"Eh?" Seeing his attribute interface above, with more than three abilities, Rizel felt puzzled.
Without mentioning the two strange skills behind, the one in front was clearly the third eternal mechanism he had seen written.
This was a good item; he knew that this toy came from a Garden object. It could provide him with unlimited energy or magic power, far surpassing the Third Law.
However, Rizel was a little confused as to how he had obtained this item. He distinctly remembered that when opening the beginner's gift pack, he only had the Doomsday gene, with no other rewards.
"System, what is this Third Eternal Mechanism, and why do I have it?"
[ Ding! This was granted when master recreated his body. Because your strength at that time was too weak to use it, the system sealed it. Do you wish to unseal it now? ]
"Of course, unseal it! An item like this should not be kept sealed until next year!" Rizel said, exasperated.
Rizel was certain that he did not have a closed magic vein. Moreover, closed magic veins were too extreme and required a specific talent to produce magic power.
But now, with this Third Eternal Mechanism, he could generate energy without needing a closed magic vein.
Although he currently had the Doomsday gene, making him more like a warrior, he could now practice both martial and magical arts. He wasn't going to pass up this opportunity—he wanted it all!!
"System, unseal it for me!"
[ Ding! Unsealing in progress…. ]
Boom~
A radiance like starlight emanated from Rizel's body, extending straight into the universe.
... ...
Inside the ancient palace.
Alaya and Gaia were both directly stunned.
At first, they were intimidated by Rizel's overwhelming aura, trembling together in fear, but now, the blinding celestial radiance directly blinded their eyes.
Looking at Rizel's radiance at this moment, Alaya and Gaia began to speculate that Rizel's true identity might be a deity from a foreign world.
... ... ...
At this moment, Origin Shiki looked at the radiance surrounding Rizel, her face turning slightly red. Her breath became hurried.
She knew she had already fallen into a trance; from the very beginning, when she first saw Rizel, she was deeply attracted, and now she was completely mesmerized.
She could feel the extraordinarily pure and dazzling magic power coming from Rizel.
When she carefully sensed the magic power, the scenery in her mind instantly changed, as though she had entered an entirely different universe.
She realized that her source and power were like fireflies compared to the bright moon.
She, Origin Shiki, no longer felt bored with the outside world; she couldn't wait to understand Rizel.
... ... ...
Inside a room in the Clock Tower, a middle-aged man with white beard, holding a magnificent sword made of many precious stones, looked in the direction of Fuyuki.
This person's identity was vividly described: he was the second Mage of Type Moon, Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, also known as Hōseki Okina.
He was the founder of the Clock Tower's Gemstone Department. He was regarded as one of the highest powers in this world.
"Ahh, this shining and mysterious magical energy. Interesting. When did such an existence appear in this world?" Hōseki Okina stroked his beard.
It seems that this time, the Holy Grail War will be different from the past. Well, it's been a long time since I've gone out for an event. Let me witness this properly."
Hōseki Okina gave a meaningful look and mumbled to the Gemstone Department head, "I have a feeling that this time, your fate will be different."
"Let me see where you're from."
Hōseki Okina sensed the magic power and followed the direction from which Rizel's energy was spreading.
... ... ...
Fuyuki, Tohsaka Manor.
Tohsaka Tokiomi, the man bestowed with the title of the King of the Cauldron, watched the beam of light and the magic power.
"This magic power, who exactly is it from? When did Fuyuki get such a person?" Tohsaka Tokiomi said curiously. "Kirei, do you know who is releasing this magic power?" Tohsaka Tokiomi turned his gaze toward the man behind him.
A man dressed in priestly attire stood respectfully in front of the door. He was Kotomine Kirei, a man who pursued pleasure and took joy in committing atrocities.
"Master, the Holy Grail War has not yet begun, but we have already detected a magus entering Fuyuki City."
Tokiomi, upon hearing this, withdrew his gaze and sent a magical servant to investigate the source of the magic power.
As the Tohsaka family regarded themselves as the managers of Fuyuki City, it was a failure on his part not to recognize such a powerful figure at this moment.
"Let's hope this Holy Grail War goes smoothly," Tokiomi said somewhat uneasily.
Then he remembered that he had found the Holy Relic. As long as he summoned that Servant, victory would be his, and he'd put it all in his pocket.
... ... ...
At this moment, Origin Shiki had approached Rizel and couldn't wait to get even closer.
Rizel's energy had stabilized, and he felt refreshed, his spirit and soul significantly enhanced. Under the purification of the third eternal mechanism's energy, the energy around him surged to the point of almost overflowing.
Next, the Doomsday gene evolved rapidly under the influence of this energy. It conveniently awakened a variety of abilities, including flight, enhanced vision, x-ray vision, microscopic vision, super respiration, hearing, memory, speed, and others.
These were all abilities slightly resembling the powers of a superhuman like Clark Kent.
Noticing Origin Shiki's approach, Rizel saw a person with neat black short hair, dark eyes, and a white kimono, emanating an irresistible and captivating aura.
