To become a king and a magician

As the director of Chaldea, Olga Marie initially believed that she should take on the responsibility of leading the team forward, even if they might encounter Servants or skeletons wandering the city, she would stand at the forefront to block them.

however--

"Bang--------!"

With a muffled thud and the impact of the swing, the skeleton soldiers blocking the way were instantly blasted to pieces!

With practiced ease, Hinako twirled the iron rod in her hand a few times, then looked to the other side and said, "Alright, come out now, it's all taken care of."

"Senior Akuta is amazing!"

Emerging from a nearby alley, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had witnessed Hinako Akuta soloing the skeleton horde, now wore an expression of adoration for her senior, her eyes sparkling like little stars!

"To be able to jump so high and make movements that are both like dancing and rough—senpai, you're really amazing!"

"Hmph! This level is nothing but child's play!"

“Miss Jie, I don’t believe that an ordinary human being can easily jump nearly ten meters into the air and perform a 720-degree spin.”

Mash, carrying a cross shield and protecting Olga Marie, also emerged from the alley: "But you've really had a hard time, Miss Akuta. This should have been my duty as a Servant."

"You just need to protect the newcomers and the red stockings. I'll handle the fighting. You guys are still too green. Let Xia Chuan train you a few hundred times when we get back."

"Red, red stockings?!"

Olga Marie glanced at the stockings on her legs: "What's wrong with me wearing red stockings?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Xia Chuan seems to prefer black and white."

"......"

Seeing Olga Marie suddenly become serious and fall silent, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but ask, "Director, are you thinking about whether you should go back and change your stockings?"

"No way! Why would I change my stockings? It's not like I'm wearing them for Natsukawa to see! What does it matter to me what color stockings he likes? --Speaking of which, Hinako Akuta, I remember your registration information at Chaldea says you're a technician in the operations department, right? But your skills..."

"I only practiced marksmanship for a while a long time ago, it's nothing serious. Let's keep going, the place Xia Chuan said we should go is just ahead. Honestly, picking a place like this to meet up makes me feel uncomfortable."

As she spoke, Hinako continued walking forward.

As an elf, like Natsukawa Torato, she can draw magic power from the outside world without limit. However, if impurities are mixed into the magic power she draws, although it will not cause any major problems, it will make Akuta Hinako feel quite uncomfortable.

That's how she is now. Things were a bit better in the new capital, but ever since she entered this deep mountain town, especially as she got closer and closer to that place called Mount Enzo, she felt that the magic in the air was a bit off.

The concentration of magic is too high.

(There's something in that mountain.)

If it weren't for the group of humans dragging her down with her, Hinako would have already run over to investigate. Anyway, Natsukawa Torama had said that starting today, she could use her own power freely, only needing to be careful when self-destructing.

(They even know my trick... They say they get some knowledge from the root, and there just happens to be this part. Humph, they've been using this excuse for years, don't they get tired of it?)

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Just as Hinako Akuta had said, after walking about one or two hundred meters further, the house that Natsukawa Tora had mentioned came into view.

In the surrounding dilapidated residential area, the building in front of the four people was quite intact—in fact, it could be said that it was almost undamaged, with only some damage to the outer wall.

"This is where the minister told us to come... Is the person who can help us inside?"

For some reason, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly felt a little nervous.

At the same time, inside Mashu's shield, a small white beast suddenly jumped out: "Fou~~~~"

"Fufu? What's wrong?"

Mashu was surprised by its sudden appearance. Although she was used to its running around, it was one thing in Chaldea, but this singularity was not a peaceful place. If it ran around randomly, it would be bad if it encountered danger.

After jumping off Mashu's arm, Fou quickly ran into the house, used the support pillar as a springboard to jump, and slammed her paws down to ring the doorbell with perfect accuracy.

Watching Fufu's incredibly smooth movements, Fujimaru Ritsuka was momentarily speechless—this little animal named Fufu was far too intelligent! It could even jump up and ring the doorbell by itself?

"I've wanted to ask this for a long time: where did this creature called Fufu come from?"

Olga Marie was also aware of this mysterious creature that had left behind many rumors in Chaldea, and she would occasionally see it in some places. At first, she thought it was a pet brought in by one of the employees.

“I think it must be my brother,” Mash said. “Shortly after my brother officially left the Clock Tower to take up his post at Chaldea, Fou appeared.”

"Natsukawa... Hah~~~~~ Well, he should keep a closer eye on things. What if he breaks something while running around Chaldea all day?"

Just as Olga Marie was complaining, perhaps because the doorbell was rang, a clear sound of footsteps came from inside the house, and then the tightly closed door was opened from the inside.

A blonde girl with a slightly less-than-ideal figure walked out of the house.

"Fu~~~"

Upon seeing the person, Fufu immediately jumped into her arms and nuzzled her affectionately.

"Oh, it's Fou! I thought someone was ringing the doorbell. But since Fou has shown up, I think..."

Looking at the four people not far away, the blonde woman smiled slightly: "As expected, I've been waiting for you here for a long time, Mashu, Mary, Akuta, and Fujimaru Ritsuka. This is the first time I've met you."

