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Chapter 19: Demon Ascension (Newbies please read!!!)
19. Demon Ascension

In a sense, this can also be considered a "battle" between Toosaka Rin and Azidahaka, right?
If it were an ordinary magician, there would be no chance of winning. After all, even if it was just the "residue of power" left by the dragon demon Azdahaka, it was far beyond the ability of a small modern seven-year-old magician to deal with.

After all, the Dragon Demon Azdahaka is the most powerful magician in Zoroastrian mythology. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the 'God of Magic' in Zoroastrian legends.

But the core of the magic that Toosaka Rin learned at home is jewel magic.

The greatest feature of gem magic is that it can transform "financial resources" into "strength" with the greatest efficiency.

Even if the user of gem magic does not have enough magic power, it can be stored in a large number of gems and used again when enough is accumulated.

Toosaka Rin is now the head of the Toosaka family, and naturally inherited the "power (deposits)" left by her father.

Toosaka Rin turned out all the belongings (jewels) she could find.

Toosaka Rin spent a whole month gathering all the gems she could get at home.

In addition to the gems stored at home by the Tohsaka family, there are many other gems stored in other places such as bank vaults in case of emergency.

These gems are mineralized mysteries and crystallized power!

Toosaka Rin melted all the gems except the most precious ancestral ruby and the specialized gems left by her father (who died before he could use them) that were specially prepared for battle.

It’s not that she doesn’t feel bad about squandering money.

But Toosaka Rin felt that the trial two months later must be caused by Smoke Mirror. The bad things this guy did could really cost lives.

Not only would his own life be at stake, but the lives of millions of people in Fuyuki City might also be at stake.

Because of her ancestral idealistic aristocratic ideology, Toosaka Rin believes that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility". Even though she is in modern times, she still feels that she is the lord of Fuyuki and that she has an obligation to protect the people of Fuyuki.

So Toosaka Rin really gave it her all.

The reason why the most precious ruby inherited from ancestors was not melted was that he planned to use the magic power in it to support himself in the battle when the decisive battle came in two months.

Besides - Smoke Mirror, the Central and South American creator god who still walks the earth today, has another characteristic.

The more difficult the trial, the more rewards you will get afterwards if you can survive it.

Now, Toosaka Rin can only hope that the "reward" after passing the trial will be generous enough.

Well, that is if there really is such a thing.

Maybe someone was so happy watching the live broadcast that he would give a reward?
There are many similar things in the myths and legends of the smoke and mirror.

During this month, Toosaka Rin tried her best to combine the melted liquid gems with various potions to refine a large pot of liquid medicine, which she placed in the basement of her mansion.

Then he began to flip through the book while carving alchemical formations in the courtyard.

Thanks to the open source of the legendary ancestor of modern alchemy: Saint Hohenheim, the Hohenheim lineage was able to learn alchemical knowledge from the basics to the pinnacle of alchemy masters. Now almost every Type-Moon magician has a copy.

There is no special reason for this. It is just a very simple reason. Hohenheim did not want a patent and directly made his research content public for free.

It's just that alchemy is too expensive, and you can't afford it without money - there is a contradiction here. This thing is said to be open source for civilian magicians, but where do the novice alchemists who honestly follow the right path get the financial resources to practice it?
Not everyone can perform alchemy by clapping their hands and taking a Polaroid photo.

However, extracting mysterious elements from various systems and combining them according to needs to achieve one's own goals is also a major feature of modern magicians.

These days, Shirou mainly spends his time with Miss Musashi, practicing spiritualism and replenishing his magic, and then doing Spartan-style training.

Also, the food expenses for these two people are really very high.

Leaving aside Miss Musashi, Shirou fully utilized the physical advantages of the 'mushroom man'.

Because he can directly "command (control)" his body with his consciousness, Shirou's body's energy conversion efficiency and the muscle strengthening results brought by exercise are countless times better than those of some people who rely on injections, medication and technology.

Naturally, the appetite becomes bigger.

It's just that the mushroom man's physique will make his character even more dull. In the words of Miss Musashi, "I really know some ascetic monks who practice seclusion in the deep mountains and forests, and their purity is not as high as yours."

Shirou didn't quite understand what this meant, so he just asked, "Purity, is it useful?"

In short.

A month later, Toosaka Rin's crazy krypton gold project came to an end.

