Chapter 546

Bang!!

In an instant, the moment the two figures collided, Heracles's massive body was actually knocked down by a single strike from that little girl, Magical Girl Illya.

Watching this scene, FSN Illya was stunned.

This... how is that possible!

Then, the Magical Girl Illya in the sky made a face at the Illya below.

"See you later."

After finishing, Magical Girl Illya turned directly into a stream of light and flew back toward the city center.

Watching Magical Girl Illya disappear, Illya looked indignantly at Heracles, who had fallen to the side.

"Berserker, don't think I didn't notice you were holding back."

Roar~

Heracles let out a soft roar, then climbed up from the ground, looking embarrassed. He had indeed held back just now, but Magical Girl Illya hadn't used her full strength either; otherwise, a full-powered Nine Lives would have at least forced Heracles to trigger God Hand once.

Looking at Heracles like this, Illya said helplessly, "Alright, let's go. You didn't fight properly just now, so don't you dare hold back next time. Today, Saber should have been summoned by now, right?"

After Illya finished speaking, she jumped directly onto Heracles's shoulder, and then, the large and the small walked toward the city center like that...

At this moment, in the city center, at the Emiya residence—this was the mansion Emiya Kiritsugu had bought back in the day, and it was also where Emiya Shirou lived now. Originally, this should have been the safest place for Emiya Shirou, but now, Emiya Shirou was constantly dodging here!

Because! He was currently being hunted!

"Oh? Still want to dodge? You've got some skills."

Cu Chulainn looked at Emiya Shirou, who was still dodging. Emiya Shirou's strength was quite good.

Emiya Shirou, whose Magecraft Origin was "Sword" and whose Magecraft Attribute was also "Sword," was born with 27 Magic Circuits and inherited the Emiya family's Magic Crest. Moreover, because of Lin Ye's butterfly effect, Emiya Kiritsugu had also trained him well (originally, in FSN, Emiya Kiritsugu hadn't taught him much Magecraft to let Emiya Shirou live a plain life, even intentionally misleading him into treating his sensory nerves as circuits, which is why he became a half-baked mage).

Emiya Shirou was very strong now!

But no matter how strong he was, he couldn't be Cu Chulainn's opponent!

"Is this... the strength of a Heroic Spirit?"

Emiya Shirou looked at Cu Chulainn before him; he had been a bit too confident.

Cu Chulainn, carrying his spear, looked at the rather disheveled Emiya Shirou and said, "I'm telling you, do you know that six people are waiting for you? If you're going to summon a Servant, do it quickly. If you don't, I'll kill you and let someone else be this Master. Don't waste our time!"

The descent of the Holy Grail and the realization of wishes require massive amounts of mana, usually needing six, so if Saber isn't summoned, this Holy Grail War cannot begin.

Thus, the impatient Cu Chulainn had come looking for him.

"Is there no other way? I originally wanted to wait until Dad brought the catalyst to me before summoning."

Emiya Shirou sighed. Summoning a Servant is no small matter. There are so many Servants in the Throne of Heroes, and because it includes the past and future, one could describe the number as infinite. The strength of Heroic Spirits also varies; if you're lucky, you summon the Golden Three Targets, and if you're unlucky, you might get a nameless grunt under a Great King.

"Forget it, I'll just have to gamble on my luck!"

At this moment, Emiya Shirou was already standing in the center of the warehouse, where a bright red magic circle had already appeared!

"Fill, fill, fill..."

Boom!

In an instant, the red magic circle lit up directly! Powerful mana began to howl within the magic circle!

"Oh? Finally going to summon?" Cu Chulainn wasn't in a hurry; he just watched Emiya Shirou. Anyway, Saber would descend sooner or later; it made no difference to him who summoned her.

"Come forth from the ring of restraint! Protector of the scales!"

Boom!

The next second, a powerful mana storm swept everything around away! Just from the mana reaction, one could tell that the existence descending this time was no ordinary one!

However...

Three... two... one...

However, when the mana storm subsided, the Servant who should have been summoned did not appear. Before Cu Chulainn, there was still only Emiya Shirou.

"Hahaha, did the summoning fail? Is your popularity that bad? Is there really not a single one willing to respond to you?"

Cu Chulainn couldn't help but laugh. "If it were my grandmaster, I reckon a whole reinforced platoon would have responded to him."

Swish!

The next second, Cu Chulainn swung the long spear in his hand and thrust it toward Emiya Shirou!

However, the blood-splattered scene Cu Chulainn expected did not appear! Appearing before him was a long sword gleaming with cold light, and a pair of incomparably resolute eyes.

For some reason, Cu Chulainn felt that this young man before him suddenly possessed a weathered temperament.

"Saber, Senji Muramasa, responds to the summons. Wait, where is my Master?"