Chapter 111. The Entire Social Media Is Shaken: Unbelievable, Black Hand Absolutely Cannot Be Her!!
[The lake's surface shimmered with rippling light.]
[Raku Sou remained calm, suddenly raised his sword, and three sword flashes burst out instantly.]
[Swoosh!]
[The sound of sharp air being slashed thundered like lightning, as if it could tear through the vacuum!]
[Cursed Arm Hassan panicked, his head barely emerging from the bottom of the lake before instantly retreating back.]
[Unlike the twisting purple sword trace like a towering skyscraper created by Kojirō, the three sword lights of Raku Sou were straight as deep black cracks, drawing the soul in, sealing off all signs of Cursed Arm's evasion!]
[As if this was a slash that touched upon the realm of True Magic!]
["Can't dodge it?"]
[Under the lake, Cursed Arm Hassan activated his magical energy, the ferocity on his face unable to be concealed behind the white bone mask.]
[In an instant, the arm of the Demon God swelled up, accompanied by a booming explosion, the shadow broke through the water's surface, forming an enormous gloomy figure.]
[The gigantic hand that covered the sky and blotted out the sun enveloped Hassan in a flash, then merged as one.]
[Forming a massive, muscular demon towering in the middle of the lake, as if it could hold up the heavens and trample the earth.]
[At this moment, the three pitch-black sword lights came slashing down.]
...
"Not directly cut, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception ineffective, it should be fine, right?"
In reality, the orange-haired girl nicknamed "stupid but beautiful," Hanabatake Yoshiko, scratched her head.
If Akkun were here right now, he'd surely be able to help explain her doubts.
...
[The next second, three space-tearing scars seemed to exist in parallel with Cursed Arm Hassan.]
[They streaked across Cursed Arm Hassan, who was erupting with the Demon God arm forming the massive muscular body.]
Immediately after, a piercing mocking laugh echoed from the Celestial Curtain.
["Aside from Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, what else do you have that's worth us Heroic Spirits paying attention to....."]
[The towering muscular demon standing in the lake, carrying the pride of a Heroic Spirit, looked down at the small figure before it.]
No effect?
While the global audience was bewildered and doubtful.
[But in the very next moment, Cursed Arm Hassan, who had turned his head with a mocking smile, suddenly froze.]
...
Under the bone-chilling gaze of everyone, that massive body began to fade like a flower.
Withering, falling.
The entire body collapsed.
Collapsed into a heap of black ashes.
With just one gust of wind, it scattered away.
The Assassin illegally summoned in this Holy Grail War — Cursed Arm Hassan, dead!
In the footage, everyone around fell silent.
...
[After a while, Purge King spoke hoarsely: "This is Death of All Things... Your understanding of Death has reached the point where you can assign the concept of death to your swordsmanship."]
["Just an ordinary technique."]
[Raku Sou calmly swung his hand to dispel the sword created by projection.]
[The 『Durandal』in his hand had reached its limit, after all, it was merely a replica created by projection magecraft.]
[If it were Yukinoshita Yukino performing the projection, it would surely be able to last much longer.]
[Immediately after, he turned his head to look at the grand and majestic divine battle on the other side, his gaze becoming serious, "Facing Servants like those, what use is such ordinary swordsmanship?"]
[The corner of Purge King's mouth twitched.]
[What a "humble" way of speaking.]
[With such swordsmanship in hand, plus Reinforcement Age of the Gods.]
[Setting aside abnormal existences like Blackened Saber — which was his natural nemesis, even among the Servants, few could defeat him….]
[It could even be said he was a Servant killer.]
["Yukino…"]
[Raku Sou walked toward the girl staggering and collapsing amid the pool of blood, he took a deep breath.]
[Even an entire arm was gone.]
[With this much blood lost, it was unclear if she could survive.]
[The amount of mana crystal he had accumulated over the years, combined with healing magecraft, there was probably still a chance…]
["Hmm?!"]
[Suddenly, Raku Sou frowned, as if sensing an intense danger, and immediately launched himself toward Purge King, "Watch out!"]
