Crazy Britain:They’re All Raising Me

"Eh?"

Seeing that horrifying scene, Mash suddenly widened her eyes. She looked at Gawain with a hint of uncertainty. After a few seconds of hesitation, she cautiously spoke:

"Um, Senpai... I noticed something."

"Don't disturb me at a time like this, Mash." Ritsuka Fujimaru said, bowing deeply toward Gawain.

"It's not that, Senpai..." Ignoring Ritsuka's request, Mash spoke again, her voice suddenly louder. "It's a really important discovery... Senpai, you should look up!"

"...At least let me mourn Jekyll-san's departure for a bit longer." Ritsuka sighed without raising her head.

"But, that's not the issue, Senpai!" Mash suddenly said loudly, "It's really a serious matter! You should look up!"

"Dammit... What do you want me to look at?" This time, Ritsuka sighed deeply, finally raising her head. "Could it be that Jekyll-san suddenly came back to life—"

Ritsuka's words abruptly stopped.

Because, in front of her, Gawain was also staring wide-eyed at her, both of them locked in a stunned gaze.

"Dammit! He really came back to life!"

Ritsuka screamed.

"Shut up, you're so loud," Gawain coldly retorted.

At his cold gaze, Ritsuka immediately felt a chill down her spine, as though a terrifying beast had just stared at her. She quickly covered her mouth.

Then, she watched as Gawain slowly stood up, looking around, before walking toward a mirror and peering into it.

Upon seeing his own bloodless face and the wound on his neck where blood had dried up, Gawain couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"What the hell is that idiot doing... How could he leave my body like this?"

At the same time, a few lines of text appeared in his system reminder.

[You have triggered a Special Task: Corpse Transformation Resurrection]

[You, who have had your blood drained by Bavanzi's Nightmare Embodiment, should have died immediately.]

[However, since anyone whose blood is drained by Bavanzi directly turns into a soulless corpse, and her Nightmare Embodiment further amplifies this curse, you, Gawain, should have died instantly. However, due to your dual soul nature, the damage was shared between you and your other soul, allowing both of you to survive.]

[While you remained alive, the body was left in your control after Gawain fell into a slumber.]

[However, you have not fully overcome this trial. If you remain in the state of a corpse, once this dream ends, the dream rules will deem you dead, and your real body will die as well.]

[You must find a way to transform yourself from a corpse back to a living being before the dream ends, in order to save your life.]

[Time remaining in the dream: Ten hours]

[Task Completion Reward: Shared Trait: Dual Souls Walk Together]

[Dual Souls Walk Together: You will no longer be forced to sleep whenever the other personality awakens. In this unique point, while your other personality is active in the real world, you will also be able to act within the dream. Conversely, when you act in the dream, the other personality can also act in the real world.]

[Shared Trait: Both of your personalities will gain this trait.]

"Bavanzi? Why would Bavanzi drain my blood... And now we're in a dream?"

"And ten hours left..."

Seeing this, Gawain immediately shifted his gaze toward the clock in the room.

"The time is 2 PM... Does that mean it ends at midnight?"

"Um... Jekyll-san?"

At that moment, a cautious female voice from behind caught Gawain's attention. He glanced back at the girl and instantly caused her to shut her mouth in fright.

Upon meeting his gaze, Ritsuka couldn't help but be overwhelmed by a vivid illusion, imagining herself surrounded by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Even her eyes seemed to reek of blood.

Until then, although Ritsuka had met many Heroic Spirits from different eras, none of them had made her feel this overwhelming sense of terror simply from a glance. Only this person in front of her could do that.

It wasn't just paralysis either—her heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed by a large hand, her pulse slowing, making it hard to breathe. Soon, a suffocating sensation filled her mind.

The fear persisted until the moment the other person spoke, halting it at last:

"Ritsuka Fujimaru?"

Like someone pulled from underwater, as the suffocating sensation faded, Ritsuka gasped for air as if she had been drowning, her heart pounding fiercely.

"Senpai!"

Noticing Ritsuka's distress, Mash immediately stepped in front of her, raising her shield.

"You're not Jekyll-san! Who are you?"

"Jekyll? Oh... You mean that useless man. Looks like he's already made contact with you while I've been sleeping." Gawain raised an eyebrow, sneering. "Don't compare me to that idiot. I'm Hyde. Hyde Edward. But looks like you already know that name, right?"

"Hyde?!"

Upon hearing this, Mash's face immediately changed.

"So, Jekyll-san's name wasn't a coincidence... Just like in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, you're the one representing pure evil in his heart?"

"Pure evil? That's an interesting way to put it," Gawain, or rather, "Wil" raised an eyebrow. "So, it looks like you want to fight me?"

