〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
"No… a normal person's life isn't as short as yours right now, don't misunderstand!"
Manigoldo scratched the back of his head unconsciously, his smile a bit forced.
Only your life, with a mere five minutes remaining, is truly short!
After all, he still had a master who had lived for over 200 years as a human and was still alive and kicking.
Cardia, sitting cross-legged to the side, also laughed softly:
"I told you long ago, the meaning of life lies not in eternity, but in the brilliance of a single moment, just like fireworks! But… it is precisely because life is short that we must live it even more wonderfully!"
Cardia, who possessed divine blood in his body, once had the opportunity to obtain eternal life, but that was not what he wanted…
To control one's own life, seeking not eternity but brilliance; Cardia, who had congenital heart disease, had lived his whole life holding onto this belief!
Firmly remember this glorious splendor, this journey as fleeting as a shooting star, this story named love and hope.
So Goetia, think carefully about why your 3, 000-year "short" life is not even as brilliant as these remaining five minutes of life…
After all, what is called life is sometimes so short it's unnatural, and so interesting it's unbelievable.
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[ Goetia completely disappeared from Fujimaru Ritsuka's sight. Chaldea's communications returned to normal, and Da Vinci's anxious voice rang out once more.
"The video feed is finally back! We'll talk about what happened just now later!"
"Hurry up, Fujimaru! Chaldea has already begun to leave the Temple of Time. Get to the Rayshift point, quickly! We will stay on standby until the very last moment!"
Hearing the voice in his ear, Fujimaru continued to move forward mechanically.
BOOM—!
At this moment, the ground ahead collapsed, and Fujimaru himself was about to fall into the bottomless void.
However, the exhausted Fujimaru couldn't even manage a simple jump. He could only say with some unwillingness: "Tsk, just a little bit more!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
Just that little bit more…!!
Watching Fujimaru about to fall into the abyss, everyone felt anxious for him. It was clearly just a little bit more, but he couldn't take that final step!
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〜Detective Conan World〜
Conan paced back and forth on the spot, his anxiety visible to the naked eye:
"Tsk… run!"
"How do you expect him to run?? Did you forget about his injuries and the price of summoning Servants?"
Big brother… a normal person would be exhausted after fighting for so long, let alone considering what kind of gods and monsters Fujimaru was fighting?! He's lucky not to be dead or crippled.
After Haibara Ai rolled her eyes speechlessly at Conan, she turned her gaze back to the screen:
"The current him can't do it. Massive nerve necrosis… Fujimaru can currently be considered half-dead~…"
Except for his brain and heart, everything else probably had problems. Maybe even walking was taking all his strength right now; how could you expect him to run!
Conan thought for a moment, then asked somewhat unwillingly:
"Will there be any Heroic Spirits left?!"
Regarding Conan's question, Haibara Ai retorted directly with a look reserved for idiots:
"Still Heroic Spirits… do you think he isn't dying fast enough?"
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[ Fujimaru felt his body falling downward and closed his eyes in despair… In the end, he still failed the expectations of the Doctor and Mash!
"SENPAI!!"
"Senpai… reach out your hand!"
At this moment, a very familiar voice rang out. Fujimaru subconsciously opened his eyes, and his pupils suddenly constricted.
He saw Mash, who had already died, reappear and reach out her hand towards him. Fujimaru subconsciously grasped Mash's hand.
As their hands joined, white light filled the entire screen, and the familiar Rayshift scene appeared once again.
Just as the two were transferring, the screen shifted to the throne, where Solomon's ten rings lay quietly.
The temple had vanished; only the throne remained. There were no longer any traces of the Beast. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
Although seeing Mash reappear made everyone happy, they felt even more horror… their hearts were uneasy. This Temple of Time seemed to be haunted!
No matter how you put it, this wasn't just a matter of a fatal wound, right? Goetia's reappearance was understandable, as he was just remnants with five minutes left.
But Mash was beaten until not even ash remained, so how did she come back to life?!
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 6th Singularity, Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot—
Watching the reappearing Mash, Lancelot felt pleasantly surprised but also full of doubts.
"Is Mash appearing now as a Heroic Spirit? Or did that oldest marathon runner finally arrive and happen to save Mash? Or did King Solomon do something when he returned the rings?"
