Shirou Emiya is challenging FGO

Chapter 98 Shirou's Confession (1! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
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Broken Steel, Sword of the Stars, Sword of Promised Victory - these are the names of that sword (Excalibur).

With just one glance, Shirou was able to confirm that since he was not Emiya, a 'Noble Phantasm Specialized in Projection', he could not project that sword.

Even if Emiya, a real Noble Phantasm specialized in projection, came, he probably wouldn't be able to truly project the sword.

After all - even King Arthur himself could not truly unleash the power of the sword, nor could he make the sword show its true appearance.

King Arthur was merely "using" and "wielding" the holy sword.

There are thirteen "constraints" on the sword, and each "constraint" has a corresponding unlocking condition. Only when all are unlocked can the full power be exerted.

——Then the question is

When projecting the Broken Steel Sword, if you only project the sword itself without projecting the 'Seal', will you be able to obtain the full power of the Holy Sword of the Stars?

The answer is: No

Because although if described in Chinese, it would be read as 'unsealing', but there is actually no 'sealing measure' on the sword.

Since there is no seal, there is naturally no concept of unsealing. It is just called "unsealing" in the translation description.

This is a mysterious ritual of the ancient Celts - Geis
In recent years, it has also been called Geass.

It is called "oath" in Chinese. Celtic warriors would make an oath with the world itself through this ceremony. As long as they abide by the oath, they can gain extra power out of thin air. If they violate the oath, they will be retaliated.

For example, there is a clause in Cuchulain's oath: 'Do not eat dog meat'.

This is also the origin of the nickname given to Excalibur by magicians, the 'Sword of Promised Victory' - the sword itself has nothing to do with the oath.

When all thirteen oaths are fulfilled, the Holy Sword of the Stars will reveal its true form - that is, it will actually become another sword.

The sword holder must also take on the responsibility of being the wielder of the holy sword and embark on a journey to save the world.

Of course, it is obvious that King Arthur did not meet all thirteen conditions, so he did not become the Holy Sword Master - perhaps in some distant parallel world, a special King Arthur among the many King Arthurs would become the Holy Sword Master?
The oath cannot be projected, and the power of the oath cannot be projected.

——But this is just right
The Storm King is not a brave warrior wielding the sword of salvation, it is merely a 'holy (magic) sword that can destroy a city with one strike'.

And it's just a 'holy sword that can destroy a city with one strike' - even Shirou, who is not 'Emiya specialized in Noble Phantasm projection', can do it!

And the Caster in his hand, after completing the forging of the 'Free Heart Iron Soldier', is not only Shirou's partner and treasure, but also the embodiment of Shirou's soul and an extension of the origin of Shirou's 'sword'!
What Shirou was doing at this moment was not so much a 'projection of the holy sword' as it was a matter of observing the 'form of the holy sword in the hand of the Storm King' and then causing corresponding changes to himself and Caster.

[Shirou and Caster try to 'project (transform)' the holy sword in the hands of the Storm King——]

[Even if the judgment fails, the transformation will succeed and you can still use 'Excalibur', but you will be at a disadvantage in the subsequent confrontation judgment.]

[Specifically, if the judgment is successful, when Shirou and Caster's Excalibur confront each other, the power judgment is 1D100]

[If it fails, the power judgment will become 1D80]

[Difficulty: 100]

[Shirou's 'Holy Sword Forging/Flame': 1D100=99]

[Custer's characteristic 'Handy Soldiers EX' correction: 1D100=35]

[Total: 134]

Yes.

The planet spirit of the earth, through Shirou's hands, obtained the ability to freely change her form. This move can perhaps be called - 'Earthly Transformation'!
And Caster is already an extension of Shirou's origin 'sword'.

It can be said that he is like the half (companion) of Shirou's soul.

This ability to use one's own body as a mirror to reflect the enemy's posture - as long as Shirou holds Caster, Shirou can do it too!
[Shirou and Caster obtain the characteristic 'Earthly Transformation', which is only triggered when the two fight together and successfully project the enemy's weapon]

[After successfully triggering, you will gain the 'buff effect on the opponent', even if it is 'divinity' or 'inherited skills' - although you cannot obtain the skill itself, you can obtain the 'skill bonus effect']

That is to say-

As a supporter behind the Storm King, Athena was the first to notice that something was wrong.

Even if the exact same moves were successfully projected, logically speaking, the Storm King should have the advantage.

Because Athena is behind the Storm King, Athena will mobilize the energy of the earth veins, demonstrate the protection of the power of the Mother Earth, and support the Storm King together with the power of the Holy Grail.

Even if both sides wield holy swords of the same power at the same time, the numerical bonus should be higher on the Storm King's side!

But these gaps have been completely eliminated.

Shirou and Caster did not copy the effects of Athena's protection.

Instead, he directly obtained the "values that the Storm King obtained from Athena" through the "Earthly Transformation"!
impossible!
Even if this can be done, how do we calculate the magic power consumption?

There is no way that Shirou Emiya himself could sustain this level of magic power - no!
Is Shirou a Servant now?

Although he is a living person, he is indeed considered a Servant according to the rules!
The supply of magic power of a Servant is limited by the Master. How can his Master sustain it?

Mustard Hinako!
Only then did Athena realize that Shirou's current master, Akagi Hinako, was more than just an 'extra large cup of magic water pipe'.

This guy is an earth elf. According to the rules, she can be regarded as an earth goddess without power and divinity - but for a being like her, even without the power of the earth, she can still obtain energy from the earth as freely as breathing!
If humans still live on a large scale, because the world is already a human world and an era of human rule, elves like her who are restrained by humans will have their abilities in this area severely limited.
But because of the burning of humanity launched by the Demon King, all humans in the past, present and future were massacred!

Athena immediately realized: except for her (Akira Hinako) own brain, except for whether she would use her own power, there was nothing that could stop her in the state of human nature being burned!

