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"Dr. Roman—"

"What is your attitude towards Servants? If possible, can you tell me?"

"Eh?"

Roman blinked, seemingly having completely failed to expect Ian to ask him such a question at this time.

"Well, why do you ask that?"

"..."

"Because I've heard, Dr. Roman, that you seem to have a different perspective on the existence of 'Servants'."

Ian looked directly at the man in front of him and asked what was in his mind.

"Then I suppose—"

"Is it true that the existence of 'Servants' is something very unpleasant to you?"

Ian didn't ask this question without thinking.

Instead of beating around the bush to understand Roman's thoughts, it would be better to take advantage of this moment when he is in front of him and ask more questions.

Even if the answer given by the other party is not true or may even be full of disguise, it is still a rare piece of information.

"..."

"If you ask me that, that's not the case." Roman waved his finger. "It's not that I hate Servants, but I think people are more important."

"'People are more important'..." Ian frowned slightly. "What does that mean?"

"For example!"

Roman held up two fingers and made a "yeah" gesture in front of Ian.

Of course, at this moment, he naturally didn't want to say hello to me or anything, but simply wanted to express that he had two things to say.

"I feel that, no matter what, 'Servants' are born from the wishes of 'Humans' and appear for the wishes of 'Humans'."

"So... the cause of all this is actually 'people' themselves, isn't it?"

"That's true." Ian nodded.

"Then if that's the case..."

Roman lowered a finger.

"In fact, it is equivalent to saying that 'people' are the foundation of 'Servants' existence and the core of 'problems'. If you want to solve 'problems', you can't just rely on 'Servants', but you have to rely on 'people'."

"Well...it might be a bit complicated to explain, but I guess it's just that I prefer to believe in the possibilities of 'people' rather than the power of 'Servants'."

Dr. Roman smiled slightly.

"Perhaps that's why people think I don't like the existence of Servants."

"..."

Roman explained a lot, but Ian always felt that there was some profound meaning that he didn't understand.

There was only one thing he was absolutely certain of—that was, Roman was sincere.

At least when it comes to answering his own question, he is thinking seriously and there is nothing roundabout.

Is it...

Are you overthinking it?

"You don't look well," Dr. Roman said with concern. "Could it be that my remarks this time have offended you?"

"Then I apologize."

"Nothing."

Ian shook his head.

"Dr. Roman, I understand what you mean."

"You...are someone we can trust, right?"

"..."

Dr. Roman looked at Ian in front of him, hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Yes--"

"I love Chaldea very much. I enjoy every day I spend here and every encounter with you.

"So, I agree with you."

"Please feel free to trust me—"

Dr. Roman held out his hand.

"Well, I'll do that."

The man shook his hand.

A few minutes later.

Ian was the only one left in the office.

No.

To be precise, only he and BB were left.

only……

The man's expression seemed to have changed a lot compared to before he met Dr. Roman.

"What's the matter with you, pig?"

BB's voice came from the screen, and then she appeared beside him - this was done casually. BB had established her "presence" in various places in Chaldea.

"Why do you seem so conflicted after talking to Roman?"

Having said this, BB came to Ian's side and put his hand on his shoulder as he sat on the chair.

"Okay, can you tell BB?"

"..."

"I think I might have made a mistake?" the man said.

"What's wrong?"

"Yeah." Ian nodded.

"Roman doesn't seem like someone who would do something strange like Leif."

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with his answer just now."

"That……"

BB gently massaged Ian's back, looking very virtuous.

"Could this be his disguise? Just like some girls who initially say they don't like sex, but after being held in your arms, they start to like it more than anyone else."

"Your example is quite strange."

Ian said somewhat speechlessly.

"Why do you make it seem like I'm lying?"

"The principle is similar, isn't it—" BB didn't seem to want to hold back at all, "You've already brought a lot of people to your bed, haven't you?"

"If he's determined to disguise himself, then he'll need the right opportunity to expose him, right?"

"..."

"BB, are you following me in suspecting Roman?" Ian couldn't help but ask.

"No~"

The super AI girl lay down, then put her head on Ian's shoulder, and tied her hands into a small knot in front of him.

"BB just hopes that you won't put so much pressure on yourself—"

"Even if it's really a disguise, it's his problem, not yours. There's no need to punish yourself, right?"

"..."

Ian really couldn't refute BB's words.

"You really are getting better and better at comforting me."

"So, how's the investigation going on regarding the director's father?"

“It’s a lot of information.”

BB came to Ian and sat on him in the chair.

"Pig, do you want to hear the good news first, or the bad news?"

"..."

"I want to hear what BB thinks is the most informative." Ian replied, and then picked up BB.

"If even you have to think about this, it must be very important."

“As for this—”

“Indeed, there is.”

BB's fingers gently stroked Ian's chest before continuing.

"Swine, building Chaldea will cost a lot of money."

"Isn't that natural?"

"To be able to build a base like this in Antarctica, no matter how you think about it, it can't be a small amount of money, right?"

As the man spoke, he suddenly realized something.

"Wait a moment."

"BB, are you trying to talk about Chaldea's funding? Is there something wrong?"

"It's not really a problem, but rather a very reasonable explanation."

BB said this, his tone becoming more serious.

"Pig——"

"Captain, perhaps Chaldea was established after winning the Holy Grail War?"

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"..."

BB's words instantly made Ian concerned.

"Holy Grail War...?"

"BB, what are you talking about..."

Although the man didn't finish his words, the Super AI Girl seemed to have fully understood what he meant.

"Yes."

"You're right, Pig. It's about a war centered around the Holy Grail, a battle between Masters and Servants that ultimately leads to victory."

"..."

Ian felt his heart beating faster.

After all, in a sense, he was one of the participants in this so-called "Holy Grail War".

That means...

All of this seems to be connected with the reality of the moment.

"BB, this is what you learned from your investigation into the director's father, right?"

"Ah."

The Super AI Girl nodded.