The Tohsaka family's long-cherished wish had always been to reach the Root.
But the Servants and Chat Group members present all basically knew what the Root truly was.
Not to mention the Counter Force standing in the way, humanity simply could not reach the Root.
Even if Su Luo sent Tokiomi Tohsaka into the Root, Tokiomi was merely a Magus with unremarkable talent. How could he possibly withstand the overwhelming information and power brought by the Root?
He would probably burst apart and die the instant he reached the Root, unable to bear the endless knowledge it bestowed upon him.
In other words, all Su Luo was doing now was sending Tokiomi Tohsaka to his death.
And he had even said something like, "I will take care of your wife and daughters, so you need not worry," right in front of the man himself.
How could such a powerful sense of déjà vu not make them look strange?
But while they knew all this, Tokiomi Tohsaka did not.
When he heard Su Luo say that he would use the Holy Grail to send him to the Root, a surge of intense joy welled up within him.
He looked at Su Luo in disbelief, unable to believe what he had just heard.
"Is this true, Mr. Su?! Are you really willing to use the Holy Grail to send me to the Root?" Tokiomi Tohsaka could not help asking for confirmation.
"Of course. I have plenty of Holy Grails. Using one to send you to the Root is no problem."
As he spoke, a golden ripple suddenly appeared before Su Luo.
A Holy Grail rolled out of it and landed at Tokiomi Tohsaka's feet.
Su Luo had not been lying.
Ever since his Gate of Babylon had evolved into the Myriad Worlds Collector because of the Transmigrator's Treasure Bag,
the Noble Phantasms held within his collection space were no longer limited to the originals of every Noble Phantasm.
It now included every item that had ever appeared in the Type-Moon world, originals included.
To put it simply, his treasury held everything from firearms and Mystic Codes to the weapons of Heroic Spirits.
Naturally, that included different versions of the Holy Grail.
If he took out a Holy Grail to send Tokiomi Tohsaka to the Root, his collection space would automatically replenish it with a new one afterward. There would be no loss at all.
And doing this would earn Mato Sakura's favor while also getting rid of Tokiomi Tohsaka.
He had absolutely no reason to refuse such a win-win arrangement.
At the sight of that familiar golden ripple, Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyelids twitched.
As Gilgamesh's Master, he could not have been more familiar with it.
Although he did not know how Su Luo had acquired the Gate of Babylon, reaching the Root was what mattered most to him now.
"Holy Grail, send Tokiomi Tohsaka to the Root."
As Su Luo's words fell,
the Holy Grail automatically floated into the air.
Immense magical power opened a spatial ripple beside Su Luo and Tokiomi Tohsaka.
Seeing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka was so excited that he did not know what to say.
Yet he was not completely blinded by the enormous surprise. Before leaving, he did not forget to express his gratitude to Su Luo.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Su!"
"I, Tokiomi, will never forget your kindness!"
"I swear in the name of the fifth head of the Tohsaka family that the Tohsaka family will become Mr. Su's strongest support in the future. When I return from the Root, I will definitely thank you again!"
"I must also trouble you, Mr. Su, to take care of my wife and daughters while I am away. Thank you very much," Tokiomi Tohsaka promised solemnly.
Seeing this, Su Luo actually felt a little embarrassed.
I'm sending you down a road that leads certain death, and you're thanking me for it. This is awkward.
"Don't worry. I'll look after your family for you," Su Luo said with a strange expression, suppressing his laughter as he shook Tokiomi Tohsaka's hand.
"I leave them to you." With that, Tokiomi Tohsaka turned and walked into the spatial ripple without hesitation.
The next moment, the spatial ripple vanished.
The castle returned to its original state.
Su Luo gave Melly a look.
Melly immediately understood and used magecraft to send Mato Sakura into a dream.
At that, Su Luo and the others could no longer suppress their amusement, the corners of their mouths curling upward.
The only people present who did not understand what was going on were probably Irisviel and Frieren, who had only recently joined the Chat Group.
Frieren looked at the smiles on everyone's faces and asked curiously, "What's going on? Why are you all so happy?"
"Let me tell you..." Kaguya Houraisan leaned close to Frieren's ear and briefly explained what had just happened.
After hearing Kaguya Houraisan's explanation, Frieren's expression remained as calm as ever.
But the way she looked at Su Luo seemed to say, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."
Sorting Out the Rewards, Family Contract
"Cough, cough..." Su Luo cleared his throat and composed himself.
"In any case, the Holy Grail War is over, and our mission is complete. Stay here for the night. We can also hold a banquet to celebrate tonight's victory."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Just as the artificial maidservants began getting busy in the kitchen, Su Luo sent Mato Sakura back to her room to rest.
He then returned to the main hall and transferred the Command Spells with Wang Xiaomei and the others.
