The Invincible Gilgamesh Has Fallen

There's a reason why Matou Sakura has that look on her face as if she's seen a ghost.

Shirou and Rin on screen might not know, but viewers off-screen certainly saw Matou Sakura's unforgettable crooked-mouthed Dragon King smile from the previous episode.

Just a second ago, Shirou Emiya was relieved that he no longer had to fight, but the next second, when he opened the door, he saw his senior, whose arm was completely wrapped up, standing in the doorway.

The audience believes anyone would have gone crazy in that situation.

"Matou Sakura's expectations have failed, haven't they?" Shibamatsu chuckled good-naturedly. "In that case, for the sake of her beloved, Matou Sakura will indeed have to play a greater role. After being a decorative figure for most of the series, she should at least contribute something."

Beside Shibamatsu, Fujita muttered softly, "You actually understand women's hearts?"

Fujita was somewhat surprised to learn that the other person was also a lifelong single.

"Isn't this feeling of resentment easy to guess?"

Shibamatsu spoke casually, but a proud expression appeared on his face. "Shinji Matou's stories are all logical; as long as you follow his line of thought, there won't be any problems. If Matou Sakura hasn't resisted after Shirou Emiya's sacrifices, then I'll accept it if Shinji Matou is on the rooftop and I'm in the basement."

"Yeah?"

Fujita grinned wickedly. He was just about to further persuade his buddy to spend the night in the basement when he suddenly heard a "shh" from the side.

"..."

Seeing Azu's displeased expression, Fujita realized he had been too loud and quickly shut his mouth.

"Ugh!! (No way, she'll just completely break down!!)"

Aoko, whose mouth was gagged again, let out a scream that revealed the ending, but no one could understand her.

No, because of the intimidating Azu, the young Magecraft present didn't even dare to look at her.

[Tsk, this won't do... Looks like I need to learn some telepathic Magecraft from Grandpa, that way I can still spoil the plot even if my mouth is sealed shut.]

Aoko had never been so eager to learn a Magecraft.

However, having had her mouth sealed for so long, she forgot one thing—there's more to stopping her from spoiling the plot than just taping her mouth shut; beating her unconscious would also achieve the same goal.

On the screen, Matou Sakura tantrum because Shirou Emiya doesn't take care of his injured body, and it takes a lot of persuasion from Shirou Emiya to calm her down.

Afterwards, Shinji explained to the audience the background of Red A leaving his arm to Shirou through a flashback of Shirou Emiya taking a bath, and also informed the audience about Shirou Emiya's current physical condition.

If Shirou Emiya, being human, were to use the arm of the Heroic Spirit Archer, his physical body would be corrupted by Archer's arm.

Although Shirou Emiya and Archer are the same person, the difference in their spiritual levels is too great.

Despite Archer calling himself a scavenger, Heroic Spirit is still Heroic Spirit, a being blessed by the Counter Force.

Shirou Emiya's physical body is no match for Archer's arm. If he uses Magecraft too much, Shirou Emiya's body will not be able to withstand using Archer's Magecraft and will begin to break down from the inside.

Although Archer's arm saved Shirou Emiya, it also planted a time bomb within him that could explode at any moment—the kind that would kill him if it did.

In essence, this explanatory plot point is a foreshadowing, telling the audience that Shirou Emiya's body will eventually break down because of this arm.

But the audience had no interest in that; their attention was entirely focused on Shirou Emiya's new look.

"So handsome!"

A girl gushed out in a fangirl voice.

"His face is still the same face, nowhere near as good as Gilgamesh's or Diarmuid's, but why does he look so cool with this extra arm?! Is this the advantage of a new design?"

"Indeed, he looks much more mature. He's grown from a boy into a mature man," another girl remarked, touching her face. "It feels like my own little rascal has finally grown up."

"This isn't growing up, it's just the soul of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) kid! My arm is sealed with demons and stuff..."

Fujita made a very malicious comment, out of a boy's jealousy, he didn't like Shirou Emiya's new look.

Shibamatsu didn't have that thought; he simply said, "Isn't this great? I'd like to get some bandages to wrap around my arms too."

"Forget it. Shirou Emiya looks cool with bandages on, but you just look like a weirdo with Cursed Arm."

"Hey, watch out or I'll beat you up!"

Shibamatsu hardened his fist.

Even though the TV screen is already showing Shirou and Sakura "Replenish Magic," is it likely that Shinji Matou will follow the original story exactly?

