Who's Type-Moon Is This Anyway!

His words pierced Olga Marie's heart like ice and snow from the South Pole.

That's a summoning spell. What it means is – you, without Spiritron Transfer qualifications, are already dead. What's here now is your soul. Of the 49 Masters in Team A, only Ketsuki and I remain, along with Master No. 48, Fujimaru Ritsuka, whom you drove away.

If I have to say anything, the entire control room was blown to smithereens. My frame, however, is still in decent condition, as Da Vinci had specifically reinforced it."

Olga Marie's expression shifted constantly on her beautiful face, her post-near-death relief turning into terror.

Then Olga Marie asked, "What about... Lev?!"

"Lev... Sigh, no matter what I say about Lev, you won't believe me. After all, you're that kind of person, Olga. You expect and rely on things arbitrarily, with a touch of self-righteousness – ah, I have that too, but nowhere near as much as Director Olga Marie. So, Director, you'll have to witness the true face of Flerov yourself."

Bai Ming stood up, brushed the dirt off his pants, and said, "Now, Olga Marie, if you want to survive, there's only one plan: sign a contract with me and become my familiar. In China, there are beings similar to necromancers, and I know a little about their methods. It's fine if you refuse; I'll just let you die here."

Bai Ming seemed to give Olga Marie a choice, but in reality, he hadn't.

He knew exactly what kind of girl Olga Marie was.

A girl who was insecure, tried to be strong, desired recognition, and acted decisively. Before she could achieve all that and gain recognition, she didn't want to die.

Olga Marie ignored the sarcasm in Bai Ming's words, hugged her shoulders, and squatted on the other side. "A contract... what kind is it? If it's an unequal contract, I'd rather die here."

"I will preserve your consciousness and nurture your soul, but in return, you will be driven by me."

"...Okay."

Olga Marie readily agreed to Bai Ming. She had no choice; she would accept even an unequal contract.

Bai Ming raised his hand, and complex, obscure runes materialized at his fingertips. Olga Marie's fair fingers touched Bai Ming's fingertips, and instantly, a surge of magical power erupted from the runes. Olga Marie felt a connection form between herself and Bai Ming, which then deepened as the runes directly entered her body.

"That's it."

Olga Marie looked at the Dragon Tooth Warriors gathered below, who hadn't left, and felt conflicted. Without any strong thoughts, she looked at Bai Ming, "So... what about these Dragon Tooth Warriors now?"

"No rush. We'll stay here for now. Even souls get tired. So, Olga, you should rest well. By the way, the current date is January 30, 2004."

Olga Marie nodded and sat down on a stone platform not far away.

Bai Ming: System, are you there? I have a question. Do you have a system space? Can it store things?

System: Yes, there's no size limit, but you can't store living things.

Bai Ming: Understood.

After a brief communication with the system, Bai Ming looked at Olga Marie and asked, "Speaking of which, why are you being chased by Dragon Tooth Warriors and not Skeleton Soldiers? Did you gather any information during this process?"

Olga Marie shook her head, speaking with a hint of dejection. "I only remember a flash of fire, and when I came to, I was here. I had only taken a few steps before I was being chased and killed... What's with that expression? Are you mocking me? It's not like I didn't want to counterattack with magic; the activation conditions for Celestial Magecraft are too harsh. I didn't have time to prepare."

The girl who felt mocked became annoyed, losing her dejected demeanor for a moment. She knew Bai Ming was a person with a terrible personality. She didn't even understand why her father had recruited someone like him. Since she took office, everyone had been somewhat more restrained out of respect for her position as director and even offered help proactively.

Only Bai Ming, with his free and unrestrained personality, barbed words, and defiant behavior.

She could even imagine that the wolf-man Beryl Gut, who always clashed with Bai Ming, must have been finished off on the spot by Bai Ming at this moment, kicking him while he was down.

If she could, she truly didn't want to rely on Bai Ming, but there was no other way.

Olga Marie knew her Spiritron adaptability was 0. The fact that she could successfully complete the Spiritron Transfer meant that her real self had already died completely.

Bai Ming was indeed mocking the fallen Olga Marie.

Olga Marie, perhaps to prove something, thought hard before speaking, "The Dragon Tooth Warriors must have been created by Caster."

"Oh? And then?"

His flat tone choked Olga Marie.

"Speaking of which... why do I feel like I'm also supplying magic to another place?"

