Chaldea's second attempt ended in failure.
The process was even worse than the first time.
Illya used all the Noble Phantasm that Heracles could summon from his Spirit Origin.
Nine Lives, Arrow of the Monstrous Bird, the Black Turbid Torrent of Augeas, the War God's Belt of Ares.
They all hit Leviathan.
But none of it worked.
The Nine Lives left only a few light-colored scratches on the Leviathan's dark purple armor, which automatically repaired themselves after a second.
The concept of defense from the God Hand was utterly useless against Leviathan's massive jaws, and was bitten right through. Illya lost two lives on the spot just to escape from Leviathan's mouth.
Mash desperately used her shield to block one of Leviathan's tails, but she and the shield were thrown more than thirty meters away, carving a long furrow in the gravel ground.
Cú Chulainn also lent a hand, firing several Magecraft cannonballs enhanced with Primordial Rune at Leviathan's head, with an effect similar to throwing stones down a mountainside.
We can't beat them.
We can't beat them at all.
The gap isn't something that can be bridged by hard work alone.
His attempts at verbal sparring also failed.
During a lull in the battle, Ritsuka Fujimaru tried to talk to Mayuri.
Mayuri was indeed listening.
Even when something hit the nail on the head, Mayuri's expression would waver slightly.
But in the end, she shook her head.
"I cannot give you the Holy Grail."
"Not now, at least not."
Just this one sentence.
There was no explanation.
The Chaldea group retreated.
They still have seven Singularity to conquer.
The process of Incineration of Humanity will not stop because of anyone's hesitation.
Singularity F must be temporarily shelved.
Something happened before the retreat.
Dr. Roman sent an urgent message via the communicator.
About Olga Marie.
"The director's original body in the world... is already dead."
Roman's voice was very soft.
"The current director is, to be precise, a ghost with a physical form. It is because of the Singularity's unique nature that she can continue to exist in this state."
"Once she leaves the Singularity, her existence will immediately begin to disintegrate."
When Olga Marie heard these words, she froze on the spot.
Her long silver hair remained motionless in the dark red light of the sky.
It's like being paused.
"... I'm already dead?"
Her voice was very soft.
"Physically speaking, yes. But the director's soul is currently intact. As long as there is a suitable vessel, he can continue to live."
Roman paused for a moment.
" Da Vinci happens to have a usable artificial body. Originally intended for other purposes, it can now be modified into a container for his intended use. It just needs some time to debug."
How long will debugging take?
"About... one to two months."
Olga Marie closed her eyes.
One to two months.
She cannot leave the Singularity during this period.
Ritsuka Fujimaru, noticing the director's expression, spoke softly.
"Director, we will have Da Vinci send the body over as soon as possible."
Olga Marie opened her eyes and forced a very strained smile.
"I know. Go. We can't wait for the other Singularity."
Spiritron Transfer initiated.
The figures of Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash, and Illya gradually became transparent in the blue light.
Before disappearing, Illya glanced back at Olga Marie.
There was worry in his wine-red eyes.
Then the three people disappeared.
Finally, Caster Cú Chulainn disappeared without a trace.
Olga Marie was the only one left in the ruins of the Tohsaka Family.
Standing on the gravel ground under the dark red sunlight.
All around were endless ruins.
There were no living people.
There was no sound.
Olga Marie stood there for a while.
Then we started walking.
No destination.
Walk through the scorched streets.
Passing through the collapsed building.
Crossing the broken bridge.
The ruins of Fuyuki City resembled a giant tomb against the dark red sky.
She was the only living thing in this tomb.
wrong.
She is no longer considered alive.
She is a ghost.
Olga Marie looked down at her hands.
Hands are solid.
It can touch things.
But this is merely a temporary shell bestowed upon her by the Singularity.
Her true body had already died in the explosion at Chaldea.
It took about an hour to walk.
Olga Marie found herself near Mount Enzou.
The edge of the Great Hollow was less than a hundred meters ahead.
She stopped in her tracks.
I should have turned around and left.
But her feet wouldn't obey her commands.
She walked down the pit wall.
We reached the bottom of the pit.
In the center is the altar of the Holy Grail.
Next to it was that dilapidated shed.
Mayuri's self-built dilapidated houses.
There was a commotion coming from inside the shed.
