Wait! / Aira, Master of Persuasion

"Never mind, a loss is a loss."

Drake looked at the aloof Akuta Hiyori, but for some reason didn't speak to her. Instead, he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka was standing to the side deep in thought, and asked, "Miss, I've already lost. You can do whatever you want with me, kill me, or hug me."

"Oh, I don't have that need." Fujimaru Ritsuka was taken aback by Drake's explosive statement.

She quickly took a few steps back to indicate that she had no such needs, then looked at Drake and asked, "I'm just curious, why do you have magical energy fluctuations around you?"

"Although he's just an ordinary person, he has magical energy fluctuations, which is quite strange." Mash saw that Drake had stopped fighting, so she also stopped maintaining her fighting stance.

"However, Drake... madam... is probably a born hero, so it's very likely that she has magical energy fluctuations."

When Lady Drake was mentioned, Mash's expression became very strange, as if she were saying that King Arthur was a woman.

However, Mash has gotten used to it; it seems to be the norm for famous male figures in history to be transformed into beautiful girls.

"The magical fluctuations probably refer to the cup next to her," Akuta Hiyori suddenly spoke up, her gaze fixed on the golden 'wine cup' beside Drake. "That's probably the Holy Grail we need to retrieve."

"This is the real Holy Grail, probably the same one that the Lion King possessed in the Sixth Singularity." Mikaela suddenly interjected, ignoring Olga Marie's surprised expression, and said calmly, "Make her hand over the Holy Grail."

"Oh? That voice? You can tell it's a beauty just by listening to it."

Drake looked around and, finding no one speaking, casually picked up a nearby 'cup' and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a smile, saying, "This is really amazing. You guys, do you want this thing?"

"If possible... could you hand it over to us?" Mash seemed a little nervous. After all, the previous times she retrieved the Holy Grail, she had been accompanied by extremely powerful enemies. Was this time going too smoothly?

It went so smoothly that Mash even began to suspect that this might be a trap set by the Demon God Pillar.

"Akuta Hiyori- senpai, be on guard around." Fujimaru Ritsuka was also very aware of the danger. She looked around warily and silently raised her hand with the Command Seal on it.

"Ah?"

Akuta Hiyori was slightly taken aback, but she quickly regained her composure and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, saying, "Don't try to teach me how to do things. I've already learned all of that."

In order to enter the Singularity, Akuta Hiyori was forced to learn a lot of things. She didn't care about saving Human Order, since her main goal wasn't Human Order.

"No need to be on guard, this isn't the Holy Grail made by the Magic King." Mikaela said helplessly. He had already said that this wasn't the Magic King's Holy Grail, so why were Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash still so wary?

Although she felt helpless, Mikaela couldn't help but admire Fujimaru Ritsuka's growth; his wary attitude was commendable.

After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

"I don't know about the King of Magic, but since you want this cup, here it is." Drake casually tossed the Holy Grail to Mash, who stretched and said in a relaxed tone, "I found this by chance."

"Retrieve the Holy Grail?" Mash was somewhat distraught. The two Holy Grail that they and the others had recovered were the result of countless battles, and they had barely managed to retrieve Holy Grail.

So Drake said he just picked it up randomly?! Are you kidding me?!

"This wasn't something you just picked up randomly, boss." The pirate who brought Mash here spoke up, "It was a grand adventure, probably the most thrilling adventure of all."

"Seven eternal nights without dawn, a colossal, destructive vortex occupying the entire sea surface!"

"Then emerged from the enormous vortex what was then a dreamlike, sunken city: Atlantis!!"

"The time has come. In the name of the Twelve Olympians, I will once again unleash a mighty flood to wipe out civilization..."

"How should I put it, dealing with that big guy who was yelling all that, and then stealing his treasure, it's just..."

Ignoring the shocked expressions of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash, the pirate underling continued, "While there must be some mistake, isn't this the heroic figure who valiantly saved the world?"

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Drake seemed blushing at her younger brother's praise. She scratched her head and explained, "Is it really that exaggerated? Well, I just didn't like him and tried to stop him."

"After all, that guy called himself the Sea God (Poseidon). As a sailor, I couldn't let him get away with it, so I stirred up trouble, stole the treasure, and even turned the entire city into a whirlpool! It was awesome!"

When Drake said these words, the entire Chaldea fell silent, if what he said was true.

So this legendary captain defeated Poseidon at sea?! That's impossible! The opponent is a god!

Its strength is very likely to be even more terrifying than the Lion King of the Sixth Singularity.

The Lion King is at least a spiritual deity, while Poseidon, the Sea God, is definitely a terrifying being of the chief god level.

"Do you think she's serious?" Olga Marie was speechless. She looked at Mikaela beside her and said helplessly, "She can't even beat Mash, but she can defeat Poseidon and even steal his Holy Grail?"

