Type-Moon's Problem Child from Collapse Chapter 45

One Chapter Equals Two or Three!

First Disciple: Chao Yu (Light Dust Willow)

Second Disciple: Su Mei (Unparalleled)

Third Disciple: Jiang Wan Xi (Qing Yang)

Fourth Disciple: Jiang Wan Ru (Wu Zhuo)

Fifth Disciple: Cheng Ling Shuang (No Sword Intent; Xuanyuan Sword in its initial state)

Sixth Disciple: Ma Yan Qing (later changed to Ma Fei Ma) (Crimson Absolute Shadow)

Seventh Disciple: Su Yi (Ink Dye Fragrance)

Taixu Mountain, Floating Cloud Temple.

Many people said that three women made a play, but the seven people in the room were now silent, as though saying a single word would bring about something terrible.

"...Are you sure?"

In the end, Chao Yu, as the Eldest Senior Sister, was the first to speak. Her voice was somewhat hoarse, and after speaking, her entire body seemed drained of strength.

"It's already come to this. You're not regretting it now, are you?"

Su Mei still wore that utterly unconcerned expression, as if they were merely making casual conversation.

"But..."

Su Yi was clearly opposed to it, yet timid by nature, she did not know how to speak up. Her senior brothers and sisters, as well as her master—she did not know what she should do.

"But... this is the only way, isn't it?"

Although Jiang Wan Xi felt this was wrong, among those present, she and her younger sister were the ones who had to kill their master.

"Haven't you had enough already?!"

Jiang Wan Ru's expression was plainly irritated. She, too, had undergone Demonic Possession, but her circumstances differed somewhat from Su Mei's.

Though Su Mei had been eroded by a great deal of Honkai energy, it had been cleansed quickly, so the only consequence was damaged meridians.

But Jiang Wan Ru had discovered it far too late. Constraint could only cleanse the Honkai energy; it had no way to restore the parts that had already been completely demonized.

It treated the symptoms but not the root cause. Sooner or later, she would completely succumb to Demonic Possession.

After discovering this, she had not even dared tell their master.

If she had not happened to learn that her Second Senior Sister was planning something like this, she might have kept it hidden until she could hide it no longer.

"Heh! We really have had enough!"

Taixu Mountain, the Tai Xu Immortal, protecting All Living Beings—but what had those who underwent Demonic Possession done?! If Taixu Mountain had not taught those martial arts manuals, how could so many people have fallen to Demonic Possession?!

And they were human! Not immortals! They had feelings too—they were not machines!

(Don't argue! Fu Hua was the one who taught them back then, and this was also part of the Kindling Project.)

"When do we begin?"

Cheng Ling Shuang still wore that calm expression, as though she had no emotions at all. She resembled Fu Hua somewhat as he was now.

"The day after tomorrow."

Su Mei did not give the others another chance to speak and answered with complete decisiveness.

"Fine."

Still expressionless, Cheng Ling Shuang rose and left.

She had always been cold by nature, and coupled with Fu Hua's hands-off upbringing, she could now be said to possess almost no emotions.

Yet what Intent Essence required among the Tai Xu Five Essences was emotion!

"Understood."

Ma Yan Qing merely nodded to show that he understood. Even he had no interest in joking about something like this.

But since his senior sisters had decided, then so be it!

After all, aside from Fu Yuan, that natural airhead, probably no one on the mountain held any favorable feelings toward the immortal—not even Su Yi.

"...What about Junior Disciple Brother?"

Chao Yu's hand beneath the table clenched tightly. Though these matters had already been decided, she still felt deeply guilty.

Her guilt was over the debt of raising her, not familial affection.

"...I'll handle it."

Su Mei's voice likewise became somewhat hoarse, but some things were the faith that kept her alive. If she gave them up, she truly did not know what else she would have left.

Not everyone could be like the immortal—kill someone's entire family, then bring back the child who had already grown wise beyond his years and accept him as a disciple.

Su Mei's life had been completely changed in that great fire decades ago, amid her parents' screams.

And anyone who blocked her path to survival, even Junior Disciple Brother, would be cleared away.

"...You can decide for yourself."

Even though she usually got along terribly with Su Mei, seeing her expression now, Chao Yu no longer wanted to say anything.

Su Mei had been plotting for a very, very long time, yet she had never calculated that she herself would fall in love.

But that was all there was to it! Wasn't it...?

"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Su Mei's door was suddenly pushed partly open, and a little head popped through the gap.

Fu Yuan was worried about his senior sister. He felt that she had been rather downcast these past few days.

"...Xiao Yuan."

Su Mei suddenly felt a little flustered, even though Fu Yuan often did this before.

"Mm, I'm here."

