After the loud noise and explosion, the trajectory of the giant tree falling from the sky was still shining with white light, as if the canopy had been cut open by a sharp blade, revealing the essence of the world.
One can't help but wonder if the god who created the world is sitting behind it, observing everything that happens in the world through the fabric (Texture) covering the planet.
However, the real "god" has fallen to earth.
After impacting a huge crater about a hundred meters deep, the giant tree that fell from the sky planted its roots into every inch of the surrounding land in just a few seconds, like mold growing on rotten food, greedy The roots soon covered the surrounding land, absorbing every bit of nutrition to supply its own growth.
The leaves that were originally dark and withered during the fall have regained their luster, singing the beautiful songs wantonly on top of the ruins.
This is the capital city "Rome Vienna" created by the Noble Phantasm of Romulus.
Hidden in the dense canopy of trees was both the palace of Romulus and the city of Rome without any inhabitants.
If it hadn't been on a tree, even Nero himself might not have been able to tell the difference between the "Rome Vienna" city here and Rome on the Apennine Peninsula.
The surrounding clouds were first pierced, and then the explosion and shock waves after the giant tree fell to the ground rushed to the surroundings, extending upward for the first hundred meters.
Like a cloud tower.
The sun, which had completely crossed the horizon, poured in its early morning rays, illuminating the giant trees that thrived in the ruins particularly beautifully.
Calm, peaceful, noble, peaceful.
——————If you ignore the mess underneath.
In Chaldea's control room, Roman and Da Vinci anxiously looked at the projection screen that only reflected some blue snowflakes after losing communication.
The surrounding staff responsible for maintaining signal contact began to nervously operate the instruments, trying to reconnect with the Chaldean ceremonial dress on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu's shield.
The best situation now is to contact Animusfia, who is also in Rome.
As Chaldea's temporarily recognized leader, he does have an obligation to ensure the safety of Chaldea's only remaining master, "Fujimaru Ritsuka".
But the most critical point is that Animusfia, who was reverse-summoned in a hurry, failed to even leave her own information in the spirit child box, which made it unclear how Animusfia should return to Chaldea. asked a question.
Although Animusfia herself swore to Roman and Leonardo that there was nothing to worry about, in fact everyone in Chaldea except Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu had doubts about Animusfia's future. With a pessimistic attitude.
That person must be able to create miracles, everyone in Chaldea believes so.
But if a miracle doesn't happen, that person will never come back.
Under such circumstances, the Chaldeans were not even able to establish stable and clear video communication with Animusfia. Da Vinci and Roman could not even accurately obtain the location information of Animusfia. Know.
To them now, Animusfia is no different from the Roman natives who can be found everywhere in this singularity.
"hateful."
Compared to Da Vinci, Roman, who was even more out of sorts, clenched his right fist and lightly punched the control desk in front of him in a slightly ventive manner.
If he hadn't been so powerless...
The important responsibility would not fall on the two young girls, Mashu and Ritsuka.
Da Vinci lightly closed his left eye and observed Roman's actions beside him.
The doctor named Romani Achiman was not a simple ordinary person. As a genius, Leonardo da Vinci had already noticed this when he met him for the first time.
But for Leonardo da Vinci, that was all.
She is a genius after all, not a detective.
Even if it could be seen that what was covering Roman's face was just a mask, how to uncover that mask and how to know the true face under the mask was beyond what Leonardo da Vinci could do.
but,
Romani Achiman is definitely not a bad person.
This was the only thing Leonardo could be sure of.
Unlike Animusfia, whose true identity is also a mystery, both Leonardo da Vinci and Roman believe that he is really helping Chaldea and has restoration of human nature as his goal.
But they also clearly realized that Animusfia did not have the "view of good and evil" that ordinary people have.
Animusfia always makes choices based on her own heart.
The conscience she was born with and the preferences she acquired put Animusfia on the path of saving humanity——This means that if Animusfia’s preferences suddenly change to destruction one day, If the world goes up, he will also destroy the world without distinction between right and wrong.
[Justice and evil are just subjective judgments. The only thing that is truly objective is the desire to fulfill your long-cherished wish. 】
This will probably be what that person can say.
Therefore, Animusfia's character is definitely not a good one for society as a whole.
If "human beings" and "society" are regarded as queen ants, the most powerful option is for every human individual to become a worker ant without independent will.
Unfortunately, Animusfia was not a willing worker ant, and neither was Leonardo da Vinci.
Without acquired guidance and indoctrination, few people would be willing to become worker ants spontaneously.
After all, humans are not insects that continue just for the sake of survival.
However, the individual named Romani Achiman is a typical worker ant. He is always bound by a continuing sense of responsibility. He has no self-existence and is as busy as a machine all the time.
He obviously praises freedom and laziness, but in fact he is more worried than anyone else.
