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Chapter 358 Prologue: A Voice from Afar

In a quiet room, in front of a huge screen.

At the bottom of the black screen, the mouse slowly moved to the top of the play button, clicked, and then jumbled sounds began to appear.

zizi——

Sizzle—sizzle—

"I don't know if this audio can get to you, Captain. But right now, you're the only person I can trust."

Tie Feng's voice rang out amidst the noise.

zizi——

“Three weeks ago, I came to the Americas region of the Free Alliance to track down that organization. As for which organization it is, you know it, don’t you, Captain? The organization that trapped us all in a giant illusion.”

Tie Feng's voice was somewhat muffled and seemed a little unclear, as if he was enduring something.

sizzle-

Amidst the chaotic electronic noise, a faint sound of an explosion could be heard.

"Ah, sorry, I've fallen into my habit of rambling again, but there's nothing I can do about it, Captain, you know my style, don't you?"

"In short, Captain, I've discovered something quite terrifying here in the Americas. That organization—they're not your average organization, not some ordinary one with political or religious motives. If the villainous organizations in traditional stories are like cancerous growths in society, then these people are like the ever-spreading roots of a plant, already reaching every corner of the world."

Suddenly, a loud gunshot rang out in the audio.

Then Tie Feng's voice stopped, and only various sounds could be heard continuously, noisy and chaotic, like the continuous crackling of countless firecrackers being lit. This noise lasted for more than ten minutes, accompanied by several sudden high-frequency noises, before Tie Feng's voice reappeared with heavy breathing.

"Phew, I thought I had regressed a lot, but it seems my shots were still pretty accurate. In short, Captain, we can't trust our old network of relationships anymore. It's not that those friends have become enemies, but that they are already in those people's networks. If we involve them, our intelligence will inevitably be exposed to the enemy."

"Hoo, uh, cough cough, but Captain, the network of relationships you built in Japan shouldn't be a big problem. It's probably because Japan's post-war recovery was so poor that it hasn't developed much, and those guys don't really value that region. But this is just my speculation. You might not like hearing this, but honestly, among the people you know, there might be spies from those people. After all, you're already on their watch list."

The noise suddenly increased, and Tie Feng's voice stopped, leaving only continuous, chaotic electronic sounds in the audio. It wasn't until five or six minutes later that Tie Feng's voice returned.

"Damn it, I guess I'm just not cut out for frontline combat. After all, I'm a technical soldier, and I wasn't meant to be on the front lines. How did things turn out like this..."

"Cough, cough, cough—ugh (sound of vomiting), although I really want to tell you not to come looking for me and to live your own life, Captain, you're already on their list. Even if you stay in Japan, they'll come looking for you sooner or later."

"Come to the Freedom Alliance, America, New York, 18th Street, Martin Luther, find a door with a lion's head on it, knock three times, the code is 438L99B, someone will greet you and give you the intelligence I have compiled."

"Also, since I might already be dead and never see you again, please don't cry for me. I have no regrets about my life. Also, if you find my body, remember to leave the QR code I prepared beforehand on my tombstone. I can tell you in advance that the website it links to is a BDSM website from the Free Alliance. The content inside is really exciting. If you are interested, you can learn about it and try it out with your wife at night."

"Ahem, cough... By the way, just in case, if you don't get my information, go find someone named Logan Howlett. He's the key. He's an esper with incredibly powerful healing abilities, and his physical attributes are at the level of an A-rank martial artist. Oh, and he can also extend six metal claws. In short, once you meet him, you'll know he's extraordinary."

"I was also looking for that man, but before that, I was found by someone else. According to what I know so far, that person is about 186 to 189 cm tall, with a strong build, blood type A, and his eyes have a wolf-like feel. Once he sees you, he will definitely not mistake you."

At this moment, the audio suddenly experienced extremely severe interference. The chaotic sounds were so loud that they were deafening, completely drowning out Tie Feng's voice. After more than twenty minutes, the sound gradually stabilized, and Tie Feng's painful panting began to cover the audio.

"Damn it, when did this crappy tape recorder get shot? Don't tell me all that the teacher just said was for nothing. Oh well, never mind that now, Captain, go find Logan, find that man, and you'll definitely get closer to the key to this incident. We can't escape from here anymore, so taking them down first is the only thing we can do. Azure Dragon isn't afraid of challenges, is he? No matter how terrifying the enemy is, we will definitely be able to eliminate them. That's what you said in your speech back then. Although it sounds low and lame, you were still kind of cool back then."

A loud noise interrupted Tie Feng's voice, followed by a series of chaotic sounds.

Regular static began to come through the communication, as if someone was being led astray. Other static would occasionally break out, and occasionally Tie Feng could be heard swearing in a low voice.

A piercingly sharp sound rang out, accompanied by a muffled groan from Tie Feng. Then the audio suddenly went completely silent, but less than two minutes later, Tie Feng's breathing was heard again in the audio.

"The situation is actually much more complicated than I imagined. To be honest, there is still a lot of information that I don't understand yet. However, the information I can confirm at the moment includes two things: the [Superpowered Person Modification Project] and the [Holy Grail Project]. Of course, if Captain, your intelligence gathering ability is too poor, then you can just pretend I didn't say anything."

The conversation was interrupted again at this point, and did not resume until three minutes later.

"Damn it, this audio is almost at the recording time limit! Is it really that bad? Oh well, I'll just have to transmit it anyway. Please, Captain, you have to receive my last words!"

Amidst another burst of noise, various violent sounds came through the audio, and it seemed that Tie Feng said something like "It's you again—" but the rest of the audio was completely cut off.

The bottom of the computer screen displays a message indicating that the audio playback has finished.

