Type-Moon: Root Seiko

When Orange habitually held her younger boyfriend's hand, she inexplicably felt that it was soft and squishy.

She looked down.

Then she noticed that Luo Zhen's hand, which was a size larger than hers, rough yet perfectly proportioned, had somehow become translucent, allowing her to see through it and into Orange's own hand.

Luo Zhen was also surprised: "I didn't even notice, the flesh is becoming more and more unstable."

"I just replenished my mana last night, and it's already running low. Sorry, Orange, could you give me some more?"

"...You really are carefree."

Orange was so annoyed that she didn't even feel like smoking anymore.

"Even divine runes couldn't stably construct your physical body. How did your spirit origin grow? Did you grow up eating grand-level spirits?"

She immediately pulled the heartless man back to the hotel room.

In the past, when his magic was abundant, he was the one who acted as the source of magic, providing Orange with magic power to help her magic research.

But as the Holy Grail War drew near, the magical energy that made up his body became increasingly thin, and the relationship between the two reversed.

This is precisely why they came to this land—to prepare for the Holy Grail War a year later, to seize the Holy Grail, and to achieve perfect descent into flesh.

As for the minor information that Luo Zhen mentioned, such as "the Holy Grail has been corrupted," Orange didn't take it to heart at all.

The so-called total evil of this world in Angolan Mainyu is nothing more than a man-made curse created by an ordinary person who was forcibly sacrificed thousands of years ago, and whose faith accumulated over thousands of years.

If she can't even dismantle and purify something of this level, then she's unworthy of being called a Grand Magician.

"Don't even think about running away, I will never let you back to the Throne of Heroes."

Even when Orange pushed Luo Zhen onto the bed, she was still saying "I love you" in such a haughty way.

Luo Zhen squinted his eyes with delight: "Then I'll leave it to you, Master... No, wait. Would you be more excited if I called you Master?"

“Then I can ask my older sister to try, and see if I don’t crush you.”

Ms. Orange took off her ladylike glasses, and her expression became incredibly aggressive, which was very beautiful.

Chapter 2 Rin Tohsaka, what are you doing?!

After replenishing her mana, Orange, wearing only a coat, quickly got to work and opened the silver briefcase she carried with her.

The shiny silver container, resembling an ammunition box, when unfolded on the bed, reveals an interior filled with a dense array of gears and intricate mechanisms, leaving no space to hold any items.

The box itself is Orange's workbench, tools, and creation, perfectly matching her aesthetic of "one is all".

She transformed her magic into threads, and with her fingers, she manipulated hundreds of structures to turn switches inside the box, causing hundreds of thousands of gears to begin turning.

The ammunition box was visibly twisted and deformed.

Just like the game Huarong Road, a portion of mass was extracted from the complex mechanical structure.

The detached part transformed into a lifelike silver-white kitten, lying in the center of the box.

Orange raised her chin: "Come on, see if it fits."

Luo Zhen, who was standing next to him, nodded slightly, then transformed into a spirit and crawled into the mouth of the mechanical cat.

The inorganic kitten, which had been lying down, started to move, shaking its ears and tail, and stretching its front paws on the ground.

Through the mechanical vocal organs in his throat, Luo Zhen was able to speak directly: "Not bad. The structure has improved again this time, and my body is much more flexible."

"As expected of my family's world's number one puppeteer. Orange, you're not only good at making humans, but also at making beasts... I'm praising you, Ms. Orange, why do you look so disgusted? This is a body you made yourself, you know?"

"I know. But the thought of you, a grown man, controlling a cat's body so skillfully, and being so cute, makes me feel disgusted."

Ah... Luo Zhen nodded in understanding.

Even while doing this, he sat on the bed like a live cat.

Its fluffy tail sways freely, making it look incredibly cute.

Orange was resisting the urge to hug and pet it while being so cute, but she also had to remember that it was that brat Luo Zhen acting cute.

If I were to actually speak in a high-pitched voice while petting the cat, he would definitely laugh at me to death!

Moreover, this kid's spirit origin is truly omnipotent.

Ordinary heroic spirits can also take on a spiritual form, but they certainly cannot freely possess other bodies. Otherwise, they would become vengeful spirits.

Heroic spirits have their own distinct forms; at most, they can only materialize into their proper form after being infused with magic.

If an evil magician were to forcibly possess another object, it would definitely cause a huge mess.

But Luo Zhen was different; he didn't force anything.

From cats and dogs to giants, and even the concept of planets... this kid can adapt to them all seamlessly.

Luo Zhen yawned casually: "After all, I came from the source, and I've been polished for countless millions of years."

"When I first traveled to the Root, I probably still had a physical body, but it was immediately crushed into dust by the terrifying amount of information there. Then my soul just kept drifting and drifting inside. Although I always remembered my existence and never forgot the important things, in the end, all I could do was keep repeating 'My name is Luo Zhen.' Thanks to that, even now that I am based on the spirit origin of a Heroic Spirit, I can still adapt to all physical carriers."

