"Meat? That was indeed a good idea. Better than this junk food."
"Then please wait a moment, Master. I shall chop off my tail and make you a meat dish."
After saying that, Kiyohime turned and headed for the kitchen, scaring Su Mo so badly that his eyes nearly popped out.
He hurriedly grabbed Kiyohime's hand and pulled her back. With a terrified expression, Su Mo said to her, "Kiyohime, there's no need. I like instant noodles. Um... instant noodles are delicious, so keep your tail."
Breakfast passed without incident, and everyone arrived at the control room. Besides Roman and the director, Su Mo was surprised to discover that FGO's shady merchant was there too!
"Good morning, Su Mo, Mash. Let me introduce you. This is Chaldea's proud shady—no, our Technical Department Chief, Mona Lisa!"
Roman had originally intended to say "shady merchant," but somehow corrected himself out of instinct.
"What the hell? Mona Lisa? Isn't she Da Vinci?" Su Mo was completely stunned.
Roman gave Su Mo an answer. This was what he said.
"She is Da Vinci, that's right. It's just that she has always pursued beautiful things, and the most beautiful thing in her eyes is the Mona Lisa. So when she answered the summoning, she tampered with it and changed her appearance into that of the Mona Lisa."
"All right, Roman, that's enough introductions. Now let's talk about work." The director wore a solemn expression in the projected screen hanging from the ceiling.
Having lost her body and been left with only a lingering consciousness, Olga Marie could only remain inside the maintenance device for the Heroic Spirit Summoning System to keep herself from dissipating. As for her ability to appear as a projection throughout Chaldea and speak with everyone, that was thanks to Da Vinci's technology.
After explaining Chaldea's current situation, the director turned her gaze toward Roman, signaling for him to continue.
"Director, that's not really appropriate. I only served as acting director while you were gone. Now that you've returned, you should handle this."
"Romani, although you're not very reliable, you should understand Chaldea's current circumstances. Besides, in my state, I'm no longer suited to serve as director. So you should take over the position. Please, save humanity in my place."
Roman hesitated for a moment, but when he saw the hopeful look in Olga Marie's eyes, he let out a heavy sigh. "I understand. I'll do my best as director."
After taking over the director's position from Olga Marie, Roman looked toward everyone and spoke with a grave expression. "Although we have already resolved the Fuyuki Singularity, the future has not changed. We can only assume there are other causes at work."
"Then, using Sheba to observe the entirety of humanity's past, we found seven more Singularities. In theory, changing the past should change the future, but history has its own corrective force, so ordinary changes won't have an effect."
At this point, Roman paused. Looking at Su Mo and Mash, his expression became more serious than ever. "However, the seven Singularities we observed are different. They are all turning points for humanity!"
"If this war had not ended, if this voyage had not succeeded, if there had been a problem with this invention, if this country had not gained independence... Events with such massive historical consequences are the ultimate points that determine humanity as it exists today. If they fail, it would be equivalent to the collapse of the foundation of human history."
"And these seven Singularities are exactly that. From the moment they occurred, the future was decided. Just as Lev said, humanity cannot reach 2016. But we are different, because Chaldea has not yet entered that already-terminated future. Do you understand? Only we can correct these errors now. We still have a chance to restore these already-collapsed Singularities!"
"Wait... I want to ask something. How much longer can Chaldea hold out?" Su Mo interrupted Roman's explanation.
"2017. That is the final deadline we observed. Your mission is to use Spiritron Transfer to travel to these seven Singularities and restore history to its proper form. This is the only way to save humanity. And by the way, if you cannot resolve them before then, human history will be completely incinerated, and humanity will face true extinction!"
Hearing Roman's answer, Su Mo and Mash both sucked in a cold breath.
"Su Mo, you understand how serious the situation is now, right? In other words, you bear the fate of the entire world. You are humanity's last hope!"
Roman grasped Su Mo's hands and looked at him with utmost solemnity.
"Um, can I choose not to go? Aren't there still forty-seven other suitable Master candidates?"
"No. You leave now. As for the remaining forty-seven suitable Master candidates, they were all seriously injured by the explosion and remain unconscious. Chaldea currently lacks the ability to perform surgery on them, so they can only be placed in emergency cryogenic preservation. That means you're the only one left who can go. And repairs to the Singularities cannot be delayed any longer."
Seeing Su Mo's mouth gradually fall open, Roman thought he was afraid, so he hurriedly pressed a hand onto his shoulder and said.
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