I, Rin Tohsaka, Will Be a Demon God in Type-Moon Chapter 13

"You piece of trash, you deserve to die ten thousand deaths!"

Rin, somewhat pained, clutched her head and shouted, "Damn it, how did this happen!"

Sakura tugged at Rin's skirt, seeming to see her sister like this for the first time, staring at Rin with surprise.

"Sister, are you alright?"

Rin hurriedly lowered her hands from her head. 'Damn it, I actually let my true colors show in front of Sakura. Angra Mainyu, you're dead this time, not even Jesus can save you. I, Rin Tohsaka, swear it!'

"Sakura, it's nothing. Just a small hiccup in the plan."

Then Rin returned to her usual confident, composed demeanor and began giving orders to everyone.

"Caster, you're the only one here who can fly. Please go help Gilgamesh first. As for the rest of you, head to Fuyuki City and set up barriers to keep out civilians. Help me cover up the commotion. Father, please take Sakura to the city and help with the cover-up as well. Semiramis, take me to the Garden of Avalon. We're chasing after them!"

Caster looked at Rin with some concern upon hearing her orders. In the past few days, this was the first time she had seen her confident Master lose her composure like this, but she still nodded.

"Understood, Master."

"Caster, be careful too. If you run into danger, remember to tell me through the contract, and I'll use a Command Spell to bring you back immediately!"

"Mm."

With that, Caster flicked her cloak and flew toward Ryuudou Temple.

The Holy Grail-related personnel present exchanged glances, nodded helplessly, and began heading to Fuyuki City.

Maya Hisau supported Kiritsugu Emiya as they walked out of Zenchou Villa, watching worriedly as blood still dripped from his severed arm.

"Kiritsugu, are we going too?"

"Mm, Maya, I'm fine. I'll seal the wound with Healing Magecraft soon. We need to get to Fuyuki City now, before things get worse."

At the same time, just outside the villa, Kotomine Kirei glanced pleasantly at Sola, who was clinging to his arm, then turned sternly to Waver.

"Waver, these guys are going to make quite a racket. Stick close to me, understand?"

Waver looked up at Kotomine Kirei and smiled, nodding.

"Thank you, teacher."

"Hey, Waver, I never acknowledged you as my disciple..."

Back in the villa, Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at his eldest daughter with a complicated expression and asked, "Rin, is the Holy Grail truly corrupted? Then what about the Tohsaka family's long-cherished wish?"

"Sorry, Father, it's true. I'm afraid the Holy Grail as it is now can no longer fulfill our family's wish."

Hearing his eldest daughter's firm answer, Tokiomi Tohsaka seemed to age ten years in an instant. Then he looked at Sakura beside him and at Rin, who filled him with pride, and sighed. 'Life, indeed, never goes as planned. But at least I still have Rin and Sakura, daughters I can be proud of. Aoi, I truly thank you.'

Seeing her father shift from disappointment back to his usual elegant demeanor, Rin finally relaxed.

"Then, Father, Sakura, I'll leave Fuyuki City to you. Semiramis, let's go smash that Angra Mainyu's dog head..."

Looking forward to your support, dear readers...

Chapter 24: The Twenty-Third Chapter: On the Path to Becoming a Demon God—Black Mud!

Fuyuki City, under a clear night sky, the stars shone brightly over this "peaceful" little town on the far eastern edge.

In the tranquil night sky, a crimson light streaked across first, followed closely by a golden light.

That golden light was Gilgamesh, piloting the Vimana.

At this moment, Gilgamesh sat on the Vimana's throne, his right hand supporting his cheek, his left hand resting on the armrest, fingers tapping lightly and rhythmically.

Watching the Evil Saintess drift further from Ryuudou Temple, Gilgamesh grew increasingly irritable, and the frequency of his Noble Phantasm launches increased.

On the ground, ordinary citizens noticed the aerial battle overhead. Most stopped to watch, but as more and more Noble Phantasms were launched by Gilgamesh, some began to strike the ground by mistake.

Gilgamesh frowned at the panicked crowd below, clicked his tongue, and reluctantly stopped launching Noble Phantasms. He focused on piloting the Vimana to pursue the Evil Saintess.

Suddenly, Gilgamesh stiffened, making the Vimana hover. He frowned and looked back at Caster, who was flying unsteadily toward him.

After waiting a moment, Gilgamesh watched Caster land awkwardly on the Vimana. He summoned a golden ripple, pulled out a pouch of pure magical gems from his treasury, and tossed it to the flustered Caster.

"You came just in time. Contact that girl immediately and have her use a Command Spell to transfer you back. Take these gems to the little girl."

Caster quickly bowed gratefully to Gilgamesh. Midway through chasing him, she had suddenly lost the magical support from Rin Tohsaka. Helpless, she could only barely fly toward Gilgamesh, hoping the legendary King of Heroes could solve Rin's mana problem. 'As expected of the legendary King of Heroes—he found a solution the moment he saw me.'

