A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1138
Chapter 1138: Chapter 781: Ascension (Happy National Day, Everyone) Chapter 1138: Chapter 781: Ascension (Happy National Day, Everyone) When Duanmu Huai and his people were resisting the Demon Beast Army, Rin Tohsaka also brought everyone to her home.
“This is the core of the Spirit Vein.”
Opening the door, she introduced the core of the Spirit Vein to everyone. Rin Tohsaka was inwardly speechless; she knew very well that once the Spirit Vein was destroyed, the Tohsaka family would be doomed just like the Matou family. Originally, the Matou family was a magician family from abroad, but for the sake of the Holy Grail War, they had left their homeland and come to Fuyuki City. However, since the Spirit Vein in Fuyuki City was under the Tohsaka family's control, the Matou family, having lost access to the Spirit Vein, eventually saw their bloodline grow weaker and thus lost their magician's power.
This was also the reason when Fiore moved the Furvidge, they needed a piece of Spirit Vein land. Without a Spirit Vein, the Furvidges would gradually lose their magic power and become ordinary people just like the Matous.
Fortunately, the Furvidge family had money at that time and was able to buy a Spirit Vein, while the Tohsaka family was currently burdened with debt, relying solely on this Spirit Vein to keep them going.
Once this Spirit Vein is gone… ah, Rin Tohsaka couldn't even imagine what the Magic Association's reaction would be.
It was quite normal, even though objectively speaking, the Tohsakas' actions had saved the world, but for the Magic Association, they obviously wouldn't care about such matters. By then, the Tohsaka family would probably be doomed.
“What's wrong? Sister?”
As Medea and Alice Phil started analyzing the Spirit Vein, Rin Tohsaka sighed deeply on the side, and Sakura curiously asked her, to which Rin Tohsaka just shook her head helplessly.
“Nothing, it's just that thinking about how the Tohsaka family might decline under my watch, I feel somewhat… ah…”
“Ah, if sister is worried about that, then I might have a suggestion.”
Hearing this, Sakura's eyes twinkled, and she looked at Rin Tohsaka with a mischievous smile.
“What's the suggestion?”
“Now that the Tohsaka family is left with only sister, since that's the case, why doesn't sister join the Tribunal?”
“The Tribunal…?”
“That's right, it's not like a merger of magician families but more like an alliance. The Tribunal offers certain support to families, requiring the latter to join their alliance and serve them. The Tribunal's single goal, as I mentioned before, is to protect humanity at all costs; nothing else matters… What do you think, sister?”
“Um…”
Faced with Sakura's suggestion, Rin Tohsaka furrowed her brows, deeply lost in thought, while Sakura kept her gaze fixed on Rin Tohsaka.
“Moreover, it would benefit sister as well. If sister is willing to join the Tribunal, then the debts could be completely written off.”
“Written off? That's a lot of money. Is the Tribunal that rich?”
“Ah… speaking of which, I haven't properly introduced myself to sister yet.”
Hearing this, Sakura revealed a playful smile, and looked towards Rin Tohsaka.
“Then let me introduce myself again, I am Sakura El-Melloi Archizorotti… With that being said, you understand now, don't you?”
“El-Melloi… wait, Sakura, are you now with the El-Melloi family?”
Hearing this, Rin Tohsaka was completely taken aback, as the El-Melloi family was also quite famous within the circle of magicians. Aside from their own considerable strength, they were also well-known for their charitable good deeds, investing in plans for other magician families. Back when the Tohsaka family was rebuilding while heavily indebted, it was with the help of a guardian ad litem that Rin Tohsaka mortgaged a significant amount of magical expertise to the El-Melloi family, thus securing the funds needed to rebuild the Tohsaka family.
Thereafter, Rin Tohsaka also frequently approached the El-Melloi family for funds in a similar manner, basically applying for El-Melloi loans to buy gems, and then studying Jewel Magic, using the finished products to repay the El-Melloi family's debts… Hmm?
Hmmmm?
“It seems sister finally realized.”
Seeing Rin Tohsaka with wide eyes staring at herself, Sakura gave a light chuckle.
“Why didn't sister think about this, the El-Melloi family is far away in Western Europe, why would they agree to a loan application from a magician family in what magicians see as a wild land in the Far East?”
“Was it your doing?”
“That wasn't it, initially it was Miss Reines who noticed this and then approached me.”
Sakura shook her head, as she was still young at that time and not quite familiar with these matters. One day Reines approached her with a mischievous smile similar to a little devil's, telling her “Remember you were once a child of the Tohsaka family? Interestingly, we received a loan application submitted by the Tohsaka family…”
At that time, Sakura didn't have any particular thoughts, but under Reines' instigation that “Don't you want to know what your sister is doing? You'll have some leverage when dealing with them in the future,” Sakura still ended up nodding her head, driven as if by some devilish force.
After all, she had always felt inferior to her sister when she was younger.
But if she became her sister's creditor, wouldn't that put her above her?
Even if her sister was more powerful, she owed me money!
Thinking this way, Sakura readily agreed.
“Moreover, sister probably doesn't know, the gem store you often patronize also belongs to El-Melloi's assets.”
“What———-!?”
Hearing this, Rin Tohsaka was utterly shocked, while Sakura blinked in confusion.
“That's not strange, right? The quality of El-Melloi's gems is well-known, and sister came to buy them precisely for that reason. By the way, I am the head of El-Melloi's Far East branch, sister should understand what this means.”
