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"Actually, I already noticed it when I last saw Archer; it seems like I can see time."

Shirou's words made everyone's expressions freeze again.

time!?

Anything that involves space and time is definitely not a simple thing.

"Shirou, what does that mean?"

"Actually, the moment I saw Archer, I saw Archer's life, everything that had happened in the past, everything that had already happened, and even everything that would happen in the future. So the first time I saw him, I knew he was the Heroic Spirit Shirou Emiya."

Saber suddenly realized a problem.

"Shirou, were you already using it when you were fighting Archer?"

“Yes, because I can see all of Archer’s actions, I’m basically attacking based on his future. So he’s always been suppressed by me, right? Because I can see his future, I know where his strength will increase, and when he will project different weapons.”

Now Saber finally understands why Shirou, despite his somewhat stiff body, is always able to seize the opportunity to attack Archer. It turns out that it's not that Shirou has such rich combat experience, but rather that Shirou had already seen Archer's fighting style.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The knowing smile on Lancer's face

"Shirou, do your Mystic Eyes also have the ability to foresee the future?"

"I don't think that's a precognitive ability; it's just being able to see some visions of the future under certain circumstances."

"...Shirou, seeing the future under any circumstances is an extraordinary ability. This ability to foresee the battle situation during combat is even more outstanding. Any warrior who obtains such an ability has the power to dominate the battle and achieve victory."

In battle, it is crucial to anticipate the enemy's moves. Just like in the war in Britain, only by understanding the enemy's actions could one prepare a countermeasure before they took action. Saber felt that Shirou had underestimated his abilities.

"I know that being able to predict the enemy in battle is a very strong ability, but I just want to say that this shouldn't be considered an ability."

It's a power application derived from the Law of Time, but Shirou believes it's better not to let too many people know about it. It's not best to think of it as an ability, but rather as a state that triggers under specific circumstances.

Shirou didn't really want to hide his situation, but he had no other choice at the moment.

As someone from another world, he doesn't have a concept of this world. He can accept just everyday things, but the current situation can't be considered everyday. Some routine things should be hidden if possible.

"In other words, Shirou, your condition can only be activated under specific circumstances, and it cannot be activated outside of battle."

"That's the idea. I don't know why it works on that guy, but I think it's because of the connection that it resonates with him."

"Well, that's true."

If Shirou could know other people's past, Rin would really be suspicious, but if Shirou saw Archer's past, then there would be no problem.

Archer is the future of Shirou's heroic spirit transformation. Their meeting is bound to be an unexpected encounter, and it is only natural that this unexpected encounter will generate a special resonance.

"This ability, which is triggered under these specific circumstances, is a good thing for Shirou."

It's actually a good thing that a situation can only be triggered in a specific context like battle. Right now, Rin's biggest worry is that Shirou will be targeted by other magicians. If Shirou can be guaranteed not to be captured during battle, she can worry less.

"Shirou's biggest problem right now is that he is easily targeted by some magicians. If Shirou has enough self-defense capabilities, this worry can be greatly reduced, and Shirou's safety can be guaranteed."

"That's about it for Shirou's situation. So, I'll leave Shirou to you guys from now on, Saber and Rider."

"Please... what exactly do we need to do, Rin?"

The two people whose names were called were a little taken aback.

"Of course, it's daily training. Shirou needs certain conditions to become stronger. Right now, Shirou has only gained some basic skills. In the future, Shirou will face some magicians, so we need to prepare him in advance so that he has enough combat experience."

"Oh, if that's the case, then I'll take care of Shirou's battle."

Saber may not be able to handle other things, but when it comes to simple training, she certainly has the ability to take on the task.

"Well, Saber will be in charge of Shirou's weapon proficiency, and Rider, I'll trouble you to be in charge of Shirou's Mystic Eyes. Among us, you're the only one with Mystic Eyes, so I can only ask you to give Shirou some experience in using them."

"I understand."

