Chapter 150: The Neglected Key, The Enchantment Opens
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"...This is our disadvantage, that is, facing a head-on battle. I don't care what you think. Don't fight the Zhongzhou team head-on. Especially before revealing your identity, don't try to defeat them with force. In this way,
Instead, it is very likely that our team will be put into a dangerous situation... To rely on our advantages to defeat the Central Continent team, it is best to annihilate them... the other team has nothing to worry about!"
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"Do you think the strongest team will be a merciful weakling? Remember, only the weak are merciful. That's because they don't have the power to do evil and can't become strong, so they can only become kind weaklings..."
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"We should follow the previous plan, give full play to our advantages, hide in the dark and find all their personnel, until all members of the Zhongzhou Team are known to us, and then it is time to close the net... Hahahahaha, will
"Residents who are suspicious, please investigate the surrounding residential areas───"
The news is broadcast.
During the meal, I turned on the TV, which was reporting on the accident that happened last night. "The number of people who were found to be in poor health reached 30 and were sent directly to the hospital. This is the seventh time since this month.
There was an incident of coma, but the results of the examination were all similar to some kind of food poisoning and───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────────────────── ‘‘The police announced that the number of victims in the South Fourth Section of Shenshan town was increasing, and the possibility of some kind of drug being spread is quite high──
───" In front of the TV, Rin was holding breakfast with a look of confusion on his face.
"Rher, has the temple of Ryudouji Temple really disappeared?"
She asked Felicia who had the same expression next to her.
"Yes, I confirm."
"Then why did sleeping incidents occur as usual yesterday? Moreover, the number has greatly increased."
"It doesn't make sense. Without the support of the temple, it will be a lot more troublesome for ster to absorb jng energy. There is no possibility that the number of people will suddenly increase." A special symptom of qi."
"etc……"
"What's wrong rher?"
"That dark shadow——"
"What happened to Sombra?"
"Although I have only met her once, I still feel her essential existence, which is to devour her soul, spirit... they are all her nourishment."
"You mean she...that black shadow did this?"
"It's very possible that she needs to grow up, so she attacks ordinary people first."
"Ordinary people, by the way, you mean soul? Doesn't that mean that the servnt has no way to fight against her?"
"That's right, for ordinary spirits, after she grows up, she is a natural enemy! Even heroic spirits are no exception!"
"Trouble..."
"That's right."
Although she had new doubts, Rin still went to school as usual, and Felicia followed beside her while maintaining her spirit form. There was nothing necessary to do now, so it was better to protect her personally.
in school
──Shinji is absent, and so is Issei.
It seems that Issei has been recuperating in the hospital since the incident at Ryudouji Temple.
At a glance, it was obvious that they were not the only ones absent, there were also several people who were also on sick leave.
Rin sighed, as long as the Holy Grail War is completed, innocent people will still be harmed.
But she still tried to stop it and could only do her part.
It’s lunch break time——
The students, temporarily freed from their classes, walked leisurely around the school building.
"...Okay. Now I won't feel weird even if I walk around."
It was Rin and Shirou's agreement to meet in the corridor after school at noon.
After meeting up with Shirou, they started working while everyone was quiet during the lunch break.
In some places in the school, there are "curses" that exist to support the expansion of the barrier.
Although Rin found and eliminated it a few days ago, a new curse mark would be created every time, or the curse mark that disappeared a few days ago would appear again, and the barrier could not be completely eliminated.
"Because the barrier itself has been deployed. All we have done is weaken its effectiveness. It is better to do nothing. The other party will not activate the barrier casually if it is incomplete?"
"...I know. We have to find a way to find the master who set up this barrier. Then, if he doesn't break the barrier, we have to defeat him."
"That's right, then Shirou will go check out the suspicious places and I will clear them up. Although I have also looked at them once, I might have missed something. Shirou seems to be very suitable for finding those unusual places, so he is in the right place."
This seems to be the case, Felicia has been following him, but seems to be a little distracted.
After searching around the school building, in case I missed something, I went outside again.
There is nothing unusual between the field and the back of the school building.
...There are also many suspicious places in the school building
Like at the bottom of the stairs or at the end of the corridor, an empty classroom
Although it is a place that does not attract anyone’s attention, it is a place where people gather every day.
"Tohsaka. I have something to ask you. Is it convenient?"
After removing the curse hidden on the roof, Shirou suddenly stopped Rin.
