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Hinako Akuta nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, that's it."
For her, this was practically free help.
As for helping Marne stabilize her position in Chaldea, she doesn't really need to do anything, since Marne is already stable enough. She just needs to act as if she follows Marne's work arrangements.
"Okay, that's all for now. I have some things to take care of. I'll come over to your place when I'm done so we can talk about summoning that person."
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore."
As for Akuta Hinako, she was now behaving as obediently as she had been before, and went back first.
Seeing this, Marx and Engels also returned to Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.
"You're back. It's unusual for her to reach out to someone on her own initiative. What does she want with you?"
When Leonardo da Vinci saw Marx and Engels return, he smiled and casually remarked.
Ma En shrugged: "It's nothing, just about her Servant summoning. I told her to wait, let's continue."
"it is good."
Da Vinci didn't pay too much attention and turned back to continue counting the supplies.
The inventory was completed in no time.
"Yes, the quantity is not a problem, and the quality is also excellent. I must say, Maren, your magic is really amazing. It's an ability that we researchers dream of."
Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but marvel at this ability, realizing that he would no longer need to worry about the consumption of materials in any future research.
This is fantastic news for researchers!
Therefore, it's no exaggeration to say that this is a dream ability.
Mar and Eng simply smiled at this.
"Is there anything else you need? If not, I'll be going now."
"No more for now, by the way."
Da Vinci shook his head, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and found three gift boxes, which he handed to Marne.
"These are the latest formal attire. You, Ritsuka, and Hinako Akuta will each receive one. Please help distribute them later."
Ten days had passed since the meeting, and she had also completed this relatively quick task.
"No problem, is there anything else?"
"Okay, that's all for now. You can go now; I need to get busy too."
After accepting and carefully putting away the formal attire, Maren left Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.
He first went to the classroom and handed the formal dress with Fujimaru Ritsuka's name on it to Gudako, who was studying hard.
Gudako has been having a tough time lately. She never imagined that she would have to attend classes in a place like Antarctica!
However, since she's a complete novice in magic, Chaldea wouldn't feel comfortable letting her repair the singularities unless she learned a few tricks herself.
With Gudako pleading with him through her tears, hoping to be taken away from her misery, and with Webber scolding her for not concentrating in class, Marne left the classroom in a good mood.
They arrived at Hinako's room and handed her the new dress.
Then the two summoned that person, well, actually Xiang Yu, and discussed this matter.
However, what was called a discussion was really just an exchange of opinions.
Because of this, Mar and Eng were not actually very familiar with it.
Summoning Heroic Spirits mainly depends on their Relics.
Chaldea failed to obtain this crucial relic, and Hinako Akuta also lacked a similar token.
This left Marx and Engels at a loss, and they also didn't know much about Xiang Yu, the heroic spirit.
Therefore, Marx and Engels could only offer some suggestions.
For example, let Hinako Akuta try blind summoning without using artifacts.
Or perhaps, she herself would be summoned as the holy widow?
Hinako was delighted to receive the advice. Although the advice might not be useful, it at least provided her with a direction and broadened her horizons, allowing her to discover that summoning Servants could actually be done in this way.
"Thank you, Maren."
Finally, Hinako thanked Mar.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do."
Ma En waved his hand, then instead of leaving immediately, he asked with some curiosity, "But then again, what's the main reason you want to see him so much?"
This is what Marx and Engels found most puzzling.
He was just a casual gamer, so his understanding of Hinako Akuta was only superficial, based on hearsay.
Because I want to see someone, and that person is dead, I want to summon them as a heroic spirit so that we can meet again.
This is something that Marx and Engels could not understand.
It's important to understand that Servants are simply downgraded Heroic Spirits, similar to clones.
If it's about falling in love with a Servant, that's fine. As long as you find a way to keep that Servant by your side forever, then that Servant becomes a separate person from the Heroic Spirit's original body, a unique existence.
However, if it's the reverse of 0.9, where the player likes the original character but summons a Servant instead, then it becomes a bit harder to define.
After all, the status of a downgraded Servant is random, and it's possible that this clone doesn't even have any memories of you.
In this situation, it's difficult to determine whether this Servant is the same person you know on the Throne of Heroes.
If it were Marx and Engels in this situation, the correct course of action would be to go to the Throne of Heroes to meet the original entity.
"What do you want to do?"
Taken aback by the question, Hinako Akuta was momentarily stunned.
She hadn't really thought about that carefully.
After all, for her, being able to see that person again was already the greatest wish, so she couldn't think about what would happen afterward.
Upon realizing this, Hinako Akuta immediately fell silent.
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"If it were you."
Hinako was silent for a moment, then looked at Marne and asked, "If it were you, what would you want to do?"
Ma En shrugged: "Wasn't this something we had already planned from the beginning?"
Although his situation was similar to Hinako's, he also wanted to bring someone back.
But the biggest difference between him and Hinako Akuta is that he had a clear goal from the very beginning.
Meanwhile, on Akuta Hinako's side...
"Perhaps you've lived too long and have forgotten some things."
"……maybe."
Hinako Akuta was also unsure whether she had truly forgotten.
"You can take this opportunity to think it over carefully, after all, hope is just around the corner."
Seeing this, Marx and Engels said nothing more, smiled and left with a remark.
Give Hinako some space so she can think things through on her own.
Hinako watched Marne's departing figure, remaining silent for a long time, lost in thought. Perhaps, only she herself would ever know the answer.
……
Afterwards, Ma En, who was originally planning to slack off in office 21, received a notice and went to Reines's office instead.
Ten days have passed, and the preliminary budget calculations are now available.
Although it's not entirely accurate, it's constructed out of thin air and doesn't cost much. So, it's fine to overestimate it rather than omit anything, as long as nothing is missed.
"Do we need so many things?"
Looking at the list in his hand, Ma En couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
The number on it was much larger than he had expected.
"This is the result of maximizing the safest possible number. If you find it too troublesome, you can wait another week and we will do a more precise calculation."
Reines, with light dark circles under their eyes, said this while rubbing her temples.
Although the budget report was rough and simple, it was the result of her ten days of hard work.
Although Chaldea may not seem very big, it has many facilities, and its overall expenses are much greater than those of the fallen El-Melloi family.
Over the past ten days, she has poured her heart and soul into producing this budget report, which is not a simplified version of the work; otherwise, it would have taken even more time and effort.
"Alright, let's leave it at that. You're tired too. I'll help out as much as I can."
Marx and Engels, seeing this, did not refuse.
He also managed the assets of the three main families in the original world, and knew how tiring it was to manage all those things.
Seeing that Reines was also so tired, it was not good to add more work to her workload.
"Oh, thank you so much for your concern."
Upon hearing this, Reines breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled gently.
Ma En glanced at her and said indifferently, "If you really want to thank me, just behave yourself in the future and don't cause me any more trouble."
He was genuinely afraid that this little devil would cause some trouble if he had free time.
Reines rolled her eyes, then said with a hint of helplessness, "Don't worry, I know what's important."
"hope so."
With that, Marx and Eng took the budget report and left.
Upon arriving at Chaldea's warehouse, they began constructing the supplies needed for Chaldea's daily operations, according to the budget list.