Emiya Shirou's Satisfaction, Fujimaru Ritsuka's Finale

Honestly, it was truly shocking—and incredibly exhilarating—that Emiya Shirou had defeated Gil-chan on his own.

After all, everyone had watched Emiya Shirou grow step by step (with cheats), so they all had plenty to feel about it. They acknowledged that Emiya Shirou was indeed strong, considering he had defeated Red A.

Even if Red A had been short on mana and had been holding back the entire time, Shirou had still won.

A contest of will, a contest of ideals, a contest of strength—he had ultimately emerged victorious.

But that was all. When facing Gil-chan, no one had believed Emiya Shirou could win in a one-on-one fight.

Even if he could win by relying on protagonist plot armor and Gil-chan's arrogant underestimation of his enemy, everyone thought it should have taken the combined efforts of the entire group to secure the final victory. That was the script that made sense.

Yet Emiya Shirou had not only won—he had fucking won in a one-on-one fight.

Gil-chan had been arrogant and careless. Gil-chan had coasted from beginning to end, relying entirely on recklessness. Gil-chan had all sorts of flaws and weaknesses.

But none of that changed the fact that Gil-chan was powerful!

Even when he was screwing around to the extreme, the guy was still the strongest Servant in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

And yet, Gil-chan had ultimately lost to Emiya Shirou.

Throughout the entire battle, he had been completely suppressed and countered. It had been a textbook case of a hard counter.

In truth, if Gil-chan had been willing, the moment he drew the Sword of Rupture, the Reality Marble Unlimited Blade Works would have instantly collapsed. After all, the Sword of Rupture was an Anti-World Noble Phantasm capable of easily shattering a Reality Marble.

Yet the guy simply refused