"Hydra Captain, Starving Ghost, unknown Evil God..."
"You are already strong enough, Yuusuke."
"It's a pity that all of this is still just a dying struggle of an insect in front of me."
Kisaragi Rin looked at Yuusuke with regret, and then a question mark appeared in his mind as he saw Yuusuke's gaze.
This guy seems to be looking down on me too?
"..."
Kisaragi Rin was a bit silent, suddenly feeling that the recognition he had just given Yuusuke was truly embarrassing.
Originally, seeing his resolute appearance, Kisaragi Rin had thought this guy was quite dignified and deserved a polite and serious death.
But what's with this disdainful look now?
Give you an inch and you take a mile!
Mere immortality, do you know what the effect of the Pseudo Immortal-Slaying Blade in Medusa's hand is?
Wait, it seems I lied to him that the Noble Phantasm that could sever immortality was damaged.
No, how is this a lie?
I just let Gilgamesh display the damaged Immortal-Slaying Blade, and I didn't tell him there was only one Immortal-Slaying Blade. He's the one who's stupid.
Kisaragi Rin convinced himself, no longer looking at this idiot, and turned to Emiya Shirou, asking, "Hey, Emiya, can you hold on for two more seconds?"
If the Corrupted Holy Grail directly erupts, the Treasure Chests of the three extra Servants—Archer, Gilgamesh, and Lancelot—might be lost, and the completion of the task [Task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist] would also be affected. This was something Kisaragi absolutely could not accept.
To kill these three Servants and collect all rewards before the Corrupted Holy Grail erupts, Kisaragi Rin had to let Medusa use the power of the Pseudo Immortal-Slaying Blade.
To prevent Yuusuke from discovering this Noble Phantasm, he had to kill this guy first.
Moreover, it had to be done in a way that wouldn't damage the Pseudo Immortal-Slaying Blade.
Kisaragi Rin's sudden question made Emiya Shirou quite bewildered. The moment [Tail-Devourer] cast its gaze upon him, the Corrupted Holy Grail's activity had reached its peak in recent years, like a hungry baby just waking up. Emiya Shirou was currently trying to prevent this baby from bursting into tears.
"Hold on for two seconds?"
Emiya Shirou smiled bitterly and nodded.
It was just two seconds; what did that count for compared to ten years? He had long calmly accepted and looked forward to the death that was coming.
At this moment, Yuusuke froze.
He suppressed his emotions and calmly asked, "You mean, you want to deal with me in two seconds?"
"Otherwise?"
Kisaragi Rin retorted as a matter of course, while taking out a Skill Book from the Workshop.
Rage burned in his chest; such a contemptuous attitude almost drove Yuusuke mad.
Before he could even display his killing intent, Kisaragi Rin used the Skill Book, then looked at Yuusuke and asked, "Have you ever seen the Evil God on your body?"
Yuusuke: "What?"
"It seems you haven't."
"How impolite, Yuusuke."
A crack suddenly appeared in Kisaragi Rin's pupils, imprinting Yuusuke's image within it.
"It's New Year's, since you've used the power of this Evil God, why not pay Him a New Year's Greeting?"
Yuusuke did not respond. He only felt a connection form between himself and Kisaragi Rin in the realm of mystery. Just as he was about to use the power of [Tail-Devourer] to break free from this connection, he found that the Evil God within him did not respond.
"Isolated Tail-Devourer? How is that possible?"
As soon as this thought emerged, a premonition of "great terror" made the hairs on Yuusuke's body stand on end, his joints and bones stiffened like a corpse, and both his soul and flesh trembled uncontrollably.
A terrifying inspiration erupted above his head, dragging Yuusuke's scalp upwards to look.
There, He was casting a curious gaze.
With a human head and a goat's body, His four hooves stepped on four different celestial bodies. Vines and milk formed forests and rivers, and the concepts of "beauty" and "desire" flowed on His face, on His goatskin, and throughout His world.
At this moment, Yuusuke understood Kisaragi Rin's meaning.
He didn't isolate Tail-Devourer; he merely brought himself before Tail-Devourer.
And a god cannot be looked at directly!
With just one glance, Yuusuke's soul collapsed before the torrent of information contained within [Tail-Devourer].
The divinity from [Tail-Devourer] on his body was repaid twofold, like a usurious loan.
He gagged, and golden wool grew from Yuusuke's stomach, continuously gushing out through his throat, and his belly began to swell, giving birth to lambs.
"Where is that guy?"
In his final moments of consciousness, Yuusuke only wanted to know where Kisaragi Rin, who had brought him to face the god, had gone.
Then, he heard Kisaragi Rin's voice.
He said, "Hi."
His casual demeanor was like a primary school student wearing a hat and carrying a small flag to a summer camp.
Kisaragi Rin observed the Evil God with interest for a while, then chose to withdraw from this perspective.
"Strange..."
Skill - Evil Gaze of the Abyss - Lv5
Description: Hey, don't look at the abyss's butt!
Effect: Select an enemy to activate the Skill, and together project your gaze towards an Evil God.
Bonus: +1 Constitution per level
Conditions for Use: There is an Evil God within the world, or you can contact certain Evil Gods outside the world.
"How interesting," Kisaragi Rin exclaimed.
Because the divinity on Yuusuke was too strange, Kisaragi Rin was worried about unexpected changes if Medusa directly attacked. Coincidentally, this guy had contacted an Evil God, which met the conditions for Kisaragi Rin to activate [Evil Gaze of the Abyss].
Thus, Kisaragi Rin chose to take Yuusuke to see his creditor.
Seriously, can just anyone borrow power?
People usually borrow from seniors; you're borrowing the power of an Evil God here.
Looking at Yuusuke's corpse, Kisaragi wondered when he could cultivate Spider Mother to that level.
As he used [Evil Gaze of the Abyss] to take Yuusuke to face that Evil God, Medusa's [Pseudo Immortal-Slaying Blade] simultaneously swung down at Yuusuke.
Stripped of divinity, stripped of thought. Let alone polluting a Noble Phantasm, not dying immediately was a miracle. Such a Yuusuke naturally had no other outcome, ending his participation in this Holy Grail War without any resistance.
"No Treasure Chest from Paradise received, it seems you still have other individuals hidden in Fuyuki City."
Paradise did not issue a reward, meaning Yuusuke had not completely died.
Kisaragi Rin was not in a hurry to find the other individuals; now he had to quickly kill Emiya Shirou's Servants to complete the task [Task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist].
Archer: "After all this, you should at least let me know your name?"
Kisaragi Rin: "Medusa."
[You killed Archer - Gilgamesh]
[You obtained Gilgamesh's Treasure Chest]
[Your task completion for Task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist has increased]
Archer: "Remember to take good care of them."
Kisaragi Rin: "Medusa."
[You killed Berserker - Lancelot]
[You obtained Lancelot's Treasure Chest]
[Your task completion for Task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist has increased]
Archer: "You really... that's enough."
Kisaragi Rin: "Medusa."
[You killed Saber - Heroic Spirit Emiya]
[You obtained Heroic Spirit Emiya's Treasure Chest]
[Your task completion for Task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist has increased]
[You have completed the task - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist]
Now, all seven Servants were dead, and Emiya Shirou, sitting in his wheelchair, closed his eyes calmly.
The next moment, the sky tore open.
Looking outside Fuyuki City, a great fire that consumed everything began to surge towards this last city.