Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

He will do his utmost to protect people for their kindness, but will also kill all enemies without asking why or indiscriminately if attacked.

No matter what the reason, when you take up a weapon to kill, you must be prepared to be killed.

He was only worried that he was unable to protect all the kind people and was unable to fulfill his responsibilities, the responsibilities of a strong person.

Everyone in the world has his or her own responsibilities and position. The weak are confused and struggling, while the strong are sober and bear their responsibilities.

As the strongest person, I should bear the most responsibility, right?

What if you can’t bear it?

That only means that I am not the strongest yet.

In that case, why not just become the strongest?

So he drew the sword.

A sword that symbolizes hope and despair, the future and the end, blessing and curse.

——This is the judgment of the power and sin of all life in a world that is about to reach its end. Are you sure you want to bear it?

"Only the strong can decide the fate of other creatures—"

He barely hesitated.

"—I am the strongest, so the fate of the world shall be decided by me!"

After reaching this point, Sakura Matou's consciousness quickly emerged.

In a daze, she heard the rumbling of wheels and the sound of a mechanical broadcast.

"——We've arrived at Guanbuzi City."

81 Matou Sakura: Mom said that the more handsome a boy is, the more likely he is to lie

After dealing with Matou Kariya, a potential ally, Noah began to look for information about Guanbuzi City again to see if it was suitable as a base for obtaining magic power.

However, Noah only took a few more glances and gave up the option of Guanbuzi City.

The reason is simple. Guanbuzi City is nearly 500 kilometers away from Fuyuki City.

Five hundred kilometers meant that it was impossible to construct a grand magic circle connecting the two places and transport the magic power obtained in Guanbuzi City to Fuyuki City.

At least Noah himself is not at this level.

Then Noah can only replenish his magic power in Guanbuzi City and then return to Fuyuki City?

This is also impossible.

Five hundred kilometers is not far for Noah. At full speed, he can find a restaurant in Fuyuki City, order a small cake for Sakura Matou, and complete a round trip before she finishes eating.

But in battle, opportunities are fleeting.

Such a long time can even determine the outcome of a war.

Noah put himself in other people's shoes and thought that once the Heroic Spirit discovered a lone Master, they would kill the Master faster than the Master could react.

Even in a well-defended magic workshop, the speed at which a Heroic Spirit breaks into the workshop and kills the Master is faster than the speed of eating a piece of cake.

After giving up on Guanbuzi City, Noah, who was not good at searching in modern information systems, searched for a long time but couldn't find a place that suited him.

So he decided to use the most stupid method, which was to travel around Fuyuki City and experience it firsthand.

Anyway, transportation in this era is still quite convenient. There is no need to travel over mountains and across rivers and seas. You can just take the iron box called Shinkansen.

However, Noah didn't know why, but he ended up in Guanbuzi City again while sitting there.

Forget it, now that we are here, we might as well treat it as a trip.

There is not much difference between the world before Orario and Noah, but the living customs, technological development, and civilization system of this world are completely different from the previous two worlds.

After all, there is still a year to go before the Holy Grail War. I have finally come to the New World. It would be too boring if I only focus on fighting for this year.

After making the decision, Noah looked at Sakura Matou who had just woken up in his arms.

"Ying, do you want to go downstairs for a walk?"

Sakura Matou, who was still a little awake from her dream, saw Noah and nodded blankly.

Was that just now about the older brother’s past?

Guanbuzi City is a small inland city located in the Tokyo metropolitan area, but in a relatively remote location.

This can be seen from the fact that Fuyuki City has more tall buildings than Fuyuki City, and there are trams running through the city.

However, many of those tall buildings seemed to have been abandoned after being only half-built. Noah also felt that there were so few people and traffic on the roads that the entire city seemed a bit empty.

Although it is approaching the New Year, there is no sense of prosperity and noise, but rather a sense of decline and silence.

Noah knew that this was the inevitable loss of people when living near a huge city.

Just like Orario, although it is on the great plains, there are basically no villages formed spontaneously by farmers nearby except for the port city of Meren, which is responsible for providing aquatic products and maritime transportation to the labyrinth city, and the farmland of Demeter's family.

Of course, no matter how few people there are in Guanbuzi City, it is only relative. It is not a deserted village, and there are still crowds of people on the streets.

This also led to Sakura Matou noticing many gazes after being carried by Noah into the city.

Although she may be a little narcissistic, Sakura Matou knows that she is a very cute little girl and many people look at her on the street.

However, Sakura Matou knew that at this moment everyone's attention was focused on Noah who was holding her.

Noah was only wearing an ordinary black sportswear at this time, similar to the one worn by Matou Kariya.

However, the same clothes can have completely different effects when worn by different people.

Noah's tall and slender figure makes the loose sportswear look very slimming. The curves of his slender thighs and broad shoulders are very prominent, and one can vaguely feel the strong muscles under the clothes.

