I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Valyria didn't put all its eggs in one basket on this relatively low probability.

He made two preparations.

First, by jokingly linking Lisa's death directly to that place, she imprinted it into Himuro Reiai's consciousness.

Secondly, he told the past Yitzhak that after swallowing his mother, he asked her where he should go.

After Lisa Brenner's death, this man had been guiding the Sun Prince on how to act for sixty years.

Therefore, Valeria Trifa is here now.

"call......"

A cold wind howled on the rooftop of the private Tsukinosawa Academy.

This is a school... Oh right, the fighting here just ended a while ago, and Skadi and the others did exactly what the priest had planned.

Fortunately, Jibril didn't get carried away and activate the transmutation altar, otherwise all of the priest's plans would have been in vain.

According to the plan, if it were carried out here, it would create an absolutely unavoidable gravitational force that would attract Himuro Reia here.

Even if she doesn't want to get close to him, everything has already been planned.

This is a win-win situation.

Moreover, there is something that even Shiro, who received information about Rusalka, was unaware of.

A secret shared almost exclusively by Valeria Trephare and Lisa Brenner.

The first generation of the Sun Princes were twins, so who is the other one? And where is he/she?

"......"

Holding the unconscious Ayase Kasumi, Valyria gently placed her on a chair on the rooftop.

They said they were going to attack the captain with Fujii Ren and the others, but it was actually just bait to attract attention.

Kasumi Ayase is right beside him now; it's no one's fault.

Through strategy, he won and was promoted; his victory was both a result of strategy and a means of escaping defeat.

Now that Ayase Kasumi has been brought here, it's like killing three birds with one stone.

"despair--"

But just after Valyria put Ayase Kasumi down, he heard footsteps behind him.

Without turning back or turning around, Valyria, as if expecting this, said without looking back:

"Ah, I've been waiting for you for so long, Lionheart Sword."

Tonight, he will not only seize the 'Jade Stone', but also claim the seventh Golden Altar.

Sakurai Hotaru's arrival here was also part of his plan.

"..."

When she arrived at school at night... she was puzzled as she looked at the priest on the roof who turned to face her.

She knew she might have been lured out.

When she learned that his hiding place was not the church but here, Sakurai Hotaru vaguely guessed that he wanted her to be a sacrifice at the seventh altar.

"...Why is she here?"

Hotaru Sakurai looked behind the priest and saw Kasumi Ayase lying on the bench.

But why is she here? Sakurai Hotaru, who doesn't understand the identity of this 'ordinary person,' simply doesn't understand what the priest means at this moment.

"Ah, this has nothing to do with you."

The priest maintained a smiling expression and did not directly answer Sakurai Hotaru's question, saying, "Because it concerns the reputation of an old friend, I cannot go on and on about it."

"An old friend? You mean 'Babylon'?"

"Who knows? Let's put that aside for now. The fact that you know this place so well is quite impressive. I'm very proud of myself for being a great runaway."

The priest did not answer this question.

Not only that, but they also asked questions in return.

"..."

Sakurai Hotaru frowned. Did this mean she didn't want to tell her? Or was it that even if she told her, it wouldn't make any difference?

“If even Fujii and the others come here, that would be troublesome.” Father Valyria looked up at the sky and into the distance, and said with a light laugh, “They clearly made the corresponding movements, but why were they still discovered? It’s unbelievable.”

"...Now, you don't have to pretend to be stupid anymore, right?"

Sakurai Hotaru looked at the priest in front of her, and her tone finally became unfriendly.

She sighed, then took "that" out of her bosom and held it up.

He held it up to the priest in front of him, the familiar blue mask inlaid with rubies reflected in the moonlight.

When the priest saw the mask, or rather, the relic, he also revealed its true name:

"Oh, the face of death has faded..."

“Babylon… no, Cain. I have something to ask you about him.”

Hotaru Sakurai stared at the priest in front of her, who maintained a superficial smile, with a questioning tone.

There are some things she needs to figure out, regardless of whether she's being used by the person in front of her.

However, Valyria still did not answer Sakurai Hotaru's question directly. He looked at the relic mask in Sakurai Hotaru's hand and asked softly:

"Is Cain inside now?"

"……Um."

