"Leonardo!"
Bang!
Lawrence practically slammed the door open and burst into the Control Room with a look of terror on her face, shouting Leonardo da Vinci's name.
"What happened!?"
She rushed to Leonardo da Vinci's side, her eyes fixed tightly on Sheba.
"This is—"
Leonardo da Vinci's expression was strained as well. Facing Lawrence's question, she nodded.
"Yes. A Singularity."
A clearly visible red dot stood out on the map displayed by Sheba.
"And..."
Leonardo da Vinci closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead as she spoke.
"This Singularity that suddenly appeared is in..."
"Florence."
Lawrence's pupils contracted sharply.
Florence?
"Leonardo da Vinci! We're here! What happened? Why was there an alarm?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash had arrived as well, hurrying anxiously over to the main console in the Control Room.
"...Putting aside why a Singularity appeared in Florence, have you started examining it? Why has another Singularity appeared?" After two seconds of silence, Lawrence looked at Leonardo da Vinci.
"A Singularity!?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash cried out in unison.
"Another Singularity appeared!?"
"How could this happen!?"
"Mmm... Even if you ask me, there's no way I can immediately figure out what this new Singularity—one whose scale is no less than that of the seven Singularities—is all about." Leonardo da Vinci looked as though she were about to cry. "And it had to happen somewhere like Florence. My mind is a complete mess."
Smack!
Lawrence chopped Leonardo da Vinci on the head.
"Then hurry up and check, idiot!"
Cold sweat was plainly visible on her face. She had clearly panicked.
And for some reason, Lawrence felt her heart pound with dread.
A bad feeling.
"Now, now, don't panic. In any case, we can at least confirm that this Singularity is fundamentally very similar to the previous seven, though the reason for