Shirou's clones number 30 million

What's the stake?

"How about the wager: serving tea, bowing, and offering an apology?" Tianlong Renlang looked at him with a smile, seemingly unconcerned about losing.

Of course, in reality, he wasn't really worried.

This kind of thing is a long-term bet, and it's difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.

Even before the Spirits descended upon the world of Date A Live, many girls still have feelings for him.

After all, having replaced Itsuka Shido, coupled with his own unique qualities, he was very attractive to girls.

Once the elf descends, he will become the center of the vortex, whether he likes it or not.

At that time, the number of girls around him will continue to increase.

Even if he wasn't tempted at first, how long could he hold out?

Therefore, victory is assured, and it's difficult to lose.

Of course, this is assuming that he can truly stay true to himself and remain steadfast.

At that time, what harm would it have done to offer tea and apologize?

Chapter 163 This makes me feel like I'm the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang.

Chapter 163, Section 164: Your actions make me feel like I'm the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang.

Soon, all the Shirous turned their attention to the stone statue and gathered around it.

"What's going on? Have we encountered Medusa?"

"It could also be another petrifying eye, or petrification magic."

"I touched the statue, but it doesn't seem to react at all. How can I save it?"

"Smashing the outer shell of the stone statue directly... probably won't work, right?"

"That won't do! Judging from his appearance, it's impossible that only the outer shell was turned into rock."

They surrounded it and tried to knock and tap it, but there was no response.

From any angle, it is a complete stone statue.

"By the way, how can someone who has been completely petrified by Medusa be restored?"

"There's no hope, just wait to die!"

"If the brain isn't petrified, it should be able to hold on for a while, but if it's completely petrified, there's definitely no hope."

Hearing the chatter of the Shirous, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but interject:

"What's the point of you discussing this here? We're all laymen; no matter how much we say, it's no match for the guidance of a professional. I'll just go back and ask Rider, won't I?"

"Huh...? I remember now!" The Celestial Dragon Shirou suddenly realized, "The Holy Grail War in your world has been postponed indefinitely, and all the Servants are in Fuyuki City."

“That’s right, that’s exactly it. Rider, as Sakura’s Servant, lives with me, so asking her is just a matter of a word.”

"Go ask quickly! We'll wait for you here."

"it is good."

Emiya Shirou nodded slightly, and with a thought, he instantly disappeared from the white mist space.

About five minutes later, I rushed back.

Meanwhile, the other Shirous remained surrounding the stone statue.

"Did you ask? What was the result? Never mind, I'll just see for myself."

Asami Shirou quickly walked to Emiya Shirou's side and grabbed his hand.

The next moment, Rider Medusa's words from the Emiya residence flashed into her mind.

According to Rider, if one loses vital signs after being petrified, the soul will go to the underworld, which is death.

However, if the soul has not yet lost its vital signs and remains trapped inside the statue, it can be restored to its original state immediately upon being unpetrified.

There are generally two ways to remove petrification. One is the spell-breaking magic, which is a general magic that can remove other similar states besides petrification.

The second type is a potion. Not everyone can use magic, so those who have accidentally had parts of their bodies petrified have carefully researched and developed a potion to remove the petrification.

This potion is only effective on petrified people and cannot be applied to other curses, but the ingredients are simple and can be easily found even in the ancient primitive era.

"Very good, let's try the antidote magic first."

Shirou Asami placed his hand on the stone statue's shoulder, channeled his magical power, and silently chanted an incantation.

Almost instantly, the surface of the stone statue shattered, and a naked young man appeared before all the Shirous, saying excitedly:

"Oh... I can finally move! I heard what you all said. You're all from other worlds, right?"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!! Thousands of years, such a long time, I almost forgot who I was."

Thousands of years?

Shirou Asami let out a soft "Eh," instinctively took the newcomer's hand, and instantly understood.

"An unfamiliar plot?"

I searched through all relevant memories, but I couldn't find any anime or movie with this kind of plot.

However, this kind of plot is definitely just background material in some work, probably one I haven't seen before?

