434 Thou art most faithful in my heart
As the meridians broke, Soichiro Katsugi slowly fell, and Medea fell to the ground with his body in her arms, and she burst into tears as she watched his eyes gradually lose their vitality.
"Soichiro-sama, why ......?"
She never imagined that Soichiro Katsugi did not die under the poison of Sami Lamis, nor did he die in battle, but would end his life in this way, and there was nothing more painful than the death of a lover in front of her eyes.
And when he was about to die, Soichiro Katsugi's stubborn expression finally changed a little, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked as if he was smiling, and even his gaze at Medea softened a little.
"Enough is enough, Caster......"
Yes, enough is enough.
For Soichiro Katsugi, he has never felt alive, but is like a machine operating according to the instructions of the organization, and because of this, he has lost his most basic feelings as a human being, absolute rationality, and absolute calmness.
But in his life, he still did two irrational things.
The first is to live.
Originally, as a secret killer of tissue culture, he had to commit suicide after completing the mission, but instead of following this rule, he left the organization and came to live in this far-flung Far East. He didn't know why he did it, maybe it was just because the task was so easy that he felt that it was not worth spending his whole life preparing for it, and he wanted to find a reason.
But after living in Fuyuki for a few years, his heart is still empty, he can't feel anything, he can't find anything, and the colorful world for others is lonely and gray in his eyes.
Until he did the second irrational thing in his life - rescued the injured Medea near the Liudong Temple.
A woman of unknown origin, dressed in non-modern clothing, who was wounded and fell in the dark and damp woods, was more suspicious and suspicious, and might even be victimized by it, at least in the education that Soichiro Katsuki received, there was nothing good to come into contact with such a woman.
But he still helped the other party, because in that moment, he found that the world had more colors.
In the ensuing contact, Medea confided everything to him and asked for his help, which he agreed without hesitation and signed the contract on the first night of the wedding.
After that, he suddenly had a different feeling, and for the first time he felt that he was not a machine, but a living human being.
Although he still couldn't understand what kind of feelings it was, he decided to stay true to his instincts, and if Medea chose to fight, he would fight to the end, and other than that, the reason and purpose didn't matter.
However, the two were soon attacked by a mysterious Servant, who was defeated in the battle and threatened Medea by being poisoned by the enemy. Medea chose to give in, but she still had the will to resist in her heart, so he continued to sacrifice his strength for her as if nothing had happened.
As long as Medea still has the will to fight, he will accompany him to the end.
He can accept the act of compromising with the enemy, which is also one of the killer's ways of survival, and only by staying alive can he have any hope of completing the mission. He is able to recognize the futile struggle, and never give up his eyes on the prey in his eyes until he dies, which is also the killer's rule.
But—
When a woman covered in bruises, because he chose to compromise again and again, when she constantly challenged the invincible enemy in order to keep him alive and sacrificed her life, he could no longer be indifferent. He slowed down the other party's pace, and let the other party fall into a painful and desperate struggle, and he couldn't watch it anymore.
So, he chose to be a killer last resort.
Only her own death can make her give up.
But this is not a sad thing, because he should have died a long time ago, and it is enough for this dying life to experience the feeling of being alive in the last moments, and to understand the happiness of being loved and falling in love with others at the end of the day.
Be true to your feelings, to your heart, to your instincts, and to the love of your life.
Lifting the remaining hand with the only strength he had left, Soichiro Katsugi shook Medea's hand with a smile, "So, don't hold on any longer...... Your ideal ...... My wish ......"
Crash!
Before Soichiro Katsukidi could finish his words, his last breath was exhausted, and neither Patchouli nor Illya knew what he was trying to say in the end, but Medea seemed to understand and nodded with tears streaming down her face.
She is a witch of betrayal, first betrayed her father and motherland, and then betrayed her husband and children, it seems that she can't get rid of the curse of betrayal in her life, either betraying others or being betrayed, so she is also scolded, even if she is called as a servant, she can't get rid of this fate.
Her previous lord had been killed by her own hands.
Disguised as a loyal man, he tricked him into using the Light Spell and killed him in the end.
But who likes betrayal if it's not helpless?
What her heart really longed for was never betrayal, but a faithful affection.
