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For those wondering why Shirou is so OC. He's not really. He got his memories of Shirou personality, loved ones, wars, and magecraft suppressed to the point he only remembered magecraft enough through a slow dream cycle. Yes Emiya Archer actually knows more magecraft and even runes. He just feels they are shit and useless in combat. But if 1 actually takes another look at what he knows, they're only bad against people who can do the same things better than him.
Again, this is the Fate Stay Night routes that Shirou ended up dying in. You know how many times he should have, the Tiger Dojo endings in novel are them. I had to research to find how many times he failed, which was like about 42 from what I could find. Add in the lost Illya route, Illya Prisma Shirou, and Oath Under Snow Shirou to make it like 50. Why, because the other routes had several bad ends so Illya has a good amount. I also prefer a rounded number like 40, 45, or 50.
All versions of Shirou are the same at their core. No matter what version I found, they all turned out the same in the end. They all also can't defeat Primate Murder or Type M at all. I was disappointed that even several servant Emiyas are required to beat just one.
7 Grand Servants/Counter Guardians are needed to beat PM or TM. Half of the known ones are just Emiya in some way or form. So why use PM or TM then? Because it makes more sense for an OP Shirou in a weaker verse to have to take down powerful foes from his past verse.
Konosuba is more comedic than power. I know there's some good feats, but I don't see Planet busters. The verse couldn't handle any route of Shirou with weapons from UBW, let a lone Miyuverse that held off EA or 1 with Muramasa's dimension slicing sword.
Shirou is again still Kazuma. His personality base is Kazuma. Why do that though? Shirou no matter the version, servant or not, will fold to the girls in his life. Which was why he started to cut ties over the years after the 5th. They held him back from his dream. All but UBW True will give up ideals for the ones they love no matter what. He knows this so he lets them go. He can't keep his promise of being a hero with them in his life. He is a sword with wielders who couldn't maintain him the way he truly wants.
Why not just use one version of Shirou? Again 1 Emiya fresh from Grail War can't defeat TM or PM own their own at all. Also what's the point in using just one if they're all almost the same guy. Add in the fact I would need to use one to buff another for him to stand a chance at all. Only a 1 percent chance of winning, but that is all he needs. Just didn't want to half ass him say he one and but is really a fusion like so many othera do.
Also again, Kazuma from Konosuba is mixed with him. The routes combined have same life until war, so at most 9 years plus a few months. He was 8 with nothing prior, he was 17 in 5th. He was 8 to 14 in Illyaverse and 8 to 17 in Miyuverse. Kazuma was 16 at the start of Konosuba. So 9 plus 9 plus 6 is 24 years plus months from war. Kazuma starting at 2 to 16, so 14 years. So about 2/3 Shirou and 1/3 Kazuma. He is still a teen at heart.
He didn't remember Kiritsugu or anyone from life as Shirou until seconds before he died again. He only knew the school life and some spells from dreams due to Archer's arms connection. He was still downloading when talking to Zelretch near end.
I kept Kazuma's quirks, one was really high Luck. Kazuma in Konosuba even made fun of the typical MC weak to girls bullshit. Both Emiya Archer and Kazuma share the same thing, don't treat girls any more or less than others. Girls will make your life hell if you do. They both also share that only doing what they know and using it to get what they want. As well as the fact neither felt that they could learn anything useful. But young Shirou is always wanting to learn what he can. Kazuma only tries to get stronger if he can. Otherwise with no way to improve he is lazy as shit.
All Shirous and Kazuma learned that thinking you know enough or being unprepared could mean death the hard way. I did not in any way shape or form alter their personalities. I just add their lore and quirks together. I didn't change them other than using each others lives to give more confidence and backbone. If it's confusing, think Kazuma got Shriou's powers and memories. But he is Shirou still, not actual canon Kazuma. He just got his helpful quirks.
