I Didn't Die Because of You (Sixth Update) / Declaration of War (Seventh Update)

"I saved you this time only to repay Mr. Fujimaru. and Mrs. Fujimaru for taking you in. My real goal is to go home."

"For this goal, I can be ruthless and watch you be killed, because that's the kind of person I am."

Mikaela stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said in a very calm tone, "I will not stop myself because of my emotions, Ritsuka, whether you can understand or not, I will do this."

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Chapter 305 I Didn't Die Because of You (Sixth Update)

Mikaela was very calm, extremely calm, and he knew what he was saying.

"Is that so? That's wonderful." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Mikaela's serious expression and suddenly gave a smile that was hard to tell whether it was bitter or relieved.

Everyone wants to live, and right now Fujimaru Ritsuka only has Mikaela to rely on. However, Mikaela has made it clear that even if Fujimaru Ritsuka is killed by Mikaela, Mikaela will never descend.

There is no hope, only despair.

"I told you, I want to go home, back to my small but warm little home."

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression, Mikaela looked away, not daring to look him in the eye, because he was a sensitive person.

If Fujimaru Ritsuka reveals his true colors and uses moral blackmail to coerce him, then Mikaela can harden her heart and ignore his life or death.

But she actually showed a bittersweet smile, which meant that she was very sad inside, but at the same time she was relieved.

Why did she breathe a sigh of relief? Fujimaru Ritsuka probably had a vague idea that the other party's real target was Mikaela, and she was just a side effect.

If she could be used to force Mikaela's true form to appear, that would be a great thing. Fujimaru Ritsuka probably guessed this, so she was extremely resistant to it. But when Mikaela revealed her true thoughts, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, you understand now, that's for the best." Mikaela slowly stood up, not looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression. He casually picked up a shard of glass and said in a very calm tone, "Even now, I have no more trump cards, but as long as this clone of mine is still alive, I will save you."

Mikaela's implication was clear: after this clone died, he would absolutely not care about anything related to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

He has already repaid the debt of gratitude.

He owes the Fujimaru family nothing, and he has absolutely no reason to put himself in their shoes.

Going home is his primary goal.

"If you really don't care about her, then why don't you commit suicide?" Goetia had naturally heard Mikaela's words as well. He said in a very calm tone, "If you commit suicide now, then I will kill Fujimaru Ritsuka and will not continue to investigate your whereabouts."

Goetia's implication was clear: if Mikaela continued to resist, and after killing Fujimaru Ritsuka, she still didn't show herself, he would relentlessly pursue her until she was truly dead.

"Everyone has their principles, and I have my bottom line."

Mikaela gripped the sharp glass. At this moment, he couldn't use his Noble Phantasm or unleash the power of his Mystic Eyes. He was just like an ordinary person, only able to grab whatever 'weapon' was at hand to prepare for battle.

"Persistence? Bottom line? Ridiculous. These things are as disgusting as excrement." Goetia said with a ferocious expression, "Humans are nothing but beings without any bottom line or persistence. Since you say you have your bottom line, then as long as you kill Fujimaru Ritsuka, I will give everything I have to help you go home."

Goetia was testing whether Mikaela was telling the truth or not; if so, she would decisively kill Fujimaru Ritsuka.

So, will Goetia really keep his promise and help the other person return to their hometown?

Although Mikaela's power was restricted by 90% at this moment, even with only one level of power, it was enough to easily kill an ordinary human.

"No need for probing. My goal is clear, and I won't waver because of your words." Mikaela revealed a sarcastic smile, his voice calm yet firm as he said, "Since I said I would protect this little guy, then I will absolutely protect him until this body completely collapses!"

After saying that, Mikaela rushed towards Goetia. His speed was already very fast in the eyes of humans, but in Goetia's eyes, he was nothing more than an ant crawling, something that could be crushed at will.

"Rebellion? How interesting. In that case, in the name of King Solomon, I'd like to see how long you can hold out."

Goetia pointed a finger at Mikaela, who was charging towards him, and said calmly, "I'll take away your sight first!"

"Pfft—!!"

Under Fujimaru Ritsuka's terrified gaze, Mikaela's eyes looked as if they had been punctured by something, and bright red blood slowly flowed down her cheeks.

"Sight? Well, if you want it, then here you are!" Mikaela's movements didn't falter at all. Despite losing his sight, a faint magical aura emanated from him.

