"Laika, Gagarin..."
After hearing the self-introduction from the kobold who had always been called "No. 2" by Apollo, Fujimaru Ritsuka repeated his name silently in his mouth.
"Ma Xiu has been maintaining her Noble Phantasm since just now, so let me take over the tasks that were entrusted to her before————"
Animusfia took over Laika's words and continued to explain to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Although I have always encouraged you to study the categories of mythology and history - because most of the heroic spirits are born in them, the achievements of human beings are far more than reflected in legends and history books. It can even be said that, The closer we get to modern times, the more outstanding human achievements become.
However, just like the modern Nobel Prize is almost always shared by scientists who work in teams, the more modern we are, the less the achievements of mankind are accomplished by one person alone as in history or legend, but accompanied by As science develops, there is less and less 'mystery' in it.
Therefore, most heroic spirits come from history and legends, not from today's society.
Today's human beings are more like the French army and Roman legions we encountered in the first two singularities, sharing this merit.
However, everything has exceptions. Even in modern times, human society can still find a few great people whose achievements are no less than those of their predecessors. "
Frowning tightly, taking advantage of the fact that the acceleration exerted on herself and others was not as violent as before, Animusfia took a deep breath to stabilize the Hydra toxin in her body. air.
It is also time for this group of humans to step out of the sky held up by Hercules and the gods.
"Laika" means barking creature in Russian. It is the most famous animal and the first animal to enter the universe. It was sent to an altitude of millions of meters by rocket on the Sputnik 2 satellite, just like us. This is it now.”
Animusfia said while looking at Apollo.
"That's why you call him No. 2, Apollo."
The blond boy said nothing and just nodded silently.
"Even if it really has merit, can a simple animal become a heroic spirit?"
Facing Animusfiya's explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his doubts.
"Indeed, even if there are not non-human heroic spirits, and there are even records of satellites launched into the universe by humans becoming heroic spirits, for Laika, a stray dog with almost zero mystery, being able to become a heroic spirit is still a matter of It’s a fantasy. However, don’t forget the second half of Laika’s real name, Ritsuka.”
"...Gagarin?"
"Yes, when it comes to the first animal in space, it is undoubtedly Laika, but if we really want to talk about the first human astronaut————"
"Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin, this is the name of the man who merged with my spiritual power."
Laika picked up Animusfia's words and added.
"Although it seems that you, the canine Laika, have the dominant position now, the human intelligence and identity as a heroic spirit that you possess now are probably inseparable from Gagarin's humanity."
Hearing this, Laika didn't say anything more and acquiesced in Animusfia's guess.
"Director, have you already known Laika's identity?"
"Early morning is probably not really early morning."
Faced with Fujimaru Ritsuka's question, Animusfia shook her head.
"It's just a little bit of inference."
When talking about when Animusfia discovered Laika's true identity, it still has to be traced back to before he released the Noble Phantasm and tried to accelerate the Argo into the sky with his own power.
Recalling the distance between Laika and himself and others, which was always like a radio frequency difference, and the radio communication mentioned by Apollo before, Animusfia, who was determined to die, decided to finally verify his conjecture.
Otherwise, if he had surrendered his life so uncertainly and placed his hope on others whom he did not understand at all, Animusfia would probably die in peace.
Ever since, Animusfia tried to make her magic power tune in like a radio station——Although this is not an easy thing to do, for someone who can force herself to It was not impossible for Animusfia to twist her thinking into binary logic. In the end, Animusfia successfully connected to the band that only belonged to Apollo and Laika at this singularity.
Facing the unexpected expressions between Apollo and Laika, Animusfia confirmed her judgment.
"However, compared to those, what I find more puzzling is that you, with Laika as your main consciousness, would actually choose to help humans."
Animusfia asked Laika.
You must know that Animusfia noticed the indifference in Laika's eyes and her alienation from humans a long time ago.
Therefore, he actually did not place any hope on Laika.
What really gave Animusfia high hopes was the boy named "Apollo" who was often taken care of by Laika.
Especially after Animusfia verified his own conjecture, although his reason told him that relying on that young man with almost zero combat ability was simply not enough to repair the subsequent human logic, and at the same time he was summoned at the singularity. Apollo could not return to Chaldea.
But just relying on the romance in Animusfia's heart that could not be killed by reason, he wanted to hand over the entire future of mankind to the hands of that boy.
Others may not know it, but at least for Animusfia, he is willing to believe in Apollo for free and unlimitedly.
As a human being.
"Don't get me wrong, I still don't like humans - it's just that since you brought me here, I can only fulfill the duties you imposed on me, and then, thank that man Keep it to yourselves, humans."
Laika snorted coldly, then gathered his magic power and released it with his smallest spirit base.
In terms of the combat effectiveness of heroic spirits, even if they are added together with Gagarin, they are still considered the weakest group.
There may not even be any writer-type servants who are not good at fighting.
But the choice of inhibitory power has a purpose.
Here, it is about to leave the earth and reach the limit of the realm called space; now, it is ascending in this ocean of atmosphere as if it is about to surface.
Laika, who had once wondered why she and Apollo were summoned, understood everything.
But it's hard to believe that things have actually developed like the script.
Could it be that the inhibitory force had anticipated the current situation as early as the formation of the singularity?
Or is it that the ending has already been determined, and that all this is just a natural extension leading to that ending?
If that's the case, wouldn't the relationship between cause and effect be completely disrupted?
It’s not that there is a cause before there is an effect, but that there is a cause after there is an effect.
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Let others worry about such problems.
For Laika Gagarin, who was just a dog and an astronaut, thinking about this question didn't make much sense.
Since he appeared here as a heroic spirit and an "actor" with restraint, all he had to do was to complete the feat that he and that man had accomplished once before.
"The Noble Phantasm is liberated, barking to the deep space here (heading to the deep space here) - our real name is Laika (Gagarin)!"
Laika barked loudly, facing the bright moon in the distant deep sky, and activated the Noble Phantasm that he had tried his best to free. The moment the Noble Phantasm was released, Laika's body and his dark green military coat lit up with silver. White light.
"The rest of the journey is up to you."