She can even seize the power of the earth for her own use right under the nose of the goddess of the earth - as Shirou's master, these powers will naturally be used by Shirou!
(We have to find a way to deal with his Master!)
At the same time Athena came to this conclusion.

The battle between Shirou, Caster and the Storm King has already begun!

The prologue is - both sides unleashed the power of the holy sword together!

The Storm King swung down a purple-black reverse aurora that was like the roar of a dragon's breath!

Shirou and Caster swung the black and red furnace flames!

The light is flowing!

The flame is roaring!

""————Excalibur! ! ! ""

[Excalibur (Light) Vs Excalibur (Flame)]

[Storm King Arthur Vs Shirou Custer! ]

[Storm King Arthur's 'Power of the Holy Sword (Light)': 1D100=52]

[Shirou Caster's 'Holy Sword Power (Flame)': 1D100=55]

Perhaps it was because both sides only regarded the power of the holy sword as an 'instant probing skill'. In actual results, without sufficient time to accumulate power, the holy swords of both sides did not exert the power to destroy the city with ease.

The shock wave only created a small mushroom cloud.

And in the fierce collision and confrontation of the light cannons - the trio of Shirou, Caster and Aku Hinako had a slight advantage!

Shirou's Furnace Flame pushed back the Black Aurora!

At the same time, Shirou swung his sword without hesitation and rushed towards the submerged Storm King! A successful strike would be a fatal pursuit!

[Storm King was damaged by the 'Power of the Holy Sword', and the maximum health percentage was directly determined]

[If it exceeds 50, you will be at a disadvantage in the next battle]

[Storm King's 'injury': 1D100=87]

——Seriously injured!
The armor on the Storm King was immediately destroyed by the flames of the furnace! The skin exposed to the atmosphere turned into charcoal in patches, and the muscles that fought hard even showed signs of melting steel - what a terrible physical fitness!

But she has fallen into a disadvantage!
Shirou and Caster arrived in front of the Storm King at the same time, and the deep red burning holy sword immediately fell on his head!

[Because he was hurt, the Storm King's passive characteristic 'Blessing of the Earth Goddess (Holy Grail)' is triggered, and the Storm King performs a 1D100 'Instant Injury Recovery Judgment']

[If the output is greater than 50, it will be restored to full state directly]

[Storm King's 'Protection of the Earth Goddess (Holy Grail)': 1D100=100]

In front of Shirou's eyes, the Storm King seemed to have lost his balance, his sword-holding hand tilted backwards, and he was seriously injured.

The injury healed in an instant.

——Is this the so-called 'BOSS template'!?
Not only that, the light of the holy sword burst out again from the other side of the tip of the dark holy sword in the Storm King's hand!

The Storm King actually released the Holy Sword, which was his Noble Phantasm, and used it like a 'jet engine'!
The injury that seemed to be enough to cripple his combat effectiveness was instantly recovered, and the seemingly unbalanced posture was actually a bait for counterattack!

"——Excalibur!"

It's more like 'swinging a sledgehammer' than 'swinging a sword'!
Using the Holy Sword as a jet engine, he forcibly adjusted the out-of-control posture, and the original state of defeat instantly turned into a counterattack that was enough to kill the enemy!
Shirou could only hastily raise the crimson holy sword in his hand to defend and block!
[Shirou receives damage from the 'Power of the Holy Sword', and the maximum HP percentage is determined directly]

[If it exceeds 50, you will be at a disadvantage in the next battle]

[Shirou's 'injury': 1D100=81]

A sudden counterattack - only because of the Storm King's support from the Earth Goddess and the Holy Grail, each of her 'normal attacks' was released with this 'Holy Sword' of varying powers. Even if it was used in a hurry without charging, it was still a fatal injury at such a close distance!

Shirou was blasted away.

The holy sword slipped out of his hand, and because his physical fitness was not as good as that of the Storm King, the arm that originally held the sword melted directly, revealing a skeleton that looked like metal!
Even the most tempered body of a mortal can hardly match the light of the holy sword!

The situation reversed instantly.

"Excalibur!!"

The Storm King unhesitatingly launched the third release of the Holy Sword, realizing that although Shirou's body was just a mortal's flesh and blood, it had a strong resistance to attacks from light and heat - otherwise, he would have been vaporized by the blow just now.
The Storm King used the Holy Sword Release to the rear, launching himself out like a missile, and instantly killed Shirou in front of him - no! He used his own body as a cannonball! Using the Holy Sword Release as kinetic energy! He intended to smash Shirou's body with a physical attack!

[Shirou activates the skill 'Holy Sword Forging' on himself]

[If the output is greater than 50, it will be restored to full state directly]

【1D100=54】

When the Storm King's 'Dragon Chariot' was in front of them and the crisis was imminent - "Dang!"

Everyone present heard the sound coming from somewhere, like a craftsman forging steel.

moment!

Shirou's body was instantly 'recovered' - no, it should be said that it was instantly 'transformed' from its original broken state to a complete and full state!
——At this moment

"You're not the only one who has the 'Boss Template' - King Arthur!"

Not the real body, but a Servant, and with a Master like Akagi Hinako - maybe Shirou is stronger than usual at this time!

Normally when Shirou does this, he still has to worry about the loss of magic power, which is almost like struggling to survive. But it’s a different story after he becomes a Servant!
After becoming a Servant, you are no longer spending your own life, but the life of the Master!

To be honest, this is a serious shortcoming - it should have been a serious shortcoming.

However, Shirou's master at this time is Akebato Hinako.

Although Aku Hinako is often criticized for being "stupid", her life is "tough" - in Sakura's words, it's like in a card battle game, when all the duelists are dead, she's still alive! She's tougher than the duelists!
Facing the Storm King's 'Dragon Chariot' attack——

You are not the only one who can fire the holy sword in succession!
With enough magic power, it is natural to fire continuously!

Moreover.

