I really didn't want to burn it.

Ryougi Shiki flicked her wrist, twirling the blade and splattering blood onto the wall.

As Dion's body gradually disappeared, Ryougi Shiki recalled what Li Ang had said to her earlier.

"With the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, you are, in a sense, the Servant with the strongest offensive capabilities. However, Shiki's physical attributes are your greatest weakness. Even with the boost from Servant transformation, your strength and agility remain your shortcomings."

At that time, Li Ang directly pointed out the weaknesses of "Ryougi Shiki".

"Tsk, what a chatterbox."

Even so, the hand gripping the knife tightened unconsciously, and a look of disgust appeared on Ryougi Shiki's handsome face.

Fortunately, this Servant's abilities are more defensive. If the opponent were the golden monster that Chloris fought, and he were to fight back offensively, he probably wouldn't have lasted long.

[Sister Shiki, are you alright?]

A voice, audible only to herself, came from the depths of Ryougi Shiki's heart.

"It's okay. I've killed a lot of things in my life, but killing heroes is still a novel experience."

[Mom...Mom?]

Ryougi Shiki didn't know how to put it; this was definitely not a word that the gentle and elegant young lady of the Ryougi family could utter.

But the already somewhat obsessed "Ryougi Shiki" turned her attention elsewhere.

"call--"

Taking a deep breath, Ryougi Shiki reopened her eyes.

"This is more fun..."

Ryougi Shiki raised the blade in her hand, ready to help Chloris.

"Two! Rituals! You are not allowed to ignore me!"

Shirai Junri, who had been left out in the cold from beginning to end, finally couldn't take it anymore and let out a voice full of resentment.

Shirai Rio, whose mental state was already extremely unstable, completely erupted.

"Ryougi Shiki!"

He roared as he attacked the Ryougi Shiki, which had its back to him.

The tip of the dagger gleamed as it approached the pristine white kimono.

"So close! So close!!"

Shirai Jun's eyes were filled with madness; he was already fantasizing about how beautiful the blood would splatter from Ryougi Shiki's perfect body.

"at last--!"

"Die! Ryougi Shiki—! Huh?"

Shirai Junri realized that her dagger was less than a centimeter away from the other person's body.

No matter how hard he struggled, he could not take another step forward.

"Damn it! Die!! Die!! Die, die!!"

Shiro Junri waved the dagger wildly, but he was getting further and further away from the Ryougi Shiki.

Only then did Shirai Junri notice that a vine had bound her feet.

"You damn transvestite, what do you want to do to my cook?"

A dangerous glint flashed in Chloris's eyes.

"Dressed like my cook, and giving him that perverted look, you're definitely a pervert! You must be a pervert! You're absolutely a pervert!"

Chloris unleashed a brutal three-hit combo on Shirai Rio.

"You woman! I..."

Shirai Junri was about to throw the dagger at the noisy woman, but the violent shaking of the vines made it impossible for him to aim.

"Hey, mortal. Are you trying to attack me?"

Shirai Rio's actions changed Chloris's expression.

"what?"

The vines binding Shirasumi Rio's body suddenly expanded at an incredible speed and grew sharp black thorns.

Within seconds, the vine turned into a thorny thicket.

"What's this?!"

The vines extended several thorn-like tentacles and grabbed the terrified Shirai Rio.

"Wait……"

The poor murderer was thus dragged into the thicket of thorns.

Then the thorny clump began to shake in an extremely bizarre way, just like a washing machine in operation.

it hurts!

It hurts! It hurts!

It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!

……

Shirai Junri could no longer utter a single word; he felt only this one sensation throughout his entire body.

Unable to utter even her last words, Shirasumi Rio could only die in agony.

Before losing consciousness, his gaze pierced through the gaps in the vines and met that of the Flower Goddess who was coldly watching him.

That was contempt without a trace of pity.

Like a high and mighty god looking down on the masses who are as insignificant as grass.

"Is this God...?"

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Just seeing that look in her eyes made Shirasumi Rio feel a pang of regret.

Click. Click.

I heard the sound of something hard being crushed.

But none of that matters anymore.

"I...failed...I shouldn't have stepped into this inhuman world out of mere curiosity..."

This was the final thought of the murderer from Guanbuzi City.

……

……

Wipe it off, wipe it off.

The thorn bushes grew smaller and smaller until they finally disappeared.

Shirai Jun Rio was physically eliminated by Chloris.

"So who exactly is this guy?"

Ryougi Shiki raised an eyebrow, but in the end she still couldn't remember the person's full name.

"Who cares? He's already dead anyway."

Chloe said, completely unconcerned.

How dare a mere mortal lay a hand on me? Should I keep such a person alive for the New Year?

Originally, Chloris only planned to break this guy's bones and dump him on the street outside the apartment.

But since Shirai Junri dared to try to throw a dagger at Chloris, Chloris had no choice but to let him die.

"What a fool! How dare he lay a hand on my possessions!"

Chloris stretched and said with a relaxed expression.

Ryougi Shiki rolled her eyes at her and asked, "Where's that golden guy?"

"Who knew, he disappeared after you chopped their team's Sab into 18 pieces. Alright, now we should go find Li Ang."

Chloris started walking towards the elevator.

Click.

Ryougi Shiki blocked Chloris with her sword.

"Wait, you just mentioned the cook, right?"

"Was there? I don't remember."

"Don't try to fool me."

"You heard wrong."

"How could a Servant's ears be wrong!"

"Your body is human!"

Bang!

While Ryougi Shiki and Chloris were arguing, thin ribbons made of spells suddenly appeared under their feet, attempting to bind them.

brush.

With a single cut, Ryougi Shiki severed these thin strands of incantation.

Araya Sōren's figure slowly emerged from the wall. He glanced around the hall and only saw Ryougi Shiki and Chloris.

"Is Shirai Rio and his servant not here?"

Araya Sōren sensed the magical energy in the apartment but couldn't find his expired chess piece.

"Looks like he failed."

Araya Sōren made this judgment.

Whether Shirai Rio was killed by Ryougi Shiki or escaped him once again is not important. The fact that his obsession with Ryougi Shiki could disappear means that, in either case, the outcome points to failure.

"It seems your eyesight has improved."

Araya Sōren looked at Ryougi Shiki with a strange expression.

"Monk, if you look at me like that again, believe me, I'll chop you into pieces!!"

Even though Araya Souren's death line is nowhere in sight, one should not lose face, and one should still make some tough statements.

Araya Sōren seemed not to hear him, and continued, "Depend on death, confront death, escape death. You have only completed one step. You still need the remaining two steps."

"What do you mean?"

"Ryougi Shiki" asked.

“I prepared three chess pieces for you, now it’s time to put them to good use.”

Araya Sōren proudly spread his arms wide, like an announcer at the start of a performance.

Atram Gariasta appeared in the hall with the unconscious Kirie and Fujino Asagami.

"I heard you even became friends with them. Perhaps that will give you a more profound understanding of death."

“Rune Master, I have won this time.”

As the Middle Eastern oil tycoon placed the two girls on the hall floor, Araya Sōren nodded in satisfaction.

"You bastard, you changed your mind at the last minute. You clearly said you were handing them over to me."

Atram Gariasta said with dissatisfaction.

"Because I didn't expect that the three pieces would actually have an effect," Araya Sōren said nonchalantly. "Don't worry, I'll compensate you."

"Compensation... I want it now."

Atram Gariasta's eyes suddenly lit up.

"??"

Araya Sōren suddenly felt his body become heavy.