To Kadoc, Fujimaru Ritsuka was completely unqualified as a magician—she did not even count as a qualified Master. However, considering that he had lost to her, and that no one at Chaldea had ever taught Ritsuka about such matters, he let it go. After all, the victor became king and the loser became a bandit. If only he had lost to Ritsuka, Kadoc might have made excuses, claiming that he had not taken her seriously at first and had allowed her to exploit an opening. But even Kirschtaria had lost, so clearly that excuse would not work.
"Please proceed straight north. A town has been detected there." Mash had now become their guide.
"Then let's go. I'd like to ride a horse, but for now, we can only travel on foot." Vlad III took the lead as he spoke. As a Servant, it was naturally his duty to clear the way. Kadoc followed close behind, then Ritsuka, followed by Sherlock Holmes, while Shen Fei brought up the rear.
"What's wrong?" Once they had arranged their formation and were ready to move, Shen Fei unexpectedly noticed that Holmes, standing before him, was spacing out. It surprised him; this was the first time he had seen Holmes in such a state.
"Ah, my apologies." Holmes immediately came back to himself, then quickened his pace to catch up with Ritsuka. Before long, the group arrived at the town Mash had mentioned. Yet what lay before them was a thoroughly ruined settlement, devoid of any living thing.
"No humans. It seems we came to the wrong place." Vlad III quickly made a circuit of the ruined town, only to find nothing at all.
"Rather than saying there are no humans, Zemlupus, could you perform a precise analysis of these ruined buildings?" Holmes looked around