Berserker! (Continued)

Capturing him was impossible.

The Berserker before him moved far too quickly. Besides, in his current state, drawing a bow and accurately hitting the target was only remotely possible if that target stood still.

Moreover, Phantasmal Collapse would affect Lancer.

That left only one way to deal with Berserker.

"I am the bone of my sword.

My body is steel, my heart is crystal!"

(No more padding, no more padding.)

Shirou touched his lips. After Sakura's powerful replenishment of magic—Replenishing Magic, for short—his mana reserves had increased considerably. Releasing Unlimited Blade Works for a short time should not have been a problem.

Target locked!

"Unlimited Blade Works!"

He braced his right arm with his left and aimed at Berserker.

The falling snow suddenly vanished, and the cold air disappeared without a trace.

A blue sky and slowly drifting white clouds replaced the pale heavens and heavy cloud cover.

All kinds of swords were embedded across the lush green grass.

This was his Inner Landscape, his Reality Marble—Unlimited Blade Works, belonging to him alone!

The soul that had fused with Shirou Emiya had originally belonged to an ordinary person. Yet it was precisely the life experiences of an ordinary person that Shirou Emiya, the Ally of Justice, had lacked.

After losing everything, he had been saved by Kiritsugu Emiya. He had admired him, dreamed of becoming an Ally of Justice.

Later, he had become lost. He gradually accepted Miyu, yet could never truly see her as a younger sister.

Meanwhile, the Shirou Emiya of the parallel world had lacked the experiences and emotions an ordinary person should have possessed. That was why he had gradually descended into obsession, slowly twisted, and become a guardian who had made a contract with the Counter Guardian.

The one seated upon the Throne of Heroes.

He casually pulled a sword from the ground. His personal BGM was now online!

"No one can defeat me while my BGM is playing!"

Bloodied Hound—this was the sword's true name. As an A-rank Noble Phantasm, it was fully capable of killing Berserker.

His luck was incredible; he had grabbed this sword on the first try. As long as he swung it, it was a demonic sword that could deliver the most accurate slash against its opponent. Whenever the enemy took a hit and blood flowed into the blade, it emitted a crimson radiance.

The more he slashed, the stronger it became. There was no need to think about how to strike the opponent in order to hit them. He only needed to swing, dodge, swing again, and dodge again!

Sensing the terrifyingly dense mana and the completely different surroundings,

the intelligence-maxed Berserker quickly understood that all of this was a Reality Marble created by Shirou.

And every sword embedded in the surrounding grass was extraordinary. Each one possessed the power to kill him.

For that instant, Berserker even felt fear.

The Axe Sword hacked and swung wildly, smashing into the ground.