Shirou Emiya is challenging FGO

Chapter 123 Great Success Vs Great Success (9K! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
121. Shirou vs. the strongest demon king of modern times, will he win (speedrun)?
[Shirou's understanding of Beelzebub]

[Difficulty: 90 (Although he should be a very famous person, Shirou has a debuff after all, so the difficulty has increased significantly)]

[1D100=96 (?)]

What is the most famous religion in the world?
It is undoubtedly Christianity.

Because of this, when words like "devil" are mentioned in many literary works, they are almost naturally linked to the "seven deadly sins" in the Christian mythology system.

It is worth mentioning that the Roman Cross itself has a very ambiguous attitude towards the setting of the "Seven Deadly Sins", which is in a "if it exists" state.

Just as the church was actually against burning witches and witch trials - this is historical counterintuitive.

Although there is no clear certification from the church, it does not prevent theologians or related enthusiasts from creating freely, and in the process of dissemination, it has become a kind of common sense that seems to be taken for granted.

in other words.

The so-called "Seven Deadly Sins" is more like an invention made up by people than a religious myth.

Logically speaking, Shirou should not be aware of this kind of niche knowledge that is not related to Buddhism, Taoism, or Zoroastrianism.

But ten years ago, one day after the Fuyuki Incident, Shirou, who was investigating the 'Evil God Lady', suddenly had a question in his mind.

"Apart from Miss Evil God, is there anyone else who has created this cursed creature because of human kindness?"

What Toosaka Rin originally said to Shirou at the time was: "It's not so easy to come across such a special case."

Before she could finish her words, Toosaka Rin was stunned. She tilted her head and gave Shirou an unexpected answer: "Well, you know what, it's true - the Demon Kings of the Seven Deadly Sins are basically all similar examples, especially Lucifer and Beelzebub. Especially Beelzebub!"

Because Toosaka Rin emphasized 'Beelzebub', Shirou remembered it clearly.

In other words, when Prelati thought, "Alas, as a demon king, my IP is too famous and I can't hide it at all, so I might as well not hide it," he just said it out loud.

When Shirou learned that her name as a demon king was 'Beelzebub', Shirou also recalled the information about her in his mind.

In fact, there is no such thing as Demon King Beelzebub in this world. Titles like Demon King of Gluttony are all invented by humans out of thin air.

Humans invented these "demon kings" out of thin air, and loathed and hated them, as if as long as such an enemy existed, all the unreasonable behaviors they experienced would be "rightly blamed" - as if "as long as all the demon kings were eliminated, everything would be fine".
What is the biggest problem with this mechanism?

Yes: Although there was no Demon King originally, humans created the Demon King out of thin air through a curse out of their desire for "yearning for beauty" - but if the Demon King is really destroyed, there will really be a good result.

Don’t worry about whether the bad things the devil does after his birth will lead to the deaths of many people.

Anyway, the result is that it really works.

"In order to grow and develop, we have to destroy or hurt something. This has been the way humans have survived since ancient times." Toosaka Rin sighed helplessly.

Situations like Miss Evil God are not isolated cases.

However, why did Toosaka Rin emphasize this 'Beelzebub' to Shirou?

The reason is actually very simple: regardless of other demon kings, this guy has been secretly active in the magic world from ancient times to the present!

“Beelzebub has many names. She has experienced many times of ‘destroyed flesh’ in history. However, because of the curse, it is only the death of ‘destroyed flesh’. She can easily overcome it - easily resurrect.

She has been quiet in recent years, and there is not much news about her in the church, because she was recently killed by a magician named Aozaki Orange - even if it is her, it may not be that easy to revive in the true sense, right? "

Toosaka Rin is a little worried about Shirou:
"You might be unlucky enough to run into her someday. She's a very cunning person who's very good at playing with people's hearts and having fun. She might even resort to playing the pity game when it comes to you. She has a long history of bad deeds! She's killed countless people! There's no turning back! Don't even think of any crazy ideas like saving her!
If there is, you must have been deceived by her! You must have fallen into her illusion!"

