Compendium of Manga and Anime: Starting by Creating the Delta of Fate, My Friends Are Going Wild Chapter 43

Esdeath: "Hm?"

Hisoka: "I only said that 'Red Archer' is very mature, I didn't say he was guaranteed to win."

Red Archer: "You don't think I'll lose, do you? I am not that foxy mother who likes playing house."

Medea: "?"

Hisoka: "Is that so? (smiles)"

Hisoka: "If 'you' were really serious, this battle could have ended long before it reached close combat. It's because of a certain unripe fruit that resembles it, am I right?"

Red Archer: "Hmph... I don't know what you're talking about."

Rin Tohsaka: "What do you mean?"

Hisoka: "I don't know either. Let's keep watching. It was just a bold guess."

Chapter 0029: Red Archer's End? (4K Bonus Chapter)

"Damn it!"

Shiro Itsuka's feet were already deeply embedded in the ground. It would take at least a few seconds to pull them out, and in that short time, the incoming Gan Jiang Mo Ye would be enough to hit them!

"One for each of us."

Hachiman Hikigaya said from within his arms at maximum speed.

Shiro Itsuka instantly understood, and they each chose one.

One punched, the other resummoned his sword.

They struck the incoming twin blades!

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Shiro Itsuka's entire arm was blown off on the spot, but Hachiman Hikigaya, cradled in his arms, was in a worse state.

He had taken a full hit of "Fantasy Collapse" from the start. If not for the defensive boost of "Brillia's Shriek" on his main torso, they would have been blown to death on the spot!

"—Retreat!"

Kazuma Satou, to cover the people inside, had to peek out of the building and take a risky shot.

Red Archer's peripheral vision swept over, and the arrow missed terribly. The next moment, his pupils contracted.

The arrow, which should have been impossible to hit him, changed trajectory due to a gust of sea breeze blowing across the bridge.

Combined with Ryuguuin Seiya's subsequent move, it forced him into a very dangerous position.

"What?!!"

"Trace on!"

'Red Archer' instantly projected a Noble Phantasm, shattering the arrow.

And because his attention was diverted to this part, he had to change his moves several times to dodge Ryuguuin Seiya's spear tip, forcing him to give up suppressing the three of them.

Shiro Itsuka successfully retreated with Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

'Red Archer' continued to exchange blows with Ryuguuin Seiya. The only person he could fight head-on was the one in front of him.

Once this person was dealt with, the others would be no threat.

Infusing magic, projecting collapse!

The Gan Jiang Mo Ye in his hand instantly expanded and enlarged, turning into a greatsword at the cost of overloading its structure.

Ryuguuin Seiya raised his spear, but the spear in his hand was directly cut off, dissipating into blue fluorescence on the spot.

'Red Archer' looked at Shirou Emiya not far away, ignoring the panting Ryuguuin Seiya beside him, and said with the demeanor of a victor, "To be able to project to this extent, brat, it seems that something I don't know has happened to you in this world, but it's over now!"

Shirou Emiya, in his wheelchair, simply lowered his head and remained silent, continuing his projection.

Has he given up?

No, that expression isn't one of giving up, it's—?!

'Red Archer', as the person who understood Shirou Emiya best, could vaguely sense what he was thinking even with his head lowered.

He suddenly looked back at Ryuguuin Seiya in front of him.

His brown pupils contracted sharply!

Ryuguuin Seiya took a deep breath, clenched his right fist and brought it to his waist, burning with red magic, unleashing a punch with the strength of his entire body.

Its trajectory was incredibly strange; it wasn't a straight line but an arc like a snake!

"One Step · Snake Fist!"

'Red Archer' had certainly seen this boxing technique before! There was no time for shock, and he managed to raise his sword to parry.

But he did not succeed in stopping it!

"Bang—!"

"Gah—!"

Red Archer was hit in the waist by the punch. The surging magical power combined with superhuman strength instantly made him spit out a large mouthful of blood.

What's going on?

If it were Kuzuki's Snake Fist, it should have followed the trajectory he predicted.

Is the trajectory different?

No, Although the opponent's fist technique was identical to Souichirou Kuzuki's, their skill level was not the same. He had only imitated about twenty to thirty percent of it.

