Chapter 497: Type-Moon Begins, Assassin · Mercenary Tao
Crack!
The Log Pose completely shattered, turning into specks of radiance, drifting towards the void pierced by the [Directional Anchor].
[Deployment is about to begin]
[3...]
[2...]
[1...]
[Deployment Error...]
[Deployment target has been re-anchored. Deployment begins]
In the next moment, Kaito Shirogane's body, on which the bloodstains hadn't even dried yet, similarly turned into a stream of information and flew into the void.
Kaito's senses and thoughts completely disappeared during the process of becoming information. He felt that in that instant, he completely disappeared from the world. It was just that because he had no perception or memory during that period, even if he disappeared for a long time, he wouldn't be able to notice it.
When Kaito regained his ability to think again, his thoughts seamlessly connected to his previous ideas.
In the next moment, the foul smell of blood rushed into Kaito's nasal cavity all at once.
"Ha~ Haha... hahahahahaha!"
"It actually really worked!"
A man wearing a black school uniform, with chopped hair covering his bangs, stood in the hall. He held a black notebook in one hand and a fair, severed arm in the other.
Kaito looked down at his feet. Bright red blood drew a scarlet magic circle on the floor.
And he was standing in the center of the circle.
Six corpses lay crookedly around. Looking at their clothes and appearances, they were probably a family, all killed by this pale-faced student. The strong male host also had his throat slit, blood spilling all over the floor.
[World Loading Complete]
[Mission World: Fate Derivative World K747 (This Derivative World has not yet been affected by other Reincarnators)]
[Mission Type: Anomaly]
[Challenge Difficulty: Low ~ Extremely High]
[Time Limit: 30 days]
[Note: Based on the effect of the Proof of Sin Karma, your appearance and identity information have been modified (Appearance and identity will be subject to hidden three-dimensional correction)]
[Note: In this world, you have been permanently granted Language Comprehension]
[In this world, you can obtain and unlock the following milestones. Milestones will affect the mission rating and title acquisition]
[Magus: Master any three or more magecrafts and successfully cast them]
[Blackened (Rare): Bathe in All the World's Evils and successfully survive]
[Witness of Magic (Rare): Witness the casting of the Five True Magics and survive]
[Cup of the Victor (Rare): Win the Holy Grail War]
[King Slayer (Unparalleled Rare): Kill at least two King-class Heroic Spirits]
...
As pieces of information popped up one by one, that student looking at Kaito with a face full of admiration was still constantly flipping through that notebook. He was trying to find a way to communicate with the Heroic Spirit he had summoned.
Before he could speak, and before the mission information finished popping up, Kaito directly raised his hand.
Hum~
The golden Dodon Ray erupted in an instant.
Bang!
The student watched the transparent ripples in the blood-colored magic circle constantly vibrating, and finally saw the Command Spell on the back of his hand that was now becoming scorching hot.
Kaito frowned slightly. Does the Heroic Spirit summoning circle have this kind of defensive effect?
At this moment, how could he not know that after entering this world, he had actually been judged as a [Heroic Spirit]!
[Main Mission Start]
[Main Mission: Obtain participation in the Holy Grail War... Main Mission acquisition error. Re-acquiring...]
[Main Mission has been changed]
[Main Mission · Flower of Evil has started]
[Mission Description: The scarlet flower blooming amidst slaughter. Please survive until the end as the Assassin Class]
[Mission Penalty: None]
**[Mission Reward: B-Class Singularity 1, Dimensional Points 8000]
[Savior of Evil Men · EX051, based on Main Mission · Flower of Evil, you will receive a temporary strengthening]
In the magic circle, intense magical energy was vibrating. In the next moment, the invisible film enveloping the periphery of the magic circle shattered, turning into countless radiances pouring into Kaito's body.
[You obtained Temporary Strengthening · Class · Assassin]
[You obtained Temporary Class Correction]
Strength: A+
Endurance: A+
Agility: B+
Mana: E
Luck: A
Noble Phantasm: N/A (Unrecognized)
[You obtained extra Class Ability: Presence Concealment (A-) — Completely conceal your own presence. Before attacking, it is almost impossible to be detected]
[You obtained extra Class Ability: Magic Resistance (D-) — Capable of nullifying a small number of magecraft effects. Cannot produce effects against high-tier or large-scale magecraft]
Kaito looked at the newly appeared abilities on his panel, and then looked at his body, his expression becoming gloomy.
Although he knew the [Counter Force] of this world was very active and often intervened in the world in various ways, for a living Reincarnator like himself to be recognized as a [Heroic Spirit], this was no longer a simple matter of slight intervention.
