Shinji Matou at Your Service-Chapter 1102: Why? Why Can’t I Reach You, Even After All This?

Chapter 1102 - 1102: Why? Why Can’t I Reach You, Even After All This?

Tohsaka Rin is a good girl—there's no doubt about that.

She's not the kind of "good girl" that future generations might twist into saying, "I smoke, I drink, and I've even had an abortion, but deep down I know I'm a good girl." No, she's genuinely a "good" girl.

She's beautiful, strictly self-disciplined, and excels in academics, sports, and social interactions. Aside from not being good with household appliances, there are almost no other flaws you could find in her.

The only thing left might be her tsundere nature, which some people consider a flaw, while others find it charming—cold and distant with her words, but honest in her actions. She talks about exacting revenge and turning Shinji into someone like Tohsaka Tokiomi once was, but in reality, she can't bring herself to be that ruthless.

Just like how Shinji takes into account the relationship between the Tohsaka and Matou families and always goes easy on Rin, Rin also could never truly ruin Shinji's future. She just wants to give him a good beating to vent her frustrations.

However, even such a "normal" and "simple" wish has become an unattainable luxury.

Rin, revealing her final trump card, did indeed shock Shinji, wiping the calm expression off his face—but only for a brief moment.

"Jewel Sword! I didn't expect the old jewel to lend you that!"

"It wasn't borrowed. I completed it on my own, specifically as my ace against you."

"Completed it on your own? You're truly outstanding, Rin."

Shinji's praise was sincere. He had seen similar types of Mystic Codes at Zelretch's place, and he knew that the Tohsaka family had the design for the Jewel Sword. He also knew that Rin occasionally trained with the old man. But he hadn't expected Rin to complete something even the previous five generations of Tohsaka heads hadn't managed. And this time, there was no external aid—Rin was only seventeen.

To be responsible in saying this, the girl before him had surpassed all versions of herself across parallel worlds, reaching an unprecedented level.

The girl proudly lifted her head, not thinking too much about it, but simply feeling delighted at having surprised her rival.

"Of course, that's only natural. I am the daughter of the Tohsaka family! How about it, Matou Shinji? Are you ready to surrender?"

"As if."

Shinji chuckled.

"I was just thinking we're quite alike."

"Alike? In what way?"

"You'll find out if you manage to push me that far."

"You talk like you haven't gone all out yet."

"Though it might hurt your pride, that's exactly the reality."

"You—"

Seeing Shinji return to the expression she hated most, Rin was furious—unprecedented anger.

"Fine, let's see how long you can keep that smug face! Esltfrei. Eilesalve—"

Release, and fire everything!

The valley was chosen as the battlefield was bathed in golden light, sweeping away the final notes of the epic narrative. Immediately after, the sword's tip pointed at Shinji again.

"Gebhr, zweihaunder...!"

The colorless blade emitted a rainbow of light, pouring forth unimaginably vast amounts of mana from its core. Each swing of the sword rivaled the mana density of Artoria's Excalibur.

One strike, and then another, seemingly endless.

No, not seemingly. It truly was endless.

The Jewel Sword was a Magic that connected to the roads of infinite parallel worlds.

Though the gap it opened was small, not enough for someone to pass through, it was sufficient. Since parallel worlds were endless, the mana Rin could draw from was also endless.

But even with this, even with the use of mana that a magus could never accumulate in a lifetime, she still couldn't defeat Shinji.

The mana may be infinite, but the Jewel Sword and Rin's body had their limits. The amount of mana she could release at a time was fixed.

Spreading her attacks out in a wide area didn't affect Shinji much. If she concentrated them, the power would be enough, but it also gave Shinji enough space to dodge.

This guy seemed particularly adept at dealing with these kinds of attacks, always finding the perfect way to evade.

Before she realized it, frustration once again gripped Rin's heart, accumulating along with the unrelieved anger.

"Hit him!"

"Hit him! Hit him!"

"Hit him! Hit him! Hit him! Hit him! Hit him..."

"Just hit him already—!"

The persistent girl kept swinging her sword, roaring along with the mana she unleashed. Her violent attacks even leveled a nearby mountain peak, but it was still useless.

Unable to bear watching, Shinji couldn't help but offer some advice: "Besides Shishou, I've also been trained by the great sage Chiron. This level of long-range attack won't work on me."

One of Chiron's standard training sessions was that he'd shoot arrows while you tried to dodge. Though the power was nowhere near the mana blasts from the Jewel Sword, the unpredictability was a hundred times worse. After going through that kind of training, Rin's long-range suppression was nothing.

"I don't need your fake concern!"

Though she said that, Rin realized the problem. She gradually closed the distance, limiting Shinji's reaction time and shrinking his space to dodge.

This was a normal response, but closing the distance also meant Shinji could bring his formidable close-combat abilities into play.

It didn't take long for Shinji to seize an opportunity, using his only available weapon, the broken Divine GunBlade as bait. He accelerated, closing the gap, and landed a punch that sent Rin flying.

"You didn't think you could beat me in close combat, did you?"

As Shinji said, while Rin's hand-to-hand combat skills weren't weak, compared to Shinji, who regularly fought powerful Servants, Dead Apostles, and True Ancestors, the gap was significant. Even though Rin saw through Shinji's intent and tried to block, she couldn't fully defend against the blow.

Having landed a solid hit, Shinji pressed the advantage, moving quickly to follow up.

Surprisingly, despite being knocked back and put in a dangerous position, Rin didn't feel frustrated. Instead, she smiled, as if her plan had succeeded.

The rainbow-colored mana once again burst forth, enveloping the entire area and leaving Shinji with no room to dodge.

Shinji, too, was decisive. He gave up dodging, intending to take the hit if it meant taking Rin down with him.

In the end, he was injured. His upper body was burned, his skin scorched, but the person he meant to capture had vanished.

It turns out, everything earlier had been part of Rin's strategy.

She pretended to be provoked, closed the distance, and gave Shinji the chance to engage her in close combat.

After being knocked back, she unleashed a wide-area attack, seemingly to block him, but in reality, it was to obscure his senses.

All of it was for this moment—

A flash of light, and Rin suddenly appeared behind Shinji, her Jewel Sword splitting into three, aiming for both of his shoulders and his back. With his Noble Phantasm sealed and no time to turn around, Shinji had no way to defend himself.

"Got him!"

Just as Rin thought this, a faint blue light flickered.

In the next moment, she felt her Jewel Sword hit something. Before she could see what had happened, two of her three swords were deflected, and the last one was caught in a large, golden hand.

The hand's owner was none other than the boy Rin thought she had defeated—Matou Shinji.

Then, a black hand gently brushed the girl's forehead, draining the last of her strength and causing her long-suppressed emotions to burst out uncontrollably!

"Why?"

"Why can you still block me?"

"Why is the gap between us so wide?"

"Why, after all my effort, can I still not reach you?"

Why!!!

P.S.: This wasn't a perfectly even fight—Rin was just being allowed to show off a bit. They weren't mortal enemies, after all, so there's no way they'd go all-out trying to kill each other right from the start.