"Come on, Boss, this is all I have."
Alaya's face suddenly turned bitter when she heard this. Those Heroic Spirits are some of the few she possesses, and they can even be said to be the only military force she has. If the Heroic Spirit bodies are given away, won't her power be weakened? Then what will she do in the future? Fight against Gaia? How would she solve problems that threaten humanity?
"I don't care about that. Anyway, even if you don't agree, I will still take the Heroic Spirit bodies if necessary. Now you can decide on your own." Takumi did not care about Alaya's problem and directly forced her to make a choice. Should she give them now while she can still negotiate? Or should she wait for him to pick them up in person later, where she might lose even more?
"Boss, can we still be reasonable?" Alaya looked at Takumi with resentment and grievance. Takumi was simply acting like a gangster. They didn't offend him, but he broke into their house and demanded benefits by force, threatening robbery if they didn't comply. How can there be such a logic? What is he, if not a robber? Takumi simply shook his head calmly: "No way."
"Fine..." Seeing this, Alaya could only agree. There was no other way; who was more powerful here? They couldn't beat him! Since she couldn't resist, she could only try to endure it.
"But..." After Alaya accepted her fate, she had another thought: "Boss, you have to treat everyone equally. You can't just pick on me. There are many goddesses over there with Gaia-chan." As the saying goes, if one must die, take someone with you. Seeing that her own power was being weakened, Alaya had no choice but to trick Gaia to maintain the balance of power between them.
Gaia: "???"
Listen to her, and thank her. Gaia never expected that Alaya would stab her in the back at this moment. She quickly came to Takumi, shook her head, and said pitifully: "Da-baa, Ta-baa."
However, Takumi remained unmoved. Instead, he rubbed his chin with one hand and began to think. As is well known, the beings who shaped the Type-Moon world are gods. In fact, many of them are Gaia's extensions, which can be regarded as the power under Gaia's hand. And among these gods, there are indeed many beautiful goddesses. Thinking of this, Takumi decisively accepted Alaya's suggestion: "Okay, let's treat everyone equally."
"Woo~!" When Gaia saw this, she was about to cry. She was truly wronged. It was obviously Alaya who caused the incident, but she was the one being held at gunpoint. She was actually responsible for the loss. He shouldn't be such a bully!
"It's all your fault!" Gaia couldn't help but hit Alaya, who was gloating and smiling at the side. Naturally, Alaya would not let himself be bullied and immediately resisted. The two major Counter Forces started fighting like this. But the level of fighting... Well, it was just a fight between elementary school students. Takumi found it quite interesting to watch these two cute lolis fighting, so he didn't stop them and just watched happily.
Until they locked onto each other and were entangled together, unable to move, Takumi finally spoke: "Okay, you can handle your conflicts yourself when you go back. Now let's talk about business." After hearing this, the two let go of each other. Alaya stood up, straightened her clothes, and pulled up a projection screen. Then she said with a heartache: "This is the list of my Heroic Spirits, Boss. Take a look and choose." Gaia also spoke and projected a list for Takumi to choose from.
But... Takumi couldn't help but feel a little difficult choosing when looking at these two lists. He wanted many of the Heroic Spirits and goddesses on them! But naturally, it was impossible for Alaya and Gaia to give him everyone, otherwise they would not be able to function in the future. After a long period of bargaining, the three finally finalized a plan. There would be no limit on the number. As long as these Heroic Spirits and gods are willing to follow Takumi, Gaia and Alaya must release them.
The advantage is that the number is not limited. The only catch is that Takumi needs to win them over himself before he can take them away. Takumi was quite satisfied with this. Anyway, even if he forced those who hadn't been subdued, it would be useless, and they might even cause trouble for him. But now, he can take whoever is willing to go with him, so he doesn't have to worry and can just concentrate on conquering these Heroic Spirits and goddesses.
Gaia and Alaya were also quite satisfied with this. After all, in their eyes, those Heroic Spirits and goddesses were not that irreplaceable. Even if Takumi captured some of the easier ones, the number would still be within their acceptable range. At the very least, it was better than being stripped of everything by Takumi all at once.
"Then we won't disturb you, Boss. We wish you a pleasant time." After handling the matter, the two of them greeted Takumi and left.
"Did Alaya just try to sneak attack Gaia?" Takumi recalled that a split second before the two disappeared, Alaya kicked Gaia. What a pair of rivals. Immediately, Takumi shook his head and stopped thinking about the problem.
"Lord Takumi, who were those two just now?" Irisviel finally dared to come up and ask. Just now, she saw Takumi was busy, so she took Illya and stepped aside.
"Didn't you hear everything?"
"Is that really the Counter Force?!" Of course, Irisviel heard the conversation, but she just couldn't believe it. That was the Counter Force. In the eyes of magi, it was the same as a god to a mortal. And just now, two Counter Forces actually appeared at the same time and begged Takumi for mercy?! Even though she had seen Dimensional City and knew Takumi was powerful, she didn't have a clear grasp of the scale. But now she understood: Takumi is truly incredible! Not only can he make Alaya beg for mercy, he can even threaten them until they compromise! And...
"Does the Counter Force actually look like that?"
"No, that's just their transformed appearance. The real body is actually like a swirl of the Root."
"I see." Irisviel nodded, indicating she had gained new knowledge.