Although the encounter with Soichiro Katsugi was just an accident, and although this stone-like man never said a sweet word, it was only when she was with him that she didn't have the feeling of being entangled in the curse of betrayal, and she really understood what she wanted...... She wants to get the Holy Grail and live with this man, and for that, she can do whatever it takes!
But she failed, and in the end not only did she not get the Holy Grail, but she even let the man die in front of her eyes.
But she also succeeded, because until her death, she did not betray him, she finally broke the curse called betrayal, gave all her loyalty to this relationship, and ended her life with the man she loved.
Therefore, her wish has indeed come true.
"Woo——!"
A mouthful of blood spat out and sprayed on Soichiro Katsugi's corpse, she knew that her life was short, but at the moment she had no regrets, so she turned her head, revealing her pale face as paper, looked at Pachou with relieved eyes, then raised her hand, drew a talisman in mid-air, and threw it with a light touch.
"This is my ...... The last magic is out. Medea said weakly.
After a slight hesitation, Pache took the rune in her hand, and her eyes lit up.
Because the message conveyed by this magic rune is a map of the garden in the sky!
What is the most troublesome thing about their invasion of the sky garden? The enemy's strength is one, but the first thing to bear the brunt of it is the environment, they don't know the layout of this aerial garden, they don't know where the ambush is, and they don't know where the enemy will hide, they can only judge by feeling.
And now, Medea has given her a map of the Aerial Garden, which is simply the most powerful weapon of all!
"Why?" Pache asked.
Medea smiled, "Although you are my enemies, ...... What I hate more than you is the poisonous woman, who thinks she has control over me, but she doesn't know it...... I've already written down this garden, and I was going to wait until Soichiro's poison is removed...... I don't need it anymore, so I'll leave it to you, after all...... I'm a witch of betrayal......"
“…… Thanks a lot. ”
"Hehe......"
Medea smiled indifferently, and then fell on Soichiro Katsuki's chest, and when Patchouli walked over, her body had begun to turn into a reiko, and gradually disappeared in front of her.
In the end, only Soichiro's body was left on the ground.
"Let's go."
After a few quiet glances, Patchouli withdrew her gaze, greeted Illya, and walked forward.
On the way, Patchouli contacted Tang Hao through the chat room and shared the map of the sky garden with the other party in an oral way.
"And that kind of thing?" Tang Hao was also surprised when he learned about it, so it seems that the empress is simply lifting a stone to shoot herself in the foot. However, she probably didn't expect Medea to be able to kill Pache and Hercules, and more likely to use Medea as an outcast to buy time.
And Medea was ruthless enough, secretly wrote down the map, and did not forget to bite back before dying.
The witch's backlash, this is not something that anyone can withstand!
"Then the position of the Holy Grail can be determined."
"Well, if I'm not mistaken, it should be in that back garden."
The Great Holy Grail of the Fifth Holy Grail War was originally manifested in Liudong Temple, but after Amakusa joined, the situation became different, after all, he took the first step to control Liudong Temple, and the biggest purpose was for the Holy Grail, and the safest place was of course this aerial garden.
So, it is already an indisputable fact that the Great Holy Grail was transferred to the Aerial Garden.
Even, even the spiritual vein of Liudong Temple may have been moved.
After all, to maintain such a large aerial garden, it is not enough to rely on individual magic, only the spiritual veins provide an endless stream of magic power, so that it can be used to the fullest.
"Then it's much simpler, let's go straight to the back garden, Amakusa Shiro should also be there, if you're lucky, you can kill them by surprise...... Ah yes, did you notify anyone else? ”
"I've already shared it with Illya, she's with Ishtar, and there's no way to do it on the side of the Temple of the Ages."
"yes......"
Tang Hao shook his head helplessly, in this place, magic words cannot be used, Youzhu is not a member of the chat room, and he cannot share information with them, and Yu Ji ...... However, there is still a microphone between him and Yu Ji, as long as Lingzi can communicate with him...... Anyway, share the map with Roman first.
Thinking so, Tang Hao immediately contacted Roman.
As for Youzhu, there is really nothing she can do, so she can only pray that she will not go the wrong way.
Of course, there are beads that may not come.
After all, there is no trace of Aozaki orange so far, and the two are likely to have been matched.
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