In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

"Haha, then I'll go back to my room to rest too." Dr. Roman looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something, "Ah! Right, right... I remember it was around this time that Magical☆Merry's blog was updated..."

Ritsuka looked puzzled: "Huh? Shouldn't the outside world have been destroyed? Why is someone still able to post a blog?"

"Ritsuka, you've found the blind spot." Dr. Roman said smugly. "Did you really think that Magic☆Merry's blog would stop updating if the world were destroyed? No way, she's an ultimate idol who transcends the world!"

"Where did you come from, Holmes? That's just an AI, isn't it?" Lawrence retorted.

"Is this the happiness of a thirty-year-old man? Hah," Camilla added insult to injury.

"I'll delete your folder when I get back, Doctor." A critical hit from Mashu.

Romani Archman was sunk.

Ritsuka looked towards Zuocun.

"What are you talking about? I was over forty when I died, and I didn't even know what Magical Merry was." Zuo Cun spread his hands, indicating his innocence.

"Anyway...you guys should get some rest first. I'll keep monitoring the situation and gathering intelligence," Roman said with difficulty as he crawled back out from under the table.

“Let’s go back to the palace,” Ritsuka said with a smile.

......

"Welcome back victorious, my governor and guests," Nero said happily. "I am truly sorry that I did not go to the front lines, but you have all witnessed my reinforcements! Now it is time for the banquet!"

Ritsuka quickly thwarted Nero's idea: "Your Majesty, we have just gone through a battle, and we are probably too weak to attend the banquet. Let's talk about it another time."

"Huh? Is that so... Well then, please rest well, everyone." Nero paused for a moment before saying with some regret.

Everyone gathered in Fujimaru Ritsuka's room.

"Before we rest, let's do one last round of reviewing the intelligence we have on hand."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Our era should have been dominated by the Roman Empire, but according to His Majesty Nero's intelligence, there is now a more powerful 'United Roman Empire' with multiple emperors and an endless army. The 'emperors' of the opposing side are very likely to be Servants like Caligula."

"This is the intelligence we have at the moment."

"Then what we need to do is very clear."

"—To wipe out the 'United Roman Empire'."

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Chapter 435 Heading to Mount Etna

"However, because the enemy has Servants, this is all the information we have. So if possible, I hope that Mr. Samura or Mr. Camilla can go and gather more information."

Camilla and Zuocun exchanged a glance.

Camilla volunteered, "I'll go. Anno's methods are too conspicuous. If it's just about gathering information, I'll go instead."

"Please, Miss Camilla." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded.

"I'll set off once my magic is restored."

"Do you still have the gem potion I gave you?" Lawrence asked.

“It’s still there.” Camilla shook the gem potion hanging on the scepter.

"This thing can't be used a second time within six hours, but once you use it, it will restore almost all of your stamina, understand?" Lawrence said solemnly.

“You’ve emphasized this several times in Chaldea,” Camilla said expressionlessly.

At Chaldea, Lawrence, Carmilla, and Simonetta had all their abilities tested except for their Noble Phantasms, and detailed data was compiled to better assist them in future battles.

"It's never wrong to emphasize it again," Lawrence chuckled.

“There’s one more thing, Ritsuka,” Roman’s voice came. “I’ve identified the location of the nearest spiritual vein, but since our forces are still quite strong, and considering your physical condition… I’ve decided to give you the choice, which means—”

Should we summon a new heroic spirit?

In Chaldea, due to the scarcity of relics, the summoning of Servants is highly uncertain. In addition, there is a limit to the number of Spirit Transfer slots. With insufficient power in Chaldea and most of the Magic Reactors damaged, it is not enough to support too many Servants at the same time.

However, the Roman singularity we are in now is different. The magical energy needed to summon Servants can be obtained directly from the spiritual veins, and there is no limit to the number of slots that can be transferred back by spiritual particles, so there will be more room for summoning Servants.

Without a second thought, Ritsuka asked, "Has the location of the spiritual vein been determined? Where is it?"

"Huh...huh?" The doctor was taken aback by Ritsuka's question. "Over...Mount Etna..."

"Understood, we'll leave tomorrow morning," Ritsuka replied decisively.

"...Are you sure it's okay, Master?" Lawrence and Mash both looked worried.

"No problem, trust me, I am the only Master of mankind!" Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled with great confidence.

......

The next morning, after reporting to Nero, Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group set off for Mount Etna.

After leaving the city, the group did not encounter any soldiers or followers of the Roman Empire, and Mount Etna was not too far from Rome.

"No enemy presence has been detected ahead," Samura reported to Fujimaru Ritsuka as he landed on the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Samura."

