Don't Think I Don't Know You're Treating Me Like an Idiot for Fun- / Olga in a Temper Is Just Like a Cat

After hearing Bai Ming's words, Lev immediately grew agitated. "Yes! It is I, Flauros, one of King Solomon's Seventy-Two Demon God Pillars! The one dispatched to take charge of 2015. Because of you humans' stupidity, we lost the King's favor."

Bai Ming showed no expression. He simply walked toward Lev step by step.

"So you gave the Holy Grail to Lily, and Lily stayed here to preserve this era while waiting for us. Then, in order to pass some information on to me, Lily had no choice but to die by my hand."

"Yes. That damned King of Knights actually wanted to preserve this era, and it took me quite some effort. But I never expected—"

Lev watched Bai Ming approach him step by step and walked toward him as well. Perhaps he could use this chance to kill this troublesome man and remove one more piece of trash obstructing his King's path. "You actually seem to have a rather good relationship with that legendary King of Knights. Heh heh heh. Lily... what an intimate name."

"Your King was nothing more than Jewish trash who had to deceive the woman he loved into marriage. Don't talk to me about love—" Bai Ming's tone gradually rose as he reached behind his head. A silver-bladed, blue-hilted holy sword appeared in his hand.

Logically, what should have appeared was the black aurora sword that devoured all light. But because Bai Ming had once slain Vortigern, that black aurora sword manifested in the form of Excalibur.

"Lev Lainur Flauros, I will make sure you die here, and there is only one reason."

The Spirit Core stored within Bai Ming's body spun madly. Even his heart began pounding violently as berserk mana burst from around him and swept through the entire massive hollow.

"Angry, are you? Human trash. But what can you possibly do to me?"

Lev moved, charging straight at Bai Ming. In his eyes, Bai Ming's current posture was nothing special aside from his enormous mana reserves.

"I'll beat you to death, then shove your corpse up the ass of that Jewish trash King of yours."

Bai Ming swung the holy sword. Golden light flashed, and the surging torrent of mana shattered Lev's human body. At that moment, space began to destabilize, and the entire Singularity started collapsing.

The enraged Lev had already revealed the body of a Demon God Pillar.

Mash knew this was a battle she could not participate in, so she could only raise her shield in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Akuta Hinako, the Masters.

Akuta Hinako's expression twisted even further. "If you keep this up, won't I lose the chance to stand by and watch coldly? Can't you avoid making me step in?! Mash, protect Fujimaru Ritsuka. Romani, start operating the Spiritron Transfer and prioritize transferring the others."

Cursing under her breath, Akuta Hinako stepped outside Mash's protection. Roman's voice came through the communicator, somewhat distorted. "I'm already working on it! But it takes time!" No one paid him any attention.

"O sky! O clouds! Curse life with tears of sorrow!"

Akuta Hinako exploded into an endless rain of blood. Curses and torment fell from the crimson sky, landing upon Demon God Pillar Flauros, while she herself stood nearby, pale-faced and gasping for breath.

Bai Ming formed a hand seal with one hand. Olga Marie cried out and vanished into Bai Ming's body, while the holy sword shone brilliantly once more. "Lev, you don't want me to leave, and I don't want you to leave either. So—in the dozen or so seconds before the Spiritron Transfer activates, I will take your life."

"Don't get too full of yourself, human! Incineration Formula: Flauros!"

Ignoring the erosion of Akuta Hinako's cursed blood corpse-disintegration requiem, Flauros forcibly stirred up his mana and unleashed the Incineration Formula at Bai Ming.

The holy sword's mana radiance collided with the Demon God Pillar's mana, accelerating the collapse of the entire Singularity.

Bai Ming directly endured the impact of the mana torrent and continuously increased his output. Flauros did the same, but the output of a single Demon God Pillar could not compare to the Star Holy Sword.

As the Spirit Core left behind by Artoria and the concept of the holy sword shattered under the overloaded output, Breath of the Stars swiftly engulfed Flauros, reducing the massive Demon God Pillar to ash.