Simply put, Heroic Spirit summoning uses the magical energy of the Greater Grail to call forth Heroic Spirits who left behind legends in human history from the Throne of Heroes, fixing them within the container of a [Class].
But Kaito had neither entered the Throne of Heroes, nor had he ever performed any deeds sufficient to leave his name in human history. More importantly, this guy in front of him, not to mention having absolutely no connection with him, couldn't even be said to have powerful magical energy.
He could only attribute this phenomenon to the dual effect of the Space and the Counter Force of this world, using the other party's thirst for slaughter to attract him here.
His hidden rating was very high. After experiencing the Purge Mission in the Gantz world, his rating rose further because a high-tier Reincarnator, Duke, who was also a Cleaner and had a higher rating, died in that world.
But Kaito successfully survived and grabbed the maximum reward.
Therefore, the difficulty of this mission would naturally be extremely high. Probably according to the Space's setting, Kaito would be required to participate in the Holy Grail War and obtain a top ranking, or interfere with the progress of the Holy Grail War.
But this mission was intervened by the Counter Force. The way he entered using the [Directional Anchor] and [Log Pose] ultimately had differences from normal Reincarnators, making it easier to be detected by the Counter Force.
This was the reason why the death rate of Reincarnators entering this world through abnormal means was bizarrely high.
[The Counter Force of Primates · Alaya] and [The Counter Force of the Planet · Gaia] exist respectively to avoid the extinction of humanity and pursue the continuation of the world.
For these two, something like a [Reincarnator] was undoubtedly the parasite that most needed to be eradicated.
This [Flower of Evil] was a main mission full of malice.
"Hey, hey, I am your Master. Tell me your name, my Servant."
The pale-faced murderous fiend's voice also exuded sickliness. His name was [Masazono Akira]. Having accidentally obtained this notebook recording various magic rituals, he had the idea of giving it a try.
He wandered the streets late at night, worrying about not finding suitable sacrificial targets. But ultimately, this kind family, seeing him alone without a place to stay late at night, actively welcomed him into their home and treated him to a meal and a bath.
Masazono Akira took advantage of the male host drinking too much and slit his throat. Then he killed the panicked female host, went upstairs to kill their son and two daughters, and finally smothered the elderly person to death.
But fortunately, this attempt was worthwhile. He actually received a response. A Heroic Spirit in charge of slaughter answered his summons and came to this world.
Kaito looked at him expressionlessly, with no intention of speaking.
One stroke of the curved Command Spells arranged in a triangle on the back of Masazono Akira's hand suddenly disappeared. He looked up, his face twisted with excitement.
"Go kill a person for me. I've been annoyed by her for a long time. It's clearly just a normal teacher-student relationship, yet she hypocritically cares about me. It's so disgusting... too disgusting."
In front of Kaito, scarlet writing appeared.
[You have suffered the influence of a Command Spell. Now conducting a check]
[Check failed. You cannot be immune to this influence]
Kaito suddenly revealed a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Since it's your command, Mercenary Tao is willing to serve you, Master~"
In his eyes, that Command Spell missing a corner was like the countdown to the other party's life.
White Mask wore a black priest robe, standing in the empty hall of the [Eighth Sacrament Assembly], looking at the special runestone in her hand and the completely unresponsive magic circle.
Clicking her tongue in annoyance, she put the runestone back into her backpack.
These runestones were items she once used to fix the ritual nodes of the [Taizan Fukun Ritual], but that ritual was ultimately stolen by Mercenary Tao.
White Mask frowned, somewhat disappointed.
"As a Reincarnator pursuing me in, at the current time node, it's most likely to be arranged as a Heroic Spirit..."
"But I couldn't even summon Mercenary Tao using this thing as a catalyst... Could it be he was arranged to be another Master?"
White Mask lightly bit her finger, quickly looking up, her face showing no discouragement.
Although she couldn't summon Mercenary Tao as her Heroic Spirit and directly kill him using Command Spells, in this world, her advantage was still large enough.
Right now, she had already replaced the destiny of the biggest cheater in the Holy Grail War, possessing an unparalleled advantage.
In the next moment, a Heroic Spirit wearing golden armor appeared in the shadows. He seemed to sense something was slightly wrong.
"Kirei, your scent seems to have changed a bit..."
White Mask looked at the strongest Heroic Spirit appearing before her, the smile on her lips undisguised. She merely continued to sit, speaking easily.
"Hmm, just thinking that I can get the Holy Grail soon, my thoughts wandered a bit..."
In Gilgamesh's eyes, Kotomine Kirei's appearance slowly returned to normal. He waved his hand and leaned back on the sofa on the other side on his own.
A new catalyst had appeared in White Mask's hand at some point, and she initiated the summoning again.
(End of Chapter)
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