"Let me explore a bit further. We can go to the top of the volcano first," Zuo Cun suggested.

“No need, Mr. Samura.” Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and shook her head.

“Alright then.” Samura nodded and stood next to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Mount Etna is over 3,000 meters high. By the time the group got there and started climbing, it was almost noon, even with Lawrence constantly blessing them.

"Wait a minute, Master, there seems to be a magical reaction at the top of the mountain." Lawrence suddenly reached out to stop Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Doctor, can we monitor the situation at the top of the mountain from here?" Mashu asked the small screen.

"Let me see... It's a bit far, but I can definitely observe other magical reactions besides the normal magic in the air. You need to be careful; it's very likely a magical beast attracted by the magic of the spiritual vein." Roman turned up the power of the detection equipment and indeed found something wrong, so he warned them.

“I see. Come to think of it, something similar happened in France.” Mashu recalled the previous particular incident.

“That’s right, magical beings are attracted to spiritual veins. I saw that in the Chaldea employee handbook.” Fujimaru Ritsuka also remembered.

"In short, let's move forward while remaining vigilant."

The group continued climbing the mountain, and Fujimaru Ritsuka was sweating profusely due to the temperature.

"I'm sorry, Master, I didn't add the heat dissipation function to the Mystic Code." Lawrence looked a little embarrassed.

"Ah, it's alright, we can already see the view from the top of the mountain." Fujimaru Ritsuka wiped the sweat dripping from her face.

"I can already detect the enemy from my side... wait, what's this...?" Dr. Roman sensed something was wrong. "Ritsuka, you need to be careful. What's lurking on the mountaintop isn't some magical beast, but a group of undead!"

"A necromancer...?" Ritsuka shuddered.

She remembered the skeletons and zombies she encountered in France.

“If it’s this type of enemy, please leave it to me, Master.” Samura smiled and placed his hand on the hilt of Wakizashi Kiba.

"Huh? Can I give it to Mr. Samura?" Mashu looked surprised.

“Then I’ll leave it to Mr. Satomura. But please have Mash and Ms. Simon flank us from the side. Our time is precious, and we need to get rid of these undead as quickly as possible,” Fujimaru Ritsuka ordered.

"Understood," the three replied in unison.

Before he finished speaking, Zuo Cun jumped up with the force of his legs.

A slight smile played on his lips.

A necromancer?

I really miss it...

I remember Mount Kurokawa was also an extinct volcano?

While thinking, Zuocun suddenly plunged into the horde of undead.

The undead discovered the suddenly appearing Left Village and instantly became agitated.

However, Zuo Cun was unusually excited when fighting these undead, and... his sword seemed to encounter no resistance at all when it struck the undead.

"Further wings—"

It was just an ordinary wing; Zuocun cleared a road directly on the top of the volcano.

By the time Simonetta and Mashu arrived at the mountaintop, Zuocun had already wiped out nearly half of the undead.

"This... is so strong!" Mashu couldn't help but stare at the figure that was moving nimbly among the large group of undead.

"It seems that Mr. Samura can cause more damage to these undead... Is it because of the legend of Kurokawa Mountain?" Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered, resting her hands on her knees.

"Kurokawayama refers to..." Dr. Roman typed rapidly on the keyboard, "Haneki-zan Saemura Anno, is he a legend about slaying monsters... I see!"

“Mash, Miss Simon, please.” Fujimaru Ritsuka looked to her side, “Assist Mr. Samura in clearing this empty space in the spiritual vein as quickly as possible.”

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Chapter 436 New Servant Joins

"Confirming that all hostile individuals are now incapacitated, the battle is over. Good job." Mashu disarmed herself, took a breath, and smiled at the others.

"I thought they were just two girls, but they're so skilled in battle." Zamura looked thoughtfully at the shield in Mashu's hand.

"Oh... Ah, is that a compliment? Thank you, Mr. Samura." Mashu paused for a moment, then smiled and accepted Samura's compliment.

"Mash, Master, let's set up the summoning area first." Lawrence walked over and took Simonetta's hand. Simonetta instantly returned to her dazed state, looking around.

"Yes, let's begin, Mashu."

"understood."

After finding the magic node and confirming the magic power of the ley line, Mashu placed the shield on the ground.

"Chaldea Servant Summoning Spell Simulation - Begin." Mash said solemnly and meticulously.

hum-

A blue field expanded, and the scene transformed into something resembling the Chaldea summoning room.

Zuocun and Lawrence stood guard to the side.

Zuo Cun leaned close to Lawrence's ear: "Hey, isn't that little girl...?"