Type-Moon: Root Seiko

"You originally wanted to take me away, and then you kept hiding from the source, right? That's no different from now. You would have encountered this situation sooner or later."

So that's why.

Luo Zhen reached out his hand to the goddess:

"Lend me your strength, let's do it together."

"Whether we can escape or not is another matter, but I'm really unhappy if I don't put up a fight. I think you're that kind of person too, so I need your help."

"...They just kept saying things that would increase people's appetite (?)..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Luo Zhen's outstretched hand was grasped, but not in the way of a handshake.

With the added advantage of her goddess-like physique, Ishtar managed to drag Rojin onto the bed!

This useless goddess is exceptionally agile only at times like this, and she leans on Luo Zhen with an incredibly cheerful smile, just like when the two first met.

"That's not good of you, my rose quartz~€€"

"What rebellion, what resistance, it sounds so exciting! I want you even more now, I want you so badly... Even if it means fighting with the Root, I'll still have you~!"

Luo Zhen did not resist.

He lay there spread-eagled, and asked with complete confidence:

"So, you're willing to help?"

"...Let me kiss you first?"

Ishtar licked her lips, her eyes as hungry as a lioness's.

Luo Zhen decisively raised his hand to block: "Get off my Xiao Lin first."

"When everything is over, I will also help you conceive and solidify your existence so that you can continue to remain in this world."

"You need to put in the effort first. Then we can talk about other things."

"……make a deal!"

Ishtar swallowed hard. She had signed this fraudulent contract!

This must be something called "delayed gratification," right? This man is so wicked!

Ishtar trembled with excitement, completely captivated by the man.

This was definitely not influenced by the girl named Rin Tohsaka.

He loved him far more than this girl!

How could a goddess's love be inferior to that of a mortal? Ishtar was also in a position to compete in this regard.

Chapter 97: Fighting the World for the Harem

Having formed a united front with Ishtar, it is time to establish a course of action for the future.

That goddess was completely self-centered and only did what she wanted to do.

But that makes it easy to understand.

Luo Zhen used himself as bait to lure this goddess who loved beautiful treasures into his trap.

Giving her empty promises and expecting her to do a lot of work is standard practice.

Then they should go even further, making her fight tooth and nail, only to die without getting the empty promise, her last words being something like, "Indeed, the things we can't have are the most attractive," completely using her as a tool.

"No, no, no, that would just be scum. I'm not that kind of person."

Luo Zhen waved his hand, refusing to admit that Chengzi had smeared him.

Orange snorted: "Then what else do you want?"

"Not just seduce women, now you're even trying to seduce goddesses? Do you really want to keep her here?"

"What do you plan to do after the Holy Grail War ends? How many Heroic Spirits do you want to keep around you? Putting aside how you'll make them suffer, how do you plan to face the Clock Tower and Atlas Institute afterwards? Not to mention the Counter Force..."

"I guarantee I can definitely handle it."

Luo Zhen answered in a serious tone:

"At worst, we'll conquer the Magic Association and figure out a way to escape the cut. I guarantee I can handle it! Trust me!"

The girls' expressions were subtle, and none of them answered.

It's not that they don't believe Luo Zhen can do it.

After all, if this man could escape from the root of his obsessive love, there's probably nothing in this world he can't do.

But the problem is, the root of all his doing... was to keep more girlfriends?

In order to preserve the spirits of heroes like Joan of Arc, there is now the goddess Ishtar.

He wanted to conquer the world, even to resist the repressive forces, and to confront the entire correct pan-human history.

...Although the girls admired him very much.

But it's hard to actually say a compliment... it's a delicate matter.

Luo Zhen completely ignored their complicated expressions and continued to push the conversation forward:

"So there's a pearl. Now even your fairytale magic can't control the spiritual veins, is that right?"

"Ah."

The witch of the Luo family nodded calmly.

But in his eyes, there was more resentment than usual.

Yuzhu, whose competitive spirit is no less than Orange's, is also very disgusted by the situation where "her things (spiritual veins) were inexplicably taken away" and really wants to severely punish the blond guy who did this.

She pointed to the Fukayama-cho area under her control on the map:

"The influence of 'Night Feast' has been completely rejected. I just tried to inject something new at the most recent node, but it was completely rejected."

"This land is controlled by extremely domineering rules, and ordinary intervention is completely useless. Coupled with the reckless absorption of magic power, it is estimated that it can drain the entire Fuyuki City in a few days."

This must be the mastermind's goal.

They drained the spiritual veins of the winter wood, infused them with the spiritual foundation of heroic spirits, and opened the channel to the source.

The nodes that are now buried in the Fuyuki City spiritual veins to absorb magical energy, judging from the corrupted King Arthur who willingly offered himself up last night, are actually all modified Heroic Spirits.

These heroic spirits were used as tools, infused with the spiritual energy of Fuyuki City, becoming the starting point for grand magic spells.

However, there is a limit to the absorption of spirit origins, and these heroic spirits will definitely be overwhelmed.

Luo Zhen could foresee that this must have been planned by the mastermind behind the scenes.

When these corrupted Heroic Spirits were burst by the Spirit Veins, their Spirit Origins returned to the Greater Grail, and the Root Channel was opened.

This is a well-designed process; it's truly ingenious and easy to implement.

Canaan asked, "What happened after we killed that one last night? Did it have any impact?"

Orange nodded first, then shook her head: "It has an impact, but not much."

"That black swordsman appeared from a magic node in the suburbs. After Luo Zhen and Lancer killed him, it did cause the control of the spiritual veins in that area to temporarily fail."

"But soon, the area she vacated was taken over by a neighboring node."

"That is, the error correction mechanism."

Luo Zhen added in his analysis: "When a spiritual vein node is destroyed, its magical power will immediately be absorbed by other nodes."

"To accelerate self-destruction while ensuring the ritual's proper functioning—that's quite a feat. And the methods used to modify the Heroic Spirit's Spirit Origin are truly... Hmm? Why are you all staring at me?"

Luo Zhen is analyzing it carefully.

He then noticed that Orange, Pearl, and even Irisviel and Artoria were all looking at him with subtle glances.

They remained silent, until Canaan, emboldened by his position, finally spoke up:

"The same method you used, modifying the spirit origin of a Heroic Spirit."

"Rozen, you can do the same thing, right? You can modify the spirit origin of the Heroic Spirit, allowing the Heroic Spirit to absorb the magic power of the spirit vein and become a node."

Why would I do something that treats Heroic Spirits like tools?

Luo Zhen immediately retorted, looking completely unconvinced.

...But gradually, he started blinking faster and faster.

He even seemed to be tasting the flavor: "It really is true, we should definitely give it a try."

The mastermind behind the scenes controls the Greater Grail and, the moment Fuyuki City became a singularity, seized control of the city's spiritual veins, draining them of magical energy in a desperate manner.

These magical nodes are frantically absorbing magical energy.

Even if the spirit of a hero is killed in one of the nodes, that part of the spiritual vein will be immediately absorbed by the surrounding nodes and cannot be controlled.

The more node spirits are defeated, the faster their magic will be drained at this rate.

So what are some ways to counter this? ...There are indeed.