Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

There was no time left for her to continue reloading ammunition.

However, it was too late for Aria to arrive.

When Kinji Toyama reacted and, in a very short time, raised his gun to fire at Shirou Emiya, the bullet flew from his side, knocking the gun from his hand to the ground once again.

The unsharpened blade was pressed against Kinji Toyama's neck.

Another gun was pointed at Aria, who was wielding two swords.

The outcome was decided at this moment.

Chapter 404 The Beginning of the Banquet

Emiya Shirou's talent with firearms can absolutely be described as genius.

While not quite comparable to his exceptional archery skills, his talent in firearms shooting is certainly not lacking.

In just over half a month, Shirou Emiya's shooting accuracy approached 100%.

Throughout the entire Tokyo Butei High School, only Kinji Toyama in his special state can be compared to him.

Raiji from the Sniper Department is indeed very accurate, but the weapons they use are worlds apart.

Naturally, it would be difficult for Reki to achieve accurate shooting while constantly moving and dodging.

Aria's shooting accuracy is already awe-inspiring, exceeding 90%.

Not to mention Shirou Emiya's near-perfect accuracy.

As for his archery, unless Shirou Emiya doesn't want to hit the target, he can almost always hit it.

In contrast, Shirou Emiya's guns still have a chance of missing.

Just like academic high-achievers and academic geniuses.

Emiya Shirou can get 100 points in archery because there are only 100 points.

He got a perfect score on his gun test because that was the only test he could get.

While both have extremely high accuracy, there is still a significant difference.

However, it was enough for Shirou Emiya to learn the technique of deflecting bullets to hit the target and the method of making bullets invisible during his battle with Kinji Toyama.

It just takes time to train.

During the battle, Shirou Emiya kept testing his newly learned techniques.

As for making bullets curve, Lanbao had demonstrated it to him before, and Shirou Emiya also learned the technique after a little practice.

Once Shirou Emiya mastered firearms, he was able to learn almost all other skills in a short period of time.

Of course, the techniques of archery can be learned almost at a glance.

Human attention has its limits.

Even with 30 times the reactive nerves, the information that can be observed is still limited.

It's impossible to take all the information into one's mind.

Shirou Emiya was like that, receiving so much information that he couldn't even notice the bullet hurtling behind him.

The word "蹑足" (tiptoe) itself utilizes the fact that people cannot immediately receive all information.

Even though Kinji Toyama's nerves react extremely quickly, there will still be a short period of time in his brain's processing when he can't see Shirou Emiya.

Kinji Toyama was able to see the unskilled, invisible bullets that Shirou Emiya was using.

However, compared to firing a regular shot, Kinji Toyama still had a few milliseconds to react.

【Sneaking】, making the bullet invisible, and using the technique of bullet ricocheting, Kinji Toyama did not notice the bullet that ricocheted overhead at first.

Kinji Toyama is able to eject bullets immediately because his pistol can fire two bullets at almost the same time.

Shirou Emiya, who wields dual pistols, is even more capable of doing so.

The entire training ground was littered with ammunition, and Kinji Toyama and Aria took turns firing in order to maintain sufficient firepower to suppress Emiya Shirou and prevent him from easily advancing.

It will definitely take a lot of effort to defend against it.

Shirou Emiya also chose to stop Kinji Toyama's firing when Aria was reloading.

So, the instant Kinji Toyama revealed a weakness, Shirou Emiya subdued him with his twin pistols.

"I accept defeat wholeheartedly!"

After the battle, Kinji Toyama shook hands with Shirou Emiya with great admiration. He had used almost all his skills in this battle, but still could not defeat Shirou Emiya.

Even though he hasn't unleashed his full potential, he still has many skills he hasn't used.

It's like catching a bullet with your bare hands.

By using the force of the bullet fired, the opponent's bullet is deflected back into the firearm.

Grab the bullet and change its trajectory.

Or perhaps some very powerful melee techniques.

Kinji Toyama never had the chance to use these abilities.

Most of the bullets fired by Shirou Emiya are formed from condensed spiritual energy and have no physical form, making them difficult to catch or deflect.

Only on rare occasions will Shirou Emiya choose to use live ammunition for shooting.

The power of live ammunition is also very strong when enhanced by mental strength, and sometimes Kinji Toyama can only say that he is willing but unable to use it.