["—Psshhk."]
[The next second, a sound like a blade piercing through matter echoed through the air.]
[Purge King Natsuki Subaru froze, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.]
[Slowly lowering his head, he saw a black-and-red ribbon piercing straight through his chest.]
[It was…]
[Just as he was about to turn his head, that blood-soaked ribbon tightly wrapped around his heart and suddenly yanked it out.]
[The strength in his body seemed to be pulled out at the same moment.]
[Coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood, Purge King collapsed backward onto the ground, blood spreading into a pool.]
[How could he fall here?]
[His pupils slowly dissolved, he reached out, trying to grasp the sky.]
[How could it be…]
[I haven't even… haven't even questioned you yet…]
[…Haruno]
[His now-cloudy eyes, carrying intense unwillingness, froze at that very moment.]
[He slowly took his last breath.]
.....
"????!!!!"
At that moment, the entire world fell into silence, countless people staring wide-eyed in utter shock, unable to believe it.
"The Master of Berserker died right here?!"
"The mastermind behind the curtain is ruthless."
"The key point is how it hid like a venomous snake, and at the weakest moment, it struck a fatal bite."
Amid the global uproar, an even more shocking truth gradually came to light…
[Raku Sou pulled his hand back, slowly raised his head, and looked into the distance — where the Black Holy Grail emerged from the pile of black mud, wrapping around the heart, as he calmly spoke.]
["So it really was you… Shinomiya Kaguya, my little sister."]
"?"
People across nations all typed a question mark at once, filled with confusion.
Huh?
Who did you just say?
Who the hell did you just say?!
Shinomiya Kaguya?
At this moment.
Across the entire world.
Even the great yokai all wore dumbfounded expressions.
Nurarihyon, who had been sighing in lament over the brutality of the Holy Grail War, suddenly trembled, crushing his wine glass, and slowly typed a question mark.
Was it really that harmless girl… no way… right?
...
[Silence.]
[For a long time.]
["Yaa~ Got found out, huh?"]
[A familiar voice rang out, lively and energetic.]
[Yet it made Yukino shiver with goosebumps, as she struggled to sit up from the pool of blood.]
[She stared in disbelief at the beautiful figure gradually appearing as the black mud faded away.]
[That person cutely cupped her face, speaking with mock distress: "I was planning to keep fooling you, but now I've been exposed."]
["You're so mean, Onii-chan~."]
...
Looking at that familiar, beautiful face — now carrying an eerily dangerous aura — the entire world sucked in a cold breath.
They never expected it was really her?
Some people, however, confidently smiled.
"No way, it must be illusion magic changing her appearance. We Chiba folks must trust the siscon radar."
...
[A light breeze blew past.]
["How could it be you?" "You're kidding, right, Kaguya?"]
[Yukino, clutching her bleeding arm, tried to force a smile and stepped toward Kaguya, but was yanked back hard by Raku Sou.]
["You two are kidding, right?" Yukino turned to look at Raku Sou, her eyes pleading.]
[Raku Sou remained silent.]
[Kaguya covered her mouth, giggling softly, "Ara~… let's see who's in such a miserable state… oh, it's my dear Yukino-senpai, ohayou~ Yukinon, you actually love being called that, don't you?"]
["Is it really… Kaguya?"]
[For a moment, she simply couldn't accept this result, her eyes filled only with bewilderment.]
[She never imagined, even in her dreams, that the final enemy would turn out to be her closest friend.]
[Why…]
[The one who created this hellish scene, the demon who slaughtered tens of millions, was actually…]
[The young girl Yukino trembled, her whole body covered in wounds, but no pain could compare to the feeling of her heart being torn to pieces at this moment.]
[Hell.]
[This was truly hell.]
[After her sister passed away, she was left all alone, isolated and coldly bullied because of her personality and excellence.]
[Only her!]
[Only that tsundere girl, sharp-tongued yet gentle inside, only Kaguya had been willing to smile and reach out to save her.]
