Hakuno possessed an enormous amount of magical energy. Even on Earth, her talent for magecraft would have nearly rivaled Rin's, though she lacked refinement, leaving that talent wasted. But with Shirou's help, Hakuno's magical energy was enough for Shirou to use.
And projecting the Seven Rings of the Heavenly Wall now had many advantages.
As long as he maintained this circular defense, unless the enemy's firepower reached A++, they would be unable to breach his defenses within three seconds. Meanwhile, he could locate them. It was practically a flawless defensive strategy.
Just as Shirou kept watch over his surroundings, Gawain moved.
Shirou's eyelid twitched. Had this knight actually discovered the enemy hiding in the shadows? He had underestimated the Knights of the Round Table. Aside from Artoria, there was someone else among them this powerful. Terrifying indeed!
"By my lord's command, I have come to collect Miss Hakuno's loan. The total is 150,000 Sm. Please repay the full amount immediately."
"You came... to collect a debt?"
"Correct."
Shirou and Hakuno looked at each other before answering awkwardly.
"N-No money."
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"No money?"
Gawain's gaze immediately sharpened.
These days, debtors might act like they were the masters, but that was only if they did not get beaten to death.
If Gawain had been summoned on Earth, and Shirou had his current fame bonus, Shirou was confident he could defeat Gawain even under the sun. At worst, he could use a sword to sever Gawain's connection to the sun. But this was the Moon.
Within the Moon Cell, a Master's power was far more useful than it was on Earth. Not to mention that Shirou was only level 20 and had not recovered his strength at all.
He could only admit defeat.
Shirou gave