Animusfia sat in the "office" he deliberately requested, and continued to deal with the accumulated documents.
Several days had passed since Nero's triumphal ceremony that day. The people's carnival was over, and statues and bronze statues of him and Nero were erected throughout the city of Rome.
Except for the debris left all over the street after the carnival, it was difficult to tell that this place had previously hosted a city-wide carnival.
But those are not the things that Animusfia is dealing with now, but the work of Seneca as the provincial prime minister.
What Animusfia was really busy with was the problem of recruiting soldiers from the remnants of Octavian and Caesar and the original First Legion of Romagna.
Not only do the soldiers who fought hard need to be rewarded, but the reorganization of the legion is also imperative.
After all, there was a gap that could not be ignored between the levies and professional soldiers formed by the First Army of Romagna, which was only composed of slaves and the old, weak, sick and disabled.
The combat effectiveness was actually much worse than the legions Animusfia collected from Caesar.
Therefore, what Animusfia had to do was to break up all the soldiers, also break up the original officer system, and then reorganize the soldiers into basic units.
Not only can the combat power between the legions be balanced, but it can also allow the soldiers to maintain relative loyalty even if they are not commanded by Animusfia.
Animusfia has not forgotten that the Senate was almost completely infiltrated.
Unlike the previous singularity where they only had to defeat the Dragon Witch and her servants, in this singularity Animusfia and Nero had to face far greater enemies than France.
So far, Animusfia has eliminated three Roman emperors from the Julius Claudius family.
Judging from the information revealed before Caesar and Octavian disappeared, the combat power of the "United Empire" was far greater than theirs.
Animusfia alone cannot repair this singularity.
He frowned as Seneca's officers sorted reports into papyrus rolls with officer lists.
Because of the loss of contact with the Egyptian provinces that monopolized papyrus resources, Rome was actually in crisis even with its papyrus for official business.
Although Animusfia seemed to have achieved a staged victory in Gaul, it was still only a drop in the bucket for Nero's empire.
At Seneca's suggestion, the baths in Rome even began to open with limited hours.
This was already very harsh for the Romans who could spend all day in the baths.
However, judging from Nero's current resources, it is still very difficult to defeat the "United Empire".
Nero still needs more help.
That's why it was rare that Animusfia didn't hang out with Nero today.
"Dong dong dong."
A light and rhythmic knock on the door sounded.
Just from the series of knocks on the door, Animusfia could conclude that the other party must be very polite.
Is it Seneca?
That person probably wouldn't be polite to him.
The way Seneca treated Animusfia, he should just open the door and walk in.
"Please come in."
Animusfia said to the door.
"excuse me."
A familiar voice came from behind the door.
Although it was familiar, Animusfia could not remember who the owner of this voice was for a moment.
It's like someone who has been away for a long time.
There are also familiar magic waves.
It was obviously counter-intuitive and unreasonable to appear in Rome where he should not have any acquaintance.
"This voice is really the director's specialty, isn't it——————!"
Another familiar voice sounded, and Animusfia recognized it this time.
Ritsuka?
Then, as if being invaded by agents, Animusfia's door was pushed open by some huge force, and the air flow generated even blew Animusfia's hair back.
"Ah...Senior..."
Polite Eggplant's weak voice of dissuasion came.
So strong, it's obviously her.
At least Animusfia couldn't think of anyone else who could do such a thing.
Animusfia was shocked for a moment, then returned to normal.
Well, counting the time, they should have arrived.
He raised his head and looked directly at the door that was violently opened, and a slender and bright figure appeared in front of Animusfia.
"Yo, good morning."
Animusfia stood up and showed what she thought was a kind expression.
The story goes back to an hour ago.
Led by the mournful guards, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash and Artoria Alt passed through the bustling city of Rome and arrived at the gate of the Senate Palace.
"Is this really a more serious singularity than France?"
The girl looked around at the people coming and going and asked doubtfully.
