Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

However, given that he was able to exploit system vulnerabilities to this extent, Shinji Matou truly deserves the title of genius.

Indeed, it is only in such critical moments that a person's potential can be maximized.

Just as Shirou Emiya's swung blade was deflected, Drake seized the opportunity and forcefully pushed away Shirou Emiya's other blade with his flintlock pistol in his left hand.

He aimed the gun at Shirou Emiya's heart, who was completely defenseless, and pulled the trigger.

"boom--!"

Gunshots rang out from the air at that moment, and another voice, though somewhat immature, was extremely steady, came from in front of him.

"It is indeed over!"

Intense pain instantly spread throughout Drake's body.

The blade he had deflected had pierced his heart, and his spiritual core shattered the moment it was pierced.

At that moment, the flintlock pistol in her hand was flung away somewhere, no one knew.

A pale blue light surrounded Shirou Emiya.

Drake saw a deep blue ring appear beside Shirou Emiya the instant he pulled the trigger.

The moment he pulled the trigger and the flintlock pistol burst into flame, the blue ring emitted a powerful light, forming a protective shield that instantly deflected the flintlock pistol from his hand.

Although bullets and gunpowder are made of magic, the flames they produce are also real.

At that final moment, the instant Drake pulled the trigger and the flames erupted, Shirou Emiya activated the barrier called the [Azure] ring, blocking the flames and the flintlock pistol from view.

Chapter 560 Unwilling to Admit Defeat

"Really, we lost!"

Drake looked at the blade that had pierced his heart and his spirit core, slowly retreated, then knelt on the ground and looked up at Shirou Emiya in front of him.

The outcome is clear; I have truly been defeated by Emiya Shirou.

The magical connection between herself and Shinji Matou is also gradually weakening.

Perhaps due to the special nature of the spirit world constructed by Mooncell, he, who should not have the ability to continue fighting, still possesses the power to do so.

Even with his spirit core shattered, Drake did not immediately disappear from the spot.

They even possess a certain degree of combat capability.

However, a loss is a loss, and Drake is not one to deny the fact that he lost.

Moreover, according to Mooncell's assessment, this battle has already ended.

It probably won't be long before Mooncell deletes himself along with Shinji Matou.

As a Servant, Drake is extremely knowledgeable about the rules of this Holy Grail War.

Looking at Shirou Emiya's youthful face, which seemed to have experienced many things, Drake couldn't help but sigh.

She did not feel resentful about losing to Shirou Emiya.

Rather, she found the battle incredibly enjoyable, and even though she was the loser, she felt no regret.

Drake was filled with emotion and regret.

I was struck by the fact that Shirou Emiya possessed the power to fight Servants head-on at such a young age.

It's a pity that Shirou Emiya, despite being in the prime of his youth, is like an adult who has experienced many things—mature, yet also regrettable.

At that very moment, shouts came from behind Drake.

"Rider! You can still fight, right?! This young master absolutely cannot lose in the first round, and I will never lose to him!!!"

At some point, Matou Shinji, also dragging his extremely aching body, came to Drake's side, who was kneeling on the ground.

His face was filled with resentment.

Shinji Matou couldn't believe that a magician could possess the power to defeat a Servant head-on.

I can't believe that I, the champion of the game, was eliminated in the very first round of this Holy Grail War.

He couldn't believe that Drake, who possessed strength he could only look up to, had fallen right in front of him.

I can't believe it, I actually lost to Emiya Shirou.

Countless emotions surged into Shinji Matou's mind at that moment.

For some reason, Shinji Matou was extremely resistant to losing to Shirou Emiya. He would rather lose to his best friend, who had given him false memories through Mooncell, than to someone he had only met a few times.

He didn't understand what kind of emotion or feeling this was.

In short, Shinji Matou is now extremely angry and filled with resentment.

Countless insults wanted to be shouted out of his mouth; he wanted to blame Drake.

Despite being a Servant, he couldn't even defeat a magician who didn't even have a Servant.

Despite his best efforts to help Drake, Drake still collapsed in front of Shirou Emiya.

"Ah, that's impossible! My heart has been pierced, and this body is almost gone!"

However, looking at Shinji Matou's face, which was full of resentment, Drake's tone was extremely relaxed, as if he himself was not the one leaving, and he stated it with a cheerful smile and indifference.

