Bzzzt—
There was no concept of roads within the Temple of Time, but this space—this place itself—was made up of countless rocks with regular shapes. Under those conditions, Fujimaru Ritsuka could naturally drive smoothly through the area.
Lawrence spread her hands, and gemstones appeared between them, floating before her.
"My perception, combined with Chaldea's radar, should be enough that we won't need to worry about the enemy's heat signatures. Ritsuka, Mash, I'll deploy a magical territory within a certain range and move with myself at its center," Lawrence said, maintaining the gemstones in her hands as she looked around.
"I understand. I'll deploy my shield. If we encounter enemies, I'll enter combat immediately." Mash nodded, indicating that she would remain vigilant at all times.
Though the Temple of Time was also a Singularity, its form of existence differed from every Singularity they had encountered before. There would be no native inhabitants here. Once a lifeform or Spirit Origin reaction appeared, it could basically be confirmed that the other party was an enemy.
"Mage King Solomon, huh."
Fujimaru Ritsuka muttered to himself as he drove.
Mash remained on guard, but Lawrence turned her head at Fujimaru Ritsuka's words.
"What do you think, Ritsuka?" she asked. "Do you think that Beast—the beast calling himself King Solomon—is really King Solomon?"
Lawrence's question plunged the atmosphere into silence.
Fujimaru Ritsuka thought quietly. Mash glanced at Lawrence before continuing her watch. Likewise, no one in Chaldea spoke. Roman sat in the chief seat of the control room, arms folded as he remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Only the crackling sounds of operating equipment could be heard.
"I don't know," Fujimaru Ritsuka answered honestly. "Back in the London Singularity, his reaction was very strange, but—"
"I still can't quite tell. All I can establish is