Chapter 619
When Shirou opened his eyes, he found himself in the exact same place as before he lost consciousness.
If there's anything different from before, it's that I have something very comfortable to rest my head on.
"Are you awake, Shirou?"
The True Assassin offered Shirou's soft thighs as a shield looked down at the boy's face and asked.
"Ah... thank you."
"Let's hurry and find Xiaochun; she should be in a ward nearby."
Shirou nodded, reluctantly getting up from his lap.
"Speaking of which, what should we do with this thing...?"
Shirou sought the opinions of the True Assassin.
After "Tsubaki's Dream" was destroyed, they weren't the only ones teleported back to the hospital.
The Dead Apostle who calls himself "Jester" has also returned.
Dorothea, having shed her "male attire" and reverted to her original girlish appearance—
He returned with only half his body remaining, along with a long section of intestines.
"... Hmm."
The female vampire was deathly pale and her breathing was erratic, but she was still breathing.
As expected of a Rank VII Dead Apostle, this guy has incredible resilience.
The True Assassin remained silent.
If this were before entering the barrier world, she would have eliminated the enemy of Human Order before her without hesitation.
The assassin wouldn't soften his heart just because Dorothea's true form was a pitiful, beautiful girl—but...
At that time, when Crimson Moon was about to torture and kill her... it was Dorothea who stepped forward to protect her.
Even if it was just an act based on lewd desires—
It is an undeniable fact that Dorothea overcame her primal fears and challenged the progenitor of vampires.
She became like this, half-dead, to protect herself...
"..."
Assassin was silent for a moment before speaking.
"Tsubaki's safety is not yet guaranteed. I would be very troubled if she lost her Master (mana source) now."
"So?"
Faced with Shirou's malicious question, the True Assassin gave him a long, sullen look.
"You... you'll have to figure it out yourself."
At this moment, Dorothea, who had been on the verge of death, suddenly started screaming.
Oh my gosh! Assassin! My beloved beauty! I'm so happy!
Are you finally able to face your feelings and be willing to acknowledge the love you have for me?
Waaah... I'm going... I'm going... I'm so happy I'm going to heaven!
"I guess I should just kill her after all," the assassin said through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.
"Someone like you can't possibly go to heaven, can you?"
Shirou walked over to Dorothea and asked, "Alright, what do I need to do?"
The female vampire suppressed her excitement and began to unbutton her dress.
The assassin's eyes widened at the sight. "What are you doing?!"
Ignoring Assassin's roar, Dorothea simply opened the front of her dress shirt.
What was exposed to the air was not just the two snow-white mounds encased in a purplish-red lace bra.
There's also a Magecraft tattoo near the heart that looks like a revolver magazine.
There are six bullet slots, one of which is black, which should be the concept core of the "Magecraft" who was killed by Assassin.
Dorothea lifted the heavy object and spoke to the boy beside her.
"My magic is exhausted, so I'll leave it to you, Shirou."
"Wait, Shirou... let me handle this," Assassin said quickly.
"Assassin, are you jealous?" Dorothea asked with a grin, revealing her canine teeth.
The assassin frowned unhappily, snorted, and turned away.
Shirou used his magically enhanced fingers to probe the magazine pattern on the girl's skin, then slid them down.
Dorothea's shoulders trembled, revealing an expression of utter bliss.
"Shirou, your technique is so skillful, and so gentle...?"
Assassin, his face flushed, roared, "Don't make any strange noises!"
As Shirou's fingers slid, the tattoo, which should have been imprinted on his skin, began to rotate, and other designs filled in at the top.
Then, the blonde girl suddenly swelled up and transformed into the human boy they had seen before.
Volume 8: Chapter 386 The Lolis' Service Time?
Before dawn, the girl was awakened from her dream.
I had a terrible nightmare.
I've had many nightmares before, but never one this terrifying.
Thunder and earthquakes are scary, but this one is many times scarier than those.
I can't remember the details of Tsubaki Kuruoka happened, but I do remember that at the end, a huge, bright red moon fell from the sky.
And that's it.
Home, city, world—all have vanished into nothingness.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
What exactly was she apologizing for?
The young girl sat on the hospital bed, repeatedly murmuring words of apology to Lei Sheng, on the verge of tears.
Just then, the door to the ward opened.
The girl's eyes lit up, and she looked up, shouting excitedly, "Blackie, sir..."
However, the knight who had been protecting the girl did not appear at the door.
Although not Mr. Black, but--
"Jester... Assassin sister... Brother Shirou?"
