Which Type-Moon is Like This!

Bai Ming glanced at Mash, then said to Akuta Hinako, "Of course, as long as you don't mind being tired."

"I wouldn't."

Chapter 79: Namu San, the pitiful Roman is driven to a dead end by the Queen of Sheba

With Akuta Hinako joining, Mash felt her senior's attacks becoming even more ferocious, several times faster than the virtual Cú Chulainn's attacks.

Mash and Akuta Hinako immediately cried out in distress. Mash, who had already been training for a long time, was knocked to the ground by Bai Ming after holding on for a short while, leaving only Akuta Hinako to fiercely resist Bai Ming's attacks.

Without Mash to share the burden, Akuta Hinako's pressure gauge instantly exploded.

Her dual swords were sent flying by Bai Ming within a few moves, and Bai Ming's blade landed on Akuta Hinako's fair and beautiful neck. Akuta Hinako showed a subtle smile before charging directly at him.

Bai Ming, startled, kicked Akuta Hinako away—not out of fear of her suicide. He had just changed into clean clothes today, and they were easy enough to wash even if they got sweaty, but blood would be troublesome to clean.

Akuta Hinako lay on the ground, clutching her stomach, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Do your own post-battle summary. I won't say more here."

"Senpai..." Mash said weakly, "I have something I want to tell you."

Bai Ming looked at Akuta Hinako, who was pretending to be dead on the ground, and extended his hand. Akuta Hinako pursed her lips and reluctantly extended her hand to Bai Ming, who then pulled her up.

"Go ahead."

Mash said sincerely, "I want to become someone like you, Senpai. Please help me."

"Denied."

Not only Bai Ming's voice, but Akuta Hinako also voiced her objection. Akuta Hinako said, "For you to become someone like Bai Ming means you have completely given up hope for this world."

Bai Ming did not retort to Akuta Hinako, and Mash fell into thought before saying, "But Senpai is the most normal person among the magi I've met."

Akuta Hinako countered, "Isn't Fujimaru Ritsuka, that ordinary person, the most normal?"

"Actually, Fujimaru Ritsuka isn't ordinary at all, is she?" Bai Ming said. "Fujimaru Ritsuka is someone who goes with the flow and is content with whatever happens. Faced with the destruction of humanity, Demon Gods, and time travel, a normal person would only feel fear after the initial novelty, right? But have you ever seen Fujimaru Ritsuka exhibit the concept of 'fear'?"

"It seems not?" Akuta Hinako realized something was wrong. "It's like she's indifferent to everything..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart was truly quite large.

"Mash, can you tell me why you want to become someone like me?"

"Ah..." Mash hesitated for a moment before saying, "Senpai taught me how to enrage opponents with words in battle to make them lose their minds, taught me not to stop attacking until the enemy is completely incapable of resisting, regardless of their circumstances. You also taught me to make my own decisions and healed my body... That's why I want to become someone like Senpai who can handle things independently."

Saying this, Mash smiled sheepishly. "Actually, I learned something when Miss Akuta Hinako and Senpai were arguing."

Akuta Hinako's expression was strange. "You don't need to learn something like that."

What had happened to the good Mash? It was fortunate that Roman wasn't here, otherwise, he would be heartbroken... No...

"Bai Ming, I have a question for you. Do you know any scantily clad, dark-skinned, beast-eared women? Preferably Servants."

"...?"

For a moment, Bai Ming didn't know whether he or Akuta Hinako was the abstract one.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Then Akuta Hinako told Bai Ming about what she saw in the training room while looking for him. Bai Ming fell silent and then prepared his recording magic before going to find Roman.

"Let's go, we're going to watch Roman get domestically abused."

"Ah—speaking of which, I did see the doctor wearing a gold ring on his ring finger. And after Senpai revealed that the doctor was once King Solomon, the doctor's most famous wife is only that one, right?"

The intelligent Mash had already figured out who the dark-skinned, beast-eared girl Akuta Hinako was referring to.

"Yes, she is the queen from the legends who posed three riddles."

◇ Outside Da Vinci's Magic Workshop

Roman looked at the tightly sealed door, blocked by the magic barrier Da Vinci had set up, with despair. At the other end of the corridor was the unhurried Queen of Sheba. As the dark-skinned, beast-eared woman approached step by step, Roman closed his eyes and shouted:

"What is going on?! Da Vinci-chan, come out and explain! Why does that Holy Grail Mystic Code Fujimaru is holding have a wish-granting function?!"

Da Vinci offered no response, as she was not in her Magic Workshop at all. Instead, she was in the Chaldea cafeteria, diligently studying Bai Ming's favorite dishes to acquire some magic materials that absolutely no normal person could obtain from him.

Despair spread in Roman's heart.

Even though King Solomon's life was mostly like a puppet, with little emotion, it wasn't always like that. For instance, when Roman's father, King David, was doing business and reached an agreement with the Queen of Sheba, King Solomon absolutely did not want to recall that night.

"My dear King~ It pains me so much that you're hiding from me~ Or perhaps, after becoming a normal person, you've gained emotions you never had before?"

The dark-skinned, beast-eared woman drew closer to Roman, who had nowhere left to retreat. The Queen of Sheba, while casting a soundproof magic barrier, said, "Can you answer my question now?"

The Queen of Sheba knew this was the Solomon of the human skin, who had lost his omniscience and omnipotence, so she wouldn't ask those three questions. At this moment, seeing Solomon with emotions and looking terrified was amusing to her, so she deliberately teased him.

She couldn't understand why Solomon had changed from a tanned man to a white man.

Roman trembled all over, letting out a tragic cry, "Bai Ming! Save me! Come save me! I'll approve any leave requests you want from now on!"

Bai Ming, who had originally intended to record Roman but was intercepted by Da Vinci, seemed to have heard Roman's plea. However, seeing Mash and Olga Marie sitting beside him, and Da Vinci, Akuta Hinako, and Fujimaru Ritsuka sitting opposite him without any reaction, he dismissed it as his own auditory hallucination.

In Bai Ming's view, the Queen of Sheba loved Solomon, so she wouldn't do anything excessive to Roman. Even if he didn't go, Roman would be fine.

Bai Ming sighed, "Honestly, it seems I need to slow down my training pace. I'm so stressed that I'm having auditory hallucinations."

"If you're stressed... would you like a cup of black tea? When I get stressed to the point of a headache, I drink a cup of black tea to relax my mind."

Olga Marie, being British, had a peculiar obsession with black tea. Bai Ming nodded, seeing Olga Marie's serious expression.

Chapter 80: Roman's Unheard Call

There are two legends about the marriage between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.

The first is that King Solomon was captivated by the Queen of Sheba's beauty, but she had no such intentions, so King Solomon resorted to a deceitful marriage. The second is that the Queen of Sheba, using a secret passage provided by King David, launched a surprise night attack and forced herself upon the pitiful King Solomon.

In the Nasuverse, King Solomon's personality was not much different from Roman's, making it more likely that Roman was forcibly loved by the Queen of Sheba.

Bai Ming really wanted to ask Roman, the omniscient and omnipotent King Solomon, why he didn't know he would be forcibly taken by a dark-skinned, beast-eared girl in the middle of the night. Considering that Roman would definitely not provide an answer, Bai Ming ultimately did not ask the question.

Perhaps God specifically created a secret passage for King Solomon, then covered Solomon's eyes that saw all past and future, confused Solomon's omniscience and omnipotence, and then told King David, who then told the Queen of Sheba that she could use this secret passage to force herself upon Solomon.

Thinking of this, Bai Ming couldn't stop his lips from curling up.

Olga Marie brought over a pot of freshly brewed black tea and said apologetically, "The conditions are simple right now, so I can only make do with these tea bags."

"Tea bags..." Bai Ming wanted to say something, but considering it was Olga Marie's kind gesture, he ultimately said nothing, only remarking, "Thank you for your hard work."

Bai Ming actually looked down on tea bags and the so-called good tea that ordinary people spoke of. After all, even the best tea leaves were not as good as the tea from Jade Void Kunlun.

"Speaking of which, if Bai Ming-kun is under so much pressure that he's hearing things... how about I organize a celebration for everyone? And boost everyone's morale at the same time."

Da Vinci's suggestion was immediately met with approval from Olga Marie and Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Olga Marie was worried that Bai Ming's stress would lead to him falling ill, while Fujimaru Ritsuka was worried that Bai Ming would grab her and train her intensely in the afternoon.

Bai Ming nodded, "Since the Director agrees, let's start preparing from now on."

For the people of Chaldea who possessed the Holy Grail, holding a celebration was a simple matter. Most of the work could be completed through the Holy Grail's wish-granting function, with only a few minor tasks requiring Da Vinci's personal attention.

While everyone was preparing for the banquet, Roman finally gave up struggling. Roman, having transformed into a human, was utterly unable to resist the Queen of Sheba.

Thus, the dark-skinned, beast-eared girl beat Roman to his knees and dragged him away, disappearing down the corridors of Chaldea.

Chaldea itself was a very special place, an area within Chaldea that even the EX rank of Clairvoyance and numerous scrying magecrafts could not penetrate.

Therefore, there were always some strange rooms within Chaldea that could isolate all forms of detection.

In a room where no instrument could detect anything, the listless doctor was dragged into the room by the Queen of Sheba.

Then, the door was locked.

Roman's heart died. He couldn't help but think of some sayings circulating in China, such as how a person's name could influence their future path to a certain extent.

At this moment, King Solomon's door was locked, and he was completely unable to resist.

The Queen of Sheba smiled, "Although the current situation doesn't seem appropriate, it seems impossible for anyone to take you away from me, doesn't it?"

"Don't come near me! Bai Ming! Save me!"

Roman's cries ultimately could not reach Bai Ming, as Bai Ming's attention was already largely occupied by the banquet.

As Roman was about to re-experience the unspeakable events from his time as King Solomon that made his liver tremble, Bai Ming was attending the Chaldea surviving staff appreciation party, organized by Da Vinci to boost morale.

During the banquet, Muniel looked around but couldn't find the gentle, orange-haired man. He then asked, "Speaking of which, where did Doctor Roman go?"

"The Doctor..." Bai Ming paused, "After all, the Doctor is King Solomon. Earlier, during training, Ritsuka accidentally summoned King Solomon's most famous concubine while mistaking the Doctor for a Saint Graph. I imagine they are currently catching up, so it's understandable that he wouldn't attend."

Of course, Bai Ming, Da Vinci, Akuta Hinako, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and even Mash all said this to the outside world.

In reality, they had all unanimously agreed that Roman's behavior of secretly eating the food Mash had specifically set aside to reward the Masters upon their return during the three Masters' Spiritron Transfer was too much, so they planned to play a little trick on Roman.

As it happened, Fujimaru Ritsuka summoned the Queen of Sheba, so they decided to go with the flow and teach Roman a valuable lesson.

"Waaaah, if it's like this, doesn't that mean twenty-something of us will have to eat Doctor Roman's leftovers every day?"

Upon hearing Muniel mention "leftovers," Setanta, who was eating leftovers nearby, looked up at Muniel as if asking, "What do you want to do with my leftovers, you meatball?" Muniel couldn't understand Setanta's dog eyes and just continued speaking to himself.

"He acted like a middle-aged man obsessed with keeping an eye on people, but he's actually King Solomon, and he even summoned that Queen of Sheba. Ugh, I can't accept it at all—"

Bai Ming interjected, "Actually, only you guys are eating leftovers."

