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The reason he continued fighting, even forcing Shirou to use Unlimited Blade Works, was actually because a guy called Jin made a request to him, hoping that he could have an all-out battle with Shirou, and preferably force out all of Shirou's trump cards and moves.
Badigandi would naturally not have agreed to these conditions, but because he still owed a favor to a god, he chose to help him achieve this goal.
The result was indeed beyond his expectations.
Even Badrigandi was deeply shocked by the power of Unlimited Blade Works, a power he had never seen before.
He finally understood why his fiancée, Chisiri, and the god both valued this human boy so much.
"I'm so sorry, but I did something so unprincipled just to repay a favor to the god. Consider it a favor I owe you."
Badigande silently apologized to the unconscious Shirou.
He didn't care whether the other person heard him or not, because the Demon King would secretly remember all the favors he received.
Meanwhile, Rudeus and the others hurriedly took Shirou to the infirmary for emergency treatment.
Although the diagnosis revealed that the latter had no wounds at all and that the cause of his coma was simply heart failure, Principal Genius still forced the healer to perform a full-scale cure on Shirou.
Later, Ariel, Fitz, and others also rushed over to take care of the unconscious Shirou.
Meanwhile, news of Shirou's battle with the Demon King spread like wildfire, quickly reaching the entire Magic University and even the northern lands.
Although Shirou did not achieve victory or obtain the title of hero on the surface, he still gained further fame and his story became a legend among bards.
Incidentally, while Shirou was unconscious, someone else came to visit him.
That was someone many people at the magic university didn't know, but all the students in the special class knew him—that was one of the special class students, Cirent.
She seemed to care a lot about Shirou. After secretly observing him, she left a note indicating that she wanted to meet him alone.
Of course, Shirou himself was unaware of all of this.
Due to the severe side effects of Unlimited Blade Works, his consciousness fell into a deep slumber, and his soul seemed to be trapped in a dark and boundless vortex.
His deep-seated denial of justice made his use of Unlimited Blade Works feel like a sharp knife pointed directly at himself.
All the countless swords in Unlimited Blade Works became blades aimed at him.
It tore his soul apart.
At the same time, the righteous questions emanating from his heart left him almost breathless, and he even had the thought of giving up on his life.
Until he fell to the bottom of the dark abyss, a pair of hands suddenly appeared before him. The gentle palms caressed his head, gradually waking him from his daze and darkness.
Before fully waking up, Shirou recognized the owner of those hands as Senis.
That seemed to be the image of Senis embracing him before he left the village of Buena.
Although it was a scene from a long time ago, looking back now feels like it's injecting strength into my heart, giving my broken body the strength to fight again.
"I have to go... I have other things I need to do..."
A sudden surge of conviction arose within him, and Shirou forcefully broke free from the chains that bound him, called justice, and returned from the end of nothingness, regaining consciousness.
Chapter 311 Seven Stars: I know you, Emiya Shirou, because I've watched Fate.
Several days passed after Shirou awoke from his coma.
The side effects of Unlimited Blade Works were limited to his mind and did not affect his body. Therefore, Shirou quickly recovered and returned to his daily life, which was not much different from before.
However, the changes brought about by this battle with the Demon King still exist.
First of all, the other students at the magic university clearly showed him a sense of awe.
From teachers to students, almost no one dared to show him any disrespect anymore. In fact, people would even look nervous when they saw him from afar.
The reason for this is undoubtedly the result of Shirou's battle with the Demon King.
Although very few people witnessed the actual battle, everyone knew that Shirou had successfully stopped the Demon King and prevented him from wreaking havoc.
Afterwards, Badigandi repeatedly stated that he was the one who lost and Shirou was the one who won, leading most people to believe that Shirou had definitely demonstrated extraordinary strength, even if they didn't think he had actually defeated the Demon King.
While the Magic University isn't as extreme as the Sword Sanctuary, it's still a place that respects the strong.