After all, Shirou is a pushover.

Strictly speaking, Beelzebub is also a victim of persecution by humans.

With Shirou's personality, he might be fooled - "That's just not your strength, Shirou." Toosaka Rin said.

Beelzebub. After knowing that he was actually invented out of thin air by Christians, it will be easier to trace his origin.

Just from the name, we can tell that he is closely related to "Baal" in Canaanite mythology.

Baal is a widely spread god with different names in different regions, ranging from being a god of heaven to a god of earth. Scholars believe that the essence of Beelzebub is actually a collection of N creations of the primitive believers who were defeated, dwarfed, and demonized by Christianity during the expansion of Christianity.

That is to say, it is a collection of gods that suffered from Christianity, persecution by humans, and were forced to fall because of human wishes.

Killing these ancient gods still does not satisfy humans. Humans weave myths, pull them out of their coffins again, mark them as "demon kings", and give them the mission of harming humans.
Why is it so contradictory?
Ironically, it is closely related to the famous "Renaissance Movement".

When the Black Death broke out in the Middle Ages, so many people died that Christianity, as the spiritual belief of mankind in Europe, was powerless to do anything. A large number of priests also died. The survivors began to reflect and believed that "we should emphasize human rights more than theocracy."

During this period, numerous works of art emphasizing "human rights" were created.

This should be a good thing, right?

However, in order to oppose the authority of the church, when people created art related to Christianity, they no longer sang praises for the legends of Christian saints as they did in the past. Instead, they became rebellious and deliberately began to create "enemies of Christianity" - that is, "hell", "devil", "devil", "devil king" and so on.

The concept of the seven deadly sins in demonology was also formed during this period.

By the way, even the thing called "vampire" was invented out of thin air in modern times. Putting aside the many prototypes, vampire itself is actually a modern product.

It would be fine if it were just this, but emphasizing human nature, the glory and power of mankind is not a bad thing in itself.

The bad thing is, this is the Type-Moon world.

In the Type-Moon world, human thoughts themselves are truly powerful.

The two most successful demon kings created by mankind are Lucifer and Beelzebub.

The former is often confused with Satan. In essence, humans want to refute God's supreme divine authority, so they invented an "opponent" for him.

Christianity originally denied their existence, but because the various concepts and settings were so popular, so popular that they were deeply rooted in people's hearts, the church finally came up with a weird statement: "In fact, whether it is the fallen angels or Satan leading hell and the hostility between heaven, it is all in God's plan! It is all part of the Book of Revelation!"

And 'Beelzebub'——is very popular as the 'savior of mankind'.

The process here is actually very ironic. To say that Beelzebub is the savior does not actually mean that Beelzebub saved mankind, but that Beelzebub opened the shackles imposed on the human spirit by the church - that's right.

The devil Beelzebub is often considered to be the incarnation of the 'Black Death Devil'.

The Black Death did kill a large number of people, but it also allowed people to see the church clearly, free themselves from the spiritual oppression of the church, and usher in the opportunity for the Renaissance.

The top star among demons, the hottest IP among demons.

It was because the popularity was too high that it led to disastrous consequences.

Beelzebub, Baal, is sometimes translated as "Baal", "Baye", "Beerzebub", and "Baalzebub".

Now the faith has declined and disappeared. Because a certain ancient god has endured too many human wishes for the existence of the devil Beelzebub, a monster really was born from his corpse.

She is a monster created by humans, born from human malice (wishes) and curses (blessings), and humans have placed their hopes on her to persecute humans and then be defeated by them.

What a contradiction.

After learning about this history, Sakura commented (complained): "The Church's position is to protect the majority of ordinary humans, there is no doubt about that, but as the privilege of being a guardian becomes more and more powerful, it becomes another form of oppression, and eventually leads to the birth of the Demon King. This is the so-called 'flood of light'."

