Moon World Girlfriend Comes Knocking

Silence reigned all around, broken only by Irisviel's soft breathing.

At that moment, Sajyou Manaka, who had been keeping her eyes closed, slowly opened them, glanced at Irisviel slightly, and asked softly, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Irisviel turned her head and saw Sajyou Manaka staring at her with bright, azure eyes.

"Hmm... I had a very strange dream." Irisviel nodded gently.

She seemed unwilling to change the subject, and at this point, she casually shifted the topic again. "By the way, Aika, did you bring your mother back?"

Upon hearing this, Sajyou Manaka's face immediately fell, and she said with a hint of resentment, "That girl is so heavy! It took me a lot of effort to carry her back, and my body is still a little weak."

Irisviel smiled and said, "After all, she is the Creation Mother Goddess. It's more accurate to say that you're really amazing that you could carry her."

"But why are you still up so late?" Irisviel then asked.

"I want to see if Ryougi Shiki will pull any tricks tonight," Sajyou Manaka said, staring at the wall behind Irisviel.

Irisviel was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized, "Is Miss Shiki in the next room?"

"But staying up this late is bad for your health, you know?" she gently reminded him.

A confident smile appeared on Sajyou Manaka's face, "Don't worry, even if I stay up all night for a week straight, my body won't have any problems."

Her body was far beyond the realm of normal humans. As a beast, how could her body be harmed by simply staying up late a few times?

On the contrary, Tiamat's habit of needing to sleep every day is rather peculiar.

Irisviel looked at her with the tenderness one would show a daughter, and whispered a reminder: "Although it won't harm your body, it might affect your development."

Sajyou Manaka didn't seem to care, simply saying, "If it only affects my development, I don't really care—"

Suddenly remembering something, she looked up abruptly. "What you mean by development...?"

Irisviel gently pointed her palm towards Sajyou Manaka's chest, her voice soft. "Hmm... including here."

Sajyou Manaka's expression stiffened slightly.

After a long silence, she coughed lightly, maintaining her elegant smile, "Although I don't care about developing, well... let's go to sleep."

Irisviel smiled without saying a word.

If it were Ryougi Shiki, she might be coldly criticizing Sajyou Manaka for being a coward. If it Tiamat Ryougi Shiki, she might be rubbing her face against Aika's while sleeping in her arms. If it were Ereshkigal... she would probably be sleeping with Aika right now, and she would probably be sighing with sympathy for her.

But Irisviel was different; she knew how to maintain an appropriate distance, making her interactions with Sajyou Manaka very comfortable.

This is also why the big loli would have a crush on Irisviel.

Looking at Sajyou Manaka with her eyes slightly closed, Irisviel's eyes flickered, but she couldn't help but recall the dream she had just had.

The voice, smile, and even the face of the little girl in her dream are still vividly imprinted in her mind.

She turned to look at the moonlight outside the window, but the voice still echoed in her mind, and she couldn't shake it off for a long time.

"So, Master, what are you here for?"

Inside the room, Lan Ze was tentatively looking at Scathach. He appeared very respectful, but his gaze couldn't help but wander to her sexy figure several times, secretly making comparisons.

Her muscles look perfectly toned, her thighs are very toned, her skin is fair, and her chest... is she about the same level as Jeanne d'Arc?

Scathach smiled knowingly and gave him a meaningful look, "Have you seen enough?"

If I say it's not enough now, will Master kill me...? Lan Ze shook his head and laughed, "You misunderstood Master, I wasn't looking at you."

Scathach raised an eyebrow. "You mean I'm not attractive enough to catch your eye?"

Lan Ze hesitated for a moment, then answered sincerely, "Actually, I was secretly watching you just now."

He felt he was honest enough and deserved praise.

However--

Scathach frowned, a dangerous glint in her smile, "So, you have some thoughts about your master?"

Lan Ze: "..."

I can't look at it, and I can't not look at it—what am I supposed to do?!

