Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 94, The 4th Shino Chapter: The End

The instant the magical artifact was swallowed by Ming, a surging power rushed into his mind like water bursting its banks.

That force, seemingly containing endless mysteries and profound knowledge, assaulted Ming's mental defenses with overwhelming force.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Ming felt as if a huge library had suddenly been stuffed into his head, with countless books, images, legal procedures, and all sorts of incomprehensible information coming at him like a storm.

This knowledge poured in continuously, intertwining and colliding, making Ming feel dizzy and almost unable to bear the sudden pressure.

Meanwhile, the ice clones swooped down from above, about to attack Ming.

"Heh, you naughty boy, I won't let you bully Yoshino so easily!"

The ice clones shouted in unison, and countless ice spikes fell down.

Just as the ice spikes were about to pierce Ming, a strange light suddenly emanated from around his body. It was a shield generated by the magic power activated after he had just swallowed the magical artifact. The ice spikes bounced off the shield and scattered on the ground.

At the same time, within Ming's mind, in a near-eternal sea of ​​flowers, the boy slowly descended.

He opened his eyes and saw a dreamlike scene before him, and the panic in his heart gradually subsided. This sea of ​​flowers stretched endlessly, each flower shimmering with a faint yet enchanting light.

"Where am I? I remember... wasn't I just thinking of swallowing the magical artifact...? What is this?"

The petals danced in the wind, gently brushing against his face, bringing a touch of coolness.

He stood up and looked up at the sky, where there was a huge inverted kabbalah tree pattern, as if it were illuminating something.

Mingzheng was lost in thought when a path suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​flowers. He followed the path, his mind filled with curiosity and doubt.

He walked for an unknown amount of time, when he faintly heard the melodious sound of a flute ahead. As he approached, he saw a figure in white robes sitting among the flowers.

The white-robed man's face was hidden under his hood and could not be clearly seen, but he exuded a peaceful and serene aura. Petals drifted to his hand and then transformed into butterflies and flew away again.

Ming slowly approached the white-robed man, every pore on his body seemingly trembling, a kind of submission from his elven essence to this person. When they were still a few steps apart, the white-robed man slowly raised his hand, signaling Ming to stop.

"You've arrived. If this is the timeline, should I address you as 'Nice to meet you,' or 'Long time no see'? Let me think about it carefully."

The man in white robes spoke to himself, his voice gentle yet carrying a youthful yet ancient charm, as if he had traveled through a thousand years.

"What are you talking about? Who are you? And where is this?" Ming mustered his courage and asked.

"Oh?! It seems we're meeting for the first time. I am one of the countless progenitors of magic in Britain... I am known to the world as Merlin. This place was originally Avalon, where I stored and recorded magic, and I am the one who sealed myself here."

Merlin said slowly, "Let me take off your hood." What appeared before him was a handsome white-haired man with pale pink eyes as vivid as the ring. He didn't look like an old man who had lived for a long time at all.

The Magic Detective Agency mentioned a former magician. Since Tachibana Uchiha didn't describe Merlin specifically, I'll just borrow from FGO for now and come back to revise it later.

Ming's eyes widened, filled with suspicion.

Merlin? The legendary great magician?

Merlin smiled smugly. "It is indeed me. The magical artifact you consumed was a magical artifact I left behind to record magic. It was created based on the legendary dream island of Avalon and contains some of my memories and a large number of spells."

"Oh, I see."

"Looks like you're not surprised at all~"

"It might be a little difficult at first, and if you want to get rid of me, wouldn't it be easy? There's no need to talk to me so much."

Merlin lowered his head slightly and nodded in agreement, saying, "Pretty much... I should have kept quiet and pretended to be an expert. Also... by the way, you're not in the ring now, but inside your body. Thousands of spells are now part of your knowledge."

"What a pity, you're busy right now. It's rare to have someone to talk to. I guess even I, who predicted this future hundreds of years ago, would get bored, Gangfeng Ming..."

"How do you know my name, Prophecy?"

"Oh dear, little kid, don't ask so many questions, big brother. That's all I can answer for you now. The rest you can guess from the riddle. Goodbye~"

Merlin smiled, extended a finger and gently touched Ming's forehead, a glimmer of light merging into Ming's brow.

