Type-Moon: My Destiny Guide

“The Root Form exists here in the form of a physical personality, connected to the existence of the Root.”

"As expected, you knew me." Ryougi Shiki, or rather, Root Shiki, revealed a gentle smile. "Then, do you understand why I'm here?"

Shuoyue did not answer, but instead turned her gaze away.

Nearby, a man was staring intently at Ryougi Shiki, his face displaying the fanatical expression of a seeker of truth.

"Is that so? You are... the very source I've been searching for!"

Turning her gaze away, Shuoyue said calmly as if nothing had happened, "The moonlight is beautiful, Miss. May I perform a song for you?"

The beautiful woman nodded slightly: "Please, Mr. Shuoyue."

Then the imaginary pocket opened, and the grand piano, bathed in dragon's blood, stood quietly, waiting for its master to arrive.

With fingers lightly touching the piano keys, the boy ignored Araya Souren, who had manifested a six-path barrier and begun to run, and his hands roamed over the keys:

"Chopin, Nocturne No. 9, second movement, Andante in E-flat major, dedicated to you, beautiful lady."

The piano keys were pressed, and the music became the only sound in the quiet night.

"Don't underestimate me—!" Araya Sōren roared, but no sound came out. The vibrations from his vocal cords were stopped before they could spread. At the same time, a numb sensation suddenly came from his abdomen.

Looking down, he saw his own intestines, as if a shadowy beast had bitten him and torn off pieces of bloody flesh.

Only Araya Sōren knew of this bloody scene—before the retina could reflect the light, his reflection was also eliminated, and Araya Sōren himself disappeared from the sight of Ryougi Shiki and Sakugetsu.

"It combines many mysteries, reaching a realm that can be climbed? It seems that Sakugetsu-kun is working very hard." Even though there was nothing in her field of vision, Ryougi Shiki still smiled.

"Thank you. I've never thought I had any magical talent. The best reward for me is the appreciation of hard work."

As the new moon continued playing its music, the melodious adagio seemed to be depicting a story, gently whispering in the moonlit night sky.

In the obscured view, the man in black robes had lost his abdomen, thighs, and arms, with only his left hand still protected by a faint golden light. He opened his mouth wide, as if he was trying to roar something, but no sound came out. He tried to open the barrier, but it easily dissipated in the face of the flames that burned the seas.

When Shuoyue abandoned the idea of ​​forging the chain and instead approached this two-hundred-year-old magician with the attitude of sweeping away trash, his weakness and vulnerability became so obvious.

Indeed, Huanglian Zongye is an old monster who has lived for two hundred years and is the strongest barrier master who possesses relics.

But standing before him was the new moon, who possessed the three great magics, the Dragon's Heart, countless treasures and a Reality Marble, and even the Third Magic!

Your hand has JQK, and mine has the two Jokers—even Shuoyue couldn't feel the pressure in this kind of battle!

Finally, amidst the gentle music, the sullen man gave up thinking, letting his mind be burned away by the spreading flames. The relic buried in his left arm fell out and was hooked by Shuoyue's toe and put into the imaginary pocket.

The man who appeared throughout "Kara no Kyoukai" and caused countless troubles for Ryougi Shiki in the future met his end so hastily.

As the nocturne drew to a close and the piano music faded, the boy stood up, and the piano behind him was taken away by the open imaginary pocket.

“The irrelevant people have been cleared out, so let’s get down to business, Root Style—” Sakugetsu stood facing Ryougi Shiki with her hands clasped together, “I don’t think you suddenly appeared here to help me fulfill my wish, did you?”

Unlike the other two personalities, the Root Personality is connected to the "Root Vortex," which can be seen as the Root itself. It claims to be omniscient and omnipotent; however, because of this, it is not interested in the outside world and usually just looks down indifferently without taking the initiative to interfere.

That's why Shuoyue is puzzled by her current appearance.

"I came here to ward off the calamity at your request." Ryougi Shiki waved the short sword in her hand, her tone devoid of any murderous intent, as casual as a girl next door coming to borrow some seasoning. "You should know what kind of being is sealed in your shadow, right?"

"Hmm, I have some guesses in my mind." Shuoyue did not lower his head, because he realized there was a problem when he killed Huangye Zonglian. Now, the being hiding in his shadow is probably so angry that it no longer listens to its 'master's' words.

"So, what are you going to do?"

“Of course, with this short knife.” The beautiful woman waved the weapon in her hand playfully, then winked.

In His eyes, a dazzling array of colors appeared, with the predominantly blue iridescent eyes possessing a unique charm, as if enticing people to touch the cold blade.

"And these eyes."

