Chapter 79: Please, Anyone.... Answer my Call!!! (4.2K)

4thWarPTSD-[Calling out to Heroic Spirits for help, yet none responded. In the end, the only one who answered... was himself. I wonder how King Arthur and the others would react seeing this.]

GigglesThenShit-[It's really hard to imagine what kind of mindset he must have had when he chose to become a "hero of justice".]

BobUchiha-[Cross it then—justice lies upon my corpse!]

AspiringWizard-[I wonder how many versions of Emiya from different timelines will respond to his call… Just thinking about it gives me chills!]

Everyone around the world who watched this part of the video felt a deep heaviness in their hearts.

That man had given everything for humanity—walking alone through the annals of human history, silently guarding mankind—yet no one even remembered his name.

Jeanne d'Arc, Artoria, Mordred, Gilgamesh… Countless Heroic Spirits had once received his aid.

With the help of this man, they had all turned danger into safety, rising to become legends, standing atop the golden pyramid of fame.

But now—

A young Shirou, pushed to the edge of despair and helplessness.

His blood-covered face, crying out with all his might, pleading for a Heroic Spirit to descend—

"Please! Any Heroic Spirit, I don't care who! Answer my call and help me end this Holy Grail War!"

He had clearly been driven to the absolute brink.

And yet—

No one answered.

Not a single Heroic Spirit.

Even though everyone watching knew full well that at this time, the young boy hadn't yet formed bonds with any of them…

The feeling of suffocating despair was inescapable.

Artoria, who was watching the video, sighed gently.

"Nameless… why couldn't you love yourself more?"

Even she, the revered King who now stood atop the pyramid, worshipped by billions of fans worldwide, felt an urge to weep.

Back when she was at her most vulnerable and desperate, it was he who appeared—a nameless knight—to protect her.

And now…

Watching him in his own time of danger, at his most helpless… she could do nothing to help.

"I called upon the Heroic Spirits for aid, but none answered. The only one who answered me... was myself."

Jeanne d'Arc murmured that line under her breath.

In that moment, she suddenly understood—understood why, back when they first met, Nameless had told her she needed to cherish herself.

Because he had lived it.

Because everything he had said, he had once endured himself.

That man… had truly borne it all, alone.

"Damn you, Nameless… are you trying to make me cry again?!"

Jeanne watched the video, only to find her vision blurring.

The once imposing and fearless Dark Saint, the Emperor of France, could no longer hold back her tears.

She had to tilt her head back just to keep them from falling.

In the video—

The card glowed with brilliant light, as vast, mysterious mana surged in from all directions.

"Damn it, a blank card like that could never summon a Heroic Spirit! There's no way!"

Matou Shinji roared hysterically.

He couldn't understand it.

Couldn't comprehend why a completely useless card—blank—could successfully initiate a summon!

"Because… I didn't summon a Heroic Spirit. The only one who answered me... was myself."

Bloodied and weary, Shirou's face was filled with helplessness.

In the end, he realized—there was no one else he could rely on.

Only himself.

"Damn it! You're just an ordinary boy! Your magical circuits are so weak it's pathetic! You have no future at all!"

Shinji screamed, growing increasingly unhinged.

This opponent was so feeble, so utterly powerless—

Like an insect he could squash without effort.

And yet now, this boy holding a blank card seemed to be summoning countless overwhelming forces to his side.

So powerful that Shinji, now fused with the Assassin card and transformed into a monstrous entity, actually began to tremble in fear.

Yes—tremble.

He felt as though a dragon at the top of the food chain was staring directly at him.

His body was paralyzed in fear. He couldn't even move, let alone strike.

Buzz...

From the blank summoning card, a massive surge of power erupted.

"Yeah, I am weak. So weak I couldn't even protect my sister."

Shirou let out a quiet sigh. His eyes burned with a fierce fire.

"That's why… I have to rely on my own strength. On the strength of every version of myself across all worlds. Please… all of me from every world—answer my call. Help me end this Holy Grail War!"

