I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

"...clown!"

After kicking the other person away, Duanmu Lian spoke in a cold voice for the first time.

His eyes held undisguised disgust and nausea at the sight of something filthy.

Besides being the protagonist Fujii Ren's friend and a self-destructive factor, Yuza Shirou also has a more secretive identity.

That is the observer who propelled the successive thrones of the gods toward destruction, the touch of Naraka from the zeroth day of the throne.

It made Duanmu Lian feel nauseous that such a guy would sing praises of friendship in front of her and say things like "unforgivable" and "I will never forgive you."

"Who is Fujii Ren? Who is Fujii Ren? You're just talking nonsense and taking me for someone else!? You impotent man!!!"

Duanmu Lian suddenly grabbed You Zuosi Lang's head with both hands and then forcefully pressed his head down, causing it to slam into her raised knee.

From the very beginning, Duanmu Lian never admitted that she was Fujii Lian, nor did she imitate Fujii Lian to knock out Honjo Erii.

Although his character is tragic, he is unable to suppress his anger when faced with comments that prevent him from existing.

Especially since this person is Narakuka's Touch, the ultimate mastermind behind the throne of gods!

This is tantamount to the whole world mocking Duanmu Lian.

Although he has no complaints about the unpleasantness of his past and present lives, he will never pretend not to see or hear the blatant mockery and denial from others!

Click! Click!

With a cold look in her eyes, Duanmu Lian used the fighting techniques she had analyzed online to dislocate Yuzashiro's arms.

What followed was a barrage of punches that broke through the body's protective barriers, raining down on the opponent.

Click—click—plop!

This time, the sound of Duanmu Lian's bones shattering and blood gushing from his ruptured blood vessels rang out together—the price he paid for breaking through his body's protective limits.

He was venting his anger, releasing all the frustration he felt from being born into this world.

And the tactile senses of this Narakuka in front of us are an excellent candidate.

.........

Yuzashiro had no idea what was happening to him. After Duanmu Lian dislocated his arms and he was forced to take a beating, his consciousness became muddled.

Because he has lost the ability to feel pain, he is unaware of his physical condition.

He lay on the ground, his eyes swollen and bruised, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

"Si Lang! Si Lang! Are you still alive!? Wake up!!"

Suddenly, Yuza Shirou, who was in a daze, heard Honjo Erii calling his name. He groggily tried to open his eyes.

Then he saw Erii Honjo looking at him with a worried expression, his body covered in blood.

I'm alive?

This was Yuza Shirou's first feeling. After all, under Duanmu Lian's ruthless attack, he really felt that he was probably going to die.

That Lian's fighting skills and ruthless, reckless nature were far superior to mine, so it was not surprising at all that I was killed by her.

"...Ellie...where is that guy?"

Lying on the ground, Yuzashirou opened his mouth, which had lost several teeth, and after coughing up a mouthful of blood, asked the question that mattered most to him.

If I'm not dead, then where is that guy?

Erii Honjo rubbed the back of her head, looking annoyed. The pain was making her grimace. She gestured towards Yuza Shirou, who was lying on the ground, in another direction.

Yuza Shirou immediately looked in the direction that Honjo Erii had indicated.

Then he saw Duanmu Lian, who had previously beaten him up, still standing there quietly.

Blood continued to drip from his forehead and other parts of his body onto the floor, but his lifeless eyes still held a frozen, cold glint.

However, the life force within him had vanished.

"He died, his body collapsed and his lifespan was exhausted..."

Honjo Erii revealed the cause of death of Duanmu Lian, who was standing there. She used the medical equipment in the facility to save Yuza Shirou, and at the same time, she examined the body of Duanmu Lian, who had died standing up.

Erii Honjo immediately recognized certain scars on her body as signs of experimentation.

The cause of death, in addition to physical injuries, also showed signs of natural causes.

This was not difficult for Erii Honjo, who frequently saw all kinds of patients and dying people in her own hospital.

"It looks like a clone riddled with defects; its body, due to congenital flaws, won't live long..."

After disposing of Duanmu Lian's body and sending Yuza Shirou to the hospital for treatment, Honjo Erii told him about this incident.

Duanmu Lian's body has been examined, and all the signs indicate that he was not born normally.

"A clone..."

