Shirou's junior when he was studying in the El-Melloi classroom, and 'Sajo Aika', who was his senior.

Although talent does not represent combat power, this level of talent is basically equivalent to "being able to directly utilize the power of the root in some way."

The so-called root is something like the 'ultimate truth' that magicians in the Type-Moon world pursue.

Rin and Sakura, who can be rated 99 points, can be considered, although Sakura has no interest in magic research. Kirshtalia may also be at this level.

Basically, most of the legendary heroes who became famous as magicians in history have a score of 98~99, and there are a few with a score of 100 (such as 'Helena Blavatsky').

Did Joan of Arc's mother actually have such potential?

But it's not unacceptable.

Fortunately, before arriving at the French singularity, Illya, who was imitating Rin Toosaka, introduced Jeanne d'Arc very seriously and told Shirou "what kind of person Jeanne d'Arc is in the eyes of a magician."

Angels are elves, special beings among elves.

So, even in the eyes of the church, Joan of Arc is a so-called "saint" and "holy woman".

But in the eyes of the magician, Joan of Arc is just an "elf sorcerer".

Or she is the kind of person who has never received any training or guidance since childhood, but suddenly awakened the extraordinary talent of an elven warlock one day - according to the 1D100 scoring system, Joan of Arc's talent as an elven warlock is at least at the level of 96.

So, where did Joan of Arc's talent come from?

There are two possibilities.

First: It was pure coincidence, a pure saint sent from heaven, just an accidental genetic mutation.

Second: Joan of Arc's ancestors may have blood related to elven warlocks, so Joan of Arc was an accidental "atavism phenomenon" that allowed her to awaken the witch's blood.

Shirou has no sense of faction in this regard, and is not interested in religion or anything like that.

If he were to evaluate from a completely objective perspective: As an elf sorcerer, whether it is a saint or a witch, there is actually no essential difference. The only difference is whether the elves they control are special beings such as "angels".

If the spirit familiar summoned and controlled is an 'angel', then it is a saint, otherwise it is a witch.

By analogy.

Jeanne's mother has the same bloodline as Jeanne - she also has 'witch blood'.

Under normal circumstances in history, Joan of Arc's mother did not awaken this talent, but after the burning of human nature, in a singularity where time and space are in chaos and all cause and effect are out of order, it is not surprising that this kind of "special miracle" would occur.

From a basic principle perspective, there is no essential difference between summoning elves and summoning heroic spirits; both are techniques for summoning and controlling familiars.

In other words.

Roughly speaking, and guessing, the current situation should be like this:
Caster's Servant, Bluebeard (Gil de Rays), obtained the Holy Grail of the Demon King.

Because the Demon King's power comes from - at least a considerable part of it comes from 'God'.

To a certain extent, the Holy Grail of the Demon King can also be used as "the Holy Grail of God according to the rules".

After the crazy Bluebeard obtained the Holy Grail, he might want to resurrect Joan of Arc in this era. However, in order to resurrect Joan of Arc, perhaps the Holy Grail alone is not enough.

Shirou had seen many similar examples in the comics that Sakura and Shinji liked. In many of these plots of resurrecting the dead, there would be conditions such as 'the body of the deceased needs to be well preserved'.

But Joan of Arc's body had been burned to ashes by the British army and dumped into the Seine, and could never be found again.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Bluebeard approached Joan of Arc's mother, wanting to collect her genetic genes and use them as material to recreate Joan of Arc's body and then resurrect her from the new body.

of course.

Considering the devilish personalities of the magicians in the Type-Moon world, maybe Bluebeard was planning to let Jeanne's mother, Isabella, give birth to Jeanne again?
Shirou has also dealt with many cases of crimes committed by magicians. Similar plots cannot be said to be rare, but they can also be said to be commonplace in the magic world.

Maybe Bluebeard conducted some magic experiments on Isabella in order to resurrect Jeanne d'Arc, and accidentally activated her potential in this area - so due to various coincidences, Isabella accidentally summoned Shirou when she was in desperation?
It was because of Isabella's summoning that the original rhythm of the soul transfer was disrupted, which led to Shirou and Ritsuka being separated.

Ah!
This will make it all come together! You are worthy of being a polisher!
In fact, if you want to figure out everything, there is another simplest way, that is——

Ok.

Psychic magic.jpg
It's very simple. As long as Shirou uses 'Summoning Magic' on Isabella until it succeeds, he will be able to find out the detailed cause and effect.

But, after all, the other party is a married woman.
[Shirou must have asked Toosaka Rin about using summoning magic on married women? What did Toosaka Rin ask for this? ]

[1. Shirou, if you think it is necessary, then use it. It is magic after all (Are you not concerned about this?)]

