Shirou Emiya is determined to kill all the cursed spirits and evil spirits

"Yes, it's an active volcano."

In response to Emiya's doubts, Gojo Satoru nodded in affirmation.

"But what's surprising is that there's no record of any eruptions in that area in history, and modern geological surveys also indicate that volcanoes shouldn't exist in that geographical location."

"But it really exists there, and there was a small eruption 500 years ago."

As he spoke, Gojo Satoru took out a map from his pocket and then ran his finger across a location covering nearly a hundred kilometers.

Yes, this is already considered "small-scale".

"Does this mean that this phenomenon is very abnormal?"

Emiya didn't understand geological surveys, but if this geographical location was really that dangerous, humans would not have built a city here.

"Well, that's what's recorded in the academy's documents, anyway. As for the claim that volcanoes shouldn't exist, perhaps it's simply because human exploration methods aren't perfect enough."

Gojo Satoru didn't choose to dwell on such a boring topic, but quickly brought the topic to the key point -

"According to the records in that document, that active volcano had a tendency to erupt again. Fortunately, the [strongest] sorcerer at the time and the nearby residents jointly performed a ritual."

"It took over ten years to cultivate a girl of the purest whiteness and innocence. Then, with a great deal of faith and several unknown special-grade spell tools, a special cursed spirit was created. This is the Mountain God you see."

"Its essence is still, of course, negative emotions and curses. Records show no fewer than a hundred people sacrificed... but perhaps due to the use of a special technique similar to the [Reversal Ritual], the manifestation of that [Mountain God] differs from that of a normal cursed spirit."

As we all know, there are always deviations between the records in history books and the actual situation.

At least hundreds of lives were sacrificed, only to create a cursed spirit, using a certain young girl as raw material...

Even if we finally managed to resist the volcanic eruption, what would be the point?

To show how dehumanizing creatures called humans are?

Moreover, this method of artificially creating gods seems to be exactly the same as that of the Su Yue family.

"..."

On the bright side, at least Emiya has exorcised the cursed spirit, allowing the unknown girl to find permanent spiritual relief.

"Then, there's something I didn't know before—"

Gojo Satoru tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingers, temporarily using this as a metaphor for his dissatisfaction.

"The Spell Directorate knew of the existence of the Mountain God as early as its founding decades ago, but chose to conceal and ignore it for the sake of suppressing volcanoes. Almost no magicians knew of its existence."

"That man-made cursed spirit has remained within that shrine for hundreds of years, and because of the barrier, it's difficult for the outside world to discover it."

Between the mission of destroying the cursed spirits and the more convenient way to deal with the volcano problem, they chose convenience without hesitation.

"Just let it go? What about those who accidentally stray into it?"

Emiya asked in confusion.

"You have to remember this, Emiya-kun."

"The family's sorcerers never care about the well-being of non-sorcerers."

For those people, as long as they can ensure that the majority of non-magicians do not cause any problems and that social stability can be maintained, that will be enough.

Are they supposed to risk their lives for the occasional non-magician?

"That's really not surprising at all."

Emiya had to admit that this decision was generally correct, but he simply couldn't accept it.

After a moment of silence, Emiya thought of another key issue.

"So, Mr. Gojo, that active volcano...?"

Gojo Satoru finally sat up a bit more seriously and confided, "Because the General Directorate chose to conceal the truth, they had no reason to question you, yet they still sent a sorcerer to conduct a secret investigation."

"I don't know if the volcano is still dormant, but those guys just sent me a message saying that the sorcerer they sent in has lost contact, and they want my help to solve the problem."

Gojo Satoru certainly wouldn't do something like repaying evil with kindness, but if there really was an active volcano threatening this place, he couldn't really just ignore it.

"Missing..."

"Then let me handle this matter, Mr. Gojo."

"After all, I was the one who exorcised the Mountain God. No matter the reason, I can't just sit back and watch what happens as a result."

ps: I suddenly remembered, didn’t they say that Okita Alter’s sword was nameless?

Volume 1: Chapter 85 You are the first-level sorcerer Shirou Emiya, right!

If he had the chance again, Emiya would still choose to exorcise the fake cursed spirit of the Mountain God in the shrine.

