Earth Princess? No, it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!

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"The dream is over, so there's no need to dwell on a fleeting illusion... Ah... Even so, I was just a fleeting illusion myself, hehe..."

The woman in the kimono seemed to chuckle self-deprecatingly.

Then, gradually, they once again disappeared into a world filled with flowers.

"So, Ritsuka and the others broke into Beast's barrier and then defeated Sajyou Aika from a parallel world inside Beast's barrier?"

"It's a bit messy, let me sort it out..."

After returning to Chaldea.

Dr. Roman was struggling with how to write the report.

How do I write this report?

Sajō Ayaka helped us defeat the Sajō Ayaka from the parallel world, and then Artoria from other timelines also came to help our Artoria...

This report is utter nonsense and absurd.

When it comes to parallel worlds, it's always a mess, and it might even alarm the one at the top of the clock tower in the future... If we see Princess and Fujimaru Ritsuka then... who knows what will happen.

"Director Mary..."

Dr. Roman looked at the quiet young girl who was having afternoon tea with a pleading look in his eyes.

No, a quiet, gentle girl?

Olga Marie held a cup of black tea, her cherry-red lips biting into a cream cake, her snow-white skin glowing with a rosy luster, making her exceptionally beautiful.

She appeared detached, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

"No, Director Mary, reporting..."

Logically speaking, shouldn't Director Olga Marie be pacing back and forth anxiously, trying every possible solution?

"Ah~~ You can handle this, Romani."

Olga Marie wore a meaningful smile.

"What's wrong? Wait a minute! Director, aren't you usually the one most concerned about Chaldea's situation, personally overseeing every report? The way you're acting now... I'm a little scared..."

Romani was startled, as if he had seen a fake.

Olga Marie's current condition was so drastically different from her usual state that he was momentarily unable to adapt or understand it.

Director Olga Marie, who possessed her? Or was she possessed by some Servant?

Dr. Roman asked cautiously.

She was met with Olga Marie's disdainful and sarcastic smile.

Olga Marie: "No, I just suddenly had a change of heart."

"What do you mean, 'come to your senses'?" Dr. Roman asked, puzzled.

Olga Marie smiled and said, "I'm a dead person! I can only exist in Chaldea because of Ritsuka's abilities."

"I'm already dead, what does Chaldea have to do with me anymore... If I continue to waste my energy on this, wouldn't I have died in vain?"

Ah, I've come to terms with it.

It turned out to be the case.

Olga Marie suddenly had a change of heart.

It's like a top student who was forced to become a test-taker when they were young, only to find that society is not what they thought, and then they give up and lie down.

Olga Marie was indeed extremely anxious. Saving humanity and shouldering the burden of Chaldea—frankly, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

I felt nervous one moment and relieved the next.

If a person's mind is constantly subjected to such rollercoaster-like ups and downs, problems will arise.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After Olga Marie finished her cake, she picked up her teacup and plate and prepared to leave.

"That's off work. You're on your own from now on, Acting Director, Romani."

Olga Marie's smile remained unchanged as she stood up from her seat and walked toward the door of the central control room.

After adjusting her mindset, her pace became lighter.

However, this wasn't simply a matter of Olga Marie adjusting her mindset on her own.

As the head of the Animusfia family and the monarch of the Department of Astronomy, Olga Marie must have treacherous ministers around her instigating the neglect of the government.

Its name is——

"Oh, so you're here! How are you? You look pretty good... Ahhh... I'm relieved to see you're alright, hehehe~~"

A blonde, blue-eyed girl appeared at the corner of the corridor outside the Chaldea control room with a faint smile.

The girl is the kind of girl who is very cute.

In a sense, she should be considered a young lady from a wealthy family.

"Are you making fun of me?"

"Reines Elmello Archizorti".

Olga Marie walked toward the girl.

There was no nervousness, and they didn't take the other person's teasing to heart, clearly indicating a close, acquaintance-like relationship.

The other person still had that rather amusing smile on their face.

A person who enjoys himself, has a twisted sense of humor... well, that's the kind of person this girl is.

"How could that be? I'm not the kind of mean woman who likes to make fun of her friends and expose their scars... Heh... But Lord Sima Yi, who has entrusted his power to me, might be a different story."

Olga Marie didn't think Reines was much better than Sima Yi.

"I know you're a pseudo-Servant, so please don't brag about it in front of me. I know my own limitations in this regard."

That's right.

After Chaldea's Servant summoning system was repaired, the normalization of Servant summoning was put on the agenda in order to maintain Chaldea's normal operation.

The success of Miss Lily's summoning provides an excellent example of how Chaldea can supply magic power to maintain the permanent presence of Servants.

In the early stages of summoning, most summons were either weak magician spirits or modern human spirits, so the requirements for the summoning system and energy were not that high.

