Magician in Type-Moon

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Since things have come to this point, this card can only be related to that person...

......

After listening to Misaya's story, Ryougi Shiki simply walked around the entire ward with a bored expression, while simultaneously activating her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to see if there was anything in the room she could kill.

These kinds of stories didn't interest her at all.

Moreover, she herself had figured out that the woman sitting on the hospital bed next to her was someone she couldn't kill.

This troubled her somewhat, since all she knew was how to kill.

"Damn it, why isn't Matou here yet? He's already left a mark. Why is it that I'm the one who has to make this decision again?"

Ryougi Shiki, feeling somewhat displeased, said irritably, when suddenly a death line flashed by in her peripheral vision.

It's a very special kind of thing.

However, when Ryougi Shiki focused her attention, she could no longer see the dead line.

After searching in vain, Ryougi Shiki had no choice but to walk to the window and look down at the scenery outside.

At the same time, she murmured to herself while looking at her own reflection in the glass window:

"Where exactly is it?"

Chapter 340 The Garden of Sinners (Part 21)

"You should know how many people are assisting Araya Sōren behind his plan, right?"

Genmu Satsuki maintained her smile as she spoke.

"Huh? You're not trying to intimidate me with the Mage's Association and the Holy Church, are you? If so, my opinion of you will have to drop another notch, though it's not that high."

Matou Ike squinted at Genki Satsuki, who was on the other side of the glass window, and said.

"How could that be? Even if I were stupid, I couldn't be that stupid. What I'm trying to say is something you know in your heart: the person who made an important contribution to this ceremony, no, the deity."

Sure enough?

But that is indeed the case.

Ever since I arrived at Reien from Matouchi Pond, I've felt something very strange about it.

Although the Fuhailin served as an outpost to block them, Beelzebub took no further action.

It's as if they're detached from the conflict, watching people's struggle from high above.

Just like the mural I saw in that nightmare.

King Solomon sat on his throne, looking down upon all living beings.

In the shadow of the jewels set in the crown, a fly was rubbing its hands together...

Seeing that Matouike seemed somewhat interested, Genki Satsuki said with a smile:

"To be honest, when you broke the seal of the 'Blood Ring of Principle' and allowed that person to awaken ahead of schedule, Araya Sōren's original plan was completely disrupted. This really troubled Araya for quite some time."

"Fortunately, that person wasn't that difficult to talk to, although he seemed to be in a bad mental state."

Matou Ike frowned as soon as he heard this, but he understood that this was just how the world was.

It's impossible for you to be acting alone. Your enemies and rivals will also actively seek changes when their plans encounter unexpected obstacles.

Each stage is not static; it changes, develops, and can even be completely reversed.

"Araya Sōren and Him reached an agreement—"

Xuanwu Gaoyue paused for a moment, seemingly considering her words.

"Let me first talk about His purpose. What He wants is you. To be precise, what He wants is you who has awakened the 'Origin'. He has no other intentions."

"Coincidentally, Araya Sōren is probably the magician in the world today who has conducted the most in-depth research on 'origins'."

"So in exchange, He will assist Araya Sōren in maintaining this ritual. As for this aspect, you should have already tried to sabotage it with external force, right?"

Jian Tongchi nodded.

Indeed, not long ago he had tried to directly disrupt the operation of the entire ritual, and even used a Noble Phantasm that was conceptually able to counter magic.

but......

"You say He wants to awaken my 'Origin,' but as far as I know, magic for awakening the 'Origin' requires the person involved to consent to be successfully performed. Without my consent, isn't your entire agreement just a joke?"

“That’s right, it is indeed a loophole, and the only one.” Xuanwu Gaoyue nodded, admitting it.

"So, in order to fix this loophole, Araya came up with a plan. To be honest, he's really good at manipulating people's minds. You should be able to guess where that technique that can awaken your origin is located now, right?"

Genki Satsuki smiled as she looked at Matou Ike, seemingly enjoying watching Matou Ike's next reaction.

"If I'm not mistaken, the 'Origin' awakening technique is currently set up where Misaya Konji is, right?"

Matou Ike spoke calmly without any change in expression, which undoubtedly disappointed Genki Satsuki. However, he quickly recovered and smiled again.

