I want to just drift through life in Type-Moon.

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Since the end of World War II, the Japanese younger generation has adopted a similar attitude to that of the United States, with young men and women tending towards an open and dissolute lifestyle. They believe that there is nothing they cannot do during their youth, so they indulge in all kinds of eating, drinking, and having fun, which has deviated far from the traditions and moderation of Eastern culture.

Students squander their youth in a carefree manner. In Nishi-Ikebukuro, couples can be seen shopping and eating everywhere. Under streetlights, next to shop windows, and in the subway, you can see couples kissing.

Ling didn't care about these things, and Olga, as a Westerner, was used to them.

There were many restaurants next to the movie theater. Ling pulled Olga straight into a small street. Both sides of the street were lined with brightly lit restaurants, and several of them had queues of people outside. Generally speaking, Japanese people don't like to fake things, especially in their own country.

Therefore, you can go into any restaurant with a queue during mealtimes and give it a try, because it might be a local delicacy that only exists in rural areas.

Ling pulled Olga into the small shop with the longest queue. This shop only sold one thing—curry beef buns. The rich curry sauce soaked into the golden-brown fried dough, even penetrating the dough itself. If you didn't tear it in half before eating, your lips would get blisters from the heat.

After tearing it open, wait a moment for the aroma to fill your heart before taking a bite. The chewy flatbread, the rich curry flavor, and the tender, sweet beef stimulate your taste buds together. Then, take a sip of the complimentary secret-recipe pork bone broth. The pleasure is simply indescribable.

This shop is one of Ling's favorite places. It was a place he found by secretly searching for food all over the place back then, without his grandfather's knowledge. Although he no longer had the leisure to search for food after his grandfather passed away, he still comes here for a meal from time to time.

The two played until after 9 p.m. before taking a taxi back to the hotel, while Chaldea was left eating dog food all day long.

Da Vinci watched the two people carrying large bags back to the hotel in the scene with a wry smile, feeling extremely heartbroken about the resources spent today. Although the current cost has been greatly reduced, the cost per hour is still astonishing. If it weren't for a certain dream demon finding it interesting and generously sponsoring a huge amount of magic power, today's expenses alone, converted into money, would be enough to equal all of Chaldea's expenses for a month.

You have to understand that Chaldea is a national-level budget facility, and its monthly expenses are considerable. That's why Leonardo da Vinci felt heartbroken—if only he had all that money!

The control room has already discussed that unless absolutely necessary, they will not use all the surveillance equipment anymore. After all, Chaldea has other work that requires the use of the control room, especially in the past few days, when a new instability point was observed on Chaldea, and this issue cannot be ignored.

"Big brothers, where did you go today?"

Shortly after Ling and Olga returned to the hotel, Ilya, accompanied by her maid, ran into their room. Seeing Ling pull an adorable teddy bear from a bag, she exclaimed "Wow!" and rushed to his face, grabbing the hem of his clothes and shouting, "What an adorable little bear!"

Ling smiled mischievously, then lifted the teddy bear high. "Of course it's cute! It's a limited edition worldwide, super expensive! It feels amazing! I'm going to sleep with it tonight!"

Olga sighed inwardly as she watched Ling, who was clearly trying to tease Ilya. She and Ling were indeed on a date today, but she hadn't forgotten little Ilya in the hotel. While shopping for clothes with her, she also bought several sets of children's clothes and plush toys.

"Mmm~~ I want one too~~" Ilya sucked her finger, gazing longingly at the teddy bear.

“Oh dear, Ilya wants one too, this is a bit of a problem~~” Ling deliberately held the teddy bear up and down, making Ilya’s head turn back and forth as well. “How about this, Ilya, you can sleep with me from now on, that way you can always hug this teddy bear.”

Hearing this absurd statement, Olga finally couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed the teddy bear from behind Ling and handed it to Ilya, saying, "Don't listen to what he said, Miss Ilya. This bear was specially bought for you, so don't be shy."

To her surprise, Ilya didn't take the teddy bear, but instead stared at her warily.

Feeling the softness on the back of her head, Ling chuckled, "How could you possibly hook up with a little girl with methods like that? Look how wary Ilya is of you. As the saying goes, children are the best at distinguishing between good and evil, so Olga, you must be a big villain, don't you think, little Ilya~"

Olga took the bear back from her and placed it on Ilya's head. Ilya immediately reached out and grabbed the bear's body to prevent it from falling off her head.

Then she gave Ling a bright smile, "Thank you, big brother! I can't sleep with you every day, but I can sleep with you for just one night!"