Although it is true that he has a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness, the Caster in Shirou's hand can perform at a performance that is infinitely close to that of the opponent while freely adjusting its shape!

"This kind of change in details - I am more efficient than you"

The original 'big sword (long sword)' was modified in Shirou's hand and turned into an extra-large giant sword, and a jet engine nozzle actually appeared at the end of the giant sword!

"——Excalibur!!!"

Isn't it just a dragon car?
Stop it!
[Difficulty: 50]

[Storm King's 'Reaction': 1D100=62]

Faced with the ever-changing war situation, the Storm King, or Athena who was manipulating the situation behind the scenes, still responded in a timely manner.

"Excalibur!"

The fourth consecutive holy sword is released!

Relying on the power of the holy sword, the Storm King forcibly changed the original trajectory of the "Dragon Cart". At a very close distance, the two holy swords of Black Aurora and Crimson Molten Flame collided!
The fire is shining!

Then, both parties agreed

"Excalibur!" ! ! ""

Every attack is the release of the holy sword of the city's treasure!

Those who don’t know would think that the Holy Sword has become cheap.

However, the battle between them is at best just a "skirmish" of hot hands.

The aftermath that escaped alone turned the surrounding environment into a scorching hell. The original Fuyuki City had turned into wasteland, and large areas of buildings were turned into scorched earth.

No! It was directly dissolved or even vaporized!

This is not a metaphor, it literally means being reduced to ashes!

This is just the aftermath.

The two swords that kept colliding at close range - the swordsmen who were wielding two consecutive holy swords, their bodies were like being repeatedly melted and forged in a furnace at high temperatures!
Normal people - no, even normal Heroic Servant, would have been reduced to ashes long ago!
Both sides have the "BOSS template"!

The Storm King has the Holy Grail and Athena, Shirou has Caster and Aku Hinako. Rather than saying they have 'immortality', it would be more accurate to say they have 'immortality'.

Shirou's only disadvantage is his 'physical fitness'.

Even if the other conditions are infinitely close, the physical fitness of the person wielding the sword - Shirou, is still not as good as that of the Storm King.

Not to mention that the Storm King's physical fitness also has the bonus from Athena - Athena makes her divinity rise, making the Storm King's spiritual base lean towards 'King Arthur on the side of the gods', further improving her physical fitness!

This is a major disadvantage.

Shirou's second biggest disadvantage is that if he relies on "Holy Sword Forging" to repeatedly restore himself to full health for a long time, the "metal fatigue" of Shirou's body as a sword will continue to accumulate.

In Sakura's words, it means using it for too long and too frequently in a short period of time. Although it can restore full health, the upper limit of health will continue to decrease.

Under normal circumstances, this defect is not considered a disadvantage at all, but at this time Shirou is facing an extraordinary and unconventional existence like the Storm King!
Combining the two factors, Shirou should have been at a huge disadvantage after entering into close-range hand-to-hand combat - but the actual situation was not the case!
Shirou was not at a clear disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat!
But - don't fall behind!
——【Masked Divine Mask·Hercules】!
[The remaining number of uses of Divine Mask: Hercules: 12 → 11]

Boom! ! !
Like the roar of a huge bell!

Came when Shirou kicked the Storm King, who responded with an elbow to the arm.

physical fitness?

Shirou has the advantage now!
A kick pierced through the magic defense and broke the Storm King's arm. If it weren't for the 'Immortality' that repaired the injury the moment it appeared, this blow would have ended the battle.

Shirou now has a slight advantage in hand-to-hand combat physical fitness.

But the Storm King will not accumulate 'metal fatigue' like Shirou.

In summary, in pure close combat, before Shirou reaches his limit - it's a 50-50 chance!

——A question suddenly emerged in Custer’s mind

The polluted servant swordsman (Saber) - Storm King, should not have self-awareness.

She is just a 'system mechanism' guarding singularity F. At most, because King Arthur is a special existence, she left behind some 'residues of human nature'.

It can be said that the battle between the Storm King and Shirou is more of a battle between Shirou and 'Athena who controls the Storm King' than a battle between Shirou and the Storm King.

Then the problem is coming.

What if Shirou used the power of 'Erlang Shen' at this moment?

Will it become 'I am fighting Athena', 'The Storm King is the first stage of Athena', so after defeating the Storm King, the effect of the spell will not disappear, and then continue to fight the second stage of Athena herself - what about this situation?
In other words, is it possible to exploit loopholes like this?

Custer's idea was rejected by Othinus and Olga Marie.

It’s not that this idea doesn’t work.

But because 'this idea is feasible', it 'will definitely fail'.

Because if you really want to win from this perspective, then the essence of the battle will become a "magic battle".

The so-called magic battle is not as simple as two magicians standing face to face, reading their spells to each other, and then letting the fireballs of both sides collide to determine the value.

The essence of magic wars is asking questions and solving them, and it is a very high frequency of countering each other's moves.

The more complex and sophisticated the techniques are, the more changes there are during operation, and the more flaws there will be.

Athena is also the goddess of wisdom.

In the process of magic battle, the effect of a spell is not determined by the caster alone, but is the result of a "debate" between the two combatants.

You said, "My technique works like this, it can do this, the reason is as follows XXXXX"

The enemy said, "Your spell cannot work this way, you can't do this, forcing it to do this will cause problems, the reason is as follows XXXX"

It can be said that the nature of magic warfare is not a battle to "kill the enemy" but a battle to "prove that you are right".

And if you do this in a real high-speed battle where your life is at stake and you want to kill the enemy - the outcome of the debate is no longer important.

Because the technique itself will collapse directly due to 'not running smoothly'!
Magic battles are battles to prove that you are right.

But once lives are at stake, if neither side agrees to "not fight to the death just to prove wisdom", the party that takes the initiative will be at a huge disadvantage, and the party that takes the initiative will have an infinite advantage.

A typical example is the battle between Emiya Kiritsugu and Kayneth.