Scathach looked at Lan Ze's silent gaze, a faint smile appearing on her lips. "Just a little joke," she said.

After gathering her thoughts, she continued, "To put it simply, I've been staying in the Land of Shadows for too long and I'm getting a bit bored, so I've come out into the mortal realm to clear my head. I'll go back in a while."

I never expected that after so long, this child would have so many protective auras... It's truly astonishing.

Lan Ze nodded slightly. "In that case, I'll tell Aika tomorrow. If she doesn't mind, it's fine for her to stay here for the time being."

Scathach pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Alright, then I'll be taking a little while longer."

After saying that, she turned and left the room.

Lan Ze couldn't help but call out, "Master, where are you going?"

"Let's go for a walk," Scathach paused slightly, turned her head to look at him, her eyes smiling. "Or are you the kind of child who can't fall asleep without your master by your side?"

If I really said that, I wondered if she'd just stab me with her Red Spear right then and there... Lan Ze thought to himself, then shook his head and smiled, "Then I'll go back and rest first."

After saying that, Lan Ze returned to his room and lay down on the edge of the bed.

After watching Scathach leave, Lan Ze closed his eyes.

However, after a while, he slowly opened his eyes again.

I slept too long during the day, and now I'm not sleepy at all... Lan Ze stared at the ceiling, pondered for a moment, then reached for the virtual reality glasses on the table and put them on.

Since I can't sleep, I might as well kill some time.

His field of vision was completely black. Even though Lan Ze had just put on the virtual reality glasses, he couldn't see anything at all.

"Did it get bugged?" Lan Ze glanced around at the dim surroundings, hesitated for a moment, and muttered to himself.

Soon, he felt a wave of drowsiness gradually wash over him, and the drowsiness made Lan Ze yawn involuntarily.

"Strange, I couldn't sleep at all just now, but as soon as I put on the virtual reality glasses, I felt incredibly sleepy..." Lan Ze muttered to himself.

It's like how I'm super energetic when playing games at home, but get sleepy when memorizing English words or doing math problems...

Never mind, it's a bug, it's a bug. I'll just go to sleep for now...

After all, if I get up now and take off the virtual reality glasses, I might not be sleepy anymore.

Tossing and turning just before falling asleep is the hardest thing to do... Lan Ze knows this all too well.

Soon, Lan Ze felt his consciousness gradually fading and his body slowly relaxing.

Finally, his consciousness completely subsided into sleep.

Lan Ze felt like he was having a dream.

In his dream, he seemed to vaguely hear a voice.

It was an extremely gentle and compassionate prayer.

"Lord, please bless me, the one I summon must be a Caster... it absolutely has to be a Caster..."

"If it fails, I'll have to try summoning again..."

It was a girl's voice. As Lan Ze slowly opened his eyes, he seemed to vaguely see her face.

Wearing a black and white nun's robe, she clasped her hands together in a prayer-like gesture, but the words she chanted were actually Magecraft's incantation to summon Heroic Spirit.

Her long, flowing silver hair obscured her face, making only a vague outline visible.

Why does she look so familiar...? I feel like I've seen her somewhere before... Lan Ze muttered to himself with some doubt as he gazed at the figure in the darkness.

It wasn't the kind of thinking like "this woman is someone I'm destined to meet" or "have we met somewhere before" that he was trying to scam. He genuinely felt that he had seen this person somewhere before.

"Is it just my imagination?" Lan Ze muttered to himself.

However, the moment he spoke, the girl who had been secretly praying facing the church seemed to have heard his voice and abruptly turned her head to look at him.

Then, her eyes glistened. "Is it you, Caster!"

Lan Ze glanced at the surrounding layout, then at the True Magic circle on the ground Heroic Spirit Summoning. After a brief hesitation, he silently covered his face and shook his head, saying, "You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Caster."

If the other person refers to themselves as a Caster, it means that this place is likely the location of a Holy Grail War.

But the game didn't even give any hints... it shouldn't have triggered a new scene, right?

