Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Travel

"Are there conditions as well?"

Hearing that, the young man immediately grew serious.

"Honestly, compared to a 'transaction,' I think this is more like a 'request,' you know~"

Da Vinci offered her own interpretation from the side.

She had already grasped the village's general situation when they entered it.

Although the villagers' lives had not been severely affected, just from the few villagers who had come out to help, she could tell that they were somewhat malnourished.

"Is that so?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little puzzled.

To a certain extent, there was not much difference between a "transaction" and a "request"; it was simply that the two words carried different implications.

In certain contexts, they also gave people different impressions.

Just now, for instance, the young man had thought the "Hassans" were using their acceptance of refugees as leverage to impose conditions on them.

If it was a request, then there was no problem.

"So, what do you need our help with?"

"About that..."

Although the three "Hassans" had already explained the specifics to Da Vinci and Xiu Er.

After all, those two were the most reliable members of the group: Da Vinci in terms of strategy, and Xiu Er in terms of combat ability.

And it was precisely because of Xiu Er's strength that the three "Hassans" had made such a request.

For Cursed Arm, repeating it once was no difficult task, and he would not find it tiresome.

But Da Vinci did not think so. Before he could speak, she took the lead.

"Let me explain."

"Very well. Then I shall trouble Miss Da Vinci to relay it on our behalf."

Seeing this, Cursed Arm did not continue. He looked over everyone from Chaldea present once more.

Everyone was here, except for the Silver-armed Knight, who had only