I did it this way because I know some may not like Shirou out right replacing Kazuma. So I had Zelretch make him part Kazuma. After all, he is still a Konosuba fan and Nasuverse fan. If it seemed like bad writing it was because I normally use the very beginning of my stories for any info dumping that effects the story overall. I don't like having to repeat myself again and again when I could be adding more to story. If it was just Shirou he wouldn't be able to be as mean as he needs to. He doesn't like hurting girls feelings, even as a servant. Unless he's pissed, then none wins in the end.
You know how, Gae Bolg that can one shot Alter Saber if it hits. The weapon that a faster Saber barely survived. I would think several A rank Clalabolg broken to A+ would be stronger than the B rank Wickerman that did her in. Yet he still loses despite being a sharpshooting master. Still got to be with Saber though. He just doesn't have it in him if it doesn't mean his other loved ones would get hurt. He would only minor scold them at best, you think that would work in Konosuba. Kazuma is a idiot when it comes to figuring out how to fix his party members and too selfish, but has the needed back bone to call them out on their faults.
Also this Shirou has the knowledge of Illyaverse Shirou watching is loved ones get butchered in front on him while he could do nothing but finished that guy off for good and dying himself. What do you think that would do to Shirou or Kazuma? The prologue was supposed to just clear stuff up for later not confuse. Again I use lore and shows to understand them. Like how Kazuma wanted a little sister type, it's why he messes with Megumin so much.
If you have and problems, please explain in reviews so I can write better stories as I'm still new. Sorry for any confusion. Also the other Shirou Zelretch mention was the first story I made, but still is a work in progress.
The top was made before I included the top section of the previous part. I only made this section not bold after making the next section. Also added in some stuff in the top that somehow got deleted and I didn't notice until I went to see if it needed an update.
Now Back to the Story
"So what did I miss through my tears? I only got stopping a powerful beast and demon king". Aqua tells me.
"Well first call me Emiya Satou Kazuma Shriou, or just Shirou or Kazuma. Whatever is less difficult to say. You heard right but first lets just focus on taking the demon king first as he might have something to with releasing the beasts in the first place". I really want sleep or cook something. I now miss my kitchen, it was the best money could but too!
"Well SKES...". I cut her off immediately.
"Why would you say that!" I was not looking forward to this one bit. I only wanted to honor all my family that gave everything. Not be know as SKES.
"The beginning of each name reworded makes SKES so I'll just call you that!" Aqua says enthusiastically. Now I can see why Gil hated other divine beings. They are really annoying to deal with. Oh, right I should start thinking more calmly. I don't want to show everyone the weird Kazuma side of me, yet.
"Well I did say what easy to say. Any way what were trying to say?" I need to get some more info about the world to, she should know a lot.
"As I was saying we should he head to the guild hall. We need Adventure cards to take on quests. We need to level up after all". Aqua explained to me.
"Right, we should go then. Wait, this world uses leveling? What else is there that I don't know? Wait, where'd this bag of money come from?" It appeared out of air,
"They'll explain everything at the guild. Now let's go!" Aqua drags me to the guild.
At the guild Desk
"Hello, I'm Aqua and this is Skes. We want to register please". Aqua tells the receptionist. Maybe she isn't that bad.
"Right, 500 Eris each". After we paid our fee and got our cards I grimaced, on the spot where my name is, it says SKES. I would complain but it's only a card and title to me.
"Now to pick your jobs. Jobs are the classes that adventures choose to learn skills, skills are what people use to complete quests. Jobs like Warrior, Archer, Thief, Priest, Wizard, Blacksmith, Adventure, there are more but all require the right stats. Now to check your stats." I wonder how stats get determined here. I hope there is no luck stat, it sucks.
"Aqua all your stats are really high! Well except your intelligence and luck. Skes all your stats are high!" She yelled us our stats. I knew Zelretch pulled something with my stats. Including my Luck, still don't like the stat.
Afterwards we chose our Jobs. I chose Adventure so I can learn skills faster. She also told us about how to get skill points. The me and Aqua left to discuss our abilities.
