Type-Moon: Upgrade Trait, Join Chat Group at Start Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Magical Girl☆Melly, Joins the Chat Group

"It's me, and you are?" Su Luo nodded, looking at the silver-haired woman before him as a wave of familiarity washed over him.

Though the art style of the real world differed from anime and games, the woman's familiar outfit and staff immediately let him recognize who she was.

"I am Magical Girl☆Melly! My class is Caster. Pleased to work with you from now on, Master!" Melly flashed a frivolous smile.

Hearing this, Su Luo thought to himself, Just as I suspected.

Melly was essentially the female version of Merlin, with abilities and strength nearly identical to his.

But in terms of personality, Melly was even more of a scumbag than Merlin.

Still, with his [Grand Caster Succubus] entry, he wasn't worried about what Melly might do to him.

At worst, he'd just have to supply her with mana.

"By the way, shouldn't you be staying put in Avalon? What are you doing here?" Su Luo asked curiously, looking at the silver-haired succubus before him.

If he remembered correctly, Melly, like Merlin, stayed in Avalon as an observer.

When did she have the leisure to join a Holy Grail War?

Hearing this, Melly glanced at Su Luo with some surprise.

She hadn't expected this handsome Master to see through her identity at a glance.

But she didn't mind that. In response to his question, a sly smile crept onto her exquisite face.

"Of course I came to see you, my charming Master!"

"I saw a bunch of female Servants in the Hall of Heroes already fighting over who gets to be your Servant."

"And as a righteous magical girl, I couldn't just stand by and watch that scene, so I came to help them out of their troubles."

"So you made a Servant clone to take on their 'suffering' for them, huh." Su Luo finished, shooting Melly a look of disdain.

No wonder he'd heard someone shouting about sneaking off earlier—this scumbag was the one behind it.

Melly acted as if she hadn't seen Su Luo's expression, putting on an air of righteous confidence. "Of course! The waters here are too deep; they can't handle it."

"Naturally, it falls to me, the upright and kind magical girl, to bear it for them!"

"Six." Su Luo, seeing Melly's shameless demeanor, didn't know how to retort.

He shook his head, casting aside other tangled thoughts.

He had something more important to do now—extract Melly's Exclusive Entry.

"System, bind Melly and open the System Panel."

[Ding! Bound special character: Melly (Servant)]

[Melly (Servant)]

[Exclusive Entry: [Magician of Flowers] (Orange), [Clairvoyance EX] (Gold), [Avalon Swordsaint] (Purple), [Succubus Bloodline] (Orange)...]

[Random Entry acquisition count: 1]

[Exclusive Entry acquisition count: 1]

[Does the host wish to proceed with entry acquisition?]

"Yes."

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining entry [Avalon Swordsaint] (Purple)]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining entry [Clairvoyance EX] (Gold)]

"?!!"

Su Luo stared blankly at the entries he'd acquired from Melly.

Was this... going from unlucky to lucky?!

The former, [Avalon Swordsaint], went without saying.

As King Arthur's sword instructor, Melly's swordsmanship was naturally formidable.

Getting it with just the Random Entry acquisition count was definitely a win.

And the latter, the Exclusive Entry draw, had netted him Melly's Clairvoyance.

Unlike Gilgamesh and Solomon, Melly's Clairvoyance was the eye that sees the present.

It could observe every corner of the world, even seeing Singularities from within Avalon.

In a sense, Melly could also be considered a world observer of the Type-Moon universe.

The moment Su Luo acquired the entries, all of Melly's swordsmanship became his knowledge and instinct.

His physical body grew stronger, his breathing steadied, and the aura about him subtly transformed.

Melly immediately noticed this change.

She linked her arm through Su Luo's, her eyes full of wonder.

Just moments ago, Su Luo had been an ordinary person, but in the blink of an eye, she could sense that his strength had increased significantly.

Of course, what surprised her most was that, as a half-succubus, she shouldn't possess human emotions.

Yet when she descended before Su Luo as a Servant, she actually developed a feeling called love.

She wanted to claim Su Luo as her own, to care for him, to dote on him, to fulfill all his wishes.

Only now did she finally understand why the female Heroic Spirits in the Hall of Heroes would fight each other for the chance to become Su Luo's Servant.

Even she, an emotionless half-succubus, had developed feelings because of Su Luo, let alone those female Heroic Spirits.

Thinking this, a hint of slyness flickered in Melly's beautiful eyes.

Then she suddenly reached out and hugged herself, taking a step back to create distance from Su Luo.

"Master, staring at me so intently like that—do you have designs on me?"

"Let me tell you, that kind of thing is absolutely not allowed~"

"Of course, if it's for the sake of winning the Holy Grail War and you want me to Replenish Magic with you, I'm not saying I couldn't agree."

