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Do such magical things really exist?
Shirou looked at Chihirika with a doubtful expression: "Can you really grant me the Mystic Eyes?"
"Of course, no problem. However, since I have just been resurrected, I don't have any powerful items at hand. I only have the Magic Eye, the Recognition Eye, the Clairvoyant Eye, the Thousand-Mile Eye, the Precognitive Eye, the Mana Absorbing Eye... that's about it."
"So many?"
"Hehe, now you know how powerful I am, young people should learn more from me."
Chihirika then explained to Shirou the Mystic Eyes and their various uses.
For example, the Magic Eye can see through magic, the Identification Eye can identify the type and quality of objects, the X-ray Vision can see through obstructions, but it cannot see through living beings or parts with high concentrations of magic, so it can see a girl's naked body. The Clairvoyant can see very far, but it is one of the most difficult magic eyes to control. The Precognitive Eye can see the future a few seconds in advance, but it also has the flaw of being difficult to focus. The Magic Absorbing Eye can absorb magic, but it will also absorb the magic it casts, and it is exclusive to magic suppressors.
Chishilica also stated that a Mystic Eye can generally only be granted to one eye, and it is absolutely forbidden to make both eyes Mystic Eyes.
Because if only one eye is the Demon Eye, by wearing an eyepatch or trying to control and adapt to it, the power of the Demon Eye can be kept from going out of control.
If both eyes become demonic eyes, and both eyes fall into a state of demonic rampage, then one can only close their eyes and become blind.
"If you're not a Demon Emperor like me, most people only need one Demon Eye, so feel free to choose. By the way, I recommend the Eye of Foresight. Time is the greatest secret in the world. If you study it to its fullest extent, you might even be able to invent time magic."
Can I choose any option?
"Yes, yes, if you want to find your family, then choose the Thousand-Mile Eye, but to be honest, that's a waste. The Thousand-Mile Eye can only see a very long distance and can't do anything to interfere. Even if you find your family, if you find that your family is in danger, you can only watch helplessly and can't change anything."
Chishilica spoke in an almost seductive tone, "The X-ray vision is not bad either, you can enjoy female nudity to your heart's content. Of course, you don't look like a pervert, so why not choose the magic-absorbing eye? Swordsmen with this kind of magic eye can be said to be the nemesis of all magicians, and even many demon lords can't do anything about it."
"No, if I really had a choice, I would still choose the clairvoyance."
"Are you really not going to regret it?"
"I have no regrets. As long as I can find my family, I will have no regrets."
Shirou spoke silently, revealing a determined expression.
Chishilica was slightly surprised to see this, then smiled and said, "Alright, alright, then move your face a little closer."
"Is that so?"
"Okay, I'll poke it."
Suddenly, Chihirika stuck her finger into Shirou's right eye.
A sharp pain shot through me.
"!!!"
Although Shirou could endure the pain, his instinct still wanted to break free, but Chisirika used unimaginable strength to hold him firmly in place.
It was only at this moment that Shirou truly realized that the girl before him was indeed the Demon Emperor.
This power is almost comparable to that of the immortal demon king Atofi.
"Snapped!"
Finally, a feeling like a broken thread flashed through her mind, and Chihirika withdrew her fingers, while Shirou's right eye went completely blind.
"It's done. The color of the Thousand-Mile Eye is a little different from your original color, but you shouldn't be able to tell from a distance."
"Fa, what happened?"
"Don't worry, open your eyes and get used to it. You should be able to use this power to a basic extent now. But you should also be careful. Although the ability to see far away can allow you to see the people you want to see, as I said before, you can only see, but you can't change anything. Sometimes, this power will not only not bring you any benefits, but it will also bring you great pain, because you can only watch helplessly as the people you care about die."
"..."
Shirou could no longer hear anything Kishirika was saying.
Because, just as Chishilica had said, he saw many things he shouldn't have seen.
First, in a huge building, in an overly sacred and glorious hall, a middle-aged man with a disheveled, stubble-covered face, holding a young blonde girl, was wearily managing a small team, searching for something as much as possible.
Judging from his appearance, the man was undoubtedly Paul.
The blonde girl in his arms must be Shirou's sister, Noren.
But that was completely different from the Paul that Shirou remembered. The other person had obviously gone through too much and had become much more decadent than before, even like a walking corpse.
