Kiara Sessyoin Is Dealt With

Shirou brought Yuihama here and heard the people here calling the female shopkeeper "Queen." He initially thought the Heroic Servant residing within the female shopkeeper was someone like Queen Medb, but it turned out to be the most dangerous one.

"Shirou-senpai, hurry up and finish her off! Kishou Shotoku is a disaster-level problem even without any power. Wait! Senpai? Why do you have that 'you're no different' look on your face?"

Shirou stared at Kishou Shotoku and said, "Although, we really can't just leave you unattended in this world, Katsushiroin. What did you do to the manager?"

"Oh my, I thought you were going to say something. Hehehe, what a cute question. Aren't I your manager? I have the same memories, the same body, and she showed me her whole self."

The so-called "one mind, one body" refers to merging the power of the Master and the Servant one; isn't that the essence of possession summoning? Of course... I know your size perfectly well too,"Kishou Shotoku said with a smile.

"Wait! Shirou, what's going on?!" Yuihama, now a demon, ran over and asked anxiously, flames raging behind her.

"Yeah! Senpai! Have you fallen? You already have BB-chan ~! Are you kidding me by saying you'd have BB-chan by your side?" BB-chan pressed closer.

"This is about custom-made suits! I never said anything like that!" Shirou retorted.

In the real world, near the hotel surrounded by Chaldea, at the entrance of an inconspicuous office building, stood a cute brown-haired girl in a high school uniform. Strangely, she wore overly realistic gauntlets on her hands. She walked lightly and silently into the building.

He was Wu Zetian's backup plan. Now that the other side had been accepted by Chaldea, he went to fulfill his mission.

Inside an office building, all the windows were tightly closed, and the curtains were drawn, preventing even a sliver of sunlight from getting in. It was probably the dark and cold floor of the building.

Inside the building, there was a closed room with the air conditioning set very low, emitting a chilling atmosphere. Inside were rows of cold air and two-meter-high cabinets containing data servers that shimmered with light, supporting the operation of the world's most advanced virtual reality immersive system.

Outside the room was the control console, with a large screen composed of dozens of displays in the center, showing the scene of the online world where Shirou and his friends were, monitoring the actions of the players who entered the world in real time.

In the dimly lit room, blue light flickered from screens. One screen showed a replay of Shirou's battle with Kishou Shotoku's followers, while the other screen broadcast a live confrontation between Shirou and Kishou Shotoku.

"Hmph, BB has betrayed us too. And with Chaldea side's interference, this place is no longer usable. But it doesn't matter, I've already collected enough data." The bespectacled man in the white lab coat, wearing black gloves, pulled a black steel-style portable hard drive from the computer.

The man was meticulous and very careful; he wore black gloves on his hands and blue cloth shoe covers on his feet, leaving no trace.

The man was typing a program to destroy data into his laptop, and a countdown began on the large screen to format and destroy everything. He had clearly abandoned the people still in the online world. Forcibly cutting off the power and deleting the data could cause permanent damage to the brains of people in the real world.

However, none of this mattered to the man. He put the external hard drive and laptop he had taken out into a steel suitcase, walked straight out of the room, and went to the elevator, intending to go to the basement garage.

The green indicator on the elevator kept rising until it finally reached the man's floor. When the elevator doors slowly opened, what came into view was a cross-dressing assassin leaning against the wooden wall.

"Hey, I don't want to resort to violence. Could you come with me?" Lin Xianming raised his gauntlet and beckoned to the man outside the door, speaking with a light laugh.

He summoned a Servant who enjoyed cross-dressing, and because they shared similar interests, their compatibility quickly reached its maximum. As an assassin, he had undergone rigorous training since childhood, and although he was an Assassin, this fighting style was indeed the most suitable for him.

Therefore, among all the qualified individuals, he was considered to be among the top combatants, and he had considerable confidence in himself, which is why he came to the headquarters of that strange gang alone.

Lin Xianming knew that the researcher in front of him, even if he wasn't the mastermind, was at least a high-ranking member of the organization.

The man silently watched the man in women's clothing, pushed up his glasses with his gloved hand, and stepped into the elevator.

Then the cross-dressing assassin was thrown out of the elevator, slammed hard against the wall with her body bent over, closed her eyes and never moved again. The gauntlets she was wearing were twisted beyond recognition, and her two arms that had been protecting her body hung down irregularly, clearly severely fractured.