"...Hearing you casually talk about this kind of experience makes me feel like I'm torturing myself."

Orange could barely stand listening to it, her brows furrowed as she adjusted the settings.

The origin is the ultimate destination pursued by all magicians; legends contain the beginning and end of all things, and all the answers lie within it.

Unlike the omniscient and omnipotent gods that people worship, the origin is just a phenomenon, without any consciousness or personality... It may also be that human beings are too low-dimensional to understand it.

After all, humans believe that planets and the universe are formed by natural laws.

But no one can guarantee that the universe won't yawn and start talking the next second, wondering how the primates on Earth turned from dinosaurs into humans after taking a nap.

Luo Zhen is a one-off example.

He was a human who traveled through the Root and spent a long time before accidentally coming to the human world.

Perhaps because he had experienced such unimaginable confinement, Luo Zhen seemed to take most things lightly.

It also makes people feel that he cherishes every minute and second of the present moment, as if he will be dragged back to jail by the root cause in the next moment.

This idea inexplicably annoyed Orange, who stubbornly kept a straight face and said, "Alright, stop wasting time and go."

"According to you, the head of the Tohsaka family should be about to give his daughter up for adoption to another family soon. Is her name Machiri?"

"Yes. In Fuyuki City, he used the alias Matou and was one of the three starter families who orchestrated the Holy Grail War," Rozen continued in his cat form.

He's really good at being a cat.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, while sitting adorably, he also raised his hind leg and scratched his neck:

"The Matou family were not originally Japanese. They settled in Fuyuki after the Holy Grail system was established. Because they left their own magical foundation, their bodies and minds deteriorated, turning them into evil demons who only cared about immortality."

"But the other two of the three founding families are unaware of his true situation. The Einzbern family probably has no interest, and the Tohsaka family truly lacks the ability. In reality, the head of the Matou family has always been the same person, the genius who developed the concept of Command Seals in the Holy Grail system back then. If he were alive today, he could easily obtain a Grand rank. It's a real pity."

"Oh? You mean this stubborn old thing that refuses to die can compare to me?" Ms. Orange's smile became even more dangerous.

She's incredibly competitive, and she often flashes that shark-like smile.

Luo Zhen's tail swayed slightly again: "I didn't say that, and don't get competitive with an old worm that's about to rot into mud."

"What I mean is, if the Holy Church found out about his wicked and evil ways, he would be wiped out. But the church's representative in Fuyuki City is very weak and colludes with the Tohsaka family, who are brainless good-natured people."

"So the focus is still on the Tohsaka family. I'll go and communicate with Tokiomi Tohsaka so he can witness the true situation of the Matou family firsthand. Orange, you just need to seize the opportunity to infiltrate, let that old bug fight back, and make sure he doesn't escape."

"But we can't kill him, right?... I'll remember the price you pay for using him."

"Okay, okay," Luo Zhenmao nodded obediently.

So the adorable kitten jumped out of the hotel window.

The Orange Cat's body structure is theoretically entirely mechanical, containing no organic matter whatsoever.

But it operates incredibly smoothly, with no sound of gears meshing, and even its weight is exactly the same as a real cat.

Although this is something only Luo Zhen, with his "perfect soul," could master.

Even if she were to use magic to perform the trick by hand, she certainly wouldn't be able to recreate such a vivid sense of life.

Luo Zhen used his agile cat-like body to leap and bound across rooftops, from the port's high-rise buildings to the rooftops.

About half an hour later, Luo Zhen arrived at the upscale residential area on the west side of Fuyuki City.

At the top of this quiet slope lies the residence of the Tohsaka family, the administrators of Fuyuki City.

Although the Tohsaka family are Japanese, they have been Christians who converted to the Nanban religion since the first generation.

The magic I later learned was entirely based on the European magic system, so the mansion was naturally a castle-like European-style villa.

If we only consider compatibility, the Tohsaka family might summon someone like Amakusa Shirou, who has a similar experience, as a Servant.

Luo Zhen completely ignored the layers of defenses and detection barriers that the Tohsaka family had set up around the mansion, and landed silently on the ground like a pebble sinking into viscous oil.

Tokiomi Tohsaka's magical abilities are only at this level.

Luo Zhen didn't even need to use any conscious means; it was like maintaining balance on a bicycle—he could break the barrier instinctively.

Next, all I need to do is enter the Tohsaka residence and make Tokiomi Tohsaka aware of my presence.

A cat capable of breaking through his magical barrier is enough to attract his attention...

“Wow! A kitty! (€€€€€€€€€€€)”

As soon as Luo Zhen climbed through the window and entered the room, he heard that loud and joyful voice.