Hearing this answer, Ling paused for a moment, then laughed and flicked Ilya's forehead, "You little devil! I was just teasing you~"

"Ilya knows, so I was just teasing you~~" Ilya stuck out her tongue and made a face at Ling, then took the teddy bear off her head and ran around the room happily.

"You're really energetic." Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, chin in hand, Ling swayed her body. "Hey, Olga, you're a bit heavy, get down."

Olga, still pressing down on the back of his head, stared sharply at the innocent Ilya, sensing something was amiss. Instead of getting down as Ling had asked, she abandoned all reserve and reached out to hug his neck. "Were you really joking when you asked Ilya to sleep with you?"

"I only said that to avoid making things too awkward for us tonight, okay? It's all because Kiritsugu Emiya only booked two rooms. Sleeping in separate rooms would have been the right choice," Rin complained to the person who wasn't there.

The penthouse suite at this hotel was reserved for Ling and her group. Since the penthouse suite had a master bedroom and a second bedroom, the two maids who served Ling and Olga naturally moved in. Emiya Kiritsugu, apart from bringing a few people here, did not stay at the hotel, so the other three maids also moved into the penthouse suite.

"—We haven't done it since that time, have we?" Olga whispered seductively in Ling's ear.

Meanwhile, in Chaldea, upon hearing Olga's words, Leonardo da Vinci's eyes widened in surprise. He then quickly edited the video, thinking to himself: "These words can't be released! Olga, you better watch out!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Olga, your persona has collapsed again! What happened to your tsundere persona?! Are you only cute now?!" Ling leaned back and pinned Olga down on the sofa. Then, she rolled over and left Olga's embrace.

"That kind of thing is too much of a burden for people our age. Our bodies haven't fully developed yet. How can we destroy our foundation for a moment of pleasure?" Ling rebuked seriously.

"—You really are a shameless person." Olga kicked him, then turned over and buried herself in a pillow, sulking inwardly.

Watching Olga's natural actions, I felt that this was the Olga I knew.

For now, it's best for the two of them to maintain this ambiguous relationship. Being affectionate in daily life is fine, but it would be best to avoid anything that escalates to the point of being inappropriate.

Ilya, who was happily playing with her teddy bear, jumped onto the sofa and started pestering Ling to tell her stories. Back in Winter City, Ilya's favorite thing was listening to Ling tell those strange and wonderful stories. It was her favorite thing besides competing with her father to find the walnut sprout.

“No problem, let’s tell you the story of Ali Baba and Aladdin today.” Faced with the adorable little girl’s request, Ling naturally wouldn’t refuse, so he quickly got into the mood and started telling Ilya a bedtime story.

Although they both belong to One Thousand and One Nights, how could Alibaba possibly be associated with Aladdin?

Olga, still sprawled on the sofa, pricked up her ears. She had already heard about the bizarre changes Ling had made, including stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White, and even Beauty and the Beast, all of which had been altered beyond recognition.

"Today's story is called *The Magic Flute*, a tale about Aladdin, who possesses the wisdom of Solomon and is actually Solomon's son, and Ali Baba, a young boy who conquers a demon's labyrinth hoping to become rich overnight—"

Da Vinci watched Ling speak eloquently with a subtle expression. At first, she thought Ling was going to tell her some earth-shattering secret, but as she listened, she realized that it was just a story. Therefore, she did not process the conversation and directly connected it to the Chaldea communication detection.

The expressions on the faces of those who heard the story were equally subtle, especially Dr. Roman. He almost choked when he first heard about Aladdin, the son of King Solomon, but he was relieved when the story was told about the labyrinth of the demon god, the metal artifacts, and other such background elements.

He glanced furtively at Rafe beside him, noticing that Rafe showed no anger and seemed quite interested in the story. Those in the control room also treated story time as a way to relax; some even brought dinner from the canteen to eat while listening.

An hour later, there was another knock on the door of Ling's room. Ling stopped and said to the door, "Come in."

Emiya Kiritsugu appeared outside the door, followed by Irisviel and another unfamiliar woman.

Upon seeing the woman, Ling's eyes narrowed. Illya, upon discovering her parents, happily ran to them with her teddy bear, showing it off. Kiritsugu Emiya bent down and patted his daughter's head. Then, Irisviel picked up Illya, and the four of them went into the room.

"Bringing your wife, concubine, and daughter to me, Kiritsugu-san, are you here to show off?" Rin couldn't help but complain after recognizing the unfamiliar woman.

Kiritsugu Emiya's expression froze instantly. Irisviel had been smiling gently the whole time, while Maiya Hisau stared at Rin with hostility.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm just telling the truth." Ling sat up straight again, and when he saw Emiya Kiritsugu, he knew that they were about to get down to business.

