Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

In a spacious room inside the Misaki City Church, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was forced to wear shackles, was being imprisoned here.

He leaned against the wall and looked at the chandelier above his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Yesterday morning, after completing Xia Yuan's mission, on his way back, he happened to encounter a few black shadows scurrying around in the night.

Out of his renewed sense of responsibility as a righteous partner, he chose to follow quietly.

So I came across a scene of several low-level Death Apostles attacking a drunk man on a remote slope.

After they knocked down the middle-aged man, they bared their fangs and prepared to feast.

Out of eagerness to save people, he chose to take action directly and saved the unlucky middle-aged man.

But since this is an urban area, using firearms may cause unnecessary trouble, so he took out the black key soaked in holy water provided by Kotomine Kirei and nailed all these monsters to death with the inherent timing. He climbed onto the wall and successfully rescued the person.

Originally, this was just an ordinary act of righteousness. After taking care of the Dead Apostles, he should have quickly left the scene.

But as luck would have it, it wasn't just him who was attracted to these low-level Dead Apostles, there were also professionals in this field.

Therefore, before he could evacuate, the church's representative blocked him on the road. Their strength was so terrifying that even if he used the inherent time system, he could not escape.

After a brief exchange, he also recognized that the other party did not seem to be an ordinary clergyman. He had investigated her information and found that she was a member of the burial organization of the Holy Church!!

After comparing the gap between the two sides, he also thought about the shortcomings of his own equipment. Moreover, his purpose this time was also to deal with the Dead Apostles, and he did not want to conflict with the representative of the church here.

So Emiya Kiritsugu decisively chose to surrender and followed her to the church here. However, before being taken away, he still found an opportunity to send a distress signal to his boss on his mobile phone.

Knowing the capabilities of his employer, he believed that Xia Yuan could easily pick him up from here.

In just one church division, even members of the burial organization couldn't stop him.

After all, he himself is a monster who can only fight Servents and Magicians.

……

……

Outside the room, the reception hall of the cathedral.

Xia Yuan was having a friendly meeting with the representative of this place with two rituals.

It's just that the representative of this partition is not the traditional middle-aged priest, but a girl with blue hair, a girl from the burial institution.

The burial agency is the strongest department composed of members with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Holy Church. The selection criteria for its department are not faith or loyalty to God, but only the ability and determination to kill heretics. Therefore, this Most of the guys inside are mentally disturbed.

Hiyer also agrees with this, and she does not consider herself a normal person.

But there are people outside, and in this state, he is already the most normal kind of person in a ghost place like a burial institution.

Xia Yuan knew this.

This young cleric with blue hair should be named Hiyer...

She is one of the plot lines of Tsukihime, and more importantly, she is the reincarnation of Roya's predecessor.

He vaguely remembered that in the plot line, this person appeared as senior sister Tohno Shiki and was an important character in the plot, so he asked Emiya Kiritsugu to focus on her.

The information Emiya Kiritsugu gave him happened to contain information about this girl's life experience, and it seemed that he got the information from Kotomine Kirei, who was also a member of the church.

Although he was a little confused about Emiya Kiritsugu's sudden investigation into members of the burial agency, Kotomine Kirei had nothing to hide. He happened to have cooperated with this member of the burial agency when he was in the European Church.

Since he wanted to know about her, he told Emiya Kiritsugu the information he knew via fax.

【——Hier was originally an ordinary girl. Her father was the owner of a bakery in a small town in France. However, one day after her sixteenth birthday, Roja, the ancestor of the Dead Apostles, was reincarnated by accident. The soul that came to her body gradually awakened, and eventually Hiyer was controlled by it and became the seventeenth reincarnation of Roya and began endless killing, destroying everything she owned.

Roja, who was originally only reincarnated into a noble family, was eliminated this time because he had not decided on a suitable reincarnation object. So this time he was accidentally reincarnated into the body of a child from an ordinary family, but he was... He gained a body that rivaled the first Roja.

Roya, who was finally reincarnated, was soon discovered and was surrounded by various forces from the Holy Church and Erquit Brunstad. Roya's soul reincarnated into the next world when Hiyer's body died. A target, but after the death of Hiyer, she was resurrected and could not be killed no matter what. The church decided to let her join the burial agency after determining that she could not be killed.

