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

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However, the presence chasing them was constantly closing in on them. Not only could the fastest wild horses sense it, but even birds flying in the air without any obstacles could feel it. Their escape speed was far slower than that of the creatures pursuing them.

Without a sound, that thing had already passed the falcon flying in the lead, and then—all life saw a pitch-black sky, and everything fell silent.

“Oh, I don’t think I’ll do it.” Sitting on the railing of the second-floor balcony, swinging her legs, Yue Zhengling nodded in satisfaction, looking at the space in front of her that had become a white expanse.

Olga Marie heard his voice, pursed her lips, and looked up. As if sensing something, Yue Zhengling lowered his head and met her gaze.

"Thank you so much for taking care of me during this time, my master~" Yue Zhengling said to Olga Marie with a bright smile, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"..." Olga Marie looked at the Servant who had become unfamiliar, no, or rather, she had never known before, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Should I say congratulations on waking up?

But the culprit who caused his coma was himself. If he had followed the advice of the two [Ling]s and helped either of them, he wouldn't have been in a coma for over a year.

Should we ask him what he just did?

But what's the point of this question? As the Star Priestess, she already understood that this place was specially prepared by Gaia for Yue Zhengling, and she had no right to interfere with whatever he did here.

Even though the two had already engaged in the most intimate relationship between a man and a woman, their hearts remained completely distant, a feeling that deeply distressed her.

In particular, what he said to her, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time," made her wonder if she was really taking care of him.

No, for more than a year, she had just been acting like a lovesick woman, while it seemed that on his side, those few people had at least taken care of his body.

"Haha, what am I doing?" Olga Marie covered her face, and tears streamed down her face.

Regardless of which world Ling is from, they all invariably make the people around them cry.

Chapter 291 The Person Who Never Remains (Part Two)

“I’m the one who should be crying.” Looking at Olga Marie, who was sobbing softly, Yue Zhengling had no intention of comforting her.

He was doing just fine in the Chaldea timeline, but before he knew it, he was transported to this other world, and the key figure was undoubtedly the person standing right in front of him.

Indeed, he and she had a deep relationship, but he felt no love whatsoever in it—at least he hadn't invested any emotion in it.

Although this explanation sounds like something a scumbag would say, Yue Zhengling understands very well that such behavior was actually caused by Olga Marie and his own momentary impulse.

Olga Marie must have been quite annoyed, having exchanged her first experience with someone so inexplicably. But in the end, Olga Marie gained more from her own experience.

When their magic circuits connected, he had already sensed Gaia's presence and learned Olga Marie's true identity.

I was able to wake up again thanks to Gaia's help, but even though it was help, it was also a drop of poison.

It tastes good when you eat it, but there's a price to pay.

Gaia used the properties of the Inner Sea of ​​Stars to transfer this secret realm, blurring the division of the world lines. Using Olga Marie, the Star Priestess, as a location, she brought Black Princess, who was said to be Gaia's avatar, here to sign a blood pact with her.

However, Gaia probably didn't expect to wake up so soon, right? She should thank Black Princess for her self-destructive behavior. By drinking her own blood to heal her injuries, she ended up drinking herself to the brink of death, which triggered her defense mechanism. Black Princess even took her heart and forced Gaia to retreat.

Gaia's original plan was probably to have Black Princess take him away. He must have sensed a familiar aura from Black Princess, and if he wasn't mistaken, Black Princess should be from the same world as him.

Le Zhengling had a vague idea that his original world was very special, which he deduced from the information he had gathered from the people he had come into contact with.

"Merlin, what exactly do you see in me? And what are you expecting?" Yue Zhengling thought of Merlin, who had hesitated to speak several times, and felt an urge to drag him out and ask him immediately.

However, this is just wishful thinking, because Merlin in the current timeline does not know him. At the same time, Yue Zhengling is also a little afraid to know the truth, because he has a strong premonition that the truth is not something he can accept.

Suddenly, Le Zhengling, who was deep in thought, frowned and covered his ears. From the moment he woke up, he had been hearing faint whispers.

He didn't care at first, because he thought it was the wailing of the creatures in this place. However, after he had eaten all the life in this secret realm except for Olga Marie, the whisper did not disappear, but became more and more obvious.

If it were just ordinary noise, like tinnitus, Yue Zhengling could tolerate it, but this sound kept saying something, yet she couldn't quite put her finger on it, which made the feeling extremely uncomfortable.

