Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

On the other side, Medea, who was sitting under the pavilion to rest, was suddenly shocked, with a hint of disbelief on her face.

"What's wrong!"

"...That guy Kojiro...is dead..."

"Hey! Mr. Kojiro is dead! What should we do now?"

Xiaoying was also shocked. Didn't she say she was going out to practice? Why...

"Now..."

Shinji held his chin with one hand, thinking.

"Then let's go to the e-sports city next."

"what?"

"But I want to go to that place that sells COS costumes over there."

"Hey! Aren't we going to take care of Mr. Kojiro?"

"He's dead, so he has his own plans... Let's go, I'm going to the bathroom first."

"I also need to go!"

Shinji came to the bathroom and his brain started working again. It was one thing to say it, but it was impossible not to care, although what he said to Sakura was not wrong.

"The Art of Shadow Clone"

“…Go ahead.”

Several figures appeared along with the white smoke and then disappeared in a flash...

Medea in the women's restroom next door also looked unhappy.

"Humph, even if you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner first. I want to see who is so brave."

After saying that, he walked to the window, opened his mouth and blew towards the palm of his hand. A purple light flew out and drifted into the air with the wind.

After secretly doing the little trick, the two people who went to the toilet returned to the team. At least they couldn’t spoil the fun today…

the other side

Kotomine Kirei was careless and took Rin's ultimate move, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Red A also approached. Now even Saber, who was not in good condition, was enough to give him a beating. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Kirei immediately chose to escape.

Red A looked at Kotomine Kirei's back, then turned to look at the indifferent Rin with some surprise.

"Don't you want to chase him? Although my magic power consumption is a bit high, I can still keep him."

Rin took a deep look at the direction Kirei had fled, exhaled and said:

"Forget it. I saw that guy left an arm full of Command Spells. Who knows if he has any backup plans..."

"Oh! You actually still have the energy to think about this. It seems that you have really grown a lot in this Holy Grail War."

"…Let's go, take Emiya with you and we'll go back first."

Rin walked over to the side and helped up Saber who was still in a daze. It seemed that Kojiro's actions had left a great impact on the king...

After returning to the Tohsaka residence, Rin sent a message to Shinji to explain the situation. Shinji replied that his clone would arrive at her place soon and they would discuss the details then.

Lin glanced out the window. The sun had not yet set, but they were all injured and sick. If they were attacked again at night, they would be doomed... Thinking of this, she suddenly felt fortunate that she had formed an alliance with Shinji in advance...

This Holy Grail War made her grow up a lot. She witnessed the cruelty of the battles between magicians, the ugliness of human nature, and her own weakness in the past. At this moment, she realized how ridiculous it was to participate in the Holy Grail War just to prove herself... But she had no intention of giving up.

Suddenly there was a strange noise from the window, and Shinji jumped in through the window...

"…Why do you have to step on the window instead of going through the main door?"

“…I’m used to it.”

……

"So you really knew that there was something wrong with Kirei!"

"Well, didn't I tell you?"

"…Stop it! Keep talking."

"…Anyway, I have already reached a deal with Berserker, which means that Archer is our only open enemy now."

"On the surface?"

"Yes, do you remember the black mud used by Assassin? That should be a part of human evil that was leaked out for some reason. This is the biggest hidden danger, so we should prepare for the worst. For example... Saber may become our enemy..."

Toosaka Rin:!

The scene changed, in a dark alley near the church, Hassan was crawling with difficulty on one arm. He was not dead at that time. Although his body was cut in half and only half of his mask was left, he still survived with the support of the black mud, but this could only delay his death for a while...

"It looks like you're in a bad situation."

"!"

Hassan turned his head in horror, only to see Kotomine Kirei walking towards him with a smile, the Command Seals on his hands emitting red light. He had already lost his Servant, and Hassan happened to have no Master either...

"I can save you, but... you have to give me some of what you have..."

Shinji's clone, who was hiding on the rooftop and observing this scene, was secretly shocked.

"This is bad, we need to notify the main body immediately!"

Then it turned into white smoke and dissipated with a "bang"...

On the other side, Shinji, who was shopping with Sakura in the commercial street, suddenly received a message and frowned.

"These two guys are actually together..."

"Nissan, what do you think of this one?"

My thoughts returned to the watch that Sakura handed over. The watch body was silver-white, with a few letters engraved on the aluminum dial, and three purple lacquered hands under the glass cover that paused...

“It looks nice, but this is a men’s watch, right?”

"Stupid Nissan... I bought this for you. If you like it, take it now!"

Seeing Sakura's expectant eyes, Shinji had no choice but to wear it on his wrist. It was quite comfortable... and it didn't seem to affect the battle after moving around for a while.

But that doesn't mean the battle won't affect it. I'm afraid that a Chidori shot could directly send electromagnetic induction to it...

"Okay, we've had enough fun today, let's call Medea and the others back."

Sakura said "hmm", then ran to the crowd to pull back two idiots. One of them was carrying a lot of gift bags with a lewd smile on his face, and the other was holding back a mouthful of food, with an ice cream in his left hand and a cup of milk tea in his right hand...

Shinji was so upset, he obviously wanted to come out to relax...

The sun had just set when they got home, but in order to guard against enemy attacks at night, Shinji sent everyone away and returned to his bedroom.

When I opened the door, I saw Medea, who had just been driven away, sitting on the bed, fully dressed, drinking tea...

Shinji: ...I forgot this guy can clone himself.

But this time Medea's face was serious.

"Don't hide it from me. You should have found out something."

"Same here, let me hear what news you found out..."

……

Shinji's clone finished talking to Rin, stood up and prepared to go back to report...

"Wait a minute... You should be Shinji, Sasaki asked me to give you a message."

"Oh! Please tell me..."

…After listening to Saber’s narration, Shinji’s face also showed a look of surprise. He actually created another sword move in such a short time! And…

"It's the same as Swallow Return, but it's performed in the opposite way. This not only requires the user to have rich experience and extreme control over his own body, but also to have a sufficient understanding of this move. It can be said that apart from him, there is almost no other person in the world who can use it, so I naturally can't do it either."

Under Saber's nervous gaze, Shinji naturally admitted that he couldn't do it, which made Saber feel relieved. In this way, she had fulfilled her benefactor's request, but she also felt curious.

"Why is he talking about this?"

"Because Swallow Return is a sword move he created himself, but I also used it when fighting him, which hit him for a while, so he went out to practice, and then he met you..."

"I see…"

Shinji was also nervous, he didn't expect this guy to be so capable...

It seems like just performing the Swallow Return in reverse, but the difficulty has increased by several levels!

For example, if you are asked to memorize an obscure article, this is of course extremely difficult, but if you can make a cheat sheet and read it, although you may still find it stumbling at the beginning, you will be able to read it fluently after a few times.

But what if you were asked to read it backwards? This completely reverse approach directly broke the normal habit. Even if you read it as it was, there would be a gap between each word. This is why he asserted that even if the Sharingan gave him a cheat sheet, he would find it difficult to learn it.

This is the power of Kojiro's move. It is similar to the previous three swords. Although it is not as powerful as the Noble Phantasm, if it is based on one's own martial arts, there are not many people in the entire Hall of Valor who can take this move...

"…Okay, you and Archer should get some rest. There won't be any more attacks tonight, but the next battle will probably be the final one of this Holy Grail War!"

After saying that, it exploded into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared...