Which Type-Moon is Like This!

Bai Ming took the sunflower seeds. "I'll split the materials I collected from the Singularity with you when I get back."

Da Vinci waved her hand. "Go on, get out. Don't come in unless it's important. I'll tell you when I'm done with my work."

After Bai Ming left Da Vinci's Magic Workshop, Akuta Hinako was already gone. Bai Ming didn't mind. After roasting the seeds, he first checked on Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was resting in her room and not in good spirits from using her Magic Circuits for the first time. Then, he kicked open Akuta Hinako's door, tossed the seeds over, and finally went to see Mash, who was undergoing a physical examination in the infirmary. Mash pointed at the food next to her through the glass.

Bai Ming nodded and ate the food completely in front of Mash.

Mash was relieved. Bai Ming gestured to Mash through the glass, indicating he was going back to rest. Mash nodded solemnly.

Bai Ming finally returned to his room, formed a hand seal and chanted an incantation. Olga Marie's soul then floated out of Bai Ming's body like a stream of light. Upon seeing Bai Ming and the layout of the room, Olga Marie breathed a sigh of relief and then became haughty. "I say, when did you convert your room into a Magic Workshop?"

"I asked Da Vinci for a small item before. Although it's called a Magic Workshop, many things aren't ready yet. The only usable item is the Alchemic Furnace I brought with me when I arrived. Incense, candles, the furnace, yellow paper, cinnabar, but they get used up. I collected a lot of Evil Bones, but they're useless right now. Considering a bunch of old geezers are doing nothing but plotting and watching things, I need to figure out how to make some things. Olga Marie, are you listening?"

"I'm listening."

Olga Marie sighed deeply. "What's the greatest distance between you and me?"

"I don't know. You're the first person I've restrained like this. Before this, I wouldn't have bothered with this kind of magic—I even learned it on the fly." Bai Ming rolled over on the bed. "If you want to test the range, go for a run and see. When you feel weak, you've exceeded your limit."

Olga Marie remained silent, thinking: Did this annoying guy learn this magic just to save me?

"I won't try."

Olga Marie spoke, "I've heard of souls dissipating before. In your terms, it's probably called 'soul scattering.' I finally managed to survive, so I'm not going to go looking for death."

"Heh heh... Cowardly Olga Marie."

"Who's a coward?" Olga Marie bristled like an angry cat, glaring at Bai Ming. "I just have normal human courage. Not everyone is like you, more neurotic than some magi."

Bai Ming ignored Olga Marie, and Olga Marie didn't mind, continuing, "In any case, for the days to come, I can only rely on you."

"Sigh..." Bai Ming sighed, pitching his voice. "If Lev were here, I'd feel very at ease—"

Olga Marie caught the sarcasm in Bai Ming's words and said indignantly, "There's nothing that can be done about that. When I first arrived, only Lev enthusiastically helped me and acknowledged everything I did! Over time, it's natural to form a reliance."

"Yes, yes, Director Olga, you're absolutely right." Bai Ming formed another hand seal. "Your free time is over. Come back to nourish your soul. The air in Chaldea doesn't have the dense magical energy of a Singularity. You should come back and nourish your soul. You clearly want to thank me, but you're being awkward and rambling. Why is it that every woman with a bit of charm in Chaldea is a tsundere—they're not cute at all."

Olga Marie wanted to say something more, but she directly turned into a stream of light and retreated into Bai Ming's body.

Bai Ming glanced at the system's charge, 60%. He thought: By the time it's fully charged, it will probably be after entering the first Singularity. However, with the current situation of the three Masters, even if Akuta Hinako and Fujimaru Ritsuka go to one Singularity together, it will only take three to four times to resolve all the Singularities.

Chapter 31: Rest and Reflection

It was now rest time, but Bai Ming's mind didn't stop thinking.

Under normal circumstances, the sixth Singularity was originally the Round Table Domain.

However, under Bai Ming's arrangements, Artoria's Holy Sword was successfully returned to the fairies, and the Holy Lance was no longer needed.

So, would the sixth Singularity be the war between the Crusaders and the Mountain People?

He had met Artoria too hastily before and hadn't had time to ask many questions, so Bai Ming could only deduce things himself.

"Previously, I handed the Scabbard over to Morgan, telling her that if she lived to modern times, we would meet again. If not, I would summon her as a Servant.

But Lily responded to the summon, which means the Scabbard was thrown out of Paradise by Morgan.

And Morgan was nowhere to be found in the fifth Holy Grail War, which decided the establishment of Chaldea—"

"Morgan is probably in the Inner Sea of the Stars on Earth?"

Bai Ming made a guess. "After all, Morgan is quite mysterious. I married her when she was a maiden, and she could even connect with Lancelot's adoptive mother...

This means Morgan's identity is at least that of a fairy (Lady of the Lake) and a child of humanity. Morgan, who should have been the regent of Britain, did not become the ruler of the island according to the normal trajectory because of me. Instead, the two rulers of the island were Vortigern and myself. However, Morgan's magic still has similarities to Vortigern's.

