Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

"what!"

The invisible man let out a gasp of surprise.

He was able to block my hand chop even while I was invisible.

Judging from the force he used, the red-haired boy in front of them was no ordinary person.

The invisible man thought to himself silently.

I never expected that he, who looked as thin as Tatsumi, would actually be so strong.

If he were recruited into Night Raid, he would definitely be a promising talent, just like Tatsumi!

He silently admired Emiya in his heart.

Night Raid also chose to engage in assassination for the sake of the people, and in his eyes, Emiya, as an ordinary citizen, naturally harbored no hostility towards him.

"So strong!"

Tatsumi watched as Emiya punched the air, and he couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

If his older brother hadn't spoken to him, he wouldn't have been able to detect his brother's presence at all.

Even someone as powerful as Esdeath would have difficulty noticing if the user possessed by the demon did not harbor hostility or murderous intent towards her, even if they were right next to her.

Shirou Emiya was able to fight against his older brother, who was using his full speed while invisible, a feat that is currently beyond his reach.

It's important to understand that the combat power of a Teigu user is vastly different from that of someone who doesn't use a Teigu, let alone someone whose entire body is enhanced with Teigu.

"There's no need for that. Although I don't know what you're planning to do here, I won't pass on your information."

Emiya shook his slightly reddened hands. As Emiya, who fought with a sword, clashed head-on with the invisible man, his hands were also in great pain.

He's just a nuclear-powered swordsman, not an Israeli boxing champion.

“Beep!”

A melodious flute tune emanated from the ship, enveloping the entire vessel.

"What's wrong? I feel so uncomfortable!"

Tatsumi clutched his head, swaying on the deck like a drunkard, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.

"They're about to make their move!"

Upon hearing the flute music, Emiya immediately realized what was happening.

Although the flute music attacks in all directions, it also has the ability to distinguish friend from foe. Otherwise, wouldn't the three beast warriors sitting together have to cover their ears every time they hear Niu playing the flute?

Without the ability to distinguish friend from foe, such items would not be of much practical use on the battlefield.

Just like Jigglypuff from Pokémon, it can knock everyone unconscious from all angles.

In a sense, it's a mutual destruction, although it could have miraculous effects if used well.

However, Niu's Teigu did not have such side effects.

"Why aren't you affected!"

Feeling himself gradually losing strength, Tatsumi looked at Shirou Emiya, who was unaffected, with a puzzled expression.

"I'm also curious why you didn't faint."

Emiya kept those words to himself as a thought; if he were to say them aloud, he would sound too much like a villain.

However, based on his understanding of Neu's Teigu, almost everyone fell into a deep sleep the moment the flute music started.

Emiya had never seen anything like this before.

Could it be his iron will?

"Don't you think this flute sounds awful? But why does it make you feel so weak?"

Tatsumi clung to the edge of the ship, barely managing to support himself.

So, does that mean you won't be seriously affected if you don't understand music?

Emiya seems to have learned some knowledge that he doesn't need.

At that moment, the flute music stopped.

Niu wouldn't play the whole piece; he'd just play it to achieve the effect he wanted.

Tatsumi, who had been feeling weak all over, gradually felt his strength returning from the soles of his feet.

"boom--!"

A wooden door flashed past Emiya and Tatsumi, and an extremely burly man appeared at the deck entrance, clutching an axe.

"Time to get to work!"

He shouted at Emiya, and although he had been defeated by Emiya many times without any resistance, he was still not convinced.

Therefore, he didn't treat Emiya very well, and Emiya didn't need such a murderer to treat him well.

"Task?!"

"You're the one disguised as Night Raid!"

Tatsumi instantly jumped away from Emiya, unable to believe that the seemingly kind-looking Emiya was the one who killed those loyal retainers.

Just like Seryu, whom he had met before, he seemed very kind and helpful, but he was ruthless when it came to killing.

Tatsumi reminded himself once again that he should not judge a book by its cover and that he should be wary of those from the Empire.

"Oh? You're one of the Night Raid members?"

Standing on the deck, Daidas looked at Tatsumi, who had retreated some distance, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

After all, the only people who could so brazenly admit that they were disguised as Night Raid members were either insiders or genuine members of Night Raid.

They were not at all surprised that their operation had been discovered by Night Raid. There were only a handful of loyal subjects in the Empire, and the Three Beasts would inevitably clash with Night Raid sooner or later.

Daidas pulled out a knife from somewhere and threw it at Tatsumi's location.

"Don't let me down!"

He grinned, gripping the giant axe, and an extremely violent aura erupted from his body.

This is the result of his frenzied killing and training over the past few days in order to be able to kill Emiya Shirou.

He was not convinced of being suppressed by such a tiny person!

But for now, let this night raider experience his newly mastered technique!

He grinned maliciously, and with a sudden stomp of his foot, the deck shattered in an instant.

He charged toward Tatsumi with the speed of a cannonball.

He once believed that as long as one was powerful, one could conquer everything.

Until he encountered Esdeath, who was even more powerful, he knew he could not surpass her, so he submitted to her.

He believed that his power was second only to Esdeath, and that apart from those with special abilities who were Imperial Arms users, no one could stand against him.

But Emiya's appearance drove him crazy; aside from his immense power, he had absolutely no way to track Emiya Shirou down.

He possessed immense strength but had no way to use it; if he couldn't hit anyone, it was as if he had no attack at all.

Therefore, he decided to use strength to accelerate his speed.

This swift attack is the result of his days of dedicated killing!

Tatsumi's face turned extremely ugly. At that speed, he could only barely raise the sword in his hand in front of him, and had no chance to dodge at all.

If it were to be struck by that axe, even this sword wouldn't be able to withstand it.

But before Tatsumi could figure out how to react, a streak of light appeared in front of him.

"You're trying to stop me again!!!!!!!!!"

Chapter 74 If you can't stop it, then solve everything.

Daidas was not convinced!

Even if Emiya could completely crush him, even if he were killed and lying in a coffin, he would still shout angrily.

I am not satisfied!

Compared to Esdeath's terrifying aura, Emiya seems like a kind and helpful neighbor.

It is harmless and appears to pose no threat whatsoever.

This is completely contrary to his idea of ​​a strong person.

A true strong person should be like Esdeath, possessing not only overwhelming strength but also an aura of absolute dominance.

Daidas simply couldn't accept that a man who could so easily defeat him was actually someone who lacked any semblance of strength.

The gap between him and Emiya is like the gap between Emiya and Esdeath—a chasm.

Even though he knew he was no match for Emiya, he still aimed for Emiya's neck and slashed down with extreme speed!

"Get out of the way!"

Tatsumi didn't know why they, who were originally on the same side, were fighting each other, but the fact that Emiya had just saved him was undeniable.

He couldn't bear to watch this boy, who was about his age, die right in front of him.

But he was neither a Teigu user nor did he have the strange abilities of Emiya Shirou; he could only shout with all his might.

"You still have the mind to care about others?!"

Before Tatsumi could react, a clarinet struck him viciously in the cheek.

Tatsumi was sent flying backwards like a broken string, crashing heavily onto the deck with a loud thud, followed by a piercing scream.

You can feel the pain just by listening to it.

"Shh-!"

The powerful axe blade grazed Emiya's neck as it swung past.

Emiya suddenly retreated, narrowly avoiding the fatal strike.