Buzz!

From the blank card, a sudden surge of immense energy flared to life.

—

The first scene to appear:

The war-torn lands of France.

A red-cloaked phantom walked the battlefield, slaughtering enemies with ghostly precision.

Then—he stopped.

A rare smile crossed his usually cold face.

"Please… another me. End that tragedy. Give her the happiness she deserves."

A surge of power flowed into the young Shirou, wrapping his body in a crimson cape.

—

Buzz!

The second scene:

Britain at the end of the Age of Gods.

A man had just beheaded Vortigern with the demonic sword Gram, and now held a rose born from dragon blood, preparing to offer it to a girl.

He suddenly halted, and smiled gently.

"Ria… the other me needs help. Let me lend him my strength."

Another tremendous power entered Shirou's body.

—

Buzz!

The third scene:

An era where humans and gods coexisted—where he walked beside the oldest Heroic Spirit, the King of Heroes.

He paused, golden chalice in hand, and smirked.

"So it's begun, huh? Everything depends on myself after all."

Under Gilgamesh's amused gaze, yet another power crossed time to pour into the young Shirou.

—

Buzz!

The fourth scene:

He had just unleashed Unlimited Blade Works and taken the full blast of Ea, only to pierce a certain golden fool's heart with a single strike.

As he faded into light, he reappeared in a peaceful school setting.

Looking out the window, he smiled faintly.

"Another me… I leave protecting our sister to you."

A massive power from this "ordinary" student surged into the young Shirou's frame.

—

The summoning card now shone like mad, with countless scenes flashing by—

A figure at a forge, endlessly crafting weapons.

A wise advisor helping Qin Shi Huang in ancient China.

A lone warrior battling the ultimate human evil in a Singularity.

—

Countless versions of himself responded to the call at once.

No need to beg Heroic Spirits for aid.

Because—

He himself was the strongest Heroic Spirit!

Crack—

Under this titanic influx of power, the summoning card began to fracture. It could no longer contain this convergence across timelines and worlds!

Faced with this overwhelming presence—

Even Matou Shinji couldn't help but roar in fury:

"What the hell are you?! What kind of monster are you?!"

And just like that—

The viewers erupted in collective ecstasy.

Before, Emiya had only his sister Miyu by his side—only to have her cruelly torn away, mocked and ridiculed as useless.

He had only wanted to protect her. To be a Hero of Justice.

But was crushed time and again.

The disaster ten years ago took his parents—leaving him barely alive in a burning hell.

Then the savior who rescued him passed away.

And in a world that had lost all light, he was abandoned to the darkness.

Then…

The only one who remained—his sister—was stolen from him. To be made into the Holy Grail's vessel.

To sacrifice Miyu for the sake of the world.

Everything that ever belonged to him was forcibly taken.

Just watching it made people want to cry—want to pity him.

But now—it was over.

He would no longer beg for any Heroic Spirit's help.

Instead, he'd rely entirely on himself.

On every "him" across all parallel worlds and timelines.

The grand, divine power flooded his body—

And in that moment, the ultimate form was born.

He now embodied every version of Shirou/Sanjiro who had ever walked the timeline of human history:

Nameless, Archer EMIYA, Muramasa, the Young Hero…

He now represented every possibility of "Emiya Shirou/Sanjiro."

Yes—he was not fighting alone.

He was not alone!

And Merlin, watching the video and having just scoffed—

"Nameless, oh Nameless... not a single Heroic Spirit answered your call? How pitiful is that?"

Was about to eat his words.

But in the next moment—

He suddenly couldn't mock him anymore.

This guy clearly couldn't summon Heroic Spirits… but why could he summon himself???

"Hahaha, Nameless, you always manage to surprise this king!"

Gilgamesh suddenly burst into laughter.

Without relying on any Heroic Spirits, he had simply summoned himself to save his sister and the world.

