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"Ah... ah... ah..."
The moment Shinji Matou appeared at the scene, he looked like someone who had been tortured and abused until he could no longer think clearly. He lay on the ground, staring blankly at the sky like a complete idiot.
Saliva streamed freely from the corner of Shinji Matou's mouth, completely unchecked.
Of course, what surprised Noah was not Shinji Matou's behavior, but his appearance.
At that moment, thick, grotesque veins writhed across Shinji Matou's face, which had once been passable.
It was as though something were burrowing beneath Shinji Matou's skin.
A closer look revealed something else.
It was not just his face. Shinji Matou's entire body seemed to be bulging with veins, all of them constantly writhing. The sight was utterly revolting.
Noah had never had much of a favorable impression of Shinji Matou.
So, seeing Shinji Matou in such a miserable state, Noah did not feel even the slightest sympathy or pity.
Noah was merely puzzled.
He wondered why Shinji Matou, who had fortunately not been thrown to his death by Noah, had become like this.
"What do you think? Very ugly, isn't it?" Gilgamesh sneered without even glancing at Shinji Matou, who lay on the ground with the vacant expression of an idiot.
"Still, ugly things should never be decorated. This form is the one that best embodies the concept of evil. It is simply perfect as a corrupted Holy Grail."
Noah said nothing. He merely stared fixedly at Gilgamesh, causing the smile on Gilgamesh's face to fade somewhat.
"Do not look at me like that, mongrel. I was not the one