That's right.

Light does not only bring good results.

Sometimes it can actually lead to adverse consequences.

Humans who worship light sometimes display extremely twisted and terrifying "malice".

The now lost ancient god 'Baalzebub' should have been the guardian of mankind in ancient times, right?

If it were not a guardian standing on the side of mankind, it would not be possible for it to be widely believed and receive the worship and wishes of countless humans.

But with the development and progress of human civilization, she was gradually eliminated and disappeared into the corners of history. The story up to this point was just a simple tragedy, but when "Beelzebub" broke out of its corpse, the situation became a different story.

--but!
Shirou remembered that Toosaka Rin said that although Beelzebub was a very troublesome and terrifying demon king, she herself was not strong.

Because she is a Demon King invented out of thin air by humans, her foundation is unstable. In addition, there are too many secondary, tertiary, and N-th creations, and humans' XP progress is too fast. Recently, even the word "Demon King" is no longer a synonym for terror, but a kind of 'common attribute of a conquerable target'.

When human history was stable, these settings would give her power, but she was forced to accept them all - and many of these settings were self-contradictory, and the final result was that Beelzebub was stuck with a bug.

Beelzebub, who operates under the human name of 'Preladi', has this identity, but can hardly use the contradictory 'powers of the Demon King Beelzebub'.

After she was born, she didn't have any special abilities except that humans regarded her as a synonym for "epidemic", so she would not die as long as the disease did not disappear from humans.

It was said that she was easily conquered by the church at first, and was hunted down repeatedly and easily - it could even be said that she was tortured to death.

Given the character of the Holy Church, the Anbu within it might have wanted to capture her for a period of time, and then treat her as a rare demon king sample for experiments - after all, she cannot be killed, and as long as there are humans who hope that she exists, she can continue to be resurrected.

The real turning point in Beelzebub's life was when he disappeared for a period of time and ran to the Fairy of the Lake in Britain, where he learned "illusion" through the fairies.

Her master is unknown, but her abilities are said to be identical to those of Merlin, the great wizard in the Arthurian legend. Like Merlin, she is adept at the illusion of distorting reality.

If Merlin has the ability to "create a hero", then she is an "anti-hero".

Although Prelati is dangerous, her danger does not refer to her strength, but to her malice towards humans.

There are beings stronger than her in the Type-Moon world, although it cannot be said that they are everywhere, but there are indeed a lot of them. Even as a Heroic Servant, her level is not even at the top level.

But most of these terrifying creatures are no different from natural disasters simply by their existence. They have no ill intentions towards humans. As long as you don't have the bad luck to encounter them or provoke them, they won't deliberately massacre humans.

But Prelati is different. Her malice towards humans has never ceased over countless years.

Toosaka Rin: "Although the reason why she hates and detests humans is that humans want her to exist as a demon king, she is different from the evil lady in Fuyuki City!
Once you kill someone, there's no going back, and she has been killing humans for at least hundreds of years!
Even if she herself is not very strong, you must never underestimate her - especially you, Shirou!
In a sense, she is the opponent you are least good at dealing with!

Not only because she had a tragic birth, but she might use this to deceive you, Shirou!"

It is said.

One of the three great families in Fuyuki City, the ancestor of the Matou family. Well, actually, it is Matou Zouken himself. During the heyday of his youth, Matou Zouken once met Beelzebub (Prelati).

In his prime, it is no exaggeration to say that Matou Zouken's strength was at the level of a demon god. In addition, he was good at controlling "bugs", which was just the right counter for Beelzebub, also known as the "Lord of the Flies", and he defeated him quite easily.

But given Prelati's personality, he would definitely secretly write it down in his little notebook of focus.

Perhaps, her shadow is also behind the downfall of Matou Zouken.

It is almost certain that she has been secretly following the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City.

