Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"But Abby doesn't know, right?"

Moyi pointed at the blonde girl holding a doll beside her, indicating that she was not telling him everything.

"Actually, Abby, I don't want to know this..."

Abby was of course still curious, but his "mother" clearly knew some specific inside information, but she didn't tell him. Abby felt that he shouldn't investigate further.

"Your ears are perked up. You're obviously quite curious. Stop pretending not to care."

Chloe pulled Abby to her side. At a time like this, the more companions the better.

"We all live here and we're all family, so let's come together."

Hearing Chloe call Abby family, Moyi knew she might not be able to take Chloe back, and she hadn't figured out how to explain it to her parents. Although Fuyuki's anomaly had caused quite a stir in the magic world, Kiritsugu and Airi were about to return.

"Let's continue with the previous topic. They also said that Jiang You only appears for a long time on weekends. From Monday to Friday, he is nowhere to be seen, no matter how urgent the situation is."

Because this was a problem that Chloe discovered on her own, she explained it in detail to Moyi and Abby.

"Don't you think this behavior is a bit like that?"

"Which one?"

Jiang You's behavior did make Moyi feel very strange, but she did not connect this with other things.

"I'm almost doubting whether you are Illya."

Chloe didn't want to admit that this idiot was another version of herself. Wasn't it obvious? "Doesn't it look like he has to work? He only shows up Monday to Friday evenings and is there all day on the weekends. Doesn't it look like he only has time after get off work?"

"!!!"

After hearing what Chloe said, Illya realized that this was indeed the lifestyle of an office worker.

"But this doesn't make sense. Jiang You is a Servant, right? Illya said that Jiang You was actually summoned by Kiritsugu from a different timeline. How could he possibly have to go to work?"

"Have you forgotten? Zabiko... Hakuno-sister, she was also an ordinary person who was summoned as a Heroic Spirit. Do you think it's possible that Jiang You is in the same situation? He always has to return to his own world to go to work?"

Chloe had already thought so. Jiang You disappeared from time to time, leaving her with no time to speak. This guy said he'd taken her in, but then it was as if he'd forgotten. If she hadn't been certain he was a lolita (?) complex, she'd have thought Jiang You had run away, having considered it troublesome.

"That's true... But Bai Ye-nee doesn't have a Noble Phantasm, right? How do you explain Jiang You's Noble Phantasm?"

Moyi still couldn't connect the dots between Heroic Spirits and office workers. Besides, office workers don't have two days off a week and such a stable off-get off work schedule (in Japan, although we also...). "Ordinary people can't have something like divinity, right?"

"That's a problem... Jiang You has confirmed his real name... but is he really the kind of guy who sounds like the final boss?"

Chloe couldn't connect Jiang You with the word chaos.

"Don't you think he just used an insignificant name?"

"But it has nothing to do with us anyway, right?"

Moyi almost forgot what she came here for. She looked back at Medea and Medusa and found that the librarian had led them to a door. Obviously, that door led to the Fifth War timeline. Medea and the other two also felt Moyi's gaze and waved goodbye to Moyi.

"It is related. No matter what the reason is, Jiang You has at least one world that he has not revealed to us."

Chloe's curiosity was obviously much stronger than Moyi's, and she was also very bold. Perhaps because she had been sealed for so long, she couldn't calm down.

"Everyone has their own secrets, right?"

Moyi judged others by her own standards. She wouldn't tell anyone her shameful little secrets... No! Because she was a shrine maiden, it seemed like Jiang You had already seen all her secrets. This wasn't fair. So she changed the subject and decided to satisfy her curiosity.

"But Jiang You doesn't need to! To be fair, he has to explain himself!"

"Isn't this not good?"

Abby never had a chance to speak, and she didn't know Jiang You's specific situation. She only knew that the Mother Goddess valued Jiang You very much.

"What if it's something very important? Like... a taboo or something?"

This is not what Abi said. Jiang You's current identity is in the same pantheon as the Mother Goddess. Their pantheon is characterized by inhumanity. Anyway, humans have no way of interpreting their behavior. Calling them gods directly is just the basic principle. Contact with them or even a glimpse of them can easily lead to an uncertain future.

"I'm unwilling to be kept in the dark."

Chloe said, "Whatever the taboos, I'm Jiang You's shrine maiden. Jiang You took me in as family, so I should be honest with him." Now that she's alone, she naturally wants her "family" by her side. Even if Jiang You really has something wrong, he should explain it to her, right? Even she would feel a little worried and lonely. With so many people unaware of the truth, she'd better explore it herself.

"Besides, didn't you notice that Illya is missing too?"

"Are you that curious?"

Suddenly, a voice appeared behind the three of them.

