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Some time later -- Chaldea.

"Kadoc and Ophelia have lost contact!"

"What?! I didn't expect this!"

In the Chaldea control room, Olga Marie rubbed her forehead. She couldn't believe that her once highly promising member of A-Team had failed in their very first encounter with the Singularity.

The reinforcements originally sent to rescue Goredolf now need new reinforcements.

"There's no other way, we have to send Ritsuka."

Olga Marie sighed. Although this Singularity was small in scale, it had unexpectedly caused trouble. Communication connections were interfered with, and it seemed that they had fallen into the opponent's barrier as soon as they landed.

Moreover, the opponent also has the means to summon in reverse, and some of their manpower has been lost in this wave.

"There's no need for that, I'll do it."

Just as Olga Marie was having a headache, a voice came from behind her. Turning around, she saw it was Hinako Akuta, the third member of A-Team. She had already changed into combat attire and was holding two swords.

"Miss Mustard...?"

"Just call me Akuta or Hinako Akuta. Those two got into trouble, honestly. As a senior, they actually need a junior to rescue them. They've completely lost face."

Let that guy get some rest; I'll take care of those two good-for-nothings. Tell that psychologist you've cancelled today's chat.

After saying that, Hinako Akuta strode into the Spiritron Transfer device.

"Um, Jie, I have to remind you, Sigurd can also utilize magnetic field power to some extent, are you sure..."

"To a certain extent, I think it was just a mistake in Ophelia's command. What could a small place in the Edo possibly have? Could there be a god there?"

Subsequently, Hinako Akuta was also Spiritron Transfer.

Olga Marie was quite helpless about her volatile temper; she had previously thought she was a quiet and gentle girl.

"Alright, go and assist Ms. Hinako Akuta."

Olga Marie gave the order, and Chaldea resumed operations.

Within the Qin, Bai Wunan's fingers twitched slightly, and a raven flew out. Looking at the Raven Runes created by Bai Mo, he smiled to himself.

"This thing is quite interesting; some martial arts information can be transmitted through it, but the protective measures are so-so."

The man in the black bodysuit beside him was looking at a person brought in from Blue Country for examination and treatment. Hearing Bai Wunan's words, he replied, "Martial arts information? That kid Bai Mo actually asked for martial arts manuals?"

Bai Mo is basically not lacking anything now, and Sha Antian does not want his understanding to affect the creation of Bai Mo's future moves.

Everyone was eager to train him, genuinely worried that he wouldn't have enough matches. Bai Wunan even considered having him become a kept man.

But things changed so quickly. It had been less than three years since Bai Mo obtained the Magnetic Field Power. In three years, a period when a normal strongman was still practicing his fist under the guidance of his master, Bai Mo was already fighting back and forth with Nidhogg, who had 990,000 horses.

They've really lived up to expectations.

"If he asks you for something, don't give him anything that might affect his martial arts skills."

"Heh, you wouldn't believe it. This kid wants his cousin's Formless Battle Armor. He probably thinks he's created a new Runes and wants to improve on some simple techniques."

However, he has indeed been focusing on training during this time. If it were just for an improved version of the Formless Battle Armor, it wouldn't be worth it. Let's see if it brings us any surprises.

As for now, let's focus on dealing with the small things at hand.

Bai Wunan turned his gaze back to the people resting in the nutrient tanks. These were the Magnetic Field Power who had been possessed by Heroic Spirit spirits before, but now, these people who clearly possessed power could not be sensed at all by Magnetic Field Power.

"The Primordial Spirit is still being transformed by the Source of Power, but... it's almost like that of an ordinary person now, like water being drained from a pool, and it's being continuously drained."

Bai Wunan sized up the person in front of him, his eyes gleaming, and made a mental note of him.

Inside the traditional Japanese-style pavilion, in the center of the dojo, Bai Mo was examining the sword in her hand. It was a sword that Shiki had previously taken back. She had used it before and could still wield it, but the feeling she had before was gone forever.

"Strange... where exactly did things go wrong?"

"You've forgotten something, haven't you?"

Shi came to Bai Mo's side, grasped the blade, and a mysterious feeling emanated from it.

"When I touched it before, it cut me, but it's become much more obedient since then. I don't mean for you to temper it with blood or anything, but rather that it lacks a sense of belonging to you."

"Belonging?"

"Yes, after all, I was the one who brought the child back in the first place. It's like when a child is abandoned, they live with their mother for a while, and it's very difficult for them to accept their father later."

Bai Mo's lips twitched.

Your analogy... is a bit strange.

"That's pretty much the gist of it, and I'm right, you haven't even given it a name yet, have you?"

Shi covered his face and laughed. Hearing Shi's words, Bai Mo also sensed a hint of dissatisfaction from the knife.

"Yeah... I've never spent any time on you, my old buddy, so it's understandable that you don't like me."

Shi took Bai Mo's hand and moved very close, almost touching her.

"So, let's give it a name and take the first step."

Bai Mo looked at the knife in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

"That shouldn't be the case. You've used this knife for a while now. It would be wrong to negate its previous use just because I'm back."

Let's each put one word in our mouths, and then see if it accepts us.

Hearing Bai Mo's words, Shi smiled and nodded. He took out a calligraphy brush and handed it to Bai Mo, saying, "Write it on your palm, then we'll see if it's an unpleasant name."

Bai Mo looked at the knife in his hand. The original blade had been broken, but this was its rebirth. Picking it up again meant starting anew.

He silently wrote a single character. After they both finished writing, Bai Mo felt the mysterious power of the knife return to his hand, just as he had done at the beginning when he pushed it out of the sea.

after a while...

In Chaldea —the image on the screen disappeared again.

"Hinako Akuta has been confirmed missing!"

"Go find Ritsuka Fujimaru!" Olga Marie shouted, stretching out her hand.