Shirou wanted to comfort the other person, but he couldn't convey anything.
The next second, the scene in his eyes changed again, and he arrived at a magnificent palace. Lilia, a maid of the Grerat family, was doing chores in the palace. The man in charge was coldly making her do heavy chores. Lilia's body was already somewhat disabled, and she looked quite strained.
In the distance from Lilia, a little red-haired girl, also dressed in a maid's outfit, was nervously watching her mother; that was clearly Aisha.
“Lilia…Aisha…”
Seeing the mother and daughter's plight, Shirou felt very distressed and wanted to help, but there was nothing he could do.
The scene shifts again, this time to a solemn library.
In the library, a blond boy who looked to be about ten years old was engrossed in a book. Compared to the other enthusiastic and cheerful young people, the blond boy appeared extremely withdrawn, not interacting with anyone and putting all his energy into his books, as if he were escaping reality.
That was undoubtedly Rudius.
As the faces of his family members flashed before his eyes, Shirou felt deeply saddened, yet utterly helpless.
Just as he was feeling very sad, another scene appeared before his eyes.
It was a pitch-black environment, a cold and desolate deep cave. A crystal emitted a faint light, and from the light, a figure frozen inside the crystal could be clearly seen.
The blonde woman was spotless and slept naked in the crystal.
Around the crystal, a ferocious beast that exuded a terrifying aura even when seen with the naked eye slowly emerged, as if it were a monster guarding the crystal.
“Senedes…”
Seeing this, Shirou felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He desperately wanted to help Senis out of her predicament, but he didn't even know where she was.
Just as the Demon Emperor Chishirika said, the ability to see a thousand miles cannot change anything.
This power brought him no benefit whatsoever; instead, it brought him endless pain. He could only watch helplessly as his family fell into hardship and suffering, unable to do anything to change anything.
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After seeing the state of his family, Shirou was overwhelmed with extreme helplessness and bitterness.
He wanted to stop watching, not wanting to witness these things that made him sad anymore.
However, perhaps because it was Shirou's first time using Clairvoyance and he couldn't control it, or perhaps for some other reason, the Mystic Eyes went berserk.
Shirou's clairvoyance was completely out of control and began to go berserk, showing him many unexpected scenes.
Among them is a character who appears to be Princess Ariel. After being assassinated, she is rescued by a white-haired guardian sorcerer, and the two, along with Luke, the guardian knight, escape from the capital with great difficulty.
And then there's Loki, whose appearance hasn't changed at all. She seems to have boarded a ship bound for somewhere and is spending a difficult time at sea.
Beside Lokishi were two completely unfamiliar figures: a rugged-looking middle-aged dwarf and a beautiful elf with golden hair, a good figure, and big, wavy hair.
Shirou even saw Girenaus, Philip, and Sholos, who was imprisoned...
Their circumstances, their predicaments and troubles, were all clearly displayed in Shirou's eyes.
However, just like before, Shirou couldn't change anything at all.
His clairvoyance granted him the ability to see everything, but it was utterly useless for saving anyone he wanted to save.
In this almost torturous reality, Shirou's out-of-control Mystic Eyes gradually recovered, finally preventing him from seeing many scenes he shouldn't have been able to see.
Even so, everything Shirou witnessed when his Clairvoyance was activated, and the enormous impact brought about by the rampage of the Mystic Eyes, gave him a strong feeling of nausea and dizziness.
"Cough, cough..."
After an unknown amount of time, everything in front of Shirou finally returned to normal.
The figure of the Demon Emperor, Chihirika, reappeared before him, looking at him with concern, and said, "Little Shirou, don't scare me like that. It's just a Mystic Eye, why do you act like I'm about to die? I don't want to kill my benefactor."
"I……"
Upon hearing Chihirika's words, Shirou realized that what had just happened to him seemed to have surprised Chihirika as well.
That doesn't seem like a normal situation.
Shirou gradually calmed down and organized his thoughts, telling Chihirika everything that had just happened and all the scenes he had witnessed.
"What? You said you saw so many things right after you got the Demon Eye? Really?"
Chishilica was shocked when she learned everything.
What Shirou witnessed was completely beyond her expectations, because as the Demon Emperor, this was the first time that someone had seen someone use such exaggerated effects immediately after obtaining the Mystic Eyes, or even overuse the Clairvoyance.
