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

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, doctor." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded with a smile.

"And Mash, don't overthink things either. You absolutely can't have any mental burdens," Roman added to Mash's instructions.

“I understand.” Mashu nodded. “But we still can’t let our guard down, can we?”

"Well, and Lawrence... I'm sorry, I apologize to you first." Roman scratched his head, and the figure on the small screen bowed slightly.

"Huh? Why the sudden apology..." Lawrence stared blankly at the small screen.

"Although you are the oldest, actually you are the most tired of the three. I'm sorry for giving you too much work before."

Lawrence paused for a moment, then slowly said, "If you really feel sorry for me, can you tell me what Leonardo is doing right now?"

“Uh—this…” Roman choked.

Sighing, Lawrence tapped his head: "Alright, Roman, you don't need to apologize to me. The reason Leonard and I did so much work was because... we had too little time and manpower, but there was a lot of work to do."

“If we, the ‘pioneers of the stars,’ stop moving forward, what will become of the living who are guided by us…” Lawrence glanced discreetly at Drake, who was talking to First Mate Bombey about Oceanus.

"...Then why did you beat me up before?" Roman asked quietly.

"When the pressure builds up to a certain level, you just need to relax, right? Besides, we were very gentle, weren't we?" Lawrence coughed lightly twice.

"In short, Miss Lawrence, I, Mashu, you, and Mr. Hijikata, each of us is a contributor. We are not the only ones moving forward on the path of saving humanity. We also make contributions. Excessive pride and inferiority are not advisable. We can be the protagonists, but we should be prepared to be supporting characters, so..." Fujimaru Ritsuka tilted her head and smiled.

Lawrence smiled and nodded, "I understand. I didn't expect it was the Master who enlightened me this time, unlike Roman, who is always so straightforward."

Roman: ?

"What does this have to do with me! I'm genuinely apologizing!" Roman exclaimed, feeling wronged.

"Ahem, um. Well then, I'll be ready to help Oceanus end this singularity at any time."

“That’s good.” Fujimaru Ritsuka stood up. “Then this time, let’s prepare to be ‘supporting characters’!”

Hijikata Toshizo was sitting next to him and almost fell asleep.

He doesn't need any comforting words because he's a berserker and not very bright.

Meanwhile, on an island not far away...

"Can you shoot in that direction? It's quite a distance." King David leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, watching Atalanta draw her bow with a smile.

"Don't underestimate me, I'm known as the best female archer in Greece!" Atalanta glared at David angrily.

“If what that mother and son said is true, then all that’s left is to figure out how to deal with the person hiding behind the scenes.” David was holding a rope with a stone tied to the end.

"We're the bait, aren't we? I know that only when all the necessary elements are in place will those filthy things have a chance to slip up. Leave it to me!"

Atalanta released the bowstring, and the arrow, with the letter attached, shot towards the distant sea, towards the Golden Deer.

Then--

At a distance of tens of thousands of meters, the arrow struck the bow of the Golden Deer with pinpoint accuracy.

"Hmm?" Drake became wary.

He nimbly climbed onto the bow of the boat and pulled out the arrow.

"Is it an enemy attack?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked seriously.

Drake shook his head and waved the arrow.

This is not an arrow.

It is an arrow-shaped script.

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Chapter 671 The Disillusionment of Atalanta

"What's written in this letter?" Euryale asked, perched on Asterius's shoulder.

"Let me see..." Fujimaru Ritsuka opened the seal of the arrow book, only to find that there was no paper inside.

"strangeness......"

As soon as he finished speaking, he discovered that the letter itself had transformed into magic, turning into the shape of words in the air.

"If you want to find the Ark of the Covenant, come to your southern islands... that's what it says." Lawrence read the message aloud, squinting.

"The Ark of the Covenant... that's one of the two things Jason, Oceanus's true Master, sought." Roman sighed, looking at the magical message still floating in the air. "Is the one who possesses the Ark inviting us now?"

"What are you all doing?" Artemis hopped up, carrying her Orion teddy bear doll that was almost falling apart from being tortured.

“Ah, Miss Artemis,” Mashu greeted, “we just received a letter from an unknown source, and we’re discussing it now.”

Artemis nodded with a smile, her eyes lighting up as she saw the message floating in the air through the crowd.

"Oh my! Let me see!" She pushed past Drake and Lawrence and squeezed in front of the arrow book.

"I didn't expect to feel the presence of familiar faces here!" she said with a touch of nostalgia, as magic emanated from her fingertips, gently stirring the words.

"Huh? Was the one who shot this arrow a friend of Miss Artemis?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked in surprise.

"Someone you know? Who is it? Do I know them?" Orion was also a little curious.

"What a lovely child!" Artemis exclaimed happily. "Let's go quickly!"

Drake glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Little girl, what do you think?"

