Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

But if we let our guard down because of this, we'll probably suffer a terrible fate.

"It seems you finally understand my power?" Sajyou Manaka maintained her smile, and with a snap of her fingers, a void silently appeared behind her.

Inside that cave, one could see many red eyes... These were monsters from the Age of Gods. Even a modern Magecraft might struggle to summon just one, yet she summoned a whole brood of them with incredibly effortless movements.

"I was originally planning to teach you a lesson and let it go, but you've angered me."

"So you'd better pray you don't fall into my hands, Miss Shiki."

As Sajyou Manaka's clear and soft voice faded, she raised her hand, and the monsters in the cave were about to surge out.

A night breeze swept by, Ryougi Shiki raised her beautiful eyes and took her first step forward.

"Looks like I'm pretty lucky. I've run into two Masters in one night."

Just then, an extremely arrogant voice suddenly came from afar, interrupting the battle that the two were about to begin.

The tense atmosphere eased slightly, and Ryougi Shiki and Sajyou Manaka both looked at the man who had spoken.

It was a man with slicked-back blond hair, who was walking slowly toward this direction with his hands behind his back.

At the same time, a mercury ball with a metallic texture followed closely beside him.

Kirei was on his way to Mount Enzou when his adopted sister Leinys went there, but he never expected that there would be two Master fighting each other there.

And they were two girls who looked so young.

Ryougi Shiki didn't speak, but simply gazed quietly at the man with the slicked-back blond hair.

Sajyou Manaka tilted her head slightly, looking at Kirei as well. "Who are you?"

"Rider's Master." Kirei said, his arrogant gaze sweeping over Sajyou Manaka. "I've never seen you before. Which Servant's Master are you?"

"I'm just a Magecraft passing by," Sajyou Manaka said with a smile.

Kirei raised an eyebrow, his slicked-back blond hair revealing a pair of indifferent and arrogant eyes. He glanced at Sajyou Manaka and sneered, "Then I advise you to hurry home, little sister."

"Since you're Magecraft, you should know that the Holy Grail War is taking place in this city, right? If you encounter other Servant, you might even lose your life, you know?"

As he said this, the mercury beneath his feet twisted and suddenly shot silently toward Sajyou Manaka.

"Consider it a little lesson I'm giving you tonight, as your older brother!"

"Big brother?" Sajyou Manaka smiled slightly. "I think you're already at the uncle level."

Kirei frowned, raised his hand, and the mercury suddenly turned into ammunition, blasting it towards Sajyou Manaka.

He wasn't sure if Sajyou Manaka was the Master of this Holy Grail War, but it seemed a bit strange that a little girl would run out on her own so late at night.

In short, a simple test will tell you whether someone is Master or not.

As for the other girl in the kimono, we can deal with this little girl first.

As Kirei thought this, he was about to raise his right hand again.

However, when he tried to raise his hand, he suddenly found his body sinking.

Kirei felt as heavy as lead in an instant, completely unable to move!

Kirei abruptly turned his head to look at his own body, his pupils contracting sharply.

No, it's not his body that can't move, it's his right hand!

Sometime during the day, a strangely shaped monster bit Kirei's arm, and his entire right hand was gradually losing sensation!

The mercury bullet that Kirei was manipulating suddenly stopped just before it reached Sajyou Manaka, and then silently dissolved. When Kirei looked up again, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

"What did you do?!"

Sajyou Manaka smiled calmly, the light behind her making her face appear exceptionally pale. Although she looked quite cute, in Kirei's eyes, this girl was simply a demon from hell!

"It only cost me one of your hands."

Sajyou Manaka said calmly, "You wouldn't be too much to kowtow to me as if I were your benefactor, Kirei."

Feeling his right arm gradually losing sensation, Kirei clutched it with difficulty, his gaze fixed on the seemingly harmless little girl, saying nothing.

"Don't you believe me?" Sajyou Manaka sneered. "I'm asking you, do you intend to pursue the root of Root?"

Kirei frowned. "Isn't that obvious? What Magecraft isn't interested in the Root?"

"Me?" Sajyou Manaka said.

"I have absolutely no interest in the Root; in fact, I hate the Root the most."

"If you had run into someone else tonight, you might be dead by now."

Sajyou Manaka raised her finger, and another monster silently emerged, slamming Kirei away violently. He rolled several times on the floor, the immense impact leaving him somewhat dizzy.

"But someone said he likes kind-hearted girls, so you should thank me for surviving, Rider's Master."

Sajyou Manaka was right; as long as Kirei intended to pursue the Root of the problem, he was destined for a tragic end.

This is the "setting," the setting of the Counter Force.

The Counter Force will not allow any Magecraft to access the Root; if such Magecraft does exist, the Counter Force will silently eliminate him.

Kirei is a genius Magecraft is very likely to come into contact with the Root in the future.

However, he happened to encounter two Root Girls tonight, and if he loses an arm, he will lose the possibility of contacting the Root. In this way, the timeline in which Kirei is destined to die will cease to exist.

Of course, Sajyou Manaka didn't think that far ahead of others; she simply didn't want to kill anyone.

She has vowed to be a kind-hearted and good girl.

... Although this kind-hearted girl had already destroyed the entire street floor, constantly summoning ancient monsters and engaging in a battle with Ryougi Shiki that would terrify most Servant.

At this very moment, on Mount Enzou, Leinys was launching an attack with Mercury at an extremely tricky angle. Whenever Ereshkigal was about to counterattack, the girl would retreat like a cunning cat.

The Goddess of the Underworld is the defender, so Leinys doesn't need to do anything. She just needs to find a way to break in, and even if she can't get in, she can quickly retreat.

Because Ereshkigal needs to make sure no other Servant approach Ryuudou Temple, she will absolutely not leave the vicinity of the temple gate.