That is why, if it is not to prove that 'one's magic formula is the most elegant, efficient and beautiful', in a life-and-death duel - it doesn't matter how complicated the 'composition logic' of your magic formula is.

But the simpler the 'operating logic', the better!
The best and most practical operating logic is: after going through a bunch of complicated processes and maxing out a bunch of strengthening BUFFs, just go straight up and use a critical hit or a basic attack to destroy the world!

"Can this situation be considered a battle with Athena?"

You cannot have such ambiguous statements, because ambiguous thoughts essentially mean that you are questioning your own technique!

If you can question yourself, then your enemies can naturally question you as well - don't give Athena the opportunity to 'question (disassemble)'!
This kind of doubt must not appear. Once it appears in the operation of the technique, it will be a flaw!
It can only lock on to one target, either the Storm King or Athena. Ambiguous judgments are absolutely not acceptable!

As long as it is simple enough, the description is accurate enough, and there is no room for doubt, then the technique can definitely be performed!
For Shirou, all he needs to do is to recognize this!
As a magician, don't think about fighting like a magician, just fight!
The narrow road meets the brave to win!

Trust Shirou! Since Shirou said he can defeat the Storm King, let him do it!

Every collision between the Storm King and Shirou, every 'normal attack', is equivalent to the release of a regular servant's Noble Phantasm!

Relying on infinite magic power, the output of both sides was outrageous, and the aftermath alone was enough to sweep away everything around.

Aku Hinako had already dug a hole and hid there, constantly changing her position.

Even if Athena wanted to interfere, she couldn't.

Every clash of swords between Shirou and the Storm King is earth-shattering, but the frequency and attack speed are terrifyingly fast!
The various aftermaths that continued to overflow seemed to form a barrier around the two of them.

As long as this 'stalemate' is not interrupted, even if Athena wants to launch a sneak attack 'outside the field', it will be difficult to break through this 'barrier'.

But Athena was patient.

Athena, who was controlling the Storm King and fighting passionately with Shirou, was in an increasingly excited and joyful mood, enjoying the battle itself - and she also had infinite patience.

She was waiting for the 'stalemate' to be broken.

To be more precise, she was waiting for Shirou to be hit by her and experience a 'flaw (stiffness)'.

As long as there is a big enough flaw that prevents Shirou's magic power from returning and causes disorder, Athena can interfere!

Athena is the goddess of wisdom, so her magical skills are naturally top-notch.

For example, she possesses the characteristics of 'guardian of heroes' and 'creator of heroes' - that is, 'mother of heroes'.

Just as Odin can blurt out the outrageous result of 'Sun Wukong ≈ Erlang Shen'.

Athena, who is not a writer, can't achieve such an outrageous effect, but she can subtly describe her "Hero's Mother" characteristics as follows:

'I gave birth to a hero'

'Heroes are your own flesh and blood'

"As a mother, I have the right to guide the hero."

In this way, Athena can try to tamper with the Servant Contract - that is, to transfer the ownership of Shirou's card from Akagi Hinako to herself.

During this process, Aku Hinako herself, who was not very smart and not a magician, found it difficult to resist.

But if Shirou himself has a strong will to resist, it will be difficult for Athena to succeed.

That's why it was necessary to create an opportunity, an opportunity for Shirou to be 'temporarily unable to resist for a short period of time'.

This is the most crucial "win-lose hand" that Athena holds in her hand before her true body is conceived.

Shirou obviously doesn't have a trick that can be called the final word - at least that's what Athena thinks.

Even though the two sides launched fierce attacks at close range, they continued to inflict injuries on each other.

But any injuries on the Storm King's side, as long as they were not instantly wiped out, Athena holding the Holy Grail could easily help her "restore full health".

But what about Shirou?

Athena saw clearly: Shirou was not "healing the wound" at all, he was just beating his "sword" back to a shape that "looked intact".

Even if the health bar is actually full.

However, the upper limit of health points will continue to decrease, and "metal fatigue" will continue to accumulate. If Shirou cannot get proper rest and overuses in a short period of time, his body will collapse sooner or later.

But Shirou couldn't stop attacking, he couldn't rest.

Because offense is also part of his defense.

The Storm King can take a set of Shirou's combos without dying, but if Shirou really takes such a combo, his health limit will be very dangerous.

Not to mention that there is Athena, who is always waiting for an opportunity to catch a powerful person, and is eyeing her covetously.

So - how exactly does Shirou plan to win this battle?
Athena thought she knew the answer.

In other words, no matter how you look at it, there is only one way: that is to delay the battle here, and after the battle on the archers' side is over, Othinus will come back to support and attack from both sides.

As for whether Shirou has the ability to break through this predicament alone?
Athena thinks not.

To be precise, even if he had it, he wouldn't have the chance to use it in such a tense 'knife fight'.

Once Shirou wants to use it, even if the "charging" or "casting" time is a little longer, what will greet him is only the continuous light of the holy sword.

mechanism?

Do not!
Athena had seen the battle between Hercules and Shirou - to deal with Shirou, you have to increase your stats severely!
Max out the values! Don't give you a chance to use the mechanism!

--certainly

Athena recognized this

"Let me see your performance! A long-lost warrior - a modern hero!"

She is looking forward to it too.

The voice of the goddess, through the mouth of the Storm King, continuously releases madness during the passionate collision with Shirou like a storm!

"If you really have the ability to break through on your own, then show me how to do it!"

“It makes me enjoy it even more!”

"Let me become even more obsessed with you——Emiya Shirou!!!"

Custer felt his scalp tingling when he thought about the other person saying such terrible lines in a voice similar to his own.

Emiya Shirou said nothing, but just swung his sword blindly.

clang!
The more intense the battle became, the higher the fighting spirit, and the calmer Emiya Shirou became.

Clang!

He was waiting for an opportunity, swinging his sword continuously, constantly pushing his body to the limit, waiting for the opportunity to come!
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!!!

at last!

