"Emiya...Shirou? Strange name. Can I call you Little Shirou?"
"Why add 'little'?"
"Wouldn't that make it more friendly?"
"Well..."
"Okay, okay, don't worry about it. By the way, I'm Kishirika Kishirissu, known as the Great Demon Emperor!"
The purple-haired girl who called herself Kishirika laughed loudly. To show off her strong presence, she put her hands on her hips and leaned her upper body back, causing her lower body to stick out.
But even so, her small size couldn't give anyone a sense of pressure.
At least not as much as the immortal demon king Atofe that Shirou had encountered before.
Before, if someone said they were the Great Demon Emperor, Shirou wouldn't believe it. But Kishirika had just revealed the fact that there were two souls in his body, so Shirou had to believe her.
Shirou thought back to his memories. He had once heard the name of the Great Demon Emperor Kishirika Kishirissu.
She was an immortal demon emperor who led the demon tribe in the human-demon war but was defeated by the humans. She was an older demon emperor than the demon god Laplace.
If it was the real thing, it meant that she was even higher in status than the immortal demon king Atofe.
However, would a real demon emperor be found starving on the side of the road in a border town of the demon continent?
...That's too unbelievable.
Shirou hesitated for a moment. He didn't believe that the girl in front of him was the dignified Great Demon Emperor, but he also didn't think she was just an ordinary girl.
While he was hesitating, Kishirika saw his doubt and opened her eyes wide. "Hey, are you doubting my identity?!"
"It's hard to believe that you are the Great Demon Emperor herself."
"Tsk tsk, young people these days don't understand manners at all! It's just that the five-hundred-year cycle hasn't arrived yet, and I haven't fully recovered my strength. If I recover to my peak strength, I wouldn't be lying on the side of the road like this, and my appearance and body wouldn't be so shabby!"
"Five-hundred-year cycle?"
"Yes, the seal I suffered causes me to be reborn five hundred years after death, and it takes another five hundred years to recover my strength. I'm still in the recovery period because I just revived."
"I see."
Shirou finally believed Kishirika's words. The main reason was that she gave him a sense of being extraordinary, unlike an ordinary demon girl.
So Shirou became a little more serious and respectfully said, "Sorry, I was a little rude just now, Lady Kishirika."
"Hmph, it's okay! You saved my life, so I'll let you make any wish you want!"
Kishirika crossed her arms and spoke with confidence.
Shirou hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can any wish be granted?"
"Well, not really."
"So you can't grant any wish."
"Because it has to be something I can do."
Kishirika said something very simple, without any demon king-like personality.
Shirou was starting to doubt more and more whether she was the real Great Demon Emperor.
But he wouldn't voice his doubts. He just said without much hope, "If you can really grant it, I hope to find my lost family."
"Looking for family? That's a simple wish."
"Because I'm just a simple person."
"Hehe, I can't tell."
Kishirika said with a smile, her eyes scanning Shirou, as if she wanted to see through everything about him.
But she didn't say anything further. Instead, she silently thought. "Hmm, looking for family, huh? In that case, giving you far-seeing demon eyes should solve the problem."
"Demon eyes?"
"Yes, when it comes to what the Great Demon Emperor Kishirika can give, of course it's demon eyes!"
Shirou was no stranger to the existence of demon eyes.
Before he traveled through time, he knew that a few casters in the world had special demon eyes with very different functions.
After coming to this world, Shirou had also encountered someone with demon eyes, Ghislaine.
Shirou learned by chance that Ghislaine didn't have blind eyes under her blindfold. The reason she wore the blindfold was to hide the power of her demon eyes.
He remembered that Ghislaine's demon eyes could only see magic, eyes that could see magical waves.
Although it was an ordinary ability, it could have unexpected effects in battle.
As for the far-seeing eyes that Kishirika just mentioned.
Could they see scenes far away?
Did such a magical thing really exist?
Shirou looked doubtful and looked at Kishirika, "Can you really give me demon eyes?"
"Of course, no problem. But since I just revived, I don't have anything amazing on hand. I only have magic eyes, identification eyes, see-through eyes, far-seeing eyes, prediction eyes, magic-absorbing eyes... that's about it."
"So many?"
"Hehe, now you know how amazing I am, young people still need to learn a lot."
Next, Kishirika told Shirou about demon eyes and the wonderful uses of various demon eyes.
For example, the function of magic eyes is to see through magic. The ability of identification eyes is to identify the type and quality of items. See-through eyes can see through obstacles, but living things and areas with high magic concentration cannot be seen through, so they can just see girls naked. Far-seeing eyes can see great distances, but they are one of the most difficult demon eyes to control. Prediction eyes are eyes that can see a few seconds into the future. They also have the defect of being difficult to focus. Magic-absorbing eyes can absorb magic, but they even absorb the magic you cast, so they are only for magic users.
