Type-Moon, What Do You Mean You summoned Tiamat?!

"Yuu, you seem really tired. Are you okay?"

Tiamat gently poked Matou Yuu's cheek with her white fingertips.

Her soft and sweet voice clearly carried a hint of worry, but to Matou Yuu's ears, it carried a slightly different nuance... as if she was unconsciously provoking him by asking, "Are you okay? You look a little weak."

After all, if he hadn't been completely drained by that woman Merlin earlier, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation!

While such random thoughts crossed his mind, Matou Yuu slightly turned his head and looked at the blue-haired girl wrapped in the soft blanket like a kitten.

The first thing that caught his eye was her unbelievably beautiful, delicate, and perfect facial features.

Her originally white cheeks now carried a captivating and dreamy redness.

Her appearance was delicate and adorable, and she was wearing a thin cloth. Tiamat in this form did not have a particularly full chest, but she had perfect, just-right curves.

The deep and vast night had no human figures, and the full moon hung high in the sky. The gaze she directed at the young man was particularly gentle.

However, under Matou Yuu's sharp gaze, she seemed to have realized something and shyly lowered her eyes.

"Why... are you staring at me so intently?"

Tiamat slightly pursed her cherry-pink lips and let out a faint murmur, as if she were dreaming.

Indeed, the Tiamat before him was nothing more than an avatar with her divinity stripped away, and he had just found a satisfying release within this delicate body.

However, at this moment, seeing the Goddess of Creation — who always exuded a natural and adorable atmosphere — now showing such a shy and frail appearance... Matou Yuu's body still couldn't help but tremble.

An extremely strong impulse to completely make her his own welled up from the marrow of his bones once again.

The blue-haired girl before his eyes was like a pure and flawless sheet of white paper.

And painting on this white paper with his favorite colors... that in itself was a temptation capable of instantly shattering any human reason.

Matou Yuu had remained silent for a long time, but seeing his gaze toward her growing stronger and stronger, Tiamat became even more embarrassed and gently buried her forehead against his chest, rubbing her body against him.

"Tiamat, do you still feel a little unsatisfied?"

Matou Yuu tightly embraced the unbelievably soft body in his arms, feeling her heartbeat every time their bodies touched, and suddenly asked in a low voice.

Tiamat gently bit her lower lip and honestly and quietly murmured, "Because doing that kind of thing with Yuu... feels really good."

"But you must be really tired right now, Yuu?"

She raised her eyes again and looked at him like a well-behaved boy.

Being stared at with those pure and clear red eyes, the blood that had just calmed down in Matou Yuu's body "thumped" and boiled up again.

He pulled the girl into his arms and covered her body.

The girl with red eyes did not resist and obediently guided the young man's hand to her cheek.

Elasticity.

And there was softness.

It was an unbelievably wonderful sensation, as delicate and smooth as jade carved from sheep fat, with a faint unique scent drifting from the girl.

"Are you really okay? How's your condition?"

Looking at the adorable yet breathtakingly beautiful Tiamat.

At times like this, it seemed there was no need to say anything.

Therefore, Matou Yuu didn't answer and responded with the most direct action once again — gently kissing her soft cherry-pink lips.

"Mmm... um..."

The soft and delicate nasal sound instantly melted into the night of this sleepless city.

…

Outside the window, the bright moon hung high in the sky over the desolate city.

"Uwaa... ugh..."

Tiamat's soft, sweet, and intoxicating breathing swayed and intertwined like silk threads beside his ear.

Her beautiful breath gently brushed against Matou Yuu's cheek like a gentle sea breeze.

To describe it in detail, it was like the Goddess of Creation, in her pure and flawless white form, greedily and seriously grasping the young man's essence like tasting the most delicious dessert in the world.

Yes... Because of the overwork from last time, the initiative had completely reversed this time, and Matou Yuu had ended up in a position of passively enduring.

Fine beads of sweat flowed down her delicate collarbone and soft hair, falling onto Matou Yuu's chest with a soft "plop" sound.

System notifications kept appearing one after another, but Matou Yuu had no time to pay attention to them.

[Obtained magical energy from Deep Sea Spawn and slightly recovered magical energy.]

[Obtained magical energy from Deep Sea Spawn and slightly recovered magical energy.]

[Obtained magical energy from Deep Sea Sprite and slightly recovered magical energy *N]

…

The long "magical exchange ritual" finally came to an end.

Tiamat nestled against the young man's chest and gently looked at his slightly tired face with worried red eyes. "Yuu... Are you okay?"

Matou Yuu caught his breath for a moment, then quickly waved his hand and laughed. "Cough... Tiamat, you're underestimating my physical abilities."

Seeing this, Tiamat finally nodded with relief. "Aaaah."

Looking at the girl's appearance, Matou Yuu's smile became somewhat restrained.

Why did he suddenly have a bad feeling...?

…

The magical exchange ritual took place once again.

Tiamat's red eyes were still filled with lingering desire as they remained fixed on the young man.

