Chapter 1981

Xiao Zhi saw the photo and felt his scalp go numb.

Hourai Mountain Kaguya: "Mr. Wei Bo has gone from a naive beginner to a very mature adult all at once."

"It's a little unsettling."

The eternal and unchanging Princess Huiye, who wields the power of eternal moments, voiced her thoughts on this.

Wei Bo: "What the hell is a 'very mature adult'?"

Wei Bo: "Who can tell me what I've actually been through these past years!"

Tachibana Eri: "Maybe he got beaten down by society."

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Wei Bo: "......"

Su Xiao Xiao: "Actually, ten years later, Wei Bo appears to have been beaten down by society... but in truth, he suffered from excessive overtime and extreme exhaustion."

"That's how he grew into this shape of a burnt-out adult."

Mengqi Lage: "Speaking of exhaustion!"

Fourth Hokage: "I think... everything makes sense now! Extreme exhaustion definitely causes rapid aging."

Gao Ban realm: "I remembered the daily overtime deaths of Mr. Bofengshui and Mr. Lage! I couldn't help but smile with sorrowful delight.

"This is truly exhausting!"

Fourth Hokage: "......"

Mengqi Lage: "......"

Sakata Ginji: "Gao Ban realm.

You should be grateful that guild members can't harm each other! Otherwise, I truly fear one day you'll be surrounded and beaten to death by a group of senior guild members."

Gao Ban realm: "Gao Ban the youth fears nothing."

Symbol of Peace: "Gao Ban the youth's spirit shouldn't be wasted on this kind of thing!"

Ou Er Mai Te didn't know what expression to wear right now.

Wei Bo: "So, my future self grasped the key point in Su Han's words and fell silent."

Su Xiao Xiao: "It's unclear now! But even in the worldline of the Holy Grail War, you would've died from overwork and ended up looking like this."

Wei Bo: "...... I understand!"

Unconsciously glancing at the Conqueror King beside him, Wei Bo misinterpreted.

"It must be because the Conqueror King constantly gives me headaches! That's why I died from overwork and became this prematurely aged, exhausted shell."

Wei Bo nodded slightly, then gritted his teeth, "Once we return, I must revise my strategy for dealing with the Conqueror King again."

Meanwhile, the real-world chat continued.

Alice Phil gazed at them with sincere eyes and whispered, "Thank you so much... If not for you taking care of Illya during the Holy Grail War in another world, and if she had truly been hurt, I wouldn't have known what to do..."

After a moment of thought, Alice Phil made up her mind and stood up.

"How about this... I'll cook for you myself."

Upon hearing this, Su Han's movement froze.

Not just him—even Wei Bo, who had been plunged into existential doubt—suddenly lifted his head, staring at Alice Phil with a look of alarm.

Ram softly coughed twice, then stood and said, "Count me in! I have some skill in... cooking."

"That wouldn't be right."

Alice Phil stopped walking, turned to look at Ram, and hesitated, "You are our guests, and I am the host."

How could it be proper for guests to help the host cook?"

"I am the host's maid! Naturally, I must help her cook."

Ram smiled gently, "Don't worry too much, Young Lady Alice Phil!"

"I see... then alright!"

After thinking it over, Alice Phil finally relented.

She walked over a few steps, grabbed Ram by the hand, and headed toward the kitchen.

"...... Saved!"

Illya let out a long breath and slumped back in her chair.

Her face showed relief, along with a hint of anticipation, "Dark cuisine..."

"I can do it!"

Su Han had full confidence in Ram, "Ram has fused the culinary arts of both the world of Food Wars and the world of Chinese Little Master Chef... her cooking skill has reached a divine level."

"Just wait and see—soon, you'll be eating your own tongues."

"I'm looking forward to it, guraguragura."

Bai Hu Zi laughed, his laughter loud and joyful.

At that very moment, a clear, resonant hum suddenly rang out.

It sounded like glass shattering.

Though not loud, it was crystal-clear in the ears of everyone present.

"...... What's going on?"

Tohsaka Rin's expression turned grave at once; she scanned the entire room.

When she saw no shattered glass anywhere, her face twisted into confusion—utterly baffled.

Noblewoman Shining sensed something, looked up at the sky, then her pupils shrank sharply. She suddenly smiled coldly, "...... Interesting!"

The next instant, everyone followed Noblewoman Shining's gaze upward—and all their expressions changed.

They discovered that on the distant sky, dense cracks had appeared one after another.

The cracks spread outward like a spider's web, and the speed of their expansion kept accelerating as time went on.

"... A Great Magecraft on the level of Space."

Tohsaka Rin stared blankly into the distance, a look of shock and disbelief spreading across her face. "How could this be... This kind of terrifying True Magic that directly breaks through the atmosphere... The power seems to surpass Great Magecraft, but it shouldn't be Magic!"

"Come to think of it, who exactly performed this kind of magecraft that completely disregards the principle of mystical secrecy... Is that person insane?"