PFC Chapter 343 Emiya Shirou and Berserker (continue to be updated)
Chapter 343 Emiya Shirou and Berserker (continue to be updated)
Chapter 343 Emiya Shirou and Berserker (continue to be updated)
Fuyuki City, the afternoon of the first day after the start of the Holy Grail War.
Near the east exit of the subway station in the city center.
As usual, Emiya Shirou first went to the church to help with part-time work in the morning, and then went to school. However, this time he did not go to the student union after school to help, but left the school directly and came here.
As soon as he left the station, Shirou Emiya was frightened into a cold sweat by a group of people on the right, and finally realized that he was in a hurry.
Maybe because it's the city center and it's time to get off work, so even on a completely weekday, the area around the east gate is full of people.
The only difference is that the crowd on the right is basically women in their 20s, but he is not very good at guessing other people's ages, just like the age difference between his answer and the age of his new friend that night .
Having said that, there are still many college students or women of his age here.
But it's good this way, at least I and another person, that is, my new friend, won't be too conspicuous.
At a glance, Emiya Shirou saw his new friend standing quietly by the flower bed, waiting for him.
He is a foreigner with a neat and refreshing appearance, with regular facial features, and emerald green eyes shining with gentle light on his handsome face.
If it is brought to school, it is guaranteed to attract screams from female students.
However, because his demeanor is so calm, even with such an outstanding appearance, he can easily blend into the crowd.
Like now, the way he stands in the crowd feels very natural.
At this moment, he was looking up at the towering subway station building on a whim, nodding and softly admiring, while walking towards Emiya Shiro.
But after all, his appearance is too outstanding. Once you notice his presence, your eyes will be attracted.
For example, the few young women who passed by him now looked like "If I hadn't been busy, I really wanted to stare at him all day", and finally they couldn't see their faces because of their staggered bodies. Unfortunately, turn into the subway station.
If it weren't for the fact that Japan is very strict about taking pictures of others without permission, I'm afraid someone would have taken out their mobile phones to take pictures.
In order to reduce the commotion caused, Emiya Shirou and his friends also turned into the alley next to a lot of hand-painted movie posters.
"Although the knowledge in my head knows what this is, in reality it still looks amazing."
Ah, he spoke.
Shirou Emiya stopped to glance at the surroundings blankly, and turned his head to him: "Ah... yes, that's right, after all, foreigners are very attractive."
"No, I'm talking about this scene." The other party pointed to the surrounding buildings with a smile on his face.
"what……"
It's too bad, it's completely wrong.
Emiya Shirou had a tendency to cover his face and run away, he knew it was because he had too many things in his mind right now.
Fortunately, my father often told me to listen to people calmly and calmly.
Emiya Shirou calmed down: "In your time, there should be no audio and video billboards on the road... No, there shouldn't even be TV, right? Hey, um, didn't you say that after being summoned by the Holy Grail, you should have the modern knowledge? Are there generally?"
"Yeah, didn't I just say that I know what's going on?"
"Ah, sorry."
Here we go again, I'm dazed again.
While apologizing, Emiya Shirou also blamed himself.
"Don't worry about it, Shirou, I know this situation is really inconvenient for you, and it should be very difficult to maintain my existence."
"I'm really sorry... Actually, it's okay, but I'm a little tired." Emiya Shirou hesitated, "Well... uh... You said you want to come to a place with many people, so what do you think after seeing this now? ?”
"Well, it's of great reference value. Although the appearance has changed a lot and many novel things have appeared, the human race itself has not changed."
"Ok?"
Emiya Shirou was a little confused and didn't understand what his friend was talking about. Moreover, he clearly looked like he was the same age as him, less than 20 years old at most, but he spoke like an old man.
But this is also a matter of course, because he cannot be regarded as a human being.
"Anyway, thank you for bringing me here, Master."
——This new friend is the servant summoned by Emiya Shirou.
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Emiya Shirou has always felt that he is just an ordinary boy who is about to transform from a boy to a young man, a second-year student in a certain high school.
His grades are pretty good, his physical fitness is pretty good, and what he likes to do... probably is helping others.
There are no strengths worth mentioning, everything is very ordinary.
