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Tomorrow is the end of Volume 6, another volume to finish...

Chapter 140, Final Chapter: The Moment of Change

Late at night, in the still brightly lit city, on an inconspicuous, desolate mountain.

Within a quiet, deserted, dilapidated shrine, a hidden fluctuation is gradually spreading.

Inside the shrine, the monster, who had been resting with his eyes closed in front of a half-collapsed wall, opened his eyes, took a light puff of his pipe, and then, with a somewhat pleasant expression, exhaled a puff of white smoke and looked into the depths of the shrine.

"Oh my, such a big fluctuation has occurred. It seems that something quite unusual has happened."

No, even describing it as "quite large" wouldn't be accurate. The fluctuations are so strong that this shrine can barely contain them. The situation inside must be quite dire. Hmph, could it be that everyone has united against that guy? In any case, that old woman is probably overwhelmed with work right now.

A faint smile played at the corners of her lips. With a gentle wave of her hand, a dark power spread rapidly, enveloping the shrine and gradually calming the barely suppressed, hidden fluctuations.

"call--"

Although it appeared to be just a simple wave of her hand, Huo's expression immediately became weary, clearly indicating that the action had taken a considerable toll on her. She let out a long breath, letting a few drops of sweat slide down her forehead and drip onto her slightly loose shrine maiden robes. Putting down her pipe, Huo leaned against the wall and sat on the ground, closing her eyes.

"I'll help you this time, since you're more fun to be around, you shameless old woman."

Using extremely malicious language to address the person who was not present, Huo carefully sensed the subsided fluctuations and knew in his heart that the other party must have completely resolved the situation.

Looks like it's another close call, huh? Hmph, it's getting a bit boring if it's always like this. Ah, I've decided, next time something like this happens, I'll probably just cause some trouble.

A strange gust of wind suddenly stirred up the dust inside the abandoned shrine. Almost at the same time, Masahiro opened his eyes and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the deepest part of the shrine, in front of the sealed gate.

Li Cheng had trained inside the shrine for a considerable period but had never discovered this place because it was sealed off by a complex magic array erected by the evil spirits. Given Li Cheng's understanding of his own power, he naturally couldn't detect anything unusual within the shrine. Xi might notice something amiss, but she had no interest in such things. For this girl, whose mind was currently preoccupied with what Li Cheng would eat next and where he would take her during breaks, a hidden spot within the shrine wouldn't even register. Naturally, she wouldn't tell Li Cheng about its existence.

Now, having finally arrived at this door, Huo's expression was unusually solemn and serious.

That's right, my senses are absolutely correct. The fluctuation just now caused a very serious disruption in the great barrier. At least 100 kg of matter was exchanged between the outside and the inside, and it was an exchange of living matter.

The strange aura continued to spread, clearly indicating that the initial exchange was merely a rehearsal, and even larger-scale anomalies were likely to occur next.

A massive black aura emanated from Huo's body, and the black tattoos on his skin began to writhe as if alive. Huo exerted all his strength to forcefully suppress this strange movement. At the same time, behind the sealed door, a deep purple light emerged, also suppressing this abnormal fluctuation.

"How could it have grown to this scale? This far exceeds the normal adjustment range of the barrier. What on earth happened?"

Huo's expression was serious, showing no sign of the relief she felt after successfully suppressing the anomaly. She knew clearly that although the anomaly had disappeared, the previous outburst and the exchange phenomenon had reached a rather ominous level. What might happen next was the biggest problem.

This level of fluctuation couldn't possibly escape the eyes of those few people, though they probably couldn't pinpoint its exact location. Tsk, but this is still troublesome; things are likely to get quite unsettled here for a while…

The golden king is unlikely to comment; he's quite lenient towards these outcasts. As for China, they generally won't intervene unless their own interests are involved. However, the organizations within the Freedom Alliance might be different, and if a powerful and bloodthirsty monster or other creature emerges, the Hassan sect might also get involved. And each of these potential entities has the potential to discover this place.

"What on earth are you doing, you old woman?"

Sensing the trouble brewing, he couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

As for who was the one whose substance was accidentally exchanged and appeared in the outside world, and who was exchanged and entered into the barrier, Huo is now too lazy to care.

The unusual signal has been sent out, and although very few people can understand it, some secrets that have been hidden for hundreds of years have finally been exposed, revealing only the tip of the iceberg.

Forget it, I might as well just run away. I only took this gatekeeper job out of boredom. I have no responsibility or obligation to those monsters.

