First Spiritron Transfer

First Spiritron Transfer

Chaldea, Central Control Room.

By the time Luo Zhen and Mashu arrived, all of Chaldea's Adaptable Ones had already gathered.

The Adaptable Ones were seated in rows of chairs in the center of the Control Room, silently waiting for the strategy meeting to begin.

At the front of the room, Olga Marie was already standing there.

"You're late!"

As always, Olga Marie loudly berated Luo Zhen and Mashu.

"Take your seats! Don't waste time!"

Her voice was even more tense than usual, telling everyone that Olga Marie's anxiety had reached a new record today.

In the past, if he had arrived this late, Olga Marie would never have let Luo Zhen, whom she had always disliked, off so easily.

This proved that Olga Marie was now too preoccupied even to find the energy to argue with Luo Zhen.

Watching Olga Marie glare at him with her arms folded, Luo Zhen could not help muttering under his breath.

"She loses her temper this badly every day. I wonder if menopause came early..."

"S-Senpai..."

Luo Zhen's quiet slander made Mashu hurry to pull him back to their seats, as though she were afraid Olga Marie might hear him.

The two of them were seated in the first row.

There were fewer than ten seats in the first row.

Those seated there were the nine Adaptable Ones who had already been in Chaldea a month ago.

And these nine naturally drew everyone's attention.

"Welcome to the Special Executive Agency Chaldea. I am the director—Olga Marie Animusphere."

While the others looked rudely at Luo Zhen and Mashu seated in the first row, Olga Marie's voice rang out.

"There is a great deal I would like to say. To be more precise, seeing the state you're all in makes me extremely uneasy. However, it cannot be denied that this operation can only be completed successfully with the strength of Adaptable Ones recruited from all over the world. Therefore, I will dispense with the small talk and get straight to the point."

Olga Marie seemed to suppress her inner anxiety and began speaking in a calm voice.

"I assume that after coming to Chaldea, you have all gained at least some understanding of the current situation, correct?"

Her words caused the prospective Masters present to look at one another.

After all, it was an enormous matter.

Humanity was about to face extinction. Even if that was the greatest secret in the world and outsiders could never have learned of it, everyone here must have found out after coming to Chaldea.

That was why Olga Marie continued.

"I don't care whether you heard it from someone else or learned it through another channel. As long as you clearly understand how dire our situation is, that will be enough."

"And if you still don't understand the seriousness of the situation, then allow me to repeat it."

Olga Marie announced it without mercy.

"The operation you are about to undertake will determine whether humanity can continue to survive."

The moment she said that, the entire room fell silent.

Olga Marie continued coldly.

"If your operation succeeds, human history can be restored, and humanity's future will be secured."

"If your operation fails, humanity will be finished completely."

"There are only these two possible outcomes. There will absolutely be no third."

"Now, do you understand how heavy the mission you bear is?"

At her words, everyone's expression began to tense slightly.

A feeling of nervousness spread through the Control Room.

Luo Zhen likewise felt Mashu's body stiffen beside him. Her delicate expression had also changed, and he could not help cursing inwardly.

I finally managed to help Mashu relax a little, and this woman still knows exactly how to stir things up.

As he cursed her, Luo Zhen had already forgotten that a month ago, he had been the person in Chaldea most skilled at stirring things up.

Regardless, Olga Marie seemed satisfied with the tension filling the room.

"Since you are now aware of what is at stake, let us begin the full briefing on the operation."

Olga Marie's expression also turned serious.

Then, Olga Marie finally began the briefing.

"After this period of observation and investigation, Chaldea has finally confirmed the location of Singularity Point F."

As she spoke, Olga Marie snapped her fingers.

Chaldeas, positioned at the front of the room, seemed to rotate, turning one of its sides toward everyone present. At the same time, a screen expanded in front of it, magnifying one point on the planetary model like a lens and displaying it before everyone.

Luo Zhen raised his head and looked over.

What appeared there was an Island Nation in the Far East.

Olga Marie pointed to a particular location in the Island Nation.

"There is a city here called Fuyuki City."

—"Fuyuki City."

When that name appeared, the expressions of several prospective Masters from prestigious mage families changed slightly.

Even Luo Zhen narrowed his eyes, and Mashu whispered beside him.

"Senpai, isn't Fuyuki City..."

"...Yeah. Let's keep listening."

After exchanging their thoughts, the two continued listening to the briefing.

As though she had anticipated this reaction, Olga Marie continued.

"According to Chaldea's observations, Singularity Point F emerged in Fuyuki City in 2004 and became firmly affixed to it like a blemish on the era."

"The history from 2004 through 2018 does not exist there."

"In other words, Fuyuki City at this point in time has broken away from the flow of history and become a void—in other words, a singularity."

"Your mission is to perform a Spiritron Transfer to Fuyuki City in 2004, determine the cause of humanity's vanished future there, make a judgment, and destroy it."

Olga Marie withdrew the hand pointing at the map and looked around at the Masters.

"This is the first Spiritron Transfer operation since Chaldea was established."

"As a result, we have no idea what kinds of difficulties and hardships you will encounter."

"However, if we cannot overcome this obstacle, humanity will have no future."

"Therefore, your operation can only succeed. Failure will absolutely not be tolerated."

After issuing this uncompromising order, Olga Marie spoke up loudly once more.

"Now, in my capacity as Chaldea's current director, I order you to officially conduct the first Spiritron Transfer experiment one hour from now."

"As a precaution, we will select the eight top performers from the Simulated Battles conducted thus far and form Team A, which will be sent to the singularity first."

"The members of Team A are all personnel who have been receiving thorough training in Chaldea since a month ago and are capable of standing on their own."

"They will depart first and provide security for the personnel who follow in the singularity."

"While Team A is in operation, all members of Team B and below are to remain ready to depart at any time after the second experiment."

After saying that, Olga Marie clapped her hands.

"Now, proceed to the Coffins to log in and prepare for the Spiritron Transfer."