A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"Ah! Teacher." Just then, Sakura Komatou, who was about to have her meal, suddenly noticed that her teacher had returned home. With joy in her eyes, she ran to Wang Chong's side with small steps.

"Teacher, you're back...!" Just as she was about to greet her, Sakura Matou suddenly saw a little girl her age being held in her teacher's arms. Sakura's first thought upon seeing the child was, "This child is so cute, I want to pinch her cheeks." But then, an uncomfortable feeling welled up deep within Sakura. She felt a vague dislike for the white-haired girl before her, as if it were ingrained in her instincts.

Sakura Matou would never know that in a certain timeline 10 years later, her true nature is extremely incompatible with the genuine Lesser Grail in front of her.

"Why did the teacher bring back a cute girl again... Does the teacher not like Sakura anymore?" However, the little-brained Matou Sakura clearly misunderstood this feeling, thinking that the teacher bringing a cute girl would steal the teacher's love for her.

“It’s alright, Matou Sakura. I just freed this child from a certain fate by someone else… cough cough, anyway, like you did. By the way, Sakura, there should be an empty room in the house, right? I’m going to take this little girl to sleep here,” Wang Chong said.

“Okay… this way, teacher.” Although Sakura Komatou didn’t particularly like the white-haired girl in front of her, she didn’t want her teacher to be too disappointed in her, so she obediently led Wang Chong to an empty house and let Ilya stay there.

"Mordred, Mordred?"

"Yes, yes." A heroic spirit materialized in the air; it was Mordred, who had been staying home all along.

"Mordred, I'll leave this child in your care for now. Let me know if anything happens," Wang Chong instructed.

"Huh? Master, do you think I'm some kind of babysitter? I already have two kids, and now you want me to take care of a third one?" Mordred said, looking very unwilling.

"But you get along quite well with the kids, don't you? And doesn't Sakura have Medusa looking after her?" Wang Chong said with a smile. For some reason, Mordred seemed to possess a unique charm as a leader of children, deeply loved by them.

"Yes, so I am more responsible for Shiki, so I don't have more time to spend on other children. And Master, I don't want to criticize you, but these children were all brought back by you. Although I know you are running around for the Holy Grail War, the children are still the closest to you. If you don't spend time with them like this, even if they don't say it, they will have psychological problems. Don't be like my father, Master." Mordred put his hands on his hips and said bluntly.

"Ah, this..." Hearing Mordred's example, Wang Chong suddenly realized that he seemed to have paid less attention to Matou Sakura and Ryougi Shiki recently. Matou Sakura was a bit better, but Ryougi Shiki had brought her to such a strange place all by herself, so he was indeed being irresponsible.

“Alright, anyway, the important things for today have been mostly taken care of. Now we just need to wait for Semiramis to finish chanting. I’ll spend more time with the children during this time,” Wang Chong finally nodded and said.

Chapter 142 Three Days and Three Nights Have Arrived

"Ha, that's more like it, Master." Mordred seemed very pleased that Wang Chong had agreed, and it was even clear from the Eye of Despair that Mordred's affection level had increased by another 5 points. Now, after a long period of nurturing, Mordred's affection level had reached 75 points. In another 5 points, she would reach the 80 points of affection required to reach the "like" level.

"I didn't expect Mordred to be so good at understanding children's thoughts. Isn't that incredibly caring and considerate? So gentle~" Wang Chong couldn't help but tease.

"Huh...huh? Nothing like that happened. I was just...just putting myself in your shoes. It wasn't about caring for you or being gentle with you." Mordred blushed slightly, looking rather uncomfortable.

"Hehe, isn't this the most considerate way to care for someone? It's all about putting yourself in their shoes... And I never expected Mordred to have such a shy side," Wang Chong continued to tease.

"Are you asking for a beating, Master!" Enraged, Mordred pretended to hit Wang Chong, and Wang Chong played along, chasing each other around the room.

"Mom... Dad..." Just then, a murmur came from the bed. It was Ilya, seemingly having a nightmare, calling out for something in fear. It seemed that the fight between the two had caused something frightening to appear in Ilya's dream.

"Shh..." Wang Chong made a shushing gesture to Mordred, who was chasing him. Mordred, understanding his feelings, stopped playing around, and the two of them quietly left the room together, giving Ilya a peaceful sleeping environment.

"Master, which family did you find this child from this time?" Mordred asked.

