"Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar —"
Nero Chaos let out a roar on the spot.
"A Beast's Larva? Doesn't that perfectly suit me?" Nero Chaos seemed extremely excited.
"I'm going to Fuyuki now to bring back the Beast's Larva, just you wait! You'll have to give me a share then!"
And so, Nero, dragging his enormous body, leisurely advanced towards Fuyuki.
Nero Chaos is one of the Dead Apostle Ancestors, ranked tenth among them, and his strength is quite formidable.
He did not become a Dead Apostle because he was attacked by a Vampire, but rather he actively chose to become one for the purpose of researching Magecraft.
He was originally a Magus from the Wandering Sea, a Nordic primitive association within the Mage's Association; the name "Chaos" was given to him by the Holy Church.
The moment Nero left Misaki City,
all the Holy Church Executors ambushed in Misaki City were utterly shocked.
Especially Ciel, who had just instilled false memories into everyone at school and become Tohno Shiki's senior.
When she learned that Nero had left Misaki City, she truly found it incredibly unbelievable.
She rushed back to the Holy Church in Misaki City to question Priest Mario Gallo Bestino.
"Why did Nero leave Misaki City for no reason?" Ciel was full of doubts.
"Shouldn't his target be the Vampire princess who just arrived in Misaki City a few days ago?"
Mario, who was only 13 years old, also didn't know what was going on.
"If you don't know what he's going to do, you can quietly follow him and see. If they do anything strange, you should act immediately," Mario suggested.
"Understood!" Ciel nodded.
And so, Ciel followed Nero, heading together to Fuyuki City.
Meanwhile,
Arcueid, unable to find Roa's hiding place, was aimlessly wandering around Misaki City.
She was about to pass by a park. And in this park, there was a young man plagued by the Impulse of Reversion, Tohno Shiki.
He had fainted multiple times today; it felt like whenever he encountered something stimulating, or something incomparably beautiful, he would lose control and kill people.
And Arcueid, a woman who could be called the most beautiful template on Earth, anyone who saw her would be amazed by her beauty.
She was the trigger for Tohno Shiki's madness.
She had light yellow short hair and red cat-like eyes.
Her height reached 167 cm, her weight was 52 kg, her measurements were 88/55/85 cm, she had long legs, a voluptuous figure with ample breasts and buttocks, and her facial features were so exquisite they were beyond reproach, her skin as white as snow.
However,
just as Arcueid was about to appear before him,
Nero's sudden movement made Arcueid stop.
As a True Ancestor, she could directly read information from the "World," so she immediately sensed Nero's now blatant movements, which were previously hidden.
"Huh? A Dead Apostle is moving? He's leaving Misaki City?" Arcueid completely didn't understand Nero's motive.
So she turned back and went to chase Nero.
And so, Tohno Shiki did not go mad due to Arcueid's appearance; he stayed alone in the park until nightfall.
...
That night,
Nero stepped into Fuyuki City.
And Kirei Kotomine, also an Executor of the Holy Church, quickly learned of this news.
He immediately met with Ciel, who had just arrived in Fuyuki.
"Executor Ciel, hello, such a young Executor, I've truly never seen one before," Kirei Kotomine said with a smile.
"I only look young! I'm already in my twenties!" Ciel said somewhat unhappily.
Ciel's inability to grow taller was a lifelong pain for her.
Ciel was originally an ordinary girl; her father was the owner of a bakery in a small town in France.
However, after her sixteenth birthday, Roa's soul, which had reincarnated into her body, gradually awakened.
Eventually, Ciel was dominated by him, becoming Roa's seventeenth reincarnation, and began an endless slaughter.
Finally, she was besieged by the Holy Church and Arcueid Brunestud.
Roa's soul reincarnated to the next target at the moment Ciel's body died, but the deceased Ciel revived and could not be killed no matter what.
After the Holy Church could not kill her, they decided to have her join the Burial Agency.
Since the moment she was killed as Roa, her body stopped growing, and her appearance has remained that of a sixteen-year-old.
Although she looks young, she still has a height of 165 cm and measurements of 85/56/88, possessing a quite mature body.
Killing Roa has always been her long-cherished wish.
"Oh, I forgot, I'm truly sorry. I've heard about your situation. Do you need my help now?" Kirei Kotomine said with a smile.
"Let's observe Nero's movements first. To be honest, why did he come to Fuyuki City? Aren't you in Fuyuki preparing for the Holy Grail War? Is he interested in the Holy Grail War?" Ciel asked, full of doubts.
"Impossible, those filthy Dead Apostles wouldn't be interested in Magecraft. As for why he came to Fuyuki... I don't know, but I can guess the direction he's heading," Kirei Kotomine said with a smile.
"Where is he going?" Ciel asked curiously.
"The direction he's heading is clearly towards the Sajou Family, the newly emerged Magus family in Fuyuki," Kirei Kotomine said with a smile.
"Some time ago, Atram, a prospective participant in the Holy Grail War, was very likely killed by the Sajou Family."
"Sajou Family?" Ciel suddenly remembered something.
"There was a rumor that started from somewhere two days ago, saying that the Sajou Family in Fuyuki has a Beast's Larva. Is Nero's goal the Beast?"
"Then we must rush to stop him immediately!" Kirei Kotomine also had to become serious.
And so, the two immediately headed to the Sajou Family.
Because Nero was heading to kill towards the Sajou Family,
Dead Apostles do not follow the principle of mystical concealment set by the Mage's Association, so he walked brazenly on the street.
Everyone in Fuyuki, both Magus and non-Magus factions, knew about it.
They all set up clairvoyance, crystal balls, telescopes, and familiars, using various methods to watch the show and gossip.
The Sajou Family actually provoked a Dead Apostle Ancestor; this was truly amusing.
And Arcueid also followed near the Sajou Family.
She gazed at Nero, not knowing what he was going to do.
And facing Nero's attack,
Sajou Hiroki, Aika Sajyou, and Sajou Ayaka were already standing at the front door of their home, ready to face him.