Encirclement from Three Sides

"Doctor, can you see it?" Mash called into the communicator.

"I saw it. Lawrence was right—that really is a Phantom Spirit." Roman's small screen reappeared. "It seems the reason Phantom Spirits have emerged is the 'Singularity' in London. Please investigate it."

"I have a question, Romani." Carmilla stepped in front of the group. "Can something like that really pose a threat?"

"I don't know, but my advice is to remain cautious." Roman shook his head. "As Lawrence said, Phantom Spirits exist in a manner similar to Servants, but because of the harsh conditions required for their formation, we know very little about them. I don't know whether they truly pose a threat, but it never hurts to be careful."

"Is that so?" Carmilla gave a slight nod.

"In any case, there are many Phantom Spirit-like reactions around you, mixed in with what should be actual Servant reactions. Be sure to stay alert—"

Click—

Suddenly, the communicator seemed to malfunction.

Underground, Adelson flicked a finger over the magic circle before him and frowned slightly.

"Information being transmitted from outside to inside... I hadn't noticed it before." His voice was very soft, his eyes narrowing. "Seriously, what is this?"

"Who would transmit information from outside to inside? And who is receiving it?"

"Magus, what is it? Have you encountered some difficulty?" William Shakespeare's chatterbox-like voice once again reached Adelson's ears.

"I told you to shut up!" Adelson looked somewhat irritated. "I don't want to talk to you right now. Can't you learn from Andersen? Just shut your mouth and let me focus on observing London."

"I cannot fulfill your request, and I have nothing else to do, so why can't I speak?"

The corner of Adelson's mouth twitched slightly. He simply ignored the annoying chatterbox and focused on his own work.

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