The reason for stopping is that Toosaka Rin's current alchemy level is limited. Two months is a limited time, and it is difficult for her to make further progress in such a short time. Although the Huo family alchemy can be made stronger by spending money, her current financial resources limit her.

The preparatory work has been basically completed.

Before the official start, Rin Tohsaka called Shirou over, and with Miss Musashi watching, she told Shirou:

"I have a way to solve the problem of irreversible damage to your magic circuits, but there are two solutions. You have to choose your own."

Shirou couldn't help but admire: "Tousaka, you're amazing."

Toosaka Rin, who had been acting like an adult with a stern face, was taken aback by the sudden compliment: "Huh? What did you suddenly say?"

Shirou said frankly, "It's already 'irreversible damage', and you actually have a way to solve it, and you even let me choose between two."

Toosaka Rin was silent for a moment, and suddenly felt speechless: "I'm sorry, it's my fault, I forgot that you are not a magician, it's normal that you don't understand this aspect."

Toosaka Rin muttered: "I'm always like this. I think I've made all the preparations carefully, but there are always some strange details that are missed."

Shirou was puzzled.

Toosaka Rin patiently explained, "It's like this. I told you before that the magic circuits in your body have been permanently and irreversibly damaged due to the previous battle."

Shirou nodded, indicating that he had heard you say this and knew it all.

Toosaka Rin: "And the reason for this result is precisely an important factor behind the fighting power that seemed to be a miracle in the previous battle with Gilgamesh!
Shirou, as the first generation magus to awaken naturally, you have a total of twenty-seven magic circuits. Although this number of circuits is not enough among famous magi who have accumulated hundreds or thousands of years of experience, it is still very outstanding for a first generation.

Most importantly, your magic circuits are fused with your nerves. This talent makes you better at "using your body as a weapon"!
In the world of magicians, such talent is only at the level of "ordinary excellence" and not at the level of "genius".

but! "

Toosaka Rin poked Shirou's forehead vigorously with her finger, as if hoping that he would remember what she was going to say next:
"When you were fighting Gilgamesh, although you didn't know it, a part of the 'black mud' had already mixed into your body! Your body has merged with the dragon demon Azidahaka in terms of characteristics! You can even be considered half of his demon descendant now!"

Shirou knows this now, because his 'mushroom man' physique is due to it. "Shirou, do you think you really had enough magic power at that time to perform 'three-phase projection magic' of that intensity?"

Three-phase projection magic - this name was officially given to Shirou by Toosaka Rin.

After that battle, during the past month of training, Shirou had tried to regain the feeling he had at that time and wanted to activate the 'Three-Phase Projection', but it always ended with severe pain in the magic circuit.

I thought it couldn't be activated because the magic circuit was damaged, but it turns out it was simply because of insufficient magic power?

But Toosaka Rin said that the real key is what comes after that:
"Shirou! You probably don't even realize how incredible you've done! You were actually risking your life, thinking to yourself, 'I'll help Miss Musashi even if it means risking my own life,' and thus you unconsciously consumed your own 'life' - that is, you converted part of your body into magic power!"

Shirou understood now: "You mean, because I have a physique that has a fusion of magic circuits and nerves, I unconsciously used the 'black mud' in my body as magic power to activate the three-phase projection?"

"Not only that!" Toosaka Rin added, "The black mud brought you an enormous amount of magic power at that time, and also helped you force open the originally sealed magic circuit!"

Musashi, who was opening a beer nearby, felt as if he understood what was said: "Did he open up his Ren and Du meridians by accident?"

Toosaka Rin was silent for a while: "But the problem is that this black mud is not a good thing. Once the effect of the three-phase projection ends, you will be facing the magic circuit itself that has been forcibly opened by the black mud, and it will also be damaged, eroded, and assimilated by the black mud!"

Shirou finally understood the causes and consequences of his outstanding performance in the previous battle.

I didn't expect there would be such a foreshadowing that connects all the previous and subsequent plots together!
But Shirou still didn't understand what this had to do with the 'two healing methods to choose from' that Toosaka Rin was going to help him with.

Toosaka Rin did not immediately answer Shirou's confusion, but first explained her understanding of 'Black Mud = Dragon Demon Azi Dahaka'.

Shirou said: "I saw it in the narration, your speculation is correct."

"."Tousaka Rin was in mixed feelings and didn't know how to complain.

But she didn't dwell on the subject.