Am I dreaming...? Lan Ze couldn't help but wonder.

The nun was clearly not giving up. She looked somewhat frail, and walked over with a smile, staring into Lan Ze's eyes. "I won't mistake you for someone else, you are Caster."

Lan Ze sighed, "Alright, I am a Caster, that's true... but Caster is just a class. There are so many people who can become Casters, I think you've come to the wrong person."

At this point, he glanced at the girl in front of him with suspicion a few more times.

With silver hair and pale gold eyes, her nun's habit completely concealed her figure, hiding her graceful curves within its loose fabric. Yet, even in such ordinary attire, her inherent charm remained undeniable, the cross on her chest gleaming faintly in the church light.

Without a doubt, she is a very cute girl.

It was precisely because she was so adorable that Lan Ze was certain he didn't know her.

Because if he had ever seen such a cute girl, he would definitely remember her.

"Caster is just a class; the Caster I summon may not be the Caster I'm looking for..."

The nun was clearly confused by Lan Ze's words, and tilted her head slightly. "What you say makes sense."

"So, you should choose a different Servant. I'm not suited to participate in the Holy Grail War. To be honest, my combat strength is very, very weak," Lan Ze said earnestly.

He didn't know how he had been summoned, but there was no point in thinking about it now. What he needed to do was explain things to the other person and then exit the game.

The nun sized him up for a few moments, her eyes flickering slightly. "What's your name?"

Lan Ze revealed a gentle and elegant smile, "Britain Court Mage, Merlin, the most useless of the useless, the lecherous scoundrel who has been kicked several times by Fou, that's me."

"To be honest, in terms of combat strength, I can say that I am the weakest of the seven classes. So if you want to summon one, you should find one of the Three Knight Classes to help you win the Holy Grail War," Lan Ze continued.

The Three Knight Classes, namely Lancer, Saber, and Archer, are undoubtedly the best in terms of combat power alone. Lan Ze's suggestion was well-intentioned and appropriate.

The nun gently shook her head and said firmly, "No, I must summon a Caster."

"Why does it have to be a Caster...?" Lan Ze asked, somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, Casters are generally not very strong in combat. Basically, if you summon a Caster, the first thing to consider is building a base, which means preparing all kinds of Magecraft traps in your territory.

In short, apart from characters Solomon, a King of Brawlers of Israel can be so overpowered that he can engage in close-quarters combat with other Servant, most Casters are generally not very strong in combat; they are just good at using Magecraft.

Under Lan Ze's gaze, the nun smiled and said, "Because I only need Caster."

"You're quite persistent about Caster, aren't you?--"

Just as Lan Ze was speaking, he suddenly saw the girl in front of him gently lift the cross from her chest.

The surface of the cross is engraved with intricate patterns, and even in the dim light, it still faintly glows.

Lan Ze stared at the cross, then suddenly paused.

For some reason, he felt that the cross looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

"Have you forgotten, big brother?"

The nun raised her moist eyes and suddenly smiled, "I am Karen. You and a certain Saintess once saved my life, didn't you?"

Lan Ze hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but take a few more glances at the girl.

The image of a silver-haired little girl gradually appeared in his mind, and the delicate and cute little girl's figure gradually overlapped with the girl in front of him.

"Karen...?" Lan Ze murmured to himself, his eyes slowly widening.

"You're Karen?!"

The little girl I saw not long ago, she looks like this now that she's grown up?!

"Surprised?" Karen tilted her head slightly, clapped her hands gently, and said softly:

"I've been looking forward to the Holy Grail War all these years, so I could summon you. To be honest, I've failed several times, but it's all been worth it."

To put it simply, she has sunk several times during this period and summoned Servant several times, but all of them have failed.

Taking advantage of the fact that none of the Master participating in the Holy Grail War had noticed, and with the help of the Holy Church's "cheating," she repeated the Servant summoning process several times, continuously drawing the cards she wanted.