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Women's Marine Group Chat.
[Gion: Hina, Tashigi, can you arrive at Cocoyasi Village before Arton and Nami, and meet Arton?]
[Hina: That depends on when Arton leaves the Baratie. The distance from the Baratie to Cocoyasi Village is actually shorter than it is from the 16th Branch.]
[Gion: I see. That could be a bit troublesome.]
[Doll: Gion, are you planning for us to reach Cocoyasi Village first and stall Arton?]
[Gion: Exactly! Arton's power has already reached a ridiculous level. Although he hasn't shown the abilities of his black form, I'm guessing it's not weak. This might be our only chance—right here in Cocoyasi Village—to prevent Arton from becoming a dangerous pirate, from becoming the culprit who kills Celestial Dragons.]
[Sadi: True, but does Hina's group really have what it takes to stall Arton? Arton knows them, after all. Even if Doll, Kujaku, and Hibari—whom Arton hasn't met—disguise themselves in Cocoyasi Village to approach Arton, there's no guarantee they can hold him back. And even if they do manage to stall him, how would that help? Can you really get Vice Admiral Garp to Cocoyasi Village in time? If I'm not mistaken, you're not that far from Cocoyasi Village yourselves, right?]
[Domino: Vice Admiral Gion, Arton's power when he turns into the red Shirou Emiya is already formidable. As for his black form, we don't know much, but if Arton's black form uses Unlimited Blade Works, there will be losses. Furthermore, he once said that the black Shirou Emiya is one who pursues efficient killing, which suggests that his black form is quite strong as well. And even after black Shirou Emiya, there's still a "Senji Muramasa." Even if you travel with Vice Admiral Garp, there's no guarantee you can detain Arton.]
Everyone saw Sadi and Domino's messages and, although they were reluctant to admit it, they couldn't help but agree inwardly. They fully believed in Garp's power. After all, once Arton revealed that Garp could pummel Aokiji, they were utterly convinced. That said, Arton's power in his battle against Mihawk was also alarming.
After Arton's template evolved into the red Shirou Emiya, his power was on a completely different level compared to when he fought Shiki. Plus, Arton still hasn't used the power of his black Shirou Emiya form. You could say that the unknown is the most terrifying. Even with Gion having Garp by her side, some of the female Marines were still worried.
[Gion: The Challenge Ticket Arton drew earlier should have lost its effect during his fight with Mihawk, so he can no longer use a heated, all-out battle to restore his state. Therefore, if Vice Admiral Garp and I attack at the same time, there's definitely a chance we can detain Arton. No matter how strong the black Shirou Emiya is, he can't be stronger than Vice Admiral Garp. After all, Arton once said that if he obtains the final power of Shirou Emiya, he'll gain strength on par with—maybe even not weaker than—a Yonko. But right now, Arton's Shirou Emiya template hasn't reached its peak. I think it's unlikely he's already stronger than a Yonko.]
[Hina: But Arton drew a Challenge Ticket once before. It's possible he could draw it again, isn't it?]
[Gion: Precisely. That's why we need to stop Arton as soon as possible. If he gets enough time, his power will grow beyond what we can handle. Arton's companions would also become troublesome adversaries. Even if we can't recruit Arton into the Marines, at the very least we have to capture him so he's no longer a threat to us.]
[Doll: What Vice Admiral Gion said isn't without reason. Sigh, this guy Arton is becoming more and more of a headache.]
[Kujaku: That Shirou Emiya template is really strange. How could it have so many versions? If we could gain a deeper understanding of Shirou Emiya, it'd help us a lot in stopping Arton.]
[Sadi: Who knows what Shirou Emiya is all about? If Arton doesn't tell us, all we can do is watch in silence.]
[Domino: Let's just hope Arton slips up in his diary. Then we might finally understand the Shirou Emiya template—and in turn, understand Arton's powers.]
All the women spoke as they once again looked at the diary's copy. Perhaps Arton had simply forgotten. Even now that Mihawk had already left, Arton still hadn't turned off the real-time video recording. Thanks to that, Gion, Tashigi, and the others could see Arton's conversation with Nami and everyone else.
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At this moment, on the Sylvan:
"Arton, you look pretty cool in that form."
"Having dual guns is nice, too."
"Hey, can I take a look at the dual guns you used earlier~?"
Uta asked curiously.
"Sure thing."
Arton nodded, then used Projection Magic to conjure the dual-gun versions of Kanshou and Bakuya. He handed them to Uta. Although he'd already exited the Shirou Emiya template form, that didn't stop him from projecting the dual guns.
"Wow, these two guns are awesome!"
Uta took them and immediately started toying with them excitedly.
"Arton-san, are you really okay after turning into that form?"
"I got the feeling something was off about you as Black Shirou Emiya. It was kinda scary."
Kaya asked, concerned.
"Heh, don't worry, Kaya."
"Black Shirou Emiya might carry a bit of an ominous vibe, but it doesn't prevent me from using his power."
Arton patted Kaya's shoulder and smiled.
"In your fight with Mihawk, the wounds on your body were basically stitched up by swords, right, Arton?"
Carina asked, propping her chin on one hand.
"Hmm, well…my body won't be stitched back together by swords in that form."
"But as the fight goes on, my body in the Black Shirou state might still show cracks."
"Even so, don't worry. By then, I'll use a special power to fix myself up."
Arton recalled how, upon breaking through as Shirou Alter, golden fissures had spread across his body. He shared this memory with his companions.
"Are those cracks still going to appear?"
"I feel like every version of Heroic Spirit Emiya you use, Captain Arton, is a power that damages your body."
"Plus, every stage of your Emiya form seems…not quite human."
"At first, I thought it was just the power Shirou Emiya had at different points in his life."
"But thinking about it now, it seems like there's some contradiction in all this."
Nami pouted, recalling the scene where Arton showcased Shirou Emiya's powers.