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"Who are you? Why...?"

The Black Holy Grail could not comprehend. This was the interior of the Holy Grail, and entering here was no easy feat, especially without an invitation from her.

Li Mo was brought in by her, but the woman before her had entered on her own. The entire process was silent, as if the woman had appeared like a ghost, only to be impaled through the stomach.

—More importantly, she could no longer hold on.

Angra Mainyu was a being of nothingness, fundamentally different from other Servants, as it lacked a true personality. During the Third Holy Grail War, it was so weak that it couldn't even manifest a Noble Phantasm.

Now, it was no different from that weak version of itself.

The personality copied from Irisviel was on the verge of collapse under the strain of some unknown force.

No, it had already collapsed.

Her vision blurred, and the world became hazy.

Her body felt empty, like a kite with its string cut, drifting higher and higher into the sky...

Li Mo witnessed the light fade from Black Irisviel's eyes. This opponent, who had fought him for so long, had died.

The black mud was no longer under anyone's control, and the ribbons made from it through magecraft had dissolved back into the mud, falling to the ground.

Black Irisviel's body fell from the sky, plunging into the black mud below and merging with it. Only then did Li Mo shift his gaze to Koyanskaya.

She looked completely different from when they first met. Now, Koyanskaya had three pairs of fluffy ears resembling a rabbit's, but her three tails were more like a fox's. Golden fur, a jade-like face.

She really did resemble a fox.

"Your body is like a rabbit, but your tails are fox tails? Koyanskaya, you really know how to surprise people."

"Because I'm imitating Tamamo-no-Mae. Master, have you missed me during this time?" Koyanskaya crouched on the ground, looking down at Li Mo as he lay there.

Li Mo said, "No panties? Disappointing."

From his angle, he could see under her skirt. Her outfit, which had elements of Shintoism, left a gap that allowed for such a view, but she was wearing something akin to panties.

He raised a middle finger.

No panties are a bad civilization.

"But it's a low-cut outfit," Koyanskaya said, tracing a perfect curve along her chest with her finger.

"I'm lying down right now and don't feel like moving. Has your Saint Graph changed, Koyanskaya? From Assassin to Foreigner?"

"Master, you really know a lot. It makes me want to cut open your chest and see what secrets you're hiding."

Koyanskaya's fingertip slid across his chest. Her nails were now long and crimson, and even through his clothes, they sent a tingling sensation through him.

Li Mo said, "I was just guessing, Koyanskaya. I prefer your pink-haired look."

"Can't help it, Master. I had to borrow the power of another Heroic Spirit to easily defeat her. The Avenger is completely tied to the Holy Grail. As just Koyanskaya, I had no way to deal with her. My NFF Service specializes in physical solutions, after all."

Koyanskaya sat cross-legged on the surface of the black mud, resting Li Mo's head on her lap. She knew that this man wasn't physically exhausted—it was just his mental fatigue that had temporarily overwhelmed him, leaving him unable to move.

During the intense battle, Li Mo had likely killed the Black Holy Grail over three hundred times. Because they were inside the Holy Grail, the flow of time differed from the outside world, making it impossible for Koyanskaya to give an exact number.

She could only estimate because she had been constantly monitoring the interior of the Holy Grail. While others couldn't see, she could.

"Master, weren't you ever worried I wouldn't be able to enter?"

"The storm walls of the Lostbelts are like an open door to you, let alone a small Holy Grail."

"Hehe~~"

Koyanskaya smiled.

His trust in her was satisfying.

Li Mo asked, "Stop pretending to be cute. I'm into older women, you know."

"Yes, a Master who can't resist older sister types. But aren't you absorbing this a bit too slowly? At this rate, I might leave before you're done."

Koyanskaya reached her hand into the black mud, her long crimson nails stirring it gently. The surface of the mud rippled like water disturbed by a stone.

Then, a vortex formed.

Its center was precisely where the two of them were. Despite the black mud swirling like an ocean, they remained unaffected.

—Except for the fact that Li Mo's absorption of the black mud had sped up.

Li Mo knew this was Koyanskaya's doing. He wasn't concerned about that right now; he was more focused on something else.

"Koyanskaya, are you leaving?"

"Can't be helped... If I were just Koyanskaya, I could stay. But right now, I'm the Dark Koyanskaya. I've even borrowed a bit of power from the 'Beast.' Inside the Holy Grail, it's fine, but if I step outside, a Grand Servant will probably come after me."

Grand Servant. Beast.

No one understood what those terms meant better than Li Mo.

He became even more certain of his earlier thoughts. Koyanskaya's trust in him wasn't baseless or accidental.

"Master, did you pour all your nutrients into the first tail? If it's you, you might be able to grow a second tail," Koyanskaya said.

Li Mo understood the meaning behind her words. The secret technique involved absorbing a certain existence to form a tail, gaining power in the process. He had realized this while studying the technique.

His first tail had been formed using the "Authority of the Beast," which was the foundation.

But had he absorbed anything else?

Avenger.

He realized what Koyanskaya was hinting at. She had killed the personality of Avenger Irisviel, not the Avenger itself.

While absorbing the black mud as nourishment, he was also absorbing the Avenger itself.

That's right...

As Li Mo came to this realization, a second tail slowly began to grow.

The scale of his Saint Graph expanded, and the energy within him increased.

He was drifting further and further away from being a normal human.

"Koyanskaya."

"Yes? Master, I'm here."

Li Mo enjoyed her presence, gazing at her beautiful face as he asked, "Koyanskaya, is there anything else you want to tell me about yourself?"

She tilted her head, then placed a finger on her red lips. "Master, that's classified information~~~"

Li Mo closed his eyes. He already knew the answer.

In *The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya*, whenever Asahina Mikuru was asked about the future, she would respond with similar words.

The conclusion was clear...

And so, the two remained in their positions—one sitting upright, the other lying down—in this empty world for what felt like an eternity.

Finally, the golden-furred, jade-faced girl gently lowered her head and kissed the man.