Shirou Emiya stands on the Terra continent

"Hiss... here you go."

Taking a deep breath, Wei Yanwu handed the pipe in his arms to Bai Xue in front of him.

Although his eyes were filled with heartache, Wei Yanwu was actually quite calm inside.

That one was just for show, and the pipe he really liked was still lying in the drawer.

"excuse me."

After Bai Xue took the pipe from the other person, she did not make any other moves.

She knew that Wei Yanwu had another one in the drawer and two more in the cabinet nearby.

However, she had no intention of exposing the truth. As long as the other party did not beat her too severely and make Princess Wen Yue unhappy, she would almost turn a blind eye.

This time, Princess Wen Yue only gave Wei Yanwu a small punishment because he had shown hostility towards Officer Chen a while ago.

As for Princess Wen Yue's interest in Emiya's Eastern cooking skills... it's better not to talk about it for now, otherwise Wei Yanwu might cause trouble for Emiya again.

168 Archers

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, on the streets of Longmen city.

"Really... the people from the Imperial Guard are exaggerating, aren't they?"

With bags in his hands, Emiya walked on the streets of Longmen City, heading back to the dormitory after a long absence.

The reason why it's been a long time is that ever since he started his internship at the Guard Bureau, he has been picked up and dropped off by everyone from Penguin Logistics when he goes to and from get off work.

As for why he left early today... the people from the Guard Bureau actually let him leave early on the grounds of tradition, saying that when you encounter that kind of situation for the first time during a mission, you will have a small vacation.

So everyone stuffed some snacks and biscuits into Emiya's pockets, and then kicked him out of the Guards Bureau.

But Emiya still felt that everyone was exaggerating, it was obviously not a big deal...

Well, maybe it’s a big deal. A living life just passes away in front of you. Anyone would feel psychologically pressured.

But Emiya had seen too much.

Whether it is childhood experiences or things in memory, any other incident would be much more serious than this one.

But since everyone had been kicked out, Emiya had no choice but to do as he was told.

After all, Chen's expression looked extremely fierce at that time, and Emiya was afraid that if he said no, the other party would take him into the hell of infinite work.

So Emiya chose to leave after get off work.

After walking for a long time, Emiya finally returned to the dormitory.

First, he took a large tray and poured the candies and biscuits given by everyone in the Guard Bureau into it, and then Emiya placed it directly on the table in the living room.

They are all packaged, so Emiya is not worried that they will go bad if left like this.

These can be considered as snacks for Penguin Logistics during this period. He himself cannot eat that much.

By the way, he took off his uniform jacket of the Guard Bureau and put it aside. After taking out his mobile phone and sending a message to Texas and a few others that he would leave work early today, Emiya leaned back on the sofa and looked up.

The rotating ceiling fan and the somewhat dazzling lights above caught Emiya's eyes.

Closing his eyes gently, Emiya thought about what happened today.

Although he said that he didn't care and it didn't matter, when Emiya closed his eyes, he could still see the other person looking at him before he died.

After all, I witnessed it with my own eyes and directly suffered the other party's malice.

However, after seeing many other related things, Shirou did not feel any hard feelings about it.

It's just that this person's face might make him remember it for a long time. After all, he used his behavior and life to tell how terrible the situation of the infected people on this land is.

As for the mastermind behind those people who controls them...

That is not something Emiya should be concerned about. He is just a housekeeper and a part-time clerk in the Imperial Guard Bureau. The ones he should really worry about are the senior officials of the Imperial Guard Bureau and Wei Yanwu, the governor of Lungmen.

Although he was angry at the other party's behavior and wanted to use the Rasengan and Fantasy Break on him, unfortunately, Emiya didn't know who the other party was.

Although most of the evidence pointed to the immortal black snake, he didn't know what the other party looked like, let alone where the other party was.

Naturally, there was no question of letting the opponent be hit by the sword, otherwise it was possible that Emiya would take out the golden sword and hit the opponent.

He was really angry about what the guy did.

Whether it was deceiving those infected people, or sending messages about him to Wei Yanwu and linking the two together, which aroused Wei Yanwu's suspicion, these things caused a lot of trouble for Emiya.

Of course, Emiya mainly focuses on the former part.

After thinking for a while, Emiya still couldn't figure it out.

Moreover, the battle in the morning and the use of a lot of magic power made Emiya a little drowsy.

After all, I was so busy that I wolfed down my lunch and then continued to work, so naturally I had no time to rest.

Now leaning on the soft sofa in the dormitory, Emiya's mind gradually became empty.

"..."

In a daze, Emiya felt his consciousness gradually sinking.

Then he opened his eyes and found himself in the midst of ice and snow.

"here it is?"

Stretching out his hand to touch the falling snowflakes, Emiya did not feel the slightest bit of cold.

Not to mention that he was not wearing a coat now, he was just standing here in a short-sleeved top and did not feel any cold.

