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IBHJ 1053

Waves crashed against the shore, dragging Manaka onto the beach. She pulled herself up using the jagged rocks, her clothes torn and dripping. Each breath came in sharp gasps.

She touched her right shoulder, her fingers coming away red. She smiled, the expression graceful despite her tragic condition.

"I'll make you answer for this, brother." She pressed her hand against her wound. Despite her powers, despite knowing everything and being capable of anything, she wouldn't let this p...

IBHJ 1052

Venus took her place at the UO Conference table where her siblings had already gathered. She glared at Saturn, who sat at the head. "I almost had my heretical thoughts cornered. Why call us now?"

"That's what I'd like to know. We didn't object when you used Mooncell's loophole to rush the wager, but why this meeting?"

"And another thing." Pluto rose from their seat, eyes fixed on Saturn. "When are you releasing Uranus?"

"You imprisoned Uranus?" Venus's chair scraped back. "W...

IBHJ 1051

Ayaka watched Shirou bluff Manaka, and a wave of relief washed over her. Manaka had once been her idol, but now, she was the person Ayaka feared the most.

"How did you get caught?" Ayaka turned to the disheveled Heaven's Corpse, unable to contain her curiosity.

"I'd like to know that myself! How did the Lord of Salvation's vessel even find us? I created this dungeon and masked my aura specifically to avoid Venus. That vessel must have detected Tiamat instead," Heaven's Corpse roll...

IBHJ 1050

Sadness washed over Kiara. She would be lying if she said she didn't hate Demonic Bodhisattva, who had been determined to eliminate her. But hearing that Manaka had devoured her filled her with sorrow.

"Even if she absorbed Beast III, she shouldn't have the energy or time to hunt Tiamat." Shirou frowned. He knew Manaka's condition well. Though she had become the Queen of Evil, her existence was like Tethys—unable to remain in reality for long before fading away. Even with Demonic Bodh...

IBHJ 1049

Kiara followed his gaze and gasped. A mud sword protruded from Archimedes's stomach, blood blooming around the wound.

"But this won't kill you, will it?" Shirou countered calmly. The moment he saw Altera, he had launched the sneak attack, but Evil Blossom hadn't finished the job.

Archimedes grinned, seemingly unfazed by the gruesome injury. "I still have much to accomplish. Dying now would be terribly inconvenient."

Shirou's gaze swept over Archimedes, lingering on the star ...

IBHJ 1048

Inside the Great Pyramid...

"Artoria's group has drawn Archbishop's attention," Morrigan glanced at Shirou.

"Good." he nodded.

They knew about the God King Plan and were getting ready to save Altera and disrupt Archimedes's and Archbishop's plan. But Daji had sold the Seed of Yggdrasil to Archimedes. They didn't know what he planned to do with it, but Shirou had seen Yggdrasil's power in the Norse connection point and wasn't going to take any chances. So they split into two ...

IBHJ 1047

Daji didn't care about Kiara, Mordred, or the others, but Ayaka was her Master, so she had to explain everything clearly.

"Archimedes is probably the person on this planet who understood the White Titan best. He studied Umbral Star during his lifetime and even discovered White Titan's burial ruins. The Huns later followed his lead to find the burial site."

"He joined the Council because they could help him research Umbral Star," Daji said. "So when he learned about Altera, he rush...

IBHJ 1046

Daji muttered a complaint about his lack of romance. Seeing Morrigan and Mordred glaring at her, and noticing Artoria's disapproving expression, she quickly sat up straight.

She had achieved her goal; there was no need to keep provoking them and get beaten up by everyone.

"However, Archbishop has already deployed the Wandering Star Warriors, yet you all have the time to bother a weak woman like me? How pitiful. sob sob." Daji pretended to cry, dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchi...

IBHJ 1045

Laevateinn struck the pillar with a clang, but the mineral remained unmoved.

The cocoon seemed to possess some kind of consciousness. Seeing Shirou blocked, it sprouted another wooden dragon, which wrapped around the core and tried to fly towards Sanctuary.

At that moment, several crystal-clear mineral pillars grew from Saturn's base, intersecting to trap Uranus's dragon against its underside.

The dragon roared and struggled, its authority raging, but it couldn't break free ...

IBHJ 1044

The demons gathered together, forming a sea of bones that surged towards the Sanctuary.

In Uranus's domain, the giant wooden dragon came to life. It embraced the cocoon formed by the maiden, its massive wings flapping as it soared into the sky, creating powerful gusts of wind.

Watching the ascending dragon, Shirou gripped Laevateinn tightly. He understood that this wasn't some Mooncell monster, but an aberration created by Uranus.

Uranus's authority significantly hampered th...