"The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, is it?" Sakugetsu realized.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, as the name suggests, are Mystic Eyes that can directly perceive death. They are considered among the highest-level and rarest Mystic Eyes, said to originate from Balor, the king of the Fur race in Celtic mythology. In *Kara no Kyoukai*, Ryougi Shiki, who has no special abilities, is able to fight against many espers thanks to these Mystic Eyes.

Everything must eventually come to an end and perish, and the time of this end is determined the moment something is born—that is, its death date. Where there is a beginning, there must be an end; therefore, it can be reduced to nothingness.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can see the "death" of things, receiving this intangible concept of "death" as visual information. Specifically, it appears as dark lines like cracks on the surface of things. If you cut along these lines, you will cause indefensible and incurable damage to the object. Therefore, these lines are usually called "death lines".

It is worth mentioning that because the "death line" is the embodiment of the concept of "death", the death line has no distinction between soft and hard. No matter how hard something is, it can be cut along the death line without any effort.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception awaken in a very special way. One must experience death and establish a connection between the brain and the "Root" before the Mystic Eyes will awaken.

In the eyes of the wielder of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the entire world is riddled with cracks that could break at any moment. If one has never seen a normal world, it's alright, but otherwise, the feeling of going from complete to fragmented is enough to drive anyone insane. After [Shiki] awakened, he couldn't bear the insane world and wanted to gouge out his own eyes to escape.

For Ryougi Shiki, who excels at killing 'concepts', even if the nameless sealed being lurks in the shadows, He can easily pull it out and bring it to its death.

but--

“Please forgive me for refusing, beautiful lady.” Shuoyue bowed, placing her hand on her chest. “I’m sorry, but this is a responsibility entrusted to me by ‘me,’ and I do not wish to handle it through the hands of others in any way. Please rest assured, I will take responsibility until the very last moment.”

Behind the boy, his shadow trembled slightly, but quickly fell silent again.

"Is that so?" Ryougi Shiki sighed in distress. "Although I really want to just let it go, those two children keep begging me, saying that even if they just want to sleep in peace, please forgive me."

The next moment, a beautiful woman wielding a short sword appeared behind Shuoyue, her left hand on the ground, her right hand holding the short sword upside down, and she thrust it downwards:

"Pfft!"

That wasn't the sound of destroying a shadow, but the sound of piercing flesh.

Blood dripped down, and the boy, who had turned around at some point, used his left hand to block the attack, his eyes turning into vertical pupils:

"A disobedient young lady is not liked, so I'll beat you until you're incapacitated!"

He pulled out his blood-soaked right palm, and a burst of intense pain exploded within him. However, the boy remained unmoved. Amidst the splattering blood droplets, the crimson demonic spear transformed into lightning and thrust forward relentlessly!

Chapter 216 The Anomalies of This World

[The encyclopedia entry has been updated]

Araya Sōren

[Character Information]: Aozaki Touko's classmate in London, a magician who has lived for over 200 years. According to Touko, he was originally a monk. As a magician, he is very ordinary, but he possesses one of the world's most outstanding skills in creating barriers...

[Hidden Information]: His skills in creating dolls are also extremely advanced. Although not as good as Aozaki Touko's, he can still create substitutes for bodies. However, unlike Touko's reincarnation after death, his method is to transplant brain marrow into a new body, and he even plans to transplant brain marrow into Ryougi Shiki's body to reach the Root.

By pursuing the "Soul Prototype," she learned the technique to awaken the origin, and thus awakened Shiro Jun Rio's origin. Her own origin was "Stillness," and after awakening, she became able to move and be protected within a barrier as a stationary object, becoming almost immortal.

Recording conditions

1. Kill Araya Sōren (Completed)

[Record condition 1 has been completed. Reward obtained: 'Araya Sōren Barrier Technique Manual (Complete Version)'!]

"So... that's why you came to my workshop in the middle of the night covered in blood and woke me up?"

Orange, woken up in the middle of the night, had her hair standing on end, lit a cigarette in her right hand, and gave a hostile look.

Before her stood Shuoyue, a boy with white hair and golden eyes, whose body had shrunk to the size of a young boy. He was slowly tearing off the cloth that was stuck to his wound and using bandages to make himself look like a mummy.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of your misfortune and arrest you?"

“Firstly, I don’t believe you would do that; secondly, all the good stuff is stored in my imaginary space, which you can’t access,” Shuoyue replied leisurely. “Thirdly, you’re no match for me… Oh, thank you.”

Taking the duct tape handed to him by his own shadow, Shuoyue smiled and nodded, continuing to wrap bandages around his body: "Although I'm completely restrained by Ryougi Shiki, Orange, you don't have the eyes to see through death. My shadow isn't afraid of you."

