Chapter 252: Otto And Emiya Kiritsugu’s Conspiracy
“Everyone, come this way.”
“There are a lot of people over here.”
“Don’t fall behind.”
A stunning woman with silver-white long hair, eyes displaying gorgeous and noble purple, wearing a white long dress, held a small Xilu City flag in her hand, reminding the students lined up like a long dragon behind her in a cold voice.
It was none other than Gu Yue Na.
She had originally been handling various affairs in Shrek City, but because Roman took leave and disappeared, a large amount of work fell on her shoulders.
Ever since Roman left, Gu Yue Na had gone three days without sleep, fully concentrating on resolving various tasks with extreme efficiency and precision, just like a cold and emotionless computer.
This left all the Enthusiasm Members in Shrek City dumbfounded; they didn’t know whether they should sleep or not, since the highest Director was working desperately, these small fry could only be forced to keep up.
Countless clerical staff in the Enthusiasm Building began to miss Roman; although this Director liked slacking off, working with him really wasn’t very tiring.
Now that Roman was gone, Gu Yue Na’s style was completely different from his, focusing on precision and efficiency.
Gu Yue Na even wanted to take advantage of Roman’s absence to introduce performance appraisals into Shrek City’s Enthusiasm Building.
The Enthusiasm Members in Shrek City were struck as if by lightning; they had all heard of performance appraisals, it was Huo Yuhao who first proposed it, but it wasn’t implemented later due to various reasons.
Fortunately, at the critical moment before implementation, the Xilu City research academy needed strong persons to lead the students to Star Luo City to watch the Soul Master Competition.
As a study trip activity for them.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yue Na volunteered as the team leader; after all, Gu Qiu’er was among them, and she could run around Heaven Dou Plain freely since it was very safe there.
Star Luo City was different; there were too many people and eyes there, and Gu Yue Na wasn’t at ease.
Therefore, Gu Yue Na personally led the team, bringing these students to Star Luo City to watch the matches.
The students’ ticket fees were fully covered by the academy; Enthusiasm was all about not skimping on money.
“Wow, this is Star Luo City!”
“Qiu sister! There are so many people here!”
A petite girl with silver hair and red eyes looked at the surrounding streets and crowds with novelty.
Gu Qiu’er opened a pair of dead fish eyes, her originally bright red eyes seemingly tainted by knowledge.
“Oh?”
“Heh, this place is really backward.”
“The ground is probably made of mixed molten iron stone; this material is simple to produce, but it explodes easily when heated.”
“This stuff can only be seen in museums in Xilu City.”
Gu Qiu’er said powerlessly; Illya next to her didn’t mind, she actually thought this place was quite interesting.
“Don’t say it like that.”
“The school finally let us out; once the study trip ends, the monthly exam is right around the corner.”
“If I don’t do well, Mom will probably be sad again.”
Gu Qiu’er glanced sideways at Illya and said sadly:
“Your parents will just be sad.”
“I’m much worse off.”
“If I don’t do well, that guy will use his Black Dragon Leather Belt to have a talk with me again!”
“Damn violent man! Which woman would even like him!?”
Illya gave an awkward laugh, then comforted her:
“Don’t say it like that.”
“If your family hears you, he’ll get angry again.”
“My dad and brother haven’t been home for a long time; Mom says they’re on a business trip outside.”
“I really miss brother.”
“I don’t know when those two will come back.”
“Achoo!”
Emiya Shirou, far away in the Sun Moon Empire, suddenly sneezed; Emiya Kiritsugu and Otto ahead both turned back to look at him, and Otto asked considerately:
“Shirou, what’s wrong?”
Emiya Shirou said embarrassedly:
“Sorry.”
“Maybe I caught a chill last night.”
“Please don’t mind.”
Otto didn’t pay attention to this small interlude and said to Emiya Kiritsugu with a smile on his face:
“Root Third Squad has already adapted to the Holy Spirit Cult’s environment here, right?”
Emiya Kiritsugu nodded slightly and said:
“We’ve adapted here.”
“The interior of the Holy Spirit Cult is much simpler than I imagined.”
“Nothing more than Elders and Offerings, as well as the Holy Spirits and Holy Servants below them.”
“The names are quite fitting.”
“Unfortunately, aside from things related to people, they don’t do anything else.”
“No wonder that lord despises these Evil Soul Masters so much.”
Otto also said with a smile:
“Just a bunch of servants dominated by power.”
“Ever since they discovered they could increase their cultivation through human lives, humans are no different from supplements in their eyes.”
“Even so, there are still people in the Hall of Offerings who want to legitimize Evil Soul Masters, proving they’re not innately evil—both ridiculous and stupid.”
“But a simple structure also makes it more convenient for you to act, doesn’t it?”
Emiya Kiritsugu didn’t deny it; the Holy Spirit Cult was much easier to blend into than he imagined—as long as they revealed their identity as Evil Soul Masters, they would quickly be accepted.
