Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens

Chapter 406: A Used Shoe in the Type-Moon World! The Realm of All and Nothing, the Source of All Matter and Energy!

In Gilgamesh's heart, Tokiomi Tohsaka was the type to treat him like a tool, yet always acted respectfully and pretended to be incredibly loyal.

This was the real reason Gilgamesh considered Tokiomi Tohsaka a clown.

Don't forget that while Gilgamesh was arrogant and, in his early years, a tyrant who indulged himself and exploited his people, he was also a competent king.

As a king, discerning the true nature of his subjects was almost an instinct.

Tokiomi Tohsaka's performance was flawless on the surface, but Gilgamesh, as the oldest hero-king, found this subtlety most repulsive.

And now, Tokiomi Tohsaka was once again displaying this hypocrisy in front of Luo Fu.

Or rather, this hypocrisy, under the influence of his upbringing and his ideals and pursuits as a magus, had become an integral part of Tokiomi Tohsaka.

A storm of thoughts brewed in his mind as Tokiomi Tohsaka rapidly pondered the pros and cons, considering how to approach Luo Fu, this mysterious young man, this alleged creator god, to obtain the greatest benefit.

Although he was deep in thought, the entire process took very little time in the outside world.

Bowing respectfully to Luo Fu, Tokiomi Tohsaka said, "Respected Lord, this believer hopes to receive your assistance in gaining access to the Root."

"Believer?" Luo Fu raised an eyebrow, looking at Tokiomi Tohsaka with disdain. "You are my believer?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka's expression remained unchanged, as if everything he was about to say was truly his most sincere thought.

"Before this, Tokiomi Tohsaka was not a believer of the Lord, but from today onward, I will be the Lord's most devout fanatic," Tokiomi Tohsaka said, even adopting the expression of a pilgrim.

Luo Fu was truly seeing Tokiomi Tohsaka for who he was.

However, Tokiomi Tohsaka was clearly very aware of what was most advantageous to him.

After putting on an act of becoming Luo Fu's devout believer, Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at Luo Fu expectantly, with undisguised anticipation in the depths of his eyes.

After all, in Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes, this was an opportunity to reach the Root!

It was the chance that the ancestors of the Tohsaka family had dreamed of.

Luo Fu looked at Tokiomi Tohsaka with a playful expression and said, "Even if you truly become my fanatic believer, have you ever seen a god who grants every request of their believers? Moreover, you can't be considered my believer right now, can you?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka's expression immediately darkened.

However, Luo Fu's next words instantly made Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes light up.

"Whether in the East or the West, offering a sacrifice is essential when making a wish to a god. You have neither faith in me nor a sacrifice. Why do you think I should favor you?"

Sacrifice?

Tokiomi Tohsaka was only slightly stunned before quickly understanding that the so-called sacrifice could be seen as a transaction between mortals and believers with gods, except that it wasn't a transaction between equals. Whether or not offering a sacrifice to a god would earn their favor completely depended on one's luck.

But now, Tokiomi Tohsaka had an advantage that no believer of any religion could match.

That was that he could directly communicate with the existence before him, who was suspected to be the creator god—an existence that even the two great suppressive forces had to dispatch numerous heroic spirits to deal with. He could directly communicate with the god.

In this way, he could learn all the taboos and rituals of the sacrificial ceremony directly from the god.

In various religions around the world, the sacrificial rituals of each sect have their own distinct differences.

These differences even vary in time.

Some require incense, some require sacrifices, and even within incense and sacrifices, there are obvious classifications, such as different levels of incense like clear incense and sandalwood.

Even with sacrifices, the gods being worshiped are different, leading to various differences.

Not to mention that in the Reverse Side of the World, the process of worshiping a god is itself a complex ritual, which can even be seen as a type of idol worship magic ritual.

"Please, Lord, instruct me on how this believer can earn your favor?"

Luo Fu glanced at Tokiomi Tohsaka with a smile that was not quite a smile, but did not answer directly.

In Luo Fu's eyes, no matter what sacrifice Tokiomi Tohsaka offered, it would not mean much to Luo Fu.

After all, perhaps in Fuyuki City, the Tohsaka family was indeed an ancient lineage, and even in the Reverse Side of the World, the Tohsaka family was still considered a prominent family in the Far East Island Country.

But unfortunately, that depended on who they were being compared to.

An existence like Luo Fu would not be truly moved by any sacrificial ritual Tokiomi Tohsaka proposed.

Not to mention, don't forget that in the Type-Moon multiverse, the concept of the Root symbolizes all and nothing, the source of all paths and laws, all matter and energy.

