Chapter 160 - Who Says Shikigami Can't Be Summoned by Fusion?
In the interwoven flow of magical power and cursed energy, the object that finally appeared in Emiya's hand was not some destructive armament, but merely an ordinary piece of red cloth.
Masamichi Yaga, seeing Emiya cover Tsumiki Fushiguro's body with the unknown cloth, couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"
He was disciplined; he merely asked the question. Since he couldn't take any effective measures himself, he could only watch others' methods.
"This is... the Holy Shroud of St. Martin."
Emiya replied as he wrapped some of the cloth around the girl's forehead.
"Holy Shroud?" Masamichi Yaga was still confused.
"Simply put, it's just the burial cloth of saints. The most famous one should be that of Jesus Christ himself, right?
However, in reality, Holy Shrouds from different saints have different effects, and coincidentally, this Holy Shroud of St. Martin has the effect of sealing and restoration."
No matter how miraculous it sounds, the effect of the Holy Shroud originally worked on things like magical power, and it needed to be specially modified by Emiya to be applicable to cursed energy.
The 'Emiya Shirou' from one of Emiya's memories forcibly transplanted the arm of the Heroic Spirit Emiya due to insufficient strength and various reasons...
A more mature Magic Circuit and memory could indeed allow him to use Projection Magic far exceeding his own level, but the backlash caused by the different Magic Circuits could easily take his life.
In this regard, the predicament that 'Emiya Shirou' faced was even more dangerous than Emiya's own Substitution.
Therefore, during normal states when he didn't need to fight, that version of him would use this Holy Shroud to suppress the rejection of the Magic Circuits, thus maintaining his body in a balanced state.
Using it now seems just right. All he needs to do is temporarily suppress the fusion of the Cursed Object and Tsumiki Fushiguro, which is to seal that 'curse.'
Because the Cursed Object has already completely merged into Tsumiki Fushiguro's body, Emiya doesn't know the location of the curse, so he has to wrap the Holy Shroud around as much of her body as possible.
The forehead area is essential.
Although Cursed Energy can be generated throughout a sorcerer's body under conscious control, its fundamental origin is emotion, so the brain part must be specially protected.
"Hmm... so, will she be fine now?"
Even though Emiya had explained quite a bit, Masamichi Yaga was generally in a state of hearing without understanding, so he had to try asking directly for the result.
"The Cursed Object will indeed stop fusing with her body now, provided she doesn't take off the Holy Shroud.
Unfortunately, the power of the Holy Shroud has no effect on someone like Itadori, who has already completed the fusion with a Cursed Object. Its main function is only sealing."
Because he mainly used the Reinforcement Cursed Technique for intervention, the duration of the Holy Shroud's existence is longer than that of ordinary Projection Magic; it should last until the moment they successfully resolve the issue.
"The unconsciousness now is just the body's self-protection mechanism. Barring any accidents... she should wake up within a day?"
Being able to achieve this much is Emiya's limit. After all, he is not a professional doctor who can accurately judge a person's physical condition.
"That's excellent then. Should we tell Fushiguro-kun about this?" Masamichi Yaga asked.
"Of course, we should tell him. He's been bearing this for so long; he deserves a rare moment of relief. I'll go tell him directly in a moment."
Emiya, having finished setting up the Holy Shroud, turned to face the Principal and stated seriously: "Now for the more important matter... I learned from Tengen that the one who cast the curse, attacked the school, and even planned the Shibuya Incident, is the same person.
An ancient sorcerer who occupied Suguru Geto's body and has lived for a millennium—Kenjaku."
Tengen was worried that Emiya would reveal this information to too many people, leading to Kenjaku and some ill-intentioned sorcerers finding out, thus making things more complicated.
However, Emiya also has no need to inform too many people of the truth for now.
Gojo Satoru is the first person who needs to know the truth, and Masamichi Yaga is the second; these two people are enough.
The former represents their strongest combat power, and the latter is the one who can manage and oversee the overall situation from the rear. Both are crucial.
In terms of relationship, Gojo Satoru was once Suguru Geto's best friend, and Masamichi Yaga was the homeroom teacher for both of them. Their relationship is close, and they know the situation better than most.
Emiya informed the Principal of all the Cursed Techniques Kenjaku currently masters, including Cursed Spirit Manipulation, Reverse Gravity, and the unknown ability to swap bodies.
This included the tentative objective that Emiya speculated that fellow was trying to achieve.
Resurrecting a significant number of ancient sorcerers is definitely a crucial part of his plan. Emiya alone certainly cannot find everyone who has been cursed and injected with Cursed Objects. This will require the efforts of Masamichi Yaga, the Principal of the Jujistsu School.
Emiya trusts that Principal Yaga, who is willing to teach students how to become sorcerers in that way, is not the type to collude with villains, nor will he stand by and watch an ancient sorcerer act recklessly, especially after stealing the body of his former student.
Tengen believed that knowing the truth would only spoil things, but Emiya believes that they can perfectly solve the problem together with him.
Compared to the potential conspiracy and danger, the fact that Emiya beat up Tengen-sama is a minor matter.
However, Masamichi Yaga also agreed with the idea of not informing too many people—who knows what kind of people the higher-ups consist of?
Some might want to quickly eliminate the hidden danger, while others might even think they can cooperate with Kenjaku, that ancient sorcerer, and sacrifice others' lives to achieve their own goals?
The human heart is ultimately the most unreliable thing to test.
After explaining the whole situation to Masamichi Yaga, Emiya turned and headed for the training ground. The students were currently practicing there according to the instructions Emiya had given not long ago.
Without Emiya having to call out, Megumi Fushiguro, who had trained himself to be covered in sweat, immediately ran over the moment he saw him, his face radiating excitement.
This was certainly not because he magically knew the news that his sister's curse had been removed, but because he had successfully achieved a special application of the Binding Vow.
"Look, Emiya-sensei, I've successfully accomplished the technique of using a Binding Vow to alter the Ten Shadows Technique!
Divine Dog, Nue, Great Serpent, Toad..."
Following Megumi Fushiguro's summoning one by one, the Shadow Shikigami, which could originally only summon two simultaneously at most, were now appearing four at a time.
Trading some inherent power for an increase in quantity is already a significant breakthrough.
"And I feel Emiya-sensei was completely right! The Shadow Shikigami can now be intentionally summoned through fusion, but the cooldown period of several days still exists. I feel there are many possibilities, but I can't realize them in a short time!"
How could such an unimaginable breakthrough in his own strength not make Megumi Fushiguro excited?
"You've done an excellent job, Fushiguro.
But, I came to tell you another piece of good news."
"What is it, Emiya-sensei?" Fushiguro Megumi hadn't processed it yet.
"Your sister can wake up now."
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