Type-Moon: Upgrade Entry, Joining the Chat Group at the Start Chapter 11

"By the way, where's Soichiro Takagi?"

Su Luo noticed something off at this moment.

After a careful look, he found that Saya Takagi's father was missing, and there was no sign of Soichiro Takagi's corpse in the Takagi estate either.

Hearing Su Luo's question, before Kaguya Houraisan could answer, Yuriko Takagi stepped forward and explained on her own: "The Takagi family head was killed by a trusted subordinate who suddenly turned into a virus carrier when the apocalypse first broke out."

"Now, the Takagi family has always been under my command."

When mentioning Soichiro Takagi, Yuriko Takagi deliberately used a distant and unfamiliar title to signal that her relationship with him was poor.

At the same time, she was subtly hinting at her own capability, currying favor with Su Luo.

She could tell that the monster Kaguya Houraisan was unusually docile in front of Su Luo, as if deferring to him.

Moreover, the golden-haired beauty standing beside Su Luo exuded an overwhelming presence.

Just one glance at her brought a powerful pressure, like a heavy mountain weighing down on her, making it hard to breathe.

Yet a figure like that was actually standing half a step behind Su Luo.

All of this pointed to Su Luo's exceptional status.

Either he was immensely powerful, or he held a lofty position.

Only with one of these two things could Su Luo keep these two formidable women in check.

Thinking of Kaguya Houraisan's purpose in seeking her out, and her own daughter Saya Takagi, she had no choice but to humble herself and show goodwill, hoping for Su Luo's protection.

She believed that even Soichiro Takagi, if he had already returned to heaven, would surely understand her actions.

After all, she was doing it for their daughter's safe and healthy survival in this cruel apocalypse.

"I see," Su Luo nodded, a flicker of regret passing through his eyes.

If Soichiro Takagi were still alive, he might have provided him with a weekly chance to obtain a Random Entry.

What a pity that he had already died right when the apocalypse began.

Su Luo set aside his thoughts. "You two, come on up. I'll take you to see Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi."

Hearing this, Yuriko Takagi and Kiriko Miyamoto's faces immediately lit up with joy.

One after another, they boarded the Vimana.

Kaguya Houraisan also came up with them.

Su Luo looked at Kaguya Houraisan with a hint of confusion in his eyes. "What are you doing up here? Aren't you going to kill zombies to earn Points?"

The Chat Group rarely showed such generosity, actually spawning a Hidden Quest worth a full fifty thousand Points. If they relied solely on daily check-ins, it would take them years to accumulate that much.

He hadn't expected Kaguya Houraisan to be so leisurely.

"Hehe, did you forget what my ability is?" Kaguya Houraisan covered her mouth with a light laugh.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled with amusement, revealing a hint of playfulness.

At this moment, Kaguya Houraisan was the picture of elegance and grace, completely unlike the shut-in image Su Luo had of her.

Su Luo fell silent.

With Kaguya Houraisan's reminder, he suddenly recalled her ability.

Manipulation of Eternity and Ephemeral.

Eternity could fix a target's time, preventing any external influence from altering it.

Ephemeral, on the other hand, allowed Kaguya Houraisan to accomplish many things in an instant.

For something as simple as killing zombies, Kaguya Houraisan had probably already maxed out her Points using this ability.

No wonder she came from Gensokyo. Even if the youkai there weren't particularly powerful, the abilities they possessed were rare ones involving rules and laws.

It seemed he'd have to visit Gensokyo when he got the chance.

At Rika Nanri's villa.

Su Luo brought Yuriko Takagi and the others back.

When Rei Miyamoto and the others saw their families return, they all wept tears of joy, pouring out their emotions to one another.

Shizuka Marikawa and Rika Nanri were also catching up.

Seeing this, Su Luo found a room, closed the door to block out the outside noise, and then opened the System Panel.

[Host: Su Luo]

[Bound Special Characters: Rika Nanri, Paimon... (Fifteen total)]

[Random Entry Acquisition Count: 11]

[Exclusive Entry Acquisition Count: 11]

"Perfect, twenty-two in total. Even if my luck isn't as good as before, I can still get some fodder to feed the Gate of Babylon for an upgrade." Su Luo's eyes gleamed.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he began drawing new entries.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Ability: Manipulate Eternity and Instant (Purple)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Ability: Geo Element (Blue)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Ability: Gate of Babylon (Purple)]

[Congratulations, Host...]

After a series of system notification chimes.

Su Luo began to inspect this haul.

First off, the highest-grade ability he drew this time was only Purple.

But he always approached ability acquisition with the mindset that everything might sink into the sea, so he didn't feel unbalanced.

What's more, he even drew an ability related to time this time.

