Shirou Emiya doesn't want to work overtime

"Clang!"

The fight really started with the heavy sound of steel hitting steel, and the heavy axe and the obviously too long samurai sword collided fiercely, causing fierce fireworks to burst out on the forest-covered street.

The giant axe in the hands of Lijielit, who originally had the advantage in strength, was bounced away in an instant. Skills themselves can make up for the difference in strength to a certain extent.

At this moment, although Lijelite excels in strength, the gap in speed is too big compared to Sasaki Kojiro.

"Trace on"

"clang--!"

At this moment, the two identical swords collided fiercely, making a crisp sound like the collision of metal.

Under the powerful reaction force, Illya's brother and Sasaki Kojiro took a step back at the same time, and their eyes met in mid-air.

"Gandr!!"

Along with such a sound, several silver curses like bullets burst out from Sera's fingertips, cutting through the air with the sound of air vibrations, and shot towards Sasaki Kojiro's position.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Amid the sound of breaking wind, the sword in Sasaki Kojiro's hand turned into a continuous sword light, like a series of meteors, forming a sword curtain like a storm, instantly deflecting the attacking bullet-like objects.

"call--!"

All that could be heard was the whistling of a strong wind, and a circle of rich magic power rushed out of Lijelite's body like lightning, and then condensed on the long axe in her hand. Lijelite swung it heavily and chopped it towards Sasaki Kojiro in front of her.

The sharp sound of breaking wind came instantly.

"Boom--!"

On the ground, there was a loud bang and the ground shattered into pieces like a spider web. The powerful impact caused the surrounding trees to tremble frequently, and the leaves were blown away crazily.

"Tear it apart——!"

Sasaki Kojiro took a step back in time and just dodged to the range where the long axe flashed, but the clothes in front of him were torn apart fiercely, and a crack appeared directly with a crisp tearing sound.

Illya's brother at the side seized the opportunity and rushed towards Illya who was lying on the ground unconscious.

"You won't be able to get through this!"

Looking at Brother Illya who was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to pass by, Sasaki Kojiro couldn't help but smile. The long sword in his hand once again tore through the air and slashed towards Emiya Shirou.

"clang--!"

Faced with the sudden attack from Sasaki Kojiro, Illya's brother could only barely raise the long sword in his hand that was exactly the same as the opponent's, and they collided again.

Then——

"Crack——!"

The long sword, which originally seemed extremely solid, shattered under this blow from Sasaki Kojiro.

Chapter 1014: The Sword Skills That Dedicated a Lifetime of Experience

"Zheng——!"

A cold arc of light flashed on the long sword in Sasaki Kojiro's hand.

"laugh--!"

A violent sound of breaking air also rang out at this moment.

The long axe mixed with strong wind appeared at the side of Sasaki Kojiro in the blink of an eye and was swung at his waist without hesitation.

"clang--!"

With the crisp sound of collision, the sharp long sword cut through the air again, and like a flash of light, it moved from in front of Kojiro Sasaki to behind him.

During this period, Kojiro Sasaki didn't even turn around, but he had already judged Lijielit's attack.

Amid the bursting sparks, Sasaki Kojiro took a step back to the side, but immediately steadied himself.

Mind's Eye (false)

Grade: A

It's a so-called premonition or sixth sense, and unlike Emiya Shirou's crisis avoidance based on "predictions backed by experience," it's an ability to predict danger based on natural talent.

Able to see through an opponent's weapons and fighting style after just a few encounters, his keen eyes are second to none among Servant.

"laugh--!"

As if teleporting, Sasaki Kojiro's figure suddenly moved sideways and flashed towards Lijielit's side.

The long sword in his hand chopped down mercilessly. The powerful force directly caused a faint arc of light to appear in the surrounding air, accompanied by a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

"clang--!!"

The long axe with a scarlet pattern also came over quickly, colliding directly with the long sword that was chopping down. Amidst the splashing of flames, a powerful force burst out, trying to suppress the opponent's long sword.

At the moment when the long sword touched the long axe, Sasaki Kojiro's arm holding the sword bent and pressed it against his face. With the help of the force generated by the long axe, he rubbed the handle of the long axe, and with a chilling gust of wind that made one's scalp numb, he slashed towards Lijelite at a high speed, producing violent sparks.

"Gandr!!!!"

At this moment, countless silver-white bullets attacked Sasaki Kojiro from behind Lijelite. The knocked-down brother Illya got up again and ran towards Illya.

Sasaki Kojiro's pupils tilted, his face looked solemn, and he misstepped. The long sword that was originally slashing towards Lijelite instantly changed direction. He half-crouched down to avoid the chop of the long axe, and his body teleported again in the direction of Illya's brother.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"

The silver sword light instantly shot down the silver bullets that kept attacking, and the knife light in his hand swung towards the opponent's head at an extremely fast speed.

"clang--!"

The two identical long swords collided heavily with each other, and the force they carried was enough to knock Illya's brother, who was running forward, away, and he fell heavily to the ground from mid-air.

"Shirou! Are you okay?"

Sera also stepped forward at this time and helped up brother Illya who had fallen to the ground.

After fighting for such a long time, the situation now was the same as at the beginning. They had not broken through the opponent's defense at all, and they had not even advanced at all.

Both Lijelite and Emiya Shirou have been fighting until now, but have not been able to adapt to Sasaki Kojiro's fast sword. It is even like the first time they are facing it, and they have no way to deal with it at all.