The human auditory system is supposed to filter out the sounds it needs based on the brain's requirements, or rather, a person's attention. However, this sound bypassed the system and went directly into the brain's processing area.

"So annoying! Shut up!!" He couldn't help but shout out of intense frustration, which startled Olga Marie into stopping her crying for a moment. Then, thinking that Yue Zhengling was talking about her, she started crying even louder.

As Yue Zhengling shouted, the forest, which had already become a dead land, began to collapse from its edges.

This place was not originally part of the surface world, but a secret realm created by Gaia by overlapping the surface and inner worlds. After Yue Zhengling devoured everything here and Gaia withdrew its power, this place was slowly returned to the inner sea of ​​the star.

This collapse was less a destruction and more a removal of the veil that had shrouded the world.

When the two reappeared in the real world, Yue Zhengling fell from mid-air. Fortunately, there was thick snow underneath to cushion the fall, so he didn't feel much pain.

Olga Marie gradually stopped crying and stared blankly at the white surroundings.

Just then, the silver bracelet on Olga Marie's wrist emitted a "beep beep~ beep beep" sound, and before she could make a move, a beam of light shot out from the bracelet and the pattern representing the Chaldea symbol immediately unfolded. Then, Dr. Roman's virtual projection appeared instantly.

"Great! We're finally connected! Hello! Can the person on the other end hear me?" Dr. Roman said anxiously to the person who wasn't projected, without even considering the situation on his end.

"Immediately have the phenomenon recording computer, Laplace, record the location of the other side! Notify the Da Vinci technical officer and the technical advisor from Atlas Institute to come here immediately!"

"No need to rush me, Romani, I'm here." Although there was no visual, Olga Marie knew who was coming from the other side just by hearing the voice. Sure enough, the view shifted and an incomparably beautiful woman appeared on the other side.

"Director, can you hear me?" Da Vinci's tone was countless times calmer than Dr. Roman's, and the reassuring smile on his face made Olga Marie nod involuntarily.

“I can hear you, Leonardo da Vinci.”

Da Vinci nodded in satisfaction upon receiving a definite answer. "It's good that you can hear me. We're already determining your coordinates. Don't move around for now. Also, there are some very important matters to be resolved here."

Although Leonardo da Vinci could tell that Olga Marie had just been crying, he couldn't care less now, because the situation on Chaldea's side was extremely urgent. If they didn't bring Olga Marie back as soon as possible, or resolve the matter through Olga Marie, Chaldea might cease to exist.

Olga Marie was also puzzled. When she wanted to get rid of Yue Zhengling before, she had temporarily stopped that world, so why is that world now running normally?

"Alright, although there are many things I want to ask, let me first tell you about our situation here, and hopefully we can resolve the most critical problem." Da Vinci gave Olga Marie a strange look.

"It has been a year since you and Ling disappeared. After countless attempts day and night by us in Chaldea, at 9:5 AM GMT on May 31, 2013, the former director of Chaldea, Olga Marie Asmirette Animusfia, was rediscovered."

From Leonardo da Vinci's words, Olga Marie roughly understood what was happening on the other side. The time freeze probably expired after she left, but da Vinci deliberately mentioned Greenwich Mean Time, indicating that she had noticed something.

But none of that matters, because what follows is the important part.

"In order to find the Director and his Servants, who seemed to have disappeared due to the Spirit Particle Transfer, we used the Near Future Observation Lens - Sheba to replay the situation at that time, but to no avail. After repeated attempts, Chaldea went on high alert and submitted a report to the Mage's Association. As a result, the Mage's Association ordered Olga Marie Asmirette Animusfiah to return to the Clock Tower within three months to explain, citing the Director's dereliction of duty."

At this point, Olga Marie already knew what had happened, and sure enough, Da Vinci's expression also became somewhat melancholy. "After the deadline passed, the Mage's Association partially froze Chaldea's facilities, citing the unpredictable dangers of spirit particle transfer. To ensure the safety of the precious mages with Master aptitude, spirit particle transfer experiments were permanently frozen until they were deemed absolutely safe. All Chaldea Masters, except for Group A and those who voluntarily stayed, were recalled."

Olga Marie's heart was bleeding. Those Masters had been persuaded to come through negotiations and deals with various magician families, and now so many of them had left at once. This meant that Animusfia's previous efforts had all gone to waste.

