"That's not heartless! Just tell me, isn't this a solution?"
"...It is. But does Servant Merlin know?"
"Of course he knows. But that isn't important. Just give me a quick death when the time comes."
"How are you going to get to the Seventh Singularity?" Ritsuka Fujimaru asked.
"Isn't that easy? Just have Artoria slap Servant Merlin," Merlin said with a shrug.
"..."
"Or I could just run directly from the Tower of Isolation to the Seventh Singularity. That would work too."
"You can really run, huh."
"Of course. Isn't having plenty of stamina a necessary quality for a mage?"
"A mage... You said those three words just now, right? Come to think of it, why don't you visit the Root? Maybe the blessing you receive there could take your illusions to the next level?" Chen Li's eyes lit up.
"Forget it. Right now, I just want to go back to my Tower of Isolation and stay there..." Merlin shook his head furiously. The Tower of Isolation did not seem so bad now. At least it kept Demons and Ghouls farther away from him.
Though it seemed like anyone could break into the Tower of Isolation now... the Tower of Isolation had not been like that before!
"Go back to the Tower of Isolation..." Chen Li's voice abruptly stopped.
"Yeah, I've already given you my advice, so can you send me back to the Tower of Isolation now?" Merlin looked at Chen Li.
"..." — Chen Li.
"..." — Merlin.
"Don't tell me you can drag me out of the Tower of Isolation, but you can't send me back." Merlin's eyes slowly widened.
I came here just fine, but now I can't go back?
"Ahem, ahem, I was joking! Even if you came up with a good idea, I still