But Illya didn't care about these things. She found that the castle in Fuyuki was actually the same as Einzbern Castle and felt bored, so she started acting like a baby in front of Takumi. "Ne ne, Onii-chan, when can we go out to play? Illya wants to see the outside world."
"Just wait a moment; it will be ready soon. If Illya can't wait any longer, then I will play games with you." Takumi touched Illya's head playfully.
"Great!" Irisviel quietly watched the interaction between the two and couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart.
After the homunculus maids finished transporting the magic crystals from Dimensional City, Takumi closed the dimensional door. He let the maids look after the house and took Irisviel and Illya to Fuyuki City. Finally entering the outside world she had longed for, Illya looked around with joy. Even Irisviel couldn't hold back her curiosity and pestered Takumi with questions. Takumi took them around Fuyuki City and achieved a lot. For example, there was a lot of progress in their relationship.
Irisviel was finally no longer so reserved and returned to a more innocent and cute state, just like a big child. Well, if you count from her birth, Irisviel was indeed a big child, only one year older than Illya. This inevitably made Takumi feel a little guilty, and he shook his head quickly to clear the thought. After walking around in the evening, Takumi took the two of them back to Dimensional City.
At this time, Rin Tohsaka, who had been playing in Dimensional City for a day, also came over led by Aoi Tohsaka. Rin Tohsaka seemed a bit unsatisfied, as if she hadn't played enough. Aoi Tohsaka had personally assessed the situation here and was more relieved about Sakura living here. In this regard, Takumi expressed that they were welcome to come back at any time.
After the two returned, Takumi introduced Illya to Sakura. Although Sakura was a little resistant to Illya—a new girl competing for attention—she still accepted her. Illya was simply happy to have another playmate. Then, Takumi arranged a room for Irisviel and Illya in the City Lord's palace. The two of them shared a room on the fifth floor.
But after dinner, a certain person couldn't wait and called Irisviel up to the sixth floor to "practice boxing" with her. Irisviel had never experienced such intensity before and was quickly defeated. She finally understood why Takumi wanted to keep her by his side; it turned out to be for this. However, she had no objection and quickly accepted her new identity.
The next morning, when Takumi got up, he was surprised to find that the person taking care of his daily life had been replaced by a maid. Not the homunculus maid from Einzbern, but a maid from the Oni race! Lulacy and Hestia had returned during the night.
"Hello, Young Master. I am Ann, the head maid. I hope you can give me more advice in the future." Ann, a pretty girl with long dark blue hair, light blue pupils, and a small horn on her forehead, led a group of over a dozen Oni maids to greet Takumi.
"Hi there. By the way, did you arrive yesterday? Why are you starting work already? Don't you need a break?"
"Yes, but please don't worry. Because of the Young Master's teleportation magic, it didn't take much energy. We also had a rest last night." Takumi learned the details from Ann. It turned out that Lulacy arrived very quickly after setting off. It was just that the maids had too many things to pack, which delayed them. Otherwise, she would have been back within an hour. Even so, they arrived shortly after nightfall. That was not long after Takumi had started resting, so he didn't know. No one alerted him to avoid disturbing his activities. The Oni maids, under Riveria's arrangement, settled on the fifth floor and rested briefly before starting work.
Seeing this, Takumi didn't dwell on it and welcomed Ann and the others. Under their service, he finished washing. During breakfast, Takumi also saw someone who came with the Oni maids: Frau, Lulacy's sister, a young loli. She is also a member of the vampire race but does not survive by sucking blood. Apart from her strength, age, eye color, and figure, she is very similar to Lulacy. Even her hobbies include research.
"Hello, Brother-in-law! Yesterday I found out my sister actually found a man, and I was shocked. I was curious then, but now I see he is indeed very handsome and has such a healthy body. No wonder my sister fell for him. Even I am a little moved." Frau looked Takumi up and down and couldn't help drooling. She was greedy. Takumi was far too tempting for high-level vampires like them.
Bang! Lulacy's hand fell on Frau's head. "Be polite! That is very rude! And you haven't reached that age yet; intimacy is forbidden!"
"Woo~! Sorry, I was wrong." Frau hugged her head in pain and crouched down. Her cute reaction made everyone laugh, and they quickly accepted her. Dimensional City became much more lively with the new additions. They were also contracted into the Divine Path system. The Oni maids officially took over the internal affairs of the palace, taking care of Takumi and the girls. Frau continued the research she loved. But unlike Lulacy, she changed her focus. It wasn't fermentation, but more comprehensive microbiology. After all, the technical conditions of Dimensional City were much better. Frau could gain knowledge without relying on vague descriptions. At a glance, she settled on the subject of fermentation bacteria.
Their arrival also made Takumi think. Lulacy's old rival was scheduled to be a second wife from the farm world, but why hadn't Tia from the Angel race arrived yet? He hoped nothing had happened to her.
"A-choo!" On the other side, Tia, who had just found clues to Lulacy's whereabouts, suddenly sneezed. "Strange, why a sudden sneeze? Could it be that Lulacy is scolding me? Damn it, Lulacy, just wait for me; I'll catch you soon!" She quickly followed the latest accurate clues and flew toward the Forest of Death.
As for Takumi, he didn't worry much. With Tia's strength in that world, it was unlikely anything bad would happen. He continued with his business, taking the Lesser Grail removed from Irisviel's body the day before and heading back to the Type-Moon World.