Why... Why Are You Here!?

Why... Why Are You Here!?

At the same time, in a corner of Fuyuki City, a girl dragged her weary feet as she slowly walked forward.

"Honestly...! What the hell is going on...!?"

The girl let out an exasperated shout.

There was only one person who could make a voice that sounded like she was angry every moment of every day.

Who else could it be but Olga Marie?

"The inexplicable Control Room exploded, and when I woke up, I was already in a place like this. No matter how much I shout, no one answers. I can't even contact Chaldea. Why am I the only one who has to go through this kind of bad luck...!?"

Olga Marie shouted loudly, as if trying to vent all her resentment.

"Leff! Where are you!? Even if you're not Leff, that's fine! If anyone can hear me, answer me right now! I don't want to stay in a place like this! Come and take me back!"

Such unreasonable and rude cries told anyone who heard them just how terrible Olga Marie's mood was.

However, Olga Marie was not the only one here.

When Olga Marie stopped, a white object slammed unceremoniously into her ankle.

"Ow...!"

Olga Marie immediately cried out in pain.

"Fou!"

The white creature cried out as well.

It was none other than Fou.

As if urging Olga Marie to hurry up and leave, Fou repeatedly rammed into her ankle, making Olga Marie cry out in pain again and again.

"I know! I know already! I'll keep walking! Just stop ramming into me!"

Olga Marie could only whine in surrender.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this thing? Is it a creature? Or a monster? Why is it here? And why is it being so vicious toward me!?"

Clearly, even Olga Marie, the director of Chaldea, had never seen Fou before.

From this, one could see just how mysterious and elusive Fou was to the people of Chaldea.

Of course, Olga Marie knew that much.

"Could you be that mysterious creature rumored to wander around Chaldea? Then you should obey my orders! Chaldea belongs to me! Since you're staying there, you should listen obediently... Ow!"

Before Olga Marie could keep up her imposing airs for long, Fou rammed into her knee again. Clutching her knee, she crouched down with tears at the corners of her eyes.

"Fou... Fou Fou...!"

Fou kept crying out at Olga Marie.

When Olga Marie woke up, Fou had emerged from some unknown corner and, as if he knew her, had begun urging her forward in this manner without the slightest courtesy.

Poor Olga Marie. She was a magus from a prestigious family, yet she could do nothing about Fou and was being bullied by a little beast. It was utterly humiliating.

Perhaps Olga Marie felt the same way. Her face flushed red as she flew into a rage.

"Honestly... I've had enough...!"

Olga Marie wailed.

"Fou!"

At that moment, Fou stopped bullying Olga Marie. As if he had discovered something, he ran forward while calling out toward the front.

Seeing this, Olga Marie panicked instead.

"W-Wait! Don't leave me here alone!"

Olga Marie hurriedly chased after Fou.

If the staff at Chaldea saw this panicked and timid appearance, they would surely laugh until they clutched their stomachs.

But there was no denying that this was the real Olga Marie.

As the daughter of a prestigious magus family, Olga Marie was also an elitist. She was arrogant and fond of acting self-important. Due to the pressures of her work, she had quite a bad temper. Yet, by nature, she was an awkward young lady who valued the people around her. She disliked owing others favors and always repaid any kindness she received, but she also loved putting on a brave front. She was quite fragile, easily hurt, and, deep down, somewhat timid.

After all, Olga Marie was only in her twenties.

Having a young woman in her twenties manage all of Chaldea while bearing her family's enormous expectations would naturally turn her into this kind of person—irritable, overly sensitive to everything, and prone to extreme reactions.

Quite a few people in Chaldea knew this. Many understood that Olga Marie was merely pretending to be strong.

And now, with no outsiders around, Olga Marie could no longer keep up that pretense and was displaying her true self in full.

Therefore...

"Quite a disgrace. Where did that usual attitude of thinking yourself so important and superior go?"

When this mocking voice reached Olga Marie's ears, her panicked figure froze in place.

"Fou!"

At the same time, Fou let out a pleasant cry and leaped into the arms of a young girl.

"Fou Fou, so you came along too?"

The girl holding a massive shield caught Fou in her arms, surprised and delighted as he leaped toward her.

Beside her, a young man dressed in a Chaldea uniform looked at Olga Marie with an amused smile.

"Lo... Luo Zhen!"

Olga Marie immediately became flustered.

"Yo, great director. Looks like you've been living quite comfortably."

Luo Zhen spoke with a cheeky grin.

Olga Marie's mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

This was bad.

It was truly awful.

Of all people, why did it have to be this man who saw her in such a miserable state? It was simply too humiliating.

"W-Why are you here!?"

Olga Marie flew into a rage from embarrassment.

Of course, what shocked and enraged Olga Marie even more was Mashu's appearance.

"What happened to you, Mashu!?"

Olga Marie was utterly stunned.

The astonishing magical energy surging from Mashu's body told Olga Marie that the girl before her had undergone a complete transformation.

There was only one reason Olga Marie could think of for this change.

That was why she reacted this way.

Luo Zhen's mockery became increasingly obvious.

"You're Chaldea's director. How could you possibly fail to guess what Chaldea has done?"

When he said this, Luo Zhen showed no mercy whatsoever.

Olga Marie's lips trembled slightly. In the end, she could not say a word.

"Senpai."

Mashu tugged at Luo Zhen's sleeve and shook her head at him.

"Hmph."

Luo Zhen snorted coldly. He did not compromise, but he also said nothing more.

After all, it was the former director—Olga Marie's father—who had used Mashu as an experimental subject for Number Six, not Olga Marie herself.

Olga Marie had inherited Chaldea and become its director only a few years ago.

Olga Marie did not seem intent on shirking responsibility. Her face ashen, she forced herself to calm down and spoke.

"In any case, explain everything to me first."

And so, the group of three people and one beast left the area together and entered a building.