“I have found Aozaki Touko’s whereabouts.” Without even exchanging pleasantries, after everyone was seated, Emiya Kiritsugu went straight to the point. “A few days ago, there was an acquisition deal in Kanbuko City that included Aozaki Touko’s name. She bought an abandoned building that had stopped construction due to the developer’s financial difficulties.”

"Oh, it seems you've come to the right place." Ling knew that the building was the future Garan Hall, but he didn't expect that Aozaki Touko had already arrived in Kanbuko City in 1994. After all, Kara no Kyoukai took place in 1996, and he thought that Aozaki Touko was still traveling all over the world before that.

"—Although we found the place, we didn't find the person." Kiritsugu Emiya said in a completely emotionless voice. He was clearly disappointed that he couldn't find the person, but after Maiya Hisayu returned to his side, he unconsciously turned back into that cold, mechanical person again.

"It's alright, just keep an eye on that place. We can go to their door once someone enters. Oh, right, it's best to use machinery. We don't know if that golden wolf is still with her. If we use magic, it might find us by following the scent." Only then did Ling remember the fantasy creature.

“I understand.” Kiritsugu Emiya nodded. “As for the mother of the Observational Child you mentioned, there are indeed legends about her in this city, but I haven’t been able to find her location.”

“I see. Then I’ll just have to try my luck tonight. But since we’ve found Aozaki Touko, we probably don’t need to go to that other one, and I don’t want to bother her.” Ling snatched the pillow from Olga’s hand and wobbled as she looked at Hisau Maiya through Emiya Kiritsugu’s face.

Although this was their first meeting, from the very beginning, Hisayu Maiya had been looking at her with hostile eyes, which bothered Ling. "Hey, Miss Hisayu Maiya, this is our first meeting, right? What do you mean by looking at me like that?"

Hisayu Maiya didn't speak, but instead lowered her gaze.

Kiritsugu Emiya turned to look at his assistant, then explained, "I told her everything you told me."

"Oh, I see. Because I shattered Kiritsugu's dream, you think I'm a hindrance, right?" Rin knew that Hisayu Maiya valued Emiya Kiritsugu more than her own life. "But if Kiritsugu continues to pursue that dream, no one around him will have a good ending, including you. You will die in the Fourth Holy Grail War."

Hisayuu Maiya abruptly began, "Is this the kind of lie you used to deceive Kiritsugu? Do you know what Kiritsugu sacrificed for the Holy Grail—"

“I know how to find your son Sigma.” Ling leaned back on the sofa, hugging a cushion, and said this, which silenced Jiu Yuwu.

Hisayuu Maiya stared wide-eyed at Rin in surprise, while Emiya Kiritsugu straightened up and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure it's true?"

"Really, although I don't know how much affection Hisayu Maiya has for this son, Sigma's understanding of Uncle Kiritsugu is limited to him being a famous magician killer in the mercenary world. I can be sure that he admires his mother for following Kiritsugu out of her own will. Moreover, finding him is not difficult. He has also become a magician and is also acting as a mercenary. If you follow this path, with your familiarity with the mercenary world, you should be able to find him very quickly."

At this point, Ling revealed a malicious smile. He turned his head slightly to look at Illya, "If we find him, Illya will have a real older brother. Then we can adopt Shirou too, and we'll even have a younger brother. If you have a collecting habit, Uncle Kiritsugu, you can try to find Miyu Sakuzuki and then separate Kuro through the class card. Then the family will be complete."

Hisayuu Maiya frowned. She sensed that Emiya Kiritsugu was wavering, but this time she did not stop him, because the sudden news gave her a new idea.

"We'll talk about everything after the Holy Grail War ends." Kiritsugu Emiya stood up. He felt a bit piercing gaze from his wife, so he took Hisayu Maiya away under the pretext of going to work.

The rest of the people stayed in the room. Because of jet lag, Ilya wasn't very sleepy yet. She was leaning against her mother, listening to Ling and her mother's conversation.

"Mrs. Alice is indeed a virtuous wife and loving mother. Her husband brought his mistress to the door, yet she remained calm and composed. She truly has the demeanor of a legitimate wife." Ling narrowed her eyes, trying to sow discord.

“It’s alright. Actually, I’ve known for a long time that I’m not the only woman who cares about Kiritsugu. Especially today, after officially meeting Ms. Maiya, I know that the person who should be with Kiritsugu the most is her, not me.”