IBHJ 1043

"You brats!" Pluto roared, furious at the sight of the pierced maiden. She gestured sharply, and the power of the underworld coalesced into a scythe, slashing towards them.

Space tore open, creating a massive black tear. Shirou narrowed his eyes, studying the tear. He scooped up some mud and flung it at the opening. The moment it touched the edge of the tear, the void's smooth shape distorted. Its borders flickered and warped. Then, a surge of malice erupted from its center, shredding t...

IBHJ 1042

He looked up and was startled. In the crystalline tree trunk ahead, a young girl was curled up asleep.

Her sleeping face was peaceful, but black vapor surrounded her body. The vapor gathered and dispersed, forming terrifying ghost faces.

"What is this? Is this... Uranus?" Mordred paced around the tree, frowning. "Or maybe some kind of tree spirit?"

Shirou reached out and lightly tapped her head, then pointed at the girl in the tree. "Look closer."

"Don't you dare tap m...

IBHJ 1041

He looked up and saw strange tree roots intertwined before them, bizarre monsters clustered together, and hundreds of tree holes connecting to somewhere nearby, spawning strange creatures.

He chuckled and pointed at the cluster of monsters. "We've crashed right into their home base."

"You can still laugh?" she rolled her eyes.

"Of course. Doesn't this make things easier?" He waved his hands, manifesting Spear of Endless Light in one hand and Laevateinn in the other. "Get rea...

IBHJ 1040

"Exploiting a loophole like this for a major attack... What is Saturn thinking? I'm done with this game. We should just destroy Mooncell and end it all. Why bother with any of this?" Pluto lay sprawled on the marble branches, sighing at Venus who was creating summoning circles below.

"Saturn is hesitating. He wants to destroy Gaia, but he also doesn't. In the end, he's just like me," Venus answered calmly.

"Huh?" Pluto sat up, looking at Venus in confusion. "But he hasn't split in...

IBHJ 1039

Demonic Bodhisattva stared at Manaka Sajyou in disbelief. She was clearly insane.

What had she just said?

She wanted to replace the Lord of Salvation, replace that ultimate despair?

"Without your Beast authority, you're worthless now. Disappear, Beast III." Manaka's words fell like executioner's axes.

The moment those words left her lips, Demonic Bodhisattva caught a glimpse of something terrible - a black flash in Manaka's eyes, like a window opening onto absolute voi...

IBHJ 1038

Surrounded, Daji looked at everyone, narrowed her eyes, considered her options, then sighed and sat down, raising her hands. "A Holy Sword user, a fairy, a half-beast, and a monster's eyes… I surrender, I surrender. I'll be good, okay? Just don't hit my face. It's important for my business."

Seeing Daji acting submissive, Morrigan relaxed.

The truth was, she didn't want to fight Daji either. Daji had Xian Arts and ancient witch curses from the Xia-Shang period at her disposal, a...

IBHJ 1037

"And don't forget the time she stole the Archbishop's staff! We went without buffs for a week! This has got to be another one of her stunts!"

The Guild Masters, who moments before had been at each other's throats, now stood united against the Emperor Conquest Guild. It was no surprise; they had been putting up with this for a long time. When it came to blaming that "golden cockroach," as they called her, they were always in agreement.

Looking at the suddenly united Guild Masters, ...

IBHJ 1036

As expected of Eternal King, Mordred thought. All that talk about not using his people as tools, but clearly, he just needed substitutes to avoid weakening his own forces.

His heart is as black as ever.

She sighed quietly and exchanged glances with Shirou. Both father and child wore the same warm, gentle smile, but it sent a chill down Enkidu's spine, making her shudder involuntarily.

Enkidu hesitated, then spoke. "I-I understand the way ...

IBHJ 1035

"Are you mocking me, Tethys!?" Saturn pointed at Shirou, glaring coldly at Tethys. "Betting on that human? You're saying we should stake the safety of the solar system, our siblings, on one human? Do you realize how dangerous that is?"

Tethys smiled. "But destroying Earth is also a gamble."

"That risk is smaller!" Saturn shouted. "We control that! You're suggesting we entrust our fate to a human and passively wait for destruction? Would you accept that?"

"I already did," Tet...

IBHJ 1034

"Y-yeah..." Chloe responded nervously, taken aback by Miyu's intense reaction. She suddenly remembered how much Miyu loved Shirou.

"Is that so..." A smile spread across Miyu's face. "Shirou-niisan, he's finally back."

13 years ago, when she arrived from a parallel world with no one to rely on, it was Shirou who gave her a home, support, warmth, and happiness. Most importantly, he gave her the courage to face herself. However, in the end, he had to leave and disappear to protect ev...

