Shirou's clones number 30 million

"Even a conglomerate like the United Enterprises Group would be utterly powerless against those beings from another world, wouldn't they?"

Several hours later, as the sun was about to set, the battle temporarily came to an end.

The academic city of Asterisk has been occupied by an interdimensional alliance, all the students of the six academies have been captured, and all facilities in the city have ceased operation.

Outside the city, the six major conglomerates were simultaneously forming a larger coalition and sending people to gather intelligence.

At this moment, Claudia's report finally caught the attention of the Galaxy Corporation.

"Claudia, where did you gather the intelligence for your previous report?"

"It was a man named Aizen Sousuke who told me this. He wore glasses, had a sword at his waist, and gave off a very gentle aura."

Claudia paused for a moment, then hesitated before saying:

"But from my observation, he seems to be quite cunning. He's the type who doesn't like to lie and tends to use words to guide and conceal parts of the truth."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before the voice came through again.

"We have unanimously decided to form a negotiating delegation to probe the other side, and you will be included in it."

"Is it... really a negotiation?"

"If conditions permit."

"I understand."

After ending the call, Claudia unconsciously recalled Aizen's words and thought to herself:

It looks like we might have to fight another match.

Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and then a huge, semi-transparent image appeared above the city.

In the video, King Arthur sits on his throne, surrounded by many young men and women, many of whom had distinguished themselves in the recent battle.

The next moment, King Arthur spoke.

“I am Artoria Pendragon, the Queen of Great Britain.”

“A few days ago, a gate leading to a parallel world suddenly appeared outside Camelot City.”

“I had intended to live in peace with you, but you sent a small army to capture our guests who were visiting our Kingdom of Great Britain.”

"Since you have already adopted a posture of war, then—there is no other option but to fight."

"We will not cease hostilities until the hostages are returned. If the hostages have been treated unfairly, we will pursue the matter to the end, at any cost!"

What is a hostage?

Claudia looked bewildered and thought for a while before she finally realized what was happening.

Aizen seemed to have mentioned before that a slime had been captured?

It shouldn't be the one who defeated the Lone Poison Witch in one blow. Could it be one of its clansmen?

Chapter 484 This is my second step plan

Chapter 484, Section 485: This is my second step in the plan.

If that's the case, then this war was a terrible injustice.

However, even without the captured slime, war would have come sooner or later.

Claudia stared blankly at the image in the sky, then suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute, the legendary King Arthur was actually a woman? How is that possible?"

Although King Arthur's clothing and appearance in the picture are androgynous, many feminine features can still be seen.

Moreover, a name like Artoria is clearly a female name.

"If King Arthur is a woman, then is Guinevere a man? No, Guinevere is definitely a woman."

"I see... If King Arthur were a woman, it wouldn't be surprising that she would have an affair with Lancelot."

Thinking about this, Claudia suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for being a representative of the negotiating team and getting up close and personal with the female King Arthur.

"This is truly unexpected. Those historians who witnessed this must have gone crazy, right?"

Soon after, Claudia met with the representatives of the negotiation team, six middle-aged men, clearly one from each of the six major conglomerates.

The seventh person, somewhat unexpectedly, is Diluc Ebelvan, the student council president of Reeves Black Academy.

“Abelvan, you weren’t arrested? That’s great! I thought you were arrested along with the other students from the Rewolf Black Academy.”

"You cunning woman, standing here perfectly fine. Having a pretty face is such an advantage."

Claudia wasn't angry; she looked at him with a smile.

"It seems you also have stellar energy within you. Are you using yourself as experimental material?"

"You have good eyesight. You actually noticed it. It seems I underestimated you before. Maybe you are the strongest of all the student council presidents."

"Thank you for the compliment. Now that you also possess Star Power, how about we spar sometime?"

"You wish! You vixen, I won't give you the chance to beat me up openly."

Claudia chuckled for a moment, but did not reply.