The only thing that is unusual is probably his life experience.
Ten years ago, a sudden gas explosion caused huge casualties in the city center.Emiya Shirou.It was at that time that he lost his parents, but because of this, he got to know his current family.
The family that adopted him now does seem a bit strange, but Emiya Shirou has gradually gotten used to it.
The adoptive father and adoptive mother are very good people. In recent years, due to work reasons, they often travel all over the world. It seems that they are doing archaeological work.
There is a younger sister who looks very young, but in fact should be called an older sister. Her name is Illya. Judging by her hair color and appearance, she should be a foreigner.
I heard from Sera that Illya's development was a little delayed due to physical illness. In fact, her real age is older than herself, but Emiya Shirou always can't regard her as an older sister, but as a younger sister.
By the way, Sera is the maid of the family just like Ligelit.
Emiya Shirou was actually a little unable to understand. It looked like it was just an ordinary family, and the income of both parents was not very high, but why there were such maids, and not just one but two.
Both Sera and Lijie Lite are both beautiful in appearance and manners. Such an outstanding woman should be particularly sought after by others, but Serra and Lijie are very ordinary, as if serving Elijah is more important.
Moreover, Sera and the others often give Illya tutoring alone, and it seems that the level of knowledge is also very high, but every time Emiya Shirou hopes that they can also tutor him with homework, he is always disgusted.
All in all, although there are some peculiarities in the family, Emiya Shiro himself is just a very ordinary high school student.
But just three days ago, Emiya Shirou did an extraordinary thing.
Or should I say "discovery".
Because he often goes to the church to help, Emiya Shiro sometimes goes to help the elderly with the church.
One of them is that an elderly man who is alone cannot contact his family after he "dies alone". Shirou Emiya will help with other volunteers. After helping the elderly man pack up his body, he will go to clean up his house.
Because of the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy, in recent years, it is very common for old people like this to die alone in a room in Japan. Even the official has a shortage of manpower, so I ask churches and other places to seek volunteer.
However, due to some taboos and too much hard work in many cases, Emiya Shiro was the only one helping in this rescue activity most of the time.
Sometimes, other volunteers who come to help, in many cases, just want to search to see if they can find any "treasures".
Three days ago, Emiya Shirou received another such rescue mission from the church.
I heard that a foreign old man died in the house he just bought. It seems that the death was caused by a sudden heart attack. Although the body has been returned to the old man’s foreign children, there are still some things left in the house he rented. There is no way to deal with these things.
It costs money to throw away garbage in Japan, especially large pieces of garbage such as mattresses or refrigerators and washing machines. The cost of throwing them away is almost the same as buying a brand new one, and if you are cleaning up your house It will also cost extra money.
Because the old man's descendants did not want this house, the house was returned to the hands of the government. Emiya Shirou went to help sort out the old man's belongings and discard them at a location provided by the government.
When he arrived at the house, he could clearly see that the interior of the house had been tidied up.But rather than saying it was "tidying up," it was better to say it was "looting."
All valuables in the room, whether cash, calligraphy, paintings or antiques, were cleared away.
Emiya Shirou didn't pay attention. This was a common thing. Many people came to the house to "clean up" in the name of volunteers. After all the valuable things in the room were cleared away, they gave up on the task because they were just volunteers. , so the government has nothing to do.
So when he cleaned up, there were only some old photos, old books, old pens with broken ink and so on.
However, Emiya Shirou enjoyed it very much. While chewing on the old man's memories, he sorted out the things left by the old man one by one.
Then he discovered a strange black notebook.
There were some strange words written on it, which always seemed like some kind of spell. Maybe it was because of a whim, or an outbreak of Chuunibyou, or maybe it was because of some hereditary trait he was born with. In short, Emiya Shirou read out that long sentence in a room where no one was around.
Immediately afterwards, the ground emitted a brilliant light. Later, when Shirou Emiya opened the tatami covering it, he discovered that the floor below had been carved with a strange magic circle using red dye.
At least at that time, he saw light different from electric lights, flames, or stars, moons, and suns, which seemed more mysterious and fantastic.
Then, his new friend shows up.
This foreign boy who looks slightly older than him has a pair of attractive pupils.