[And yet now…]
[In Yukino's mind, countless memories of times spent with Kaguya flashed by.]
[So warm, so radiant.]
[That was the rare, beautiful light she had encountered within her darkness.]
[And now it had turned into this hell — a place where tens of thousands died tragically, countless human bodies torn apart, annihilated!!!]
[Servant Yukino, with her white hair, remained silent, offering no words of comfort.]
[It was normal to be unable to accept it in the moment; even she herself hadn't dared believe it at first.]
[But with the strong will of an "Ally of Justice," once she faced the reality, she would burst forth with an even stronger, more dazzling determination, carrying that beautiful conviction to continue growing, to continue fighting.]
["So, you're crumbling now?"]
[Kaguya slowly approached, smiling gently, the filthy black mud on her body fading away to reveal a pure white outfit. "Yukinon, you're so adorable."]
["Look, Onii-chan, just over this little thing, Yukinon looks like she wants to sever ties with me~."]
...
"Too terrifying, she's not only killing people, she's crushing their hearts too."
"Every word is like a dagger stabbing straight into Yukino's heart."
"Woc, even we who are just watching from outside the Celestial Curtain are getting chills — I'm starting to wonder if all those times she comforted Yukino were just an act."
"An act? I'm now suspecting she was the one orchestrating the isolation and bullying of Yukino all along, only to show up later as the 'savior'..."
"Umu~ makes quite a bit of sense, honestly!"
Many people collectively shuddered.
Looking at that beautiful face, everyone felt their scalps tingle.
...
"No… that's not true, that's not me…!"
At the Shinomiya residence, Kaguya raised her hand, firmly denying that this was herself.
She looked hopefully toward her only friend: "Right… Hayasaka?"
Yet she discovered the blonde maid was cautiously edging back toward the wall, and when Kaguya looked over, Hayasaka quickly turned her face away, looking guilty.
...
"The fuck?! This is Kaguya?!"
At the same time, several men within the Shinomiya family, all with ambitions to inherit the family's legacy, exchanged speechless glances, shock mixed with a hint of fear.
Their little sister from a parallel world…
Wasn't that far too terrifying?!
No, from now on, they absolutely had to be careful with Kaguya.
If one day she went mad like the Kaguya in the parallel world, they were all screwed.
...
["So, Kaguya, what exactly is your goal?" Raku Sou asked calmly.]
["I just want the Holy Grail~."]
[Kaguya sang cheerfully, playfully twirling the dark black hem of her dress like a mischievous young lady.]
["Impossible."]
[Raku Sou shook his head. "Even the Purge King wouldn't necessarily care about the Holy Grail. But you…"]
["Ayaa~ how hateful, that expression like you know everything about me."]
["Fine then, no more playing around."]
[Kaguya's expression cooled, her voice indifferent: "Saber, kill them."]
[On that side, Black Saber's golden eyes lit up. She raised her hand, letting out a roar as she unleashed a mana burst that shattered the clouds, blasting Rider away, followed by a barrage of light cannons blanketing the sky, blocking Medusa's approach.]
[Then, like a black flash of lightning, she shot toward this side.]
[In just a blink, the King of Knights was standing before Kaguya.]
[The long sword was raised, its cold tip pointing directly at the one-armed girl — Yukino.]
[Only when truly facing King Arthur — the top-tier hero of the Servant system — could one understand just how suffocating and terrifying that pressure was.]
[Yukino's mind went into overdrive, repeatedly sounding the alarm: "Danger!!!" "Get away!!"]
[But…]
[This sword was now aimed at her — the one who had once been Saber's Master!]
[Yukino's soul continued to crumble, her pupils contracting.]
["Ayaa~ if I remember correctly, Saber was originally your Servant, wasn't she, Yukinon?"]
[Kaguya smiled gently, her long hair casting a shadow that concealed the darkness in her eyes: "I stole from you again, but Yukinon, you're so generous — you'll definitely forgive me, even if… I plan to kill all of you here!!!"]
