Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

After all, the [Torch] only has a weak presence; they still possess the [Power of Existence] within them, making them visible and capable of interacting with people.

It's just that those who interacted with the interaction will quickly forget about it afterward.

Anyone with a slightly better attention span could spot these overlooked torches.

This is not a strange thing.

There was only one strange thing.

The man's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and his expression became one of rapture. He stroked the doll in front of him with fascination while answering her softly.

"This human has indeed lost the memory of these Torches, but he is still able to continue to come into contact with them, and even so frequently. Moreover, he does not have the Free Style that the Flame Haze can use. This is really intriguing."

To him, humans were even lower than ants, because countless Flame Haze had died at his hands.

In his eyes, the Flame Haze were nothing but ants, not to mention the humans who could only provide them with the power to exist.

It's important to understand that even humans can't move around inside a [sealed] space.

While he found it amusing that Shirou Emiya was able to keep discovering the [Torch], it was only slightly amusing.

Right now, he also needs to hunt some humans to set up more [Torch]s.

Now that such an interesting person has appeared before my eyes, I will send the [Phosphorus] I created to the location of that interesting human.

He wasn't targeting Shirou Emiya entirely; it was just a casual action on his part.

Those phosphorescent particles don't primarily target Shirou Emiya; their primary objective is to hunt humans. They're just placed near Shirou Emiya.

Whether he survives or not depends on Shirou Emiya's luck.

After all, he couldn't possibly slaughter so many humans at once, as that would quickly attract the Flame Haze.

Although he didn't care, he figured it was better to avoid trouble and thus better execute his plans.

【Haunted by Evil】 is an armor-type Imperial Arm made from the ferocious dragon-shaped Danger Species "Thailand". It has an impenetrable defense, but it places an enormous burden on the wearer, and an ordinary person would die if they wore it.

The monster Tyrande, who was made into this armor, did not die. It can adjust its size according to the user's body shape and continues to evolve.

If Shirou Emiya were wearing the real "Demon Possession" armor, it probably wouldn't be long before the armor adapted to its environment, allowing Shirou Emiya to move freely within that space.

However, the evolutionary ability of [Haunted] is based on Tyrande's consciousness, which is why she has the ability to continuously evolve, since she did not die.

The [Demon Possessed] projected by Shirou Emiya does not possess Tyrande's consciousness. Naturally, Shirou Emiya's weapon, apart from providing defense and strength, does not have any ability to evolve.

It was just a piece of armor that could cover the entire body, but even so, it provided Shirou Emiya with strong defensive capabilities.

If relying solely on his physical body, Shirou Emiya would have died countless times in the previous parallel world. It was precisely because of his outstanding defensive and transformation abilities that Shirou Emiya was able to defeat Atalanta under those circumstances.

At least for now, Shirou Emiya has unwavering faith in his possession by the "Demon Possession," even though he was easily destroyed countless times in the previous parallel world.

However, in this suspended space, how many attacks can [Possessed by Evil Spirits] withstand?

Chapter 220: Like Stepping into a Horror Movie

My name is Yuji Sakai.

Well, actually, introducing yourself like this isn't quite right. Just having a name won't let people know who you are.

After all, what can you deduce from just a name?

"My name is Yuji Sakai. I am an ordinary first-year high school student. I have no special talents, my grades are average, I don't have any favorite foods, and I don't have any foods I can't eat."

"The relationships between classmates are also very ordinary. Apart from sitting in the second to last seat by the window at the beginning of the semester, there is nothing special about it."

"There was also a very lovely girl who often talked to me, but it was just a normal discussion about studying. Besides, that girl already had someone she liked in her heart."

"As an ordinary high school student, I don't have any special ideas about my high school life. Living an ordinary life like this is a good choice. After all, I didn't have any exciting experiences in elementary or middle school."

"Of course, unlike many youth romance comedies, I don't have my own childhood sweetheart. Being able to live such an ordinary life is what I look forward to the most."

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"Zheng—!"

With a flash of red light, Yuji Sakai idly waved his ballpoint pen on his desk. After all, as a history teacher, this elderly teacher's oral expression skills were not very strong.

It was as if an old magician was casting a drowsy spell on the students below, making them unconsciously drift off to sleep.

If his seat hadn't been near the front, he probably would have succumbed to the weariness in his mind and collapsed onto the table.

Look, now those students sitting in the back rows are basically all ——————

"Pa-ta-!"

