Darling, that isn't love

"Xinei, Lancer!"

As the gunshot rang out, the time freeze ended. Diarmuid, his soul core pierced, trembled violently, his limbs weak and cold, his body numb. He collapsed to the ground, his entire body radiating a golden soul light before dissipating. (Mo Yi used the Light of the Heart to turn the blue spiritual light golden. After all, the Brush Brother didn't appear with golden light, but turned golden upon death, which could be seen as a tribute to the loyal knight.)

As the world gradually blurred, Diarmuid, the Sunset Warrior, seemed to see the girl who had begged him to take her away again, and finally murmured to himself, "The peach blossoms of my hometown are about to bloom."

Having said that, he transformed into a golden light and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Looking at the golden light rising and dancing around him, Mo Yi sighed:

"I have witnessed your chivalrous spirit, which shines like gold."

"Farewell, Diarmuid the Shining Visage."

PS: Chapter 365, Princess Arc: "No, stop it right now!" No matter how much Alice screamed inside, she couldn't change the fact that she couldn't control her body. Her body was like a program set up by Tsukuyomi, wound up to its maximum, and then automatically started operating, finally returning to her seat at the banquet. "Alice, where did you go?" A half-drunk Hakurei Reimu patted Alice's shoulder and asked, "Want to have a couple of drinks?" "Yeah, today's a good day, we really need to drink to our hearts' content—" Alice looked up, her eyes vacant as she stared at Hakurei Reimu, then reached for a bottle of wine, poured Reimu a glass, and said, "Cheers!" With that, she took the whole bottle and chugged it over. "Haha, I didn't realize Alice could drink so much—" The drunk Reimu didn't notice Alice's nonchalant tone, then grabbed several bottles from nearby and was about to start a drinking contest with Alice. Alice, however, was fearless; for every glass Reimu drank, she'd drink a whole bottle! In truth, Alice's heart was filled with impotent rage: "Idiot Reimu, hurry up and see what's wrong with me!" "No, if I drink any more, I'm going to die—" Unfortunately, Alice's consciousness could not change anything, and she could only watch herself keep pouring herself alcohol, gradually becoming numb and dizzy under the influence of alcohol.

Chapter 466: Darling, That's Not Love

After dealing with Brush Brother, Mo Yi and Aika took the newly joined Director K back to the Sajo Family.

Because of the incident involving Matou Kariya and Sajo Shirou, it wouldn't be strange for Sajou Hiroki and Sajou Ayaka to suddenly have another Clock Tower Lord moving into their home. After all, it was that person who dealt with Lancer and Berserker in one night, which seemed perfectly normal.

Director K didn't dare to act like a big shot, so he could only obediently follow orders. After making a phone call to his fiancée Sola, he sat silently to the side, acting like a nobody.

"Knock knock—"

After arranging things, Mo Yi returned to his room to do his own thing. He wasn't surprised to hear the door open; only Aika would come looking for him at this time.

"Come in--"

"Lord Mo Yi, this is a freshly baked matcha cake—"

Delivering a midnight snack to Lord Mo Yi —Sajo Lü Ge that's my attack route to Lord Mo Yi's room!

Thanks.

Mo Yi didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a piece of cake to eat. The taste was still perfect, textbook perfect in terms of flavor.

As for Lü Ge, she sat on the chair next to Mo Yi, resting her chin on her hands, watching Mo Yi eat. She seemed to be very happy just watching him eat, and her face was always covered with a satisfied smile.

At first, he wasn't used to it, but as time went on, Mo Yi got used to Lv Ge's behavior, eating cake while thinking about what to do next.

In terms of redemption, it's already at 98%, and the main quest is about to be completed. However, Mo Yi feels it's too easy, much easier than the previous quest to fight Reimu Hakurei, which required a lot of preparation to complete successfully.

Besides, Lancelot and Diarmuid have also been dealt with tonight. The progress is a bit fast, but that's all Mo Yi can do. After all, Director K and Matou Kariya are the two Masters most likely to run into trouble.