The reason why he did not participate, besides being unable to defeat Zouken Matou who could restrain him, was probably because he was worried about the existence of the Holy Grail.

Maybe once she got close to the Holy Grail, some kind of chain summoning mechanism would be triggered, summoning something that was a natural counter to her.
Among the saints, there are many who have complicated connections with her, and whom she doesn't even want to see.

"But it's a different story outside of the Holy Grail War!"

Toosaka Rin warns Shirou:
"It is said that the body she has been using recently is also female. Considering these factors, I always feel that sooner or later, Shirou, you will be attracted to her, meet her, and then be involved in troublesome things - so Shirou, remember this!
If you encounter her as an enemy, and Shirou is fighting alone - I suggest you run immediately!

No matter how high your output limit is through training, Shirou, you can't deal with her alone!"

Why?

The answer is her ability - illusion

An illusion from the same lineage as Merlin.

In a sense, she can be said to be Merlin's junior sister, right?

The so-called illusion is a technique of deception, such as deceiving people's senses and making their bodies mistakenly think that they are injured and bleeding - ultimately, the body believes that it is injured, and the skin is really torn and the muscles are cut.

This level of illusion alone is terrifying.

But Beelzebub's illusion level is almost as high as that of Merlin!
Not only can she deceive people, she can also deceive the 'world' itself!
Deceive the world and make it believe that 'there is a forest here' - and then a forest really appears.

Deceiving the world into thinking that 'the forest here is on fire' - then a fire really started out of nowhere!

Being able to deceive the world's will with one's own will is very similar to the inherent barrier in terms of results, and can even be said to be a subspecies of the "fantasy materialization" ability!

For Shirou, who is not good at magic battles and lacks 'anti-magic means', she is simply a natural enemy!
The best tactic is - don't fight her!
Don't even fight, just turn around and run, and find other companions who can handle this situation!

The situation Shirou is facing at this moment is actually more serious than what Toosaka Rin described!

The year is 1431!
In 1431, Prelati had not yet transferred the ownership of the "R'lyeh Text" to Bluebeard. She still held this infinite magic furnace in her hands and the flesh and blood of the forbidden god (Outer God)!
Prelati in 1431 was simply too terrible.

At this moment, she even killed Joan of Arc, who could use angels as her spirit servants not long ago - this can almost be said to be the peak period of her personal strength!
If it is the human nature in the ordinary world line
Prelati would hide in the dark and take no action because he was afraid of Giorgios.

To be more precise, in most world lines, the 'protagonists' who had just arrived at the French singularity - Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu at this time - could not arouse enough interest in Prelati.

Because Prelati had no interest, she was unwilling to go to the poker table and personally get involved in the fight despite the threat from Giorgios, who was in charge.

Even when the Demon King Mozart was slacking off and came to the French singularity and threw away the Holy Grail of the Demon King - Prelati picked up the Holy Grail, but did not choose to come to the stage to cause trouble.

This might be because, not long after Prelati picked up the Holy Grail, she felt the "chain summoning" mechanism being triggered, and Giorgios was directly refreshed in the French singularity.

Prelati, who didn't dare to step forward and cause trouble himself, couldn't help his own spirit of trouble-making, so he summoned Bluebeard with the Holy Grail, and taught Bluebeard how to "summon evil dragons" and "create witches", etc., and let Bluebeard act as his agent to cause trouble.

But now?

Whether there was any accident on Giorgios's side - let's not talk about that for now.

Obviously! Shirou's appearance and his performance have attracted Prelati's attention!

If you think about it carefully, the Celestial World's Prelati must have been paying attention to the Holy Grail War, so the Celestial World's Prelati must have been secretly observing Shirou.
In other words——

The reason why Prelati in the celestial world has never attacked Shirou is actually because Shirou has been protected by the Dragon Demon (Father Kotomine), so she doesn't dare to take action?
Then the question comes
[The reason why Prelati from the human world is so interested in Shirou right away is because she received her own data from the celestial world through some means and learned the story of that world (and became stronger and more confident after the fusion)? ]

[1. Yes]

[2. No]

【1D2=2】

Shirou glanced at the new information from the narrator.