He racked his brain and could only think of these possibilities; otherwise, there was no way to explain the situation before him…
Resurrection from the dead was too bizarre in their world. After all, they didn't have the divine power of that mentally challenged goddess Aqua, who could revive the dead without any effort!
Thinking it over, compared to the absurdity of resurrection, Lancelot felt the possibility of her being a Heroic Spirit was slightly higher.
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[ Then the scene changed. In an environment resembling the cosmic starry sky, the mysterious creature Fou gazed at Mash, who existed like a phantom.
Fou calmly described the current situation to Mash: "You were completely annihilated and reached the end of your life. Even so, your will remained in this void."
"Even so, you still have things you want to accomplish, so I won't say something like 'good work' to you."
"Although I will bid you farewell, saying goodbye!"
Listening to Fou's narration, Mash seemed unable to understand the situation yet, her eyes full of confusion and bewilderment…
"There is no time, allow me to make a long story short." Fou continued calmly, "I intend to bring you back to life. I possess the Principle of Comparison, feeding on competition and growth, jealousy and regret among humans."
"A Beast that possesses characteristics stronger than the opponent." ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"Wait… I understand you are a Beast, given your appearance, but you are actually a Beast of the 'Evil of Humanity' level?"
Good heavens, this sudden news shocked everyone so much their eyes were spinning… So, just what kind of divine beings were in that Grand Temple of Time just now?!
A Beast that possesses characteristics stronger than the opponent… so you've been slacking off this whole time? No… as a Beast, why were you hanging out with Chaldea?
This explosive amount of information was enough to fry everyone's brains. Although you are a mysterious creature, no one expected you to be this mysterious!
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"…Fou?!"
Mash hugged a certain white mysterious creature, looking it up and down with a face full of doubt. It didn't look like one, no matter how she looked at it, right?
Fou, being held, also tilted its head in confusion, revealing a look of innocence.
As if telling everyone that the video was fake, and that it was just a weak and helpless small animal that could only serve as a mascot or something.
"That makes sense…"
Fujimaru murmured thoughtfully.
Now he finally understood why Fou could talk to the Doctor at the beginning of the video. It turned out both of them were likely aware of each other's identities.
Thinking of this, Fujimaru suddenly looked at Da Vinci with suspicion:
"Da Vinci-chan, do you have any hidden identity? If you do, just say it!"
Fou is a Beast, Dr. Roman is the Grand Caster, and King of Mage, Solomon. Even if Da Vinci-chan had some hidden identity, he would find it quite reasonable.
Da Vinci looked at Fujimaru, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"I wish I did… but my strength doesn't allow it!"
( Translator-kun: She does hide a Lily Form...)
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[ "The Beast of Calamity, Cath Palug. In another world, also known as the Primate Murder."
"As long as I am not in human society, I am a harmless animal. That is why I stayed behind closed doors on an uninhabited island."
"However, the magus looking after me was a terrible guy. He kicked me out of the comfortable confinement tower and threw me into the outside world."
Speaking of this, Fou's tone seemed to become somewhat gnashing, and then the screen showed the past of Fou and Merlin.
Fou originally stayed with Merlin in the confinement tower of Avalon, listening to Merlin talk a lot of nonsense all day long.
However, after living together in the Tower at the End of the World for a period of time, without any preparation, he was thrown directly from the twenty-story tower by Merlin.
Merlin even said with a smile, "Go, Cath Palug, go touch truly beautiful things."
What was even more hateful was that Merlin realized he had thrown him too early. To prevent Fou from contacting human history, Merlin opened a portal at the bottom and top of the tower, making Fou cycle through free-fall for several hundred years. ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"Merlin… you really are scum, the scum of the scum! It's a miracle you haven't been beaten to death by Fou."
Watching the past of this one human and one beast, even the people outside the video couldn't help but cover their faces… Honestly, Merlin, you are too despicable! Doing nothing but wicked things.
No wonder Fou does a flying kick while shouting "Merlin must die" whenever he sees him. He really deserves a beating!
Plus, he catfished the King of Mage, Solomon, online, and the big sister Quetzalcoatl also threatened to teach Merlin a lesson with her skilled wrestling techniques… You really just provoke whoever you shouldn't provoke!
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( Translator-kun: Fou's sacrifice to revive Mash is one of my favorite scenes in the game... )