However, to be fair, this goddess is really strong. Although she only accepted the summons as an avatar of a god, it seems that her strength is much, much greater than I imagined... Leinys thought to herself.

Fortunately, Kirei could still supply her with magic.

When the thought flashed through Leinys's mind, she suddenly paused.

Strange... Where's Kirei?

Didn't he just say he was coming to Mount Enzou right away? Why can't I sense his Magic Supply anymore?

Leinys's expression changed slightly. She looked up and took a deep look at the black-haired boy not far away. Without further hesitation, she turned around and prepared to leave.

Seriously, how could that man let us down at such a crucial moment?!

Leinys grew angrier the more she thought about it, when she suddenly noticed a gaze on her back.

She turned her head to look, and the Goddess of the Underworld, clearly noticing what had happened to Leinys, smiled charmingly and said, "So eager to leave, has something happened to your Master?"

"Looks like your Master messed up at the crucial moment? How careless of you," Ereshkigal said with a sly smile.

She had just had such a frustrating experience, so now that she had a chance to taunt him, she naturally wouldn't let it pass.

"Tch... What an annoying goddess!" Leinys was furious, but there was nothing she could do. She turned around and disappeared into particles at the gate of Ryuudou Temple.

Ereshkigal clapped her hands lightly, as if brushing dust off her hands.

"Hmph... I really am strong." She muttered smugly.

"Ereshkigal, stop her!"

Just then, Ereshkigal suddenly heard Lan Ze shouting not far ahead. She looked up and saw that Lan Ze was frozen in place, completely motionless.

When he was dealing with the referee, Lan Ze was determined to stall and managed to keep Jeanne d'Arc from entering Ryuudou Temple.

Unexpectedly, the referee seemed to get angry during the fight and started to disregard sportsmanship, resorting to Command Spells when he couldn't win... to the point that he is now completely unable to move.

"I am coming!"

Meanwhile, Merlin was standing in front of the courtyard of Ryuudou Temple, leisurely watching the battle in mid-air, looking quite content.

For this near- Grand Caster, even if a mountain collapses before him, he can remain unmoved; this is the nightmare, a nightmare incapable of experiencing human emotions.

"Once the Greater Grail base is modified, Master will surely be very grateful to Lan Ze. That love-starved beast has met a love-giving beast... Heh." Merlin finally revealed a smile he couldn't hold back.

He has done everything he can to pave the way for Lan Ze's future, and that Master's opinion of Lan Ze has now changed.

A Servant who loves her and does everything in his power to help her... That's probably what Kama thinks of Lan Ze right now, isn't it?

As for how things will develop from here... that's up to Lan Ze himself.

Merlin hummed a song leisurely as he waited for Kama to finish revising the Greater Grail.

His Clairvoyance casually surveyed the surrounding battle, and after scanning the area, he was about to look away.

At that moment, Merlin's peripheral vision suddenly fell in a certain direction, and after a brief hesitation, Merlin abruptly stood up.

"The Princess of the Root?!"

She actually came?!

Also, the person opposite Princess of the Root is... Ryougi Shiki?!

Merlin's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt his heart begin to race uncontrollably.

If these two really got into a fight... well, the consequences would be unimaginable.

With this in mind, Merlin no longer hesitated. He transformed into a flower petal and quietly descended in front of the gate of Ryuudou Temple.

His gaze immediately fell on Lan Ze, who was clearly positioned with two Command Spells not far away.

Lan Ze was also watching Merlin, thinking to himself, "This white-haired mage has been slacking off for so long, has he finally decided to come out and help?"

However, just as this thought flashed through Lan Ze's mind, he saw Merlin take a deep breath and slowly exhale.

He shouted, "Everyone, stop!"

Why are you yelling so loudly...? Lan Ze was a little surprised.

This is unlike Merlin. Shouldn't Merlin be sitting in front of Ryuudou Temple at this time, enjoying the night breeze while using his Clairvoyance to observe the battlefield?

Why did they come out to stop the fight here?

Under Lan Ze's puzzled gaze, Merlin turned to look at Lan Ze and said again, "Aika and Miss Shiki are having a final battle."

Lan Ze: "..."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lan Ze nearly broke free of the Command Spells and leaped to his feet, his heart filled with turbulent emotions.

Those two actually bumped into each other?!

And it's actually the final battle...?

What are they trying to do? A mother-daughter solo match, with the loser calling her "Mom"?

Jeanne d'Arc halted her attack, her flags raised, and stared at Merlin, asking, "Explain yourself clearly, who are Miss Aika and Miss Shiki?"

"You can think of them as the Master of this Holy Grail War, but they pose a far greater threat than any Servant," Merlin said. "If we let them continue fighting, the damage they cause will be far, far greater than that Beast inside that's modifying the Greater Grail's foundation."

Jeanne d'Arc frowned slightly. "You mean those two Masters are more dangerous than any of the Servant present?"

Merlin answered affirmatively, "Yes."

Jeanne d'Arc d'Arc shook her head firmly. "How could that be? Most Magecraft simply cannot be more destructive than Servant."

She felt that Merlin was just trying to scare her and get her to leave.

"What if those two people are both connected to the Root?" Merlin asked.

Jeanne d'Arc paused, a question mark clearly appearing above her head.

She repeated, as if to confirm, "The Root?"

Merlin nodded solemnly. "I swear in the name of Gilgamesh, the most ancient King of Heroes, that both Master are connected to the Root, and are currently locked in fierce combat."

"Why not swear in your own name?" Jeanne d'Arc asked.

"It's not good for me to say that, but I'm not exactly a man of my word," Merlin, still looking serious.

Jeanne d'Arc: "..."

After hesitating for a moment, she decisively turned around and went down the mountain.