Where is Shinji
In mid-air, right in front of the "hole" opened by the Holy Grail filled with heroic souls.
This will ensure that no one will cheat, and after the final winner is decided, you can also tell them the correct way to pray to prevent them from making mistakes.
Naturally, he fell right into the "hole".
Before he could steady himself and return to the real world, he saw the "hole" shrinking rapidly as if it was being squeezed by something.
Shinji, who had no time to react or leave, was stunned: "What's going on?"
"Because the ritual has been completed, the passage is closed."
A heavy voice sounded behind him. He turned around and was even more surprised.
"Araya Soren? Why are you here? Aren't you dead?" - or return to "stillness".
"Do you think I'm alive like this?"
"... "Well, it doesn't really count.
Araya's current appearance is very similar to Shinji just now, without a body, only a soul. Because he is in the inner space of the Holy Grail, he does not leave the world like other souls and continues to exist.
"How did you get here?"
"Because of the remnants of Nero Chaos. His 'Soil of Creation' has the same source as the black mud. When Nero's consciousness was destroyed, the remaining 'Soil of Creation' became connected to the Holy Grail, and my soul was sucked in."
Perhaps because he knew he couldn't defeat Shinji, or perhaps because his conspiracy had already succeeded, Araya Souren told him everything he knew.
"Because my 'origin' is 'static', I was not assimilated by Angra Mainyu until you succeeded in purifying the Greater Grail."
"So it seems that I saved you." Shinji snorted coldly. I thought Shiki and Shiki's magic eyes were infallible, but I didn't expect such a coincidence.
"You're the reason I died, twice, and I didn't even have a spare body to use."
Similar to Orange's abilities, Araya can also create backups of himself and replace his body. However, Orange is more convenient and can replace his body whenever he dies, while Araya has many restrictions.
"You deserve it. Who told you to go after my friend? Forget it. There's no point in talking about this now. I want to ask you, why did the passage get closed? Was it you who did it?"
Under such circumstances, Shinji would never give him such an opportunity, let alone feel guilty about it.
"I am only exercising my Master's authority and making a wish to the Greater Holy Grail."
"To the 'root'?"
This is the only wish Araya has, and it has never changed.
"Yes, and give Roa eternity."
"What did you say?"
Hearing this answer, Shinji's face suddenly became very ugly.
"Roa? That bastard is here too?"
"yes."
If you think about it carefully, it is not impossible. Roa obtained the power of Elquite and sublimated his soul to a higher dimension. It will not decay with the passage of time, nor will it wear out due to the incompatibility of the flesh, becoming a nearly eternal spiritual life form. It is not impossible to maintain oneself in the curse of "the land of creation" and "the evil of this world".
"What about the others?"
"He's out. He's got what he wanted."
"Impossible, the Greater Grail cannot be used by Dead Apostles."
Shinji was very sure of this. When Yustisa transformed into the Holy Grail, the "Jewel Master" had made some special arrangements.
"Direct use is definitely not possible, but the reuse of creations is possible."
Reasonable explanation. The simplest example is that if you ask the Holy Grail for money and then give the money to the Dead Apostles, the money will not disappear.
"What on earth did you do?"
"I want the real 'Soil of Creation'."
"FXXk!" Shinji cursed.
What is the real "Soil of Creation"
The "Sea of Life", the womb of Tiamat that gave birth to all things, the material that Nuwa used to create humans, and there are also rumors that Enzi was molded from the "Soil of Creation".
Nero Chaos's "Chaos" and Angra Mainyu's Black Mud are both degraded versions of this thing. Shinji knows better than anyone what it means to let Roa get this thing.
At this point, he finally understood that the prophecies of Scathach and Gilgamesh did not correspond to Joan of Arc and the handling of the Holy Grail, but to these two guys who should have been dead.
Unfortunately it's a little too late.
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At the same time, outside the "hole", at the position that originally belonged to Shinji, someone was laughing wildly in the air.
The sculptured face was covered with long blonde hair and had small 8-shaped eyes.
Although he was a stranger that no one had ever seen before, the expression between his eyebrows gave people an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.
"Now I am truly immortal. I have finally gained eternity."
That’s right, he is Roa, the real Roa, and he was like this before his reincarnation.
He was alone, facing all the people below him—Masters, Servants, Supervisors, and even the onlookers who had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War. His calm and composed attitude was completely different from the misery and embarrassment of being forced into a desperate situation a few days ago.
Going back a little in time, we come to the moment when Shinji fell into the "hole".
Because of the exclamation, everyone's attention was drawn to it.
Then, Roa appeared, openly and boldly in front of everyone.
At first, everyone was confused.
Who is this? Why is he running out? Why is he standing so high? Where is the guy who was standing so high before
But as Xier screamed, the battlefield inside and outside exploded.
The smart ones like Weber, Medea, and Orange would also think about how this guy showed up and how he escaped the previous siege and became what he is now.
Especially Orange, she concluded that all the enemies were going to be wiped out, but she was slapped in the face just a few days later.
The action-oriented Artoria directly "released magic power" and jumped into the air, swinging her sword to cut people while asking:
"Where's Shinji? What did you do to him?"
Roa did not dodge or defend himself, allowing the Holy Sword to cut him in two, and even replied in a gentlemanly manner:
"I didn't do anything to him, and I can't do anything to him. Although I'm a little reluctant, I have to admit that he is a monster stronger than me in some sense."
This sentence can be regarded as the greatest recognition of Shinji.
In the two battles, one was an encounter battle where both sides were unprepared, and the other was a mutual hunt where both sides were prepared. Roa was defeated both times, and his defeat was horrible. If he had not merged with Kotomine Kirei and entered the Holy Grail by chance, if Shinji had not purified the Holy Grail and happened to be in front of the "hole", he would not know how to deal with this terrifyingly strong boy.
"All I can do is accelerate his growth and invite him to the place that magicians dream of, the end of the magic path - the 'root'."
This one sentence made all the magicians change their expressions, especially the girls who were involved with Shinji, who looked even more pale.