IBHJ 1033

Gaia had used the threat of orbital disruption to force the gamble. But had she considered that it was her siblings' hesitation that truly allowed her to succeed?

Except for Mercury, who openly sided with Gaia, and Venus, who had her own agenda, the other UOs had shown leniency, allowing themselves to be defeated.

That was where Gilgamesh had obtained his God Fragments. Perhaps the other UOs had thought that even if they lost, others wouldn't be defeated. That was why they had sho...

IBHJ 1032

With Manaka gone, the first of the five trials within the Resurrection Pyramid was finally complete.

Inside the trial world, the steel and concrete skyscrapers dissolved like quicksand, the entire landscape collapsing like a toppled sandcastle. After a flash of bright light, Shirou and the others found themselves back in the cyclical plaza, a space that felt strangely disjointed from reality.

"So, they made it here," a voice suddenly said. Shirou turned to see Tethys circling the ...

IBHJ 1031

Fujimaru's special day wasn't really anything special, just completing his graduation. But since the past plane had completely disappeared and the once-bustling crowds had disappeared without a trace, they could only have Gilgamesh and Arthur act as teachers.

"Congratulations on your graduation, Reiroukan Misaya. I'm proud of you," Arthur said as he handed her the diploma.

Misaya took it, feeling like she was in a dream. It was both real and unreal at the same time.

"Misaya-...

IBHJ 1030

"Oh!" She clapped in delight. "That explains why Uncle Gawain kept saying you were Britain's greatest beauty!"

Shirou: "..."

"Let's not talk about that, Mordred."

"I didn't bring it up - Uncle Gawain did," she said with a bright smile.

Watching this cozy father-daughter moment, Kiara rubbed her eyes. "Am I still dreaming?"

"Huh, what do you mean?" Misaya frowned.

Kiara gestured at Shirou and Mordred. "This can't be real!"

"Why not?"

Kiara turned...

IBHJ 1029

Kiara trudged through the darkness with Ayaka on her back, surrounded by endless waves of miasma. The air boiled around them like an inferno. Despite her strength, Kiara felt herself weakening until she finally collapsed. Sweat ran down her face as her vision began to blur.

She couldn't let herself fall here. If she did, it would all be over.

Ayaka had already passed out, and there was no telling if she'd survive. They had to find a way out of this hell.

But that felt like a...

IBHJ 1028

"It looks like we won." Tethys shook her head. "But the results tell a different story. We've been played this whole time! By Manaka—by the Manaka from the future!"

Hearing this, Fujimaru was stunned. He didn't understand what she was talking about.

"We were wrong about Manaka's death," Tethys said. "When Beast VI was purified by Enlightened One, she didn't die - she hid inside Ayaka's mind and stayed there. She lived on through Ayaka into the future! This past plane... it wasn'...

IBHJ 1027

Arthur watched in equal bewilderment.

Only Arcueid and Tethys seemed to understand what they saw, their expressions turning thoughtful. "A Boundary Heroic Spirit."

"Boundary?" Arthur frowned. "Lady Tethys, what does that mean?"

"You don't even know about this?" Gilgamesh's lips curled into a sneer. "As expected of a third-rate Heroic Spirit."

He turned to Arthur and said, "Heroic Spirits fall into five main categories - what we call Hidden Attributes. Heaven belongs to...

IBHJ 1026

As Shirou approached, Arcueid spotted Artoria and nearly collapsed in fear. She wanted to run, but Beast VI had already adapted to her infinite Moon Fall. There was no escape.

Shirou stopped in front of her.

Arcueid forced a smile, trying to swallow her fear. "L-long time no see..."

"Yes. It's been a long time indeed, Miss Moon Princess who returned to Earth after fleeing to the moon," Shirou said expressionlessly. "I'm sure Kariya would be overjoyed - the writer who scammed...

IBHJ 1025

Manaka and Beast VI were now one, and their consciousness had completely merged. They had become a single entity of absolute evil - the Beast of Revelation made flesh.

It hung in the sky, its massive body shaking as it tried to force its way fully into their world. When it roared, reality itself seemed to crack. The very rules that held the world together started falling apart.

Gilgamesh, Arthur, and the Sun King began to fade, their bodies turning see-through like ghosts.

"...

IBHJ 1024

The black light pillar tore open an infinite dimensional rift, slowly swallowing the moons like quicksand. Then a voice boomed from the darkness: "—Fujimaru..."

The sound defied description - simultaneously male and female, a chorus of countless voices speaking as one. It was both deeply disturbing and divinely beautiful.

Earth's core pulsed like a heart. The crust quaked with terrifying "thump, thump, thump" sounds, as if the planet tensed in fear.

Everyo...