"So you still want to stop it? Stop the entire ritual from being completed? I can also tell you something else. As I just said, He is only interested in you after you have awakened the 'Origin'. This means that if you haven't awakened the 'Origin', then He will simply give up on descending into this world."

Xuanwu Gaoyue's speech became faster and faster, and her semi-transparent figure even began to tremble and tear.

"Beelzebub—that is the name of the ancient god who has appeared in various mythologies. Even among the various pantheons, he is considered to be among the highest. What would happen to humanity if such an evil god were to return to the world?"

"You know it without even thinking, right? After all, the place where normal humans live in the Age of Gods is no different from hell, and the Heroic Spirit inside you knows this better than anyone."

As Genmu Satsuki continued to mutter, the lines on Matouchi's brows deepened.

Medea did describe to him daily life in the Age of Gods, when he expressed his desire for "a normal daily life."

"Are you still trying to bewitch me?"

"That's right, but everything I said is true."

Genki Satsuki gave Matouike a deep look before answering.

“Indeed, everything you said is true, but you must be hiding a lot of things, right? Regardless of what the final outcome of this ritual will be, let’s talk about the current situation here.”

Matou Ike spoke slowly.

“You deliberately used this structure to bring me here so that I wouldn’t disrupt the ritual. What about the other two rituals? I saw her find Huang Lu Meisaya’s location, so she’s currently with the ‘Origin’ Awakening Ritual you mentioned.”

"But she shouldn't be foolish enough to be tricked into awakening the 'Origin' by your tricks, and you know that very well, but you still put her there. Why is that?"

As Matou Ike spoke, he reached out and pressed his fingers against the reflection in the glass window.

“Besides this, you just swore that as long as I don’t stop this ceremony from going on, He won’t come.”

"Although it sounds unbelievable, if this were true, there's only one possibility—"

"The 'fruit' produced by Araya Souren's ritual will directly bankrupt His original plan, or there may be some overlap between what Araya Souren's ritual and His plan produce."

Matou Ike summoned the Blade of Manjushri's Victory once again, and slowly slid it across the glass window in front of Genki Satsuki.

He continued:

"This proves that there are conflicts and integrations between Him and you. This is the key point that allowed you to reach an agreement with Him. However, the game between gods cannot be settled simply because of a written contract."

"So, just to be on the safe side, you've even set your sights on my side's combat strength, sending Ryougi Shiki there in case she suddenly goes berserk, right? After all, that person's mental state isn't very good."

"What an outrageous scheme... But to go to such lengths, all for something like that? How pathetic..."

Chapter 341 The Garden of Sinners (Part 22)

Ryougi Shiki touched her own shadow projected on the glass window with her hand.

"What exactly was that death line we just saw? Was it a reflection?"

How is this possible...

Ryougi Shiki whispered in her heart.

A reflection is merely a projection of light; it is neither a living being nor a physical entity, and it should not possess the attribute of being "dead."

However, the line did exist—her magic eye could not deceive her.

Ryougi Shiki never saw the death line in the reflection.

but...

She did see it, the line that flashed by.

perhaps...

Ryougi Shiki drew the Kuji Kanetada sword, which had a history of over five hundred years, from its sheath.

He slowly probed the reflection of the blade in the glass window.

"what are you doing?"

Misaya Huang Lu watched Ryougi Shiki's movements and asked with some confusion.

"Let's find a way out of here."

Ryougi Shiki replied.

"Is that so? Then have you found a way to leave?"

Ryougi Shiki did not immediately respond to Misaya's question; her gaze remained fixed on the distorted glass window.

As the blade of the Nine-Character Sword in her hand slowly approached, she could clearly feel the faint "death line" trembling slightly, as if it had touched some kind of boundary.

"Almost there, we're almost there..."

......

"What am I hoping for, when I'm rejected by the root of the problem?"

Araya Sōren murmured this sentence over and over again.

He vaguely remembered his previous answer—

I don't expect anything...

Do you really not expect anything?

If we don't have any expectations, what has been the point of living a miserable existence for the past few centuries?

Is it an expectation to delve into the root cause? Or something else...?