He had never imagined that such a small girl like Tiamat would have more stamina than him...

Matou Yuu unconsciously rubbed his waist and slightly twitched his lips, but forced a smile out of pride. "It's fine... I can still go on."

"Aaaaah~"

Hearing this, Tiamat finally dispelled her unease.

…

Until the fourth wave receded.

"Tiamat... Are you really satisfied now?"

Matou Yuu asked with a pale face and a trembling voice.

However, what reached his ears was the innocent reply from the blue-haired girl. "Not yet. You can't rest now, Yuu."

Matou Yuu's smile instantly disappeared.

"Gulp... Again?!"

…

He didn't know how much time had passed, but after the long magical exchange, Matou Yuu looked at the blue-haired girl curled up in his arms, who had finally fallen into a satisfied and sound sleep, and shed tears of joy.

He leaned against the wall and dragged his feet toward the bathroom.

In the bathroom, warm water poured down like a waterfall.

The warm water seemed to wash away his almost completely exhausted body, rinsing away the sticky sweat and fatigue. Matou Yuu couldn't help but let out a satisfied sigh, feeling slightly revived.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of crisis.

Although he was severely weakened tonight, it was mainly because he had just been drained by Merlin a short while ago. However, as a human, he had indeed been challenging the limits of his physical abilities in front of these extraordinary existences.

Being a magus with "high attack power" was certainly wonderful, but he also had to consider a certain level of physical stamina.

After all, if one looked strictly at the so-called Grand Casters who appeared in the Type-Moon world, they were all monsters with extremely powerful close-combat abilities.

Gilgamesh swinging an axe to cut down enemies, Merlin smashing enemy skulls with a holy sword, Solomon beating enemies with his bare hands — weren't they all close-combat type magus?

"Your body right now looks quite weak."

While he was absentmindedly thinking about such trivial matters, amid the roaring water, Matou Yuu suddenly heard an unbelievably soft yet somewhat condescending and pleasant voice in his ear.

He suddenly jumped up and instinctively turned around to look.

Through the steam rising from the bathroom, he saw the figure of an unbelievably beautiful woman wearing a luxurious long dress with blonde hair cascading like a waterfall.

She had her arms crossed and was leaning languidly against the corner of the bathroom.

Her captivating yet dignified deep red eyes quietly stared at him. "...Crimson Moon?!"

Matou Yuu almost blurted it out but quickly hesitated and asked, "Why did you suddenly wake up?"

"I didn't wake up on my own. I came to reclaim the promise you made to me, you cheeky human," Crimson Moon said languidly while playing with her golden hair.

Promise?

Matou Yuu was initially surprised, but then vaguely recalled something.

In truth, he and Crimson Moon had made an agreement that he would let her suck his blood in exchange for giving her one chance to act.

However...

Normally, Matou Yuu wouldn't have minded much. If he thought of it as blood donation, it was also an opportunity to get closer to the King of the Moon.

But...

He had just finished a series of intense battles today, and his body was extremely weakened... If Crimson Moon took a few more breaths, wouldn't he turn into a dried-up corpse on the spot?

"Um, today might be inconvenient. Shall we reschedule...?"

Just as Matou Yuu was about to politely refuse, a line of translucent text suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

[Ding! Hidden Side Quest "The Price of Raising the Cosmic Red-Eyed Rabbit" Triggered!]

[Task Requirements: Offer your sweet blood to complete the special "feeding" task.]

[Task Reward: Attribute Points +1 (Free)]

Looking at the text that appeared in his field of vision, Matou Yuu fell into thought for a moment.

System... Do you think you're funny?

While thinking this, he ultimately nodded.

After all, he still had an unfulfilled promise to Crimson Moon, and in the end, he might need her help again next time.

"In that case, let's do it."

The moment Matou Yuu finished speaking, Crimson Moon stepped forward without hesitation.

Accompanied by a captivating scent, cold lips were directly pressed against his neck, and sharp fangs pierced his skin without resistance.

As blood rapidly flowed out of his body, a line of text quietly appeared.

[Ding! Mission Complete. Successfully fed the Cosmic Red-Eyed Rabbit once.]

[Obtained Reward: +1 Attribute Point (Automatically Granted)]

"Indeed, your blood is the most delicious thing in the world."

Satisfied, Crimson Moon gently licked her glossy red lips, then narrowed her eyes, which were red with joy, and glanced at the young man.

"For the sake of this exquisite dish, I'll give you one piece of information."

"That golden beast wasn't completely dead back then, and I could sense it... The 'heat' gathering in the sky was quite exaggerated."

"If nothing unexpected happens, that man must be secretly plotting a grand plan right now."

Golden giant beast... Was she talking about Goetia?!

Matou Yuu's heart skipped a beat, but before he could ask further, Crimson Moon languidly added, "However... He'll probably lose his composure soon."

"After all, to complete a grand bonfire party supported by 3,000 years of history, this fragile planet must still have enough 'fuel' left for him to ignite."