Emiya Shirou could be sure that the other party was not a robber with a special hobby. After all, the property in this room had been "looted" by the previous people, and there was no benefit at all.
Of course, the most important thing is that he didn't open the apartment door and walk in.
The light floats in the mid-air of the Sanpingfang space, depicting geometric lines, and the blue light spots gather together and finally become solid.
Emiya Shiro's own performance at that time was also quite ordinary, there is nothing to describe.
Generally speaking, although he didn't open his throat and yell in surprise, he was also nervous and overwhelmed, and he barely calmed down until he saw the other party's gesture of silence.
The two sat on both sides of the only coffee table in the room. Emiya Shirou's brain was still in a half-failed state. After seeing each other's actions, he instinctively acted, and took the initiative to pick up the teapot to make tea.
Thanks to the fact that the water and electricity in this room have not been stopped, Emiya Shirou was able to calm his mind while making tea.
"So...uh..." Emiya Shirou poured the second cup of hot tea down his throat after listening to the explanation of the person in front of him, keeping as calm as possible.
"What should I call you? Jekyll? Hyde? Or Berserker."
"Berserker is fine, such a title is more appropriate in the Holy Grail War."
"Is that so..."
But he doesn't look like a Berserker at all.
Emiya Shirou thought so.
After all, the word berserker was originally another name for an ancient Nordic warrior. If it weren't for the fact that there were many strange books in his home, he might not have understood the meaning of the other's word.
"During the Holy Grail War, you must do your best to conceal my real name. After all, we don't know where other magicians have eyes and ears, so whether you want to or not, it is for your own good to hide my identity." Berserker urged with.
"Is that so..."
"Yes, you must pay special attention."
Looking at the young man in front of him, Emiya Shirou still couldn't understand this so-called berserker.
He looks like a well-mannered young man. Like other foreigners, he is not used to sitting directly on the floor, but he still sat down cross-legged on the tatami according to Emiya Shiro's instructions, and looked directly into his own eyes to answer, Answer all questions.The other party's eyes reminded Emiya Shiro intuitively of his adoptive father whom he hadn't seen for a long time. The clear eyes made the two look alike. It wasn't any kind of intention, or the eyes that induced the other party's words, but pure The calm gaze that explained what he saw.
As for Berserker’s real name…
One is Jekyll and the other is the anti-hero Hyde, Berserker told Emiya Shiro both of his real names.
Naturally, Shirou Emiya had also heard of it. It was the name of the main character in a long-ago foreign novel. He remembered that it described a story about a kind-hearted scholar who used special drugs to make the villain hidden in his heart partially lose control.
Jekyll is the name of a scholar, and the villain who appears after taking the drug calls himself Hyde.
Strictly speaking, these two names are the same person's name. After all, it only happens to characters in novels, but in reality, most people don't have two names at the same time.
"So one of these two names is the real name, and the other is a pseudonym based on the real name?"
"No, because my situation is a bit special, so these two are my real names."
"That's it."
After answering, the room suddenly became quiet.
Jekyll didn't know what he was thinking, but Emiya Shirou himself hadn't recovered from the confusion.
"Berserker, I have a very important question for you, and I hope you can answer me honestly."
"what?"
"You are...a human, right?"
"Not."
"what?!"
I see, no wonder there is always a sad barrier between the two of them.
Jekyll smiled gently: "Your hunch is right, I am not a human being, but a Servant who wants to win the Holy Grail with you."
So Emiya Shiro learned about the existence of the Holy Grail War from his followers, and by the way, he also learned about the Holy Grail, Heroic Spirits, Magicians and other information.
And most importantly, he has been selected as one of the magicians qualified to participate in the Holy Grail War.
"Holy Grail War, is such a terrible thing going to happen in Fuyuki City?"
"That's it. It's better to say that although it hasn't officially started yet, it has already entered the early stage of the battle."
"I see." Emiya Shirou nodded, as if he had understood everything.
But in fact, due to the influx of excessive information in a short period of time, his brain was already in a non-working state, so he appeared to be so emotionally stable.
After all, not to mention understanding what Jekyll said to him, even "believing" would take a lot of energy.
