A huge, crimson sphere appeared within the torn space. It was Chaldeas, the Earth environment model used to observe the planet's future!
The blue that proclaimed humanity's survival had vanished from its surface. As far as the eye could see, there were only blazing crimson flames—a terrifying sight, like the sun in its final days before collapse!
"How is this possible? Chaldeas actually turned red... This is a lie. It has to be!"
Though she already knew the answer in her heart, the Director still refused to believe it, because... that was Lev. Lev, who had always been helping her.
Yet the cruel truth lay mercilessly before her, shattering even her last remaining hope!
"It's real, Olga. I specifically connected the two spaces for your sake. Well, with the Greater Holy Grail, something this trivial isn't particularly difficult." Lev laughed wildly, then turned his gaze toward the stunned Olga Marie.
"Take a good look, descendant of Animusphere. This is the consequence of your foolish actions. The blue reaction representing humanity's survival has completely vanished, leaving only blazing crimson. I don't need to explain what that means, do I?"
"Now then... finally, become one with the treasure you love most. Don't hold back. Consider it an act of charity on my part!"
With that, Lev aimed a hand at the Director and used some method to seize control of her from a great distance, dragging her high into the air!
"Don't do this, Lev! Please, that's Chaldeas! A high-density information body! A domain of another dimension!" The Director's voice trembled more and more as she struggled desperately in midair.
"Mhm, it's no different from a black hole—or perhaps it's more like the sun? Either way, it's all the same. No matter what, if a human touches it, they'll be broken down to the molecular level, as if falling into hell. Don't be shy. Savor the feeling of experiencing infinite deaths while still alive!"
"No... save me... Su Mo, Mash, Kiyohime... I don't want to die in a place like this!"
As she drew closer and closer to Chaldeas, Olga Marie seemed to fall into the abyss of despair, the terror on her face growing ever more intense!
Projection Magic!
Turning Fire Samsara!
A ghostly blue fire dragon, mixed with countless swords, blades, spears, and halberds, howled toward Lev with overwhelming force. Left with no choice, Lev released his control over the Director and raised a defensive barrier to block Su Mo and Kiyohime's attack.
Freed from the restraints of magical energy, the Director fell from the air and landed squarely in Su Mo's arms.
See? Saving the Director was this simple. Yet in the original story, Ritsuka Fujimaru had just stood there stupidly and watched as she was sucked into Chaldeas, her soul instantly ground down to the molecular level and completely destroyed. Su Mo truly couldn't understand it.
"Urgh! Director... you really ought to lose some weight." Catching the Director's body, which weighed a little over a hundred pounds, nearly made Su Mo stumble.
"Shut up! I'm not as fat as you say!"
The Director glared fiercely at Su Mo, then wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. Tears burst from her eyes like a collapsed dam as she wailed loudly.
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die... I want to go back to Chaldea! Hey... Su Mo, tell me! I can return safely, right?"
Su Mo gently patted the Director's back, but he did not offer her any reassurance. Still, he had already made up his mind to save her. He would never let the Director die like this!
On the other hand, Lev would surely be furious that Su Mo had saved the Director. Su Mo had already prepared himself to fight Lev to the death.
According to the setting, Demon God Pillars possessed the strength of multiple Servants. Their presence and aura were worthy of their status as bosses!
Facing a Demon God Pillar, Lev, with only an unascended Kiyohime and a low-level Mash, Su Mo would be lying if he said he was not nervous. He had already prepared to drain all his magical energy to activate his second Noble Phantasm, throw all three of his skills onto Kiyohime and Mash, and fight the Demon God Pillar head-on!
But... what Su Mo could not understand was that Lev showed not the slightest anger over him saving the Director. It was as though everything remained under Lev's control. Or perhaps, in Su Mo's eyes, a major boss like Lev regarded him as nothing more than an insignificant extra?
"Why struggle so desperately, Su Mo? Olga is already dead. What does it matter even if you save her? She can no longer return to Chaldea. Yes, she can only remain here now, but even so, she is still utterly meaningless!"
Lev looked toward Su Mo and the Director, a thoroughly delighted smile appearing on his face.
That smile was utterly vile.
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