Senpai and Kouhai

Upon hearing Bai Mo's guess, the Queen of Sheba smiled and applauded him, saying, "Mr. Bai Mo seems to know quite a lot, so you don't need to feel sorry for this man. This is what they call 'retribution,' isn't it?"

"No, no, no, this isn't my fault! I was just following the Lord's revelation. How could I possibly do something so unethical? Director, you have to believe me!"

Dr. Roman pleaded with Olga Marie, Olga Marie could only turn her head away.

"Why are you looking away, Chief!"

"Alas, Dr. Roman, the enviable thing of being commanded by the Lord to take a thousand women into your harem cannot be used to gain sympathy."

You should think of a way to make her happy. Besides, being pampered by such a queen, you're not at a loss."

Circe said jokingly, and upon hearing this, Roman's sorrow deepened.

"Those thousand people were also requested by the Lord, and it was for the needs of the country!"

Besides, how could this be considered pampering? She made me eat the Mapo Tofu that Ritsuka extracted, then locked me in a room. All my savings over the years went towards buying her a glass of water! And then, if I wanted to quench my thirst, I had to...

"A human's physical abilities are simply no match for Servant. I... can't feel my kidneys anymore."

"Alright, I bought you some supplements, didn't I? You'd better study hard, Dr. Roman."

"Wait, at least let me have a normal meal..."

Watching Dr. Roman being dragged away by the Queen of Sheba, Bai Mo could only pray for him in her heart. With family disputes like this, all talk of principles and theories was pointless; they could only be left to resolve it themselves.

"Sigh, I hope Dr. Roman is alright. After all, he used up all his vacation days, which means he works during the day and doesn't get any peace at night either."

Hmm... I need to find another psychologist to prepare.

Olga Marie could only pray that the doctor would be alright; even Buddha would probably close his eyes in the face of such a situation.

"Never mind, let's focus on the grilled meat in front of us. What kind of sauce does Mr. Bai Mo like?"

"No need, I've already eaten there..."

Just as Bai Mo was about to refuse, Circe grabbed his arm and led him to the dining table.

"That won't do! They've been burned to ashes, so they should eat more! Or is there something you're unhappy about eating with me?"

Finally, Bai Mo, Circe, and Olga Marie enjoyed another roast meat meal, watching the busy Servant in the kitchen, but Goredolf was not among them.

"Where's Goredolf? He's usually in the kitchen at this time, right?"

"He... I don't know what's wrong with him. He seems to have locked himself in his room, as if he's thinking about something. It's strange, though. Even when Ritsuka came back this time, he didn't cook for her himself, even though he usually cooks for the returning A-Team members."

Could it be because of Hinako Akuta, the True Ancestor?

After their conversation, Bai Mo went to visit Ritsuka. Following Olga Marie's directions, he quickly arrived at the room, where a strong light shone through the crack in the door.

At the same time, there was also Hinako Akuta's voice, but it was more of an angry wail.

"What's this? There's something wrong with your summoning! Why is something like Mapo Tofu appearing? Can this even be considered Mystic Code?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. With so many connections formed, things like this are bound to happen. It's alright, maybe next time we'll summon Xiang Yu?"

Bai Mo knocked on the door, and then the door was opened from the inside. There, Hinako Akuta stood with her arms crossed, looking angrily at the magic circle at her feet. Inside the circle was a plate of steaming Mapo Tofu, and next to it were a bunch of Mana Prism, which seemed to be the Spirit Origin and Craft Essence that had just been dismantled.

"Brother Bai? Has he recovered already? Honestly, you never tell me in advance. This way, I could prepare a banquet for you."

"No need to waste time. I was worried about Hinako Akuta's situation here, but it seems I was overthinking it." Bai Mo looked at Hinako Akuta; he was still quite concerned about this spirit.

"How could that be? I'm not some indiscriminate wild boar, at least not now. If this damn summoning circle produces any more junk, I'm going to smash this thing to pieces!"

Ritsuka quickly hugged Hinako Akuta from behind. Judging from their physical contact, the fact that Hinako Akuta was willing to be touched meant that the two of them had a pretty good relationship.

"That won't do, senior. If you're really that angry, how about we go to the pool at Chaldea to calm down? We can invite Xu Fu along, okay? Brother Bai, would you like to come?"

"No."

"Ah~ You even turned down an invitation like this? Brother Bai, your willpower is truly remarkable."

Bai Mo waved his hand at Ritsuka's teasing, signaling her to leave quickly. Ritsuka then took Hinako Akuta's hand and left. On the way, Hinako Akuta said:

"I'll go, but I want the whole place to myself. I don't want to be swarmed into the water like dumplings in a pot. And I need some ice to cool down my blood, which has been raised to fifty degrees Celsius by this summoning circle."

"Okay, I'll go to the snowy mountain outside and get some ice later."

Ritsuka agreed to all of Hinako Akuta's requests. Seeing how obedient Hinako was, Hinako Akuta couldn't find anything to criticize and turned to leave for the pool.

Bai Mo sensed that something was amiss.

Logically speaking, Ritsuka is not someone who is easily obeyed or manipulated.

"By the way, Brother Bai, do you want to try your luck? I can lend you my summoning resources; maybe you can get some helpful Craft Essence."

Ritsuka smiled as she stuffed three Saint Quartz and a handful of QP, nearly a million, into Bai Mo's hands. Bai Mo looked somewhat puzzled. He had tried summoning before, to see if he could summon those guys from Greece.

He remembered very clearly that this thing did not consume QP.

Meanwhile, Hinako Akuta seemed completely unconcerned about the extra QP. Looking at the pile of summoned items, Bai Mo could almost guess how much Hinako Akuta had just used up.

"Ritsuka, you..."

"Oh, it's alright. Anyway, there's only a little left, and Senior isn't in the mood anymore. I'll go collect more with Senior later. Brother Bai, why don't you give it a try? What if you manage to summon it this time?"

Ritsuka returned a subtle smile, while Bai Mo felt from the bottom of his heart that Chaldea was getting worse and worse. He whispered in Ritsuka's ear:

"We can't go too far, or Xu Fu will find out..."

Ritsuka trembled slightly and pouted.

"I know, this is making the best use of resources, otherwise Senpai Akuta wouldn't have been willing to help. I've also provided thoughtful service."

Moreover, our relationship is progressing. Xu Fu also agrees with my decision to pursue the senior; compared to that mechanical one, the gentle, considerate, sunny, and cheerful junior is much better.

Right?