Seeing Flauros vanish, Bai Ming finally let out a breath and collapsed onto the ground. Beside him, Akuta Hinako began cursing, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Couldn't you retreat for now and wait until there was a chance to—"

Before Akuta Hinako could finish, the Spiritron Transfer descended upon her and Bai Ming.

◇ Chaldea

"A Jewish trash King who had to deceive his wife into marriage... wasn't that a little too cruel?"

When Bai Ming cursed King Solomon, Roman had heard every single word. Seeing that Lev was actually the Demon God Pillar Flauros also left him with mixed feelings.

No, seriously, I was right here. Who was running around in my body causing trouble? Was it the spell formula I set up back then? How did a spell formula become sentient?

Watching the group return through Spiritron Transfer, Roman let out a breath of relief. "No matter what, everyone survived."

Akuta Hinako glared darkly at the unconscious Bai Ming, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash. Taking advantage of Bai Ming's lack of awareness, she angrily kicked him twice.

Don't Think I Don't Know You're Treating Me Like an Idiot for Fun—

Medical Room

When Bai Ming woke up, he saw Doctor Roman wearing a resentful expression, while Mash stood nearby looking worried.

Mash had changed back into her previous Chaldea uniform. When she saw Bai Ming awaken, she excitedly held his hand in both of hers.

"Senpai, thank goodness you're all right!"

Bai Ming's gaze drifted downward, and he could not help sighing inwardly. Mash really could not pull off the charm of purple. No, perhaps the beauty of purple lay in a round, jade-like ass instead—

Noticing Bai Ming's gaze, Mash blushed and stepped back. Was there something wrong with her tights? Why was Senpai looking at them again?

After stopping his nonsense thoughts, Bai Ming looked toward Roman.

"Roman, why do you look like some resentful housewife?"

Roman shook his head. "Seeing you open your mouth and say something so merciless, I feel relieved."

"By the way, what Senpai said while fighting the Demon God Pillar... was so filthy!"

Hearing Mash's words, Roman, her attending physician, immediately made a pained expression. He could even feel phantom pain in an ass that was not actually hurting.

Roman immediately said, "Mash, don't learn that kind of trash talk. It isn't good for your physical or mental health."

"Is that so?" Mash nodded, then hummed an unknown tune as she left the medical department. "Since Senpai is awake, I'll go prepare some food for him!"

Once Mash had left, Roman immediately asked, "That thing about shoving it in was a joke, right?"

Bai Ming grinned. Roman did not. Bai Ming's expression clearly told Roman to guess for himself, but Roman had no way of knowing whether Bai Ming would really do it. If he said Bai Ming would not, Bai Ming might do it on purpose. If he said Bai Ming would, Bai Ming might follow his words and shove a Demon God Pillar into him.

"I mean, why didn't you set up a spell formula that would burn everything down when you died?"

"Sigh..."

Roman let out a long sigh, indicating that he had no way to explain this to Bai Ming. Bai Ming did not care either, since he still remembered the general outline of things. Lying on the bed, he looked around. "I have quite a lot of questions."

"I will only answer what Romani can answer."

"Ooh—" Bai Ming drew out the sound. "A coward who likes to cut himself off and refuses to face his past."

"I... you win."

Roman had initially wanted to retort, but in the end, he gave up. Bai Ming then pressed the issue further, pinching his throat as he said, "So kind~"

A chill ran through Roman, and he finally snapped. "Damn it, I'll let you witness the might of Israel's boxing champion."

"Come on! My title as Britain's Sword Saint wasn't earned through boasting either. I swear upon the name of Merlin, the Magus of Flowers—"

Bai Ming immediately flipped off the hospital bed, only for Roman to press him right back down. "Why don't you just lie properly in bed?"

"By the way, what's with these two muddy footprints on my clothes?"

"Ah—they were from Akuta Hinako kicking you. Hey, come back, you're still a patient!"

