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

"That's correct. According to Wu's speculation, the traitor probably includes a principal or higher-ups, as well as a student who is responsible for passing on information to them."

"As long as there's enough evidence, I can take action against that high-ranking official... but this kind of dangerous mission will definitely come with a premium."

It is true that Mingming regards making money as her top priority, but she is not stupid.

If she did something like that rashly, there would be no place for her in the entire Japanese magic world. It was obviously unwise to give up every meal just to have a full meal.

Of course, if someone pays a price high enough to buy the rest of her life, that's not impossible, right?

"Let's go, let's go find the contact person."

"...And a contact person?"

"This is natural. We two don't know much about Kyoto School. Do you still want to discredit and sneak into Master Tianyuan's barrier?"

It is said that the barrier has been invaded at will by the cursed spirits, but in fact, there are really few sorcerers who can sneak in silently.

The rats in the sewers also have talents that are unique to them.

Following Ming Ming, Emiya soon arrived at an abandoned building on the edge of the city that looked quite old.

An Geji, who was familiar to both of them, was waiting at the gate early and waved to them not far away.

"Ms. Ming, Mr. Emiya, this way."

An Geji led the two into this deserted place. Since they had already communicated by phone before the meeting, she led them directly into the building and explained to them -

"At this stage, he's just a suspect, so we just need to catch him and interrogate him. There's no need to take any serious action."

An Utahime obviously still can't accept the fact that her student might be a traitor... Although, if such a thing happened to Emiya, he would never believe it.

"So, the suspect is...?"

Emiya tried to ask.

"The traitor is... Kokichi, the sorcerer who participated in the exchange meeting last time and is the real body of Ultimate Mechamaru." Iori Utaha responded with her head slightly lowered.

"Um... that one?"

Of course, Emiya's memory wasn't that bad, as he couldn't even remember a few students from the Kyoto School from just a few days ago.

However, it is difficult for people not to remember a student as unique as Mechanical Maru, especially the scene where Panda dismantled the machine with his fist blade.

"Mechamaru's true form... and Kokichi are in this basement."

"It's not because that kid is particularly suspicious, but other than him, there's nothing suspicious about the other students."

Do you think that students in technical colleges have any free space? Not really.

But most people do stay in the technical college. Even if they occasionally go out on a commission, they will be accompanied by multiple students and auxiliary supervisors.

After describing this, Ange began to explain the reasons.

"Mechanimaru's technique is [Puppet Control]. Due to the influence of [Heaven and Curse Binding], the puppet's control range can even cover the entire Japan."

"As long as there are unregistered puppets, they can move freely and carry out the work of traitors."

"The puppet's size doesn't necessarily have to be as conspicuous as a mechanical pill. It could also be the size of a mosquito or a fly."

In fact, except for teachers like Iori Utahime, the other students have only seen the image of the other party's Ultimate Mechamaru, and may not even know his real name.

Having become physically disabled by [Heaven and Curse], he probably wouldn't want to recognize his classmates.

As Angehime explained to Emiya and the other two, she led them to a place deep in the basement.

After all, the nature of Kokichi's technique meant that he couldn't move on his own, nor was he restricted by distance or anything like that, so all he had to worry about was safety and concealment.

This abandoned building not far from the High School is even safer than the High School itself, as the last invasion incident proved.

"This is it."

It was not until they reached an inconspicuous abandoned gate that Ange finally stopped and pointed at the door handle.

Such an inconspicuous place is indeed impossible to find except for people in the know like Angehime.

Of course, we don’t rule out the possibility of crazy explorers with weird looks.

After confirming that Emiya and Meimei were ready to fight at any time, Angehime nodded at them and quickly opened the door in front of her.

Screech————

But when the rotten old door was pushed open, what was revealed was a small, empty room and a small mechanical device attached to the ceiling.

Obviously, they failed this time.

"...Were you tricked?"

"But then, wouldn't it be possible to completely identify the traitor?"

Mingming actually felt that the task was a little simpler.

After all, only suspicions require investigation, while counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency only require lists and coordinates.

"No... If it's just an exchange of interests, it's fine. I can't imagine why the students of the technical college would completely turn to the Curse Spirit."

"Is Kokichi's [Heaven and Curse Binding] the type that leaves his body damaged? Even [Reversal Technique] can't heal it?"

Emiya looked around the empty room and then asked Angehime.

"It's a loss of flesh including the lower limbs, right arm, and skin immunity. Even Glass's [Reversal Technique] can't heal it."

"According to her, the damage done to the sorcerer by [Heaven and Curse Binding] must have affected the sorcerer's soul at a deeper level. This means that even if he were to forcibly restore them, he wouldn't be able to control those limbs...assuming humans truly have souls."

After all, the soul is something that cannot be seen or touched. If there is no way to directly prove it, it can only be regarded as a false proposition.

Anyway, this is the theory. If it’s not the soul, then there must be something else similar at work.

"The soul is broken and there is no way to recover?"

"etc...?!"

Doesn't Emiya know a technique related to the soul? And it just happens to be on the side of the cursed spirit.

But how could that be? At that distance, it was almost impossible for the opponent who was hit by [Infinite Unemployment] to survive. But if it wasn't him, what reason could the Curse Spirit use to incite a victim of [Heaven and Curse] to rebel?

"Mr. Emiya, did you discover something?"

