Magician in Type-Moon

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Last night, in the early hours of the morning, I received a message from my familiar that revealed the eighteenth female high school student who committed suicide, as well as the ghoul that I had been unable to find, and finally, I had a great battle with him.

After listening, Aozaki Touko nodded, but she still had some questions about certain details.

"You mean those ghoul-like creatures have transformed into true Dead Apostles?"

Matouike hesitated for two seconds:

“That guy last night has indeed reached the true Dead Apostle threshold in all his stats, and he also has a certain understanding of how to use Dead Apostle abilities.”

"However, I don't know if it's an isolated case. Anyway, I cut off that guy's head, and it's still sealed. I can use necromancy to ask him about it later."

After Matouchi finished speaking, he pointed to a birdcage covered with a blackout cloth on a shelf next to him, indicating that the head he had just mentioned was placed in there.

Orange glanced in the direction Matou Ike was pointing, and after confirming that the seal was intact, she turned back and continued:

"Let's put this matter aside for now. By the way, after you went there, didn't you find any trace of magic? Not even when that girl committed suicide?"

Matou Ike nodded, confirming:

"Anyway, the student from the Reiwon I saw wasn't controlled by any magic. She volunteered to die, and before she jumped, she was saying things like atoning for her sins."

"But after I dealt with that Dead Apostle, I saw the figure floating above the Witch Tower."

At this point, Matou Ike's expression suddenly turned serious:

"There were nine figures floating in the air, but only eight of them were undead. One of them was more like a puppet than a ghost."

"And when we were discussing the causes of death of those girls who committed suicide, didn't you think it was because of the contagion of the 'flying impulse' meme?"

Faced with the question thrown at her by Matou Ike, Aozaki Touko nodded, a question suddenly arising in her mind: Could there be another reason?

Matou Ike shook his head and continued:

"Of those nine figures, only the leader, Wu Tiao Wu Hui, was looking down. The other eight undead were all staring intently at the ground. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Aozaki Touko understood, of course, that this meant the eight ghosts were not created by the 'flying impulse,' but only the leader, Wuzhao Kirie, was. In this way, all the previous guesses were overturned.

Before she could finish thinking, Matou Ike said with a serious expression:

"Not only that, one of those eight ghosts was the same Reien student who committed suicide in front of me, Miyatsuki Terumisa."

Aozaki Touko paused for a moment, then instantly realized:

"But this doesn't add up at all. Including this one, that's the eighteenth person to have committed suicide by jumping off a building. But there are only eight ghosts, and they just committed suicide recently. Could it be that they only form when certain conditions are met?"

Matou Ike nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then proposed another idea.

"Is it possible that the existence of those eight ghosts came first, and then the high school girl's suicide occurred?"

Upon hearing this, Orange initially wanted to laugh and scold, but after seeing Matou Ike's serious expression, she began to seriously consider the issue.

If things are really as Matouchi said, then it means that the future of death has been manifested in the present.

Just like the future vision of a measurement system, the deaths of those eight people had already been determined.

We just need to wait for time to slowly pass, and the future will gradually move forward in that direction.

Orange covered her entire face with her hand, leaving only one eye exposed, lost in thought.

"Araya, what exactly do you want to do?"

Chapter 225 Holy Son and Holy God

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me!"

Matou Ike lifted the printed rag covering the iron cage, revealing the Dead Apostle with only a head remaining. This action was equivalent to partially releasing the seal.

So when the cloth was lifted from the iron cage, the head of the dead criminal seemed to release some of the suppressed fear, and a sharp and panicked sound kept repeating.

The sound pierced the silence of the office like a sharp blade, echoing in every corner.

Matou Ike looked at the headless apostle, his expression unwavering.

He was already used to this kind of scene, calmly observing the monster in the iron cage.

Does it still know fear? In other words, can it communicate?

If we could talk to him, things would be a different story.

Once you start talking, reason will return.

This conveniently saves the trouble of performing necromancy.

Orange frowned, clearly annoyed by the sudden commotion, especially since she was deep in thought.

She stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray, walked to the iron cage, slapped it with her hand, and said impatiently, "Shut up, you're so noisy."

The assailant's head was directly exposed to the strong indoor light after the cloth was lifted, and then he was suddenly slapped hard on the iron cage.

Just like a player who has just entered a point in a game and has been hit by both a flash and a shock, suddenly they don't know what to do.

Fortunately, the noise finally stopped.

The monster looked extremely haggard. It had only been a night since the battle, yet his cheeks were already sunken and his eyes were bloodshot.

"—Who are you?" it asked softly, a trace of reason still lingering in its voice.

Matou Ike stepped forward, preparing to begin the interrogation.

But the head locked in the cage seemed to have seen a demon that had escaped from the Code of Solomon, and it went berserk again.

It recognized that face! That was the Holy Son chosen by the Holy Spirit; all creatures like them would be "eaten" by this man before it.

