"I announce—
I kill. I live. I harm. I heal.
Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Be crushed.
Those defeated, those grown old, I welcome you.
Devote yourselves to me, learn from me and obey me.
I give you rest. I will lighten your burdens and make you forget them.
You find forgiveness here. On my incarnation I swear.
May the Lord have mercy on this pitiful soul (Kyrie Eleison)."
The three Black Keys stuck in his head, heart, and abdomen began to emit a dazzling light. With these three points as the center, they began to rapidly dissolve the body of the old insect before them. The old insect's body, like mud sprayed by a high-pressure water gun, rapidly disappeared.
After the holy light came into contact with the old insect's body, it was as if it had cut through a fine white lightning bolt. The old insect's body twitched rapidly, and then its skin turned into the existence of burnt-out ashes and scattered to the surroundings, revealing the twisted, insect-like body within. And this insect-like body was also rapidly dying, turning to dust and disappearing. Before long, the old insect was left with only half a head.
"Hateful, you bastard—!! So unwilling! Why must my long-cherished wish of half a century end here—! Amakusa Shirou Tokisada—!!!"
The white light on his body, like the rising airflow of a parasol tree, like a rising wave, swept all the ashes to the distant horizon, and then dissipated without a trace. This ring of light began to slowly shrink. This represented that the purification was coming to an end.
The old insect's head also completely turned to ash. However, one last string of sounds still reached Amakusa's ears. "I curse you! You will never be able to achieve your long-cherished wish!!"
Looking at the old insect who had not even left a speck of dust behind, Amakusa stood up straight again. Recalling his already-changed wish, it was true that his original long-cherished wish could simply not be realized. His current wish was the result of coordinating with Aslan. To some extent, that old insect's curse was indeed correct.
Thinking of it this way, his heart was actually quite complicated, and also held a hint of loss. Amakusa lowered his own eyebrows, and his entire temperament became a little dejected for a few seconds.
Before long, Amakusa lifted his head and placed his gaze on the shadows. "You're late, Jeanne... this Holy Grail War should have a winner now, right?"
Jeanne sighed. She always felt that in this Holy Grail War, she had been in a state of running around everywhere. And the Heroic Spirit before her, or perhaps in this Holy Grail War he should be called a Master, had, from the looks of it now, indeed obtained victory in the Holy Grail War. It was as if she had really just come to witness the final outcome of this Holy Grail War.
After Amakusa's wish had changed, Jeanne had no longer received the order to stop him at all costs. Although, inexplicably, at the very beginning, she had been wanted to be excluded from this Holy Grail War by this young priest.
At this time, all she could say was probably a word of congratulations.
Why is there a strange sense of frustration? As expected, after she returned, she should probably complain a little to the Counter Force. No matter what, next time there was such a situation, giving the referee a teleportation-type skill would also allow them to arrive on the scene in any emergency.
Then, Amakusa turned his head again to look at another path. "Why have you come here now? Don't you plan to say goodbye to your apprentice?"
Aslan, holding his own dragon, slowly walked out of the passage, a faint smile on his face. He was still relatively satisfied with the outcome of this Great Holy Grail War. "After all, I have also been waiting for the path back home for so long. As for saying goodbye, let's just forget it. Caren is a smart child. When I participated in this Great Holy Grail War, she should have already known."
That child Caren, during this period, had already begun to avoid excessive contact with him as much as possible. This could already explain that that child had already begun to try and get used to a life without him. After all, in these few years, Caren had always been with him and Melusine. Therefore, this silent farewell was already enough.
What's more, with Caren's current abilities, perhaps she could also create a certain great achievement in this era. After all, Caren's constitution, which attracted demons, was definitely a rare thing in this world. No one could beat her at the ability of "fishing law enforcement." With this ability, perhaps she could become a famous new-era saint in the world of magi. Then she could write an autobiography. Even if it was treated as a novel by people, it should be able to be imprinted in human history. After all, it was her own real experience. Plus a certain degree of circulation and a very strong merit, becoming a Heroic Spirit should not be that difficult. Therefore, this departure could, in the future, if fate allowed, lead to a miraculous reunion. Wait and hope.
At the same time, because of the old insect's death and the end of the Great Holy Grail War, the tentacles outside had also vanished without a trace. Estée Lauder, after transmitting a message through her own supreme masterpiece and leaving it for Aslan's Supreme Masterpiece, chose to return to the Throne of Heroes. This miraculous reunion was already enough to make her happy.
And the Supreme Masterpiece, also through the space-time folding technology that had been added after its modification, returned to Aslan's neck. Although it couldn't cross the sea of stars like a machine god, a short-distance, obstacle-crossing jump was still no problem.
Therefore, all of Aslan's affairs in this world could be brought to a close.
Amakusa gently nodded. As long as he was not killed, he could still live in this world for a very long time. "Then I will pass this message on to that child. You go and make your wish first. After all, I'm worried that after I make my wish, all the magical energy in the Holy Grail will be emptied."
With that, Amakusa turned his head again to look at Jeanne. "Since you have already acknowledged our victory, then from now on, there is no need for opposition and hostility between you and me. It is a rare occasion to meet a Saintess here. May I ask if I could have the opportunity to discuss the brilliance of the Lord with you over a cup of afternoon tea?"
Whether Jeanne agreed or not, Aslan didn't know. Because at this time, Aslan had already stepped onto the staircase and touched the Holy Grail. The gate of time and space had already opened. With a feeling of dizziness, Aslan and Melusine had already fallen into the torrent of this time and world. Next was to cross the Sea of Imaginary Numbers.
Feeling the dizziness in his brain, Aslan really didn't know how the Jewel Mage could so skillfully travel between parallel worlds.
At the same time, in Aslan's original world, Chaldea issued an alarm.
"Warning! Warning! Rayshift detected! Warning! Warning! Rayshift detected!"
The people in the research lab, who were studying how to lock onto the time and location coordinates, quickly lifted their heads and rushed to the control room. That was the place where the Rayshift had been detected, and also the place where Aslan had been Rayshifted a year ago. A bright light flashed in Marisbury's eyes. Could it be that while they were studying how to rescue him, Aslan had, on the contrary, found a way back first?