Chapter 33: Ch. 33: Rokuro: What do you mean by that!?
'That magic formula there, feeds on the natural mana around the world. So long as there is mana around the air, it will continue to exist.'
Rokuro slightly pushed his glasses up as if to look like a scholar explaining his greatest work.
As for where he got it?
It doesn't matter. What matters right now, is about his explanation.
[Yes, I can see that. But what about the use? Don't tell me it's just some decorations you put on the air?]
'If you know it, how come you don't know its usage?'
[Too lazy.]
Hearing the lazy voice of his system, Rokuro became exasperated and muttered…
'You lazy fucking system…'
[Hmm…]
'Whatever.'
Although he felt exasperated, he still decided to tell it to the easy going system.
'It slowly gathers the mana on the air and slowy turning it to a purifier for that contaminated greater grail. Plus, it can also react as a bounded field if I want.
And another one, it is the reason why I don't need to kill those other heroic spirits. While I was talking to Gilgamesh back there, it has been filling up the lesser grail with enough mana.
So once I managed to finally filled it, I got registered as the winner of the grail war, forcing the other heroic spirits back to the Thrones of Heroes'
[Hoo… Is that also the reason why your house in that world managed to survive all those singularities?]
'Of course, it is the reason. I mean, do you really think those simple singularities will- Wait… What?'
Rokuro answered the question of Athena as easily as breathing. But still, in the end of his sentence, his smoothly voiced sentence broke off, as he became confused.
'What do you mean by that?'
[Hmm? Don't you know? All the singularities there is almost finished.]
Rokuro became shocked when he heard those words. So he hurriedly asked Athena back.
'What!? When!? No, more importantly, how did you even managed to get those informations!?'
[Ohh… Crap.]
'Ahh? What crap?'
[It's nothing. Really nothing. As for how I got those informations? I only heard it from your wife in your previous reincarnation. It's not that much, okay?]
'Sure.'
He sounded convinced.
But is that really the truth?
Is he really convinced of what Athena said?
[Don't dwell on it too much, Master. Look! Let's just watch your memory!]
In the end, Rokuro let go of his reign. And just decided to lay low for now. There's no reason to push this weird feeling he is getting to the system. This rat will definitely show itself.
Rokuro thought.
...…
Finally, when the trio… well, now duo, reached the outskirts of the city, Shisui suddenly stopped.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Ryougi Shiki asked.
The guy gazed up, seemingly in daze.
'I just realized something. About the existence of Ryougi Shiki and Tohno Shiki… Shouldn't this two must not exist the same time as the other? After all, only one possessor of these Mystic Eyes exist in one timeline.
Although the two have different Mystic Eye composition, both of those are still similar.
And another abnormality I perceive on this planet, there are both Heroic Spirits and True Ancestors. Don't tell me…'
Shisui then gaze back to Shiki. He then slowly put the cocoon he has been carrying.
Looking very serious, he then grabbed Shiki on her shoulders, to which the girl just raised an eyebrow.
"I have to confirm something. Just wait for me on the house."
Shiki just nodded and carried the cocoon like thing that has been wrapped around Nero.
Shisui summoned the holy grail and used it to sustain his body for a while.
Shiki who was still there looked at the sky, where Shisui flew away.
Her stoic expression slowly broke off and gently smiled…
Chuckle…
"I see. So he managed to put the pieces together."
Feeling the breeze of the air, she muttered…
"A huge storm is brewing. Several star pioneers of the world are in turmoil. The world would be going through a huge wave. After Fate is fulfilled, the Grand Order shall take it's place."
Gazing up at the moon, she continued her monologue.
"In this jumbled up world, who will protect this world? Will it be the Sword whom Fate favors? Will it be the Gold that Luck shines? Is it the Fangs that pierces Destiny? Maybe the Blade that slashes Doom?"
Shiki's eyes glowed as she said those incomprehensible words.
"But still… I guess I shall be accompanying my Beloved Foreign Pioneer as he travels through the Cosmos."
She made the cocoon float as she puts her hands on her chest while looking at the shooting comets across the sky.
Smiling, she muttered under her breath.
"Haa… I've really fallen hard. Though… If I want to really help him, I need to strengthen my self more…"
Then she slowly walked towards the house on the outskirts of the city…
While she is feeling quite happy, it is very much in contrast to what a peeping old man felt when he heard those words…
'Are you kidding me!? No please, don't even think about it!! You're already very overpowered, and yet you still want to strengthen your self? Please!! Is this a joke!!!??'
He really wanted to cry, if not for the fact there is a woman who is also overseeing this whole event.
Oh, speaking of overseeing. Rokuro didn't managed to get a glimpse of what happened, because he is engrossed with something else…
...…
'Hmm… Why do I feel that my already spectral form is becoming more translucent?'
[It means that you are on the verge of waking up, Master.]
Rokuro looked at his very translucent hand and scratched his head.
'Ehh… But… I am enjoying all these things. This is just on another level of reminiscing the past!'
[Master…]
'What?'
[You know what is better?]
