A full moon hung in the sky.
Silver moonlight fell from the firmament, illuminating the falling snowflakes.
At this moment, Van Fem stood alone on the ravaged battlefield, looking up at the bright moon emitting clear light in the sky, his expression silent and speechless.
The outcome of the battle was decided not long ago.
He had actually lost to an underage girl. Although he had long predicted that he would eventually be surpassed by Aozaki Touko, that should have only happened after she inherited the Fifth Magic.
However, in reality, he lost without any suspense.
"...What kind of magic is this!"
Muttering this, Van Fem raised his hand and touched his face. The pain from Aozaki Touko's punch to his face still lingered faintly. It was a colossal force that surpassed that of a Dead Apostle Ancestor, shattering his hardest skull with a single blow.
If not for his extraordinary regenerative abilities as a Dead Apostle Ancestor, he would have succumbed to death from that single strike.
However, if that were the only factor, he believed he still had a great chance of winning.
No matter how strong the power unleashed by a human body, its regenerative ability could never compare to that of a Dead Apostle. As long as it turned into a war of attrition, Aozaki Touko could be worn down to death.
—It should have been so.
But, in fact, the battle process was very strange.
All his movements seemed to have been foreseen. No matter how he tried to launch an attack, it would be easily dodged, and he would even be subjected to more severe damage by her leveraging his momentum.
It was as if... this girl could predict the future.
"...It seems you've lost."
An arrogant and malicious female voice sounded. Nrvnqsr walked over from a distance, looking at the clearly upset Van Fem with a happy smile, almost like a villain who fed on others' misfortune.
"..."
Hearing this, Van Fem snapped back to reality and looked at Nrvnqsr approaching with a group of people, a displeased expression on his face. He clearly did not want to interact with these individuals.
The leading woman was the head of the Burial Agency under the Holy Church.
Every member within it was an extraordinarily powerful and troublesome individual, and they held clear hostility towards vampires like Dead Apostles and True Ancestors.
Although there were oddities among their internal members, such as the Dead Apostle Ancestor, 'Merem Solomon,'
Nevertheless, for Van Fem, as a Dead Apostle, he would absolutely not feel any joy, after all, they would not hesitate in the slightest to kill Dead Apostles.
"Yes, I lost this battle!"
Van Fem frankly admitted the fact.
"Oh... it seems that girl is quite something!"
Hearing this reply, Nrvnqsr was slightly startled, then showed an interested smile, feeling very curious about the girl who defeated a Dead Apostle Ancestor.
After all, as far as she knew, this girl should not have inherited a Magic Crest yet.
Without the aid of accumulated ancestral experience, spell formulas, and knowledge, to achieve such a level relying solely on her own talent—her genius was simply excessive.
"She... will definitely become a great person whose name will go down in history!"
Van Fem said with such certainty in his tone: "Not only will she achieve fame in the magical arts, but she will also become an extraordinary figure in technology."
After this battle, he became even more convinced of his thoughts.
The existence named Aozaki Touko would absolutely become a great person whose name would go down in history.
Just like the great individuals of the past who propelled the progress of their eras.
"Ha... speaking so seriously~"
Nrvnqsr tilted her head, revealing a malicious smile: "Are you stupid from the beating, or are you just hyping up that girl to save face?"
"Whether it's false or not, you'll know once you investigate the battlefield!"
Van Fem shook his head and turned to leave the battlefield.
He wasn't very worried about Nrvnqsr attacking him, because he and the Holy Church had always been in a relatively harmonious state, even having business collaborations between them.
If he were to die, the Holy Church would also incur economic losses.
"...Interesting."
Nrvnqsr watched the departing Van Fem with a hint of killing intent, then revealed a malicious smile, turning to the Executors who had followed her and said:
"Reconstruct the information of this battle for me. I want to see what this battle was like; I hope it was a spectacular one!"
Saying this, she turned and left the battlefield.
"..."
Seeing this, the remaining Executors exchanged bitter smiles, then began to divide tasks, attempting to reconstruct the battle and make a rough assessment of the powers of Aozaki Touko and Van Fem.
And not long after the Executors began their work.
Some Magicians, hearing the news, arrived successively from a distance, beginning to use magical means to try and reconstruct the battle process. They all wanted to know what extraordinary talent this Magician's successor possessed.
... Berlin.
On the rooftop of Umbrella Corporation.
A silver-haired girl with black wings on her back slowly descended from the sky, holding an orange-haired girl. Then, she gently put the orange-haired girl down.
... It's over.
Aozaki Touko stretched lazily.
... Touko, you're back!
Suddenly, the rooftop door was pushed open, and Irisviel and Beo hurried over, followed by Natalia and Kiritsugu Emiya.
Mmm... I'm back.
Aozaki Touko opened her arms and embraced Irisviel, who had rushed over, and gently stroked Irisviel's soft, silver hair.
The next moment, Aozaki Touko's gaze inadvertently crossed with Kiritsugu Emiya's, and the air seemed to suddenly solidify, filled with a wary atmosphere.
...
Aozaki Touko hugged Irisviel tighter, looking at Kiritsugu Emiya with wary eyes.
And Kiritsugu Emiya, facing that hostile gaze, began to tense up all over. After all, that was a dangerous individual capable of battling a Dead Apostle Ancestor.
If she wanted to kill him, it would be effortless.