Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Obviously, Shirou Emiya had realized at this time that although the monster in front of him looked like a "horse", it was essentially a water monster. Even if the bullet penetrated its body, it would still not cause fatal damage to it, so he chose the more lethal "grenade".

"Ding~"

He held a grenade in each hand, bit the safety and pulled it out suddenly, then he used all his strength to throw the two grenades straight ahead.

As expected, the two grenades were swallowed by the opponent's body again, but within two seconds——————

"boom!!"

Accompanied by two huge roars, two huge splashes of water instantly burst out from the body of the monster in front of him, and the upper half of the body was almost blown into two pieces.

Emiya Shirou's eyes lit up instantly, but at that moment, he discovered that although the monster in front of him had deformed its body, its feet seemed to have not changed at all...

No, the opponent's speed is even faster!

Then he felt himself being enveloped by a stream of water!

The fishy-smelling liquid poured into his body through his nasal cavity and throat, and a strong feeling of suffocation followed. He kept waving his hands to try to struggle, but it seemed meaningless.

Are you going to... die?

A fear of death continued to rise.

But he found himself unexpectedly calm.

Because he was prepared for death, he even greeted Dahe specifically, and he believed that the other party would help him take care of his sister.

As for the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, they should also help me deal with the enemy I'm most worried about...

'Is this enough?'

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

He was stunned at first, then let out a silent bitter laugh.

But then the other party's questioning voice came again.

"Don't you know how sad your sisters would be if you died here?"

'? ! '

These words seemed to activate Shirou Emiya's instinct for survival.

Because he seemed to see the scene of his sisters crying loudly in front of their own cenotaph, the golden halo in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and the voice came again.

"That's right, live! Live with all your might! Not fearing death is admirable, but only by living can you fulfill your dream! !"

"Come on!! Call my name!!"

"I am you, and you are me—"

“Ghost Rider!!!”

As Emiya Shirou roared, blazing flames rose from the water monster's body...

Chapter 61 Failed Awakening?

Shirou Emiya was an extremely ordinary boy, at least that's what he used to think, until the fire that engulfed his hometown.

Family, relatives, neighbors, friends...

Everything that once existed was reduced to ashes in the fire, and only he was rescued from the ruins by that man.

"Onii-chan, wasn't dad very handsome back then?"

Whenever he heard his sister's innocent questions, Emiya Shirou would always smile and nod.

"Yes, Kiritsugu was so handsome back then, just like a hero in a story~"

The girl, who has no idea that her problem is actually touching her brother's inner wounds, often throws herself into her father's arms with excitement, while Shirou Emiya watches all this with a smile.

Was your father handsome then?

His face was covered in black dust, his clothes were torn, and when he found himself, his face was covered in tears, making it a mess.

But he sincerely felt that his father, who rescued him from the ruins, was the most handsome!

But as he grew older, Shirou Emiya vaguely realized that something was wrong.

Why did my father, who shouldn't have been there, and who was usually calm, get so excited at that moment? After bringing my sister back, he took me and ran away from home...

Finally one day, after his sister fell asleep, he found her.

"Can we talk for a minute?"

Thinking about it now, my expression must have been very strange at that time.

But even so, Emiya Kiritsugu still nodded kindly, and the two of them came to the yard, where a pot of hot tea was placed in the middle.

It is said that Kiritsugu used to prefer coffee, but now he prefers tea because his respiratory tract was damaged in order to save him.

"Shirou, you must have a lot of questions, right? We're alone now. If you want to ask, just ask. I'll tell you everything."

"That fire back then...was it related to you, Kiritsugu?"

Shirou could no longer remember the weather or the things in the courtyard that day, but he would always remember Emiya Kiritsugu's silence that lasted for several minutes and the sigh that came at the end.

"Yes, it has something to do with me..."

Emiya Kiritsugu did not avoid the question, but nodded with a complicated expression.

In the past, Shirou Emiya could not understand the meaning of his father's expression at that time, but now he can understand it.

It is expectation, desire, and...prayer.

Fortunately, Shirou Emiya was more mature than many people, and he did not disappoint the other party at that time.

"But Kiritsugu, you must have some reason, right?"

On that day, Emiya Shirou learned many things.

His 'sister's' mother came from a large German family. It was said that she had served 'that man' and 'that empire' in the past. During this period, she collected a large amount of information related to 'magic', one of which was the fuse of the fire.

"It is said that there are true 'gods' in this world. They will bestow power upon the humans they choose. It is said that possessing this power can conquer the entire world..."

"Kiritsugu, do you want to conquer the world?"

"No... you could say that. After all, perhaps the only way to fulfill my wish is to conquer the world."

"A wish that can only be fulfilled by conquering the world? What is that?"

"World peace, let this world have no more wars..."

When talking about this, Emiya Kiritsugu's expression was very painful. It was obvious that he had made great efforts and lost too much in order to realize this wish.

Family, master, assistant, wife...

The clever Emiya Shirou also got the answer from the other party's words.

"So Kiritsugu, you tried to find 'that power', and finally found 'it' in Fuyuki?"

Emiya Shirou's intelligence was somewhat beyond Emiya Kiritsugu's expectations, but he nodded anyway.