As expected of Nameless—he effortlessly achieved something even he couldn't do!

His crimson eyes turned to the nearby magus.

"Merlin, don't forget the wager we made earlier!"

"No, this is impossible!"

Merlin was momentarily unable to accept it.

The other party truly hadn't borrowed the aid of any Heroic Spirits, but calling on another version of himself from a different timeline—how did that count?!

"Don't panic! I still have a chance, as long as he drags things out a little longer!"

Merlin transformed into a warrior who breathed through his gills.

I can still turn this around!

The previous bet was to clear the Holy Grail War in a single night.

As long as the other side wasted time, he'd easily fulfill the conditions of the wager.

Without the help of the King of Heroes, Nameless—whose Spirit Origin was shattered—could never stop him from escaping.

Victory is still possible!

"Heh, what a fool."

Gilgamesh snorted coldly.

Based on his understanding of his dear friend, how could that guy possibly waste time?

In the video—

The young Shirou who had just completed his Phantasmal Summoning suddenly projected Kanshou and Bakuya into his hands.

Whoosh!

A flash of the blade—he sliced clean through the hand that Matou Shinji had been using to choke him moments before!

"No! I can't die! You can't kill me!"

Matou Shinji roared in fury.

From his severed arm burst countless hideous tentacles.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a terrifying monster five meters tall, charging madly at Shirou.

His hoarse, guttural voice roared, "I am invincible! No one can defeat me!"

"You're too weak."

Shirou looked at him expressionlessly.

Then—

He projected Heracles' axe-sword, over two meters long, into his hand. He swung it as if it were as light as a feather and brought it down in a single slash.

A devastating shockwave exploded, tearing through all defenses like they were paper.

It split Shinji's massive body clean in two on the spot!

Even as a pseudo-Heroic Spirit who'd transformed into a terrifying monster, Matou Shinji couldn't withstand a single blow from him!

However—

Shirou showed no intention of stopping. He let out a quiet sigh,

"Sakura, you said I was too focused on archery… you were clearly warning me."

Whoosh!

He spun his waist, bringing the axe-sword around in a vicious arc behind him.

Shinji who should've been split in two reappeared behind him in human form, attempting a sneak attack.

Despite seeming insane and irrational, it was a tactic—using the monster form to draw attention.

His real body had hidden in the shadows, waiting to strike from behind.

A truly Assassin-like assassination move!

"How is this possible?!"

Matou Shinji was shocked.

Under the tremendous blow of the axe-sword, he was sliced in half at the waist again. His upper body crashed to the ground, still crawling through a pool of blood.

"Damn you, Julian! You lied to me!" His blood-red eyes stared hatefully at the boy. "Haha! In the future, you'll kill even more people! I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

"Sorry. Hell won't even take me. I'll never be able to rest… but I don't regret anything."

Without hesitation, Shirou stabbed through his head, erasing him completely.

The first participant of the Holy Grail War—

Dead!

The entire scene seemed to freeze.

From being forced into a corner to effortlessly turning the tables—

No, this wasn't even a reversal. It was more like squashing a bug!

The comment section exploded—

YeetTheInfidel-[Holy crap! That kill was clean and satisfying!]

HypeArtist-[My mom asked why I was kneeling while watching my phone—I'm bowing to the Steel-Willed Savior!]

Blorbo-[Let's go, Steel-Willed Savior! Make your own legend—clear all seven in one night!]

AlmightyMiddleFinger-[Is this what a doting brother looks like? He's too powerful!]

…

(T/N: Its not really the Steel-Willed Savior, it was giant hero Shirou. I changed it cuz, what in the flying fuck was even that.)

The first Holy Grail War participant was wiped out with ease.

The whole battle had lasted less than a minute!

From then on, "The Steel-Willed Savior" became his true title.

So strong it was absurd—so cool it took your breath away.

Countless people were left in awe of his heroic presence, etched into their DNA, unforgettable forever.

