"Of course. I mean, look at me—a useless salted fish like me came out of that explosion without so much as a scratch, didn't I?"
"And who's Professor Rafe? A renowned genius from the Clock Tower. If a mere explosion could blow him to death, wouldn't that be a joke?"
Mo Wang said this to Olga Marie.
"That's true. Even in a place like the Clock Tower, Lev was a genius among geniuses. If it was just an explosion..."
"Exactly. If you ask me, Professor Rafe is definitely somewhere in this city too. Maybe he'll pop out of some sewer in a minute."
"What are you saying?! Lev isn't a rat. How could he possibly crawl out of a sewer?"
Olga Marie snapped, driving an elbow into Mo Wang's side.
"Hehe, you never know."
Having read the script, Mo Wang knew exactly what kind of existence Lev was.
Even if he did not crawl out of a sewer later, Mo Wang would smash the bastard to pieces and stuff him into one himself.
"Is that guy Lev really still alive?"
Roman was extremely skeptical of what Mo Wang had said.
After all, that had not been an ordinary explosion.
Even for Lev, the chances of surviving at the center of that blast were far too low.
Unless...
A trace of suspicion flashed through Roman's eyes as he studied Mo Wang curiously.
Could this guy have figured something out?
"Alright, enough of that. Sigh, come to think of it, I got up really early today and still haven't had breakfast. How about we eat first, then decide what to do?"
Mo Wang did not give Roman a chance to speak. As he talked, he pulled out a huge pile of food from who knew where.
"Director, Mashu, want some strawberry cake?" Mo Wang asked, holding up a strawberry cake topped with a huge strawberry.
"Wait! Isn't that the limited-edition strawberry cake I worked so hard to buy yesterday?! Why is it in your hands?!" Dr. Roman's horrified, despairing voice suddenly came through from the other end of the communication.
"Hm? This one? Last night, when I was looking for a midnight snack, I saw a strawberry cake in the fridge that nobody wanted, so I took it."
Mo Wang answered Dr. Roman without the slightest awareness of wrongdoing, not even showing a shred of apology.
"Why were you looking for a midnight snack in my fridge, hey?!" Roman looked miserably at the cake in Mo Wang's hand. "I was going to eat that while slacking off and watching Magical Girl Meli's stream today... I waited in line for three whole hours..." To everyone else, Roman looked as though he were about to burn to ashes, his whole body having turned grayish white.
"Don't worry. You won't get the chance to slack off today anyway. Come to think of it, this cake tastes pretty good. Where did you buy it?" Olga Marie unceremoniously took a slice for herself, then curiously looked over the pile of snacks Mo Wang had produced.
Seriously, where had all this stuff come from? Did this guy carry this much food around every day?
Olga Marie frowned as she suddenly remembered that a fixed amount of food seemed to disappear from Chaldea every month. Could it all have been...
Olga Marie instinctively wanted to scold Mo Wang.
But she seemed to suddenly remember something. After letting out a helpless sigh, she said nothing.
"Senpai, what should we do next? Continue investigating? Or is there some other mission?" Mashu looked worriedly at Mo Wang and Olga Marie, who had already started eating.
Although they had gotten in touch with Chaldea, the three of them still had no way to leave this place.
Was it really alright to just start eating like this?
"Don't worry, Mashu. In a situation like this, panicking won't help."
"As they say, when the boat reaches the bridge, it'll pass straight through; when the cart reaches the mountain, there'll be a road. We'll take it one step at a time. It can't get any worse than this, right?"
"Rather than worrying about that, we should replenish our strength first. It'd be bad if we got hungry in the middle of a fight later."
As he spoke, Mo Wang grabbed a sausage and, without giving her any say in the matter, stuffed it into Mashu's mouth.
"Mm—mm!" Although Mashu wanted to struggle, after hearing Mo Wang's words, she simply swallowed the sausage in her mouth.
And so, the three of them began today's picnic inside the Tohsaka Family residence.
Lev, somewhere in the city: Strange, where did they go? Why did they suddenly vanish without a trace? Why are those guys so slow?
PY: "Roman's Second Chance at Life Seems to Have a Bleak Future"
Summoned forth, he joined Marisbury in winning the 2004 Holy Grail War and made a wish to become human.
This should have been a wonderful thing, but the daily expenses of life and the endless stream of beautiful idol girls drained away the wealth he could never accumulate due to constantly jumping in and out of FX trading.
In order to continue stubbornly surviving in human society, and to have enough confidence—funds—to keep pursuing his dream of romance, Roman accepted the arrangement of an old friend who seemed to have ulterior motives. Drawn by the high salary, he headed to Antarctica and began a working man's struggle for survival.
The synopsis is weak. This is a comedic crossover story where Roman gets dragged along for the ride. Hopefully the main text will draw everyone in.
What the Hell Is King Arthur's Dining Table?!
"Ura! Some gay guy is unzipping my pants!"
A baffling scene was currently unfolding on the streets of Fuyuki City.
A young man was wielding a Guan Dao he had pulled out from who knew where, playing a Dynasty Warriors-style mowing game in the middle of the street.
Wherever his blade passed, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers were utterly destroyed.