“You recognize her? This is Mrs. Irisviel and that Kiritsugu Emiya’s child,” Wang Chong said.

"Master...you're not planning to use this innocent child to threaten them, are you?" Mordred's expression suddenly turned somewhat grim as she spoke.

"Yes and no." Wang Chong said frankly after seeing the change in Mordred, "Let me explain this matter slowly. Actually..."

Wang Chong explained to Mordred in detail Ilya's background, the Einzbern family's artificial human project, their cold and cruel approach to achieving their ideals, and his own future plans. After listening to Wang Chong's explanation, Mordred's expression improved considerably, especially regarding the Einzbern family's demise, which he said was well done.

After all, Mordred was the same, a "homogeneous human" created specifically for a certain plan, a creation of King Arthur. She naturally disliked the Einzbern family's way of being; the mere mention of it disgusted her.

The plan Wang Chong revealed made Mordred understand that Wang Chong would not harm the girl named Ilya. He simply wanted to use the destruction of the Einzbern family to strike at Mrs. Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya, preventing them from focusing on uncovering Wang Chong's scheme and throwing them into disarray.

"So essentially I'm helping them... mainly Mrs. Irisviel raising her daughter. So don't worry," Wang Chong said.

"Hmph~ That's true, after all, a certain Master wants to add that lady to his collection." Mordred said with a playful smile.

"Huh? How did you know that?" Wang Chong said in surprise.

"Think about it for a moment and you'll understand. Master, you've been so deliberately trying to drive a wedge between this couple, isn't it all just so you can do *that* kind of thing? And besides, Master, you came back yesterday afternoon with a distinctly feminine aura. Master, do you know that in some ways you're just like that scoundrel, unfaithful knight I know?" Mordred said with a laugh.

"Ah, this..." Wang Chong was speechless.

"Alright, Master, I don't care about your quirks. Just spend your time with the children today. I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving now~" Mordred turned and left Wang Chong's sight, leaving Wang Chong alone, bewildered in the wind.

……

"System, upgrade all my B-level skills by one tier," Wang Chong said.

"Ding - Your natural physicality, bravery, leadership temperament, military strategy, emperor privileges, and heroic appearance have all reached B+ level. Consumed 3000 villain points, the current villain points are 5340 points, and the next level upgrade requires 1000 villain points." The system reminded.

Time passed quickly. From noon to 4 p.m., Wang Chong accompanied Ryougi Shiki in practicing the Seven Nights Assassination Technique, sweating profusely. He also explained the principles of imaginary number magic to Matou Sakura. This time, for some reason, Matou Sakura was surprisingly more insightful, explaining many aspects very smoothly. While she didn't have the incredible talent she had demonstrated the first time, it was far better than before, when she would occasionally struggle for a long time.

Time spent with children always seems long, but it actually flies by. It was almost time for Semiramis to finish her three-day, three-night chant, so Wang Chong, along with Mordred, prepared to head to Yuanzang Mountain to check on Semiramis's condition. Along the way, Wang Chong began spending points to further increase his combat power.

"Master, while I'm happy that you followed my advice and spent time with the children, is it really alright to just let Kiritsugu Emiya roam freely during the day?" Mordred asked.

"Don't worry, I made preparations long ago. I destroyed the communication devices between the two sides. Neither Irisviel nor Kiritsugu Emiya will be able to contact the other for the time being. Moreover, your father will not respond to Kiritsugu Emiya's call unless Kiritsugu Emiya forcibly summons your father at the cost of a Command Seal," Wang Chong said with a smile. "However, even so, I have two plans. One is to continue having Kirei pursue the other side, so that he has no time to deal with these things. The other is, as I told you before, I obtained a good Noble Phantasm that can directly sever the contract between Command Seals or even Servants and their Masters. If Kiritsugu Emiya dares to summon, I dare to have my clone on my side stab your father with the Noble Phantasm, severing their connection."

“I see… But host, you’re quite capable. You haven’t even used it yet. It seems that Kiritsugu is indeed overly cautious, just as you said,” Mordred said.

“After all, the first thing I did after waking up was rush to the castle, only to find it deserted, with Kirei chasing after me in the jungle. And Kirei surprisingly knows Emiya Kiritsugu very well; he's adept at understanding his opponent's psychology, preventing him from verifying what happened last night,” Wang Chong said with a smile. “Alright, Kirei will handle Kiritsugu. Let's focus on our own affairs first; this is a major event that will be on stage tonight.”