"This is a little help I'm giving you. It can temporarily suppress those excess impurities in your body. Make good use of the enormous magical power you just acquired. Goodbye."

Before Ming could say anything more, Merlin's smiling figure gradually blurred. Ming felt a slight burning sensation between his brows; that power was indeed suppressing the chaotic magic within his body.

Taking a deep breath, he decided to leave this mysterious space first. In reality, Ming slowly opened his eyes. His two ram horns were long, and his waist-length hair was like a reflection of the starry sky. A magic circle appeared in the center of his forehead, where the ram's face and human face met.

Even the [Divine Eclipse Chapter] within his body was affected by this magic, causing the sheep's eye on Ming's right eye to turn into a silver-white cross pattern.

Ming felt the power surging within him, and a wicked smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Congratulations to you ice clones for witnessing the combination of magic and spiritual power. Although I haven't fully mastered those thousand-plus magic spells, I can still manage to grasp some of the more important ones."

Ming raised his hands, chanting incantations, and a magic circle circulated on his forehead, illuminating the surroundings with dazzling light.

【Divine Age Magic: Ultimate Physical Enhancement】

Indigo energy covered his entire body like blood vessels. Then, Ming's figure flashed, and a huge crater appeared beneath his feet. In an instant, all his clones shattered.

It seemed as if Ming, who was standing still, hadn't moved at all. Then, the blue blood vessels burst open on his body, and the black flames regenerated in that instant.

"Excuse me, how long are you going to keep playing? Ms. Yoshino, or should I call you Yoshina now? Hiding inside the mouth of your fallen [Extreme Cold Ice Puppet] isn't a wise choice, is it?"

Black Flame Style: Susanoo Slash

A magic circle rose up beside Ming, revealing a huge skeletal arm holding a katana. Ming simply swung his razor to the side, and the skeletal arm slashed down heavily with the movement.

The jet-black katana arrived, instantly destroying everything in that direction. Even the frozen houses were vaporized by the intense heat before they even had a chance to thaw.

Because Ming had just devoured the magical artifact, the barrier of [Merlin of Avalon] reappeared within his body.

The "God Eclipse Chapter" thus unfolded within the barrier, using future records to bring its current state close to a level of omniscience without any pre-emptive delay.

Then Ming turned around and looked at the only remaining ice wall, and Yoshino behind it who had entered the [Ice Armor] state, a few flashes of infatuated excitement in his eyes.

The ice wall dissipated, and the girl was clearly enraged. She soared into the air, and at the center of the vortex in the entire vast area, an iceberg that blotted out the sky had appeared out of nowhere.

"How dare you! How dare you! You want to damage Yoshino's body! You bad boy... you have completely enraged Yoshino!"

"It seems this 'binge eating' is about to come to an end, so I'll leave 'that' to you."

As Ming finished speaking, all the chains used to suppress spiritual power in the second state were released, and the [Subordinate Scroll] was gently removed for the second time.

Suddenly, it leaped into the air. The half of its sheep face began to expand at a visible speed, and in an instant, it completely enveloped itself, forming an enormous ball of black flame.

The black flame sphere exuded a chilling aura, and just as people were filled with astonishment, an even more astonishing scene unfolded.

—The black sphere slowly grew a head and four limbs! Then, four thick and powerful limbs stretched out one by one, each as thick and sturdy as a tree trunk.

It transformed into a gigantic black skeleton, as tall as a building! Its entire body was as black as ink, with faint black flames burning between its skeletons, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

After a short while, the black [Freedom Domain] covering the skull's surface began to expand. Once it completely covered the skull, the Gain/Loss Domain transformed into battle armor, resembling a pitch-black tengu.

[Black Flame Style - Final - Complete Susanoo]

(It looks exactly like Madara's perfect form)

A black longbow appeared in Susanoo's hand. He drew the bowstring, and the magic circle expanded, forming a spear that combined magic and spiritual power within it.

[The Eternal Spear]

Like an iceberg falling from the center of a vortex, the chilling aura emanating from it surpasses absolute zero, like a divine punishment.

Just then, an enormous, towering iceberg appeared before everyone's eyes.

