It was an altar made of pure white stone. Like these cylinders, they are extremely conspicuous in this dark and empty space. And below the altar, there was a young girl kneeling there with her eyes closed, as if praying for something. Her whole body seemed to be still, and even the breeze could not blow her collar. Under the reflection of the surrounding pure white pillars and altars, the whole scene is filled with a sacred and solemn atmosphere. The girl was wearing an extremely loose cloak and a hat that was as soft as a pillow. She has an extremely petite figure, with short light blue hair, and her clothes seem to complement the entire environment, being mainly pure white, which is extremely holy. Although her overall attire is mainly white, compared to Joan of Arc, who also wears mainly white, her loose clothing makes her look more like a priest. She knelt devoutly beneath the altar, the stardust around her sparkling with love. “Trample! Trample! Trample! Trample!” But this place filled with solemnity and sacredness was broken by the sudden sound of footsteps.
"General, why did you suddenly decide to come back?" A very mature female voice with a hint of charm came from this silent space. Following the direction where the sound came from, in the shadows, a tall figure slowly walked out with crisp footsteps like high heels landing on the ground. She was a mature woman with a tall figure, wearing a black dress, large chain-shaped ornaments around her body, and waist-length red hair hanging naturally behind her. In terms of temperament alone, she and Semiramis both have an air of seduction and charm that keeps strangers away, as well as that Among all these, Semiramis felt more of a chill running down her spine, as if she was being stared at by a poisonous snake. However, this woman carries an unspeakable evil and weirdness within her charm. As for why, this woman was wearing a scarlet eye patch on her right eye, and there was a completely independent third eye on her forehead. "Coach, you know that accepting commissions is a rare hobby of mine." Opposite this woman was Shudenan, who had taken away Emiya Shirou's Noble Phantasm. He raised his brows slightly and answered her casually. "If you can change your smoking habit, I will believe you." "I'm afraid that won't work. Cigarettes are one of my rare hobbies." Xiu Denan had a smile on his face. He slightly retracted the smoke that was emitting turbid purple flames from his mouth and walked forward. "Alas, it's a rare opportunity for me to come back, and my lovely Hecate is still as cold as before." Xiu Denan took off the sunglasses on his face and looked at the girl kneeling on the altar with nostalgic and doting eyes. He put out the cigarette in his mouth, naturally considering the girl. But the girl did not open her eyes, as if she did not hear Xiu Denan's words. She still knelt there, with no expression on her face and an incomparable coldness. Xiu Denan, who received no response, shrugged his shoulders and sighed with sadness written all over his face.
"General, you should know that Hecate has always been like this, right?" "Hey, I would be very happy if I could hear Hecate say welcome back to me." "General——" The woman didn't know what to say. She closed her eyes, lowered her head, and put one hand in front of her face. "Let's not talk about anything else, General. You didn't return to Xingli Palace just to take a look at Hecate, did you?" "Why not?" Xiu Denan grinned and answered the tall woman in a teasing tone. "How dare you say that, General." There was a hint of anger in the woman's tone. "You have been wandering around like this without doing anything. Hecate, you know it well. You have always been like this, just praying." "I have been the one who has been supporting the operation of the Masquerade for almost all these years. I really hope you can understand me." "But don't you enjoy it? Besides, we really don't know anything about management." “But it’s not like I didn’t do anything.” Xiu Denan also understood the hidden meaning of her words. The three people here are the three pillars whose status in the "Masquerade" is second only to the leader. Xiu Denan, the "Thousand Changes" who is a general and is in charge of leading the troops. Bellpeole, the "unreasonable judge" who is in charge of management and serves as a consultant. And the "Top Seat" Hecate, whose job is to be the Great Shaman and is responsible for listening to the orders of the leader. These three Red World Demon Kings are the ones who are currently in the "Masquerade". They have been leading the "Masquerade" for thousands of years when the leader of the "Masquerade" disappeared. But now, for the purpose of their leader, only Bellpeolpe has been working hard for it, and she feels more or less unbalanced. "So, General, what did you gain from your wanderings?" Bellpeol did not pursue the matter further. After living together for a thousand years, she was very familiar with Xiudenan and Hecate's personalities. A faint blue light shone from Xiu Denan's hand. The faint scent emanating from it changed the atmosphere of the scene. "Zero Hour Lost." Bellpeol smiled sweetly, but her laughter could not hide her joy, and she murmured. "Finally found it." And on the altar, the girl who had been praying also opened her eyes.