"Although I don't have those eyes, I'm quite good at catching the last minute." The discomfort from low blood sugar gradually subsided, and Orange's breathing became calmer. She lit a cigarette and took a satisfying drag. "And according to what you said... that Ryougi Shiki is connected to the Root, right? Whose request could wake her up, and what kind of threat would require her to personally intervene?"

“This is a simple question. I knew it as soon as she told me.” Shuoyue freed one hand, pointed to the ground, and then to the orange.

"I?"

“No, it’s humanity, and this planet.” Sakuyue stopped there, and after a moment of contemplation, Aozaki Touko also showed a knowing look.

"No wonder you were able to get that girl involved. After all, she's also a 'human,' someone who grew up on this 'planet'... Hey, hey, now that you mention it, I'm starting to panic. What kind of monster is hiding in your shadow?!"

Before Shuoyue could speak, his shadow appeared, grinning maliciously at Chengzi as he opened his large, black-glowing mouth.

"Be quiet and listen to me." Shuoyue didn't even look up. She patted the black shadow's head, signaling it to go back. "Strictly speaking, it's not in my shadow, but sealed in the imaginary space by someone (me). It's just that I have the skill of the Imaginary Shadow, so it can appear in the shadow."

"So you can also completely seal it in the imaginary space and prevent it from escaping, right?"

“Yes, but it’s pointless,” Shuoyue said. “Since it was that guy (me) who sealed it, it means that it is dangerous, but there is no reason to kill it. So, I’ll use a compromise to keep it by my side.”

"Isn't it possible that it killed something more dangerous, or something that can't be killed at all?" Orange felt a chill run down her spine just from seeing the figure moving in the darkness. "I don't think it's something that has good intentions towards humanity."

"No, I know that guy (me) better than anyone." Shuoyue shook her head. "With his strength, there are almost no creatures he can't kill. As for killing something that's even more dangerous... Ha, if that were the case, he wouldn't have entrusted it to me."

"He sounds like a very nice person."

“Yes, after all, it’s me.” Shuoyue finally finished bandaging and jumped off the chair. “That’s why I won’t give up anything he gave me—even if I was slashed twenty times by Ryougi Shiki.”

It's worth noting that even Arcueid was only divided into seventeen parts by Shiki.

Even though Ryougi Shiki's target wasn't the new moon, several of her blades still struck his 'death line,' causing him severe injuries.

"Tsk tsk, the moment I opened the door and saw you, I almost thought Frankenstein's monster had come knocking."

"Come on, I'm not Frankenstein. Besides, you try fighting that freak. Even if you don't die on the spot, it'll be dangerous enough." Recalling the girl's god-slaying eyes, even Shuoyue felt a little scared. "If it weren't for my third magic to save my life and my dragon body being strong enough, I would have called you to collect my corpse."

"So you ended up like this?" Orange squinted at the boy who was less than 1.3 meters tall. "Does that mean the more severe your injuries, the younger you look?"

"You've got it backwards. It's the younger the body that helps with recovery." Shuoyue pinched her arms and legs and laughed helplessly. "That's the advantage of the Third Method. As long as the soul doesn't perish, the body can change however it wants."

"Besides, although it looks a bit tragic, it's not without its benefits." The white-haired, golden-eyed boy showed a strange expression. "For example, the favorability of the person living in my shadow goes up and up... Ouch, ouch, ouch, I didn't say anything."

Upon hearing this, the beast's claws that had been extended from the shadows retracted with satisfaction.

"Now that you've already said it outright, do you think it's still useful?"

"That depends on what it thinks." Shuoyue shrugged, her expression both casual and serious.

"Whether I like it or not, it is destined to be with me day and night in the future. I have not hidden my habits and efforts, and what it sees is destined to be the most authentic me."

"If it accepts my personality and agrees with my behavior, then this is its home, and I will stay with it until the very end."

"If it rejects everything I have and wants to break free, then I will witness it as it witnesses me, until the very end of our fates."

"This is the karma I created, the destiny I chose. Naturally, it should begin with me and end with me. No one needs to interfere along the way."

Shuoyue lowered her head, looking at the stagnant, imaginary shadows, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

"Besides, I've never had any sense of mission. If I wanted, I could let it destroy the world."

Orange shuddered upon hearing this: "Hey, do you really want me to kick you out?!"

"Hehehe, Orange Sister~" After the serious topic ended, Sakuyue's voice suddenly became as innocent as a certain detective, "In conclusion, could you do me one more favor, you weak, pitiful, and helpless person? For example, go to Misaki City and pick up the last item for me..."

"roll!"