Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Compared to before when he would be forcibly moved by the door, Shirou Emiya can now not only adjust the position of the door, but also make it appear earlier or later.

"Now is not the time to leave—!"

Emiya Shirou looked at the bustling street outside and took a very steady step forward.

However, before Shirou Emiya could investigate, the world began to undergo a fusion.

　"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

The sky seemed to shatter and began to collapse towards the ground.

Countless snowflake-like objects began to devour the crimson sky at a visible speed.

The pedestrians around them were like computer programs malfunctioning; all sorts of garbled characters appeared on their bodies, and then they disappeared.

The world began to undergo an incredibly terrifying change the moment Shirou Emiya left the alley.

"Why did you remember so early? Why didn't you give me more time? Why do I always fail at the last minute?"

The woman's voice rang out from the void once again, then the angry voice was abruptly cut off.

"The time limit has expired. Notify all intelligent life forms in this world." A soft, gentle, and somewhat cute girl's voice rang out from the sky.

"This is regrettable news; the worldview you have up to this point has collapsed." It was a somewhat sharp female voice.

If there are any similarities, to Shirou Emiya it sounds like one person is speaking in two different tones.

"It's a price collapse caused by inflation."

"You were sold off along with the Holy Grail War."

“You are worthless things!”

As the words ended, Shirou Emiya felt as if his vision was being filled with something, and he felt incredibly agitated.

The crimson yet pitch-black substance began to devour Shirou Emiya from afar.

The surrounding ground also began to show a black and purple substance that looked like tentacles.

"What exactly is this anomaly?"

"call out--!"

Before Shirou Emiya could think any further, the tendrils that rose from the ground, resembling tentacles, seemed to have discovered his presence and began to shoot towards him.

The terrifying speed pierced through the air in an instant, producing an extremely intense whooshing sound.

"boom--!"

"What are these things?!"

With a slight turn of his body, Shirou Emiya easily dodged the terrifying attack, then turned and sprinted towards the other side of the street.

Although the situation developed extremely rapidly, it would have been impossible without any clues.

Based solely on the words he heard on the radio and the strange changes that occurred whenever he recalled everything he had experienced, Shirou Emiya had a preliminary judgment.

These things were aimed at him; otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared at the exact moment Shirou Emiya regained his memories.

"Wa ...

Shouts came from the side of the street at that moment.

That was Shinji's voice.

Without even thinking, Shirou Emiya pushed off the ground and sped off like a storm toward the source of the sound.

Even if the voice came from a stranger, Shirou Emiya would rush over without hesitation, let alone his acquaintance, Shinji Matou.

"Why are you here?!"

As Matou Shinji was running, he saw Emiya Shirou suddenly appear in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, stopping in his tracks.

They instantly forgot that they were being attacked by substances rising from the ground.

"Lower your head—!"

Seeing that Matou Shinji had suddenly froze, Emiya Shirou immediately shouted at him and, without stopping, reached out and pressed Shinji's head down hard.

"call out--!"

The pitch-black vines, carrying an extremely ominous color, pierced the air once again, grazing past Shirou Emiya's cheek.

"You bastard! Don't think you can act recklessly just because you beat me!!"

Shinji Matou nearly stumbled and fell to the ground, barely managing to regain his balance before glaring angrily at Shirou Emiya.

“Run first!”

Shirou Emiya didn't offer any explanation; in such a critical moment, he only had time to utter two words.

As if understanding instantly, Shinji Matou immediately lifted his foot and sprinted forward, without even looking back at the approaching black wave.

It's important to understand that Shinji Matou is not like Shirou Emiya. He doesn't have Shirou Emiya's quick reflexes or athletic abilities comparable to those of a Heroic Spirit.

It is quite a miracle that they were able to survive under such circumstances.

"Ha! Ha! If you hadn't appeared, I would have—ha! Ha! dodged away long ago!!"

As he sprinted, Shinji Matou, panting, roared at Shirou Emiya as if he were somewhat angry.

"Shinji, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at school participating in clubs right now?"

Emiya Shirou did not respond to Matou Shinji's accusation. He was simply unable to speak because of his pride, and in this awkward situation, he ended up speaking in this way.

After all, Shinji Matou had always been like this since junior high school.

“When I was in the club, Matou Sakura came to find you, and then I remembered that I didn’t have a younger sister.”

It's very simple. After all, wanting a younger sister has always been a wish of Shinji Matou, but he truly doesn't have one.

Amidst this conflict, Shinji Matou quickly regained his memories of being a magician.

Judging from this dialogue, Shinji Matou should remember all the memories after that battle, rather than starting over without any original memories.

"After that, I wanted to see if you hadn't woken up yet. I found out you had just left, so I headed towards the hospital, thinking that if you hadn't woken up yet, I would laugh at you mercilessly. I never expected to encounter something like this!"

Chapter 678 You are a true genius

Okay, that's very Shinji-esque.

At least Shirou Emiya couldn't think of any reason to refute it, because this was exactly what Shinji Matou would do.

Even if Rin Tohsaka came, she would feel it was perfectly normal.

A howling wind swept across the deserted street, and a black substance like ocean waves swallowed everything up, even buildings hundreds of meters tall were reduced to nothingness in an instant, creating a powerful impact.

On this street, two figures were speeding along.

No, it shouldn't be called speeding, because the figure at the front wasn't moving very fast, as his speed had decreased due to his previous all-out sprint.

Even with his full sprint, he was incredibly slow against the undercurrents that surged like waves.

"call out--!"

Dark tentacles began to surge from the wall beside him, rushing towards the exhausted Shinji Matou.

Even if Shinji Matou had never experienced such a long run, he would not have been able to dodge such an attack.

Moreover, in such an exhausted state.

But with his life threatened, how could Shinji Matou not want to live?

Help!

Help!

Shinji Matou could only scream in his heart, but he could only watch helplessly as those tentacles pierced through the air and flew towards him.

Am I going to die?

Such a thought only flashed through Shinji Matou's mind for a moment before a crimson figure shattered Shinji Matou's despair.

He only felt a force coming from beside him, and then he collapsed to the ground.

The tentacle pierced straight through Shirou Emiya's abdomen.

"Emiya!!!!!"

At the very moment Matou Shinji shouted, the tentacles on the wall erupted once more, shooting wildly toward Shirou Emiya, who had already been pierced.

"Stop it!"

Shinji Matou's hands instantly began to frantically strike the air, and several distorted data lines appeared in front of the attacking directions, immediately blocking them.

"Projection started (Trace on)"

The black and white swords appeared in Shirou Emiya's hands, and he quickly severed the tentacles that were piercing through his body.

But the darkness had already begun to invade Shirou Emiya's body.

A black substance could be seen spreading from the part that Shirou Emiya had pierced through.

Emiya Shirou knelt on the ground, sweat beading on his forehead.

He was extremely weak.

"Get out! Get out of here! Your frail body will only be a burden to me!"

Angry words came out of Shinji Matou's mouth with malice.

He understood why Shirou Emiya did this; he understood perfectly why Shirou Emiya would do this. But it was precisely because he understood that he was so angry.

He is now the one who is dragging Shirou Emiya down with him.

If it weren't for him, Shirou Emiya would have already escaped the encirclement of these undercurrents with his speed.

If it weren't for him, Shirou Emiya would probably have already returned to the school to find those behind the scenes.

Because of his ridiculous pride, Shirou Emiya did not choose to forcibly capture and take him away.

Because of his ridiculous pride, Shirou Emiya endured the pain to cover for him.