Type-Moon: Upgrade Trait, Join Chat Group at Start Chapter 14

If not for being in public, she really would have sat on Su Luo's lap just like Mato Sakura.

"Hello, I'm Su Luo." Su Luo revealed a slight smile and took the initiative to greet Irisviel and the others.

"Hello..." Artoria and Irisviel's wariness instantly dissipated the moment they saw Su Luo's face.

They each introduced themselves in response to Su Luo.

However, when they sat down and saw the King of Lions' face, they couldn't help but freeze in place again.

"This..." Irisviel carefully studied the faces of Artoria and the King of Lions for a moment. After confirming their features were identical, she clicked her tongue in surprise.

In contrast, Artoria—who had been granted knowledge by the Holy Grail upon descending to the present world—was far more composed.

Seeing a face identical to her own, along with a similar yet distinct aura from the King of Lions, she understood that the other had been summoned by Su Luo in a different Class.

"You're me summoned in a different Class, right?" Artoria spoke first, breaking the silence.

For some reason, after learning that the other had become Su Luo's Servant, a faint irritation rose in her heart.

Even though the King of Lions was also herself.

Was she annoyed at herself?

"To be precise, I am you from a parallel world," the King of Lions said calmly.

Irisviel's gaze flickered back and forth between Artoria and the King of Lions' faces.

Their features were nearly identical, differing only in temperament.

One was young and inexperienced, the other mature and steady, exuding kingly authority.

It was like seeing Artoria at two different stages of life.

Suddenly, her eyes landed on Melly, who was enjoying the show. Studying the silver-haired dream demon's face—one capable of bewitching all who saw it—she asked curiously, "Miss, are you also a Magus?"

"Of course. I'm a very excellent Magus," Melly nodded matter-of-factly, praising herself.

Irisviel wanted to continue chatting with Melly to see how the Magi of the outside world differed from what she knew.

But Artoria immediately stopped her.

"Wait, Iri. Don't get close to this woman." Artoria's expression was serious.

"I agree with that." The King of Lions gave a slight nod, showing an expression of approval.

Seeing this, Irisviel abandoned the idea of contacting Melly.

After all, she knew Artoria well.

This world-renowned King of Knights wouldn't speak without reason or casually slander a woman.

And the other, more mature and steady Artoria shared the same opinion.

That meant the beautiful silver-haired lady before them wasn't as easy to get along with as she appeared.

But even so, Irisviel was still curious why both Artorias disliked Melly so much.

"Is there something wrong with Miss Melly?"

"You just need to know she's a bad woman. Stay away from her in the future. The number of inhuman things she's done is too many to count," Su Luo explained.

"Eh?! Why are you saying that too, Master?" Melly's face fell when she heard Su Luo speak of her like that.

Being hated and rejected by two Artorias didn't bother Melly.

But being rejected by Su Luo was unbearable.

She was the beautiful and moving Magical Girl☆Melly!

The last dream demon on Earth. What had she done to deserve heaven's wrath?

For the one she cherished to treat her like this!

"Don't you know what you've done yourself?" Su Luo curled his lip.

At this, Miss Melly had no self-awareness and said carelessly, "I just moved the Command Spell's position a little. If it bothers you that much, I'll draw one on myself too."

"If you're still not satisfied, I'll let you write a few tally marks."

"..."

The moment she finished, Su Luo and the two Artorias stared at her with piercing eyes.

Truly a scumbag Melly, casually spouting vulgar and explicit words without a care.

On par with the youkai of Gensokyo.

As for Irisviel and Mato Sakura, they didn't understand what Melly was saying.

They looked at Su Luo and Artoria with curious eyes, hoping they would clear up their confusion.

Chapter 20: Acquire Trait, Become the Third Magus

Naturally, Su Luo and Artoria had no intention of answering the two women's questions.

One was just a six-year-old child. No matter how shameless or scummy Su Luo was, he wouldn't lay a hand on a little girl.

The other was much the same.

Irisviel was a homunculus, innocent in nature, as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

Although she possessed a vast amount of knowledge, it was all related to magecraft and social norms—her exposure to matters of this kind was so minimal it could be ignored.

Artoria was also unwilling to taint such an innocent, guileless girl.

"Iri, she's no ordinary mage. She's the legendary Court Mage of Britain, and also my sword instructor." Artoria cleared her throat lightly, decisively changing the subject.

"The Court Mage... that would be Merlin!" Irisviel's eyes lit up, a flicker of surprise appearing in her gaze as she looked at Melly.

But she had, after all, weathered the baptism of learning that "King Arthur was a woman."

Even if she was somewhat startled to discover that the legendary Merlin was also female, she quickly calmed down.

