A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

At that moment, the familiar girl's voice began to persuade Medusa.

"...Alright, I'll take you out. Remember, you're not allowed to let me find out that you've done anything to harm my sister!"

After hearing her sister's words, Medusa strangely stopped insisting and immediately put away her scythe, walking straight out of the passage.

"Senpai! Are you alright!" Mashu finally arrived at Ritsuka's side and quickly helped her up, asking.

"I...I'm fine. Go check on Mr. Archer, see how he is." Ritsuka got up and rushed to Archer's side.

Fortunately, Archer was only knocked unconscious. Although he suffered some internal injuries, he has recovered thanks to Ritsuka's healing magic.

"Hey! It's you! General Lü, Miss Jing, you're both safe and sound! That's wonderful! Now Rome has two more powerful generals back."

Just then, Nero's delighted voice came from behind Ritsuka. Ritsuka turned around and saw a man and a woman with a girl who looked very much like Stheno, following Nero to Ritsuka's side.

"Let me introduce you. Didn't I mention before that I sent two warriors from another realm to explore the Black Mist Wall? These are the two generals I dispatched."

Nero then enthusiastically introduced the two of them.

"He is Lü Bu, General Lü. As for me, I am Jing Ke," the woman named Jing Ke said.

"Lu Bu and Jing Ke? These are two famous heroes from ancient China. They've actually been summoned to this singularity in Rome?" Dr. Roman said with some surprise. "But Jing Ke is actually... well, I don't want to talk about this anymore."

Mashu and Ritsuka introduced themselves and greeted everyone. Then, the taciturn Lu Bu hoisted Archer onto his shoulder and led him out of the cave.

Chapter 133: Explanation

"Speaking of which, Jing Ke and Lü Bu, didn't you two pass through the wall of black mist? Why are you here?"

On the way out of the cave, Nero began to question the two.

"It's a long story. After General Lü and I entered the Black Mist Wall, we immediately discovered that our five senses were greatly weakened, making it very difficult to move through the Black Mist Wall."

Jing Ke said:

"For some reason, General Lü was able to completely ignore the effects of the black mist and keep advancing. He almost got into a direct fight with the demonic beasts inside."

"Fortunately, I managed to dissuade General Lü in time, preventing him from going mad in the black mist. Afterwards, I discovered that whenever General Lü became agitated and wanted to go in a certain direction, it meant that there was a demonic beast he wanted to kill there. In that case, we just needed to avoid that direction when we went forward."

"Although we were able to avoid the monsters in the black mist, we still couldn't find the right direction and didn't know how long we wandered around. After we got out of the wall of black mist, we determined from the surrounding environment that we had arrived in the city of Marsilia, which had already been judged."

"After General Lü and I explored the area and replenished our food supplies, we planned to walk along the coastline to see if we could return to Rome. We even chose to return by water to avoid the monsters. But not long ago, we inexplicably ended up on this island."

"As for what happened later, you should know by now. We fell for the trick of that goddess Stheno, thinking there would be useful treasure in the cave, but we were ambushed and captured by those three people and one beast." (Mei Yong is busy, Lin Zai is busy...)

Just after Jing Ke finished recounting their recent ordeal, Lü Bu suddenly opened his mouth and let out a tremendous roar: "■■■■■ーーー!"

"Wow...what a loud voice," Dr. Roman couldn't help but remark.

"I'm sorry, the general was just venting his anger. He said that with his strength, he could have easily broken through the encirclement, but he was hit on the head by something and lost consciousness, which is why he was captured."

Jing Ke explained.

"Wait... was Mr. Lu Bu speaking just now?" Mashu couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, although he has lost a lot of rationality due to his berserk state, he still possesses some pure emotions. Once you get to know him well, it's quite easy to understand what he means."

Jing Ke said this.

"■■——!!" Lu Bu roared again.

"Yes, General Lü agrees with and approves of what I just said," Jing Ke continued to explain.

"No... this can't be understood just by being familiar with it," Ritsuka couldn't help but retort.

"In short, we were locked up by them, while the second of the three sisters stayed here to guard us and prevent us from escaping."

As Jing Ke spoke, he looked at the purple-haired goddess he was escorting and said:

"Fortunately, the commotion you created gave us a chance to escape, and we also managed to catch the guy who was guarding us."

“I’m not called this guy, I have a name, Euryale. That’s really rude,” Euryale said somewhat disgruntledly as she was being escorted.

"Since you've already fallen into someone else's hands, don't expect any preferential treatment. Besides, you sisters have done such outrageous things, why do you think we'll treat you well?"

Jing Ke said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hmph...you'll understand in a moment." Euryale snorted, and after saying that in a low voice, she didn't continue talking and walked forward on her own.

Before long, they finally saw the light of the exit. The group hurriedly ran out of the cave. The bright light was a bit dazzling, but they quickly adapted.

"Now you can release my sister, right?" A voice rang out, and Medusa and Stheno stood together, glaring menacingly at the crowd.