"Furthermore, the Mage's Association has recently discussed appointing a new Chaldea Director from outside—" And the bad news didn't stop there; Leonardo da Vinci continued, revealing what Olga Marie found most unacceptable.

"Before I returned, Chaldea was represented by Lev—" Olga Marie's tone was already tinged with anger. She could accept the reduction of Masters, but Chaldea, as the culmination of Animusphia's efforts, or rather, the ultimate experience she pursued, was something she absolutely could not lose in her hands!

As the former director of Chaldea, even though she is temporarily missing, the Animusfia family still wields considerable influence.

Now that she has made contact with Chaldea, the Mage's Association has no choice but to consider what she says, and may even have to agree.

Although Chaldea is nominally under the supervision of the United Nations, everyone in the magic world knows that it is Animusphia's territory. Before, when their master was nowhere to be found, they could reach out and take a share, but now that their master has appeared, they have no choice but to withdraw their hands.

The reason she chose Rafe was not only because he created the Near Future Observation Lens Sheba, but also because he was very familiar with all the affairs of Chaldea and was the person she relied on most after her father's death.

In fact, Olga Marie, who became the Star Witch, did not have the memories of other Olga Marie. She was a being reconstructed from the remnants of countless Olga Marie. This is why her birth time was so much later than that of Olga Marie in other timelines. It could even be said that she was not born normally.

That's why, when she heard Leonardo da Vinci mention the current leaderless state of Chaldea, she instinctively chose Lev as the acting director.

However, before she could finish speaking, Leonardo da Vinci interrupted, "I'm sorry, Olga, according to your father's last wishes, or rather, the backup plan, Romani must serve as the acting director of Chaldea."

Da Vinci didn't seem to be lying, and at the same time, Dr. Roman also turned on another projection; all three of them had very serious expressions.

"————Where is Rafe now?" Olga Marie frowned, sensing something was amiss. In her mind, there was no need to compare Rafe and Dr. Roman.

One is a magician who single-handedly completed a groundbreaking magic project, and outsiders describe him as serious, hardworking, and not one to waste time.

The latter is an ordinary doctor who doesn't even know magic, and is a good-for-nothing who likes sweets, spends all day slacking off, and is a fanatical internet idol.

Anyone with eyes can see how to choose, right? But why did the father do it—was Leonardo da Vinci deceiving himself?

Olga Marie couldn't help but squint at Leonardo da Vinci and Dr. Roman. Could there be some relationship between the two that she was unaware of?

Wait a minute! Isn't Leonardo da Vinci currently in a woman's body? And she's always been very close to Dr. Roman, could it be that she's taken a liking to this internet slacker?

Olga Marie, thinking she had discovered the truth, stared wide-eyed at Leonardo da Vinci, about to say something, when Rafe's voice came over.

"Great! Da Vinci, have you found him?" Then, a man with messy hair wearing a dark green coat appeared in the new projection screen.

"Ah, I'm so glad you're safe and sound, Olga." Although he wasn't wearing that iconic green hat, Rafe's gentle voice still made Olga feel very reassured.

Of course, she couldn't see the hint of murderous intent that flashed in Rafe's narrowed eyes.

"Why! Why didn't you die in that accident!" Rafe, or rather, the demon Floros, roared in Rafe's heart.

“Reeve!” Olga was stunned for a moment, then called out the name of the person opposite her with surprise, but after saying the name, she froze as if she had seen something incredible.

Seeing her like this, Dr. Roman, Leonardo da Vinci, and even Rafe became anxious.

"Chief! What's wrong, Chief!"

"Olga! Olga!"

"Testing team! Report the data quickly! What's going on?!"

All three of them shouted. Olga, looking at the chaotic scene opposite her, finally came to her senses. She suppressed her doubts and comforted him, "It's okay, I'm just a little too happy because I haven't seen Rafe in a long time."

The three people opposite breathed a sigh of relief in unison, but Dr. Roman looked at Olga with a very complicated expression.

"—Since this is an instruction left by Father, then Romani Archaman will serve as the acting director of Chaldea until I return," Olga Marie suddenly announced in front of the three of them.

"Huh!? Really, I'm going to do it?!" Dr. Roman exclaimed in a rather unseemly manner.

Rafe looked surprised, but quickly recovered. "Congratulations, Romani."

"Don't worry, I'll assist you properly." Having achieved his goal, Leonardo da Vinci looked at Dr. Roman and said.