It's difficult to push back the two bullets you fire yourself; at best, you can only make them stop in mid-air.

"Hmph! Next time, when Kinji and I are more skilled at teamwork, we'll definitely be able to defeat you!"

Aria also looked at Kinji Toyama with an apologetic expression.

Although Aria had been entangled with Shirou Emiya in the earlier part of the battle.

However, the later part of the battle was almost entirely a one-on-one fight between Shirou Emiya and Kinji Toyama, with Aria unable to get involved at all.

Furthermore, there are significant problems with their coordination.

Before Kinji Toyama entered his special state, it was difficult for him to coordinate with Aria.

After Kinji Toyama got into the zone, Aria found it difficult to coordinate with him.

In short, Kinji Toyama and Aria still have a long way to go on their journey to becoming a team.

Time flew by quickly, and before we knew it, it was time for Teacher Koyomi to host the banquet.

However, in terms of time, it really did happen in the blink of an eye.

Because the day after Shirou Emiya fought Aria and the others was the day of the banquet hosted by Yoruichi.

"Thank you for your help, Emiya-kun—"

Sitting at the dining table, Ms. Koyomi gracefully savored the red wine in her stemmed glass.

"No, that copycat of the 'Armed Detective Killer' has still not been arrested. I was only able to come to this ship because I was entrusted by my teacher."

Emiya Shirou stood opposite Yoru, shaking his head as he answered her.

"Moreover, the target of the [Armed Detective Assassin] was me. If anything, it was because of me that the banquet hosted by the teacher was targeted by that copycat."

"Well, don't worry, teacher. After all, Emiya is also an S-rank Armed Detective. Moreover, the Tokyo Armed Detective High School has been watching this place. It's unlikely that an Armed Detective assassin will have a chance to break in."

Beside Teacher Koyomi stood a girl with fluffy, soft blonde hair, slowly pouring red wine into Teacher Koyomi's glass.

She tied two small ponytails on either side of her head with pink ribbons, which at first glance looked like a double ponytail hairstyle, but were slightly different.

Although she was wearing the girls' uniform of Tokyo Butei High School, it seemed to have been modified in some way and was slightly different from the original uniform.

However, Shirou Emiya wasn't particularly particular about his clothes. When he was in school, he wore the same shirt year after year.

He couldn't see any difference between the clothes the girl in front of him was wearing and his original uniform.

"The cruise ship was inspected several hours ago, and at least for now, there are no bombs planted on board."

A very firm yet slightly immature voice came from the other side.

Aria and Kinji Toyama also participated in this commission.

The people who accepted this request from Teacher Koyomi were quite a distinguished group.

Basically, all the S-class armed detectives from Tokyo Butei High School participated in this mission.

Lei Ji, an S-rank armed detective in the sniper department, was also waiting on a rooftop in the distance.

It constantly monitors the situation on deck and provides remote support.

"That's all I can hope for—"

Shirou Emiya could only respond with a wry smile, even though most people believed that the person was merely a copycat of the "Armed Detective Killer".

However, the fact that he can use the exact same phone number as before suggests that even if he isn't the real "Armed Detective Killer," he must have some deep connection with him.

It's definitely not just a copycat of "The Armed Detective Killer".

Under the pitch-black moonlight, a huge oil tanker was docked at a port on Academy Island. Like a skyscraper, it was brightly lit, with every window illuminated, and it looked extremely luxurious.

This was the banquet prepared by Teacher Xiaoyeming. Just from his classical mansion, one could tell that he must be a nobleman of high status.

At least, many prominent people were willing to grace this dinner with their presence.

The communications department of the Tokyo Armed Detective High School has also been monitoring every move inside the ship.

Although it was confirmed hours earlier that there were no bombs planted on the cruise ship, this was not a school bus.

There are countless places on a cruise ship where explosives could be placed.

Even if an inspection is conducted, it cannot guarantee that the armed detective assassin will not have found an opportunity to plant explosives later.

The communications department can only do its best.

They intercepted radio waves from various locations.

While the Tokyo Butei High School was busy, the cruise ship was filled with a lively atmosphere.

Inside the cruise ship's interior, renowned singers performed on stage, while men and women dressed in various glamorous costumes danced respectfully in the dance floor below.