Chapter 194: Lio Shirazumi

Chapter 194: Lio Shirazumi

Let's tell the story of a boy.

The boy had flowing, ear-length golden hair and a pair of amber-colored eyes. With a combination of delicacy and handsomeness on his face, he easily scored at least 80 points in terms of appearance. Even in the world of anime and manga, where there are countless handsome boys and beautiful girls, he could be considered a top-tier bishounen. In a different setting, with his handsome face, he could easily live a successful life and find a beautiful girl to live happily ever after.

However, this is the world of Type-Moon, and this beautiful boy has set his sights on a girl with an extremely high difficulty level to pursue, accompanied by a dangerous girl named Shiki Ryougi. Thus, tragedy befell him.

In 1995, he encountered Shiki Ryougi and confessed his feelings to her shortly afterward.

As expected, the confession failed.

This was quite normal. Pursuing a girl, especially someone like Shiki Ryougi, was never an easy task. One failed confession was not a big deal. He just needed to find the right direction, seize the right opportunity, and continue to work hard.

However, the boy, still in his immature teenage years, did not see it that way. After his confession was rejected, he was deeply hurt and felt that his whole life had turned dark. This was something that often happened at that age, known as the "Spring season." As long as he could get through the most difficult time, the wounds would slowly heal, and life would still be filled with sunshine.

However, during this most difficult time, a lovelorn youth was prone to sinking, falling into decadence, and coming up with unreasonable and bizarre ideas. The boy had such a thought. He wanted to prove that he was not "weak" by resorting to violence, by beating others.

Because the reason Shiki rejected him was, "I hate weak people."

This thought changed the trajectory of his life. In a brawl, the boy accidentally killed his opponent. In contact with the brink of death, his spirit on the edge, he came up with the idea of hiding the body by wanting to devour it entirely, and in doing so, he realized his true nature.

With the help of Souren Araya, who arrived shortly after, the boy awakened his origin, "Consumption," and used the excuse of studying abroad to drop out of school.

Afterward, under the influence of his urge to "consume," he committed one murder after another. The bodies of the victims were mostly marked by the traces of being devoured by wild beasts, with a gruesome appearance. It was this series of grotesque murders that accelerated the deterioration of Shiki's personality at the time and indirectly led to her coma.

During the process of killing, the boy felt fear and became increasingly insane. He started believing that he was insane and that killing was inevitable, but he needed companions who were equally crazy.

He tried to create a cocktail drug, which he dubbed "Bloodchip", to make other people turn into "special people". His delusions made him believe that soaking the drug into his blood would allow others to awaken their origin like him. This behavior caused numerous deaths and disappearances. It was only when the Shiki fell into a coma that the boy gradually stopped his madness.

However, this cessation was temporary. After two years had passed, the boy still hadn't found any companions, and he turned his attention back to Shiki again. To attract her attention, he decided to commit another bizarre murder.

Unfortunately, this time, his luck wasn't as good as before. Just as he was preparing to commit the crime, a man wearing a black coat appeared before him.

The blond youth, dressed in the same clothes as Shiki, started running. He held a dagger in one hand and moved low, gliding along the narrow alleyways.

Kiritsugu raised his eyebrows in surprise. The approaching figure didn't move like a human but more like a snake, swiftly moving in and out of Kiritsugu's field of vision, making it difficult to determine his next move.

When the distance between the two closed to about five meters, the snake-like movements suddenly transformed into those of a wild beast.

Like a starving tiger pouncing on its prey, Lio Shirazumi lunged above Kiritsugu's head, aiming the dagger at his neck.

At this critical moment, a muffled sound emerged from Kiritsugu's throat.

"Time Alter: Triple Accel!"

With this forbidden incantation, Lio Shirazumi's movements within Kiritsugu's field of vision slowed down, allowing him to discern the patterns on the blade. At the same time, Kiritsugu's physical abilities reached an unimaginable height, enabling him to narrowly evade Lio Shirazumi's slashing attack towards his throat.

Just as the lethal blow missed, Lio Shirazumi was about to give chase, but he suddenly noticed a dark barrel in front of him.

A gunshot resounded, and Lio Shirazumi heard the sound of his head shattering.

Kiritsugu's beloved gun, Thompson Contender, had completed its mission. His right hand rested on the trigger guard switch, and the gun hung diagonally from his shoulder.

As the break-action magazine opened, the spent cartridge flew through the air, leaving faint traces of gunpowder residue before falling to the ground with a crisp sound in the quiet night.

With his left hand reaching into his coat pocket, Kiritsugu skillfully dialed a number on his mobile phone.

"The mission is complete."

PS: Lio Shirazumi had a despicable nature, evidenced by his act of licking every inch of Shiki's body with his tongue in the original.

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