"By the way, the space inside the Shadow Border is much larger than I imagined."
"Not only does everyone get a relatively spacious private room, there are also some vacant rooms and plenty of areas for operating equipment."
On the way to the control room, Fujimaru Ritsuka rubbed Fou's head in his arms while looking around.
"It's technology that Miss Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci researched together."
Mash offered an explanation.
"Miss Lawrence drew on the spatial folding techniques she had previously seen from Mr. Manlio, then combined them with Da Vinci's spatial distortion technology to create such a large space where people could move freely."
From the outside, the Shadow Border was only about the size of a small villa, perhaps even smaller. Yet its internal space was more than twice what it appeared to be from the outside, and one could move around freely within it.
"Thanks to this technology, everyone can settle down comfortably now."
Mash wore a rather relieved smile.
"Besides everyone else, Director Goredolf Musik is currently staying in the captain's cabin, Leonardo da Vinci has quarters in the sealed compartment by the computer room, and Mr. Sherlock Holmes is staying in the workshop."
"Right, then let's hurry to the control room. The new Director, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and Leonardo da Vinci should all be there, right?"
"Yes, let's hurry—actually, it's right in front of us. Wait, that sound?"
The moment they opened the control room doors, the two girls heard an argument.
"Hey! Isn't it time to surface yet?!"
Strong dissatisfaction could be heard in Goredolf Musik's voice.
"We've already left the safe zone. What if something unexpected happens?! You lousy detective!"
"What exactly constitutes a [safe zone] depends on how it is defined. Surfacing carelessly is simply impossible right now."
Sherlock Holmes looked