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Chapter 363 Unlimited Blade Works
🕑 Added 2025-06-15 15:03:33 +0000 UTC"I win, Archer." Shirou Emiya stared at the red-clad Servant and made the declaration. "At the same time, it was also my defeat." The Red Kn
"I win, Archer."
Shirou Emiya stared at the red-clad Servant and made the declaration.
"At the same time, it was also my defeat."
The Red Knight closed his eyes. He clearly still had the strength to fight back, but he seemed to have accepted his fate and did not continue.
"Is this considered a relief for him? This is also the result he originally wanted."
As a media reporter invited to the premiere, Ms. Katsushika was sitting in her seat and writing down her own opinions with a pen.
"I originally thought it was just pure mindless revenge, but it seems that Archer's purpose has never been this. He just wants Emiya Shirou to face reality, right?"
“But it feels like something is missing...”
Katsushika feels that there is still room for the character of Archer to be explored. If the story ends so hastily, it is obviously not Kiryu Nanaya's usual style.
“How pitiful…”
Ordinary audiences did not think as much as professionals. When they saw Archer let go of the sword, they felt more sympathy for the hero.
Because of the atmosphere of the movie plot, everyone focused their emotions on Shirou Emiya and cheered for him.
But now that they have calmed down, everyone can't help but sympathize with Archer.
Emiya Shirou might still have a chance to change, but Archer is already an established fact.
This man who fought for justice all his life still could not be redeemed in the end.
Such a tragic ending made many people feel a strong sense of sadness, and some sensitive girls began to sob when they looked at the scarred Servant.
Miss Tohsaka Rin, who escaped, finally saw the two seriously injured Emiyas, and then began to complain about the two boys in a very tsundere tone.
If we ignore the fact that Shirou Emiya and Archer are both dying, this situation can be considered a happy ending.
As for how Tohsaka Rin escaped, based on the plot revealed during the battle between the two Emiyas just now, the audience already knew everything that happened to Rin.
Lancer's Master is Rin's senior and teacher, Kotomine Kirei, who is also the murderer of Rin's father, Tohsaka Tokiomi.
It’s a pity that due to the length of the movie, Nanaya’s theory of pleasure for Father Mapo could not be fully developed, which makes the character’s depth in UBW a little shallow.
However, thanks to Uncle Matsushige's superb acting skills, everyone still has a deep impression of this character who appeared in the two films for less than 30 minutes in total.
Being able to do this is enough. After all, there are many things to explore about the character of Father Mapo in both FZ and HF. In UBW, let him just play a supporting role.
Compared to Father Mapo, the person the audience sympathizes more with is Lancer. As a great Celtic hero, he has to deal with such an unreliable master, and ends up committing suicide, which is really sad.
At this point in the film's development, the story has almost been told. The relationships and conflicts between the characters have been clearly presented to the audience, and all that remains is the ending.
So, Mr. Golden, who had been a supporting role for most of the movie, finally remembered his responsibilities as the big boss.
So when the protagonist team had let down their guard, Gilgamesh appeared as a great demon and attacked Shirou Emiya who was unable to move.
At this critical moment, Archer stepped forward to protect his past self. He pushed Shirou away and allowed himself to bear Gilgamesh's attack.
Here, Nanaya deliberately added a role for Archer.
At the last moment, Archer spoke to Shirou Emiya, who was under his protection: "That was when I was still called [Shirou Emiya]..."
"I don't want to hear about your past!"
Facing his stubborn self, Archer just shook his head. He looked at the completely dull eyes of Tohsaka Rin in the distance and whispered: "I was only focused on pursuing my ideals and failed to notice her feelings. In the end, everything was too late..."
"Emiya Shirou, you said you wouldn't turn into me, right?"
Red A placed his hand on Shirou's shoulder and warned, "Then remember this! Truly important things are easy to lose. Once you lose them, you can no longer attack with your hands."
"This is my first and last help to you, Emiya."
Nanaya gave Red A this opportunity to show off not only to add more drama to the man with the back, but also to let the audience deepen the impression that Shirou Emiya and the Heroic Spirit Emiya are not the same person.
Only by looking at these two characters separately can the audience better understand the theme of the protagonist's growth in UBW.
After that, the plot is not much different from the original UBW.
Gilgamesh told Saber the nature of the Holy Grail, then he left the Einzbern castle and captured Shinji Matou outside to use him as the container of the Holy Grail.
Next is the final literary drama before the battle at the end of the movie. In order to give Shirou Emiya the ability to open the inherent barrier and defeat Gilgamesh, Rin gave him a buff.
Well, those who want R-level magicka replenishment should go out and face the wall for 5 minutes.
The final battle of UBW did not feature a group fight of servants as everyone imagined. Shirou Emiya fought against Gilgamesh, Artoria fought against Kojiro Sasaki, and Rin went to save Shinji Matou.
