He even forgot that his wallet was bleeding money.

Matou Sakura, eh... is there any way to make those two seniors reconcile?

No matter what Shirou Emiya wants to do, she wants to be by his side. She won't let her senior be alone, something her counterpart in the other world couldn't do.

Even if she becomes a Guardian someday, she wants to be with Shirou Emiya.

"Hmm, that was a very cool dodge, for an average person's physical abilities. Shirou, you did very well." Emperor Charlemagne smiled brightly and appeared dashingly beside Emiya Shirou. "Shirou, Shirou, let me teach you swordsmanship after dinner! The coolest swordsmanship, and also the strongest swordsmanship."

"Hmm...!" Upon hearing this, Artoria turned her head, staring intently at Emperor Charlemagne standing next to Shirou Emiya with an exaggerated expression. Her eyes turned cold, and she pouted, clearly displeased.

So what if they have the Chaldea Magic Reactor to supply magic power?

What's the use of flashy swordsmanship? Swordsmanship must be practical! The best swordsmanship is practical and easy to execute.

"The grown-up version of yourself will probably be unhappy with the younger version of yourself. Killing yourself and all that, tsk tsk... Emiya Shirou, you're too pitiful, aren't you? The grown-up version of yourself has completely rejected the dreamlike ideal of being a hero of justice."

The Demon God Oda Nobunaga lay sprawled on the table, holding a remote control and searching for TV dramas about Oda Nobunaga.

She was very dissatisfied. Why were all the actors playing Oda Nobunaga men?! And their acting was terrible; they didn't portray their characters well at all.

She wanted to go directly to the actor playing her and tell him how to portray the character of Oda Nobunaga well!

"Hmph. Let him deny it, let him deny it." Shirou Emiya said angrily, "How will I know if I don't try? Even if I, who grew up in another world, tried it and failed, that's his failure, that's his life."

I will never become like him and give up being a partner of justice.

One Piece world, Desert Princess timeline.

Under a clear blue sky, a warship flying a naval dog-head flag sailed slowly across the boundless sea.

Garp stood on the warship, his justice cape fluttering behind him, and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha! I like this kid, very good, very good! He wants to become a partner of justice and wants to save everyone."

"...Why? Vice Admiral Garp, this ideal is unrealistic... How could it possibly save everyone?" The naval lieutenant commander shook his head.

He disliked Shirou Emiya, a hypocritical villain whose actions constantly endangered those around him.

It would be better to let Shirou Emiya die here. If Shirou Emiya dies, Sakura Matou and Taiga Fujimura might be able to escape this fate.

Knowing Shinji Matou's true identity, yet not killing him and putting innocent people in the school in danger—isn't that hypocrisy? Selfish and only thinking of oneself, how can one claim to be a champion of justice?

"Oh dear. It's normal for young people to have such passionate thoughts. You can't look at a teenager who's still just an ordinary person from a soldier's perspective. Only after the fledgling spreads its wings, leaves the nest, and gets some experience will it know what it should do. That's why we should have Shirou Emiya join the Navy recruit camp!"

"The world is vast. You can't achieve this ideal by staying in school or in the small city of Fuyuki. Go out and see the world after the Holy Grail War is over! I hope that the passion in your heart won't be extinguished as time goes by." Garp wanted to see if that possibility would arise in Shirou Emiya.

Although Shirou Emiya is currently weak—and the weak are not entitled to pursue their dreams—he is different from others, unlike those who only talk the talk.

The reason why Shirou Emiya is considered a promising talent is because he trains his body and magic every day, preparing to pursue his dream.

Those who don't even bother to prepare for their dreams have no right to say that dreams are unattainable or impossible to achieve.

Even if Shirou Emiya is foolish, weak, and hateful now, as long as he is alive, can survive, and can continue to pursue his dreams, at least he has a chance to achieve them!

Those who do nothing and prepare nothing have no chance of realizing their dreams.

The naval lieutenant commander looked at the azure sea and sighed deeply. As a child, he had a strong sense of justice and wanted to eliminate all pirates and make the oppressors disappear without a trace.

But as I grew up, I realized that the world wasn't as simple as I thought, and that this path was too difficult and unrealistic.

Even after eliminating the pirates, the World Government and the Celestial Dragons still oppress the people. And the Navy is merely working for the Celestial Dragons...

Ideals and passion have long since died out. I've become more worldly-wise, learned to turn a blind eye to evil, and stopped clinging to black-and-white thinking.

"Keep going, young man! Struggle on in this cruel world... I hope you won't give up on what we've already given up on."

Over

The boy who used to run around the village with a stick, shouting for justice, has now become a worldly adult. The flame of his childhood dreams has been extinguished, and the burden of earning money and supporting his wife and children has made him give up his innocent dreams.

Dreams can't fill an empty stomach, and being a champion of justice will lead to a gruesome death.

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Upon seeing this, Sasaki Kojiro and Artoria, who were engaged in a duel, both turned around to look behind them.

