"So, with Sakura's situation, how much Magicule could she gain?"
"Roughly B- rank."
"Only B-?"
Damien almost said it was too low, but considering the gap between worlds, he realized it wasn't that simple.
First, no matter how high someone's weight, there was a cap.
The Voice of the World could grant up to Special A-rank Magicule, within 990,000.
So, where did Sakura stand in the Nasuverse?
Damien could only say she had an exceptional magus bloodline.
But that was it.
"The Nasuverse has multiple parallel universes and various Lostbelts."
"Sakura is just a relatively outstanding magus in one of those parallel worlds."
By that measure, a B- rating was already quite good.
Moreover, B- rank Magicule was just the starting point... Sakura could still grow stronger.
Her future was uncertain.
This was in the Nasuverse.
In other worlds, protagonists might not even get a C-rank rating.
"Any other restrictions?"
"Yes."
Violet added, "There's a limit to how many can be smuggled at once. Too many crossings would overload the Gate of the Void."
"Specifically?"
"Based on my Magicule recovery rate."
"Currently, I can provide about 500,000 Magicule per month."
For someone like Sakura with a B- rating, it would consume around 5,000 to 6,000 Magicule.
"With some effort, I could manage 100 B-rank slots per month."
This limit would increase as Violet grew stronger.
This process was essentially exploiting the Cardinal World's resources.
Bringing people over, the Voice of the World would grant Magicule.
This essence would instantly elevate someone like Sakura to a B- rank Majin.
In the Nasuverse's Earth, without restrictions, a young Sakura could wipe Fuyuki City off the map with one slap!
The gap was more than a millionfold.
"What if I don't bring her out?"
Damien meant placing Sakura in his Reality Marble and returning to the Cardinal World.
But instead of releasing her, keeping her inside the Reality Marble to live.
"It's possible."
"The current Reality Marble is just a prototype, incomplete."
"Upon returning, I'll work with the Cardinal World to refine it into a true small world."
This small world would belong to Damien, fully under his control.
"You can adjust its rules to shape it as you wish."
Moreover, the small world would expand as Damien grew stronger.
Damien didn't need to worry about the specifics.
As the Cardinal World's "CEO." Violet could easily manage a small "company."
"High-tier chaotic world, mid-tier chaotic world, low-tier chaotic world."
"Evolving a small world into different tiers requires vastly different amounts of Magicule."
With Damien's current capacity, he could only maintain a low-tier world.
To reach the Cardinal World's top-tier level, he'd need to attain the Star Dragon King's stature... something not worth considering now.
"Alright, I get it."
Damien didn't expect to achieve everything at once. He was content with gradual progress.
Most importantly, he'd fulfilled his promise to Sakura.
He would take her away from this world.
From now on, he was her family.
Crunch, crunch...
While Damien and Violet discussed the Reality Marble, on Fuyuki Bridge, Artoria leaned on Excalibur, her face pale.
Strands of cold air swirled around her, frost clinging to her eyebrows and hair.
"Lancer..."
She looked beside her.
A humanoid ice statue was slowly crumbling, then scattering as ice dust.
On the ground lay the broken halves of Gáe Dearg and the shattered Gáe Buidhe.
As for Sola-Ui, after witnessing Lancer's demise, she knelt with vacant eyes, unable to accept the outcome.
"Saber!"
"Don't come closer, Irisviel!!"
Artoria stopped Irisviel, who wanted to heal her.
"This has nothing to do with her... it's our fight!"
"Fine."
Snow Empress lowered her hand, casting a barrier around Irisviel to shield her from the cold. "Now, fight me without worry... she'll be safe."
"Thank you."
Artoria felt no issue with Snow Empress's actions.
The Holy Grail War was a fight to the death.
Damien's promise was to not target other Heroic Spirits during his battle with Iskandar.
But now, that war was over.
Damien was free to do as he pleased.
In fact, after expending so much mana, Damien still sent Snow Empress to face two Heroic Spirits.
They should have the advantage.
Yet...
"How many more powerhouses does that guy have?"
"Summoning so many monsters and still sending out someone like this?"
Their brief clash made Artoria realize something.
The girl before her was far stronger than she'd imagined.
In a single exchange, Artoria was forced back.
Against Diarmuid's two Noble Phantasms, Snow Empress destroyed them with overwhelming force.
Then...
A single, light palm strike on Diarmuid.
The next moment, Lancer's body began to shatter.
"Unfathomable."
"Magecraft?"
"Or magic?"
Despite Diarmuid's Magic Resistance, no curse should have affected him.
Yet the reality was undeniable.
Diarmuid couldn't withstand a single move from Snow Empress!
[Emperor's Palm: Snowless Great Cold]
This was the technique Snow Empress used to instantly kill Diarmuid.
Boom!
Artoria broke free from the icy binds, raising her holy sword toward Snow Empress. "Your magecraft... no, that's practically magic."
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Bonus Chapter:
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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