Therefore, when Roman was sometimes lazy or indulged in the dream created by the virtual idol, Da Vinci would feel a little relieved.
This is the quality he should embody as a human being.
When can you get true freedom and romance (Roman)?
Looking at Saint Roman who was blaming himself, Leonardo da Vinci thought to himself.
"Just trust Fujimaru to kiss them at this time."
After opening his narrowed left eye, Da Vinci spoke out.
"The legendary King Arthur is by their side. In addition, there are Matthew and Boudica who are good at guarding. Coupled with the prototype of the vampire [Camilla], our combat power cannot be underestimated."
"But that unknown object that fell..."
Recalling the level of magic detected by Chaldea, Roman thought that even in his heyday, even Solomon, who had gained wisdom from God, might not be able to easily accept the attack.
In other words, although the Servant appearing in the Roman Singularity at this moment could not detect the response of the Crown Rank, it was undoubtedly a Servant comparable to the Crown Rank Caster Solomon.
As for why it doesn't have a "Grand", it should simply be that it has never worn the crown.
Even among Casters, there are several Heroic Spirits who can achieve the same rank as Solomon.
"Didn't Fujimaru use Director Animusfia's incredible [magic] in front of us? It's better to trust others more. Instead of worrying about them and blaming yourself, why not Try a little more to reconnect — we just have to do our jobs."
Da Vinci walked past Roman, and then placed the brewed coffee on the counter in front of him.
"It's time to take some of the burden off your shoulders, Romani."
"da Vinci....."
Roman looked at the steaming coffee in front of him in a daze.
"You didn't take any more medicine, did you?"
As he spoke, he looked suspiciously at Da Vinci, who was smiling in front of him.
"No!"
Da Vinci denied with a smile, seemingly not affected by Roman's suspicion at all, if he didn't care about the magic staff in his left hand.
"Really?"
"Why do you doubt me? Romani."
"Are you still embarrassed to say it? Who is this person with a criminal record?"
"Hey, didn't I just want to give you a break? It's really a farmer and a snake."
Da Vinci said with a feigned resentment.
"Yes, yes...it would be better if my snake didn't fall asleep for two weeks."
Roman said helplessly while taking a sip of the steaming coffee.
No matter what, Roman still wanted to thank Leonardo da Vinci.
After the genius's interruption, Roman's condition was indeed much better than before.
Since he chose to rely on Fujimaru Ritsuka as the last master of mankind, Roman should completely trust her. Providing support in Chaldea is the only issue he should be concerned about now.
Now in Chaldea, they are like prisoners trapped in a prison. In addition to trying their best to support everything that happens in the singularity, the only thing they can do is the sentence in "The Count of Monte Cristo" saying------
Wait and hope.
"Doctor Roman, the contact image has responded!"
The reminder from the staff made Roman return his attention to the display screen in front of him.
The display screen that was originally just filled with blue snowflakes was now filled with blurry images, and a trace of a human figure could barely be seen.
"It's a reverse call from the singularity of Rome————!"
"Reverse call?"
Roman frowned and began to wonder who was calling Chaldea's waveband in reverse.
Theoretically speaking, Chaldea, which spans time and space, cannot even be affected by the Incineration of Humanity in a short period of time. Therefore, unless the souls of Chaldea such as Mashu and Ritsuka are transferred from Chaldea, they will always be affected by Chaldea. Chaldea confirms the existence, otherwise it would be difficult for others to catch traces of Chaldea.
Not to mention reverse contact.
"Anyway, let's get through first."
After considering the pros and cons for a long time, Roman decided to get in touch first.
At the moment, it is better to communicate with the enemy or friends than to simply wait unilaterally in Chaldea.
Even the enemy can at least obtain the other party's information.
"yes."
The Chaldean employee responsible for monitoring the signal nodded, and then connected the signal source that was constantly calling Chaldea in the Roman singularity.
Roman and Leonardo da Vinci stood in front of the screen where the image was projected, ready to communicate.
Finally, the blurry figures that kept flashing in the image gradually became clear.
"Hey, we finally got through, Ciallo, it's been so long."
Although he could not fully see the other person's appearance, the person opposite the image had begun to greet everyone in the Chaldean control room very casually.
However, the moment he heard the voice coming back from the singularity, Roman, who was waiting for the situation, slumped back on his chair like a deflated rubber ball.
There is probably only one person in the world who can use a neta like ciallo at such a moment.
While feeling discouraged, I felt a little relieved at the same time.
If this person is here, there is hope that the problem will be solved.
"What's wrong? Dr. Roman, do you have such a lazy attitude in front of a boss you haven't seen for a long time? How bold."
"You are the culprit because you used galgame memes to greet your subordinates whom you haven't seen for a long time."
It's really hard to be serious.
"Well, let's stop talking about old times here, dear Director Animusfia."
