A group of people.

On the windy and sandy earth, there were more than a dozen of them wearing earthy yellow cloaks.

Some of them fell to the ground, and some of them stood.

Most of those who fell to the ground were scattered around Shinji, and those who stood gathered around the other.

A familiar black coat, a burly figure, a serious and sullen face.

Araya Zonglian!

Is this guy still there? Hasn't he been "burned" to ashes by the "roots"?

But even if it doesn't "burn" into "ashes", it won't last long.

One of the cloaked men around him plunged a sword into his chest, another cut him off with a sword, and the last dodged up behind him, aiming a classic submachine gun at the back of his heart, and then pulled the class, smashing the burly body into a sieve.

It was only at this time that Huangye Zonglian reacted and roared as if she had just woken up from a dream:

"Why!! why do you stop me every time?"

"The 'vortex of roots' is not something that humans should touch. The man who fired the shot said indifferently.

"I'm not going to give up, I'll get there someday!"

This is not the first time that Ayaya Zonglian has said this, and it is not the first time that it has been stopped.

"No matter how many times you go, we'll stop you. ”

With a large knife, the woman who looked taller than the man slowly retracted the knife.

The moment the knife is sheathed, Araya's soul returns to "stillness".

In the next moment, the woman's body leaned forward slightly, and the posture of drawing the knife was aimed at Shinji.

The latter spread his hands and signaled that he was not hostile: "Uh, what then, I was purely swept in." I have no interest in reaching the Vortex of Roots, and am now finding my way home. If it's convenient for you, can you tell me how to get back, you should know, Guardians of Alayya. ”

Although it is not known why, those who go to the "roots" will be prevented by the inhibition force. Looking at the withered desert around them, the aura of the servants revealed by the three of them, the cloak that wraps their bodies, and the exposed brown skin, Shinji can be sure that this is the legendary scavenger of restraining power, the guardian of the Alaya side.

Guardians exist in a similar way to Immortal, except that most of these people do not ascend to the Throne of Immortal by virtue of their merits during their lifetime, but for some reason make a contract with the Suppressive Force to give their souls to Arya and ascend to the Throne of Immortal by cheating. In return, these people will always be driven by the Alayya to act in order to eliminate the threat or potential threat to humanity, and will never be liberated.

There are exceptions, such as Artoria, who make contracts with heroism and restraining power, but in very few cases.

The Guardians didn't listen to Shinji's explanation, and as soon as they finished speaking, the Guardian with a modern firearm had already come behind him, and the micro rush in his hand was mercilessly strafing.

"Hey, listen to people. Shinji grumbled as he dodged.

At this moment, a violent sound of breaking wind sounded overhead, and dense swords fell like rain.

Shen Er held the ground with one hand, rolled sideways and launched the "Death Punishment King" by the way, colliding with the rafter and the sword. He and Gilgamesh have raced through the Noble Phantasm, and he is very familiar with this aspect.

However, he had just flicked off a rain of arrows when the female guardian who wielded the sword approached, and the large sword in his hand was unsheathed at a speed that Shinji couldn't even see.

Although Shinji used the "Athena's Shield" defense as quickly as he could, he still couldn't block the terrifying sword. Not only was the shield cut, but even Shinji himself was affected by the black sword aura emitted from the tip of the sword, and a hole was opened in his abdomen.

The female guardian didn't seem to expect her trick to miss, and her movements were momentarily sluggish. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shinji did not hesitate to detonate the "Athena's Shield" and blow the Guardians away.

The young man, who relied on the protection of the rafters and the blood of the True Ancestor to survive the explosion, waved his hand to push away the wind and sand around him, and looked at the three guardians who surrounded him in a zigzag shape with a strange expression.

"I think I should know you. Emiya Kiritsugu, Emiya Shirou, Okita Soji, hmm...... Maybe Alter should be added?"

The actions of the three of them were at the same time, proving that Shinji's guess was not wrong.

Like the Heroic Spirits, the Guardian's presence is above the worldline. This world line has become a winner in life, which does not mean that the self of other world lines will not become a lackey of restraint. In particular, people with lofty ideals, such as Shirou and Kiritsugu, were most favored by Alayya.

The evaluation of "the Wei Gong family, full of loyal martyrs" is by no means a wasted name.

As for Soji Okita, she is one of the very few guardians who has made a contract with her restraining force as a hero. It's the other side or some possibility of the hero named Soji Okita.

The three Guardians were undoubtedly strong, so they were able to easily kill Araya instead of falling to the ground like his companions.

Shinji thought for a while and continued: "I think according to your appearance and karma, Okita, you should change your surname to Emiya. ”

Guardian Okita shook his head: "There is no need for this, the guardians are all nameless." ”

"Oh, yes, I don't think they think so. ”

Shinji stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Emiya Shirou, who was staring at Kiritsugu in a daze.

"They are ——?"

"Father and son. To be precise, adoptive fathers and adoptive sons are certainly not the same world. If Kiritsugu had not made a contract with the power of restraint and had gone the other way, he would have adopted a child named Shirou. This child will inherit his ideal of becoming a righteous partner after his death, and is eventually abducted by Alayah, the first palace chef in the universe. ”

"......" Okita was speechless.

Emiya Kiritsugu was finally no longer silent, he lifted his cloak, revealing a face that was exactly the same as Shinji's familiar face except for his skin color and hair color: "I...... Not your father. ”

Shirou also lifted his cloak and showed a gentle smile: "I know, but I also know that you are the same person as him. In comparison, you and the guy I know know are far from the same. That's right, Shinji Makiri, from a world I don't know, I never dreamed you would be here. ”

Shinji smiled: "The universe is so big that there are no surprises, you must never have thought that you would become the twenty-seventh generation of the thousand sons of Muramasa." The twenty-seventh generation of Chiko Muramasa never thought that he would become a guardian. ”

"You're right. Now that you have become a Guardian, there are some things that you have to do, and I, we have to kill you here. Emiya Shirou said, raising his most commonly used black and white double knife, the projection demon modification of "Cadre Mo Evil".

Shinji shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "It's understandable. But for the sake of me and all of you, can you tell me something—why did Alayya want to get rid of me?"