There is not even any sense of touch.

"This is the North Plain of Ursus."

Behind him, Emiya heard that familiar yet annoying voice.

"Archer? Is that you? Why are you here?"

He knew who it was without even turning around.

After all, there have been speculations about this for a long time, but there has never been a definite answer.

"The remaining magic power of mine is on the holy cloth. It was originally just unconscious magic residue. I didn't expect that you came into contact with the remaining magic power that belongs to "me" in this world, so you can move like this now."

Standing behind Emiya, Archer looked at the people in coats busying around in front of him and spoke calmly.

Just as he said, what remained here were just the remnants of magic and a trace of unexpected consciousness. He had no way of interfering with the outside world, and couldn't even see it.

At most, when Shirou Emiya is extremely tired, he can pull his consciousness here.

But he didn't have anything to say to the other party, so he didn't intend to pull the other party over.

Although their relationship has eased slightly, they still have a certain dislike for each other.

After all, when you reach the end of your ideal, you are denying the ideal you have always adhered to. No one will have a good impression of the other person.

By the same token, when you see your immature self in the past doing stupid things, it is reasonable to want to strangle him or her and pretend he or she never existed.

If the fog where he was originally located had not become increasingly severe, he would not have pulled Emiya Shirou's consciousness in to talk to him.

The fog became more and more serious. I guess the other party was doubting me again.

It is normal for normal people to doubt their lives after seeing the situation of the infected people.

Especially Emiya...or rather, the two of them couldn't ignore this kind of thing.

He didn't care. He could get used to many things quickly after seeing more.

But this guy is different. Although he has seen his own experience in a parallel universe, it was just something he saw, not something he experienced personally.

If he could grow up by gaining more experience, he would not have chosen the path of a guardian.

There are many things that you can only understand if you experience them yourself.

"Your magic power...? In Ursus' case...Reunion?"

After the other party's hint, Emiya roughly knew where Archer was in the past.

After all, he had only been to Ursus once and had come into contact with people from the Reunion Movement.

It should be Alina. At that time, he always felt that there was something about Alina that attracted him. Maybe it was the magic of Archer?

"Hmph, you've become smarter. That's great. If I had talked to you like before, I'd probably have used up all my remaining magic power."

Seeing that Emiya quickly analyzed it, Archer snorted and said.

Now he has clearly understood that the Emiya in front of him will definitely take a different path from him.

After all, the two people are in different environments, and even the world is different.

If it were what Emiya said before, maybe he made the topic clear, but the other party might not understand.

But in this cruel world, having a righteous partner might be a good thing, right?

"…You are talking about yourself, right?"

Hearing the other party's words, Emiya sneered and fought back.

They are both Shirou Emiya, so don't say who is not!

"Oh, you know what I mean."

Archer felt no pain at Emiya's counterattack and even laughed contemptuously.

"If I'm not going to argue with you, why am I here?"

Knowing that he couldn't win the argument, Emiya simply changed the subject.

How did he get here? And the scene before him, should it be a fragment of Archer's memory?

After all, in his memory, he had never seen such a tall man wearing heavy armor and holding a large shield.

The other person was probably the tallest person he had ever seen, right?

"Nothing, you just have some psychological problems, your thoughts and magic are in a mess, so you come in."

Archer did not say that he was the one who dragged the other party in, but instead put the blame on Emiya himself.

He is a remnant soul, and although there is a trace of magic power maintaining his existence, Emiya can live well here without him.

At least in the end, he had shown the potential of Shirou Emiya to his companions. Although they would forget these things after waking up, it would still have some impact to a certain extent.

He has done what he should do and no longer needs to take care of the other person like a nanny.

"Hmm...Is that so?"

After hearing what Archer said, Emiya didn't doubt it too much.

After all, he was indeed worried about something just now.

But he always felt something was odd. Was this guy trying to trick him again?

"Although I don't know what happened to you, just stick to your own ideas. There is no need to doubt yourself."

Archer said as he looked at Emiya who looked much more mature than he remembered.

This time he had no intention of stopping the other party, and there was no need for him to stop him.

After all, the other party is no longer the person with only empty ideals. He already has the key in his hand, waiting for him to push open the door.

"Stick to your own ideas?"

Emiya was a little surprised to hear Archer's words.

The guy who least wanted to go down that path was actually encouraging him to keep going?

Is he dreaming?

Yes, he was dreaming, but the dream was a little too real.

At least the other person has a really sharp tongue.

"As long as you firmly believe that your path is right, it will be right. And you have some ideas now, but you haven't put them into action yet, right?"

Archer waved his right hand gently, and the scene of ice and snow before his eyes suddenly disappeared.

A man in combat uniform appeared in front of Emiya.

The moment he saw the other person, he knew that this was the scene before Archer's death.

The skin color and silver hair were due to the recoil of magic, but there was still a hint of innocence on her face.