Then—why wasn't I, as the ruler of the island, affected by the Isle of Britain? Or have I already been affected, but another body bore the consequences for me?

It can't be that the sixth Singularity is Type-Moon's unique 'killing oneself,' can it?"

What nonsense are you thinking about? If you want to know about the situation of the sixth Singularity, I can show you right now. Killing oneself is completely a forced and bad move. And as I said, if you appear as a Heroic Spirit or Servant, you have to agree to it yourself, and then you go fight.

The system's voice suddenly appeared in Bai Ming's mind. Bai Ming clicked his tongue. "Tsk... I've already forgotten about such unimportant things."

This is very important.

"Nothing is more important than the restoration of humanity."

Bai Ming closed his eyes peacefully. "There is nothing more interesting than humanity, nothing more interesting than human civilization."

Regarding the issue of the island's ruler, there are two island rulers. One chose humanity, and the other chose mystery. Vortigern, who chose mystery, eventually died at your hands. And to prevent Artoria from being troubled by this mess, you personally sent away the last Red Dragon. Do you have any more questions?

"No more questions. Tell me the direction of the next simulation in advance."

Why would I know that when you ask this? What to simulate depends on what you want to do. I'm just providing you with a platform.

"I see—then it's nothing. After I rest, I'll begin the true Human Order Restoration battle. Since you have your own consciousness, can you take down Chaldeas when I approach it, thus foiling Marisbury's entire plan?"

The system immediately replied: I don't know.

Bai Ming didn't expect much and went to sleep, waiting for the notification from the control room.

While Bai Ming was sleeping, everyone in Chaldea was holding a meeting in the control room. Because Bai Ming knew many things, Roman did not ask him to attend.

Roman, as the acting director, began with grave words. "There has been no news from the staff sent outside. I'm afraid they have perished along with the outside world."

Mash asked, "...Is it okay for Senpai not to attend the meeting?"

"It's perfectly fine. Besides, if we called Bai Ming-kun to the meeting, he wouldn't come, would he?" Da Vinci said. "According to Roman's deductions and the last observations, only the time within Chaldea is not on the normal timeline. In other words, we are on the verge of history before the collapse. Once we leave Chaldea and come into contact with the outside world, we will die immediately. This situation will continue until we break through the current predicament."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, standing quietly by, listened to Da Vinci and Roman speak before asking, "Since Doctor Roman and Da Vinci-chan say so, there must be a solution, right?"

"Yes, there is indeed a way. Fortunately, we have three Masters now. Even if Ritsuka is new to magecraft, we can split up and resolve the current predicament within three to four attempts."

Doctor Roman pointed to the restored Sabaoth, "I tried scanning Earth's condition and saw Earth's past. We eliminated Singularity F, but Earth's future didn't change. After analysis by Da Vinci-chan and myself, we discovered that several cornerstones that could have established human history were disturbed and corrupted. As long as we repair the collapsing Singularities, we can resolve the current situation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the control room opened.

Bai Ming walked in, saying casually, "You didn't call me to the meeting, Roman. Not being a good brother. Mash, Ritsuka, how are you two adapting?"

Roman said helplessly, "Weren't you supposed to be resting? I passed by your room and saw you resting."

"I couldn't sleep." Bai Ming squeezed into Roman's spot and said, "I will preside over the meeting from now on. Roman talks too much. Regarding Chaldea's future and the battle to reclaim humanity, there are only three requirements.

First, ensure Chaldea's logistical support is in place. Second, the Masters will be divided into two teams, with me in one team and Ritsuka and Old Akuta in another. Before exploring the Singularities, thoroughly investigate the relevant information. Don't go investigating information that could have been gathered at Chaldea on the spot. Third, the remaining staff will ensure the Masters' existence and condition. Strictly speaking, if divided into two groups, we will need to undertake four expeditions, as we also need to deal with that somewhat mentally unstable Jewish corpse."

Akuta Hinako and Fujimaru Ritsuka said, "Understood."

Da Vinci shrugged at Roman, then replied, "Logistical support will be handled by Da Vinci-chan. Don't underestimate the power of a jack-of-all-trades."

"Alright, meeting adjourned. We will begin investigating the first two Singularities tomorrow. Considering Flauros's situation, we might encounter Demon God Pillars within the Singularities. Da Vinci-chan, you need to speed up the modifications to the Greater Grail. Also, Mash's shield needs relevant modifications.

Roman, the health of the other Chaldea staff is your responsibility."

Roman stated he had no objections.

"Oh my, Bai Ming is quite good at giving orders. So, what will Bai Ming be doing?" Da Vinci asked as Bai Ming prepared to leave the control room. Bai Ming replied without looking back:

"I'll be resting, of course. Akuta Hinako, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash have all rested well, but I haven't yet—Oh, right, Da Vinci-chan, if you have time, prepare a temporary body that can contain a soul for Olga Marie."

After Bai Ming left, Akuta Hinako finally spoke, "There's a saying in China called 'raising ghosts.' Raising ghosts can have a certain impact on the mental state of the person raising them. It's normal for him to rest."

Chapter 32: How Should I Repay You?

"I say..."

