"Okay, Ritsuka, it's almost time for me to set off."
Animusfia looked at the end of the legion that was gradually disappearing on the other side of the hill, and said to Ritsuka who was lying on the ground in an orz posture.
Not long ago, he asked Nero to lead the team and set off first, while Animusfia stayed here to make arrangements.
If this delay continues, Nero may lead his team back to find him.
"Okay~~~"
Ritsuka responded to Animusfia in a perfunctory manner and stood up from the ground.
Was she really lost before?
Animusfia couldn't help but doubt this.
Even people like Animusfia are occasionally fooled by the girl's intense performance.
But why would she do this?
Is it just an exaggerated show to lighten the mood?
Or maybe it's to cover up something.
As long as you perform more often, then no one will notice you even when you are really disappointed?
Animusfia had no way of knowing whether the girl had such a plan.
In the face of a crisis as high as the destruction of mankind, every employee in Chaldea is like a bowstring that is fully drawn, and it is rare to have a moment of leisure to relax.
Even if she is a person who can accomplish the great task of saving mankind, the girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka may not be free from pressure.
Thanks to Roman and Da Vinci who carried the banner in Chaldea and never showed panic or giving up. Otherwise, Chaldea might have attacked from within before it was destroyed by external attacks. Broken down.
Thinking of this, Animusfia handed Fujimaru Ritsuka the cloak that was temporarily stored in Mashu's hands, took it, and then unfolded it and draped it behind her.
At the same time, he tied the golden dagger "Aphrodite" he prepared for her around Ritsuka's waist.
"Don't push yourself too hard, Ritsuka. If you can't win, just run away."
While standing in front of her student, Animusfia adjusted the collar of her cloak around her neck.
"What, Director, are you going to admit defeat before we even fight?"
Ritsuka mocked Animusfia with a hint of teasing.
"That's it."
However, Animusfia's acceptance of it so calmly was not what she expected.
"I've always been used to thinking about the worst-case scenario...and it's the same now, so Ritsuka, when you're really in danger, just run away."
He raised his head and looked directly at the red-haired girl in front of him.
"Just think it's for me, okay?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka remained silent for a long time in the face of Animusfia's request, but Animusfia had no intention of letting her answer.
After arranging the costume she made for her, Animusfia put her right hand on Ritsuka's head and rubbed it twice, then turned and walked towards the departing team to the south.
Next, Ritsuka, Mash and Artoria will head west to Ostia on the west side of Rome and take a boat to Gaul along the route that Animusfia once conquered.
Animusfia will lead the army through the Apennine Mountains, cross the Rubicon River, and go north to the area formerly known as Alpine Gaul to join Jing Ke and Lu Bu who are still stationed there.
"Mercury"
A silver light glowed around Animusfia, slowly floating in the air, and rushed towards the queue that had already closed a small distance in the distance.
In almost just a few breaths, he distanced himself from Ritsuka, Mashu and the others.
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Animusfiya's retreating back and clenched his fists.
Escape first?
She recalled Animusfia, who faced the challenge alone at the First Singularity.
How could all the limelight be given to him alone?
"I won't run away!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka gritted his teeth and shouted to Animusfiya who had gone away.
In the past, she had no power to save anything, so she could only watch Olga Marie fall into Chaldeas, and she could only watch Animusfia face the danger alone.
That feeling of powerlessness was something Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't want to try again.
Now she finally has something she can do, something within her power, and finally she can fight alongside that person————
How could he escape just like that?
Animusfia was stunned after hearing the words of the students behind her, and her speed as she floated forward also slowed down.
But then he smiled helplessly, did not look back, and continued to chase the legions ahead.
Sure enough, there is a difference between him and me.
A man capable of saving the world.
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"Governor! Too slow!"
Nero's complaints followed.
"I thought you were going to elope with your disciples, and I was thinking about turning around and going back with the army."
"No...it won't come to that point anyway, Your Majesty."
"Anyway, that's how you feel! Why did it take you so long just to explain a few words!"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. At the end of the day, I realized that there were a lot of things to explain, so I spent a little more time."
Animusfia scratched her head, then apologized helplessly.
"snort........"
Nero turned his head away with an angry look.
The surrounding soldiers all cast curious glances, but were frightened back to their respective posts by Animusfia's look.
"You look like you're new here, and you're not even near Rome."
A soldier who was frightened by Animusfia's eyes and turned his head to face the front was accosted by another veteran beside him.
"How do you know? I just came from Gaul when I heard that Augustus was recruiting troops."
"Oh, you can see it at a glance."
"Why?"
The soldier was a little confused.
"Or you wouldn't look back curiously."
"Those are the governor of Romagna and Lord Augustus. Shouldn't I take a look?"
"It's hard to say. His Majesty Augustus has always liked to go to the Coliseum and the theater. There are probably few people living in Rome who have not seen her."
"What about the Governor? He doesn't go to the theater every day."
After hearing the soldier's question, the veteran touched the beard on his chin with some embarrassment, and then said:
"It's true that the Governor doesn't see anyone at all...but you can often see him in the army. He was also present at several major ceremonies before, and people around Rome also know him. That’s why I said you’re new here.”
"Even if you say so——————"
The soldier glanced back furtively at Nero and Animusfia, who were riding side by side.
Then he turned his head back as if he was afraid of being caught by Animusfia again.
"The relationship between the two people is unusual at first glance, isn't it? Augustus and the ministers around him...Tsk, tsk, isn't this worth looking at more?"
However, what greeted him was the veteran's disdainful expression.
"What's wrong?"
"That's why I said you are new here..."
The veteran next to the soldier sighed and said the same words again.
"Okay, I know I'm new here. But what does that have to do with this?"
"Probably no one in Rome doesn't know about the relationship between His Majesty and the Governor. According to the brothers guarding the palace, the two people even sleep together at night, and there are rumors that the two of them even go out together in the wild. ....."
The veteran put his mouth in the soldier's ear and whispered quietly.
"What?!"
"Shh, do you want to die? Don't let the Governor hear you."
The veteran quickly covered the soldier's mouth.
"Oh...oh...why do you feel so afraid of that governor?"
"Hey, you didn't know. Not only could this governor be able to communicate with the gods, but he also sacrificed all the senators in the Senate on the night he just took office."
"ah----?!"
The soldier quickly shut his mouth obediently.
However, Animusfia and Nero heard clearly from behind.
Sometimes it is a bad thing for a servant to have too sharp senses.