"I am here to meet you all, entrusted by my master."

"Please give me more advice."

12. Director Olga sneaks in in the dead of night

Inside a private residence.

Sitting upright on the clearly cleaned living room sofa, Fujimaru Ritsuka was sitting properly.

This wasn't something she wanted to do; it was simply the way things were. After all, once she saw the girl named Sajou Rei, Director Olga Marie had been on edge, and Mashu had become tense along with her.

Seeing that the two of them were like this, Fujimaru Ritsuka was naturally taken over as well.

The only exception would be Hinako Akuta.

"I'm sorry, everyone. If possible, I would like to prepare some fine black tea to serve you, but we only have plain water. Please make do with this."

Sajou Rei came out of the kitchen and placed several glasses of water in front of everyone.

Upon seeing this, Olga Marie quickly and respectfully said, "Thank you very much!"

"Ah, yes, thank you very much, Zero-senpai!"

Mash, being a serious person, immediately bowed respectfully to thank Olga Marie, just like she would.

Seeing the two of them so inexplicably serious, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but wonder, and glanced at Akuta Hinako to ask, "Um, Akuta-senpai... is the director scared?"

"Who knows? I don't find Sajo particularly scary when I'm with her."

“I must have left a bad impression on Mary before,” Sajou Rei’s voice suddenly came over. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I just enhanced the accuracy of my five senses to ensure that I could keep track of the surrounding information at all times.”

"Precision... uh, do you mean hearing and vision? These can be adjusted automatically!?"

“Because she’s not human,” Hinako Akuta said. “Although she looks like a person, and could actually be considered a person, she is actually a doll, created by Natsukawa as his wife.”

Doll?

Wife?

The minister's?

"Huh?!"

After a moment or two of stunned silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly stood up and exclaimed loudly!

"Does 'wife' mean... the minister is like those otaku! The kind of person who calls their figurines 'wife'? Is the minister an otaku?!"

“Hehehe, that’s not wrong.” Sajou Rei laughed. “But calling her my wife isn’t quite right, since we’re not engaged yet, let alone married. Of course, you could call her my wife, since my master and I have been intimate for a long time.”

They're already in a relationship!?

How could a minister actually lay a hand on a doll?!

(No, given Sajō-san's appearance and her almost lifelike performance... I can somewhat understand the captain's situation.)

"Um... Miss Zero..."

Olga Marie raised her hand rather timidly: "Excuse me... why are you here? I remember you shouldn't be awake yet..."

“Mary, if it was during the time you left, I had only been asleep for less than half an hour, so it’s normal that I didn’t get up. Also, I’ve said it many times: if you have something to discuss with Master, you can come anytime. You don’t have to sneak into my and Master’s room at one or two in the morning.”

"——————!"

As soon as Sajou Rei said those words, the way the other three looked at Olga Marie immediately changed.

How dare he sneak into Natsukawa Torami's room in the middle of the night? And after Sajou Rei had fallen asleep?

Mashu: "Based on some Japanese late-night reading materials I've stumbled upon online before, this situation seems to be called..."

Hinako Akuta: "It's unbelievable that you would do something like having an affair."

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Akuta-senpai, we should have phrased this more tactfully..."

Seeing that the three of them were starting to have doubts about her, Olga Marie's cheeks flushed bright red instantly, and she shouted without any regard for her image, "I didn't steal anything! I only went to Xia Chuan's room to let him listen to me complain! Nothing really happened!"

“Yes, I can vouch for this. Mary really didn’t do anything with her master. What’s surprising is that she’s a child who would back down at a crucial moment.”

"!"

Another bomb was thrown out by Sajou Rei.

Olga Marie's secret of secretly going to see Natsukawa Tora in the middle of the night was something she didn't want others to know. Even with Sajou Rei, she only dared to go after repeatedly confirming that she would be asleep by then.

I never imagined she knew all along!

"Ah...ah...woo ah..."

The intense impact made Olga Marie unable to maintain her image as a serious and reliable director. Seeing her like this, Sajou Rei thoughtfully snapped her fingers in front of her, causing her to quickly fall into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Hinako couldn't help but sneer: "You really have a wicked heart."

“Well, I can’t help it. Although I don’t mind Master’s promiscuous behavior, even I would be a little angry if he met with Master late at night in front of me.” Sajou Rei said with a smile. “Now let’s get down to business. It’s about why I’m here and what we’re going to do next.”

.......

If we take the time when Fujimaru Ritsuka and others' spirit particles were transferred to Singularity F as the starting point, then Sajou Rei transferred here approximately two hours ago.

The owner thought I might be useful, so he had me arrive here earlier using another method.

This was the reason given by Sajou Rei, and while Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were unaware of it, Akuta Hinako immediately realized the truth.

(It's probably that "root knowledge" thing again. That guy, he clearly predicted this would happen... He should have told me beforehand! It's infuriating!)

Just a few years ago, he was a straightforward and honest person. How did he become someone who hides his thoughts and acts mysterious now?