Wang Xiaomei and the others had already spoken with their Servants. As expected, not a single Servant wanted to accompany them to another world.
Although another world did hold some appeal for them,
it was nowhere near as appealing as Su Luo.
After the banquet had gone on for more than an hour, Wang Xiaomei and the others declined the offer to stay the night.
After all, there were so many people here that they would feel embarrassed doing anything. There was no point in staying any longer.
So, after discussing it among themselves, they all proposed returning home.
Seeing this, Wang Xiaomei submitted the mission to the Chat Group.
Ding! Group Owner Wang Xiaomei has submitted the mission. Mission Objective One: End the Holy Grail War (Completed) Mission Reward: Wang Xiaomei × 7000 points + Golden Treasure Chest × 3, Su Luo × 11000 points + Golden Treasure Chest × 3... Mission Objective Two: Eliminate All the World's Evil (Completed) Mission Reward: Su Luo × 200000 points + Platinum Treasure Chest × 3
After the mission was submitted, Wang Xiaomei and the others returned to their respective worlds.
Su Luo opened the Chat Group panel.
Although they had just returned to their original worlds, the Chat Group had become exceptionally lively.
Wang Xiaomei: This isn't right! Why do I have one thousand fewer points than you guys?!
Su Luo: Hmm... Maybe because I killed Cú Chulainn, so his contribution wasn't counted for you?
Wang Xiaomei: ...I'm going to cry.
Lumine: Didn't you just stay on the sidelines, big shot? You only went to deal with All the World's Evil afterward. Why did you get so many points?
Kaguya Houraisan: What do you think? Luo helped summon the Servants, and he even pulled three Masters from the Black Faction over to our side. He forcibly turned the entire Holy Grail War from hard mode into easy mode. Isn't it only natural that he got that many points for his contribution?!
Frieren: There was still some difficulty. That guy in the golden armor was hard to deal with. If he had gone all out, it would have been hard to say who would win.
Saeko Busujima: That isn't a problem. Even if he had gone all out, we had ways to stop him. Still, this Holy Grail War really was a good place for training.
Looking at the lively group members in the Chat Group, Su Luo chuckled and began sorting through this mission's rewards.
First were the rewards from the Chat Group.
Two hundred thousand points, three Platinum Treasure Chests, and three Golden Treasure Chests.
Su Luo first used all two hundred thousand points to strengthen his Super Adaptation Trait.
Unlike last time, after pouring in the full two hundred thousand points, Su Luo could clearly feel the ability improve by a noticeable amount.
Although the Trait had not broken through its limits and risen to a higher grade, the distance had shortened considerably.
Then there were the six treasure chests.
Without hesitation, Su Luo opened them all.
Ding! Congratulations, Group Member, for obtaining Family Contract. Ding! Congratulations, Group Member, for obtaining Resurrection Divine Art. Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining...
After the system notifications stopped, Su Luo looked over what he had received.
Most of the items he got this time were not particularly useful.
The balance between luck and misfortune was eternal. Su Luo had always taken that in stride, so there was nothing much to say.
What interested him somewhat were the Family Contract and Resurrection Divine Art.
The former was similar to the contracts deities in DanMachi signed with members of their Familias.
It could strengthen those who signed the contract and raise the upper limit of the family members.
As long as members of the family were willing to work hard, they would definitely be rewarded.
At the same time, the more people who signed the contract, and the stronger they were, the more Su Luo's own strength would increase accordingly.
This was different from the Divine Blessing on the DanMachi side.
What satisfied him even more was that once someone signed the contract, even if a family member was killed, he could revive them through the power of the contract.
The Resurrection Divine Art he obtained afterward still required a trace of a Remnant Soul before he could revive the deceased.
In comparison, the Family Contract was, in some ways, even more useful than the Resurrection Divine Art he had obtained afterward.
Seeing this, Su Luo let out a long breath and began checking the gains in the Trait System.
"Open the system."
Host: Su Luo Bound Special Characters: Morgan (Servant), Medea (Servant)... (41 total) Exclusive Entries: Resurrection Divine Art (Gold), Family Contract (Gold)...
"Woohoo~ This mission added another seventeen people. It's time to obtain Traits again." Su Luo rubbed his hands together excitedly.
He then began obtaining Traits.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait Tiamat's Favor (Gold). Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Rune Magic (Orange). Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining...
Another string of notifications rang out in Su Luo's mind.
A moment later, Su Luo looked directly at the highest-ranked Trait, surprise flashing through his eyes.
"This is the first time I've drawn a Trait with an ability similar to the [Grand Caster Succubus] Trait, and it's even related to Mama Tiamat."
Tiamat's Favor was, simply put, a Trait that increased Tiamat's affection toward him.
When he obtained this Trait, Tiamat's love for the children she had created transformed into exclusive affection for Su Luo alone.
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