Compared to the burning ruins of Fuyuki City at Singularity Point F and the apocalyptic scene in France at the First Singularity Point, the city of Rome, which is the center of the Second Singularity Point, is simply a paradise.
Even in the twenty-first century two thousand years later, not all cities may be comparable to Rome today.
To say that this is a singular point with a higher foundation value of human psychology than the miserable situation in France——————————
At least Ritsuka doubted it.
She even had the idea that she and others had actually come to the wrong singularity.
Roman in the image now answered her doubts. "The change in the foundation value of human nature is not only reflected in the degree of damage to the singularity, but more essentially, it is to reflect the degree of change of the singularity compared to its original history. This change can be good or bad."
"So it's possible that Director Animusfia made the situation at the singularity better?"
Matthew asked.
"...That's hard to say. The only thing we know now is that the director has done a lot of things that can change history."
Roman said after thinking for a long time.
"But our goal is to return the human foundation value to zero, right? Then isn't getting better a problem we have to deal with? In the final analysis, we just want to preserve our future, so even if a better past appears It needs to be corrected just like the future, right?”
Ritsuka spoke hesitantly.
“…..”
The control room in Chaldea fell silent for a moment.
None of the staff, including Roman, could refute the words spoken by the girl who was the last master of mankind.
They never thought about it.
No, it is actually deliberately avoiding this problem.
Only Da Vinci raised his lips after hearing this.
If history has been changed and mankind has ushered in a tragic past and future, then [Human Psychology Restoration] is of course the right thing to do.
But what if the past history can be changed and lead to a brighter and more promising, even [eternal] future?
Is "human restoration" still correct and necessary?
If not, should we go back to the past from now on and directly change the tragedies that happened?
Handing an art student the admission notice of his favorite college when he failed to receive it, pointing out the problem of rubber rings in cold conditions before the space shuttle took off——
They even directly move modern medicine to the past, and move all the successes achieved in the modern era to the distant past. That probably won't work.
"Yes, what we want to protect is actually not the past or the future of mankind. What we want to protect is just our present."
Therefore, the people of Chaldea don't actually need to show how noble they are. They are just a group of people who have seen the end and tried to save themselves.
"Didn't the director give us a lot more work?!"
However, Fujimaru Ritsuka did not fall into sad philosophical thinking at all.
"In the end, that guy didn't do anything."
The girl complained angrily.
Da Vinci finally laughed out loud:
"It's better to wait until you see Director Animusfia before complaining to him, right? Mr. Fujimaru."
"Yeah, that's right."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, and then looked at the guards parked at the gate of the Elder Palace.
Directly opposite there are several guards guarding the gate.
"Hurry up and lead the way!"
The guard timidly glanced at the scantily clad shield-bearing knight, and then at the black knight covered in unknown heavy armor.
Finally, he desperately turned his gaze back to the red-haired girl in front of him who could compete with the governor.
He sighed.
Today, the crime of allowing the enemy to invade Rome again may be carried on his and his family's heads forever.
Now we can only hope that His Majesty Nero and the Governor happen to be in the Senate Palace and can notice the abnormality happening here.
If they come, they will be able to save the day.
Anyway... let's go find Lord Seneca first.
With this thought in mind, the guard had a symbolic conversation with the soldiers guarding the gate for a while, and thought that no one was paying attention to conveying the secret message for reinforcements.
Although Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't notice his little moves, Saber Alter saw them clearly.
However, she didn't react much and allowed the soldier to communicate with his companions.
Arturia can handle such ordinary people no matter how many times they come, but now it is important to actually reach the controller of Rome.
Even now, she can clearly sense Animusfia's magic power fluctuations in the building in front of her.
Therefore, it is likely that the situation will not develop to the point where a sword fight is necessary in the end.
Even if the Alter version of Artoria doesn't care about civilian casualties and sacrifices, she will still try to avoid meaningless battles.