[Black Saber coldly raised her sword, her boundless mana gathering like a great flood.]
[A blood-purple radiance roared and concentrated at the tip of her blade, then burst forth fiercely.]
["Excalibur!!"]
...
Everyone held their breath, too terrified to speak.
Online, people furiously cursed Kaguya's schemes, then suddenly thought—
"…Is this really the end this time? Bad Ending?"
"No way, Raku Sou isn't dead yet, didn't he say he still had a trump card?"
"Trump card my ass — what good is it against such a ridiculously overpowered King Arthur?"
Black Saber had been absurdly over-boosted.
Her Mana Burst alone was like a natural disaster, far surpassing the Noble Phantasms of regular Servants.
And now came the legendary Excalibur strike.
Plus, the entire team was already heavily injured...
It's over.
Really over.
...
["Rho Aias!!"]
[At the critical moment, white-haired Servant Yukino stepped forward to shield them, her gaze calm but resolute. Her right arm stretched out, the remaining mana forming the foundation of a Projection — one by one, glittering, resilient pink petals up like a shield.]
[That upright posture truly befitted the title of a Heroic Spirit tempered across countless deadly battlefields.]
[The blood-purple beam split the sky, annihilating everything.]
["BOOM…!"]
[The pink petals were crushed one after another, struggling to hold back the force.]
[The raging wind tangled Servant Yukino's white hair, making her black robes whip wildly.]
[The girl Yukino coughed up blood, her complexion deathly pale. She staggered up, wanting to help Servant Yukino.]
[But just a brush of the storm swept her away like straw, and though she gritted her teeth to hold on, her heavy eyelids finally closed.]
[Due to massive blood loss, she slipped into unconsciousness…]
[Just as Rho Aias was about to be shattered like brittle grass—]
[Raku Sou's Mystic Eyes flashed with rainbow light. Frowning, countless twisted Death Lines appeared in his vision, and in an instant, he completely analyzed Black Saber's light cannon. He then reached out his right hand.]
[A sword-shaped Noble Phantasm, materialized by Projection, appeared in his hand.]
[The next moment, the seven-layer pink petal shield shattered like a skyscraper collapsing, and a blood-purple beam, having expended over half its power, howled toward them.]
[Raku Sou took a deep breath. Without hesitation, he swung the sharp blade directly at the terrifying beam.]
["Whoosh!"]
[The air on both sides was torn apart, and the massive blood-purple torrent vanished right down the center.]
[With the combined effort of Servant Yukino and Raku Sou, the crisis was temporarily averted.]
[Immediately after, Medusa — no longer blocked by the barrage of light — also arrived, silently standing before Raku Sou to guard him.]
[However… the well-matched pair simultaneously frowned as they looked at the girl Yukino — who was on the brink of death from blood loss, unconscious.]
[Frankly, if she wasn't treated soon, she would die.]
["Master."]
[Seeing Raku Sou's concern for Yukino, Servant Yukino pressed her lips together. She raised her sharp white blade and, without hesitation, sliced off her own arm, tossing it over.]
[Then she turned to face the enemy, leaving behind only her silhouette.]
["Go, I… can still hold her off for a few minutes."]
[Her faint voice rang out.]
[Somehow, it carried a tragic air.]
[Raku Sou caught the arm, fully understanding Servant Yukino's fate.]
[Without hesitation, he lifted the unconscious Yukino, signaling to Medusa with his eyes.]
[Medusa nodded. She flicked the reins in her hand, pulling Raku Sou and the twin maid girls onto her horse. Under Kaguya's calmly smiling gaze, they transformed into a white comet, streaking far away.]
["Onii-chan, next time we meet, you won't be so lucky."]
...
"So that's it… feels like we just got force-fed a ton of drama."
Sakurajima Mai trembled, never expecting that even a top celebrity like her would one day be caught up eagerly watching drama unfold.
So… the arm Servant Yukino cut off, was to save the girl Yukino?
Why had Kaguya become like this?
The amount of information… was honestly overwhelming.