This time, it was not like before, opening a "gate" for people to walk through. It was a direct teleportation using "magecraft."
The scenery around them changed completely in an instant. Not only had Hassan been startled into a stress response by their sudden appearance, even Fujimaru Ritsuka felt his heart skip a beat.
Da Vinci and Bedivere were relatively calm. After all, both had extensive experience and had likely seen quite a few similarly strange things.
Mashu handled it better than the boy as well. Though she had been startled too, she had at least seen that doll use this ability before.
Ah... as expected, getting used to Xiu Er's behavior isn't easy.
Now that things had barely settled down, Fujimaru Ritsuka could not help sighing inwardly.
"Whew..."
The boy let out a relieved breath. Being able to talk was better than anything.
"You know me?"
Before the boy could speak, Hassan beat him to it.
Forced by the situation, she had no choice but to converse with the people from Chaldea. Yet the stance she maintained without ever relaxing showed that she was still highly vigilant.
"No."
Fujimaru Ritsuka was honest, answering truthfully without even thinking about it.
Yet precisely because of that, Hassan was sincerely baffled by his answer.
"Then what exactly do you want from me?"
As she spoke, she tightened her grip on the object in her left hand.
Just as the boy was about to answer truthfully, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.
"Fujimaru-kun, let me handle this."
Da Vinci came to Fujimaru Ritsuka's side, stepping out from behind him with a smile.
"Huh, Da Vinci?"
The boy was puzzled as to why Da Vinci suddenly wanted to take over the conversation.
Still, despite his doubts, he did not object. Having a "genius"