LOL, I wouldn't dare.

To avoid the tragedy of being dismembered by his own sister without any censorship, even with the advantage of HF's Restricted rating, Shinji dared not let the world see the scene from the theatrical version that was cut from the Chinese release.

In online literature, there is a term called "clean water novel," which is the opposite of "sex novel" and is most often used to refer to novels without explicit sexual content.

The reason for using "clear water" as a metaphor is to represent its purity.

However, in ancient times, "clear water" was sometimes used to refer to saliva, so thinking about it that way, the term "clear water literature" seems quite vulgar.

Cough cough.

Shinji that the scene he filmed has far surpassed the level of pure water, reaching the level of distilled water!

Believe it or not, nothing happened between Shirou Emiya and Sakura throughout the entire story, except for them lying together holding hands.

Fortunately Shinji was filming a TV series, not writing a game script; otherwise, this plot would have been too innocent and would have been heavily criticized by players.

Unfortunately, even though the movie only lasts a short time from Shirou returning home with his severed hand to the appearance of the helpful citizen Mr. Kim, there's only a brief scene between Sakura and Shirou during that time, aside from one instance of Sakura and Shirou "Replenish Magic." It's just a short sisterly scene between Rin and Sakura.

However, in the game's script, Nasu wrote a full 100,000 words for this part of the plot.

You could say that Nasu uses these trivial details to enrich the characters, allowing players to have a deeper understanding of them.

After all, this part of the story isn't entirely slice-of-life; it also depicts Matou Sakura's psychological journey as she attacks others at night as a "shadow," gradually descending into a dark abyss.

From the perspective of character development curves, this part is not absolutely necessary, but it is quite important.

Shinji companion suspected that Nasu had gotten carried away writing about the depravity of young girls and couldn't stop.

After all, depicting wayward girls with delicate brushstrokes is one of Nasu's specialties.

But even a casual writer like Nasu understands the basics of writing. Such a long, rambling plot would definitely cause dissatisfaction if it didn't include some steamy scenes to give players a taste of the action.

From this perspective, the "Replenish Magic" sex scene between Shirou Emiya and Matou Sakura is still quite necessary—functionally speaking.

However, how much solace Kinoko Heavy Industries' explicit scenes can bring to players' hearts is a rather mysterious question.

In any case, under Shinji's influence, this plot point, which should have been hotly debated, was perceived by the audience as a meaningless transitional scene.

The sisterly drama, which was supposed to be a transitional story, resonated more with the audience, a sentiment echoed even by the actresses themselves.

"What a touching scene of sisterly affection," Luviya said with a hint of teasing. "I can hardly believe Tohsaka can make such an expression..."

"None of your business!"

Rin frowned unhappily; she always felt that Luviya's smile was malicious.

"Sakura is my disciple, after all. What's wrong with caring about my lovely disciple?"

At this point, Luviya's expression was extremely smug, so smug that she felt quite elated.

Luviya believed that Tohsaka Rin's protective attitude towards Matou Sakura on television was not entirely an act.

In reality, Rin and Sakura grew up together. Sakura and Rin spent even more time together than her older brother Shinji was studying abroad for five years.

Rin's attitude towards Sakura is undoubtedly the same as an older sister's attitude towards her younger sister.

Now, Sakura, who should be Rin's younger sister, is learning martial arts from him, leaving Rin aside.

Luviya knew that Sakura chose her because her fighting style suited her better, but objectively speaking, it meant that she had taken Rin's sister away.

This N(Ne)T(To)R(Ra Re) feeling... is absolutely amazing!

[Hate me, be jealous, be angry! Tohsaka Rin, you'll never be as good as me!]

As the world's number one anti -Tohsaka Rin fanatic, any victory against Rin is enough to make Luviya happy.

This is pure joy, untainted by any other emotions.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Luviya's smile grew increasingly disgusting (from Rin's perspective). She crossed her arms and looked at her formidable rival with the air of a victor.

That's not entirely accurate, because of the racial advantages of Europeans, Luviya's breasts were too full.

So rather than saying she was crossing her arms over her chest, it's more accurate to say that her arms were simply crossed over her upper abdomen to support her chest.

This caused Rin's anger level to rise another notch.

"Very good, Luviya Edelfelt! How about we practice later? I'll show Sakura what perfect martial arts are!"

