"What is going on? My Command Spell! My book! Why? Why is this happening?"
"I—I get it! It's Rider! That useless Rider, she failed!"
"Damn it all~~ She kept running her mouth about how strong she was, only to lose this easily! Such a worthless piece of trash!"
Realizing the situation, Shinji Matou instantly plunged into a state of impotent rage, throwing a furious tantrum right in front of Emiya Shirou.
This startled Emiya Shirou, while also helping him understand precisely what had happened.
Saber...
Silently chanting the name that gave him such a profound sense of security, he understood that Mordred had won and successfully defeated Rider.
In an instant, Emiya Shirou's spirits surged. Staring right at Shinji Matou, he spoke directly: "Shinji, your Servant is already gone. You've lost this Holy Grail War! Now, you need to withdraw from the Holy Grail War!"
Hearing this, Shinji Matou practically bristled with agitation and cried out: "Shut up! Emiya! You bastard! You just wait and see, damn it all~~~"
Amidst his roaring, a bruised and battered Shinji Matou abruptly turned around and fled.
Watching Shinji Matou's defeated, whimpering back, Emiya Shirou did not give chase this time. In his view, a Shinji Matou who had lost his Servant had already failed, leaving no need to pursue him.
Of course, in the eyes of people in the real world, this drew both praise and criticism.
Those offering praise felt that Emiya Shirou was magnanimous, possessing a clear sense of priorities and decisiveness, and that he refused to hound a friend to the death—truly a youth with an impeccably upright worldview.
Although Shinji Matou was indeed deeply unlikable, killing such a person would merely soil Emiya Shirou's hands and pollute his pure heart; it was a total loss with no gain.
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