He understood why Emiya Shirou did this. He understood very well why Emiya Shirou did this, but it was precisely because he understood that he was so angry.
He is now the one who is holding back, the one who drags Emiya Shirou into the water.
If it weren't for himself, with Emiya Shirou's speed he would have escaped from the encirclement of these undercurrents long ago.
If it weren't for him, Shirou Emiya would have returned to school to look for the masterminds behind the scenes.
Because of his ridiculous self-esteem, Emiya Shirou did not choose to forcibly grab him and take him away.
Because of his ridiculous self-esteem, he made Emiya Shirou endure the pain to cover his back.
Will Shinji Matou take all this for granted?
No, not even if it's really for my own ridiculous self-esteem.
"I don't need your help, I don't need you to save me, I'm Matou Shinji, this kind of thing can't do anything to me!"
Those words sounded like those of an arrogant person who had no idea of the situation at hand.
He even seems like an ungrateful person who only vents his incompetence on others.
But at this moment, Shinji Matou showed a completely different behavior from that of an arrogant person.
His legs were shaking.
That's the fear of death.
That is the desire to survive.
“Shinji——!”
Shirou Emiya tried to grab Shinji, but an abnormal data instantly separated the two.
"Get out of here!! I want to show you what a genius is! These things can't stop me at all. If I hadn't been careless, I would never have been eliminated by you in the first round!!!"
Looking at Shirou Emiya who was blocked behind him, Shinji Matou vented his pain in anger.
“Shinji——!”
Emiya Shirou wanted to project his Noble Phantasm to destroy the distorted data.
But now the only way for him to destroy this distorted data is to use Illusion Collapse. However, if Shinji uses Illusion Collapse at such a close distance, he simply cannot bear it, let alone anything else.
However, Matou Shinji seemed to really not care about Emiya Shirou and turned straight around with trembling legs.
"Just let me see what you are!!!"
Looking at the dark tide surging towards him like a tsunami, under the threat to his life, Shinji Matou seemed to have used up all his strength. His hands instantly turned into phantoms and he frantically tapped the keyboard in the void in front of him.
This is his decision.
It was the resolution he made after countless struggles in his life.
He didn't want to be such a coward anymore. What genius? What Asian gaming champion?
After experiencing all that, Shinji Matou only felt his own insignificance. Genius was just a wall he built to protect himself.
"Boom-thump-thump-"
That's the sound of a heartbeat.
A very strong heartbeat.
In such a horrific disaster, his personal power was extremely weak.
Compared to the Noble Phantasms that Emiya Shirou constantly projects, Shinji Matou, who is a hacker and self-proclaimed genius, does not have many special abilities.
"You'll die!"
"You'll die!"
"You'll die!"
Shinji Matou was afraid in his heart, but his hands did not stop moving.
Rather than death, Shinji Matou would rather not keep hiding under the protection of others like this.
Faced with the threat to his life, Shinji Matou's brain began to work in overdrive.
"I'm a genius!"
The next second, the pitch-black undercurrent instantly swallowed Shinji up.
"hateful!!!!"
Shirou Emiya slapped the ground and quickly stood up. He once again witnessed the death of others and once again felt his own powerlessness.
only------
At this moment.
An extremely dense stream of distorted data instantly climbed up the entire dark tide. The surging dark matter and the swinging tentacles seemed to be frozen, and their movement stopped under the wrapping of those distorted data.
"I'm a genius—!"
"You are a true genius—!"
With these words, Emiya Shirou covered his abdomen which was already beginning to be eroded and continued running towards the school.
And the stagnant undercurrent instantly swallowed up all the distorted data within a few minutes.
Chapter 679: Hold My Hand
Tsukiumihara Academy.
He is the center of this virtual world.
It is the preliminary location for the Holy Grail War, and also the location for the final selection.
All contestants are members of Tsukiumihara Academy, whether they are students or teachers, all of them are based on Tsukiumihara Academy.
If you want to enter the arena and participate in the finals, you can only do this in Tsukiumihara Academy.
It itself is also the place with the most complete facilities in the world.
When problems arose in this computer world, the first thing Shirou Emiya could think of was Tsukiumihara Academy.
Not only that, in addition to Shirou Emiya's own judgment, the reason for going to Tsukiumihara Academy was also due to the Command Seal.
No, it should be said that it was the guidance from Jeanne d'Arc, who also guided him towards Tsukiumihara Academy.
However, at this time, Tsukiumihara Academy had already been eroded by those things that were like noise.
If this invasion was a planned action, then Tsukiumihara Academy, as the center of this virtual world, would naturally become the first target.