Yuji Sakai turned around and saw the spinning ballpoint pen slip from his hand and fall heavily to the ground.

The sound of a ballpoint pen hitting the ground echoed in the utterly silent school building. Despite the slight sound, Yuji Sakai felt as if he had struck some priceless treasure.

But what terrified and puzzled him even more than the sound was everything around him that was stained red.

The elderly teacher stood motionless in front of the blackboard, holding chalk like a pillar, without making any movement. All the students in the classroom seemed frozen in time, their expressions fixed at that moment.

With everyone turning grayish-white, the scene was eerie and terrifying.

"Uh-huh!"

Yuji Sakai stood up from his seat in a panic. The fear that was rising in his heart made him extremely uncoordinated, and he fell backward the moment he stood up.

When a person falls, they can't help but want to grab onto something.

"boom--!"

Yuji Sakai fell heavily to the ground, and everything on the table fell to the ground with his movement.

A tremendous echo reverberated throughout the teaching building.

But at this point, Yuji Sakai clearly couldn't care less about anything else.

"What on earth happened?!"

He scrambled to his feet in a panic, looking at his classmates who were frozen in place, his heart pounding.

"Squeak—! Squeak—! Squeak—!"

Seemingly having heard the noise made by Yuji Sakai, a sound like plastic rubbing against plastic came from the corridor of the school building, and the sound was getting closer and closer to the classroom where Yuji Sakai was.

"Drink! Ha! Drink! Ha!"

Upon hearing this sound, Yuji Sakai's mind raced, filled with images of the horror movies he had watched, his breathing becoming rapid and his heart pounding wildly.

"Calm down, calm down, calm down!"

Yuji Sakai placed his hand on his chest, covered his mouth, and looked panicked as he quietly retreated.

He was just an ordinary high school student who had never experienced anything like this before. How could he calm himself down like that?

But rushing out of this classroom now would only mean certain death, since there are unknown creatures outside that have come because they heard your commotion.

He hadn't come here specifically to target himself, and in this situation, rushing out would only lead to suicide; Yuji Sakai couldn't imagine any other outcome.

Although he was so flustered that he couldn't coordinate his hands and feet, he still retained his most basic thinking ability. In such an urgent situation, the only thing Sakai Yuji could think of was to hide.

"Bang—! Bang—! Crack—! Crack!"

In his panic, Yuji Sakai didn't even notice the cleaning tools like mops and buckets behind him, and stepped right in, his nerves on edge.

Yuji Sakai fell to the ground again, and this time he not only fell heavily to the ground, but also pushed over a classmate in the last row, and the table also fell to the ground with his force.

The sound of a table falling over echoed throughout the entire teaching building once again.

The rubbing sound of plastic outside the classroom became even more intense and louder.

However, at this moment, Yuji Sakai's foot was still stuck in the metal barrel and could not be pulled out.

He saw a human-shaped figure appear at the back door window of the classroom.

The intense fear nearly made Yuji Sakai faint.

Fortunately, the back window was closed with curtains, so people outside couldn't see what was happening inside.

"boom--!"

The door was pushed open with a thud.

A doll, its joints clattering together, slowly moved into the classroom, carrying its worn-out parts.

The creaking sound kept echoing in the classroom.

Yuji Sakai, lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, his heart pounding wildly.

Seeing the doll walk in, Yuji Sakai dared not utter a sound, nor dared to shout for help, nor even dared to move his body in the slightest.

"Squeak—! Squeak—! Squeak—!"

The doll seemed to have no thoughts of its own. It stood in the classroom, looked around, and approached the female classmate who was closest to it.

"call----!"

The doll opened its mouth and aimed it at the woman's face. A ball of flame was slowly drawn from the woman's body, and after a few seconds, the woman disappeared into the red world.

But the puppet's movements did not stop.

"call--!"

Another flame ignited from the doll's hand, quickly forming the image of the female student who had just disappeared.

“Uh—ah!”

Yuji Sakai could no longer contain his terror and cried out. The moment he cried out, he quickly covered his mouth, his eyes filled with fear.

The doll also looked down at the ground, following the direction of the sound.

Chapter 221 Insignificant Humans

"My dear Marianne, aren't you going to go hunting humans?"

The elegant man looked at the doll curled up in his arms and asked softly.

"I'd rather stay by my master's side than hunt humans."