"Go." Jing Ke didn't play any tricks; he simply pushed Euryale back to her group of sisters.

"Now it's time to settle the score, isn't it? You deceived me and General Lü, and you almost tried to kill Miss Ritsuka." Jing Ke drew his dagger and said coldly.

"Shhhh-"

"Don't think you can bully people just because you have more people!"

Just then, a voice came, and Elizabeth and Tamamo Cat appeared out of nowhere and came to the side of the Gorgon sisters.

It's unclear where they came from from the cave, and Tamamo Cat seems to have an extra box-like object on its back.

"Five against four? But two of them don't have obvious combat capabilities, so overall our side still has the advantage."

Jing Ke immediately made a judgment; she decided to use her high decisiveness as an assassin to prioritize two of the sisters.

“Wait a minute, why are you all so angry?” Steno suddenly asked at that moment.

"Did I not explain myself clearly? You deceived me and General Lü, and even planned to kill Miss Ritsuka," Jing Ke said coldly.

“Deception? What deception? There is indeed treasure deep in that cave, but you just failed the test.” As she spoke, Stheno pointed at Tamamo Cat and said, “Put it down.”

After Tamamo-no-Mae put the box down, Stheno pointed at the box again and said:

"Look, this is the treasure you wanted. It's hidden deep inside the cave. You're not strong enough, so I'm locking you up for a while to teach you a lesson, to let you know that treasure isn't something you can just get easily. That's reasonable, isn't it?"

"There really is a treasure?" Nero said, a glint in his eyes.

"The point isn't the treasure at all, is it? Shouldn't the point be that you concealed the monster and servant's sneak attack?" Dr. Roman interrupted.

"Doctor... that's not the real point. Shouldn't the point be that we're now enemies?" Ritsuka muttered under her breath.

"We just didn't mention it. That doesn't count as deception, does it? Besides, can't you use your brains? There's no such thing as a free lunch where you can just get treasure by chance. It's common sense that treasures are guarded by evil dragons."

Stheno said irritably.

"This..." For a moment, even Jing Ke was fooled by Stheno's cunning logic. After all, Stheno really had prepared a treasure, and as things stood, he and Lü Bu were indeed only imprisoned.

“But you were planning to kill your senior, that’s for sure, isn’t it?! I saw it with my own eyes!” Mashu said sternly.

"Hmm? Kill Ritsuka-san?" This time, however, a very strange expression appeared on Stheno's face, and she said directly to Medusa, "My stupid little sister, why did you kill Ritsuka-san? This isn't a game of heroes fighting dragons... Ugh!"

Before Stheno could finish speaking, she suddenly stumbled forward and lost consciousness. Fortunately, Euryale caught her from behind, preventing her from falling to the ground.

But everyone had just clearly seen that the person who attacked Stheno was Euryale, who was standing behind her. Everyone was puzzled as to why she would harm her own sister.

"I'm sorry, but let Medusa and I answer this question. After all, you've both noticed something different about Stheno," Euryale said slowly, her expression not very pleasant.

"First, let's clarify one thing. Although we are now enemies, my foolish sister, out of consideration for our past friendship and your leniency towards those children yesterday, doesn't actually want to hurt you, let alone kill Ritsuka."

“Don’t want to hurt him? But little Medusa already hurt Mr. Archer so badly…” Mash was about to say something when Euryale interrupted her loudly, “Let me finish! One question after another, how am I supposed to explain it all!”

"Um..." Mashu stopped talking under the other party's forceful voice.

"...That archer is a different story; in a sense, he is our most direct enemy. I will explain this in more detail later."

Euryale took a deep breath and then continued:

“Listen, I know my silly little sister too well. She’s always so soft-hearted when it comes to people she approves of. I bet she doesn’t actually want to kill Ritsuka, she just wants to scare that chattering doctor.”

"I'm so sorry for chattering... Wait, so little Medusa did that on purpose? She scared me?" Dr. Roman first made a self-deprecating remark, then suddenly realized what she meant and said.

"Otherwise what? We know that Chaldea has the function of forced repatriation. If they encounter a situation that they cannot resolve, they will forcibly repatriate Ritsuka from the singularity."

Euryale said irritably, "To put it bluntly, Medusa is planning to force you to flee this singularity. That way, she can complete the task assigned by her Master without harming you."

Chapter 134: The Truth

After hearing Euryale's explanation, Ritsuka couldn't help but ask, "Medusa, is this true?"

"Yes, that was indeed my original plan... As long as we can scare you away, it will probably take another day or two for Chaldea to teleport over. By then, it will be the seventh day of Judgment, and you will be powerless to stop us from completing all of this."

Medusa finally nodded and explained her reasons for doing so.

“Whether my stupid sister originally intended to do so or not, at least she wouldn’t actually kill you in front of those children,” Euryale added.

"Those children? Are Rin and the others here too?" Mash asked hurriedly.

