I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

You are my most outstanding disciple, bar none.

Scathach commented like this, which is also the evaluation that Shinji has always wanted to receive.

But he was not too proud, because he knew——

"That alone won't be enough to kill you."

Indeed, martial arts, magic, and specifications are the foundation of Scathach's strength, but they are not the most difficult thing for her to deal with.

The real difficulty was the curse that Scathach himself was helpless to deal with.

Because she was young and vigorous, she slaughtered too many creatures, causing various curses to be wrapped around her body. These curses mixed together in a wondrous chain reaction that granted her Order-level immortality.

As long as she is in the Kingdom of Shadows, as long as the Kingdom of Shadows still exists, she will remain in a constant state, immortal. It's like a plug-in is enabled in the game, directly locking the blood. No matter how serious the injury is, even if it is bruised and ashes, you can recover quickly.

Although once you leave the Kingdom of Shadows, the blood-locking plug-in will become ineffective. But also because of the restrictions of the order, Scathach himself has been bound to the Kingdom of Shadows and cannot leave.

Because of this, Scathach cannot die even if he wants to, and can only wait alone for the end of the world - or, there is some kind of power that is enough to confront the world order, or even break it.

"You still have magic, the mystery that transcends the world."

"Just because magic can transcend the world doesn't mean magicians can."

Theoretically, magic has infinite possibilities, but how much it can be unleashed depends on the ability of the magician.

The struggle between Shinji and Scathach is not only a struggle between martial arts, magic, and standards, but also a struggle between magicians and world order.

It is easy to temporarily fight against the world order, but erasing Scathach's immortality is not a temporary confrontation, but a permanent change. The lethality of the third magic is relatively low, and Shinji is not completely sure whether it can be used.

On the contrary, Scathach was full of confidence in Shenji: "I believe you can do it. If you are not prepared, you will not come to see me."

Shen Er deliberately played the opposite tune: "Can't it be that I miss you and come here to see you?"

"If you want a fight, just say so." Scathach glared hard.

But this time, Shen Er did not give in, but looked at him without giving in: "Say it like you wouldn't hit me if I didn't say that. Even if I can kill you, you won't be able to do anything." If you don't wait for me to kill you, you will use all your strength to resist, right?"

"You are worthy of being my most outstanding disciple, because he understands me." Scathach admitted frankly, "In the last battle of life, of course, you must fight it to the fullest so that you will not have any regrets."

"So, we have to fight, why not choose a way that makes me feel happy?"

"...You have changed. You wouldn't talk like this before."

"You taught me that the strong decides everything. I wasn't strong enough to beat you before, but now -"

"Just talking about this kind of thing doesn't count." Scathach raised his eyebrows.

"Then let's do it. Both of our injuries have fully recovered. I will accompany you until you have fun! It's hard to say about other aspects, but endurance. No magician is stronger than me!"

"That's great!"

The moment the words fell, the distance between the confronting men and women shortened again.

The magic spear and the sickle blade intersected again, creating even more dazzling sparks.

This confrontation will undoubtedly last longer.

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"It's starting again. How long are they going to fight?"

In the living room of Matou's house, Matou Sakura walked back and forth uneasily.

Who is most worried about the battle between Scathach and Shenji? There is no doubt that she is. On one side is the brother he has loved since childhood, and on the other side is the teacher who has the gift of teaching. No matter which side had trouble, it was not what she wanted to see.

Above the coffee table in the center of the living room, such an epoch-making master-disciple battle is being broadcast live in the form of a holographic projection.

"I don't know. But at their level, it's normal to fight for days and nights."

"I just did some research, and there are many such examples in myths and legends. The earliest can be traced back to more than 4,600 years ago, when the hero king Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought for the first time, and they fought for three days and three nights."

In the corner of the broadcast, images of Jeanne d'Arc and Fiore appeared.

Obviously, they used Mooncell's authority to capture and broadcast this projection.

Except for the "Jewel Man" who helped open the door, Shinji didn't tell anyone about his trip to the Kingdom of Shadows, but that didn't mean that the people around him couldn't tell.

Because the Great Holy Grail was transformed into Shinji's magic gift, Yustesa and Shinji's connection became even closer. It would be an exaggeration to say that their souls merged.

Although she couldn't fully grasp Shenji's thoughts, she had no problem grasping most of them. When Shenji started adjusting the magic ritual and magic circuit, she had already guessed what Shenji was going to do.

The same person who felt something was wrong was He Ying. And unlike Justeza who sees through things without telling them, Sakura consulted with others.

So, there was a scene where everyone gathered together to watch the live broadcast.

"Not only that. Shenji said that as long as he doesn't want to die, he can be immortal. And Scathach's immortality has been demonstrated just now. It is not impossible to fight for ten days and ten nights."

Lorelaia thought for a while and said, after receiving the contact from Sakura, she rushed over from London on a special plane as soon as possible.

This time, there won't be any gossip.

Because now the entire mysterious world knows the news that the third magician Matou Shinji and the first lord of the Clock Tower, the contemporary Barthelmelo, have entered into a marriage contract. Although they are not officially married yet, it is absolutely legitimate for Loreleia to find her fiancé.

Regarding this analysis, Artoria affirmed:

"It's almost the same. If it were me (the real body), I could stay awake for ten days and ten nights."

She is a true humanoid red dragon. Both the amount of magic she can hold and the speed of generating magic far exceed the limits of humans, but——

"I believe in staying up for ten days and ten nights, but I don't believe you can fight for three days in a row." Wu Jiao Kirie sang the opposite tune.

"Why?" Arturia was dissatisfied.

"Because you'll be hungry and you'll have to eat eight times a day."

"Ah!" Arturia was speechless for a moment.

After returning from China, her appetite increased again, and the whole family together did not eat as much as she did alone. For this reason, the family spent a lot of money to hire chefs - one from the east and one from the west, who worked in turns - to cook for Arturia.

Fortunately, the Matong family's business is booming and they don't lack money. If it were an ordinary family, they really wouldn't be able to support this big eater.

Of course, the whole family here only refers to human beings, and Miss True Ancestor is not among them. Erquette said calmly:

"What's wrong with eight meals? I have no problem with eighteen meals. Well, it's the same thing if I don't eat for eighteen days -"

"——No one asked you this, just watch the battle in peace."

Halfway through, Erquette's tone suddenly changed.

PS: The concept of blood locking was said by Scathach himself. Scathach was defeated by the Mad King and relied on blood locking in the Kingdom of Shadows to survive. However, because the injury was sustained in the Kingdom of Shadows, the blood bar is also locked after entering the Kingdom of Shadows. So far, it is clear that the only one who can surely kill the master and craftsman is Goetia, the country of the great halo-burning shadow, who will also burn the master and craftsman to death.

PS2: As for other existences, such as U.O, Crown, Yuxing Pioneer, Stranger Beast, etc., first you have to go to the Kingdom of Shadows. This thing is outside the world (the Vortex of Roots is also outside the world). If you go No, even if you are extremely capable, you cannot kill the master. The same example is Merlin and Arturia, who are still in Avalon and cannot be interfered by the five magics. They come in first and then talk about other things.