Despite her disdainful expression, the image of that incredibly similar figure to herself resurfaced in her mind once again, along with the various human and non-human beings surrounding her. Huo Qing clicked her tongue, revealing an expression as if she had seen something disgusting, and quickly disappeared into the shrine.

……

On the other side of a distant planet, across the ocean, lies an island nation within the Free Alliance.

Inside a tall tower surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers, on a huge white soft bed, a white-haired girl is slowly waking up.

"This is so noisy, who's creating this kind of disturbance at this time?"

The naked girl sat up in bed, leaving her skin exposed to the air. She yawned, grabbed the wooden cane from the bedside, and staggered towards the outside, making no attempt to cover herself.

She opened the door and entered a dimly lit, cluttered room filled with books and various tools. In the center of the room, she stood before a table piled high with books. From among the books, she found a crystal ball with several cracks and activated her magic.

"Hmm, this location? Could it be that guy?"

The girl's tired expression vanished, and she became cheerful.

"You actually made this kind of mistake? Hmph, that's quite rare."

China is unlikely to intervene; the Three Kings Alliance hasn't even sorted out its own mess, and will probably remain on the sidelines this time as well. However, within the Freedom Alliance, there are plenty of people interested in her. Does that guy really not know the consequences of this exposure?

"Hmm, let me see. Ha, so there's still interference? Looks like you're not really stupid after all; you do know how to remedy the situation. But even so, the possible location range of that barrier has been greatly reduced. Now, how are you going to deal with those malicious seekers? Heh heh heh—"

Putting aside everything else, the queen of the Death Capital would never sit idly by. Given her style, she would probably send her favorite disciple to intervene immediately.

Setting down the crystal ball, the girl's gaze seemed to pierce through the walls, extending all the way to the edge of the island, where a massive castle stood towering within a black vortex and a deep, dark alternate dimension.

Inside that castle, on the throne shrouded in a thick aura of death, the queen with black hair and a purple robe opened her blood-red pupils.

"Interesting. Is it finally unwilling to hide anymore?"

Whether intentional or not, since this signal has been sent, I need to respond in kind. Directly showing up is definitely not an option, so who should I send?

As she was pondering silently, the door in front of the throne was pushed open quite forcefully. The queen looked up and met the gaze of a young man who entered through the door.

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While those who had transcended the limits around the world reacted differently to this sudden fluctuation, in a deserted, dark alley within the New Tokyo Special District, a small figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, crashing headfirst into a metal trash can. With a dull thud and a groan, the figure fell to the ground, clutching its head and crouching down.

"Ugh, w-what's going on? Sakuya, what happened?"

Holding back her tears, the little girl with short blue hair looked up blankly at the dirty, dark alley in front of her, the towering buildings in the distance with their shimmering lights, and the noisy sounds from within.

"Is this...the outside world?"

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Section 141, Chapter 1: Shopping Trip

Inside the bustling supermarket, a large number of middle-aged women strolled through the discount area, chatting and laughing as they selected various items.

Li Cheng pushed a shopping cart, also weaving between the shelves.

Xi sat lazily inside the shopping cart, leaning against the edge, a strand of her long golden hair hanging down, as Li Cheng pushed the cart forward.

Along the way, people would stop every now and then when they passed by, looking at Xi with great surprise and asking Li Cheng questions. Most of them would ask questions like, "Is this your daughter?" "Wow, what a cute child!" "Can I touch her?" "Can I take a picture?"

Li Cheng was very polite and slightly proud when strangers approached him, but taking photos was absolutely forbidden. He could tolerate the overly kind-hearted middle-aged women silently observing Xi, but taking their pictures was unacceptable. As for those young men who, in Li Cheng's eyes, looked like criminals, he would not allow them to approach Xi, not even a step.

At this moment, it has been six days since tide fell into a coma. Just as Huo said, tide woke up on the morning of the third day and immediately grabbed Li Cheng's hand and said she was hungry.

As for the subsequent changes to Xi's body that the calamity might bring, Li Cheng also conducted a full physical examination on her after she woke up and subsequently discovered some changes.

Firstly, her height has changed. Initially, Xi was only about 1.4 meters tall, even slightly shorter, the size of a primary school student. But after waking up this time, Xi has grown to about 1.51 meters, reaching the level of a petite young girl. Although she still looks small, at least when she interacts with Li Cheng, the sense of guilt has decreased considerably, probably.