Not to mention, that shiny silver hair is bound to attract attention in this oriental country.

Generally speaking, silver hair can easily make a person's skin look darker and expose various flaws.

But Noah's skin was whiter than his silver hair, with a very healthy reddish tint.

His facial features combine the softness of an Oriental and the masculinity of a Westerner. He does not appear feminine at all, but rather has a clear, awe-inspiring and profound heroic spirit.

But...unpleasant.

Seeing that everyone, including housewives, female office workers, female students, and even little girls of her age, were looking at Noah with burning eyes, Sakura Matou felt unhappy from the bottom of her heart.

It felt like the only cake I got at the class party was targeted by other girls and asked for it before I even started eating it.

No, I can’t share it with you.

Holding Noah's hand tightly, Sakura Matou puffed up her fair cheeks slightly and glanced at the passers-by with a vigilant look.

Big brother, it’s Sakura’s.

Ying, I only have my big brother.

"cherry?"

Noah had just sensed something was wrong with Sakura Matou, but before he could check, he was stopped by several girls wearing nun-like uniforms.

"Well, um, please, are you a foreigner? I, we would like to buy you a cup of tea, is that okay?"

Looking at the girl whose face was flushed with shyness but who was still stuttering out an invitation under the encouragement of her companions, Noah gave an apologetic smile and lowered his voice slightly.

"Thank you very much for the invitation, but the child's mother is still waiting for me."

The girl in nun uniform subconsciously looked at the little girl who gave her an unhappy look, then looked at Noah with a handsome smile, and suddenly her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Eh? Could it be your daughter? You must be kidding, right? After all, you only look like sixteen or seventeen! I thought she was your sister or something!"

"Well, it's true that many people say I look younger."

After tilting his head vaguely, Noah walked past the three girls who were completely dumbfounded.

"Big brother, lying is not good..."

Before Noah's perfunctory smile faded, he heard a soft murmur. He looked down and saw Sakura Matou looking at him with her big, round, gem-like eyes.

In response, Noah just raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Ying, I didn't say you were my daughter, did I? That's their own preconceived notion. How can you accuse me of lying? And I do look younger than my actual age, but not that exaggeratedly so."

Facing the righteous Noah, Sakura Matou opened her mouth.

Of course, she wouldn't be fooled so easily, but she couldn't think of any way to refute this theory in her little head, so she could only puff up her fair cheeks.

"What mom said is true. The more handsome a boy is, the more likely he is to lie!"

However, although he dealt with the three girls and coaxed Sakura Matou, Noah was subsequently surrounded by invitations from more women, even to the point where he could hardly move forward.

This scene reminded Noah of the new skills he gained when he leveled up.

...is this a sign of female distress?

Although it’s a pity, my travel trip had to be aborted.

Before entering the city, Noah had to take Sakura Matou away and come to a long slope on the outskirts of the city.

This seems to be a single slope leading to a girls' school, so there are almost no people on the road and it is quite quiet.

As the warm winter sun sets, accompanied by gusts of breeze coming from afar, one can't help but look up comfortably and feel the warm glow.

Even Matou Sakura couldn't help but yawn, throwing herself into Noah's arms and taking a nap.

Children are children. They are tired after walking such a short distance.

Isn't it just over 20 kilometers? Kids these days just lack exercise.

As Noah shook his head and sighed, he suddenly heard a sound of someone falling.

Noah turned around and saw a little girl, also wearing a black nun's uniform, who seemed to have tripped over a stone and fell on the road.

However, she just stared at her palms, without showing the pain or crying that a normal girl would have.

82 Asakami Fujino

Asagami Fujino, that was Asagami Fujino's former name.

It is said that the Asagami family was once a very wealthy and high-ranking family.

But in her memory, it was just a family on the verge of bankruptcy, living and working in Nagano Prefecture.

Even though she is known as the eldest daughter of the Asagami family, Asagami Fujino has never lived the life of a young lady.

She had no complaints about her poor life, but for some reason, everyone in the village hated her, feared her, and excluded her, and she couldn't even find playmates.

...No, she knew.

It was a tiny fragment of light and shadow that remained in the deepest part of memory.

Twist it——

Asagami Fujino only remembered that this seemed to be what he thought in his mind, and then the branch he was staring at twisted into a ball and fell down in all directions.

Then, he was greeted by his father's disgusted gaze and his mother's fearful gaze.

I don't know when it started, but Asagami Fujino has to take medicine every day.

As the pain gradually subsided, her eyes gradually returned to normal and she no longer had the ability to distort objects.

But soon, not only the sense of pain, but also all the senses except vision and pain disappeared, including taste, smell, touch.

I have no sense of taste when eating, no feeling when touching, no pain when getting injured, and I don’t even know if I’m full, and I can only estimate roughly.

It is a world in between where there is no pain, no happiness, and even the sense of being human is stripped away.

If you cannot distinguish yourself from the world, you will not be able to outline your own existence.