The Mage Standing on the Burning Earth

"What's wrong?"

"Am I being selfish?"

"Selfish?"

"Yes, Sakura clearly likes you too... but I..."

"I treat everyone equally!" Mephistopheles smiled slightly, which startled Rin Tohsaka, who then realized, "Wait, you're planning to target Sakura?!"

"No, it's Sakura who's planning to make a move on me," Mephistopheles said. "She wants me to go see her tonight."

Rin Tohsaka was stunned, not expecting things to develop this way. She stood there for a long time, ultimately at a loss for words, and could only sigh.

She can pursue happiness, but she can't forbid others from doing so, not to mention Mephistopheles's journey to other worlds. This behavior inexplicably gave her a sense of "breakup sex."

Are you coming tonight?

"No way! I'm not that shameless!" Rin Tohsaka protested, then stuffed the food in her hand into her mouth and chewed it fiercely, as if she were biting into Mephistopheles's flesh.

Mephistopheles chuckled to himself; sometimes he found it incredibly amusing to tease Rin Tohsaka and see her reactions.

If it were Sakura, she definitely wouldn't have such a funny reaction.

Night.

Sakura Matou was leaning against Mephistopheles's chest, looking incredibly delicate, her beautiful body on full display in Mephistopheles's eyes.

Mephistopheles felt the warmth in his hands and enjoyed the peace of the moment.

Leaning against that warm chest, Sakura Matou felt incredibly safe and secure. In the calm after the passion subsided, she was like a kitten, gently twisting her head and letting her hair slide back and forth on Mephistopheles's chest, bringing waves of ticklish sensation.

Just then, Mephistopheles suddenly noticed that the Eye of Horus, which Sakura Matou had placed to the side, was emitting a faint light.

The Spirit Dress that he himself had crafted and given to Atalanta now emitted a faint glow, from which a small ball of light appeared. In an instant, it flew out and, before Sakura Matou could even react, rushed into Mephistopheles's forehead.

"What is this?!" Sakura Matou exclaimed in surprise, asking immediately.

Mephistopheles was startled at first, but then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that I, who appeared when you were a child, put something in here, and this thing was probably set to appear today and merge with myself..." Mephistopheles said, feeling this strange power combine with the light sphere he had obtained from the void last time, transforming into an unmistakable spacetime beacon.

Sensing the beacon's time limit, Mephistopheles scoffed, "While the direction is clearer, and I can control time travel myself, there's a time limit—it's tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow?!" Sakura Matou exclaimed in surprise, then her expression turned reluctant. She hadn't expected this time to come so suddenly and so quickly.

"It's alright, we'll meet soon. Time is different in different worlds, so I don't think you'll have to wait too long." Mephistopheles said, gently squeezing the warmth in his hand, which made the girl softly hum in agreement before leaning closer.

Let's not think about tomorrow for now, but just enjoy tonight. That's enough.

The news of Mephistopheles's departure came as a complete surprise, catching many people off guard.

"Are you leaving so soon?" Rin Tohsaka asked, looking at Mephistopheles.

Although she was reluctant to part ways, she tried her best to appear calm.

"Yes, it's time to leave. If we don't leave now and the beacon malfunctions, it will take a very long time to repair." Mephistopheles nodded, making no attempt to hide anything. "I'm going to save the world, so I'll try my best to come back after I've saved it!"

"It's not that I necessarily have to wait for you to come back; I have plenty of other suitors," Rin Tohsaka said, though her expression clearly showed her reluctance.

Mephistopheles smiled slightly, "Are you serious?"

Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but shout, "It's fake! You'd better find a way to come back as soon as possible!"

"Of course I'll find a way to come back as soon as possible," Mephistopheles said softly, then looked at Sakura Matou, "I'm leaving now."

"Okay, goodbye Mephistopheles!"

Sakura Matou appeared calm. Although she was reluctant, she had waited for so many years, and she was willing to continue waiting.

"Hey uncle, this way you won't see me provoking the old man anymore!" Illya said, somewhat disgruntled.

"Remember to bring Heracles, if needed..." Mephistopheles thought for a moment, then looked at Sakura Matou, "You go with her, Sakura."

