Goetia fell. His massive body collapsed heavily to the ground as the Temple of Time broke apart. Simultaneously, Fujimaru Ritsuka panted heavily, her vision darkening as she nearly collapsed.
She had succeeded; at this moment, she had successfully defeated Goetia!
She had made the sacrifices of Mash and Dr. Roman worthwhile.
Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
"This Fujimaru Ritsuka is indeed quite impressive. Although Goetia was weakened a lot by Dr. Roman, I didn't expect the final blow to be delivered by her, the Master."
Deidara looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka in the video and praised: "Though her strength is a bit weak, her spirit has really impressed me. This is simply the art of arts!!!!"
Although Deidara's art was explosions, that didn't stop him from appreciating the art of others. Fujimaru Ritsuka's performance in the video could be said to be quite dazzling.
That human spirit, and the moment she said her goal was just to live.
Deidara seemed to see an exceptionally brilliant light from Fujimaru Ritsuka—a light known as the light of humanity.
"Yes."
Sasori also nodded. He was also someone who could appreciate the art of others. Within the Akatsuki Organization, he and Deidara got along so well.
In a sense, it was because their respective arts had reached a mutual understanding.
"It's truly dazzling, so dazzling I can barely keep my eyes open." Kisame also sighed with sincere emotion. He truly felt that everything Fujimaru Ritsuka had done was brilliant.
Kisame thought back on his own experiences and felt just how difficult it must have been for this seemingly ordinary girl.
Everyone had seen Mash's growth and Dr. Roman's resolution.
But who would have thought that Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had always hidden behind Mash's shield and been protected by many Heroic Spirits, would stand up at this moment and successfully defeat Goetia using what she had learned throughout the seven Singularities.
This strength was not one of power, but of the soul.
"..."
Uchiha Itachi also remained silent. He shared the same thought as Kisame. After all, compared to people like them, Fujimaru Ritsuka's existence was far too bright. Faced with the departure of Mash and Dr. Roman...
...she wiped away her tears, raised the shield Mash left behind, and crushed the Demon King Goetia with her own human fist.
This... is perhaps the resolve of humanity.
"However, was the final attack actually a self-detonation?"
Konan, on the other hand, hadn't expected that. Recalling Dr. Roman's final smile, she sighed, "Indeed, just as that Da Vinci said, this is something more terrifying than death."
"From Goetia's reaction and the way Dr. Roman finally disappeared, it is indeed very terrifying."
"Although I don't know what 'nothingness' is, it's probably like being unable to enter the Pure Land after we die."
Thinking that she would never see Dr. Roman or Mash again, Konan felt an inexplicable ache in her heart. Such good people, yet they completely vanished just to save human history.
"No, it should be even more terrifying."
Pain looked at Konan and said calmly, "According to what Goetia said, that Dr. Roman is completely gone. Not a single trace of him will remain in this world, and King Solomon's great works will also vanish."
"It's probably like... if the Six Paths Sage of our era were gone, and Chakra also disappeared."
Following Pain's words, everyone fell silent. If the Six Paths Sage hadn't passed down Chakra, what would the Ninja World be like now?
They simply didn't dare to imagine such a thing.
Detective Conan World.
At this moment, Kudo Shinichi, who was hailed as the heisei holmes, had a quite peculiar expression. He showed a look that was hard to tell whether it was sadness or joy.
On one hand, seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka defeat Goetia, he was very happy for her growth.
On the other hand, Dr. Roman's self-detonation made the already distressed Kudo Shinichi feel even worse.
He had finally managed to step out from the shadow of Riku and Shuvi's deaths and began to deduce the true cause of the Human Order Incineration, only for the cause not to be deduced yet...
...while the deaths of Mash and Dr. Roman plunged two more daggers into his chest, making him feel as if his breathing was about to stop.
If he was in this state, one could only imagine how sad and angry Fujimaru Ritsuka in the video must be. After all, both of them died right in front of her.
Fortunately, Kudo Shinichi had the habit of reading the comment section. After seeing Mash and Dr. Roman still active there, his sadness immediately eased.
"Ah, there must be a way to save all of this."