Originally intended for use by the 48 Masters of Chaldea, they have now been turned into freezers in the cryogenic chambers and are no longer usable.

Of course, it would be even better if it were a pseudo-Servant, and one that was dominated by humans.

For example, the El-Melloi siblings were entrusted with power by Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi respectively, which makes them very reliable.

However, one of the summons was overseen by Director Olga Marie, so coincidentally, Reines was among the summoned Servants and pseudo-Servants.

Olga Marie: "But I've come to terms with it. After all, I don't even have a physical body anymore; only my soul remains. You could say that's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. So, what brings you here?"

"You're really open-minded. Ah, but as far as I can remember, you came to this idea more than ten years late."

Reines smiled, pursing her lips.

Because of Marisbury, Olga Marie's upbringing took a slight turn.

But she's let it go now.

After all, if the London Clock Tower could be so easily massacred, what use would her efforts be?

When you start to give up temporarily, you suddenly feel like the world is vast and open!

"I've just finished my tea. Would you like a cup of black tea? Come to my room."

Olga Marie extended an invitation to Reines.

She was just about to brew some new black tea, and since she had run into Reines, it wouldn't hurt to bring her along.

“Great! It just so happens that I haven’t been to your room yet. Anyway, it’s my first time in Chaldea, so it’s good to get familiar with the environment beforehand.”

Since I've set this precedent, one day my older brother and the other idiots in El-Melloi's classroom will also come to Chaldea for a "team building" event.

Don't talk about that.

Reines heard some interesting things at Chaldea.

"Oh, by the way, I heard you recently took on a disciple in the demonic path? Would you like to introduce him to me?" she asked with interest.

"He's not entirely a disciple..."

Olga Marie pictured a blonde girl with red eyes and a perpetually smiling face.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's talent in magic is not outstanding. Simply put, although her learning ability is above average among ordinary people, she cannot be called a top student.

"Oh, so that's a lover, like Yvette's kind of complex? Oh my, you have that kind of interest... That's... a bit unexpected."

"No...no, what are you thinking? Honestly. You're as wicked as ever."

Olga Marie's eyes darted away.

“I was just kidding,” Reines said casually, waving her hand dismissively.

[That's really interesting, Mary's expression.]

However, Chaldea... is really... somewhat suspicious from all angles. I'll investigate a bit more if I have time.

With this in mind, Reines strolled happily through Chaldea with Olga Marie... leaving Director Romani to toil away, racking his brains to write a report as he fulfilled his duties.

As for Fujimaru Ritsuka?

—Fujimaru Ritsuka doesn't know!

"That's great, senior, good morning... It seems we've all made it back from London alive."

Today, Fujimaru Ritsuka woke up from her sleep.

There was no Kiyohime, no Artoria, no Princess, no Marianne in the bed...

A beautiful day begins with waking up at a normal time!

Yes, it was just Mashu's heartwarming greeting.

"That's great!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka rubbed her hands together excitedly.

Normal washing and normal clothing.

Recalling the situation at the London Singularity, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a pang of regret.

She hadn't properly said goodbye to everyone yet.

Sajō Aika didn't regain consciousness until her body became ethereal, while Mordred cried and clung to her two fathers' stockinged thighs, wiping her snot and tears on Casti's calves, which angered Casti so much that he kicked her back to the Throne of Heroes.

Then, Andersen and Shakespeare returned to their seats.

This counts as a speedrun of the boss battle.

If it weren't for Aika Sajou [prototype] causing trouble, this singularity might have been a bit more troublesome, but it probably wouldn't have been that difficult to defeat.

However, it is, after all, a Beast.

After Fujimaru Ritsuka, the enemy will definitely include human evil.

Therefore, we must find a way to defeat human evil... But unfortunately, even the princess herself can only say that she will not lose to the Beast by taking advantage of the terrain. Defeating the Beast is actually quite difficult.

We need to become even stronger.

I'll copy more Servants' techniques, try to develop new skills, and become more proficient in using [Self-Transformation] and [Imagination Manifestation]...

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was preparing for a whole day of hard work, hoping that her training wouldn't be disturbed by those bad women.

An alarm suddenly sounded over the loudspeaker in the private room.

Leonardo da Vinci's image suddenly appeared in front of me, looking anxious!

"Ritsuka-chan! Something terrible has happened!"

A look of panic appeared on the face of the omnipotent man!

"What's wrong, Da Vinci? Calm down and tell me slowly," Mash quickly reassured her. "You are Chaldea's technical advisor."

"There's no time! Look outside Chaldea quickly, I'll show you the footage!"

"Outside? Outside this facility... isn't it the kind of blizzard weather typical of Antarctica at this time of year? Minus sixty or seventy degrees Celsius, desolate and uninhabited, what's there to see..."