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"So you are the personnel of the so-called human security agency [Chaldeas]?"
Seneca asked, looking at the three girls in front of him and the blue projection projected by Roman in mid-air.
He was a little disappointed.
Seneca originally had high hopes for what Animusfia called the "human security agency."
But he never expected that the organization that Animusfia said could save the world only sent three girls.
“Have you heard that before, that’s great.”
Matthew said in surprise.
Seneca nodded, and then looked at the clothes of Arturia and Mash.
The little red-haired girl over there is obviously not a combatant, so it should be these two who can play a role in combat.
Of course, if the red-haired girl is like Animusfia, just pretend he didn't say anything.
The scantily clad little girl here only has a giant shield. Although it can be used as a blunt weapon, it can also be seen that she is better at defense.
It seems that the only person he can really rely on is the heavily armored black knight in front of him.
Although she is a little short in height, this equipment and the black two-handed sword alone are enough to prove that she is a qualified warrior.
But this can only make up for the loss of combat power caused by Spartacus's death in battle.
Did he place too high hopes on Animusfia's organization?
"Your Majesty, the Governor, demonstrated it to me and His Majesty before, and also told the details of Chaldea."
Seneca spoke neither humbly nor condescendingly.
"Hey, has the director become the governor?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little surprised.
"I also feel that it is quite inappropriate, but since that is His Majesty's wish, there is nothing to say."
"Speaking of which, who are you?"
Roman in the video asked Seneca.
"The old man is still serving as prime minister of the province of Romagna, Lucius Anne Seneca, by the grace of your majesty. Your director is now serving as governor of the province of Rome. You can be considered my colleague for the time being."
"prime minister?"
Roman was confused.
You must know that the position of [Prime Minister] is not something that Rome can propose in this era.
"You should have guessed it, the magician in the distance. This is the knowledge brought by your director, Animusfia, from the future. Although there are still a lot of inconveniences, it is undoubtedly a great benefit to the province. Administrative efficiency has improved a lot.”
"that------"
Matthew suddenly asked.
"Do you have any question?"
"Although there is already Augustus... shouldn't there still be a Senate in Rome? They can't ignore it. But in this Senate Palace it seems..."
"snort."
Seneca snorted angrily.
"If you are looking for a veteran, I will be the one. If you want more, please ask yourself what your strengths are."
At least Seneca would not admit that the abolition of the Senate was a good thing.
"...It seems that there is a hidden secret here, but speaking of Seneca, if I guess correctly, the current Augustus should be Nero Claudius ,Right?"
Roman quickly broke up in Chaldea's control room.
"It is none other than His Majesty Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus."
Seneca nodded and said incredulously.
"Eh?"
Matthew suddenly became confused.
“But I remember that Seneca was personally —————————— by Emperor Nero.”
"Stop it right there, Chaldean from the future."
Seneca stopped Matthew from continuing.
"I'm not interested in my future, nor in what Your Majesty will do in the future. I just want to help her protect her own things, that's all."
"........yes."
Matthew bowed his head obediently.
"That's enough for now, I'll take you to see what you're good at."
Seneca stood up and walked to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
He suddenly looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka.
However, the frightened red-haired girl did not run away, but responded to Seneca not to be outdone.
The two just stared at each other.
Seneca seemed to understand something.
"You must be his student."
"Huh? How did you know?"
Ritsuka was a little shocked now.
"It just feels very similar to me. It's nothing. Let's go quickly."
After waving his hand, Seneca left the room first.
After just a few corners, the three people following Seneca arrived at the door of Animusfia's room.
Then it went back to the scene at the beginning, where Mashu politely and quietly knocked on Animusfia’s door.
"Please come in."
A familiar voice came from inside the house.
After hearing the voice of thinking day and night, the girl could no longer suppress her emotions.
A hanging heart was finally relieved.
The accumulated worries and complaints all turned into an unknown emotion.
He is definitely her strength.
“This voice is indeed the director’s, right————————!”
