Upon hearing Lin Luo's words, Tohsaka Rin nearly broke down. What was this nonsense? Since when was she delivering takeout?

However, to her surprise, the moment Lin Luo finished speaking, a sound of something falling echoed from the room opposite them, followed by a clatter and a bang. Within seconds, the door was thrown open, and a silver head peered out. "Um... where is the delivery?"

Tohsaka Rin: "..."

Lin Luo flashed an incredibly warm smile. "You must be Miss Index, truly a model nun as the rumors suggest."

"Um... the delivery?"

"Ah, right. I'm a friend of Kamijou Touma's. I've heard him mention you often."

"The delivery?" The silver-haired nun sucked on one of her fingers.

Tohsaka Rin was speechless. This glutton was a model nun? Then she must be the Holy Mother.

Lin Luo smiled and gestured to the bag in his hand. "The delivery is right here. This is..."

Before he could finish, the silver-haired nun snatched the bag from him. But upon opening it, her face, which had been full of excitement, instantly cooled, replaced by a pitiful, kitten-like expression as she lamented, "But these are all raw?"

"Naturally, because we provide 'Freshly Prepared' takeout."

"What is 'Freshly Prepared' takeout?"

"'Freshly Prepared' takeout means we deliver the raw ingredients to the customer's location, and then our specialists come to cook it for you. So, may we come inside?"

"Ugh..." The silver-haired nun chewed her finger, hesitating for a moment. Finally, her appetite triumphed over her reason, and she invited Lin Luo and Tohsaka Rin into the room. However, the moment the door clicked shut, a look of confusion crossed her face. She muttered to herself, "Strange, when did I order takeout? Oh well, it must be an emissary sent by God, specifically to solve my food crisis... Thank goodness for a considerate God."

Lin Luo and Tohsaka Rin, not having gone far, were left speechless by her monologue. This nun's intellect probably didn't reach twenty.

"Hey, explain to me exactly what's going on!" Tohsaka Rin demanded as soon as they entered the kitchen. "Don't tell me that idiotic, gluttonous nun is the person you were talking about?!"

Lin Luo smiled and explained, "The person I mentioned is certainly not her, but her guardian. However, this nun is part of my plan as well, at least she should be very important to you."

Tohsaka Rin was filled with question marks.

Lin Luo didn't drag it out and asked in a low voice, "Rin, do you want to learn magic?"

"Huh?" Tohsaka Rin didn't quite grasp it for a moment. "What do you mean?"

"Not sorcery, but true magic!"

"True... magic?"

...

Every world possesses a unique worldview. In Lin Luo's eyes, the Index world and the Type-Moon world were completely different. While it could be said that existence implies rationality, when the two worlds intersected, no matter how one looked at it, there was a massive sense of incongruity.

Taking the magic system alone, the magic of the Index world was a ritual, or perhaps a formula, requiring some form of belief or catalyst to take effect. As for the magic of the Type-Moon world, that was called sorcery—an extremely mysterious form of incantation that Lin Luo himself could not yet comprehend.

In Lin Luo's view, both the magic of the Index world and the sorcery of the Type-Moon world were annoyingly complex systems because their prerequisites for casting were far too stringent, demanding all sorts of specific factors. They were nowhere near as straightforward as the hard-hitting elemental magic of Armageddon, Fire Storms, or World Freeze.

Thus, he had never considered learning the magic of this world. But now, things were different.

Ritual magic could be seen as the hardening of rules; incantations and sorcery were manifestations of mystery; elemental magic was the embodiment of the world's supreme power. It wasn't accurate to say which of these three types was superior, as each possessed advantages the others could never surpass... But undeniably, tracing the essence of these three forms of magic revealed a common thread: the origin of the world!

Rin herself was a magus, and a genius at that. Although the magic systems of the two worlds differed, their fundamental essence was the same. If anyone could learn this world's magic, she might just be able to. And the best candidate to serve as a teacher, other than Index with her 103,000 grimoires, was nonexistent.

"Are you saying that gluttonous nun has 103,000 grimoires in her head?" Tohsaka Rin asked in disbelief.

"Yes," Lin Luo nodded. "If you can learn her magic, I guarantee your power will undergo a qualitative leap."

Generally, no ordinary person could read the 103,000 grimoires stored in Index's mind; even if they could understand them, they couldn't withstand the power of the texts. But Rin didn't need to read them, as Index could extract and utilize them herself. All Rin needed was access to that magical knowledge. Even if the 103,000 grimoires couldn't be disclosed to outsiders, as the world's largest mobile library of magic, Index certainly possessed knowledge of many common spells. Learning even a fraction of those would be immensely beneficial to Rin's strength.

Of course, how to successfully trick the magical knowledge out of Index would depend on Rin's own abilities. But with her diplomatic skills, inherent charm, and superb Chinese cuisine, coaxing the airheaded nun shouldn't be difficult—she could at least extract one or two spells.

This way, by having Rin stay here, she could both evade the threat of the Hangman and learn this world's magic—killing two birds with one stone... Of course, to prevent that guy's powerful skill at charming girls from taking over, Lin Luo also needed to stay and keep a close watch. Otherwise, if she got NTR'd, it would be an absolute tragedy!

"I understand. It looks like I need to put my culinary skills on full display," Rin mused thoughtfully.

"I'm hungry, isn't it ready yet?" the gluttonous nun's voice floated from outside while they were talking.

"Coming, coming, almost ready!" Lin Luo hurried to say.

Tohsaka Rin, however, was conflicted. Although this was for her own good, having to wait on such a simple-minded, gluttonous nun was... Ah, forget it. She'll just treat her like a pet. After all, the nun did look quite cat-like. Rin tried to reassure herself.

... Half an hour later.

"Waaah... Mmmh... Delicious, delicious, so good... I've never had takeout this delicious before. What is this called?" Index mumbled through a mouthful of food on the table. It took the pair considerable effort to decipher her words.

"It's Chinese cuisine," Rin replied.

"Chinese cuisine? Hmm, I've had it before, but what you made is much tastier than theirs. Black twin-tails, you're amazing." Index praised without reservation.

Black twin-tails?! A vein pulsed visibly on Tohsaka Rin's forehead.

Click!

Just then, the door opened, and a spiky-haired boy walked in.

"Ah, it's Touma," Index called out happily. Of course, she made no move to stand and greet him, instead accelerating her consumption of the food on the table.

The boy named Kamijou Touma froze the moment he stepped into the room.

Looking at the silver-haired nun ravenously devouring the food on the table, and the young man and woman watching him beside her, he instinctively asked, "Uh, did I come into the wrong room?"

This is the exclusive skill of the protagonist, and that's all.