"Just because of what you said, I'll put in an extra effort." Ling habitually looked up at the ceiling, feeling that it was a waste for Irisviel to die like that. He really wanted to see what would happen to the Wei Gong family after that.

Irisviel looked at Ling with a puzzled expression, not knowing what he was talking about. Soon after, Irisviel left with her daughter, while Ling sent Olga back to her bedroom and stayed alone in the living room to think about some things.

The next day, Rin and Olga didn't go anywhere but waited for news from Kiritsugu Emiya. That evening, Kiritsugu asked Maiya Hisau to come to the hotel and take Rin and the others to the property belonging to Touko Aozaki. This was because that afternoon, Kiritsugu had observed someone delivering some furniture there.

In the mid-1990s, Japan's real estate bubble burst, plunging the entire country into an unprecedented recession. Due to the rapid economic development prior to the Plaza Accord, new housing developments sprang up all over Japan like mushrooms after rain.

However, a recession suddenly struck, and the companies that had invested in the real estate development were unable to bear the subsequent financial pressure, leading to many unfinished projects being abandoned. In various cities in Japan, especially in emerging economic zones, unfinished and abandoned buildings can be seen everywhere.

Now, Ling and her group stood outside a ghost town, surrounded by five maids holding high-powered flashlights, leading them inside. Finally, led by Hisayu Maiya, they arrived at a pile of ruins.

This is not an ordinary ruin, but a truly abandoned building that began construction a few years ago when the economy was booming, but was halted halfway through when the economy deteriorated. Although the building's general exterior is complete, the interior is completely undecorated, with the walls, floors, and building materials exposed.

Chapter 380 Chaldea Investigation Team (Part 1)

On the Chaldean side, as they set off for the ruins, they were finally met by an investigation team sent by the Clock Tower and the Church.

Chaldea, currently within the polar day zone, has its management personnel gathered inside the main entrance of the top floor of the surface building, awaiting the landing of three armed helicopters.

When the three helicopters landed at the designated location, the people on board disembarked.

"Is that Lord El-Melloi II, the modern monarch of the Clock Tower?" Dr. Roman exclaimed in admiration, looking at the tallest man among those disembarking from the first plane.

“Yes, a legendary figure, the destroyer of magic.” Rafe looked at the man with a sigh. For modern magicians, this man could completely analyze the magic secrets hidden in their family lineage. If they could kill him, many people would probably applaud.

Closely following El-Melloi II was a petite girl wearing a cloak, whose face was obscured, while on the other side was a very special woman.

She had long, jet-black hair that looked as if it had been combed, flowing down to her ankles. She wore a Yuzen-dyed furisode kimono with unusually long sleeves, the vibrant flowers on which were just as beautiful as her black hair and her looks, making her figure look absolutely stunning.

"This one is probably the most troublesome, the Forensic Witch, Adashino Hishiri." Lev looked troubled. In fact, the one who decides the fate of Chaldea is not the monarch leading the team, but this person from the Forensic Department.

Unlike the twelve disciplines that specialize in mystery, the Department of Law and Politics studies not mystery, but three main aspects: how to use the magic and power of the Clock Tower to interfere with real society; how to maintain a balance among the various forces in the Clock Tower; and how to maintain the stability and development of the Clock Tower.

Originally belonging to the "heretic" faction, it was not considered to be on par with the twelve faculties. However, Barthezmello, the head of the Law and Politics Department, held the title of "Lord." As a candidate for Dean of the Clock Tower, Barthezmello used the Law and Politics Department to control the power of the entire Clock Tower.

After turning their attention away from the first plane, they turned to the second one, from which emerged a fat man. His agility as he disembarked was disproportionate to his size. He wore a white military uniform similar to the one worn by the imperial high command during military parades, and his golden hair and matching beard shone with a mysterious radiance, clearly meticulously groomed.

"The alchemist family, the eldest son of the Mujik family, Goldrov Mujik, what's this guy doing here? Their family is the Homunculus family, they have absolutely no connection to Chaldea." Dr. Roman glanced at the fat man with a strange look, and then paid him no further attention.

When the two ladies following him got off the plane, the staff who came out to greet them exclaimed in admiration.

She was also a woman who wore glasses, with dark red hair, and her ethereal beauty was striking.

She was no more than twenty-five years old. Her face was a classic oval shape, with a sharp, clean-cut chin. Long, fan-like eyelashes framed large, clear eyes that seemed to flow like a tranquil spring. Her features perfectly embodied the delicate and graceful characteristics of a Japanese beauty. She wore a white skirt suit with a black trench coat over it, revealing half of her fair legs.

