Shirou's Thirty Million Avatars

As soon as Tohsaka Shirou finished speaking, he noticed several Veldora had already appeared beside him, and couldn't help bursting into laughter:

"As expected of me, truly of one mind. Slime, I'm counting on you!"

"Leave it to me! Guaranteed success." Just after saying that with bravado, Slime Shirou hesitated, "But what if it doesn't work?"

"Then we'll think of something else," Tohsaka Shirou said with a smile.

Chapter 27: The Line Already Stretches to Outer Space

"Roar...!"

Within the White Mist Space, the Black Dragon's furious roar echoed.

Around him, multiple deep-blue dragons in Veldora's likeness were harassing him with hit-and-run tactics.

With every roar, several Veldora (fakes) fell to the ground, only to instantly reappear.

"No good, this guy is ridiculously strong! There's no way to get close."

One Veldora (fake) turned into Slime the moment it hit the ground, staring intently at the Black Dragon in the sky, muttering to itself:

"Isn't there any solution?"

The next second, an idea suddenly struck.

The Black Dragon had no reason, only fighting on instinct.

The reason they couldn't get close was purely because his strength was overwhelming, already a one-sided stomp.

But precisely because of that, with so many decoys drawing his attention, the Black Dragon's instinctive reaction speed had to be slower.

With that thought, two arms extended from Slime Shirou's body out of nowhere, forming hand seals at a dizzying speed.

"Water Clone Jutsu!"

A water clone abruptly appeared on his left and right.

"I'm counting on you!"

"If this goes wrong, we might die. Are you sure you want to do this?" The water clone Slime's face turned grave.

"Don't worry! I'm definitely not dying here."

Slime Shirou extended an "OK" gesture from his body, saying with a smile:

"With Logia-type elementalization, I'm not that easy to kill."

"Be careful—that Black Dragon looks like an out-of-spec world boss. Just on instinct alone he's that strong. I wonder what his deal is."

"Haha... those guys over there can't hold out much longer. Let's start!"

Slime Shirou's body instantly transformed, shrinking into a blue sphere the size of a lead ball, leaping into midair.

The water clone Slime simultaneously shifted into Mizukage Shirou's human form, reaching out to catch the blue sphere that was the original.

He arched his body into a curve, pulled his arm back, then hurled the blue ball with all his might.

"Go!"

In the blink of an eye, the Slime blue sphere reached the Black Dragon's side.

At that moment, he was surrounded by a swarm of Veldora (fakes), completely unaware of the speeding blue sphere.

The moment their bodies touched, Slime reverted to his original form, and the Black Dragon froze, then plummeted from the sky.

Seeing this, the Veldora in the air all turned back to their original forms, gathered around, and reached out to touch the scales on the Black Dragon's body.

"Did it work? Nice one!"

"What the hell is this guy? He's way too absurdly strong?"

"You're strong, sure... but your ability is mine in the next second. Wait, I'm just a water clone. Water Clone Jutsu—Release!"

As the jumbled memories converged, the red in the Black Dragon's eyes gradually faded, and his body shifted from dragon to human form.

He was a dark-skinned young man, around 25 years old, with black hair and black clothes. Paired with that face full of menace, he had the aura of a final boss from a game world.

"Hahaha... now I can finally set sail! Compared to Acunologiya, Kaido is nothing."

Celestial Dragon Shirou suddenly burst into laughter, his entire body instantly turning pitch black.

"Armament Haki and Observation Haki awakened directly... and at this quality, it's ridiculous."

"Conqueror's Haki can apparently be unleashed freely too. This round is a godly draw!"

Black Dragon Shirou sorted through the memories in his mind and let out a long sigh:

"I never thought I'd become Acunologiya. Is this fate? Thanks to you all—otherwise, I'd definitely have done something I'd regret for the rest of my life."

Back then, after dying in his sleep, his body had crossed over into the world of Fairy Tail. With no one to turn to, he joined the Fairy Tail guild.

That year was 781, three years before the story began.

In the canon timeline, Shirou went with the guild's main members to Tenrou Island for the S-class exam.

But from there, the story didn't unfold as planned.

When the Black Dragon King Acnologia struck, First Master Mavis failed to cast the spell "Fairy Sphere," and the core members fell one after another.

In the end, only two people escaped: Shirou and Lucy.

That day, both of them were on the verge of breaking down.

Afterward, Shirou quietly slipped away from the guild, which was steeped in grief, intending to use the Eclipse Gate to travel back in time and change the outcome where all the core members were wiped out.

But he misused the method, causing some deviation in the time node he crossed to.

Shirou didn't return to a month ago; instead, he went through a one-way passage to over 400 years in the past.

In that era, the Black Dragon King Acnologia had yet to appear, the world was overrun with dragons, and humans could only live in constant fear.

By a twist of fate, Shirou learned Dark Dragon Slayer Magic from a dying black dragon, greatly increasing his strength.

In such an age teeming with dragons, the fastest way to grow stronger was to use Dragon Slayer Magic to fight dragons.