Just then, a call connected, and a light blue screen appeared before Bai Ming and Olga Marie.

"Ah! Director, I'm so glad you're okay! The situation is quite complicated right now. Because the backup power has just been connected, the communication time might not be very long—" Roman's rambling voice came through. "I'll make it short. According to the current data, Mash has become your familiar, that is, a Servant. I don't know why you two are separated, but you should hurry..."

The communication was cut off.

Bai Ming stood up, stretched a bit, and then headed downstairs. "Let's go, my dear Olga Marie. It's time to make a big scene following my lead."

Although he didn't understand why Mash had become his Servant, after receiving Roman's message, Bai Ming felt relieved and ready to wreak havoc in the Fuyuki Singularity.

"Those are a bunch of Dragon Tooth Warriors! No matter how skilled you usually are, you're useless against so many people!"

"Who... do you think you're looking down on?"

Bai Ming glanced at Olga Marie, then summoned the Pojun Divine Lightning Halberd from his sea of consciousness and charged directly into the mass of Dragon Tooth Warriors. Lightning flashed, and the Dragon Tooth Warriors scattered. Bai Ming wielded the halberd, swinging it with great force. He roared, "You wicked fiends, die!"

As his voice fell, the lightning struck.

A large number of Dragon Tooth Warriors were reduced to ashes, and the dense encirclement was broken by Bai Ming's sweep, revealing a large empty space.

Olga Marie, who was incapable of fighting, stared blankly at the scene for a few seconds before hurrying to keep up with Bai Ming, watching him carve a path out with his halberd.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Swearing by the Honor of the Animusphere Family

After Olga Marie broke through with Bai Ming, the two stopped at a location where a Fuyuki City Leyline passed through.

"It seems that due to the surrounding Leyline, there are continuous streams of Dragon Tooth Warriors and Skeleton Soldiers gathering here. Since Roman hasn't contacted us... Olga Marie, we'll just wait here."

Bai Ming sheathed his halberd and said, "It seems these undead creatures are different from the ones in novels. They actually experience fear. I thought they were just a bunch of mindless beings."

Olga Marie looked at the undead creatures around them, who only dared to make rattling sounds and occasional growls. For some reason, her worries lessened considerably.

Olga Marie said, "I think they're just scared of the talismans you're holding."

"They're just a few trinkets for warding off evil and protecting the body."

Bai Ming didn't seem to care and said, "Now you have a few chances to ask me questions, Olga Marie. I don't want my female ghost director's familiar to suddenly go crazy when they see an enemy and think about walking over to them."

Olga Marie ignored Bai Ming's sarcasm and simply said, "Your hand is injured."

"I got that injury before the transfer. It's nothing."

Bai Ming glanced at his injured hand. "It's just a few scratches. I'm used to it."

Olga Marie took a deep breath. "Then I have questions. You seemed to know the control room would explode a long time ago. Why didn't you say anything beforehand? Why was it Roman who connected on the communicator, not Lev? And why did you say I was expecting too much when I asked Lev? Why are you always so hostile towards everyone?"

"Three out of the four questions are related to Lev. When all the problems here are resolved, you'll understand the answers. I'll answer your last question."

Bai Ming walked towards Olga Marie. "Olga Marie, you should know, right? What is a magus? A lunatic who strives for a certain goal by any means necessary, devoid of morality. My vision is higher and further than those selfish, hysterical magi. In other words—"

"You have Future Sight, don't you?"

"Believe what you want to believe."

Bai Ming said with full conviction, "At this very moment, my communication with you is not entirely to answer your questions, but to deepen the trust between us. Since I started practicing magecraft, my heart has been filled with fear and unease. It's not because I felt the decline of mystery, nor because I felt surprised, but simply a desire to live. Olga, I think you, who knows your own death now, will understand this desire to live immensely. That's why you wouldn't hesitate to sign even an unequal contract."

Olga Marie fell silent.

She couldn't refute Bai Ming, because she had indeed signed the contract with Bai Ming and become his familiar out of a desire not to die and to do more.

"What I seek is peace of mind, Olga Marie. I have a set of principles for action that share some common ground with certain people, but are more different from the world's norms. You have to admit that most people's actions are for peace of mind and survival. Perhaps some people are born to die, but that's only when they have no other choice. I don't seek to go further myself like the magi. What I seek is a world where everyone can live."

Bai Ming's words were very direct, so much so that Olga Marie heard something different in them. She heard the problem in Bai Ming's tone. "The outside world..."