After thousands of holy sword collisions, the roaring attacks of the aurora and the fiery magic power, the stalemate finally began to tip over -

[The various corrections of both sides cancel each other out, the probability is completely 50-50]

['Storm King Athena' and 'Shirou Caster']

[After fiercely attacking each other like a violent storm, and releasing holy swords one after another as if their magic power was free, the one who first seized the opportunity and forced the opponent to break open was——]

[Storm King Athena's 'Front Attack': 1D1000=751]

[Shirou Custer's 'Front Breakthrough' 1D1000=948]——Waited for
Shirou got the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time!

That was - a fake move.

Athena made a fake move, deliberately revealing a flaw, trying to lure Shirou into attacking.

It's normal for Athena to adopt such a tactic.

Because in the final analysis, the Storm King is truly 'uninjured'. Being injured will not have any impact on the Storm King. It will not be like Shirou's 'Holy Sword Forging'. If it is used too frequently in a short period of time and does not receive timely maintenance (rest), the upper limit of health points will be reduced to a certain level, and it will still fall into death.

Because of this, Athena can be more bold in looking for opportunities to 'exchange injuries'!

——This was also within Shirou's expectations.

Shirou also knew that even if Athena guessed what Shirou could guess, she would still do it.

On the one hand, Athena is confident.

On the one hand, Athena believed that if they were attacked by Othinus and Shirou at the same time, she and the Storm King would indeed be threatened.

Finally, Athena is also looking forward to it.

In other words, she wanted to encourage Shirou to take the initiative to try to break the deadlock and make the impossible possible.

If Shirou fails, she will proudly declare her victory.

If Shirou succeeds - even if she thinks it's impossible, she will still cheer for him and be happy for the birth of a hero!
Therefore, for mortals, the thought processes of gods are not "very troublesome and weird" at the level of "deadly crazy".

Athena had countless opportunities to try and make mistakes, but Shirou did not - and that was why she enjoyed the miracle of reversal even more.

It doesn't matter even if I lose!
Shirou said nothing.

But Caster is different. As Shirou's mouthpiece, Caster did not forget to talk back to the goddess during the fierce fight: "Don't go crazy here!"

At this moment, Athena revealed a flaw.

The goddess pretended that she had not swung her sword correctly because of the "bicker" with Caster, and this slight flaw would be a fatal flaw in such a fierce battle! - If she was not immortal.

Of course Shirou knew this was a flaw.

I also know what Athena is thinking.

I know that Athena is planning to trade injuries for defense and counterattack.

It was even clearer that Athena was expecting him to "challenge his limits even though he knew it was a fake flaw, trying to create a miracle of victory."

——Then let’s give it a try!
Shirou seized this 'fake flaw' and suddenly changed his tactics. The Caster in his hand changed from a long sword to a long stick!
An inch longer, an inch stronger! Shirou swung the martial arts stick, his hand moving smoothly. It was obvious that Shirou knew more than just swords. He was proficient in all kinds of weapons, such as stick fighting and spear fighting!

After all, although Miyamoto Musashi herself is famous for her two-sword style, she is essentially a "weapon master"!
The Storm King tried to block, and adjusted his battle strategy to that of a stick or spear. He was always on guard against Shirou's stick turning into a spear, and changed from "swinging" to "stabbing" -

however

She calculated wrong!

The spear and the stick are integrated. Since Shirou inherited the elements of Son Goku, he naturally learned to use the stick. Since he can use the stick, he can naturally use the spear.

Faced with a weapon that can change shape at will, when an experienced soldier sees it transform into a stick, he will naturally subconsciously guard against the opponent's thrust by transforming it into a gun.

This is the flaw.

Next is Shirou's 'First Sight Kill' move -

The stick did not turn into a "gun" to launch a "thrust".

Instead, it directly - 'entangled' the black holy sword in the Storm King's hand!

The body of the stick is divided into three parts, and each section is connected by a chain. This is - a three-section stick!

Wandering Cloud!

One part of it wrapped around the sword body, 'biting' it, while the top part, guided by inertia, smashed into the Storm King's temple like a pendulum!
Even if he wanted to release the light of the holy sword and break free - it was too late!

The sneak attack from Custer, transformed into a nunchaku, is even faster!

“Oh my!!!”

If it were an ordinary opponent, this blow would be enough to blow his head off!
But the enemy before him is the Storm King, who, with the support of Athena, has his divine face floating on his body, almost literally becoming Arthur, a giant dragon in human form!
The surprise attack by Caster and Shirou was successful, but they only beat the Storm King so hard that his head was bleeding and his visor collapsed!

Although the change of tactics was clever, it was not fatal - after all, for the Storm King in front of him, even if his head was blown off and only a head was left, he might be able to recover quickly with the power of the Holy Grail and the Earth Goddess.

Because of this, Shirou and Caster used this set of changing moves and combos - of course, they were not expecting this move to decide the outcome!

Just to open up the situation.

The visor disappeared, and the Storm King's face, which looked exactly like Caster's but colder and more mechanized, was revealed in front of Shirou.

Close and personal.

But the Storm King will also expand the Aurora magic that can destroy everything from the holy sword!

Not enough! For the Storm King's physique and immortal body, this output is totally insufficient! It is totally insufficient to 'break the defense'!
Even if the Holy Sword is not released, for the Storm King, who has the infinite magic power supported by the Dragon Heart Furnace and the Holy Grail, the magic power released alone is more powerful than the Noble Phantasms of most servants!

At such a close distance, no matter what kind of combo Shirou wants to perform, he is the one in danger!
"You're too impatient! Shirou--Hmm!?"

The Storm King, or rather, Athena's words that wanted to show off her victory were interrupted.

It would be more accurate to say that I can't continue.

"Ah?" It was Custer who expressed surprise at the 'super expansion' in front of him.

Because Shirou blocked the mouth of Athena in front of him - or to be more precise, the Storm King.

