"Mr. Fuuma Kotarou!?"
The moment Fujimaru Ritsuka saw the "boy's" face clearly, her eyes widened.
Wasn't this—Fuuma Kotarou, the Servant she had contracted with in Chaldea!?
Why was he here? They had clearly been unable to contact Chaldea before!
"My lord."
Fuuma Kotarou looked exceptionally weak.
But he could still recognize his Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Thank goodness, my lord. You are safe..."
Thud—
After saying that, Fuuma Kotarou promptly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
"Huh!? He passed out!? Hey—you okay!?"
Musashi was startled by Kotarou suddenly fainting and hurriedly tried to check what was wrong with him.
"Leave him to me first."
Sakumura stepped forward and carried the unconscious Kotarou onto his back.
"Fortunately, I killed a few actual bandits earlier and got some travel money off them. Let's find somewhere quiet first—this person is a Servant."
Sakumura said seriously.
And a Chaldea Servant at that.
They rented a room at an inn and let Kotarou rest for two hours. After Fujimaru Ritsuka replenished some of Kotarou's mana through physical contact, Fuuma Kotarou finally recovered a little.
"My apologies, my lord. I have disgraced myself..."
Fuuma Kotarou's voice was still weak.
"Mr. Kotarou, what's going on over at Chaldea?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked anxiously.
"My lord has... remained asleep. I came here to..."
Though he had recovered, it was only a little. Kotarou still seemed somewhat delirious.
Even so, he managed to finish his words in fragments.
"To bring my lord's... consciousness back."
"The other Servants couldn't do it."
"Only... me."
"Please calm down, Mr. Kotarou. It won't be too late to finish after you've recovered more."
Fujimaru Ritsuka pressed both hands against Fuuma Kotarou's arm and spoke helplessly.
"No, I must... tell my lord. I must tell my lord... everything."
"Da Vinci and Miss Lawrence, as well as