Chapter 199: This Guy Is Full of Malice!!

Takumi couldn't help but smile as he looked at the little girl, then quickly explained everything to her.

"You've entered a magical group chat! And I'm Takumi from the chat group—you can call me Brother Takumi~! Now, Brother Takumi has crossed worlds to save you~! So, just leave everything to me. I can't stand seeing you bullied."

With those words, Takumi took direct control of Sakura's body.

Power leveling, account takeover!

Sakura was still in shock, but suddenly found she couldn't move her own body.

Naturally, the old worm in the bug pit noticed the moment the Herrscher core appeared. From the outside, everything happened in less than a second. In the old worm's eyes, a strange gem suddenly appeared and fused with Sakura. Seeing the gem, he frowned.

"Is that Tohsaka family's Jewel Magecraft?"

But just as he was puzzled, Sakura's body began to change. Her clothes transformed into something like a nun's habit, and her pupils became six-pointed stars. Slowly, her body began to float.

Under Takumi's control, she slowly raised her hand. A purple magic circle suddenly appeared in the cavern. In a blink, the magic circle expanded dozens of times, instantly enveloping the entire Matou residence.

"Space, Seal!"

The Herrscher core Takumi gave Sakura was, of course, the Herrscher of Law's core. It was a perfect opportunity for Takumi to try things in person.

The old worm's face changed dramatically when he saw this. He wanted to say something, but Sakura's body had already vanished. At the same time, he realized everything around him was immobilized—space itself was completely locked. He couldn't even make a sound.

Takumi's magic had sealed off the entire Matou estate. Meanwhile, under Takumi's control, Sakura's figure had already appeared outside.

"Disappear!"

With Takumi's command, huge magic circles appeared in the sky above the Matou residence. Boom! These magic circles transformed into pillars of fire, engulfing the entire Matou estate. In an instant, the Matou family was reduced to ashes—everything inside was annihilated by that beam of light.

But the attack didn't affect anyone else; the shockwave was entirely contained. Still, the explosion startled everyone in Fuyuki City.

"What the—? A gas explosion?"

Residents near the Matou estate were jolted awake, rushing to their windows to check. When they saw the fire reaching the sky, they were left dumbfounded. Did they hit a gas pocket? It looked just like an explosion at a natural gas field. The pillar of fire soared upward but didn't spread outward. Ordinary people just assumed it was a gas explosion.

But the city's magi were terrified. The Church and the Tohsaka family received the news at once. The explosion at the Matou estate was a major event. There was still a year until the Holy Grail War, so why was this happening now?

Inside her consciousness, Sakura was stunned at what she saw. What—what? The whole place just exploded?

But Takumi didn't bother to explain to her for now. Still in control of Sakura's body, he slowly raised her head and spoke aloud:

"I came to this world without any malice. There's no need for you all to watch me so closely."

...

He said that, but in truth, they were panicking!

Both Alaya and Gaia were terrified. From Takumi, they sensed an aura of a natural enemy.

"This girl is under my protection from now on. So, you understand what that means. I won't interfere in your world's affairs. For now, I'm heading into the Root. Don't do anything foolish."

With that, Takumi made Sakura's body vanish from the spot. Next, he appeared at the large cavern of Mount Enzo.

Takumi glanced at the magical wards here and instantly dispelled them. Then he made his way directly to the Greater Grail.

After checking the condition of the Grail, Takumi understood the situation. He raised his hand and opened a passage to the Root. The Evils of Humanity reacted instantly, but before they could move, Takumi suppressed them.

Takumi then walked Sakura straight in. Alaya and Gaia didn't dare stop him—they could only watch as Takumi entered. Summoning heroic spirits to block him? They'd be wiped out in an instant, maybe even the Throne of Heroes itself destroyed.

What on earth was going on? Why did such a terrifying person appear in their world? And this was only an avatar. The anti-civilization energy he carried was far too terrifying. They dared not provoke him for fear that Takumi might come in person. If that happened, their world would be doomed.

Truthfully, Takumi was already very powerful upon arrival. If he'd sent over the Herrscher of the Void's core, he could probably play with countless parallel worlds as he pleased. But that didn't matter now.

What really interested Takumi was the Root—the Akasha. The Swirl of the Root is the ultimate dream of all magi, a place unreachable even in a lifetime. It holds the fundamental causality and laws of all things and records everything in the Nasuverse. Here, you can find knowledge of all magecraft, magic—anything that exists in the Nasuverse.

Some become magicians just by glimpsing the Root; others are immediately assimilated. After stepping into the Root, Takumi shut off Sakura's senses and fully took over her body, activating his Authority to the maximum and frantically absorbing all the Root's knowledge: magic, magecraft, all sorts of lore—Takumi absorbed it all and stored it away. All this would become nourishment for him. Since he was here, he wasn't going to leave empty-handed—that was always his style.

Though it was just an avatar this time, it was more than enough. Meanwhile, the group chat was bustling with discussion—especially since Sakura had stopped talking after claiming Takumi's red packet. But Takumi's attention wasn't on the group; his true body was on the moon, remotely controlling Sakura from another world, so no one in the chat could get any answers.

Takumi didn't know how long he stayed in the Root, but after absorbing enough knowledge, he finally came back to himself. Now, Takumi had mastered all of the Nasuverse's knowledge. Feeling the information in his mind, he couldn't help but smile. Then, without a hint of reluctance, Takumi left the Root behind.