"That certainly sounds important."
Kisaragi Rin inexplicably thought of the Paradise's [Territory], already sensing that this Fairy Tale World was not simple.
Miss Red nodded and continued speaking. Their problem was where to set up a base.
"Because this world lacks a sun and due to some deeper reasons, most life forms like humans and animals can only survive as Strange Tale derivatives, relying on Strange Tales. Coupled with the existence of territories and land deeds, Strange Tales occupying a specific area generally won't venture out casually."
If we want a foundation, we just need to seize a territory.
However, due to the need for future expansion, the choice of this territory is rather tricky.
Easy to defend but hard to attack, possessing potential for warfare... Among these conditions, I did think of a nearby territory that fits the criteria well.
That is the Rapunzel Territory I am preparing to head to.
The Rapunzel Territory is a secondary city. The surrounding forces are not complex. The nearby Strange Speech Forest and Dead Sea naturally form perfect borders. The closest Level Five Divine Kingdom, [Dog Bear Ridge], is at least a three-to-four-year journey away. As long as nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult to draw the attention of these large powers."
Miss Red used time as the unit of distance. After all, given the world view of this Fairy Tale World, there was probably no Qin Shi Huang to standardize weights and measures.
Hearing the term Dog Bear Ridge, however, made Kisaragi Rin feel like he had endless complaints. It seemed like all the genuine childhood cartoons had mutated into dark, deep, and tragic styles.
"In that case, let's proceed to the Rapunzel Territory as planned. I believe that witch will voluntarily deliver the land deed to us."
Kisaragi Rin clasped his hands together, his dark eyes sweeping over the Strange Tales. "Gentlemen, I like keeping things within the scope I can manage, whether it's preparing a new tube of toothpaste before the old one runs out, or checking the remaining toilet paper before using the restroom."
Now, I have arrived in this world.
It has no sun, and danger can appear at any moment in the surrounding darkness.
Miss Red likened this world to a shattered block castle. Then let our Strange Tales Association be the ones to rebuild the blocks.
And the blocks we build?
Kisaragi Rin stood up to face his subordinates. The aura of the [Demon] and the [Apocalypse Watcher] brazenly sucked the air out of the inner hall, replacing it with an iron-blooded atmosphere—the red and black representing war.
"That will no longer be a castle, but a Divine Kingdom engraved with the name of the Strange Tales Association."
Miss Red's shoes became redder and redder, and the water droplets inside her shoes gathered into a stream.
It wasn't until Spider Mother cheered and applauded that she realized she should control the Queen's body to clap her hands together, making a snapping sound.
Tohsaka Rin watched from afar. Although she told herself that this was just Kisaragi Rin's rhetoric to fool the Strange Tales, her accelerated heartbeat never slowed down.
"However, if it's him, becoming the overlord of this world doesn't seem difficult."
Tohsaka Rin silently said in her heart.
After this discussion ended, Kisaragi Rin took out a book from the Workshop.
It was the [R'lyeh Text]. Crumbs of biscuits still clung to the edge of the mouth on its book cover.
The land deed felt like human skin to the touch, giving him a familiar sensation. Upon careful recollection, Kisaragi Rin remembered that was the texture of the [R'lyeh Text].
"What do you want me for?"
The R'lyeh Text asked. The timeline of the Fairy Tale World is twenty-four to one compared to the Main World. It had just been with Mitsuri.
"Do you recognize this thing?"
Kisaragi Rin placed the land deed in front of it, and the R'lyeh Text opened its mouth, ready to bite. Unfortunately, Kisaragi Rin reacted quickly and lifted the land deed high up.
"I want to eat, I want to eat..."
"So what good would it do if you ate it?"
Kisaragi Rin asked, and this question quickly extinguished the R'lyeh Text's excitement.
Thinking of the atrocities it had suffered, the R'lyeh Text stiffened its non-existent neck. "I don't know. I can't see what this thing is exactly, I can only sense that swallowing it would be beneficial to me. As for what benefits, I can only determine that after tasting it first."
"You're probably just trying to scam a meal, right?"
Kisaragi Rin complained. He felt that the R'lyeh Text just wanted to eat the land deed first and talk later.
This fellow constantly clamored for food "rich in spirituality." Kisaragi Rin tentatively fed it a few Ability Seeds, but as expected, the R'lyeh Text didn't show any reaction at all.
He really didn't understand how a Fate Noble Phantasm ended up like this after being opened from a Treasure Chest by Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Mortal, I do not lie."
The R'lyeh Text refused to admit it.
"Then we'll talk about it next time."
Without giving it a chance to explain, Kisaragi Rin tossed the R'lyeh Text back.
The land deed in his hand was for a Level Zero Territory, which Miss Red said was quite rare. Pumpkin Freak created this pumpkin carriage, and then Miss Red placed this mobile territory inside the pumpkin carriage, using it to travel around the Fairy Tale World with the deed.
For experimentation, it would be enough to go to the Rapunzel Territory later and find a common land deed to feed the R'lyeh Text.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you all."
Kisaragi Rin looked around once more, confirming there was nothing left that required his decision. He immediately linked arms with Busujima Saeko. Her attire today was a white Daoist robe, giving her an ethereal, immortal aura, and the red string hanging around her neck highlighted her collarbones, making them exceptionally fair and tempting.
"Miss Red, where is my room?"
"The room is on the top floor..."
"Wait," Miss Red asked, "Shouldn't we continue discussing the association's development strategy now?"
"The next step of the strategy has been decided."
Kisaragi Rin waved his hand, and under Busujima Saeko's charming gaze, he said, "I think Miss Red is more than capable of handling a trivial matter like taking the Rapunzel Territory."
The Strange Tales Association controlling the Fairy Tale World?
Hmm... there doesn't seem to be anything urgent about it.
He came to this world for a vacation. Kisaragi Rin didn't even want to bother much with Itsuki, intending to entrust her directly to the care of the Strange Tales. After setting up the Strange Tales Association's future plans, the rest could be left to them. Kisaragi Rin just needed to enjoy this team-building trip.
"Yes, I can do it."
It was just about taking the Rapunzel Territory; Miss Red certainly had abundant confidence. What she was pondering was why the President would assign such an important Mission to her, someone who had only just joined the Strange Tales Association.
Could it be an opportunity?
Miss Red suppressed the excitement in her heart, and her demeanor returned to being elegant and intellectual.
"Please rest assured and leave it to me."
Watching Kisaragi Rin leave, Miss Red's gaze turned toward Spider Mother.
In her observation, this person's status and strength were undoubtedly those of a "superior" within the Strange Tales Association.
Although the President had entrusted the matters to her, she couldn't just accept it as a given since she had just joined the association; that would make her seem too arrogant. She should first proactively humble herself and establish good relations with the seniors, then surpass them later with sheer Ability.
"We..."
Just as Miss Red was about to invite Spider Mother to discuss the Rapunzel Territory together, Spider Mother had already skipped off with Yukino Mifuyu to follow Kisaragi Rin.
"You just decide on your own. I have things to do, hey."
"???"
Miss Red sensed that something was wrong.