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[BANG]
The shot hit Monkey's shoulder.
At the last fraction of a second he'd moved his body. Not enough — blood in the air — but not the clean kill. The counterattack came immediately, bullets tracking Maverick in an S-curve across the open tower top.
No cover. One gun. One bullet. One knife.
Maverick, equipment gap fully understood, ran the math.
The Thompson Contender's single round was the Origin Bullet. Its effect was strict: hit the target, then they had to activate a magic circuit within ten seconds. Too early, too late — just a bullet. But hit the window and it was instant death. The critical variable was timing. He needed Monkey to reach for his acceleration skill.
Monkey was scared. Scared people reach for their advantages. He'd seen Maverick's 5x acceleration not killing him. He'd want his own.
Maverick waited.
"5x Times Acceleration," Monkey said.
Maverick fired.
[BANG]
[BANG]
The second sound was different. Not a gunshot. Something structural failing from the inside.
[Chat]: ...
[Chat]: WHAT JUST HAPPENED
[Chat]: WHY DID MONKEY EXPLODE
Monkey came out of the VR headset. Set it on the desk. Addressed his chat.
"There's a bug. The opponent activates acceleration and nothing happens. I activate acceleration and I blow up. Someone report this to the developers."
[Chat]: ...
[Lore_Drop]: that's not a bug. Origin Bullet. Emiya Kiritsugu's trump card — made from his own rib bone, contains his essence of severing and reconstructing. a Magician's magic circuits are the wiring between intent and power. the Origin Bullet severs that wiring and reconnects it wrong. activate your circuits within 10 seconds of being hit and everything shorts. instant death.
[Monkey_Chat]: ...
[Also_Monkey_Chat]: wait
[Chat]: Monkey used his own acceleration after being hit by the Origin Bullet
[Chat]: Monkey killed himself
[Monkey_Chat]: I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS BULLET
[Sympathetic]: he doesn't play story mode. understandable.
[Less_Sympathetic]: your Streamer is just dark, no horse.
[Level_22_Fan]: I think you might be disloyal to Monkey.
After a moment, Monkey collected himself.
"So that's what that bullet does. I had no idea." A pause. "Maverick — that guy never goes easy on anyone. Let's go check his stream and see if he can close this out."
[Monkey_Chat]: migrating to Maverick's stream
[Maverick_Chat]: welcome. 4 million followers. still climbing.
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