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Chapter 172: Deciding the situation
the other side.

Inside a beautifully decorated maid café.

Fujimaru was leaning close to Mashu, whispering as they looked out the window at the crowd: "Mash-chan, how many of them do you think are magicians?"

Snapped--

Before Mashu could answer, a crisp tapping sound rang out on Fujimaru's head.

"Fujimaru, what happened?! You got another customer complaint?!"

The newcomer was a mature woman dressed in a maid outfit; it was she who had just tapped the orange-haired girl on the head with the menu in her hand.

Fujimaru covered his head and grumbled, "I was being lenient by not beating up that pervert."

Upon hearing this, the mature woman felt somewhat helpless: "Remember to call me next time something like this happens. Don't be so reckless again."

"Honestly, I don't know if taking you two in was the right or wrong thing to do."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Fujimaru, meanwhile, gazed at the mature woman's retreating figure and whispered to Mash, "Is the head maid a homunculus?"

“Yes, it’s an artificial human that the shopkeeper bought.” Mashu nodded. “Its full name is [Household Maid Puppet - Type D11].

"tsk"

Fujimaru smacked his lips in slight distress.

There shouldn't be anything like this in Fuyuki City in 1994.
"So all of this was the work of that [Dragon from Outer Space]?"

The orange-haired girl pointed upwards as she spoke.

After several days of investigation, she and Mashu have roughly figured out the current situation.

The year was 1994, and the city they lived in was Fuyuki.

However, unlike the Fuyuki City they remembered, which was engulfed in flames, the city before them was now incredibly prosperous, and even contained some things that should never have appeared in the city.

Take the head maid from earlier, for example.

The cause of these anomalies was that [Dragon from Beyond the Heavens].

These are all very basic pieces of information, since the other party never intended to hide them.

This includes speedrunning the Fourth Holy Grail War and wiping out the Clock Tower.

In the past few days, the two of them had considered entering the alchemical kingdom in the sky to explore it, but the problem was that they had no money or status, and it was already good enough that they could support themselves.

Thinking of this, Fujimaru couldn't help but sigh, "This is practically a super-enhanced version of the Lostbelt."

Previously, Chaldea's solutions to Lostbelts only covered a single region at most, unlike now which directly impacts the entire globe.

Just as she was frowning and pondering what to do next, a clear bell sound suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing the voice, the pink-haired girl next to Fujimaru bowed very earnestly and greeted them: "Welcome."

"Guest, please..."

She was about to say something when she seemed to get stuck.

Mashu's strange attitude caught Fujimaru's attention, and she looked up to see what kind of odd customer had come to the store this time.

Then the orange-haired girl saw a somewhat familiar face.

Just like those celebrities in the newspaper.
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"A dragon from outer space!?"

Fujimaru had already recognized the person's identity; in fact, it was rare for anyone in the world not to recognize them.

But would someone like that even come to a maid cafe?
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly realized that the other person seemed to be walking towards her and Mashu.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka? Mash Kyrielight?"

Looking at the young man in front of him who seemed quite interested, Fujimaru's expression gradually stiffened.

Although they had often encountered situations where they were besieged as soon as they arrived in previous Lostbelts, this was the first time they had encountered a situation where they were directly blocked at the door by the big boss.

"Um, what would you like to order, sir?"

Fujimaru chuckled, trying to get away with it.

"Hehe." Li Ang chuckled noncommittally, casually finding a seat. "You two can sit here too."

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru and Mash obediently sat down.

At this moment, the head maid who had previously reprimanded Fujimaru respectfully placed a cup of coffee in front of Li Ang, then bowed and withdrew.

Li Ang was not surprised, after all, all the puppets he produced had backdoors, so even if he ordered the buyers to be killed, these puppets would not hesitate at all.

Leon picked up a coffee spoon, placed it in his cup, stirred it slightly, and then asked directly, "Does Chaldea consider this place a Lostbelt?"

"But I don't have a Dream Tree here."

He had already checked and confirmed that there were only these two Chaldea members in front of him in Fuyuki City at the moment, and that there weren't seven Grand Servants hiding there waiting for him to appear so they could swarm him. Hearing Leon's words, Fujimaru gradually relaxed his body.