And Luo Fu, when he combined the abilities he shared from Zouken Matou's fragmented words about the Third Magic and reached his own unique realm of the Third Magic, he already had the qualifications to touch the Root.

Of course, wanting to touch the Root would inevitably require passing the trials of the two great suppressive forces.

For all magi aspiring to reach the Root, opening the door to the Root was just the first step in a long journey.

Heroic spirits, as tools of the two great suppressive forces or even the world itself, exist partly to obstruct all existences approaching the Root.

After passing the heroic spirit stage, the next step would likely be directly facing the two great suppressive forces, which was the greatest test.

Neither Gaia, as the Earth's Ultimate One, nor Alaya, as the collective unconsciousness of humanity, would allow any sentient individual with self-awareness to touch the Root.

Touching the Root meant gaining the authority to manipulate the world, which could threaten the two great suppressive forces and the world itself.

Gaia and Alaya could not remain indifferent.

The closer one gets to the downstream of the timeline, the more strictly the two great suppressive forces guard against sentient life approaching the Root.

Once upon a time, Nagato Tohsaka and Zouken Makiri, along with Justeaze Lizreich von Einzbern, the Winter's Saint, collaborated with the aim of reaching the Root and realizing the Third Magic, creating the Holy Grail War system.

In essence, it was a vast and lengthy experiment launched by magi in their persistent pursuit of the Root.

This experiment had already spanned more than two hundred years on the timeline.

The number of magi and heroic spirit servants sacrificed in the process was countless.

But even now, as the Fourth Holy Grail War unfolds, none of the participants, including the descendants of the Three Families, know that opening the door to the Root does not equate to truly gaining the qualification to touch the Root.

Before that, there were still heroic spirits and the two great suppressive forces themselves standing in the way.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, whose mind was filled with reaching the Root, had not received a response from Luo Fu for a long time. Just as he was becoming somewhat impatient and even wanted to risk everything to exchange for an opportunity, a charming voice reached his ears.

Tokiomi Tohsaka was very familiar with this voice.

Because it was none other than that Sakura Matou, who claimed to have returned from the future to the present, his former second daughter, now of the Matou family!

"Father, it seems that the Tohsaka family doesn't have anything that brother would care about? Oh," Sakura Matou said with a seemingly sudden realization, smiling. "It seems that the Tohsaka family really does have something that would catch brother's eye, and that's mother and Rin. But, I wonder how determined father is to reach the Root? Is he really willing to offer mother and Rin as sacrifices to brother?"

The first thought that flashed through Tokiomi Tohsaka's mind upon hearing Sakura Matou's words was rejection, but that thought disappeared in an instant.

Reaching the Root was the Tohsaka family's pursuit for hundreds of years!

If he truly achieved this dream of countless ancestors in his generation, then sacrificing Aoi Tohsaka and Rin Tohsaka seemed acceptable.

Once he approached the Root, it would be equivalent to mastering magic, and then, whether it was his wife or descendants, they would no longer be important to a magus.

As for whether he would fail, Tokiomi Tohsaka had never considered that possibility.

The things he was seeing and experiencing were too deceptive for Tokiomi Tohsaka.

The numerous heroic spirits meant that Luo Fu, this deity, had already attracted the attention of the two great suppressive forces, which were second only to the Root in the Type-Moon multiverse.

And Sakura Matou, an existence who claimed to have returned from the future to the present, was herself a miraculous symbol of magic.

The combination of the two made Tokiomi Tohsaka firmly believe that as long as he could obtain Luo Fu's help, he would definitely have the opportunity to reach the Root.

He didn't know that opening the door to the Root was not equivalent to touching the Root, and that there were still heroic spirits and the two great suppressive forces blocking the way.

Completely deceived by the magus's pursuit of the Root, Tokiomi Tohsaka bit his lip and looked at Aoi Tohsaka with a guilty expression.

Taking a deep breath, Tokiomi Tohsaka said, "Aoi, you are the lady of the Tohsaka family. I believe that you will understand my and the ancestors of the Tohsaka family's pursuit of the Root."

Although he hadn't said it yet, these words alone caused Aoi Tohsaka's face to instantly lose its color.

Her rosy lips trembling, Aoi Tohsaka's voice was constantly quivering. "Tokiomi, you…"

"Listen to me," Tokiomi Tohsaka interrupted his wife directly. He said, "I hope that you can serve the Lord God as a sacrifice and take good care of Rin."

Now, Aoi Tohsaka was utterly in despair.

Luo Fu, however, revealed a playful expression.

Interesting.

Tokiomi Tohsaka is truly an interesting person.