A corner of the advertising banner was lifted.
Mayuri came out.
Her rose-red eyes were half-open, as if she had just woken up.
She saw Olga Marie standing at the bottom of the pit.
Then she sensed her surroundings.
The presence of Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash, and Illya has vanished.
Cú Chulainn's aura had also disappeared, but that guy's aura had been intermittent from the beginning, making it difficult to determine.
Only the silver-haired woman remained in front of him.
Are you alone?
Mayuri rubbed her eyes.
"What about the others?"
Olga Marie stood still, her long silver hair swaying slightly in the wind.
"... Back to Chaldea."
"You didn't go back?"
"We can't go back."
Olga Marie's voice was flat.
But beneath that calm surface lies something deeper.
Mayuri glanced at her for a few seconds.
"Come in and have a seat."
Mayuri lifted the advertising cloth, making room for a small space.
The shed was very small.
A mattress with one corner charred.
A pile of empty cans.
Two empty bottles of mineral water.
A small platform built from broken bricks.
Olga Marie entered the shed.
She looked around the space, which was less than four square meters.
"... You live in a place like this?"
"Um."
Mayuri sat cross-legged on the mattress.
"It's not raining, so it's enough."
There's a hole in that advertising banner.
"That hole was caused by Leviathan's tail scraping against it when it rolled over."
Olga Marie sat down on the edge of the mattress.
There was a moment of silence.
Then she told her what had happened.
Her body was already dead.
Currently in ghost mode.
It will disintegrate if it leaves the Singularity.
Da Vinci needed one to two months of adjustment time to prepare a new body.
During this period, Chaldea will send supplies to Chaldea daily via Spiritron Transfer.
All she needs to do is wait in this Singularity.
Mayuri finished listening.
Her rose-red eyes were fixed on Olga Marie.
So you've been left here all alone.
"It's not lost. It's... left behind temporarily."
"If leaving someone in a dead city that's completely in ruins, what else is that but being lost?"
Olga Marie opened her mouth, but couldn't refute it.
Mayuri tilted her head and looked at her.
"All right."
"Anyway, it won't be crowded with one more person here."
Olga Marie looked up.
You don't mind?
"What's there to mind? You're not here to steal the Holy Grail."
Mayuri yawned.
"You can stay here, I'll sleep over there. The mattress is big enough, there's enough room for two people."
Olga Marie looked at the single mattress with a charred corner.
It was really, really difficult.
the next day.
The first batch of supplies for Chaldea has arrived.
A blue light of Spiritron Transfer shone in one corner of the Great Hollow, and a standard supply crate appeared out of thin air on the gravel ground.
Olga Marie opened the box.
Inside were compressed rations, bottled water, a basic medical kit, a thin blanket, and a small magic lamp.
Mayuri squatted down and watched.
"What is that?"
She pointed to a small silver bag in the corner of the box.
Olga Marie picked it up and looked at the packaging.
Freeze-dried fruit, strawberry flavor.
"Give me."
"These are my supplies."
"Just one bag."
"..."
Olga Marie handed over the silver bag.
Mayuri tore open the packaging and popped a few freeze-dried strawberries into her mouth.
They chewed it with a crunching sound.
Her magenta eyes lit up.
"Tasty."
"Those are nutritional supplements prescribed by Da Vinci, not snacks."
"Anything that tastes good is a snack."
From that day on, every time Chaldea sent supplies, Mayuri would appear right next to the supply crate.
They arrived even faster than Olga Marie.
The third day's supplies included two packets of instant curry rice.
Mayuri took a bag.
The fifth day's supplies included canned peaches.
Mayuri took it.
"This jar is mine!"
You didn't finish your compressed rations from yesterday.
"Compressed rations taste terrible."
"You can't eat my canned peaches!"
Mayuri has already opened the can.
He scooped up a piece of peach with the bent spoon and put it in his mouth.
I chewed it twice.
"Sweet."
Olga Marie was so angry that her long silver hair almost stood on end.
But in the end, she was unable to snatch a jar of peaches back from a Servant possessed Leviathan.
On the seventh day, when Olga Marie requested the next supply delivery from Chaldea, she added a special note:
"Supplies have doubled. Someone's stealing food."
Roman remained silent for a long time after seeing this note.