Crossover Anime: Destroying Tokyo by One Person

Chapter 53 Your Ending

"What is this?"

Sophia caught the comic book that Xu Yuan threw to her.

Exquisite and compact picture books.

A rough count revealed about twenty or thirty books, tied together with rope.

"Your story," Xu Yuan said.

"Our story?"

Sophia frowned and repeated it, not understanding what it meant, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she casually tore the rope off.

Because there were quite a few books, she put them on the ground.

Then he squatted down and picked up a few books to look at.

Suddenly, she paused, turned to look at Theresa, and gestured to the comic book in her hand: "Miss Theresa, this looks like you."

Xu Yuan glanced at it; it was Volume 5.

The cover character is Teresa.

Theresa exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?! It really does look like me. Is it my portrait?"

"The sword patterns on the sword are also yours," Sophia said.

As she spoke, she flipped through a few pages.

Although I don't recognize the words, I can tell that this is a storybook.

"This person looks like me, this is Miss Royal, this is Miss Inelli, and I don't recognize this person."

She looked up at Xu Yuan: "What happened?"

Xu Yuan casually said, "This thing is called a comic book, it's similar to a serialized picture book."

"I don't know if you have comic books where you are."

In short, it is a storytelling medium that combines pictures and text.

"This set of books tells a story."

"And the name of this story is Claymore."

Xu Yuan spoke lightly, but the three of them were stunned on the spot, looking as if their computers had crashed.

Even Theresa was stunned and couldn't react.

Modern people who have been bombarded with information might be able to accept it to some extent, but for people living in a medieval-like society, it is simply too subversive.

"What...what do you mean?"

"You are characters in the story."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"

Royal shouted angrily, "I'm clearly standing right here! How dare you say I'm fake?!"

As she spoke, she drew her sword and charged at Xu Yuan.

But he was stopped by Hayato Furinji.

He stroked his beard and said, "It's true, little girl. To be honest, I'm actually a character in the story myself."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yalu turned to look at him in a daze.

In a situation like this, nothing is more convincing than these words.

She opened her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

"Fake?! I'm fake?! I'm a fictional character in a story?!"

Hayato Furinji shook his head and said, "That's not important, little girl."

"The important thing is that, for some wonderful reason, we are now real."

"Little girl, you are real now."

"That's the most important thing."

"What matters is the present and the future."

"As for the past, what has already happened cannot be changed."

"But we can learn to accept it."

Xu Yuan replied calmly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone. Besides, haven't you found the organization's various unusual behaviors strange?"

Upon hearing this, Sophia and Royal fell silent.

Of course they found it strange.

However, they have always been accustomed to following the organization's instructions.

So I didn't investigate further, thinking that since the organization made such a request, there must be a reason for it.

Sophia let out a soft sigh and asked, "How does our story end?"

"Oh," Xu Yuan said, "Don't worry, it'll be quick. You guys died not long after you appeared."

Sophia and Royal: "..."

So we're not only characters in the story, but also minor supporting characters with almost no screen time?!

Suddenly, they remembered that in the pictures they had just seen, they seemed to be fighting against Theresa...

The two of them immediately moved away from her.

Theresa: "?"

"Did Miss Theresa kill us?" Sophia asked Xu Yuan.

Royal glared angrily at Theresa.

"No," Xu Yuan said, "it's Priscilla."

"Who is Priscilla?" the two asked, puzzled.

"That's the greatsword you don't recognize, the number two back then..." Xu Yuan said, then suddenly looked at Theresa, "Theresa, did you run into Claire?"

"Who is Claire?" Theresa asked.

Xu Yuan nodded: "It seems the timeline is a bit earlier than I expected."

Claire is the protagonist of the Claymore story.

"She was kept as a plaything by demons when she was young and suffered long-term abuse."

"After you saved me, I started traveling with you."

"Later, in order to protect her, you killed a group of robbers."

"Then I started being wanted by the organization."

"At that time, the organization gathered No. 2 to No. 5 to attack you..."

"Impossible!" Royal exclaimed in surprise. "Even if the opponent is Theresa, to gather No. 2 to No. 5 to jointly attack her? That's too outrageous!"

