If they had not been in public, she truly would have wanted to sit on Su Luo's lap like Mato Sakura.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Su Luo." Su Luo smiled and took the initiative to greet Irisviel and the others.
"Hello..." The moment Artoria and Irisviel saw Su Luo's face, the wariness in their hearts instantly vanished.
They introduced themselves in response.
However, after sitting down and seeing the King of Lions' face, they froze again.
"This..." Irisviel carefully compared Artoria's face with the King of Lions', and after confirming that their features were identical, she could not help clicking her tongue in amazement.
In comparison, Artoria, who had been granted knowledge by the Holy Grail upon descending into the present world, was far calmer.
Seeing a face identical to her own and the King of Lions, whose aura was similar yet somewhat different, she understood that the other woman was herself summoned by Su Luo under another class.
"You are me, summoned under a different class, aren't you?" Artoria took the initiative to break the silence.
For some reason, after learning that she had become Su Luo's Servant, Artoria felt a faint sense of displeasure.
Even though the King of Lions was also herself.
Was she annoyed at herself?
"More accurately, I am you from a parallel world," the King of Lions said calmly.
Irisviel's gaze moved back and forth between Artoria and the King of Lions.
Their appearances were nearly identical, differing only in temperament.
One was youthful and inexperienced, while the other was mature and composed, filled with the majesty of a king.
They were practically Artorias from two different stages of life.
Then, Irisviel noticed Melly watching the spectacle nearby. She studied the silver-haired dream demon's face, beautiful enough to bewitch all living beings, and asked curiously, "Miss, are you also a Magus?"
"Of course. I am an exceptionally talented Magus," Melly replied with a matter-of-fact nod, praising herself.
Hearing that, Irisviel wanted to continue speaking with Melly and see how Magi from the outside world differed from what she knew.
But Artoria immediately stopped her.
"Wait, Illya. You must not get close to that woman." Artoria's expression turned grave.
"I agree," the King of Lions said with a slight nod, wearing an approving expression.
Seeing this, Irisviel gave up on the thought of interacting with Melly.
After all, she knew Artoria very well.
The world-renowned King of Knights would never make baseless accusations or casually slander a woman.
Moreover, the other Artoria, who was mature and steady in temperament, felt the same way.
That meant the beautiful silver-haired lady before them was not as easy to get along with as she appeared.
Even so, Irisviel remained curious about why both Artorias disliked Melly so much.
"Is there something wrong with Miss Melly?"
"You only need to know that she is a bad woman and stay away from her in the future. After all, there are too many inhuman things she has done to count," Su Luo explained.
"Huh?! Why are you saying that too, Master?" Hearing Su Luo describe her that way, Melly's face immediately fell.
Melly would not have cared much about being disliked and rejected by the two Artorias.
But being rejected by Su Luo was more than she could bear.
She was the beautiful and charming Magical Girl☆Melly!
She was the last dream demon on Blue Star. What had she possibly done that was so hateful?
Why did the person she adored have to treat her this way?!
"Don't you know what you did yourself?" Su Luo curled his lip.
Melly had absolutely no sense of shame about it. Completely unconcerned, she said, "I only changed the position of the Command Spell a little. At worst, I can draw one on my body too."
"If you are not satisfied, I can even let you write a few tally marks."
"..."
As soon as those words fell, Su Luo and the two Artorias stared at Melly with blazing eyes.
As expected of trashy Melly. She casually said something so crude and explicit.
She was on par with the yokai of Gensokyo.
As for Irisviel and Mato Sakura, neither understood what Melly meant.
They both looked curiously at Su Luo and Artoria, hoping that they would clear up their confusion.
Obtaining Traits and Becoming the Third Magus
How could Su Luo and Artoria possibly answer the two girls' questions?
One was only a six-year-old child. No matter how shameless or scummy Su Luo was, he would never make a move on a child.
The other was not much different.
Irisviel was a homunculus with an innocent personality, pure as a blank sheet of paper.
Although she possessed a great deal of knowledge, it was all related to magecraft and common social knowledge. Knowledge in this area was so scarce that it could be ignored.
Artoria was also unwilling to corrupt such an innocent girl.
"Illya, she is no ordinary Magus. She is the Court Mage from British legend, and she was also my swordsmanship teacher." Artoria gave a light cough and decisively changed the subject.
"A Court Mage... Then isn't that Merlin?!" Irisviel's eyes lit up, and a trace of surprise appeared in her gaze as she looked at Melly.
However, she had already been tempered by the revelation that King Arthur was a woman.
So, although she was somewhat surprised to learn that the legendary Merlin was also a woman, she quickly calmed down.
"Just call me Melly, Miss Illya." Melly put her hands on her hips, looking exceedingly proud.