Toosaka Rin first gave Shirou some basic knowledge about the relationship between 'Persian mythology' and 'Zoroastrian mythology'.

The formation and development of Persian mythology is similar to most myths and is a common product of the evolution of local indigenous beliefs and religions.

But what is more special is that, unlike the internal conflicts and development of other myths, due to its special location at the junction of Asia, Europe and Africa, the formation of Persian mythology was impacted by many external cultures, so the shadows of many other myths can be seen.

Simply put, Zoroastrian mythology is Persian mythology, but Persian mythology is not necessarily just Zoroastrian mythology.

The theme of the Zoroastrian mythological worldview is the "dualism of good and evil" - Toosaka Rin does not intend to elaborate on this here.

Just to give Shirou a simple understanding:

"Generally, you understand it as a story about the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu, each of whom has set up a camp, and the two camps of good and evil are engaged in an endless struggle against each other."

What a crude introduction, Shirou couldn't help but think.

Toosaka Rin obviously simply skipped over some of the content that would have been endless if she had really expanded on it.

In short.

In the evil camp, there is an evil god who is regarded as representing the evil thoughts of mankind.

This evil god is the dragon demon - Aziz Dahaka.

The Dragon Demon is the child of the evil god Angra Mainyu, and is a particularly special one among the seven evil gods under Angra Mainyu.

For example, the demons of drought and plague represent natural disasters, the demons of lust and sleep refer to "temptations that are difficult for humans to resist" - but conversely, desire can also be explained as a necessary requirement for reproduction, and sleep is a natural supplement for restoring energy.

The natural disasters themselves have no targeted malice.

Only the three-headed dragon demon represents the 'evil thoughts of mankind'. Pure 'evil thoughts' have no elements of goodness, so Azdahaka is also called the demon king of 'absolute evil'.

"That is why many magicians believe that if Angra Mainyu is 'all the evil in this world', then the Dragon Demon is 'the manifestation of all the evil in this world in the world'."

According to the legend, Azdahaka, the demon king of the evil camp, fought against Bahram (Greek name 'Veleslana'), the god of war of the good camp.

Although the dragon demon was defeated, Bahram was unable to kill him, so he pierced his three heads and tied them to the holy mountain of Demawind.

But even so, the dirty black blood shed by the dragon demon still turned into various dragon monsters, endangering the human world.

Later, a king named Chahak defected to the evil god's camp. He sought strength from the dragon demon. After accepting the black blood left by the dragon demon, two snake heads grew on his shoulders, so he was called the "Snake King".

The snake king Chahak finally turned into a three-headed dragon. Some people said that Chahak was the agent of the dragon demon, an evil priest who defected to the dragon demon. Others said that he was the incarnation of the dragon demon, or that he was obsessed with power and was possessed by the dragon demon.

"Shirou, remember this: for a magus, the truth of history is not important. Fantasy things that appear in the process of inheritance - rumors, strange stories and other 'stories' can also be used as materials for weaving magic."

Toosaka Rin took a deep breath:

"After hearing this story, Shirou, you should have realized something, right? Yes, your current situation is very similar to the 'Chahak' in this story!
You have already embarked on this 'Road to Demon (Dragon) Ascension'!"

As if he had made up his mind, after telling this story, he finally revealed the truth about his "first treatment plan":

"The first healing plan I can offer you is to let you continue to follow Hak's 'Path to Demon Ascension', so that the power of the Dragon Demon can become your own power, and your body can become 'infinitely close' to the Dragon Demon (Demon King). In this way, the irreversible damage caused by the Dragon Demon's blood (black mud) will naturally disappear.

To be more precise, it becomes part of your power!

This is the first treatment option I offer you!
Shirou, you can steal the power of the dragon demon and [project] the power of Azidahaka onto yourself.
Then use its power to fight against the smoke mirror!"

Toosaka Rin paused, hesitated for a moment, and decided to add one more sentence:
"Also, if you succeed, then other ordinary people who have been contaminated by the black mud can also be saved. You can directly absorb the black mud residue in their bodies, saving them while strengthening your power."

Although he didn't say anything, he was watching the "live broadcast" of the adventure story of Shirou and other little heroes from the perspective of a "reader".
At this moment, one must be applauding Toosaka Rin's brilliant ideas - but at the same time, feeling speechless.

Then
Can the demon-raising ritual be completed?

Shirou: "."

Do you want to choose 'Magic Ascension'?

Shirou's choice is -

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