According to the records in the archives of the Temple Church, Hiyer inherited the powerful body left by Roya, the ancestor of the Dead Apostles, as well as extremely rich knowledge of magic. But it is rarely used in general. There are many magic tricks that she knows, but doesn't want to use. It should be that these things related to Roja are related to her most terrifying memories and she doesn't want to use them.

He has a calm personality and extremely high work efficiency, and his strength cannot be underestimated. He is currently the seventh-ranked agent in the burial agency and holds the seventh holy book. 】

After reading the information provided by Kotomine Kirei, Xia Yuan has a relatively deep understanding of the girl in this plot.

Although she is powerful and has a calm personality, this girl is also part of the many tragedies in Xingyue's worldview.

A very tragic girl, who lost everything she deserved, was forcibly crowned with an immortal life, and lingered in the world. She only regarded the goal of revenge against Roja as the meaning of life, and that is why she persisted until now.

This admiration for Xia Yuan is serious.

He also felt sorry for this miserable girl. If she had not encountered the monster Roya, her family and friends would not have died, and she would not have become neither a human nor a ghost. She might have lived a happy life now. Bar.

This world is full of tragedies. Only magicians and monsters are free. Ordinary people have never been happy.

"well……"

Although what he said makes sense, it would be better if he could put down the blue-haired girl who was nailed to the wall first and then sigh.

"It seems like it was a bit heavy handed.……"

Looking at Hiyer who was nailed to the wall and unable to move, Xia Yuan clapped his hands gently and took back the Moon Spirit Marrow fixed on the wall around her, and the girl was free again.

However, she was still in a semi-fainting state.

Since she was the one who made the first move, although she didn't have much killing intent, the target included two rituals, so she struck too aggressively, and the sudden punch was a bit harsh.

Hiyer, who was not expecting it, fainted directly and has obviously not recovered yet.

"Let’s go find Emiya Kiritsugu first. He should be locked up here.……"

Xia Yuan took back the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid and put Hiyer down, and then moved her to a long chair. He was worried that she might catch a cold, and then he didn't forget to cover her with a holy cloth.

It’s just that from the perspective of the two rituals, this composition is a bit strange.

"……Is this really how the holy cloth is used?"

……

……

"So please take a seat."

After that, Xia Yuan found the imprisoned Emiya Kiritsugu in the inner room and released him.

Later, Hiyer, who had a special physique, also woke up from the coma, and then when several people were about to become tense, Xia Yuan suggested that we all sit down and have a chat first?

"……"

After comparing the strengths of both sides, Hiyer did not refuse and followed Xia Yuan to a family restaurant.

It's just that the atmosphere is still not very good.

Shi Shi looked at this extraordinary agent from the side, Xia Yuan calmly drank coffee, and opposite Hiyer, who had just been repaired, he lowered his head and ate the curry rice on the plate.

One person stood out among the three of them, each doing his own thing. No one spoke, and the atmosphere at the table was extremely awkward.

Finally, Xia Yuan broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Save the curry rice for later, Miss Hiyer, I didn’t bring you here just to treat you to a meal."

"oh? So what exactly is your purpose? Mr. Heretic Magic, intruding into the church's territory uninvited is not polite.……"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with this. Xia

Yuan shook his head:"My man was taken away by you, I just came to take him back.""

"What's more, when I walked in the door, you were the first person to test me. I was just fighting back in self-defense."

"……"

Hearing this, Hiyer was stunned.

"You, a magician, are defending yourself in the church?"

Are there any people who fight back in self-defense at other people's homes?

"Isn’t the church open to every believer in the Lord? I am also a believer in the Lord. Is there any problem with coming to church?"

Xia Yuan looked at Hier with a smile and replied. In order to increase his credibility, he even took out the black leather Bible published by the Holy Church that Kirei Idekotomine gave him from his clothes and slapped it on the table.

The main theme is one flexible beliefs

"……"

At this moment, Hiyer's little head was filled with questions.

"Are you, a heretic magician, still a religious person?"

Xia Yuan just smiled and didn't answer.

Hiyer:"……"

What is happening? When did such a weirdo appear in Misaki City?

Yesterday, while patrolling the city, I met a strange magician holding the black key that is standard for the agents of the Templar Church. He was hunting down the Death Apostles before her.

This made Hiyer feel a little curious. Out of the obligation of the church administrator here, she chose to take him back and lock him up first, and then interrogate him tomorrow about his origin and purpose, as well as where he got the church weapons. OK.

