But as far as the eye could tell, he should have been human. Could humans hone their skills to such perfection? Especially with their limited lifespans?
Yamamoto had gone to see those master swordsmen who had once dominated the human world, those top swordsmen from the Age of Gods, after their deaths. All he could say was that they barely measured up.
It was not that they lacked talent, but that they lacked time. With countless worldly affairs tying them down as well, their swords were not pure enough.
In the end, most had died in frustration amid the pursuit of fame and fortune.
"Who?"
Rin Tohsaka blinked her beautiful eyes and asked Solomon in some confusion. This fellow clearly looked human, yet he could unravel a barrier laid by the Father of Magecraft?
"One who has stepped outside fate. I cannot see your past or future. Friend, where do you come from?"
Solomon watched Lu You gravely. He realized that he seemed to have come not to deal with Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, but with the man before him.
This was the greatest problem in this world line. Simply by standing there, he could distort countless world lines.
This was not because he deliberately intended to do anything.
Rather, the course of a world would ultimately converge upon that world's strongest being.
"Somewhere very far away. Of course, Alaya and Gaia probably don't want such a vague answer. Hmm, but let's leave it at that.
"If they have any questions, they can come find me."
Lu You kept both hands in his pockets and answered with a smile.
Only then did Rin Tohsaka recognize him. Wasn't this the utterly bizarre food critic she had seen at the ramen shop earlier?
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Then, friend, just