"No problem, I'll go with them. I'm also very curious about a family with such advanced puppetry technology. Since they're choosing to scrap it, it's not unreasonable for me to take those technologies back with me."

At that moment, she quickly switched her mindset to saintly mode, thinking about how to exploit the Einzbern Family in order to develop the society.

Mephistopheles expressed his delight, saying it was fantastic!

Finally, after bidding farewell to everyone, Mephistopheles raised his hand, and a ball of light flew out from it. Suddenly, it enlarged in the air, tearing space apart and revealing the void outside.

Seeing that the spatial path was just big enough for one person to pass through, Mephistopheles no longer hesitated, and with a light leap, he disappeared into the crack.

Rin Tohsaka wanted to call out to the other person, but seeing the slowly closing gap, she finally smiled with relief and didn't call out to them again.

"We'll meet again someday, sister," Sakura Matou whispered from the side. Looking at Sakura Matou, Rin Tohsaka suddenly realized that Sakura was the one who had been waiting for many years, for more than ten years!

The endless spacetime rifts stretch on and on, with no end in sight. This is a rift in the world, a region on a higher level than parallel universes.

In this boundless place, beyond the reach of human perception in terms of time and distance, Mephistopheles continued to fly and advance.

With the beacon in his hand, he flew very accurately toward his target world. He flew very fast, but it was no use, because time and space had no meaning here. He was just relying on his instincts to confirm that he was flying very fast.

Mephistopheles even felt that even if he stopped flying and stayed far away, the beacon would guide him forward, and when he arrived at the place he was supposed to be, the beacon would naturally take him there.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Mephistopheles arrived at his destination.

He saw a sudden burst of power erupt from the beacon, a power that directly punched a hole in a place beyond human comprehension.

Once he passes through the opening, he can reach the world the beacon points to!

That is the world he has always wanted to return to!

Mephistopheles arrived in the real world, on Earth, at Antarctica. Looking down at the smoke and fire rising continuously, with many people rushing to put out the flames and others dealing with the damaged Chaldea staff, Mephistopheles frowned slightly.

I did arrive, and judging from the time of my arrival, it must have been shortly after the explosion began.

But now that I'm here, how can I get to the inner world as quickly as possible?

Just as Mephistopheles was thinking this, he discovered that the space in front of him had cracked again. It was a trace of the beacon's remaining power that had directly connected the real world with the inner world of Chaldea, and it was clear that this path led to his true destination!

That was a familiar scene, the very place he had been not long ago— Fuyuki City!

However, Fuyuki City had been destroyed, with flames burning everywhere and ruins scattered all around, as if it had suffered a great disaster.

Looking at the shattered world within the crack, Mephistopheles couldn't help but sigh, then took a step forward, and instantly entered the crevice.

Then, the gap closed at that moment, as if it had never existed.

Inside Chaldea, Romani, who was directing people to deal with the troubles around him, looked up at the sky with some confusion.

But after looking for a long time, he still didn't see anything. He tilted his head slightly and muttered to himself, "Am I just imagining things?"

"Dr. Roman, come quick! Someone needs emergency help!"

"Okay, I'm coming!" Romani shouted and ran over immediately.

As the highest-ranking commander here, and also a doctor, he now needs to direct people to do things while also treating the wounded. He feels that this is the busiest time he has ever been since Chaldea, and this busy experience will definitely continue for a long time.

It will last at least half a month, and possibly even several months!

Chapter 125 The True Magic Standing on the Burning Earth

The explosion engulfed everything, and raging flames devoured everything in its path that could burn!

"Warning to observation members."

"The state of Chaldeas has changed."

"The near-future observation data for Sheba has been rewritten."

"In the near future, a hundred years from now, no trace of humanity will be found on Earth. Human survival will be uncertain, and the future of humanity will be unsecured."

As the core of the entire base, it continued to operate amidst the explosion and monitored the future.

This explosion seemed to trigger a chain reaction, or like the flapping of wings of a small butterfly in the Pacific Ocean, leading the future in a direction that no one wanted to see.

As a Chaldea employee with her own secrets, Mash Kyrielight looked at Chaldeas's changes with a mixture of confusion and nervousness.

"Chaldeas... turned crimson..."

It wasn't truly a blood-red color; rather, its existence resembled a red-hot iron ball, or a small lava planet.

