And so, we learned about the location where the black pillar occurred.
That place was….
The church.
The place where the original Kirei Kotomine was and where he was staying.
"It's become a black church…."
"Indeed…. The Holy Church should be throwing a fit. If that were directed at us, it would be even funnier."
"The positions should go to the Saber group. Li Shuwen probably doesn't have the Magic Resistance to withstand the corruption if he enters that mud. Lancelot and Siegfried are excluded."
"Why is that!?"
"His Magic Resistance is low. Siegfried's applies to his armor, so his Magic Resistance is close to zero…."
"I'm sorry. For not being of any help…."
"Then, protect the house. Chiron, if I tell you to snipe with your Noble Phantasm, can you do it?"
"Are you referring to the girl named Manaka? Or are you talking about the forgery Servant you mentioned, Akira?"
"The important one is the forgery. To begin with, Manaka is a Root Reacher, so I doubt it would mean much even if you shot her."
Chiron nodded and spoke.
"But my Noble Phantasm is only for a single use. It's not a powerful attack compared to other Servants, just pure archery skill…, so please be careful. Or, I'll just cover you with my bow."
"Well, you're the type who loses all your energy after using your Noble Phantasm once."
Then, Chiron smiled bitterly and spoke.
"You say such painful things so boldly."
"The problem is that it's the truth."
"……."
And so, Lancelot, Li Shuwen, Fiore Forvedge, Gorde Musik, and Siegfried remained at the mansion, while Medea, Artoria, Mordred, Tamamo, Benienma, Chiron, and Tiamat headed towards the church.
During the process, Fiore made a horrified sound as she shared Chiron's vision.
『What is this…, is this something a human would do…. It's just indiscriminate slaughter.』
"Manaka is that kind of category to begin with, the category that never learned morals and fell into hedonism. It would be more accurate to call her a fool who's only strong (Root Reaching)."
『That's an analogy… Well, I guess that fits. Seeing the current situation, I'm at a loss for words too.』
"Fiore, I don't think you need to force yourself to watch."
"But, this is evil… I have no choice but to watch…."
"Fiore…, I understand. But I wish you wouldn't hold it in. If you hold it in, it could become a hidden illness that might explode at any time…"
Then, Fiore shouted!
『Chiron, do you think I'm some kind of child? Are you talking to me as if I'm an ignorant baby? Am I really a baby to you?』
"From my perspective, you seem like a pure baby….(Smugly.)"
『Don't smile like that! (It's bad for my heart!)』
"……. What are you two doing?"
"I apologize. Then, let's focus on the task at hand."
『I'm sorry. It seems I've disrupted the mood.』
The two apologized, and Tamamo and Benienma gulped, detecting a slight atmosphere as if watching a drama, but I decided to ignore it.
'Since when did this become a drama hotspot?'
I had that question, but the current situation was quite bad.
People in Fuyuki turned into human ashes from the mud, becoming entities that were neither dead nor alive.
It's a truly ambiguous situation.
It was as if the Fate/Zero situation I had erased was being recreated, killing a large number of ordinary people.
It felt somewhat futile and also irritating, as if my efforts were in vain.
'In the end, is it something that was bound to happen forcefully, or something that would happen at some point anyway?'
In the end, it felt like a Singularity, but the incident occurred with the concept of Human Order Restoration, not Chaldea.
Singularities can be corrected, but this time it's an uncorrectable real-life version.
How to handle this is also a question, but there were many people around screaming to be saved.
Chiron was just contemplating whether to draw his bowstring, but from Fiore's point of view, her mental health wasn't good, so he remained silent and just moved forward.
We made our way by burning away or pushing aside the mud's corruption with Mordred's lightning.
It was truly a catastrophe (災殃).
The person in front turned to dust and disappeared from Mordred's lightning, and Fiore screamed.
『An innocent person….』
"Haah? You think I'm doing this because I want to? It's a big mistake to think of me as someone who kills innocent people! There's no way to save them, and even if you saved them, it's questionable if they could live normally!"
"Aaaaa…, it would be good if we could save them, but Mama thinks it's impossible. If Akira used that ability, he could save all life here, but he would have to sacrifice even his own life…."
As Tiamat said, there was a way to save all the people here.
But there is one single flaw.
In the process, I would have to sacrifice my life.
That was both the disadvantage and the advantage.
I could save them with Hundred Blossoms, but the cost of saving that many people now was significant.
There were too many, to the point that even the magical energy (life) Tiamat provides would be insufficient.