Rin suggested this to Luviya with hostility.

As everyone knows, regardless of which Parallel world, there are two things that Rin is absolutely bound to.

The Holy Grail War will definitely use the necklace as a relic to summon Archer; and then there's his tragically shaped physique.

Everyone knows that Rin's flat chest is compensated by legs that could be played with for a year, but if given the chance, what woman would refuse a big bust and a perky butt?

Just as Rin was about to lose control, Sakura stepped in to ease the tension between the two female seniors.

"Tohsaka- senpai is indeed very kind and caring. She's like a friendly older sister."

"In comparison, what kind of plot has been arranged for this brother who should be loving towards his younger sister? He's a murderer, and he's a yandere with a dark side. Am I that weird in someone's eyes?"

At this point, Sakura gave someone a malicious glance.

Shinji silently pursed his lips.

Just give me your ID number.

Fortunately, the majority of the Heroic Spirit in the lounge didn't criticize the bickering Magecraft, because the exciting drama unfolding on the screen had captured Heroic Spirit full attention.

"We can't let her continue causing this trouble. There's no other way; in the end, I'll have to take matters into my own hands."

Inside the church, Gilgamesh made a declaration before the battle, much like a Purple Sweet Potato Spirit who, like him, was both the final boss and clad in golden armor.

Mr. Jin, a kind-hearted citizen, stepped forward!

Chapter 181 The Invincible Gilgamesh Fallen

For the Heroic Spirit, their entertainment levels are roughly divided into three stages.

The simplest way is to laugh and make people laugh, or to watch a comedy.

For these "old folks" living in ancient times, enjoying the diverse entertainment of modern society is indeed a pleasure.

Even an upright knight like Diarmuid would not refuse modern entertainment as long as he did not violate his chivalric code.

A level above jokes is the Heroic Spirit finding amusement in each other's company.

They are all important figures in history, if not great heroes who will be remembered in history, then at least anti-heroes who will be infamous for eternity.

Every Heroic Spirit has their own pride and sense of honor. This is only true for those who had a relationship in life, like Artoria and Lancelot, or those who admired Cú Chulainn, like Diarmuid.

In most cases, it's Heroic Spirit meeting, with neither willing to submit to the other.

Thus, joking around and setting traps for each other became a unique form of amusement for the Heroic Spirit.

If faced with a choice between watching a comedy movie and seeing other Heroic Spirit make fools of themselves, most Heroic Spirit would choose the latter.

And finally, the most sophisticated form of entertainment in the minds of most Heroic Spirit is watching Shinji Matou and Gilgamesh's monkey show.

The former is their Master. Although these arrogant guys don't hate or even betray their Second Master, they are quite happy to see this guy who often has intermittent tantrums get his comeuppance.

As for the latter... one can only say that Gilgamesh was extremely unpopular.

Although Shinji summoned the C-class Wise King Gilgamesh, not the A-class Tyrant, the attribute of "foul-mouthed" is to Gilgamesh what "gluttony" is to Artoria —an indelible mark that cannot be erased regardless of class.

Aside from Enkidu, Gilgamesh doesn't communicate properly with anyone else. Taunting, mocking, and provoking are the norm, and the occasional "hahahaha" is just background music for his kingly rants.

Therefore, it's no longer news that the Heroic Spirit enjoy seeing Gilgamesh get his comeuppance; it's common knowledge within the community.

People often say that the core of comedy is tragedy, and most jokes are about seeing other people suffer. But seeing Gilgamesh suffer is definitely the number one comedy in the hearts of all Servants (except for Mr. Kim himself).

So the moment Mr. Kim appeared, the Type-Moon Company's staff lounge fell silent instantly.

Shinji's approach to filming is always hypocritical. Unlike when he filmed himself forcing himself on Sakura, where only a few people were present, almost all the Heroic Spirit knew about Gilgamesh being eaten.

When they saw Gilgamesh stride confidently out of the church, the Heroic Spirit all showed expressions of excitement and agitation.

Even Artoria and Artoria, who had been glaring at each other, stopped bickering and focused their attention on the television screen.

For the opening scene of Sakura's battle with Gilgamesh, Shinji did not choose the dreamlike, fairytale-like shots typical of the theatrical version.

The scene in the game script where the "shadow" eats is also not presented in a fairytale style.

Although from Sakura's perspective, she was indeed dreaming when she wandered as a "shadow," it was a very clear nightmare.