Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

Chapter 283 A bare hand

"Don't you have classes today?"

Shinji put his hands in his pockets and walked casually behind Shirou.

This relaxed feeling made him relax... Peaceful times are good, no need to worry about whether he will be killed by others if he is not careful...

"As for classes, I have some basic courses, and Rin has two lectures to attend... But even though this is the Clock Tower, it's actually no different from a university, so... you know."

"...Failed? It seems that even a good student like you has started to become a bad student!"

"Please spare me. I will just learn the courses taught in normal schools. As for these complicated magic theories, I find them difficult to understand."

"Come on, there's no need to learn that kind of stuff."

"Your current position is nothing more than a physical warrior, or you can go the path of Red A and become a melee archer... As for the mage profession, it is not suitable for you at all."

Shirou was silent for a moment after hearing what Shinji said, then he started laughing again.

"Maybe you're right, but I think there's no harm in learning more..."

"And I have been practicing projection magic, but now I can never find the feeling I had back then..."

Shirou recalled in his mind how he was able to instantly project a Noble Phantasm in the face of life-and-death crisis during the Holy Grail War, but now he had to calm down and project it bit by bit.

He also tried the inherent barrier he learned from Hong A, [Infinite Swordsmanship], but he didn't succeed many times. Even if he succeeded, it wouldn't last long before he collapsed...

So he really envied Rin's talent and huge magical power.

Seeing Shirou's worried look, Shinji roughly understood the reason...it was simply that the two years of peaceful life had diminished the other party's fighting instinct.

If he had not chosen to go out and pursue greater power, he might have become like this now.

Recalling the battles of all sizes in the past, Shinji caught a glimpse of the clock tower approaching in front of him, and he unconsciously quickened his pace.

"...Shinji?"

"..."

Shirou saw Shinji suddenly overtake him and walk in front, and shouted with some confusion on his face.

However, it seemed that the other party was thinking about something and did not answer him, so Shirou had to quicken his pace and catch up.

[What are you doing all of a sudden? Aren't you afraid of getting lost by walking so fast? ]

You know, the roads here are quite complicated. When he first came to the clock tower, he got lost. In the end, a kind senior who passed by led him out...

Shinji didn't know about Shirou's worries, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

Because asking the other party to lead the way was just a pretense. After all, it was not like he had not been here before. He might even be more familiar with it than the Party!

The two of them chased each other towards the tall building in front, and soon they arrived at the door.

"Hey, Shinji! Wait for me..."

"...Wait for me!"

Shirou ran to Shinji's side, but he didn't expect to be pulled such a long distance away just now. Is this guy walking so fast! ?

"Huh~Huh~ Why are you walking so fast all of a sudden... We still need to see if you can get in... Eh?"

"...Why is there no one here?"

Shinji and Shirou looked at the unguarded door over there... It was a special door separated from the normal school. Entering from here is the world of magicians.

Therefore, in the past, there would always be a few people patrolling the entrance to ensure that no ordinary people or other unrelated persons would mistakenly enter here.

But today there is no one here...

Shinji even discovered that the forbidden magic that was supposed to be there had stopped working, but another magic that was supposed to drive away idlers was working normally.

This is like... it's like they're deliberately giving unorganized magicians like him the opportunity to come in and out at will...

Shirou didn't think too much about it. Seeing that there was no one there at the moment, he quickly took Shinji inside with a lucky smile on his face.

However, Shinji didn't think the matter was that simple, and began to search around.

If there were some flaws in the magic operations of some other small organizations, or if there was negligence in this regard, perhaps it would be worth it for him to believe...

But this is the Clock Tower.

If even the security measures are flawed, then this holy land of magicians is nothing more than a facade.

Shinji walked inside, looking at places that were not easily noticed... Suddenly, he saw an old man sitting on a bench under a tree.

"Huh? That's..."

Even though the feeling was very subtle, I did feel like I was being watched just now.

And there's that uncomfortable feeling...is it the blocking of breath again?

The old man on the opposite side saw Shinji staring at him, and slightly opened his eyes in surprise...

Oh!? Has this been discovered?

It's really unusual...

"...Shinji? You're not leaving?"

Shirou noticed that Shinji suddenly stopped there and didn't move, so he immediately turned around and asked curiously.

"Go...why not go?"

Shinji had an ambiguous smirk on his face and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

However... before leaving, he wants to give the other person a little surprise!

Shinji faced the old man in the distance, casually lifted his long hair, and looked at the other person with his slightly closed left eye.

It's rare that you take the initiative to open the door for me, so naturally I have to give something back to you... Since you want to see it, I'll let you see enough!

The next moment, Shinji suddenly opened his left eye, and a faint purple light flashed out instantly.

The mysterious old man just looked into the strange eyes, and before he could become curious, a gust of invisible wind blew towards him the next second, and a huge Rinnegan appeared in his mind.

Just by looking at each other, the old man's face was immediately horrified, but his body seemed to be frozen, and it became extremely difficult to move a finger...

That is... the evil eye!

And it is a demonic eye that has never been recorded before!

The old man's mentality underwent a huge change at this moment, but fortunately this feeling came and went quickly.

“…Huh~”

As Shinji and Shirou gradually disappeared from sight, the shocking feeling he had just felt faded away, but the look on his face had changed from being relaxed at the beginning to being uncertain...

The control that even he couldn't resist, and the magic that was released instantly with just a glance... It seems that they obviously underestimated each other's abilities.

"...I hope...you won't become an enemy of the Clock Tower..."