The battle between Saber and the gatekeeper is a continuation of the battle in the previous Fate.
Although Kojiro's miraculous swordsmanship was very powerful, the final winner was undoubtedly Saber.
After all, no matter how good your swordsmanship is, it can't compare to the aura of the protagonist. Although Artoria is not the male or female protagonist of this movie, she is at least the backbone of the protagonist team.
If it was before the movie started, the audience would definitely be looking forward to this battle. After all, Saber's popularity could gain a lot of popularity just by her appearance.
But now, everyone is more looking forward to the outcome of the battle between Shirou and Gilgamesh.
All signs indicate that Shirou Emiya will use the inherent barrier demonstrated by Archer in this battle, which will undoubtedly be the biggest highlight of the entire movie.
However, Shirou Emiya did not release his inherent barrier at the beginning of the battle, just like Ultraman will not directly shoot rays after entering the field. No one will use a big move at the beginning of the battle.
However, relying on the power generated by projection, although he was suppressed by Gilgamesh everywhere, he was able to fight back.
"Has Shirou Emiya reached the level of a Servant now?" Shiori Kaede was stunned. "This is at least an inhuman level of combat."
On the screen, Gilgamesh threw four Noble Phantasms at Shirou, but Shirou Emiya responded with the same Noble Phantasms.
The camera is stretched following the speeding treasure, which is an effective technique for depicting high-speed moving objects.
At the moment when the treasures collided, what appeared was not each other knocking down, but a ball of exploding fire. The shock wave of the explosion spread outward, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the ground.
In this battle, Nanaya displayed his aesthetics of destruction to the fullest.
The buildings of Ryuudou Temple are completely vulnerable to various treasures.
In order to allow the audience to experience the most extreme visual experience, Nanaya did not simply use the method of shooting at each other with treasures, but tried his best to show the characteristics of different treasures.
Although most of them are presented as explosions due to the large number of Noble Phantasms, many Noble Phantasms still show their due characteristics, such as ice, fire, lightning, cutting, etc.
"It's amazing! This is the battle we want to see!"
All the audience felt that this final battle was so exciting that it far exceeded their expectations.
Indeed, the opening setting of Shirou Emiya is not pleasing, and is far less stunning than Saber, but as the audience who have witnessed the growth of this young man, they have been attracted by this tenacious big boy.
Especially for female audiences, the two characters of Shirou Emiya and Archer almost completely aroused their maternal instincts.
At this moment, in theaters around the world showing UBW, countless audiences are applauding and cheering for this young man who is working hard for the justice community.
"Ah! Ah! Come on, you are the best now!"
"This boy's one-handed sword-holding posture is so handsome!"
"Compared to the mature Archer, the immature Shirou is actually cuter."
Those female audiences who had previously been indifferent to Shirou and thought that he had taken the protagonist position from their idol Archer, changed their positions at this moment.
“This is too crazy.”
Listening to the discussions of people around her, Miss Katsushika commented with a wry smile.
As a veteran film columnist, she could of course see that the Shirou Emiya on the screen was an effect the director deliberately wanted to create.
But Miss Katsushika kept nodding her head. She had to admit that the identity of Archer was the finishing touch in shaping the character of Shirou Emiya.
Thanks to this Shirou Emiya who is not Shirou Emiya, the image of the protagonist is immediately elevated a lot.
If Miss Katsushika were to review this movie, she would give it 11 points out of a possible 10.
That’s right, this extra point is given exclusively to Shirou Emiya!
"It should be coming soon, Unlimited Blade Works." Miss Katsushika sat up straight, her eyes looking at the screen with anticipation.
After being frustrated for two movies, Shirou Emiya finally had his highlight moment. After all other means failed to defeat Gilgamesh, he used his trump card.
"I am the bone of my sword."
Shirou Emiya began to chant the spell, and at that moment everyone in the theater became excited.
But careful viewers could hear the difference between Shirou Emiya's spell and Archer's.
"Unlike the Heroic Spirit Emiya, is the director trying to make it clear that they are not the same person?"
Although no one answered her, Miss Katsushika already knew the answer.
"My whole life was [Unlimited Blade Works]."
Just like God in the Bible said "Let there be light" to the chaotic world, Shirou Emiya also created his own world with these words.
It was still a wilderness full of swords, but there were no gears in the sky, and no burning flames leaping on the distant horizon. There was only a red sky approaching sunset.
Rather than being a poor imitation of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, Shirou Emiya now displays the [Unlimited Sword Works] that belongs only to him.
Shirou opened his eyes, pulled out a long sword stuck in the ground, and pointed it at the golden Servant not far away.
"Let's go, King of Heroes. Do we have enough weapons?!"
