Under the moonlight, Shirou, in his Servant form, carried Eris at full speed back to the Boreas family's castle.
In the Phantasmal Summoning state, his speed and stamina are greatly enhanced. As long as the magic power itself is not completely exhausted, he can even continue running at high speed forever. Moreover, not only speed and stamina are strengthened, but almost all physical qualities are comprehensively improved in the Servant form.
Of course, all this is not without a price.
Once the magic power consumption is too great, Shirou will find it difficult to maintain the Servant form, revert to his normal state, and even find it difficult to use ordinary Projection magic due to the exhaustion of magic power, becoming extremely weak.
This time, because the opponents were just ordinary kidnappers, Shirou can be said to have easily eliminated the enemies without much consumption.
But if the enemy is too strong, or even the red dragon he faced before, I am afraid that Shirou will find it difficult to defeat the enemy before the magic power is exhausted.
Therefore, after having this battle as a basis for judgment, Shirou should not use Phantasmal Summoning casually in the future.
At least, before using Phantasmal Summoning in the future, he must ensure that his condition can keep up with the amount of magic power used, and not break away from the Phantasmal Summoning in the process of fighting strong enemies.
Otherwise, instead of using Phantasmal Summoning, which consumes so much power, it is better to forcefully activate the magic circuits in his body, and use Servant Emiya's abilities with his own body, just like when he fought the red dragon before. Although that will further lead to his body being invaded by Servant power, at least he doesn't have to worry about the consumption of magic power and can fight to the last moment.
"Bang!"
While Shirou was thinking in his heart, he had already carried Eris back to Roa, the capital of the Fittoa territory, and directly moved around between the beams of the city.
Finally, he jumped to the highest point of the city, and jumped straight down towards the distance, falling to the ground at an unimaginable height, and came to the gate of the Boreas family's castle.
"So, so exciting!"
Eris looked at the familiar gate of her home appearing in front of her, and suddenly felt relieved, while also feeling an instinctive shock in her whole body.
She may never forget everything she experienced tonight in her life, will not forget this great up and down, and may never experience such an exciting development a second time in her life.
Moreover, her heart became more and more firm that she would one day gain Emiya's approval and make him willing to teach her swordsmanship!
Eris had such thoughts in her heart.
And Shirou, after bringing her to the Boreas family, did not directly enter the castle, but stopped at a place farther away from the castle.
"Huh?"
Eris was first puzzled by Shirou's actions, but she quickly found that a familiar figure appeared in front of her and Shirou.
That was a broad and strong figure.
Looking up, you can see the outline of animal ears.
Eris quickly recognized the other party's identity, her true bodyguard, Ghislaine Dedoldia.
"Ghislaine, that's great, you're finally here!"
Eris said excitedly.
Shirou also took the opportunity to put her down from his arms, letting her run to Ghislaine's side.
Ghislaine was first surprised, then excited. After confirming that it was the real Eris who had returned, she immediately said with a face full of apology, "I'm sorry, Miss, I wasn't able to protect you well. It was my negligence."
"It's okay, Ghislaine, it's okay."
Eris shook her head slowly.
After experiencing what happened tonight, she has gained some growth more or less, at least she will no longer take other people's kindness for granted as she used to.
In fact, other people's kindness to her comes at a price. It's just that these prices are not obvious on the surface, and they don't seem to disappear easily. But if you don't cherish them, sooner or later, everything you have will completely disappear and you will never get it back.
Eris had such an understanding in her heart.
Ghislaine, after confirming Eris's comfort and being surprised by the change in the young lady, instinctively looked at the red-haired man in front of her.
The moment she saw Shirou, her beast race intuition made her realize a certain sense of familiarity.
However, the overly large difference in Shirou's appearance in Servant form compared to his usual self made it impossible for her to confirm the sense of familiarity in her heart.
Moreover, Ghislaine's instinct as a swordswoman also made her feel inexplicably vigilant. Her hand instinctively moved to the sword at her waist, and she even intended to draw her sword.
"!!!"
Seeing Ghislaine's actions, Shirou's intuition also immediately put on a blocking posture.
Although he and Ghislaine were still far apart, recalling the space-crossing slash Ghislaine used in the previous competition, he believed that even with such a great distance, the other party's sword could instantly reach him and cut off his head.
"Ghislaine!"
However, before Ghislaine instinctively took action, Eris stopped her immediately, "Emiya is my benefactor, you are not allowed to hurt him!"
