Chapter 549: Emiya Shirou and Senji Muramasa's Wishes

"What? Is it strange that I would appear here?"

At the Emiya residence, Lin Ye sat on the tatami, holding a cup of hot tea, sipping it while looking at Senji Muramasa before him. Senji Muramasa was also there, closing his eyes to rest his mind—perhaps communicating with Emiya Shirou—and only opened his eyes upon hearing Lin Ye's voice, saying,

"Actually, I'm not curious. After all, with your magical nature, it's not strange to appear anywhere."

"Oh, then I must thank you for your trust." Lin Ye smiled, then continued to sip the tea in his cup.

He had originally wanted to see if he could mooch a meal and taste the cooking of a Grand-tier chef, but now it seemed... he wouldn't be able to eat it.

"Why did you respond to the Holy Grail's summons? Do you have any wish that needs to be realized?"

Lin Ye looked at Senji Muramasa, puzzled. He really didn't remember Senji Muramasa having any wish that required the Holy Grail to realize.

Hearing Lin Ye's words, Senji Muramasa looked at the Muramasa in his hand and said, "The Holy Grail, which can realize all wishes... it's truly something that makes one expectant. I wonder how many blacksmiths it could support..."

"What? Are you short on money?"

"I don't mean in terms of money, but in terms of a lifelong pursuit. For example, what I want is to see the Kusanagi Sword with my own eyes."

The Kusanagi Sword, also known as the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi. One of the three sacred treasures in Nihon legend.

Senji Muramasa's Noble Phantasm, the Mumyo-Muramasa, was forged using the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi as a prototype.

"Then you don't have to pin this wish on the Holy Grail. I know who has the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi; when there's a chance, I'll just bring it over for you to see."

The real Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, which is Ibuki-douji's Noble Phantasm, the Divine Sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, is an A+-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. Lin Ye had no interest in this sword; after all, whether it's Ea or the Sword of Promised Victory, aren't they both stronger than that thing?

Why fixate on that thing?

Hearing Lin Ye say this, Senji Muramasa showed an excited expression; he absolutely trusted Lin Ye.

"So, are you still going to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

"I..." Senji Muramasa thought for a moment, then said, "Lin Ye, you know me. I lived my whole life for the sword, dreaming of whether I could use a sword forged of steel to save the world. I thought there wouldn't be another fool like that in the world besides Muramasa, but I met him."

Senji Muramasa pointed to his own forehead, but Lin Ye understood that he was actually talking about Emiya Shirou. This man who aspires to be an Ally of Justice.

"This fate is truly... haha, one should say, humans really don't learn. So, I also want to wield a sword to save the world with him once."

Hearing Senji Muramasa say this, Lin Ye understood his choice. It makes sense, thinking of Senji Muramasa's performance in FGO. In the FGO 2.6 Lostbelt, because he learned of Artoria Caster's plight, he chose to save her. He replaced the Caster Artoria, whose wish remained unfulfilled, to complete the final finishing work on the Holy Sword, and because of this, he burned himself out and exited with a smile.

"Forget it, if you want to try, then try. But, what's going on with your and Emiya Shirou's current state? Are you in control, or is he?"

"It can be me in control, or it can be him. I'll let him greet you." Senji Muramasa finished speaking and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the weathered feeling in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by the sharp glint belonging to a youth.

Looking at Lin Ye before him, Emiya Shirou said somewhat cautiously,

"Are you Uncle Lin Ye?"

"Lin Ye... Uncle!!" Lin Ye's mouth twitched continuously. Good grief, this form of address.

Illya and Miyu are younger than Emiya Shirou, yet they call him Big Brother. Emiya Shirou's "Uncle" made Lin Ye feel as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years.

"Cough, cough, did your old man tell you about me?"

"Yes." Emiya Shirou nodded. "Kiritsugu often spoke to me about you. He said the luckiest thing in his life was meeting you."

"Heh, thank him for his concern on my behalf when you go back." Lin Ye hadn't expected Emiya Kiritsugu to have spoken to Emiya Shirou about him.

After finishing the clear tea in his cup, Lin Ye stood up from his seat, straightened his clothes, and said to Emiya Shirou, "It's getting late, I should head back. By the way, the tea is good."

"I'm truly sorry, Uncle Lin Ye... Mr. Lin Ye, it's too late, and I haven't hosted you properly. Another day, I'll cook for you myself."

"The Emiya family's meal today? Haha, then next time for sure."

Lin Ye finished speaking and turned to leave.

Watching Lin Ye's disappearing back, Emiya Shirou turned to look at himself in the mirror and said,

"Then please take care of me from now on, Old Man Muramasa."

Emiya Shirou reached out his hand, wanting to shake his own hand, but looking at himself in the mirror, he could only sigh helplessly and then used his left hand to grab his right hand.

Although it was strange, but... this could count as a handshake, right?

On the other side, Lin Ye, who had left the Emiya residence, was still walking on the street. He had met an old friend today, and his mood was quite good.

Lin Ye's personality is just like that. Among the hundreds of Heroic Spirits who appeared in FGO, except for a few perverts like Gilles de Rais whom he didn't care for, he couldn't say he disliked any of the others.

Even Ashiya Douman... forget it, that thing isn't anything good either.

However, a huge black shadow blocked Lin Ye's path. This tower-like figure was none other than Heracles, and before him, a small figure was smiling and greeting Lin Ye.

"Good evening, Big Brother. We've finally met officially."

Looking at the two figures before him, Lin Ye also felt it was quite interesting.

"Illya, aren't you going to take Berserker to cause trouble for those other participants? What are you doing here looking for me?"

"Hmm? Big Brother recognized me after all? Actually, at first, I did want to go find trouble with the others, but Big Brother is just so interesting."

"Interesting?"

"Of course. You clearly aren't a Master in this Holy Grail War, yet you possess a Servant. You clearly look like a human, yet you can travel through parallel worlds. Of course Big Brother is interesting. And, Big Brother also wants the Holy Grail, right? Then... we are enemies."

Because Heracles was behind her, Illya was now very confident.

"So... then let's do it. Go, Berserker!"