With your own mouth.

For a moment, a fleeting image seemed to flash through Shirou's mind.

The next moment, a strange magical power instantly surged into the Storm King's body through his lips - charming?
Mana replenishment——

Do not!
The Goddess of War Athena immediately realized the problem and guessed Shirou's plan!

(Want to try to activate the "humanity" of Altria that remains in the Storm King's body and get this body out of my control? Or is he also playing the strategy of "taking away the ownership of the Storm King"?)
Athena's thoughts were completed in an instant.

He also thought of a countermeasure in an instant and prepared a magical method to counter Shirou's "powerful man" -

But, being too clever may lead to mistakes!
Shirou didn't even inform Caster in advance, just to prevent Athena from realizing it in advance, so that she could only make a subconscious "judgment" that seemed to be the most correct and smartest in a hurry!
Ah!
Shirou doesn't have any 'powerful' means at all!

I'm just pretending to use 'magic replenishment'!
Shirou's goal is to make the Storm King lose control for a moment and make Athena misjudge for a moment!
Caster, who turned into a nunchaku, disappeared.

She turned into the 'fist' on Shirou's hand!
If you were to ask what martial arts Shirou has learned the most in the past ten years, it would naturally be Bajiquan!
Zero distance.

The boxing gloves transformed by Caster helped Shirou penetrate the magic armor defense on the surface of the Storm King's body and directly touched her abdomen.

Eight levels of strength gathered in the fist and blasted in together!
——Eight Extremes Collapse!

Athena was caught off guard, and the punch perfectly hit the Storm King's body, knocking her away at the same time, because the eight forces were running rampant in her body - even with the Storm King's strength of infinite magic power, he could use magic power almost by "brute force", but Shirou took advantage of this momentary flaw!

Athena was embarrassed and annoyed.

For her whose true body is still in the embryo, isn't Shirou at this moment also in a state of "the door is wide open"?
She immediately set about planning to invade and tamper with Shirou's contract!
"Your Master is the manifestation of the Earth Spirit, and I am the Earth Mother! As her mother, her contract is also connected to me—"

"I'm sorry," Shirou said, "I'm not good at it, and I don't intend to have a magic battle with you."

For Shirou, the short period of time when the Storm King 'temporarily lost his ability to move' was enough.

Shirou was not afraid of Athena's sudden attack using her divine power - whether it was to create monsters, release curses, or tamper with contracts, it didn't matter to Shirou.

Because, the moment when the Storm King is temporarily unable to move is enough time for Shirou to use it.

Use 'that trick'!
'That move' is one of the very few 'magic' that Shirou has mastered!

Back then, when fighting the dragon demon and the evil spirit Sesshōin Kiara, Shirou and Toosaka Rin were one, and with the permission and assistance of a certain spirit, he imitated and reproduced his power with magic.

That god - the Zoroastrian god of war! Veleslana!
Ten incarnations!

With the permission and assistance of Veleslana, based on the ten incarnations, Toosaka Rin completed ten divine magics.

Among them, Shirou originally only knew how to use three of them, but not long ago he barely mastered the technique of the 'boy' incarnation, so now he has a total of four.

And what Shirou is going to use now is what he has always mentioned before, 'I have the means to deal with gods' - it is also the incarnation of Veleslana's power that has the best compatibility with Shirou and that Shirou is best at!
The incarnation of [Warrior]——A warrior holding a golden sword!
"With my power of words, I will bring justice to the world! This spell is powerful and eloquent - it is the sword of wisdom that calls for victory!"

With Shirou as the center, the warrior's domain instantly expanded, the scorched and pitted earth was dyed golden, and countless swords covered with ancient Persian inscriptions surged into the sky with Shirou as the center!

Under the light of the golden sword, Athena's curse attack that attempted to tamper with Shirou's contract was completely blocked!

"Velslana's sword spirit!? Why do you know this - why would Veleslana allow you to use magic to imitate and steal his power!?"

Athena couldn't believe it!
"No, that's not right. What's going on? You are actually the Soul of Light! How can a 'Warrior of Light' be born in modern times?!"

really!

Shirou had noticed before when it came to Othinus that these gods - although they were gods, they seemed to be unaware of what was happening in the celestial world.

To be more precise, only the Asuras, gods and Buddhas who were involved at the time know what happened in the celestial world!
In such a short time, the Storm King, who had recovered from his injuries, regained his strength and rushed towards Shirou again!

The golden swords immediately attacked, and the Storm King planned to use his magic power as always to whip up a violent storm to deflect or even smash the golden swords - but it was useless!
These swords ignored the magic power that was so dense that it could almost be called a 'torrent', penetrated it directly, and then stabbed the Storm King!
The golden sword of the incarnation of the Veleslana warrior. This incarnation itself does no damage (physical attacks that simply use the golden sword as a weapon do not count). It is a force against the power of God and is the "auxiliary ability" that the God of War trusts the most.

The battle between gods is usually a battle between powers. Veleslana, as the strongest god of war in Zoroastrianism with a rich legend of "defeating pagan gods", relies on this move to "slash the godhood" of the enemy gods in battle.

Destroy the opponent's power and make the hostile god's power ineffective before it is restored!

Unless the enemy is a 'numerical monster' type, no matter how complex and powerful the 'mechanism monster' is, Veleslana is their nemesis!
With the permission and assistance of Veleslana, Shirou and Toosaka Rin completed this sword magic.

Although it cannot achieve the high-level 'divine nature severing' effect of power, it can still effectively 'defend', 'weaken' and 'suppress' things related to God's power!
Athena's curse was blocked.

And the Storm King—

Normally, the 'deified King Arthur' would not appear in the world under normal circumstances, but at this moment, Athena constantly triggers her divine side in order to increase her fighting power!

In other words——At this moment, the Storm King’s divinity is extremely high!!!