This was also normal, given that back when Duanmu Huai had left, he had given them a multitude of gems, all of which were from extraterrestrial asteroids that had split apart, their various properties and strengths far surpassing those mined from the earth's surface. The Tohsaka family was primarily focused on Jewel Magic, naturally, they couldn't resist good gems.
In fact, the jewels Rin Tohsaka had accumulated for the Holy Grail War were purchased with a substantial amount of money from the El-Melloi's gem store.
Wait, does that mean she borrowed money from her own sister and then went to her sister's shop to buy the gems?
Thinking this, Rin Tohsaka couldn't hold herself together anymore.
No wonder she said that this application was so simple, she had even taken out a sizable loan to prepare for the Holy Grail War. Originally, her plan was to ask for the sky and pay back only a fraction. But she didn't expect that the other party would agree without blinking an eye. Naturally, Rin Tohsaka, embracing the spirit of taking advantage of any opportunity, happily invested all the money into buying the highest purity gems to use as ammunition for the Holy Grail War.
Now she understood that borrowing this money to buy the gems was like moving money from her left hand to her right hand for Sakura, without spending a single penny. No wonder she agreed without any concerns. She even knew exactly how much ammunition Rin had! That made sense, since all the gems Rin bought came from Sakura's store; wouldn't she know the accounts clearly?
But now she had accumulated a massive debt… With the way the Holy Grail War was unfolding, there was no hope of paying it back!
She only had one option left: to sell herself!
At this moment, Rin Tohsaka wanted to cry but had no tears, while Sakura just looked at her with a smile resembling that of Huang Shiren. Although she didn't speak, her gaze made it clear she meant, “If you can't pay the money back, then compensate with Xi'er”…
“So, if sister is willing to join, then considering that the Tohsaka family used this Spirit Vein to prevent the destruction of the world, we'll use it to offset sister's debt. What do you think?”
“I…I understand…”
At this moment, Rin Tohsaka completely surrendered.
She realized she had absolutely no room to choose.
Just then, Medea's voice also rang out.
“Analysis complete, preparing for the reverse flow of the Spirit Vein!”
The flowing Spiritual Power began to reverse, and momentarily, an invisible force changed direction and surged again. Simultaneously, at the foothill of Ryudo Temple, a faint light emitted, forming a barrier. The black mud flowing down the slope slammed heavily into this barrier, not just the black mud, but also those winged monsters screamed as they distanced themselves from Ryudou Temple's barrier, daring not to cross that line even by half a step.
Well done!
At this moment, Duanmu Huai, who had penetrated into Ryudou Temple, also received a reply from Medea and nodded satisfactorily, then continued rushing forward. The howling black mud couldn't stop Duanmu Huai's approach; where he stood, the mud seemed to consciously scatter to either side– these black muds were the creation of Tiamat, while Tiamat represented life, Duanmu Huai represented destruction, and no life dared to defy destruction, not even the black mud.
Duanmu Huai looked up, already seeing Tiamat standing on the black mud ahead; she had also spotted Duanmu Huai, then opened her mouth again.
“AAAAAAAAAAA——–!”
Different from before, this time, a massive surge of Magic Power rushed towards Duanmu Huai.
However, it seemed like a gentle breeze passing through Duanmu Huai's body, disappearing without a trace. At the same time, Duanmu Huai had reached Tiamat, grinning as he spread his arms.
“Hey, little beauty, let daddy give you a hug!”
As he said this, Duanmu Huai directly embraced the Tiamat in front of him tightly, like a restraining lock fixing her in place. Following that, the jet backpack on Duanmu Huai's back instantly ejected strong flames, and in the next moment, Duanmu Huai, still hugging Tiamat tightly, soared like a rocket into the sky!
“AAAAAAAAAA!!!”
At this moment, Tiamat seemed finally to sense the danger approaching, her cries becoming frantic and fearful, desperately trying to escape Duanmu Huai's restraint, but to no avail!
“HAHAHAHAHA, all according to my calculations! Prepare to die, Tiamat!”
Grasping Tiamat tightly, Duanmu Huai turned into a rocket, rushing into the heavens!
Indeed, after learning Tiamat's true nature from ARCHER, Duanmu Huai had immediately figured out a way to kill her.
Though ARCHER's explanation was exaggerated, the fact was– boiled down, Tiamat was merely an Indigenous God!
Once she left her territory, Tiamat would become weak and powerless!
The Gods of Faelun were also similar, all talk of the God of Justice and The Magic Goddess meant nothing outside of Faelun!
And Tiamat was no different–!
Despite being the God of Life, it ultimately meant she was only connected to life on this one planet.
Then next was simple.
He just needed to take her off this planet!
“Phew——–!”
Duanmu Huai and Tiamat gradually escaped Earth, flying towards the atmosphere.
“AAAAAAAA————!”
As if sensing the impending crisis instinctively, Tiamat's voice grew more terrified, and at the same time, her body rapidly began to freeze. Her body started to solidify, transforming into a state between a creature and a mineral. Although Tiamat didn't comprehend what death was, she had now turned into something that could neither live nor die.
“This ends it!”
And at this moment, the flames of destruction also burst from Duanmu Huai's body, tightly wrapping around Tiamat.
The destruction of material and death were different; complete obliteration wasn't something Tiamat could comprehend. Her body began to shatter, split, and became fuel for the flames of destruction, beginning to vanish.
Simultaneously, Tiamat stopped thinking.
Chapter end
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