Looking at the figures of Mash and Dr. Roman in the comment section, Kudo Shinichi's expression became very serious. There must be a way to resolve all of this.
After all, Mash and Dr. Roman are still alive now; there must be a way to solve it.
Seventh Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia.
"Ahhh I didn't expect the future scenes to be exposed"
Merlin rubbed his head. He had just been lectured by King Gilgamesh. Honestly, this King is just too petty.
Wasn't it just that after Romani Archaman self-detonated, the King showed a sentimental expression and said a few words, and he just happened to record that scene?
Was that really necessary? He's working very hard right now, you know. On one hand, he has to update Magical Merli; on the other, he has to keep Goddess Tiamat sleeping peacefully, all while slacking off here to watch videos.
Oh dear, oh dear, just how difficult his life is.
"I wonder how the people at Chaldea will respond to this?" King Gilgamesh now had a look of interest on his face. Now was the time to change the future.
For some reason, King Gilgamesh felt that after knowing the future, Fujimaru Ritsuka might do something even more surprising.
"She'll definitely try to save Mash and Romani Archaman at all costs." Merlin smiled slightly. Looking at Fujimaru Ritsuka in the video, he sighed, "Though I don't know if the future will go as she wishes."
"But no matter what, I believe Fujimaru Ritsuka can do it. After all, she did defeat a 'Beast'."
In Merlin's view, humans were highly likely to achieve things that seemed impossible.
Because that is just the kind of existence they are; from the Age of Gods until now, humans have always been an existence full of miracles.
"Mm, I think so too."
King Gilgamesh nodded slightly. He looked at Siduri beside him, remained silent for a moment, and then said calmly, "Sometimes, what our eyes see might only be a single corner of the 'process'."
"The future still depends on humanity—or rather, the humans of today—to go and create it themselves."
"Fujimaru Ritsuka... This King is looking forward more and more to meeting her and that bunch from Chaldea."
The video continued to play.
Goetia had fallen, the temple began to collapse, and the Demon God Pillars had ceased their activities.
The entire Temple of Time fell into a peculiar silence at this moment.
No, it should be said that within this peculiar silence, the entire Temple of Time began to crumble.
At this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka was holding Mash's shield, gasping for breath. After just defeating Goetia, she felt a wave of dizziness and had an urge to collapse on the ground and never get up.
However, at that time, the communication device in her hand rang, and Da Vinci's voice emerged from within.
"Great, the connection is through! Are you okay? Fujimaru Ritsuka?!"
Da Vinci's image appeared. She looked at the current Fujimaru Ritsuka with a gentle smile, her eyes flickering with unidentifiable emotions; she knew that Fujimaru Ritsuka needed some reassurance right now.
But since the situation was urgent, she spoke quite seriously: "Just now, we confirmed the collapse of the Throne! As well as the elimination of the Demon God King... no, Goetia."
"But there's no time to be immersed in the joy of victory. One reason is that the temple is collapsing, and another is that the state of the band of light is very unstable."
"It must be because Goetia has stopped, causing the power that binds the magical energy to disappear."
"If this continues, it won't be able to maintain its ring shape and will return to its original state."
"It will diffuse into Mana filling the atmosphere. Once it reaches that point, that domain will vanish without a trace."
"It'll be like a supernova explosion! You must return to Chaldea before that happens!!!"
"Chaldea is fine, of course, because I found a way to handle it. As long as you can get from the Throne's fault-line space back to the Holy Gate, we can immediately perform a Spiritron Transfer to bring you back."
"But once the ground beneath you collapses, you won't be able to reach the Holy Gate. It's a race to see if the band of light diffuses first or the temple collapses first."
"In short, hurry back! We'll talk about the complicated issues later!"
After hearing Da Vinci's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at the collapsing Temple of Time. Holding Mash's shield, she actually felt a bit dazed for a moment.
"Fou, Fou-wuu~"
Fou stood beside Fujimaru Ritsuka and cried out a few times.
"You're right, I have to escape quickly."
Fujimaru Ritsuka rubbed Fou, a glimmer of spirit returning to her eyes. She held Mash's shield, preparing to return to the Holy Gate through the fault-line space.