When Valyria changed the subject, Hotaru Sakurai remained silent for a moment without reacting. She replied indifferently, "Other people's relics can't be used normally in the first place. If it's just for controlling them, then that's a different story."

After saying that, Sakurai Hotaru steered the conversation back to the main topic and continued to ask:

"Based on that, I want to ask you, why is he angry with you?"

The mask he holds, worn by the Death Eater, is also a relic that governs his actions.

At this moment, Lisa Brenner's relics are trembling slightly.

Because of its owner's death, it had cracked and was about to collapse and disappear, but at this moment it emitted an ominous cry and was shaking violently.

It wasn't Sakurai Hotaru's hand that was trembling, but the mask—no, to be precise, the thing inside it—that was angry and going mad.

Just like last time, the Death Eater acted on its own upon seeing the Holy Grail and launched a frenzied attack on him.

Hotaru Sakurai initially thought it was a program left behind by Lisa Brenner, but after experiencing it herself, she discovered that it wasn't.

"To be honest, this relic is very difficult to suppress."

Staring at Valyria before her, Hotaru Sakurai said coldly, "He's saying, 'I want you to take him out of here and let him kill you.' He's so agitated towards you, I just don't understand what he means."

Tuba Cain shouldn't have been able to act alone; that's how he should be, but now...

"Why does he have a ego, and why does he hate you? Please answer me!"

She had vaguely sensed an answer that would infuriate Sakurai Hotaru, but at this moment she had to seek confirmation from the Holy Communion.

"Ugh, so tired..."

Upon hearing this question, Valyria rubbed his chin helplessly and squinted his eyes.

Then, as if confirming something, he answered a few questions, saying:

"Why does he have something like a self... and why is he angry with me... isn't it because he's 'Babylon'?"

"I don't believe this Babylonian program nonsense!"

Upon hearing this perfunctory and evasive answer, Sakurai Hotaru's expression twisted into a ferocious grimace, and she roared angrily at Valyria:

"This is him! He's my brother's soul! Don't treat me like a fool, the Holy Grail!"

Her roar sounded like a mournful cry.

From the moment it started, the priest displayed a cannibalistic attitude, and Sakurai Hotaru's usual utter disrespect for her superior had long since vanished.

As for the previous etiquette and honorifics? No, that was all fake from the beginning. Sakurai Hotaru never had any respect for this person.

The personality, temperament, voice, and posture of the Holy Communion Cup are all things that evoke disgust from the bottom of one's heart.

The heat in my chest at this moment is nothing more than a constraint on my own heart, a mask I wear on the surface.

"Why? Didn't he die on the battlefield with that person? If so, why does he hate you so much? What did you do to him?!"

Sakurai Hotaru was filled with intense killing intent and hostility; she should have been the one hating Skadi.

Even though she killed her own brother Sakurai Kai and Beatrice, Sakurai Hotaru should indeed hate her killer.

However, if his brother had died honorably on the battlefield, he would have felt absolutely no resentment or hatred; he had always held that conviction.

Now that her brother's soul is filled with rage, how could Sakurai Hotaru, as his sister, not feel it?

Why was her anger directed at Valyria instead of Skadi? Sakurai Hotaru would never believe there wasn't a hidden reason!

"Do you hate me, Lionheart?"

Unable to avoid the topic any longer, Valyria slightly opened her incredibly sharp eyes, staring at the still-naive brat in front of her, and asked in return.

thump—

The atmosphere suddenly became distorted and sinister. The Holy Grail did not release any hostility or murderous intent; it merely opened its eyes.

"you---"

Sakurai Hotaru stared speechlessly at the priest in front of her who had changed. Although his appearance hadn't changed much, she could sense that he had changed at his core after the smile on his face faded.

So far, Valyria has maintained a mild and gentle attitude.

His voice and attitude were the same, but there was something decisively different.

“Hatred and hatred are highly efficient fuels for whatever you do.”

With a somewhat obsessive yet playful gaze fixed on Sakurai Hotaru, the priest chuckled and said, "I understand perfectly well that this is more trustworthy than love, because I too am a prisoner of sixty years of hatred. Like you, Lionheart Sword, I also cannot let go of my own affairs."

He has been suffering punishment all along; Valyria Trifa will suffer forever.

There's no need for salvation, and blessings are fading away just as quickly.