The undead demon king Atofe admitted that she had lost, even though she clearly still had the ability to keep fighting. Even after being hit head-on by the Sword of Certain Victory, she completely healed. However, she didn't seem to plan on forcing a fight in this situation.
This result undoubtedly surprised everyone.
Whether it was the undead legion's guards, or Ruijerd, tied to the post, they were all shocked by this outcome.
"Lady Atofe lost?"
"Could something like that really happen?"
"That last sword strike was too scary. The huge amount of magic power felt like it was on par with a king-level spell."
"Yeah, a corner of the castle was completely blown away."
"Armor wouldn't mean anything against that magic, right…"
"But was that really magic? Not only was there no chanting, but even true chantless magic couldn't be activated that quickly, right?"
"Is it the sword's fault? Could that sword be some kind of magic item?"
The black-armored knights whispered, clearly surprised by the battle. They couldn't imagine such a result.
Shirou didn't pay attention to the people around him. He just stared silently at the undead demon king Atofe, quite surprised.
After being blown to bits, the demon king was slowly recovering, as if rebuilding herself cell by cell, putting all the fragments back together little by little, slowly returning to human form.
During the process, it was clear that some kind of basic power was being used up, meaning Atofe's revival wasn't without a cost. But compared to fragile humans, who die completely once they die, the undead demon king only had to pay a certain price to return to normal.
It was almost like a cheat skill.
However, Shirou wondered if he could truly kill Atofe without triggering her revival if he copied some noble phantasms that suppressed undead beings.
Of course, he was just thinking about it.
In reality, copying a weapon that didn't fit his fighting style during the battle would be too costly. Not only would he not be able to use it to its full potential, but it might also prevent him from using his original skills properly. That might be okay against ordinary opponents, but against a strong enemy like Atofe, there was no time to do such a thing.
The only way he could possibly copy something was to release Unlimited Blade Works, because Unlimited Blade Works contains a large number of completed weapons, the starting point for all the weapons Servant Emiya copied. So, he could use the weapons without having to copy them first.
Unfortunately, Shirou still wouldn't use that power easily.
While Shirou was thinking all these things, Atofe had completely recovered her human form.
But because she had been blasted into dust by the light of the Holy Sword, her body was completely exposed. Her strong muscles and private areas were all clearly visible.
But Atofe herself didn't seem to care about privacy. She stood up casually and swung her great sword, but it was clear that she had no will to fight.
"You're just giving up like that?"
Shirou asked, confused, looking like he didn't understand.
He had been prepared to go all out and force himself to use Unlimited Blade Works. He never expected this outcome.
And Atofe hadn't just not died, she hadn't even sent out her guards.
If they really fought to the death, even if Shirou used Unlimited Blade Works, it was hard to say whether he could truly defeat the undead demon king at full power.
"Yeah, I give up."
Atofe didn't have as many thoughts as Shirou. She calmly told her guard captain, Mhull, to bring her a set of black armor. After covering up her exposed body somewhat, she sat down on the ground cross-legged.
She didn't look like she wanted to fight at all. Instead, she looked at Shirou calmly.
"..."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Atofe spoke first: "That attack just now wasn't your own power, but the power of the sword in your hand, right?"
"This…"
Shirou was silent at Atofe's words, unsure what she was thinking.
Did she want to accuse him of winning unfairly?
As Shirou hesitated, Atofe slowly said:
"Don't feel bad. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. In fact, I've known about the nature of humans for a long time, especially from my husband. He once showed me through his actions what human strength is."
"Although they were originally a weak race, they would scatter and run as soon as I sent my army to attack them. But gradually, things changed. By the time I noticed, the quality of their soldiers, weapons, and armor had all changed. Their fighting methods too. Sometimes they fought in formations, sometimes they fought guerilla warfare, sometimes they set ambushes in the mountains, or blocked the rivers…"
"That's how humans grew stronger little by little. Whether it's the Sword God Style or the North God Style, humans can always learn and pass on stronger skills, and through thinking and imitation, they can master techniques that other races can't master using outside objects."
As Atofe spoke, she showed a nostalgic and emotional expression, and looked at Shirou curiously: "Did you make the weapon in your hand yourself?"
"..."
After hesitating for a moment at Atofe's words, Shirou shook his head and said, "No, a blacksmith named Muramasa made it."
Shirou didn't want Emiya and Muramasa to be connected in any way. If someone investigated him in the future, they might think that Emiya and Muramasa were the same person, which would cause a lot of trouble.
"Muramasa… I've heard his name. So it was him. Amazing, so impressive, he's really too good!"
After learning that the Sword of Certain Victory was forged by Muramasa, Atofe became very excited for some reason. "Humans are indeed amazing people. The dragon race that my father couldn't beat even after trying so hard has been destroyed to its current state by insignificant humans. So, I lost, and I admit defeat. Emiya, you can tell the world that you defeated the undead demon king Atofe, and call yourself a human hero."