[2. Do not attack someone else's wife under any circumstances! ]

[3. If it is related to life safety, that is, if it is for the purpose of saving people, then it is okay]

【1D3=2】

Well, that's what Toosaka Rin said.

By the way, when facing Rin's words, Shirou asked very straightforwardly: "What if she is a widow?"

If she didn't know that Shirou had no ill intentions in asking this question, and that his heart and actions were as clear as a mirror, Toosaka Rin might have slapped him directly.

but.

Having said that, if the situation is life-threatening, Shirou will still do it - it's like giving artificial respiration, you can't say that this is an over-the-border behavior, right?

Shirou temporarily suppressed the thought of communicating with Isabella to obtain more information.

At this moment, Jeanne, who was one with Shirou and whose soul was temporarily residing in Shirou's body, naturally overheard these thoughts in Shirou's mind by accident. To be precise, Shirou had no intention of avoiding suspicion and hiding it.

Shirou probably meant to tell Jeanne: If I have to use it in an urgent situation like saving someone, I will still use it.

Joan of Arc responded by saying, "Ah bah bah bah bah"

Joan of Arc came out at the age of 17 and died at the age of 19. In other words, her mental age was also 19, the same age as Illya. It is normal for her to feel shy about such an overly stimulating idea.

No matter what, Shirou's idea is undoubtedly correct!

[At this moment, if Isabella's 'injury' exceeds 75, it may be an injury that requires emergency treatment by spiritual healing.]

【1D100=1】

The injuries can almost be said to be minimal! ?

Could it be that Bluebeard's act of capturing Joan of Arc's mother Isabella and conducting magic experiments not only opened up her Ren and Du meridians, allowing her to awaken the witch blood of the elven warlock like Joan of Arc, but also allowed her to awaken skills such as "natural body"! ?

Or is it that because Joan of Arc is a saint, Isabella, as Joan of Arc's mother, also has attributes similar to the "Virgin Mary"?
Not to mention being hurt now - even the extremely high temperature around Shirou seemed unable to hurt her. She was looking Shirou up and down with curious eyes.

[Joan of Arc's surprise: 1D100=41]

Joan of Arc herself didn't seem particularly surprised by this.

“This must be the blessing from the Lord!”

Well, this speech is very much like the style of a church saint.

but
Shirou thought of the mastermind behind the burning of humanity - the Demon King.

And the power of God in the hands of the Demon King.

Shirou's thoughts naturally synced with Jeanne's.

Joan of Arc
[Is Jeanne's 'memory' intact? Perform an additional 1D100 'luck check']

[If it is lower than 90, Jeanne d'Arc's memory is now incomplete and she can't remember "what happened in her life" (expanded from the original work). If it is higher than 90, Jeanne d'Arc in this world line has complete memory from the beginning.]

【1D100=87】

It just silenced Joan of Arc.

Maybe it's because of unexplained memory confusion?
According to legend, Joan of Arc embarked on her journey after receiving revelation and listening to the voice of God.

Shirou naturally knew this. After all, Illya had just given him extra lessons not long ago, so Illya also wanted to use the saint Jeanne to determine what God was thinking.

If what the Demon King did was truly God's idea, then Shirou would naturally regard all 'Saint' servants as potential enemies.

"I'm sorry, there seems to be something wrong with my memory. I can't remember a lot of things, and my abilities seem to be unusable. I'm even a little confused as to whether I'm real. Maybe it's because this temporary summoning is too simple?" Joan of Arc explained apologetically.

Shirou didn't really care, "At least you've lent me your power now. If God is the enemy, and you haven't lost your memory, then maybe we are the enemy."

After hearing these remarks, Joan of Arc could only answer after remaining silent: "I'm sorry, I'm not even sure who I am. I should be Joan of Arc, right? At least, my soul now 'feels' like Joan of Arc."

However, although there are many doubts and confusing questions, there are countless of them.

But there is one thing that Shirou and Jeanne, the temporary partnership, can still reach a consensus on -

Protect the innocent people who need protection and eliminate the evil villains!

Shirou leaned down and came in front of Isabella.

Judging from this distance, Joan of Arc's mother had an incredible figure.

Jeanne: "No, don't think about these things in front of mom!"

Shirou: "You are the one who is imagining nonsense. I just find it troublesome."

Isabella's eyes widened, with a look of shock and curiosity: "Who are you——"

"I'm sorry ma'am, I don't have time to explain this to you."

Following Isabella's scream, Shirou lifted her up by her hips, and planned to carry her on his back.