"Yes, it's in 'Fuyuki'."

"Then... Father, have you found 'it'?"

As Emiya Shirou finished speaking, Emiya Kiritsugu showed an extremely complicated expression. He first nodded, and then shook his head.

But he soon realized that Shirou Emiya couldn't understand his reaction at all, so he had to explain.

"I found the 'Holy Grail' recorded in 'that man's' notes, but I failed. The 'Holy Grail' does possess miraculous power, but this power is incapable of fulfilling my wish. It... will only destroy the world."

According to Emiya Kiritsugu, he was not the only one trying to find the "Holy Grail". Other forces were also trying to find the "Holy Grail". The two sides had several frictions in the past, and they met again in "Fuyuki".

"In other words, Kiritsugu, you fought with the other party in order to prevent him from using this power, and he used weapons of mass destruction, which ultimately led to the fire?"

Emiya Kiritsugu nodded with a complicated expression.

In fact, Emiya Kiritsugu did not ignite the fire either subjectively or objectively, but in his opinion, it was the clues he cracked that led that group of people to Fuyuki, otherwise there would not have been a fire.

Because this matter was so unbelievable, even Emiya Shirou, who had great trust in Emiya Kiritsugu, was still skeptical.

But when he saw the horse-shaped monster controlling the water flow, he finally realized.

It turns out that what my father said might be the "truth".

At the same time, he also realized that perhaps the so-called "stealing of hearts" by the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" was also related to this mysterious power.

So after the initial surprise, he actually accepted it very quickly.

Feeling the flames rising within him, Emiya Shirou drew his service pistol, aimed at the twisted 'monster' beneath him, and pulled the trigger.

"Crack~!"

This time, what was shot out was no longer a bullet, but a dark red fireball.

As if feeling the threat of the fireball, Kelpi twisted his body frantically, trying to throw away the unlucky guy he had swallowed before.

It's a pity that it's all too late.

"boom!!"

Along with the rising flames, the opponent's body was constantly vaporized, and it kept twisting its body until it finally disappeared into thin air.

Looking at Shirou Emiya who had eliminated the Kelpi, Lan Ke smiled brightly under his mask. It was obvious that all this was part of Lan Ke's plan. He was trying to help Shirou Emiya awaken his own "personality mask" in this way.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened to him.

After destroying the 'Kelpi', Shirou Emiya actually raised his pistol towards Lan Ke and pulled the trigger repeatedly without even saying hello.

Amidst the countless burning fireballs, Lan Ke saw Emiya Shirou with a 'joyful smile' on his face, and his eyes, which should have been golden but were now pitch black...

Chapter 62: Witness my enlightenment!!

In order to help 'Emiya Shirou' awaken, Lan Ke put in a lot of effort. Not only did he find the monster that he thought was most suitable for Emiya Shirou (its level was not high, and because of its special race it was resistant to firearms), but he was also ready to rescue at any time.

It was obvious that even if Emiya Shirou 'failed to awaken', he wouldn't be in real danger.

But he never expected that Shirou Emiya would attack him. After all, based on his understanding of the other person's character, he might complain afterwards, but as long as he truly wanted to do good for him, he would never repay kindness with resentment.

But this is exactly the most unlikely thing that happened!

"Emiya Shirou!!!"

After dodging the 'fireball' shot by the opponent, the other party called out the other party's name loudly, but unfortunately the other party did not respond at all, as if he did not hear anything.

But at this moment, Lan Ke suddenly discovered something abnormal about the other party.

First of all, although the other party seemed to have awakened his personality mask and even called out the name of his "personality mask", the "personality mask" did not appear. Instead, he himself seemed to have gained special abilities.

So, is this me in front of me 'Emiya Shirou' or a product possessed by his 'shadow'?

Lan Ke didn’t know, but he knew that he couldn’t allow the other party to continue attacking indiscriminately!

As for the solution?

That's not difficult, you just need to take the other person away from the 'cognitive world'.

After all, no matter whether the other party is possessed by his own "personality mask" or not, things in the "cognitive world" are unlikely to affect the "material world".

"So, grit your teeth!"

Faced with Lan Ke's "kind reminder", Emiya Shirou still had no reaction, but just pulled the trigger at Lan Ke with a "happy smile" on his face.

But he actually had no idea what he was doing.

His memory was still stuck on how he had eliminated that strange monster.

"Where's that 'Phantom Thief of Hearts'? Did I pass my 'test'?"

He tried to twist his head to find the 'Phantom Thief of Heart', but soon a voice suddenly sounded in his heart.

"Why do you have to go find that 'Phantom Thief of Hearts'? I have enough power to protect my sister, right?"

"That's right. This power is enough to help me protect Miyu. There's no need to worry about the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts'. No one in this world will know it was me, just like ordinary people can't tell how the 'Phantom Thief of Hearts' stole hearts..."

While muttering to himself, Emiya Shirou walked towards his 'sister' in the distance with a smile on his face.

But in fact, he was walking on a dark lake at this time.

The so-called 'sister' was nothing more than a 'human figure' made of pitch-black mud, but he was completely unable to see through such a crude disguise at this moment. He just instinctively walked towards the 'center of the lake'.

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