A silent face was reflected on the dark screen.

"..."

Boom!

The stone coffee table, reinforced with magical techniques, snapped in two under the heavy blow. Li Cheng covered his face, trying to control his breathing and heartbeat.

"You bastard surnamed Tie, what the hell are you up to..."

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Section 359, Chapter 1: Immutability and Change

In June, it was already getting a little hot in Tokyo.

Li Cheng walked down the street with a somewhat troubled expression. Beside him was a little girl who was struggling with the giant ice cream in her hand as she walked.

Nearly four months after the Academy City incident, Yukari still had not returned to her normal form and remained in Ushio's body and consciousness.

This was clearly unusual enough. At first, Li Cheng guessed that Zi's injuries were too severe, preventing her from recovering quickly and requiring more time. But after three whole months of unchanged condition, he began to suspect something was amiss and sought out Huo for advice. However, even Huo, a transcendent being, couldn't discern any problems with Zi.

Later, when Li Cheng was leaving the shrine with Xi, tide suddenly grabbed his hand unhappily and asked him if he thought she was annoying and wanted her to disappear. At that moment, Li Cheng began to realize that there might be other reasons.

"I don't know much about the gap-gap demons, but according to you, during the time you spent with her after she lost her memory, she developed a completely new personality. Under normal circumstances, this new personality might be suppressed because it's too weak and shares the same origin as Purple, or it might be in a state that even Purple herself isn't aware of. Then, now that Purple's original consciousness is in a dormant state, this newborn will has regained its identity and started to suppress Purple's will, preventing it from reappearing. This is entirely possible."

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, a smile playing on his lips, and looked at Li Cheng as he spoke slowly.

"However, this is just speculation. After all, neither of us is adept at matters of the soul and personality, so we can't be certain of the truth. But if reality were truly like this, what would you choose?"

"Destroy this new personality and let your old girlfriend reappear?"

"Continue with the status quo and pretend you don't know anything about your old girlfriend's current situation?"

It was a complete spectacle; the troublemaker posed this question to Li Cheng.

If it really is the situation I'm speculating about, then clearly I can't make either of these choices...

Back home, Li Cheng, standing in the kitchen, put down the vegetables he had just washed and turned to look at Xi, who was quietly watching TV in the living room, completely absorbed.

"Cheng, do you hate tide now? Do you not want tide to appear? Cheng, do you want tide to disappear?"

Some time ago, tide gazed intently into Li Cheng's eyes and asked him a question with a hint of sadness, a sight he still can't forget.

This is a really troublesome situation.

Unable to think of a way to handle the current situation, Li Cheng could only maintain the status quo for the time being and try to communicate with the authorities to see if there was any solution.

During this relatively peaceful period, in addition to Li Cheng's side, something else also happened in the Emiya family.

With a mix of excitement and trepidation, Shirou Emiya emerged from the Special Operations Headquarters. On his left breastplate was a silver metal badge, the Special Operations Prospector Badge, signifying that he had successfully passed the Special Operations tests and was now awaiting assignment to a suitable operations team.

As a newly promoted B-level martial artist, successfully passing the test and finally being able to fight for justice and help more people, just like his father, is an incredibly important thing for this gentle young man.

That's why, even with his older brother's opposition and ridicule, Shirou Emiya persevered without flinching and continued his rigorous training to this day.

"elder brother!"

Not long after stepping out the gate, a clear girl's voice drifted over from afar. Ilya, dressed in a school uniform, ran over waving her little hand, her face full of joy.

"Ah, it passed! Congratulations, brother!"

Illya noticed the badge on Shirou Emiya's chest and said happily.

"Yes, thank you, Illya. I passed. Now, I can become a special police officer in the action group to uphold justice, just like Kiritsugu."

Emiya Shirou was speaking with a happy expression when he suddenly caught sight of a tall figure appearing out of the corner of his eye.

"Ah, it passed. It seems the testers in the so-called action team really have bad eyesight, or maybe you were just exceptionally lucky this time?"

With his arms crossed and a look of utter disdain on his face, Wuming stared at Shirou Emiya, who was a head shorter than him, and spoke in an aggressive tone.

"Hmph, whether you're lucky or not, you'll find out once I officially start working in the action team. You're just a sour grapes."

Emiya Shirou glared back fearlessly and retorted sharply.

“Hmph,” Wu Ming raised an eyebrow. “The so-called action team, supposedly to uphold justice, is actually just an ordinary job. With your naive ideals, participating in this complicated work will only lead to you being battered and bruised. Of course, you definitely won’t listen to me, so I’ll just wait and see when you come home crying, you innocent fool.”

"Then you'll have to wait patiently. You probably won't even get to see me by the time I retire. A middle-aged, dejected man sighing and lamenting."

"you!"

"you!"

The two stepped forward simultaneously, staring intently at each other, their eyes seemingly crackling with electricity.

"Um, um, don't fight, Shirou... Mumei... Waaah, don't do this..."

Illya spread her arms and squeezed herself between Shirou Emiya and Nameless, trying to get their attention.

"Hmph, fine, for my sister's sake, I won't argue with you. Ilya, let's go buy groceries, I'll make you oden for lunch today."

As he spoke, Shirou Emiya took a step back, turned around, ignored Wuming, and instead took Illya's hand and prepared to leave.

"Perfect timing, I'm not going to play the hero/villain game with you anymore. Also, Ilya, come with me, I've thought of a new dish today, and it's been a while since I cooked for you."

Wuming spoke with equal displeasure, then grabbed Ilya's hand and pulled her in another direction.

Ilya's hands were immediately stretched into a straight line.

"Hey, what are you doing? Ilya came to wait for me after school!"