Prelati is not so interested in Shirou in front of him because he merged with Prelati in the celestial world after being burned by the Demon King and gained the memory of that world. Good news: It seems that Prelati in front of him has not yet received the two-in-one enhancement gift pack.

Bad news: This yandere perverted girl really set her sights on Shirou right from the start!
I can only say that Shirou might really have some physical problem in this regard?

[When Shirou encounters a mentally abnormal person of the opposite sex, he will be more likely to attract the other person and be more likely to be attracted, and gain additional corrections]

Shirou: "." If it weren't for the inappropriate situation, Shirou really wanted to complain loudly, "I don't need this feature!"

At this moment, Shirou was suffering from an illusion attack.

Prelati herself possesses the magic power of a demon king, and with the original version of the "R'lyeh Text" still in her hands in 1431, her illusion is so powerful that she can even use "memories" and "feelings in memories" as a means of attack and instantly engrave them into Shirou's brain!
Those were memories, not fabrications, but belonged to Prelati, real memories from her past.

Essentially, Prelati is also a spirit.

It's not a nature spirit like Ifrit.

Rather, they are the same type as the angel spirits, the demon king's spirits - all of them are beings born from human wishes.

【Additional judgment】

【Prelati in this world line.】

[When it was first created, what was its attitude towards humans? It is assumed that now, after living in the human world for hundreds of years, it is 1]

[The friendlier the initial Prelati is to humans, the stronger the mental attack from the illusion Shirou suffers: 1D100=98 (?)]

[Preladi gains the characteristic 'Once the Evil Beast of the Gods (Innocent Monster EX)']

[Prelati launches an 'illusion attack' on Shirou! ]

[Prelati's 'illusion effect': 1D100=95]

['Innocent Monster (Big Success Above)' trait against Shirou's quirk, psychic special attack: 100]

[Total: 195]

As a container of human desire, something went wrong with Prelati the moment she was born.

She was supposed to be born as a demon king, but a bug occurred.

She was seen as the embodiment of the Black Death that killed more than two-thirds of Europe's population - such a terrible "sin" was of course a feat that only the name of the Demon King could bear.

However, it was because of the Black Death that a large number of people died, causing people to question the authority of the church, thus breaking the spiritual shackles.

When Prelati was personified, this information was also obtained by her.

She was supposed to be the demon king Beelzebub who hated and harmed humans and would never help them, but her personality had a bug because she helped humans break the spiritual shackles of light.

The moment Prelati was born, he had an unconscious instinct to hate humans.

But this instinct was very weak at first, and Prelati was clearly aware of these foreign objects in his body - just like watching a long movie, the audience will unconsciously put themselves into the perspective of the protagonist and empathize with him, but when the movie is over, few people will feel that everything the protagonist has experienced in the story is their own.

A similar situation also occurs among Heroic Servants.

A Servant summoned in a young state will obtain all of his memories from birth to death, but will feel that the memories of his old age lack a sense of reality.

For the original Prelati.

Even though she was born with the "mission" to hate humans, she only felt that the mission she was born with lacked a sense of reality.

Instead, as an elf born from human prayers, she is the embodiment of countless human wishes, so she naturally has a strong affinity for humans.

This feeling of closeness soon turned into 'liking'.

The reason is also very simple.

Her appearance was inherited from the ancient god 'Baal' who protected mankind. With her beautiful young girl appearance, she is naturally easily loved by those around her.

Being loved and treated kindly by others, coupled with her natural affinity for humans, it was natural for her to become close to them.

She is regarded as the embodiment of plague and is called "Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies" - and "Baal", as its prototype or mother, is often regarded as the god of the earth while being the master of the sky.

