Zepia's attack did work.
After a fierce bombardment, the dark blue mist was dispersed. However, what was revealed after the mist dispersed was not the figure of the boy, but a young man.
He was 180cm tall, and his tight-fitting pure white dress showed off his slender and well-proportioned figure, which also matched perfectly with the pure white vampire princess. His hair and eyes were like the ocean, and his handsome face, which combined the toughness of the West and the softness of the East, exuded an aggressive aura.
"This is the first time I've appeared in this world in this state. Phew~ It doesn't feel bad."
"This, this is--?" An unprecedented solemnity appeared on Zepia's crazy and distorted face.
"Why, you can't recognize me after I went from the growth stage to the mature stage?" The young man stretched his body, and the joints of his skeleton made a slight "crackling" sound. "Am I that different from before?"
The difference is quite big, but with Zepia's computing and analysis capabilities, it only takes a millisecond to distinguish the identity of the young man from details such as eyebrows and eyes. The problem is the form of the young man's existence.
"This is not an 'illusion', nor is it a 'perfect copy', this is - real!!! Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! 'Aether Light Weaving' can't do it, 'Tartari' can't do it, even 'Imagination Manifestation' can't do such a thing - how can you, your spirit particle, no, your soul?"
Mad and confused, Shinji's appearance as a young man brought a shock to Zepia no less than the arrival of the Vermillion Moon.
Atlas Academy was originally focused on the study of spirit particles, and Zepia was an expert in it. Because of his understanding, he could see the young man's existence clearly. There was no false information mixed in, and there was no trace of manipulation. If he had not been sure that it was a form formed by the aggregation of spirit particles, he would even think that it was a real person, the original appearance of the boy.
"That's why I say it's a fundamental difference. You can't do it, 'Imagination Materialization'; just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it. My spirit basically exists in this way, and now I'm just materializing it. Thanks to the spirit particle environment you provided, otherwise even I wouldn't be able to complete this materialization."
That's right, the youth's form is the Servant's form. In the parallel world, the spirit base set for Shinji by Yustisa using the authority of the Holy Grail is still preserved in the soul even after the war ends and the spirit weapon is returned. As long as there is a suitable spirit particle environment, it can condense into a spirit weapon again and then manifest, such as the "Spirit Particle Fictional World" and the "Tatari" environment formed by the huge amount of spirit particle mist controlled by Zepia.
"Spiritual base... embodiment..."
Although he was shocked, Zepia's rapid thinking never stopped. Through several nouns in the words, Zepia analyzed an even more shocking fact.
"This is the realm of the third law. Difficult, are you—"
"Just as you are pursuing the 'Sixth Law', I am also pursuing the 'Third Law'. Although it is not yet complete, I am definitely on the path of 'Soul Materialization', and what you see is one of the results."
"!!!"
After so many years of being a "disaster" and turning into a "phenomenon", this was the first time he met someone who was also seeking "magic". However, this encounter did not bring about the sympathy of people of the same kind, but anger from mutual oppression.
"We are both people who pursue miracles, so why do you want to stop me? You should be the one who understands me, so why do you want to stop me?"
"No, you are wrong. I don't understand you. There is an old Chinese saying, 'If you have different paths, you can't make plans together'. Although you and I have the same goal, our paths are not the same. As for why I want to stop you, haven't you heard that magic can conflict with each other? The first and fifth magics are similar in nature, so sooner or later there will be a battle. And judging from the way you challenged the sixth magic, I am afraid that it is inevitable that it will be similar in nature to the third magic, and it is inevitable that it will conflict - of course, these are not important. The most important thing is that your existence and your script make me, Her Royal Highness the Princess, unhappy, so I want to destroy you!"
Shinji's answer completely dashed Zepia's hopes and made his anger burn more and more fiercely.
"Foolish! Shallow! Why? Why? Why can't people who seek magic understand? The Sixth Law is a must, a must! - Hehehe, since you can't understand, there's nothing to say. Originally I only wanted to devour the princess, but now I've changed my goal. I'll devour you and use your soul to perfect my 'Sixth Law'!"
"Come on if you can."
"My name is Zepia, Zepia Eltram Oberon, an alchemist from Atlas, who will complete the 'Sixth Law' of eternal existence."
The vampire in a black cloak moved his hands rhythmically, and the replica moved along his fingers like a puppet.
"My name is Shinji Matou, a special commissioner of the Law and Politics Department of the Clock Tower, a knight guarding the last True Ancestor, Elquit Bronstad, and a man who pursues the 'Third Law'."
The young man in white opened his arms, and a huge amount of magic power that was no less than Zepia's swept out.
"Then, the final act of the rehearsal."
"Let the fight between those who seek magic begin."
"Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut!"
The knights of the church charged towards Shinji in a small group. They were knights under Lizbeife, and they might not be as powerful as the famous Agents in terms of individual combat power, but in terms of group combat, they were much stronger than the Agents.
Even Zepia, who was transformed into "Night of Wallachia", took a long time to destroy them. Especially this group charge, crushing countless phantoms.
However, Shinji is not a "phantom". He is now a real servant, a servant standing at the top like Jeanne d'Arc and Altria. And because he has so many Noble Phantasms, what he fears least is siege.
Now, he had to use the most concealed treasure that was most suitable for the enemy.
"Pierce, bloody Kazikli Bey!"
The magic power spreads, and the spirit particles condensed by faith turn into physical entities.
Rafter piles!
Rafter piles! Rafter piles!
Rafters! Rafters! Rafters!
Densely packed black iron stakes emerged from the ground, filling Shinji's vision like thorns.
The knights' charge was difficult to counter because their formation was both offensive and defensive, but their defense did not include attacks from underground, which were penetrated almost instantly by the rafters.
The rafters that pierced the target continued to rise, and finally lifted all the knights' feet off the ground and hung high in the air.
The young man who created this scene stood on the highest rafter and looked down at Zepia below.
"This is the real 'Night of Wallachia', and I would like to pay tribute to Vlad III, the 'Ghost General Protecting the Country'!"