Olga Marie's tone became heavier, even showing a hint of self-abandonment.

After all, there was no one else around, only Bai Ming, who completely disregarded her status as director.

Bai Ming, on the other hand, remained impassioned:

"Let's call it the Humanity Foundation incineration, Olga Marie. Humanity has perished. Chaldea is humanity's last safeguard. But I'm thinking—if the safeguard for humanity is resolved, then during the blank period, all countries on Earth will put pressure on Chaldea. Even if Chaldea has the relevant records, these rulers will find ways to interfere with Chaldea's operations. What will you do then? What will you choose? Don't rush to give me an answer. You, who wants to be recognized, wait until everything is over and show me."

Olga Marie remained silent for a long time, then finally said, "I believe in my father, and I believe in my own judgment. I once had a teacher with Future Sight named Trisha Fellows. She, who loved me, died in an accident because of me. I can feel that you are truly considering me right now. Therefore, no matter what you say or what you have done, I, Olga Marie Animusphere, swear on the honor of the Animusphere family, I will trust you unconditionally, until the end of my life."

As Olga Marie and Bai Ming deepened their trust in each other, on the other side, Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka received communication from Roman and, under Roman's guidance, rushed towards Olga Marie and Bai Ming's location.

And on the other side, Akuta Hinako—or rather, Yu Meiren, Consort Yu.

A pile of bones lay scattered around the lady of the Elf race who was pretending to be a literature enthusiast.

Akuta Hinako muttered with a cold face, "This is troublesome. How could I possibly do something like this? And with the environment here being destroyed like this, I can't even self-destruct."

The self-destruction Akuta Hinako mentioned was a technique where one abandons their physical body, causing their magic to spiral out of control beyond its limits, using curses to trigger abnormal weather, and then reconstructing their body. It was also a self-destruction attack that only Elf races, who shared their core with the environment, could use. This meant that if Consort Yu self-destructed in a place like Fuyuki City, which was already destroyed, reconstructing her body would lead to her own contamination.

Throughout her existence from the Qin and Han dynasties to the present day, few people could be said to understand Akuta Hinako. Xu Fu, Gao Changgong, and if one had to mention someone, the current Bai Ming could also be considered as understanding her.

It's just that Bai Ming's words were really hard to accept.

Roman's message connected. Roman, on the blue screen, said, "Akuta Hinako, I've sent you the coordinates of your destination. It's possible that the situation was quite urgent during the Spiritron Transfer, and you all got separated. Mash and Ritsuka are currently heading towards Bai Ming's location."

"...I know where they are even if you don't say anything."

Akuta Hinako hung up the communication. The commotion Bai Ming caused with lightning from the sky was something only the blind and deaf wouldn't see or hear.

Soon, Akuta Hinako met up with Bai Ming, Olga Marie, and the others.

Looking at the belated Akuta Hinako, Bai Ming said, "Are you so much of a shut-in that you can't even do basic exercises?"

Chapter Twenty-Five: If You've Signed a Contract With Me, You Should Be Prepared to Die Fighting Alongside Me

Akuta Hinako looked at Bai Ming with confusion. She hadn't done anything yet, and he was already verbally attacking her?

"Alright, stop arguing for now!"

Seeing Akuta Hinako's stance of "You really think I'm afraid of you if I don't argue a bit?", Olga Marie's head began to ache uncontrollably.

Seeing Olga Marie step in to break up the fight, Akuta Hinako exclaimed, "Isn't that the Director? You're not dead yet? No, you should be dead. After all, Director Olga Marie has no aptitude for Spiritron Transfer. Did you sign some unequal contract with this guy Bai Ming? Otherwise, there's no way you could have such a stable form of existence."

Olga Marie's eyes glared at Akuta Hinako. Why was this mouth as unpleasant as Bai Ming's? No wonder only Bai Ming usually went to talk to her.

"Um... can someone explain what's going on here first?"

"Oh... it's you. I remember now, the one who slept under my eyelids during the meeting." Olga Marie looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with an unfriendly expression. "What's going on with you? You're just a normal person with no connection to magecraft, just here to make up the numbers, right? How did you transfer here? And what's with your posture, Mash? Have you become a Pseudo-Servant? Why is it only succeeding now!"

Bai Ming's single sentence, "Fujimaru Ritsuka's Spiritron Transfer compatibility is 100%," silenced Olga Marie.

