Magician in Type-Moon

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It was too late to find out.

The phenomenon of "high school girls committing suicide by jumping off buildings" has been divided into the past and the future.

The future phenomenon is these eight spirits hanging high in the sky.

The word "flight" is linked to the word "fall".

But the more fascinated people are with the sky, the less they will understand this, and as a result, they can only continue to fly towards the clouds even after they die.

It won't fall to the ground; it's like it's falling into the sky.

And "now" is moving towards the "future" that has been determined.

No, it's more like a future called "Fall" has been brought to the present.

Those eight ghosts are the best evidence.

Time passes at more than one speed, and the distance at which things decay is uneven.

As long as there are observers, nothing will suddenly disappear without a trace, but will gradually return to nothingness.

When the observer of a person's memory—or rather, the recorder—is not a person but the surrounding environment, this special race of people will appear as phantoms and roam the city even after death. This is one of the phenomena known as ghosts.

Mirage!

In other words, Araya Souren is using the world's own record-keeping phenomenon to pull this phenomenon called "future" into the present.

What a brilliant idea! I can't believe how interesting Orange's expression would be if she knew about this.

That's a magician for you, haha!

While creating magic that can rival the destructive power of a nuclear bomb is excellent, it is essentially just an accumulation of quantity.

But a magician who exercises and manipulates concepts that already exist in the world is a first-rate genius.

With just this research, Araya Sōren could probably get a color title from the Mage Association, right?

At this moment, Matou Ike thought of another person: his old rival, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald.

This is a man who is a magical genius and is known as a "prodigy".

However, this man's combat skills were only passable; in the history of the Holy Grail War, he could only be considered a second-rate Master.

But in the realm of mysticism, this man's research may have reached an astonishing level.

What would the world be like if this genius actually survived?

I can't even imagine it, haha.

Could the so-called "Steel Earth" concept have been created by this "prodigy"?

Of course, these are all just speculations; things that haven't happened, so who can really say for sure...?

Matou Ike chuckled and shook his head. For the first time, he clearly realized that he was just a beginner in the study of magic.

After sorting out his thoughts, he returned to the plan of Daohuang Zongren.

It's not enough to simply link the future phenomenon of "high school girls jumping off buildings" to the present.

The world is a vast ocean, and a few high school girls are just a handful of hot water. Even if they are poured into the ocean, they cannot change the ocean's original temperature.

Even if this concept is realized, it can only be considered a real anomaly.

There are countless anomalies; this world is incredibly tolerant, even Dead Apostles can thrive.

Therefore, the eight girls were merely the filling material that created this phenomenon, while Wuzhao Kirie was the trigger.

But something crucial is still missing.

That is, the tools for amplifying and spreading this anomaly.

All Matouchi could think of was a ritual, a large-scale ritual comparable to the Holy Grail War.

This is something worth considering.

Does Araya Sōren really have the ability to organize such a large-scale ceremony?

Although the main body of the ritual is already there, it is the mage-like figure of Justessa Rislesi von Einzbern, the Winter Saintess in the Holy Grail Ritual.

However, the biggest difference between Winter Saintess and Wutiao Mist Painting is that the former has unparalleled quality and extraordinary quantity, and can be used as both an algorithm and fuel.

This is the foundation upon which the Holy Grail ritual can be fully initiated.

But right now, Araya Sōren only has algorithms, right?

Matou Ike was somewhat puzzled.

Then there's no need to think about it.

Since Araya Sōren has already achieved this level, he must have already found a way to obtain the fuel needed to initiate that ritual.

Then the problem can be easily solved.

Because destruction is always much easier than creation.

There are now four directions you can go in from Matou Pond.

Destroy the future, destroy the present, destroy the past, and find the true nature of the ritual and then destroy it.

Clues from the past and present have not yet been uncovered.

We'll probably only get news about that after Orange and Ryougi Shiki's exploration trip to the orthodox Catholic aristocratic girls' school, Ritsuen.

In this part of the ritual, Matouchi had a premonition that it was strongly related to Beelzebub, the god of gluttony and king of hell who possessed the original commandment of the "fruit".

Among those associated with Araya Sōren, only that god-level deity could provide assistance to this extent.

However, the possibility that other magician organizations are providing resources behind the scenes cannot be ruled out.

The closest thing to Kirie is "the future".

This is the girl right before my eyes, braving the typhoon and torrential rain, resolutely heading towards this dilapidated, abandoned building, wanting to step into the "future".

As dark clouds gathered and rain fell, the sky was gradually covered with a leaden gray.

The wind had already started blowing.

Looking down from Matou Pond at the rain-soaked street scene, one could see the woman from Reien, her clothes already soaked through.

Chapter 288 Inevitable Fall (Part 2)

The wind howled, and the rain rushed past Matouchi, like countless cold needles piercing his face.

The abandoned building beneath our feet looked as if it could collapse at any moment, teetering on the brink of destruction.

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, pressing down as if they were about to engulf the entire city, while the rain relentlessly washed everything away.

On the streets, the water flowed into rivers, and the sound of footsteps could still be clearly heard on the muddy roads.

As time went by, the monotonous mechanical sound of the elevator echoed in the empty, abandoned building, like the ticking of time, constantly drawing closer to some inevitable end.

The floor numbers ticked away, the dim and unstable lighting inside the elevator swayed slightly with the building's movement, giving one the illusion of being abandoned by time.

"Are they up yet?" Matou Ike was lost in thought. He leaned back slightly against the rooftop railing. A strong wind blew in through the gaps, carrying the dampness of rain, which hit his clothes and face, but he didn't feel it at all.

The elevator finally stopped, and with a muffled thud, the doors slowly opened.

At the far end of the rooftop, a slender figure gradually came into focus.

That was a girl in Liyuan's uniform, soaked by the downpour; it was hard to tell whether her face was wet with rain or tears.

Matou Ike frowned slightly, and in that instant, the whole world seemed to freeze.

The surrounding wind and rain seemed to freeze in the blink of an eye; the roar of the storm ceased, and the humid heat in the air was silently absorbed.

The woman from Liyuan stopped in her tracks in an instant.

My heart rate suddenly slowed down, and my breathing seemed to be stolen away by time itself.

The world began to turn pale, and even the dark clouds in the sky seemed to have lost their weight, like a leaden gray graffiti hanging on a canvas.

The magic was forcibly activated.

This is not some kind of flashy performance, but a silent change in the rules of consciousness.

The laws governing the spiritual body lines were subtly altered, and the internal time cycle within the human body was momentarily erased.

"Name."

"Yagami Lai".

Why did you want to jump off the building?

"Atonement."

Why atone for your sins?

"Because we need to stop Senior Sister Wutiao's curse."

The dialogue was exactly the same, and the content was extremely boring.

"What's the reason?"

"Because I... killed her."

"How did you kill her?"

"I...have no other choice..."

Language ability becomes intermittent as soon as the question touches on the core issues.

She is no different from that Miyazuki Misa.

So you're going to jump?

"...Jump down?"

?

Matouchi suddenly sensed something was different.

Is there any change?

Compared to the suggestion magic used on Miyazuki Terumisa last time, this time Matou Ike directly pulled her into a mental space constructed based on forced suggestion.

This method allows for a more direct and intuitive understanding of the other person's mind and spirit, even through the physical body.