Chapter 93: Easter Egg! Chaldea is the true Evil of Humanity! Rejected at the Gates of Human Order!
[ Type-Moon Universe— Final Chapter! Grand Temple of Time: Solomon Ends— ]
[ The Unreturned— one person, one Beast ]
[ "Congratulations, Chaldea, you have defeated the Fourth Beast." ]
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "The Fourth Beast?! Wasn't Goetia the First Beast?! Why was the one defeated is the Fourth Beast? And where did Fou go! Why is Fou among the unreturned?!" ]
[ Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Probably crushed to death by rocks~! After all, in a war of this scale, even if that creature was somewhat mysterious, there's no way it could have survived, right?" ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Then what about Mash suddenly coming back to life? What's the deal with that? I saw her die with my own eyes until not even a speck was left!" ]
[ Rick Sanchez(Rick And Morty): "Either there's soul-body transfer technology, or someone resurrected her. Is that really so hard to understand?" ]
[ Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya (Type-Moon): "Is humanity truly worth you going that far?" ]
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〜Type-Moon World, ???? Worldline〜
"Simply irrational…"
Koyanskaya narrowed her eyes, her gaze complex and filled with incomprehension.
To turn oneself into a beast without any ideals just for the sake of a single human—was it truly worth it?
What exactly does Chaldea have that is worth such a sacrifice from you?
Though they were competitors of the same kind, at this moment, Koyanskaya felt a sense of pity. She could not understand; she understood Cath Palug even less than she understood Goetia.
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Countless viewers were currently bewildered. Why did Mash mysteriously come back to life?
Could it be a hidden trump card of Chaldea? But if such a method existed, why wasn't it used for the Doctor?
And finally, the "unreturned one human and one beast"—who does the beast refer to? Fou?
But what was this about Chaldea defeating the Fourth Beast? Did Chaldea launch an attack on the Fourth Beast at the same time they were fighting Goetia?
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『 In a void of darkness, Mash gradually regained consciousness. The girl looked around blankly.
Hadn't she… died?
Under Goetia's Incineration of Humanity, she died to protect her Senpai.
Could it be that it was all a dream? But why did that dream feel so real, and where was this?
Just as Mash was feeling confused, a voice coming from the darkness made her startle.
"Great, you're still here, Mash," the figure in the darkness sounded somewhat emotional. "You were completely annihilated; you reached the end of your life."
"But even so, your will remained within the void. Even so, you still have things to complete. Therefore, I won't tell you 'good job.' Although I will bid you farewell and say goodbye."
Mash was utterly confused.
"There is no time. Let me keep this brief. I intend to bring you back from the dead."
"I possess the Principle of Comparison. I am a Beast that feeds on human competition and growth, jealousy and regret, possessing the trait of being stronger than one's opponent."
"The Beast of Calamity, Cath Palug. In another world, also known as PrimateMurder."
Cath Palug… Mash's expression shook. That name… The girl strained her eyes, trying to see the figure in the darkness clearly.
"As long as I am not within human society, I am a harmless animal. That is why I shut myself away on an uninhabited island."
"However, the magus who looked after me was a terrible fellow. He kicked me out of my comfortable enclosed tower and threw me into the outside world." 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
Primate Murder… The existence with the highest threat level to humanity wants to resurrect a human?!
The brows of various magi furrowed deeply. They couldn't even comprehend why the Fourth Beast would choose to help humanity.
This was simply a fantasy!
Furthermore, everyone had seen the scene of Mash's death. That was the dissipation of both the physical body and the entire soul. Even mastering the Third Magic couldn't save Mash. What price would the Fourth Beast have to pay?
In the Inner Sea of the planet, In The Furthest Tower—
"That's not very nice, Cath Palug. You really hold a grudge, don't you? How long has it been?"
Merlin grumbled.
So what if he miscalculated the time and accidentally threw Fou out early, and accidentally let Fou free-fall for several hundred years, and accidentally let him land at Chaldea?
"How petty!"
However… Merlin looked up, a hint of disbelief appearing in his eyes. Even if all of this was according to his plan, at this moment, Merlin still found it hard to believe.
"Cath Palug, you are a Beast, the Primate Murder of humanity."
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『 Because of the magus's negligence, he drifted in the air for several hundred years. But it was precisely because of this that he could come to Chaldea, and there, discover you, Mash, and Ritsuka Fujimaru.
"You are…" Mash already had an answer in her heart, but at this moment, the girl was still somewhat dazed.
In the chaotic, pitch-black space, a brilliant halo bloomed from the dark shadow. Several tails seemed to appear behind it, crisscrossing and warping the space.
The magical energy erupting at this moment was not inferior even to the previous Goetia.
"You probably think this is quite meddlesome. But, well, that magus said that kindness is basically like a forced sales pitch. So, let me imitate that."
"Using the magical energy accumulated over a hundred years, I shall now create a miracle that even True Magic cannot reach."
"The complete resurrection of the dead. Though death in the Time Temple wasn't counted as reality to begin with."
