Unaware of the thoughts swirling in Kaguya's mind, Ryuya simply waved his hand, and the girl fell asleep.
'System, can you find the cause of the resets?'
Although his power was immense, most of Ryuya's magecraft was learned for combat purposes. Whether in Camelot or later in Uruk, he was primarily responsible for battle.
For support, he had Morgan and Merlin earlier, and Siduri and Ereshkigal later. He rarely handled magecraft in this area and truly didn't know much.
Coupled with the particular nature of the world resets, he didn't want to cause any major accidents.
He couldn't just use the Beast of the Apocalypse to devour Kaguya, could he?
So he planned to use points to resolve it.
[150,000 points.]
'Are you kidding me?'
Blinking, after completing the Uruk journey, Ryuya had 5,960 system points. Later, he spent 600 points to learn that the person triggering the world resets was in Tokyo. With 5,360 points left, he experienced endless cycles daily.
A full 1,747 world resets. Each day, the system also gave him three simulation opportunities (30 points each, 90 points per day).
Now, with 162,590 points, he was practically rolling in it.
Originally thinking of spending 100,000 points on a talent suitable for assisting himself, hearing the Life Simulator system demand 150,000 points to analyze the cause of the resets on Kaguya made Ryuya feel like he was being scammed.
[You get what you pay for, Host.]
'You... Fine, I'll exchange it.'
Although the Life Simulator system could be tsundere, jealous, and sometimes sell items at a discount based on his actions, overall, it was reliable.
Watching a full 150,000 points vanish instantly pained Ryuya.
However...
"These two things are... Midnight Lost Child? Clow Cards?"
Looking at a card and a glowing sphere encased in various gears floating out from Kaguya Shinomiya, Ryuya was stunned.
Clow Card - The Time (SSS): A card created by the highly powerful magician Clow Reed. Originally intended to imitate the Rule of Time, but clearly failed.
Can control the time of a single day, but requires a massive amount of magical energy as consumption.
Midnight Lost Child (SSS): A Noble Phantasm made by an unknown existence. Allows the host to recover all magical energy at midnight every day.
World Reset (SSS+): Special Skill. Like the power to glimpse 'Life', it touches upon 'Rules'. Can reset the world for one day. Requires Midnight Lost Child and Clow Card - The Time.
Note: The world is never static. Any slight change can cause a massive butterfly effect. To use or not, it's up to you.
With the appearance of two full Noble Phantasms and one skill, Ryuya's brief stupor was followed by immense delight.
'Huge profit! I actually obtained three SSS-rank rewards. This is equivalent to the reward from one SSS-rank Epic evaluation.'
Clearly, Kaguya's World Reset wasn't due to her own abilities. Although it was unclear why a Noble Phantasm like Midnight Lost Child would appear on Kaguya, the combination of Midnight Lost Child and the Clow Card gave birth to the miracle that was World Reset.
The Clow Card was responsible for initiating the reset. Midnight Lost Child was responsible for supplying magical energy. Two SSS-rank items combined to produce an effect surpassing SSS-rank, reaching SSS+.
Storing the Clow Card and Midnight Lost Child in his personal space, Ryuya, while overjoyed, pondered other matters.
'Clow Cards belong to the storyline of the original magical girl, Cardcaptor Sakura. The magician Clow Reed's power tops the multiverse, he can even influence the operation of the entire universe with his will alone.'
'Midnight Lost Child should be created by a Crimson Lord from the world of Shakugan no Shana. Those beings are from another different world. The real world is indeed complex.'
Calculating in his heart that the real world he was in seemed to hold many secrets, Ryuya originally thought his power was already strong.
But the appearance of Midnight Lost Child and the Clow Card made him understand that perhaps he was still far from being invincible.
'After resolving this matter, I can start the next simulated life.'
The pressure from reality made Ryuya decide to start the next simulated life trial earlier. Before that, he needed to help Kaguya deal with that Clue from the Gaiuslink Family and her overbearing father.
…
Top Floor, Rubl Hotel.
"Mmm..."
Waking from unconsciousness, seeing the somewhat familiar surroundings, Kaguya's first reaction was that she had been kidnapped to Clue's hotel again. But the scene before her soon surprised her.
"Oh, awake? You seem more prone to fatigue than I thought. Need more sleep?"
Opposite the sofa where Kaguya lay, Ryuya held an expensive stem glass. But the contents weren't the red wine commonly found on the market… it was iced cola.
"Takami-san...?"
Still processing things, Kaguya was a bit dazed.
"Just call me by my name. After all, this is the modern world."
Smiling, Ryuya didn't particularly like modern red wine. He preferred the fruit wines brewed by elves during the Age of Gods, or even what the dwarves drank would suffice.
In comparison, the various acclaimed fine wines of the modern society were overly hyped in his opinion. He'd rather drink some cola.
Kicking the unconscious Clue Gaiuslink at his feet, Ryuya's actions were actually simple: He brought Kaguya to the Rubl Hotel, hypnotized all the Gaiuslink's mages, and then waited for Kaguya to wake up.
Incidentally, the bunny girls and other ordinary people in the room had their hypnotic suggestions removed and were sent away.
"Ryuya..."
Quietly calling Ryuya's name, Kaguya followed his gesture and saw Clue, the mage.
"It's you..."
The prime culprit behind the thousand deaths was the person before her. If her father Gan'an's actions made Kaguya feel disappointed, then the mage named Clue from the Gaiuslink Family was the one who caused it all.
Her crimson eyes filled with anger, killing intent, and more… Kaguya hated him intensely.
"He's yours now. Do whatever you like with him."
Throwing a long sword into Kaguya's hand, then splashing cola on Clue to wake him up, Ryuya had no interest in listening to this mage's justifications or pleas. He knew this was Kaguya's time.
This was the right earned by this incredibly strong-willed girl through over a thousand death cycles. No one could stop it!