Fu Yuan felt that his senior sister looked as though she had had a nightmare, but he did not know how to comfort her.

"...Xiao Yuan, if Senior Sister... fell into Demonic Possession, what would you do?"

Yet some things had to be done. Seeing Xiao Yuan enter with worry written all over his face, Su Mei's heart instead abruptly calmed down.

"Huh? It's fine. I'll cure Senior Sister."

Fu Yuan no longer wore the confused expression he had when he had been suddenly asked that question two years ago. Instead, he looked extremely confident.

After all, he had returned to his former peak in just two years, and with this so-called Herrscher power as well, Fu Yuan felt that he could handle anything.

Even though he no longer possessed Emotion Perception.

"...That's true, but what if Senior Sister really fell into Demonic Possession?"

This time, Su Mei's tone was exceptionally serious, and none of her previous panic remained.

"...I'll stand with Senior Sister."

Fu Yuan was silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"...What about the sect rules?"

"Da Lang, it's time to take your medicine."

Pah, wrong script.

"Master, it is time for your meal."

At noon, in the main hall of Floating Cloud Temple, Fu Hua sat at the head of the table while Chao Yu distributed the bowls and chopsticks.

The others sat upright and proper, and everything appeared solemn. This was lunch on Taixu Mountain.

Under Master's imposing presence, even though he had never demanded it, they all remained very serious.

Only Fu Yuan, who was still somewhat childish, had shut himself away in his room.

Everything seemed as usual. After Fu Hua finished his meal, he prepared to return to his room and continue meditating. But when he rose, he discovered that he could no longer move.

He was about to activate Yu Du Chen, but with the ambush planned against him, Fu Hua was still too slow.

The seven who had been sitting upright instantly drew their swords, and the Xuanyuan Swords, each endowed with their own traits, unleashed their abilities as well.

Crimson Absolute Shadow, Ma Yan Qing's sword, obscured his sight; Qing Yang, Jiang Wan Xi's sword, stole his hearing; Wu Zhuo, Jiang Wan Ru's sword, stole his sense of touch; Light Dust Willow, Chao Yu's sword, severed his meridians.

His Five Senses were stripped away in an instant. Even Fu Hua could not react in time.

(I beg your pardon for my stupidity, but aside from this, I truly cannot figure out why Fu Hua would be killed.)

Su Yi stood behind them, gripping her sword, never daring to step forward, yet she did not stop them either.

The moment Fu Yuan sensed that something was wrong, Su Mei plunged her sword into her own right chest.

"What are you doing?!"

The Void Sword God, on par with Master, combined with the power of Constraint and instantly drove all the others back.

Fu Yuan stared at them in utter disbelief.

"Why..."

"Pfft!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Unparalleled sword in the hands of the senior sister behind him shattered his core.

All the questions he wanted to ask died on his lips as he stared blankly at the Long Sword protruding from his chest.

It hurts so much. I'm sorry!

"The vengeance for my mother's death."

Su Mei closed her eyes and pulled her sword horizontally to the left. Because of the Herrscher Core, Fu Yuan was not immediately sliced in half. Instead, the force of the sword flung his entire body to the left.

Very quickly, before the people who had been knocked back could even react, it was already over.

Fu Yuan had not died. Even if a Herrscher's Herrscher Core was shattered, they would not die.

Senior Sister did not know that. He had not told her—not because he did not trust her, but simply because he had not thought it necessary.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart and the pain wracking his body, the Chains of Constraint pulled his master behind him before any of them could react.

He did not understand. Why?

It hurt. The wound in his chest constantly reminded him of what had just happened, yet compared to the confusion in his heart, it somehow did not seem so painful.

"Then what about all those years of raising and caring for you?!"

"You shouldn't have come out."

Su Mei's tone seemed regretful, yet it also seemed as though she were merely stating a fact.

Though there was also a wound across her chest, she acted as if she did not care.

"Hurry up. Delays breed complications!"

Since they had done it, they had to see it through. Though Chao Yu felt deeply guilty inside, she had been the most ruthless one when she struck just now.

Before the others had even finished preparing, Cheng Ling Shuang had already swung the sword in her hand.

She felt emotion, though she did not know what it was.

Fu Yuan did not block it, allowing the blade to slide down from his shoulder.

He thought of many things: his master's teachings, Senior Sister's background, and the relationship between the two... as well as what Lord God had said.

The wound in his chest healed instantly. Though his core was gone, the Second Eruption still erupted.

The range was not large, but its intensity was immense. This was a Honkai eruption Fu Yuan had forcibly triggered with his own life.

"No, no!"

Though Fu Hua desperately tried to stop it, there was nothing she could do. She was crippled now, and recovering would take no short amount of time.