"No, wait!?"
At that moment, Irisviel suddenly realized something. She sharply turned toward Su Luo and asked in astonishment, "Since Miss Melly is Merlin from the legend of King Arthur, then she must also be a Servant."
"Why are you together with two Servants? Did you violate the rules of the Holy Grail War?!"
Su Luo burst out laughing. "You finally noticed? Your reaction really is slow."
They had been chatting here for quite a while before Irisviel realized something was wrong.
If it had been Kiritsugu Emiya, he probably would have noticed the problem long ago and prepared to retreat.
"Miss Illya, I advise you to give up on this Holy Grail War. There is no way you can win this war." Su Luo crossed one leg over the other and leaned back in his chair, a wicked smile appearing on his face.
"Why is it impossible? Saber is very strong." Irisviel puffed out her cheeks slightly, looking adorably angry.
Although she had a very favorable impression of the handsome young man before her, every word he said seemed to suggest that he looked down on them.
Naturally, Irisviel felt indignant about that.
"That is right. Even if you summoned me from another worldline, that does not mean you will definitely defeat us." Artoria spoke in a deep voice.
"Is that so?" Su Luo neither confirmed nor denied it.
He did not continue arguing over this point.
Even if he could argue until they were left speechless, in the end, everything would still depend on strength.
"Sakura, are you full?" Su Luo lowered his head and asked.
"Mhm, I'm full, big brother." Mato Sakura nodded lightly.
"Then let's go back." Su Luo smiled.
After paying for the meal, he turned to Artoria and Irisviel.
"I'll treat you to this meal. I hope you will not perform so miserably tonight." A meaningful smile rose on Su Luo's face.
Then he left the restaurant with the King of Lions and the others.
"Hmph, what was that about?!" Irisviel said with an unhappy expression.
"Tonight, we will definitely teach him a good lesson and show him how formidable we are."
"Although his words were rather harsh, we truly should be more cautious." Artoria had been the ruler of a nation and had endured the crucible of war.
Knowing full well how dangerous the Holy Grail War was, she would face it with caution.
Elsewhere.
Su Luo and the others returned to the hotel, rested briefly, and prepared for the upcoming Holy Grail War.
"Open the panel."
Host: Su Luo Bound Characters: Irisviel, Artoria (Saber)... (17 total) Exclusive Entries: Super Adaptation (Red), [Clairvoyance EX] (Gold), Gate of Babylon (Gold)...
"It seems that even the same Heroic Spirit can be bound repeatedly if summoned through the Holy Grail under different classes." Su Luo's eyes immediately lit up when he saw that he had bound Saber Artoria.
If that was the case, there was plenty of room for maneuvering.
For example, Artoria in the Type-Moon world.
She alone had eleven different forms as a Heroic Spirit.
If he bound all of them, he would gain eleven additional chances to obtain Traits every week.
And that was not even counting the other Heroic Spirits.
Although the other Heroic Spirits did not have forms as absurdly numerous as Artoria's.
Quite a few of them still had two or three different forms, more or less.
By that calculation, one Type-Moon world alone could conservatively provide him with at least dozens of Trait acquisition opportunities every week.
If the worlds of the Chat Group members were included as well, the number of Trait acquisition opportunities he gained each week might become even greater.
There was still a long way to go.
Su Luo sighed inwardly and began drawing Irisviel's and Saber Artoria's Traits.
Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Trait: Excalibur (Gold) Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Trait: The Land of Beginning Again (Gold) Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Trait: Third Magus (Orange) Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Trait: Resurrection Spell (Orange)
"Mhm, just as expected. My luck is as good as ever." Su Luo put on a calm expression, as though it were only natural.
Yet the upward curve of his lips was impossible to suppress.
There was no need to mention Excalibur and Avalon. He had drawn both the Sacred Sword and its scabbard, a complete set of equipment. How could he not be happy?
More importantly, although his Sacred Sword and Holy Lance possessed thirteen restraints, he could release all thirteen according to his own will.
In other words, as long as he wished it, he could fully unleash the power of the Holy Lance and Sacred Sword without needing to fulfill any conditions.
The latter two were somewhat inferior compared to the Sacred Sword and Avalon.
But there was no denying that they were both extremely useful abilities.
The Third Magus Trait granted him the Third Magic from Type-Moon.
It gave him the ability to materialize souls and achieve eternal youth and immortality.
At the same time, after obtaining the Third Magic, he gained an inexhaustible source of magical energy.
This ability was not particularly useful, though. His Super Adaptation Trait would adapt to magical energy consumption and automatically restore his magical energy afterward.
As for the Resurrection Spell ability, it was not an ability from Type-Moon.
It came from a certain blue-haired goddess.
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