As the saying goes, time is supreme, space is king—even if this ability isn't particularly powerful right now, once its grade rises in the future, it's bound to play a huge role at a critical moment.

His luck couldn't be called bad.

As for the Purple Gate of Babylon, it was essentially the Gate of Babylon minus EX-rank Noble Phantasms like Enuma Elish and the Chains of Heaven.

The moment he obtained the ability, he clearly sensed that the Gate of Babylon had grown a bit stronger.

But in the end, it was only a Purple ability, and the boost it gave the Gate of Babylon wasn't as significant as last time.

Still, he was satisfied.

He glanced over the abilities he'd obtained from the Chat Group members and Rei Miyamoto and the others, picked out a few that could be considered useful, and then dumped all the remaining useless abilities into strengthening the Gate of Babylon.

The result was obvious—they were all abilities of insufficient grade, and using them to strengthen the Gate of Babylon was like tossing stones into the sea.

The increase in strength was almost negligible.

It seemed that to raise the grade of his abilities, he'd need to bind more special individuals.

Or perhaps he could try the Chat Group's Enhancement System.

Chapter 16: Dinner at Rika Nanri's House

With that thought, Su Luo opened the Chat Group panel and found the enhancement function.

"Let's throw in ten thousand Points first to test the waters." Su Luo pondered for a moment, then used ten thousand Points to strengthen the Gate of Babylon.

The next moment, Su Luo felt the Gate of Babylon's strength rise a bit—roughly equivalent to the boost he'd get from fusing a Purple ability.

Seeing this, Su Luo roughly understood the level of strengthening ten thousand Points provided.

He then poured all his remaining Points into strengthening the Gate of Babylon.

In an instant, Su Luo clearly sensed that the distance to the Gate of Babylon's transformation had shortened considerably.

After finishing the enhancement, Su Luo closed the panel and lay on the bed, enjoying this leisurely moment.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open.

Artoria walked into the room.

By now, she had shed her silver armor and was wearing a blue dress that revealed her figure.

Her expression was different from her usual calm—a hint of dissatisfaction showed on her beautiful face.

She felt that Su Luo's earlier behavior of consuming his own life force was far too reckless.

Even if his body was special, he shouldn't act so recklessly.

If he really needed magical energy, couldn't he just ask her for it? There was no need to consume his own life force.

At this thought, the dissatisfaction on Artoria's face grew even stronger.

She came before Su Luo and grabbed his wrist.

Under Su Luo's bewildered expression, she transferred her own magical energy to him.

She would use her own way to express her displeasure at this willful Master.

In the villa's living room.

Rei Miyamoto and the others were chatting happily, the atmosphere gradually becoming lively and pleasant.

If anyone else saw such a harmonious scene, they probably wouldn't believe these people were living through the apocalypse.

Of course, that would be even more true if they could ignore the occasional terrified glances they shot toward Kaguya Houraisan.

As for Kaguya Houraisan, who was also idling in the living room, she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to these ordinary people.

As a Hourai person who had swallowed the Elixir of Immortality, her lifespan was long and endless.

She wouldn't befriend humans with such short lives.

After all, what was just a fleeting moment to her might be an entire lifetime for a human.

This was the barrier between long-lived and short-lived species.

Like a natural chasm—a vast divide that neither side could cross.

Suddenly, Kaguya Houraisan sensed something.

Her gaze turned toward the room upstairs where Su Luo was, and the corners of her mouth lifted into an enigmatic smile.

She rose from the sofa and walked toward Su Luo's room with light, brisk steps.

Rei Miyamoto and the others looked baffled; still inexperienced with the world, they had no idea what had caused Kaguya Houraisan to smile like that.

Kiriko Miyamoto, Yuriko Takagi, and Rika Nanri, however, understood exactly what Kaguya Houraisan was going to do.

But they kept their mouths shut and organized Rei Miyamoto and the others to start preparing dinner.

Night fell.

A deep blue sky was dotted with sparkling stars.

A crescent moon hung high, casting its silver light down upon the world.

Kaguya Houraisan stood on the balcony, looking up at the moon, a complex emotion flickering across her face.

The pure moonlight shone upon her, lending her an air of sanctity.

Yet the moment she opened her mouth, that sacred aura shattered.

"Luo, don't you think I look beautiful right now?" Kaguya Houraisan turned her head to look at Su Luo, who was tidying his clothes, a playful smile curling at her lips.

"Trust me, you'd look even more beautiful if you didn't speak," Su Luo said flatly, throwing out a jab.

"Ehh~ How heartless. Just a moment ago you were calling me 'baby, baby,' and now that it's over, you've put on a completely different face."

"Tch. Men are all trash." At the end, Kaguya Houraisan clicked her tongue and showed a hint of displeasure.

Su Luo couldn't be bothered to respond to Kaguya Houraisan.