Kishirika also said that demon eyes can generally only be given to one eye. You must never let both eyes become demon eyes.
Because if only one eye is a demon eye, you can wear an eye patch or try to control and adapt to maintain the power of the demon eye from going wild.
If both eyes become demon eyes, once both eyes are in a state of magical runaway, you can only close your eyes and become blind.
"If you weren't talking to a Great Demon Emperor like me, ordinary people only need one demon eye. So choose whatever you want. By the way, I recommend the prediction eye. Time is the biggest secret in the world. If you research it to the extreme, you might be able to invent time magic."
"Can I choose anything?"
"Yes, yes. If you want to find your family, choose far-seeing eyes. But that's a waste. Far-seeing eyes can only see great distances and cannot do anything. Even if you find your family, if you find that they are in danger, you can only watch helplessly and can't change anything."
Kishirika spoke almost seductively, "See-through eyes are also good, you can freely enjoy female nudes. Of course, you don't seem like a pervert. Why don't you choose magic-absorbing eyes? Swordsmen with this kind of demon eye can be said to be the bane of all magicians. Even many demon kings can't deal with this kind of demon eye."
"No, if I can really choose, I'll still choose far-seeing eyes."
"Are you sure you won't regret it?"
"There's nothing to regret. As long as I can find my family, I won't regret it."
Shirou said silently, showing a determined expression.
Kishirika looked surprised, then smiled and said, "Okay, okay, bring your face a little closer."
"Like this?"
"Hmm, I poke."
Kishirika suddenly stuck her finger into Shirou's right eye.
A sharp pain shot through him.
"!!!"
Although Shirou could endure the pain, his instinct was still to break free. However, Kishirika held him in place with unimaginable strength.
Only at this moment did Shirou truly realize that the girl in front of him was indeed the Great Demon Emperor.
This power was almost as strong as the immortal demon king Atofe.
"Snap!"
Finally, a feeling like something snapping flashed through his mind. Kishirika withdrew her finger, and Shirou's right eye was completely blind.
"It's done. The color of the far-seeing eye is a little different from your original color, but you probably can't tell from a distance."
"W-what happened?"
"Don't worry, open your eyes and get used to it. You should be able to use this power at a basic level, but be careful. Although far-seeing eyes allow you to see who you want to see, as I said, you can only see it, but you can't change anything. Sometimes, this power won't bring you any benefits, but will bring you great pain, because you can only watch helplessly as important people die."
"..."
Shirou couldn't hear anything Kishirika said.
Because he was indeed seeing many scenes he shouldn't be seeing, as Kishirika said.
First, a huge building, a hall that was too holy and glorious. A middle-aged man with a beard, who looked extremely decadent, was holding a young blonde girl and managing a small team with a tired attitude, searching for something as much as possible.
Judging from his appearance, the man was undoubtedly Paul.
The blonde girl in his arms should be Shirou's sister Norn.
But that was completely different from the Paul in Shirou's memory. He had obviously experienced too much, becoming too decadent compared to the past, even like a living corpse.
Shirou wanted to comfort him, but couldn't convey anything.
The next second, the scene in his eyes changed again, to a gorgeous palace. Lilia, the Greyrat family's maid, was doing chores in the palace. The man in charge was making her do too heavy chores with a cold attitude. Lilia's body was already flawed, and she looked very tired.
And far away from Lilia, a little red-haired girl was also wearing a maid's uniform, nervously watching her mother. That was obviously Aisha.
"Lilia...Aisha..."
Seeing the situation of the mother and daughter, Shirou felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to help, but couldn't do anything.
The scene changed again, this time to a solemn library.
In the library, a blonde boy who looked about ten years old was buried in books. Compared to other enthusiastic and cheerful young people, the blonde boy looked extremely withdrawn, not interacting with anyone, putting all his energy into books, looking more like he was escaping reality.
That was undoubtedly Rudeus.
The faces of his family members flashed before him one by one. Shirou was very sad, but helpless.
Just when he was already very sad, another scene appeared before him.
It was a dark environment, a cold and lonely deep cave. A crystal emitted a faint light, and from the light, you could clearly see a figure frozen in the crystal.
The blonde woman was spotless and naked, sleeping in the crystal.
Around the crystal, a beast that exuded a terrifying aura just by looking at it slowly floated, as if guarding the crystal.
"Zenith..."
Seeing this scene, Shirou's heart almost broke. He wanted to save Zenith from distress, but he didn't even know where she was.
As the Great Demon Emperor Kishirika said, far-seeing eyes cannot change anything.
This power could not bring him any benefits, but would only bring him endless pain, watching helplessly as his family members fell into trouble and suffering, but unable to change anything.
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