Shirou Emiya is determined to kill all the cursed spirits and evil spirits

"You see, it's often that simple... A true team must have such a rare character. And I just want you to learn how to detect and exploit the enemy's weaknesses. This isn't some underhanded tactic."

In fact, for people like sorcerers, group combat is only an exception. Most of the time, they still have to carry out commissions alone, and at most two or three people will work together.

Emiya wanted to train Zenin Maki in that direction so that they could better protect themselves in possible battles, although he would not say so.

But what is worth affirming is that as long as she can perfectly master similar skills, Zenin Maki will be very powerful even in one-on-one battles.

"That's certainly true... but there's no need to explain so much to me, Emiya-sensei."

"As a student, I trust your judgment, so I will definitely work in that direction."

Zenin Maki replied with great certainty.

Being able to have students believe in him unconditionally...Ermiya feels that this feeling seems to be quite good?

"Don't worry, I will never betray your trust. Leave all the targeted spell tools to me."

"As for how to research weaknesses... For example, for a purely melee-focused, large-scale player like Panda, isn't his back a blind spot? For now, let's focus on that. I'll try to list a few different enemy types for your reference."

Speaking of different enemy types? Nothing. The seven servants from the Holy Grail War are even more classic.

Suppose you are facing an A-level character with both strength and speed, as well as superb defense, and even has the ability to resurrect unconditionally. Every resurrection will completely resist the last fatal attack... How should you fight the enemy at this time?

"By the way, please call Fushiguro over for me."

Before Zenin Maki left, Emiya did not forget to add this sentence.

After she returned to her original group, she kept her eyes on Panda's back. Feeling a little uncomfortable, Panda subconsciously scratched his butt, only to find that his palm couldn't even reach the tail area.

As expected, Panda, who should have no worries, also has worries.

Volume 1: Chapter 144 Is this thing really prepared for the magician himself?

"Emiya-sensei...is it my turn now?"

When she was called over just now, Megumi Fushiguro still felt a little restrained.

After all, senior Maki over there became very silent after she returned, and she didn't respond much when asked, as if she was thinking about the future direction of her life.

It's really scary that a person can be turned into this in just over ten minutes, okay?

If you cannot empathize with others, try to imagine that your friend who used to play with you often fell into unusual silence and no longer responded to your words after being called away by the class teacher.

And after he came back, he said that the head teacher was calling you over... The sense of oppression and crisis suddenly became maximum, okay?

"There's no need to be so nervous. We're just discussing the direction you should work towards next."

Emiya first calmed Fushiguro Megumi down a bit before explaining:

"I'm not that familiar with your Ten Shadow Spells, nor with the specific abilities of each Shadow Shikigami... But these aren't the most important things. Just knowing their respective uses is enough."

"Of course, a versatile technique is an advantage most of the time, but it also has its drawbacks. That is, it makes it difficult to determine the direction in which one should strive."

"Your shadow shikigami can certainly play different roles in different scenarios. After all, their abilities are inherently different. But what about you?"

"Human energy is limited. If you work hard in one direction, you will neglect another. You can't be as omnipotent as your shikigami."

"Have you ever thought about what kind of sorcerer you want to be in the future?"

Emiya explained every aspect very clearly. Fushiguro Megumi may not have considered this kind of thing before, but now is the time for him to consider it.

Because of the limitation that most spells require at least the palm of the hand to cast the curse seal, it is actually difficult for a sorcerer who possesses spells to be accurate in close combat. Only a few are fully adaptable to it like Nanami Kento.

Of course, Megumi Fushiguro can also choose to give up close combat and instead focus all his energy on assisting the shadow shikigami in improving their abilities.

In this way, the existence of the technique means that he still possesses his original omnipotence, and it will definitely be easier for him to command the battle than before. He can even step back and observe all the situations on the battlefield, becoming a true commander.

It is certainly possible to continue developing yourself and your technique at the same time as you are doing now, but it will be much more difficult than the previous one, and it will not be easy to see obvious results.

"...What kind of sorcerer will you become?"

All along, the reason why Megumi Fushiguro became a sorcerer was only because of his sister. He wanted to save more good people like her so that they could have a good reward for their good deeds.

As for how he should continue on the path of a sorcerer? He really hadn't thought about that matter carefully. Even imagining how to become stronger was something Emiya had taught him not long ago.

He has been training very hard, but he is limited to rigid training that squeezes out his potential.

"My suggestion is to temporarily put aside your own strength and focus on improving your techniques and arranging the formations between the Shikigami. On the other hand, if you want to continue to improve your own strength, the techniques will have to be put aside for the time being."

It is certainly possible to make the [Ten Shadow Spells] completely an additional auxiliary rather than the main means of combat.

Because Megumi Fushiguro has many options, Emiya must of course support her in this regard.

"Giving up one side temporarily to improve the other... But Emiya-sensei, I want to try to improve both. Because only in this way can I become the strongest in theory, right?"

