Taking a life

Perhaps it was fate, perhaps it was destiny, or perhaps it was the Myoken Divine Wheel that, while judging Beryl, did not deny that, objectively speaking, he had indeed done some things and deserved these few minutes before his death. At this moment, Beryl was like a cub that had just crawled out of the womb of a wild beast.

He was extremely weak, could barely open his eyes, and was covered in blood.

But even with blurry eyes, they could still see the person in front of them.

Ah... fate has been so kind to me, that's good, at least in the end, I can...

His body was cursed, his flesh and blood rotting away, and his soul was wracked with indescribable pain. There was no doubt that Beryl Gut was about to die. After doing so much, it would be a miracle that he had survived. At this moment, neither Lun Rang in the shadows nor the person dressed as a prince had any intention of saving him.

As far as Lun Rang, Beryl only wanted a piece that could be used, and not even a very good one at that. Once he got what he wanted, he could naturally discard him. As for the latter, he had even less affection for this typical, willful Magecraft.

Like a dog that bites someone, has its skull shattered, and quietly awaits death.

"Mash..."

With a hoarse voice, Beryl walked shakily toward Beryl. To Mash, although the members of A-Team were a bit strange, they were all her seniors. Seeing her former seniors in this state, Mash naturally felt it was her responsibility to step forward, even if it was just to hear their last words.

"Don't get too close to wild animals. They may seem docile, but they'll eventually stretch out their claws."

Bai Mo said coldly. The instant his words fell, Beryl grabbed the gray wolf's corpse from the ground with his rotting hand, ripped out a rotten heart, and threw it violently at Mash. Arcs of magical light burst forth from inside the rotten heart, like a hand grenade. Mash never expected Beryl to suddenly attack, Ritsuka beside her immediately pulled her away.

Without them needing to dodge, Bai Mo moved her fingers, and the power of ice and snow instantly froze them. With a crack, Beryl's heart turned into a lump of ice shards.

"You bastard!" Ritsuka's face contorted with rage. Her scoundrel senior had done so many awful things, yet Mash was still willing to listen to his final words. But this bastard not only showed no gratitude, but even dared to attack Mash? What happened to the saying, "A dying man's words are kind"? Has this bastard Beryl ceased to be human?

"You shouldn't have been born at all, you bastard, you ungrateful viper!" Even the usually easygoing Ritsuka was now furious because of this behavior, while Beryl seemed to care about Ritsuka at all, and just gave Mash a smile as if she were saying goodbye to her own family and friends.

"In the end, it still didn't work out... Oh well, Mash, at least in the end, I finally saw you again. It was such a long and winding road, chasing after you all the way from Sheffield to here, all for the sake of seeing you again."

Beryl spoke in a hoarse voice, while Ritsuka looked at the guy in front of her with a sense of disbelief. What did this mean?

Just as Ritsuka's thoughts were in disarray, Beryl's next words caused Ritsuka's brain to completely shut down.

"Hey, Mash, actually... I have feelings for you..."

These words caused an eerie silence to fall over the entire room. Ritsuka stunned, Mash looked puzzled, and everyone in the observation room was filled with question marks. Bai Mo didn't want to understand; his brain, his thinking, and his long-established values made it impossible for him to accept the facts before him.

You mean that Beryl broke Mash's finger when he first met Mash, went to Britain after arriving in Britain to hunt Mash Sheffield, and even tried to kill Mash's adoptive father, going so far as to kill Bavan Shi, who had always trusted him?

After doing all that, you're now telling me that Beryl did it all because he likes Mash?

I'm increasingly starting to think that Arcueid wasn't actually that bad back then. As True Ancestor, she was just a bit arrogant and overbearing, and the fear she faced made her lose her mind, leading her to Event Storage" thing. As a being who has lived for thousands of years and can overturn cities, she only Event Storage and didn't harm anyone. She was incredibly kind. Compared to Beryl, who deserves divine retribution, Arcueid is truly an angel. Bai Mo even thinks Manaka isn't that bad either; at least Aegean was trapped in the Imaginary Number Space and that was the only way out.

Is this thing really human? Is what it's saying really human language?

Arcueid: "Does this guy know he's doomed and decide to annoy everyone like this?"

Bai Mo: "Arcueid, you're a genius! Yes, that must be it!"

"No, Mash, I love you, really, you know that?" Bai Mo was stunned by the explosive nature of this guy's words, even forgetting to unleash the Magnetic Field Heavenly Blade he had prepared to cleave him in two. Everyone watched as Beryl recounted his past, the happy times he shared with Mash:

"You know what? The moment I saw you, I fell in love with you. Your purity, like a blank sheet of paper, stirred something within me. I longed to see... what kind of expression you would make in the face of my actions. In the end... I couldn't control myself and broke your finger..."

Beryl's face was filled with happiness, like a child who had finally obtained a toy he had always longed for—the purest kind of happiness.

"Hmph, those were truly wonderful times. You, so innocent and pure, actually made that face. Because of me, it felt like a lowly beggar like me could share a kiss with a noble saint. Back then... although it was a bit lewd, seeing you crying because of your broken finger... I... Berke."

I really, really love you, more than I love my mother, so... thank you for coming here to hear my confession.

As soon as she finished speaking, Mash could no longer control herself. Her face turned pale and then purple, and her stomach churned violently. She was about to vomit up all the dinner she had eaten earlier.

"How disgusting, how disgusting... Did I do something wrong? Why do I have to go through this? It's so disgusting... Waaah."

Clearly, this attitude was enough to be considered a response to a confession. Upon seeing this, Beryl was dejected, but seemed unsurprised by the outcome.

"I was rejected, huh... In that case..." He smiled at Mash, then activated the curses all over his body and lunged at Ritsuka, who was blocking Mash's way. Bai Mo swung his hand, his Electric Claw reaching out, but Beryl 'Beryl body was already decaying and shattered instantly. However, he still mustered some unknown strength and used his almost detached head to smash into Ritsuka.

"Master!"

Although she was so disgusted she felt like vomiting, as Ritsuka's Servant, Mash still did what a Servant should do and raised her shield to block the attack.

With a loud thud, Beryl's head shattered like a watermelon against Mash's shield. Mash's face was filled with astonishment. She had never intended to kill anyone; she had simply misjudged her own power. What she was wearing now was not the mechanical combat armor she had created, but the possession of the Fairy Knight Galahad.

Therefore, even the slightest change would be enough to crush Beryl.

She finally couldn't hold it in and vomited.