Mikaela, clutching the shards of glass, charged fiercely at Goetia.

"Snap!"

Unfortunately, how could mere glass possibly penetrate Goetia's magical defenses?

"Bang!" Goetia punched Mikaela hard, sending her flying. He grinned cruelly and said, "Then next I'll take your limbs! I'll make sure you can't get up!"

As a strange light flashed from the ring, a terrifying force attacked Mikaela's hands and feet.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

As if something had been pulverized, Mikaela let out a muffled groan. He could clearly feel his magical body, with its limbs and bones being shattered and destroyed.

"Sister Ella!" Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly caught Mikaela. Looking at Mikaela, who was blind and had her limbs crushed, she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

"..."

Mikaela remained silent; even if he wanted to move, he couldn't.

"How boring. Even under such an attack, you don't let out a single cry?" Goetia looked at Mikaela, who was now completely powerless to resist. He slightly raised his hand, and a vast amount of magical power gathered in it.

"I have already cried all my tears, and I will not cry because of physical injury."

As if sensing something, Mikaela said in a very calm voice, "This level of injury is not enough to make me wail, nor is it enough to make me howl angrily like a wild beast."

"You are very calm."

Goetia gave up. He realized that Mikaela didn't seem to care about Fujimaru Ritsuka at all, and that his help to Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to be just out of gratitude for her adoption.

The opponent was far too calm. In Goetia's memory, there were very few heroes who could remain so calm.

Even so, Goetia doesn't intend to let Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mikaela go, after all, there are some things that still need to be tried.

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka silent. She seemed to know that she was about to die, and at this moment she had become more accepting of it. She quickly wiped away her tears and placed Mikaela behind her.

"Aren't you afraid?" Mikaela naturally noticed Fujimaru Ritsuka's little actions. The other party actually wanted to meet Goetia's attack, which was a real suicide.

"I'm scared."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's tears were still flowing. She looked at Mikaela, who couldn't even stand up, and said in a sob, "But I still want to protect Sister Ella. Even in the last moment of my life, I want to use this body to protect Sister Ella."

With a sob in her voice, Fujimaru Ritsuka continued, "I'm so sorry to have troubled you all this time. I hope that after I die, Sister Ella will be able to find her way home safely."

"I did not die because of you, but because Master died fighting to save Human Order."

Chapter 306 Challenge (Seventh Update)

When a person is about to die, no matter how well they hide it, their true nature will be revealed.

Humans are ugly, Goetia always believed this, and that humanity was beyond redemption. Making the most of them was the best outcome for them.

He firmly believed in this and put it into practice.

But now... Goetia looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose legs were trembling and tears were streaming down her face. The other woman had her arms outstretched like a mother protecting her child. Although she was not yet an adult, she exuded an aura called human radiance.

'So dazzling! X2'

Both Goetia and Mikaela had this thought in their minds. They both knew very well how much courage it took for Fujimaru Ritsuka to step forward at this moment.

"Perhaps I should express my respect."

Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka like this, Goetia released the magic ball in his hand and said in a very calm tone, "If all humans were like you, possessing noble character, then we would not have done the thing of Grand Order Incineration, but would have done our best to protect humanity as 'King Solomon' said."

"However, we will not give up destroying a huge pile of combustible waste just because of a better quality stone!"

At this moment, Goetia seemed to become serious. He pointed a single finger at the sky and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka coldly, saying, "You deserve to die under the unfinished Noble Phantasm attack!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka seemed to notice something. She looked up at the sky and saw a band of light swirling in the sky.

"This is my Noble Phantasm." Goetia stretched out his hands and said in a chilling tone, "Although it is not yet complete, even a sliver of its power is enough to make you disappear from this world."

A wisp of energy from the band of light swirling in the sky fell down and entered Goetia's hand.

"!!!!"

Mikaela seemed to realize something and opened her mouth as if to say something to Fujimaru Ritsuka, but she quickly realized that she didn't seem to have any right to say anything.

Whether it's spoken or not, it makes no difference, because it is Goetia's Noble Phantasm —the time of its birth has come, and it is used to correct all things.

At first glance, it looks like a halo surrounding the Earth, but it is actually a collection of hundreds of millions of rays of light. Each ray possesses immense destructive power comparable to the A-rank Noble Phantasm Excalibur.