“Yes, that’s my opinion too.” Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded. “If possible, let’s try to make contact with them first. Hopefully, it can provide some assistance to Oceano and Ms. Doris’s plans.”

The Golden Deer sailed in the direction indicated by the arrow book and soon arrived at the island specified in the arrow book.

"By the way, are you really going to see that little girl?" The Orion doll perched on Artemis's shoulder, looking somewhat worried.

“Of course, that child reveres me! As a goddess, it is only right to bless her believers!” Artemis seemed to be in a very good mood.

“But… are you really sure it’s okay for you to go see that child like this?” Orion rolled his eyes. “Letting her know that the goddess she worships is a hopeless romantic is the greatest harm to a believer!”

"My dear, you're so rude! Why do you call me a love-struck fool?!" Artemis swung Orion around, making him scream in pain.

"Since they are believers, they should be able to accept that their god is like this... right?" Fujimaru Ritsuka's lips twitched slightly as she looked at the inhumane scene of torture.

After walking a while longer, Lawrence suddenly became alert: "Master, be careful, the Servant's reaction is quite close to us."

"Your perception is quite good."

call out--

While the group was still in a daze, the rider appeared in front of them.

A black and blue striped dress, long yellow-green twin ponytails, a spirited expression, and—very cute cat ears?

"Huh?" Mash, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Lawrence recognized the Servant at a glance.

Atalanta wasn't surprised, and smiled, "So you recognized me after all. But let me reintroduce myself now."

"I am Atalanta, class Archer. I was once summoned in France as a Berserker Servant to fight against you. But this time, rest assured, we will be your allies." Atalanta smiled.

"Hello, I am the Master of Chaldea, Fujimaru Ritsuka. So, was the arrow letter shot by you, Atalanta?"

Atalanta nodded: "Yes, it's better to explain the situation first."

“I didn’t notice you at first. A ship in this sea area can’t attract much attention. But half a day ago, a mother and child passed by this island and told us some information, so we became aware of your existence.”

Before Atalanta could finish speaking, she saw a white woman standing in front of her.

"Um, hello?" She looked at the woman in white, who seemed somewhat familiar, yet she was also curious.

"Hey, that's a cute reaction. Can I call you Ta-meow?" Artemis reached out and touched Atalanta's ear, her smile radiant.

"Eek—!" Atalanta felt as if she had been electrocuted, her face turning bright red. She then jumped back like a cat, looking at Artemis with a mixture of tension and anger. "You! What are you doing!"

"Oh my! This reaction is so cute!" Artemis hugged Orion and rubbed against him frantically.

"Stop it, Artemis! Aaaaaah!" Orion screamed again.

One of the words was captured by Atalanta.

“Ah, Artemis?” She looked at Artemis with a somewhat blank expression.

“Here!” Artemis raised her hand.

"..." Atalanta stared blankly at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, then pointed at Artemis.

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded with an "I understand you" expression.

Atalanta suddenly felt everything go black and she had difficulty breathing.

"Miss Atalanta!"

"I, I'm fine—" Atalanta struggled to stay upright, looking like she was having a heart attack. "Gods, gods—they can have private lives too! It's okay if they have a little personality—! Yes! That's right!"

"Ah, she's convincing herself. Atalanta is so strong!" Mash stared blankly at Atalanta, who was trying her best to convince herself, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Sigh, I knew this would be the outcome." Euryale, sitting on Asterius's shoulder, shook her head and sighed.

“Well, in short—there’s a reason I’ve summoned you all to this island!” Atalanta said with difficulty. “I’m aware of the great hero Oceanus’s plan, so I’m willing to be your ally. And then, I’d like to introduce you to this one—”

"The first Servant to be summoned to this singularity on their own initiative, and also the true holder of the Noble Phantasm [Ark of the Covenant]."

"We will act as bait, the final link in the chain to lure out what's behind it all."

"And that follower was the ancient king of Israel, who was—"

"King David."

puff--

Dr. Roman, who was sitting in Chaldea listening to the conversation between Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, spat out a mouthful of coffee.

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Chapter 672 My name is Hijikata Toshizo!!

"Mom, do you really not need any more pretense?" Ou Shen looked at his mother strangely.

"Don't worry, I've enveloped myself with my vortex. If you try to sense it from the outside in, you can only detect a very, very average Servant." Doris chuckled.

"Where did you learn all these weird and wonderful things?" Ou Shen scratched his head with a puzzled look.

“Don’t underestimate your mother. This tidal vortex technique is the result of my research over tens of thousands of years.” Doris glared at Oshin, who was sitting on the sea next to her. “When I first fused with your divine core, although I understood what you meant, I was actually very confused. Later, your cousin Hermes brought me a detailed guide to releasing divine power, and only then was I able to truly begin to use the power of this divine core.”