Shirou: "."

It was scary! Shirou actually felt like he could barely see straight ahead!

The soul of Joan of Arc covered her face in shame.

Shirou had no choice but to try a different approach - picking up Isabella with one hand like she was carrying cargo.

Isabella: "?"

"Bear with it," Shirou said, "It might be painful."

Isabella didn't seem to understand the current situation at all: "Huh?"

After simply using 'Ki' to create a protective film on the surface of Isabella's body, Shirou carried his temporary Master and rushed out of the sea of fire!

This sea of fire was not entirely created by Shirou himself.

In fact, before Shirou arrived at the Donremi village, it was already a sea of fire. In addition to the shrill cries constantly released from the mouths of the large number of sea monsters that surrounded them, one could also faintly hear the roars of many strange wild beasts, and hidden beneath these sounds were the wailings of humans.

Domremy, the hometown of Joan of Arc, the tragic situation of the French singularity at this time was laid bare in front of Shirou.

——Monsters, countless monsters
It's not just a sea monster. To be precise, the sea monster is just a familiar summoned by Bluebeard, who protects Bluebeard and hunts down Bluebeard's target - Isabella.

In addition to this monster, there is a dragon with wings, able to spray flames, and constantly making dragon roars!

Wyvern!

A terrifying number of wyverns!

Although it is only the lowest-ranking creature among Western dragon species, it is absolutely impossible for this creature to appear in such a large area in 1431!

This number could only have appeared in the early mythological era, or even in the dinosaur era! ?
Is this what’s happening in France?

Is this the information about the 'evil dragon' revealed in the narration's notes?
Before he could figure out the result, Shirou's body had already taken action to save people, but it was too late. Shirou arrived too late. All he saw were mutilated bodies and flying dragons drinking human blood. What was even more terrifying was that some corpses had turned into zombies - ghouls began to appear!
How come there are still zombies?
Most importantly, where is Bluebeard now?
If these flying dragons were summoned by him using the Holy Grail, and if he doesn't solve the root cause, then everything will be endless!

【Bluebeard's next move is.】

[1/4, Something is wrong! Retreat now!]

【2/6、因为被士郎身上贞德的味道气昏头了，打算就这样在这里与士郎决一死战！】【3/5/7、蓝胡子的理性正在经受考验如果成功会撤退继续自己原本想要做的事情‘召唤龙魔女’，如果失败则上头在此与士郎开战】

[8/9, The angry Bluebeard remembered his friends’ advice and decided to retreat]

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

【1D10=8】

escape?

damn it!
The Holy Grail is escaping!
But the situation at this moment is too chaotic. Maybe Bluebeard has more terrifying combat power. Maybe Shirou should retreat first and find out more about the situation in the singularity.

More importantly! He has to fight to protect Isabella, and chase Bluebeard who has the Holy Grail and monsters from another world in his body and is protected by a group of dragons. How difficult is this?
How to choose?
[Bluebeard intends to retreat, Shirou's choice is.]

[1. Prioritize Isabella's safety and retreat here first (conservative strategy)]

[2. Ensure Isabella's safety? The best way to protect her is to eliminate all enemies! Kill! (Radical strategy)]

【1D2=2】

In order to protect those who need protection, we also choose to retreat?

Do not!
There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days!
The holder of the Demon King Holy Grail, Bluebeard, is now right in front of Shirou!
Solve it! Recover the Holy Grail! Then the strategy for this singularity is complete - right?
Is there still a choice?!

All things are created to nourish man, and man has nothing to repay to heaven!

kill!

Only killing - killing all enemies is the safest - and truly the most conservative way of protection!
The Holy Grail is right before our eyes, how can we not give it a try?
[Joan of Arc's 'support' for this: 1D100=89]

Even Joan of Arc thought it made perfect sense!

"I can't just sit there and watch Gil (Bluebeard) do this! Since the opportunity is right in front of us, let's try to send him to God to repent in one breath! Shirou! Go!"

No objection!

Perhaps sensing the sudden surge of murderous intent here, the dragons gave up their original beastly carnival and rushed towards Shirou from all directions!

[Shirou Jeanne Mode Vs Dragon Group]

[Because the goal is to chase Bluebeard, if we are delayed, we will lose the goal.]

[Can Shirou destroy enough flying dragons in one go to clear a path to catch up with Bluebeard?]

[Considering the burden of Isabella, Shirou needs to destroy at least 75% of the flying dragons in one go before he can break through the obstruction and catch up with Bluebeard]

['Percentage of the total number of flying dragons present' that Shirou destroyed: 1D100=100 (Hack! There is a cheat!)]