Meanwhile, on the Garden of Avalon, Rin slumped awkwardly on the throne in the main hall. 'Damn it, it's all that Golden Flash's fault. That one EA earlier drained most of my mana, and now I don't even have enough to activate the Garden of Avalon. Damn it, I'm falling short at the critical moment again.'

Assassin stood beside the throne, covering her mouth with a chuckle as she watched her Master. She reminded her, "Master, didn't the King of Heroes give you a magical gem earlier? Don't you plan to use it?"

Rin froze. 'Ah, right, I completely forgot.' She quickly pulled the gem from her coat pocket and activated her magecraft. As the spell ran, the gem dissolved into pure mana, replenishing Rin's reserves. After about a third of the gem was consumed, her mana was full again.

"Thanks, Semiramis. I'd forgotten about that gem. Alright, let's go now."

Semiramis, though called the incarnation of Ishtar, had once witnessed the true form of the goddess Ishtar. She knew it was merely the ignorant worship of her subjects—she was far from being Ishtar's incarnation. Instead, the first time she saw her current Master, she had suspected something. When Ishtar had once descended upon the earth by possessing a human girl, her face was exactly what her Master would look like grown up, and their personalities overlapped heavily. It was hard not to suspect that Rin Tohsaka might be the reincarnation of the goddess Ishtar.

Hearing Rin's request, Semiramis sighed helplessly and said, "Master, this Garden of Avalon, built from materials provided by the King of Heroes, will likely drain your mana completely once activated. To operate this garden in combat for an hour, I'd need at least fifty times your current mana. I originally thought you had a solution prepared, Master, but it seems you don't."

"Ah, what do I do? Does my 'perfect plan' have that many flaws? Everything went so smoothly before. If I have to use the Garden of Avalon in battle, then even this gem plus the Command Spells won't be nearly enough."

Rin clutched her head, wailing, when suddenly she received a message from Caster.

"Master, please use a Command Spell to teleport me back. The King of Heroes has provided Master with a method to resolve the mana issue."

"Is that so, Caster? Thank goodness. I'll bring you back right away."

Hearing Caster's message, Rin immediately stood from her throne, raised her arm, and silently chanted in her heart.

With one Command Spell dissolving into a red glow, Caster appeared in the great hall carrying a bag the size of a human head.

The familiar mana emanating from the bag allowed Rin to sense its contents even without opening it—it was precisely the same mana gems Gilgamesh had given her before. Rin dashed over to Caster in a few quick steps, took the bag from her hands, hurriedly opened it, and after confirming its contents, laughed joyfully.

"Haha, just as I planned—how could anything go wrong? With these gems, not just fifty times my mana, but three hundred times I can supply! Semiramis, hurry, hurry, let's go and smash that Angra Mainyu's dog head off!"

Semiramis watched the excited Rin, covering her mouth with a sly chuckle.

"Understood, Master. Then, the Garden of Avalon, activate."

Above the skies of Fuyuki City.

As Rin's mana recovered, it once again flowed to Gilgamesh. Now with ample mana once more, Gilgamesh nodded in satisfaction. With a thought, the Vimana sped toward Ryuudou Temple at breakneck speed.

Arriving at Ryuudou Temple in no time, Gilgamesh frowned at the temple's unrecognizable state. There stood the Evil Saintess beside a black hole from which Black Mud endlessly flowed, her twisted, malice-filled grin fixed directly on Gilgamesh aboard the Vimana.

"King of Heroes, only now do you catch up? A pity—it's far too late. Hehehehe. Black Mud, devour him!"

With the Evil Saintess's sharp shriek, the Black Mud on the ground surged up, forming a massive wave that crashed toward Gilgamesh and the Vimana. Gilgamesh grimaced at the sight. With a thought, the Vimana nimbly rolled aside, dodging the incoming Black Mud, while several Noble Phantasms shot forth from around him, effortlessly piercing the Evil Saintess and pinning her to the ground.

"Useless, King of Heroes. Today, you will surely be consumed by All the World's Evil!" The Evil Saintess pulled the blades from her body and casually tossed them onto the Black Mud-covered ground.

The discarded weapons were instantly swallowed by the Black Mud.

Gilgamesh frowned, trying to sense the lost connection to those Noble Phantasms, but he could no longer perceive their existence at all. What a nuisance. That brat keeps stirring up trouble like this.

At that moment, in the empty Zenchou Villa, a swarm of insects surged forth, and Kiritsugu Emiya's severed hand bearing the Command Spells vanished without a trace...

Dear readers, your humble author dares to open a bounty while on the recommendation list: if my results are good on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I'll add three chapters on Monday!

A shoutout to a fellow author's book!

