frightfiction Chapter 673 - 673
Chapter 673 - 673
Merlin's eye twitched.Although incubi were emotionless creatures, he currently felt an impulse to smash BB to pieces.
He had said so much, adopting an almost confrontational stance, yet BB remained completely unfazed, not taking his questioning seriously at all.
But the problem was, he had no confidence in dealing with BB. He had long experienced how troublesome this woman could be.
"In that case, I'll just continue my investigation. After all, when the ritual reaches its climax, I should be able to uncover the truth."
Merlin put on an indifferent expression.
"However, if any cyberspace happens to get destroyed during that process, don't come blaming me."
His words carried hidden meaning.
The smile vanished from BB's face.
"Is that a threat?"
"Of course not, hahaha."
Merlin laughed without genuine amusement.
If I can't deal with you, can't I still handle the cyberspaces you created?
If I destroy all the cyberspaces, your goals will surely fail, won't they?
Although cyberspaces can block Clairvoyance, the exits must be findable.
"..."
BB stared silently at Merlin for a long moment.
"Fine, I'll tell you one small thing."
She shook her head as if helpless.
"You guessed correctly - it was indeed me enabling Roa behind the scenes. Whether it was telling him about the Singularity or about cyberspace, I did all of it. But these actions weren't of my own will."
"What do you mean?"
Merlin narrowed his eyes.
"Goetia made me do it."
BB put her hands on her hips with a malicious expression.
"As you know, although I'm responsible for the selection ritual, the ritual's framework was all created by Goetia. So creating cyberspaces and helping Heroic Spirits awaken were also things Goetia ordered me to do."
Hearing this, Merlin exchanged glances with Scáthach.
This Singularity was originally created by Goetia for the purpose of creating Earth's true UO by any means necessary.
Of course, from the results perspective, the UO had indeed been born.
This was the consensus among Goetia, Scáthach, Merlin, and BB - because they were all participants who had been involved since early on, having contributed more or less to the Singularity's construction. They knew that mysterious figures had intervened in this place's settings even before the Singularity's birth.
But later manifestations like Romulus and Kishinami remained completely unaware of this.
This was precisely why both of them felt BB was likely telling the truth.
They all knew that among everyone, Goetia was the most dedicated to screening for the UO. No matter what he did, it was possible.
"Anyway, that's all I can say."
BB cleared her throat, then smiled brightly.
"If you accidentally appear near my cyberspace from now on, I'll take appropriate measures. To be honest, opposing a Grand is thankless work. I hope both sides can deeply understand this."
"Well then, I'll take my leave."
Without waiting for Merlin to question further, BB left on her own, disappearing into a colorful passageway.
After BB left, only Merlin and Scáthach remained on this bald mountaintop.
"Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?"
Merlin frowned deeply as he sought Scáthach's opinion.
"It's hard to say."
Scáthach shook her head, unable to conceal her confusion.
"It might truly be Goetia pulling the strings behind the scenes, but it could also be BB deliberately shifting blame onto Goetia to divert our attention."
BB would feel absolutely no pressure when it comes to passing the buck like this.
"It seems we'll need to find an opportunity to contact Goetia soon."
Merlin's shoulders slumped all at once.
To be honest, he wasn't very good at dealing with that guy Goetia.
"Hello?"
Scáthach had changed back into her teacher attire and pulled out a phone from her pocket.
"Romulus can't make it - he's gone to the Atlantic too."
Although the crisis here had already been resolved by Eiji, so he didn't need to come anyway.
"The Grand Lancer's departure? It seems something serious has happened in the Atlantic Lostbelt too."
Merlin let out a long sigh.
This planet really can't catch a break for even a single day!
He could only hope that Chaldea could hold on a little longer.
As long as they could hold out until the true Earth UO is born in this Singularity, all problems would be solved!
Not long after, Merlin and Scáthach also departed one after another.
It was only then that Saint George arrived late with the church's team.
When he saw the entire missing mountaintop, Saint George nearly fell to his knees on the spot.
"How long is this cleanup going to take!"
He'd rather fight a dragon than do this kind of work that could easily lead to death from overwork!
After leaving Type-Moon Academy, Merlin returned to his home in this Singularity.
Though calling it a home was a stretch - it was actually an incredibly vast bounded field containing a building identical to the Tower of the End.
"Thoughts?"
With a single step, Merlin appeared before the building.
He smiled as he asked a certain girl who had watched the entire live broadcast.
"So despicable!""
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Merlin slowly formed a question mark in his mind.
Did she know about what he had done? But he was certain he hadn't broadcast the computer space footage.
"That Arcueid actually confessed while I wasn't around! That woman is truly despicable!"
Aoko tossed her long hair that faintly glowed with red highlights, her face full of indignation.
If she had still been by Eiji's side, she would never have allowed something like this to happen!
She still didn't know how to deal with Nero, and now she had to face a brand new rival - this was putting her under tremendous pressure!
"Is that really the main issue here?Merlin's expression turned subtle.
"I thought you'd be motivated to work harder after realizing the growing gap between you!"
"Gap?"
Aoko rolled her eyes at him.
"Once I completely master the Fifth Magic, I'll just kill them all!Merlin's expression grew increasingly subtle.
While that might be true in theory, you're still far from complete mastery!
Whether you can fully learn it before the finale of the selection ritual remains completely unknown!
"But you're right about one thing - I need to work harder too!"
Aoko seemed to have thought of something, her expression growing increasingly determined.
"When I become a UO in the future, I'll reset this Singularity and let the spacetime correction erase Nero and Arcueid's memories. Only Eiji and I will retain our memories - that way, the perfect ending will be achieved!"
A world where only she and Eiji knew the truth was now complete!
The Fifth Magic could absolutely accomplish such a thing!
"Well... I suppose, do your best."
Merlin didn't know what else to say.
Although the motivation for striving was somewhat peculiar, it was ultimately a good thing, right?
However, he suddenly felt a bit of pity for Eiji.
Being a man with strong self-awareness, Merlin always avoided getting involved with dangerous women.
But Eiji was different. For some reason, this guy always seemed to attract the attention of extremely formidable women, as if he had a natural talent for being a kept man.