"They've always been there. That cave was originally enchanted with a telepathic magic, allowing them to observe everything that happens inside. The traps you fell into and the skeleton soldiers you encountered were all their doing."

Euryale said.

"Those traps were all set by those three. Are they getting revenge for yesterday's defeat? How childish," Dr. Roman quipped.

Euryale turned her head and looked in a certain direction, saying, "Look, they're here."

Everyone looked in the direction Euryale was looking, and sure enough, they saw three petite figures running from the mountainside.

"Eureki-nee, are you alright?" Rin Tohsaka flew over first and asked.

"There's nothing seriously wrong. But unfortunately, we lost this time too, and we can't help you win this one back," Euryale said with a hint of helplessness.

"Sigh... so what if we lost? It was our own willful request anyway." Rin Tohsaka sighed and said after seeing that Euryale was alright.

"What exactly is going on? Rin, you said that once we got to this island, we would find out the truth about why you are doing this. But ever since we arrived on this island, we have been plagued by all this mess. What exactly are you trying to do?"

At this moment, Ritsuka directly inquired about the matter: "Also, Miss Steno just said that Wang Chong would appear here... Are you suggesting we wait for him to come and tell us himself?"

"No, that's not it. All this messy stuff was just something we asked Sister Stheno and the others to do to vent our anger."

Rin Tohsaka shook her head and said, "As for the truth, haven't you noticed it yet? From the moment you met Stheno, didn't you realize something was wrong?"

"Miss Stheno seems normal except for not recognizing us, right? Wait... are you suggesting that this Miss Stheno isn't a Servant summoned from the Singularity, but rather, like you, is one of Wang Chong's Servants?"

Ritsuka quickly asked.

“Yes and no.” Euryale looked at Stheno, who was unconscious in her arms, and said slowly, “Stheno (I) am both the Master’s Servant and a Servant chosen by this damned Singularity.”

"...You mean, this singularity summoned Wang Chong's Servant, not a Servant chosen from the Throne of Heroes? But how is that possible!? A Servant who already belongs to someone else can't be chosen and summoned by a Heroic Spirit ritual! Otherwise, things would be completely chaotic!"

As a professional, Dr. Roman immediately understood what Euryale meant, but he shook his head repeatedly, denying the situation.

“We initially thought so too, but this isn’t the first time this has happened. In fact, wasn’t the Black Saber you encountered in Singularity F our family’s Artoria [Alter]?”

Euryale said.

Dr. Roman thought for a moment and had to admit the fact, then asked, "This...it really is so, but why does this phenomenon occur?"

"I don't know, the Master is also investigating this matter... but the only thing that is certain is that this matter is inextricably linked to the Singularity and Humanity."

Euryale's assertion left Ritsuka and Dr. Roman completely baffled.

“I know you have some doubts, but Master has evidence to prove it. This isn’t the first time he’s dealt with Humanity or Alaya. Stheno was summoned as a Servant to help resolve singularities, originally intended to be your Chaldea teammate.”

Euryale said.

"Isn't that a good thing? Why... wait, Miss Stheno doesn't know us..." At this moment, Ritsuka finally realized that she had connected Stheno's previous behavior, and a bad feeling appeared on her face.

"So you've figured it out? Good. It's one thing to forcibly summon Stheno (me), who didn't want to get involved in too much conflict and just wanted to live peacefully with us, but how dare it, how dare it erase those precious memories!"

"So... can you understand our anger? We were fighting alongside Chaldea to save humanity, but it betrayed us and took away what we cherished."

"It was precisely because of this that the Master became completely disillusioned with Humanity and Alaya, believing that there was absolutely no need to save them."

"This is the truth you want to know: we betrayed... no, it wasn't us who betrayed us, but they betrayed us first. All we did was seek revenge."

"..."

For a moment, Ritsuka fell into a brief silence, and Mashu was also unsure how to judge right and wrong. Even Dr. Roman could only sigh, scratching his head, unsure of what to say.

"...Isn't there any other way? Is there any way to help Miss Steno regain her memories?" Ritsuka asked tentatively, still unwilling to give up.

“If I were, the Stheno you see now wouldn’t be like this. You should know the answer by now, right?” Euryale said coldly. “I’m only speaking to you Chaldea because of our past relationship and because you don’t know the truth.”

"Regardless of whether Stheno (I) can recover that memory in the future, the damage has already been done to Stheno (me) and to us. We will not forgive this culprit."

"This..." Ritsuka was speechless for a moment. She knew that she could no longer persuade the other party, or perhaps she was not qualified to persuade someone seeking revenge not to do so.

“Ritsuka-neechan, this is also our answer. First it forcibly summoned Artoria-neechan, now it’s Stheno-neechan… but who will it be in the future? Will it be another sister, or will it even target us?”

Rin Tohsaka also stepped forward and said:

"Although we are young and may not understand many principles, even children understand one thing: never help an ungrateful person who can't be fed! Otherwise, they might hurt you one day."

"..." After hearing this, Ritsuka did not refute it, but just silently lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.