In the blink of an eye, they had crumbled into piles of bone fragments.
Behind him, two young women watched the happily slaughtering Mo Wang with utterly calm expressions.
Oh, no.
Their expressions could not be called calm.
One could probably tell from their eyes that their hearts had died long ago.
Time rewound to half an hour earlier. After replenishing their strength, the three were finally ready to continue exploring Fuyuki City.
"Although we don't know why this place turned into its current state, we can continue investigating several Ley Lines in Fuyuki City. An item like the Holy Grail ultimately has to be placed on a Ley Line. If we find it, we can probably go back."
After studying the map, Olga Marie said this to Mo Wang and Mashu.
"As expected of the Director! You already came up with a way to get back so quickly! Director Mary, we adore you, fangs!"
Hearing Olga Marie's analysis, Mo Wang immediately began sucking up to her.
"Shut up! Anyone who listened to the mission briefing would know that, wouldn't they? Just how much have you been slacking off behind my back?"
However, Olga Marie had long since become immune to Mo Wang's flattery. She even knocked him on the head.
"Well, Director, do you remember exactly how much bread you've eaten?"
"You..." Olga Marie stared at Mo Wang and let out a deep sigh.
There had been so many reliable candidates among the reserve Masters. Why did it have to be Mo Wang who ended up coming here?
She was happy that Mo Wang had survived.
But whenever Mo Wang acted unreliable, Olga Marie sincerely wished they could replace him with someone else...
"Director, if we're going to the Ley Lines, the nearest location should be the church in Fuyuki City."
Mashu glanced at the map and spoke to Olga Marie.
"Mm. In that case, let's head for the church."
After hearing Mashu's words, Olga Marie quickly became full of confidence again.
Although the start in this awful place had been a little rough, she, Olga Marie, director of Chaldea, would definitely lead Chaldea's two members to successfully clear this damned Singularity!
Just imagining everyone's admiring gazes when she led the team through the instance and returned to Chaldea made Olga Marie feel a little lightheaded.
"Clatter, clatter!"
However, before Olga Marie could be happy for long, that familiar sound rang in her ears like a demonic chant, making her jolt.
"You've got to be kidding me?! Those skeleton soldiers again?" Olga Marie looked over with a dark expression.
Why were the Dragon Tooth Soldiers still chasing her after she had run all the way here?!
Thinking of how those guys had chased her for three whole miles earlier, Olga Marie's teeth began to itch with hatred.
She dared to guarantee that this bunch of trash was her lifelong enemy!
"Dragon Tooth Soldiers, this time will be different! Don't think you can keep chasing me around like before!"
Olga Marie gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.
She was no longer the person she had been before!
Now, she had a Demi-Servant like Mashu by her side. To Mashu, these guys were no different from scraps of bone.
With Mashu here, she could finally take revenge!
What? You ask why Mo Wang did not count? In Olga Marie's eyes, Mo Wang was nothing more than an oversized battery right now.
"Go, Mashu! Smash these skeleton scraps to pieces for me!"
Olga Marie sent out Mashu-mon!
Mashu-mon had no reaction.
"Hm? Mashu?"
Olga Marie stared blankly at the motionless Mashu beside her.
Mashu: OMO
Olga Marie: Move! Mashu! Why aren't you moving?!
Olga Marie was beginning to get angry out of embarrassment.
What, was it because she was not Mashu's Master, so her orders simply did not work?
Or had Mashu stopped listening to her, the Director, after becoming a Demi-Servant?
"No, Director. Senpai already went over there..." Seemingly noticing Olga Marie's confusion, Mashu pointed behind her.
"Huh?"
Olga Marie blankly turned around, only to see that Mo Wang had already charged out with a sword in hand.
"Slash, slash, slash!"
After only a few swings, the skeleton soldiers on the other side were gone.
(._.)
(°ー°〃)
"Mashu, if I remember correctly, you're the Demi-Servant, right?"
Mashu understood what Olga Marie meant.
Though it was rather embarrassing to say, Mashu still answered, "That's right."
"Then why are you standing here while Mo Wang is fighting over there?" Olga Marie asked blankly.
"I originally wanted to help, but Senpai thought fighting with my shield was too slow, so he went himself," Mashu explained again.
"Oh, so he thought you were too slow, so he went himself... my ass!"
Olga Marie immediately... got angry for a moment.
What did she mean, he thought his Servant was fighting too slowly, so he went himself?
What kind of Master tossed their Servant aside and went to fight personally?
What did he take his Servant for, damn it?!
"Mo Wang! Get over here!"
Olga Marie grabbed Mo Wang by the collar and dragged him over.
"Director, what is it?" Mo Wang, who had been happily slaughtering enemies, looked at Olga Marie with confusion.
"Why did you leave Mashu behind and fight alone?"
Olga Marie crossed her arms and questioned Mo Wang aggressively.
"Huh?"
"Mashu told me everything! You actually thought Mashu was too slow at dealing with enemies? As a Master, how can you do something like that?!"
Olga Marie was furious.
As an outstanding Master, he should provide support for his Servant, issue the correct commands and offer help whenever his Servant encountered danger.
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