It's an author who loves to drive: "I, Shinji Matou, Have a Holy Grail."

Section 25 — Chapter 24: I, Rin Tohsaka, on the Path to Becoming a Demon God — EA Roars Again!

In this remote eastern border town of Fuyuki City, the long-standing peace and tranquility were shattered once more after forty years.

Rolling Black Mud poured endlessly down from Ryuudou Temple, beginning to enter the city!

By now, the entire area around Ryuudou Temple was ablaze, the raging fire spreading relentlessly with the winter monsoon winds.

At this point, the various participants in the Holy Grail War also entered the city and began their actions. One by one, pedestrian-dispersal barriers were deployed throughout the city. Countless ordinary people, unaware of what was happening, were funneled through gaps left by magecraft to the outskirts of Fuyuki City, where Kirei and Shirou, along with a group of Church personnel, blocked them and then hypnotized them.

Risei Kirei sighed as he watched the surging crowd, shaking his head.

"Tokiomi, my old friend, you've really dragged me into a mess this time."

Kirei Kotomine approached his father, silently watching him.

"Kirei, do you want to go to the battlefield?"

"Yes, Father. Though I feel Rin might help me find my goal later, I want to see that man even more."

"Then go, Kirei. I can handle things here."

Kirei Kotomine turned without hesitation and set foot on the road leading into Fuyuki City.

"Kirei, come back safely. Kallian is still waiting for you."

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu Emiya entered the city, found a random clinic, shot the lock off the door, and went inside. With Maya Hisau's help, he hastily bandaged the stump of his arm, which had been treated with Healing Magecraft.

He silently lit a cigarette and turned to look at Maya Hisau.

"Maya, we'll part ways here. Stay in the city and help evacuate the civilians."

"Kiritsugu!"

"Maya, I still can't accept it. I have to go. I have to see the Holy Grail with my own eyes."

Maya Hisau said nothing. She silently wiped the tears from the man she loved, embraced him, left behind weapons and ammunition, then turned and left the clinic.

Kiritsugu Emiya took a deep drag, filling his lungs with smoke before slowly exhaling. Then, his expression returning to its usual state, he picked up the weapons Maya had left and set out alone on the road to Ryuudou Temple.

The Garden of Avalon, now fully powered by Rin's mana, raced forward at full speed.

"Master, we are about to enter the skies above Fuyuki City."

"Then, Semiramis, can we bombard Ryuudou Temple?"

"Master, we can, though accuracy may be somewhat off."

Rin bit her thumb, rose from her seat, walked to a window in the great hall, and gazed out over all of Fuyuki City.

"Semiramis, open fire. All the World's Evil has already been unleashed. The area around Ryuudou Temple is now ablaze—there shouldn't be any survivors left."

"As you wish, Master."

With Semiramis's operation, twelve massive magic circles manifested around the perimeter of the Garden of Avalon. A flash of purple mana light, and twelve EX-rank mana cannons fired. The Garden of Avalon showed the world its true power for the first time.

At this moment, Gilgamesh, who was constantly attempting to kill the Evil Saintess, also received a message from Rin, causing the Vimana beneath him to ascend rapidly into the sky while he looked back toward the direction of Zenchou Villa.

The sky above Zenchou Villa was now obscured by the Garden of Avalon, and at the same time, twelve Mage Cannons struck directly at the Ryuudou Temple area. A thunderous explosion rang out, and the entire Ryuudou Temple, Mt. Ryudou, and the surrounding regions were reduced to rubble under the power of those twelve Mage Cannons.

As the first wave of bombardment ended, Gilgamesh descended in altitude, gazing with satisfaction at the destruction his aerial palace had wrought.

"As expected, scum are scum. Blown to dust, were they?"

"Heh heh heh, King of Heroes, you let your guard down."

"What—"

A black tide surged forth. Caught off guard, Gilgamesh was swept into the Black Mud by the wave. Then the Evil Saintess emerged from the Black Mud, watching Gilgamesh dissolve into it, and burst into mad laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha, Rin, I truly thank you for delivering such a useful trump card into my hands. Come, my servant, King of Heroes, fight for me..."

At the Garden of Avalon, after the first volley, Rin had been using her magically enhanced eyes to stare intently at the direction of Ryuudou Temple. When she saw Gilgamesh swallowed by the Black Mud, her entire heart clenched.

Ah, you Golden Flash, you utter idiot. How could this happen? We're doomed. If that Golden Flash guy gets controlled too, it's all over.

Just as Rin was tangled in anxiety, a familiar voice echoed in her mind, allowing Rin Tohsaka to breathe a huge sigh of relief.

"Girl, who do you think I am? If there is a next time, this King will have to punish you."

"Ah, how can you know what I'm thinking? Wait—have you been spying on my thoughts all along? Go die, you peeping tom!"