Chapter 55

【Aki Tomoya dashed into the pitch-black, gloomy underground temple, pulled out a lighter to ignite it, and continued to run frantically, his expression still filled with terror and his breathing ragged.】

【This was a sealed space resembling a secret chamber, riddled with countless hole-like passages.】

【Under the illumination of the flame, ancient murals emerged on the surrounding rock walls.】

【They seemed to be chanting the stories of ancient Greek heroes, overflowing with an ancient, vast, and primeval aura that made one shudder and feel a chill in their heart.】

【"Damn it..."】

【"The Holy Grail War hasn't even begun yet, and I haven't even experienced a single battle..."】

【"How could I be so unlucky to summon such a treacherous piece of trash."】

【Inside the cavern, Aki Tomoya ran wildly, cursing incessantly as if he would never repent.】

【He deeply regretted summoning Caster.】

【If only he had gone to the Holy Church earlier to sign a contract with that noble King of Heroes, he would likely be ruling the world by now!】

【It was all Medea's fault; if she had just obediently died, he wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation.】

【Suddenly, a breeze rippled through.】

【——The flame used to light the path ahead extinguished, and the cavern plunged back into darkness.】

【Aki Tomoya, still shaken, gasped for air, his back pressed against the mural.】

【"Click... click-click..."】

【Accompanied by the panicked clicking sound, the flame rose again, illuminating a hair-raising sight: the ancient Greek mural behind him was actually a witch holding a blood-stained dagger, her expression gloomy as she stared downward.】

【The scene was too vivid, as if there were a sense of suffocating confusion trapped in a cycle of reincarnation.】

【As if across the span of a thousand years, the ancient witch was conducting a judgment of sin in the future.】

【The end of everything looked exactly like a cold and dead "fatalism."】

【A corner of a purple robe stepped forward, approaching gracefully; elegance never goes out of style.】

【But the man was terrified to the extreme, as if he had seen the Grim Reaper raising a scythe.】

【"No... don't!!"】

【"My life shouldn't end here...!!"】

【"Medea... spare me, Medea..."】

【Aki Tomoya roared intensely, letting out a desperate whimper, looking somewhat pathetic.】

【"For you, this should be the most fitting ending."】

【Medea stood with an elegant posture, her beautiful face wearing a stunning smile.】

【Amidst Aki Tomoya's terrified expression, she slowly placed her fair palm on top of his head; the cold touch seemed as if it would pry open the man's skull.】

【Then...】

【"——Ahhhhhhhh!!"】

【The underground temple instantly echoed with the man's shrill screams, and endless blood gushed out.】

【The terrifying smell of blood dissipated into the air, making one's hair stand on end.】

【Aki Tomoya's head was severed out of thin air, pulled out alive by Medea along with his spine; his living eyeballs were still rolling in terror, and his painfully twisted face was lifelike... he could even think for a brief moment.】

【"You... vicious witch..."】

【He was utterly desperate, struggling to open his lips, emitting a trembling voice.】

【Accompanied by the surging gathering of magical energy, amidst Caster's cold sneer, beautiful fluorescent light bloomed, eventually combining Aki Tomoya's head with his magic circuits to forge a powerful mystic code.】

【Medea felt somewhat weak, but she examined the staff in her hand with satisfaction.】

【It was a rare "imaginary number attribute."】

【Let's tentatively call it the "Aki-kun's Head and Spine Staff"...】

People all over the world were shocked, their moods a mix of joy and fear.

Many Earthlings, harboring complex emotions, sent countless bullet comments on the Observer Network.

"Aki Tomoya deserved to die, popping champagne!"

"So brutal, this way of dying is truly torturous."

"Damn, isn't this just getting what he deserved?"

"Scum should have a scum's death, otherwise it's hard to quell the hatred in my heart!"

"That may be so, but shouldn't we at least respect human rights...?"

"Human rights? Screw your human rights, go say that to the tens of thousands of people killed by the scum Aki!"

"Turned from a hater to a fan, I just like bad women with a kind Reverse Side."

"Aki Tomoya really didn't repent at all..."

"If he had treated Caster well, he might have actually had a chance to win the Holy Grail War."

"I think so too, the effect of Rule Breaker is too insidious; maybe several Masters would have fallen for it, having their contracts broken while confused, losing their Servants, plus such a strong magic territory..."

"Indeed, it's such a waste."

……

Time passed, and the Sky Curtain's lens shifted to a rainy night in a dense forest.

Because she lost her Master's supply of magical energy, Medea was almost weak enough to vanish.

The whole world seemed to have only her, solitary and alone.

【"Patta—."】

【This witch from the Confidential Age of Gods fell onto the damp soil, the light drizzle coldly pattering against her exquisite face, washing away the confusion and sadness in her beautiful eyes.】

【She suddenly laughed, full of self-mockery.】

【"Ahahaha, haha... in the end, this is the outcome."】

【"Expelled at will, used by others, despised as a traitor..."】

【"I clearly just... wanted to return to my own homeland..."】

【The woman weakly reached out, grabbing toward the hazy sky above her head, but she could grasp nothing, just as she had never grasped her own happiness.】

【Pitter-patter raindrops dripped onto her face; it was impossible to tell which were rain and which were tears...】

【Suddenly, she tilted her head in surprise and saw those pair of cute little shoes.】

【"Wooooooo~!!"】

【The girl with flaxen long hair had an anxious expression, squatting down, seemingly wanting to help her.】

【But because she had a "hearing impairment" and could not make a sound, she was powerless.】

【"This is..."】

【Medea was somewhat confused, gently lifting her fair fingers to stroke the other's cheek.】

The screen gradually dimmed, and amidst the silence of the crowd, it formed a pitch-black Sky Curtain.

Was the girl who arrived last the Master that Caster would sign a contract with later?

She seems like a very pitiful deaf-mute person, doesn't she?

Can such a person really survive if they get involved in the Holy Grail War?

……

Real world, Tokyo.

In a residence that didn't seem luxurious, a sigh with a youthful tone rang out.

"It really is Shouko..."

Nishimiya Yuzuru bit her thumb, her expression filled with worry.

Although it was her sister from a parallel world, she was still very worried about that Nishimiya Shouko's safety.

Perhaps the Sky Curtain would show her sister's death later.

It's really hard to accept...

……

Amidst the tense speculation and discussion of the world, the Sky Curtain appeared with five-colored brilliance once again.

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49. Yukino's gratitude increases, younger sister Kaguya, the Sky Curtain comes to a pause!

【Fuyuki City, night falls.】

【Everything is silent, and the silvery moonlight falls leisurely upon the earth.】

【A Holy Church belonging to the Jiang Zhidao family, incomparably solemn.】 ===== CHAPTER 123 =====