Those were a pair of eyes as crystal clear as gems. Her face was filled with indifference as she slowly turned around under the altar. The Zero Hour Lost in Xiudenan's hand quickly floated up and flew in front of Hecate. A magic array then unfolded in front of her. The lost child at midnight was also rotating under this magic circle. After just a short while, Hecate, who had no expression on her face, actually frowned. "what happened?" Bellpeol also felt something was wrong. "There is no tyrant responsible for collecting emotions in Zero Hour Lost. Even the tyrant used to carry the leader is not among them." Chapter 268 Misaki City "what!" Bellpeol looked at Zero Hour Lost with some disbelief. You know, in order to complete the leader's mission, she also spent a lot of time to find an excellent way. Regarding the tyrant, it was basically planned by her and produced by the Dantario Research Institute. You have to know that this was accomplished by various coincidences, but now she is told that everything she arranged has become nothing. How can she accept this? "No, it looks like the one I got isn't the real Zero Hour Lost." "The real lost child of Zero Hour?" Bellpeol adjusted her expression and asked Xiudenan. Xiu Denan told everything that happened to him when he went to Misaki City. "So, that human is the only one who knows the location of the real Zero Hour Lost Child?" Bellpeol lowered her head, her expression full of disbelief, but since such words came from Xiu Denan's mouth, she could only believe that such a human being existed in the world. "But he was killed by me, and Fariagni, who transferred him here, was also defeated by Shirou Emiya." The clue was broken again. "No, it's very likely that Fariagni doesn't know the free method of space transfer. You know, in this world, there are only a handful of Red World Apostles who can master space transfer." "you mean----" "There is probably only one person who can move within Japan and easily use the Space Transfer Method." "Corpse Collector!" Following Bellpeol's train of thought, Xiudenan quickly understood what she wanted to say. "And, most likely, that human is not actually dead."
"Impossible, I saw it with my own eyes——" Before Xiudenan could finish his words, Bellpeol immediately interrupted him. "The freedom you felt should also be the trick left by the corpse scavenger on that human." "Why would you make such a judgment? You have to know that Emiya Shirou is just a human being. Even if he is a corpse scavenger who only consumes the flames of the extinguished torch, he will not take care of a human being like this." "No, General, you are mistaken. You didn't know that the human was carrying the Zero Hour Lost Child because he was wearing armor all the time. As soon as he took off his armor, you saw the Zero Hour Lost Child at a glance. You should know what this means." Bellpeolpe guided Xiudenan to think step by step, and she seemed to enjoy answering other people's questions. "It proves that Shirou Emiya has not hidden any traces of the lost child of Zero Hour, and it is impossible for him to wear armor all his life. In other words——" Although Xiu Denan is not good at thinking, it does not mean that he is just a warrior who can only fight. As a general, Xiu Denan's thinking is naturally quick. "The corpse collector already knew that Shirou Emiya was carrying the Lost Child of Zero Hour." "But that's not enough to keep him alive—" Xiu Denan suddenly thought of something. The corpse picker knew the layout of the "Masquerade" for the Zero Hour Lost Person, and he also had the ability to detect the inside story of the Zero Hour Lost Person. "I'm afraid he also wants to know what the situation is with the lost child of Zero Hour." "But I didn't expect that under such circumstances, that human didn't trigger the law of freedom." Bellpeol said calmly. Bellupone naturally knew very well why the Corpse Collector was set up as a triggered free method. If the Corpse Collector was required to use the power of existence to trigger it, Fariagni would easily find out. However, this simple triggered method of freedom was only active for a very short time. Even Xiu Denan could only slightly feel that Wei Qiangong Shirou was performing the method of freedom at that moment. Not to mention Fariagni, whose strength is lower than Xiudenan. There is still a big gap between the Red World Demon King and the Red World Demon King. The longer the Red World Demon King lives, the more powerful cards he has. Your perception of many things will become more sensitive. If Shirou Emiya was really just an ordinary human, Fariagni might have been concealed by the corpse scavengers. These were all the inferences she made from Xiu Denan's description. Although the actual reasons of the corpse scavengers were different, she had already guessed most of them. Lamy did not choose to save Shirou Emiya in order to find out why the missing person in Shirou Emiya's hand did not have [Silver]. Because from the beginning Lamy knew that the Zero Hour Lost in Shirou Emiya's hand was a fake. As a being that gathers the power of existence by devouring the torches whose flames are about to disappear, Lamy will find out the information of all the torches in the city as soon as he arrives in Misaki City. It was impossible for him to rely on luck to collect the torches whose power of existence was about to dissipate, and when he explored, he discovered Mistis named Yuji Sakai early on. I have also secretly paid attention to this special torch that can move within the seal. The Corpse Collector knew about Shirou Emiya's existence even before Fariagni did.
He had also been keeping an eye on Shirou Emiya, so naturally he saw the scene where Shirou Emiya projected the Zero Hour lost child in the infirmary. It can be said to be stunning. And Shirou Emiya never discovered the corpse scavenger from beginning to end. As a Crimson World Apostle who was able to hide from Magneto for many years, he had extremely high skills in concealing his own aura. Although Shirou Emiya's perception is also extremely sensitive, Lamy is not like Bad Blade. He has never revealed any hostility towards Shirou Emiya, so Shirou Emiya naturally has no way to capture such a gaze. Shirou Emiya had not yet reached the point where he would glare back at a bird in the sky if it looked at him.