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Chapter 189: Shirou Emiya: I won, Archer!
🕑 Added 2025-08-11 03:05:00 +0000 UTC~Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Worldline~
Seeing the self-contradictory Archer, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but shake his head,
“Compared to killing Shirou, Heroic Spirit Emiya cannot accept himself, he despises himself.”
“In order to confirm whether this obsession is wrong, he began to provoke Emiya Shirou and confront his beliefs. This is also the reason why he has been hesitant to act; Heroic Spirit Emiya himself has not abandoned his initial intention, but merely wants to confirm and search for the dream he once forgot.”
As he said, there is a feeling that if he takes one step back, he will be defeated in a decisive event.
This is a matter of principle.
Sometimes, there are things you cannot back down from, but isn't this unique to humans as well?
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【 “ 『Knowing that I cannot win, knowing that it is meaningless. The figure that constantly challenges is nothing else. It is the mistake I made. Even so, why?』” 】
【 “No, you will fall into despair just like me!!” 】
【 Four long swords were projected around Archer, rushing out at extreme speed! 】
【 “Bang, bang—” Seeing this, Emiya Shirou could only try his best to swing the Kanshou and Bakuya in his hands, attempting to block this attack! But he was still sent flying. 】
【 Falling heavily onto the ground, Kanshou and Bakuya also broke, and Emiya Shirou's left hand became distorted. 】
【 Archer calmed down, “How ironic! Compared to the heart, the magic power is the first to be exhausted; the only weapon left for you is that one.” 】
【 “In any case, Emiya Shirou's battle! It ends here.” Saying this, more blades were projected around Archer. 】
【 “Yes, your idea is correct and flawless. My idea is just a facade!” Emiya Shirou gasped for breath but did not deny it, struggling to stand up again, “But I can feel its beauty.” 】
【 Archer was visibly stunned after hearing this, and Emiya Shirou continued, “Caring more about others than myself, this is hypocrisy, I already know, but!!” 】
【 “Even so, if I could live like this, how wonderful it would be! I yearned for this so much, even if my life is fake.” 】
【 “The wish for everyone to live happily should be beautiful. I will not give up! Although foolish, I will never give up.” 】
【 “This dream will never... Even if I know it will ultimately be a fake, I will never!! Because it can never be wrong.” 】
【 Emiya Shirou loudly declared his ideals to Archer, and Emiya Shirou's belief made a clear blue sky appear behind this Reality Marble. 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“Perhaps his ideal is borrowed, but this feeling of wanting everyone to be happy is absolutely not fake.”
Tracing back to the source, they all originate from a starting point of goodwill, so it will never be wrong.
Even if one's actions are merely hypocritical self-satisfaction, even if one arrives at an ending where no one can be saved...
But!... The pure prayer of goodwill from some time ago, in itself, is absolutely not wrong.
~Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea~
“Heroic Spirit Emiya... you are covered in wounds and exhausted from pursuing your ideal. But you seem to have forgotten the most important point...”
Dr. Roman put down his coffee and watched their battle.
Heroic Spirit Emiya ignored his own existence, which proves that Emiya Shirou persisted in his ideal to the end, thus becoming a hero like the King of Knights!