It's not just for Jianzi's safety, but also for everyone who has been hurt before and may be hurt in the future.

Not to mention that he had just learned from Gojo Satoru that the monster's true identity was not an evil spirit formed purely by negative emotions and curses, but the soul of a young girl imprisoned by special means, as well as hundreds of unknown people buried with her.

Each of these things is enough reason for Emiya to deal with the Mountain God.

Of course, as the price of rashly exorcising the [Mountain God], whether it is a possible natural disaster or the sorcerer falling into unknown danger, Emiya will find a way to solve and rescue them.

This is not a mandatory constraint, but a duty that should be fulfilled.

So Emiya did not hesitate to ask Gojo Satoru for the commission to investigate and solve the volcanic problem, and then immediately set off from the Jujutsu High School.

It is indeed getting close to evening now, so the best option is to wait until daytime to try to investigate.

But Emiya himself can wait, but the sorcerer who has lost contact in the mountains and rivers cannot wait too long... Only by acting quickly enough will there be a greater chance that the sorcerer is still alive.

Before setting off, Emiya did not forget to ask Gojo Satoru for information about the missing sorcerer.

Aoi Todou is a third-year student at the Kyoto Prefectural School of Jutsu and is a first-class sorcerer.

Kyoto School and Tokyo School are the only two high schools of sorcery in Japan. The Tokyo School basically belongs to the reformists such as Gojo Satoru and Yaga Masamichi, while the Kyoto School is mostly composed of people from various sorcery families.

According to Gojo Satoru, the principal of Kyoto School, Yoshinobu Rakuganji, is an out-and-out conservative and one of the top executives who most supports the elimination of the [Sukuna Container].

However, the grudges of the older generation have not yet spread to the students, so Gojo Satoru also told Emiya that there is no need to worry about Todou Aoi's position, and when rescuing, he just needs to do his duty according to his own wishes.

Gojo Satoru also told Emiya the strength of the first-level sorcerer.

During the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" incident a year ago, Aoi Todou, who came to support, defeated five first-level and one special-level magicians alone. His strength is considered strong even among the first-level magicians.

Therefore, the commission that will put the other party in trouble or even lose contact is at least a very difficult special grade one.

"Well, if it were you, Emiya-kun, you'd definitely be able to bring back good news by tomorrow morning at the latest, right?"

"I'll just save some space in my stomach for a delicious breakfast."

——These were Gojo Satoru’s exact words at the time. He was completely heartless.

But in a sense, this is quite sufficient trust.

After leaving the Jujutsu High School, it took Emiya less than an hour to reach the ruins of the shrine again. By this time, the sky had almost completely darkened.

Only a glimmer of setting sun remained behind the end of the mountain and river, faintly illuminating the ruins of the shrine in front of Emiya.

The people from the Jujutsu High School should have reviewed the current situation here after Emiya left yesterday.

It now looked like a shrine that had been completely ruined by the passage of time, and there were no traces of the shooting of the Hundred Heads on the ground.

Even if there were travelers passing by this place, they would probably just think that it was a remnant of the past, a product abandoned by the times.

After all, this shrine is not luxurious. Only a small main hall can be considered complete. No one would be stupid enough to travel and explore in such a place.

The history from the past will be completely buried with the passing of the "Mountain God", and all that will be left are just a few words in the documents of the college.

There is the story of the girl who was destined to have a tragic ending from birth, and the people who lost their lives because of it. They couldn't even leave their names behind, and no one would remember them.

Ironically, the most famous person in this story is probably the strongest sorcerer of that era who arranged all of this.

Regardless of his reputation, whether good or bad, his name and deeds will probably be recorded in the books and documents of the magic world until another five hundred years later.

That's not fair, right?

But this is the reality of the world.

"Go to sleep peacefully. At least in the afterlife, this kind of thing won't happen again."

Emiya did not rush to leave the ruins of the shrine. He just walked silently to the front of the main hall, then projected a long sword and gently inserted it into the ground.

This is a tombstone for the girl he had never met, and for the countless people who died here because of her.

Is there such a thing as an afterlife in the world of curses? Emiya didn't know.

However, Emiya felt that it was better not to have such a thing - the so-called afterlife was too far away after all. Instead of having such unnecessary expectations, it would be better to take death as the end of everything and rest in peace from then on.