After Bai Ming returned to his room, Olga Marie popped out. Bai Ming didn't impose much restriction on Olga Marie: "I heard what Akuta Hinako just said. Does that unequal contract you signed with me affect you greatly? Then why did you sign it with me? Are you an idiot?"

Bai Ming thought to himself, Xian Dao values life, then lay on the bed, appeasing Olga Marie, "It's my decision, it has nothing to do with you."

"In other words, you admit it does have a negative impact on you?" Olga Marie's expression was very serious. "Now, I order you, as the Director, to tell me how much it affects you."

Bai Ming closed his eyes and remained still. "Chinese ghost-raising techniques are different from those of the fringe practitioners in Southeast Asia. Although there will be some impact—you wouldn't understand even if I told you, so just stay by my side obediently and live."

"How can you make me..."

Seeing Bai Ming's breathing gradually stabilize, Olga Marie quieted down, providing Bai Ming with a good resting environment.

She thought: The body is the medium for interacting with the material world, the soul is attached to the body and communicates with the spiritual realm, and the mind represents the self's consciousness. Akuta Hinako, as a magus from China, would not speak nonsense about raising ghosts.

This means Bai Ming is sacrificing his own self-awareness to buy her time to live...

Although she usually shouts that no one helps or acknowledges her, and deeply desires reliance, acknowledgment, and help, when such life-for-death help arrives, Olga Marie is met with bewilderment. Before Akuta Hinako spoke, she thought she had simply signed an unequal familiar contract. She never imagined that the unequal party was actually Bai Ming, let alone that Bai Ming's usual behavior showed he didn't care about her at all.

She couldn't understand it at all! She, who is verbally harsh but kind-hearted, is already quite dishonest, isn't she?

Why would someone help her from the beginning, only to end up killing her? Why would someone who initially didn't care about her end up saving her?

She couldn't understand, she absolutely couldn't understand.

She had never encountered such a strange person before!

"How—how should I repay you?"

Bai Ming heard Olga Marie's weak muttering, but he pretended not to hear and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

For Bai Ming, whether to save or not was a matter of a single thought. Similarly, whether Olga Marie repaid him or not, he didn't care.

Bai Ming chose his own path, and naturally, he had to bear the responsibility himself.

◇ A New Day

Bai Ming woke up to Mash's soft calls of "Senpai." However, the first thing he saw was not Mash's shapely legs wrapped in black silk stockings, but a small, white, four-legged beast.

Bai Ming showed an expression of disgust without hesitation. He was, after all, acquainted with this four-legged beast—after all, this thing was half of Merlin's familiar.

The four-legged beast looked as if it was thinking, "I'm not mistaken, you really are Joslin. When will you let me elbow Merlin?"

The man ignored Fou, and Fou didn't mind, disappearing in a flash.

Bai Ming looked at the blushing Mash beside him. Mash asked, "Good morning, Senpai~ Did you sleep well last night?"

"Good morning, Mash."

A tone as gentle as it was unlike Bai Ming's came from Bai Ming's mouth, "I slept quite well last night."

This tone made Mash exclaim, then explain, "I heard Miss Akuta say that Senpai has a morning temper. I didn't expect Senpai to be so gentle when he first woke up, completely different from his usual fierce demeanor."

"Akuta-san?"

Bai Ming murmured, then his tone quickly returned to normal, "Everyone has times when they let down their guard. So, it's not impossible to reveal their true selves from beneath the mask."

"So, Senpai must be a kind person."

Bai Ming felt that Mash was exceptionally happy today, even the usual shyness she showed when seeing him had disappeared.

Did someone say something to Mash?

"Mash, did someone say something to you?"

Bai Ming didn't bother to hide things he considered unimportant, so he asked directly.

Mash explained with a blush:

"It was Doctor Roman. He told me why senpai always beats up Mr. Beryl, and also that senpai doesn't feel very secure.

Thank you for protecting me, senpai."

"Oh—"

Bai Ming responded, rolled out of bed, and stretched. "Mash, how did you rest last night?"

"Very well, I'm full of energy!"

Mash smiled.

"Speaking of which, senpai, aren't you going to explain why King Arthur called you Joslin?"

"What's there to explain? I'm not hiding anything. It's just that I'm recorded in history. As for my age, I'm about the same as Olga Marie."

Bai Ming noticed that Mash wasn't wearing her usual stockings today, but was bare-legged. "Why aren't you wearing stockings?"

"Eh?"

Mash's already flushed face turned completely red. So, senpai wasn't looking at her legs because there was something wrong with her stockings the previous few times, but was simply looking at her legs?

Mash explained flusteredly, "Ah—my... my stockings are dirty! I haven't had time to change them yet."

Seeing that Bai Ming believed her, Mash breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had gotten away with it... But senpai always looking at her legs... Could senpai be a rumored leg fetishist?

"You seem to be thinking something rather rude."

Bai Ming put on the Mystic Code - Chaldea and walked out of the room. "Shouldn't we be having a strategy meeting? Da Vinci's modifications still need time, but you and I are ready to fight."

"Yes, Mash Kyrielight is ready to sortie with Master."