"How can you be so cold-blooded toward yourself? We should be mourning him," Steve Rogers said, looking displeased at his other self.
With the scene of his head being chopped off by a sickle and an ice spike piercing his chest echoing in his mind, he pretended to sing a song.
"Kuzuki Steve, you were full of confidence, yet you died just trying to test the waters!"
The neurotic display made the veins bulge on the forehead of the other Steve Rogers.
"Shut up, he was forced by us to go and die anyway."
"Oh God, I just remembered that."
Just as Kisaragi Rin suspected, because he didn't know whether Esdeath had already used Time Stop today, Steve Rogers truly didn't dare to let four copies of himself appear before Esdeath simultaneously.
But due to various considerations, they had to send out one copy of themselves to conduct an initial probe.
First, Shinomiya Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, and Bond all retreated. He needed to know if the Servants of these players were still in Kisaragi Rin's possession.
Regarding this point, the Steve Rogers who went to probe predictably encountered Gilgamesh.
Second, he needed to know the effect of [Tail-Devourer]'s power on these legitimate Servants.
After a round of probing, the Servants indeed could not withstand this evil god's corruption; even slight contact could cripple the opponent's Noble Phantasm and Servant body.
Before he could observe further, Steve Rogers quickly died under Gilgamesh's blade, but he also managed to lure out the opponent's Noble Phantasm capable of severing immortality.
"Before the Ghost Domain descended, he had already fought those Masters, so we can't judge whether that Servant's Time Stop was released."
"But whether it was used or not is irrelevant now. Leaving aside the Starving Ghost, if we just delay a bit longer, Tail-Devourer will transmit more power by devouring humans."
"Even if I am subjected to Time Stop, my immortality is enough to guarantee I won't be killed in those few seconds."
Looking at his somewhat neurotic companion, this Steve Rogers looked at the back of his own hand.
There was the last remaining Command Seal that originally belonged to him.
When Soichiro Kuzuki was divided and consumed by the four Steve Rogers, perhaps because he was the least affected by the soul influence, this Command Seal appeared on the back of his hand.
"I hope I don't have to use this last Command Seal."
Relaxing his mind, Steve Rogers closed his eyes and contacted [Tail-Devourer] again.
Time was pressing; he needed to negotiate with it to obtain more power.
Meanwhile, the somewhat neurotic Steve Rogers beside him looked toward a certain spot in the Ghost Domain.
A person there was beginning to move toward Kisaragi Rin's location.
This was the third purpose of sending Steve Rogers to his death: to let the Starving Ghost sense the presence of certain delicious individuals within the Ghost Domain.
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Returning to Kisaragi Rin.
Esdeath froze Steve Rogers' corpse, completing the refrigeration process.
Looking at Kuzuki Steve like this, Kisaragi Rin wondered what Ability he had used.
Soichiro Kuzuki + Steve Rogers = ?
Did this Master and Servant fuse?
Other people combine five robots, and you two are here initiating a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
"His blood is problematic," Gilgamesh said. "For example, it's somewhat like a Cthulhu Mythos-type Evil God."
The Fate World naturally includes the Cthulhu Mythos. Gilles de Rais' Noble Phantasm, the [R'lyeh Text], has many connections to the Cthulhu Mythos.
Hearing this description, Kisaragi Rin was even more confused.
That Soichiro Kuzuki guy, he couldn't possibly be trying to slaughter Fuyuki City to bring about the descent of some Evil God, could he?
Thinking of the existence of the [Starving Ghost], what this guy is doing might not be a Western Evil God, but rather some Eastern Evil God that is even more maniacal in its manifestation.
Bah! You're only fighting an LV3 like me, and you have the nerve to create such a spectacle.
EMIYA felt that he had been ignored. He exchanged a glance with Emiya Shirou, and since he didn't know Kisaragi's true identity, he finally said, "Matou Shinji, can you please let me finish the details of the deal?"
"I'll give you two seconds. I'm in a hurry to kill you, and then deal with that guy."
Emiya Shirou and EMIYA were truly not a big problem for the current Kisaragi Rin. Even if it was for the sake of increasing mission completion and preventing Gilgamesh from killing them with Divine Speed, Medusa alone would be enough.
The reason he hadn't made a move yet was that Kisaragi was considering how to handle the complete eruption of the Corrupted Holy Grail inside Emiya Shirou after killing these three Servants.
Signaling EMIYA to speak quickly, Kisaragi Rin also needed to find the other three Steve Rogers as soon as possible.
"Emiya Shirou can no longer hold on. The Corrupted Holy Grail will definitely enter Loss of Control today. When that happens, the unfulfilled wish from ten years ago will reoccur, which is the complete incineration of the last remaining Fuyuki City in this world."
"This world is already beyond saving, and threatening you with resistance is no longer necessary."
"I am willing to surrender and offer my neck for the slaughter, but I only hope you can take certain people away."
If possible, EMIYA would much rather kill Kisaragi Rin, as he had previously stated, seize control of the space on him, and become the Savior again.
Unfortunately, reality had already told him that the probability of defeating Kisaragi Rin by doing so was zero.
That's why EMIYA gave up fighting and began trading using the rewards contained within himself and Emiya Shirou.
"Speak."
Kisaragi Rin indicated he would listen.
The reason?
What EMIYA said about "threatening with resistance is no longer necessary" was just a formality. His meaning was singular from start to finish: You can refuse, but then I can continue fighting you, and the result of that fight will cause Emiya Shirou's Corrupted Holy Grail to erupt immediately. If you are prepared for that, then come at me!
"Illya, Irisviel."
Just as EMIYA revealed the two names, Kisaragi Rin immediately interrupted him, saying, "Being inside the Ghost Domain, the spatial concepts of Fuyuki City are in disarray. Where am I supposed to find them for you?"
Emiya Shirou: "You don't need to search. I have already brought them."
At this moment, Gilgamesh took out a Noble Phantasm shaped like a pendant and tossed it over.
Kisaragi Rin signaled Medea to take it and check. She paused, then whispered, "Are these two souls?"
"They were parasitized by those strange Ghost Infants. When we found them, only their souls remained."
EMIYA continued, "You remember you have a sword that can absorb souls. You can temporarily store them in that sword. Whether or not you are willing to help them revive, please take them away first."
"Aren't you afraid I'm some Evil Wizard who toys with souls?" Kisaragi Rin internally grumbled.
Wait!
I am an Evil Wizard who toys with souls, aren't I?
The Demonic Hell Banner was only modified by Medea into the brand new Demonic Hell Sanctuary yesterday.
For Emiya Shirou and EMIYA, they simply had no choice but to trust that the Master whom Saber trusted possessed some degree of morality.
Medea naturally accepted it. Her [Demonic Hell Sanctuary] already contained quite a few souls.
This time it wasn't seafood, but Fuyuki City locals who had been constantly slaughtered since just now.
"Also Tohsaka Rin and Sakura, I couldn't find them..."
EMIYA wanted to say more, but Kisaragi Rin waved his hand and said, "I already took the two of them."
"???"
A question mark appeared over EMIYA's head.
Was it really okay to entrust his sister and mother to this guy?