Skadi, returning to infinity

"So please don't worry about it. If I hadn't made a mistake, none of this would have happened."

Hearing her say that, Medea finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that the direction of development of this world is similar to that of our world."

"Chu Xue, what do you think it will become in the future?"

Artoria didn't participate in their conversation; she simply looked around.

There are wide roads, cars, and all kinds of electrical appliances.

This is clearly what a modern city looks like, and it aligns with their global development trajectory.

If we were to pinpoint the differences between the two worlds, it would be the differences in magic and Originium Arts.

Of course, Type-Moon has such unique beings as Heroic Spirits; I wonder if there are similar beings on the continent of Terra.

What will the future be like?

"It's just like that."

"With the advancement of technology, everyone is able to know what is happening around the world."

People from different countries can communicate with each other online and share their interesting stories and hobbies.

"The distance between people is both shrinking and widening."

"Everyone feels that they are unique, but everyone is just a part of this world."

"It will only gradually come to a stop once everyone seems to be in the same area..."

After hearing Artoria's words, Skadi suddenly switched back to Doctor mode.

This is the third time today.

The first time was when I was talking to Mr. Lei.

The second time was during a conversation with Zhao Yun'er.

The third time was here, when I heard Artoria ask that question.

This puzzled Skadi; ​​why did she seem to have gotten into the habit of handling problems using the Doctor's way of thinking?

"Is that so? Why does the distance seem to shorten then lengthen again?"

Artoria didn't understand this, and Medea, who overheard their conversation, didn't interrupt, seemingly waiting for Skadi's reply.

"Because everyone finds a sense of belonging, a shared identity, and common interests more easily online."

"This will inadvertently highlight the badness and imperfections of reality."

As Skadi spoke, she took Medea's hand and led her to a vending machine on the side of the street, where she inserted coins and bought three bottles of soda.

After handing a bottle to each of the other two, Skadi leaned against the roadside railing, pulled her mask down to her chin, picked up the soda, pulled the tab, and gulped it down.

He took a sip.

Then, she picked up the cola, looked up at the sky, and whispered the rest of her words.

"I can find so many like-minded people online, and my words resonate with them, so why is it that in real life..."

Can't I find something similar? I don't want to communicate with people who don't understand me; only the internet is truly right for me.

"This idea wasn't widely held at first, but as the internet develops and becomes more prevalent, more and more people from different groups are coming together, and sooner or later..."

This will turn the vast majority of people into this state.

"Especially for those who have pre-existing defects, are mentally immature, or are dissatisfied with reality, the internet, as a means of..."

Places where people can easily find groups with similar interests will unconsciously divide them into groups with different titles.

"Once you have these titles, whether they sound nice or not, as long as you're still together, it's like you've formed an organization."

Skadi couldn't possibly have said that using her own logic; she simply lacked the analytical and rational thinking to understand social contradictions.

So she's still saying these things as a "doctor".

Moreover, while she was saying these words, she was also reflecting on the doctor's way of thinking.

She didn't reject the further integration of her thinking with that of the PhD student; on the contrary, she began to look forward to it.

After all, it would be ideal to approach everyday situations with the mindset of a PhD.

She would feel much more relaxed if she only let her guard down in private.

Besides, the doctor's extremely calm and meticulous thinking makes dealing with all sorts of things very easy.

She could easily portray herself as the Doctor on the surface but Skadi on the inside.

Although she acted as the "Doctor" when she smashed the Tower of Babel, the problem is that her "Doctor" status was merely a title; her true thoughts rarely entered the realm of the Doctor.

Up to the [Doctor] level, her way of thinking is basically the main focus.

Skadi had already experienced many of the benefits of the Doctor's way of thinking, but she still felt somewhat averse to overly meticulous and rational thought, so...

I've never been able to truly integrate into it.

Now, it seems she has found a way to maintain balance.

My current conversations with Artoria and the others are simply an attempt to better utilize the Doctor's mindset.

"Indeed, the previous usage was somewhat incorrect."

She used to rely on the "Doctor" mindset only as a last resort, when her own thinking couldn't solve a problem.

Solve it with the mindset of a scholar.

The problem is that her own way of thinking isn't necessarily correct when it comes to solving many things.

On the contrary, the doctor's thinking is the optimal solution in most cases.

She feared she would become the evil spirit of the Tower of Babel, but she overlooked the fact that the one making the decision was herself, not the "Doctor."

It's just borrowing a way of thinking.

Once she realized this, she was in her element.

She can completely hide her true self behind the "Doctor" facade, making it impossible for anyone to know who she really is.

"It seems like we already know how to solve these problems."

I was really overthinking it. Isn't the PhD's thinking much better than hers, which is prone to wild speculation?

Whenever I think about something, I easily get distracted by other things, and eventually I can't analyze anything, or I analyze it incorrectly.

error.

"Chu Xue, I feel like you're more mature now than before. Is it just my imagination?"

Artoria was drinking cola, but her attention wasn't on the cola at all; she was thinking about what Skadi had just said.

She understood to some extent why Skadi said that, and she also realized what she needed to figure out.

However... it's the first time I've ever seen Master say something so philosophical.

This isn't to say that some of Skadi's previous statements were unreasonable, but her analysis of human nature and judgments about social development are consistent with her past...

It looks completely different from usual.

This made her feel somewhat unfamiliar with him; this Master seemed to already bear some resemblance to Kiritsugu Emiya.

"I just don't want to face you with that rational attitude I just had."

"But now I've figured it out, how to do things in this rational way."

"You don't need to worry, I haven't changed much."

"You just need to get used to how I am in front of other people."

Skadi smiled; she was giving them a reminder.

"Well, since you say so, then we don't need to worry."

I breathed a sigh of relief; I was really worried that she might have been traumatized.

Now it seems I was overthinking things. A person as powerful as Master wouldn't be changed so easily.

"Hey, others are watching, let's go first."

After finishing his cola and watching the other two finish theirs, he threw the can into the trash can, put his mask back on, and left the place.

"So beautiful..."

Despite wearing a mask, the glimpse of her beautiful face was breathtaking, like a fleeting glimpse of a stunning beauty.

Along the way, they could hear people looking at them and discussing their appearance.

"It seems that no matter where you are, the human pursuit of beauty is the same."

"However, Chu Xue, are there still beastmen in this world?"

Walking down the street, you can see quite a few people along the way.

Artoria was about to ask, but her mind was overwhelmed by other thoughts.

Now that her doubts have been resolved, she wants to know why there are still so many beastmen in this world.

What's even stranger is that these orcs seem to be completely the same as ordinary humans, and they don't appear to be discriminated against.

Not only that, she also saw many couples who were a human and an orc, both male and female.

This made her even more curious about the customs of Terra. Was this world a world of orcs?

Did you see their special organs?

"Let's not talk about anything else, just look at Xiaoyun'er. She has a pair of fox ears on her head, did you notice?"

As Skadi led them toward the overpass, she also answered Artoria's question.

"We've discovered it, but the same problem exists at the Tower of Babel."

"Moreover, everyone has different characteristics; there are also those like you, Chu Xue, who have no distinctive features at all."

"I saw that no one asked, so I suppressed the thought."

Artoria had seen Heroic Spirits with beast-like forms before.

But there were people like that everywhere, and Skadi had never mentioned it before, which made her very curious.