After their conversation, the two walked for a while and finally arrived at the barrier of Mount Enzo. At this moment, Matou Kariya and Kyoran also came into Wang Chong's sight.

"Thank you for your hard work in guarding this place these days. You can make as much trouble as you want tonight. I will create an opportunity for you to fight Tōsaka Tokiomi alone." Wang Chong patted Matou Kariya's shoulder and said.

"Really...really? I will definitely not let you down, sir!!" Matou Kariya said, patting his chest excitedly.

"That's right, just do your best, and I'll let you make your official debut then," Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?! If you want to fight, I'm not afraid! I'm ready to fight you to the end!" At this moment, a noisy sound of metal clashing rang out, and in the blink of an eye, it was seen that Lancelot had gone berserk and was fighting Mordred.

"Om-"

"You bastard—? What the hell?" Mordred was just about to curse and strike when suddenly Lancelot returned to Matou Kariya's side and was knocked unconscious on the ground.

"Kariya, keep an eye on your servant. Take him away." Wang Chong's indifferent voice rang out beside Mordred. This made Mordred even more puzzled; when had her Master gotten to be next to her?

"Yes! Yes!" Matou Kariya hurriedly dragged Lancelot away from the place.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Wang Chong asked Mordred, who was staring at him.

"Forget it, Master, you're not a normal Master anyway. I can't be bothered with all this... But that Servant just now, I felt like his attack style was really familiar to me," Mordred said, frowning.

"Of course you know him; he's the unfaithful guy you just mentioned today."

"Huh?! This guy is Lancelot?"

Chapter 143 The Vanity of the Sky Garden

Upon hearing Wang Chong say that the other person was Lancelot, Mordred almost drew her sword and slashed at the unfaithful knight. However, remembering that the knight had already been knocked unconscious by Wang Chong, Mordred immediately lost interest.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about Lancelot. Let's go in first and see what the situation is like inside." Wang Chong stepped into the barrier, and Mordred followed behind him and entered.

After the two passed through the barrier, they felt a shadow envelop them. Mordred looked up and gasped, saying, "Wow, this is truly magnificent, Master."

A colossal floating island suddenly appeared in their sight, blotting out the sky and inspiring awe. Eleven jet-black panels, each over 20 meters long and inscribed with magical symbols, floated near the outer walls, revolving around the island. The entire island emanated intense magical energy, though this energy did not ultimately leak out of the barrier. Only those who stepped inside could sense the astonishing magical power.

"No wonder Semiramis didn't start construction immediately after choosing Mount Enzang as the location for building the floating islands. Instead, she spent a day and a night setting up a barrier. If it weren't for this barrier, Semiramis would probably have attracted other Servants the moment it was completed," Wang Chong said, looking at the astonishing magical energy fluctuations.

“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have taken so long to prepare.” A mesmerizing female voice rang out from above. It was Semiramis, who was leaning on the railing of a cylindrical observation platform below the floating island, speaking with a sense of ease.

"Let's go." Wang Chong leaped easily onto the platform and stood before Semiramis. Mordred followed suit, leaping up smoothly as well.

“These floating islands are really nice; the view below is quite interesting. How high can they fly? Can they only float here, or can they continue to fly higher?” Mordred asked, looking at the scenery below.

"Haha, let alone this level of altitude, even flying a few thousand meters higher wouldn't be a problem." Semiramis smiled and said, "Come, Master, Mordred, let me show you my Noble Phantasm—the Floating Garden of Vanity."

……

"This city isn't built for defense; it's a true aerial fortress. The entire garden is composed of neatly arranged, lush green floating islands, marble floors, and pillars. Various plants are intertwined everywhere. The reason it floats is because I gave the city an 'upside-down' concept, so that plants grow downwards and water flows from downstream to upstream."

Semiramis led Wang Chong and Mordred along the road. The growth of the surrounding plants and the direction of the water flow were indeed as Semiramis had described, feeling completely upside down compared to the outside world.

"So we're not walking on the floor? We're walking on the ceiling?" Mordred said as he walked through it.

“Hehe, that’s not it. After all, such a castle would be very inconvenient to use. In the end, giving it this concept is just to make it easier for the castle to fly.” Semiramis said with a light laugh, “But the real power is yet to come. Look, those are the 5000 Dragon Tooth Soldiers, 500 wyverns, and many other higher-level magical beasts that I summoned with a large-scale summoning spell.”