In some areas, insects born from the ground are considered to be Baal's servants. Insects bring plagues, and plagues are also considered to be Baal's power - disease is a punishment from Baal, and conversely, Baal can also cure disease.

Beelzebub, who longed to understand humans and become a human, created a human name for himself - "Francesca Prelati".

Because I am cute, I am treated kindly. Because I am treated kindly, I want to love you back.

But Prelati was very weak at that time. Although he was a demon-type elf, due to a bug, the container had the name of the demon king but was not filled with the power of the curse.

But just having the name of Demon King is enough.

She can heal people.

No matter what kind of disease it is, as long as it is touched by her, it can be miraculously cured.

However, the reason why Prelati can do this is not because of his true healing ability, but because of his ability as a vessel for the Demon King's name - that is, he absorbs the disease into his body as a 'curse'.

It's not a cure, it's a transfer.

As Prelati transferred and absorbed more diseases into his body, Prelati's role as a vessel for Beelzebub became more and more filled, and his hatred for humans grew more and more.

Prelati certainly noticed this.

But at the beginning, this was not a problem, because while helping people "cure diseases", Prelati would also receive thanks, blessings, and love.

She was even once called the 'White Saint' because of her beautiful white hair.

Prelati realized her nature as a 'demon king', but she still tried to rely on people's blessings and fight against her instincts.

If this continues, sooner or later, she will be purified and her essence will be distorted - perhaps another 'angel spirit' or 'saint' or 'holy maiden' will be born.

however.

As is the case with many stories of this type, after things get to this point, bad things happen.

The place where Prelati was first born and where she was first active is the Italian region.

That was the most active place for the church. Even though the church's power declined due to the Black Death, it was still the core of the church's faith.

Naturally, it is also a disaster area for corrupt churches that make money in the name of various gods.

Because of Prelati's act of saving others for free, she was praised as a saint and was naturally envied and hated.

The drug dealers hated her for taking away their 'business'.

Corrupt religious figures believed that she had taken away the channel for making money that originally belonged to them. Because of her existence, believers no longer sought spiritual sustenance from the church, and even turned around and regarded her as a typical "excellent servant of God" and attacked those corrupt religious figures.

Because of the free rescue, the weak Prelati naturally failed to build a team of his own.

She was soon attacked in various ways.

Those who were hostile to her, and those who rose up spontaneously to protect her.

Sometimes, both sides even think that they are right and righteous. The guardian calls her a saint, and the conquerors call her a seductive witch.

Just like Joan of Arc.

Countless people who loved her fell, and countless people who hated her fell.

Prelati saw darkness, but he also saw light in the hearts of both the enemy and us.

It's all because of her.

She wanted to escape, but she couldn't bring herself to leave those who believed in her.

In the end, because the matter became so serious, not only the Roman Church in the open, but also the Templar Church in the mysterious world was attracted, and the Templar Church sent an investigation team.

However, even within that investigation team, there was corruption and darkness.

Businessmen and religious figures who were jealous of Prelati bribed the Templar Church's investigation team.

The Holy Church itself is not clean either. There are also dark organizations such as the "Burying Agency" in the interior, which is the so-called "necessary evil".

Although the Holy Church openly opposes magic and fights against magic and the Dead Apostles, it has also dealt with the power of magic and the Dead Apostles in secret.

Sometimes they would encounter some naturally awakened magicians or people with super powers. When it was difficult to take them away, they would not mind branding them as "demons" and taking them away for interrogation - depending on the results of the interrogation, they might execute them or recruit them.

The church's investigation team is accustomed to this.

Because Prelati was only the Demon King Beelzebub in name only, the church's investigation team did not find any problems at first.

But I didn't see anything like 'miracle of the Lord' in her.

If there is such a thing, then Prelati would be hailed as a saint, cleansed and given a formal position, and brought ashore to be picked up.

But the problem is that there isn't any - which is normal, after all, she is really a demon king-type elf.