"So we both have Max stats at level one. It's a good thing I saw that skill potion before you chose a class. As I can learn any skill from the memories of the other adventures' gear, so it counts as me learning it and can project skill potions that never fade unless I feel like I to". My skills are broken off Earth, I expected as much.
"Yay, now we can hurry up and find that demon lord! With the money you can get by selling those potion at a way cheaper price we can living well forever!" Aqua yelled with cheer.
"First lets get a quest completed. I really want to check out my new spells". I'm really glade I chose that class as it allows me to learns skills way faster. Sure they're weaker but that's fine with Maxed stats. I only wanted to learn elemental stuff, but it would take too long to learn stuff with other classes. At least now I'm not a third rate magus, but a talented spell caster. I know Rin and Luvia would be really jealous if they ever learned this happened to me. Then again maybe not, cause Zelretch. I really miss them...what was I going to do again.
"Skes I found a quest!" Aqua showed a high level quest "Slay the Dark Legend Beast", I picked up the "Slay Toad Quest" and dragged a complaining Aqua a long.
At the Fields
"Now Skes allow the great goddess Aqua show you how it's done!" Aqua attacked several times then tried her best move, and it all failed. "Help!"
"Already, well time to help" I used Kanshou and Bakuya to quickly slay them all and caught a slime covered Aqua as she fell. Then I used a rune to burn only the slime away, thanks Archer.
"Thank you" Aqua said looking freaked out. Then she screamed. "Why did my attacks not work!" Then a thought accord to me.
"Aqua are the toads immune to water attacks?" I asked her.
"Yes but I didn't use water! I used my holy magic spells!" She seemed really mad.
"Well you're the goddess of water so all attacks by you might have a water attribute to them". As I tell her this she looks like she was still mad. "Maybe only use your sword attacks on them next time?" She perked up at that.
Days Later
We both jobs at the guild. Why, to teach Aqua some humility. That and because I missed doing chores and cooking, they help me relax. Everything was fine until Aqua put up some fliers about requiting new members, which would be fine if she didn't go all weird on it and write "Join the Goddess Aqua and her Side Kick Skes". Needless to say I band her from drinking until further notice. After a few days a girl wearing an eye patch appeared.
"My name is Megumin Crimson Demon and I heard that..." I cut her off after structural grasping her staff and outfit. She is an explosion loving spell caster who doesn't want to learn other spell, that keep got kicked from every other party in town. She has a long history of starving all the time and is at the point that if she can't get in a party, get money, or food, she plans to selling her "innocence" for money. Needless to say I felt every last part of my being feel the need to protect her with my life. I wouldn't let her go through what Sakura had to do for those Matous. I won't fail to save this girl like I had the others in the past.
"Your in the party, wait here." I come back with plates of her favorite foods and drinks. "Here on me. I can't have my new friend starve now can I" I say with a smile.
Megumin sat down with teary eyes and started eating like a certain hungry tiger I knew. "That was the best food I ever had! Thank you so much!"
"I'm glad you like my cooking, now this is Aqua and we're all going to the fields to test out our teamwork". After Aqua and Megumin get to know each other we head to the fields outside the city.
"Now Megumin, I can see the history of anything or anyone with my eyes so why do you truly not want to learn other skills?" I know why but I should ask any way.
"Well then you should know then I'm in love with explosion spell and I want create the worlds biggest explosion. Learning other spells will feel like cheating." She said passionately.
"Ok, then allow me to show you something." I fired off the strongest explosion I could. It took Megumin's breath away. "That is the strongest explosion with Max stat, and nothing else". After refilling my mana, "Now watch as I add in more". I combined several of my spells with my explosion, the way this beautiful new explosion pattern looked and sheer size of it left Megumin drooling?
"TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT!" Megumin said while shaking me. "I will do anything you ask me to do!" I then explained what spells she needed how I can give her skill potions to max out all the skills she can and then showed her. "I'm at your beck and call master!" She said barely containing her excitement.
"I'm not that old, just call me Shirou or Kazuma". I didn't even let Saber call me that, so no way anybody else is. Then she ruined the mood.