Da Vinci on the side was determined to introduce the topic.
"How on earth did you establish communication with Chaldea?"
Facing Da Vinci's question, Animusfia spread her hands and said without any secret:
"I [saw] - it can be called perception or observation. In short, I saw it. I saw the [wave] emitted from Chaldea all the way to the singularity. You are trying to get in touch with Ritsuka again. Well. Although the receiving source is nearby, it is blocked, so I slightly changed the nature of the [wave]."
Like the young people in the 1980s who used autonomous devices to hijack TV signals to broadcast pirate programs.
Animusfia captured the signal sent from Chaldea to Ritsuka and intercepted it to contact Chaldea.
"How can you say such a thing so easily? To be hijacked and discovered so easily... It seems that Chaldea's communication technology will be updated again."
Da Vinci muttered to himself.
"Putting that aside, you just mentioned that you are near Ritsuka, right? Director Animusfia."
Roman captured the point of the conversation.
"Yes, if the culprit that caused Ritsuka to lose contact with you was a big tree that fell from the sky, I was indeed nearby. And I witnessed the whole process of the tree falling."
"Great. Since you can detect the existence of the source of the message, Ritsuka should still be safe. With you and the emperor here, the pressure on Mashu and the others will not be so heavy. Be careful, that giant tree The master may be a servant comparable to a grand."
"Thank you for the information, doctor——————So, the target of that giant tree's attack is indeed Ritsuka."
"That's right."
Animusfia sighed silently.
"Then there's no time for small talk, so let's cut off the conversation here. It's stressful for me to keep talking like this all the time. Oh, by the way, before ending the call, remember to give me the coordinates of Ritsuka and the others where they were last seen. .”
"good."
After nodding and transmitting the coordinate information to Animusfia, Roman breathed a long sigh of relief and then interrupted the communication.
"Hmm, is this where Eliza and her disciples last appeared?"
Nero said while looking at the terrain map simulated by Animusfia using magic power.
"Yes, although the surrounding terrain has changed greatly during the impact of a meteorite, it can still be seen that the place where Ritsuka and the others were when the attack came was exactly in the center of the tree."
Animusfia looked at the giant tree in front of her that had grown dozens of times after landing, and was already comparable to the peak of the mountain. She responded.
He felt the same aura as Nero's.
The magical aura belonging to the collective unconscious of [Rome] is the true form of [Emperor's Privilege].
In the Roman context, can the person's status be comparable to that of a heroic spirit with a crown...
Animusfia squinted at the giant tree in the center of the crater not far away, guessing the opponent's true identity.
"Your Majesty, now you will never doubt yourself no matter what kind of enemies you encounter, right?"
He turned around and asked Nero beside him.
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Falling into the giant tree above the ground, the red-haired girl was supporting Mashu, who was panting after using all his strength to protect him.
"Well done, Matthew, we made it."
"Thank you, senior——without you..."
Mash raised her head and responded to her Master with a blushing face.
"Miss Matthew's protection is excellent...but I'm afraid, the other party will still be merciful."
Not immersed in the joy of escaping like Elizabeth next to her, Boudica said with a solemn expression as she stared at the surrounding environment.
She and Mash released the defensive Noble Phantasm together, but the moment before her defense was defeated, Boudica clearly felt that the attack she was receiving was lessened.
"That's right————!"
The thunderous sound that had echoed across the sky before echoed in the space in this giant tree.
"who is it!?"
Arturia raised her sword again and pointed in the direction of the sound. A figure with a crown on its head and a blood-red cloak behind it, nonchalantly exposing its large muscles outside the leather armor, slowly walked out of the tree.
And following him was none other than Mikhail VIII, who had fought fiercely with Mash and Artoria for a long time.
The noble Basileus' posture in front of Ritsuka before was completely unable to be reflected on him now. The current Michael VIII gave people the feeling of a groveling waiter.
"Rome (my) name is Rome, the god-king who founded the city, the god-ancestor of Rome——Romulus!"
"How is it possible that he is actually the legendary Romulus who built the city of Rome?"
Matthew was extremely surprised.
On the one hand, they were surprised because the legendary Romulus, who could be called a god, was here. On the other hand, they were surprised because the man who built Rome was now on the side that wanted to destroy Rome and destroy human ethics.
Sure enough, he was the emperor of Rome...and he was the oldest one.
Boudica looked up at the tall Romulus with a solemn expression, drawing her sword.
"You were able to defeat us in the previous attack, so why did you show mercy to us?
Boudicca questioned Romulus.
"Um."
Facing Boudica's question, Romulus answered deeply and then said matter-of-factly:
"Rome (I) has no reason to kill you. The only thing Rome (I) wants to destroy is Rome, and you are not Rome."
Words that astonished everyone in Chaldea came out of the iron tower-like mouth of Romulus.