Xu Yuan frowned and said, "Please don't interrupt me."

"You bastard!" Royal was furious upon hearing this.

Sophia stopped her and apologized to Xu Yuan, "I'm sorry, sir, Miss Royal is just like that, she lacks manners."

Xu Yuan glanced at them and said, "Don't think it's impossible. Theresa has been hiding her strength all along. Even the organization doesn't know her true strength. If they did, they would probably gather all the remaining greatswords."

Sophia and Royal looked on with confusion.

No, what are you talking about?

"How is this possible?!" Royal exclaimed in disbelief.

This is way too exaggerated!

Xu Yuan shook his head and asked, "Does Rosemary know about this?"

"I know, Theresa was No. 1 before."

"Her black letter was sent to Theresa."

A "black letter" is simply a black-colored post.

This thing is hidden in the hilt of the greatsword, and it is imprinted with the sword pattern of its owner.

When the Claymores realize that their will has reached its limit and they are about to awaken, they usually wish to die as humans.

At this point, they would take out the black letter and, through an agent, hand it over to the greatsword they most wanted to die by.

The greatsword that receives the black letter will go to the agreed location to kill the owner of the black letter.

"So what? Theresa is definitely better than Rosemary, otherwise how could she be number one?"

"What if I said that Rosemary had already realized the truth, and that the black letter was a trap?"

Sophia and Royal were both startled.

Although Rosemary was dethroned from her No. 1 position by Theresa, her strength is undeniable.

NO.1 Awakening!

Those from the Abyss!

"Could it be... that Miss Theresa won?!"

"Yes, and she only unleashed the demonic power that changed the color of her pupils. However, when reporting to the organization afterwards, she concealed the fact that Rosemary had already awakened."

Theresa sighed helplessly.

There are absolutely no secrets left.

"Alright, you'll understand these things once you've read the comics," Xu Yuan said.

Sofia and the other woman couldn't help but look at Theresa.

If the opponent is a monster that only unleashes 10% of its demonic power, it can defeat the Abyss Warrior...

What right do those four women have to attack her?

Xu Yuan glanced at them and said, "That's right, just as you thought, you lost."

Theresa didn't even unleash her demonic powers.

"Then there's Priscilla, whom I just mentioned."

"A genius who was crowned No. 2 in just a few months."

"Because of her childhood experiences, she has a strong sense of mission to fight demons, adheres very well to the organization's beliefs and rules, and is very obedient to the organization."

"However, she is very fragile inside and mentally unstable."

"Well, although he has high potential and strong abilities, he is still just a child at heart."

"After losing to Theresa, she lost control of her emotions on the spot."

"He unleashed over 70% of his demonic power, but was still defeated by Theresa after she unleashed only 10% of her demonic power."

"Over 70%?!" Theresa frowned. "You just said she's only been a greatsword user for a few months, right? The limits of greatsword skills are discovered little by little in battle. Won't she lose control by doing this?"

"It's out of control," Xu Yuan said. "She used her last bit of sanity to cry and beg you to kill her."

"You agreed, and foolishly withdrew your demonic power."

"But just as you walked up to her, ready to cut off her head, she suddenly awoke, and before you knew it, she chopped off your hands and then your head."

Luo Yalu's eyes widened, and he exclaimed indignantly, "Isn't this a sneak attack?!"

It was definitely a sneak attack.

But Xu Yuan felt it should be called a "plot-driven kill".

On the one hand, it was to bring the protagonist Claire onto the stage of the story and give her a clear goal—revenge.

On the other hand, there is Priscilla, the ultimate boss who creates the work.

Xu Yuan continued, "After killing Theresa, Priscilla severed one of Ineli's arms, but did not kill her."

"Inili took the opportunity to fake her death, suppress her demonic energy, hide in the mountains and forests, and lived a secluded life."

"As for Sophia and Royal, you two were killed by Priscilla, that's about it."

Sophia and Royal looked at each other in silence.

Theresa nodded calmly: "I see. I didn't expect that I was also a supporting character with very few scenes."

"No, that's not it," Xu Yuan said. "You are the soul of the story 'Claymore'."

Theresa asked in confusion, "Didn't I die before the story even began?"