As if sensing the gaze coming from this direction, the woman raised her nose and looked over with a smile.

Seeing this person's expression, Leif gave a fleeting, nostalgic smile. "Grand Puppeteer Aozaki Touko. Another irrelevant person whose purpose is impossible to guess."

Next up was a pink-haired beauty holding a whiteboard, whispering something in Goldrov Mujik's ear.

She was wearing a very common business suit, but it looked like a flight attendant's uniform. A magenta scarf was tied around her neck, and the low neckline was stretched into a beautiful shape by her bulging breasts. With the slightest squeeze, a patch of white cream was revealed, and the deep cleavage had a captivating magic that made all the men present unable to resist looking inside.

Her clothes were cinched tightly at the waist, covering her slender waist, flat stomach, and round, plump buttocks, making her extremely alluring. Just looking at her figure, she surpassed all the female employees of Chaldea, except for Leonardo da Vinci, of course.

Her long pink hair was draped over her right shoulder, and her delicate features had a dreamlike quality. A uniquely designed earring was pinned to her crystal earlobe.

“That pink-haired woman with the earring is no ordinary person.” Da Vinci noticed the strange woman faster than anyone else. “The NFF mercenary organization, does any of you know this organization?”

Upon hearing Leonardo da Vinci's question, everyone behind him snapped out of their daze, looked at each other, and finally shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

"For a mercenary organization to know about the Chaldea intelligence agency and even gain access is highly suspicious. You'd better be careful." Da Vinci gave Leif a meaningful look, these words were meant for him.

Sure enough, after hearing Leonardo da Vinci's words, Rafe opened his narrowed eyes a crack and carefully examined the woman on the list whose name was Kyanskaya. In his eyes, the figure of Kyanskaya, who should have been very beautiful, suddenly emitted a dazzling light, causing him to subconsciously look away.

Then he touched his eyelids and wiped away the tears that had seeped out due to the overstimulation. His heart turned cold. Sure enough, just as Leonardo da Vinci had said, this woman was no ordinary person. The radiance he had just seen was not something that a human should have. It was like looking at the sun with a stinging sensation that almost blinded him.

Meanwhile, Mashu, who remained in the control room, suddenly felt Fou in her arms stirring restlessly, baring her teeth at the pink-haired woman on the screen, radiating extreme hostility.

"What's wrong, Fou?" Mashu asked in a low voice, while constantly stroking Fou's fur to comfort her. Inadvertently, she touched the Chinese knot wrapped around Fou's tail and suddenly felt that the Chinese knot was getting hot.

She looked around and, finding no one else paying attention, whispered to Fufu, "Fufu, the thing that person named Ling left behind is getting warm."

Upon hearing Mashu's words, Fou abruptly looked away from the screen, then flicked her tail forward and touched the Chinese knot with her little nose. Sure enough, she felt a warmth, so she picked up the Chinese knot, jumped to the ground, and ran to the door, circling around continuously.

Mashu hurriedly followed, bending down to pick her up again, but Fou avoided Mashu's hands and gestured towards the automatic door. Only then did Mashu realize, "Fou, are you going out?"

Chapter 381 Chaldea Investigation Team (Part 2)

“Four~~~” Fufu called out, seemingly in response.

Mashu hesitated for a moment. With Dr. Roman, Professor Rafe, and Da Vinci all away, it seemed a bit unreasonable for her to leave the control room like this. But seeing Fou rushing off like this, Mashu gritted her teeth, disregarded everything else, ran to the door, opened it, and before she could follow, Fou had already dashed away.

Watching Fou leave in a hurry, Mashu ultimately didn't follow. Fou had always been a mysterious and free being in Chaldea. Although she claimed to be Fou's owner, she could only be considered Fou's playmate.

Thinking of her playmate, Mashu couldn't help but turn to look at the screen in the control room. On another large screen, there was Rin, who was sitting in the car, who looked more like Fou's playmate than she did.

At the Chaldea gate, only one person got off the third plane; it was a priest.

The priest had a spiky hairstyle and a warm smile on his face. He looked like a clergyman who listened to the confessions of God's lambs in an ordinary church. In terms of both temperament and appearance, he was the most ordinary person in the group.

"What's the background of that priest from the Holy Church?" Rafe turned to Da Vinci and asked, since everyone on his side belonged to the Magic Association, and the only one connected with the church was Da Vinci.

“It’s strange. Apart from his name, I can’t find any specific information about him. And that’s more of a code name than a real name. Father Dawn (Mr. Dawn) doesn’t seem like his real name at all,” Da Vinci explained to Rafe, recalling the information he had found.