Relax! Aira! (Fifth Update) / Twin-Tailed Aira (First Update) ...

Then came the sounds of battle, and finally Cú Chulainn's voice disappeared until it was discovered by Chaldea employees the next morning.

Inside the Magic Barrier.

Aozaki Touko skillfully lit a cigarette and looked at Mikaela as she replied, "I did investigate some things. Chaldea has more secrets than you think. However, its original owner was a cunning fox. Before he died... no, it should be that he destroyed all the 'intelligence' before he died, leaving only the most basic things for future generations to see."

The cunning fox that Aozaki Touko is referring to here is someone everyone knows.

"First of all," Aozaki Touko held up a finger, looking directly at Mikaela calmly, "That guy's goal doesn't seem to be saving Human Order; he has a wish that he must fulfill."

"I don't know what that wish is for the time being. His daughter, who is also the current director of Chaldea, probably doesn't know either. Only that person's 'eldest disciple,' the A-team captain who was taken away by the Alien God, might know something."

At this point, Aozaki Touko gave a rather sarcastic smile. She smoked a cigarette and said helplessly, "Magecraft' families can be so cold and ruthless sometimes."

"What's next?" Mikaela didn't care what the former director's wish was; the other party certainly wouldn't risk his family's future to save Human Order 'for no reason'.

The original work also mentioned that the former director was much more cunning than the two directors who followed him!

Therefore, Mikaela didn't want to have too much contact with such beings; she would just keep it brief and didn't need to delve deeper into their lives.

"After that, I don't know." Aozaki Touko said with a cigarette in her mouth and her fingers tapping the table. She said helplessly, "After all, I haven't been awake for two months. It's already quite impressive that I was able to find out these two important pieces of information."

"But."

Looking at Mikaela, Aozaki Touko said earnestly, "You seem to need to rest for a while. Ever since I met you, you've always seemed to be busy, which isn't good for your mental health."

"For example?" Mikaela looked at Aozaki Touko expressionlessly.

"How about going swimming at the beach? I'll get you a swimsuit," Aozaki Touko said with a smile.

Chapter 493 Relax, Ella! (Fifth Update)

What are you thinking?

Mikaela was speechless. He sipped his coffee and looked at Aozaki Touko with some helplessness, saying, "What can you do at the beach? Can swimming really help you relax? This stuff doesn't help you relax at all."

"If you really want me to relax, how about we have a meal or watch a movie?"

In her previous life, Mikaela only had a few ways to relax: eating, sleeping, watching movies, playing mobile games, and playing computer games.

As for relaxing things like swimming, Mikaela hadn't really thought about it, and as for why...

"No way."

Aozaki Touko seemed to have guessed something. She gave Mikaela a gentle smile and said, "You can't swim, can you?"

"With my strength, are you afraid I'll drown?" Mikaela looked at Aozaki Touko expressionlessly and said, "Besides, with my learning ability, a single card is enough for me to stand on the water."

Thanks to her innate abilities, Mikaela is not afraid of swimming at all.

Although he had never swum before, if Mikaela really wanted to learn, he was confident he could learn in a short time.

"Although I wouldn't have said much before, I want to ask you something now." Aozaki Touko stubbed out her cigarette and looked at Mikaela, saying, "How long has it been since you've truly relaxed?"

"You once told me that people should always retain some small habits, otherwise they will unknowingly become a different person." Aozaki Touko took off her half-burnt cigarette and pointed at Mikaela calmly, "But now, do you still look like a 'person'?"

"In order to go home, I constantly scheme, become stronger, fight with others, completely give up entertainment facilities, and have no indulgences such as drinking or smoking."

At this point, Aozaki Touko put the cigarette back in her mouth and looked at Mikaela, whose expression remained unchanged, and continued, "Besides, you haven't had a sex life yet."

"You don't have any either." Mikaela retorted, which was quite rare for her, showing just how powerful Aozaki Touko's words were.

Otherwise, Mikaela would never have retorted to Aozaki Touko under normal circumstances.

"Yeah, I don't have a sex life, but I like to smoke and go out and 'play' around." Aozaki Touko laughed, openly admitting that she didn't have a sex life.

But so what? Compared to Mikaela's life, which is even more ascetic than that of a hermit, she lives a very comfortable life.

From the moment she was summoned to this world by Emiya Kiritsugu, Mikaela has been constantly fighting, strategizing, becoming stronger, and thinking about how to defeat her enemies.

His most relaxed time was probably when he was taking care of the children.

That's right, it was during the time she was taking care of Fujimaru Ritsuka that Mikaela only had a relatively comfortable life for those three years.

Aozaki Touko also dug up the details of those three years. It was revealed that the other party had been constantly training his physical strength, taking care of the child, grocery shopping and cooking, and occasionally robbing 'thugs'.

At other times, Mikaela was fighting, fighting desperately, as if he were the embodiment of battle.

But those who know Mikaela know that he is a boy who longs for a peaceful life. He doesn't crave fighting; he will only fight when he has no other choice.

