Originally, Zuke was planning to personally go deal with Byakuya Matou, but in the end, he was stopped by Reines and Sakura Matou.
They said that Byakuya Matou was just an ordinary person without even magic aptitude, so they could handle him themselves.
Indeed, Byakuya Matou posed no threat. Not to mention Sakura Matou who had already awakened a Stand, and Reines who had multiple layers of protection given by Zuke.
Even Reines who had just arrived in Fuyuki City, before receiving the maid-outfit Stand from Zuke and having "Black Bird Requiem: Black Sabbath" as her backing, could still deal with Byakuya Matou.
After all, the Matou family's magic aptitude had almost completely died out with Byakuya Matou. Byakuya Matou probably didn't even know any decent magic. Even Reines's Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid could blow him away.
However, seeing Reines and Sakura Matou's expressions, Zuke felt that these two actively volunteering to deal with Byakuya Matou probably also carried some vengeful thoughts.
They probably felt that since Byakuya Matou dared to provoke Zuke, they should teach him a lesson—ultimately, they still wanted to show their usefulness in front of Zuke.
So in the end, Zuke didn't refuse and let the two of them go deal with Byakuya Matou—as one could expect, Byakuya Matou's fate definitely wouldn't be pretty.
"Two magi going to bully an ordinary person without magic aptitude—they really don't hold back."
Watching Reines and Sakura Matou leave, Waver sitting on a chair in the corner of the living room couldn't help but comment.
Actually, he had seen the entire exchange between Reines, Sakura Matou, and Zuke just now, but he didn't dare interject into the relationship between these three.
If he wasn't careful, Reines would probably get angry at him again—don't look at him having the name Lord El-Melloi II; in reality, he was just a worker working for Reines.
Only after Reines and Sakura Matou both left did he finally couldn't help but comment, though he obviously didn't express concern for Reines and Sakura Matou's safety.
After all, just like they said, if dealing with Byakuya Matou would trigger Zuke's "Black Bird Requiem: Black Sabbath," that would be too embarrassing.
"With the 'guards' I've arranged for Reines, there's no need to worry about them having problems."
Zuke said with a smile. He walked to Heroic Spirit EMIYA in the corner of the hall, looking at Heroic Spirit EMIYA whose only his head was unfrozen.
"However, it's time to deal with you—do you have any last words? Emiya?"
"So this day has finally come... But I've been mentally prepared for a long time. Rather, ending it early is also a kind of relief."
Seeing Zuke walk in front of him, Heroic Spirit EMIYA understood what was going to happen next and let out a long sigh.
His body had been frozen here for more than two days. Although as a Heroic Spirit, he only needed magical energy supply and didn't need to eat, this feeling wasn't very pleasant either.
Now being killed by Zuke could be considered ending these past few days of torment. At least he wouldn't have to continue being sealed in an ice block.
As for whether he had any last words... Heroic Spirit EMIYA thought about it, then looked at Zuke very seriously and asked his question:
"Then, can you tell me who exactly you are? Or tell me why you seem to know so much about me?"
Of course he had no last words. If Heroic Spirit EMIYA died, he would just return to the Throne of Heroes and wait for the Counter Force's next mission. He naturally wasn't afraid of death.
The only thing he was curious about was Zuke's origins and why he seemed to know everything.
"This is your last words? I won't answer your question."
Seeing that Heroic Spirit EMIYA's final last words were actually to question him, Zuke found it somewhat amusing—but he had no interest in explaining his existence to Heroic Spirit EMIYA.
If Heroic Spirit EMIYA was a beautiful girl that would be one thing, but a rough guy—Zuke really couldn't muster much interest in talking too much with him.
Zuke didn't have any bad feelings toward him, purely because this guy's personality in the original work was indeed that of a good person, and he didn't dislike that type of personality. But that didn't mean he would become that type of personality.
"Alright, it seems you really won't answer me."
Although he didn't get the answer he wanted, this was also within Heroic Spirit EMIYA's expectations.
He smiled bitterly, closed his eyes, and left one final statement.
"Then my last hope is for you to make it quick... Just don't let me feel too much pain."
"Don't worry. For the sake of you providing information about Assassin before, I won't let you go painfully."
Zuke's lips curved into a slight smile as he spoke flatly. Behind him, "Black Bird Requiem" instantly materialized, then its entire form transformed into a massive shadow that enveloped Heroic Spirit EMIYA.
In Zuke's vision, the massive black shadow was like a giant maw that instantly devoured Heroic Spirit EMIYA's body completely, merging it into "Black Bird Requiem's" body.
And in the eyes of those without Stands, Heroic Spirit EMIYA's body seemed to completely disappear in an instant, like lines erased from a canvas by an eraser, turning into nothingness.
At least that's how it appeared to Waver.
"So this is the 'Stand' ability that Reines mentioned?"
Waver watched as Heroic Spirit EMIYA's body instantly vanished, couldn't help muttering to himself—he was also quite curious about the existence of "Stands."
However, Zuke currently had no time to care about Waver's curiosity. He closed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing the changes in "Black Bird Requiem's" abilities.
Other abilities didn't have much significant change, but the Noble Phantasm that was his Reality Marble, "King's Army," underwent a huge transformation.
Probably because he had devoured Heroic Spirit EMIYA, the "Unlimited Blade Works" that was also a Reality Marble was obtained by "Black Bird Requiem," but this power didn't exist independently.
It merged into "King's Army," causing "King's Army" to undergo a tremendous change.
"King's Army... No, perhaps this ability should have changed its name long ago."
Zuke slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath—in fact, he still couldn't determine exactly what changes "King's Army" had undergone.
The only thing he could sense was that "King's Army's" range seemed to have changed. Perhaps people brought into other worlds through "King's Army" could now go to areas outside the range.
For example, Garou in the Dragon Ball world could now go to areas outside Planet Saiya.
Of course, he still needed Zuke's permission—if Zuke didn't allow it, then the other party would still be restricted within "King's Army's" sphere of influence.
To be continued…