Just as Remilia and Ruby departed from the trial, others slowly emerged into reality. Some wore expressions of exhilaration or relief, while a few immediately began searching their surroundings anxiously for something they'd lost... Regardless, none displayed the blank stares one might expect from those who'd failed.

Actually, failure meant automatic memory erasure at that very moment. So long as memories remained intact - even faint echoes of the experience - it proved successful passage through the trial.

Though the trial had been described in terrifying terms by Yozak, both its outcomes and processes enough to make one tremble, understanding its essence made success surprisingly easy. It was merely a test of heart: with unyielding courage, even someone as helpless as a newborn fawn could triumph.

Yet few retained such bravery when facing the unknown, fear itself, or powers beyond their comprehension. Fortunately for Yozak's unwilling participants, most had embraced fortitude through their deep bonds - those unseen connections that kept them from succumbing to despair and allowed life to continue normally.

Possessing courage and cherishing what ties you to others is all it takes to conquer such trials.

At the exact moment everyone emerged victorious, the convergence between Tsukihime's world and Meikai completed. Though imperfect, every mystic representing Tsukihime's hidden forces could feel their reality had fundamentally changed.

Especially for Gaia and Aleph - no longer omnipotent over worlds or time, they now existed alongside others merely as powerful entities.

BUT!

Now freed from their own laws, they could fully enjoy their strength in this new realm. They might anticipate unknown futures and explore greater mysteries.

Unlike the fusions between Meikai/Scarlet Garden or Meikai/Red Moon, Tsukihime's integration with Meikai was more accurately described as interwoven through invisible mirrors. One side reflected Tsukihime - the other, Meikai.

Since Lin Luo hadn't personally finalized this merger, access wasn't restricted to those reaching specific power thresholds. As soon as convergence completed, all in Fuyuki instinctively crossed these mirror gates into...

...A cerulean sky stretching infinitely above, clouds drifting like silk ribbons. Above it - dragons soaring where none had ever flown before! And at ten thousand meters altitude - that ethereal palace so magnificent it seemed sculpted from moonlight itself!

Sky's City indeed possessed first-encounter killing power.

Meanwhile in Meikai...

Lin Luo faced dire problems.

When the True Mirror's projection collided with Juyao Pen, a cataclysmic explosion erupted. Just as panic set in, Hatsune activated her final artifact - Ancient Ark - sealing all three inside before annihilation could occur.

However, even this ark's space-time laws faltered against such apocalyptic force. For survival, they channeled every ounce of energy into creating an ultimate defensive barrier...

But at a cost: now powerless and trapped within the ark, their only hope lay in which force would exhaust first - theirs or the True Mirror's.

The situation was dire indeed as the ark trembled under relentless assaults from this spectral projection. It felt like standing in one's home while sensing the walls quiver with each passing second.

Honestly, Lin Luo worried less than he puzzled: according to Covenant Book data, this "True Mirror" was supposed to be a mere guardian seal for Lotus. Its over-the-top capabilities were suspicious - tracking them across dimensions? Battling divine artifacts and surviving? Even combined power of other hosts' seals paled in comparison!

As the ark shuddered again, Lin Luo's irritation shifted from Hatsune's obsessive hammering at Juyao Pen (as if it could return lost treasures) to Satsuki...

Satsuki had casually tossed her underwear moments before! From then on, no normal behavior expectations applied.

Even more shocking - while he fretted about their uncertain fate and watched Hatsune mourn her losses, Satsuki lounged with crossed legs, playing 18+ games and giggling like a pervert at each screen interaction.

"Hey!" Lin Luo finally snapped after witnessing Satsuki "defeat" twelve pre-teen girls across two games. "Would you stop for five seconds?"

"Meh." She didn't even look up before smacking the next button, sending another poor innocent through torturous digital scenarios.

Though expecting her usual antics, Lin Luo still gaped at how deeply she'd fallen into pervert territory - specifically blood-related pedo content!

"Where did you find these games anyway?" he demanded, certain the creators deserved public execution.

Satsuki rolled her eyes. "They're yours, obviously. Found in a heavily fortified room during my exploration of Sky's City."

"...Mine?"

"Of course!" She continued. "Bored with all the fun things there, I searched for more entertainment and discovered this hidden room... Though it had decent security, nothing can stop me! Inside were tons of cool stuff - including these games!"

Lin Luo went pale as he realized his secret stash had been plundered.

"You shared them with everyone else too?" he asked weakly.

"Of course!" She beamed. "I'm the kind who shares happiness!"

Including sharing your private treasures without permission, you lunatic!

Satsuki's smile widened at his expression. "What? You look upset."

"Wouldn't you be if someone stole your secrets?"

"...Eh." She tilted her head in thought before shrugging. "Secrets aren't important anyway as long as it's fun!"

Fun my ass! You're a walking disaster!

"But hey," she suddenly perked up, "while the games were great at first... they've lost their luster now. Let's try something more exciting - like what happens in these games?"

"...What kind of 'exciting' are we talking about?" Lin Luo groaned.

"You know!" She pointed eagerly at on-screen positions between male lead and multiple girls.

Lin Luo choked on his own spit.

He'd always thought he was low on morals until now...

Satsuki's face remained utterly serious as she asked, "Are you joking?"

Nope. Definitely not joking.

"Let me just say," Lin Luo tried to back away, "I'm in no mood for that right now."

"B-but I'm being a good girl and coming to you!" She pouted dramatically. "You're rejecting a woman's advance!"

Lin Luo doubted she ever owned any modesty to begin with but replied anyway: "Of course I'm a man... but..."

"Then show your manliness!" She suddenly lunged forward, grabbing his crotch in an instant.

Green faced from the unexpected attack, Lin Luo barely managed to process this new side of her. What had happened during their trial? Had Yozak finally turned her into some sort of pervert?

Before he could react further, Satsuki produced a rope from beneath the couch and began binding him with glee. "Let's play bondage first! In the games I'm really good at this!"

"You've got to be kidding me!"

And just like that, their conversation turned into an all-out struggle...

In the heat of their tussle, clothes flew off in seconds. No bras or underwear - nothing but bare skin against bare skin as they rolled across the floor.

Eventually it happened what happens when two people get too close for too long: Lin Luo found himself kissing Satsuki's lips and fondling her breasts while she clung to him like a drowning man to lifebuoy.

"Come on, I'm already..." Her muffled cries faded into breathless moans as he finally positioned himself at her entrance. "P-please hurry!"

She was ready - or maybe just desperate enough after the initial pain broke through. Either way, Lin Luo wasted no time driving forward...

"Aaaah! It hurts!" She bit back a scream but couldn't suppress those feminine shivers of pleasure-pain as he began to move.

"Too late for regrets now," he growled before increasing his pace.

"Y-you're such an idiot!" she cried through tears and pleasure. "I said I don't want this anymore!"

But her body told another story - one of writhing hips, grasping hands, and breathless whispers as they reached their peak together.