As long as she reached that place, both she and Fou would be safe. She would think about the Doctor and Mash later.
While Fujimaru Ritsuka began to move, in another part of the Temple of Time...
Jeanne d'Arc stood in the Temple of Time. Watching the temple begin to crumble, she sighed, "The temple is collapsing. You succeeded, Fujimaru Ritsuka."
Then Jeanne turned around and said happily, "Everyone, we succeeded! Thanks to all of you, we were able to suppress the Demon God Pillars and send Fujimaru Ritsuka to the Throne."
But when Jeanne turned her head, she found no one there. No other Heroic Spirits remained here besides her.
"...Everyone has vanished."
Seeing this, Jeanne was silent for a moment. Then she showed a sincere smile and said gratefully, "Thank you for never slacking for even a moment, fighting until the very last moment of exhaustion."
"Though these words can no longer be heard, I must offer my most sincere thanks for this assistance. We who have survived until now will also soon return to the Great Throne."
Even if these Servants like Jeanne died in the Temple of Time, it wouldn't be a major issue. After all, they were Servants.
"That is a given."
At that moment, just as Jeanne was about to quietly vanish, King Gilgamesh appeared again. He looked at Jeanne and picked up the conversation: "Things like Independent Manifestation are traits unique to Beasts."
"Ordinary Heroic Spirits will immediately begin to collapse the moment they appear in this space."
"The Heroic Spirits continued to restrain the Demon God Pillars while resisting that power."
Speaking to this point, Gilgamesh couldn't help but smile and praised: "Though they were just ordinary Heroic Spirits, for this battle alone, they must be given credit."
Looking at Gilgamesh, Jeanne also smiled and asked, "You've also begun to fade away, king of heroes. Do you not intend to witness the end of the whole affair?"
Facing Jeanne's question, a golden light emanated from Gilgamesh's body—a prelude to his departure from this world. He looked at Jeanne and replied, "I do not."
"From this moment on, the conclusion is something only those involved can know. There is no room for this King or you to intervene."
Jeanne nodded slightly. In fact, she would have done the same even without King Gilgamesh saying so.
"Goetia." Gilgamesh's expression became slightly serious as he looked toward the Throne and sighed, "The Beast who knew not love, who only knew how to devour lamentation, an evil of humanity that sought to reach Nothingness."
"How ironic. The so-called Evils of Humanity are human love itself."
"The desire to destroy humanity is not based on malice toward humans, for malice is merely transient; the more it is used, the thinner it becomes."
"Therefore, what truly threatens humanity is precisely that wish to protect human history."
"The spirit that desires a better future bares its fangs at the current peace."
As Gilgamesh spoke these words, the people outside the video fell silent for a moment. After all, Goetia's actions really did seem to be like that.
He loved humanity, and that was why he made a choice different from King Solomon's.
"Hmph!" Gilgamesh smiled slightly, as if he had seen something, and looked at the Throne. "From that perspective, that Beast can also be considered to have escaped such a cycle."
"To be honest, this King doesn't care at all about the circumstances of the Beasts. After all, I am not a Grand, but they will manifest in a chain."
"A world where an evil of humanity manifests will move toward an even further calamity at the 'Evil of the End'."
"Once I manifests, the final VII must have already appeared in some corner of the world."
Gilgamesh seemed to see something again. His voice carried a hint of freedom and nonchalance as he said, "What kind of Beast of Calamity that is and how to deal with it are the jobs of those involved."
"This King doesn't care at all how things develop. You just do your best to lend them a hand."
"Hurry up. Or do you plan to stay here and be buried with that great King Solomon (the big idiot)?"
With that, King Gilgamesh vanished. His words seemed to prophesy something once again.
After hearing his words, Jeanne felt no anger, nor many questions. She looked toward the Throne and simply sighed with emotion, "You're right. All we can do is lend them a hand."
"One battle ends, and another begins. Humans in any era are like this."
"Well done, Fujimaru Ritsuka. The Heroic Spirits gathered in this space are all thanks to your efforts."
With those words, Jeanne also vanished from this space.
In front of the Throne, Fujimaru Ritsuka was currently running while clutching Mash's shield. If she dropped this shield...
