Chapter 502: ·Emiya the Hero vs. Angelica

【Angelica’s mountain-cleaving sword descends, but Emiya the Hero has vanished without a trace.】

【Before anyone knew it, the surroundings had transformed into a desolate world filled with buried swords and drifting snow.】

【“The individual and the world.”】

【“Fantasy and reality.”】

【“Swapping the inner and the outer, rewriting the real world according to my own will—the magecraft closest to true Magic: Reality Marble.”】

【“How do you view this?”】

【Emiya the Hero appears behind Angelica, draws a sword, and says: “A world that can contain infinite swords—in my eyes, these are all tombstones.”】

【“I’m sorry, but you must stay here with me until my body fades away.”】

Kayneth: “A, a Reality Marble!”

What kind of joke is this? That magecraft, listed as a forbidden spell by the Jewel Jewel Mage’s Association—has this brat actually mastered it too!

Tokiomi Tohsaka: “This brat, has he actually reached the point where he can manifest a Reality Marble!”

Rin Tohsaka: “I’m a little jealous.”

Waver: “If he can continue to grow, he might one day become a Grand-ranked magus.”

Iskandar: “To be able to use a Reality Marble with a mortal body—this brat has great talent. I truly want to recruit him into my ranks.”

Emiya Kiritsugu: “Can another version of me really achieve this much...”

Archer (EMIYA): “This guy is really...”

Emiya the Hero is likely the most talented among all the Emiya Emiya Shirou Emiyas.

【Regaining his composure, Angelica turns around calmly and says indifferently: “Then as you wish, I shall let you sleep beneath these tombstones.”】

【Gate of Babylon reopens, and a dense barrage of weapons shoots toward Emiya the Hero.】

【Within this Reality Marble, Emiya the Hero no longer needs to project; with a mere thought, countless swords automatically launch their attacks.】

【Weapon after weapon collides violently, erupting in flash after flash in mid-air.】

【Emiya the Hero braves the storm-like onslaught and charges straight toward Angelica.】

Blonde Rin: “So strong!”

If Angelica weren’t using Gilgamesh’s Class Card, she likely wouldn’t be a match for Emiya the Hero right now.

Caules: “Terrifying. Is this truly something a modern magus can achieve?”

Gordes: “This brat is still an amateur...”

Lizbayfe: “Hmm, this kid is well-suited to join the Burial Agency and become an Executor.”

Ciel: “Indeed. If he could enter the Holy Church for orthodox training, he might one day become an Executor capable of rivaling a True Ancestor.”

【Angelica aims to fire a Noble Phantasm at Emiya the Hero, but she doesn’t expect him to project a massive number of Noble Phantasms from behind first, almost sealing off all her counterattacks—even faster, more numerous, and stronger—knocking down the Noble Phantasms before the golden ripples could even release them.】

【“To think he would do it before I could fire...”】

【Angelica is shocked; she discovers that, without realizing it, she has been led by the nose.】

【Not needing to project doesn’t mean he cannot project; she was misled by him.】

【But it is too late to realize it now; Emiya the Hero has already closed the distance, slashing a sword across Angelica’s chest.】

Gilgamesh: “Useless mongrel, to be suppressed to this extent.”

Iskandar: “Hahaha, Goldie, I think you wouldn’t fare much better.”

Gilgamesh: “Mongrel! Are you insulting this King!”

Li Li Shuwen: “Hahaha, good combat prediction. I truly want to cross blades with this brat once.”

Zabiko: “Did he win?!”

Nameless: “Probably... not.”

Although I really hope Emiya the Hero wins, the outcome has already been revealed: Angelica is the final victor.

【Did he win? No.】

【Emiya the Hero’s strike was like flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water; it caused no damage at all.】

【“Don’t underestimate the Ainsworths.”】

【Angelica tilts her head, revealing a cold smile.】

【Yes, she finally smiled.】

【“Substitution Magecraft!!!”】

【Emiya the Hero instantly understands what is happening, but before he can react, he is teleported into mid-air.】

【This scene is so similar to when Julian took Seeing Seeing Miyu away.】

【He was misled too; he never expected Angelica to be capable of using magecraft.】

Zabiko: “It was actually magecraft?”

Blonde Rin: “I forgot, this girl is a magus herself.”

Ryougi Shiki: “A pity. One move behind, and the best opportunity is lost.”

Angelica is now on guard; it is likely impossible for Emiya the Hero to get close to her again.

