A remarkable, female Miyamoto Musashi.
A girl of extraordinary courage.
Hozoin Inshun had worn a smile throughout their conversation.
They would first escort O-Nui and Tasuke back to the hermitage—though they had yet to discuss what to do next, the three of them had at least reached a consensus on this point.
The children's safety was the most important thing.
"Fujimaru Ritsuka, you said just now that there might be a Holy Grail here?"
Thanks to the information Fujimaru Ritsuka had shared, Hozoin Inshun had fallen into thought over that matter.
"It's only a reasonable inference based on my experience. At present, it's just a possibility."
Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke as they walked.
"But for me, if that possibility exists, then I need to confirm it. Only after confirming it can I leave with peace of mind."
"Would that be your responsibility?"
Miyamoto Musashi frowned.
Ritsuka seemed rather fixated on this sort of thing.
"I just feel that I wasn't brought here for no reason."
Fujimaru Ritsuka shook his head lightly as he spoke.
That was true.
Whether it was to forge a bond or for some other reason, fate would not have brought him here without cause.
At the very least, from what they had seen so far, this place did indeed have the potential to be a "Singularity."
And Singularities had to be dealt with, no matter what.
It was neither a responsibility nor an obsession. It was simply a fact.
"Fujimaru Ritsuka's words are not without reason. This humble monk was summoned here, and this unpleasant aberration has appeared on a country road. There is indeed a possibility that this place is a Singularity."
After giving it some thought, Hozoin Inshun nodded and spoke seriously to Miyamoto Musashi.
"We—"
Suddenly, an anomaly occurred.
And unlike the black clouds