...she would likely run much faster. But this was the only thing Mash had left behind; Fujimaru Ritsuka would not allow herself to leave her behind.
"The temple's collapse is faster than the diffusion of the band of light!!!"
Da Vinci's anxious voice rang out. She said quickly, "Just a little more! Run! Run!!!!"
"The foundation of this area is collapsing! It will disappear at any moment! The Spiritron Transfer point is five hundred meters ahead!!! Hurry!!!"
Following Da Vinci's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka ran as fast as she could. Five hundred meters wasn't exactly close, but it wasn't that far either!
If there were no accidents along the way, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Fou, and the shield Mash left behind would be teleported back to Chaldea.
"?! What is this reaction?!"
At that moment, Da Vinci said in great surprise: "A sudden manifestation—no, the one waiting there is?!"
"Watch out, Fujimaru Ritsuka!!! The saint graph in front of you now is!!!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, still holding Mash's shield, looked at the figure appearing ahead and sighed, "I understand. There's no way he'd let me go that easily."
Chaldea's communication device cut out, and a blonde male with half his body crumbling appeared. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and sighed, "Exactly right."
"We finally have a common understanding, Fujimaru Ritsuka."
The voice of the newcomer was actually Goetia's. He blocked Fujimaru Ritsuka's path and said in a very calm tone, "I will not let you return alive."
"You shall vanish here along with me."
In this temple about to collapse, Goetia and Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at each other.
Outside the video.
No Game No Life World.
"He... he's resurrected?!!!!!!!"
Stephanie's eyes widened. Looking at the suddenly appearing Goetia, she said in shock, "Wasn't he defeated by Fujimaru Ritsuka?"
"Why is he appearing again?! Wait, his body is crumbling? And the temple is collapsing right now!!! Fujimaru Ritsuka is doomed!!!"
Stephanie was screaming. There was no helping it; in this situation, it was too easy to foresee the danger ahead.
Fujimaru Ritsuka had just finished a battle. How was she supposed to face the next enemy?
Even though Goetia's body was also crumbling, the Temple of Time was collapsing too. As long as Goetia delayed Fujimaru Ritsuka for just a little while, it would be all over.
"Ah, this situation..."
Sora's expression was also very helpless, because the current situation was simply not something that could be solved with wisdom.
The guy just wants to kill you and is blocking your only path. You have to face him; it's impossible to ignore him.
Shiro was also a bit worried: "There's no other way. We can only see if Fujimaru Ritsuka can quickly defeat Goetia and then return to Chaldea."
"But the possibility of that feels a bit too low, because we don't know what will happen over there."
If it were the beginning, the Blank Siblings might have remembered that Fujimaru Ritsuka would survive—after all, things like protagonist armor work in any world.
But then again, in this 'Godly Plot Twist' video, have there been few deaths?
Especially with Riku and Shuvi earlier; that couple shouldn't have died, but in the end, they did.
Whether Fujimaru Ritsuka would die like this now, the Blank Siblings didn't know, because anything was possible in this situation.
It was a real nail-biter. Goetia appearing at this time was clearly intended to bring about Fujimaru Ritsuka's death.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was clearly only a few steps away from being teleported back to Chaldea, with everything successfully completed, yet now she was blocked by Goetia.
So at this point, the Blank Siblings both showed very worried expressions. Having watched Fujimaru Ritsuka's journey all this way, the two of them also held a unique affection for her.
Therefore, they really didn't want her to fall here. Mash had been vaporized, the Doctor had self-destructed... if Fujimaru Ritsuka fell too, it would be a truly tragic thing.
And... could the 'Godly Plot Twist' be referring to this plot point?!
The Blank Siblings certainly hadn't expected the plot point of Goetia appearing again, but they also had to admit that this twist... was quite the'surprise' (shock).
"Eh?!! Even you two are saying that?!"
Seeing the Blank Siblings speak this way, Stephanie had a feeling that things were going south. After all, what the siblings said was usually quite accurate.
If even they felt things were bad, then things were probably really bad.
Even though she knew the real Fujimaru Ritsuka was alive and well, could her self in the video really overcome this hurdle?!!!!
