Type-Moon: Upgrade Trait, Join Chat Group at Start Chapter 6

[Kaguya Houraisan]: @Su Luo, what about you? Did you check in? Hurry up and share, so I can know my luck isn't the worst.

[Su Luo]: I think you might be disappointed. Screenshot.jpg

Chapter 8: Summoning a Servant Again

Su Luo sent the screenshot he took when he checked in to the group.

The chat interface fell silent instantly.

Then, a barrage of question marks flooded the screen from the group members.

[Busujima Saeko]: So you can actually get a treasure chest from checking in? (Dazed)

[Lumine]: Forget you, I joined the group two months before you, and I didn't know the Chat Group's check-in function could give out treasure chests either. (Dazed)

[Wang Xiaomei]: No... how is this fair?! I'm clearly the Group Owner of this Chat Group, so why haven't I gotten a single treasure chest from checking in for almost half a year!?

[Kaguya Houraisan]: I don't believe it! I must be hallucinating from staying up all night gaming for a week straight! Let me reload a save and check.

[Su Luo]: @Kaguya Houraisan, done yet?

[Kaguya Houraisan]: ...Even if you got a treasure chest, so what? That doesn't mean you'll pull something good!

[Wang Xiaomei]: Exactly! I just checked—this treasure chest can give anything from the myriad worlds, but the chance of getting something good is still very low. Even a Golden Treasure Chest only raises the odds a bit.

[Lumine]: Boss, open it now and shut them up!

[Su Luo]: Fine, I'll open the treasure chest right now.

Type-Moon World.

Su Luo looked at the chat interface in front of him and smiled helplessly.

He didn't really care whether he got something good or not. After all, with the Trait System in place, he wouldn't lack powerful abilities or divine artifacts in the future.

With that thought, Su Luo tapped to open the treasure chest.

Suddenly.

The Golden Treasure Chest burst into dazzling golden light.

When the light faded, the glittering words "Gate of Babylon" appeared on the interface before Su Luo's eyes.

Seeing this, Su Luo casually took a screenshot and sent it to the group chat.

[Su Luo]: Done pulling. Screenshot.jpg

[Wang Xiaomei]: This Lonely One is weary. Court dismissed. (Sigh)

[Lumine]: As expected of my benefactor!

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Still saying your cheat isn't blessed by heaven-defying luck?

[Busujima Saeko]: But didn't you already pull Gate of Babylon before? What do you do with a duplicate now?

[Su Luo]: No problem. Duplicate skills or divine artifacts get fused and upgraded.

With that, Su Luo carefully sensed the Noble Phantasms inside the Gate of Babylon.

Almost every rank of Noble Phantasm had been strengthened.

Noble Phantasms below A-rank all rose by one minor rank.

For example, a C-rank Noble Phantasm upgraded to C-rank, a B-rank Noble Phantasm upgraded to B+, and so on.

As for Noble Phantasms above A-rank, though they were strengthened, it was only a significant boost in power—their rank didn't break through.

Still, Su Luo was satisfied with this.

Even though the A-rank Noble Phantasms hadn't fully broken through, they were at the boundary, just one push away from upgrading into even stronger Noble Phantasms.

If he could get another Gate of Babylon, it would trigger a new round of upgrades for all the Noble Phantasms inside.

Thinking this, Su Luo's eyes lit up.

His Trait System could also fuse and upgrade traits that were similar in nature or identical.

That meant, as long as he bound Gilgamesh in this Holy Grail War and drew his traits.

If he got lucky and pulled Gate of Babylon, his own Gate of Babylon would undergo an upgrade.

And he had a feeling—once the Gate of Babylon's rank rose from the golden tier to the Red tier, it would undergo a massive transformation.

At that point, it wouldn't just be a matter of raising Noble Phantasms below A-rank by one minor rank.

With that thought, in high spirits, Su Luo chatted idly in the group for a while before closing the chat and drifting off to sleep.

Just then, Melly crept back in on tiptoes.

She glanced at Mato Sakura, cast a small spell on her to ensure she wouldn't wake up, and then began her work of Replenishing Magic.

The nightingale's cry at night heralded good things unfolding.

Six hours later, the sun gradually rose.

Light dispelled the darkness, illuminating the world anew.

"You're way too bold. Aren't you afraid of waking Sakura up?" Su Luo said with a sigh of admiration.

"Hehe, I used a little magic on her. She won't be disturbed." Melly grinned cheerfully.

The moment she finished speaking, Mato Sakura woke from her sleep.

She rubbed her drowsy eyes, intending to get up and prepare breakfast for Su Luo and the others.

But she found that Su Luo and Melly were already awake.

"Sorry, big brother. I got up late today. I'll make breakfast for you and Sister Melly right away." Mato Sakura said, already heading for the kitchen.