Before Roman could finish speaking, Bai Ming had already darted out of the medical room. His voice echoed through the corridor. "Aaaah! This infuriates me! You gloomy woman of over two thousand years, come out and die! Akuta Hinako, let me see what you've got after two thousand years!"

Bai Ming charged through the corridors in a whirlwind of sparks and lightning, bursting directly into Akuta Hinako's room and startling her as she read. She rose to ask what madness had possessed him, then saw the two obvious muddy footprints on his white Master uniform. Oh no. Taking revenge had felt great for a moment, but now he had come for her.

"Will you listen to my explanation?"

Akuta Hinako was already preparing to flee. Bai Ming asked back, "Listen to your explanation?"

"Yes, listen to my explanation."

Surely the knowledge I accumulated over two thousand years is enough to fool some hotheaded brat?

"Bai never lets a grudge go! Explain after I kick you!"

With that, Bai Ming kicked Akuta Hinako in the ass. She staggered, then angrily said, "I'm warning you, don't go too far! My connections from two thousand years aren't something you can imagine!"

Bai Ming withdrew his foot. "Heh. You hugged a pile of crippled mechanical parts and sulked in isolation for over two thousand years. When you can't beat the young ones, you call the old ones, is that it? You're over two thousand years old. I haven't even lived a fraction of this old woman's age. Humanity Foundation incineration is happening outside right now, so go ahead and call them. Bring anyone over two thousand years old. Chaldea happens to be short on talent."

Akuta Hinako's face reddened. "I-I didn't kick you twice on purpose."

Damn it. Even though she had indeed done it on purpose, a wise Akuta Hinako did not take losses when they were right in front of her. She would endure for now and wait for the right opportunity.

"I only planned to kick you once. Your ass felt pretty nice—firm and springy. It seems that even though you're a shut-in old woman who stays home all day, you still pay attention to your figure."

That was harassment, right? It definitely was, right?

Akuta Hinako finally could not endure it any longer. "Fuck you, Bai Ming! I'm going all out against you!"

Akuta Hinako threw off her glasses, tossed aside her hair ribbon and coat, kicked off her shoes with two thumps, pulled two swords from nowhere, and charged at Bai Ming with her hair loose and red light blazing in her eyes. In her view, Bai Ming had already seen through her disguise, so there was no need to pretend anymore.

"Come on, then!"

Bai Ming was interested as well. He immediately pulled out the Jade Purity Supreme Brick. "Let me see the martial arts you've refined over two thousand years!"

Sword blades and iron bricks collided endlessly, sending sparks flying throughout Akuta Hinako's room.

The two fought all the way from Akuta Hinako's room into the corridor, where sword and brick continued crashing together. Then they fought their way into the control room, and the remaining Chaldea staff all said that Akuta Hinako and Bai Ming were certainly energetic.

Clang clang bang, clang clang bang.

During the constant clash, Akuta Hinako realized something. That bastard Bai Ming was deliberately holding back, sometimes obviously and sometimes subtly, so she would think he was nothing special and he could treat her like an idiot in the future.

Akuta Hinako became enraged and was about to self-destruct, intending to cover Bai Ming in blood, but Bai Ming gave her no chance to explode.

As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, Akuta Hinako began gasping for breath while Bai Ming was just getting excited. "Old woman, you're tired already?"

"I'm not a fucking old woman! Don't think I don't know you're treating me like an idiot for fun—"

Determined not to lose face even if she lost the fight, Akuta Hinako immediately fired back. But Bai Ming became even more delighted. "Hey, who said Akuta Hinako was stupid? You're not stupid at all."

"You bastard..."

Seeing that Akuta Hinako was about to start arguing with him again, Bai Ming cheerfully turned toward Da Vinci's Magic Workshop. "I'll go get some sunflower seeds for the idiot."

"...Forget it. I forgive you."

