Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Wuzhan Away at the Beginning Chapter 208

「“March, March?”」

「Accompanied by Star’s voice, March 7th slowly opened her eyes, only to realize that she had detached from the Poor-Viewing Array and returned to reality.」

「Rubbing her head, March felt dizzy… She looked at Fu Xuan beside her with puzzlement: “Miss Fu Xuan, why did the deduction suddenly stop?”」

「“The Poor-Viewing Array stopped for a moment just now.”」

「Recalling what had just happened, Fu Xuan was also very incredulous. She had never encountered such a thing since she became the Diviner. She asked curiously, “March, ever since you touched that piece of ice, I haven’t been able to observe you anymore. What exactly happened?”」

「“Well…” March 7th told the two of them everything that had happened between her and the Messenger.」

「“So… it’s Fuli? The Aeon related to my past is Fuli of 【Remembrance】?”」

「“No, we can’t say that yet…” Fu Xuan pondered, holding her chin with one hand, “We can only say that it is likely that an Aeon sealed your memory, but He may not be the Light-soaring Lord.”」

「“Perhaps the protection the Messenger mentioned is implying that the Light-soaring Lord is not the culprit who sealed your memory. His intervention is also to protect you from being harmed by the sealed memory.”」

「Although she didn’t see March 7th’s past this time, fortunately, she caught a clue about the Garden of Recollection, which is not a complete loss. Little March is quite optimistic about this, after all, there are still many days to come, and she will always have a chance to continue exploring her past.」

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A Certain Scientific Railgun.

The setting sun dyed the sky orange-red, and the evening breeze brushed past the tips of their hair. Misaka Mikoto leaned against the railing, her fingers unconsciously stroking a small coin.

“The people of the Garden of Recollection are really tight-lipped. They would rather forcibly cut off her connection with the Poor-Viewing Array than reveal even a little bit of information.” Misaka Mikoto snorted softly with dissatisfaction, “In the end, we didn’t get any useful information.”

“When facing those unspeakable existences, the best way is to remain silent.” Touma looked at her sideways, “Judging from the attitude of the people of the Garden of Recollection towards this matter, it is not difficult to deduce the weight of March 7th’s past memories.”

“…Even the Aeons have to intervene. It seems that March 7th’s memory involves a lot.”

“Well, speaking of which, I have a question.” Misaka Mikoto looked at the eye on Fu Xuan’s forehead on the light curtain, “Fu Xuan and the Poor-Viewing Array can’t help March 7th find her past, and are intercepted by the people of the Garden of Recollection. Is there a possibility… that Fu Xuan’s direction is wrong, and she shouldn’t have started from ‘memories’ from the beginning?”

“What do you mean?” Kamijou Touma didn’t understand for a moment.

Misaka Mikoto simply changed the question: “’March 7th’s past hides a secret that even the Aeons must deal with’ – who do you think is most likely to be interested in this topic?”

“Well…” Touma lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly thought of someone, “Ms. Herta?”

“Well, scientists are a group of monsters embodied by curiosity, she won’t be uninterested.” Misaka Mikoto nodded, looking at the blurred outline of Academy City in the distance.

“The Aeon of 【Erudition】, Nous, in theory, He has mastered all the information in the universe and can solve everything and answer all questions. If Herta, as an Emanator of Erudition, asks Nous about March 7th’s confusion, do you think Nous will give an answer?”

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「Not long after Star and March 7th returned to the Astral Express, they found a letter from the Xianzhou.」

「The content of the letter was all about “Upside-Down Ancient Sea”, “Revisiting Old Places” and the like, presumably it was sent to Dan Heng. After Star gave him the letter, Dan Heng found that the letter was not signed, and there was no time or place to meet.」

「Faced with such a strange letter, Dan Heng sent Star away and used Cloudhymn alone. Sure enough… the original handwriting on the letter disappeared, replaced by another line of ink——」

「“Five people, three prices.”」

「Dan Heng immediately realized that things were extraordinary and decided to go to the Seat of Divine Foresight to inquire about some clues.」

「……」

「The scene changed to the Seat of Divine Foresight.」

「Jingliu looked around, looking at the Cloud Knights who were on guard, and smiled coldly: “It’s been so long since I left the Luofu, the murderous aura in this mansion has not decreased but increased, which is gratifying.”」

「Hearing what she said, Yanqing thought she was going to draw her sword, and immediately stepped forward, pressing his hand on the hilt.」

「“Oh, just saying. Little brother, there’s no need to be so on guard. I’m just reminiscing about the old days.”」

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Emiya’s house.

“I thought I could witness her divine skills again, what a pity, what a pity…”

Sasaki Kojiro shook his head regretfully. Although his “Laundry Pole,” which was more than three feet long, was very different from Jingliu’s sword in form, he could still learn one or two things from the subtleties of her swordsmanship.

After seeing Jingliu’s swordsmanship of cutting off the moonlight, he became obsessed with recalling her moves. Now that he had the opportunity to witness her swordsmanship again, Sasaki Kojiro was more excited than anyone else.

“The price of witnessing divine skills is the lives of everyone here, you know?”

Lancer shook the beer in the can, “If this woman is really determined to take action, I’m afraid she would be enough to kill everyone except Yanqing in an instant, right? I’m afraid this kid can barely block a few moves, but if Jingliu really intends to kill… he won’t be able to get out of the Seat of Divine Foresight.”

Speaking of which, Lancer’s face also showed some regret: “I originally wanted to see Dan Heng take action more, but after he transformed, he didn’t use a gun for close combat at all. He was playing with a bead the whole time. Although that thing is very powerful, I still want to see him use a gun to compete with Jingliu.”

“…I think you want Dan Heng to die, right?”

Saber glared at Lancer, who was not afraid of things getting too big. She recalled Dan Heng’s battle with Blade. Although Dan Heng was resisting the whole time and had no intention of fighting, it was obvious that the Dragon Lord form was the peak of his strength.

Fighting Jingliu with a spear alone… feels like forcibly abandoning 70% of his strength and then trying to die.

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「Just as he was talking, Dan Heng walked in slowly, saying that he had something to ask the General, but… feeling the tense atmosphere in the room, he was really embarrassed.」

「Qingzu whispered a reminder, wanting to ask if he remembered the white-haired swordsman in front of him. Dan Heng was quite calm about this, saying “I don’t know him” and then planning to turn around and leave.」

「Qingzu stopped Dan Heng who was about to leave, and introduced the past experience and glorious achievements of the white-haired woman in front of him. However, when talking about the future, her eyes couldn’t help but dim, after all, no long-lived species can escape Mara-Struck.」

「“It is said that Master Jingliu eventually became mad and rampaged, becoming a fugitive in the outer domain. With her ability, no one could have brought her to justice. But for some reason, she came to the Luofu with a suspect disguised as a merchant, and claimed to surrender herself…”」