Type-Moon: Upgrading Traits, Joining the Chat Group at the Start Chapter 8

Su Luo couldn't help but smile wryly.

It seemed that no matter which form Artoria took, she was always interested in eating.

With that, he left Melly, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, right where she was, and led Mato Sakura and Artoria toward the nearest buffet restaurant.

Seeing this, Melly stopped playing dead, scrambled to her feet, and hurried to catch up with Su Luo and the others. The bruises on her face—a face beautiful enough to captivate all who saw it—had somehow already faded.

"Hey! Wait for me! Don't leave me behind!"

Noon.

Inside a buffet restaurant in Fuyuki City.

Under the shocked gazes of countless waitstaff and the tearful, nearly kneeling Shop Owner who was begging Su Luo and his group to leave, Artoria calmly set down her plate, casually pulled a napkin, and elegantly wiped her mouth.

"Not bad. I'm about eighty percent full."

Her flat voice made everyone present's hearts skip a beat.

No way, you can still eat more?!

How long has it been since you last ate!?

They all turned their eyes to the "mountain" of plates piled beside Artoria, their mouths twitching uncontrollably.

Chapter 11: Group Quest, A Different Apocalypse Team

"Then I'll get you a bit more."

Su Luo's words sent the Shop Owner crashing to his knees with a thud.

The Shop Owner was about to beg for mercy, but Artoria's next words made him weep with joy.

"No need, Master. Let's go."

Artoria knew full well that if she kept eating, this place would go out of business.

Besides, in her current state, she didn't even need to eat at all.

Seeing this, Su Luo didn't insist. He led Mato Sakura and the others back to the hotel where they were resting.

Afternoon.

After a short rest, Su Luo planned to teach Mato Sakura Imaginary Number Magic, so she could one day make full use of her own talents.

But he had only been teaching for a short while when the Chat Group's notification rang, interrupting him.

"Sakura, go learn some basic magic from Sister Melly for now." Su Luo smiled and gave Mato Sakura a familiar headpat.

Mato Sakura understood that Su Luo had something to do. She nodded obediently and went over to Melly to ask about magic.

Su Luo returned to his bed, lay down, and opened the Chat Group's interface.

[Busujima Saeko]: @everyone, everyone, a zombie outbreak just started over here.

[Lumine]: That fast?!

[Wang Xiaomei]: Not that fast. Saeko joined the group two months ago—it was about time for the apocalypse to hit.

[Kaguya Houraisan]: So that means the quest system is finally usable?

[Su Luo]: So this group has a quest system? I thought it was locked because the group level wasn't high enough.

[Wang Xiaomei]: Of course it does. It's just that we have to post the quests ourselves. As for the rewards, the Chat Group provides the Points. The harder the quest, the more Points you get.

[Busujima Saeko]: That's right. At first, we wanted to use the quest board to post small tasks for each other and farm some Points. But we found out there are restrictions—you can't just post quests freely.

[Lumine]: That's still fine. At least the rewards come from the Chat Group itself. I was really worried that one day the group would run out of energy and turn into useless junk.

[Su Luo]: Don't worry. The wool comes from the sheep. Even if the Chat Group gives us ten thousand Points every day, I'm sure it has other ways to earn them back from us.

[Kaguya Houraisan]: Oh, enough chit-chat. Saeko, hurry up and post the quest.

[Ding! Group member Busujima Saeko has posted a quest.]

[Quest Content: Help group member Busujima Saeko and her team escape the zombie encirclement. Help them survive in the apocalypse.]

[Quest Reward: 5000 Points]

[Ding! Hidden Quest triggered.]

[Quest Content: Clear out the zombies.]

[Quest Reward: 1 Point per zombie killed, up to a maximum of 50,000 Points (time limit: one day)]

[Busujima Saeko]: Alright, I've opened the world permissions on my end. You can cross over directly now.

[Wang Xiaomei]: Oh, by the way, fellow countryman, let me give you a heads-up. Treat the plots you've seen in anime as references. Don't take them as absolute truth.

[Su Luo]: I know that, of course. I'm just curious—did something unusual happen on Busujima Saeko's end?

[Busujima Saeko]: It's not really anything unusual. It's just that there's no Takashi Komuro here. Oh, and I haven't seen Hisashi Igou or Hirono Toda at the school either.

Type-Moon World.

Su Luo watched the exchanges between Busujima Saeko and Wang Xiaomei with a calm expression.

He had long since made up his mind to treat the plot he remembered as mere reference, ever since he used Clairvoyance to observe the shift in the relationship between Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya.

After all, he hadn't done anything significant since crossing over, yet their relationship was already different from what he recalled—this couldn't be explained away by the butterfly effect alone.

He wasn't arrogant enough to think so.

Pushing aside the tangled thoughts, Su Luo accepted the task Busujima Saeko had posted and tried to bring Artoria along with him to the Apocalypse World.