"..." The man glanced coldly at the female assassin, not wanting to waste his precious energy on unnecessary things, so he turned off the elevator and descended to the basement.

"Cough cough..." Lin Xianming opened his eyes at this moment, turned over and fell to the ground. His phone slid out of his uniform and dialed a number with his tongue.

"... Sorry, mission failed. The target was a formidable monster..."

Minutes later, a black sedan drove out of the office building, left the city, and finally entered a dark underpass. After that, the car was never seen again in the city...

Chapter 288 Resolves Katsushiroin

In the online world, everyone else was wiped out by Shirou and Ibaraki. After understanding the true use of the eyes, Shirou's strength rose to another level.

Now only Kishou Shotoku, who was stopped by BB, remained. Shirou put away his pistol and looked at the woman, according to his plan.

He rescued the female shopkeeper, but Kishou Shotoku will be dealt with here. Shirou, who knows the past of the Black Archer from the parallel world, understands the danger this woman poses.

Unlike other heroic Servant living in epic myths, the other 'beasts' are mostly other life forms different from humans.

They are either a collection of demons under the rule of a king in mythology, a three-eyed cat demon that destroys the world, or a high-ranking deity.

Only Kishou Shotoku, who was transformed from a modern human being bit by bit, was most deeply influenced by the world and was most adept at manipulating people's hearts, which made her appear exceptionally ugly.

She was once human, loved humanity, despised humanity, and treated others as toys. In essence, she was no different from any other villain in reality who was blinded by desire.

"If I had enough power, I could save you too, I'm sorry," Shirou said in a deep voice, looking at the woman.

"Hehehe, hahahaha! Kid!" Kishou Shotoku was stunned for a moment when she heard the boy's words, and then burst into laughter.

Her beautifully made-up face suddenly revealed a willful and ferocious expression as she roared, "What I need isn't salvation, all I want is happiness! If I can't live happily, then I'll die happily!"

"But what kind of vague and indecisive statement is this? It really annoys me! I really want to scoop out your stubborn brains and wash them clean."

In the game where you're playing the role of a champion of justice, people generally help others for the sense of accomplishment that follows, and to reaffirm their own positive character.

But whether you feel happy or not, you will still do it, and what you are doing is simply the right thing to do."

"What are you talking about, you old woman! Shirou-senpai doesn't say that!" BB retorted angrily.

Shirou looked at Kishou Shotoku and said calmly, "That's not right. It's because I've been changed that I will never let you hurt anyone in this world."

If I were more ruthless and decisive, and sacrificing some people could save the majority, I probably would have done so already.

"But I've lived in this world for over ten years and encountered many things—family, friends—and now I've come to love it here. I don't want too many cruel things to happen in this world."

"So I will take everyone out safely, and the subsequent handling will be left to the professionals to decide. So leave the shopkeeper's body, Katsushiroin!" The boy's eyes shone with white light as he said firmly.

"This is so boring! Absolutely so dull! Why would a man like you even be here? Do you want to be like those superhero movies, locking up criminals in jail?"

Or is it because I'll get in the way that they want to take me to a place where no one is around and I can't feel any joy?

"No way! This is just the beginning! I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet! Don't bother me!" Kishou Shotoku seemed to have been hit where it hurt, pointing at the boy and shouting excitedly.

The female shopkeeper's summoned Kishou Shotoku, is a beast's Alter-Ego, representing a woman in a certain world who, having experienced her student days, retains a portion of her goodness.

But in essence, she is still a part of a beast, and even the smallest seed of evil could give rise to a colossal creature that could destroy humanity.

So Kishou Shotoku was summoned by the female shopkeeper. Her promiscuous nature was her nature, but if that were all, it would just be a matter of her way of handling things.

If a single woman and an unmarried man meet in a bar or similar place and have a passionate night together, and it's all consensual, without any scams or HIV transmission, then it's not necessarily a bad thing.

However, the problem arose with the appearance of the Holy Grail. While humans exploited the loopholes in possession and summoning, Servant also began to exploit the loopholes in human practices. Many Servant participated in the Holy Grail War, their only desire being to possess a new physical body.

