Humans have limits.
Although this has become a well-known meme, the correctness of this statement cannot be denied.
No matter how strong Rin's belief is, it can't change this fact.
Even though she had practiced Bajiquan since she was a child, and even though she had taken the Golden Apple and the Water of Life, she could not compete with the ancestor-level Dead Apostles in endurance.
Not to mention that she was carrying Shinji on her back while operating the "Jewel Sword" to destroy the endless stream of beasts that were attacking.
Indeed, the magical power that the "Gem Sword" can call upon is almost infinite, but this magical gift is not without its shortcomings.
The infinite magic power belongs to the "Gem Sword", not to Rin, and it takes Rin's physical and mental strength to manipulate them.
Under the triple pressure of carrying weight, being on guard, and fighting, Rin, who has not yet escaped from human limitations, will soon reach her limit. Shinji, who has fought with her, knows this very well, so he has been persuading her.
"Rin, you won't be able to hold on at this rate."
"Shut up! Instead of saying such depressing words, why not think of some good ideas to get out of this situation?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. If only you hadn't broken my phone, I could at least have asked for help."
"You broke my phone too. Stop talking nonsense and keep thinking."
"Heading into the city?"
"I'm already doing it, don't think about it!"
The girl carefully identified the direction and ran at full speed.
...
"Rin, put me down. Their target is me. You can definitely get away safely if you are alone."
"You are annoying. I told you not to die, and I won't let you die!"
"I told you I won't die, why don't you believe me?"
"How can I trust you like this? My heart is broken. Who do you think you are? A magician?"
The girl gritted her teeth, and her hand holding the boy's hand trembled slightly.
...
"Rin, I—"
"No luck! No luck! No luck! Didn't I tell you not to say discouraging words?"
"I just want to say there's a pit ahead, watch your step."
"Ah!" Lin was stunned, and quickly changed direction, going around the pit. "It was a close call, it's all your fault."
"Huh? Hey, I'm reminding you."
"It's not that you're talking to me and distracting me. I can't help but notice it."
"..."That makes sense. Shinji was speechless.
The scene fell into silence for a moment, with only the girl's increasingly rapid breathing being heard.
...
"cold-"
"What happened again?" His scattered breathing had begun to affect his speech.
"There seems to be a cave ahead."
"Let's go in and rest. The frequency of the beasts' attacks has decreased a lot. We should still have some time."
"... good."
The boy paused for a long moment before he softly uttered a word.
...
The cave the two saw was a natural rock cave. It was not very large and could be seen clearly at a glance.
Even so, Rin checked it carefully and scattered gems everywhere before putting Shinji down and sitting on the ground.
"I'm so tired. I've never felt running is so hard."
"... Um."
"This is half your fault, because you are too heavy. You must lose weight when you go back."
"... ah."
"Also, I saved you this time, you owe me a big favor, I will make you pay it back with interest in the future."
"... "
"Hey, Matou Shinji, did you hear me?"
"... "
"Hello."
Lin subconsciously reached out to touch him, but the boy next to him didn't react at all and remained motionless.
"Hey~ Matou Shinji! Matou Shinji! Say something! Wake up!"
The girl held her breath and widened her eyes, an ominous premonition hanging over her heart.
"Could it be—"
He quickly turned the boy over and examined his body carefully.
"Okay, I'm still breathing. But - my heart, how come?"
Because of the hasty retreat, Rin didn't know the specific condition of Shinji's injuries until now.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
"The heart is the most important organ for everyone. Even a magician would have a hard time surviving with a damaged heart. He is probably able to survive until now because of his strange recovery ability or the protection of the magic seal. If he can get treatment in time, maybe he can still survive."
"But I'm not very good at healing magic - never mind, let's give it a try."
The cat's eye stone, which symbolizes vitality, shattered, and the vitality of life flowed downward, but was bounced back the moment it touched the wound.
Rin's expression changed instantly.
"Ineffective? How can it be ineffective? Is it a curse? Oh, there seems to be a legend that Cu Chulainn's magic spear cannot be healed, damn it!"
"No, I said I won't let you die. Now is not the time to give up. Hurry up, my brain, think of a solution."
"Magic, self-recovery, magic seal, organs, obsession..."
"Obsession, yes obsession. The essence of modern magic is obsession. The inheritance of magic seals is also due to obsession. If we have this, we may be able to persist. We must find a way to stimulate his obsession."
Thinking of this, Rin grabbed Shinji's shoulders tightly and shouted loudly in his ears.
"Can you hear me? Matou Shinji. You can't die. You can't die. Do you hear me? You must live!"
"... "
"Think about your family, your father, mother, Uncle Kariya, and Sakura. What will happen to them if you die? You are their proud family member, Sakura's favorite brother, someone that even I, as her sister, am jealous of. For Sakura's sake, you must survive."
"... "
"Think about what you promised me. You said that no matter how many times I challenge you, you will accept it. I still want to challenge you again. You must not die!"
"... "
"And those women in your family. Don't think I can't see that you have an ambiguous relationship with those women, you philandering bastard. But compared to philandering, I hate irresponsible men more. You dying like this is irresponsible to them. You, did you hear me?"
...
"Don't you want your mother to marry Uncle Kariya? If you can survive, I will help them hold the wedding right away."
"Don't you always insist that you are my brother? As long as you are alive, I will call you brother, and I will never break my promise."
It wasn't that Rin wanted to go off on a tangent. She had already said everything she could think of and say, but Shinji still didn't respond. In the end, she could only try to recall every little bit of their time together, recalling the things he mentioned, even if they were just jokes, even if they had made her very unhappy and crazy.
"You, you-you like my legs, don't you? And, you said you can play with them for a year. If, if, you can survive, I, I will-give you my legs, forget it, you can do whatever you want with my legs..."
"So—you, you bastard, wake up!"
Amidst the hoarse and hysterical shouting, the boy's eyelids trembled and he opened his eyes.
PS: Erye has shoes, but he can’t perform those delicate operations after being shot in the heart.