Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

After all, Yuji Sakai wasn't worth the effort of those puppets. He devoured a torch and then reset it. What kind of new way of playing is this?

The power of existence cannot be increased out of thin air; it has no meaning other than nesting dolls.

So it wasn't that Yuji Sakai was hiding well enough, but rather that the doll itself had no intention of harming Yuji Sakai.

However, when he moves freely in this red space, even puppets without high intelligence will turn their attacks on him.

After all, most of the people who can move around in such a space are enemies. If they were their own kind, the man who likes dolls would notice them immediately, and these dolls wouldn't need to make their own judgment.

Even if the man hadn't appeared immediately, these puppets wouldn't have posed a threat to his kind, if there really were any of their kind that could be eliminated by such puppets.

The man wouldn't have any thoughts about it either. After all, there were all sorts of competitive relationships among them, and such a weak existence had no reason to live. It would be better to transform it into the power of existence for his own use.

"not good--!"

Upon seeing the doll that suddenly appeared in front of him, Yuji Sakai had no intention of resisting and immediately turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

As weak humans, we have absolutely no way to fight against it.

Moreover, Yuji Sakai had already realized this, and without any hesitation, he ran with all his might.

but----

"Squeak—!"

On the other side of the corridor, the doll whose arm had been stuck earlier reappeared in front of Yuji Sakai.

"how so--!"

Yuji Sakai let out a desperate cry.

At this moment, Yuji Sakai was completely surrounded, whether in front or behind.

As a frail high school student, Yuji Sakai couldn't imagine any way to escape from them.

No, there is still a way—

Yuji Sakai looked at the puppets on both sides in a panic and retreated behind them.

"boom--!"

Almost simultaneously, the two puppets took a sudden step, and a whirlwind immediately formed in the entire scarlet space.

They rushed towards Yuji Sakai at a speed that humans could not achieve.

These dolls are not like those in horror movies, moving incredibly slowly step by step. While they bring an extremely strong sense of oppression, they also give humans a chance to escape.

Their purpose has never been to oppress humanity. In this red world, no human can see them, so why would they need to oppress humanity?

All you need is the power to crush humanity.

"I don't care anymore! Ah! Ah————!!!!"

Yuji Sakai had no time to hesitate; at that speed, even if he wanted to run, it would be impossible.

Behind him was an open window.

To survive, Yuji Sakai had no other choice.

Yuji Sakai gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and rolled backward.

He was afraid that his fear of heights would make him hesitate.

But under such circumstances, hesitation will only lead to one outcome.

Going down there doesn't guarantee survival, but staying here guarantees no way to survive.

"boom----!"

All that could be heard was an extremely violent impact sound as the two puppets collided violently.

Chapter 223 Sealing Away, The End

"Cough—! Cough!"

The intense pain made Yuji Sakai question his existence; his entire left arm and left foot were filled with excruciating pain and he was unable to move them.

He felt as if his bones had broken and his mind was becoming muddled.

But he can't stay here now; he has to escape, he has to flee this place.

Fortunately, he was on the third floor. If he had been on the fourth floor, he might have been unable to move when he jumped and would have been a lamb to the slaughter.

Fortunately, driven by a strong will to survive, Yuji Sakai opened his eyes just as he was falling backward, amidst his extremely panicked movements.

Yuji Sakai did not land on his head, and so on.

He left himself with one hand and one foot that he could still move.

That was enough for him to get up from the ground and walk towards the school gate.

Fortunately, this time there was no conscious leader like Rinko, otherwise Yuji Sakai would have had absolutely no chance to jump from the building.

They will only be captured and will not escape death.

However, Yuji Sakai has only temporarily gained the right to live, since he was able to choose to jump out of the window to survive.

Those puppets, who are many times stronger than humans, have no reason not to jump out of the window and give chase.

Yuji Sakai wouldn't beg those dolls to obey human rules and come down the stairs to chase after him.

Of course, Yuji Sakai didn't think much about why, even though he had suffered such serious injuries, there was no blood on his body.

The moment he regained consciousness after falling to the ground, Yuji Sakai shouted and used his right hand to support himself up, limping as he ran towards the school gate.

It seems the two dolls also caused considerable damage to each other, otherwise Yuji Sakai wouldn't have had the chance to stand up from the ground and run towards the school gate.

However, there are more than just two puppets in the entire teaching building.

"boom--!"

With a loud bang, a doll on the first floor punched him at an incredibly fast speed.

"Zheng——!"

At that moment, a flash of red light appeared, and the red world, carrying the puppets, vanished instantly.

Although the glass jar could monitor Misaki City, the man and the doll weren't watching it all the time.

I only check occasionally to see how my plans are going and whether any Flame Haze have arrived.

After noticing that some of the dolls were going to deal with Shirou Emiya, they stopped paying attention.

Now they just need to wait for the result.

The glass jar only displays models, which represent certain people or torches, unlike modern scientific monitoring that allows for a real view of every action.

All they needed to know was that the puppets had gone to deal with Emiya Shirou. They wouldn't know the specifics of the process unless they went to the scene, so instead of staring intently at the glass jar, they should just wait for the outcome after the sealing ended.

This is the wise choice.

After all, this was just a very ordinary trip to collect existence power; there were no Flame Haze warriors and not many things he needed to worry about.

However, because of this choice, neither the man nor the doll discovered the torch that was moving freely within the sealed-off area.

Those phosphorus particles only have simple independent judgment and will not report to him at all.

“Marianne, it seems it’s over.”

He gently stroked the doll in his arms. The phosphorescent particles were not designed to eliminate all the humans in the current area, nor were they designed to eliminate Shirou Emiya.

It's simply about collecting the power of existence. Once enough power of existence has been collected, the seal will end, and all the puppets will return.

The dolls that Yuji Sakai saw were not the only ones that were dispatched.

Many puppets are also collecting the power of existence and setting up torches.

Although the school has a high concentration of humans, it is not advisable to deprive too many of their life force.

Because they have always lived in one place, if most of the existence power in the school is taken away, it would be easy for the Flame Haze to discover the clues.

After all, there are only so many people in the school, and the students gather together every day. When you look at the Fire Mist War, wow, there's a whole class full of torches!

That's why he mostly targeted people on the street.

After all, people on the streets are scattered and moving around the city, so it doesn't look so crowded.

However, as he continues to siphon off the city's inhabitants' life force, one can probably see a large number of torches at a glance.

"Okay, let's continue the explanation—"

"what----!"

Before the teacher could finish speaking, a gasp of surprise came from below.

"Stop arguing! What's the point of all this fuss!"

The teacher turned around and slammed his hand on the podium.

But then, his eyes widened in shock.

In the last row of ceilings, there is a large hole that looks like it was smashed open by something.

Immediately afterward, exclamations came from above.

But it wasn't a gasp of surprise at the opening, but rather—

Where did Yuji Sakai go?

The girl sitting behind Yuji Sakai rubbed her eyes, completely disbelieving what she was seeing.

He was still in his seat just a second ago, so why is his seat now in such a state of chaos?

Books were scattered all over the floor, chairs and tables were overturned, and the whole scene was a mess.

Moreover, and most importantly, Yuji Sakai has disappeared.

The entire classroom descended into chaos.

The doll was in a hurry to chase after Yuji Sakai and ignored the damage it caused. Besides, it was Phosphorus, not a Flame Haze. It wasn't a big deal if it wasn't repaired.

"cough--!"

Blood spurted from Shirou Emiya's mouth, and the armor on his body shattered the moment he put it on.