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【 Archer looked at Emiya Shirou, who was stepping towards him. A past scene flashed through his mind, but he gritted his teeth and attacked, “Disappear for me!!” 】
【 “Clang—” Emiya Shirou easily deflected the fatal blow. Emiya Shirou, who couldn't even withstand a single blow until now, actually deflected Archer's full-force attack as if it were natural. 】
【 “This dream...” This impact broke some of Emiya Shirou's limbs. The pain did not paralyze him; he could only use fury to shut out the pain that would make one lose control. 】
【 “It can never be wrong!!” Emiya Shirou roared towards the sky, cutting through the incoming blade. At this time, he had reached his limit, and the blade in his left hand was only emitting blue magical energy, not yet taking shape! 】
【 “ 『Absolutely... not wrong!』” Emiya Shirou only thought of this sentence. Even if Emiya Shirou is a fake, one thing is certain. 】
【 This feeling must be the ideal that everyone hopes for. So, there is no turning back! 】
【 Now Archer's left chest is wide open, and with a broken torso, the next strike will be his last. 】
【 “Ah!!” Emiya Shirou, with his shattered arm, kept swinging to tear through the obstacles in front of him, completely lost in his struggle, shouting with all his might. 】
【 Archer quietly watched Emiya Shirou, who was rushing towards him in a frenzy, remembering the promise he made to Emiya Kiritsugu under the moonlight, raising the blade in his hand, but unable to bring himself to strike... 】
【 “ 『How cruel, showing me my past self.』 ”】
【 Emiya Shirou, with a heartbreaking resolve, struck Archer with all his might, declaring his determination! 】
【 “Puchi—” Emiya Shirou pierced Archer's chest. Archer could have easily deflected the attack, but he took it. 】
【 In the Reality Marble, the mismatched gears abruptly announced the end of the battle, and accompanied by a bright light, they returned to the great hall. 】
【 Emiya Shirou supported his shaky body with his only intact right leg. The Kanshou in his hand had indeed pierced Archer's chest, “I won! Archer...” 】
【 Archer remained motionless. Even with his chest pierced, as a Servant, he could have easily counterattacked. However, his hands hung down, completely still. 】
【 Instead of attacking, Archer seemed to be saying to himself, “Yes... It is also my defeat.” 】
【 。。。。。】
~Projection of All Worlds~
“In the end, he still couldn't bring himself to do it, Heroic Spirit Emiya... In the end, he admitted his defeat!”
Heroic Spirit Emiya saw his past in this foolish Emiya Shirou and remembered his original heart. In the end, he accepted Emiya Shirou's ideal and his own past ideal.
Although he was not saved and could not be saved, he still found the answer.
~JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Worldline~
“This battle wasn't about strength, nor about intelligence, it was about ideals and beliefs.”
Although this battle seemed a bit drawn out, Old Man Joseph saw the brilliance shining within it!
Emiya Shirou saw his future in Archer and re-examined his ideal... Archer re-recognized his ideal because he saw his past.
Because of the past that was worn away by missions for the Counter Force, he found the point of brilliance he had forgotten. In the end, he was defeated by his own initial intention.
~Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“A Reality Marble is the manifestation of one's inner world, and the scenery of the Reality Marble changed during the continuous battle... This battle, that boy Emiya Shirou truly won!”
The King of Conquerors was quite familiar with Reality Marbles. The change in Heroic Spirit Emiya's inner world was enough to show the defeat of his belief.
Heroic Spirit Emiya found the origin of his ideal in the continuously battling Shirou.
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『How cruel, showing me my past self.』 Archer's words made the nearby Artoria quite sad... Why would they show someone who acted powerlessly his ideal from his youth?
She also regretted pulling out the Sword in the Stone. If she could go back in time, would she tell the girl named 'Artoria' not to pull out that sword?! Would she listen...
It's impossible. When she pulled out the sword back then, she had already seen that future, yet she still pulled out the Sword in the Stone without hesitation!
But why did she forget?! The stirring in her heart when she pulled out the sword at that time, that beautiful wish... to bring peace to Britain!
Artoria, who was beginning to let go, also began to understand, and gradually a smile appeared on her face.
“Seeing them like this... is like seeing myself now, denying that beautiful wish of my past self.”
Perhaps in the future, Emiya Shirou will be able to summon her. In a way, they have something in common.
~Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea~
“Heroic Spirit Emiya finally remembered, on that night with the bright moon, that vow he had long forgotten!”
“That face he once admired, Emiya Kiritsugu's ideal, it was because he saw his past self that he understood! The answer had already been reached.”
“Even if he sees the end of his ideal, he will not give up, this is Emiya Shirou!”
Da Vinci rubbed her eyes and let out a sigh of relief. This battle of beliefs was truly too exciting; she was completely absorbed in watching it.
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~In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia~
And Merlin in the Seventh Singularity seemed a little nostalgic,
“Emiya Shirou and Lia are really alike... They both know they will face their end, and then for their ideals, they resolutely drew their swords.”
Afterwards, Merlin stroked his chin and fell into thought.
If the previous Emiya Shirou became Emiya Shirou because of Miyu being shown on the screen...
This young man, who knows his future but still adheres to his ideal! He can lose to anyone, but he must not lose to himself - can Emiya Shirou be called - Emiya Shonen!
(Author note: I'll stop writing about Emiya Shonen here for now! I'll see if I should write about Emiya Alter or the Great Hero(Heaven's Feel route) next.