"No, more... important... is..."

Blood trickled down Mash Kyrielight's cheek; the explosion had clearly taken its toll on her.

Meanwhile, the base's loudspeakers continued to faithfully broadcast the situation.

The central perimeter wall has been sealed off.

"180 seconds remaining before the cleaning begins inside the building."

Upon hearing the broadcast, Mash Kyrielight looked at the surrounding flames and said to the girl in front of her, her friend Ritsuka Fujimaru, whom she had only known for a short time, "The isolation wall is closed; we can't get out..."

"Yeah, that's right, we're the same." Ritsuka Fujimaru said, her tone a little nervous, but besides nervousness, she was also looking around. "But things will work themselves out, maybe there'll be a way out."

Mash Kyrielight didn't say anything, and the broadcast continued.

"The Master's vital signs within the frame have not reached the baseline value, and the Spiritron Transfer has not met the required number. Searching for Master who meets the criteria... Found."

"Reassigning Ritsuka Fujimaru, number 48, as Master. Counter-Summoning System activated. Initiating Spiritron Conversion."

As the system announced this, Mash Kyrielight looked at Ritsuka Fujimaru's face and felt relieved. She smiled slightly and asked, "Excuse me, senpai, may I hold your hand?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru didn't understand what the other person meant, but recalling how nervous the other person had been at the beginning, she reached out her hand, grasped the other person's slightly trembling hand, and smiled, "No problem."

"3, 2, 1 days remaining until the start of the Spiritron Transfer. The entire project is complete. Begin the actual verification of the initial designation."

A black hole has appeared, but it's not a black hole in a star; it's a black void, a torn space, a path to another dimension.

Within this black hole, a beam of light appeared; it was the exit of that spacetime, which sucked both Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight inside.

The technology of materializing into spirit particles and then transferring them to other places via spacetime.

It didn't even conduct a successful experiment, but it successfully started up during this crisis!

Ritsuka Fujimaru felt something licking her face, a wet feeling, and she felt unclean all over.

That's definitely some kind of dog!

"Senior, wake up, senior."

"He's still not awake, so let's try addressing him with a more formal, respectful title?"

"Master, please wake up! If you don't get up, I'll kill you!"

That's Mash Kyrielight's voice, but did Mash Kyrielight say something extraordinary?

She opened her eyes and saw some unknown creature, an animal called Fou, diligently washing her face with its tongue.

Then, there was Mash Kyrielight, who was looking right at herself.

Ritsuka Fujimaru stood up and looked around. She found herself in a place engulfed in flames, with ruins everywhere, clearly the wreckage left behind after a modern city had been hit by something like a missile.

But compared to that, Mash Kyrielight's outfit caught her attention more.

Why is Mash Kyrielight wearing such a revealing bodysuit right now? And why is her belly button still empty?

Why is Mash Kyrielight holding a huge shield?!

This looks like a cosplay of a female combatant from some 18+ anime or game, who is then subjected to sexual humiliation after being defeated, while also providing a defeat CG that everyone loves to watch!

"Thank goodness, you're finally awake, senior. I'm so glad you're alright."

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, but Mash Kyrielight, did you just say you were going to kill me?"

"Please don't worry about such details; we may have more dangerous matters to deal with now..."

Strange creatures appeared around us at some unknown time. They appeared to be humanoid, wearing tattered cloaks, and emitted strange roars, unable to communicate in any language.

Mash Kyrielight had already blocked Ritsuka Fujimaru's path and said, "Determined to be a hostile creature. Master, please give the order. It will be the two of us, Senpai and I, who will break through this predicament!"

As Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at Mash Kyrielight, she increasingly felt that Mashu's behavior and attire overlapped with certain unspoken characters from the game.

However, this is the real world, and she still doesn't want to see Mash Kyrielight's defeat CG; that's absolutely unacceptable!

Relying on her rudimentary Magecraft knowledge and combat experience, Ritsuka Fujimaru quickly dealt with the strange hostile creatures that surrounded her, together with Mash Kyrielight. When Mash Kyrielight asked her with concern, "Does your stomach hurt? Or is there anything else that's bothering you?" she shook her head.

"Let's go check out other places."