One-way Ahead

Chapter 24

Passage Of One Party used the money he obtained from illegally hacking the bank to exchange the detailed addresses and personnel information of the three major families, the Einzbellen family, the Yuanzaka family, and the Matsuri family. After that, he hurriedly got up and left the internet café.

From the moment Passage Of One Party learned that there was a glimmer of hope in the Holy Grail, and that it was the [Tool] that could save the final product, all the masters and heroic spirits that unfortunately met in the Fourth Holy Grail War had become his enemy without exception.

There was no need for additional information. The moment the fact that they stood against Passage Of One Party, who stood at the top of Academy City, was established, it meant that no matter who it was, no matter how they resisted, they would not be able to escape the fate of having their throats torn apart by the anxious beast that had lost its shackles.

The sunlight had gradually weakened, and the street outside the internet café showed a kind of lifeless darkness.

Passage Of One Party walked out of the internet café. He was not wearing the clothes he wore when he entered Yuuko Ichihara's shop. Instead, he wore the black striped shirt he wore during the battle with Kamijou Touma, who was known as the Fantasy Killer.

In the Holy Grail War, the heroic spirits that were summoned to become servers would be restored to their peak state when they were alive. If this rule was established, then Passage Of One Party, who wore the black striped shirt and had not yet been defeated by Kamijou Touma, was considered to be in his peak state according to the rules of the Holy Grail War.

However, for Passage Of One Party, after leaving Academy City and coming to the world where Ormet existed, his brain was developed by Matsumoto Kiku. The strength of [Vector Manipulation] was not much different from when he was in Academy City. In fact, because Matsumoto Kiku had arranged for him to further study the theory, his knowledge had increased. Plus, he had seen all kinds of wonderful personalities, so the application of [Vector Manipulation] had become more and more varied and smooth.

His physical fitness was also a lot better than when he was relying on [Vector Manipulation] to support his thin and weak body without a single trace of muscle because of the regular routine and healthy diet he had when he was living with Olmut.

If one were to combine the strength of both the brain and the body, there was no doubt that Passage Of One Party, who came to this world after death and was raised by Ormet, had a greater advantage. However, the rules of the Holy Grail War contradicted the established facts.

This forced Passage Of One Party to think in other directions.

With a thought, Passage Of One Party, who seemed to be indifferent to everything on the surface, was actually very sensitive to details.

In addition, when he was summoned as Server, he also learned about the Heroic Spirits from the brief introduction of the Holy Grail War.

[Heroic Spirit refers to the existence of a hero whose great achievements have been left behind as a legend after his death and has become an object of faith.]

Legend.

No matter how detailed the oral and written records were, there would always be distortions. Instilling common sense into Roland's mind and manipulating the will of the Holy Grail War to use an ambiguous word like 'legend' in the rules of the Holy Grail War. This only made Passage Of One Party think of a single possibility.

The Heroic Spirits who participated in the Holy Grail War and fought against him did not possess such powerful strength when they were alive. Instead, they possessed strength that transcended the world because of the infinitely beautified and exaggerated legends written by later generations.

As long as one of the most crucial points was cleared, Passage Of One Party instantly understood the meaning of the [Peak State] mentioned in the rules of the Holy Grail War.

Since even the Heroic Spirits themselves were born in legends, then the so-called [Peak State] was probably just the form of these Heroic Spirits when their deeds were the most exaggerated when they were alive.

In this way, the previous doubts were easily solved.

In that world filled with all kinds of strange personalities, no matter how powerful he was, he had been adopted and trained by Olmut early on. There was no one who was blind enough to come and throw their lives away. His previous criminal record was also covered up because of the impact he had on society. Naturally, he was not famous, and there was no way he could become a legend.

But in Academy City, he could make people's faces change.

[Passage Of One Party]

These four words never represented a simple name or an image description of his ability, but it symbolized Passage Of One Party's superpower that was above the other six Level.5. It symbolized the fact that in front of him was a one-way street that no one could stop.

His current form was the form before he was defeated by Kamijou Touma. Therefore, it made sense.

Accelerator's mind wandered as he unscrupulously transformed into a heroic spirit on the streets that were no longer bustling but were still filled with twos and threes. His body gradually disintegrated into golden particles, bringing a fleeting light to the gloomy and oppressive street. Soon, he was completely hidden in the gloomy air.