The girl excitedly opened the door and saw the figure she had been looking for for a long time sitting quietly at the table.
Then he looked up, and their eyes met in the air.
Animusfia smiled slightly, stood up from her seat, and then walked to the side of the desk.
"Yo, good morning."
It’s still an inappropriate and clichéd awkward greeting.
But she just wanted to hear this greeting from Animusfia.
"stand------"
Before Animusfia could finish speaking, Ritsuka got into his arms and hugged him.
Animusfia stretched out her greeting palm and froze in mid-air, her voice stopped suddenly, and she just felt the girl's body temperature quietly.
In the end, the words that suddenly stopped in Animusfia's mouth turned into a sigh, and the right hand that was frozen in the air was gently placed on the back of the girl's head and caressed.
"sorry."
"It's not sincere just to say it."
Ritsuka lifted her face from Animusfia's chest and looked up at him.
"...Then what do you want?"
Seneca frowned as she looked at the two people hugging each other, and then looked at Mashu, who had a gray face and half-stretched arms, and Artoria, who was still blocked by the mask and couldn't see her expression at the side.
He originally thought that the two people had a simple teacher-student relationship, but now it seems that the situation may be a bit complicated.
This is not important, what is important is what Nero should do.
"Governor~~~~~, I'm here to visit you~"
Joyful sounds echoed in the corridors of the Senate Palace.
Really, Nero Nero is here.
But Seneca should have guessed that it was impossible for Nero to be separated from Animusfia for more than three hours now.
It was a kindness to leave him a whole morning to deal with the paperwork alone.
But obviously now was not a good time for Nero to visit his governor.
Rather, it was the worst possible time.
"Ah, Teacher, you are here too, hmm... there are a few new faces..."
Nero had arrived at the door of Animusfia's room and saw Seneca, Artoria and others standing at the door.
"well."
Seneca sighed and looked at Animusfia, who was still shamelessly embracing the students in the room.
May you be blessed, Your Majesty the Governor.
"Huh? Teacher, what's wrong with you?"
Nero asked doubtfully while following Seneca's line of sight as he looked into the house.
That day, Matthew, who had been living in Antarctica since he was created, finally saw a real earthquake.
If the earthquake in the pupils can be counted.
.......
.......
.......
The beauty, who had the same face as Saber but a completely different figure, stared blankly at the director and Master embracing each other in the room.
But the trembling in those emerald green eyes showed that her heart was by no means peaceful at the moment.
"ah------!"
Accompanied by the sound of a precious treasure being stolen, a red shadow passed in front of Mashu. Even Mashu, a sub-server, could not fully see her movements.
Even Saber Alter, who had always had no expression, turned away with some concern.
Nero had already appeared beside Animusfia, and pulled Animusfia out of Fujimaru Ritsuka's arms, holding his right arm tightly.
"Who are you! No, no matter who you are, stay away from Governor Yu!"
She gritted her teeth and looked at the red-haired girl in front of her, as if she were a lioness competing for food.
Fujimaru Ritsuka was also a little confused by this sudden change, but she still clearly saw Nero's plumpness clinging to Animusfia's right arm.
.....so big.
Like an instinctive reaction, the girl took her sweetheart back from the emperor's hands.
"Yours? He is obviously my strength!"
"What------!"
Nero pulled Animusfia back again.
After the ownership of "Animusfia" changed hands several times, Fujimaru Ritsuka finally came face to face with Nero.
Staring at each other.
Suddenly, Fujimaru Ritsuka turned to look at Animusfia standing in the middle.
"Director! I need an explanation!"
Nero seemed to be in sync, turning his head to look at Animusfia as well.
"Governor! Yu Cai needs an explanation! Who is this guy!"
“This is my line, right————————!”
"I haven't let you speak yet————————!"
The two girls were on top of each other again.
"Governor (Director)——————!"
Finally, they looked at Animusfia in the middle at the same time.
