The beginning and end of all things—everything in this world was bound by the Root, and even Xu Yue was no exception!
Concepts and rules, the tangible and intangible, all things in the world that could be understood or were beyond description, all lay within this Vortex of the Root.
Even Xu Yue did not dare step directly into it lightly, lest he be assimilated by those endless truths.
Each time, he merely stirred the space at its edges, testing it again and again. Xu Yue knew that some lines could not be crossed. People were always courting death...
That was why, from the very beginning, he had constructed a stable passage step by step.
Using the ritual of the Third Magic, the principles of the Holy Grail War, and his own modifications, he had successfully maintained a stable means of observation.
Full contact was impossible, but drilling a hole to observe it in secret was still feasible.
To that end, he did not hesitate to keep paying fees to extend the time.
After disconnecting the passage to the Root, Xu Yue entered a tranquil state of reflection and insight.
"Almost time. Time won't allow it any longer."
"So we're leaving..."
Having recovered somewhat, Irisviel still wore a languid exhaustion on her face. While Xu Yue connected to the Root, she too gained much from it.
As a homunculus, she could not attain any profound insights, but as an incomplete creation of the Third Magic itself, those flaws were steadily being filled in.
She had even reached the point where she could cast it!
And unlike Illya, who had to use Heaven's Cup at the cost of dispersing herself, Irisviel could truly cast it through her own power.
Of course, since she had only passively gained insight by following Xu