"Th-that's true. After all, Bai Ming, you're King Joslin, you're already married..." Muniel's voice lowered. "I want to get married too! I want someone to love me!"

Seeing that Muniel had misunderstood, Bai Ming didn't bother to correct him. It was better not to reveal his and Olga Marie's situation right now, or this little fatty would truly turn into stone on the spot.

"Mr. M, you will find your true love."

Bai Ming comforted Muniel. Although this Frenchman would eventually only love motorcycles, games, and cooking, and never find a partner, it didn't hurt to give him hope that he wouldn't see the truth for a long time.

"Thank you very much! With your blessing, my love will surely be perfect!"

"Mhm, mhm."

Bai Ming certainly wouldn't tell him how much his own romantic history had been embellished.

Regarding Morgan, he was initially just being wary of her. As for Artoria and Guinevere, it was Morgan who advised Artoria to capture him. His romantic relationships in the Heian period were even more abstract—Shuten-dōji, Tamamo-no-Mae, and even Minamoto no Yorimitsu were all married normally after being defeated, fulfilling the victor's rights. The process of normally courting Sei Shōnagon was also very abstract.

After all, he and Sei Shōnagon were two abstract individuals who hit it off, proposed on their first meeting, and then successfully slept together.

He had never had a normal relationship—therefore, Muniel having Bai Ming's blessing for his romantic development was already Muniel's greatest fortune.

Chapter 81: I Challenge You

Akuta Hinako did not like lively events, so after appearing at the banquet, she took a plate full of fruits and food back to her room. Due to Olga Marie's status, only Bai Ming, Da Vinci, Mash, and the air-blind Fujimaru Ritsuka paid attention to her.

Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka were enjoying their hard-earned rest, while Bai Ming observed each employee from the side.

No one remembered the pitiable Roman, nor did anyone care about him.

Soon, the banquet ended.

Roman tremblingly made his way to the mess hall where the cleanup was underway.

"Romani, I'm so envious of you!" Muniel said to Roman before walking out of the mess hall. Roman didn't react much, just grunted and then walked with heavy steps towards the mess hall counter, saying with a lack of energy, "Da Vinci, you really made me look for you..."

"Oh my, oh my, Ritsuka said they accidentally summoned your spouse, so we couldn't possibly disturb your reunion, could we?"

Da Vinci said with a smile, leaving Roman speechless.

All sorcerers were alike; none were outdone by the others in their squinting eyes and passive-aggressive remarks.

Roman then asked, "Where is Bai Ming?"

Rumor had it that the miraculous land of China possessed cultivation techniques capable of warming the yang, tonifying the kidneys, and strengthening the body. Bai Ming, who practically had the highest authority over the thought-key patterns, must surely know such methods. He wanted to focus on health! He wanted to strengthen his waist and tonify his kidneys! After finally getting a chance to live his own life, he couldn't just die under a beast-eared girl's crotch because of that stingy miser, Sheba.

"I don't know. Bai Ming said not to look for him. He has very important things to do, and those things are far more important than whether Roman lives or dies." Da Vinci changed the subject, "Aren't you going to let that legendary Queen of Sheba come out and meet us? It's really a shame our feelings have faded."

"Those ear-piercing words are something he would say," Roman said with a complex expression. "Do I look like someone who wants to see Sheba?"

Da Vinci didn't reply, while Roman asked Da Vinci to get him several oysters. After eating the oysters, he left the mess hall unsteadily.

At the same time, Bai Ming was rigorously training Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka's physical endurance.

The physical condition of an Apprentice Servant could not be compared to that of a normal human. Therefore, Mash's burden was much heavier than Fujimaru Ritsuka's.

The two girls were having a day filled with mixed emotions.

They had thought they could escape training by using the banquet as an excuse, but neither of them expected Bai Ming to make them complete their daily training after the banquet.

Sweat blurred the girls' vision, and their sweat-soaked clothes clung tightly to their bodies. Bai Ming, using his own magic, continuously applied pressure to the two girls.