Emiya did not take the skull from the main hall at the time, but it is not here now. It must have been taken away by the high-level processing personnel later.

It’s easy to imagine how this ritual medium from five hundred years ago would be decomposed and studied once it fell into the hands of certain people.

If possible, Emiya would try to get it back and let it rest in peace.

Because he had other tasks to do, Emiya simply finished all this and then turned and left.

The blade stuck there was, after all, just an ordinary product of projection magic, and it would disappear around sunrise tomorrow morning.

It's just an ordinary sword.

Perhaps for convenience, this shrine was built only halfway up the first shorter mountain in the entire mountain range.

If Emiya wants to actually reach the interior of the mountains, where the highest peak is, he still has to walk at least dozens of kilometers of mountain roads.

In a place where communication signals could completely disappear, it was understandable that there would be a brief loss of contact with the outside world - but it had already been six hours since the first-level sorcerer lost contact.

This situation obviously could not be caused by a lack of signal, because a strong sorcerer could cross the entire mountain in less than an hour.

Of course, it is impossible that the world of sorcery is completely without measures to deal with this kind of situation. As long as Emiya follows the marks deliberately left by the sorcerer, it won't take long for him to find clues about the other party.

The forest was extremely dark at night, and any markings might be overlooked. Fortunately, this didn't cause much trouble for Emiya, who could use magic to strengthen his eyes.

Most people may have this misunderstanding - thinking that ghosts are more likely to appear in places like mountains and forests where there are few people. In fact, this concept does not apply to cursed spirits.

They are cursed creatures born from human negative emotions. How could these cursed spirits appear in a place where humans rarely set foot?

Unless there is some specific object here that is loaded with a lot of negative emotions, like a knife that has killed many people.

The birth of cursed spirits is related to the amount and strength of human negative emotions. The denser the population, the more and stronger cursed spirits will be born.

It was for this reason that the Jujutsu High School only established academies in Tokyo and Kyoto, as those densely populated cities were the most vulnerable areas for curse spirit outbreaks. This was not unique to Japan, but also to other countries.

The cursed spirits born in remote areas are not only much fewer in number, but their strength and intelligence are also much lower than those in densely populated areas.

However, this does not mean that powerful cursed spirits will not be born in some remote and narrow villages.

In some extreme cases, even in sparsely populated villages, due to strong negative emotions, cursed spirits with a strong desire to kill would appear. As for the consequences...

It’s time for the general directorate to think about how to conceal such a terrible incident.

"Strange, is the temperature rising a bit?"

Following the mark all the way into the mountains, the sensitive Emiya suddenly frowned.

As the night deepens, the temperature should get lower and lower. This is not a special terrain.

He tried to raise his head and look around, but he couldn't find anything unusual in the narrow field of vision in the mountains and forests, even when he stood on the top of a tree to observe his surroundings.

Even if the volcano really erupted once five hundred years ago, five hundred years is enough time for vegetation to cover the area again, and Emiya has no way of determining where the center of the eruption is.

Not all craters are as regular as those in movies and TV shows, with holes located on the top of the mountain.

After a long period of cooling and change, it may even be just an ordinary-looking lake in the corner.

With a cautious attitude, Emiya continued to follow the mark and quickly shuttled through the mountains and forests.

Until his foot stepped on an inconspicuous tree trunk, an accident suddenly happened -

Snapped--!

Although it was only one step away, Emiya could clearly feel the temperature around him increase by more than ten times.

"Is this a [tent]? No... it should be a barrier with more layers of [binding] attached, otherwise it wouldn't be unnoticed by the outside world."

Although he still wasn't very good at using barrier techniques, Emiya was no longer the novice in curse techniques.

For example, the Spell Academy was covered with multiple layers of special barriers. Thanks to these barriers, the academy's location could be hidden from view, making it difficult for malicious curse casters to easily discover it, and even more difficult for curse spirits to invade.

"To have set up such a large-scale barrier, someone must be planning something major... But, does the mark disappear here?"

Just as Emiya was trying to guess what kind of situation the first sorcerer had encountered here, he heard a deafening noise suddenly coming from the distance -

"boom!!!!!!!"