Fushiguro Megumi knew that the Ten Shadow Techniques, one of the Zenin family's ancestral techniques, would definitely support him in becoming a first-rate sorcerer. However, this alone was not enough to achieve his own dream, nor could it reach the level Gojo Satoru expected.

Only by trying to make breakthroughs in other aspects can one break the shackles of the tenth Shikigami and truly surpass the previous generations of the Zenin family.

His biggest advantage is that he has an excellent teacher like Emiya to guide him, but his predecessors did not have such an opportunity.

"Like this? Yes, yes... Of course."

As a teacher, does Emiya have any reason to refuse if his students want to become better?

"But in that case, I'll have to craft a weapon specifically for you that's compatible with the updated technique. That's not a problem... And your domain seems well-suited for close combat..."

According to Emiya's later inquiries, Fushiguro Megumi's [Chimeric Dark Courtyard] seemed to combine the restraint of shadows with concealment and swiftness, allowing him and his shikigami to move freely within the area while controlling the enemy.

The combat effect is indeed very strong, but it also depends on the actual strength of the caster.

"And your shadow shikigami, their characteristic is that once they are destroyed, they cannot be resummoned, and their power will be inherited by other shikigami?"

It sounds like you have to cherish your Shikigami, but they will become stronger with each death... The degree of good or bad is indeed difficult to grasp.

"That's right. After the power of the two Jade Dogs is combined, the destructive power of Hun even exceeds the limit of level one."

As Megumi Fushiguro spoke, he summoned the new [Jade Dog] so that Emiya could observe it better.

"According to my research, it seems that only the combination of the same attributes can achieve the best state. For example, the attributes of two [Jade Dogs] can be perfectly combined to become stronger, but if [Nue] and [Giant Snake] are combined, the effect may be unsatisfactory..."

Can such a huge snake really fly even if it is given wings?

"So, you mean, I can't release my Shikigami at will?"

Emiya probably understood.

Only shikigami with better compatibility can achieve unexpected success, otherwise it will be completely wasted. In this way, the idea of ​​fusing all shikigami together can be abandoned directly.

"So there's that shikigami you haven't been able to subdue. What is it like?"

"The tenth shadow shikigami is called [Eight-Gripping Swordsman, Magic Ring General]."

In response to Emiya's question, Fushiguro Megumi answered honestly, "It is the strongest shikigami among the ten shadow magicians of all generations, yet the Zenin family has never successfully subdued it."

"According to records, not only is its own strength far superior to the previous nine Shikigami, but it also possesses extremely strong recovery and adaptability... Even an attack that wipes out half of its body can quickly recover and almost adapt to that attack."

"Because of this, even powerful shadow mages in the past were unable to completely subdue it."

"Another very important point is that, while the taming ritual can draw others into it, only the Shadow Master can truly control the Shikigami by completing it alone... This is why I used it as a killing move before. A Zenin clan leader once used it to perish alongside his enemy."

It sounds like this is indeed an extremely powerful Shikigami, whose combat power even far exceeds that of ordinary special-grade cursed spirits, allowing it to fight against many enemies alone with its characteristics.

It's just...why does this sound so weird?

It would be fine if he could adapt to attacks that hurt him, but the taming ritual had to be performed by the shadow mage himself, which meant that the shadow mage himself didn't even have many chances to try.

Moreover, the ability of the tenth Shikigami is stronger than the previous ones. No matter how powerful the Shadow Mage is, it is impossible to surpass the shackles of the previous Shikigami. How can he defeat it with the help of these Shikigami?

Is this urging Shadow Mages to focus on improving their personal strength? Unless one possesses the abilities of Fushiguro Shiori, who can rely on their own strength to single-handedly challenge such an enemy?

Don't forget, the [Ten Shadow Spells] are the only spells of the shadow mage, and they can only rely on this.

It even sounds like an impossible task, unless Emiya can create several powerful enough restraining cursed tools for Megumi Fushiguro to use, but this is a condition that can only be achieved by him, a special outsider.

How can the Shadow Mage do this himself?

The most likely scenario that Emiya could think of was a being like 'Geto Suguru' who possessed multiple techniques at the same time, but wouldn't that require someone else to take away the Shadow Mage's technique?

Is there some special mechanism that the Zenin family has not discovered in hundreds of years?

Volume 1: Chapter 145 You must have played less Yu-Gi-Oh

The Gojo family's [Unlimited Technique], the Zenin family's [Ten Shadow Techniques], and then there's the Kamo family's [Red Blood Manipulation Technique]...

As the three great families in the world of curse that have been passed down for nearly a thousand years, they each have several techniques that can be passed down relatively stably, but these three are the most representative.

Among them, the [Unlimited Technique] must be paired with the special talent [Six Eyes], a powerful special case that only appears once every few centuries. [Red Blood Manipulation] is a very comprehensive technique, with several different directions for the practitioner to develop: auxiliary, destructive, defensive, and all-round.

In fact, if the final Shikigami of [Ten Shadow Spells] is only regarded as a last resort means of self-destruction, it is still an excellent technique.