But... let's take every word that the self-proclaimed Berserker says seriously.
Emiya Shiro made a silent decision in his heart. The reason for this should be because of his eyes, because they really resemble the clear eyes of Emiya Shirou's adoptive father.
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At night, on the roof of Fuyuki City Center Department Store.
Because Jekyll said he wanted to see the sky, Emiya Shiro brought him here.
It wasn't until he saw the starry guard in the sky that Shirou Miya was startled to realize that he hadn't looked at the night sky so quietly for a long time.
Exhaling a breath, he lowered his gaze from the sky and saw a very nostalgic sight: the amusement park attached to the roof of the department store.
This place is like a small amusement park, with a few amusement equipment for children. Since it closes at five o'clock, the door has been closed, and there are not many people around.
Emiya Shirou felt that the reason why he felt familiar was also because of the memory before the "gas explosion", but he was too young at that time, so his memory had begun to be blurred.
Emiya Shirou chose a bench next to the fence and sat down, while Jekyll stood on the roof of the building, looking at the starry night sky with cold eyes.
"Two days ago, I should have told you that the night I met you." Jekyll suddenly spoke.
"what?"
"I am indeed a character who was written into a novel, more precisely, a person who was formed from that character... but that person became a heroic spirit after death, and then became a follower according to the guidance of the Holy Grail and you The presence."
Emiya Shirou recalled the past, he did hear him say that two nights ago, and his feeling is the same as now: "It's really complicated."
"Haha." Jekyll smiled softly.
"Indeed, I also find it a bit complicated. After all, I was not a magician, but a scientist, and what I am facing now is an extremely objective fact, that is, I am no longer a human being, but a human being." follower."
"You said this, are you here to join me in the Holy Grail War?"
"Yes." Jekyll turned his face to Emiya Shirou and nodded in agreement.
"He is indeed a handsome man." Emiya Shirou had to sigh again in his heart.
Although Jekyll in the novel seems to be older when he dies, it seems that these servants may not necessarily appear in the world at the time of death, but will be summoned in their strongest form.
"I...according to the time when the novel was published, I should be considered a person from the [-]th century."
"Correct."
"Yes, so I really want to see how people live in this century and what the city looks like. Even though the knowledge given to me by the Holy Grail has given me a general grasp of what kind of society it is now, I still want to See for yourself."
"You said so."
"Yes, so I understand today that human beings will not change after all. No matter how the city changes, it will still be a place where people gather together to celebrate their lives."
For some reason, Jekyll gave a soft and friendly smile.
Not just in front of the subway station, from this afternoon to sunset, there were women constantly turning around to look at him, and even gathering together to whisper. If those women saw this smile, they would definitely be elated.
Shirou Emiya thought in a daze that it seemed a bit too wasteful to just smile at him alone on the roof of a department store where there was hardly anyone else in the dark.
"So are you satisfied? If you are satisfied, I am also very happy. It is worthwhile that I brought you here." Emiya Shirou didn't know what to say. The reason why he helped Jekyll was not because of the Holy Grail War. It was because he wanted to help people.
"Thank you very much, Shirou."
"No, I didn't say that to ask you to thank me."
"No, I really appreciate you, so let me go on."
Why are you so solemn all of a sudden?
Emiya Shirou was a little puzzled, and tilted his head curiously.
"Actually, I still regret it to this day. Although the 'evil' in me was caused by my experiments with elixir, I couldn't stop him in my whole life. I finally stopped him at the cost of my life. At that time, too many people have been sacrificed." Jekyll's voice was full of sincerity and sincerity.
"Actually, after returning again, I will still experience symptoms of loss of control. The closer the Holy Grail War is, the more obvious this situation is. It was not until early this morning that Hyde finally completely lost control and came out of my body."
Although Jekyll's tone was not agitated at all, Emiya Shirou could clearly feel the sadness contained in it.
"I am a weak follower. If I don't take the elixir that turns into a treasure to go berserk—or to be more appropriate, I don't show the nature of the anti-hero Hyde. I am almost no different from ordinary people. No The unique aura of the heroic spirit is relatively incapable of using any special abilities, and it cannot exert the attributes given to me by the Holy Grail.