"Or is it possible that he was coerced...?"

To this day, Angeji is still wondering if her students are not that bad after all, and are just threatened by the cursed spirits.

After all, his real body is not in the technical high school, so it is difficult to detect what he has discovered... It is also possible that his location was leaked by higher-ups first.

Didi didi————

As soon as Angehime landed, before Emiya could respond, the mechanical device hanging upside down on the ceiling suddenly made a sound.

"Can you hear me? Can you hear me? This is Mechamaru."

"Mechanical Pill?!"

Angehime immediately turned her head and looked at the device that they thought only had a camouflage function.

"I see, is it Iori Utahime-sensei? But this isn't a Mechamaru, it's just a pre-programmed program."

"If my original body dies or is cut off from all means of communication with the outside world, this backup plan will be activated... Another safety measure is detecting Mr. Emiya's cursed energy fluctuations."

A mechanical voice emanated from the device and replied.

"Ah, me?"

"Why do you trust me so much?"

What surprised Emiya was that he probably had never met the other person formally, right?

"That's right, because Miwa mentioned that Mr. Emiya is absolutely trustworthy, and the students at the Tokyo school also expressed that you are a sufficiently powerful sorcerer."

As long as Mechanical Maru has not completely sided with the Curse Spirit's camp, if he wants to regain the trust of the sorcerer, he must first choose a target that is trustworthy enough.

After all, if it offends an absolutely conservative person, or another traitor, the result will be laughter.

"Hey, so why can't the target be me?"

Angeki said dissatisfiedly.

"Because we can't judge the situation inside Kyoto School, you might be a spy, sir. And even if you're not, you're not strong enough to solve the problem."

The little mechanical pill, which only has intelligence but no emotions, said such outrageous words without any care.

"Hey, you guy!!!"

If Emiya hadn't pulled her back in time, Angehime would have rushed forward and smashed the thing to pieces.

He doesn't even trust the teacher who taught him for two years, but wants to trust a teacher from a Tokyo school. How can there be such a student!

Little Mechanical Maru didn't care about her feelings and just added to his own thoughts: "Originally, Gojo Satoru's cursed energy should be recognizable, but it's almost impossible."

"That kind of person wouldn't undertake a mission like this. While they're powerful, they're not reliable enough... That's why I never thought this method would work."

In every way, the mechanical pill has been thought through completely.

"So, why do you think your one-sided statement can gain our trust?"

The two teachers would consider caring for their students, but Mingming, as a bounty hunter, would not care so much.

"That's true... so I didn't think I could regain trust this way."

"The eternal premise of a deal is profit. My original body knows the Curse Spirit's next plan and location, and the prerequisite for obtaining this information is to save him."

"With the death of the main body, this information will naturally be lost."

Now, both morally and logically, An Geji has reasons to save her students.

"That's a good reason. Selling the information to the technical college would also bring in a ton of money... I was wrong. I didn't expect Kyoto to have such a remarkable student."

Mingming finally gently placed the weapon he had been holding on the ground.

Of course, the only thing that can make her believe unconditionally is common interests.

"So, you should know where your real body is, right?" Emiya asked.

He didn't necessarily feel completely disgusted with the betrayer who was forced to do so, but he absolutely couldn't ignore information of this level.

"Of course I won't forget this kind of thing, but you have to be quick. The cursed spirits won't let my main body hold out for too long."

"The location is..."

Volume 1: Chapter 131 I finally caught you!!!

"...Are you here?"

"You're so slow! I thought you had forgotten me."

Far away, Kokichi, who was being searched for by Emiya and his companions, slowly stood up from the muddy water tank filled with tubes and needles.

Just as Angehime said, the body of the Mechanical Maru was deeply troubled by the [Heaven and Curse Binding], and only the right hand was still intact among its four limbs; even its entire body was wrapped in bandages, with only important organs such as the eyes, nose, and mouth exposed.

A normal person in this physical condition might not be able to survive for more than ten years to this day. All this is thanks to the needles inserted into his body and the strange liquid in the bathtub.

In fact, he didn't need to worry about his own survival, because the General Directorate would let him live safely until he had to die, even if it was just for his special [Heaven and Curse Binding] and technique.

It is precisely because he is not as dull as Yuji Itadori that he is able to clearly realize that in the eyes of many people, he is just a tool that is easy to use and will not cause any accidents.

No one can endure such darkness, especially when he can still peek at the light outside at any time under the influence of [Puppetry].

"I won't make that mistake."

"You are the one who knows best how terrifying the power of the curse is, right?"

At the open door, a figure dressed in monk's clothes slowly walked in under the dazzling light and stretched out a hand towards Yukichi in the darkness.

"You assist us and provide us with information. I will use special techniques to heal your body."

"I was hoping you'd help out in Shibuya, what a shame."

Of course he would not refuse to bring such special combat power to his side to strengthen the rigor and integrity of the plan.

After all, there are such big variables, and he must prepare a backup plan early to solve all problems.

Although there are still many unknown possibilities in that guy's body, no matter what, he can't easily change the plan he has prepared for hundreds of years.

"After all that, didn't you come to me first? Do I have any choice but to cooperate?"

"Also, [I won't harm Kyoto school students]... You were the ones who broke this restraint first."

Of course, Xingji didn't have the ability to directly find the hidden cursed spirits. He was found by them not long ago.