'Hmm… No?'
[You should probably think about the problems that you are about to face when you wake up.]
'And what are those?'
[Don't know. Maybe after you wake up there will be someone right beside your head holding a knife then suddenly stabbed you out of nowhere?]
'Pftt… Hahaha!! Seriously? Hahaha!! Do you know that I, Uhh…' Rokuro paused for a sec, as he brought his chin up and…
'Oh, right! Rokuro doesn't care about that!? The world can go fuck it self but… I'll never care about it!!'
He shouted that with pride, very evident in his face. He looked so smug that you'll think that he has done something very good.
Athena was speechless. Here she thought, that her Master couldn't get any weirder but… reality hits her hard.
She starts questioning if the previous system AI was right in choosing this guy to be the host of it.
Plus… what happened to your cool demeanor on your previous life? Aren't you just an idiot right now!?
Despite being a System AI, she couldn't help but feel something aching at the sight of this host of her.
Whatever, I can't change the past. Sigh… I guess I'd have to get stuck with this idiotic guy forever.
Athena just gave up. She knew that there's no way to change host right now. Like, she is literally tied up in the soul of her host! Even with her advance AI system, she can't pull herself away from her host.
But still, if Rokuro had heard this tantrum of his System, he would have argued with her by saying…
"Do you really think I wanted a system? This was just fucking forced on to me!!! Also, do you think I didn't want to pull you away from me soul? Do you know how much cell I have to burn just to make sure that I don't explode because of your personality!?! Haaahhh!?! So don't give me that crap!!!!"
Fortunately, really, fortunately. Rokuro didn't hear the inner rambling of the system, or else… this two would have been in an endless war(yapping).
...…
Putting aside the problematic Host and System duo, right at this part of Rokuro's memory, Rokuro's past self, Shisui is now having a headache.
Hovering above the clouds, he gazed below the ground. It was an almost endless span of white land.
An iceland for short.
Currently, he is now in Antarctica. And why is he in here? Well, he plans on confirming something.
He looked all around the place and saw something weird. It's as if that part of the place is missing something.
He widened his eyes and clicked his tongue.
"Damn it! So my hypothesis is correct. Here I am, hoping that I just got led by my mind. Yet… Sigh… Might as well take a look."
He conjured one talisman out of thin air and throws it below in him.
The talisman then dispersed and it turned into a door to which the other side showed a large circular facility which half of it is hidden in the mountain snow.
He then jumped in it and the portal door vanished.
With a slight thud, Shisui looked towards the facility and then started walking towards it…
"Halt! Who are you? What is your purpose in here? Do you have an appointment to the Director? If yes, then…"
The guard asked him a lot of questions.
Shisui just kept twitching his lips throughout the entire time. He refrained from talking because he might suddenly yell at this guy, especially when his current personality is very unstable because of the so called Origin.
Actually, awakening an Origin is almost impossible, if not, totally impossible because he is not from this world.
Hos soul is from another world, another dimension, so his Soul is never connected to the Akashic Records in this universe.
But due to his Mystic Eye, he has maintained a connection to the Akashic Records, recording his existence in this verse and not dubbing him as a Foreigner.
But the thing is, this particular connection of him is what makes his Origin unstable as it is only in his Body for now, not in the Soul, affecting his emotions for a while because of the fact that it slowly creeps up to the Soul.
He can't control his emotions like before so he has to refrain from talking much.
Nevertheless, it seems that the guard wouldn't stop saying, no matter what, unless he gives him a satisfactory answer.
So he reluctantly pulled something. Then he showed it to the guard to which he was dumbfounded and his mouth opened wide that it is enough to eat a shark.
"Ehh? That's… Ain't that a crest for… Grand Mages!??"
The guard fidgeted, showing his nervousness.
"Just let me in."
Shisui finally said something.
The guard then hurriedly said to Shisui.
"Yes! I'll accompany you to the director, Sir!"
The guard then instructed another one to assume his position for a while because he is to accompany the guest.
...…
"Sir. All conditions are clear, Director. The Designer Baby, Codenamed: Kyrielight is in top condition. So what shall we do, Director?"
A scientist gave his report to a white haired man.
The white haired man is also wearing a coat as if to show that he is also a part of this project.
"Hmm… Leave it. We can't take anymore risks. We have lost too much Designer Babies. Losing our last Designer Baby will put us back to square one and erase what we painstakingly did."
The white haired man, Marisbury Animusphere, tried to leave, when suddenly…
"But, Director! This is a one time chance to take a huge step!! Once we managed to complete the ritual, we'll be able to finalize our dreams!!"
The Scientist enthusiastically explained. Marisbury stopped on his tracks. He was torn between uneasiness and willingness.
But still…
"Fine. Proceed the ritual. We shall create the first Demi-Servant."
"Yes!!"
The Scientist hurriedly walked away. While running away, the Scientist…
"Kakakak!! My Lord. Our Dream shall be upheld! When the Shielder is no more… The Incineration of Humanity shall prevail!! Ahahaha!!"
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