Artoria completely ignored Sasaki Kojiro still beside her and quickly rushed up the stairs to pick up Shirou Emiya, who had collapsed on the steps.

"Shirou!! Pull yourself together...! You idiot, you're already so badly injured, and you still managed to fall down those stairs...!?" Artoria examined Shirou Emiya's injuries. The slash wound from his back was deep, and he had lost a lot of blood. Falling down the stairs had further torn the wound open! The situation was dire.

After Shirou Emiya came into contact with Artoria, the power provided by the golden scabbard was amplified slightly, and golden particles spread all over Shirou Emiya's body. Despite losing too much blood, in the face of this unreasonable and mysterious power, the Grim Reaper could only retreat to the side.

Emiya Shirou opened his blurry eyes, calling out Saber, his gaze hazy as he looked at his worried companion. He also noticed an unidentified Servant behind Artoria.

She ran to take care of her now immobile self, only to find herself in a deadly trap, where her unsuspecting back is now vulnerable to a sneak attack.

"Enough...enough, Saber."

Emiya Shirou wants Saber to abandon him and warns her to be wary of the enemies behind her.

Artoria used the power of the wind to bind the wound, pressing hard on the bleeding area with both hands to slow down the blood flow. She watched as the bleeding decreased and listened to Shirou Emiya's heart still beating in his chest.

She judged that Shirou Emiya was now out of danger and would not die from excessive blood loss.

"Quiet...! There's still time. With Terushiro's recovery speed, as long as we turn back immediately—" she said decisively, but then she realized... she had forgotten something important.

Artoria, supporting Shirou Emiya, turned to look at Kojiro Sasaki, who was standing behind her, watching her save Shirou without attacking her.

"—Assassin. Why don't you attack me?"

Artoria was puzzled and somewhat dissatisfied by the other party's lenient attitude.

But she was extremely relieved that she hadn't been attacked by Assassin. Otherwise, Shirou Emiya, who was falling downwards, would have certainly died.

“That’s truly being unromantic. No one can break a flower that blooms in an instant,” Sasaki Kojiro said with a smile.

Artoria tilted her head, looking at Sasaki Kojiro with a puzzled expression, not understanding what the enemy was saying.

Her ahoge (cowlick) fluttered in the wind, and her silver-gray armor was stained red with Shirou Emiya's blood.

"Nothing much, I was just mesmerized. His expression when he was fighting for his life was quite good, but the anxious look on his face when he was thinking of his master was also hard to resist. I couldn't help but stare at him intently."

Sasaki Kojiro sheathed his longsword; it seemed the battle was over.

"I've had a very enjoyable night, so it's time to leave."

"What—? You're letting us go, Assassin??" Artoria looked at Sasaki Kojiro in surprise. Why was that?

With her master, who is seriously injured and needs to go home to heal, by her side, she is unable to fight the enemy in front of her with full force.

“That’s right. I’ll release him as long as you promise to finish this battle. It’s such a shame that you can’t fight me wholeheartedly now,” Sasaki Kojiro frankly stated.

This is not charity, nor is it pity; it is to satisfy one's own desire to fight a powerful swordsman.

Although he figured he'd get a good scolding from the mother fox after letting Saber go, it didn't really matter.

As Knight King Artoria looked at Sasaki Kojiro before her, she couldn't help but recall the noble knights who had once gathered around her.

She looked at him with utmost respect and said with absolute seriousness, "I understand, Assassin. I will definitely challenge you to a duel."

“Good answer. I look forward to it, King of Knights.” Sasaki Kojiro looked at Artoria with burning eyes.

He couldn't fight the Knight King in his full power, as that wouldn't satisfy his pursuit of swordsmanship. For a swordsman to advance their skills further, to achieve enlightenment and reach the Zero Realm, requires opportunity, battles with powerful opponents, and certain special things.

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Grand Carnival World.

"That farmer is too arrogant... what kind of Swallow Return is that? A magic sword that can only cut down Swallows is laughable... wait? Why can that farmer conjure something like a clone? Dimensional distortion? To kill a Swallow, he actually went to such lengths? He's... he's... a pervert! A pervert... a really perverted pervert!"

Red Enma's eyes widened, and she instinctively gripped the longsword at her waist, saying in a panic, "How can there be such a freakish guy!"

No, no, she realized that she and Sasaki Kojiro simply couldn't get along.

How could we possibly get along!

"This guy will definitely be furious when he sees me."

"Heaven wants me to fight, and wants to make me his sparring partner? I won't let him use me to hone this insane swordsmanship!"

Suzuka Gozen grinned, watching Sasaki Kojiro and Artoria's interaction. "Well, this guy's a battle maniac. He can't help but want to challenge any outstanding swordsman he sees. It's alright, Red Enma-sensei."

"Yes, it's alright, it's alright." Fujimaru Ritsuka hugged Red Enma, stroking its head, its two short legs wiggling incessantly.

"Master, are you sure that farmer isn't a pervert?"