Covered in bandages and resembling a mummy, Yuzashiro lay on the bed, letting out a sigh with mixed feelings.

He will never forget that Ren from back then; that clone clearly had her own will and didn't think of herself as Fujii Ren at all.

Yuzashirou could never forget the other person's disgusted and mocking gaze, which fueled his anger.

Meanwhile, there must be someone behind Lian, who sells Deep Purple potion.

What exactly was the other party's purpose in doing this?

Yuza Shirou and Honjo Erii had no idea about this.

Because, compared to these, another undeniable event occurred in Suwahara City.

"—Last night at 8 PM, a male homicide body was found in a park in Suwahara City, and the city police are investigating it as a murder case—"

At this very moment, no matter which channel you switch to, the programs broadcast on television are all about the latest tragic events.

"—The victim's neck was severed by the perpetrator using an unknown sharp instrument, which can be described as a bizarre and grotesque crime—"

A very peculiar beheading murder case.

Moreover, the head was severed with an extremely sharp knife. It's hard to say whether to attribute the murder to the sharpness of the weapon or the skill of the murderer; it was a truly bizarre murder case in this era.

"Could it be a bizarre killer from the Edo period? Is this the 21st century? I'm finding Suwahara increasingly unfathomable lately."

Upon seeing this news, Yuza Shirou clicked his tongue, feeling that he was getting more and more troublesome lately.

Currently, Erii Honjo has already ordered an investigation into this matter.

But before that, the two of them discovered something even more concerning.

That's the name of the first person to discover the body and call the police.

This information was obtained by Honjo Erii from an enthusiastic freelance journalist.

That person's name is Himuro Reia.

This is yet another name associated with Yuzashirou and Fujii Ren.

Clones, decapitations—Suwahara is truly starting to become sinister.

.............

On the other side, at the more prominent building in Suwahara, namely the Suwahara Observation Tower.

Rot Spinne, the tenth-ranked member of the Black Round Table and one of the Thirteen Knights of the Holy Lance, stands here overlooking the entire city of Suwahara.

He was acting in secret, acting on the orders of the Holy Grail to advance the next gold alchemy ceremony after the war.

At the same time, he also secretly investigated the matter of John's bloodline, following the other party's orders.

He already knew the truth, but because of his ambition, he delayed telling Valyria the Holy Communion.

After being granted extraordinary power and the wonderful time of being immune to aging, he has been insatiably savoring the fruits of power.

He no longer looked forward to the glory of the other side that would come with the completion of the gold alchemy.

Instead, they earnestly hope that the happiness they have already received in this world can be extended even further.

Unbound and uncommanded by anyone, freely celebrate life.

Kill if you want, eat if you want, rape if you want, rob if you want!

This is his current and future wish.

"That piece of trash has already been disposed of? It was just a fake after all. Looks like I'll have to get what I want from the real Zarathustra..."

Red Spider had already received news of Duanmu Lian's death, but he felt no emotion whatsoever towards that flawed imposter.

After all, the other party was just a failed prop.

He originally cloned Zarathustra to obtain his secrets and to secretly build an army of clones.

However, due to the defects of the clones, he completely abandoned the plan.

According to reports from his subordinates, Valyria Trifa of the Holy Communion Cup will soon be arriving in Japan.

The other party can arrive here by using the ley lines, without any other means of transportation.

His return to the country meant that the countdown to the gold's forging had finally begun.

If he simply stands by and does nothing, the magnificent Shambhala fruit he has painstakingly cultivated will be taken away.

His wishes would never even be spoken aloud before they were devoured by those real monsters.

At the time, Ayase Kozo thought he had kept the truth from Star Spider, but he was actually being used by Star Spider as a tentacle to investigate the secrets of Zarathustra's body.

Out of fear of being held accountable by Melcrius, research on the true form of Fujii Ren has remained at the stage of inflicting physical harm.

But due to Ayase Kozo's obsession, this investigation had become tantamount to torture.

Now that the last clone, Duanmu Lian, has disappeared, the evidence that Red Spider coveted Zarathustra has also vanished.

He also possesses Fujii Ren's sperm and cell samples, which he can clone again if he wishes.

However, after failing so many times, Starscream had completely given up on his plan against Zarathustra.

........

And what about Duanmu Lian now?

His soul had been captured by the Eternal Return, returning to the very beginning like a snake shedding its skin.