"Demon hunting?" Akira asked in confusion, staring at Natsuki, who was sitting in his lap while fiddling with some files.
"That's right. Over the past few days, it seems that many demons have been attacked, and their magical power has been drained completely," Natsuki said with a frown. She had been in charge of this case but hadn't been able to find the culprit despite several days of investigation.
"Could this be related to the Holy Grail War?" Akira suddenly asked. This was the only thing that came to his mind, as his memories of the original anime were hazy. He didn't remember much about the plot, especially since this world was a fusion of multiple anime, making it difficult for him to recall specific storylines. Moreover, the plots kept changing due to the butterfly effect.
"Holy Grail War? I've heard from the higher-ups that the 5th Holy Grail War is supposed to start around this time, but I didn't pay much attention to it since the Masters haven't been chosen yet," Natsuki replied, though she didn't dismiss Akira's guess. "But now that you mention it, demon hunting could be something someone is using to gather magical power for the Holy Grail War."
Even though not all the Masters had been chosen yet, the possibility of someone hiding their status as a Master wasn't impossible. Therefore, they might be preparing for the Holy Grail War by gathering magical power from demons.
"By the way, I heard you're planning to participate in the Holy Grail War, right?" Natsuki asked curiously, staring at Akira's left hand. "But you haven't been chosen as a Master yet. Do you have a plan for that?"
"I do plan to participate in the Holy Grail War," Akira nodded without hiding anything, though he frowned slightly and stared at his left hand, which had been itching inexplicably. "But it seems luck is on my side, as always."
Hearing Akira's sarcastic tone, Natsuki couldn't help but smile wryly. When Akira mentioned that he hadn't been chosen as a Master yet, a red mark in the shape of three swords appeared on the back of his left hand—a Command Spell, symbolizing his identity as a Master.
"Seriously, are you the son of the Goddess of Luck?" Natsuki said with a hint of helplessness in her voice, as Akira's luck was truly unnatural. "Or, knowing you, did you seduce the Goddess of Luck?"
"I'm not the son of the Goddess of Luck, and I didn't seduce her... probably," Akira said confidently, though he couldn't completely deny the latter possibility. His memories of his past life, excluding anime and novels, had been taken by the one who reincarnated him, so he didn't know for sure if he had some kind of relationship with the Goddess of Luck.
"Well, I should get going now," Akira said, lifting the dissatisfied Natsuki off his lap and standing up. "As for the demon hunting, I'll help you catch the person responsible."
After finishing his sentence, a purple magic circle appeared beneath Akira's feet, similar to the ones Natsuki used, and he disappeared.
Although Akira had never trained in Natsuki's magic before, he possessed Varvatos's complete magical knowledge, which allowed him to understand and replicate Natsuki's magic just by observing it. Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without The End, an ability he had obtained earlier, which helped him easily learn others' abilities.
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When he returned to his apartment, Akira lazily sat on the couch while browsing the system shop. It had been a long time since he last opened it, especially since he had accumulated a million points.
"I wonder what I should buy with these points," Akira muttered in confusion. Honestly, he didn't know what to spend his points on. Although he wanted to become stronger, he wasn't sure what to buy, as he already possessed powerful weapons, the power of the King of Heroes, and other abilities he had acquired.
[Ding! Host, I recommend purchasing Character Cards. They will allow you to obtain the powers of characters from the multiverse, just as you gained the power of the King of Heroes when you reincarnated.]
"System, it seems your consciousness has improved a lot since the last time we spoke," Akira said with some surprise. The system's voice had become more human-like and pleasant to listen to, unlike the mechanical girl's voice from before.
[Ding! This is thanks to the Host for killing Kanda Sorata and making many heroines fall in love with you. Thank you, Host.]
"You're welcome," Akira smiled nonchalantly and quickly began searching for the Character Cards the system had mentioned, as he was extremely curious about them.
After searching for Character Cards, a long list of them appeared before Akira, each with different names and prices, seemingly based on the card's power. Some examples included:
[Name: Anos Voldigoad]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 5M]
[Name: Kirito]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 10,000]
[Name: D]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: ???]
[Name: EMIYA (Archer)]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 500,000]
"..." Akira stared at the endless list with some excitement. Although he wanted to buy Anos Voldigoad's Character Card, he unfortunately didn't have enough points for it, so he continued browsing.
[Name: Itsuka Shido]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 200,000]
[Name: Gojo Satoru]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 500,000]
[Name: Ban]
[Type: Character Card]
[Price: 900,000]
"..." Akira stared at the never-ending list before his eyes fell on a specific Character Card. Without hesitation, he purchased it, even though it cost him all his points. As for the other Character Cards that caught his attention, he could only be patient and gather more points later.
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