The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

Chapter 657 - 657

Eiji retrieved Roa's eyes from the pile of shredded flesh and looked at Merlin with great anticipation.Although they were merely Eyes of Life, inferior to the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, they were still jewel-rank Mystic Eyes possessing the ability to plunder all life—quite powerful indeed!

If he could transplant these Mystic Eyes into himself, his strength would advance even further!

Moreover, he would gain the ability to exterminate immortal beings!

"Give up, that's impossible."

Merlin shook his head upon hearing this.

"Mystic Eyes are called Mystic Eyes because they contain natural Magic Circuits within them—single-action magecraft that can be activated simply by looking, without requiring special rituals."

"But Magic Circuits are essentially nerves of the soul. Once the soul dies, the Mystic Eyes lose their power. Therefore, eye transplantation can only be performed while the subject is still alive to ensure freshness. If they're dead, especially with a shattered soul, there's nothing to be done."

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"So, I was really just one step too late?"

Eiji's smile stiffened.

If he had taken the Mystic Eyes while Roa's soul remained, he could have successfully transplanted these jewel-rank eyes.

Had he really missed out on such powerful Mystic Eyes by just one step?

"That's correct."

Seeing Eiji's disappointed expression, Merlin nodded with satisfaction.

"But you needn't be too disheartened. If he were still alive, he would remain a Dead Apostle, and those eyes would contain Dead Apostle blood. Once transplanted into your body, you would become a Dead Apostle too."

Either the transplantation was impossible, or succeeding would turn him into a Dead Apostle.

In other words, it was a lose-lose situation.

"Well, that's somewhat acceptable."

Eiji suddenly understood, his mindset immediately balanced.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Heh."

"..."

Seeing Merlin's expression that clearly said "I did it on purpose," Eiji fell silent.

Well, for Mrs. Pendragon's sake, I won't punch him.

It's definitely not because I'm afraid of him!

...

Arcueid was still in the process of reviving, remaining unconscious and unaware.

Eiji picked her up and, together with Merlin, arrived at the maze's end—the location of the brass wall.

As they approached, they discovered Black Saber and Minamoto no Raikou, along with the other two, almost entirely submerged within the wall.

"Can they be pulled out?"

Eiji pondered, then asked Merlin.

"I haven't studied computer spells much."

Merlin shook his head.

"At the very least, my authority in this area is inferior to BB's. There's no way to forcibly extract them."

"Authority dogs really are something else."

"Heh, that's an accurate description."

Merlin chuckled lightly.

"I've already researched this—given our methods, we shouldn't even think about opposing BB in cyberspace. To free them, we can only follow the rules of this place."

"When did you research this?"

Eiji asked curiously.

Wasn't he, like me, entering for the first time?

"While you were fighting Roa."

"..."

Eiji made a dead-fish eyes expression.

Understood.

Having illusion magecraft really means you can do whatever you want!

"So what are the rules here?"

Eiji asked again.

"Hmm, it seems the awakening process is a battle on the spiritual level."

Merlin stroked his chin, pondering as he explained.

"The reason they're unconscious now is because they're fighting within their hearts. We don't know exactly what form this battle takes, but if they can win, it should count as a successful awakening. If their spirits break, I'm afraid the awakening will fail."

That was the rule here.

That's what Merlin said.

"A battle of the heart?"

Eiji found this troubling and deeply furrowed his brow.

"How can we intervene? Can you enter their minds?"

When it came to this area, Eiji was completely in the dark.

He simply didn't understand any of this.

"Spiritual matters aren't really my specialty."

Merlin scratched his chin somewhat troubled.

"This requires a spiritual technique like 'Fivefold Mental Observation' - I don't understand that technique either..."

Fivefold Mental Observation.

Eiji vaguely felt this name sounded familiar.

"Would we have to find Sesshouin? That's rather unpleasant."

Merlin muttered to himself.

Eiji jolted.

Good heavens! Wasn't Fivefold Mental Observation exactly the spiritual technique developed by Sesshouin!

"Absolutely not!"

Eiji shook his head vehemently.

"I'm also inclined not to seek her out, otherwise who knows what kind of situation might develop."

Merlin nodded in full agreement.

But then the problem arose.

If they didn't seek Sesshouin's help, how could they enter Minamoto no Raikou and the others' spiritual space?

Eiji was at a complete loss.

After all, he understood nothing about this.

"Let's just try pulling them out!"

In a sudden impulse, Eiji simply reached out and placed his hand on Minamoto no Raikou's body.

"Whoosh..."

Then, as if passing through air, his hand went straight through Minamoto no Raikou's body.

"Seems it won't work."

Eiji sighed.

"Wait, how did you do that?"

Merlin suddenly became animated, looking at Eiji with astonishment.

"Do what?"

Eiji looked completely confused.

"Watch me."

Merlin directly reached his hand toward Black Saber.

But his fingers stopped at Black Saber's forehead, completely unable to pass through.

"Strange, what's going on here?"

Eiji was also shocked now.

He walked over to the wall where Black Saber was, tried reaching out his hand, and once again passed right through Black Saber's body.

It was as if he simply didn't exist in this space.

"Speaking of which, didn't BB say before that I'm a bug in this world?"

Eiji recalled his previous conversation with BB.

Because they couldn't find Eiji's name anywhere in the Awakened Roster, BB had ultimately determined he was an NPC who awakened in this world, bluntly stating he was a bug in this world.

"Interesting, truly interesting!"

Merlin found this fascinating, then clapped his hands.

"In that case, there might be a way!"

"How so?"

Eiji also became animated.

"To this Singularity, you're a unique exception. If you're a bug, you can exercise bug privileges. Although I can't send people into spiritual spaces, I can send people into dream spaces..."

"In short, you can send me into their hearts, right?"

Eiji quickly interrupted him.

Couldn't understand - better stop explaining.

"Simply put, yes."

Merlin somewhat reluctantly stopped his explanation.

"Great! Then let's do it quickly!"

Eiji immediately became energized.

"But this is my first time too, I'm not sure if I can succeed. If it fails, it might turn you into a vegetable, never able to wake up again."

Merlin hesitated somewhat.

To be honest, he'd be quite happy to turn this little bastard into a vegetable, but he had to consider Artoria's feelings. Moreover, whether they could successfully awaken depended entirely on Eiji.

Eiji fell silent for a moment.

He looked up at Minamoto no Raikou embedded in the wall - her expression had turned grave, completely different from her previous calm demeanor.

"Let me in!"

Eiji declared resolutely.

Despair.jpg. I was almost ready to be unsealed, and now another one appears, just a few kilometers from my home, damn it!