"I thought your name was SKES?" She asked curiously. Did I hear Aqua snicker just now?! So she calls me that knowing I don't like on purpose to get back at me for bringing her along to this world! Can't blame her though I'll let it slide, doesn't bother much now. "Do you have a really long name that it's short for?"
"Yes, Aqua turned Emiya Satou Kazuma Shirou into SKES to get back me as petty revenge. Where I come from, we put our names from last to first. Please call me something else".
"But I want to call you master as respect for you". She explained to me. "I feel captain or leader to boring of names to call you".
"Well since I'm just like an older student, how about..." The perv Kazuma side of me wants to say onii chan or nii san, but the Shirou parts say hell no to that. To go half and half I went with, "how about sempai, it's what juniors call their seniors in my land. So Kazuma sempai". Shirou sempai is too much like Sakura, and no need to be reminded more the of dark secret Megumin was planning on doing if I didn't let her join me.
"Okay Kazuma sempai!" Megumin was happy. Was Aqua now laughing her ass off on the ground? I wonder if this is what Archer felt like at that Chaldea place, with those servants who suspected him of being too good with handling girl trouble or knew that he copies noble phantasms. Did Zelretch give her knowledge of my Kazuma quirks, who am kidding it's Zelretch of course he did.
The Next Day At Guild
Two girls approached my party. One short haired well known guild member Chris with some blonde knight girl. When I scanned her...it was weird. Darkness or really Dustiness Ford Lalatina was a noble trying to become an honor type crusader. She has insane potential, looks, and wealthy background. She would become a legend on her own, but she has one literally fatal flaw. She's a total extreme masochist! She fantasizing about being in a bad relationship and treated like shit. She likes to feel pain. But only verbal and hitting. She's actually could never bring herself to such a low level. What she actually wants deep down is a kind person to help with her ways. She just won't admit that she wants a kind sadist or someone to rid her of being a masochist.
"Let me guess Chris, you want your friend to join us?" I know it has to do with letting Megumin stay in my party.
"You guessed right Skes. This is Darkness and..." I cut her off at that point.
"I have an ability that lets me history of people and things. I know who she really is and how she is. She's more than welcome." Whispered into Chris's ear. "I"m already helping the others with their ways. It might take some time I know can help her out."
"Thanks Skes, I knew you were right guy for this. Glad to have someone else to help her. You're like her, kind but with dark secret flaws mister perv". She smirks at me.
"Aqua told you?" How could tell her something that personal about me without my permission.
"Told everyone in town". At that point I grabbed Aqua's head and started to squeeze.
"You told everyone in town about my hidden quirks. No booze for the next month and you have hold buckets of shit while standing in the barn for 1 hour". I tell her.
"NO! SKES I'M SORRY! ANYTHING BUT THAT!" Aqua begged for mercy. Well she wasn't getting it this time, she has to learn to respect others wishes.
"Oh, such a cruel fate. I knew were just the type of leader I wanted". Darkness says while panting a lot. "I wish to volunteer in her place!"
"You can join her and make sure stays. Actually, Aqua you have balance on her arms and not fall or you have to start over". Aqua cries and Darkness pants.
That is how I got to meet my new party members. I'm a therapist now aren't I, dammit Zelretch. What else did you set me up for?
With Zelretch
"You have no idea Shirou my boy. This show is just getting started. HAAHAAAAAHAAA. Now where did I place that first beyond Servant threat...oh it was that episode huh. I can't wait!
Please Read and don't Skip
I hope I got more of Shirou this time. He might seem OC still, but it's still more Shirou than Kazuma. Kazuma's traits are still needed for certain parts of the series. Ask questions in reviews and I'll answer them. Ask what other shows that I hinted at in Messes with Shirou.
Now I heard there was a Konosuba movie out that I need to find. Better binge the whole series, again. Also write those other stories. Also IV is Illyaverse Prisma Shirou from the magical girl spin off Illya Prisma and MV is Miyuverse or Oath Under Snow Shriou. Yah, Zelretch added in ones who's worlds got wrecked.