Melly's "shy" words snapped Su Luo back to reality from the joy of becoming stronger.

He looked expressionlessly at Melly, who was holding her flushed cheeks with both hands and putting on a coy act, and said flatly:

"Why does an old crone put on the airs of a child?"

Melly was as trashy as ever—clearly, the way she looked at him was like a collector eyeing a fine treasure, her eyes gleaming as if she wanted to snatch that treasure into her vault right away.

Yet she still struck first, trying to get the upper hand over him.

How could he allow such a thing to happen? He would make Melly understand who the real Master was!

Hearing this, Melly instantly "bristled": "Hey! That's too much, Master! Don't you know age is a taboo for beautiful girls!"

"You're a succubus who's lived who knows how many years and already have no shame—why do you care about this?" Su Luo looked at Melly with a face of "shock."

"...Ahem." Melly gave an awkward laugh.

If it were anyone else making that expression in front of her, she wouldn't care at all and would just keep teasing them.

But the person before her was Su Luo.

As the one she cherished, she really couldn't stand that look from Su Luo.

If she could, she'd rather show off her excellence and strength in front of him.

So she quickly changed the subject.

"Master, let's plan how to win this Holy Grail War."

"Don't worry, with me here, I'll definitely protect your life." Melly patted her chest confidently, guaranteeing it.

Seeing this, Su Luo dropped the urge to keep joking.

But just then, the system's cold prompt sounded again.

[Ding! Detected an invitation from the Myriad Worlds Chat Group to the host. Do you agree?]

"Hm? Chat Group?" Su Luo was taken aback.

"What's wrong? Not feeling well?" Melly asked with concern.

"It's nothing." Su Luo shook his head, then mentally clicked the agree option on the panel.

The next moment, a familiar chat interface appeared before Su Luo.

[Ding! Grand Caster Succubus has joined the Myriad Worlds Chat Group]

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Oho~ A newbie's here! Welcome, newbie! @Wang Xiaomei, Group Owner, come out and greet the guest!

[Lumine]: Strange, didn't they say the real-name function was added before? Why is the newbie's name still a title?

[Busujima Saeko]: Not sure, but with that name, could the newbie be a succubus?

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Succubus?! Our group chat is finally going to a restricted-rated style!?

[Su Luo]: ...Fixed it. By the way, I'm just an ordinary person, not a succubus.

Chapter 3: Group Chat Lottery, Gate of Babylon

[Kaguya Houraisan]: An ordinary person? I know that one! They say they're ordinary on the surface, but they're actually a big shot!

[Lumine]: So my group status is going down again?

[Busujima Saeko]: I'm the lowest one here. Apart from me, an ordinary person, you all have supernatural powers!

[Wang Xiaomei]: I'm here! Welcome to the group, newbie! But with that name, I thought it was Gudako at first. Now it seems you should be a fellow countryman of mine.

[Su Luo]: Fellow countryman? I'm not from Liyue, nor from Teyvat.

[Lumine]: Pfft... Hahaha—

[Busujima Saeko]: Hahaha... Sorry, couldn't hold it in.

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Hahaha!! I thought I'd never see this scene in my lifetime. Who knew a transmigrator would show up and let me witness this? Truly no regrets in this life!

[Wang Xiaomei]: Then hurry up and reincarnate in the underworld! @Kaguya Houraisan

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Sorry, I'm a Hourai Person. Even if you die, I'll still be alive.

[Wang Xiaomei]: Forget it, I'm used to it. @Su Luo, I'm not Ganyu. My real name is Wang Xiaomei! A transmigrator just like you!

In a far-off comprehensive anime world, Wang Xiaomei sighed helplessly.

Back before a certain game became popular, she never thought there was anything wrong with her name.

After all, it was the name her family had given her.

It wasn't until that game was born that her name started drawing a lot of attention.

This led to many classmates who loved playing that game often teasing her about it.

It made her strongly agree with some of the sayings floating around online.

It's all because of playing that game!

[Su Luo]: Just kidding, don't take it too seriously.

[Wang Xiaomei]: Since you're a transmigrator, I won't bother introducing things. You probably already know what features the group has.

[Lumine]: Why not? Isn't the next part the usual comparison segment? You're not trying to slack off, are you!

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Exactly! @Su Luo, the check-in feature in the group gives you Points. You know what Points are. The important thing is that new members get one chance to draw a lottery when they join. You might be able to pull a powerful ability or item. Go try it quick.

[Su Luo]: So you're saying you got something good?

[Kaguya Houraisan]: ...No, but the chat group's introduction says you can draw powerful techniques or items.

[Su Luo]: That's just a scam, and you're telling me to draw.

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Oh, come on, it's free anyway. No harm in trying, right? What if you get something good?