All of Shirou's expectations were shattered. His brain trembled violently!
This—no, this wasn't beautiful celestial music.
This was the devil's whisper!
Chapter 39: Shirou and Rin's Positions
The demonic music entered his ears, its echoes lingering endlessly.
Using that to describe Elizabeth Bathory's singing would be utterly tarnishing the idiom.
Shirou had known plenty of people who sang terribly, like Gian. More obscurely, there was probably Jigglypuff.
But someone who could turn an off-key song into an attack and even render Shirou's Noble Phantasms ineffective—there was only lancer!
"You—you poisoned your song!"
Shirou accused her, thrusting one hand forward.
And that single movement caused trouble. He had originally been covering his ears with both hands, barely able to resist the powerful sonic attack, but the moment he let go, he took a ton of damage!
Elizabeth sang her heart out onstage, completely unable to hear Shirou's words.
Speakers covered the stage and all four corners, surrounding her with a full 360-degree, no-dead-angle setup.
Rin, who was wearing earplugs and still had to cover her ears, saw Shirou's miserable state and burst into a barbell-like laugh.
"Archer, so you have a day like this too! Hahaha, hahahaha..."
"Tohsaka Rin, just you wait!" Shirou covered his ears and gritted his teeth. Right now, he truly had no good way to deal with Rin and lancer.
His hands were completely sealed, and he couldn't project with his feet. Without projection, he couldn't attack Elizabeth from afar; without attacking, he had no choice but to keep covering his ears and endure it here.
Staying here and wearing himself down would definitely put Shirou at a disadvantage. He couldn't keep wasting time like this.
He had to think of something.
His hands were sealed, and his ears were deafened—temporarily, at long range. He was already