Obviously, the damage of the golden sword itself can be basically ignored, but the Storm King, who has an immortal body, was frozen in place after being pierced through the body by several golden swords, and his body became extremely dull!

The powerful divinity has become a negative effect at this moment!
Of course, Shirou knew very well that this was not fatal, let alone enough to determine the outcome.

After all, the golden sword itself is just an 'auxiliary skill'.

Veleslana will use it to assist himself, weaken and restrict the enemy's actions, and then launch a truly fatal attack.

When Shirou used the Sword Words, he naturally also referred to Veleslana's ideas.

Besides - although Athena constantly emphasized the divine side of her, which triggered her powerful divinity, the Storm King did not appear in the world as a god after all, and the golden sword had limited effect on her.

It won't be long before she can regain her mobility, right?

But this short period of time is what Shirou wants.

Athena's curse will be stopped by the golden sword.

If she can't bear it anymore and breaks out of the shell early, Shirou can directly switch to Erlang Shen mode.

So, for Shirou, his real winning move lies in his next move!

"After all, I am not a true swordsman. I just know some fighting skills and am good at fighting. I am a 'forged iron warrior'."

"Forge weapons. When facing a powerful and invincible enemy, forge a 'weapon' that can destroy and defeat the enemy according to the enemy's situation, and then go to fight - this is my tactic."

"In other words, my true Noble Phantasm - Emiya Shirou's true ultimate move - is 'forging a sword that can win'."

But there's a problem.

Shirou needs to fight the enemy and confirm how strong the enemy is, so that he can accurately imagine and describe in his mind what kind of "weapon that is strong enough to defeat the enemy" is.

However, in an overly intense and tense battle, the enemy obviously would not give Shirou the opportunity to forge honestly by the side.

——But this doesn't bother Shirou

Shirou immediately thought of a way to replace this process.

"In other words - I am the 'sword'. I am the 'sword' in origin. I have awakened the 'origin of the sword' and I am the forged weapon!"

"And the 'forging' required for forging can also be replaced by the 'collision between me and the enemy (forging)'!"

"Using my body as a sword, this is my ultimate move."

"The only problem with this move is that it is limited by my physical strength. When the enemy I face is so strong that I have to use this ultimate move, it means that the required strength must exceed the upper limit of my physical strength—"

"In other words, using it would be equivalent to 'self-destruction'."

This is why Rin, Sakura, and Shinji said that Shirou's ultimate move is the 'Self-Destructing Sword'.

But it's different now.

Shirou has Caster, and has completed the forging of the 'Xu Xin Iron Soldier', which makes it an extension of his own body.

There is also the 'super large cup' demon Akagi Hinako, whose body far exceeds the physical limits of Shirou himself.

"Show me what I pursue - the 'ultimate sword'"

clang!
During the fierce fighting, I thought it was an illusion, but it was not the case. This was the real sound - the sound of "iron hammering"!
【（BGM: Emiya Japanese style variation）】

"It is not a steel blade that can shred flesh, break bones, and kill people"

clang!
"What I seek is the settlement of past karma in order to achieve true protection."

clang!
"Cut off the cause and condition, cut off the karma, cut off the destiny"

clang!
"——Protect the good and punish the evil"

clang!
"Killing is to protect life, eliminating karma is not killing people, settling grudges allows old grudges to be freed—"

clang!
“But in the final analysis, since I have not yet reached the end of my practice, all I can offer is this goal—a sword that uses all my strength!”

Essence·Explanation
Complete the concept and conclude
Forging Techniques: Critical

--clang!

Inject all the strength into the 'sword embryo' in your hand - into Caster's body!
Soul, Faith, Will

The ultimate guardian, since he is a guardian, must have a specific and clear goal.

Even though it had been ten years since that battle, Shirou couldn't imagine a more abstract or grand 'great goal'.

His sword is not sharp enough, and he is not confident that he can protect everything.

"Therefore, at least protect those within the sword's range."

"Behold, my strongest weapon - 'Sun Steel'!"

Faith, will and awareness are also the 'final materials' that allow this ultimate sword to be 'formed'.

The object of protection, the sun in my heart

For Shirou, this was extremely simple, both from an imaginative and magecraft construction perspective.

Ten years ago

Shirou had made an agreement with that girl and signed a contract with her.

If she is Mithra, then Shirou is her Veleslana.

If she is the sun, then Shirou is the extension of the sun - the light, the warrior of light who protects the sun.

With faith and will, call for the 'final forging material'.

That is the 'power of the sun'

That is the 'falling fire of the sky'

Among the ten incarnations, including the [Boy] he just learned, Shirou can master a total of four of them.

After [Boy] and [Warrior], what Shirou will use now is the third incarnation of Veleslana that he knows.

"For victory, come to my side quickly! Immortal sun! Spiritual white horse with swift feet, bring her halo to me!"

The incarnation of White Horse.

That is the symbol of Veleslana's identity as the guardian of Mithra, the god of light. Light is the sun, and Toosaka Rin is not only the 'sun in Shirou's heart'. In the concept of mysticism, in addition to her identity as the goddess of Venus, she is also connected with the Quetzalcoatl in Mayan mythology and possesses the characteristics of a 'sun god'!
Contact reached.

Let [White Horse] bring the fire of the sun as the final material to complete this sword!

"--wrong!"

Athena's voice, through the mouth of the Storm King, was spoken again:
"It's night! There's only the moon in the sky! There's no sun at all—"

"It's hard to say."

Shirou——smiled.

Although the arc was barely perceptible, he was indeed smiling, and Custer could "see" it.

"Athena, as an old being, you cannot imagine it - no, you cannot describe it 'accurately in your mind'."

"In a certain big country in the East, there is a system called 'compulsory education'."

"That is to say——"

"Gods! Times have changed! Now is the age of humans!"

"In 2004! In the modern era!"

"The Earth is round, the Earth rotates, the Earth revolves around the Sun, the Moon revolves around the Earth - and!"