Moyi jumped into Chloe's arms out of fear. Abby lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake. Only Chloe looked directly at the newcomer without flinching. This library was huge, but there were only a few people who were qualified to come and who lived there permanently. It was obvious that the newcomer was the librarian who called herself Bubble.

"Of course I'm curious. If your guardian keeps disappearing for no apparent reason, everyone would be worried, right?"

Chloe spoke very bluntly. If anyone knew where Jiang You was going, then Bubble, as the administrator of this library, was most likely to know. "Miss Bubble, you should know why, right?"

"Well...I do know that."

Bubble's eyes gazed into the distance. Whether this world could continue to function would be determined in the next two months. Bubble couldn't be sure of the outcome, which was quite interesting to her. Even if the world were destroyed, she wouldn't care, as she had seen something beyond her expectations. Regardless of whether the outcome was good or bad, she had to maintain the status quo.

"But I can't tell you directly."

She rubbed Abi's head and said, "This is indeed a taboo, an absolute taboo in this world. The truth may be very terrifying. Of course, it is only in a certain sense. Jiang You is still Jiang You, not a monster."

"Now I understand why Jiang You hates the Riddler so much."

Chloe looked at Bubble with a frown on her face. This guy said a lot, but it was like he said nothing.

"Hahaha, why don't we play a game? I can actually contact Jiang You now. If you can beat me, I'll give you this chance. The time limit is five minutes."

Bubble took out a cell phone and shook it.

"How about it, do you want to try it?"

"Then why don't I just wait for him to come back and ask him directly?"

Chloe was puzzled. Why bother? And Bubble had a playful expression on his face. Now that everyone seemed very relaxed, Jiang You shouldn't be in any danger. Since they could win, wouldn't it be better to send her to Jiang You? "And I won, why not use a more direct method?"

"Because if this call is made, it might start blurring some boundaries for Jiang You, which is very important for his future development."

Bubble was also looking forward to seeing how Jiang You would react to what Chloe said. Would he treat it as an AI conversation, or...? She was very patient about this, but she would not reject some variables.

"Something suspicious?"

As the administrator of Jiang You's world, Bubble and Jiang You must have a special relationship. But now Bubble is acting like a pre-arranged criminal, which makes Chloe a little afraid. Why does knowing the truth have such a huge impact on the world? Although Jiang You's spiritual base is Azathoth and his power is somewhat similar to Burning Heaven, he can't directly influence the world, right? Being able to change the rules is outrageous, but Jiang You's actions have always been related to cards and have not exceeded the boundaries.

"If you don't want to, forget it."

Bubbles have always been indifferent.

"No, I agree."

Chloe gritted her teeth. It was just a fight, wasn't it? At worst, she'd lose. Bubbles just wanted to have some fun anyway.

"So, what kind of fighting method will we use? Force... or, rather, a duel?"

As Jiang You's shrine maiden, Chloe naturally possessed the ability to pull people into the duel space, even bubbles couldn't escape. But she wasn't worried about this at all, and even wanted to give it a try. "For me, anything goes."

"Of course not!"

Abby had mentioned Bubble's true identity, intentionally or unintentionally. As one of the three pillars of the pantheon, second only to Jiang You, Bubble's strength was incredibly strong, and force was naturally impossible. As Jiang You's miko, although she could directly summon Jiang You to fight, she would not be able to defeat the opponent's complete deck.

"Since any competition is acceptable, I'll compete..."

"Your height and age don't allow it."

Bubble smiled and shook his head, "As for myself, the outcome is completely determined."

"Can't you?"

Chloe had actually considered using something similar, like whoever was younger would win. Then there was no way Bubble could win. "So, how do you think Jiang You likes us? Is that objective enough?"

"What a cunning child."

Bubble smiled. Actually, this wasn't much different from the previous one. Even ignoring her own identity, her image was still a niche game character, and her popularity couldn't compare to Illya's. Even a derivative like Chloe couldn't match her. Therefore, Jiang You's favorability towards Chloe was far higher than his own, and the outcome was obvious. Chloe, however, didn't know this, even if she barely made it.

"Okay, you win. I'll give you the phone now. Ask whatever you want."

Jiang You, shopping with "Christina," suddenly received a call. He picked it up and saw it was from "Pao Bubble," with the specific name being Yog-Sothoth. This was a bit outrageous, as he hadn't registered that number. While the contract did have his contact information, and the customer service representative impersonating Yog-Sothoth had said they would contact him, she couldn't have tampered with his notes without permission, right?

"Sorry, I have a phone call. I'll go take it."

Jiang You temporarily left Christina's side, and "Christina" expressed understanding. Jiang You didn't have anyone from Type-Moon who could come over anyway, so at most, some people from "reality" would contact him. The characters in this "reality" were constructed strictly according to Jiang You's subconscious understanding of the world. They were absolutely objective (compared to his memories) and the people were quite real.

