Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 36 Shirou Kotomine's Reflections

Shirou Kotomine wasn't actually surprised by Erza's escape.

After all, if someone were torturing him so intensely, and he couldn't beat them up, then he would have no choice but to run away.

Unlike other mages who practice magic.

Other mages only need to know what to do next.

As for more details?

Those were things they experienced firsthand later.

But Shirou Kotomine is different. His thinking is closer to that of a researcher. He not only needs to know what to do next, but also why to do it.

As a result, the amount of work involved began to increase rapidly.

As an S-class mage, Erza's understanding of her own magic is naturally so detailed that she knows exactly why she does it.

But those were things she experienced firsthand later on.

That's something she figured out herself.

These kinds of things are usually something she only needs to understand herself.

But Shirou Kotomine insisted on asking.

Erza naturally knew all this knowledge, but she found it difficult to give an answer.

Because some things can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words.

Neither Erza nor Mirajane ever considered becoming magic experts, so they never refined their knowledge.

So, when they encountered Kotomine Shirou, this "ten thousand whys," they began to worry.

Knowing is one thing, but how can they perfectly explain their own experiences?

Just when they had painstakingly summarized and refined the answer to Kotomine Shirou's question, before they could even rejoice in their achievement, Kotomine Shirou's next question came.

So, the deep thinking began again.

One question after another followed.

Looking at the book in Shirou Kotomine's hand, which seemed to have pages that would never be finished.

While she was pondering, Shirou Kotomine had already begun writing new questions in the next book.

Erza finally gave up her stubbornness.

So, under the cover of night, she disappeared into Magnolia.

As for when she will return, that depends on when she can escape the psychological trauma left by Shirou Kotomine.

Shirou Kotomine was well aware of the bitter consequences he had brought upon himself.

He didn't want to torture them like that.

After all, they weren't experts in the study of magic.

However, if Kotomine Shirou wants to quickly improve his strength, he can only obtain the nourishment he needs from them.

After all, a crucial "decisive battle" awaited him in Uruk less than a month later.

Therefore, Shirou Kotomine craves strength.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have studied so intensely.

After all, he does have a conscience.

His conscience hasn't been eaten by dogs yet.

His conscience must be aching too.

"Okay, I understand."

Slowly regaining his composure, Mirajane said helplessly.

Although the memory that gave her a splitting headache still made her shudder.

But she was still willing to continue teaching Shirou Kotomine.

Moreover, she has already rested for four days and has almost recovered.

"But you'll have to wait a little while; I need to tidy up this area around the counter first."

"Because of the message Erza left behind, everyone has been gathering here to watch the excitement ever since I arrived at the guild, which has prevented me from finishing my preparations."

Mirajane glanced at everyone present as she spoke.

So all the people who had been surrounding the counter quickly disappeared.

"Then I'll help you, Ms. Mira!"

Kotomine Shirou immediately rolled up his sleeves.

He's a master at housework.

Moreover, since he needed Mirajane's help, it was only right that he helped her with some tasks.

"No, no need!"

Mirajane quickly stopped him, saying, "I've been doing this kind of work for years, and I already have my own fixed rhythm for how to do it."

"If you interfere, you won't lighten my load; you'll just make things more chaotic for me."

"Don't worry, I'll be done in no time. You can go sit over there."

"All right."

Seeing that Mirajane refused, Shirou Kotomine could only find a place to sit down and wait for her to finish packing.

As soon as he sat down, Shirou Kotomine looked around but couldn't find Lucy, Gray, Natsu, Happy, or any of the other familiar faces.

He knew the other guild members well, but if he joined them now, he would surely become their source of amusement.

Kotomine Shirou only likes to have fun.

But he didn't want to be the butt of the joke!

So, Shirou Kotomine took out a magic book related to costume magic from his backpack and began studying again.

Through Erza's previous explanation and Shirou Kotomine's self-study, they have already gained a detailed understanding of the dress-up magic Shirou Kotomine possesses.

First of all, the magic of changing clothes is not a combat-related magic.

Its creation was simply because the powerful of the past wanted something more convenient.

After all, there are a lot of things you need to bring when traveling.

Thus, the magic of changing clothes was born.

The magic of changing clothes is undoubtedly spatial magic.

It involves knowledge of space exploration and space teleportation.

Its principle is to create an alternate space in the void for storage, and then transfer the stored items to oneself or even onto one's body when needed.

Therefore, this magic cannot directly enhance the user's abilities.

However, it can provide decent auxiliary functions.

Clearly, Erza herself is the stronger one.

However, this magic is not without its limitations.

As far as Shirou Kotomine knows, the size of the alternate dimension that this magic can open is actually limited.

The size of the alternate dimension that it can create is related to the user's strength.

That is, it is related to magical power.

Therefore, Erza had to make significant modifications to this magic.

Erza is very strong.

Besides her own magic and martial arts skills, her strength also lies in the countless magical armors and magical weapons she possesses.

Use costume-changing magic to switch between armor and weapons that are advantageous to you during battle, depending on the situation.

This is one of the key factors behind Erza's invincibility.

In Kotomine Shirou's mind, his own prototype, Emiya Shirou, also has the same style.

The same applies to the hero who possesses the Gate of Babylon.

However, this tactic requires having enough equipment to cope with various different environments.

Just like Shirou Emiya has Unlimited Blade Works, and the King of Heroes has Gate of Babylon.

However, the alternate dimension that Erza created could not accommodate all of her equipment.

Therefore, Erza devoted all her energy to the "space teleportation" technology of her costume magic, enabling her to teleport items from other specific locations.

To that end, she rented an adjoining house in Magnolia and knocked it down to store her equipment.

"However, Erza and I are different. If Erza values ​​spatial teleportation technology, then I value spatial opening technology."

"It seems I'll need to find other teachers to help me with knowledge about spatial exploration!"

Looking at the book in his hand, Shirou Kotomine thought to himself.

"Shirou, come here for a second."

Just as Shirou Kotomine was deep in thought, Chairman Makarov's voice suddenly rang out.

"President, you wanted to see me?"

Turning around, a puzzled Shirou Kotomine pointed at himself and asked.

"That's right, I'm looking for you. Come here quickly!"

Makarov smiled and waved to Shirou Kotomine.

"oh!"

Although he didn't know why the president wanted to see him, Shirou Kotomine still quickly went over.