"No matter how you look at it, it's impossible. Even if she were Drake, she couldn't possibly defeat Poseidon at sea."

However, neither Mikaela, who was standing to the side, nor Doctor Roman was not far away, answered her. Instead, they both wore rather solemn expressions.

Olga Marie believed Drake was lying, but both Mikaela and Doctor Roman felt that he wasn't lying.

Because after Mash successfully 'reclaimed' the Holy Grail, this Singularity did not return to normal, which means... there is another Holy Grail in this Singularity.

The Twelve Olympians.

A strange light flashed in Mikaela's eyes; he seemed somewhat tempted.

Chapter 517 Wait a minute!

While Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were talking with Drake, Mikaela fell into deep thought.

One must hunt down gods to acquire divinity, and then forge a powerful divine body; this is a definite and feasible path.

The problem is that there are not many gods in any of the Singularity, not even in the Scandinavian Lostbelt.

Although there are quite a few 'Valkyrie's' over there, those are just imitations. In the end, the only ones who can truly be considered gods are the three genuine Valkyrie, Scathach, Skadi, and others.

Now, a single sentence from Drake in the Third Singularity made Mikaela think of a certain possibility.

Perhaps I can find a Lostbelt the gods are still alive, and then go there to defeat them!

For example, Mikaela had heard about Lostbelt 4 and 5 in her previous life; these two Lostbelt definitely had gods.

After all, one represents India and the other represents Greece.

These two regions are teeming with deities. If we really find these two Lostbelt, Mikaela will probably be able to hunt them to her heart's content.

That's how you see her?

Just as Mikaela was pondering, Olga Marie suddenly asked a question.

"Hmm?" Mikaela looked up at the screen, watching Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash talking amicably with Drake.

Meanwhile, Akuta Hiyori stood to the side, seemingly lost in thought. She didn't join the conversation, but instead pulled out a book from somewhere and began reading it with great interest.

"Who are you referring to?" Mikaela looked at Olga Marie with some curiosity, not understanding who the other was talking about.

"Akuta Hiyori!" Olga Marie first turned off the voice chat, then looked at Mikaela with great excitement and said, "Wasn't her performance perfect?!"

"Perfect?"

Mikaela tilted her head. To be honest, you couldn't tell anything from Akuta Hiyori's performance just now. Whether it was entering the Singularity or commanding the battle, it was all basic operation.

Although Mikaela didn't witness the middle part of the journey, as a 'time traveler,' he knew the general plot, which was nothing more than a mundane journey.

"Yes! Isn't it perfect?" Olga Marie said excitedly, "Calm judgment, excellent command ability, and her own strength."

"What are you thinking?" Mikaela looked at Olga Marie speechlessly. He sighed and said helplessly, "I admit that guy is calm and strong, but I haven't seen his command ability yet. You don't need to get so excited."

Olga Marie seems to be overthinking things now, but Mikaela can understand why she would overthink things.

After all, her father had said that Akuta Hiyori was more important than Mikaela.

Everyone in Chaldea saw clearly what Mikaela had done: not only did she arrange things perfectly for Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, but she also had a head-on fight with the mastermind behind it all, the "King of Magic".

The Singularity were destroyed! This power far exceeded Chaldea's imagination.

Even during the final battles of the first, second, and Sixth Singularity, the scale of the battles did not exceed that of the Fuyuki City.

In this situation, unless Akuta Hiyori makes a huge mistake that utterly disappoints Olga Marie, she will not change her mind.

In fact, apart from Olga Marie, the only person in the entire Control Room who was able to calmly analyze the situation was Doctor Roman; everyone else subconsciously felt that Akuta Hiyori had some deeper meaning behind her actions.

Only Doctor Roman felt that Akuta Hiyori wasn't showing anything, so when nothing major happened, he was just slacking off and chatting with Magical Merih.

Even when Drake mentioned Poseidon and Olympus, Doctor Roman only glanced up, and after finding that 'Poseidon' hadn't appeared, he continued to openly slack off.

"I'm not excited, I just want you to give your opinion on Akuta Hiyori." Olga Marie's expression seemed a little stiff; her 'excited' mind had calmed down somewhat.

After Mikaela said that, she seemed to realize that as the director of Chaldea, she shouldn't praise Akuta Hiyori so much, but should try to find out her shortcomings and correct them.

Olga Marie did this with Fujimaru Ritsuka: she pointed out his shortcomings and then gave him special training in a short period of time. She didn't expect him to completely eliminate his shortcomings, but hoped that he would realize them and then correct them.

"Evaluate? I don't know how to evaluate." Mikaela shook his head slightly, looking directly at Olga Marie and saying calmly, "Because I am just an ordinary person, how can I evaluate gods and immortals?"