"After your death, Claire found the Claymore organization, volunteered to join, and had your flesh implanted into her body, becoming a Claymore."

Upon hearing this, Theresa paused, her expression suddenly becoming somewhat complicated, even though she didn't recognize the little girl named Claire.

"After that, your consciousness remained within Claire's body. At the end of the story, you were temporarily resurrected once in the form of a thought entity. After awakening on your own will, you instantly killed Priscilla."

Theresa is a very special character in Claymore.

When others awaken, they all turn into monsters.

When she awakened, she was in the form of a four-winged archangel.

Apart from having two pairs of wings growing from its back, it basically retains its human form.

It just... feels weird.

Moreover, it's strange that after Claire implanted Theresa's flesh and blood into her body, Theresa's consciousness actually existed within Claire's body.

Shouldn't it be that when a person dies, their soul is destroyed?

The fourth level probably can't reach the point of "residing consciousness in flesh and blood", right?

Xu Yuan wondered if she might be from another continent.

After all, the story of Claymore takes place on a small island.

Beyond the island lies a war-torn continent where two major powers are vying for supremacy.

Furthermore, there are also the mysteriously appearing descendants of dragons, and other possible forces.

Perhaps Theresa's ancestors came from elsewhere.

It just drifted to that island for some reason.

At this moment, Sophia rubbed her forehead and sighed, "It's so hard to accept that we are characters in a story, and what about our ending."

Royal agreed, "No wonder the organization doesn't want us to know. Even we find it hard to accept the No. 3 and No. 4, let alone the other Claymores."

Xu Yuan: "?"

He said with a strange expression, "No, you think the organization is doing this for your own good?"

"Isn't that right?" Royal asked, puzzled.

Xu Yuan sighed and said, "It just doesn't want you to know some things."

"What is it?"

"It created the demons."

"???"

"The organization created demons and greatswords, with the aim of creating controllable awakened beings."

"!!!"

"Whether it's demons or you greatswords, you're all just its experimental subjects."

"!!!!!!"

"Control yourself, Royal, do you want to awaken?"

Xu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.

Is the Claymore organization lucky or unlucky?

It was lucky, it came to be in the real world.

The comic clearly explains the true nature of the organization and the truth about the world they inhabit.

Once exposed, the Greatsword will tear them apart.

After all, many of the greatswords have a grudge against demons, and demons are created by the organization.

Imagine this: a mastermind organization that relies on lies and brainwashing to deceive Claymores into working for them and using them as experimental subjects, suddenly finds themselves in a world where they've been completely exposed...

Wouldn't we have to be extremely cautious and tread carefully?

But if you say it was unlucky, it was the one who discovered the truth of the world first and then concealed the situation.

Even now, it is still safe and sound.

It has to be said that the higher-ups are quite bold.

Those who were more timid might have taken advantage of the greatsword's trust in the organization to eliminate them all immediately, thus preventing future troubles.

However, the Claymore organization did not choose to do that.

Instead, they continue their demon experiments.

Perhaps they got some inspiration from the comics.

Thinking that as long as the greatsword is kept in the dark for a while, and this transition period is over, he can create enough power to protect himself.

It won't be too late to kill them after we've had our use.

They might even develop unrealistic fantasies like conquering the world.

After all, if you weren't bold enough, could you do something as risky as "creating demons and building greatswords at the same time"?

However, instead of killing the greatswords immediately, they attempted to continue using them, which was undoubtedly a risky move.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were walking on a tightrope across a cliff.

Once the truth is revealed, all the greatswords that have come to the real world must be killed immediately...

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan frowned slightly.

Oh no, I made a mistake.

In such a precarious situation, how could a greatsword user going out on a mission not be accompanied by a watcher?

So here's the question—

What would the monitor think if they saw him giving them comic books through binoculars?

"What's wrong?" Theresa asked, puzzled.

Xu Yuan briefly explained his guess.

Sophia said, "It's alright, we're fast, we'll head back to base now."

Xu Yuan's expression was somewhat complicated: "In our world, there's something called a cell phone."

Just then, a deafening roar that seemed to tear the sky apart suddenly came from the distant horizon.

Xu Yuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Here they come, American fighter jets.