Chapter 96: Ahead Lies Hell (cont.)

He suddenly fell on the steps.

That homunculus was carrying someone on her back, so why had he fallen instead?

He crawled after Sieg, stumbling along, even showing signs of overtaking her.

On the less-than-hundred-meter staircase, the two competed to see who was faster.

Whenever one was about to overtake the other, the other desperately sped up.

Overtaking.

Being overtaken.

Overtaking.

Being overtaken.

The one who had overtaken the other was overtaken by the one he had overtaken.

The one who had been overtaken was pursued by the one who had been overtaken.

Before Amakusa Shirou's eyes, other than Sieg and the Assassin on her back, he could no longer make out anything else.

Everything around him was blank, and even the stairs had vanished.

On this battlefield, no sword clashed against sword anymore. All that remained was a race between two people.

At last, they both reached the finish line.

Yet it had taken them nearly five minutes to reach the Greater Holy Grail at the same time.

That was right, at the same time.

Amakusa sadly realized that he had actually been slower than the homunculus. She was carrying Assassin on her back!

"I have to admit that you're stronger now." Amakusa narrowed his eyes and felt the scorching heat within the Greater Holy Grail. "But so what?"

"Isn't being stronger than you enough?" Sieg said stubbornly.

Amakusa Shirou looked at the raging flames.

They were the beginning of his journey, and the end of his life.

"Not enough." Amakusa Shirou growled. "Of course it's not enough, Sieg! As a homunculus, you've only seen the beauty of the world, haven't you? You naturally assume this world is just that beautiful, that your only enemies are me and the Red Faction! You're wrong. Come, take a good look at