Then she suddenly remembered they were in a hotel. She'd have to wait until they found a place to live before she could cook.

"It's fine. Melly and I already ate." Su Luo seemed to have encountered something good; the corners of his mouth were pressed down but wouldn't stay flat.

Mato Sakura found this strange and turned her gaze to Melly.

The silver-haired woman's cheeks were slightly flushed, her smile radiant. The satisfied look on her face made it clear she was in a very happy mood.

Mato Sakura found it odd, but as a child, she didn't understand what was going on.

"Sakura, from today on, Melly and I will teach you magic. When you're a little older, if you want to learn to cook, that won't be too late either." Su Luo ruffled Mato Sakura's head, changing the subject.

"Okay." Mato Sakura was a little disappointed, but since it was Su Luo's decision, she would obediently follow.

After Mato Sakura washed up, Su Luo and Melly took her to a breakfast shop to fill their stomachs.

Then Melly led Su Luo and Mato Sakura to the place she had prepared the night before.

"Melly, why did you bring me here?" Su Luo scanned the surroundings.

Even though it was his second time here, his impression of this place was extremely vivid.

After all, this was the park where he had crossed over.

"Don't you know, Master?" Melly gave Su Luo a strange look.

"This is the location of the Holy Grail. Summoning a Servant here makes it easier to call forth a powerful Heroic Spirit."

Saying this, Melly revealed an ambiguous smile. "But if it's you, Master, the Servant you summon definitely won't be weak."

That was right. Last time Su Luo summoned a Servant, she had seen a bunch of female Heroic Spirits fighting each other to become his Servant.

This time, the Hall of Heroes would surely be the same.

A Servant who could stand out from a pack of wolves and tigers definitely wouldn't be weak.

Too bad, no matter how you all fight over it.

I'll always be ahead of you.

Thinking this, Melly showed a pleased smile and lightly tapped the ground with her staff.

Suddenly.

Su Luo sensed something.

He looked down at his abdomen and felt a jolt of shock.

Then he looked at Melly, meeting her provocative gaze.

Mm, good.

Looks like Melly needs a beating. Tonight, I'll replenish my mana thoroughly!

Su Luo thought viciously to himself.

Chapter 9: King of Lions

Melly didn't care about Su Luo's "fierce" glare, because that was exactly the result she wanted.

No matter what Su Luo did to her in the end, tonight's mana was definitely hers.

That new Servant wouldn't be able to use the lame excuse of "consuming too much to prepare the Master's summoning ritual" to ask the Master for mana like she had last night.

Thinking this, Melly's face showed a "plan working" smile.

As for Su Luo, he took a deep breath.

Pushing aside stray thoughts, he temporarily set aside the matter of Melly.

Then he recited the Servant summoning chant again.

But unlike before, Mato Sakura was watching now, so he couldn't bring himself to do anything improper in front of such a young child.

"Declare! You shall heed my call, and my life shall be entrusted to your sword."

"..." "I am the one who wields the three great words of power for seven days, come from the Wheel of Suppression, the guardian of the balance."

As Su Luo's solemn voice fell.

The summoning circle Melly had set up in the park instantly flared with dazzling red light.

Mato Sakura beside him couldn't help but show a look of novelty and surprise.

She looked up at Su Luo, whose expression remained calm, and a feeling of admiration quietly blossomed in her heart.

At the same time, Su Luo once again heard the clamor of fighting.

But this time, the sounds of battle by his ear quickly faded, and soon after, the red light on the Servant summoning array also subsided.

Su Luo stared blankly at the summoning array for a moment, not yet understanding what was happening.

A sharp sound of air being split rang out—a spear, swift as thunder, carrying an unstoppable momentum, thrust straight toward Melly beside Su Luo!

Melly sensed the familiar aura and the deadly threat coiling around her heart.

She knew clearly that if this strike hit her, this Servant body of hers would immediately dissipate.

So, without a second thought, she abandoned all dignity and shamelessly ducked behind Su Luo, shouting, "Master, save me!"

In an instant, the spear aimed at Melly halted right before Su Luo's eyes.

Su Luo felt no fear, for he possessed a powerful ability to adapt.

If this blow struck him, it would not only let him adapt to pain but even to death itself.

Unfortunately, the target was Melly, so he wouldn't be caught in the crossfire.

Su Luo sized up the Servant who had suddenly appeared before him.

He wore a helmet shaped like a lion's head, and over his silver armor draped a white ceremonial robe.

An aura of solitary pride and regal authority radiated from him, proclaiming that this Servant was an exceptionally powerful heroic spirit—and also a mighty king!

That heroic spirit voluntarily withdrew his spear, then produced a Sacred Sword and thrust it into the ground.