In the video—

After slaying his first enemy, Shirou walked up to the girl.

"Once I finish this fight, you'll finally get to enjoy a peaceful future."

"Senpai, you really are the strongest!"

Sakura looked at him, her eyes shining.

As for her dead "brother" Matou Shinji—

That wasn't her brother at all!

His corpse turned into a puppet—it had been a controlled puppet from beginning to end!

This was the terrifying substitution magic of the Ainsworth family.

Even memories and souls could be swapped!

Sakura waved at him. Though reluctant, she made no move to stop him,

"Senpai, I know you can end all of this!"

In the face of a man who stared death in the face and emerged victorious—

Even the Grim Reaper was a joke.

"Yeah. I'll end this."

Shirou's red cloak billowed behind him as he stepped into the battlefield under the night sky.

But this time—

He was no longer the weakling.

The second opponent appeared.

This man wore a suit and held a Heroic Spirit Summoning Card.

"Heh. You, a guy who doesn't even qualify for the Holy Grail War, summoned a Heroic Spirit that doesn't even exist in human history."

The man sneered.

He was Atram—a powerful magus who held a Heroic Spirit card from the Age of Gods—

Medea!

Buzz!

The Heroic Spirit Summoning Card activated again.

A black sorceress robe appeared on Atram's body, and black magic circle vortexes spun behind him.

He soared into the air, firing countless spells like a flying turret.

However—

Shirou's figure suddenly blurred, and he charged straight through the bombardment, enduring all attacks.

The once-arrogant mage instantly panicked.

He suddenly realized—none of his attacks could hurt Shirou!

Why was this guy so strong?!

"It's over."

Shirou stood on the ground, drew his bow, and treated him like prey.

Whoosh!

A spiral sword radiated dazzling light and streaked through the air with a brilliant trail—piercing through him.

Boom!

The once-proud magus crashed to the ground!

NotSunKnight-[Damn, a Double Kill!]

AspiringWizard-[That was way too easy! Shirou is a beast—he really might end the war in one night!]

BoobVenerate-[Not so fast—don't forget, Angelica can transform into Gil-chan!]

FateBot-[Man, who are the remaining five Heroic Spirits gonna be?]

…

As viewers flooded the comments—

The scene shifted.

The third opponent appeared.

This time, it was someone who had obtained the summoning card of the petrifying Gorgon—Medusa!

It was none other than—Matou Kariya!

"It's him?!"

Watching the video, both Rin and Sakura were stunned.

They never expected that someone they both knew would actually turn out to be one of the enemies in the video!

Under the complex emotions of the two sisters, the battle began.

Matou Kariya roared as he tore off his blindfold: "I will take Sakura back no matter what!"

"Petrify!"

Buzz~

As he desperately burned through his life force to activate his magic, a terrifying petrifying light burst forth, surging straight toward the boy.

[Petrification]

This was the most fearsome and powerful attack of Medusa from Greek mythology.

As long as you met those Mystic Eyes, you would turn to stone. Countless people feared it.

However—

An unbelievable scene unfolded.

The terrifying Mystic Eyes of Petrification stared at the boy… but were completely ineffective!

"Its useless, your petrifying light does nothing to me."

Shirou stepped forward calmly.

Yes, Mystic Eyes of Petrification could indeed turn people to stone.

However, the higher the magical energy of the target, the harder it was for the effect to manifest.

And Shirou—who had summoned infinite versions of himself from parallel worlds—possessed an incomprehensibly vast amount of mana.

To put it simply:

If the opponent's total mana was a lake, then Shirou's was the sea—it simply couldn't affect him.

Whoosh~

A glowing sword pierced through Kariya's chest with ease.

"Uncle Kariya, Sakura will be protected by me. You can rest now."

"No… I must take Sakura back…"

Kariya reached out powerlessly before collapsing heavily to the ground.

His body turned into a puppet.