Although Mikaela's eyes had been taken by Goetia, he could still sense that the other party had drawn a ray of light from the void.

"Buzz—!!"

A massive amount of magic power erupted from Goetia, and a terrifying magical force gathered in his hand. Along with the beam of light, it entered the magical energy ball, and a terrifying pressure weighed heavily on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mikaela.

At this moment, Mikaela on the ground with her eyes closed. Her maid outfit was very dirty and messy. With her slight obsession with cleanliness, she would never have been able to tolerate her clothes being dirty and stained under normal circumstances.

"Sister Ella, thank you for accompanying me all the way." Fujimaru Ritsuka turned around, looked at Mikaela, forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and said, "I hope you can find your parents successfully. If... you meet my parents, please tell them that their daughter died in the line of duty to save the world."

"I hope my parents can be proud of me."

When Fujimaru Ritsuka said those words, Mikaela's most tender spot was touched. He seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word. A strange feeling lingered in his heart.

"It hurts so much."

Even after her eyes were taken away and her limbs were broken, Mikaela never uttered a sound of pain.

Now... he felt his heart was aching so much, as if it were being torn to pieces. It hurt so much.

"Boom--!!!"

A burst of violent magical energy erupted from Goetia's hand. Mikaela motionless behind Fujimaru Ritsuka. Fujimaru Ritsuka spread her arms wide, gritted her teeth, and stared directly at the incoming energy beam. She shouted, "I'm not afraid of you!!!! King Solomon!!!"

This might be her last act of defiance.

Although she was terrified, she couldn't show that she was afraid of the other person.

Under the light beam, the Command Seal marks left by Fujimaru Ritsuka after she finished using them became dazzling.

"!!!!!!!!!!"

Just as the beam cannon was about to strike Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mikaela suddenly opened her eyes, her empty eyes staring at Fujimaru Ritsuka, a tear of blood sliding down her cheek.

"It hurts, it hurts so much! This feeling, this feeling!!!"

As if something had shattered, Mikaela suddenly laughed, and his 'Spirit Origin' blazed fiercely within him. Relying on the burning of his Spirit Origin, he briefly broke through the storm imposed by Goetia and regained his Servant power.

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!"

Mikaela laughed loudly, mocking himself for choosing to be indifferent to someone who genuinely cared for him.

Yes! Go home! Go home! He wants to go home!!!

But is it certain that he can go home now? No! He can't! He has to stay in this world for an unknown amount of time.

If that's the case, then he'll definitely fight Goetia, so why is he hiding from him now? Why is he just watching Fujimaru Ritsuka die?!

At this moment, Mikaela thought about many things. Wasn't she the same way back then? Powerless, watching helplessly as her mother was arrested by the police, unable to do anything about it.

Now! He has power! Is he really going to stand by and watch Fujimaru Ritsuka die at Goetia's hands?!

No!!! No!!! Mikaela didn't want to see this happen; he didn't want to see the person protecting him get hurt by others.

Now, Mikaela stood up, stretched out his shattered hand, and, enduring immense pain, forcibly pulled away Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was blocking his way.

His eyes were hollow, blood streaming down his face. Divine Iron Shield appeared in his hand, and he looked at Goetia, laughing maniacally, "Goetia! Come! Let's fight!"

"Buzz—!!"

As if in response to Mikaela, the Divine Iron Shield emitted a dazzling light.

This is a shield forged by Odin using divine iron for the Valkyrie. It is the glory of the Valkyrie, therefore! It must never be broken! It must never yield to anyone.

"How is this possible?!"

Goetia was surprised. He paused for a second. He hadn't expected that Mikaela, who had been lying obediently on the ground waiting to die, would suddenly stand up and do something crazy like burning her Spirit Origin.

And what's more?! The other party actually knows my real identity?!

"Snap!"

Despite her strong defensive capabilities, the Divine Iron Shield shattered when faced with a beam cannon of equal power to the Excalibur.

However, Mikaela already knew this outcome; she merely used this body to block Goetia's attack, giving Fujimaru Ritsuka a glimmer of hope.

"I'll be there." After taking the hit from Goetia, Mikaela to the ground. He stared at Goetia and said in a chilling tone, "You've reopened my wounds, reminding me of my most vulnerable moments! No matter what, I will rescue Fujimaru Ritsuka!"

Mikaela vanished as spirit particles, but his words were like a declaration of war, challenging Goetia!

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