It can even be said that the purpose of those surging undercurrents is to devour the entire academy.
But Shirou Emiya never knew who did these things or what their purpose was.
All I got was that inexplicable broadcast.
"Swish! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The black and purple noise was like a tentacle attached to the ground and the wall. It seemed to have discovered Shirou Emiya. Countless spikes tore through the space and rushed towards Shirou Emiya like a hurricane.
This kind of attack is simply not something a normal magician can handle. If most magicians were in school, they would not be able to resist even if their memories were awakened.
It will only be torn into pieces by such a rain-like attack.
Along the way, Shirou Emiya had not seen any other living people except Shinji Matou.
Under normal circumstances, I should have stayed in the academy like them.
However, before Emiya Shirou could react, the city behind him seemed to have been shut down and instantly turned into darkness.
The whole world seemed to be assimilated by endless darkness in an instant, and all one could see as far as the eye could see was a black ocean.
It was not until this time that Emiya Shirou realized that the person who caused this abnormality also wanted to lure him to Tsukiumihara Academy.
Those undercurrents probably had the ability to cover the entire city outside in an instant, but they gave Emiya Shirou enough time to reach Tsukiumihara Academy.
"You came all this way because you wanted to see me, Mr. Emiya?"
As if welcoming someone, the terrifying noise-carrying entities in the academy disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Sweet and bewitching, as if she was acting coquettish, pure and evil, the voice of a young girl.
A female voice that felt familiar to Shirou Emiya, but for a moment he couldn't figure out who it was.
Just like the original broadcast, it came from the void.
"who are you?"
Hearing these words, Emiya Shirou did not show any panic, but tightly grasped the reverse blade in his hand, raised his head slightly and looked at the sky.
"Well, Mr. Emiya, do you want to fight? But in your current condition, even holding the weapon tightly will be difficult."
Although it sounded somewhat like a mockery, as if the person didn't care at all about the threat he could pose, for some reason, Emiya Shirou could feel the concern in these words.
Of course, from another perspective, this voice was changing the subject. This female voice did not seem to want to directly answer the question raised by Emiya Shirou.
"I tried so hard to make you forget those painful memories and let you experience the real life of a high school student."
The voice in the void seemed a little sad, as if it really wanted Shirou Emiya to forget the past and start his life anew.
But now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and Shirou Emiya can't even determine the enemy's position. He can only stand there with a highly nervous expression and constantly observe the surrounding environment.
"Mr. Emiya, don't worry, you will be the winner of the Holy Grail War—"
"You don't have to keep fighting like that, you don't have to work so hard to gather intelligence about your opponent, and you don't have to risk your life all the time."
"Mr. Emiya, you just need to get some good sleep, and I will give you the Holy Grail—"
"Forget the troubles of the past, forget the pain of the past——"
The girl's words, like those of a demon, continued to echo in the void, and for some reason the severe headache was soothed at this moment.
The pitch-black substance began to appear on the originally empty ground, and continued to expand and swallow the surroundings.
At this time, the entire abdomen of Shirou Emiya, which had been pierced before, had been soaked in the pitch-black substance.
The feeling of weakness has already spread throughout the body.
"I don't know what you want to do, nor do I know what your purpose is."
"But my past is not painful, and I don't want to take away any holy grail!"
"These are just the ideas you imposed on me without my permission!"
Words like that could hardly shake his consciousness.
Shirou Emiya bit his tongue hard, and his consciousness became clear again. Endless pain swept through his body again.
The person hiding in the void seemed to have used some kind of hypnosis to prevent Shirou Emiya from feeling the severe pain coming from his body.
But in reality, this tearing pain has always been with him.
"Why can't you just listen to me?"
Looking at the tentacles that were constantly being cut off and stabbing towards Emiya Shirou, a trace of helplessness and worry came from the void.
"This body is made of sword——!"
As the chanting began, the world beneath Emiya Shirou's feet suddenly began to change slightly.
“No, stop! You can’t open the inherent barrier with your current body. Even if it’s just for a moment, your body will be torn into pieces and you will die! Stop!!!!!”
The moment Shirou Emiya's chanting was heard, the voice in the void was immediately filled with panic, and countless pitch-black substances around him began to rise up, trying to stop Shirou Emiya's actions.
"You know the condition of your body better than I do!!!!!"
"You can't open [Infinite Sword Works] again, and you can't open [Infinite Sword Works] again!"
"But it's enough to attract your attention--"
"What!?"
“GRAB MY HAND!!!”
A sharp female voice shouted from the dark tide nearby.
Chapter 680 Reunion
"who is it!?"