For them, the system of possession and summoning, which was created because of this special world, was an incredibly convenient shortcut.

The higher the compatibility with the object of one's reliance, the more satisfied one will be. If it can reach 100%, then there will basically be nothing to complain about.

In order to enhance their strength, humans will try to gain the approval of Servant, increase their compatibility, and pursue the perfect possession with 100% compatibility. In that case, humans will achieve a qualitative leap and become true superheroes.

Yes, if the compatibility isn't high enough, then it's equally feasible for the Servant to guide the human.

Doing good is difficult, but falling into depravity is easier than you might imagine.

An evil Servant leads the object of its possession to do evil.

Those Servant pursue desires simply guide the objects they possess to pursue those desires.

As long as humans are allowed to indulge their inner evil thoughts and use desires to breed more desires, the compatibility will increase rapidly.

The female shop manager's initial compatibility was so poor that even possession and summoning were difficult, but after that, she came into contact with other suitable individuals through friends, and they would hold gatherings in Shinjuku from time to time.

There, she encountered a power- and money-obsessed Yakuza Police Inspector; a rebellious young man who yearned for freedom and a carefree life, possessing a touch of chivalry; and a fanatical researcher who treated everyone as equals, single-mindedly focused on his own career...

Of course, many more are simply smug about gaining this power, using it to take revenge on those who bullied them, to amass wealth and power, and to indulge in the privileges of their superior status...

In dealing with these people, it's inevitable to be influenced by some unpleasant and negative aspects.

The Servant within the female shopkeeper's body began to change gradually without her realizing it. From time to time, a voice would ring in her ears, as if a gentle and kind woman was softly speaking to her, urging her to follow her heart and pursue happiness.

So, without knowing when it started, she became a slave to pleasure, and even her body was no longer under her control.

If the human who initially summoned Kishou Shotoku had been a kind and pure girl, Kiara might still be a kind and helpful Servant now.

But reality is reality; there are no "what ifs." "What ifs" only exist in imagination. If you want to seek "what ifs," you can only do so in dreams or by writing novels.

The compatibility is now 100%. The summoned Kishou Shotoku has already combined with human desires and evil thoughts. Although it is still in its early stages and its power is far from sufficient, it has indeed shown signs of becoming beastly.

Regardless of the Kishou Shotoku, humans can no longer understand Sesshouin Kiara, and she is no longer able to coexist peacefully with them.

"It's over," Shirou said. Kishou Shotoku still needs to use her followers, which is proof that her own strength is not yet strong enough.

"Boy!! Don't think you can have everything you want!" Kishou Shotoku raised his hands and released a huge purple ball of light, gathering all the magic power he had absorbed before, as if he was about to unleash it. The rapidly condensed magic power was like a bomb, and once it exploded, the space within a hundred meters in diameter would be reduced to ruins.

"Ah, I am so grateful that I have the power to protect all of this." Shirou stretched out his hand and pointed at Kishou Shotoku from afar.

A white stream of light emanated from the boy's hand, dancing like a fish as it entered the purple sphere of light and merged with it.

The enormous sphere of light changed color, gradually thinning until it turned pale white, emitting a gentle glow.

A white sphere of light descended and enveloped the woman's body. Shirou was simply using the same technique she had used on others, but this time it was a modified version created through his powerful Eye of Creation.

Using a more advanced technique and deeper magic, Kishou Shotoku's spirit was forcibly separated from the female shopkeeper's body. She was equally unable to refuse, only the movements were gentler.

"Ahhh! Stop! No!" Kishou Shotoku resisted, clutching her head and screaming before collapsing to the ground.

Behind her was a Servant spirit dressed in a white headscarf nun's habit, dragged out by the white light.

"... I haven't done anything fun yet, nor have I experienced anything exciting!"

"I'm sorry, but if you still harbor the idea of getting pleasure from hurting others, then even if you're not a beast, but an Alter-Ego, I cannot allow you to set foot in this world," Shirou declared.

Kishou Shotoku's spirit was pierced through the skull by a bullet, which emitted white lightning that traveled through her spirit body and spread throughout her entire being.

Like other defeated Servant, Kishou Shotoku turned into fluorescent light, and her remaining magical power was absorbed into the white light gate.

