Reborn in Type-Moon, My Sister is Aoko Aozaki

—What?!

Completely taken by surprise by this turn of events, Nero Chaos's expression froze in a daze.

However, he was not the only one surprised by this sudden development. The Executors, who had been preparing their Holy Words around the barrier, had also not expected that the [Pseudo-Cathedral], which should have held for several tens of minutes, would be broken by the other party so quickly.

After all, in their line of sight, they could only see Nero Chaos crush something, and then the barrier instantly shattered. The black sludge and beasts that had been contained within immediately began to spread outward again.

"Is this the victory you were talking about, you idiot priest!? Rin, we—let's..."

Unable to notice the bead of blood that had flown out from within the barrier at the speed of light and merged into the boy's body, Touko, seeing that the situation had taken a bad turn, couldn't help but curse the surprised-looking priest beside her under her breath. At the same time, she grabbed Aozaki Rin's arm, intending to flee the scene with the boy directly.

Although she didn't understand why Nero Chaos had come for them tonight, the current situation was clearly beyond the control of the Church personnel.

Staying any longer would only bring risk upon themselves. It was better to leave it to the professionals to handle.

But before her hand could even touch the boy's body, at that very moment, Aozaki Rin suddenly felt his body grow slightly warm. A strange sensation spread through his senses, making him feel as if everything around him was slowing down.

It was a very peculiar feeling. Although he couldn't see anything of the outside world, he could perceive every wisp of flowing air, every fraction of propagating sound, every trace of spreading scent.

Everything seemed to have stopped, except for his own heart, which was beating ardently.

And all of this was due to that bead of blood, which even he hadn't been able to notice, having returned to his body just now.

An intricate and detailed pattern of a caduceus gradually formed in his unfocused golden eyes. Aozaki Rin, in what felt like stopped time, stepped forward silently.

He passed by Touko's arm, which was just about to touch him. In a flash, he stepped into the tide of black sludge, raised his arm, and a sword light flashed!

Then, in another instant, he returned to his original position. The patterns in his eyes faded, and as if he had come back to his senses, he blinked blankly.

At the same time, the second half of Touko's sentence finally reached his ears.

"...go!"

However, the moment Touko's voice fell, the Executors, who had been in a battle stance and preparing to deal with Nero Chaos escaping from the barrier, all froze in place.

The reason was simple. In their line of sight, Nero Chaos, who had looked as if he were about to unleash some ferocious attack, was now covered in countless sword slashes, as if his body were cracking apart.

Not just him, but the remaining 665 beasts were also frozen, standing stock-still as if a storm of swords had swept through them.

—Whoosh.

A wisp of evening wind blew silently past. In an instant, all the beasts, along with the black sludge, began to disintegrate, dissipating into the air.

Nero Chaos seemed unable to comprehend what had just happened. In his gradually disappearing head, only a single, incredulous murmur remained.

"Why..."

A black overcoat fell limply onto the ruins. The individual Dead Apostle known as Nero Chaos had, at this moment, vanished from the earth.

"This is..."

Bestino, who had been watching the situation from beginning to end, frowned deeply, completely unable to understand what had just happened.

Don't tell me it was a side effect of the power he used to break the barrier?

But this guess flashed through his mind for only a moment before being dismissed. After all, if the side effect was death, what kind of fool would use it in such a situation?

His gaze swept over the Executors on the scene, who were all looking at each other in bewilderment. Finally, his eyes rested on the boy standing beside Eiri Fumizuka and Aozaki Touko.

A look of doubt appeared in Bestino's eyes as he thought to himself.

Could it be because of this child?

Speaking of which, it's rare to see someone at this age who can go toe-to-toe with an [Ancestor] of the Dead Apostles... Don't tell me he's the reincarnation of the 'Serpent'?

But if he were the 'Serpent', he and the [Tenth Ancestor] seemed to be in a cooperative relationship. Why would he need to kill the other? Are they conspiring together in some greater plot? Or was it simply that the fool Nero couldn't handle the power of the [Principle of the Blood] and self-destructed?

Unable to be certain of his guesses for the time being, Bestino temporarily suppressed his thoughts, clapped his hands, and brought the other Executors back to their senses.

"We can't let our guard down yet! Investigate the situation carefully. We must ensure that the [Tenth Ancestor] has truly been eliminated!"

With the order given, the Executors immediately split into various teams and began to orderly investigate the situation in the ruins.

"What was that just now? Was that a secret technique of your Church?"

Touko held Aozaki Rin's hand. She had been about to retreat, but she had never expected the enemy to just "self-destruct." She looked at the priest beside her with some suspicion.

"Even if you ask me, I'd like to know too. Maybe... one of the higher-ups used some special move."

An expression of disbelief appeared on Eiri Fumizuka's usually unflappable face. He pushed up his glasses, answered casually, and then fell silent.

"In any case, this should be the end of it, right? Hm? Rin?"

Although she didn't know what had happened, from the current situation, it seemed that the [Tenth Ancestor] was dead.

Touko sighed in relief, feeling as if a great weight had been lifted. But she immediately noticed that the boy beside her was somewhat distracted for some reason.

Feeling as if he had done something incredible in that fleeting moment, Aozaki Rin now only felt a surging, vigorous energy welling up inside him, as if something dormant had been ignited and was now slowly awakening.

This feeling did not bring him any discomfort; on the contrary, it brought a sense of exhilaration. But when he tried to grasp this feeling, that subtle sensation would instantly disappear. At that exact moment, Touko's words also brought him back to his senses.

"...It's nothing. I just find it a little strange. Why did that Dead Apostle suddenly disappear like that, Sister Touko?"

"I don't know. We'd probably have to ask the Church about that."

Touko shook her head in reply. But regardless, the crisis in Misaki City was now resolved.

At the same time, she also realized that she had to produce the results of her research as soon as possible and obtain the power of True Magic to prevent something like what happened tonight from happening again.

And at that very moment, in the cave in the back hills.

The old man, his face hidden in the darkness, gazed at the panting girl before him and said without emotion.

"If you want to change this situation so badly, then why don't you do it yourself, Aoko."

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