Zonghe's thoughts

Grade: B

A special skill that does not reduce the accuracy of the hit even if the same move is repeated many times against the same opponent. In other words, it has the effect of making the enemy unable to see through the attack.

Even Altria, whose intuition skill is level A, can't get used to Kojiro's sword. Kojiro's unique sword skills of "always aiming at the head" are exerting a higher effect.

No matter how many times he tried to retreat and challenge again, he was unable to see through Kojiro's sword and was always forced to fight the same battle as when they first met.

"I told you, at this level, it's almost impossible to take her away from me!"

Placing the long sword on his shoulder, the man who called himself Sasaki Kojiro looked at them with a smile on his face. He was as calm as when he first saw them, without any excessive fluctuations in his expression.

Permeabilization

Grade: B+

It is generally called the ability of "clear mirror and still water". To be more precise, it refers to the spiritual state reached at the end of severe training.

Kojiro, who has learned this skill, always maintains a clear and calm mind, and in any situation, can completely invalidate the mental interference represented by magic such as confusion and panic caused by the opponent in the decisive battle.

Sera and Lijelite cooperated very well with each other. Whether it was the timing of releasing magic or the timing of attacking, it was enough to show that both of them had certain combat qualities.

Even Sasaki Kojiro, who had been planning to get rid of the big threat of Lijielit first, had to retreat and defend every time he attacked, and then attack again.

As for Illya's brother, he is just an ordinary high school student. He has no combat experience and knows nothing about magic. It is difficult for him to cooperate with Sera and Lijielit.

Even the projection magic was used for the first time out of instinct, and the projected objects were extremely degraded and shattered after just a few exchanges.

In the battle between the two sides, he is the best breakthrough point for Sasaki Kojiro.

But now, neither Lijelite nor Sera would just let him stand there and do nothing.

He is the best breakthrough point for Kojiro Sasaki, and the only person present who has the ability to break through Kojiro Sasaki's defense and reach Illya's location.

It's not because of Illya's brother's uniqueness, but because of the power that Sasaki Kojiro has now demonstrated, which basically maintains a simple balance with Sera and Lijielit who work in perfect harmony.

Kojiro Sasaki found it difficult to break through the two men's defense, and it was also difficult for the two to suppress each other. If it were just Sera and Lijelite, they would be dragged into a long tug-of-war.

Illya's brother is the only variable in this battle, both for Sasaki Kojiro's side and for Sera and Lijelite's side.

He is not only Sasaki Kojiro's breakthrough point, but also the key to Sera and the others' breakthrough.

Of course, all this is based on the fact that the other party does not use any treasure.

"I'm sorry, but time is very tight for me. After all, if the boss's condition continues, he will basically die."

"So, let me show you the swordsmanship that the Heroic Spirit represented by this Class Card has cultivated over his entire life!"

Having said this, Sasaki Kojiro suddenly turned his body sideways, pulled the long sword in his hand heavily behind him and held it up.

At this moment, Lijielit felt it.

A heavy feeling like the shadow of death.

Chapter 1015: Hymn of Courage

Watching Sasaki Kojiro suddenly turn sideways and pull the long sword in his hand behind him and hold it up, Lijielit felt a warning in her heart.

At this moment, as Kojiro Sasaki took that stance, a demonic aura surged from him.

That is the deadly threat called death.

The surging air currents around were telling everyone that the next move would determine the winner, and someone would even fall in a pool of blood.

And this person definitely cannot be Sasaki Kojiro.

At that moment, Lijielit pointed the long axe with red stripes in her hand at Sasaki Kojiro almost as a conditioned reflex, and her body rushed forward like a wild beast.

Unfortunately, what Lijielit did was completely in vain.

Although it is not very long, for Kojiro Sasaki, this amount of time is enough.

“Secret Sword——!”

Following a soft murmur, Sasaki Kojiro suddenly opened his eyes, and his gaze was like a sharp blade, shooting straight in the direction of Lijelite.

Until the moment the shadow of death loomed over them, Brother Illya had never thought that their final destination would be death.

His body began to tremble at this moment, and his expression was filled with fear of death.

Although he is also Shirou Emiya, and even in the depths of his soul he is able to use projection magic just like Shirou Emiya.

But in this world, he is just a normal high school student.

He has never been bound by the ideal of being a righteous partner, nor has he ever stepped into the world of magicians, nor has he ever fought a battle where he risked his life and everything.

What he was going through was just a normal daily life.

If there is any difference between him and a normal high school student, it would be that he looks like the protagonist in a youth love comedy.

death.

This was something he had never thought about or considered.

Everything happened too suddenly.

It was just an ordinary daily life just a second ago.

The next second—

The home was completely destroyed.

Life is in crisis all the time.

Illya even fell into a coma because of this.

Everybody is running, everybody is fighting.

He was confused, confused about why they had encountered such a thing. What he did next was either to listen to Irisviel and go find Illya, or Sera asked him to take the unconscious Illya away.

He always obeyed silently because he had no idea what he should or could do.

He was afraid, afraid of getting hurt, afraid of pain, and even more afraid of death.

He is just a high school student, a high school student without profound ideals, without a bitter past, a high school student just going about his daily life.

Not everyone has the courage to fight a battle where their life is at stake, and not everyone can make such a determination.