Shirou saw this as an opportunity and stayed in that era 400 years ago, beginning to train hard in Dark Dragon Slayer Magic.

At first, it was just friendly sparring, but after witnessing a dragon slaughtering humans, his killing intent flared, and blood stained his hands.

From then on, the hatred between him and the dragons deepened, and the number of dragons he killed grew.

Before he knew it, his personality became extreme and violent, until he completely lost his sanity and turned into a black dragon driven only by slaughter, hunting dragons on instinct.

For the next 400 years, like a mindless wild beast, he hunted, hibernated, and killed, cycling through it all until the present day.

"Ahh...! Those 400 years of memories feel like a dream."

"When attacked, I'd chase the enemy to the ends of the earth, destroying countless cities without a second thought; when hunting, I'd turn entire forests to ash... Is this still me? I'm just a rampaging wild animal."

Tohsaka Shirou suddenly laughed, then explained:

"Sorry, but seeing your face full of murderous intent say that is just too funny."

"Ugh... It's not like I wanted to become this? I'd rather stay a kid forever too."

Black Dragon Shirou gave Tohsaka Shirou a speechless look.

But what he thought was a perfectly normal glance actually came off as a glare, enough to scare several children crying.

"So... do you regret it?" Slime Shirou asked.

Silence.

After a long moment, Black Dragon Shirou shook his head slightly and said seriously:

"Over these 400-plus years, the blood on my hands is beyond counting. The vengeful spirits that hate me could probably form a line stretching to outer space."

"But even so, I have no regrets."

"Only with great power can you protect what's precious to you."

"What happened on Tenrou Island back then—I will never let it happen again."

Tohsaka Shirou looked him up and down and asked in surprise:

"So, you're going to join the Fairy Tail Guild again?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of a question—will you run into your younger self?"

Chapter 28: I'm Back

Section 28: Chapter 28: I'm Back

"Who knows? Maybe I will, maybe I won't." Black Dragon Shirou chuckled, unconcerned. "It doesn't matter at all! I'm here, and Fairy Tail is my home. After being away for 400 years, of course I'm going back."

Home.

That word made all the Shirous fall silent.

For Tohsaka Shirou, the world hadn't changed, but the place he'd live from now on shifted from the church to the Tohsaka family—something that would probably take a long time to get used to.

From now on, Sakura would probably call him her adopted brother, which was fine, but having to call Little Rin "big sister" was really hard to swallow.

For Coachman Shirou, compared to that poor farmer family, the Imperial Palace of Nê was a bit more familiar.

But in the end, before marrying Nê, it wasn't his home—just a workplace.

For Celestial Dragon Shirou, the Holy Land Mary Geoise was a comfortable place to stay, but calling it home felt deeply unpleasant.

After all, his values didn't align with the other Celestial Dragons at all, and even his idiot parents had a cold relationship with him.

For Mizukage Shirou, home was wherever Mei Terumi was.

And for Slime Shirou, the small territory he was building now was a place worthy of being called home.

"Speaking of which, that reminds me! I just took in a goblin tribe a few days ago, and I'm building up the territory now. I'm desperately short on supplies. Can any of you help me?"

Stared at with hopeful eyes, Tohsaka Shirou and Coachman Shirou both shook their heads and turned their gazes to Celestial Dragon Shirou.

"Only you, huh? Figures—among all the Shirous, you've got the highest status."

Slime Shirou chuckled lightly, then said seriously:

"I'm counting on you! Everything I'll need for building the territory—farm tools, weapons and equipment, seeds for grain and vegetables."

"Besides that, cloth, porcelain, and paper aren't urgent—please buy me some of those too."

Celestial Dragon Shirou paused, a helpless look crossing his face as he sighed.

"Come on... since you've seen my memories, you know my situation, right?"

"Sure, I'm a high-ranking Celestial Dragon, but I'm too young—I've never left Mary Geoise even once."

"Buying a Devil Fruit or a Famous Sword is one thing, but a huge haul of daily goods? That'd definitely raise suspicion."

"What's the big deal?" Slime Shirou said with a sly grin. "With the Black Dragon King's power, you're the strongest in the world now. A little recklessness won't hurt."

"That's not how it works..."

Before he could finish, Celestial Dragon Shirou fell silent, thinking to himself:

Why does that actually sound kind of reasonable?

I haven't unlocked Time Freeze yet, but I'm already the world's strongest.

Forget the Black Dragon King Acnologia's Dragon Slayer Magic—just his absurd physical strength alone has pushed my Haki to an unimaginable level.

Even if I went toe-to-toe with Whitebeard right now, I probably wouldn't lose.

On top of that, the Water Shadow's power gets a huge boost at sea, plus those unbelievable Eternal Mangekyo eyes.

So maybe being a little reckless really isn't a big deal?

"Alright! I'm a lazy guy with no ambition—just want to coast through life. But if it's for you all, even ruling the world doesn't seem impossible."

Slime Shirou blinked, then quickly caught on and laughed.

"Saying that—aren't you ashamed? We're all the same person; we know exactly what you're thinking."

"Hahaha..."