It was precisely because of this trajectory—it had been narrowed down!

But because of the opponent's blood-red mana release, the actual output was not much different!

Red Archer clutched his abdomen, looking at Ryuguuin Seiya, whose right arm was already ruined from throwing that punch.

Although I'm heavily injured, I've suffered much worse in past battles. I still retain combat power above a certain level.

But Ryuguuin Seiya... he's finished?!

What is he doing raising his left fist?

Is he insane?!

Another Snake Fist.

But this time, Red Archer adjusted and placed his sword in its path.

"Bang!"

The projected sword was directly shattered by the impact.

Ryuguuin Seiya's final punch didn't stop!

Instead, it went straight for Red Archer's left leg!

One punch, the remaining power hit it, breaking Red Archer's left leg on the spot!

It then continued downward, hitting the inside of his right leg!

A piercing bone-cracking sound echoed!

"Hiss... Damn it!"

Red Archer's legs buckled from the blow, almost forcing him to his knees.

He was about to get angry when he suddenly looked up and met the gaze of Ryuguuin Seiya, whose hands were completely ruined but whose eyes still held a fierce fighting spirit.

In those deep black eyes.

Red Archer felt an indescribable will, which actually moved him slightly, causing him to freeze for a moment.

"Retreat!"

Kazuma Satou shouted from upstairs.

Ryuguuin Seiya jumped back.

Red Archer did not choose to pursue. With his legs broken, he couldn't chase quickly.

"Objective achieved! The final stage! Come on!"

Kazuma Satou yelled at Kurisu Makise and Shirou Emiya.

They nodded, and some massive "figures" gradually emerged from the rooms behind them.

Red Archer recognized them as Dragon Tooth Soldiers by their appearance and sneered. Do they think these mere grunts can defeat me?

Even if I'm injured,

Don't even dream of such a thing?

"Kaka... Kaka..."

The white Dragon Tooth Soldiers emerged in rows under the moonlight, revealing their forms.

Their enormous pure white skeletons, illuminated by the moonlight, emitted a faint glow.

The blue flames within their skulls burned more intensely than any Dragon Tooth Soldier's flames they had seen before!

What shocked Red Archer even more were the weapons in their hands.

They were the same as his own, —Gan Jiang Mo Ye?!

He lowered his head slightly, as if accepting his fate, or perhaps enduring something.

Meanwhile, Ryuguuin Seiya successfully retreated to the rear.

"Good work."

Kurisu Makise looked at her hands, recalling Kazuma Satou's signature move, and gave Ryuguuin Seiya a thumbs-up.

Shirou Emiya also nodded, a flicker of admiration in his eyes. He managed a slight twitch of his lips before leaning back and collapsing, unconscious.

He had already been overdrawn for the day, and now he had used up all his loaded projections. It was a feat of willpower that surpassed even steel.

"Good work."

Ryuguuin Seiya used his shoulder to support Shirou Emiya, helping him lean back against the wheelchair instead of falling to the side.

With this, Kazuma Satou's planned strategic objective had been perfectly achieved.

Everyone before had merely been there to wear down "Red Archer" and ultimately limit his mobility.

And as the finishing move, it wasn't any one of them, but rather a strengthened Dragon Tooth Soldier summoned with a massive amount of materials, combined with the projected Noble Phantasm summoned by Shirou Emiya, and further amplified by Hecate's magic staff, resulting in an ultimate strengthened Dragon Tooth Soldier.

If they relied solely on the magical power carried by their own Formal Wear, it would take half a day to create at most two to three such monsters.

However, with Kazuma Satou's provided top-quality, gold-tier "Hecate's Magic Staff" and a colossal amount of materials, they were able to create nearly twenty such monsters.

But this also pushed them to their mental limits, and even... far beyond Kurisu Makise's operational capacity.

Every familiar, especially the more powerful ones, placed a heavier mental burden on the operator.

"Here."

Ryuguuin Seiya's hands were no longer usable. He summoned the "Golden Fleece" to his mouth, bit down, and flung it over.

Kurisu Makise took it, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and took a breath.

The moment she took it, her overloaded brain felt a significant relief.