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Mash hesitated, but before she could answer, another hand was placed on her shoulder:

"Calm down... Mash, leave it to me."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing that, Gawain turned his gaze toward Ritsuka, who had spoken. Despite her pale face and the sweat on her forehead, her teeth chattering slightly, she had regained her ability to speak normally.

"Hyde, sir... I should address you like that, right?"

Summoning all her courage not to let her legs give way, Ritsuka forced herself to speak, her voice trembling as she resisted the urge to submit.

"We... don't have a reason to be enemies. You're also trapped in this dream, right?"

"Although I didn't fully understand everything from Jekyll-san, it's clear that all this is part of the Demon King's plan... If we don't fix this anomaly, humanity will be destroyed..."

"And even you, sir, will not be exempt from this... This isn't about good or evil—it's about the survival of all humanity..."

"So... even for your own sake, you shouldn't fight us. Instead, you should help us..."

"...That's truly surprising."

Seeing this, Gawain gave her a slightly impressed look.

After all, now that he had taken the "Blood Lord" form, just like before when Gawain was possessed by the "Savior Knight," he now had the full capabilities of the Blood Lord. Naturally, that included his entire skill set, which could be described as the "Fear Aura."

Among these was the ability to induce fear in others, even creating hallucinations when others locked eyes with him. Ritsuka's immobility earlier was because of this.

But at the same time, those who feared him had to constantly undergo a "courage" and "willpower" test when interacting with him. If they failed, they would be forced to comply with his words, with no chance of opposing him.

Despite clearly being terrified, Ritsuka still managed to continue negotiating with him. Her willpower and courage could be described as extraordinary.

"Only after four anomalies, and you already have this level of resolve... Truly, the savior of humanity. Quite interesting."

Gawain chuckled, amused.

"Since that's the case, fine. While I'm not interested in being your ally, temporarily bringing you under my command is not impossible."

"Eh? But we never said we'd be your subordinates—"

Before Mash could finish, Ritsuka quickly covered her mouth. Then, with a forced smile, she looked at Gawain:

"Um, Mash just didn't react quickly enough, please don't mind her. If we can help you in any way, it would be our honor."

Please, how could we oppose this clearly dangerous guy at a time like this?

Ritsuka thought bitterly to herself.

Though she didn't want to, for now, it seemed that surrendering was the only choice.

This so-called "Hyde" emanated a far more unsettling aura than before. The pressure he gave Ritsuka felt even more overwhelming than when she faced the Demon Pillars. Clearly, he was not someone easy to deal with. This wasn't something a mere negative personality like Jekyll could explain...

—Ritsuka strongly suspected that this person was lying, or at least hiding something important. Before figuring out what he was concealing—or even if it didn't matter—she wanted to avoid making any moves that would lead to a confrontation.

So, when Wil started asking about the information they knew, Ritsuka naturally told him everything, quickly revealing their predicament of knowing nothing about the situation.

"Ugh, useless..."

At Wil's cold gaze, Ritsuka laughed awkwardly.

After confirming that Chaldea wasn't much help, Wil quickly turned to the system's hint for clues.

The situation wasn't looking good for him. His memories only lasted until the point where Gawain, acting as Henry Jekyll, drank that terrible potion. His other memories were from the "Blood Tyrant" spirit, which didn't help him now.

When he opened the system records, Wil found it empty except for a task to defeat a Nightmare Embodiment.

After looking at the task briefly, he immediately frowned.

"The system wants me to defeat Bavanzi... What a joke, has the system lost its mind? Why would I go after Bavanzi?"

"Well, looks like the system is saying that if I handle all these Nightmare Embodiments, the anomaly will be mostly solved."

With a decision made, Wil quickly came to a conclusion.

But before that, he still needed to solve his own issue. As the system warned, if he couldn't find a way to come back to life before the dream ended, he might truly die.

"But how to change from a corpse to a living being... I've never dealt with this kind of problem before... Wait!"

Wil's eyes brightened, and he suddenly remembered something.

Though he wasn't particularly skilled in this area, as a prominent figure in both the academic world and London's high society, Jekyll had many connections, one of whom was involved in researching this very topic.

—Dr. Frankenstein. If he could find him, maybe he could solve his problem.

"Follow me."

After saying this to Ritsuka and Mash, Wil immediately left the room.

Ritsuka and Mash exchanged a glance and, after thinking for half a second, quickly followed.

As soon as Wil left the building and entered the fog, he spotted a tall werewolf prowling nearby. When Wil looked at it, the werewolf also locked eyes with him.

Then, the werewolf howled and charged toward Wil.

"Be careful, this kind of werewolf is tough—"

Mash's warning was cut off just as she spoke.

Because at that moment, right before her eyes, Wil had already pulled his blood-soaked hand from the lifeless werewolf's skull.

"Strange," Wil said淡ly, wiping the blood from his palm onto the werewolf's fur.

"Do I look like someone who can be easily bullied?"

End of Translation.

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