This, this is all I can say! It’s no wonder that Bluebeard ran away without looking back, and it’s no wonder that Bluebeard’s allies came up and directly advised Bluebeard to run away!
Is this what they call the gap in strength! ?

The gap between Shirou and Bluebeard is like an insurmountable chasm even if the sea monsters and flying dragons are added!
The sky was covered with an overwhelming force, rushing in from all directions, completely blocking the view of the flying dragons and sea monsters who wanted to use their lives to protect Bluebeard's evacuation.

Shirou first gently tossed Jeanne's mother Isabella into the air.

"Huh?" The moment she fell into a state of weightlessness in the air.

Before the dragons' all-encompassing fireballs and dragon breath could reach him, Shirou shot an arrow into the sky - it was more like a beam of light compressed with infinite scorching power than an arrow!

The group of flying dragons above were cleared out for a moment.

Then, before more crazy flying dragons rushed forward to block the hole - Shirou picked up Isabella in the air again, ignoring Jeanne's exclamation of "What are you going to do to my mother?"!

In one breath, he threw her into the air hundreds of meters above the village of Domremi!

"Ah!!!" Isabella wailed without having time to understand the situation.

But she is not alone!

Because Shirou followed closely behind her, at a faster speed, and after causing a huge explosion under his feet, he followed her to this height!

In order to block Shirou, the flying dragons all came to low altitude, and as a result, they are now all below Shirou!

These crazy evil dragons didn't hesitate at all. They immediately turned their guns and spewed a dense barrage of anti-aircraft fire into the air!

however.

These wyverns might be very troublesome for ordinary magicians, such as Kadoc.

But to Shirou, even without Jeanne's spiritual base correction, they were nothing more than "small fry" with no advantage except numbers!
The only threat to Shirou may be numbers. After all, Shirou's total magic power is not infinite. It is better to say that Shirou's own magic power is relatively small among high-level magicians.

But now, Shirou, by some strange coincidence, has obtained the power of Isabella, Jeanne's mother, a super magic battery that is like a human-shaped Holy Grail!

--projection

But it was not an arrow, nor a sword.

Normally, Shirou Emiya is only good at projecting swords, but Shirou in the celestial world has come into contact with his own selves in many special world lines, so he is good at projecting "mechanical equipment".

That's right.

Twenty Gatling machine guns, unlimited projected bullets, each bullet is engraved with the motto of Acalanatha's Fire Realm Mantra!

Compare firepower?
"Nan! Sava! Tathagata! Niddhiya! Savamukhiya! Savattha. Tathagata. Shidenzanna! Maharusana! Khen! Khachikhofan. Khachikhofan. Samvavijinnan! Hum! Tathagata! Han!"

The pouring barrage of bullets instantly covered the group of flying dragons, and the bullets that penetrated their bodies instantly burst out with temperatures as high as a crematorium!

"【Acala Fire Realm Mantra】!"

One hundred percent! Not a single dragon escaped!

Shirou "saved" all the flying dragons in one breath!

The flames explode in the darkness, and all evil things have nowhere to escape!
"——I found you."

The red-gold eyes, like molten gold, stared at his enemy!
So, can the adventure in the French singularity be successfully and directly concluded?
Shirou knew that even if Bluebeard was solved, the problem of this singularity would not be completely resolved. There were still very obvious problems here.

Like – why does Bluebeard hold the Holy Grail?

This is actually a very serious BUG.

In the world line of the 'original work', Ritsuka Fujimaru and others in the 'original work' did not figure out the answer to this question at the end of their adventure.

In the world line of the 'original work', until the end of France, this singularity also left two unsolved mysteries.

One: The fact that Caster Bluebeard holds the Holy Grail of the Demon King
Shirou now knows that the demon god responsible for the French singularity is actually Mozart.

But Mozart had no loyalty to the Demon King, nor the slightest interest in the Holy Grail. As soon as he arrived at the singularity, he threw the thing away.

Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with this behavior.

The Holy Grail is a combination of desire and longing - that is, wishes. Those who get close to it will have their desires infinitely magnified, and use it to do all kinds of outrageous things, so it is not surprising that it will trigger singularities.

but!

There is absolutely no way this thing could be used by Bluebeard!
The biggest contradiction here is what is the BUG?
Bluebeard is also a servant, and as long as he is a servant, someone needs to 'summon him'.

Bluebeard can indeed use the Holy Grail to summon evil dragons and other servants, but there is still a missing link before that - there is still a missing "someone" who "summons Bluebeard, gives him the Holy Grail, and teaches him how to use it."