【“Game over.”】

【Angelica doesn’t even look back, waving her hand to launch the ‘final strike’.】

【“Come, ‘Prison Scythe’, ‘Dust Saw’!”】

【Two massive Noble Phantasms, dozens of meters long, are summoned and aimed at the falling Emiya the Hero.】

【But Emiya the Hero does not give up here.】

【“Ah!!!”】

【With a roar, Emiya the Hero successfully projects an identical mountain-cleaving sword, colliding heavily with the opponent’s sword. Both shatter, and he uses the debris as a foothold.】

【Subsequently, Emiya the Hero leaps, and with another burst of power, destroys the other sea-cleaving sword.】

【However, this strike exhausts Emiya the Hero’s stamina, and he crashes heavily to the ground.】

【At the same time, the entire Reality Marble turns into a sea of fire.】

Rin Tohsaka: “Such a massive Noble Phantasm was actually...”

Fiore: “I didn’t expect him to be able to unleash such combat power. Is this the strength of someone who has cast aside their own life?”

Chiron: “Hehe, it also requires an unshakeable resolve.”

Zhang Jiao: “Strange, does this brat have so much magical energy?”

From the start of the battle until now, between the Reality Marble and the projection magecraft, even if Emiya the Hero is overdrawing his life, the consumption of magical energy is not a small amount. Yet, Emiya the Hero clearly looks like he can still fight.

【“Your existence has flaws. To the final myth of the old humanity we depict, you are merely a stain.”】

【Angelica stands in the flames, making it impossible to see her expression.】

【“That hateful ability, the inexplicable right to use magecraft, and that absurd philosophy like a dead man—I shall cut them all down!”】

【With that, a cylindrical longsword rises before her.】

【Ea. The opponent is getting serious now.】

Rin Tohsaka: “Damn it! Using the Sword of Rupture on an ordinary person? That’s too shameless!”

Tokiomi Tohsaka: “Ahem, Rin, watch your language.”

Zabiko: “Besides, Emiya the Hero’s strength can no longer be considered that of an ordinary person.”

Gilgamesh: “Hmph, to dare touch this King’s Ea—that damned mongrel!”

At the same time, he also feels that Angelica using Ea to fight Emiya the Hero is truly beneath her.

【Angelica raises Ea, the blade begins to rotate, and terrifying crimson magical energy begins to compress and condense.】

【The powerful magical energy directly disperses the surrounding sea of fire.】

【At this moment, even Emiya the Hero is stunned by this terrifying pressure.】

【“Return to the beginning along with your world!”】

【“...”】

【Emiya the Hero calms his heart, stands up with a smile, and sword after sword condenses once more.】

【“Ah, a sword that can rival it... does not exist in this world...”】

【The sky suddenly darkens, and a black torrent that blots out the sun rises behind Emiya the Hero.】

【That is not a sea wave, but a rain of swords composed of countless blades.】

【Hundreds of thousands of swords buried in the sword hill are unsheathed together, offering their sharpest edges to the shining supreme King.】

【“Although it is unfair, let me return the favor with all the swords I have.”】

【At this moment, there is truly a sense of doomsday, as if black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.】

【However, it is a pity that his opponent is Ea.】

“...”

The people in the group chat are also left speechless by this move from Emiya the Hero.

Archer (EMIYA) and Nameless are also pondering whether they could achieve what Emiya the Hero has done.

They probably could, provided they have enough magical energy.

Looking at it this way, Emiya the Hero’s magical energy is indeed suspiciously abundant.

Gilgamesh: “Hmph, merely a deathbed struggle.”

In his eyes, Emiya the Hero’s rain of swords is just that.

If he wanted to, he could achieve this level with the Gate of Babylon, not to mention that Angelica has already brought out Ea.

No matter how Emiya the Hero struggles, the outcome of this duel is already decided.

【“Return to the origin, Enuma Elish!”】

【Crimson energy gushes out, carrying peerless power, directly swallowing Emiya the Hero’s torrent of swords.】

【“Ah—”】

【Emiya the Hero does not retreat in the slightest; countless swords continue to collide with Ea.】

【Even if he can drag it out for one more second, as long as he can drag it out for one more second, he will fight on without hesitation.】

【Even if the magical energy granted to him by the Holy Grail is exhausted, he will not retreat.】

【As long as his sister can be safe.】

【“Useless, useless! Even if you exhaust all your swords, you still cannot reach this ultimate blade!”】

【Angelica growls, and Ea continues to push forward toward Emiya the Hero.】