bookbashuk Chapter 61 Heavenly Arrow
Chapter 61 Heavenly Arrow
"What is that?!"
The dazzling light that rose from the dark, overcast sky captivated everyone's attention.
Regardless of whether they are friend or foe.
Even Shirou Kotomine is the same.
There was nothing he could do; it was the first time he'd ever pushed the bow to such a level.
This bow was a gift from Gilgamesh, the hero king and Shirou Kotomine's adoptive father.
In Gilgamesh's eyes, the whole world was his garden, and all the treasures in the world were his possessions, without exception.
As for those who coveted his treasures, he never hesitated to kill them.
But that was against the enemy.
He would readily give treasures to anyone he fancied.
Even if it is a priceless treasure in the eyes of others, it is no different from the dirt on the ground in his eyes.
After all, the value of precious things is often only revealed when compared with ordinary things.
But in Gilgamesh's treasury, there are many more precious treasures.
He can find something of even greater value for any rare item.
Apart from those two rare treasures.
The sword Ea, which has the power to create heaven and earth, and the Chains of Heaven, which represent his only true friend Enkidu.
These two items were the only ones Gilgamesh truly cherished.
As for the other treasures?
It meant nothing to him.
But he is the king.
As a king, what belongs to him can only be given by him, and cannot be taken away by others.
If you do not meet his expectations, even if all you take is a handful of dirt from the ground, offending the king's majesty will only lead to your death.
Having lived with Gilgamesh for a long time, Shirou Kotomine knew his personality very well.
"I wonder what Jill has been up to lately. Is he still playing video games?"
Looking at the bow in his hand, Kotomine Shirou couldn't help but think of his adoptive father.
Regarding his two adoptive fathers, he referred to Kirei Kotomine as "Dad" and Gilgamesh as "Gil".
The latter didn't initially intend to become a father, but he eventually got used to it.
As he spent more and more time in the human world, Shirou Kotomine soon noticed that Gilgamesh's personality was beginning to change.
He started to feel disgusted with people.
During his lifetime, because the population was still small, everyone could find work to realize their value and strive for it.
But nowadays, many people are simply wasting their lives.
Gilgamesh, who had once rebelled against divine authority and declared himself the king of men, couldn't help but feel disillusioned.
What meaning do his past actions still hold?
As a result, he began to feel disgust towards people.
To this, Shirou Kotomine can only say that Gilgamesh is truly at his most chuunibyou (delusional) stage, with a narrow vision that only sees evil, and he always wants to destroy the world.
If it were Gilgamesh in his later years, he certainly wouldn't have had such thoughts.
Because his horizons will be much broader then.
After all, humans have never changed throughout history.
After noticing this trend, Shirou Kotomine began to think about how to save the world.
After all, he didn't want his adoptive father to end up looking like the person he remembered.
So, remembering Carnival Phantasm, he tried to guide Gilgamesh to start playing games, so that he could see human creativity and the good side of things.
In the end, he did indeed become engrossed in it.
To this end, he even acquired numerous game companies around the world after experiencing a game drought, continuously pouring money into them.
Shiro Kotomine also took the opportunity to offer many advanced ideas.
As a result, the entire global gaming industry experienced a boom.
In addition, Gilgamesh also invested heavily in many other entertainment projects.
That's how it is with racing.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine was already a racing expert at a very young age.
After all, he spent almost all his time enjoying entertainment with Gilgamesh, and he sacrificed a lot to save the world, which was definitely not because he liked it himself.
Absolutely not!
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This bow was a Noble Phantasm given to Shirou Kotomine by Gilgamesh after he demonstrated his archery talent.
As for his real name?
Kotomine Shirou was unaware of this.
After all, Noble Phantasms are often symbols of heroic legends, not just the original names of weapons.
However, although Shirou Kotomine did not know the bow's true name, he did know its origin.
It is the famous "Heavenly Bow" from the hometown of Kotomine Shirou's previous life.
It may also be called Hou Yi's Sun-Shooting Bow.
Legend has it that Hou Yi used this bow to shoot down nine of the ten suns in the sky.
Of course, the bow in Kotomine Shirou's hand is definitely not the same bow that Hou Yi held.
Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon contains the original texts of all Noble Phantasms, symbolizing the culmination of human wisdom.
Therefore, it is clear that the bow in Kotomine Shirou's hand is not the treasure of the mythical hero who shot down the sun, but the treasure bow of the Shang king, who served as its prototype.
Even so, this bow is one of the most powerful Noble Phantasms in Gilgamesh's treasury.
Although Shirou Kotomine cannot unleash this Noble Phantasm by its true name.
However, its unique characteristic, namely its passive ability, also makes it Kotomine Shirou's trump card.
That is, as magic is injected into this bow, the effective range and power of the arrows it shoots will also increase.
The upper limit of this effect also depends on the user's magic power.
If the magic power is sufficient, this bow might truly be able to recreate the scene of the great hero Hou Yi shooting down the sun.
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Of course, it's more likely that the bow will be crushed by the immense magic before it accumulates enough to shoot down the sun.
Even Shirou Kotomine himself didn't know what the outcome would be.
But those are things for the future, and have nothing to do with him now.
As the magic accumulated in those gems was poured into the bow, its dazzling light outshone even the sun.
The magical arrow nocked on the bowstring emitted a scorching heat.
That was the aura produced by the infinite compression of highly concentrated magic.
Although it feels like a long time has passed, everything actually happens in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the Phantom Lord's magic cluster cannon had only been accumulating magic power for a dozen seconds.
Seeing that the opponent's charged attack was about to be completed, Shirou Kotomine stopped pouring magic power into the bow.
He drew the bowstring taut, aiming it at the very center of the magic circle in front of him, which was the location of the Spectre's magic cluster cannon.
"Shoot it apart!"
"fire!"
Kotomine Shirou's Light Arrow and Phantom's Magic Cluster Cannon were fired simultaneously, and the two incredibly terrifying magical powers collided instantly.
The two immense magical forces collided and then remained locked in a stalemate.
But this stalemate lasted only a moment.
The light arrow fired by Shirou Kotomine pierced through the attack of the magic cluster cannon, penetrating it and then accurately hitting the Phantom Lord's magic cluster cannon.
It pierced through the cannon's muzzle, penetrating the entire Phantom Lord's headquarters and creating a huge hole in the very center.
"This strike pierces through the Spectre!"
After catching his breath, Kotomine Shirou raised his longbow high and shouted excitedly.