Medusa could probably boast about her use of the Mystic Eyes. Recently, she has been using the Mystic Eyes' abilities quite skillfully. In fact, she wouldn't mind discussing the use of the Mystic Eyes with Shirou.

"Ding dong!"

"It must be Lancer who has arrived."

A young man with blue hair rang the doorbell and waited outside.

"What exactly did that little girl call me over here for?"

"Well, the Holy Grail War is over, and there shouldn't be any troublesome things happening normally. Those troublesome guys won't come to Fuyuki City to cause trouble for no reason."

Lancer had no idea what Rin Tohsaka wanted from him, but he still came over anyway. He could hear the urgency in her voice during the phone call earlier.

"Crack!"

"Lancer, Rin didn't come to you this time for those troublesome things."

Saber, who opened the door, overheard Lancer's speculation and immediately denied it.

"There are currently seven Masters and seven Servants in Fuyuki City, so even if there are troublesome matters, they won't occur in Fuyuki City."

"Well, I don't think it's anything troublesome. If something happens in this city, I think it would be easy for us to find out. But what did the little girl want to see me about this time? Saber, you should at least give me a hint."

There's definitely no trouble coming, but Lancer is just curious about what that little girl wants from him.

"It's not about Rin, it's just something that happened to Shirou."

"That guy?"

Speaking of Shirou Lancer's memories, they're all about Saber's Master, though Lancer actually thinks quite highly of that Master. Back at the beginning of the Holy Grail War, that guy dared to face him directly without summoning a Servant; that kind of guts has to be acknowledged.

Lancer heard that the guy has been staying in the hospital recently.

What happened that made that guy hospitalized? It must be more than just a minor issue.

Then Lancer thought of that little girl and Saber in front of him, and a smile that only men would understand gradually appeared on his face.

This made Lancer somewhat sentimental, realizing that Saber was, after all, a woman.

"Saber, that guy has returned from the hospital recently, right?"

"Oh, yes."

"Then you and that girl should treat that guy better. After all, he's just one person, so you should be more restrained."

"???"

Saber suddenly didn't quite understand what Lancer meant. What did she mean by saying that she and Rin should restrain themselves? The two of them might have been the biggest cause of Shirou's head injury, but it was just an accident, and they didn't intentionally put Shirou in the hospital.

"Lancer, what are you talking about?"

"Of course I'm talking about that guy. Saber, we Heroic Spirits don't need magic to continue living in this world, so you don't need to exploit that guy's magic like this."

"..."

Saber's face turned a little red, and then completely turned black.

"What are you saying, Lancer?!"

Chapter Thirty-Nine confirms that the Noble Phantasm is from the original text.

"Lancer, I'm giving you one chance to correct that statement!"

Saber, her face grim, clamped the Excalibur between her fingers and Lancer's neck. If Lancer dared to utter a single "no," she was ready to snatch his head away.

"Okay, okay! That's not your situation. Could you please remove that thing from my neck?"

The thing around his neck was no ordinary danger, and Lancer saw a look of shame and anger in Saber's eyes, making him even more hesitant to move. Women can be incredibly ferocious at times like this; he had once been beaten half to death for saying the wrong thing, and he dared not provoke a raging Saber now.

Saber snorted and put away the Excalibur in her hand.

Women, no matter who they are, are all so troublesome. It's just one possibility; why are you getting so worked up?

Lancer simply didn't dare say that.

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Lancer now wanted to know why that little girl had called him over.

"Can't you just take care of that guy yourselves after he's discharged? Why did that little girl call me over?"

Saber still wasn't in a very good mood, but she did explain why they had called Lancer over.

"Shirou has encountered some problems after being discharged from the hospital. He has now created something using projection magic. Rider and I are unsure if it is the original text, but you should be able to tell."

"Original texts? Has your projection magic reached the point where you can even create original texts?"

Lancer has some understanding of what projection magic is. He has a lot of opportunities to interact with Archer while working, and sometimes he asks Archer for help with things.

The weapons that projection magic can create are definitely a level lower than the original. Even someone like Archer couldn't change this situation, so it's probably even less likely that this guy could do such a thing.