A mocking look appeared in Crimson Moon's eyes. "If the other monsters in this city had flipped over the planet's table beforehand... That beast would have been panicking and jumping around."

It was as if to confirm the King of the Moon's prophecy.

The very next moment, a terrifying roar filled with violence and destruction suddenly echoed from the lowest floor of this luxurious hotel, hundreds of meters high.

"Oh? It seems it's already starting...?"

Crimson Moon lightly glanced at her feet. Her elegant figure gradually transformed into particles of red spiritual energy and completely disappeared into the air. The only words left in Matou Yuu's heart were mocking sarcasm.

"Do your best, boy."

Matou Yuu was somewhat taken aback. Before he could react, a beast-like roar came from the hotel lobby downstairs.

Immediately after, an intense magical energy surged up from beneath his feet.

1st floor, 2nd floor, 10th floor, 20th floor!

In the blink of an eye, the boiling flames, accompanied by unstoppable terrifying pressure, charged straight toward the top floor!

Tiamat, who had been curled up and sound asleep in bed, suddenly opened her eyes as if she had sensed something.

The very next moment——

Boom!!!

Accompanied by rapidly rising flames, an ear-splitting violent explosion echoed throughout the entire hotel!

…

Meanwhile, deep underground in a secret command center...

Drip, drip, drip...

A dark blue holographic projection screen cast a cold, faint light onto the metal walls.

Dozens of communication operators, wearing noise-canceling headphones, were working at their respective workstations.

This suffocating silence constituted the daily life of this underground base belonging to America's official magical forces.

However, at that moment, Faldeus — who had been sitting in a leather swivel chair with his eyes closed — suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the screen.

His adjutant stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Sir, we have detected an extremely high-level physical explosion and magical reaction in the city. The source is..."

Faldeus silently stared at the satellite surveillance footage displayed on the screen and slowly exhaled.

"Crystal Hill Hotel...?"

The presidential suite on the top floor of the Crystal Hill Hotel was once the room where the oldest Hero King had stayed.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any Master or heroic spirit reckless enough to set up a battlefield there in this city... After all, for that arrogant king, it would have been nothing more than a provocative act that invited his own death.

However, not long ago, a very special — or rather, pitiful — couple had checked into that hotel.

Matou Yuu... and Tiamat.

Even without going to the front lines to investigate, it wasn't hard to guess... This catastrophe must be related to Matou Yuu.

Just thinking about this made Faldeus furrow his brows deeply.

He rubbed his temples and slowly exhaled.

In this Holy Grail War, Faldeus himself, along with the government and mage families supporting him, had paid an immeasurable price... And if they failed, that price would be something they could never bear.

According to his original plan, victory in this Holy Grail War should have been certain. After all, he had made a perfect plan from the very beginning.

However, Matou Yuu's existence had overturned the board time and time again, shattering all the "routines" he had planned.

As an experienced politician and magus, Faldeus quickly took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

For now, compared to the commotion outside, he had something more important to do first.

——Summoning a heroic spirit.

Faldeus had summoned a heroic spirit before, but Tiamat's Sea of Life had caused a reverse flow of the law, and both the "Greater Grail" and the "return and reset" had occurred.

The assassin he had summoned at that time had also left after that battle.

Therefore, by taking advantage of this shocking loophole in the Holy Grail system, he could now completely re-summon a heroic spirit.

Thinking this, the man couldn't help but feel a mix of anticipation and anxiety.

To establish a foothold in the current Snowfield City, he had to possess a heroic spirit of "monster" level.

This time, in order to summon a special existence, he had even used the highest-level summoning circle.

Considering his aptitude for this extreme cheating, which heroic spirit would respond to him?

With such expectations in his heart, Faldeus stepped alone into the secret room that had already been prepared.

Standing in front of the summoning circle, he slowly extended his right hand and began chanting the ancient incantation in a low voice.

"Declaration—!"

"Your body is entrusted to my command, and my fate is bound to your sword..."

"You are the seven heavens' guardian, bound by the three great curses emanating from the ring of restraint and the scales!!!"

Boom—!

The moment the incantation ended, a dazzling light — as bright as daytime — erupted from the center of the magic circle.

Faldeus held his breath and stared at the summoning circle with anticipation. The outline of a heroic spirit gradually took shape.

Then, he instantly froze.

Because when the light faded, what appeared in the center of the circle was not the mythological hero he had imagined — wielding sacred weapons and exuding majesty.

Instead, standing there was a white-haired man in a neat suit.

Human...?

Faldeus furrowed his brows.

No, this aura was clearly that of a heroic spirit...

"You are..." he couldn't help but say.

Inside the summoning circle, the silver-haired man slowly opened his eyes, and a gentle smile appeared on his refined and scholarly face.

"Because I sensed your strong wish and suffering, I deliberately avoided the Holy Grail's trial and accepted your summons of my own accord."

The man lightly lowered his head, showing an impeccable gentlemanly gesture.

"Servant... Marisbury Animusphere, at your service."

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