"A normal person with 100% compatibility? Never mind. Mash, place your shield on the Leyline as a catalyst to establish a summoning link, then connect to Chaldea. Although I've clarified many things with Bai Ming, I still haven't figured out what exactly happened inside Chaldea."

Olga Marie began giving orders. "Bai Ming, you explain the current situation to that ordinary Master. Akuta Hinako, come help establish a stable formation array."

Mash placed her shield on the Leyline. Bai Ming spread his hands in a big-brotherly manner, put an arm around the blushing Fujimaru Ritsuka, and walked to the side. He began to explain various things about magecraft and the mysterious side to Fujimaru Ritsuka, and mentioned that Olga Marie was just a white-haired brat with a bigger chest, who was like a hedgehog every day because she lacked love.

Olga Marie on the side immediately turned red. Before she could say anything, a "beep—" sound indicated a communication link had been established with Roman.

"Ugh! Finally connected."

Roman exclaimed, but before Roman could say anything, Olga Marie spoke, "So the highest-ranking person alive there should only be you now, Roman. And Bai Ming has already analyzed my situation. So, starting today, you are the acting director of Chaldea."

"Let me report the situation first!"

Roman shouted. "There are less than twenty survivors in the entire Chaldea. Three of the forty-nine Masters are with you, Director. Beryl was pierced by a sharp object and became one with the fire sea. The rest are all in critical condition, and there aren't enough medical supplies—"

Seeing Roman about to continue speaking, Olga Marie grew anxious. "Stop! Freeze them first. The containment units have a freezing function, and we can figure out how to revive them later. The priority is to ensure no one dies!"

"Oh, right, I forgot."

Roman slapped his head and rushed off to arrange the freezing of the containment units.

"This is quite surprising. Freezing someone without their consent is a crime," Mash commented casually at this point, explaining to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who knew nothing about it, "Don't let Director Marie's appearance fool you. She values human lives more than her responsibilities, you know?"

Olga Marie immediately turned and retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? As long as they're alive, everything can be explained, can't it? I can't possibly bear the responsibility for 45 lives!"

Even as Lord Animusphere, Olga Marie found it difficult to shoulder the deaths of thirty to forty magical elites from various families. If they were to die, she would surely be held accountable by the other Lords.

Soon, Roman returned after making all the arrangements, reporting the situation and his plans for the remaining staff.

Olga Marie's already grim expression worsened after hearing Roman's report, but she unexpectedly praised him, "If I had been here, I couldn't have done better than you."

"Enough idle chatter, Olga Marie."

Bai Ming walked over. "Roman, you can completely abandon the external communication you were talking about. Have Da Vinci find a way for Chaldea to be self-sufficient. Before the forced activation of the Spiritron Transfer, Chaldeas could no longer guarantee humanity's future. This is because humanity outside has been completely annihilated. The twenty-odd people in Chaldea are the last of humanity."

"Wh-What? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

Seeing Olga Marie about to lose her temper again, Bai Ming retorted, "What good would it do to tell you? Olga Marie, the director who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, timid yet pretending to be strong. There's nothing you can do right now but watch from the sidelines."

To Fujimaru Ritsuka's astonishment, Olga Marie bit her lip and retreated. "Timid or not—"

Then, Olga Marie began to speak again, "This mission was to investigate Singularity F in the first place. I still have a role to play. None of you here know healing magic, right? Then I'll be your battlefield medic! Our objective now is to investigate the situation at Singularity F. Given that two Team A members are here, any problems we discover can be dealt with directly. Let's go!"

"That's quite self-centered, but a four-protect-one strategy should be fine."

"It's more than enough for the four of us to protect this ordinary person." Olga Marie suddenly felt that Bai Ming had said something reasonable for once, but the next moment, she couldn't maintain her composure. Bai Ming continued, "What are you thinking, Olga Marie? You're the one being protected. While Fujimaru Ritsuka is an ordinary person, their luck is far greater than yours. You are both unlucky and lack combat ability."

With that, Bai Ming looked at Mash. "I don't know why you were forcibly contracted with me, Mash, but since you are, you must be prepared to die fighting alongside me. The same goes for Olga Marie. As for Fujimaru Ritsuka's Master skills, I will focus on training Fujimaru Ritsuka's command abilities after this is over."

Olga Marie sighed. "I'm already dead, aren't I? Do I have to die twice?"