Chapter 997

【Staring at Emiya Shirou's back, Archer raised a hand, and Kanshou and Bakuya appeared in his hands.】

【Since you want to seek death, it doesn't matter whose hands you die in, right.】

【"Swish—"】

【The sharp blade slashed across his body, and fresh blood immediately sprayed out.】

【Although Emiya Shirou sensed something was wrong and tried to dodge, his speed was nowhere near Archer's.】

【Emiya Shirou fell to the ground just like that, a sharp pain assaulting his brain, and he almost fainted.】

Tiger of Fuyuki: "!!!"

Zabiko: "He actually did it!"

Blonde Rin: "Killing himself—what a ruthless guy."

Archer: "(~_, ~)"

Househusband: "..."

【As a large amount of blood flowed out, Emiya Shirou's body began to turn cold, and his vision became blurred.】

【Archer didn't deliver a finishing blow and just watched him coldly.】

【Emiya Shirou finally didn't want to die at this moment and struggled to crawl toward the gate.】

【Caster—it's no longer the time to worry about that person.】

【And at the same time, Tohsaka Rin, who was still fast asleep at home, had a strange dream.】

【She saw Archer standing on a hill full of swords, the sky was extremely pale, and the Kanshou and Bakuya in his hands were shattered.】

【No, what was shattered wasn't the swords, but his heart and beliefs.】

【The next moment, Tohsaka Rin woke up from the dream with a start and subconsciously looked in the direction of Ryudou Temple.】

【"Archer?"】

Archer: "..."

That really is a vivid scene.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Faith shattered, huh? Fate is truly a cruel prankster..."

Irisviel: "What a truly pitiful child."

Tohsaka Rin: "However, I really did sleep the whole night (=A=)."

【"Emiya Shirou, who has no meaning in battle, just die here."】

【Back at Ryudou Temple, Archer looked at Emiya Shirou standing at the gate, his eyes extremely cold.】

【"Fighting not for yourself, but for others—that is just hypocrisy. What you hope for is not victory, but peace, right? But such a thing simply does not exist in this world!"】

【This extremely immature Emiya Shirou had completely exhausted Archer's patience.】

【He had originally thought about ending the Holy Grail War quickly so that Tohsaka Rin could win, which is why he wanted to spare Emiya Shirou's life as an aid, but now, forget it.】

【It doesn't matter; even without Saber, he has other plans to let Tohsaka Rin win the Holy Grail War.】

Tohsaka Rin: "There's another plan? This guy hides things really deep."

Blonde Rin: "Could it be that he's pinning all his hopes on Caster?"

Caster: "Heh, then he really thinks highly of me."

However, if she had foresight about the Fifth War just like Archer, then perhaps she could really devise a plan to win.

【"Goodbye; just drown in your ideals."】

【Archer flashed to Emiya Shirou's side and slashed at the other party's neck without hesitation.】

【Looking at the blade so close, Emiya Shirou subconsciously wanted to run, but ended up tripping over a protruding brick.】