Two Holy Grails appeared where Kishou Shotoku had disappeared. Shirou put them away, then turned back and nodded to Yuihama, who had possessed Ibaraki Doji- dōji, and BB-chan.

It's all over. The Holy Grail War, initiated by humanity, has come to an end.

Shirou had BB escort the female shopkeeper out, then contacted Da Vinci in Chaldea and asked, "Da Vinci, please check on this lady's condition."

Da Vinci smiled and said, "Yes, it's already being done. Compared to the other Kishou Shotoku Servant were extracted by Sesshouin Kiara, her mental damage is much less. She's currently only unconscious due to the shock and fatigue, but after some rest, she should be fine."

"That's great, but what will happen to these believers afterward?" Shirou asked Da Vinci.

"If left unchecked, they would probably suffer greatly. So I erased the memories of those with wicked intentions regarding Servant and the Holy Grail. After all, for those with too strong desires, knowing of the Holy Grail's existence would only be a source of suffering."

Of course, if there are suitable candidates to serve as the fighting force protecting this world, we would welcome them. In short, rest assured, leave it to us to handle."

"I know, but what about Chou Meimei and her companions?" Shirou asked.

"They've been placed at the Chaldea company nearby. They're all in relatively good spirits, just a little mentally unstable from the attack, but they're both very strong-willed women, so they seem set to recover quickly. I'm going to talk to them soon. If you want to see them, I'll send you an address later."

"I understand, I'll be there right away." Shirou nodded in agreement.

"That's all for now, we'll discuss it in more detail later." Da Vinci ended the communication.

At this moment, the network world began to decompose. At the edges of the sky, the earth, and the mountains and forests, fine cubes began to fall and then disappear.

BB shouted, "Senior! This is bad! Someone outside has set up a self-destruct system on the system. There are only five minutes left on the countdown. It's about to be formatted. Get out of there quickly!"

"So there's still a gang outside, huh? I wonder if they caught them yet. Oh well... Yuihama, let's go!" Shirou muttered to the dango girl over there.

"Wait a minute! Can we talk for a bit?" Yuihama said, tugging at Shirou's sleeve.

"Of course." Shirou nodded; he would naturally agree to his friend's request.

"Um... Shirou, welcome back~!" Yuihama said.

"Yeah, long time no see. Did you all have fun in Okinawa?" Shirou said.

"Yeah, it was really fun! Although Yukino mostly reads books, we dragged her to play beach volleyball, and after that she became more serious than anyone else." Yuihama she spoke of her friend.

"Ah, after all, she's very competitive." Shirou nodded with a smile, feeling he could imagine the scene. In this respect Yukino is quite similar to the competitive Artoria.

Yuihama smiled, then lowered her head, pointing with her finger, and said, "Um... do you have any plans for the day after tomorrow? Can we hang out together? Like, have a victory party or something, yeah! A victory party! It's with you! I was the only one here after this battle, it really scared me to death."

"And look, you haven't come out to play with us this holiday. Do you have time to come out?" The little girl with the round face looked at the boy expectantly with her big, bright eyes.

Looking at the conflicted girl, the boy thought to himself that she had indeed been wronged. A girl being chased by a group of muscular men for several hours must have been a nightmare.

Shirou chuckled and agreed, "Okay, I understand. Come out when the time comes."

Upon Yuihama beamed with joy, "Yes! It's a promise! Well then... bye-bye."

The girl waved to the boy one last time, then pressed exit.

"Hey~!" As he was leaving, Ibaraki suddenly popped his head out and made a face at BB, who was floating behind Shirou.

"What kind of attitude is that! What is that blonde girl up to! She's making faces at me, the one who saved my life! Senior, what exactly happened?" BB complained angrily.

"Huh? Wasn't that done to me? Well, she is indeed a trick-or-treating ghost that appears during Halloween. Next time you see her, give her some sweets, and your relationship will improve." Shirou said with a smile.

"Hmm? Well, if that's the case, BB-chan won't be angry with the brat. So, where shall we go next, Senpai? Ah!!" The purple-haired girl said with a smile, then noticed something and exclaimed.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Shirou asked, puzzled.

"The Counter Force has contacted us. They can't interfere with this world at will, so BB-chan has to go meet them," BB said reluctantly, but she still had no choice but to go. "Well then, BB-chan, you can go over there, and then go directly to your senior's house to find him, okay?"