Chapter 463

"Before you came, you said things like, 'Ugh, we're not on land yet? My heart is about to explode, I'm going to die!' and 'If I don't land, I'll be going to meet Buddha in the Western Paradise. Even if I turn into a skull, my teeth will still be chattering nonstop, right?'"

"Shut up, at times like this, you should just keep quiet."

"And the idea of getting married is yours, I never said that..."

"Ahasuerus, as a Jews, are you still planning to go to the Western Paradise to meet Buddha?"

Erice, smiled slightly. "It seems your Faith are quite diverse."

This is a huge misunderstanding!

Ahasuerus quickly waved his hand, "Who's Jews? I'm a full-time Church member! I know absolutely nothing about Judaism."

"Have you finished speaking?"

Aoko Aozaki's black robes fluttered solemnly in the Gale. "Akihabara does not welcome you two. If you insist, you will be met with an offensive from the entire Akihabara Night Watch."

Although Kuonji could tell that Ahasuerus seemed to be very afraid of the Demon King, she did not intend to investigate further. It would be enough for her to do a good job of the task that Hijikata Toshizō had given her.

"Okay, okay, no problem at all. Hendrik and I will leave now. Please don't be angry, ma'am."

If it weren't for the silver- Erice, Ahasuerus, with his temperament, would have at least said something like, "Actually, I could kill you and then leave," to the cold-blooded Aoko Aozaki. After all, he was a pure Immortal who would only truly die on the day Jesus returned.

However, when faced with 'Silver- Erice,' a girl who was very likely the reincarnation of Pope Novia, Ahasuerus dared not utter any harsh words, after all, he could tell what was more important.

In Ahasuerus's view, the girl before him was either a reincarnation of the King of the Huns or had summoned Novia; in any case, she was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

"Are we leaving just like that? It's certainly time to set sail; the land is ultimately not our permanent home..."

Ahasuerus glanced at his companion's retreating figure, whose silent back seemed to carry a hint of loneliness.

"Don't worry, there's nothing we can do about it. Our traits will only cause trouble in this New Era. There will always be other cities waiting for us in seven years."

Seven years, seven years later, that's about two thousand five hundred days? Erice didn't know how the undead felt, but to her, seven years later seemed like the name of another world far away beyond a thick, dark cloud, and she didn't even know if it would really come.

However, Erice can only look at the Demon King using her body and Aoko Aozaki right now, unable to speak.

On the Kanda River Akihabara at night, the calm water reflects the gently swaying neon lights.

"Ahasuerus, I hope our next meeting will be in another place, you, the longest-living human in the world."

Upon hearing this, Ahasuerus smiled proudly and shook his head. The Captain, who was sitting to the side, pushed hard against the pier pillar, turning the small boat around. He did not join the conversation between the silver- Erice and his Master. He simply gripped the oars again and began to row the small boat he had found at random back to the original sailboat.

"You overestimate me. You should know that I'm not the only one who has turned away from God and can't even die. Even in this day and age, Devil still roam everywhere. And can someone like you, born into the new generation in Marseille Mosaic City, really be considered human? Even I understand that... Hey, what are you thinking now?"

"This place can barely be considered a peaceful location."

"Ah, are you joking? There's no such thing as a peaceful place in this world! Everywhere you go is Hell, Hell after Hell. Really... But I'm too old to say anything to you."

Silver- Erice smiled, "If I'm just Death God fits the age requirement right now, then what do you want to say, Ahasuerus?"

"Isn't it 'your'? That's a really strange question..."

The legendary undead, disheveled, gazed at the silver-haired man's smile in the distance from his small boat. Although it was a gentle smile, it seemed to him like the cruel smile that man had once shown him... But in the end, he took a deep breath and shouted.

"—Just enjoy life to the fullest! Isn't that what living life to the fullest all about?"

Upon hearing this reply, Erice crossed her arms; she didn't want to hear such a joke at all.

Even if life is painful and unpleasant, so what?

She didn't want to die so easily.

As long as I survive, that's enough.

Hearing Erice's thoughts, Novia replied, "But you just recently risked everything to kill those monsters."

"... If necessary, I will do anything."

