Chapter 43

Levi was very curious about how Nagato Yuki would respond.

This girl, who was not yet familiar to him, neither knew her own strength nor had a complete understanding of the seven groups participating in the Holy Grail War. What gave her the confidence to say she could win?

Was it just a polite encouragement or comfort? He didn’t think an alien who hadn’t even mastered human language would quickly learn the complex ways of human social interactions.

"It’s not an irrational judgment based on emotion. Based on the information I have, your chances of obtaining the Holy Grail are one hundred percent, and the probability of fully realizing your wish is sixty-seven point three three five percent."

The numbers were so easy to mock. Levi stared in disbelief at the girl in front of him. Without his glasses, he could clearly see her eyes, and in those amber orbs, he saw no trace of any subtle fluctuation. The girl was like a machine reporting query results to a user, stating the facts calmly and seriously.

Soon, Levi conceded in this staring contest. Staring intently at a female student’s face, even he, who was known as a delinquent teacher, felt a bit embarrassed.

"Alright, I won’t ask how you calculated that probability, I guess it’s not something I can understand. But at least, can you tell me what information led you to this conclusion?"

"Because you are the chosen one."

A famous physicist once posed the question, 'Can a true scientist also be a Christian believer?' And he answered his own question affirmatively.

Science and materialism are not simply equivalent. This was something Levi, who used scientific weapons to wield supernatural powers, was very clear about. However, when he heard Yuki’s response, he couldn’t help but doubt his ears. It was as unbelievable as if God were explaining to him the complex calculations He used to create the world.

"Chosen, chosen..."

Levi played with the words in his mouth, savoring them. Upon careful reflection, this was the second time he had heard this word from the short-haired girl.

"Although it sounds nice, you can’t expect me to rely on this kind of mental victory to fight a nearly invincible monster, can you?"

Whenever he talked about Berserker’s special abilities, Levi always ignored the fact that there were also undead creatures around him. But that was right; even if he himself was hard to kill, that alone wouldn’t be enough to defeat the giant.

Even if he forgot the premise that his ultimate move might no longer threaten Berserker, he didn’t have the ability to instantly recover like the other. Furthermore, even if he had that ability, he wouldn’t want to engage in a reckless and brutal melee. Being beaten to a pulp and then recovering to fight again, both visually and in reality, made him feel a bit nauseous.

Suddenly, the girl in front of Levi seemed to be stripped of time. Even with his extraordinary vision, he couldn’t detect any movement.

"Alternate space, sealed."

—Was she thinking just now?

Levi felt he was gradually getting used to the girl’s somewhat peculiar way of expressing herself.

"You mean to lock him in an alternate space and then think of a way, or simply keep him there until the end of the Holy Grail War?"

In fact, Levi had already had a similar idea. Creating a space under his control was a pipe dream. Even finding a suitable specific space and teleporting Berserker there wasn’t something he could easily do. His spatial abilities, which were a special application similar to magic, could naturally be defended against by a powerful enemy. Otherwise, every time he met an enemy, he could just teleport something into their body to rupture their internal organs, and it would be over, right?

Just because Levi couldn’t do it didn’t mean others couldn’t. When Rin and the others were worrying about how to kill Berserker, Levi had thought of EMIYA’s villa. It was a virtual space constructed by the strongest vampire ancestor at the peak of his power, with a mandatory teleportation array at the entrance. He believed it was at least something Berserker couldn’t resist. Moreover, inside the villa, EMIYA could be a powerful ally. The problem was...

"The enemy won’t be that cooperative. A deranged guy, do you expect him to follow the knightly code and fight at the location I choose?"

Spreading his hands in exasperation, Levi pointed out the key issue. Ignoring Berserker for a moment, Shinji Matou, who seemed to have low intelligence, wouldn’t be that stupid, especially after Levi had shown the ability to threaten his Servant.

"I don’t even know where they are. Even if I were to issue a challenge, without an address, I wouldn’t know how to send the letter."

Levi couldn’t explain why he was so casually revealing confidential information to Nagato Yuki, which even made him feel a bit strange. An unknown person with unclear abilities and even an unclear race should be someone to be wary of, yet he couldn’t bring himself to be too cautious around her.

—Maybe this is fate.

Levi suddenly felt uncharacteristically sentimental. If Rin knew, she would definitely mock his narcissism.

"Go find Rin Tohsaka."

Although they hadn’t known each other long, Levi had already gotten used to Nagato Yuki’s almost omniscient information-gathering ability. So, hearing Rin’s name from her didn’t surprise him.

"Find her?"

The short-haired girl’s gaze returned to the book, as if declaring the end of the conversation, with no intention of further explaining to Levi.

The strange things he had encountered recently were almost more than he had in the past ten years combined. Levi marveled at the peculiarities of fate.

Focusing his thoughts back on the Holy Grail War, he realized he had never mentioned EMIYA’s villa to Rin. It wasn’t that he, as her guardian, was deliberately hiding it; it was just that there had never been a need.

Rin’s magical studies were something neither Levi nor EMIYA understood. Apart from occasionally helping her find suitable gems, he couldn’t assist her in any other way. And Rin almost never discussed magic with Levi, except to ask for valuable gems. Levi’s not insignificant salary and past savings were almost all spent on the bottomless pit named Rin Tohsaka.

Those considerable sums of money, if deposited in a bank, would at least earn some interest. Thinking about Yuki’s hint, Levi decided it was time for the young lady to pay some interest.

Levi didn’t doubt Nagato Yuki’s words but instead seriously began to consider them, a phenomenon that seemed illogical even to himself. Perhaps, he was just a gullible fool, as EMIYA had once said...

"Are you going to open the door?"

Coming to his senses, Levi found himself standing in front of the door, hearing the girl’s calm voice behind him.

"Uh, yeah, I have a class to teach soon."

Only then did he understand why Yuki had asked that question. He tried to turn the doorknob twice, but the door remained locked.

As Levi hesitated whether to simply break the fragile lock or leave through the window, Yuki closed her book and walked to his side. Her overly pale, slightly unhealthy hand gently grasped the handle and turned it clockwise.

Click. As if mocking Levi’s trivial worries, the lock, which had never been broken, opened with a sound.

"Thank you."

Levi looked at the still expressionless girl, a glimmer of light in his eyes.