Akuta Hinako wanted to say something more, but when she considered that she had nothing to snack on while reading, and that she disliked speaking with the other Chaldea personnel because of her circumstances, while Bai Ming was the only one who angered her every so often and made a fuss with her, her tone softened immediately. Idiot was fine. At most, she would bury him in a few decades—wait, why was this bastard Joslin from King Arthur's legend?

Akuta Hinako immediately chased after him. There were some things she had to get clarified.

An Angry Olga Was Just Like a Cat

Seeing Akuta Hinako trail after him all the way, opening her mouth as if she wanted to speak before hesitating, Bai Ming desperately wanted to laugh. If I ask her what she wants, then with her personality, she'll definitely stubbornly make some excuse like, "Weren't you going to get me sunflower seeds?" or "I was going this way anyway." But if I don't ask, she'll probably keep staring at me forever.

So Bai Ming stopped and looked at Akuta Hinako. "What's this Yan girl following me around for?"

Akuta Hinako looked at Bai Ming. Yan girl your ass. Why am I following this guy to get an answer? As for what happened in Singularity F, even if I don't ask, Bai Ming will have to explain it clearly at the meeting, won't he?

With that in mind, Akuta Hinako said, "I just happened to be going this way... What kind of expression is that? Are you laughing at me?!"

Bai Ming looked completely serious. "Nothing. I just saw something slightly cute, and it eased my tense mood for the moment."

The sudden compliment made Akuta Hinako feel slightly uncomfortable. This guy could actually be so serious—no, when nobody else was willing to take responsibility, he really was reliable. But was this a time when anyone needed to take responsibility? Obviously not. So there had to be something suspicious about him suddenly acting serious.

"W-what?"

"Akuta Hinako, you really are cute when you're not honest."

Akuta Hinako recoiled dozens of steps in horror. "You're not Bai Ming. Who are you?"

Bai Ming snorted with laughter, then turned and entered Da Vinci's Magic Workshop.

Only then did Akuta Hinako realize that Bai Ming had not only teased her, but also played her. But Bai Ming had already entered Da Vinci's Magic Workshop, so she had better not do anything reckless.

Inside Da Vinci's Magic Workshop

Da Vinci looked at Bai Ming's sunny expression in confusion. "What happened to make you so happy?"

"Ah... nothing. It's pretty fun teasing idiots." Bai Ming spoke while looking around. Da Vinci asked, "Bai Ming, what are you looking for in my Magic Workshop this time?"

"Why don't you have any sunflowers here? I remember you painted sunflowers pretty well, didn't you?"

With that single sentence, Mona Lisa's smile became Mona Lisa's dark expression. Da Vinci said, "Although I am happy that Bai Ming has given me honors that do not exist, those sunflowers were painted by Vincent van Gogh, not me... Forget it. What do you need sunflowers for? Does your Magic Workshop need them?"

"More or less. There's a method involving an iron stove that needs some sunflower seeds."

"...You want to roast sunflower seeds to eat, don't you?"

"As expected of Da Vinci. You really understand me!"

Bai Ming gave Da Vinci a thumbs-up. Da Vinci held her chest and took several deep breaths. "Wait here. I'll get them for you."

"O versatile genius—"

Bai Ming sighed emotionally, and Da Vinci rolled her eyes at him. "Please don't use me like Doraemon, thank you. By the way, that Greater Grail—did you put it away using the sleeve universe technique from Eastern mythological tales?"

"Mm—more or less."

With a flick of his hand, Bai Ming brought out the Greater Grail. "I want to ask Da Vinci if you can remake this. Keep it as a Mana Reactor core while changing the Greater Grail's rules. It should be able to summon Servants, but without making Servants kill each other to gather souls. It would just function as a portable summoning system."

"Easy enough. Mash said you collected quite a lot of Magic Material in Singularity F, right?"

Da Vinci's meaning was obvious: she wanted some Magic Material as payment. Bai Ming immediately agreed to her request and left half of the Evil Bones in Da Vinci's Magic Workshop. Da Vinci smacked her lips and tossed Bai Ming a bag of raw sunflower seeds. "You're being that generous?"