At last, they had pinpointed the enemy within this Singularity. By all rights, that should have been a good thing—at least they no longer had to run around like headless flies. They had a clear objective now.
Yet rather than diminishing, Fujimaru Ritsuka's doubts only grew.
"Basically, I feel like something is wrong, but I can't put my finger on what exactly is wrong."
During his communication with Leonardo da Vinci and Lawrence, Fujimaru Ritsuka voiced the issue troubling him.
"At present, the only thing I can think of is probably still that question."
Fujimaru Ritsuka pursed his lips and rubbed his temples.
"Is this place really a Singularity?"
"If it isn't a Singularity, then what exactly is the Holy Grail in Kurokawa Hideo's possession?"
"But if this is a Singularity, then..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka's mind lingered on the conversation he had had beneath the cherry tree at the shrine with that "Mountain God" the other day.
For some reason, he instinctively did not believe that what the "Mountain God" had said was false.
"Ritsuka, do you think the 'Mountain God' worshipped by the shrine and the 'Kurokawa Hideo' Hoshiguma Yuna encountered are two different individuals?" Leonardo da Vinci asked, lifting her head from what seemed to be a record of information.
"Yes."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded.
"There is someone else acting as the Mountain God—perhaps the one who sealed off the mountaintop. They may never have appeared in person at all, only briefly spoken through Miss Kanna and me."
"But I suspect Kurokawa Hideo has a greater connection to Miss Oda Nobunaga's body. Or rather, it may have been him who seized Miss Oda Nobunaga's power."
Fujimaru Ritsuka gave his conjecture.
"...How irritating. Even though I know it couldn't be helped."
Nobunaga puffed out her cheeks, looking thoroughly angry.
"But how