Shielder—this was Galahad's knightly path.
"For now, let's leave it at that, Mash."
"Yes, Master."
For some reason, Mash replied in a rather formal manner.
"Ah, we're finally connected! Hello, hello, this is the Chaldea Control Room. Can you hear me?!"
Dr. Roman's image and voice came through the communicator as Lianye connected the call.
"Thank goodness. The Spiritron Transfer was carried out in a hurry. Are you two all right?"
"No problem."
Lianye answered succinctly. Setting him aside, Mash had undergone far too many changes to be called "fine."
"Come to think of it—" Dr. Roman looked around a few times. "Qualified Candidate No. 49, Fujimaru Ritsuka, isn't with you?"
"Gudako? She's not here. Wait—"
Lianye raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You're saying Fujimaru Ritsuka was transferred here too? I clearly told her to stay outside and help the injured people."
"Yeah." Dr. Roman said helplessly, "After that, the remaining staff went to deal with the accident in the Central Control Room. The other forty-eight Qualified Candidates were all seriously injured and are currently receiving emergency treatment. Fujimaru Ritsuka wasn't among them, so I thought she should be with you, Lianye!"
"Hmm... Maybe the starting points of the transfer were too far apart, so the discrepancy in distance became even more pronounced after arriving here."
Lianye speculated. A tiny error could lead to a vast difference. Before the Spiritron Transfer, he had been inside the Control Room while Gudako was at the main entrance, separated by several dozen meters. After arriving in Fuyuki City in 2004, that spatial distance might have become several kilometers—or even dozens of kilometers.
"Then please find her quickly. Acting alone in this chaotic Singularity without a Servant's assistance is extremely dangerous."
Dr. Roman spoke with great concern. Sometimes, he really seemed like a mother