"Hey, what's wrong? Is there anything else on the roof that makes you feel wrong?"
"Ah - no, it's something else. There's nothing strange here anymore. My feeling can only go so far."
"Really? In that case, all the active curse marks should have been almost eliminated. Emiya-kun, you obviously don't even know how to sense magic power, but you are very sensitive to abnormal places. I didn't expect that the curse marks in the school would be eliminated so quickly.
All eliminated.”
Rin was in a happy mood.
However, Shirou was not in a good mood at this time. When he was looking for these curse carvings, he clearly felt the same feeling as the black seservnt yesterday, the smell of repeatedly solidified blood.
But he didn't know whether to tell Rin about this because Shenji also appeared at the same time yesterday.
One was Sakura's brother, and the other was his partner. He was quite confused for a while.
Forget it, keep it a secret for now, maybe he just showed up by chance...
Shirou gave himself an excuse that he didn't even believe.
"If you go back, you won't be able to catch up with fifth period."
He shook his head, stood up and walked towards the exit.
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However, Rin still didn't move, leaning against the wall.
"Tohsaka? The bell is ringing."
Rin didn't answer, but looked here as if she wanted to say something.
"Just sit with me for a while. It doesn't matter if you skip a class?"
He actually said something that a top student like this really shouldn't say.
Felicia also said something, skipping class? Sure enough, magicians can't use common sense to judge?
After Shirou was stunned for a moment, he finally did not leave.
Then, the bell rang for the fifth period.
"By the way, how did Emiya-kun...that, have you been studying since eight years ago?"
Rin asked about Shirou's magic situation. He was really unreasonable in this way. He had no magic seal and only half-understanding of magic.
Shirou was silent for a moment, and spoke about his study situation without much reservation.
Although it sounds simple, both Rin and Felicia can feel his hard work and persistence.
I can still survive every day just by relying on self-study...
"Forget it, let's unify the topic and discuss it seriously. As collaborators, we should first understand each other's special skills."
"My special move...? Oh, it means the magic that can be used. Doesn't Tohsaka already know my magic?"
"Yes, but there is only strengthening, which is incredible. Why are you so obsessed with strengthening?"
"No. It's just that I can't use other magic tricks. I've tried many, but none of them have been successful."
Shirou rubbed his head in embarrassment.
"Really? In my words, it is conversion. That is, the accumulation, flow, and change of power. Based on these, you can control some famous magic. If you make a barrier, it can be shaped as big as a classroom.
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"Normally, magic disappears as soon as it flows out of the body? But magic power will not cause this kind of 'mystery'. Before the magic power flowing out of the body disappears, a ritual called magic must be initiated with magic power. But——
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Saying that, Rin stopped and took out a small stone from his pocket.
The transparent polyhedron is reminiscent of a kaleidoscope.
"The exception is that I can store my magic power in other things, and the most suitable place to store it is gems. The ores that have been sleeping underground contain powerful natural spirits. As long as the magic power is injected into such gems,
It can be used as a simple magic seal. However, as long as it is a gem, if the magic power stored in it is released, the gem will be destroyed."
Rin sighed, shrugged and put the gem back in its place.
"...What? What a pity. It will be destroyed after one use, which means it will be lost after one use? Do you need to replenish something as expensive as a gem every time?"
Shirou thought of the key.
"...Yes, that's it. Thanks to it, my family has been short of money all year round. The magicians of the Tohsaka family have to find ways to make money after becoming heirs——"
"Really? Well, it seems that everyone has their own troubles, Tohsaka."
"----Well."
Realizing that she was talking too much, Rin turned her face away.
"By the way, Tohsaka, is Shinji a magician?"
Seeing Rin telling so many secrets, Shirou was too embarrassed to hide them anymore.
"Shenji? He doesn't have magic power himself, so he can't do anything big."
Rin shook his head.
"Although it's hard to believe, the school's barrier was set up by Shinji, and I saw him next to that servant yesterday!"
Shirou gritted his teeth and said it anyway.
"-----Huh?"
Tohsaka's movements stopped.
Felicia was stunned for a moment. Although she knew that the seaweed head was RER's master, he was always the first to be eliminated. She really didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect that Shirou would actually say it now.
"Shenji is not a magician. But that barrier was set up by Shinji. His servnt must be as good at magic as the ster."
Rin's face became increasingly blue.
"Oops. If we don't handle it well, that guy Shinji——"