You've Grown Cowardly, You Old Fossil.

A fool in a black robe and a mask emerged from the shadows with both hands raised.

Wojian frowned and stepped forward.

"Why were you summoned too, Weidi?"

"Me from the Trailblaze era?"

Weidi studied Wojian.

"You looked a lot better than that cowardly fellow. I'll admit you're me from the future."

"You've met Finality?"

Sera asked in surprise.

"Yeah..."

There was a hint of regret in Weidi's voice.

"Finality is my Master. Unfortunately, I couldn't kill him the moment I manifested, and he used three Command Spells to restrict my freedom to attack him instead."

Earlier that day...

"The Holy Grail War? Interesting..."

Finality smiled.

"Then I'll give Dual-Phase Paradise a little more time and play with you."

Without a care, Finality cut himself. Golden blood dripped from his fingertip and formed a magic circle.

"I declare-

Your body shall answer to my hatred, and my fate shall rest in your sword.

If you will follow the guidance of this body of destruction and obey this principle of deliverance, then answer.

I am the one who cast aside Elation, the evil that desecrates life.

I swear here-

I am the hatred that destroys all Elation in the world, the evil that abandoned the creed of Trailblaze.

If you are one who would deliver Elation, awaken from your slumber.

Answer me..."

Light gathered above the magic circle, taking human form.

Finality did not look to see whom he had summoned. Instead, he turned his gaze to his own body.

"Interesting..."

Finality burst out laughing like a madman.

"Hahaha... hahahahahaha!"

"Hey... you old fossil, your laughter is making me sick."

After Weidi figured out what was happening, he swung his fist at his own Master, Finality, without hesitation.

When Finality summoned Weidi, his madness for Elation had fallen away from Weidi's Spirit Origin and entered Finality's body.

This had also given Weidi Finality's memories. The present Weidi was one who purely wished to save Elation, not the Finality who had abandoned salvation and chosen deliverance.

As for Finality, Weidi's thought was: Your starting point was good, but don't start just yet!

Now, Weidi's fist was only 0.01 centimeters from Finality's die, while Finality was still feeling the power granted by the Spirit Origin.

Power from Aha...

Finality remained silent.

Bang!

Weidi shattered Finality's die with a single punch.

Finality paid no attention to the shattered die. His figure flickered, and he appeared in the distance.

"With three Command Spells, I command that Weidi cannot kill me."

"Tch."

Weidi had not expected to take care of Finality so easily either.

"You've grown cowardly, you old fossil. Not only that, you've also forgotten why you embarked on the path of Elation in the first place. You kept saying that you wouldn't let Elation be tainted by Voracity and driven mad, and that you would grant Them deliverance before They fell.

"But what about your own actions?"

Weidi's voice grew colder as he questioned his future self.

"Killing, madness, contempt for life-you think your Elation is so interesting, do you?

"Finality!

"You... are the one who's already gone mad!"

"I'm mad? Yes... I went mad long ago. After Akivili fell, I went mad..."

Finality could not hide much from himself.

"I've gone much farther and seen much more than you."

"So what?"

"Human nature is even more wretched than what you've seen. After serving as a Lord Ravager for so many years and destroying so many worlds, I know that better than anyone."

"It doesn't matter! Human nature has always been divided between the extremes of good and evil. I understood that when I first set foot on the path of Elation.

"What makes humans human is precisely their seven deadly sins and seven virtues.

"I... walk a different path from you. In the end, we cannot work together!"

"Whatever." Finality said nothing more and left first.

Back in the present...

"That's what happened."

Weidi still had both hands raised.

"So, can you put your weapons down now?"

"He isn't lying," Wojian said, coming to his aid.

"All right, put them down." Sera raised a hand, and his spear dissipated.

Only after Sera spoke did the others lower their weapons.

"So, what abilities does that Spirit Origin of yours have? What's its Noble Phantasm?"

"Unfortunately, I'd like to know too, but the chaos of Elation has obscured that part of my memories."

Weidi sighed, his tone turning somewhat grave.

"But through my connection to the Spirit Origin, I can feel that part contains a power capable of destroying Dual-Phase Paradise, this place favored by Elation.

"In Holy Grail War terms, it has a special attack against Elation."

"That really is a bit troublesome. In a Holy Grail War, special attacks take priority over everything else. It wouldn't work on an Aeon, but destroying Dual-Phase Paradise wouldn't be a problem."

"Then there's one last Master and Servant pair. What class are you?"

"Caster."

"Then the last one is a Berserker. My instincts tell me they won't be easy to deal with."

Sera did not like battles that were beyond his control.

"Wait."

Busitu stepped forward, his expression grave.

"The seal on my arm is stirring. I can also sense the presence of something of the same kind as the shadow, but it's somewhat different."

"A presence like the Shadow of Voracity, but not quite..."

Sera thought through the people in Dual-Phase Paradise and found the answer...

A boss like the Holy Grail in Penacony back then, who used himself as a medium to summon himself as people saw him.

And there was one person who met that standard and would also cause trouble-and just one who happened to be in Dual-Phase Paradise.

So the last Master and Servant pair was...

Before saying the name, Sera signaled Sparkle to turn off the livestream's picture and sound.

"Oswald Schneider and the Shadow of Voracity."

Sera gave his assessment. Until the facts could be confirmed, he would prepare countermeasures for the worst scenario he could imagine.

"Baby me, is it really him?"

Boothill reacted at the sound of the name.

"I can't say for sure. It's only a guess based on what I know. But Oswald Schneider really is in Dual-Phase Paradise right now."

"Boss..."

Boothill looked at Busitu.

"I'll go with you."

"I'll go too."

Wojian spoke calmly.

"Without a doubt, he doesn't deserve to be called a Nameless. I'll purge the traitor to the Trailblaze, but since you have a grudge against him, I'll leave it to you to finish him."

"...Thanks."

Boothill closed his eyes and opened them again, his gaze turning sharp.

"First, there's something I need to make clear."

Sera spoke up, stopping the three just as they were about to set off.

"Oswald Schneider isn't someone who just happened to appear here. I don't think I'm the only reason he's here. He may also have come to erase the dirt on himself, and he may have plans for Voracity.

"If you want revenge, wait a little longer.

"I've already contacted his rival, Diamond, the head of the Strategic Investment Department. Wait patiently for the moment the company abandons him.

"As things stand, there's no leaving Dual-Phase Paradise."