frightfiction Chapter 622 - 622
Chapter 622 - 622
"This is Type-Moon Academy! What an impressive school!"Half an hour later, the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain where Type-Moon Academy was located.
Before them stretched the winding mountain road leading halfway up the slope. The massive academy funded by Gilgamesh made a striking visual impact as it came into view.
Arcueid let out a heartfelt exclamation.
The King of Heroes' taste could be described in one word - extravagant!
Type-Moon Academy's construction truly could only be described as extravagant. It featured vast grounds, gleaming school buildings, a spacious sports field, fully-equipped classrooms of all kinds, and a cafeteria staffed with chefs from around the world.
Among the people coming and going at the mountain road entrance, one could spot many famous historical figures at a glance.
"Aoko, you go in first."
Eiji tightened his hood and spoke to Aoko.
"Same as always, right?"
Aoko placed one hand on her hip with a resigned expression, then began walking up the mountainside.
Before leaving, she cast a worried glance back at the two behind her.
She couldn't shake a feeling of unease, especially about this woman called Arcueid... was it just her imagination?
"Why aren't we going in together?"
Arcueid blinked her eyes, looking quite curious.
"It would cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
Eiji pointed to the passersby nearby.
His reputation as "God" was famous throughout Konohako City, and most people walking around here were teachers and students of Type-Moon Academy. If he were discovered attending school with Aoko, rumors would likely spread throughout the entire academy within ten minutes.
Especially since he currently had Nero as his public girlfriend - thanks to her, Eiji could afford to use black cards.
Even with disguises like hoods, he couldn't afford to be careless in this regard!
Because once rumors started, he'd be back to square one overnight.
"Hmm, I don't get it!"
Arcueid placed both hands on her hips, smiling as she expressed her lack of understanding.
"More importantly, Eiji, take me on a tour of the school! This place looks really fun!"
"No."
Eiji refused outright.
"Why?"
Arcueid was startled by his decisiveness, showing an expression of great shock.
"Obviously because I have things to do. I'm not that free."
Eiji spread his hands, "Besides, didn't you come out to look for Roa?"
"I'll search for him in the school today!"
Arcueid declared as if it were the most natural thing.
"Then take your time searching!"
Eiji waved his hand and also entered the mountain road.
"Meh!"
Arcueid stuck out her tongue at Eiji's retreating back.
Then she looked around at the mountain forests, thought for a moment, and directly jumped into the nearby woods.
Since there was no morning class with Scáthach today, Eiji didn't even bother going to his classroom and headed straight for the faculty building. When he arrived, Aoko and Scáthach were indeed already waiting there, and the three promptly began their training for the day.
As soon as training started, Aoko pulled Scáthach aside. After the two whispered for a while, Scáthach nodded in understanding.
Then she released twice the usual number of ghosts, making Aoko's face turn pale with fright.
Immediately after, Scáthach raised her spear and charged at Eiji with high fighting spirit.
Meanwhile, Arcueid quietly slipped into Type-Moon Academy.
After being given a hard time by a teacher, she used Marble Phantasm to change into Type-Moon Academy's summer uniform and began wandering around aimlessly.
"Hey, I want to know more about Eiji. Can you tell me?"
She randomly stopped a passerby and started pestering them.
"Uh, a god's existence is something we mere mortals can only look up to, not play with!"
The passerby looked at the beautiful blonde girl with pity in their eyes.
"Besides, the god already has a girlfriend - she's the current student council president! Even if you're a beautiful girl, you probably can't compete with the student council president!"
"Girlfriend? Student council president?"
Arcueid nodded with partial understanding.
"Alright, then I'll go check out the student council!"
...
Just as Aoko had expected, today's training was stricter than usual, as if making up for what was missed yesterday.
By lunchtime, Eiji was already lying motionless on the ground, while Aoko had collapsed even earlier, using her Magic Crest to warm up her body.
"Just how strong is Scáthach?"
Watching Scáthach looking completely at ease, the mentally exhausted Eiji couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.
Scáthach's most famous legend was undoubtedly her achievement of killing gods. Because she had slain too many deities and received too many curses, she naturally became immortal. The Counter Force had no choice but to kick her out of the surface world, confining her to spend eternity in the Land of Shadows.
Was this Scáthach a Servant? Or the true body of the Queen of the Land of Shadows?
Servant... honestly, he didn't think that was likely.
With his current strength, even without using his special abilities, even if he couldn't defeat Scáthach, he shouldn't lose too badly. But when this Scáthach got serious, he was completely crushed without any chance to fight back, just like when he faced Twin-Wings Edelweiss before.
Eiji directly asked this question.
"You guess."
But Scáthach only smiled teasingly.
"Is it your true body?"
"Hard to say."
"A Servant?"
"Not necessarily either."
"If you don't want to say, you don't have to."
Eiji rolled his eyes.
"Then I won't say."
Scáthach nodded to herself.
Eiji twitched the corner of his mouth - what a self-willed woman.
"Then do you know about Roa's current situation?"
"More or less."
Scáthach nodded thoughtfully.
"What do you mean 'more or less'?"
Eiji asked puzzled.
"I know what he ate, and I know where he's hiding, but..."
Scáthach hesitated.
"But what?"
"But what he's doing right now - I can't see that."
Scáthach shook her head.
Can't see?
Eiji's heart stirred.
Scáthach could know many things in the world because she could use "Wisdom of the Haunted Ground" to simulate the Clairvoyance skill, seeing through time and space.
She could see which vampire Roa had eaten, she could see where he was hiding, but she didn't know what he was doing at this very moment... Didn't that mean it was a place even Scáthach's Clairvoyance couldn't penetrate?
"Don't think I'll tell you anything. At most, I'm just an outsider here. I won't interfere with anything happening in this place. If I must say, just consider me as having graduated from this world!"
Scáthach shook her head.
"Fine."
Eiji nodded helplessly.
After lunch ended, training resumed.
Thanks to Scáthach's Celtic-style training, Eiji's swordsmanship was rapidly improving. His physical control grew stronger by the day as he sprinted toward the true realm of Twin-Wings.
"If only I had Falna in this world, I'd have reached Lv.6 or Lv.7 long ago!"
Eiji grumbled inwardly.
To enhance Falna, his other self had to engage in battles—Falna could only analyze the experiences of that version of himself. The battles fought by his current self couldn't be reflected in the Falna.
Yet, absurdly, the strength of both selves synchronized and updated simultaneously.
"I must grow stronger quickly—only then can I defeat the current Roa!"