Shirou has now become the most revered person in the entire Magic Academy, without exception.
Linia and Prusena, the beastmen who had previously provoked Shirou, along with the student council members, were trembling with fear.
Shirou had just woken up from his coma, and the first thing he saw was not Rudeus or Ariel, but the group of guys he had taught a lesson to before.
Whether it was Linia, Prusena, or the student council members, they all came with various gifts to apologize.
The two cats and dogs even performed a dogeza (a traditional Chinese prostration), and even offered their bodies to apologize to Shirou.
This defiant act was undoubtedly rejected by Shirou.
But for some reason, even though he rejected the cat and dog's proposal, rumors still circulated at school that he had done something inappropriate to Linia and Prusena.
Most importantly, Lynya and Prusena accepted all the offers without hesitation, and their responses confirmed the rumor. They even said that it was an honor for them to be Shirou's woman.
Because this nonsense was so outrageous, Shirou himself couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to it and was completely indifferent to the trouble caused by these two cats and dogs.
Besides the majority of people at the magic university changing their attitudes towards him, even those who knew him well had their attitudes change to some extent.
After witnessing Shirou unleash Unlimited Blade Works, Principal Genius became very interested in this power. As soon as Shirou recovered, he immediately came to Genius's side, attempting to study the power of the Reality Marble.
Shirou is also very concerned about his Unlimited Blade Works, but his previous failed activation made him realize that he does not yet have the ability to control Unlimited Blade Works.
In fact, Shirou himself had previously speculated about this.
Because during the last battle against the Dragon God, Shirou failed to unleash Unlimited Blade Works. Instead, the Heroic Spirit Emiya took over his body and released the Reality Marble.
When Shirou unleashed Unlimited Blade Works, he already felt a strange sensation and could clearly feel the backlash from Unlimited Blade Works.
Now that he actually used this power, he unsurprisingly suffered a backlash.
He was also very troubled by this, not knowing how he could regain the power of Unlimited Blade Works.
After all, this is the most powerful ability he can currently obtain, representing the pinnacle of the Heroic Spirit Emiya's power system.
If you want to challenge the Dragon God, the power of Unlimited Blade Works is undoubtedly indispensable.
Shirou then tried his best to find out why his power had become uncontrollable by consulting various materials.
Just then, he discovered the note that Serent had left for him and invited him to meet in a room on the top floor of the research lab.
Shirou was somewhat curious about the mysterious magician Serent, and he was very interested in the powerful magic array that the other party possessed, which might be able to help him create a real Avalon.
After calming himself down, he prepared himself and went to visit the other party.
……
Before going to meet him, Shirou did gather some information about the other party.
Serente Sevenstad.
This name is not well-known at this magic university, but many of the things he has done are known to many people in the world.
First, there's the other party's contribution to the Magic University. Serente personally improved the restaurant's meals and established a food transportation route from the Kingdom of Asura, allowing the school to use ingredients that were originally unavailable in the northern lands.
In addition, he invented a unique dish called Corey Soup.
It's a dish where potatoes, carrots, onions, and other ingredients are boiled in a pot, then a seasoning made from a mixture of more than a dozen spices is added to the pot, and finally bread is dipped into the thick, brown broth to eat.
If it were an ordinary person in this world, they might find this dish quite novel, but Shirou's expression was strange after seeing it.
Because the dish the other person made has another name in his world: curry.
Although the food made in the school kitchen tasted very different from the curry I remembered, the preparation method was indeed very similar to curry.
In addition, Silent also redesigned the uniforms of the Magic University, using the designers of the Kingdom of Asura and the connections of the Magic Workshop to have them create the new uniform designs.
Originally, people thought that the magic university was a vulgar school that gathered all sorts of races, but Cilent used the uniform to wash away the existing prejudices and successfully improved the overall image of the school.
Furthermore, the blackboard in the classroom was also invented by Silent.