Stephanie looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka in the video with a very worried gaze. She couldn't help but want to clasp her hands in prayer—please don't fall here.
This was the moment to return to Chaldea in glory. If she fell here, it certainly wouldn't be a scene Dr. Roman and Mash would want to see.
For their sakes, Fujimaru Ritsuka, you have to hold on!!! Don't give up!!!
Magical Girl Illya World.
"It's over!!!!"
Watching Goetia appear again, Illya let out another wail. She already had a very bad premonition.
It couldn't be helped; anyone seeing this scene would feel quite the surprise (shock).
"Ah!!! It really does seem to be over." magical ruby also felt very surprised. Looking at Goetia's appearance in the video, she wondered, "However, why has his appearance changed so much?"
"Could it be that the previous one wasn't his original form? Is this one his true body?"
"And more importantly, Dr. Roman is gone, and the Demon God Pillars have all vanished. Why does Goetia still exist?"
magical ruby was both surprised and curious. This situation was truly baffling and intriguing.
So Illya and magical ruby both turned their gazes to Miyu. At this point, they could only seek help from the all-knowing Miyu.
"I don't know."
Noticing the 'gaze' of Illya and the magical ruby, Miyu spoke very calmly: "I don't know what's going on either, but I can tell that Goetia is truly about to pass away."
"It's just that as he is about to pass, he plans to take Fujimaru Ritsuka down with him."
This was a situation anyone could see, but Illya couldn't accept it, saying: "He already killed Mash and made Dr. Roman self-destruct, and now he won't even let Fujimaru Ritsuka go?! This guy doesn't love humanity at all!!!"
Illya was full of resentment toward Goetia, even wondering why he didn't just stay down quietly.
Instead, he appeared once more before Fujimaru Ritsuka, blocking her from leaving the Grand Temple of Time!
"I can understand."
At this moment, Miyu looked at Goetia in the video quite calmly and said: "Everything he had has been destroyed. After 3,000 years of effort, he gained nothing in the end."
"In that case, he might as well do something in the final moments of his life. So now... he's going to kill Fujimaru Ritsuka."
Yes, for some reason, Miyu could understand Goetia's current state.
Isn't he just like how she was when she first entered this strange world?
Since she was already here, she might as well do something, like collecting all the cards.
And Goetia likely has only one goal: to stop Fujimaru Ritsuka from returning to Chaldea.
Even though he is now like a candle in the wind, liable to drop dead at any moment, he still wants to accomplish this goal.
Seeing this, Miyu felt she was very lucky. She had a brother who loved her and made a wish for her, bringing her to this brand-new world.
She experienced the 'happiness of an ordinary person' that Dr. Roman had always looked forward to, and like Goetia, after losing everything, she found the motivation to keep living.
Yes, seeing this, Miyu felt that compared to them, she was very, very happy.
"It's okay! If it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!! She can definitely defeat Goetia!"
At this time, Illya looked at the video with full confidence: "Even that terrifying Goetia from before was defeated by Fujimaru Ritsuka. This guy looks really weak now, there's nothing to fear!!!"
That's right. If that giant Goetia couldn't defeat Fujimaru Ritsuka, then this frail-looking Goetia couldn't possibly stump her.
Stalling for time?! At most, he'd stall for a dozen seconds!!! It wasn't a big problem.
"Illya, did you notice?" At this point, Miyu looked at Illya and said calmly: "Goetia is Solomon's Familiar. With his body nearly collapsed, how could he still be using his fists to fight Fujimaru Ritsuka?"
"Eh?!"
Illya was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened. Yeah, that's right!!!
At this point, how could Goetia still be using his fists to fight Fujimaru Ritsuka? He must be using magecraft.
But no matter what kind of magecraft it was, it could probably stall Fujimaru Ritsuka for several minutes. In this situation, let alone several minutes, even thirty seconds could lead to the complete collapse of the temple.
"So... this might be harder than imagined."
Miyu watched Fujimaru Ritsuka and Goetia in the video, saying with a complex expression: "And in this situation, I think Fujimaru Ritsuka might very well reach the end of her journey."
Even Miyu thought so; after all, the situation was far too urgent.