Red Enma looked at Sasaki Kojiro with disbelief.

If Sasaki Kojiro is willing to go to such lengths to kill a swallow, what does he plan to do in the future?! He'll definitely kill himself, the sparrow, or Tamamo-no-Mae!

"Mr. Emiya, I really dislike my younger self... Killing myself and all that, it's so weird!" Red Enma looked at her good partner who was researching new dishes with her in Chaldea.

She tilted her head, seeing Emiya-san with such a cold expression for the first time. "Eh... it's all Alaya's fault. In the entire history of humankind, there aren't many people who have been tricked by Alaya into becoming guardians. Even guardians or heroic spirits would be willing to do those things. Alaya can't force heroic spirits to do anything... so she can only leave all the work to Emiya-san."

"And, chuckle! Master must not learn from Emiya-sensei's bad habit of being too agreeable and agreeing to any request! Chuckle chuckle! He became like this because he did so much work that others were unwilling to do."

Red Enma senses that Emiya-san's appearance in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, where he'll kill his younger self, is probably just to relieve work stress.

Alaya probably gave Emiya a break out of pity, fearing he might quit later.

Poor Shirou Emiya! If he had met Mr. Emiya, who had already washed away his work fatigue in Chaldea... things wouldn't have turned out this way!

After Earth was bleached and various Lostbelts appeared, it was essentially like giving the Heroic Spirit Shirou Emiya a long vacation—a long-awaited break...

"This is the first time I've ever seen my father make such an expression... I never imagined that my father would already consider Shirou Emiya as a partner."

Mordred sighed deeply. Of all the living kings, only Lancelot, Gawain, and Bedivere had such a good relationship with him.

"Hmph, Sasaki Kojiro! I'll remember this favor! Even if Father grants your wish later, I will still remember this favor."

Okita Souji sat by the fireplace, holding a freshly roasted marshmallow in her hand, blowing softly into it, "Mmm...mmm...mmm. I thought the Sasaki Kojiro in this world would be a girl. After all, Musashi and I are both female swordsmen..."

"Waaaaah, I really want to challenge the King of Knights! Hmph, if I can fight the King of Knights to a draw... let's see who dares to call me a 'weak and trashy Saber' later!"

Chaldea: The New Wandering Sea

Miyamoto Musashi scratched her cheek sheepishly. She remembered that when she fought Sasaki Kojiro, she won not with swordsmanship... but with military strategy.

"Hehehe... Sasaki Kojiro, if we have the chance to meet again someday, I'll have a fair and square match with you!"

She was wearing a white kendo uniform and training with Yagyu Tajima-no-kami in the training ground.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was exercising on a bunch of gym equipment, her upper body bare, showing off her strong muscles and eight-pack abs, with sweat constantly dripping down her shoulders and back.

Mashu was exercising with dumbbells in her hands, wearing loose clothes, her black tracksuit soaked with sweat. "Mr. Sasaki Kojiro, you really enjoy fighting powerful swordsmen."

"Yeah. He's a battle maniac just like Musashi!" Fujimaru Ritsuka walked over with a smile, wiping away sweat with the towel hanging around her neck and habitually stuffing a water bottle into Mash's mouth.

Fufu was firing wildly at the Merlin target in front of it. It was wearing a mini helmet and had a psycho-electromagnetic rifle floating around it. With a series of "biubiu" sounds, it instantly shattered the target that looked exactly like Merlin into pieces.

"Fufu... Fuu!"

fate, parallel world.

"Hmm... Lord Sasaki Kojiro, I also long to fight you! I hope we can meet in a singularity, in a Lostbelt. At that time, I will recall the summons of Chaldea as a swordsman." Diarmuid smiled as he watched the scene unfold.

The sword intent emanating from Sasaki Kojiro's sword, which allowed him to release the King of Knights, and his desire to fight powerful swordsmen, has been received by many Saber-class Servants.

They also wanted to see what kind of strength a man who could achieve dimensional distortion with his swordsmanship would possess in his prime.

“If you want to have an equal fight with the King of Knights, then I can’t let you use that longsword anymore. Alright! Let me forge you a suitable weapon.” Senji Muramasa smiled brightly, having taken on a job for himself.

The furnace spewed forth scorching flames, and sparks filled the forging workshop.

Dangdangdang——!

The clanging of hammers echoed continuously in and around the forging workshop.

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Just as Artoria was about to bring

As Shirou Emiya left, Archer charged down, his twin swords aimed directly at Shirou Emiya's back.

Artoria saw the blade half a meter away from her, completely unaware that this was an attack that concealed its killing intent.

Oh no, she's holding Shirou Emiya right now, and her right hand, which is gripping the sword, is pinned down and she can't block.

She was utterly astonished, watching Archer hurtling towards Shirou Emiya at breakneck speed. Why Archer?!

Swish—! The long blade swung forward and collided with Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, the heavy blow neutralizing Archer's surprise attack.

Archer looked coldly at Sasaki Kojiro. "Do you want to get in my way, samurai?"

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