"Do you remember what happened to you?"

“I remember it very clearly.” The newcomer nodded slightly and said with a serious expression, “I traveled to an ordinary Earth, without any supernatural powers such as magic or magic. I only have one magic circuit in my body.”

"Well... you all know all this, so I won't go into details."

"That day, I was discussing my post-graduation plans with my advisor at school when suddenly a light flashed, and in an instant, we both turned into a stone."

"I don't know if it was magic or some kind of high technology, but that light obviously couldn't have only covered one university. Maybe the whole city... or even the whole world's people were turned to stone."

As he spoke, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

"For over three thousand years, I have been counting in the darkness, this loneliness, this solitude... Sigh... I must find the mastermind behind this and make them regret being born into this world."

"May I ask about your next plans?" Shirou Asami asked curiously.

The newlywed scholar pondered for a few seconds and then said:

"Hmm... just like Investigator Shirou, let's use rain magic to restore all of humanity to normal at once."

Such thoughtless words made Shirou Sakurai chuckle and couldn't help but interject:

Do you think this will work?

"Of course! Isn't that what Investigator Shirou did?"

"Ha... Foolish! Don't you understand the principle of trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog? A snake without a head can't move an inch, and a person without a leader will only perish in the struggle."

"It's not as serious as you say, is it? If everyone recovers at the same time, everything will be back to normal, right?"

"Can things still go on as usual? With all personal property, including houses and clothes, vanished, how can we distinguish between the wealthy, ordinary people, and politicians? Who will lead? Who will get things done?"

The newcomer seemed thoughtful, nodded slightly, and thought to himself:

What he said seems to make some sense.

In modern society more than three thousand years ago, I was always worried about finding a job after graduation: teacher, office worker, civil servant...

Now, more than three thousand years later, all the buildings have vanished, and everything has to start all over again.

In such a situation, competition will become even more intense.

Those who are physically strong and quick-witted will undoubtedly have an advantage.

Those who were originally wealthy businessmen and politicians, due to their advanced age, are now in a vulnerable position.

At that moment, Shirou Sakurai's voice rang out again:

"Furthermore, have you considered the food issue? If everyone in the world recovers at the same time, how much food will be needed every day? We can't possibly rely on ourselves to bring it all from other worlds, can we?"

"You haven't even established the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, yet you rashly resurrect everyone. This is tantamount to murder."

"Leaving aside the starvation and freezing to death, there will definitely be no shortage of incidents of fighting over food and women. At that time, how many people do you think will die in a week? A third? Half?"

The newlywed was slightly taken aback, then quickly raised his hand to indicate:

"Wait a minute! You're talking too fast, I can't quite process it all. In short, we can't revive everyone for now, right?"

Sakurai Shirou stared at him speechlessly, wondering if what he was wearing around his neck was just an ornament.

"Think about something this simple yourself. Your behavior makes me feel like I'm the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang."

"Uh... hahaha, that's a great rant!"

The newlywed man lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds, then looked up and said with a smile:

"I've got it! I'm going to build a country and be the king myself. Then, I'll build a huge crystal palace and collect all the beautiful girls in the world."

"Oh right, let's hold a beauty pageant every five years, no... every three years, and the winner can be added to the harem, haha..."

Chapter 164 You're More Important Than Kittens or Dogs

Chapter 164, Section 165: You're More Important Than Kittens or Dogs

Are you provoking me?

A black line flashed across Itsuka Shirou's forehead as he stared at him expressionlessly, asking the question word by word.

How did I provoke you?

The original stone statue looked at him in surprise, recalled the shared memories, and quickly realized what was happening.

"I see, so you're this type. Well... everyone has their own taste. I won't interfere with your interests, and you shouldn't criticize me either. We can each go our own way."

"it is good."

"By the way, I was just joking. Two or three is enough. If you can connect with one person on a deeper level, that would be nice too."

"Uh...don't do this kind of plot twist all of a sudden! Do you think you're a comedian? You're not funny at all! Hey!!"

"Haha... I just felt the atmosphere was a bit off and wanted to lighten the mood."