People like Kiritsugu's Dad and Kirei Kotomine are very cautious; Waver, who lacks ability, has a good Servant, the King of Conquerors, under whose protection it is unlikely that anything will happen to him.

Finally, there's Tohsaka Tokiomi. He's made so many preparations for this Holy Grail War and has been hiding in the Tohsaka Family. In fact, it's really unlikely that anything will happen to him, unless he's betrayed by Kirei Kotomine and the Old Village Chief, just like in the original story.

But Mo Yi had specifically fooled Kirei Kotomine last time, so the other party probably wouldn't evade taxes again. Of course, Mo Yi wasn't entirely sure, since the other party had the oldest pleasure criminal by his side.

As for who the next target is, well, actually Mo Yi didn't have any intention of taking the initiative again. He felt that the game was not that simple, so Mo Yi decided to complete the main quest first, max out Aika's redemption level, and see if any new changes occurred before continuing his actions.

"Aika— "

For the next few days after making the decision, Mo Yi took Aika out for trips to see if he could complete the final redemption. He looked at Aika, who was resting her chin on her hand and looking at him with a happy and satisfied Aika, and asked, "Only those who have a thirst for the Holy Grail in their hearts will be chosen as Masters. So what is your wish?"

Fulfilling the other person's wish might just be the key to winning them over!

"Me?"

Upon hearing Mo Yi mention this, Aika shook her head and said:

"Actually, I didn't have any wishes at first. After all, the Holy Grail was just one thing to me. I could easily get whatever I wanted."

"As for why the Holy Grail chose me, it's probably because of my aptitude."

Mo Yi: "..."

That's a statement that's hard to refute.

"But--"

Aika's smile grew even brighter as she looked at Mo Yi and said, "The Holy Grail has already granted my wish, which is to meet Lord Mo Yi."

"Before this, I didn't feel much of a sense of being alive, because everything was predictable and the final answer was obvious, so there was nothing interesting about it."

"But after meeting Lord Mo Yi, I realized that there are countless things I don't know about outside the world that I thought was 'omniscient and omnipotent'. Just thinking about these things makes me incredibly excited. For the first time, I feel the human emotions of 'curiosity' and 'expectation'."

"Certainly--"

"What makes me happiest is meeting Lord Mo Yi! It can be said that it was after meeting you that Aika truly gained a 'heart' and became a human being with a self."

"Therefore, my wish is to help Lord Mo Yi achieve his goal!"

At this point, Aika remembered a question she had been deliberately ignoring and asked, "After Lord Mo Yi completes his mission and returns, will he travel to this world again?"

"Certainly--"

Mo Yi reached out and patted the other person's head, smiling:

"We'll definitely meet again."

Joan of Arc had asked this question before.

"Um--"

Upon hearing the answer she wanted, Lü Ge narrowed her eyes and, as usual, enjoyed Mo Yi's head pat.

After spending time together, Mo Yi also discovered that Lü Ge had special feelings for him.

In the past, he might have deceived himself with the "three great illusions of life," but after what happened with Mei and Kiana, Mo Yi began to re-examine himself!

He quickly realized the Princess's feelings for him. Hmm, he wasn't sure how much, but there was definitely some, otherwise she wouldn't have said that she would marry him unconditionally as long as Mo Yi collected the five secret treasures.

Although the other party may seem unreliable in the past, that's just normal. When it comes to important matters, the Princess is never careless. If she didn't have any feelings for him, she would never say such a thing.

Besides, there's Alice, who often tries to have awkward conversations with Mo Yi. Mo Yi suspects that Alice has special feelings for him, but it's just a suspicion. It's also possible that she doesn't have many friends, which is why she seems overly dependent on and concerned about him.

Next up is True Kiana, who has already stolen her first kiss.

Now, as Mo Yi Aika closely, he also senses something is amiss.

Then I thought of Aika from another parallel world, where the other person would be White Give upon seeing the Old Saber!