I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The way the priest was talking during the battle was something only someone with absolute endurance would do.

Valyria will only pay attention to Ren Fujii's attacks and will not reveal its weakness even when the score is 3 to 1.

Currently, only the curse of Fujii Ren's guillotine is threatening; the other two are not worth mentioning at all.

Fujii Ren felt he needed to go faster, much faster—he should concentrate and give it his all right now.

"choke---!"

The guillotine traced a chilling meteor-like trajectory in the night, lunging toward Father Valyria's neck to sever his head!

Instead of accelerating, it slowed down.

Fujii Ren's speed at this moment is undoubtedly terrifying, but it is still significantly different from the speed she had in the hospital.

clang———!

With a series of clanging metal sounds, the priest skillfully deflected the trajectory of Fujii Ren's guillotine with his palm.

Even though the opponent's speed is terrifying, it is still within acceptable limits for the body of the Holy Grail.

So even when faced with a threatening three-on-one situation, the priest continued to seduce and incite Sakurai Hotaru, saying:

"Ask yourself honestly, Lionheart Sword, what is your soul truly pursuing? Do you wish to receive Lord Heydrich's [blessing], enter his demonic castle—and become that kind of hero?"

"me......"

Sakurai Hotaru stared wide-eyed in confusion; that kind of thing was not what she was ultimately pursuing.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

With the roars of Fujii Ren and Yuzashi Wolf, a series of blows from the guillotine and wolf-head chains splattered on the priest.

However, Fujii Ren's creation undoubtedly failed at this moment, and the extremely terrifying speed impacted the priest's defensive circle, but the opponent still bounced off as if nothing had happened.

Bang!

At the same time, Dohachi Cain, Yuza Shirou, and Fujii Ren were all seized by the priest in a fleeting moment and thrown away.

Father Valyria looked at the crowd opposing him, but his gaze fell on the bewildered Sakurai Hotaru, and he said with a smile:

"What is a hero of death? What is Lord Heydrich's castle? Think about it carefully, it's not some miracle of gold."

After saying this, the priest sighed softly, squinted at Fujii Ren in front of him, shrugged helplessly, and smiled:

"Well then, Fujii-kun, I'm sorry to say, our alliance cannot be formed..."

Although he spoke words of regret, Fujii Ren could clearly see that the priest's slightly narrowed eyes were filled with unwavering determination.

"The outcome won't change. In order for me to rescue Theresa beautifully, Fujii-kun, you'll have to face the three captains alone, along with your reliable partner."

Father Valyria looked up at the sky, then sensed his surroundings. Confirming that no one of particular interest had been attracted, he continued:

“Our actions are clear to each other, and we look forward to your help, because no one can save her alone who is protected by the golden tricolor.”

The priest's words were direct: although they could no longer help each other openly, there was no doubt that they both wanted to save Theresa.

His attempt to erase one of the five colors was indeed correct from the other party's perspective.

He hoped that Fujii Ren would do his best, risk his life, to carve a hole in the black round table, its walls as solid as copper and iron.

Then, wouldn't it be wonderful to dig up a young girl from God's house and steal her away?

After saying this, Father Valyria turned and left without looking back.

"wait---!"

Fujii Ren still had something to say to the priest, so she wanted to persuade him to stay.

However, Sakurai Hotaru, standing behind her, called out to the departing priest even faster than she could reach out her hand.

"Wait! Please wait a moment, Ni Xia..."

However, her voice grew increasingly hoarse, and Hotaru Sakurai could no longer call out to her.

For such a hesitant fellow, the priest, with a smile, pointed out a path to Leah, and without turning his head, said:

"Lionheart Sword, if you still have questions, just ask. You can find the answers you want by working with Fujii and fighting against the Captain in a three-way confrontation. Or... hehe, after that, it's up to you. Make your own decision, unless your head is just for decoration."

Having said that, the priest slightly turned his head, opened his sharp eyes, glanced at Fujii Ren behind him, and said with a light laugh:

"That concludes tonight. It has been a very meaningful meeting. If things have gone smoothly, let's celebrate Theresa's birthday together, Fujii-kun."

"Hehe, hehe ...

Leaving behind a hearty laugh of incomprehensible meaning, Father Valyria's figure was gradually swallowed up by the shadows of the park, disappearing as if becoming one with them.