Yes—he was also a puppet created by replacement magic, retaining the memory of the moment Sakura was taken from him.

…

"Uncle Kariya…"

Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes as she watched.

This man truly treated her as his own child.

Even after death, even as a puppet, he still tried to protect her!

"Don't worry, that was just another timeline's Uncle Kariya. The real one is alive and well," Rin gently patted her on the shoulder.

All those tragedies happened in other worlds.

It was hard not to wonder… had the nameless one silently borne countless sacrifices just to ensure the current peace?

"Mhm. I'll give Uncle a call right now."

Sakura nodded.

The video continued.

Amidst countless awestruck and worshipful gazes—

Shirou faced his fourth opponent.

An elite magus from the Clock Tower: Kenneth!

His Heroic Spirit Summon Card invoked the Celtic myth's Child of Light—

[Cú Chulainn]!

The battle erupted in an instant.

Kenneth unleashed his ultimate move without hesitation. The spear in his hand gleamed with deadly brilliance—

[Gáe Bolg – Spear of Piercing Death Thorn]!

The blue Lancer whirled and charged, instantly arriving in front of Shirou.

This move had a "certain death" effect.

Once unleashed, it would definitely pierce the enemy's heart and kill them!

However—

Before Shirou, layers of purple energy petals appeared out of nowhere.

The countless overlapping petals actually blocked the spear's deadly strike.

"Sorry. Now die."

After blocking the attack, Shirou vanished and reappeared in a flash, plunging his glowing sword straight into Kenneth's chest.

No wasted motion—decisive and clean to the extreme.

"This… can't be…"

The man collapsed, disbelief on his face, unable to comprehend how he had been defeated so easily.

His corpse also turned into a puppet—yet another construct created by replacement magic.

AlmightyMiddleFinger-[Quadrakill!]

Blorbo-[What the hell? Cú Chulainn should've torn Shirou apart with that spear, but Shirou turned him into a shish kebab!?]

SunlightSucksLOL-[Insane! Defeated him in the thing he was best at!]

…

Before the audience could even finish processing their shock—

Another enemy appeared.

Her name was Beatrice Ainsworth.

Julian's younger sister—a cute little loli.

However—

She held the Heroic Spirit Summon Card for the great Greek hero [Heracles]!

(T/N: Yep... What the FUCK is even happening? Well its AU I guess.)

Yet she was obsessively in love with Julian—her room was filled with his photos, body pillows, and more.

A full-on violent yandere loli!

This time—

While she was admiring Julian's… risque photos, Shirou fired an arrow and instantly took her out!

Then, before she could use the Twelve Labors to resurrect, he snatched her Card and claimed victory on the spot.

Without the card, even if she revived, she completely lost her qualification to fight!

…

"Eh? You can do that?"

Kirina looked surprised.

No need for close combat—just shoot from afar and end it in one hit.

"Why not?" Mordred suddenly swallowed nervously.

Because…

She had also secretly collected Nameless merchandise and filled her room with his posters.

Every night, she hugged a Nameless-themed pillow to sleep!

What if she got sniped in her sleep?

No, no—that's impossible. That guy would never dare show up in front of her.

If the real one came, who'd want a pillow?

Mordred's mood suddenly perked up.

If you dare come… don't think you'll leave so easily!

Back in the video, the battles continued.

Everyone now clearly realized—the Steel-Willed Savior was truly going to solo the entire Holy Grail War overnight.

His sixth opponent was none other than Julian's father.

And the Summon Card he held—

[King Arthur]!

"Father…"

Mordred's mood lifted a little.

In this Vow Beneath the Snow timeline, her father had not heeded Nameless' call to descend, but instead became the strongest aid of his enemy.

What kind of expression would her father make after watching this?

She couldn't wait to find out!

Onscreen—

Julian's father, now transformed into King Arthur, fully unleashed the powerful strength of the legendary monarch.

Wielding Excalibur, he clashed violently with Shirou.