The iceberg exudes a chilling aura, and its surface gleams with a cold, piercing light.

However, at this moment, the iceberg had been completely conquered by spiritual power, and it crashed down from the sky with unstoppable force.

Meanwhile, on the ground below, a jet-black flame burned fiercely. As the fire intensified, a massive, imposing, jet-black spear slowly emerged from the flames.

This giant spear exudes boundless pressure and a terrifying aura, sending chills down one's spine.

The next moment, the Eternal Spear shot into the air like lightning, carrying a world-destroying momentum as it pierced straight towards the iceberg in the sky.

In an instant, a deafening roar resounded, and the Eternal Spear pierced through the seemingly indestructible iceberg with ease.

Immediately afterwards, the black flames, like a ferocious dragon, rushed forward along the path opened up by the Eternal Spear.

In the blink of an eye, the black dragon broke through all obstacles and charged straight toward Yoshino in the distance.

Wherever it passed, space was torn apart, leaving a long black crack, like lightning streaking across the sky in the night.

"Boom!"

Amidst the blazing flames, Yoshino, whose reversed spirit armor was tattered, fell heavily. Upon seeing this, Ming immediately controlled Susanoo to catch her.

He flew to Shido, who was frozen in an ice coffin, and released Susanoo.

"ended."

As he spoke, he plunged his hand into Yoshino's heart, took out a deep black crystal that exuded a faint chill, broke it into pieces, and put the piece representing the "Demon King" into his pocket.

With his other hand, flames slowly emerged, and he stuffed the spirit crystal back into his body, gently placing his hand on Yoshino's chest.

Author: "Ahem, Ming is an absolutely upright person. He has only ever loved Power and Sawa. He will never have any other feelings in this lifetime!"

As the spiritual energy dissipated, feeling the illusion library that Tohka had almost destroyed, he put her back in its original place, and the broad domain dissipated shortly afterward.

"Ugh~ My chest hurts so much just now... Oh no, Mr. Ming? Wait... Yoshino! Waaaaaah..."

Shido climbed out of the ice coffin, and before he could react, Mei grabbed the unconscious Yoshino and pressed her lips against Shido's.

His spiritual power was sealed for the second time, and Ming closed his eyes and skillfully took out a blanket to cover Yoshino.

"Hoo... Mr. Ming?" Before Shido could even ask a question, Ming immediately handed Yoshino to Shido's arms.

"Mr. Ming, are you alright?"

Shido took it with a blank expression, while Ming collapsed to the ground without saying a word, looking extremely exhausted.

"Promise me, Shido, that no one from [Ratatosk] other than Reine will examine my body, as it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Thank you." After saying that, Ming closed his eyes.

"Ming, why?" Before Shido could ask any more questions, a young girl rushed over.

"Shido!"

"Huh?! Tohka..."

Tohka shouted with shining eyes. In her eyes, Shido holding a blanket and hugging Yoshino looked somewhat like the melodramatic TV dramas that Tohka usually watched.

The girl stomped her feet angrily step by step. Understanding Shido saving the girl was one thing, but not being jealous was another.

"Shido! You'd better give me an explanation!"

"Okay, I'll explain... So Tohka, could you please not walk here with every step a crack in your skin?! Aa ...

Later, Shido, who had survived the ordeal, once again experienced a hellish situation.

Ratatusk Up~

"Thank you for bandaging me, Miss Lingyin."

"You're welcome. It's the subordinate officers of Gangfeng who have made a contribution. Although I'm an analyst, I also know a little about medicine and such."

Lingyin looked at Ming lying on the hospital bed, and the two chatted happily like old friends. In the trash can were the medical reports that Lingyin had destroyed.

"Speaking of which, what about Shido?"

"You mean Shishi? He still needs to win back Tohka's affection, but he also wants to thank you."

"No need, it's all part of my job. If I don't find any other problems, I'll be going now."

Ming stood up, and Lingyin stepped forward to help him, saying:

"It's best to avoid strenuous exercise lately, since your body has just recovered."

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Lingyin. I'll be going now."

After saying that, Ming left the medical room without looking back. Lingyin watched Ming's departing figure, and the atmosphere was so harmonious...