The original text of any Noble Phantasm cannot be projected so easily; at this moment, Lancer felt that Saber was joking.

[…Would Saber joke around?]

Lancer remembered Saber's inability to take a joke earlier and immediately felt that the possibility of it being a joke was very low.

[Could it be that this guy actually created the original text of the Noble Phantasm? Is that even possible?]

Lancer held a distrustful view of this situation, as cases of projection magic creating the original text were practically nonexistent.

Then Lancer walked into the Emiya family's living room and saw a very familiar spear placed in the center of the room. His lips twitched for a moment. Now Lancer knew why the little girl had called him over. It turned out she had projected his spear.

"No wonder you called me over, little girl. You really have good taste, little brother, to project my Noble Phantasm. However, it's generally unlikely that the original text of this gun can be projected, since that original text is in that person's hands."

Lancer wasn't entirely sure what the other Noble Phantasms were like, but if the guy projected his own spear, then he was confident.

He walked straight up to everyone and picked up the spear from the table.

Then Lancer completely lost his mind.

"This...this is impossible..."

"Why is it the original? The original should be in that woman's hands. How could this spear be created using projection magic?"

With just a hands-on experience, Lancer has already made the most accurate judgment.

This gun is the original!

This answer really scared Lancer; the original version of this gun couldn't be created using projection magic.

But the fact that this gun is here means that it was created using projection magic.

Rin wasn't too surprised by this result; she had actually guessed it when Saber and Rider made their judgments.

"I never expected it to actually be the original. Now we can confirm that the Noble Phantasm Shirou created using projection magic is also very different from the past. In the past, it was just a projection of a Noble Phantasm, but now Shirou is creating the original."

Rin has discovered another area where Shirou needs to be closely monitored. If the Mage's Association finds out about this, Shirou will definitely be the one being targeted.

The original text of Shirou's creation of the Noble Phantasm was only read once.

It's absolutely impossible for a simple projection magic trick to achieve this level.

But to put it another way, now that Shirou has the ability to create the original Noble Phantasms, does controlling Shirou mean that we can control the production of many Noble Phantasms?

Just thinking about it sent chills down Rin's spine; the Mage's Association would never allow such a thing.

Rin is starting to feel a headache again.

Why has Shirou encountered so many problems right after waking up in the hospital?

At this moment, Rin missed the days when there were few troublesome things, at least in the past she didn't have to worry about the Mage Association's Shoshirou targeting her.

However, this is just something to think about; I will definitely keep this issue in mind in the future.

"Shirou, next time you project a Noble Phantasm, try not to leave it behind. Destroy everything that can be destroyed, and try to collect the ones that cannot be destroyed."

"Sister, why don't you ask your senior to control himself?"

"...Shirou is someone who doesn't even remember how to use projection magic. If he could control how the original text of the Noble Phantasm was created, he wouldn't have created the original text of the Noble Phantasm."

From the very beginning, Rin didn't believe that Shirou's ability to control the Noble Phantasms created by projection magic was the original. After all, Shirou didn't even know how projection magic was used. His current behavior was actually an imitation of Archer.

As for why imitating Archer resulted in replicating the original Noble Phantasm, Rin didn't know, nor did she want to know.

"Shirou, starting today, you'll begin learning how to use magic, and try your best to control the magic within your body. The less you expose yourself, the less likely you are to be targeted."

"I will try my best."

That's all Shirou can say for now.

The skill bug really isn't his fault; even Shirou himself doesn't know why his skills are so overpowered.

The projection magic has become a natural fantasy.

The materialization of the soul hasn't changed, but the skill itself is a problem.

The fact that a Reality Marble has become a Reality World means that not many people will notice it, but once someone with a keen eye learns of it, they will definitely notice the problem.

In short, Shirou now has the ability to protect his own life, but any action he takes might make him a target for many magicians. Therefore, to avoid such problems, Shirou needs to control the power he has gained more perfectly.