"Miss?"
Hearing Eris's words, Ghislaine finally broke free from her trance-like fighting spirit.
She quickly apologized and was surprised that she had instinctively become hostile to Shirou just now.
She didn't know why, but although her common sense told her that the other party must be someone who protected the young lady, when she saw the other party's figure, her intuition as a beast race made her feel bad, and she even had an instinct to directly eliminate the other party, this dangerous person.
But that was undoubtedly a wrong idea.
Since this person named Emiya saved Eris, she should be grateful and trust him, and must not hurt the benefactor who saved the young lady.
Ghislaine then completely put down the sword in her hand.
Shirou also instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he was in Servant form, he had just experienced such a long period of consumption. To be honest, he didn't have the confidence to defeat Ghislaine before his magic power ran out.
And considering the extreme speed of the Sword God Style, he might not even have a chance to escape. Either his identity would be exposed, or he would directly face death. Neither was a good result.
So now, Ghislaine's willingness to give up the fight was really a good thing for him.
"Thank you for saving the young lady..."
Ghislaine had also come back to her senses. She looked at Shirou eagerly and said gratefully, "The young lady has been missing for a whole day. Although the butler Thomas sent out a report, we couldn't find her anywhere. We were already preparing to launch a city-wide search. Fortunately, Lord Emiya, you saved our young lady."
"It's nothing, I just happened to pass by and made a move casually."
"Are you not willing to accept the Boreas' reward?"
Ghislaine was very surprised. She thought that Shirou saved Eris in order to obtain the reward from the Boreas family. In fact, Sauros would definitely pay a great price to give a reward for this.
But Shirou shook his head. He really had no intention of accepting the reward.
Or rather, as long as Eris can change and is willing to learn swordsmanship from him, it would already be the best thing for him.
The only thing he cared about was the butler Thomas that Ghislaine mentioned.
In Shirou's own view, the other party can be said to be the culprit who directly caused Eris to be captured.
But the other party seemed to be hiding it very well, causing the entire Boreas family to not notice the problem. Eris herself was suddenly captured at once, and she probably couldn't figure out the problem with the butler either.
It seems that he has to remind the other party later...
"Well then, since Eris has returned home, I'll leave first."
Feeling that the amount of magic power was gradually running out, Shirou didn't want to waste any more time, and directly turned around and disappeared into the night.
"..."
Seeing the other party's back disappearing, a clear look of reluctance appeared on Eris's face.
But she also knew that she couldn't stop anything.
The other party was not greedy for the Boreas family's wealth, and had no special needs. If she wanted to gain the other party's approval, she was afraid that she could only go further in swordsmanship, on this path.
"Huff..."
Eris gradually made up her mind in her heart. No matter what she paid next, she must go further in swordsmanship until she saw the man named Emiya again.
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Shirou returned to his room in the Boreas family.
As the Phantasmal Summoning was cancelled, his appearance quickly changed back to his original teenage form, and because of the huge consumption of magic power, he didn't even manage to stand firmly.
"As expected, it can't be used casually."
Maybe it's because Shirou's own age is too young, or maybe the fake card is not a genuine product, or maybe it's both.
Phantasmal Summoning is too much pressure for the current Shirou. I'm afraid it will take a long time to fully recover his magic power.
In the future, as he gets older, or as his mastery of Phantasmal Summoning becomes more proficient, the current situation may be solved.
After ending the card's summoning, Shirou lay tiredly on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep without the slightest hesitation.
In his dream, Shirou saw that familiar Hill of Swords again for some reason.
On the Hill of Swords, the back of the red-clothed, white-haired Servant was still out of reach, but Shirou inexplicably felt that the other party's figure had become more real.
"Does the justice you are pursuing really exist?"
Suddenly, Shirou felt the figure in the distance ask him a question.
Although it may be his own illusion, or some kind of self-echo from his heart.
But in any case, Shirou would give a firm answer to this.
"Of course it exists, and I will continue to pursue it endlessly, until the end of this road, until death!"
"..."
Regarding Shirou's words, the red-clothed, white-haired Servant seemed to feel something interesting. He didn't turn his head, just waved his hand, and then his figure disappeared, as if it had merged into the sand.
Shirou himself felt that the surrounding dunes had become brighter, and those swords had become more real than before, as if this Sword Creation had given him further recognition.
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