"Just call me Melly, Lady Iri." Melly planted her hands on her hips, looking thoroughly proud of herself.

"Wait a minute!?"

At that moment, Irisviel suddenly caught on. She whipped her head around to look at Su Luo, her voice tinged with suspicion. "If Miss Melly is the Merlin from the King Arthur legends, then she must be a Servant too."

"Why are you together with two Servants? Don't tell me you've broken the rules of the Holy Grail War!?"

Su Luo let out a snicker. "Finally noticed? Your reaction is pretty slow."

They'd been chatting here for a while now, and Irisviel was only just catching on.

If it had been Kiritsugu Emiya, he'd probably have sensed something was off and prepared to retreat long ago.

"Lady Iri, I'd advise you to give up on this Holy Grail War. There's no way you can win this battle." Su Luo crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, and a wicked grin spread across his face.

"Why can't we? Saber is very strong." Irisviel's cheeks puffed up slightly, her indignant expression adorably cute.

Despite holding this handsome young man in high regard, his every word hinted that he was looking down on them.

Naturally, Irisviel found that infuriating.

"That's right. Even if you've summoned me from a different timeline, that doesn't mean you can definitely beat us." Artoria said in a low, firm voice.

"Is that so?" Su Luo was noncommittal.

He didn't press the argument further.

Even if he could talk them into silence by the end, everything would ultimately come down to strength.

"Little Sakura, are you full?" Su Luo looked down and asked.

"Mm, I'm full, big brother." Mato Sakura gave a small nod.

"In that case, let's head back." Su Luo smiled.

After paying the bill, he turned to look at Artoria and Irisviel.

"This meal is on me. I hope you two won't look too pathetic tonight." A cryptic smile curled at the corners of Su Luo's lips.

Then he led King of Lions and the others out of the restaurant.

"Hmph, what's his deal!" Irisviel said, thoroughly annoyed.

"We'll definitely teach him a lesson tonight and show him what we're made of."

"His words may have been harsh, but we really do need to be cautious." Artoria, after all, was a king of a nation who had weathered the trials of war.

Knowing full well how dangerous the Holy Grail War was, she would face it with a prudent attitude.

On the other side.

Su Luo and the others returned to the hotel to rest for a while, preparing for the upcoming Holy Grail War.

"Open the panel."

[Host: Su Luo]

[Bound Characters: Irisviel, Artoria (Saber)... (Seventeen total)]

[Exclusive Entries: Super Adaptation (Red), Clairvoyance EX (Gold), Gate of Babylon (Gold)...]

"So it seems that even the same heroic spirit, summoned through the Holy Grail in a different class, can still be bound again." Su Luo's eyes lit up the moment he saw Saber Artoria bound.

If that was the case, there was a lot of room for manipulation.

Take Artoria from the Type-Moon world, for example.

That single heroic spirit had eleven different forms.

If he bound all of them, that would add eleven chances to acquire entries every week.

And that wasn't even counting the other heroic spirits.

While not every other heroic spirit had as many forms as Artoria, most of them had at least two or three different variations.

By that estimate, conservatively speaking, just the Type-Moon world alone could provide him with dozens of chances to acquire entries each week.

If he factored in the worlds of the Chat Group members, the number of entry acquisition opportunities he could get each week would only grow larger.

He still had a long way to go.

Su Luo sighed inwardly as he began drawing Irisviel and Saber's Traits.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait: Excalibur (Gold)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait: The Land of Beginning Again (Gold)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait: Third Magus (Orange)]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait: Resurrection Spell (Orange)]

"Hmph, as expected, my luck is as blessed as ever." Su Luo put on a calm, matter-of-fact expression.

But the corners of his mouth kept rising, impossible to suppress.

Excalibur and Avalon went without saying—the Sacred Sword and its scabbard, a full set of equipment, all drawn by him. How could he not be happy?

The main point was that although his Sacred Sword and Holy Lance each possessed thirteen seals, he could release those thirteen seals at his own will.

In other words, as long as he wished, he could fully unleash the power of the Holy Lance and Sacred Sword without meeting any conditions.

As for the latter two, though they fell slightly short compared to the Sacred Sword and Avalon, there was no denying they were both extremely impressive abilities.

The [Third Magus] Trait granted him the Third Magic from the Type-Moon world.

It possessed the power to materialize the soul, achieving immortality and agelessness.

At the same time, upon obtaining the Third Magic, he would gain an endless source of magical energy.

This ability wasn't all that useful, really—his [Super Adaptation] Trait would adapt to the mana consumption and automatically restore it anyway.

As for the Resurrection Spell that followed, it wasn't an ability from the Type-Moon world.

Instead, it originated from a certain blue-haired goddess.