But even so, I hope that I can make up for the regrets that have been lingering in my heart so far in this city where many people live at the same point in time as I lived in the past. "
"Then... it should have something to do with you saying that you want to come out and take a look today, right?" Emiya Shirou said, he hoped that he had not misunderstood, and he had some kind of small wish.
"Yes, although the Holy Grail War is destined to be a secret battle that changes with the nature of magicians, the power of heroic spirits is too great. They are the myths and legends of heroism that appear in the mortal world. The combined combat power of all the servants It may be more terrifying than 'war'. Once the subsequent battle becomes fierce, the entire Fuyuki City will become a veritable battlefield, and countless people will die because of it. So..."
Jekyll laughed. He stared at Shirou Emiya in front of him, his eyes still sincere and sincere, only his expression became more serious: "This time, I will stand on the side of 'justice' from the beginning."
"On the side of justice..."
Emiya Shirou muttered to himself about the words of his new friend: "Speaking of which, my long-cherished wish is actually to be a partner of justice."
Then he glanced at Jekyll and said, "Laugh if you want, I don't care."
"I won't laugh at you."
"I don't know anything about magic, just like this Holy Grail War, I never felt anything real until you told me."
"It doesn't matter, I will teach you. Although I was not a magician during my lifetime, I studied medicine and finally came into contact with some alchemy. I can teach you a certain level of basics."
"Is it possible to win in this way? Listen to you, aren't those magicians and their servants all monsters?"
"I don't know either. The reason why I want to agree with your wish is just to keep myself from getting out of control."
"Hahaha, isn't your answer too honest?"
Emiya Shirou shrugged with a smile, and looked up at the night sky again.
He is actually very aware of how dangerous this Holy Grail War is now. If he thinks that the ship will go straight when it reaches the bridge, it must be a joke.
Even if he has experienced the surprises brought by magic, Shirou Emiya still has a clear understanding that it is a world he is not familiar with.
The mysterious people who manipulate magic call the wind and rain, and according to Berserker, among the magicians, some people can even physically compete with a small number of police forces or troops. It's like paper.
In any case, they were extraordinary and astonishing monsters, and as far as common sense was concerned, my ordinary self couldn't do anything to them.
Even those soldiers who have received strict training are not enough to be enemies in this Holy Grail War, let alone me?What can a high school boy who has only saved the world in childhood hero games do?
In addition, the nature of the servant he summoned was simply not suitable for the Holy Grail War, but now he was told that he was going to face a dozen enemies in this situation?
But despite this... Emiya Shirou still made up his mind to participate in this ceremony.
The reason is also very simple, he wants to protect his own town!
"Okay, Berserker, I don't know if what I am doing is right, but I still want to be a partner of justice. I want to protect the people who smile at me, and the city where they live. If the Holy Grail War will destroy Fuyuki City, if innocent lives are sacrificed, then I want to prevent this kind of thing."
This is the choice made by Emiya Shiro as a "partner of justice". No matter how ordinary he is, he still chooses to hold his own will.
"Thank you, at this moment, my wish has come true."
"Ok?"
"Because in the previous period of my life, I fell into the madness and temptation of evil and became an anti-hero. From the bottom of my heart, my only wish was to become a righteous person." Jekyll walked up to Shirou Emiya, "So Speaking of Shirou, I think I probably fulfilled my wish for the Holy Grail the moment I was summoned by you."
With his back to the night sky, Jekyll stretched out his hand towards Emiya Shirou. This new friend with three names stretched out his right hand, with a calm expression, but still sincere and sincere: "You want to prevent the Holy Grail War from saving The wish of Shimofuyuki City does not need to be fulfilled by the Holy Grail, it can only be fulfilled by yourself, Master."
"Of course! As long as I can do it, I will do it, but if I don't help others because of fear, then what kind of righteous partner am I?"
Emiya Shirou smiled and stretched out his right hand to shake it with Jekyll.
That is another kind of oath, different from the normal oath between a master and a servant. It is a oath about determination and enlightenment between like-minded new friends.
(PS: Today is considered to be an update, although it is less than [-] characters. But the foreshadowing about Shirou Emiya and his followers has been written, so that's it.)
(End of this chapter)