"Christina" has absolute confidence. After all, women in the "three-dimensional" world are not as competitive as women in the "two-dimensional" world.

Out of curiosity, Jiang Youjiang picked up the phone and asked politely, "Hello, how are you?"

"Jiang You!"

A slightly childish voice came from the other end of the phone. Jiang You was startled. The voice sounded like Illya's, but a little different.

"where have you been?"

Jiang You listened again for a moment, confirming that the caller was Xiao Hei, aka Chloe. If it were just Xiao Hei's voice, it wouldn't be so outrageous, because these days, when updating a game or trying to persuade players to return, they'll call using the name of a game character, then put on a rather awkward performance, like talking to themselves in incomprehensible language. But this mismatch was a bit odd; why was it Bubble's name?

"Do you use an employee phone number for version updates? Or is this your customer service number?"

Jiang You had actually already prepared for Xiao Hei to say something strange. Just as he was about to hang up, he heard Xiao Hei's response.

"What employees, what updates?"

Was it an AI call? Jiang You also found it a bit interesting. Modern games are really becoming more and more sophisticated.

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Chapter 468: Do you really just treat them as NPCs?

"nothing."

Jiang You changed the subject. It seemed like this call was directly connected to the game character. It sounded a bit magical, but the principle was actually very simple: it was just like creating a game window on the phone.

"What do you want to talk to me about? Is there something important?"

Normally, this kind of call will only be received in the case of player recalls and major version updates, but the test version of the game should not require this, right?

"Can't I come to you if there's nothing?"

Chloe's voice sounded a little aggrieved. "I do have something to ask you this time. I want to ask which world you are in now. You haven't appeared in a long time."

It wasn't that long, at most, that he'd been absent for a whole day. He'd been playing games intensely for the past few months, never once interrupting his online presence. After all, things always had to happen in the real world. Even though he'd signed a contract requiring him to stay online and write feedback reports, Jiang You had said he'd be online tonight.

"How can it be a long time? Isn't it only one day? I must have something to do, right?"

I unconsciously used normal communication methods, and inexplicably had the illusion that the other person was really a human.

"That was a long time ago."

Chloe was still waiting for Jiang You to arrange accommodation for her, but Jiang You just threw her to the librarian and became a hands-off boss.

"You're my guardian now, so why don't you at least tell me what you're going to do? I might be able to help."

Jiang You then remembered that it was indeed he who offered to take Chloe in, but he disappeared for almost 24 hours right after he said it. Although Chloe's personality is slightly different from Moyi's, she is only mentally a ten-year-old girl, so it is natural for her to feel wronged.

Jiang You felt a bit distressed. Now that it had come to life, could he really just treat it as a simple game? While he was going through his workday, these characters were also simultaneously advancing the world. But how could he explain that he was just a game player? Even if his relationship with them was close, it was still virtual. Even if it was just a part-time job, letting the game characters affect his real life was somewhat...

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Chloe's tone was a little worried. If even Jiang You couldn't say it clearly, the situation might indeed be serious.

"Do you really don't need help?"

Jiang You scratched his head. Wasn't this a bit too realistic? Wasn't bringing this into reality a bit too much? Jiang You wanted to tell her the truth directly, but with the character's current intelligence level, he was afraid it would trigger a series of chain reactions, which would probably cause more trouble. In distress, Jiang You slapped his forehead. This number belongs to that damn customer service representative. Given how nasty that guy is, he must be making fun of him in this way.

"Yog-Sothoth! I know you're here, get out here!"

Since the other party is playing like this, Jiang You will not be polite.

"Miss Administrator, looking for you."

Chloe was startled by Jiang You's tone. Jiang You was always smiling, and she had never seen him angry. This was probably because they had only been together a short time, but it also explained the current situation, so she quickly handed the phone to Paopao.

"Hello? Mr. Jiang You, what can I do for you?"

This result was within her expectations. She asked Chloe to call just for fun. It was normal for Jiang You to be unhappy because it affected his "normal" life.

Jiang You had expected a direct switching of call channels, but he hadn't expected it to be this way, as if the phone had actually been handed over. It was a bit too realistic; now he couldn't really tell the difference between the game and reality!

"So you're here! How dare you ask me this? Are you going to let me tell her you're just a game character? Don't you know how intelligent your characters are?!"

This is what is giving Jiang You a headache. If the truth is told, a normal game should lock the related topics, but this game doesn't even shy away from the R18 part and simply forces players to log out. So Jiang You also believes that saying this will have a considerable impact on the character. They will go to verify it, and it's hard to say what the result will be then.

"Please don't bring the game into reality, okay? I'll continue to keep up with the game test feedback. I'll definitely log in tonight. No need to use this method to remind me!"

"Mr. Jiang You, I have to remind you. I am not Yog-Sothoth, but Bubble, your librarian."