“...I can’t take this shit anymore. Olga Marie, you bitch. One mistake I can let slide, but two...!!”
I shouted curses into the empty air, but...
“Shit, now the comms are down too?”
Was this what it felt like to think the world was out to screw you over?
“I should’ve just lain there and played dead... But if I made it onto a ship, does that mean I’m not completely doomed?”
I wandered around the ship, looking for the captain or any crew member, and then...
“Shit, it’s a ghost ship, lol.”
Should I just jump off here?
Meanwhile, at Chaldea...
Bang!Bang!Bang!
“What is it this time!?!? Why again!?!?!?!”
Olga Marie was slamming the desk hard enough to break it, her anger plain to see.
“This time, we checked everything more thoroughly than ever before, Director.”
Even Da Vinci, fiddling with the monitor beside her, looked like she had no idea what was going on.
“I know!! I know that!! I had the usual safety inspection rechecked dozens of times just to be sure, so what the hell is happening...?”
“It must be the power left behind by some Heroic Spirit after possessing Albus’s body... No, even before that, incidents like this were happening...”
“But!! There were no abnormalities in the little singularities until now!! And we prepared for that with all kinds of tests...”
Albus’s Rayshift compatibility rate was 50 percent. Lower than Fujimaru’s, yes, but not so low that it was especially problematic.
“That’s not the only problem. Fujimaru...”
Olga Marie assessed the situation coldly.
If Albus wasn’t there to supplement her Mana, then Fujimaru...
“For now, Fujimaru needs to avoid direct battles as much as possible and conserve her strength. There won’t be any more Mana support from Albus.”
“Yes!”
Even after hearing Fujimaru’s answer, the unease did not leave her.
“More importantly, where’s Albus?! Where is he this time?!”
Olga Marie hurriedly checked the monitor, but...
“...What?”
He wasn’t there. Albus did not exist in the Roman singularity. Then where in the world...
“All Chaldea staff! Find Albus no matter what! Search other singularities if you have to!!!”
“““”
I’m screwed right now, because...
“I’m out of food, shit...”
I didn’t know how to steer the ship, so I just drifted wherever the current took me.
“The only good thing is that I can see an island ahead...”
If I made it back alive this time, I was absolutely not letting this go. I’d curse someone out, do whatever it took...
Then I heard the sound of a high-speed projectile coming from somewhere.
“Whoa, shit!!!”
Luckily, thanks to EMIYA, I could dodge most sniping attacks without too much trouble. The problem was that whoever fired this didn’t seem normal...
“Guh!!!”
And just like that, my body was pierced.
“Shit, what now...”
If Mash had been here, maybe... Come to think of it, even if Mash had been here, she’d protect Fujimaru first, not me. ...No, she wouldn’t do that.
Then the one who had fired the arrow at me appeared.
“You look like you’re on the verge of death. What are you?”
He was a huge man, his face hidden beneath something like a cloak, carrying a massive bow. At a glance, he looked incredibly strong.
‘Shit, having pain resistance doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. It just means you grit your teeth and endure it...’
The arrow was lodged so firmly that it wouldn’t come out easily. For now, the best option was to devour it with Predation.
Apparently my eating the arrow looked strange...
“What are you...?”
The giant man asked again, drawing his bow once more.
“...Could you give me ten minutes to explain?”
“...Make it five.”
“Yes, sir. So, the thing is...”
Within five minutes, I explained everything—who I was and what my goal was. I didn’t have time, so I basically rapped it all out, and he gave me an extra five minutes so I could calm down and speak more normally.
“Then you intend to restore this singularity?”
“Well... I have to, right? That’s the only way I can get out too.”
“But you don’t have Command Spells. You can’t give orders to a Servant, can you?”
“I can’t make a formal contract, but I can supply Mana. The problem is...”
The giant man stepped right up to me.
“That suits me just fine. From now on, supply me with Mana. In return, I’ll fight as your Servant. But if you get in my way...”
“I’ll do my best...”
The man withdrew his killing intent and turned away, gesturing for me to follow him into the forest.
“Um... by any chance, do you know who caused this incident with the Holy Grail in this singularity?”
Even if I was scared, I had to ask what needed asking. That bow was still terrifying, but I had to learn something.
“...I’ll explain why this singularity came to be later. But the solution is simple. Kill the mastermind.”
“Could you tell me who it is?”
“One of the Twelve Olympians...”
The man’s steps came to a halt.
“Duck.”
The man slammed my body down to the ground. He made no sound at all, and neither did I.
‘Forget the pain—what the hell is this pressure...?’
It was on a completely different level from the presence of a great Heroic Spirit. It felt like I was sensing a massive mountain range come to life and start moving.
“Listen carefully. If you let your guard down for even a second, no matter how amazing your regeneration is, you’ll end up meeting Hades.”
“Yes, sir.”
Somehow, nothing in my life ever went right...
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