His inner cunning and hypocrisy, coupled with his obsession with the Root to the point of abandoning all principles, have created a being who, on the surface, exudes elegance and so-called aristocratic qualities.

It's no wonder Gilgamesh looks down on Tokiomi Tohsaka so much.

From the King's perspective, Tokiomi Tohsaka's hypocrisy and lack of principles are almost unforgivable.

When the greatest loyalty is not to the King, a person like Tokiomi Tohsaka is like a bomb waiting to explode at any moment.

Especially when addressing Gilgamesh, Tokiomi Tohsaka constantly uses the respectful title of 'King' and refers to himself as 'subject,' perfectly playing the role of a treacherous minister.

But for Luo Fu, Tokiomi Tohsaka is just as bad as Kirei Kotomine, who is obsessed with pursuing pleasure.

Having completely abandoned his wife and daughters, Tokiomi Tohsaka displayed a decisiveness that even Luo Fu was surprised by.

He didn't even bother to return to the Tohsaka residence himself to bring Rin, but instead made a request to Sakura Matou.

"Head of the Matou family."

This inexplicable title made Sakura Matou slightly stunned.

She waved her hand and said, "You've misunderstood.

Although Grandpa is dead, there's still my brother who can be the head of the Matou family."

In Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes, Luo Fu was a deity, so he never thought that Luo Fu could become the head of the Matou family.

But at Sakura Matou's suggestion, he could only go along with it and said, "Then I'll temporarily call you Sakura.

Sakura, could you please go to the Tohsaka residence and bring Rin here?"

To prove his identity, Tokiomi Tohsaka directly took off the ruby necklace from his neck and handed it to Sakura Matou.

Seeing this ruby necklace, Luo Fu couldn't help but reveal a strange expression.

In fact, the ruby necklace that Tokiomi Tohsaka took out at this moment was exactly the one that Rin Tohsaka would have in the future.

Moreover, this ruby pendant had also saved Shirou Emiya.

Sakura Matou didn't rashly accept it, but first looked in Luo Fu's direction.

After receiving Luo Fu's affirmative nod, Sakura Matou smiled slightly and took the necklace from Tokiomi Tohsaka's hand.

"Then please wait here for a moment, Father.

I will bring your sacrifice as soon as possible."

As her voice fell, Sakura Matou's body suddenly lit up with magical power.

In the light, butterflies continuously flew out of Sakura Matou's body, passing through the window and heading straight for the Tohsaka residence.

Although there are various methods among magicians' abilities, the way Sakura Matou completely transforms her body into butterflies is ultimately extraordinary.

Even Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't help but suspect whether this ability was a form of magic.

However, after a short while, a swarm of butterflies flew back again.

The same magical light lit up again, but this time, it was like the reverse process of before.

Butterflies gathered together, forming a graceful silhouette.

When the light dissipated, the figures of Sakura Matou and Rin Tohsaka were revealed.

"Rin."

Seeing her daughter actually being brought here by Tokiomi Tohsaka as a sacrifice, Aoi Tohsaka, who was greatly shocked, completely broke down.

"Mommy seems very sad?" Sakura Matou said with a smile.

"Mommy…" Little Rin Tohsaka broke free from Sakura Matou's embrace and rushed to her mother Aoi Tohsaka's side, saying, "This woman said that Father asked her to bring me here, and…"

Little Rin Tohsaka said with an unbelievable expression, "She even said that she is Sakura after growing up.

Sakura is clearly my younger sister.

How could she look older than me?"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and Aoi Tohsaka sorrowfully hugged her daughter in her arms.

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was only thinking about reaching the Root, didn't even bother to pay attention to the mother and daughter who were destined to become sacrifices.

He said to Luo Fu, "Your Excellency, the sacrifice has been brought here.

I wonder when I will have the opportunity to enter the Root?"

Looking at Tokiomi Tohsaka with a smile that was not a smile, Luo Fu knew very well that the moment he sent Tokiomi Tohsaka to the Root would also be the last time he saw this guy.

He was, after all, the cauldron of this world in the Fate universe.

Kariya Matou, who had been tortured to the point of utter annihilation by Luo Fu's Gu worms, had a memorable saying.

It's all Tokiomi's fault.

If Kariya Matou were still alive, he would probably regard his judgment as even more of a golden rule.

"Anytime is fine, but are you really ready?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't bother to think about the deeper meaning in Luo Fu's words.

In his opinion, as long as he could open a hole to the Root, he would have the opportunity to reach the Root and become a Magician.

This pursuit of generations of ancestors was finally about to become a reality in his hands.