She was beautiful, an indescribable beauty. Rizel stared for a few seconds in a daze before snapping back to his senses.
"I'm sorry, I was careless. My name is Rizel," Rizel quickly apologized, realizing his earlier lapse in behavior.
"It's alright, Rizel-kun. You can call me Ryougi Shiki, or just call me Shiki. I must say, you're quite impressive. Most people wouldn't recover this quickly like you," Origin Shiki smiled beautifully.
She had clearly noticed Rizel's awkward eyes staring at the various corners of her body, but she didn't find it unpleasant. In fact, she felt flattered that she had managed to attract Rizel's attention so effectively.
Rizel recognized her identity. After all, in the Type-Moon world, someone of her renown was someone he certainly knew.
Rizel smiled awkwardly and then attempted to stand up.
Of course, he still didn't have perfect control over his strength. Just as he was about to rise, his hand braced on the ground, but he misjudged the force, and instead of stabilizing himself, he unintentionally smashed the floor where a tear had already been concealed.
Rizel fell straight down into a large pit, dropping over 5000 meters.
Origin Shiki looked on in shock as the force from Rizel's body struck the ground. She mumbled, "Such powerful strength."
She immediately went to the edge of the pit and peered down. It was quite a deep hole, about 5000 meters.
Boom—
Rizel shot out of the pit, scratching his head awkwardly.
Alright, I need to be more careful with my strength.
"Uh... actually, I..." Rizel quickly searched for an excuse to explain his identity.
He was slightly nervous about whether he could keep it hidden. After all, Origin Shiki was linked to the Root. She was an all-powerful and all-knowing being.
There was a high chance that Origin Shiki knew he wasn't from this world, but he wasn't going to say anything about it. He would just casually mention that he came from a parallel world.
After hearing that there were other worlds besides this one, Origin Shiki didn't think much of it. After all, there were many parallel worlds in this universe.
Just as the two were conversing, the atmosphere was interrupted by a voice.
"Heh heh, truly a pair of talents and beauties, a match made in heaven!"
A voice interrupted Rizel and Ryougi Shiki's conversation. They both turned to look.
Standing there was a middle-aged man with white hair and a beard.
The newcomer was Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, also known as Hōseki Okina.
Ryougi Shiki smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Second Magic Master. Mr. Hōseki Okina."
Hōseki Okina was surprised as he looked at Ryougi Shiki. He possessed the Second Magic, which allowed him to explore and travel between parallel worlds. Therefore, he knew who Ryougi Shiki was.
However, he was surprised by this other persona of Ryougi Shiki. How did Origin Shiki suddenly appear? Logically, this persona, who had always been disinterested in the outside world, shouldn't be showing up now.
His gaze then shifted to Rizel, and he was impressed. The handsome young man had a charm that didn't fall short of Origin Shiki's allure.
No wonder Origin Shiki was drawn to him.
Hōseki Okina briefly wondered that if he were a woman, he too would likely be attracted to Rizel. This thought flashed in his mind, causing goosebumps to rise on his skin.
Damn, what's wrong with me—an old man thinking like this? He quickly shook off the thought. What an intimidating allure! It was more terrifying than any seductive power he had encountered before.
Rizel looked at Hōseki Okina and was somewhat confused. This old man with the gemstone-like head seemed a little dizzy.
If Rizel knew what Hōseki Okina was thinking, he would have been equally puzzled.
"Anyway, being admired by a man is quite unsettling to think about," Rizel thought, not wanting to engage in a sword fight.
"Ahem, young man, are you from this world?" Hōseki Okina cleared his throat and said. "Hmm, youth. Who are you? I've looked through all the parallel worlds and haven't found your image."
"In this situation, it can only mean you're from another world, a different world. Am I wrong?" A glimmer of sharpness flashed in Hōseki Okina's eyes.
Rizel wasn't surprised at being identified. After all, someone with the Second Magic like Hōseki Okina could indeed sense such things.
But Rizel didn't respond, casually saying, "So you came here to say all this? The world is vast, and there are other parallel worlds."
Rizel silently thought to himself that what likely drew Hōseki Okina's attention was the disturbance caused when he unlocked the Third Eternal Mechanism.
Hōseki Okina was slightly surprised. Another parallel world?
He quickly realized that Rizel probably didn't want to reveal his true identity. It seemed that force would be necessary to make him confess.
He then drew the Jewel Sword, "Since you don't want to speak, let's see how well you handle this."
Seeing Hōseki Okina draw the Jewel Sword, preparing for battle, Rizel recalled that he hadn't fully adapted to his newfound strength. But wasn't fighting the best way to adapt?
Since someone had come to his door, it seemed that his first opponent in this world would be this stone old man.
"Well, stone old man, since you want to fight, I'll accompany you. But just so you know, the loser will have to pay a price." Rizel looked at Hōseki Okina and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, your life won't be at risk," Rizel added.
Although Origin Shiki saw Rizel's overwhelming power, she still felt a bit worried. "Rizel-kun, are you sure this is okay?"
