Chapter 168: QP Farming!
This Servant Finn summoned by the Holy Grail was even more troublesome than Finn-sensei back at Chaldea Academy!
But that was understandable: the Finn in this Singularity had no relationship with him at all, didn't know the connection between him and Yu Ji, and certainly didn't carry the identity of a teacher.
"Haizz, if it were Finn-sensei, he would definitely understand me…"
Eikou put his hands on his hips and sighed.
Well then, the Servants who laughed and joked with you in Chaldea turn into strangers once you meet them in a Singularity—this is exactly the unique flavor only found in the Nasuverse.
"Considering my family name, plus the vampire trait in Yu Ji's bloodline, let's just call us the Mochizuki Team."
Eikou suggested to Finn.
(Note: Mochizuki according to Google means Wish Moon or Full Moon.)
The other party nodded: "Alright, Mochizuki Cheating Team, then start your turn."
"Fxxk You!"
...
Before throwing the dice, Eikou briefly considered the current objective.
「The Holy Grail Shard has appeared and can be purchased directly in the shop.」
「But its price is extremely high, absolutely impossible to buy in the usual way.」
"Great, now I'm starting to think about 'catching these Servants and selling them as slaves to Columbus,' only then could I gather enough QP..."
Eikou muttered.
One hundred million QP—that wasn't a small number; you'd have to marry Morgan once to get that amount of money.
"Senpai, our goal is one hundred million QP to buy the Holy Grail Shard!"
[Finally it's your turn.]
[Please have your teammate perform a Luck check.]
A die fell.
The die rolled and rolled, then slowly stopped, landing on 1.
[...]
[Result is EX, great failure.]
[Would you like to use an encouragement die to recheck? Current number of encouragement dice: 7.]
"..."
Eikou and Yu Ji silently looked at each other, speechless.
Sasuga Luck E-senpai—clearly the Luck-rank was already so low that aside from a great success (E) everything else meant failure, and yet they even managed to roll a great failure!
But fortunately, the consequence of a great failure was only being allowed to move one space forward, with no harsher penalty.
"Oh my, this isn't a very good start..."
Commentator Finn said,
"Our Mochizuki Team's opening move isn't smooth; right from the start they rolled the lowest number, so they can only move forward one space."
Under the conceptual power set by the Holy Grail, Eikou and Yu Ji moved forward one space.
[You have stepped on an event square, please perform another Luck check.]
[Result is C, check successful.]
[You have drawn a beneficial event: 'The door to the Treasure Vault.' Enemies in the Treasure Vault will drop a large amount of QP; the more enemies you defeat in one turn, the more QP will drop.]
Oh my God, this is exactly the daily quest used to farm QP in FGO!
"Wait a minute..."
Eikou looked at the description of the Treasure Vault, then at the shop just four squares away.
"Luck E-senpai, let's hurry and wipe out all the enemies in the Treasure Vault, directly earn a billion!"
He said,
"Then we'll find a way to roll a 4, reach the fifth square—which is the shop of that merchant Columbus—and exchange for the first Holy Grail Shard. At worst we can trade for some other items. Senpai, what do you think?"
This plan was theoretically feasible, because Eikou had 7 encouragement dice.
But whether it would succeed or not still depended on their explosive power in a single turn, as well as the amount of QP dropped from the Treasure Vault.
"Don't call me Luck E-senpai! But this plan could work,"
Yu Ji lightly pushed her glasses, her crimson eyes gleaming with intelligence,
"This is a shopping mall, even if we can't gather one hundred million QP in a short time, it's enough to buy plenty of strategic supplies on this map! Let's act quickly!"
"Alright,"
Eikou nodded solemnly, then placed his hand on her slender, snow-white shoulder.
At first she didn't react, then she realized something,
"You…"
Yu Ji jolted as if shocked by electricity, shoulders trembling, her face flushing as she slapped his hand away.
"You… what are you doing touching my shoulder! Don't casually touch my body! Hey!"
"Uh, I just wanted to cast all my buff skills on you. I even did the same with Gawain—does that mean I wanted something from him? Senpai, aren't you being a bit too sensitive?"
In Eikou's mind, he thought, why is she acting exactly like those grade-school girls who draw strict boundary lines at their desks—has she really lived for thousands of years?
"Human, I've already been very tolerant of you. Next time, do not touch me again. If it were another man who touched my body, it wouldn't just end with me brushing his hand away. Moreover…"
Yu Ji paused, a flicker of embarrassment flashing behind her thin glasses.
She absolutely couldn't say it out loud… in her eyes, this guy was merely bad at dealing with women, yet he was extremely attractive to the opposite sex. If she didn't keep her distance in time, it would be all too easy to just accept everything.
Earlier she had only reluctantly agreed to join the couple-exclusive Holy Grail War with him, and now even physical contact was starting to feel natural...
What might happen later—she didn't dare to imagine!
To her, someone determined to protect her chastity, this man was truly terrifying, like a walking Love Potion.
"Idiot."
Eikou obviously had no idea about her inner turmoil, but he still unleashed all his buff skills.
[You have used on Yu Ji "Protection of the Lake B" "Dream-like Charisma B" "Hero Creation E"]
[Her power has been greatly enhanced!]
Feeling the sudden surge of massive magical energy coursing through her body, along with unexpected increases in many physical attributes, she widened her crimson eyes in surprise.
"Just a human, yet he possesses so many powerful support skills…?"
"Haha, impressive, right? With such a luxurious skill set, if I had a Noble Phantasm too, I'd already be soaring. It's just a pity I still don't have one."
Eikou said,
"Just think of me as a Human Master who can provide magical support and occasionally create miraculous effects."
Yu Ji gave a slight nod, thoughtful.
Immediately after, she spread her arms wide and released the True Name of her Noble Phantasm.
"Those who know destruction...
Those who are lucky to attain eventual repose.
My envy...my hatred...
Receive them through the pain of death!"
Eternal Lament: The Grieving Song of the Departed Soul's Cursed Blood!
A tremendous, violent surge of magical energy burst from Yu Ji's limbs and entire body, like a wild beast breaking free of its leash and rushing through her.
The fresh blood on her carried deadly magical power, and with a curse as dreadful as Pandora's box it suddenly erupted, exploding straight into the doors of the Treasure Vault.
Boom!
"Art is an explosion!" Eikou shouted.
Commentators Finn and Diarmuid clicked their tongues in admiration.
"What a brutal Noble Phantasm,"
Finn said,
"Yu Ji self-detonates, letting her magic exceed its limit and unleashing a fierce curse upon her enemies, while using her own traits to reconstruct her body. I fear only an Elemental like her could perform this kind of self-destructive attack!"
"Heavens, the ground is already covered with Yu Ji's blood..."
"No wonder they're a cheating team—the contestant Eikou just let her self-destruct without a shred of pity. Forget treating her like a girlfriend, he doesn't even treat her like a woman!"