In an instant, the entire darkness was illuminated. The piercing light made Mash instinctively shield her eyes. She tried to look, but the center of that magical energy remained a patch of darkness.
"What I am about to do next is the transfer of Fate Power. This is enough to modify your lifespan, which only had three days left."
"However, because I have not yet matured, I can only extend your lifespan to that of an ordinary person."
By doing so, I'd turn it into just an ordinary beast, and of course, it would lose its intelligence and unique traits.
"Up until now, my conversations with you all actually contained meaning. But from now on, those will all turn into the meaningless growls of a beast."
Mash's body was enveloped by that vast and gentle magical energy. She couldn't make a sound, but tears wouldn't stop falling from her eyes. She wanted to stop it, but she could do nothing.
"Don't worry about it. For you all, actually, nothing has changed," it said calmly. "But, well, it's true that I'll feel lonely. That's why, at the very end, I wanted to say goodbye to you."
"Goodbye, Mash Kyrielight. For me, the journey with you all has been a very pleasant memory."
"So pleasant that I, who usually turn into an ugly form, was able to maintain this appearance until the very end."
As the voice fell, a holy light pierced through the entire space. The darkness gradually dissipated, and the figure walking out of that darkness…
It was as brilliant and dazzling as starlight!
"Wait, wait a minute! Fou!" Mash recovered and shouted through her tears.
But Fou did not stop. It murmured to itself, "…The magus once said to go touch beautiful things, and sent Cath Palug out."
"That's right. I really did see something beautiful," within that brilliant and dazzling light, Fou murmured with longing.
"There is an evil that can be defeated without slaughter. There is an answer that can be reached without shedding blood. Congratulations, kind people of Chaldea."
"The Fourth Beast has been defeated by you." 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "So, Fou was the Fourth Beast… and the Fourth Beast was defeated by Chaldea again. This bond…!" ]
[ Ash Ketchum (Pokémon): "If you came to our world, you could definitely become Pokémon Masters!" ]
[ Thanos (Earth-616): "Discarding a higher level of existence to become a beast just to save a single human—he's just like Romani, a hopeless fool!" ]
[ Yakumo Yukari (Touhou): "Even if it means becoming a mindless, raw-flesh-eating beast, he still wants to save that human girl? Truly, life is something one can never fully figure out…" ]
[ Loki Odinson (Earth-616): "For something worthwhile, it is worth it; for something not, it isn't. Fou saw something extremely beautiful." ]
[ Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura) "Waaaah! Such a cute Fou! No! I don't accept this! Let me use a Clow Card to revive you, waaaah!" ]
[ Nami (One Piece): "That damn scum Merlin! To have done such an unforgivable thing to Fou… just perish already!" ]
[ Kurama (Naruto): "Simply idiotic! Humans are the enemy; destroying them is the correct answer!" ]
[ Genos (One Punch Man): "The essence of Beast (Evils of Humanity) is the Love of Humanity. They are just loving humanity in different ways." ]
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
"FOU!!!"
Mash and Ritsuka Fujimaru grabbed Fou and burst into tears.
They only now realized that Fou was the Fourth Beast, and that Fou, for their sake…
Recalling Fou saying with his own mouth that the Fourth Beast had been defeated by them, the two could not stop their tears from falling.
"Fou, you died such a tragic death!"
Ritsuka cried loudly.
Fou: "…???"
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〜God Eater World〜
"The Fourth Beast…"
The God Eaters were moved. How they wished they could encounter such an anomaly among the Aragami, but that was impossible… they could only rely on themselves!
"FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY, EVEN IF IT MEANS OFFERING UP EVERYTHING OF THIS BODY!!!"
The gazes of all the God Eaters holding their God Arcs were as cold and sharp as blades. If they could save their world, they were willing to offer everything!
Aragami seeks the peak of intelligence, and humans seek the continuation of their species—at the end of destruction, whether God becomes human first or human becomes God first, no one can predict.
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The hearts of the audience were shaken deeply once again.
They had long noticed Fou's extraordinary nature and had guessed that the "one unreturned beast" was Fou.
But they never imagined that a Beast… an existence that should have been at the pinnacle of the world, the ultimate enemy that should have been Chaldea's foe…
It would actually be willing to sacrifice its reason and traits for Mash, completely changing the girl's fate!
The Beast of Comparison… Cath Palug. Everyone etched this name deep into their minds.
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『 When Ritsuka Fujimaru woke up, everything felt like yesterday.
Fou was licking her cheek, Mash was waiting quietly by her side, and everyone was busy with their own tasks.
Ritsuka was confused. Mash had clearly… what exactly happened?
But Mash didn't remember what happened either. She only remembered someone saying very gentle words to her, but she could never quite recall it. 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Fou, he really… they were crying their eyes out.
No one expected Fou to be so considerate to such an extent, not even wanting Mash to know that cruel truth.
But in this way, everything he did would also remain unknown to anyone!
Fourth Beast, how gentle you are.
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『 Seeing Ritsuka Fujimaru wake up, the entire Chaldea offered their heartfelt cheers to her.