This 'someone', in the normal world line, might have been targeted by a wild Servant in the present world from the beginning, and then in the dark, without the normal world line's Ritsuka Fujimaru noticing, 'a certain wild Servant' would quietly defeat this person who is actually the 'real mastermind behind the French singularity'.

So in the normal world line, the saviors only need to eliminate the apparent mastermind - Bluebeard.

But at this moment, the real mastermind still exists and he is still alive.

Shirou has learned from the information recorded by the narration that the mastermind who was the first to obtain the Holy Grail in the French singularity and used the Holy Grail to summon Bluebeard is a real person.

It was also he who saw that Shirou's fighting ability was not right, so he told Bluebeard that "this monster (← referring to Shirou)" was not something you can deal with, and urged Bluebeard to run away quickly.

Is he around here right now? Is he hiding in the shadows nearby?
Could it be that Bluebeard holding the Holy Grail is actually the real mastermind - a bait or trap thrown by someone who is equivalent to Bluebeard's Master?
Because ten years ago, Shirou had the experience of dealing with the true form of the Servant Bluebeard - that is, the forbidden Cthulhu magic book "R'lyeh Text" in Bluebeard's hand, so Shirou knew a little about it and knew that this evil forbidden magic book was given to him by an alchemist friend of Bluebeard.

It is also known that this alchemist was the culprit who caused Bluebeard to fall into madness - in some legends, he was even the culprit who conspired to kill Joan of Arc.

Although Shirou didn't know the details, he had dealt with him before, so he had heard this guy's name from Rin and Brother Weber.

François Prelati, an Italian alchemist considered the 'Devil King'.

He is one of the 'historical figures' of this era.

He was a friend of Gilles de Rais, the Bluebeard, and was said to have helped France during the Hundred Years' War.

He was also the manipulator behind the fall and madness of Gilles de Rais, the upright knight and French Grand Marshal who had originally followed Joan of Arc.

According to history, at this time and in this era, he was in France! He should be next to the original Gilles de Rais who was still alive in this era!
Could it be him? Could it be him who is the real mastermind behind this, the one who summoned Caster Bluebeard?!

[The person who summoned Bluebeard in the French singularity, gave the Holy Grail to Bluebeard, and instructed Bluebeard on how to proceed, was it 'Francois Prelati'? ]

[1. Yes]

[2. No]

【1D2=1】

As if to prove Shirou's guess, the narration records gave the answer.

[As a taboo heretic demon king, Francois Prelati, who can be infinitely reincarnated and resurrected, what is his gender in this era? 】

【1. Male】

【2. Female】

【1D2=2】

In the normal FGO world line, this existence that is considered to be the "Demon King" in the Crusaders' records should be found by a special wild servant before the decisive battle at the French singularity, and quietly conquered.

In other words, in the normal FGO world line, she spends most of her time hiding from "a special Crusader Servant" rather than hiding in the dark.

Under normal circumstances, her existence could be completely ignored. Perhaps she was not conquered by a Servant, but was hiding the entire time, hiding until the very end, not daring to show up. Or...

In ordinary French singularity stories, there is no one who can allow her to step forward and stir up trouble despite the "potential fatal threat from a certain Servant".

--but

Even knowing this, Shirou would still choose to take action.

Letting a tiger go back to the mountains is not a good thing.

Bluebeard's own strength can actually be ignored, but Shirou has already experienced the horror of the magic book "R'lyeh Text (R'yeh City Text)" in his hand.

At the very least, Shirou must destroy the infinite magic furnace "R'lyeh Text" of the evil god from another world in Bluebeard's hands here!
Even the Holy Grail has a lower priority than this thing!
Although he was using the spiritual foundation of a Christian saint, Shirou was not good at that after all, so he naturally used the Buddhist classic chanting that he was best at:
"Nangmosidi, siddhi, Susidi, siddhigala, Rajakuyan, Sammamasidi, Ajatashatru, Svaha!"

Fire wraps around the sword, blaze shines thousands of feet high, and Buddhist scriptures ward off demons!

“——【Acala’s Devil-Subduing Mantra】!!!”

The flying dragons and sea monsters have been wiped out in one go. You have no way to escape! Nowhere to hide!

[Shirou reaches Bluebeard, fully activates the 'Acala', and the sword of light is about to slay the demons! ]

[If the number of points exceeds 50, Shirou will destroy the R'lyeh Text]

[If the value exceeds 75, Shirou will kill Bluebeard]

[If the value exceeds 90, Shirou will take the Holy Grail directly]

[Shirou's 'Strike! Demon-Subduing Spell!': 1D100=92]

←to be continue!

(End of this chapter)