"So, as the acting director's first order, all Chaldea personnel, return to your posts and confirm Director Olga Marie's location. Teleport her back! Detection team, has the director's location been confirmed?" Dr. Roman reluctantly accepted the thanks from Lev and Da Vinci before officially getting to work.

"Determining the location is easy, but teleporting back is impossible, hmm~ So that's how it is, it seems everything was calculated—" The response to Dr. Roman came from a voice that Olga Marie had never heard before.

Then, to everyone's surprise, a screen larger than everyone else's projected image popped up.

Chapter 292 The Vanished (Part 3)

It was a purple-haired girl wearing the uniform of the Atlas Academy. She had her left hand resting on her right elbow under her chest, her right fist pressed against her chin, and she was smiling at Olga Marie.

"Special Technical Advisor! How dare you hack into Chaldea's computer system again!" Dr. Roman looked at the suddenly appearing screen with a headache.

The woman who suddenly appeared was not in their management office, but she forcibly took over their communication system and projected her image onto them.

"Who are you?" Olga Marie looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

"Good question! Your question was within my calculations, but none of that matters. According to the records before the accident, a Servant also disappeared along with you. Where is this Servant now?"

The woman opposite Olga Marie didn't seem inclined to explain to her; instead, she was scrutinizing something with an inquisitive gaze.

"Hmm, that's strange. There's no reaction from any Servant around you. Could it be that the Servant isn't with you? But there seems to be a very peculiar life force nearby, and it's quite unique. Oh, I see. Everything was calculated!"

The woman, who was talking to herself, revealed an expression of "everything is under control," and said, "If my calculations are correct, the life form next to you is your original servant. He has been corrupted, right?"

"Huh? Huh? What happened? Olga Marie, did you participate in the Holy Grail War? Ouch! That hurts!" Dr. Roman looked extremely flustered after hearing this person's speculation. He remembered that before the spirit transfer, Olga Marie and Yue Zhengling's location was near Tokyo, Japan, which was not far from Fuyuki City, the site of the Holy Grail War he had participated in. However, the timing didn't match up.

Dr. Roman hadn't finished speaking when he let out a groan of pain, because Leonardo da Vinci, with a smile on his face, stabbed his foot hard with the bottom of his staff.

Rafe found it a little strange, but didn't pay much attention to it.

"Who the hell are you?! Why is there someone like you in Chaldea whom I have no idea about?! Rafe! Explain yourself!" Olga Marie pointed at the woman in the image and subconsciously gave orders to Rafe.

“This is a special technical officer from the Atlas Institute, his name is—” Rafe had just started speaking when Olga Marie heard Yue Zhengling’s voice coming from behind him.

“Sion Eltnam Sokaris, or Sion Eltnam Atlasia, or possibly Salim Eltnam Re Atlasia.” Le Zhengling stood up again, brushing the snow off her body as she walked towards Olga Marie.

"Oh my gosh~ This is beyond the calculations~" The purple-haired woman adjusted her glasses, looking at Yue Zhengling with amazement and delight.

When they saw Le Zhengling appear, Rafe, Roman, and Da Vinci all showed strange expressions.

"This Servant, you don't seem surprised at all by my presence~" the purple-haired woman said with a smile, "Could you explain this to me?"

"This is just basic reasoning, my friend, my friend." Yue Zhengling tapped his fingers together, displaying classic Sherlock Holmes-like knowledge, and answered in a profound and enigmatic tone.

"Oh, I know, that's what that armchair detective said!" Ever since Yue Zhengling appeared, the spontaneous girl's attention seemed to be completely focused on him.

In fact, not only her, but everyone in the control room focused their attention on Yue Zhengling after he appeared.

"That's wonderful! So you're still with Olga, Ling." Leonardo da Vinci, as Yue Zhengling's teacher, spoke first.

Le Zhengling nodded to Leonardo da Vinci, but didn't say anything more. Then he glanced at the doctor, but didn't speak either. Finally, he looked at Rafe, whose expression was the most complicated among the three.

"...Are you disappointed?" Yue Zhengling asked Rafe.

"—I don't know what you're talking about." Rafe's gentle smile vanished, replaced by a stiff expression.

"I see, so even you didn't know." After saying this, Yue Zhengling ignored Rafe and looked at the purple-haired girl. "Then which one are you?"

"Ahem, you still haven't told me why you're not surprised by my existence~" The purple-haired girl was still smiling. She was very interested in someone like Yue Zhengling, and there was too little information about this Servant, which greatly hindered her calculations.