Emiya Kiritsugu and the others had Adam add a mental suggestion and mimicry to their bodies, making their Martial Souls emanate absolute evil aura; anyone who saw it would have to say it was terrifying.
“Bishop Otto, you called us here probably for some mission, right?”
Otto shrugged and said:
“What, you’re starting to use this title too?”
“Anyway, there is indeed a mission for you this time.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a stack of photographs and a document appeared in Otto’s hand at some point, and he handed them to Emiya Kiritsugu.
Emiya Kiritsugu took them and looked, saying:
“Xu Mo Chen, Wang Shou Wen, Xu Yu, Wang Shao Jie, Xu Wen Tao… Kong Deming.”
Every name on this list represented status and power in the Sun Moon Empire; stomping a foot in the Imperial Palace would cause an earthquake across the entire Sun Moon Empire.
But at this moment in Emiya Kiritsugu’s hands, it was like the King of Hell calling roll; this document was no different from a Death Notebook.
“All big shots in the Sun Moon Empire.”
“Kill them all?”
Emiya Kiritsugu was expressionless, cold killing intent flowing from his black eyes; he had no fondness for these nobles at all, and neither did Emiya Shirou.
Otto was very satisfied with Emiya Kiritsugu’s gaze; that lord truly understood his character well—he really got along with Emiya Kiritsugu.
“Of course.”
“In the great undertaking of seizing the Sun Moon Empire, they are all obstacles.”
“These people are all supporters of the imperial family, but don’t kill them too quickly.”
“That would be too obvious.”
“Even a fool could notice the problem.”
“You should know how to act.”
Emiya Kiritsugu nodded; he knew what to do, but he hesitated for a moment and said:
“The others can be dealt with easily, but this Kong Deming might be a bit troublesome.”
Otto and Emiya Kiritsugu began circling around Emiya Shirou, giving Emiya Shirou a strange sense of déjà vu; Otto said as he walked:
“Kong Deming.”
“One hundred fifty years old, Level Ninety-Four, Martial Soul Silver Moon, Level Nine Soul Engineer.”
“It’s fair to say half of the Sun Moon Empire’s Level Nine Soul Tools involved his participation.”
“He is the leader of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineers, an extremely outstanding researcher.”
“If possible, I don’t want to act against researchers; they are treasures of wisdom.”
“Unfortunately, he’s in the way; he’s too loyal and too capable—my Sun Moon Empire can’t accommodate him.”
“Kiritsugu, what do you need?”
“Kong Deming must die!”
Emiya Kiritsugu was silent for a while, but that wasn’t fear or hesitation—it was pondering countermeasures.
“The strongest Level Nine Soul Engineer; he has too many defensive Soul Tools on him.”
“If I were him, I’d have at least five Level Nine defensive Soul Tools on me.”
“No one in this world might be able to instantly break his tortoise shell.”
“Causing a big commotion would be too unfavorable for us.”
“So we must find a way to dismantle his Soul Tools and deliver a fatal blow when he’s most relaxed.”
“As long as the Origin Bullet can hit him, Root Third Squad is confident in killing him with minimal commotion.”
Just as Emiya Shirou was about to get dizzy from the two weirdos circling him, they both stopped at the same time; Otto smiled and said:
“If it were anyone else, there might be no way.”
“Dismantle Soul Tool defenses?”
“Heh, I actually have a way to scrap all his Soul Tools.”
The method Otto mentioned was Judas’s Oath at maximum power Divine Grace Barrier, a terrifying domain that weakens energy.
Be it bioelectricity or kinetic energy, as long as it’s energy, it will be suppressed.
Of course, this had been modified by Douluo rules, different from the original version.
Including Yu Du Chen, all had been somewhat modified by Douluo rules.
In this world, Judas’s Oath was the Martial Soul of Otto’s lover Kallen; Otto could replicate it using Void Myriad Treasures.
Then, with a large supply of Dream Coins and Adam’s help, a pseudo-Judas’s Oath could briefly erupt with the original’s power.
Soul Tools all operate and maintain through Soul Tool arrays; a brief Divine Grace Barrier would be enough to turn them all into scrap metal.
Emiya Kiritsugu didn’t question Otto and then said:
“Next is how to make him lower his guard.”
Otto spread his arms, the hem of his white coat swaying slightly.
“Coronation ceremony.”
“The day Xu Tianran is crowned, he won’t just attend—he’ll lower his guard.”
“Kong Deming doesn’t care who the Emperor is; he only cares if the Imperial Court will be stable.”
“The day the New Emperor ascends is when all the Imperial Court’s turbulence subsides; Kong Deming will definitely breathe a sigh of relief.”
“That’s when the opportunity comes.”
“On the day the New Emperor ascends, Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming drops dead! Doesn’t that sound so pleasing?”