Perhaps he is a magician or a person with psychic powers who has awakened naturally? — This is what the church's messenger judged.

In that case, why not make some extra money while working?

Magicians and people with super powers - in fact, beings like "witches" are physiologically closer to people with super powers - all have devil in their bodies. The messenger of the church performed a secret ritual, intending to stimulate the devil in her body, make her crazy, and then let her "take her away as a demon" as nature intended.

In this way, she can complete the work and earn some extra money. As for whether she can pass the "heresy inquisition" and be accepted into the church after being taken away, that is a matter for the future.

This process has been running fine for countless years, so there shouldn't be any problems.

But unfortunately, the Prelati that the church encountered was a special case.

Unknown to the church, the miraculous nature of Prelati’s healings was the transfer of the virus into his own body.

Because Prelati is the vessel of the Plague Lord, these diseases will be transformed into curses in her body, constantly accumulating and strengthening the power of the Lord - and Prelati must use her will, as well as the blessings and love from others to fight against her own nature as the Lord of Plague.

The church's actions broke the balance between the 'false true devil' and the 'real false saint' in her body.

The devil thus got the opportunity to show himself.

Prelati used illusion to engrave this memory into Shirou's mind. To the outside world, it was only a moment, but Shirou's spirit seemed to have really experienced it all, and it was through Prelati's first-person perspective. Even Prelati's mood at that time was given to Shirou through the illusion.

In Sakura's words, it's probably an attack method similar to the so-called "Tsukuyomi" technique, right?
The scariest thing is that Shirou has the ability to see the narration.

Therefore, even though Toosaka Rin had warned Shirou in the past not to trust Prelati, a cunning guy who was good at mental attacks, Shirou still fell into his trap.

Because these are not false illusions.

It's all true.

Even the gaze from the Buddha, which Shirou had been vaguely aware of, seemed to close in sadness.

After that, a lot more things happened, and Prelati skipped right to the end for Shirou.

Prelati eventually fell into the hands of the Anbu of the Templar Church.

At the end of the inhuman torture of the "Inquisition" -

In the end, Prelati, who was born as a demon king but became a demon king in name only due to some unexpected changes, finally accepted his sub-space nature as the "Demon King Beelzebub" at the end of his fall.

The false White Saint was reduced to ashes in the flames of torture.

And in the ashes, the real devil was reborn from the fire!
——Does she really deserve it?
——Is it really okay for her story to end like this?
Shirou seemed to be able to hear a voice whispering in his heart. It was Shirou's own voice.

Is this the so-called 'voice of the heart'?

Does this voice truly belong to Shirou himself, or is it an illusion implanted by the Demon Lord Prelati?
I can't tell the difference, Shirou can't tell the difference!

After all, considering Shirou's character, even if Prelati did nothing, he would probably have such thoughts involuntarily after seeing the truth, right?

After all, if Shirou was not a person of this kind, then when he faced Miss Evil God, his final choice would not have been "salvation".

Even the soul of Joan of Arc, who was watching with her, was silent.

If this was an attack, it was too insidious and cunning.

At the end of sorrow and pity.

Shirou seemed to still hear Prelati's cries for help, she was hoping to be saved.

Is this hope real or false? Or is it the echo of a past wish that once existed in Prelati's heart before he completely fell?
Facing Prelati's illusion attack, Shirou——

[Shirou's 'will': 1D100=100]

[Isabella's 'Prayer (Holy Grail)': 1D100=86]

[Jean’s Spiritual Base: Magic Resistance EX (Effect remains as long as Jeanne’s Spiritual Base remains) Correction: 60]

[Total: 246]

".I'm sorry, I really wanted to save you."

Flaming blade, draw the sword.

Shirou looked at the former 'White Saint' who appeared in front of him in the illusion created by Demon Lord Prelati.

Sadly, he looked at her.

←to be continue!

(End of this chapter)