"No, you want to become the kind of person the City needs, that's why you did that."

"Is there any difference in meaning? People love others because they want to be loved, don't they? Who knows the reason for living? Only the dead understand the meaning of life."

Erice paused, then said softly, "That's what I used to think, because I'm alone now, and I'll be alone in the future. I originally thought I'd be lonely because of someone, but maybe that's not the case."

Even if you're not Servant, it doesn't matter, as long as you're by my side.

"Hmm? Could it be because of me?"

Novia joked.

"Heh, don't be so narcissistic. If I were interested, it would be someone like that mature-looking Leatherworker, or maybe that cute Louis type."

Erice sneered, "Who would care about an old man? I wouldn't. You might be able to hook up with a few at a nightclub if you used enough QB, but I won't pay."

"Those words are truly hurtful."

"You, a guy like you, would be sad? I'd be happy even if the sky fell down."

Erice continued sarcastically, "Of course, if you kick the bucket one day, don't be begging to possess me before you disappear."

Novia accepted her emotions head-on, smiled, and pinched her cheeks with both hands.

"Then can I go to someone else?"

"No."

"That's too fast."

"Besides me, how could anyone else volunteer! Don't think I don't know about the unknown side effects of you possessing me. A man as promiscuous as you, in my opinion..."

Erice retorted angrily, "I'm not a casual person, so you can't be either. If you dare to do that, I'll have the Demon King touch your core with a branch and kill you outright."

"Hmm... there's something I've been wanting to say for a while now."

"What?"

"Erice, are you a tsundere? Like, you ignore Chitose when she's around, but miss her as soon as she's gone..."

"Enough, you... and again and again..."

Erice wanted to retort, but she didn't know how to say it for a moment, so she fell silent after saying a few words.

The storm gradually subsided, and the port returned to calm.

"Whether it was fate or luck, that guy was strange, but surprisingly easy to talk to."

Aoko Aozaki watched the small boat sail further and further away, "But this mission should be considered complete—"

"It's not over yet."

Accompanied by the voice of the silver- Erice, the sound of sharp Claws scratching the asphalt road and countless sharp cries rang out from the shadows of the harbor, leaping over the decks of the ships moored in the harbor one by one—those were the small monsters of the New Era, the Gremlin.

"There was clearly Bounded Field, how could this be..."

"They have been summoned."

Silver- Erice walked up to Aoko Aozaki. "I told you, didn't I? Kundry."

Under the sea breeze and in the darkness of night, a brown-skinned, black-haired woman dressed in a nun's habit slowly rode her horse down, looking down at the two.

"As expected, you knew me..."

Kundry, who resembled a dignified and virtuous nun, asked the silver-haired Erice about it with an air of undisguised contempt.

"You casually stole someone else's beloved, and even flirted with them right in front of me, now you're putting on a Pride act... You must be feeling very smug right now, right?"

Aoko Aozaki looked at the furious and bewildered Kundry with slight surprise, not quite understanding her relationship with the two people from before.

"Romance? I don't do that."

Silver- Erice tilted her head. "I only prioritized letting Ahasuerus and the Captain leave; I didn't steal your boyfriend. Besides, does the Captain even know he's your boyfriend?"

"I see, "Alice said, pressing her slender fingers to her lips.

Is it unrequited love? It's quite unusual for Servant in the Present World to fall in love with another Servant. But those two just left, and this Kundry hasn't even realized it yet? Did she not think anything of it and just blindly chase after them?

This is really... sigh, an incredibly troublesome matter.

"You helped him leave; I've been following them!"

Kundry's eyes remained fixed on the silver-haired Erice. "So give him back to me!"

"Let her go."

Kuonji Yuzu whispered to the silver-haired Erise.

She didn't think killing Kundry was the right option. It was true that her unstable mental state was a menace to Akihabara, but the major premise was that Ahasuerus and the other man should continue to stay in Akihabara, because ultimately, Kundry was just an outsider who had come after them.

"Although I'd love to do that too, before that..."

Gale rose around the silver- Erice. "You should know something about the murder case at the Slaughterhouse, Kundry."