Seeing Origin Shiki's concern, Rizel felt very satisfied. He had nearly completed his conquest of Origin Shiki, not long after arriving.
Rizel smiled and reassured her, "It's fine, I'll just use this to practice a little."
Seeing Rizel's confidence, Origin Shiki didn't say anything more, simply smiling and saying, "Then be careful."
At that moment, Rizel thought to himself, if he couldn't even defeat the stone old man, he might as well give up on this whole dimension-hopping thing.
Looking at Hōseki Okina, he thought, Stone old man, just be my stepping stone for sharpening my skills.
Hōseki Okina drew the Jewel Sword, and Rizel admired the weapon, saying, "Quite the collection, so many precious-colored jewels. Truly luxurious."
He marveled at the Jewel Magic, which certainly cost a fortune.
Then he took his combat stance. His legs bent slightly, and he pushed off with his feet, ready to strike.
Bam——
In the next moment, Rizel vanished, leaving only a white streak behind.
Hōseki Okina was shocked!!
So fast!!
He immediately used the Second Magic to move through space, retreating to another position.
He had dodged.
Boom——
Rizel's strike hit nothing, but since he hadn't yet fully mastered his speed, the blow landed on the wall where Hōseki Okina had been standing just moments before.
The result was that the wall instantly exploded, and the entire building trembled, collapsing in on itself.
Hōseki Okina looked at the crumbling high-rise. He was shocked—if that strike had hit a person, he wasn't sure if they would have been obliterated.
At that moment, he looked at Rizel, feeling as though he were seeing a monster. A force like that—how could a person control it? Dead Apostles? No! Even Dead Apostles didn't have such terrifying physical strength.
Of course, he didn't know that Rizel had actually held back—he was still trying to control this overwhelming power through combat.
Origin Shiki, her eyes shining with different-colored pupils, continued to observe Rizel. She could tell that Rizel had pulled back his strength.
"The speed isn't fast enough." Rizel said as he retracted his hand and calmly looked at Hōseki Okina. "The power still isn't quite enough," he added, almost as an afterthought.
In Rizel's mind, the Doomsday power was enough to destroy an entire planet.
Destroying a building? That was nothing.
"Wait, wait, wait, that's still not fast enough? The power isn't terrifying enough?" Hōseki Okina thought to himself. Is that speed something a human can achieve?
If I hadn't prepared my magic techniques in advance...
If that punch had landed on me, even my Dead Apostle body wouldn't have been able to handle it!
Hōseki Okina muttered internally in disbelief.
"Here I come! This time, I'll match the speed of sound," Rizel said as he prepared for his next strike.
Bam——
Once again, in the blink of an eye, Rizel vanished!
!!!
Hōseki Okina was astonished!
Rizel's fist passed right by Hōseki Okina's face.
Hōseki Okina barely managed to avoid it, but it was a close call. He could still feel the intense pressure from the passing punch.
After narrowly dodging, Hōseki Okina immediately used spatial movement to appear behind Rizel, drawing the Jewel Sword and pouring magic power into it, preparing to strike Rizel's back.
Swish——
Rizel was slashed across the back, but at that moment, a sound echoed in his head:
[ Ding! Received the attack from the Jewel Sword, evolved eternal immunity to Jewel Sword attacks. ]
Rizel felt his defensive power significantly increase.
Origin Shiki, watching Rizel's back being slashed by Hōseki Okina's sword, felt a surge of anxiety. She was about to decide whether to intervene when she suddenly saw the wound on Rizel's back close up in an instant. Even the scar was gone.
She immediately felt relieved, but also curious—his recovery power was stronger than that of the True Ancestor.
She thought to herself, No wonder I chose well.
Hōseki Okina's eyes went wide! What the hell? Is this even a human? The wound closed instantly—Dead Apostles or True Ancestors couldn't recover like this.
"Wait, wait, wait, are you sure you're still human?" Hōseki Okina muttered in disbelief.
Rizel, hearing this, raised an eyebrow and responded.
"Old man, how nice it is to suddenly curse at someone. You're the one who's not human," Rizel said with a grin.
"Hmph, just wait, old man. You'll be begging for mercy soon enough."
Then, remembering something, Rizel continued, "Old man, I remember you have that unlimited ether cannon technique. Use it."
"Are you sure?" Hōseki Okina asked lightly, probing.
"Do whatever you want, but you'll lose soon enough."
Rizel was testing to see if his defenses could increase further by taking a hit from the infinite ether cannon. Although Hōseki Okina's strength had declined after fighting Akai Tsuki, he was still formidable. Rizel wanted to see if his defenses could withstand it and whether he could evolve further from it.
Bam——
Once again, in the blink of an eye, Rizel disappeared, and Hōseki Okina's mind went into high alert.
So fast! Even faster than last time!
Spatial movement! Magic missiles, firing!
Whoosh— The magic missiles struck Rizel's body.
A loud thud, and then… nothing. Even Rizel's defense wasn't breached.
Damn... monster.
Hōseki Okina groaned in his mind, feeling a chilling sense that he had just provoked something truly terrifying!
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