"Ha—, what kind of talk is that! Are you going to disappear on your own? I am your Master! You cannot disappear without my order, we haven't lost yet!!!!"

"Let's face the facts, Master. A loser is a loser. Although it seems that our side is stronger, we have to admit that that man does have something that we can't match, which is why we lost to him."

Drake slowly stood up, clutching his heart, which had been pierced through, extremely weak, but still cheerfully patted Shinji Matou on the shoulder.

At that final moment, just as he was about to win, a ring suddenly appeared that could launch the flintlock bullets from his hand.

That was not a coincidence, nor was it because Shirou Emiya happened to be wearing the ring and he was unable to defeat him.

Indeed, it was Shirou Emiya who possessed such strength, making the best judgment at that moment.

"Damn it! Damn it! You were standing up, why couldn't you keep fighting? You're such a useless bastard!"

Shinji Matou watched Drake, who showed no intention of making any move, and vented his emotions, but his body was unable to move much.

Thrown away by that terrifying impact, slamming heavily against the ghost pole before falling back down, Shinji Matou was now filled with pain all over his body.

Moreover, in that fierce battle, Shinji Matou used all his strength to provide support for his Servants.

Under such intense exertion, Shinji Matou's body could not withstand it, and he was extremely weak after the battle.

Even so, Shinji Matou endured the pain and walked toward Drake with the greatest strides he could muster.

"Hahaha!!!!!!!!! I'm afraid that's how it is!!!!!! Maybe it's precisely because of my weakness that I lost like this!!"

Drake ignored Matou Shinji's accusations and laughed loudly, showing no intention of refuting them.

"Don't think this is over!!!"

Seeing that he couldn't out-argue Drake, Shinji Matou quickly turned his attention to Shirou Emiya, who was suffering from severe injuries.

Even with the [Haunted by Evil Spirits] and the [Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Heaven (Rho Aias)] projected, it was still difficult to completely stop the hundreds of cannons that were constantly bombarding them.

Emiya Shirou even faced the artillery fire head-on.

The sight of his body soaked in blood was enough to tell Shinji Matou what kind of pain Shirou Emiya was enduring.

This was something Shinji Matou couldn't even imagine.

However, Shirou Emiya suffered injuries that were ten times more severe.

He had long been used to his injuries.

"Next time, next time I will definitely beat you! You can only beat me in this one game!!!"

"In real life, I'm infinitely better than you! Once I find out your true identity in the real world, I'll make you understand the true value of being an Asian gaming champion!!!!"

Despite the excruciating pain coursing through his body, Shinji Matou pointed at Shirou Emiya before him, filled with utter resentment.

"Master, I'm afraid there won't be a next time—!"

Seeing Matou Shinji spouting such nonsense, Drake, who was standing weakly to the side, spoke up to remind him.

"What?! How could it not be there?!"

Before he could finish speaking, a crimson wall unfolded in front of Shirou Emiya, just like in an elevator, separating the two sides.

Chapter 561 The Female Pirate Who Was Still Smiling at the End

pain--!

Intense pain—!

It was that unbearable pain that made you want to scream out!

"Aa ...

Painful wails also erupted the moment the crimson wall appeared.

"Whoa!? What, what's going on! What, what's wrong with my body!? I, I didn't know this was how I was eliminated!?"

As if there were a data error, pitch blackness spread across Shinji Matou's limbs at that moment.

His expression, which had been one of resentment and anger, turned into one of utter panic at that moment.

Shinji Matou never imagined he would be eliminated in this way. Just as he said at the beginning, Shinji Matou only treated this Holy Grail War as a game.

A game that can be played repeatedly.

He just didn't understand that this game was a gamble with one's life on the line.

Shinji Matou knelt on the ground, looking at the condition on his body, at a loss, and screamed loudly.

Drake, who was standing next to him, was also experiencing the same condition.

No, apart from Shinji Matou and Drake, the entire world on their side, marked by the crimson wall, began to crumble.

At an indescribable speed, pitch-black things began to cover the other half of the sail in front of Shirou Emiya, and the ocean and sky gradually collapsed and turned pitch-black.

It was as if everything had been deleted; everything was disappearing at an extremely fast speed.