After a brief preparation, the negotiation team, led by two ninjas, passed through the doors of the abandoned warehouse and arrived at the other side of the door.

Looking at the ancient-style camp and the distant city of Camelot, Claudia was surprised, and her initial doubts lessened a bit.

It seems that Mr. Aizen was not lying; the place opposite the door is indeed the time of King Arthur, 1,500 years ago.

At this moment, Diluc suddenly moved away from his group of seven and stood beside a red-haired youth, looking at them with a cold expression.

Upon seeing this, Claudia suddenly had a bad feeling.

“Kill them! That’s my second step,” Diluc said coldly. “Kill all the negotiating team members, then put their bodies in the streets, and the war will start again immediately.”

"Have you betrayed us, Abelfan!"

Yang Xue's face showed anger as she stared intently at Diluc.

"A wise bird chooses its tree to perch on, isn't that common sense?" Diluc glanced at him disdainfully, then looked at the strategist Shirou beside him again, "What are you waiting for? Or are you just too cowardly to lay a hand on that she-fox?"

A female fox?

Shirou looked surprised and paused for a moment.

This nickname is so nostalgic; it reminds me of how Ryudou Kazunari used to call Rin Tohsaka.

“I just think this method is too crude. There are too many people here, and many people saw you all walk through this door together.”

"Then what do you think should be done?" Diluc asked in return.

"Hold on."

Shirou's eyes instantly flashed with red Sharingan, and he exchanged a glance with the six messengers.

The next moment, all six of them looked dazed, but quickly returned to normal.

"Alright. I've woven a dream for the six of them. To them, they are now the victors, here to show off their power in the kingdom."

"Oh...? You can even do something like that? Could I have been manipulated by you?"

“Weaving dreams for others is not a simple matter, and you are not worth my manipulation.”

"Heh... well, I should really feel honored by my weakness."

Diluc paused, then shifted his gaze to Claudia, and said in a malicious tone:

"What do you plan to do with this female fox? Take her home?"

"Don't joke around. Miss Claudia is just a relative of someone in the delegation. She came to enjoy the scenery during a break from negotiations, that's all."

Shirou paused for a moment, then continued:

"After all, who would entrust the affairs of the nation to a minor? Even you, Diluc, are only here to help guide the way on orders from the conglomerate."

"So you weren't planning to use me and then discard me? I thought I'd be silenced after this was all over."

"Of course not. You are a rare talent. No matter the world or the country, it cannot do without someone like you who specializes in doing bad things."

"That's... disgusting, as if you've never done anything wrong."

"Of course not, as everyone knows, I am a good person."

"Even if you wrap a bomb in syrup, you can't hide its dark nature. Sooner or later, it will blow everything around it to smithereens."

"Then let it explode in a dark corner. If no one knows, it won't matter."

"I see."

Diluc muttered to himself and shook his head in disappointment.

"That's enough. I thought you were like me, but I didn't expect you to be only this good."

Shirou was speechless. After a few seconds of contemplation, he spoke again:

"In war, one should engage with the orthodox and win with the unorthodox. One cannot achieve great things by merely relying on the unorthodox and cunning."

"Are you provoking me? Very well! I accept your challenge." Diluc's gaze sharpened, and he said solemnly, "I will prove to you that I am right."

"Really, let time prove everything."

Although Shirou is not stingy with using trickery, those who treat unorthodox methods as orthodox and blindly follow the path of domination are ultimately not the same kind of people.

Shadow Clone Technique!

"I'll leave Artoria to you."

"A clone technique? Is this magic or a bloodline ability?" Diluc asked immediately.

"magic."

Can I learn it?

"I can teach you after the negotiations are over. However, whether you can learn it is another matter."

Shirou from other worlds also taught the Shadow Clone Technique to others, but they seemed to get stuck at the very first step.

After all, this kind of magic, which is derived from ninjutsu, is ultimately quite different from orthodox magic.

"You just need to teach, the rest is my own business."