"Hero…"
Shirou obviously didn't care much about such a title.
His goal in coming here was just to save Ruijerd.
Atofe seemed to sense that Shirou didn't care about the hero title, so she said with a smile, "As a condition for your victory, you can ask me for something, even if it's to make me your subordinate and do whatever you say. That's the reward for the demon king losing."
"In that case, I want you to release that Superd."
Shirou didn't have any extra thoughts. He didn't want wealth or fame, and he naturally asked the demon king to fulfill his original goal.
"Interesting, you're really interesting, hero Emiya. Okay, I'll release Dead End."
Atofe was very generous. She didn't even ask Shirou why he wanted to release Ruijerd, and simply told her men to release Ruijerd.
Next, Atofe announced again that the human Emiya had been given the title of hero. She even had her men announce it, saying that it was important to spread the word throughout the world.
After that, Atofe said that the undead demon king's castle would welcome Emiya's arrival in the future. He could come and go as he pleased, as a symbol of their friendship.
She even hoped that Shirou would stay at the demon king's castle that night and have a grand feast.
Obviously, Shirou couldn't stay.
The duration of the Servant form wasn't long, and he could disappear at any time. Shirou also didn't understand why the demon king, who had been an enemy just a moment ago, suddenly became like a good friend.
Was this the culture of the demon race?
Unable to understand, Shirou still refused all of Atofe's good intentions and hurriedly left the demon king's castle.
…
After Shirou canceled his Servant form, he returned to Rikarisu Town as quickly as possible, and called Eris, who hadn't slept all night, to leave the town.
Eris didn't understand why Shirou had suddenly disappeared and then suddenly reappeared.
But she didn't want to ask.
She silently followed Shirou.
Because of Shirou's actions of single-handedly defeating the Adventurers' Guild, the demons in Rikarisu Town didn't dare to provoke him. The horse-headed man Nokubara ran away in fright as soon as he saw him.
Shirou didn't actually have much to complain about regarding Nokubara.
After leaving the town, Shirou waited patiently on the road to the demon king's castle. Soon, he saw Ruijerd arriving, accompanied by the guard captain Mhull.
"Ruijerd!"
Eris showed an excited expression when she saw Ruijerd.
But Ruijerd said with an embarrassed look, "I'm sorry."
Ruijerd clearly knew that what he had done would make Shirou and Eris sad, but he still willingly did it. He still apologized.
Shirou and Eris naturally wouldn't blame him, and they quickly made up.
Next, Eris learned about everything that had happened from Ruijerd.
She was undoubtedly very surprised by Ruijerd's words, because she clearly remembered that she had also been saved by the mysterious man named Emiya.
She didn't expect that he was also on the demon continent. Eris was excited at first, but then she suddenly became extremely depressed.
Because Eris suddenly realized that she was still too weak, far from reaching the growth that Emiya had asked her to achieve.
Each with their own complex thoughts, the group left Rikarisu Town and embarked on the road to a new city.
The next morning, when Shirou and Eris woke up, they discovered something surprising: Ruijerd had become bald.
"After this incident, I realized that people are mostly afraid of my hair."
As Ruijerd spoke, he covered the red gem on his forehead with a headband. He had completely made up his mind to hide his identity as a Superd. "Next, in the next town, I plan to get a new weapon. I'll try not to use this trident either."
"If that's the case, I'll make a weapon for you, Ruijerd."
Shirou had been planning to make a weapon for Ruijerd for a long time, and spoke up immediately.
"Shirou, you can make weapons?"
Ruijerd was surprised.
Eris was calm, because she had received Black Keys made by Shirou as a gift.
Shirou didn't say more, and just started thinking about what kind of weapon he should make for Ruijerd.
Several reliable ideas flashed through his mind. Finally, he decided to make Servant Diarmuid's spear of spells breaking for Ruijerd!
The spear of spell breaking's full name is Rose of spell breaking.
The weapon is wielded by Servant Diarmuid. It was originally a pair of spears, and the spear of spell breaking is one of them. It has a unique effect: it can pierce all defenses made of magic power, and even negate incomplete magic.
The weapon itself wasn't in Shirou's memories, but Servant Emiya's weapon collection did have a record of it.
In this world full of magic, the significance of the spear of spell breaking is obvious. It would be a very useful weapon.
As Shirou thought about making the new weapon, he embarked on the journey. The news of him, as Servant Emiya, defeating the undead demon king Atofe gradually spread.
His name not only gradually spread throughout the demon continent, but also spread throughout the world.
Hero Emiya. Countless people knew this name, and it attracted the attention of strong people!
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