Secondly, there were subtle changes in Xi's figure. Her chest, which was originally as flat as an airport runway, now had a barely perceptible curve. Li Cheng noticed this when he was washing her hair in the bath. Clearly, with the changes in her body, some characteristics of puberty were beginning to appear. In response, Li Cheng bought a scientific book about female puberty and studied it late into the night, and also consulted Kiritsugu Emiya for advice. He also began to pay attention to this influence in his daily diet.

Considering the voluptuous figure of Zi, who had appeared twice in his dreams, Li Cheng couldn't help but wonder how far tide would develop in the future.

Of course, that's all in the future. Right now, tide has simply grown from a little loli into a big loli. There hasn't been a decisive change. In terms of personality, Xi is still the same as before, only knowing how to eat, sleep, and want Li Cheng to hold her and play with her. It's just that compared to her initial lively and active self, tide has become a little lazy now.

"Oh, it's Uncle Li Cheng."

A joyful cry rang out, and a small white figure suddenly appeared before them. It was Illya, the eldest daughter of the Kiritsugu Emiya family, carrying a small basket as she ran up to Li Cheng and Xi.

"Uncle Cheng, tide, good evening~"

The little girl with white hair and red eyes greeted the two of them happily.

"Good evening……"

"Good evening, Illya. Are you here shopping with Kiritsugu?"

Li Cheng reached out and gently patted Ilya's head, then quickly withdrew his hand under tide's increasingly menacing gaze. Li Cheng smiled peacefully and asked Ilya.

“I came here with my brother to shop!” Illya pointed to Shirou Emiya, who was frowning and thinking in front of a vegetable stall that was having a sale not far away, and said very seriously.

Seemingly sensing Li Cheng and the others' gazes, Emiya Shirou turned around with a puzzled look, then smiled, greeted them, and walked over.

Without any adults accompanying them, it appeared to be a spontaneous shopping trip for the two children. However, Shirou Emiya is mature by nature and has always controlled the finances at home, so it's normal for him to make such a decision on his own. Besides, in the tests conducted by the Special Abilities Bureau a few days ago, Shirou Emiya had already reached the B-rank benchmark, and Illya also possesses a certain level of magical foundation. Under normal circumstances, the two of them going out together wouldn't have any problems.

Of course, this is just a personal speculation by Li Cheng, who is unaware that the Emiya residence's remote magical support has been monitoring the two of them.

After chatting for a while, Li Cheng said goodbye to the two children and made a promise to Emiya Shirou that he would coach him in combat training when he had time. Li Cheng pushed the shopping cart and continued to select items from the various shelves.

tide was still sitting in the child seat in the shopping cart, leaning on the edge, playing with her hair with one hand. But every now and then, she would sneak a glance back at Li Cheng, and immediately look away when his gaze turned to her, pretending to continue playing with her hair.

Li Chengben was very sensitive to other people's gazes, and tide's movements naturally did not escape his observation. After selecting a few items, he stopped, walked to the side of the shopping cart, and patted tide's little head.

"tide, what's wrong? Why are you looking over here every now and then but not saying anything?"

tide looked up at Li Cheng with puffed-out cheeks, a little unhappy, but didn't say anything. But just as Li Cheng was about to withdraw his hand, she quickly reached out and pressed down on the hand that Li Cheng had placed on her head, preventing him from taking it back.

Could this reaction mean she's unhappy because I touched Ilya's head earlier?

Li Cheng now had to retract his conclusion that tide hadn't changed much since he went into a deep sleep. Compared to before, this girl's jealousy was noticeably stronger now. If this continued, would she get angry if he even glanced at another woman?

"You little rascal..."

Li Cheng sighed and vigorously rubbed tide's head, turning her neatly combed hair into a mess.

"Don't be jealous of such everyday interactions. You're the one who spends all my time with me, aren't you? It was just a pat on a child's head, is it really necessary to be so upset? Can't you be a little more mature and a little more generous, tide?"

"no!"

tide expressed her opposition decisively.

Tsk, brat.

tide's reaction was so strong that it was indeed beyond Li Cheng's expectations, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat troubled. While he was somewhat pleased by tide's reaction, it did cause some unnecessary trouble in their daily lives.

How can I persuade this girl to change her current personality?

Just as Li Cheng was pondering this in distress, he heard steady footsteps coming from behind him.

"Hey, buddy in front, could you move aside a bit?"