The usually calm Da Vinci had urged Fujimaru Ritsuka more than once to keep running and wait until she was back in Chaldea to think about resting.
Because if Fujimaru Ritsuka failed to reach the designated point for the Spiritron Transfer back to Chaldea, it would mean total death.
The video continued to play.
Goetia now stood in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka. He looked at her, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow, and his voice was very calm as he said: "My dream has been shattered."
"Being in this temple, all the vast amount of time spent has lost its meaning."
"Yes, I have lost."
At this moment, Goetia admitted his failure. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, calmly stating a fact. He continued: "The band of light has vanished, and the Human Order Incineration has become void."
"The moment King Solomon vanished, my great work also disappeared in an instant."
"The current me is no longer the seventy-two demon gods, but their dregs—the final remaining 'result'."
"No matter what I do here, I cannot change the fate of defeat. Even if I kill you, the outcome will not change."
Having said this, Goetia fell silent for a moment. Fujimaru Ritsuka and his past self were reflected in his pupils. He said calmly: "This is a meaningless battle. If it were the old me, I would never have made this choice. But!"
"You have a reason to fight, don't you?" Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Goetia, understanding his feelings. She gripped Mash's shield and said seriously: "If I were you, I would do the same thing."
"Exactly." The corner of Goetia's mouth seemed to turn up slightly. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said earnestly: "I, too, have a will. No—I have gained a will!"
"I now understand the spirituality of you humans. Now that I have obtained a finite life, I finally understand."
"A long journey, a truly long journey. After all, for these 3,000 years, I have been shut away here."
Goetia's voice was full of emotion. He had realized something after losing the seventy-two demon gods and his omnipotent power.
He seemed to have grasped something. At this moment, he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and stated a fact: "I will stop you for the sake of an existence I cannot yield."
"And you, in order to survive, must stop me as quickly as possible... That is all the respect that needs to be expressed in words."
Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent for a moment. She could feel that Goetia had changed a lot, but now she had to live—for Dr. Roman, for Mash.
For the sake of those two who had passed, she had to survive no matter what.
This might truly be the final battle. The BGM began to play at this moment.
(BGM: Fate/Grand)
Goetia looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said very calmly:
"Now, let us bring the end to this exploration."
"The Grand launched for the sake of Human Order Incineration, the Master who has crossed seven Singularities and seven worlds."
"My name is Goetia. The existence that uses human history to destroy human history, moving toward what lies beyond."
"The existence that moves toward the pole where no one exists, toward the hope of the void (star) that no one desires."
"Now, I am born. Now, I am destroyed."
"Even if there are no results, no rewards, I will use all my strength (life) to destroy you!"
"My enemy, my hatred, my destiny."
"I hope you can witness this brief time, the story granted to me."
"Time so short, yet so beloved—that is the true life granted to this existence calling itself Goetia!"
As these words fell, Goetia reached out his hand. Ten golden rings floated behind him—these were Solomon's Ten Rings. In these short two minutes, he would naturally give his all to face Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Master of Chaldea, your value shall be incinerated by my own hands!"
With a cold snort, Goetia waved his hand, and the golden rings behind him turned into blinding rays of light, shooting toward Fujimaru Ritsuka.
Hum—!!!
On this side, Fujimaru Ritsuka also activated her specially-made mystic code. She gripped Mash's shield, blocking all the blinding light falling from the sky.
Boom—!!!
The sound of explosions rang out, but Fujimaru Ritsuka, holding Mash's shield, did not receive any damage.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was not one to wait for death. Having experienced seven Singularities, she raised her hand, and the magical energy within her body transformed into Magic Bullets, attacking Goetia.
Bang bang bang bang—!!
Goetia's life was almost gone; even passive defense could cause him to be extinguished.
However, he also intended to stall her to death. As long as he delayed for a certain amount of time, the temple would collapse.
Both he and she would be finished. Knowing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka naturally took the initiative to attack. If she could hit him just once, it would be her victory.
A dozen Magic Bullets shot toward Goetia.
"Useless!" Goetia looked at the Magic Bullets coming at him. With a slight wave of his hand, the Ten Rings behind him turned into several sharp threads, cutting through the bullets. He said calmly: "Stay with me a little longer, Master of Chaldea."
