frightfiction Chapter 660 - 660
Chapter 660 - 660
After exchanging information with Merlin, Eiji once again entered Minamoto no Raikou's mental space."Oh, Eiji, you're here?"
Raikou was doing fine, appearing energetic when they met in the mental space. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Eiji swiftly defeated the Shadow Servant Raikou, helping her complete her awakening.
Midway through, Eiji had a sudden thought and attempted to summon the Black Holy Sword.
To avoid being detected by Merlin, he specifically chose this place to conduct the experiment.
"Strange, why can't I materialize it?"
Eiji looked frustratedly at the Mystic Code in his hand.
The Mystic Code remained unchanged, rigid like a dead blade.
Even though he had just touched the Black Holy Sword, this Mystic Code capable of replicating all sword-type weapons still couldn't transform into the Black Holy Sword, as if he had never touched it at all.
Is it because this is a mental space?
Eiji secretly speculated.
After all, this wasn't the real world; the battles here took place in a dream-like environment.
Perhaps for this reason, the Black Holy Sword he had touched earlier wasn't a physical entity, resulting in his failure to replicate it.
"It's not a big issue anyway. I can just ask Black Saber for help later."
Eiji wasn't disappointed and maintained a calm mindset.
Since Black Saber had already awakened, replicating the Black Holy Sword would be simple enough.
After emerging from the bronze wall, Raikou also fell into a deep sleep.
Eiji turned his attention to the third Heroic Spirit nearby.
"Since I'm already here, I might as well help you out."
Merlin once again activated his magecraft, sending Eiji into the third bronze wall.
Soon, only Merlin remained standing alone in the labyrinth.
Black Saber, Raikou, and Arcueid had all fallen unconscious.
Merlin raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings with a profound expression, a hint of puzzlement appearing in his eyes.
"Strange, why hasn't BB appeared yet?"
The entire cyberspace was eerily quiet.
Even with the BUG invasion, no defense programs had emerged.
Moreover, theoretically, this place only welcomed unawakened Heroic Spirits. Leaving aside their recent arrival, what about someone like Roa who had been hiding here for one or two months—hadn't he been eliminated by BB either?
"Although Roa has been dealt with, the fundamental problem remains unanswered."
Merlin's expression was deeply contemplative.
Roa was just a minor issue.
Although he had returned because Artoria was captured by Roa, essentially Roa himself wasn't a being capable of shaking the Singularity. This Singularity wasn't lacking in top-tier Servants; there were many extraordinary ones, even including those of Grand class. Roa himself couldn't possibly cause much trouble and would eventually be eliminated by someone.
The problem he truly cared about was another matter.
—Why did BB create this cyberspace for catalyzing awakenings?
This was the more serious problem.
In comparison, the incidents caused by Roa were child's play.
A single thought from BB could potentially shake the very existence of the Singularity.
But that woman BB, like him, was the type who frequently traveled outside, rarely returning to this Singularity. She could freely move between various Singularities, traveling through numerous Lostbelts—no one knew where she was or what she was doing.
Merlin had thought that after they caused some trouble in cyberspace, BB would surely return.
Yet even now, there was no sign of her.
It was as if she didn't care at all what happened here.
"It seems further provocation is needed."
Merlin's gaze swept past Black Saber and Minamoto no Raikou, settling directly on Arcueid.
...
"Phew, finally finished."
Eiji reappeared in cyberspace, letting out a deep sigh of turbid air.
Behind him, the last bronze wall crumbled.
Unrestricted Twin-Wings had instantly overwhelmed ninety-nine percent of the Heroic Spirits from the very start.
"All's well that ends well! Time to go home!"
Eiji stretched lazily, his expression finally relaxing.
With this, the chaos caused by the vampire was completely resolved. He could finally return to everyday life and strive toward truly mastering the Twin Wings Style.
"Well said."
Merlin smiled with exaggerated warmth.
"...Why are you smiling so creepily?"
Eiji instinctively stepped back, his face full of wariness.
"This is a friendly smile! How could it be creepy?"
Merlin denied it outright, wearing an earnest expression.
"Mmm..."
Suddenly, a low moan came from the side.
As her eyelashes fluttered slightly, Arcueid gradually opened her eyes.
Her crimson pupils were filled with exhaustion, and her entire aura was extremely listless, as if not a single cell in her body wanted to move.
"Arcueid, how are you feeling?"
Hearing her stir, Eiji hurried over.
"Eiji...? That's right, I was defeated by Roa earlier?"
Arcueid pushed against the ground with her arms, struggling to stand up.
But her arms slipped, and she fell back toward the ground.
"Alright, don't push yourself."
Eiji caught her firmly.
"I have no strength left at all... How pathetic."
Arcueid didn't refuse, settling into the crook of his arm instead. Yet her beautiful face showed a trace of bitterness.
She felt like she kept getting defeated—not only losing face but always holding others back.
This made her deeply frustrated.
But... had she ever been this close to Eiji before?
Lying in the curve of his arm, feeling his warmth, she actually felt a strong sense of security welling up from the depths of her heart—as if he could hold up the sky even if it fell. This made Arcueid blush slightly.
"Where's Roa? And where is this?"
Arcueid deliberately averted her gaze, looking around the space in surprise.
"Roa has already been defeated..."
Eiji briefly explained what had happened earlier.
"It's already over?"
Hearing this, Arcueid felt momentarily dazed.
The enemy she had pursued for hundreds of years had actually met his end here?
Sensing carefully, she realized the power within her was recovering at a considerable speed.
That was likely because the power Roa had stolen from her was returning now that he had been killed.
Originally, her resurrection should have taken at least ten hours or more, but this time she revived in just two or three hours precisely for that reason.
"Good riddance! It's best that he's dead!"
Arcueid quickly accepted reality, waving her small fist with evident relief.
"Aren't you disappointed you didn't get to kill him yourself?"
Eiji teased.
After all, Arcueid's hatred for Roa had lasted for centuries.
"Not at all, I never had the ability to destroy souls in the first place."
Arcueid was quite philosophical about it, showing no signs of displeasure.
Eiji thought about it and realized she was right.
If she had been capable of destroying souls, Roa wouldn't have been able to reincarnate so many times.
In that case, Roa ultimately dying by someone else's hand was something that could have been anticipated all along—no need to make a fuss about it.