"It's you! It's you! It's you!" The head with bulging eyes stared intently at Matou Ike. "You are... Matou Ike?"

“Yes, you seem to recognize me? But we don’t seem to have met before, Mr. Minato.”

Matouchi met its bloodshot eyes, which were filled with blatant hostility, and gripped the top of the cage with its hand.

He was prepared to use necromancy if the other party did not comply, but the information produced by necromancy is ultimately not as good as the description given by a living person.

The name Minato Keita was just told to him by Aozaki Touko through magic telepathy. He seems to be a regular in a certain type of case, which is why Touko remembered it.

Keita Minato dared not answer.

It is a dead disciple, a benefactor of the Holy Spirit, yet it dares not speak before Matou Pond.

Matou Ike lifted the cage, coldly staring at the trembling head inside, his face remaining as calm as ever.

Magic gathered in his hands.

Keita Minato finally overcame his fear and screamed:

"Don't kill me, Holy Son. I can help you find the whereabouts of another blood sacrifice, Bai Chunlixu. It stole the power of the Holy God. These are all yours, Holy Son."

"Holy Son? What are you talking about?"

Matou Ike touched his forehead, seemingly unable to bear the hysterical screaming.

After a brief silence, Minato Keita roared again, his expression frenzied, as if he had found a hope that would allow him to survive:

"Holy Son, don't you know? You are the Holy Son chosen by the Holy God. After consuming all the blood food, you will gain the power of the Holy God and become the agent of hunger, guarding this pasture for the Holy God."

"And that Bai Chun fellow, it stole the blood food in advance, stealing the grace that belonged to you, Holy Son."

Matouchi was somewhat confused at the moment, but he still understood part of the meaning: Beelzebub seemed to regard him as His chosen one.

Orange took out a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said in a low voice:

"It's somewhat like the way Dead Apostles advance; the lowest level of ghouls progresses towards vampire status by constantly consuming the flesh of ordinary people."

"After becoming a vampire, one can defeat the Dead Apostles who are blood relatives and then become the new Dead Apostle oneself."

"And that so-called holy power is somewhat like the Idea Blood principle blood ring possessed by the twenty-seven Dead Apostle ancestors. It is the original commandment that should be engraved on the soul and can flow in the Dead Apostle's body."

Keita's mind suddenly became excited. Although he didn't understand what a Dead Apostle was, he had something to say about it:

“That’s right, that’s right. Bai Chunli Xu ate all the other Dead Apostles except me, so it stole part of the power of the Blood Ring that should have belonged to you, Holy Son.”

"Only I have remained loyal to you, Holy Son, and escaped from that Bai Chun fellow's clutches. For this, I endured humiliation for two months, fearing that Bai Chun would find me and steal my complete power."

Keita Minato's changing expressions perfectly captured the phrase "a face full of snot and tears."

The way it looked at Matou Ken was as if it had seen its long-lost godfather:

"As long as Your Majesty can protect me, that traitor Bai Chunlixu will never obtain the true power of the Holy God!"

Matou Ike simply stared indifferently at Minato Keita's head, but her mind was preoccupied with something else.

If what Keita Minato said is true, then it means that during these two months, that is, during the time when Rio Shirasumi disappeared.

Its power was further enhanced, reaching the level of half of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostles from the level of a Dead Apostle.

Having such formidable power, why does he dare not show himself easily? Is he trying to find Keita Minato and then further evolve?

However, Keita Minato is clearly connected to the high school girl's suicide, and Araya Sōren must have been involved in this matter.

Logically speaking, given Araya Souren's abilities and personality, it's impossible that he wouldn't know that a special guy like Minato Keita was involved in his plan.

However, Shirai Junri was not informed of this matter for two months.

Therefore, it can be concluded that Araya Sōren does not want Hakujun Risō to obtain the power of the Twenty-Seventh Ancestor of the Dead Disciples at this time.

If that's the case, then there are two reasons worth noting.

One of the more straightforward reasons is that if Shiro Junri takes another step forward, her strength will be enough to break free from Araya Souren's control, which is why Araya Souren is trying to prevent this from happening.

The second possibility is that Araya Sōren's other arrangements have reached a crucial point, and he doesn't want any other unexpected factors to disrupt his current plans.

So what exactly is this plan?

Chapter 226 The Secrets of the Liyuan Garden

Araya Sōren's whereabouts have always been shrouded in mystery.

Matouchi's understanding of him is still limited to those four lines.

Shirasumi Rio, Asagami Fujino, Shirajo Kirie, and the Temple of Worship.

Leaving aside Shiro Junri, Asagami Fujino's side has been under the supervision of Angela Manneau, and nothing strange has happened yet.

The Temple of Worship is still under construction, but things have already developed to this point, and it remains to be seen whether Araya Sōren will still use it as his base.

That leaves only the missing Wujiang Wuhui.