Perfect timing! Aozaki Touko knew Mikaela very well, so she pointed out that the other party was in a very bad state at the moment.

"You need to rest." Aozaki Touko stubbed out her cigarette and looked at Mikaela very seriously. "A short rest won't make you stronger, but it will help you relax and prepare for a tougher battle."

"You don't understand." Mikaela frowned, holding his coffee cup and looking at his reflection in it. He said seriously, "I have a lot to do, a lot, a lot of things to do."

Are you in a hurry for a day or two?

Aozaki Touko was amused, even though Mikaela was a very mature person in some matters.

However, the other party is still quite immature at times. For example, in this matter, even though they are already exhausted, they still insist on moving forward.

"..." Mikaela remained silent. Indeed, there was no rush for a day or two, because Chaldea's progress was not yet at its maximum, and Fujimaru Ritsuka was still working hard to conquer the enhanced Singularity.

Goetia and the Seventy-Two Demon God Pillars are searching for the Alien God's tentacles.

He himself stayed in Chaldea, letting Chaldea help him observe the 'Lostbelt' that Goetia had observed.

He will have to wait for the Holy Grail's magic to be completely filtered before he can set off for the Seventh Singularity to try and hunt down goddesses, seize their Divine Core and divinity, and use them to create a powerful divine body.

"Speechless now?" Aozaki Touko took a sip of coffee, looked at the silent Mikaela, and said earnestly, "I can understand how you feel, but you're wrong right now. Compared to those 'problem girls,' you're even more terrifying now."

"If you force yourself to keep going without relaxing properly, will you be able to truly 'relax' when you go back someday?"

Aozaki Touko has seen many beings like Mikaela, who charge forward with only a single obsession and sheer willpower.

And what happens? Either after succeeding, they find themselves completely unable to return to the daily life they expected.

Either you get assimilated by your own obsessions halfway through, completely lose sight of the direction of your efforts, and thus lose yourself.

Most Magecraft are like this, going crazy. They were once normal people, but because of their goal of 'the Roots', they did many things that are hard to understand.

Those Magecraft believed they were right; no matter the sacrifices, as long as the goal was achieved, it was righteous!

Aozaki Touko didn't want Mikaela to become like that, so she advised her to relax and not to be so tense even when she was resting.

"Perhaps you are right." Mikaela sighed deeply. He picked up his coffee, his expression no longer cold, but revealing a sense of weariness.

Since coming into this world, apart from taking care of Fujimaru Ritsuka for three years, he has never had a real rest.

Even if Aozaki Touko didn't say anything, Mikaela could feel her own fatigue, not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.

Whenever Mikaela felt tired, he would think of his parents' faces, which motivated him to keep going.

However, now, Mikaela felt that he needed to relax a bit, because Aozaki Touko was right. He didn't need to be so tense all the time. He was human too and needed to relax properly.

Mikaela looked at Aozaki Touko and sighed, "I seem to be too hard on myself. Although I do need to be tense sometimes, I think about those things even when I'm relaxing."

At this point, Mikaela finished his coffee; he really needed to relax.

"So, you agree?" Aozaki Touko grinned mischievously, looking Mikaela up and down and clicking her tongue in amazement. "I heard from Mrs. Emiya that you have a great figure in your female form. Since you're going to relax, why not relax in your female form? I'll help you choose a swimsuit."

"??????" Mikaela looked completely bewildered. What's wrong with you? I meant relaxing! I meant playing games!!

PS: "Blades! Blades! Blades!"

Chapter 494 Ella with Twin Ponytails (First Update)

"I don't understand why she wants me to go swimming."

Having temporarily bid farewell to Aozaki Touko, Mikaela returned to his 'own' room and sighed. He sat in front of the dressing table, looking at his own appearance and the Shopkeeper's Daughter combing his hair behind him, and asked, "And do I look that 'tired'?"

Although Mikaela said she was tired to Aozaki Touko.

However, he still felt that he could hold on for a little while longer.

Once the remaining tasks are completed, a short rest is possible.

As for what happens next, well, that is... investigating the Alien God's purpose, resolving the Seventh Singularity, preparing to find a god with more divinity, and investigating the Lostbelt through Chaldea that are suspected to contain Ayla Number One.

Strictly speaking, it's just this little bit of 'things'. Besides these, there are a series of troublesome things like 'transformation', 'time travel', and 'becoming a god'.

"You're pretty much used to being tired by now." The Shopkeeper's Daughter combed Mikaela's hair, looked at her reflection in the mirror, and sighed, "Whether you're in another world or not, you're always busy, but they're a little different from you."

"What's different?" Mikaela looked at the Shopkeeper's Daughter behind him. He was eager to know what kind of experiences the 'selves' the Shopkeeper's Daughter had had.

"They all have their own ways of relaxing, right?"

The Shopkeeper's Daughter held up Mikaela's black and white hair. She chuckled softly, seemingly lost in memories, and said in a low voice, "The original Ella liked to work in Maid Cafe. Although she was busy, she always left work on time and was used to buying bento boxes from a bento shop."