She couldn't help but wonder if she was still dreaming.
"Little Chun, we've come to visit you."
A boy her age waved to her and then walked into the ward as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"If you dare to make any rash moves, I'll kill you."
Assassin gripped his weapon tightly beneath his cloak, glaring fiercely at the young vampire, before turning to Tsubaki Kuruoka with a smile.
"Hey, Tsubaki, about the future... do you want to run away with your sister?"
Snowfield Underground Facilities, Dumas' workshop.
The police station is located underground, with passageways leading to various parts of the city center.
The police's Caster— Alexander Dumas's workshop—was located twenty meters underground in the passageway.
Besides Dumas, who was busy deep inside the room, his Master, Police Chief Orlando Leif, and his subordinate Bella Levitt were also in the center of the room.
The adjutant has just reported to the director on the encounter of the "Twenty-Eight Monster" in the dream world.
"A three-headed dog and skeletal undead, swelling to the size of a high-rise building... fighting alongside Saber..."
Finally, it ends with "The moon crashed, shattering the entire world into pieces"...
The amount of information was overwhelming, especially the ending where even the moon fell down; it sounded like a story made up by a deranged knight.
On the other hand, Dumas expressed his delightful admiration.
"I'm so envious that such a thing happened! I also want to see the moon setting with my own eyes!"
Okay, stop looking so gloomy, Brother!
"In that situation, it's a miracle that all of you police officers survived."
"..."
The bureau chief cautioned himself against excessive pessimism and began to tentatively plan his next move.
"Tsubaki Kuruoka was taken away from the hospital?"
Lieutenant Bella nodded and said, "My sister is taking care of Tsubaki Kuruoka in the hospital. She can't possibly stop those who want to take Tsubaki Kuruoka away."
The ones who took Tsubaki Kuruoka away were a mysterious red-haired boy who had defeated the King of Heroes, an Assassin, and a boy who was suspected to be a vampire.
These three, who should have been enemies, seem to have temporarily ceased hostilities in the dream world. Could this be interpreted as them forming an alliance?
"Although Tsubaki Kuruoka has temporarily regained consciousness, judging from the hospital's equipment, her condition is still very poor... It's hard to say whether she can survive for three days."
"I see. Now that Tsubaki Kuruoka's Heroic Spirit has disappeared, it should be fine to leave it alone, right?"
Everyone witnessed the power of the Pale Rider.
Unlike the overwhelming destructive power of the King of Heroes, the Pale Rider's strength lies on a conceptual level.
If possible, I would at least like to monitor Tsubaki Kuruoka until the end of the Holy Grail War... Since she's been taken away, there's nothing I can do about it.
Compared to the life of a dying girl, the lives of the entire city are more important; being a police officer is a profession that requires making choices.
"The problem is that red-haired boy, who defeated the King of Heroes who should have been the strongest being... It's still unbelievable."
"City surveillance cameras had previously captured him acting with Einzbern's Artificial Lifeform."
That android was originally found by Francesca as a "container for the Lesser Holy Grail," but now it has been possessed by a completely different personality.
Even this "unknown figure" possesses power surpassing that of Heroic Spirit.
"If the Heroic Spirit are eliminated one after another like in a normal Holy Grail... will that energy accumulate in the 'unknown figure' inside the Artificial Lifeform that serves as the vessel for the Lesser Holy Grail?"
Even if the forged Greater Grail cannot recreate the Third Magic, the magical power collected in the end will be vast enough to become Wish Machine.
--At the end of the Holy Grail War, Francesca will move the Lesser Holy Grail into a vessel... but is the person she's with now still the one she wants?
If the power of the Holy Grail were concentrated in a person with free will, that person would still be able to move freely in the city, making it extremely difficult to work in secrecy.
Just as the chief was agonizing over how to deal with Shirou and Ishtar (Filia) and prevent the Holy Grail War's influence from spreading—
The Holy Grail War, an event known to the entire world, will soon take place somewhere.
Snowfield, an upscale residential area.
The largest of the mansions belongs to the owner of the Snowfield Downtown Casino Hotel.
The publicly available information is as follows.
All of this was a stand-in placed during the construction of the city; in reality, it was just a matter of tampering with the city to make the wealthy man, who died young, appear still alive.
The person actually running the casino hotel was a Magecraft from "the other side."
To this day, whenever he absolutely has to appear in public, he uses Magecraft to disguise himself as that tycoon, deceiving the world.