"The light of the moon is actually the refraction of the light of the sun!"

"——At least in the modern East, this level of knowledge is 'common sense' for more than a billion people!"

Athena: “!?”

Over a billion wishes.

Over a billion ideas.

More than one billion copies - believe that 'moonlight comes from the sun'!

The thoughts of humans in the Type-Moon world are enough to distort the facts!
It can also 'affirm the facts'!
At least in the East, these 'common sense facts' can be widely 'affirmed'!
In modern times, in the lands of the Eastern world, calling upon the power of the sun through the moon - it can be done!
——Hissing sound
The sound of horses neighing came from the sky above Fuyuki City!

The white spirit horse arrives with the power of the sun, bathing Shirou in moonlight!

To Shirou, this was originally a move no different from "self-destruction".

Therefore, before Caster, Shirou had never been able to increase the power of this move to this level.

The ultimate sword, the strongest blow.

It can be said that this is Shirou's "strongest attack" without using the "power that does not belong to him" that he cannot effectively control!
"This is the Tianyuan Sword System..."

[Shirou attempts to activate 'Gengen Sword Style']

[Difficulty: 500]

[If successful, an additional confrontation judgment will be made between Shirou and the Storm King to decide the winner (1D1000)]

[If the score is greater than or equal to 960, it means direct victory]

[Shirou's 'Gengen Sword (Tousaka Rin)': 1D1000=960]

It worked!
When the heat in his heart reached its peak, Shirou's mental state entered an absolutely calm 'flow' state.

This ultimate attack of such power must be used to determine the winner, because after that, Shirou himself will lose the strength to continue fighting.

Therefore, this extremely scorching sword must be wielded with an absolutely 'chilling' state of mind.

The Storm King broke free from the restraint of the golden sword and focused his gaze on Shirou. The moment he witnessed his body explosively accelerate—

"Disappeared!?"

Did it disappear because the speed was too fast and exceeded the limit of the Storm King's dynamic vision?
No! wrong!

It's not that fast yet! Holding 'that kind of weapon', even if the self-harming explosion is accelerated, it can't be that fast!
Rather, compared to Shirou's previous fastest speed, Shirou was actually slower at this moment.

It was the high temperature that caused the "Kagero" - a mirage! The high temperature distorted the light, causing Shirou's figure to disappear from sight!
Athena sensed the flow of wind and instantly locked onto Shirou's true position!
Because this is a move that is no different from 'self-destruction', it must hit the target.

But if it was the Storm King - regardless of anything else, if he just used the Holy Sword as a thruster, it wouldn't be difficult to avoid it.

Therefore, Shirou's goal is to attack the enemy who must be rescued!
A storm armor made of tornadoes, and inside, still in the process of hatching, is the 'egg' of the body of the Dragon God Athena!
The Storm King planned to release the light of the Holy Sword to bombard and stop it - No! No way!
Holy Sword Light
Storm Armor
Earth Embryo
This one strike can cut them all off!

This strike! Enough to slay dragons and slay gods!

"Gathered here are all the non-karma—"

Athena manipulated the Storm King to use the light of the holy sword as a propeller again, forcing the dragon chariot to rush in front of Shirou. The Storm King concentrated as much magic power as possible on the holy sword, trying to intercept as much as possible -

however

"——The Divine Sword: The Blazing Sunlight"

The polluted black holy sword, the Storm King in the form of Altria, and the huge tornado covering the center of Fuyuki City behind him—

Full of awareness and intention, the sun's attack - cut! ! !

This blow is inevitable and irreparable!
Burn out!

Ashes!

[Faced with this situation, can Athena avoid the aftermath of the attack from the 'Gengen Sword'? (If she fails to avoid it, an additional percentage of Athena's maximum health will be determined)]

[Difficulty: 50]

[Athena's 'reaction': 1D100=96 (What kind of gods are fighting?)]

The aftermath of this attack even burned the eggs in the sky—

However, Shirou did not see the 'giant dragon' as he had expected!
Hatched early? Escaped first? Or was the egg itself a cover, and the real hatching place is somewhere else!? —— Countless thoughts flashed through Shirou's mind in an instant.

At the same time, prepare to take out the 'Divine Mask - Erlang Shen' hidden in the body!
at this time--

[Athena's great success action reward, her actions are specifically:]

[1/6, chance to make a sneak attack with 'Sword of Athena (Blade of Slaughtering the Undying)' (Difficulty: 75, no penalty for failure, additional judgment of Shirou's injuries)]

[2/7, chance to use 'Mystic Eyes of Petrification' to make a sneak attack (difficulty 50, no penalty for failure, additional judgment on the impact on Shirou)]

[3. The Undead Blade of Slaughter's sneak attack was successful! ]

[4. The Petrifying Demon Eye's sneak attack was successful! ]

[5/8, Sneak attack with a kiss (Athena, Shirou, and Akagi Hinako conduct a 1D100 confrontation judgment)]

[9. The sneak attack of the forced kiss was successful! (The curse of death was directly injected into Shirou's body, and a confrontation judgment was made with Shirou)]

[10. Chaos Super Expansion]

【1D10=8】

[Athena's 'sneak attack': 1D100=69]

[Shirou's 'reaction': 1D100=28]

[Akagi Hinako's 'Reaction': 1D100=30]

"This is my punishment for you"

Athena's voice came directly into Shirou's mind. It was the voice of an extremely angry, irritated, and resentful goddess in the form of a girl:
“You actually used a sword like that against me on this sacred battlefield. It’s no different from confessing your love to another goddess!”

She seemed really, really angry.

"This is the greatest insult to my name as 'Goddess'!"

The hatred is about to overflow!
next moment.

Shirou and Aku Hinako were completely unable to react.

As for Custer, he was temporarily overheated and weak due to the "divine sword drawing" just now, and was unable to react.

The curse of death is injected directly into Shirou's body!

←to be continue!

(End of this chapter)