"When we first met, she was buying things at a convenience store. But after we started living together, she stopped buying food from convenience stores and started cooking for me instead."

"The second one, Ella, runs a detective agency. Although she has the Clairvoyance and can solve cases instantly, she seems to enjoy the process of slowly reasoning more."

"The third one is Ella, who is the director of the orphanage. She likes to take in homeless children and also likes to correct the bad habits of the bad children."

"The fourth one is Ella. Well, her situation was rather strange at the time, as if she were something that was about to be destroyed."

When talking about the fourth Ella, the Shopkeeper's Daughter slowed down considerably. Looking at Mikaela in the mirror, she said with a complicated tone, "When I met her, she seemed very happy and wished I could stay by her side forever."

"Why?" Mikaela pondered the appearance of Number Four 'Ella'. Although the other party seemed cold, why would she do something like this?

The fact that the Shopkeeper's Daughter was forcibly kept by his side should not have happened in theory.

Or rather, almost none of the Mikaela would do that, because once they go home, they will all encounter their own 'Shopkeeper's Daughter'.

Although it may be hurtful to say, it is indeed the truth.

Even the current Mikaela could not allow the Shopkeeper's Daughter who is now by her side to replace the Shopkeeper's Daughter who used to accompany her.

"Because she's on the verge of collapse." The Shopkeeper's Daughter, bored, started tying Mikaela's hair into pigtails. She said in a leisurely tone, "She feels that all her efforts are in vain. Whether it's acquiring a lot of magic power, traveling through worlds, or defeating countless enemies, she can't see any hope of going back."

"So, she broke down. At that time, she was walking aimlessly down the street, completely unaware of what her goal was."

"..." Mikaela fell silent. To be honest, he could understand the feelings of the Number Four 'Aila', because the other party had transmigrated in a physical body and had not descended into the Type-Moon World.

The reason she was able to calm down quickly after her second time travel was because she knew that there must be something in the Type-Moon World that could allow her to return.

This world is full of crises, but crises also represent opportunities.

This is why Mikaela never stopped; he needed to keep going, gain power, strengthen himself, and find a way home.

Just because he can do it doesn't mean other 'Mikaela's' can.

The Number Four the Shopkeeper's Daughter encountered, 'Ella,' was clearly a powerful and tragic figure with no future in sight.

"She was crazy back then~ She even proposed, 'Let's get married~'" The Shopkeeper's Daughter blushed slightly, clearly caught off guard by the situation.

"They've probably lost all hope and are planning to settle down in that world."

Mikaela somewhat understood Number Four's thoughts, after all, they were originally "one person". Although they had different experiences, they could more or less guess each other's thoughts.

"You didn't agree?" Mikaela, with his hair tied in pigtails, looked at himself in the mirror with a somewhat helpless expression. He had no interest in hairstyles, so he hadn't learned how to tie his hair at all; he simply let his hair fall loose down his back and flutter in the wind.

He doesn't even bother to style his hair regularly, since it's quite troublesome to do so. So Mikaela learned some 'Magecraft' from Aozaki Touko to clean it up.

"How could I possibly agree? She wasn't even pursuing me; she just confessed right away." The Shopkeeper's Daughter blushed and spat.

She is, after all, a reserved woman. If they spend some time together and go through certain events, she might agree to it in a flash.

But 'Mikaela' was clearly on the verge of a breakdown. She didn't say those words because she liked him, but because she was looking for something to cling to.

So the Shopkeeper's Daughter let the other party enter the space made up of various cards, and the other party gained many benefits inside.

When she came out, she had that genuine smile that the Shopkeeper's Daughter still longs to see.

"That's true." Mikaela snapped his fingers, and his black and white hair, which was originally tied in pigtails, fell down and cascaded down his back like a waterfall.

"Oh dear, all that effort wasted." The Shopkeeper's Daughter looked somewhat regretful as she watched her 'masterpiece' being ruined.

"Let me give you the card that belongs to 'me' first." A card that was spinning continuously appeared in Mikaela's palm. He turned around and looked at the Shopkeeper's Daughter calmly, saying, "Although I am weak now, I will strengthen the card in your body when I become stronger. For now, you can stay in Chaldea and play for a while."

As soon as she finished speaking, the card that was spinning in Mikaela's palm turned into a stream of light and entered the Shopkeeper's Daughter's body.

Chapter 495 Preparing for Beach Activities (Second Update)

After resolving the matter with the Shopkeeper's Daughter, Mikaela took her to explore Chaldea. Since they were ready to relax, he decided to gather the Servant who were going to the beach.

In Mikaela's original plan, he should now request the existence of Chaldea to begin investigating the Lostbelt, and then use Spiritron Transfer to teleport himself there.

Although Goetia said that the deformed world could no longer accept any 'outsider' intrusion, Mikaela felt that Chaldea's Spiritron Transfer could allow her to travel to that Lostbelt.

If the Spiritron Transfer fails, Holmes will naturally Chaldea after the Lostbelt event begins, becoming its second-highest technical advisor after Da Vinci.