With the invention of the blackboard, people only needed to fix lime into chalk and write on the blackened board, which allowed lessons to proceed smoothly.
In addition to all of the above, Silent has done many things that have changed the world.
Therefore, these achievements were recognized by the Mage Guild, and Serrent was granted the title of A-rank guild member.
After hearing these stories, Shirou's expression became very strange, because he remembered everything the other party had done.
Those were items that the inhabitants of this world did not know, but he did.
As a result, Shirou would inevitably have no choice but to suspect Serent's identity.
He already had some understanding of the true nature of his younger brother Rudeus's existence, so even if he encountered someone similar to Rudeus, he was mentally prepared...
Even so, the thought that the other party might be a time traveler made Shirou hesitant to make contact with them, as he felt that something bad might happen.
That's why he kept putting off meeting with Serent.
Only now, after being invited by the other party, has Shirou chosen to formally meet with them.
He went alone to the floor where the research lab was located, following the address on the letter, and walked all the way to the innermost part of the room, where he gently knocked on the door.
"...Please come in."
A response came from inside the room that was even crisper than I had imagined.
Shirou was surprised to push open the door and find the research room filled with a large number of books and bundles of papers, magical tools of unknown purpose scattered everywhere, and a mountain of magical crystals and magic stones.
In the center of the room, Serente sat in a chair, looking at the large number of manuscript papers laid out on the table in front of him.
When Shirou saw the other person's face clearly, he was completely shocked.
Because he discovered that Serent was actually a young girl, and most importantly, he recognized her face – she was the girl who had accompanied the Dragon God when he encountered him.
Black hair, a white mask...
It's exactly the same as it was back then.
"!!!"
In an instant, Shirou realized that this was all a conspiracy by the Dragon God, who had tricked him into coming here in order to continue his previous actions and eliminate him.
In order to protect himself, he instinctively drew the long sword from his waist, but because he was not sure, he instinctively projected Gan Jiang and Mo Xie.
Just thinking about the strength that Orsteed had displayed back then made Shirou break out in a cold sweat.
He intended to fight the Dragon God Orsteed, but he was not ready at all.
Now that he can't even unleash Unlimited Blade Works, he has absolutely no chance of defeating Alsteed.
Left with no other choice, he could only look at the black-haired girl in front of him.
I remember the Dragon God seemed to value this girl quite a bit; if we captured her and used her as leverage…
Such a thought flashed through Shirou's mind, but he ultimately couldn't bring himself to do something so heinous.
Even if he is no longer a partner of justice, it does not mean that he will completely abandon justice and do things against his conscience.
On the other side, seeing Shirou's tense, even panicked, attitude, the black-haired girl said helplessly, "Well... Orsteed isn't here. If he were, he wouldn't be killing you in such a roundabout way; he would have just killed you directly."
"Too."
Upon hearing the black-haired girl's words, Shirou nodded, acknowledging the logic.
Given Alsted's strength, killing him would probably only require a flick of his finger; there's no need for him to go through so much trouble.
He let out a sigh of relief, relaxed, and looked at the black-haired girl in front of him: "So, you're Serent? You're the one who wanted to see me?"
"That's right?"
"Where is Auersted?"
"He was very busy, so he left me here and then left."
"I see……"
Shirou did not doubt Serent's words; the other party had no reason to lie.
The atmosphere at the scene then eased up a bit.
"What is your purpose in seeing me?"
Shirou looked at the black-haired girl in front of him and asked, "You haven't forgotten that the Dragon God almost killed me, have you?"
"Yes, I'm sorry about that."
Silent spoke quite sincerely, "I didn't expect that a single sentence would provoke his murderous intent and almost kill you all. I'm really sorry."
"Well, it was my own fault for not responding correctly at the time."
The reason why the Dragon God attacked Shirou was because Shirou instinctively reacted in a special way when the Dragon God mentioned the term "human god".