Thank you for the invitation. He's in heaven now, he's become God.

"You should go home early too, uncle."

"Visiting Buzi City at night can be very dangerous!"

The sound of weaving came from inside the room.

This girl...

It must be said that although they are the same body, the feeling of the Root Style and the Weave Style is completely different.

Yahweh shook his head with a slight chuckle, then turned and left.

"Zhi... what are you doing?"

After Yahweh left, the cheerful expression on Zhi's face, which was just a door away, was completely gone, replaced by extreme shame and indignation.

No, at this moment, it is not Shiki who is in control of this body, but a personality called Ryougi Shiki.

"Why do you want to……"

All those ambiguous words and interactions before were one thing, but Ryougi Shiki never expected that Ori would actually...

"It's only fair to reciprocate. I had a lot of fun with you today, so this is my return gift."

Compared to He Shiki's shame and anger, Zhi's attitude seemed rather nonchalant.

"Besides... wasn't it the master who asked me to go on a date with the older man?"

"But I didn't let you..."

If I had known it would turn out this way, I would have preferred to do it myself.

"Why are you so concerned? It's not like it's the first time..."

Zhi's words made Shi fall silent.

That's right, that's why Zhi ultimately chose to end her date with Yahweh with a kiss.

After all, in Zhi's view, there is no difference between kissing once and kissing ten times.

At least, that's the case if we're talking about Yahweh.

If there had been no prior connection, even if she had a strong liking for the girl or was even moved by her, she would not easily hand over the girl's precious treasure.

But since we've already kissed before... there's no harm in doing it again.

"This is different..."

Feeling her soft lips with her index finger, Shi seemed to be savoring the electric-like sensation she had just experienced, and thus retorted.

Can the concepts of "active" and "passive" be the same?

"In the future"

"Don't do this again!"

"Does Shiki still want a future?"

"........."

Zhi's teasing words made the blush on Shiki's face, which had already faded, intensify again.

"Weave!"

That tone sounded like he was angry and embarrassed.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything..."

Seeing this, Zhi quickly begged for mercy.

"However, Shi, why don't you just give in to this older man!"

After a long silence, Zhi Na's words, which caused her blood pressure to spike, once again reached her consciousness.

"Although I didn't really feel much of a 'like' for him, he was definitely serious..."

In fact, judging from Zhi's feelings, today Yawei and she seemed more like elders taking their child out for fun than on a date.

However, her happiness and that special favoritism were real.

In particular, the flutter in their hearts before they parted...

"Given your personality, if someone like that older man is interested in you... there's no need to be picky anymore!"

"If you like it, do it yourself, don't drag me into it!"

"But aren't I you?"

"........."

Shi fell silent.

........................

"You've been watching from the sidelines for so long, shouldn't you come out now?"

On the other hand, after leaving the Ryougi House, Yahweh did not choose to use spatial teleportation to return immediately.

As for the reason...

He turned his head and looked towards a secluded corner.

"Spying... is not a good thing!"

He had actually noticed it a long time ago, but he just didn't want to spoil the fun!

Chapter 396: Araya Sōren

"At our first meeting, there should be no abnormal beings in this world."

As Yahweh finished speaking, the figure emerged from the shadows.

This was a tall man, probably in his thirties or forties, with a very serious expression, as if he were a sage who could never solve a problem, his face filled with shadows.

He remained silent, his eyes neither fierce nor resentful, simply watching Yahweh quietly.

The middle-aged man wore a string of Buddhist prayer beads around his neck, signifying his past status.

"It really is you, Araya Sōren."

Yahweh also showed an amused expression when he saw the newcomer.

Araya Sōren was born into a Buddhist family that followed the Tendai school of Buddhism. He was well-versed in various Tendai scriptures from a young age and possessed the ability to create "boundaries," which is why he was called a child prodigy.

After growing up and becoming a monk, he went to the main mountain of the Tiantai sect to study. Later, with a strong purpose of "saving all living beings", he began to travel to various places to help people. He traveled all over the country to save people, but later witnessed the massacres and destruction brought about by war. He realized that it was impossible to save everyone and began to question whether humanity had any value to be saved.

After having the thought that "no one can save him", he joined the magic world to start searching for the Root Vortex, hoping to use it to clarify the value of humanity or to end the ugly and suffering of humanity.

This is yet another "partner of justice" who, like Kiritsugu Emiya in the world of Irisviel, wants to save the world alone.

Unfortunately, such people never have a good ending in the Type-Moon universe.

"It's really ironic that there would be intruders before the plan even started."

The man named Araya Sōren completely ignored Yahweh's meaning and just kept talking to himself.

"Are you a magician from the Magic Association?"

"No, although I can't sense your presence, my intuition tells me that you are no ordinary person, much less a magician."

"So, it really is an obstacle to the inhibitory force?"

Araya Souren's attempt to trace the root is undoubtedly a taboo subject to the Restraint Force.

The Counter Force doesn't even need to send out Heroic Spirits or Guardians to stop Araya Souren.

Fate will spontaneously hinder Araya Sōren, leading him to failure.

Therefore, for him, any variable in the plan is an obstacle to his restraint.

"Nothingness is Ryougi Shiki's chaotic impulse and origin. Your existence fills her void, so you should not exist."

Asagami Fuji was part of Araya Sōren's plan, and Ryougi Shiki was the core of all his schemes.

Yahweh’s existence and actions have undoubtedly violated his taboos.

Therefore, he would absolutely not allow Yahweh to ruin his plans!

"Retreat, monk."

No one cared about the ant's malice, especially since he was actually quite interested in Araya Sōren.

It's not that I admire it, but rather that I find it interesting.

“I can overlook your offense, and I am not interested in hindering your pursuit of the root cause.”

He doesn't dislike idealists like Araya Sōren; such people are bound to create quite interesting stories.

"However, you shouldn't set your sights on Shiki."

At this point, Yahweh's tone seemed to turn somewhat regretful.

Pity……

"So, retreat!"

"That way... you can live a little longer."

Araya Sōren's plan was doomed to fail from the start, given the existence of the Root Formula!

In the script he sees from the root, he is destined to fail.

This man's fate was decided from the very beginning.

Araya Sōren thought he had gotten close to the Root, but in reality, he was just a puppet in someone else's script from the very beginning.

Of course, Yahweh did not feel any pity for the man because of this.

Or rather, Yahweh had already decided his fate from the very beginning.

After all, he's very protective of his own.

However, neither his script nor the original script had the time for Araya Sōren to appear, let alone the finale.

So, if possible

Yahweh did not want to eliminate him now.

The Root Style, the Ryougi Shiki, and... the Ryougi Weaving!