As a result, before she could send someone to investigate Emiya Kiritsugu, the church was invaded.

The other party came without warning and did not hide his traces. All the agents who tried to stop him were knocked unconscious and thrown into the yard.

A heretic magician came to the church's headquarters alone. In addition to the recent anomalies in Misaki City, she decided to strike first and subdue the two intruders before questioning them. As a result... she and those ordinary agents There was no difference. After just a few face-to-face exchanges, he was pushed to the ground and rubbed. He was knocked unconscious and couldn't move.

The speed was so fast that I couldn't even react, and the power was so great that even my own body felt extremely painful.

This feeling of power and powerlessness even reminded her of the annoying mad woman in the burial facility.

Where did this monster come from?

"You can attack clergy in church, but I can't see that you have any respect for the Lord. Hiyer said coldly.

"Haha, if you believe it, you have it, if you don’t believe it, you don’t have it. You can imagine this. I'm just here to take my men home."

"No...it should be more than that."

Putting down the spoon in his hand, Hiyer looked at Xia Yuan and asked:"If you are just here to look for your subordinates, then you should have left after you found them."

"Although they broke into the church premises, they only knocked out the agents and did not kill or harm anyone. However, they were specifically held hostage here. Why?"

"We are not enemies, I am not an ordinary magician, and I have no prejudice against the church. As for the reason why I brought you here specially, it is also very simple."

"After finally meeting an expert in dealing with Death Apostles, of course I had to ask him carefully. After all, compared to laymen like me, your burial agency is the expert in solving this problem."

Burial mechanism?!

Hearing this term, Hiyer's eyes widened.

"You seem to have known that I was here for a long time, and you have known my identity from the beginning. Where did you get the news?"

Although her identity is not a big secret in the church, as long as the agent who cooperates with her will usually get her information for the convenience of cooperation, this is not something that ordinary magicians can know. This guy What is going on?

"Sorry, this involves my personal secrets, so I have no comment. However, as a member of the burial agency, Miss Hiyer, your information is actually not very confidential. As long as you are willing to investigate, you can still find it."

"So...you, a magician, actually have acquaintances among the agents within the church?……"

Hiyer looked gloomy, thinking of this possibility

"I just happen to have some old friends"

"Tell me, what is your purpose in coming to me? You shouldn't just come here to chat with me, right?"

"Well, that's right."

Xia Yuan nodded.

"The purpose of my visit this time is to retrieve the men captured by you. The other purpose is to talk to you, an expert in burial institutions, about vampires and even true ancestors. There is also something about the EX seat of the twenty-seventh ancestor of the Dead Apostles... Roja."

Royal!

When she heard the name of the enemy who ruined her life, Hiyer's eyes widened. Although she quickly regained her composure, the anger that was revealed inadvertently was difficult to conceal.

"……What do you know?"

"I know more than you think"

"According to the church's records, a large-scale terrorist attack by vampires occurred in a small town in France many years ago. The entire town fell. In the end, the Holy Church took action to clean up the entire town to cover up the outbreak."

Xia Yuan raised his hand and stared into Hiyer's eyes seriously, and continued:"And the murderer was the ancestor of the Dead Apostle named Roja, right? Although the information about the French Incident has been kept top secret by the Holy Church, it still cannot be hidden from me."

"I'm right, Miss Alessia, the only survivor of the French Incident."

Alessia... this name is Xier's real name.

No one has called her this name since the day of the French Incident.

"You can even find out this news. You are really very powerful.……"

Hiyer sighed, and then said:"Then why are you telling me all this? What is your purpose? Mr. Magician"

"Don't be so nervous. In fact, our positions and purposes do not conflict."

"what is your purpose?"

"Well, first find a lost princess, then prevent the Moon King from being resurrected, and then clean up the ancestors of the Dead Apostles who are getting in the way. It's that simple."

Clean up the twenty-seven dead disciples...

Hearing this, Hiyer was stunned.

"You really dare to say that even if the Burial Agency and the Knights want to deal with the members of the 27th Dead Apostle Ancestor, they have to pay a high price to succeed.……"

"Don't worry, I have a solution."

Xia Yuan smiled.

"Is Roja also your target?"

"Of course, like you, I still have some connection with that despicable snake, and he and I……"

Having said this, Xia Yuan opened his palms, and the black flame ignited from the depths of his soul burned blazingly.