Then—

To everyone's shock—

Shirou pointed at the opponent's Noble Phantasm and activated his magic: "Projection!"

Buzz~

The immense mana within him surged wildly into his hand—and he actually successfully projected Excalibur!

"You're unbelievably strong… No wonder you defeated those five. But I won't surrender!"

Zachary's voice roared from within his helmet.

"The hope of countless soldiers—burst forth!"

"Ex—calibur!!"

A dazzling beam of light shot toward the heavens and came crashing down toward Shirou.

At the same time—

The boy mirrored the exact same stance and unleashed the ultimate move as well:

"Ex—calibur!!"

Boom!

Two brilliant beams of divine light clashed in the sky.

A mushroom cloud suddenly rose from the spot, instantly devouring everything.

A deep crater appeared in the earth—dozens of meters deep and over a thousand meters in diameter.

The extreme surge of scorching magic power had completely melted the ground into molten lava.

A nuclear explosion!!!

Under the suffocating gaze of everyone—

The blinding light finally began to fade, revealing two figures.

Shirou stood there unharmed.

Crack~

On the other side, Zachary's helmet began to crumble bit by bit as he walked toward death.

His eyes looked at the boy. "Julian… I'm counting on you."

Boom!

His body collapsed heavily to the ground, turning into a puppet.

Yes—he had already died long ago.

The one who had just fought Shirou was nothing more than a puppet created by his son Julian using [Puppet Magecraft]!

...

After defeating the six who stood in his way—

Shirou arrived at the cave where his sister was being kept and stared at his former best friend.

"Julian, give Miyu back to me!"

"Heh… Even if that means betraying all of humanity?" Julian sneered coldly.

"The entire planet is on the brink of extinction. The end of the Steel World is near. Everyone is going to die! Shirou, you're really willing to betray the whole world… just for one little sister? You'd really drag billions of people down with you?!

How ridiculous. You're the worst kind of evil that humanity can produce!"

The Ainsworth family had pursued the same wish for over a thousand years: to preserve the future of humanity.

Now that he had obtained the Holy Grail, capable of granting any wish, he was finally going to secure that future.

But this guy… this guy was about to destroy humanity's one and only hope!

"To kill one person in order to save many… I knew someone else who believed in that too," Shirou said with a quiet sigh.

That man had also tried to use Miyu to save the world.

But now, that man was dead—

Dead on the path toward his ideal.

"Julian, in many ways, you are one of my possibilities—another version of me."

Shirou looked at his former friend and suddenly asked, "Do you actually understand the true nature of the Sakatsuki family that Miyu comes from?"

"Don't try to play emotional tricks on me, that's disgusting!"

Julian's expression grew colder and colder.

This guy was really willing to sacrifice the entire world… for just one person? Disgusting!

"No—you really don't know," Shirou shook his head. "The Sakatsuki family has possessed the Child of God, who can grant any wish, for over four hundred years. But do you know what wish every generation of their family has made?"

"…What?"

Julian frowned.

To possess a being who could grant any wish—how could anyone possibly resist the temptation?

And yet—

That family had remained in seclusion for centuries, never once using the child of god to gain wealth or power, never rising to become one of the world's top families.

That was strange. Very strange.

"It's simple. For dozens of generations, that family has made the exact same wish. And that is—"

Shirou looked at him and said:

"May the children grow up healthy and happy."

The simplest wish imaginable.

But for the Sakatsuki family, it was a choice as difficult as abandoning mountains of gold and silver, luxury, even eternal life itself.

They could have wished for anything through the child of god. And yet—not once did they.

How could any family possibly stay that pure?

Everyone was struck silent by awe and disbelief.

A miracle—

On par with the Holy Grail itself!

After hearing those words, Julian—who had previously been filled with anger and hostility—suddenly froze where he stood.

When Shirou finished speaking, he walked past him without hesitation,

"If wishing for a child's health and happiness is evil—then I will gladly become evil."