To Izumi, it didn't matter how much this new skill increased his strength.
Just the style of it—the sheer overwhelming cool factor—was enough for him to love it.
Turning the entire galaxy into his personal magical circuit?
Come on… who wouldn't feel goosebumps?
A sky overflowing with magic circles—
that was a man's ultimate romance.
Thinking that, Izumi didn't hesitate. He activated the artifact immediately.
The next moment—
A torrent of information surged violently into his mind.
The Chaldea Grand Order / Human Order Safeguard Sphere—
the ultimate mystery of Astromancy.
Along with its activation, the system injected every scrap of astrological knowledge directly into Izumi's brain.
Astromancy—
a magecraft utilizing the relative positions and movements of celestial bodies to divine fate and predict futures.
All this knowledge flooded his consciousness at once.
Anyone else would've been reduced to a drooling idiot from the overload.
Fortunately, Izumi's mental strength was monstrous enough to withstand it.
By the time the flow settled, Izumi had effectively become a genius in astrological magecraft.
Not only could he divine future events through the heavens…
He could even channel the power of celestial bodies themselves in combat.
Though honestly?
For Izumi, those techniques were pretty useless.
Why bother with astrology when he could
punch someone into orbit
or
launch a Broken Phantasm and recreate a nuclear explosion?
Well… summoning a meteor to smash an enemy did sound pretty fun, though.
The abundance of new knowledge excited Izumi to no end.
Obtaining the Human Order Safeguard Sphere basically meant acquiring the entire Fate-verse's astromancy system.
A massive profit. A jackpot. A divine windfall.
Even though his raw stats hadn't increased much…
Even though his power level hardly changed aside from gaining a new skill…
This one ability massively reinforced his foundation.
"Divination… huh," Izumi murmured.
He decided to try it.
Magic power flowed within his body.
In the night sky above, several distant stars flared brighter in response to Izumi's invocation.
A moment later, Izumi suddenly looked up, muttering:
"The Third Primogenitor… that snake-playing freak?"
"The Banquet of Blaze, huh?"
"So that's what's coming soon."
"And… that blurry loli silhouette?"
As he continued the divination, his brows furrowed.
Some things were impossible to read.
That could only mean two possibilities:
Either the target was far stronger than him—
Or something was actively obscuring their traces.
Izumi leaned toward the first answer—
a loli stronger than him.
There was only one.
"Ophis."
"She's coming to find me?"
Ophis was the only existence that fit.
He didn't know why she would come…
But honestly, that was good news.
The Dragon Loli of Infinity coming to his doorstep?
Yes please.
Izumi grinned.
"Well, if that's the case… I should prepare to kidnap a loli."
He chuckled darkly.
Ophis loved sweets.
So he'd prepare some.
Then he'd just keep her by his side.
Even in her weakened state, Ophis was undeniably SSS-class.
Having such a powerhouse as a personal guardian was… quite reassuring.
Plus, there was Dimitri.
That idiot was supposed to show up tomorrow.
Thinking about what he had just divined, Izumi's smile turned malicious.
"Mm. I'll kill him tomorrow."
Having made up his mind, Izumi headed downstairs.
He now understood the true strength of astromancy.
It was practically clairvoyance.
Which honestly made things kind of boring.
If he always knew everything ahead of time, where was the fun?
The true treasure was the arsenal of celestial-type magecraft he'd gained.
Those broadened his potential greatly.
His foundation was stronger—meaning his chances of reaching SSS-rank grew.
Izumi could even feel it:
The more knowledge he accumulated, the easier breaking past the transcendent realm would be.
Reaching SSS wasn't easy.
He wasn't like Ophis or Great Red—beings born with overwhelming power.
For them, it was only a matter of time.
But for him, reaching the "Little Garden four-digit tier" equivalent required filling himself with knowledge, deepening his understanding, and surpassing the limits of transcendence.
He could theoretically rely on developing his Gift, Truth Undefined, to eventually reach SSS.
But that would take too long.
And Izumi didn't have that kind of patience.
Especially since several powerful beings from neighboring worlds already had their eyes on him.
He could not slack off.
Izumi reached the first floor.
The three girls had already finished washing up.
Avrora sat obediently on the sofa while Asia gently blow-dried her hair.
Avrora seemed to have fully accepted Asia as her personal food storage.
To avoid losing her meal ticket, she stayed perfectly still and behaved herself.
Izumi smiled at them.
His home was getting livelier by the day.
After some playful teasing between Izumi and the three girls, he returned to his room for the night.
The room prepared for Le Fay ended up unused, because the three of them decided to sleep together.
Le Fay even snatched Asia from Izumi's side.
That part genuinely annoyed him.
The next morning—
The doorbell rang early.
By the time Izumi got up, Asia had already opened the door.
It was Kato Megumi.
Asia woke up, which in turn woke Avrora and Le Fay.
Yesterday, while chatting with Izumi during the banquet, Megumi had learned that a new member had joined his household.
And so she came early to check.
But when she entered the living room and saw two unfamiliar girls, her expression turned full of question marks.
Looking at Izumi coming downstairs, she asked:
"Didn't you say there was one new person?"
Why were there two?
And why was one of them a loli?
Avrora sniffed the air curiously.
Her eyes sparkled.
"So delicious… such sweet blood…"
Izumi arrived just in time to hear that, and smacked her on the head.
"Stop treating everyone as food, you idiot Avrora!"
"Was Asia's blood yesterday not enough for you?"
Avrora held her head, looking wronged.
She already digested last night's meal.
Wasn't that normal?
Wasn't bullying a vampire like this too unfair?
Megumi, watching the scene unfold, didn't know what to say.
Hearing their conversation, she cautiously asked:
"This child… is a vampire?"
"And you brought her back??"
Megumi was stunned.
When did Izumi pick up another vampire?
And of all things—
another blonde one?
…Was Izumi secretly a blonde-girl enthusiast?