Mikaela couldn't see through Akuta Hiyori's thoughts, so she naturally wouldn't comment on her.

Moreover, Akuta Hiyori is a fairy in Chinese mythology, so Mikaela naturally has some goodwill towards her and wouldn't deliberately judge her.

It's unclear whether Olga Marie felt even more awkward after Mikaela said those words.

After seeing some of Akuta Hiyori's actions, she began to ponder the meaning behind Akuta Hinako's behavior.

Now that Mikaela had said that, she understood that the other person was a celestial being, while she was just an ordinary Magecraft, and their ideas were completely different.

Although she didn't know how her father had managed to win over the other party, Akuta Hiyori had said that the gap between herself and her father was simply too great.

Seeing that Olga Marie had fallen silent, Mikaela didn't continue. She just wanted the other person to realize that she was overthinking things.

Soon, Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka finished talking with Drake and came to a conclusion.

The Holy Grail that Mash is now 'reclaiming' is something this world gave to Drake; the recipient is the hero who saved this world.

The Holy Grail created by the King of Magic is still in this era, and before Chaldea arrived, Drake had already fought against some beings similar to Mash.

The opponent was very strong; even cannons couldn't kill him, only her bullets could wound him.

Drake guessed that it was probably thanks to the golden goblet, since that was the most valuable thing he had.

"So, there's another force?" Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes, and said earnestly, "Mash, return the Holy Grail to Drake."

"Huh?!" Mash was somewhat surprised.

"Hey hey hey!! Wait a minute! Fujimaru!" Olga Marie opened the voice chat, her voice full of surprise, "What are you doing? Why did you return the Holy Grail that was taken back to her?"

Why was Olga Marie so agitated? The reason is simple! Chaldea currently severely lacking in magical energy.

In order to quickly build a large Mana Furnace, and because the magic power of the first two Holy Grail were recycled is about to run dry.

Three days ago, Chaldea sent many Servant to other worlds to hunt monsters and obtain Magecraft materials for making Mana Furnace.

Although Chaldea still has some Servant on standby, due to a lack of magical energy, Chaldea is currently unable to send Servant to support Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.

Currently, the only people capable of providing assistance are perhaps Mikaela and the Shopkeeper's Daughter, who are temporarily residing in Chaldea.

If the Holy Grail were retrieved now, Olga Marie might be able to immediately send several powerful Servant to help Fujimaru Ritsuka resolve the Third Singularity more quickly.

Chapter 518 Ella's Powerful Words

Seeing Olga Marie's agitated state, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked helplessly, "Director, what are we doing here at this Singularity?"

"Reclaiming the Holy Grail," Olga Marie said very seriously. "That's why I'm asking you, why return the Holy Grail to the other party? You should know our goal very well."

"Aren't we here to save Human Order?" Doctor Roman asked, since the purpose of going to the Singularity was precisely to save Human Order.

"Shut up!"

Although Doctor Roman was right, Olga Marie still told him to shut up!

"..." Doctor Roman felt wronged. He silently lowered his head and began watching Magical Merih's live stream.

"But this Holy Grail belongs to Captain Drake. We're not robbers, how can we steal her things?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head. If this Holy Grail was something that the King of Magic threw into this Singularity ...

She would then have Mash retrieve the Holy Grail and leave the Singularity.

The problem is! This Holy Grail n't thrown away by the King of Magic, but rather Holy Grail was obtained by Captain Drake through his own efforts in saving the world.

"Me! You!" Olga Marie almost choked on her breath. She really wanted to rush up to Fujimaru Ritsuka and tell her that reclaiming the Holy Grail would bring many benefits to Chaldea!

The issue isn't whether it's a robbery or not; the Holy Grail is simply in Drake's possession, meant for him to drink and eat!

If it is recovered and returned to Chaldea, then Servant can be dispatched immediately to provide support, without worrying about a lack of mana later on.

"Not bad." Akuta Hiyori spoke slowly, her gaze softening considerably as she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka. She said calmly, "If everyone were like you, then I wouldn't hate humans."

"I don't know why, but I really admire you!" Drake patted Fujimaru Ritsuka hard on the back, making the originally 'delicate' Fujimaru Ritsuka wince.

A resolute glint flashed in Mash's eyes as she returned the retrieved Holy Grail to Drake, saying earnestly, "You're right, senior. Although this thing is extremely valuable, we can't take it from others."

"This is spoils of war! Spoils of war!! Not stolen!!" Olga Marie still wanted to salvage the Holy Grail.

"For humans, simply changing the word allows them to openly plunder others' things."

Akuta Hiyori mocked Olga Marie, saying that even if she changed her words, it didn't change the fact that she wanted to plunder other people's things.

She has lived for far too long and has witnessed far too much of the ugliness of humanity.