How could Tokiomi Tohsaka possibly care about anything else?

Even his wife Aoi Tohsaka and daughter Rin Tohsaka were left behind by him, and even the aristocratic demeanor he had always maintained had disappeared at this moment.

His excited face became somewhat distorted, and Tokiomi Tohsaka said in a changed tone, "Then I'll trouble Your Excellency to open a hole to the Root for me."

Nodding slightly, with Luo Fu's action, Tokiomi Tohsaka suddenly felt that in front of him, it seemed as if an invisible hole was forming.

For him, this was a door.

A door to the Root he had dreamed of.

The opportunity to reach the Root was right in front of him, and Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't even care about anything else.

Stumbling, he plunged headfirst into this invisible hole.

In the eyes of others, Tokiomi Tohsaka only staggered in place, and then his body instantly seemed to sink into another space.

He disappeared into the Matou family's study.

Having personally sent Tokiomi Tohsaka away, and even sent him on a path of certain death.

Only then did Luo Fu look at Sakura Matou and asked in a puzzled tone, "You had Tokiomi Tohsaka use his wife and daughters as sacrifices, but you watched him step into the Root?

Is this your purpose?"

"Doesn't Brother think that this is what Father himself has been dreaming of?" Sakura Matou's pretty face revealed a bewitching smile with a hint of madness, saying, "Moreover, whether it's Mommy or Rin, staying in the Tohsaka family will only lead to sadness and despair because of Father.

In that case, it's better to have Father offer Mommy and Rin as sacrifices to Brother!"

A hint of narrowness flashed in her eyes, and Sakura Matou continued, "Besides, doesn't Brother think this is great?"

Although because of Luo Fu's intervention, Sakura Matou had been transformed into a Fate version of the Gu-Body Saint Child before the Fourth Holy Grail War.

But don't forget that Sakura Matou is one of the four great broken shoes in the Fate universe.

Especially since the Fate multiverse itself has many elements of the reverse world.

Unfortunately, the consciousness of the original body had long been fragmented and incomplete due to Zouken Matou's torture, and even the memories were incomplete.

Luo Fu, who had awakened the memories of his past life, had instead inherited more of the original body's hatred, and had not obtained much of the original body's memories.

However, even if he had obtained unimaginable vast vitality because of sharing, Luo Fu's body was still only that of a small child.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and after glancing at Sakura Matou, Luo Fu said, "Your mother and sister, leave them to you to take care of."

While Luo Fu handed Aoi Tohsaka and her daughter Rin to Sakura Matou.

Tokiomi Tohsaka, who plunged into the Root from the study of the Matou residence, finally discovered that the process of reaching the Root seemed completely different from what he had imagined.

Could it be that reaching the Root doesn't just mean opening a hole to the Root?

What the hell is Gilgamesh doing standing in front of him now?

That's right.

At this moment, the heroic spirit who was obstructing Tokiomi Tohsaka from reaching the Root was none other than the hero-king Gilgamesh in his heroic spirit body state.

Heroic spirits themselves are in the heroic spirit temple, which is detached from time.

Don't think that Tokiomi Tohsaka stepped into the hole leading to the Root from the period of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

But Gilgamesh, the hero-king who is now preventing him from reaching the Root, has complete memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

"Tokiomi?

I didn't expect that you, this boring fellow, would actually get the chance to go to the Root.

It seems that the Fourth Holy Grail War you experienced is different from what I know."

"King, I didn't expect that before reaching the Root, as a subject, I would still have the honor of meeting you."

After stepping into the hole leading to the Root, Tokiomi Tohsaka had, to some extent, already felt the omnipotent and non-existent realm of the Root.

Unlike before, when he was only thinking about reaching the Root and ignored a lot of information.

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka finally understood that from the moment he stepped into the hole leading to the Root, he had no turning back.

Either he would break through various obstacles all the way and successfully reach the Root, or he would be completely annihilated by the mechanism that blocked the Root.

Without a doubt, the hero-king Gilgamesh in front of him was the first obstacle hindering him from reaching the Root.

Having miscalculated the difficulty of reaching the Root.

At this moment, Tokiomi Tohsaka was in a dilemma.

Go?

There was a roadblock like the hero-king Gilgamesh in front of him.

Retreat, and the hero-king Gilgamesh would definitely not just watch him leave.

After bowing to Gilgamesh, even at this point, Tokiomi Tohsaka was still hoping to reach the Root and achieve the miracle of magic.

"Tokiomi, you are still that disgusting fellow!" Gilgamesh sneered and said, "But since you have the honor of seeing me again, then I think you should be able to die here with peace of mind."