My aptitude doesn't match, and even if it did, it would be a number where they would barely survive or end up in a dead state, so there was no way to do it.
Perhaps all I can do is kill them so they are no longer in pain.
Afterwards, we arrived at the church and witnessed Manaka and a handsome man in black armor waiting there.
And behind Manaka…. (Female) Merlin was there.
And she was in a corrupted state. The black outfit that seemed to boast a lewd figure was truly the appearance of a succubus.
"Long time no see~♥ But did you know one Fou disappeared? Thanks to Manaka, I got swapped with Fou~♬ It seems you had zero interest in me."
'…….'
"Right, you really had no interest~ Well, I'll have to try harder so you can only see me later, so you can only pay attention to me~ Hehe♥"
I think I need some eye cleansing.
How old is she to act like that? Has she gone senile or something?
Meanwhile, Mordred and Artoria seemed to have vibrations running through their whole bodies.
"Even if it's female Merlin, it's seriously creepy…. I just realized for the first time that if Merlin betrays, he changes like that."
"Me too…. It's at the level of Mama wearing only an apron and acting cute with food she'd never make…. Not that she'd actually do that."
"Ugh…, I just imagined it for a second? If Morgan were to do that, it would be a disaster, a disaster."
Somehow it feels like we're here for fun.
"Sorry, I think I need eye cleansing too…."
Wait, Manaka? If you say that, the Merlin here will seem pitiful, won't she?
"Even if you kill her, she comes back… or should I say she's treated as an illusion…. She has no substance, but she should be considered a succubus with substance, right?"
"Why is my evaluation so low? Manaka is talking as if she's looking at some cockroach…."
"Ask the male Merlin."
"That Merlin probably doesn't know either."
"As Father says…"
"I think so too."
We're about to start the raid. Both allies and enemies are throwing facts and severely chipping away at ♀Merlin's spirit.
So this is Merlin's achievement.
Indeed, Merlin is great in a different sense.
Anyway, I asked the person who caused the incident.
"Manaka, why are you doing this…."
"Hmm, they said it's something to do as a sort of commemoration of giving the Grail, since I already wrote the Geas Scroll. It's an unavoidable thing. But there's no need to fight seriously! Prince, show them your full power~"
"As you wish, Princess."
"Kyaah~♥ As expected of the Prince~"
"Ugh, I'm kinda jealous."
I'm starting to wonder whose side Merlin is on.
"For your information, the Merlin here is not on our side. Think of her as a plant that needs attention, it's fine to leave her be. If she causes wet dreams, let me know and I'll swap her back with Fou."
"You helped me escape Jack the Ripper's fog! And you say you're neither enemy nor ally!? I believed you were an ally!"
"Yeah, whatever that fog was, I could have gotten out on my own, you're the one who dragged me along, right?"
At Manaka's fact, Merlin coughed up blood (fake) and collapsed.
That's roughly how it looked to me and the people here.
"That's too cruel!"
"My my, in the end, she's just a succubus to be used and discarded."
At Tamamo's fact, Merlin screamed.
"No, saying it like that makes me sound like a rag!"
"If you're a succubus, won't you give your body here and there?"
"I didn't even do it with Arthur! I'm still a vir…virgin!"
"Hyeek? Tamamo is sh☆ocked! I'm devoured. Well, I'm dead so it's whatever, but you're a succubus hybrid that feeds on human vitality, aren't you?"
"Do I look like a rag who sleeps around with men left and right!?"
"Yes, starting with your outfit…."
Then, she changed back to her original outfit and her eye color returned.
"Satisfied?"
"""""……."""""/"Aaaa……?"
Everyone's gazes are like this.
1. Was she pretending to be an Alter?
2. Is it a new type of attention-seeking disorder?
3. Is that really Merlin?
4. As expected of the female version of that Merlin bastard.
5. To think such a guy was a court mage… I'm suddenly starting to feel embarrassed. Why is the shame our share?
That was the feeling.
And I had no particular expectations for Merlin's evaluation, nor any desire to keep her by my side.
Why? Because even if I wanted to take that perverted succubus with me, the structure made me not want to.
Thinking about keeping her as a dog, I already had one fox belonging to Canidae and a sparrow like a budgie, so I couldn't increase the number any further.
If she were my first Heroic Spirit, I might have raised her…. But in the end, I might have burned her, or Tiamat might have said 'Hmm, grounds for cutting ties.' and sent her flying far away.
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