It is not difficult to tame the first nine Shikigami. Even though the shadow Shikigami have the weakness of being indestructible, their abilities are much stronger than ordinary Shikigami. This means that the shadow mage can completely improve himself to a very powerful level among the first-level magicians within a few years.

This was certainly enough for the Zenin family in the past, but if you want Megumi Fushiguro to be able to keep up with the growth rate of Itadori in the future, and even become the backbone of the future, this shortcoming must be overcome.

It might be feasible for Emiya to create a powerful Noble Phantasm to provide Fushiguro Megumi with a method to subdue the final Shikigami, but this is only a possibility, and Emiya always feels that there should be a better solution.

"Among your Shikigami...are there any types with extremely destructive power?"

Emiya tried to ask.

"If we're talking about a purely offensive Shikigami, it would probably be [Kangiu]."

"Its ability is to use a clunky straight-line attack to collide with the enemy, but the advantage is that the farther the collision is prepared, the greater the power."

"This is a simple binding and spell effect. Unless you stop it, [Bull-piercing] can only attack in a straight line. However, after stopping, the original momentum will be released. Although the power is sufficient, it will be limited to the environment in which it can be used."

From the perspective of a single Shikigami, its foundation is not bad, and it can fully play its greatest advantages in a small space such as a corridor or tunnel.

If there were a spell like [Ice Condensation Spell] to assist, the effect would certainly be better.

The only drawback is that the longer the charge time is, the greater the power will be, but in real battles it is difficult to have an environment where you can run, making it difficult to maximize the power of the Shikigami.

What else can we do? Let Megumi Fushiguro carry a cow treadmill with him in the shadow space, and then when the power accumulates to the maximum, turn the treadmill directly to aim at the enemy?

Hmm...it doesn't seem to be impossible?

"Perhaps fusing the power of a certain Shikigami with [Gyu-gyu] could overcome this limitation, but there doesn't seem to be much room for trial and error... Even if the first nine Shikigami were fully fused, wouldn't they still be a match for the tenth?"

It seems that compared with the techniques of ordinary magicians, the various inherited techniques of the three great families are not the type that can be used and mastered casually.

But what Emiya couldn't understand was that since the Zenin family had been studying the "Ten Shadow Magics" for so many years, wasn't there anything like the "Shikigami Illustrated Book" left behind?

After so many years of study, I only have basic information. This is too hasty. The magicians next door are reluctant to waste even the slightest bit of knowledge.

"No, Emiya-sensei, there's one more important thing..."

Fushiguro Megumi suddenly raised his hand weakly and said, "The energy consumed to summon different Shikigami varies. I can only summon the latter Shikigami individually, and I can barely summon two at the front at once."

"Furthermore, after the shikigami are fused, the amount of cursed energy consumed will also increase... This means that even if all nine shikigami are completely fused, I won't be able to successfully summon them..."

The power of a sorcerer's spells depends largely on talent. Although it can be improved through acquired efforts, it is also possible that your end point will barely touch the starting point of others.

People like Emiya have never felt the exhaustion of cursed energy, but Megumi Fushiguro probably won't have the chance to experience it in her lifetime.

"The only way to summon all the Shikigami simultaneously is after the domain is successfully deployed. However, the side effect is that all the weight within the domain will be borne by you, just like in the shadow dimension."

"Perhaps I could try to merge all the Shikigami at that time, but then only the domain would be usable..."

The fusion process is completely irreversible, which is actually the biggest shackle that restricts the [Ten Shadow Spells].

That is to say, after the field unfolds for about a few minutes, not only will the technique no longer be usable, but Megumi Fushiguro will also almost exhaust all of his physical strength and completely lose his ability to fight.

"Is that so? Then Maki and the others were quite right to let you carry all the weapons."

Isn't the setting of this shadow space and domain very reasonable? It can also train Fushiguro Megumi's physical strength and endurance at any time.

"Hey, teacher?!"

Although I understand Megumi Fushiguro, who would be willing to do such a hard-working role?

Emiya did not respond to his poor student's cries, because he suddenly thought of a great possibility -

"Wait... It suddenly occurred to me that since the techniques used by successive generations of shadow mages are the same, this means that true shadow shikigami can actually be regenerated, but there are limitations on individual sorcerers."

"Does that mean we can actually use other [bindings] to increase the reproducibility of the Shikigami... For example, by setting a spell to limit the Shikigami's strength, and then allowing them to recover after a certain period of time after being destroyed?"

"It seems like the power of the Shikigami has been weakened, but your curse power doesn't support summoning multiple shadow Shikigami simultaneously. Weakening them will actually increase the number you can summon simultaneously. Furthermore, the power of the Shikigami during their resurrection period might also be able to affect other Shikigami, right?"

After all, Emiya's own [Projection Magic] is like this, he can make multiple projections on a weapon at the same time, and the only thing that limits him is the magic circuit.

At the same time, he also discovered not long ago that the characteristics of one treasure can be transformed and added to another treasure through projection magic... Although this kind of thing would be difficult, it is completely possible.

"By cursing a shadow shikigami to reduce its power in exchange for the ability to regenerate... is this really possible?!"