Semiramis pointed to the large group of magical beasts in front of her. Upon seeing Semiramis's arrival, they became respectful and prostrated themselves on the ground, obeying Semiramis's commands.

"As long as I remain within this city, I will be strengthened in all aspects. Even my fame will be raised to the highest level, allowing me to direct my attacks in a more advantageous direction. Furthermore, I will be able to perform magecraft unique to the realm of magic. For example, I can forcibly release my spirit form, or create chains from space to bind my opponent... Oh, and most importantly, I can negate Command Seals within a certain range. Hehe, this will be a unique tactic against that Ruler."

Semiramis repeatedly demonstrated the various magic tricks she could perform with the garden's blessing. She even deployed twelve magic circles, explaining that each would unleash EX-class magic cannons.

"Doesn't this mean it's equivalent to unleashing 12 of Father's Noble Phantasm releases?" Mordred asked, looking somewhat incredulous.

"On the contrary, if it doesn't meet this standard, then it would be a waste of the three days and three nights of preparation and the many restrictions involved." Wang Chong was well aware of the value of this Sky Garden; if operated properly, it would be his sure-fire weapon for victory.

"Speaking of which, I saw those black wooden planks floating outside before, what exactly are they?" Mordred asked, pointing to the constantly moving and floating black planks in the sky.

“Those…those are the defensive spells of this fortress. I call them the Tiamtum Umu, the Black Coffin of Ten and One. They can fire off extraordinary light bullets from the tectonic plates in succession. Each one is equivalent to a meteorite falling, and their destructive power is comparable to that of an ‘anti-military’ force,” Semiramis said with a smile.

"It's always about military-level destructive power. This fortress is indeed outrageous in terms of scale," Mordred said as he listened to Semiramis's description of its power.

"Thank you for your hard work, Semiramis," Wang Chong said, also quite satisfied with the aerial fortress.

"Hehe, it's mainly because of the Master who was able to gather all the necessary conditions. As for the hardship, it's just three days and three nights of chanting, nothing to worry about," Semiramis said.

"However, once this treasure is completed, is it possible to add anything further? Is the specification already set?" Wang Chong asked.

“That’s right, we have to start all over again; there’s no way to upgrade it. Of course, I can restore this fortress to its original state at the cost of 20% of the materials. Although it’s a 20% loss, it’s still much better than collecting all the materials again,” Semiramis explained.

"Then forget it... Time is running out." Wang Chong rejected the idea. The reason he brought it up was just because he suddenly remembered that there was some infinitely multiplying gold stored in the back of his system space. He wondered if adding it would give the castle the ability to multiply infinitely, that is, to strengthen infinitely.

The three continued walking forward and finally arrived at the main hall in the very center of the city. Upon entering, they saw that the ground was covered with red carpets, and at the very front, a throne sat atop the steps.

"I feel my strength has subtly increased." Since arriving here, Mordred has felt better than ever before. Not only has his energy and spirit reached their peak, but all aspects of his body have also been improved.

“Within this territory, all the stats of all our members will be enhanced to a certain extent. Even Luck is no exception.” Semiramis said, then looked at Wang Chong and said, “This is all thanks to the Master for finding the legendary Fire Rat Fur and various rare leathers, which allowed us to create a carpet that can comprehensively enhance our strength.”

"Huh? Is it because of this carpet under my feet?" Mordred lay down and touched the carpet with his fingers, feeling a warm sensation spreading from the point of contact to all parts of his body, which felt warm and very comfortable.

"Among all the rare materials I randomly drew, there's even something like a Fire Rat Fur? This could be used to solve a dowry problem. It seems that ordinary lotteries aren't as useless as I thought," Wang Chong couldn't help but think.

"Oh, right! Semiramis, you just said that even luck can be improved, right?" Wang Chong suddenly remembered something and said.

"Hmm, is there a problem?" Semiramis asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Perfect, let’s test my luck. The magic here is abundant, and my luck should be at its peak. It’s time for another Heroic Spirit summon… oh, I mean, Heroic Spirit summoning.”

Wang Chong made a decision: if the effect was indeed good after the verification, this place that could improve his luck would become the place he had to come to for drawing cards or various items.