The Slaughterhouse still retained the aura of Helheim, the Underworld, and Kundry's previous incarnation as Valkyries Hell Rose, Gondul. If this Hell is considered the Norse Underworld, then from this perspective, Kundry could indeed be suspected of involvement in the murder.

However, Novia also understood that even if this Kundry was a 'second-class permanent mechanism on Magecraft level,' Monster that would absorb the life force of the citizens if she stayed in a city for too long, this was probably the original intention of the Master summoned her.

Unfortunately, Kundry, who had been summoned, was simply chasing after Ahasuerus and his companion, and her personality would never allow her to interfere in such matters.

"... I have no idea."

No, you absolutely know, even though it was just a coincidence for you.

Silver- Erice reached out her hand, and a tree branch appeared in it. "But you, who were once the Hell Rose, Gondul— "

"Darais, Nicht, Ewigkeit──Darais, Nicht, Ewigkeit──!"

The sound of singing drifted from the sea not far away. The three people present looked over and saw that Ahasuerus, who should have left, was leaning against the railing of his sailboat, leading the pale, swaying spirits in a song, as if he were singing for Novia, who had just left.

"I heard it..."

Kundry bent over, letting out a painful wail, scratching her hair violently, her eyes fixed on the sea from between her arms, "Come back to me, don't leave me, don't leave..."

It's impossible to admit it.

That's unacceptable.

We must take him back, no matter what means we have to use.

Meanwhile, Ahasuerus, singing on the sailboat, kicked a nearby undead crew member. "Damn it, go tell the Captain that the crazy woman chasing him has messed with someone we absolutely mustn't mess with. Don't let us get dragged into this; I don't have the guts to cover for him..."

Just then, the remaining spirits sang the next line of the song:

"The sails cursed by the 'Demon King' will remain intact forever, until the end of the world."

In an instant, Kundry tore off the horsehair monastic robes that were wrapped around her body, boldly exposing large areas of skin in a manner that was utterly disrespectful to God, a sight that would make anyone shake their head even on Halloween.

"Nobody can stop me!"

With just a shout, numerous Runes appeared around Kundry.

"... Hel! You're here, aren't you? Come, help me!"

She interlaced her fair fingers and snapped them together. The Od of the Runes burst forth from the harbor's shore, causing the seawater to freeze and various ice structures to rise up, forming cages centered on the Runes, with ice membranes filling the spaces between them.

Helheim, the Norse Underworld of the Age of Gods, has now appeared on a small scale in the modern world, Mosaic City of Akihabara.

There was no special torrent of Od, nor the brilliance or impact that a typical Servant when unleashing their Noble Phantasm.

The connection that led to this was Kundry, Valkyries had once reached Helheim from Gondul.

The trigger was the sudden arrival of the Norse Death God, whose origins remain unknown.

"He really is the Death God."

Faced with the Divine Power that could freeze everything at absolute zero, the silver- Erice waved the branch in her hand. "Stop, Hel... You, no, you should all return."

"Hehe, not bad luck... It's Old Ghost, huh? And Father too? And my brothers? How strange, and me too? Hahaha, interesting, interesting! So interesting! How come I didn't meet such an interesting guy in Denmark nine years ago!"

The mystery revealed on the frozen sea is that of Hel, the Death God, and Garm, the Hell of the Norse.

However, this Protection Divine Beast of Helheim had half of its body writhing and rotting flesh twisting wildly, while the other half was made of modern machinery.

"Humans, this is a warning. You must leave this fortress."

And its master, Loki's daughter Hel, is the same, half of her body is rotting Flesh and the other half is mechanical wreckage. Only one eye, flowing with green liquid, is seen staring at the silver- Erice, or perhaps at the girl's 'death' that comes from the Izanami bloodline.

"Utsumi Erice, you should be with us. We have come to welcome you."

Chapter 483: Fifty-year-old Aoko Aozaki encounters her Fate.

The ice fields formed by the properties of Helheim are drinking in the starlight of the night.

Therefore, the cold wind carried the hum of Gears turning in the upper half of Hel and Garm's bodies, and a smile appeared on Hel's decaying left cheek. What was wrapped around her body was no longer Divine Power, but the very concept of 'death' itself that was manifesting.