Chapter 181: Moriarty Old Man Special Bullet
[In the Holy Grail War of Love, you encounter the Gemini twins.]
[When you face each other in a narrow place, it means only one side can leave alive.]
"Die, brother-in-law!"
Without the slightest hesitation,
Eikou immediately swung the Siegfried in his hand toward Castor, decisively choosing "righteousness over kinship."
But the opponent was, after all, a Servant. Castor relied on his agile skills to dodge the sneak attack.
"Tsk, such a despicable ambush,"
Castor avoided the strike, criticizing as he spoke,
"That desperate will to survive really is no different from the scum captain on our side."
Eikou hadn't expected the sneak attack to land for sure, so after the failure he immediately pulled back.
He and Yu Ji cautiously retreated a few steps, keeping their distance from them.
"...Senpai, don't be fooled by them having two Servants. In essence the twins share one Spirit Origin. So it's basically one-on-one, and I can use a skill to support you. The advantage is ours."
Eikou was about to use a skill to strengthen Yu Ji, but he stopped just in time.
He had almost forgotten her Noble Phantasm's trait—once it was activated, all buffs would be erased.
And Yu Ji's Noble Phantasm didn't deal ideal damage; recklessly clashing Noble Phantasms would almost certainly not defeat the enemy.
"If it won't work, I can switch to my Spirit Origin swimsuit," Yu Ji looked at the troublesome Gemini pair and suggested a bit anxiously.
"No need at all."
"Why?"
"If you don't like wearing it, then don't. I've thought it through: I can't use the excuse of 'wanting what's best for you' to force you to do something you dislike."
Eikou said this.
Yu Ji's eyes widened slightly.
"Of course, by FGO rules… if you switched to Spirit Origin swimsuit Lancer, you'd obviously be countered by this Saber twin pair, so it's really unnecessary."
"Kouhai, then how should we deal with them?"
"Don't rush. Let me think—"
Before he could finish, Castor and his sister Pollux suddenly lunged forward.
A flash of razor-sharp sword light appeared, so fast it stunned the senses—it felt as though he sensed the icy wind from the blade first, and only afterward saw the enemy's strike.
As an Assassin, Yu Ji barely managed to pull him back, avoiding the sword's path.
"That really opened my eyes..."
Eikou instinctively broke into a cold sweat.
The terrifying speed, the absolute synchronicity of this twin pair from the Age of Gods, completely exceeded his expectations—far stronger than Yu Ji by more than one level.
Gemini… could they be such a high-tier Servant?
No, more likely it was because...
"We share one Spirit Origin, Pollux and I, always side by side, never apart. We are a divine twin pair bound by eternal blood ties, an affection no ordinary love of yours could ever match."
Castor looked at them with scornful eyes.
"Moreover, you two aren't even a true couple, let alone passionately in love. In this Singularity, where love itself grants strength, you absolutely cannot defeat us."
"Why does that sound like some perverted siscon line…"
Eikou sighed inwardly.
Though he hated to admit it, the other's words held truth.
Compared to the sanctified twins, the emotional foundation between him and Yu Ji was still far too fragile.
"You have a point, Castor,"
Eikou spoke up,
"But what do you think true love is? Must it be like you two—inseparable and perfectly in sync—to count as love? Isn't the acceptance of flaws, mistake after mistake followed by endless compromise, also love?"
"Human, what are you implying?" Castor asked coldly.
"If one day your sister—the one you treasure like a gem in your palm—were dragged down into the filthy mortal world, could you still love her as you do now? Could you accept her if she became imperfect?"
"Hmph, that could never happen. The bond between me and my sister needs no commentary from a lowly human like you."
"It's about to happen."
Eikou turned to Yu Ji and said,
"Senpai, do everything you can to pin down the older brother. As long as we take him out, everything else will be easier."
"That's nearly impossible. The way they coordinate is so perfect, I can't separate them."
"I know, but it's our only chance to win."
Eikou said,
"Senpai, don't you find these siblings extremely annoying? Calling you human is one thing, but then loudly debating in front of you about what love really means."
"…I understand."
Seeing the seriousness on his face, Yu Ji nodded.
Immediately her figure leapt upward like an agile cat, dazzling crimson blood-flowers swirling around her, bursting forth like a sudden flame of death.
Boom!
The terrifying stream of magical power, transformed from blood, in that instant shot straight toward Castor.
Yet Castor and Pollux reacted with unbelievable speed—so fast that they had already responded even before Yu Ji made her move.
The twin brothers moved like mirrored images, crossing each other like falling stars, effortlessly dodging her attack. Even as droplets of blood from the blossom splattered everywhere, their pure white garments remained completely unstained.
Just watching made Eikou's head ache.
The twins' coordination was truly too perfect, and with the Singularity's enhancement, Yu Ji-senpai alone couldn't possibly deal with them.
That meant he had no choice but to come up with a way to break the deadlock himself.
While they were locked in combat, he didn't think twice and leapt to face the coffin of James Moriarty.
"If I remember correctly, this coffin is Moriarty's Noble Phantasm. It can fire a cannon and magic bullets. So… could I use it?"
He tried pulling the trigger on the coffin, but nothing happened.
The deadly bullets did not fire from the coffin's barrel.
"Is it because there's no ammo?"
Eikou immediately felt troubled.
"Even I, with A Knight Does Not Die with Empty Hands, can't operate this weapon smoothly?"
["A Knight Does Not Die with Empty Hands" allows you to forcibly use another's Noble Phantasm. Although its power will be reduced, you can instantly understand how to operate it.]
[You understand how to operate this Noble Phantasm, but you lack the necessary ammunition.]
[As for using magical energy to create bullets, that sort of complex Magecraft lies beyond the scope of that skill...]
"I see. So it means I know how to pull the trigger, but there are no bullets inside…"
Eikou suddenly understood.
"They want me to load bullets with magical energy, but I don't know that kind of Magecraft…"
He looked over at Professor Moriarty, unconscious and lying on the coffin.
[Only this mathematics professor knows how to create the ammunition, but he's still unconscious.]
[Would you like to administer first aid to him to perform a skill check for 'Human Anatomy Research'?]
Eikou thought to himself: if that cunning old math professor wakes up and turns on me, what then?
"No need. I have a better idea."
A brilliant thought suddenly struck him.
No bullets? No problem—just turn the professor himself into the bullet!
"Pardon me, professor!"
[You have used the skill "A Knight Does Not Die with Empty Hands EX."]
[You have obtained the temporary bullet "Moriarty Old Man Special Bullet."]
[You have loaded Moriarty into his own Noble Phantasm.]
I can't make bullets, but I can turn someone else into one!
This was the hot-blooded combination move between me and Professor Moriarty!
Eikou powerfully hefted the coffin containing Moriarty's Spirit Origin and aimed the gun barrel straight at the twins.
To be precise, he aimed at the brother, Castor.
"This is a necessary sacrifice! Two-Pronged Formation!"