"Sorry, but I don't plan on staying here with you!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her shield and charged at Goetia. She had to move forward and break through Goetia's line of defense!
"How delightful." Goetia was both feeling his life slip away and the joy of battle. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka charging at him and said: "However, just for that, I cannot let you leave."
Golden light fell from the sky again, attacking Fujimaru Ritsuka. At this point, these were the only attacks he could manage.
Boom—!!!
As Goetia and Fujimaru Ritsuka fought, the Temple of Time began to collapse violently. The people watching the video broke into a cold sweat for Fujimaru Ritsuka.
This was too thrilling. One second there was a foothold, and the next, that foothold collapsed.
This feeling of dancing on the edge of a blade was truly heart-pounding.
"Is this the end?"
By now, Goetia had stalled Fujimaru Ritsuka for a while, and his body was constantly breaking down. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka still charging toward him, clenched his fist, and said with seriousness in his eyes: "No! This is only the beginning!!!"
The Ten Rings behind Goetia appeared on his hands. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and pointed his hand at her, golden light flashing in his palm.
!!!!!
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the Ten Rings and that golden light, instinctively sensing danger. She raised the shield in her hand.
Goetia also realized this was his limit. He said calmly: "Third Noble Phantasm, release. I am born here, and I am destroyed here. Burn away, (Ars Almadel Salomonis)."
Sizzle—!!!!
A blue energy beam shot from Goetia's hand toward Fujimaru Ritsuka.
Clang!!!
However, the shield left behind by Mash blocked the blue energy beam. Fujimaru Ritsuka herself couldn't withstand this final strike released before death, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.
Because she almost fell, the final strike fired by Goetia flew off into the distance like a meteor streaking across the sky.
"..."
Seeing this, Goetia smiled. He didn't even know what he was smiling about.
But Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't miss this great opportunity. She picked up Mash's shield and shouted: "Goetia—!!!!!!"
Thwack—!!
Accompanied by the sound of a blunt object hitting someone, Goetia was struck.
At this moment, golden particles began to shimmer on Goetia's body. He closed his eyes, a very satisfied smile appearing on his face, as he said: "Oh, really."
"Human... what is called life, is truly unnaturally short, and unbelievably interesting."
With those words, Goetia completely vanished before Fujimaru Ritsuka.
But time waits for no one. Not a second after Goetia disappeared, Da Vinci's image appeared, and she spoke quickly: "Good, the signal is restored! We'll talk about what just happened later!"
"Hurry up!! Fujimaru Ritsuka!! Chaldea has already begun to leave the Temple of Time!!"
"Go to the Spiritron Transfer point, quickly! We will stay on standby until the very last moment!"
Hearing Da Vinci's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka naturally saw the blue pillar of light—that was the Spiritron Transfer point. She gripped Mash's shield and said seriously: "Leave it to me!"
With that, Fujimaru Ritsuka ran toward it; this time, there were no more obstacles.
'Hurry!!!!'
Fujimaru Ritsuka was extremely anxious.
"Hurry—!!!!"
Even though her body was exhausted, even though she desperately wanted to find a place where no one was and lie down for a while, she couldn't stop her footsteps yet!!!
Boom!!!!
At that moment, the ground collapsed. Fujimaru Ritsuka's pupils widened. She could no longer hold onto the shield, and Mash's shield fell away.
Fujimaru Ritsuka herself was about to fall into the bottomless void.
'Just one more step... even though... I was so close...'
Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart was filled with unwillingness. She wanted to go back; she wanted to bring Mash's and the Doctor's wills back to Chaldea.
"It's not over yet! Reach out your hand!! Senpai! Reach out your hand!!!"
At this moment, a very Familiar voice rang out. Fujimaru Ritsuka instinctively opened her eyes and reached out her hand.
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Fujimaru Ritsuka grabbed the hand of the voice's owner, and she saw the person. Her eyes showed shock, disbelief, and... joy.
This scene was so shocking that Fujimaru Ritsuka could only let out an "Ah, ah."
At the moment Mash held Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, a white light filled the entire screen, followed by the familiar Spiritron Transfer sequence.
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