I, Fujimaru Ritsuka, am back with a max-level character!

That's what happens when you're a second-time player.

"I didn't expect a newbie like you to have some skills. You're just like an unkillable cockroach."

Hinako-senpai's face was full of impatience.

......

But, Hinako-senpai, how can you say I'm bad?

Have you forgotten the result of my Lanling King's one-man kill in our Master Simulation Battle?

Okay, I really don't remember.

"What kind of look is that?! Do you have some kind of problem with me?!"

Seemingly sensing Fujimaru Ritsuka's strange gaze, Akuta Hinako continued somewhat uneasyly.

"No...no, as an excellent member of Team A, I'm sure you'll perform even better than me after summoning your Servant. I'm just admiring you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a thumbs up.

Forget it, it's best not to provoke her now.

"......"

This guy has a pretty nice way of speaking.

Hinako Akuta didn't speak.

The eyes are complicated.

I feel unusually guilty.

"More than that, there are even more enemies pouring in here. You two, stand behind me."

Mashu responsibly took on the role of vanguard and protector.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

On one hand, they were worried that their falsified grades would be exposed during this operation.

On one hand, the brain hasn't fully grasped the current situation.

Only Mashu faced the enemy with a serious expression, her eyes filled with solemnity. The other two, more or less, didn't take Singularity F seriously.

Dragon Fang Soldiers are weak, but that's only in comparison to powerful Heroic Spirits. Ordinary magicians would be easily defeated by these guys using their blatant bone sea tactics.

Take Olga Marie, for example.

But this is clearly not the time to persecute the director. Since the members of Group A have appeared before him as Masters, there is only one answer.

I have returned to the past when everything was just beginning!

"Hey! Can you hear me?"

A virtual image suddenly appeared in front of me, showing a white-haired girl wearing an orange and black uniform.

"Honestly, I was worried something might go wrong, but my fears came true. Are you two the only ones who successfully transferred to the Singularity?"

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned.

My heart suddenly felt like it had been violently clenched.

"Director Olga Marie?!"

He is the director, a living director!

That's right. Since Hinako-senpai came to the singularity with me, it proves that the guys from Group A, as well as the director, the doctor, Da Vinci... should still be around!

"What kind of eyes do you have?! While it's commendable to defused the bomb in time, it was still incredibly reckless! If the spiritual energy transfer hadn't succeeded at the last moment and saved you, you would have been reduced to ashes by now!"

Ah... it's been so long since I've heard such long-winded words.

I found it annoying the first time I heard it.

Wait, what did I just hear?

I saved everyone by destroying the bomb?!

Was this time different from the past because I defused Rafe's bomb, thus preventing a total wipeout?

As expected of the master!

This guy is the MVP!

I'm finally no longer humanity's last Master!

They were the last wave of Masters for humanity.

Chapter Two: Burning Pollutes the City of Fuyuki

"Senior, do you really enjoy being scolded by the director? It feels so strange... Can I really reprimand you like this?"

The three who headed to the spiritual vein broke through the encirclement of the Dragon Fang Soldiers. Mashu looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose face showed surprise, and couldn't help but ask, "Senpai, you don't have that kind of strange tendency, do you?"

Please do not!!!

"Who knew this guy would show such an excited expression even when he's being scolded, like some disgusting masochist. This guy can become a Master... are you kidding me?"

"That's what Hinako Akuta complained."

No, no, no, you've got it wrong... This isn't excitement from being scolded, it's just being touched to see everyone like this again~~~ Really.

But even if I said that, no one would believe me.

The idea of ​​traveling from the future back to the past is simply too terrifying to be true.

Fujimaru Ritsuka pouted in exasperation.

"I'm really sorry for leaving a bad impression from the start. You guys really like to imagine things in strange directions."

Hinako Akuta pondered, "You acted too foolishly, didn't you? What a heartless person... But perhaps it was precisely because of this carefree personality that you recklessly saved those guys and caused Mash to awaken as a Heroic Spirit."

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her cheek a little shyly: "Is Akuta Hinako-senpai praising me?"

"Praise you my foot!" The twin-tailed senior girl glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka and immediately retorted, "I'm saying your naiveté is disgusting!"

This is exactly what they mean by saying one thing but meaning another, or saying one thing but meaning another.

But it's good that Lao Jie avoided the embarrassing situation of faking his death and then being inexplicably frozen.

Mashu raised her shield: "Um... I'm relieved that you two get along so well."

The short-tempered old man glared at him: "Which eye of yours saw that we're on good terms?!"

"Eh, I clearly saw the two of them chatting quite happily. The usual Hinako-senpai wouldn't be talking this much..."

"If just talking to someone means you have a good relationship, then the director is the most popular woman in all of Chaldea!"

Hinako Akuta gritted her teeth in resentment.

An inexplicable feeling of irritability rose from the bottom of my heart.

[My...persona...I've maintained this persona for so long, and it's about to collapse today?! You owe me compensation for the damage to my image, you bastard!]

Yu Ji... no, it was Akuta Hinako who glared fiercely at Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, quick-witted, couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

[I almost ended up in Bengbu, didn't I, Hinako-senpai... Well, never mind, it would be a huge loss if I suddenly panicked and decided to self-destruct.]

Hinako Akuta frowned again: "What are you snickering about?"

"no!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly denied it, putting on a very upright appearance.

"You were clearly laughing at me the whole time, without stopping!"

"It's a misunderstanding, you've actually misread it!"

"Are you mocking my eyesight?"

Wearing glasses, she hoped to disguise herself as a quiet girl, but she didn't expect to be forced to break her act as soon as she arrived at the singularity.

So annoying!

"How come you always think of things I never would! I'm not laughing at you for that!"

"So you're still laughing at me, aren't you?!"

......

[This guy, I really don't know if he's just oblivious or mentally unstable... Can an ordinary person like him really save humanity? I really don't know what Mashu saw in him.]

Hinako Akuta secretly shook her head.

[It doesn't matter. I'll take care of it after this guy is defeated and knocked out.]

[Or maybe I should knock them out first and then deal with the singularity myself...]

While keeping an eye on the vulnerable spots on Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, Hinako was thinking about how to strike her allies hard.

There was nothing she could do; having her teammates alive was hindering her ability to deal damage.

"Senpai, do you feel a chill down your spine?" As if sensing a strange malice, Mashu tilted her head and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"A chill down my spine? No, I just dealt with a wave of enemies. I shouldn't feel it for a while."

"Really? Or is it just my imagination...?"

Mashu fell into thought, but she did have a moment of sense of crisis just now. Could it be that she misjudged the situation?

"What are you dawdling about?! Hurry up and conquer this singularity. What's wrong with you guys? Aren't you worrying too much?" Hinako Akuta urged guiltily.

"If there's any danger, I'll help you two newbies too."

Mashu stared blankly at Hinako Akuta, then replied with some surprise and gratitude, "Yeah, you're right. As expected of Hinako Akuta-senpai, she's truly an excellent student, so reliable that it puts my mind at ease."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded in agreement: "That's right, having such an excellent Master as your senior to guide us...it's truly inspiring!"

Although he spoke with apparent sincerity, he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion within.

[In case of any danger... actually, Hinako-senpai is the biggest danger...]