"Hmm, seems like there's no problem."

"Lily."

Su Luo looked at Artoria, who was standing vigilantly by his side.

"What is it, Master?" Artoria asked gently.

"You're coming with me to a place next." After stating this, Su Luo turned his gaze to Melly, who was teaching magic to Mato Sakura.

"Melly, stay here and look after Sakura. Don't fill her head with strange knowledge."

"Got it, Master!" Melly replied, patting her chest in assurance upon hearing Su Luo's order.

But seeing the frivolous, sly smile on Melly's face, Su Luo knew she hadn't taken his words to heart.

It seemed Melly still needed some discipline.

Su Luo thought to himself, then pressed the group chat's travel button.

In an instant, Su Luo and Artoria vanished from Melly's sight.

Melly's clear, autumn-water eyes flickered with surprise. She used Clairvoyance to scan this world but found no trace of Su Luo or Artoria.

"It seems Master is hiding quite a lot from us," Melly remarked, a hint of amazement on her pretty face.

Mato Sakura nodded in agreement, wearing a similarly understanding expression.

Apocalypse World.

Inside the Chemistry Room of Fuji Academy, several of the original female characters had already gathered.

The two doors had been barricaded with desks and chairs by Busujima Saeko and the others to prevent zombies from suddenly breaking in.

"Busujima-senpai, did you know this was going to happen today?" Saya Takagi asked, watching Busujima Saeko wipe down her longsword.

Saya Takagi—her father was a right-wing leader in Japan, and her mother had once been a well-known trader on Wall Street.

Growing up in such a household, Saya Takagi's abilities were naturally exceptional.

She usually prided herself on being a genius.

Though still shaken by the sudden outbreak and unable to think clearly, she had already noticed several inconsistencies.

For instance, the sword Busujima Saeko held wasn't the wooden practice sword from the kendo club, but a sharp, real blade.

Fuji Academy strictly forbade students from bringing such dangerous items to school, even kendo club members.

Busujima Saeko normally never carried a sword bag around, yet today she not only brought one, but it happened to coincide with this disaster—it was hard not to be suspicious.

"I did know about this, just not the exact time it would happen," Busujima Saeko said, a hint of helplessness on her face.

She hadn't expected that the first day she brought the Noble Phantasm Su Luo had given her to school would be the day the apocalypse struck.

Could this be a blessing from Su Luo's "luck"?

At that thought, Busujima Saeko shook her head with a wry smile.

"Busujima-senpai, then do you..." Saya Takagi started to ask if she knew more details.

But Busujima Saeko, seeing through her intent, cut her off.

"There's no need to ask about that now."

"All I can tell you is that the apocalypse has begun—that's an unchangeable fact."

"As a genius, you should understand that, right?"

These words from Busujima Saeko forced Saya Takagi to swallow her questions.

After a pause, she put on a tsundere expression and said, "...Of course."

Chapter 12: Ancient Nuclear Warhead

"Busujima-senpai, what should we do now?" Rei Miyamoto asked, looking lost.

"Wait for someone. You'll know soon enough," Busujima Saeko replied, not wanting to explain further.

If it were just her alone, she could easily fight her way out of the school with the Noble Phantasm Su Luo had given her.

But if they brought Shizuka Marikawa and the others along, the odds of breaking out would drop significantly.

Better to wait for Wang Xiaomei and the others to come over here first.

Just as Busujima Saeko was thinking this...

Su Luo and the others had already crossed into this world, all landing in the Chemistry Room where Busujima Saeko and her group were.

Seeing the people who appeared out of nowhere, Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi instantly went on guard.

Shizuka Marikawa, however, with her somewhat airheaded personality, didn't seem bothered at all. Instead, she looked surprised and said, "Eh?! Saeko, they just suddenly appeared in the Chemistry Room, just like characters with superpowers in the movies."

As her words fell, aside from a few people in the room who showed no emotional reaction...

Everyone else, including Wang Xiaomei and Lumine, couldn't help but feel speechless.

"Uh... why is no one talking? Could it be that our entrance scared them?" Paimon leaned close to Lumine's ear and whispered.

"Oh? Paimon came along too?" Wang Xiaomei looked at Paimon beside Lumine with some surprise.

"Mm. The system identified Paimon as an item belonging to me, so I was able to bring her along," Lumine explained.

"I see. Since Paimon is your God's Mouth, it makes perfect sense that she could come with you," Su Luo said with a teasing smile.

Hearing this, Paimon immediately grew dissatisfied. She was about to turn around and retort, but Lumine quickly clamped a hand over her mouth.

Come on—Su Luo was her benefactor.

A casual red envelope from him was worth nearly half a year's living expenses for her and Paimon combined.

Even if she offended anyone else, she couldn't afford to offend him.