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Hearing Saber's question, Medea looked away from Lily in Kisaragi's arms and explained to Saber.
"Regarding that, it's because I can sever the contract between her and her Master."
"If Esdeath were still a follower of a player right now, like the relationship between Steve Rogers and Soichiro Kuzuki, my Noble Phantasm wouldn't be able to sever it so easily. That's because, under the normal contract between Master and Servant, there's also the player and follower contract established by Paradise hidden beneath it."
"My Rule Breaker still can't break this player and follower relationship."
Paradise is not an existence that can be toyed with by the magic of the Fate World. It is precisely because of this that Medea did not try to use Rule Breaker to deal with Hydra Captain during the battle.
"Is that so?" Medusa glanced at the completely irrational Esdeath, then sat on the other sofa, shaking her short sword, and said strangely, "It's hard to imagine that such a Heroic Spirit would also die in the game."
Esdeath's time stop is basically a special Skill that's a one-hit kill on first encounter. As long as she hides her presence well and finds the enemy's position, even if she can only use it once a day, she can perfectly clear the Holy Grail War, creating a mystery legend of serial killings in the magical world.
"I know a bit about Esdeath's legend, but since she has already become a follower, most of those legends can no longer be taken seriously."
Kisaragi Rin looked at the mark on Esdeath's chest, which was the power called Demon Manifestation: Demon Extract.
The power system of Akame ga Kill is mainly composed of special equipment called Teigu. Teigu are forged from dangerous creatures native to that world and possess various powers.
And Demon Manifestation: Demon Extract is one such Teigu, forged from the blood of a super dangerous species rumored to reside in the far north. It was previously held in a pot, and anyone who drank it would inevitably have various negative emotions stirred up, leading them to go completely insane.
However, in the story, Esdeath drank the entire pot of blood, completely mastering the power of Demon Manifestation: Demon Extract, allowing her to freely control ice, and even developing Mahapdama, which freezes space-time.
Kisaragi Rin speculated that it was this legend that caused Esdeath to manifest as a Berserker.
"According to her performance in the original plot, just a little bit of Demon Manifestation: Demon Extract can make a person go completely insane. Esdeath drank an entire pot of blood, so her current level of madness must be very high."
Kisaragi Rin put Lily down from his arms and spread his hands helplessly.
A high level of madness also means that it is very difficult to restore rationality.
In Kisaragi Rin's impression, the only Heroic Spirits in the Fate World who could escape the negative effects of madness were Beowulf and Kiyohime; others could basically only regain some rationality at the moment before death.
"I'll try with magic first."
Medea said, but her gaze was fixed on Lily.
Yesterday, Medea verbally expressed her dislike for Lily, but her body honestly protected Lily, constantly wary of Kisaragi Rin, preventing anything from happening between them.
Today, Medea still verbally expressed her dislike for Lily and was equally wary of Kisaragi Rin's contact with Lily, but the reason for it had completely changed.
Perhaps because Kisaragi Rin did not choose to betray her even when facing a life-or-death crisis, Medea seemed to be somewhat caught in the fog of love, on one hand, caught up in her own worries for various reasons, and on the other hand, naturally not wanting Lily to touch her Master…
The adult Lily probably noticed this, but she didn't have as many reservations as Medea. She wasn't going to give Medea face, nor was she going to hide her affection. She found an opportunity and, relying on her cuteness, stayed in Kisaragi Rin's arms.
However, Lily's actions could only go as far as hugging, because due to the essence of Materialization Split, her existence relied on Medea, and she couldn't completely resist Medea's power, so she didn't dare to go too far.
With a look, Medea forced Lily to retreat. She then surveyed Medusa, Saber, and Yukinoshita Yukino, believing that her own aura was the strongest and her importance to Kisaragi Rin was the highest among them.
"Will Kisaragi praise me after I resolve Esdeath's madness?"
Medea thought, blushing slightly, and reached out her hand towards Esdeath's forehead.
Facing Medea, who was about to touch her, Esdeath was restless and quite irritable, but with Medusa and Saber suppressing her, this was no longer something Esdeath could decide on her own.
As Medea's fingers touched her, her own magic also activated.
Innate Skill - Circe's Teachings, Rank A. In the game, its effect is to remove debuffs for a single ally and increase NP gain.
And in reality, the effect of an A-rank Innate Skill is naturally far more than that.
The witch Circe was Medea's senior sister, who greatly helped Medea in her study of magic, and her character flaws also influenced Medea in the future.
In her legend, she basically represents wisdom, independence, and self-discovery.
Medea's idea was roughly to use this wisdom and self-awakening to dispel the madness and restore Esdeath's rationality.
After waiting for a moment, Kisaragi Rin saw Medea frown. Her magic surged as she tried several more times, but she still withdrew her magic.
"What's the situation?" Kisaragi asked.
"I roughly probed her consciousness realm with magic. Her situation is a bit complex. The madness influence brought by her class is only a part of it; the real reason is that she herself is unwilling to regain her rationality."
Medea briefly stated the results of her probe, rubbing her forehead, clearly indicating that probing a Berserker's consciousness realm was not easy.
"She herself is unwilling to escape the madness?" Kisaragi Rin pondered for a moment. Such a situation, naturally, could not be resolved by outsiders.
Seeing Medea looking rather unhappy, Kisaragi Rin walked over and soothingly ruffled her hair, "You've worked hard, Medea."
As Kisaragi Rin gently stroked her, steam effects even appeared above Medea's head. Her body, without knowing where it was moving, sat in the distance. Only when Kisaragi withdrew his hand did she softly respond, "Thank you for Master's concern…"
After she finished speaking, the air fell into silence once more. The seven people sat together without speaking.
Kisaragi Rin was pondering a solution, while Esdeath occasionally bared her teeth at Saber.
Saber crunched on potato chips, and Medusa swayed her chain-blade, sensing the amplitude of the swing.
Yukinoshita Yukino rested her chin on her hand, looking unhappy ever since returning from Honoka Academy.
Lily looked left and right, observing the situation. Although she didn't quite understand, she still pretended to be profound.
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