Chapter 144 Tower Cat, Atalanta

"System, give me a Berserker-class Servant summon card, I'm about to use it... Oh right? Can I infuse this summon card with the power of ruin beforehand? I'm really worried that I'll draw another troublesome one, and it will be difficult to raise its affinity later."

Wang Chong thought that the characters summoned through this gacha system were basically all related to his own nature, thus resulting in a group of anti-heroes. Unfortunately, these anti-hero Masters were incredibly difficult to control. Wang Chong desperately wished he could summon a loyal Servant like Karna or a two-talented individual. In short, they had to be obedient. Otherwise, he would have to use the power of ruin to brainwash them to some extent. After all, he didn't have the energy to slowly cultivate them now.

"Oh, don't worry, host. In fact, the Servant Summoning Cards produced by the system are often very compatible with the host. For example, the Empress is actually a servant that fits the host's personality very well. Even if you didn't do that operation at the beginning, the Empress will become a loyal servant of the host over time. However, in view of the host's request, the system has specialized the initial impression bonus on the card. In addition, since you, the host, have the heroic skill, I believe it is not a problem to reach 50 or 60 or above in the beginning. What do you think?" said the system.

“I think it’s because we can’t cover it with the power of ruin that you answered like that, right? Fine, anyway, there aren’t many Servants who can beat me in a head-on fight right now, and this is still my home turf. At worst, I can just knock them down and then pour the power of ruin into them. Let’s do it this way. Let’s summon them.” Wang Chong quickly made a decision and made a gesture as if he was about to summon them.

"Seriously, Master? How cautious are you? We already have such a powerful fortress and six Servants. This should be a one-sided victory, right? Why are you summoning more Servants?" Mordred complained when she saw Wang Chong summoning Servants again. Putting everything else aside, her Master was already ridiculously strong. He was evenly matched with that Hero King before. With such a solid situation, why are you complaining about not having enough people?

"Hehe, I wonder which heroine has been chosen by the Master this time~" Semiramis said with great interest.

"Hmm? Why must it be limited to women?" Mordred asked, frowning.

"Look, from the beginning until now, has our Master ever had a male Servant?" Semiramis asked, feeling that Mordred had asked a stupid question.

"Ah! Here they come!" Mordred ignored Semiramis's sidelong glance; her attention was drawn to the soon-to-arrive newcomer.

A crimson light burst forth from the summoning circle, and an inexplicable aura of madness began to radiate outwards. Semiramis narrowed her eyes and murmured, "Berserker?"

As the red light began to dim, a figure slowly emerged from it, letting out a fierce roar: "Ah!!!"

"Master, be careful!" Mordred sensed the other party's hostility and immediately drew his sword to protect Wang Chong. However, Wang Chong waved his hand and said, "Let me do it. If I don't suppress her with my own strength, she won't listen to me."

"Burn everything, devour everything...!" A mad female voice flashed from the light, and a figure engulfed in purple flames pounced on Wang Chong with the movements of a wild beast.

"Well done!" Wang Chong also raised his hand, and in the next instant, he firmly grasped the woman's outstretched claws.

"boom--"

A stream of energy emanated from the two wrestlers. Wang Chong showed no intention of retreating. With his current array of physical skills, combined with the True Ancestor's physique and the added bonuses from the field, he could easily defeat Uncle B in terms of strength, let alone this female Greek mythological heroine, whose strength was far inferior to Hercules', or even to Mordred's.

"Ugh—ah!"

Seeing the opponent struggling, he was easily subdued by the strength of Wang Chong's arms. His body had gone from leaning forward to leaning backward. Clearly, when his center of gravity was shifted to the rear, his opponent had already lost the struggle.

"Bang—!" Finally, a heavy thud was heard as the white-haired female servant was forcefully pinned to the ground by Wang Chong's physical strength.

"Why? You look very unconvinced. Yes, your advantage is not strength, but speed. Am I right, Atalanta?" Looking at the beautiful woman with a crazy look who was pinned down by him, Wang Chong had no intention of showing any mercy and bluntly told her her real name.

“Well then, Atalanta, how about we make a bet? We’ll race you using your most prized speed, and see who can get to the edge of this city first. If I lose, I’ll set you free. But if I win, you’ll have to obey me. How about it?” Wang Chong said.

"Really?" A somewhat cold voice, completely unlike the madness just now, came from the lips of the beauty beneath him. Wang Chong met Atalanta's light green eyes, nodded, and said, "I keep my word."