Even if Chishilica herself uses her clairvoyance, she can only see one or two images at most in a moment, and cannot further exert the effect of her clairvoyance.
As someone who had just obtained the Mystic Eyes, Shirou should have only needed to adapt to their power. However, he never expected that the other party would be able to unleash such an effect from the Mystic Eyes in an instant.
This has gone beyond the realm of common sense.
"Shirou, are your eyes naturally a bit unusual?"
"..."
Shirou remained silent for a moment after hearing what Chihirika said, and finally nodded.
He didn't explain his eyes, but they were indeed extraordinary, because after inheriting the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, he possessed the other's Hawk Eyes.
As a Heroic Spirit of the Archer class, Emiya's Eagle Eyes naturally possess the attribute of having far-seeing vision.
Because having a keen eye is an essential ability for archers, it not only allows them to survey the entire town from a high vantage point and search for enemies, but also improves the accuracy of their bow shots.
Incidentally, when Emiya raises his bow, he can accurately snipe even fast-moving opponents, as long as they are within sight.
Archer, who possesses the ability to see far, can carry out "ultra-long-range sniping" with accuracy that surpasses that of humans.
Of course, the aforementioned "clairvoyance" refers only to eyes in the literal sense, not to magical eyes that possess some special ability and reach a non-human realm.
The Hawkeye that Shirou inherited only allows him to see things at a very long distance; it's impossible for him to see concepts beyond his field of vision.
However, thanks to his Hawkeye ability, when Shirou received the Clairvoyance from the Demon Emperor Kisherika, he almost instinctively unleashed its full power.
Of course, because of this, Shirou was unable to directly control his overloaded Mystic Eyes, causing them to go berserk and almost causing him to lose control completely.
"Then you should be more careful in the future. The Demon Eye is not something that only has benefits and no harm. If it gets out of control, it may even completely devour your body."
"Is there no way to control it?"
"The only way is to adapt to this eye as much as possible. Once the demonic eye adapts to the magic you infuse it, it should be able to control what it sees. Anyway, you should work hard in your cultivation."
Chishilica nodded silently as she spoke.
Shirou noticed that the girl's movements in front of him inexplicably created several double images, as if he were seeing Chihirika and several other people appearing at the same time.
He then realized why Gilead was wearing a blindfold.
Undoubtedly, this was to prevent being corrupted by the power of the Demon Eye.
Should I try wearing an eye mask next?
While Shirou was pondering, Chihirika patted her belly and swaggered to her feet: "Very good, very good. Now that I've given you the Demon Eyes, it's about time I left. By the way, are you really not interested in being the head chef in this Demon Emperor's kitchen?"
"I still need to find my lost family members."
"Is that so? That's a real shame."
With that, Chihirika jumped onto the roof with a thud. "Then goodbye, Shirou! If you ever run into any trouble in the future, you can come and ask me for help! Just make me that delicious stuff again! Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha... cough cough..."
The Demon Emperor's figure vanished with a loud laugh.
Shirou silently watched the other person's back, but found that due to the effect of his Clairvoyance, he could still see the other person clearly even when they were far away.
However, Shirou did not begin to rely on the power of the Mystic Eyes because of this.
He knew all too well that being corrupted by power often begins with becoming dependent on that power.
Neither the power of the Heroic Spirit Emiya nor the power of the Mystic Eyes should be relied upon too much; this must always be kept in mind.
……
After gaining the ability to see far, Shirou thought it over and decided to tell Alice and Rigel about the Mystic Eyes, not intending to hide it from anyone else.
Because the power of the Mystic Eyes can go berserk at any time, telling the people around you in advance will ensure that someone can stop you when your Mystic Eyes go berserk.
At the same time, in order to control his clairvoyance, Shirou also started wearing an eyepatch like Kyrie Irwin.
Of course, he didn't want to live like Kyrie Illya with an eyepatch on one eye for the rest of his life. He just planned to use the eyepatch as an external object to suppress the Mystic Eye while it was out of control.
Incidentally, Shirou also reflected on the situation of his family members that he witnessed during the moment when his Clairvoyance went berserk.
It's reassuring to see Paul and Norren together. Although Paul's condition is clearly not right, he is still a near-saint level swordsman and can definitely protect his daughter.
Lilia and Aisha's situation was obviously terrible. They had ended up in the palace of some country, and even Aisha, at such a young age, had to work as a maid.