"They are like natural enemies to each other, and they will fight to the death once they encounter each other."

This is the gift left to him by the earl. At the same time, there is also the past in the flame.

Including the earl's hatred for Roja.

Therefore, that despicable snake must die this time.

Seeing this, Hiyer's eyes inadvertently After a flash, she realized that this flame was a flame that could ignite the soul. The anger in Xia Yuan's eyes and the revenge in his words were all serious.

Was he also looking for Roja's avenger like herself...

Thinking of this, Hiyer sighed slightly, and then said:"Okay, I tentatively believe that the hatred between you and Roja is true, but how should we cooperate?"

"It's very simple. You just need to provide me with information."

"Has your church finished estimating the number of Dead Apostles?"

Hearing Xia Yuan's question, Hiyer shook his head and immediately replied

"Not yet. There are too many Dead Apostles involved this time. In just one month, I have hunted and killed twelve Dead Apostles."

"Due to the detection by the managers here, those Dead Apostles had gone into hiding and were difficult to find. They did not show up again until last night. Moreover, that guy Luo Ya doesn't know where he is hiding in the city, and he is still making a steady stream of his dependents, so the specific number cannot be detected yet."

Being active last night? The big barrier appeared just after it was broken by myself. It seems that the guy hiding behind can't hold it anymore.

"However, this time, according to the church's detection, at least two of the confirmed ancestors of the Dead Apostles may appear in this city."

"Which two?"

"They are, respectively, the enemy I am looking for, the 27th Dead Apostle Ancestor EX, the Snake of Akasha, and the One with Infinite Reincarnation - Mihail Roya Fardanyan"

"And for some unknown reason, the tenth-ranked Dead Apostle of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors, the Beast of Chaos—Nero Kaos, also appeared in the Far East.

"Are these the only two ancestors of the Dead Apostles?"

"how? You still think it’s too little?"

Hearing Xia Yuan's relaxed tone, as if he were buying groceries, Hiyer was a little confused.

You have to know which of the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles is not the overlord of the mysterious world. Normally, even if you want to deal with one of them, the church will be dispatched. It takes a lot of burying agencies and many troops to suppress it, but now two of them appear in one breath, and you still think that’s too little? Why do you think this is just buying food?

"There are indeed some, but the things I have prepared this time are too sufficient. If only two ancestors of the Dead Apostles come, it will be a bit of a waste. It would be better to send Roja and his accomplices away together, the more the better."

The more the merrier...

Hearing this word, Hiyer didn't know whether this guy was ignorant or absolutely confident in himself. He just sighed slightly and continued.

"Although these ancestors of the Dead Apostles are all enemies, they are not necessarily Roja's associates.

Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows,"Why?""

"I'm not sure of the reason, but Roja seems to be on the side of the twenty-seventh ancestor of the Dead Apostles, and no one seems to recognize his identity, and instead they will pursue him. Rather than protecting him, the ancestor who came this time was more likely to witness how long it would take for him to be eliminated this time."

"That would be fun, but my goal is clear, and I won't deal with them if they just witness and don't cause trouble. But if any blind ancestor of the Dead Apostles dares to block my way forward, then……"

In the restaurant, Xia Yuan's eyes suddenly turned behind him.

"later!"

The eyes of Hiyer and Liangli also followed Xia Yuan's eyes.

The black pupils had turned into ice blue, which was exactly the same as the scarlet eyes of the row of crows standing on the street lamp at some unknown time. eyes looking at each other

"Gua!!"

Then... bang - the moment the crows tried to take off and leave, the glass beside Xia Yuan shattered, and the mercury needles condensed from the moon spirit liquid penetrated these crows in an instant.

"……This is what happens."

Seeing these weird crows being penetrated all at once, Hiyer was the first to realize something was wrong and immediately jumped out to check the situation.

Customers in the store next to him also panicked because of the sudden shattering of the glass. The owner of the store was momentarily He was also confused.

After drinking the coffee slowly, Xia Yuan glanced at the two rituals, nodded slightly, then took out a stack of euros from his pocket, slapped them on the table, and walked out together with the black beast. , detection magic...

The murderer is already obvious. This is really what you say.

"Nero Kaos actually took the initiative to come to the door, which saved him some trouble."

He patted Liang Li's head and asked aloud.

"style, prepare for battle"

"An enemy is coming."