From Lev triggering the explosion that killed over two hundred people, including forty-seven Masters who were frozen (A-Team included), from Olga Marie falling into Chaldeas to the one unreturned person in this battle.
It can now be announced that the battle to save the Human Order from incineration is finally over!
With the denial of the Incineration of Humanity, the world returned to its original state once again, except that the humans of the entire world would lose one year of memories.
….The world was saved, but that person would never return.
In the empty Director's office, a piece of strawberry cake sat quietly.
A small beast running freely within Chaldea made meaningless cries.
Final Singularity — The Unreturned: One Human, One Beast. 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
Clearly… clearly they had successfully saved the world, but why couldn't she stop her tears?
For this battle, just how many people had died, and what exactly had been lost…
Ritsuka recalled those figures one by one, her heart filled with immense grief. But fortunately, everything could be changed and remedied!
The girl wiped her tears hard. She would absolutely never let that kind of thing happen again!
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〜Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann World〜
"That world…"
The Anti-Spiral suddenly discovered something interesting.
That world had countless world lines, and every world line had similar settings. Why was the planetary will felt previously in Shirou Emiya's case gone here?
It wasn't exactly gone, just close to death. This meant that the source of that world had already begun to dry up, and before long, it would turn into a dead land.
Even though the planetary will was about to die, humans were still struggling desperately.
The Anti-Spiral remarked,
"Goetia was doing the right thing."
In their view, Goetia's ultimate goal was to lead the planet back to the original starting point, letting this planet and the humans upon it shine together.
But why wouldn't humans understand such a perfect plan?
Did they really think that by Ritsuka Fujimaru defeating Goetia, the world would be saved?
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone was deeply moved. Long ago, they were wondering what kind of ending would be worthy of all the hardships along the way.
Looking at it now, while it wasn't perfect, it was enough to be accepted.
The future of the world and humanity was reclaimed by Chaldea. Any person's sacrifice was worth it.
At least they didn't die in despair; isn't that for the best?
Then, what comes next… everyone's expressions gradually became expectant.
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" Type-Moon Universe Easter Egg#1— The Seven Evils of Humanity "
『 The First Beast: ⟦Goetia⟧. The Beast of Pity, the Beast of Nega-Summon. A collective of seventy-two Demon God Pillars. Holder of the Principle of Pity. The ultimate mastermind behind the Incineration of Humanity!
The Second Beast: ⟦Tiamat⟧. The Beast of Regression, the Beast of Nega-Genesis. The primordial mother in ancient Babylonian mythology. Holder of the Principle of Regression. One of the creation gods of Mesopotamia!
The Third Beast: The Beast of Lust. Divided into two parts: self-love within love and love for others.
Third Beast/R — ⟦Kiara Sessyoin⟧Heaven's Hole. Demonic Bodhisattva. The Nega-Savior Beast holding the Principle of Rapture. The antagonist to the Enlightened One!
Third Beast/L: ⟦Kama/Mara⟧. The half of the Beast holding the Principle of Lapse. The God of Love and a Demon in Hinduism. Capable of using infinite love to fulfill all desires and afflictions in the universe.
Thereby eliminating the concept of desire. The two are in an antagonistic state; both are Beasts of Original Sin separated from the Principle of Lust.
The Fourth Beast: ⟦Cath Palug⟧. Also known as Primate Murder. Holder of the Principle of Comparison. A Beast that grows stronger as its opponent does!
The Fifth Beast: ⟦Nine-Tailed Tamamo⟧ ██████████████████████████████
The Sixth Beast: ⟦Beast of Sodom⟧ Beast Nero. The Nega-Messiah Beast holding the Principle of Depravity.
The Seventh Beast: ⟦Alien God⟧ Ultra████Mar█████ Also known as██████.Holder of the Principle of ██████ the leader of the████████████ manifested by the████████████
Lostbelt Beast: ⟦Camazotz⟧. King of the ancient human Kingdom of Ka'an. Holder of the Principle of Oblivion. Sacrificed the entire populace of the Ka'an Kingdom to become an Evil of Humanity!
The Eighth Beast: The Beast of the Persistence of Chaldeas, the Eternal Light of Humanity in the Final Singularity ████████████████████████ 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
Lostbelt Beast… The Eighth Beast…
Everyone's eyes were full of confusion. Didn't they say there were only seven Evils of Humanity? Why…
And why was the Eighth Beast so strange? "The Beast of the Persistence of Chaldeas, the Eternal Light of Humanity in the Final Singularity"…
Unease rose in Ritsuka Fujimaru's heart, but at this moment, the screen lit up again.
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『 Our battle is far from over — the Human Order has been frozen, and the entire world has fallen into bleaching!
Seven Lostbelts descend: The Russian Lostbelt… The Atlantic Lostbelt… The South American Lostbelt!
When we have walked through this long journey, we suddenly find…
WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHUT OUT BY THE HUMAN ORDER!!!
It turns out… WE ARE THE TRUE EVILS OF HUMANITY!!! 』
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