Even if he could use [Vector Control] to seal the remaining mana in his body and minimize the loss of mana as much as possible, he was now a Heroic Spirit that came to the world through the Holy Grail. Every move he made consumed the mana in his body. There was no way he could last for seven days.

And Passage Of One Party didn't have the patience to waste time on such a so-called war that only seven people participated in.

It doesn't matter, since he can't last for seven days, then let the Holy Grail War end early.

Some people on the street noticed the white-haired boy's body gradually dissipating and screamed for a moment. However, when they were glanced at by the dark red eyes that looked like dried blood in the dim light, they suddenly choked in their throat and felt a chill down their spine.

It was the evil spirit released from the underworld.

Copying the map of Fuyuki City in his mind, Passage Of One Party quickly found the address of the Matsuri family provided by the intelligence dealer.

The reason why he first found the Matsuri family was only because the Matsuri family was the closest among the three families to the Internet cafe.

Passage Of One Party appeared outside the magic enchantment of the Matsuri family and touched the enchantment that was invisible but warm to the touch.

Without needing the pale-haired boy to do anything, the [Reflection] on his skin instantly cracked the magic enchantment. Pieces of blue light fell and dissipated.

The sudden shattering of the magic enchantment also alarmed the owner of the building that looked strange and gloomy in the night.

The buzzing sound of the insect's wings came from the building. At first, it was as weak as mosquitoes, but after a few seconds, it suddenly became as loud as thunder.

"Since you have the courage to declare war on the Matsuri family, I don't think you mind leaving your life to nourish my insects!"

As the last word fell, the buzzing sound, which was already irritating, suddenly became several times louder.

The densely packed winged bladed insects rushed forward, trying to divide up the rare meal.

"Sorry, I don't intend to waste my time here." Passage Of One Party stretched out his bloodless right hand and carefully manipulated the wind near the Matsuri family, gathering it into a vortex in the palm of his hand. The winged bladed insects that swooped down were caught off guard and plunged into the high-temperature sphere in the center of the wind vortex, turning into ashes in the blink of an eye. "How about I send your insects to hell to replenish their nutrients?"

After wiping out the winged bladed insects, Passage Of One Party shook his hand in disgust and dispersed the hot sphere that had just formed. He looked at the small black sphere that had fallen in the middle. It was the accumulation of the insect's body after it was burned. He felt a little nauseous.

The number of insects was beyond Passage Of One Party's imagination. Even with the [Reflection], he felt that his hand was stained with the insect's body tissue.

Inside the building, Jiantong Zangyan had a bad feeling. His mummified body hurriedly moved toward the nearest entrance of the secret chamber with the help of a walking stick.

But he did not expect that it was his eagerness to escape that aroused Passage Of One Party's sadistic desire. The pair of slightly narrowed red eyes flashed with a hint of bloodlust, and the pale lips suddenly curved into a cruel smile.

"Interesting, very interesting!

Hehehehehehahahaha — "

Four tornadoes formed on Passage Of One Party's back like wings. "I haven't played a game of cat and mouse for a long time. You're a lowlife hiding in the gutter. Today, you'll have to play with me to my heart's content!"

In an instant, Passage Of One Party accelerated to the speed of a helicopter. After descending into the world as a Heroic Spirit, he gained a keen sense of magic power. Now, relying on this sense of perception, he was gradually approaching Jiantong Zangyan's back.

The sense of crisis in Jiantong Zangyan's heart grew stronger. He did not hesitate to transform his body into something inhuman to escape death and pursue immortality. The fear of death and the greed for life in his heart had expanded to an unimaginable level. As long as he felt a slight threat to his life, this old man, who exuded a disgusting rotten aura from inside out, would decisively abandon everything else to ensure his own survival.

However, the rotten should have been buried in the ground long ago, and the dead should have stepped into the cycle of reincarnation.

Forcing himself to stay in this world in a half-dead and rotten state would only make people hate him.

A hand gently rested on Jiantong Zangyan's shoulder, and a suppressed voice full of malice echoed in the empty building. "How unlucky. The old mouse that can't walk was caught by the cat."