She scratched her cheek and said somewhat dejectedly, "Da Vinci seems to have made a mistake again when she was diving up from the imaginary space. Mashu and I don't know why we ended up here either."

Although it's unclear why this "Dragon from Beyond the Heavens" knows so much about Chaldea, judging from the current situation, the other party doesn't seem to have any malicious intent.

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Upon hearing this, although Li Ang already had some guesses in his mind, he still couldn't help but be speechless.

However, errors during transfers are a long-standing tradition at Chaldea; you'll get used to it.

After a brief silence, Li Ang said, "You can stay at my place for now."

"Oh, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Fujimaru instinctively wanted to refuse, but quickly realized his mistake. "Alright, then I'll take care of you for the time being."

The orange-haired girl wasn't as unreliable as she usually appeared; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lead the Servants to accomplish the great feat of defeating the Demon King Goetia and saving humanity.

Therefore, she could naturally understand that what Li Ang had just said was not a well-intentioned suggestion, but an order.

Based on their understanding of Chaldea, it's clear they don't trust her and Mash to run around outside.

Even Fujimaru himself doesn't understand why the phenomenon of spirit particle transfer occurs when imaginary numbers ascend.

Seeing that there was no need to use force, Li Ang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

Leon was more interested in Chaldea's technology than in being their enemy, including Mash, the [Demi-Servant].

This is why he allowed the two girls on the other side to return to the Alchemy Kingdom with him.

And so, Fujimaru and Mashu followed Leon back to the Alchemy Kingdom in space.

Looking at the incredibly bustling city before her, the orange-haired girl couldn't help but sigh.

'It really looks like Lostbelt.'

Due to flawed choices, history has veered towards a path of false prosperity.

However, unlike Lostbelts,
There is no such thing as a figment of imagination in this world, and it is not just a regional phenomenon.

……

the other side.

In the pitch-black space, a vehicle that looked like an armored car was driving aimlessly forward.

Inside the vehicle, a gorgeously dressed brown-haired girl stared at the enormous device before her and murmured to herself, "Why does the spirit particle transfer phenomenon occur during the ascent?"

Beside her, a middle-aged, overweight man with blond hair asked with some concern, "How are Gudako and the other two doing now?"

Upon hearing this, the brown-haired girl immediately snapped out of her daze and said with a troubled tone, "According to observation, it seems that Fujimaru and Mashu have fallen into a parallel world, and it's a world that's about to be 'cut off'."

"Definitely cut?"

The blond fat man was stunned; as a third-rate magician, this was the first time he had ever heard of this concept.

Seeing that the nominal director in front of her seemed unable to understand, the brown-haired girl explained simply: "Some worlds that have deviated from the main path and lost most of their possibilities will be [cut] by the universe."

"Once the cutting is complete, the operation of this world will be stopped, and all existence will perish."

Upon hearing her explanation, the blond fat man didn't react at first, but soon a hint of anxiety appeared on his face: "Then what about Guda and the others?"

“There’s no need to worry about that.” The brown-haired girl interrupted the blond fat man, looking at the giant device in front of her with some doubt. “The world that Fujimaru and Mashu fell into seems a bit strange?”

"It seems to be on the verge of being 'trimmed'?"

"So you want us to give you a push?"

Although the brown-haired girl knew about the concept of parallel worlds, this was the first time she had truly observed their existence.

The reason seems to be that after their companions fell through, that world became connected to their group.

But she didn't believe that such a phenomenon as spiritual particle transfer could occur without reason.

Moreover, in a sense, the world that has been "cut" is a super-sized Lostbelt, but the universe will usually destroy it on its own.

"Really," the brown-haired girl sighed, "our situation here hasn't been resolved yet, so we'll have to wait before we can conscript men, right?"

The blond, chubby man standing nearby then asked, "So what should we do next?"

"Let me figure out how to contact them first." The brown-haired girl began operating the huge machine. "Then I'll have them look for the anomalies in that world."

"Finally, we can handle it like we did with the other Lostbelts."

Unfortunately, the brown-haired girl was unaware that Gudako, whom she was referring to, was currently lying on the bed staring at the somewhat cold metal ceiling, muttering to herself:

"When will I be able to reconnect with Da Vinci-chan?"

　There is another chapter tonight.

　　I've recovered a bit after a day of rest.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)