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Chapter 218 You and I are alike
Chapter 218 You and I are alike
Since that night's battle and after bringing the Kamado mother and daughter back to the Matou family, Asuka has never seen this guy materialize.
At this moment, under Asuka's strong insistence, Matou Kariya reluctantly ordered the Berserker to appear before him, even if it was just to sit quietly.
The two sat facing each other for a full hour.
Neither of them uttered a word.
The birds were observing him.
From the patterns on the shihaka outfit to the zanpakuto resting on his knees, and then to the white bone mask that seemed to be silently grinning.
This is indeed Death.
Asuka would never mistake the spiritual pressure emanating from the other party, the rhythm of the Zanpakuto connected with the soul.
But why?
Why would a Grim Reaper become like this? Why did he lose his mind and turn into a beast that only knows how to kill?
To reiterate, judging from his fighting style, shouldn't he be a spearman or something?
"Feed".
The bird finally broke the silence.
He leaned forward, staring directly into the berserker's eyes, which burned with a crimson light: "You...don't you remember anything you sold?"
no respond.
The berserker was like a statue, without even a breath.
"I saw the number on your back. You're from the 10th Division?"
Undeterred, Asuka pressed on, "What's the name of your Zanpakuto? Do you know Isshin Shiba? Kisuke Urahara?"
Or... Aizen Sousuke?
When the surname Shiba was mentioned, the Berserker's body suddenly trembled very slightly.
The movement was so subtle that it would have been impossible to notice if Asuka hadn't been watching him intently.
Is he an acquaintance of the older man? He wondered.
But then, the tremor was immediately covered by an even more violent black aura.
The berserker let out a low growl, as if resisting something, or as if enduring great pain.
".it's useless."
A weak voice came from the doorway.
Matou Kariya leaned against the door frame, his face deathly pale, the veins on his face throbbing and writhing, making him look particularly ferocious.
He staggered in, carrying several cups of hot tea. After placing the teacups on the table, he slumped heavily into another chair.
"I've tried to communicate with him countless times these past few days."
Yan Ye looked at the silent berserker, a hint of shared sorrow in his eyes: "But he has never given me any response."
"Aside from his battle roars, he was like a mute, never uttering a sound."
"I don't even know his real name, I can only call him Berserker."
Asuka turned her head, looking at the man who seemed on the verge of death: "You don't know his identity either?"
"I don't know." Yan Ye shook his head and said with a wry smile, "The old man just gave me a piece of rag and told me to use it as a medium to summon."
"I know nothing about their name, background, or abilities."
The bird fell silent.
If Lieyan wasn't lying, then that fragment of the Death Armor should have been the one he found in Fuyuki City in the other world that night.
In other words, this berserker was injured, and may even have "died" at that time.
"What a pathetic guy."
Asuka looked at the berserker, her tone less hostile.
As fellow strangers in a foreign land, as souls toyed with by fate, he could sense the deep, heavy sorrow within the berserker's body. "...And what about you?"
Asuka suddenly turned her head and looked at Kariya: "Are you dying soon too?"
This statement is very blunt, even somewhat cruel.
Yan Ye paused for a moment, then coughed violently, whether from choking on his tea or from being bitten by insects.
He covered his mouth, dark red blood seeping from between his fingers, but his face showed a nonchalant expression.
He calmed his breathing, leaned back in his chair, and looked up at the ceiling: "You figured it out... Well, looking like this, even ghosts would avoid me."
"My body... has long been hollowed out by those insects."
He pointed to his chest, his tone as calm as if he were talking about someone else: "My magic circuits were forcibly modified, and my life force was burned as fuel... According to the old man, I probably have another month to live? Or less."
But that's not important.
A sudden, unwavering determination flashed in Yan Ye's eyes.
"As long as we can hold out until the war ends... as long as we can get the Holy Grail..."
"Even if it's just to make that bastard Tokiomi Tohsaka pay the price, to make him kneel on the ground and repent..."
"Even if I were to go to hell right now, it would be worth it."
His voice was weak, and each word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Such intense hatred! The bird remained silent.
To some extent, he could understand Kariya's feelings.
Initially, he craved all power in order to seek revenge, even if it would damage his own body, even if it was just to perish together with his opponent.
But after experiencing many things, his thoughts gradually changed.
I don't agree with your idea.
Asuka spoke coldly: "To avenge your enemy, you're willing to risk your life? Even to transform yourself into this inhuman, ghost-like state?"
"It's really not worth it."
Kariya abruptly turned his head, staring intently at Asuka, a flash of anger crossing his eyes: "What do you know! You have no idea what Tokiomi did!"
"He pushed Sakura... he pushed that child into the fire! He's the culprit!"
"I know," Asuka interrupted him. "I saw it in the basement last night."
Upon hearing this, Yan Ye's momentum instantly deflated.
"Now that you've seen it... you should understand why I have to do this."
Kariya clutched his head in anguish: "Only by winning the Holy Grail can I save Sakura. And to win the Holy Grail, I must become like this..."
Asuka stood up, walked up to Kariya, and looked down at him.
"There are many ways to take revenge, but turning yourself into a expendable resource is the stupidest one."
"You said you wanted to save that little girl named Sakura, you wanted her to be happy."
"What if you die?"
"What if you die in the process of revenge, or even if you win the Holy Grail but die in front of that little girl because your life force has run out..."
Do you think she will be happy?
These words were not only spoken to Yan Ye, but also meant for the birds themselves.
"That child... I saw the look in her eyes." Asuka's voice softened slightly: "Even though she's a stagnant pool, she still showed some emotion when she saw you."
"She sees you as her only support, her only family."
Feiniao crouched down, looking directly into Yanye's cloudy eyes: "If you die, leave her alone in this man-eating insect burrow..."
"That is true despair."
"Want revenge? Want to make your enemy suffer? I support you."
"But just like that, you have to survive."
"Only by surviving, living better than your enemies, and living more tenaciously than anyone else, can you truly bring happiness to the people you want to protect."
"Using your own life to make the other person regret it? Don't be ridiculous. That kind of person will never regret it; he'll just be glad that one less troublesome person has been dealt with."
"Only when you hold that little girl's hand, stand in the sunlight, and watch that man named Tokiomi fall into the mud with nothing left... that is true revenge."
Asuka thought of Aizen's face and couldn't help but spit inwardly.