In just a moment, the priest had vanished from sight, leaving only the heavy silence of the night...

"hateful......"

Unable to stop Valyria's actions, Fujii Ren cursed himself inwardly in self-reproach.

Tonight, in the end, nothing came of it, and nothing was accomplished.

Despite it being a rare and excellent opportunity, Fujii Ren missed that moment...

"It's almost...dawn."

Yuzashirou, who was quite exhausted and slightly out of breath, looked up at the sky helplessly.

It's almost dawn.

This night of continuous carnage has come to an end, heralding an even more intense tomorrow.

"It's such a pity, though, it's always just a little short."

As the night began to lighten, Yuza Shirou seemed to grumble without any regrets.

Looking at Fujii Ren, who was biting his lip in frustration, he said in a comforting tone:

"Actually, the timing isn't good either. There's nothing we can do but push ourselves to the limit. If we can reach the level of our senior, we should be able to succeed. However, it is a good idea. We can only listen to the priest for now."

"..." Fujii Ren's expression was hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"What's wrong now? Do you need me to keep something to myself?"

"...nothing."

In the end, Fujii Ren shook her head, blaming everything on their useless responsibilities.

If either Skadi or Nanami were here, Fujii Ren believes he would definitely have achieved something and would not have left empty-handed.

She thought that entering the Creation Rank would allow her to truly fight, but cruel reality always slapped her in the face, leaving her extremely disappointed and bringing her to a sobering realization.

Indeed, given the circumstances, we had no choice but to follow the priest's suggestion.

Having rescued Himuro from the protection of three captains, the priest and he could only use the enemy as a feint to infiltrate their ironclad defenses.

but.......

"It's stopped again. Does that guy become immobile in the morning?"

Yuza Shirou turned to look at Sakurai Hotaru, who stood frozen like a wooden statue, and Dohachi Cain not far away. He called out flippantly:

"Hey, don't just stand there like that, come over here. What are you planning to do next?"

Shirou greeted the silent Sakurai Hotaru with ease.

Now that things have come to this, it doesn't seem like him at all.

The senior students aren't here; they have their own battlefields to fight.

Shirou said he had obtained the necessary information from the witch Rusalka, so he knew more about the situation than he and Sakurai Hotaru.

Based on this, the choices made just now and now—that is, preventing Reinhardt's return—are in line with Fujii Ren's wishes.

Based on common sense, ten out of ten people should reach this conclusion.

After all, most people would think that way.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the strategies are aligned with those of the opposing side in a common fighting relationship; it is usually taken for granted that they would become aligned.

but......

"Si Lang, you..."

"what?"

This guy is always the complete opposite of Ren Fujii himself, in a destructive way.

This is an unprecedented personality trait, disregarding even common sense.

Quite unexpectedly, Fujii Ren recalled the concept of "self-destruction factor" that Skadi-senpai had mentioned before.

Given their terrible relationship, Fujii Ren truly didn't want their past relationship to deteriorate in such a morbid way.

Even Fujii Ren herself felt that she was being overly anxious.

But could it be that Silang...?

thump -- thump -- thump --

Suddenly, my heart pounded violently and rapidly for a few moments.

"Ugh—uh—"

Fujii Ren's expression suddenly turned very strange, and he uttered a very distorted sound.

She wanted to ask Silang a question, but for some reason she couldn't say it.

At this moment, his tongue was tied in knots, his legs were trembling, and suddenly a darkness engulfed him.

Strangely, after being injected with a perpetual motion machine by Skadi-senpai, Fujii Ren only experiences mental fatigue no matter what.

There is absolutely no extreme fatigue in my body, let alone the kind of illness-like condition I'm experiencing right now.

"Hey, Lian, what's wrong?"

Seeing Fujii Ren suddenly lower his head and mutter something, Yuza Shirou asked curiously.

But for Fujii Ren at this moment, Shirou's voice was getting farther and farther away, and gradually he could no longer hear it.

Damn it, what's going on? What's wrong with my body?

Fatigue is absolutely impossible. Could there be some side effects to reaching the Creation rank? Impossible. If there were, Skadi would have told us long ago…

By the way, in the previous battle with Sakurai, I forcibly used my life force!