"Ritsuka!"
The small inner door of the workshop opened, and Lawrence and da Vinci, who had been using something to barricade the workshop entrance, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss Lawrence, Leonardo da Vinci, thank goodness!"
There had been no particular sensation through their contract before, but now that he finally saw them again, Fujimaru Ritsuka was at last able to put his mind at ease.
"You're not hurt, are you? Ah—Mash!"
Lawrence first grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka by the shoulders and checked him over. After confirming that he was fine, she had just breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed Mash, who already looked somewhat exhausted, and her eyes widened at once.
".Mash still released her Spirit Origin to fight."
da Vinci let out a soft sigh as she looked at Mash's condition.
In the current situation, she could not say anything.
If Mash had not fought, Fujimaru Ritsuka might already have been dead.
All that could be said about the situation was that it could not be helped.
".Take this first. At least it'll make you feel a little better."
Lawrence tenderly stroked Mash's hair, sighed softly, and raised her hand. A bottle resembling a jewel potion appeared in her hand.
Mash nodded. She did not ask what the potion did, merely unscrewed the cap and drank it.
After drinking it, she indeed felt better. At the very least, the dizzy, muddled feeling in Mash's head eased considerably, and she also felt a little stronger.
"This is a standard jewel potion. Keep it with you. The situation has already completely slipped beyond our control. I'm truly sorry that we couldn't protect you at your side."
Lawrence walked over to da Vinci's side, a grief-stricken expression on her face.
When the Control Room had been breached, the two