Magician in Type-Moon

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In other words, the only way to kill the voice of someone named Genmura Satsuki is to cut off the "death line" on their body, which represents their vocal cords, with a knife.

Since we've already managed to cut the Death Threads binding Xuanwu Gaoyue, it's more worthwhile to just kill him directly.

However, there is another way: to simply kill all the sounds in this world.

But Ryougi no Origami rejected it without even thinking about it.

To achieve that level of power, one might not even need to make a move before their brain is burned away by the heat generated by the strain of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

So what other uses does sound have?

The Two Elements Weaving was deep in thought.

Location!

Using sound to locate is an instinct ingrained in our genes since the dawn of humanity.

In modern times, whether it's a skilled gamer listening for footsteps or a military sonic radar, both demonstrate the fundamental function of sound.

So ever since her vision was plunged into darkness, Ryougi has been using dialogue to pinpoint Genmura Satsuki's location.

But the guy in front of her wasn't the careless type. With each line of dialogue, Xuanwu Gaoyue's position changed.

However, simply observing the direction of the heartbeat is insufficient to pinpoint the most precise location.

So when will Genmu Satsuki emit a sound that would reveal his exact location?

There is only one answer.

That is the moment when Xuanwu Gaoyue will activate "language" again after Xuanwu Gaoyue's "language" ends.

Only at that moment was his voice most distinct and his vulnerability most apparent.

Then the next thing is simple.

Simply hold the dagger in front of you and maintain a "straight-eyed" stance.

Then swing your free hand and use your fingernail to cut it open!

......

Something had been forcibly chopped open.

As smooth and unobstructed as cutting butter, the space itself was sliced ​​open with a "snap".

This is a skill that Shiki has not yet mastered, but Shiki has already learned it.

As the second personality in the dual personality disorder, Shiki has always entrusted her body to Shiki's control.

He chose and acknowledged that loneliness.

Nevertheless, this feeling is not pleasant.

It's like living in a black box, surrounded by invisible walls, unable to truly touch anything from the outside world.

Although he could receive the same information as the person he was exposed to, the feeling was no different from watching someone else's life in a movie theater.

Sometimes, Zhi would think about whether she should pierce through the screen covering her face, go into the real world, and experience real life.

During these times, he would think about ways to escape.

This deeper level of thinking gradually evolved into an exploration of "how to break free from constraints," which is not limited to the limitations of this body.

It is also a reflection on everything called "binding".

During that time, Zhi developed a strong interest in "escape magic" performed by magicians. He was filled with curiosity about how performers who were trapped in boxes or locked up could cleverly escape.

But you get tired of seeing it too much, and I personally don't like these kinds of things.

However, in the end, Zhi came to the conclusion that "all we need to do is move from this space to another space."

Once you master this ability, you can overcome any kind of constraint.

The weaver was fascinated by it.

But I still can't find the trick.

I kept this feeling buried deep in my heart, treating it as a childish fantasy from my teenage years.

but...

That day.

The day when the person named Ryougi Shiki awakened the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

In a situation where a man named Matou Ike holds Kokutou Mikiya, who has already taken a place in his heart, hostage, she is threatened.

This body unconsciously performed that miracle.

The dagger cleaved through space.

It is because things have an end that we can observe the infinity.

The Two Elements Weave, trapped in infinity, finds the non-existent finite and then severs it.

Of course, there is no finite within the infinite, because you cannot cut off something that does not exist, so it is impossible to escape that cage.

However—without the finite, there is no infinite.

Regardless of whether there is an Infinity Wall or not, the endless world before the Ryougi Weave was originally meaningless.

If there were truly no finiteness, then it would not be infinite but nothingness.

If it contains a finite amount, the weaver will find it and then cut it all off.

In a state where Shi was blinded by murderous intent.

Zhi remembered that feeling.

If he wanted to, he could see the death line called space.

This feeling is truly wonderful, Zhi thought to herself.

......

Death has already quietly approached.

No, the real threat was that his body was sliding toward the brink of death.

"What exactly is going on?" Xuanwu Gaoyue wondered to herself.

As he looked, he saw those jet-black hairs, moist and vibrant, and eyes as deep as the night sky, all intertwined with an indescribable chill.

The presence of the Ryougi-ori seemed to compress the surrounding air, making it heavy and stagnant.

In her hand, a sharp dagger gleamed faintly, pressed coldly and ruthlessly against his chest.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still, and the surrounding scenery became blurred, but her figure became clearer and clearer before his eyes, exuding an incomparably tranquil aura of death.

That beautiful blue shimmered with a mysterious and eerie light.

It was less of a nightmare and more of a pure horror.

At this moment, Genmu Satsuki felt an unprecedented thrill—this was the first time she had faced a real threat of death.

My heart pounded erratically, like a drumbeat in a storm, as if playing a tragic melody for the suspense of life and death.

Tension and fear intertwined as they experienced a life-or-death moment unlike anything they had ever felt since birth.

Surprisingly, this feeling wasn't bad.

On the verge of death, he felt a strange sense of pleasure.

He had thought about death and believed that it wouldn't matter if he died.

But this sudden stimulation...

It directly struck at the primal desire in Xuanwu Gaoyue's heart.

He doesn't want to die yet!

He didn't want to die before he finished that thing.

The future is right before our eyes.

Xuanwu Gaoyue mustered all her strength and shouted before her brain burned out:

"Death does not exist here!"

The next second, he felt the dagger pierce his skin, the cold blade sending a sharp pain through him.

Blood gushed out like a spring, and warm life slipped through his fingertips. Accompanied by the tearing of flesh and the struggle of the heart, time seemed to stand still at this moment.

In that instant, he could hear the echo of his own heartbeat, like muffled thunder booming in his mind.

"Only when you're about to die do you start to resemble a human being..."

Chapter 293 Church Intelligence

"Is that so? So Orange has messed things up?"

Matou Ike's tone was tinged with mockery, his eyebrows slightly raised, seemingly with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Oh right, you also think she's mentally unstable, right, Matou?"

Ryougi Shiki shrugged indifferently, as if Orange's safety was of no concern to her.

"Her thought process is indeed somewhat unusual, but in the end, did you still release Xuanwu Gaoyue?"

Matou Ike changed the subject and asked.

“How could that be? I’m not Shiki,” Ryougi Shiki’s voice suddenly turned low, as if she had instantly switched from a woman’s gentleness to a man’s coldness. “Even if I saw someone similar to Kokutou, I wouldn’t show any mercy.”

Ori took the initiative to appear and refute Matou Ike's words, then continued:

"But that guy did get a second chance at life."

He curled his lip, recalling the last decree Xuanwu Gaoyue had read: "'Death does not exist here,' what a clumsy way to escape."

"That alone won't stop you from killing him, will it? After all, once he's dismembered or whatever, that guy will still die after his 'language' ends, won't he?"

Matou Ike calmly analyzed the situation.

The immortality phenomenon created by Genmu Satsuki's use of "language" to erase the concept of death is essentially a rebellion against the rules of the world.

This ability to defy fate is something the world itself cannot tolerate.