A journey into an infinite dimension

Melusine shook her head slightly. She had never been the type to feel inferior because others were better than her.

"Then, I'll leave Fafnir to you from now on."

Jiaye smiled gently, looking at Melusine who was as cute as a kitten, and he unconsciously thought of his sister Zero.

He is the same age as Zero, but no one knows who is older because he is the adopted son of the Ruzuki family.

Although he said so, in fact, he has always been regarded as a true member of the Ruzuki family by Ling and his father, and he himself sees himself that way.

So even though the size difference between him and Zero is unknown, in his heart he has always treated Zero as his own sister, although Zero also treats him as his younger brother.

So at this moment, he seemed to find a sense of sisterhood in Melusine, so he couldn't help but touch her head.

"I believe you are stronger than a dragon that has been defeated, so I will not interfere, nor will I provide you with support or assistance, but I will stand behind you and watch over you."

Jiaye said softly to Melusin.

"Really?"

Melusin opened her eyes wide and the light in her eyes became even brighter as she looked at Jiaye.

"of course."

He was willing to indulge her willfulness because he would be responsible for cleaning up after her, so it was okay for her to make any fuss she wanted.

Because she is his servant.

...Maybe there are some other small reasons.

Chapter 23 Ritsuka: Getto☆Daze!

"The connection with Archer is gone."

At the top of Orleans Castle, sitting on a broken throne, a silver-haired girl dressed in black suddenly opened her resting eyes, and a chaotic golden light flashed in the dark castle.

"Did it fall? Perhaps the saviors from Chaldea have finally arrived."

A man wearing a loose robe, with a pair of huge fish-like eyes and a sinister aura all over his body, quietly appeared behind the girl's throne, turned around and walked to the front of the throne, knelt down to the girl devoutly and fanatically.

"My beloved Saint Maiden, please give the order to slay all of the gods' lackeys in this era!"

"Well, it's as you wish, Jill."

The girl, Joan of Arc, closed her eyes and thought for a while, then nodded, suddenly stood up, waved her hand, and shouted orders to the empty hall.

"All my hounds, listen up! Change your course of action. Prioritize searching for any suspicious individuals who might be from the future, and then devour their flesh and blood!"

The order was issued, and the flag erected next to Joan of Arc's throne suddenly shone brightly. At the same time, in various parts of France, six servants who were immersed in killing and devastation raised their heads at the same time and looked in the direction of Orleans, and then all accelerated the speed of finishing the work at hand at the same moment.

On the lower floor of the castle where Joan of Arc was, a pair of golden vertical pupils opened at the same time, and a low and long dragon roar resounded throughout the castle. Then a huge black shadow broke through the castle, vibrated its huge wings, stretched its evil body in the air, and then pierced the top wall with its claws, and leaned over to stop under the big hole.

"Roar to your heart's content in this world, Fafnir!!"

Jeanne leaped out of the cave and landed perfectly on Fafnir's back, speaking loudly.

“Yinyinyinyinyin————!!!”

The earth-shaking dragon roar resounded throughout Orleans after Joan of Arc finished speaking. Then, the huge Fafnir flapped its wings and rushed towards the distant horizon. It then quickly turned into a small black dot and disappeared from the sight of Gilles de Rais who had walked to the edge of the cave.

"For the sake of the Saint Girl we all admire, I should also go and greet the coming of that Master."

Muttering this, Jill's figure disappeared into the darkness deep in the hall.

......

......

"...That's pretty much it."

Because of the existence of Atalanta, Melusine's original idea of ​​taking Jiaye around the sky of this singularity and then returning had to be abandoned. So after a not-too-long journey, they quickly took Atalanta to find Hong and others who had already established a summoning circle with spiritual veins, and told them all the information they learned from Colles and Atalanta.

The culprit is indeed the Holy Grail. It seems there must be a mastermind behind all these singularities, and the Holy Grail is the key tool that mastermind uses to create them.

Romana's voice coming from Chaldea was serious and solemn, but the emotions in it were quickly replaced by joy and excitement.

"But Jiaye, you're truly amazing! Just by gathering intelligence once, you've already added a powerful force to our side!"

Roman was referring to Atalanta, who was sizing up Ritsuka.

"It's really amazing. He managed to bring back a lovely girl in such a short time."

Hong hugged Jiaye from behind, rested her chin on his shoulder, and whispered a cold sneer in his ear.

"My image in other people's eyes is not very good."

Feeling a white, slender hand gently stroking his waist, Jia Ye smiled calmly without panicking.

He didn't do anything to offend Hong, so why should he feel guilty?

...No, maybe there is one thing that counts, but that was force majeure, and Melusine said that she has been recognized by Hong. Although I don’t know which period of Hong she was, she is still Hong, so there is no need to feel guilty...right?

"That's true. After all, you beat me up. It would be dangerous if I still like you after this."

Hong got the answer he wanted from Jia Ye's attitude. He smiled with satisfaction and withdrew his hand and stopped teasing him, but did not separate from him.

"Welcome back, Jiaye."

"Bored yet? I'm back, Red."

Raising his hand and rubbing her little head, Jia Ye said softly.

Come to think of it, this seemed to be the first time he and Hong had been separated for such a long time since they met.

Even when they went to the Clock Tower in London for further studies, they basically stayed together and never separated. They could almost be said to be inseparable from each other.

Although they were separated for only about two hours this time, looking at her expression, she seemed to be unable to bear it any longer.

I don't know if she couldn't stand the feeling of him not being around, or she couldn't stand the feeling of having no one to bully or tease, but Jiaye thought it should be the former, because looking at Ritsuka, she was able to withstand Atalanta's sharp gaze and examine her. It can be seen that she had experienced some things that made her courage grow in these two hours.

"Is this the other Master that man mentioned? He is indeed quite good."

Seeing that Ritsuka showed no fear at all under her gaze and even looked at her in return, Atalanta's eyes flashed with admiration.

"Are those ears and tail real?"

Li Xiang looked at the pair of cat ears on Atalanta's head and the long tail swaying gently behind her, and suddenly felt itchy in her heart and hands.

"Senior, it's very rude of you to stare at me like that."

Mashu tugged at the corner of Ritsuka's clothes from behind and reminded her in a low voice.

"what?"

Ritsuka came to his senses and quickly looked away from Atalanta.

But she had heard from Jia Ye that this was a famous hero in Greek mythology, and if she made her angry, she would probably be shot into a hornet's nest.

But even though she knew this, her eyes still glanced in Atalanta's direction from time to time, and she looked at her as if she was looking at a cute big cat with sharp eyes.

"Your name is?"

Although she felt that there was something wrong with the way the Chaldean Master looked at her, out of her appreciation and high evaluation of Li Xiang, Atalanta was the first to ask after seeing that she did not seem to want to speak.

"Ritsuka, Fujimaru Ritsuka."

Seeing this cute big cat taking the initiative to talk to him, Ritsuka felt so happy that he immediately responded.

"Very well, Fujimaru Ritsuka, I ask you, are you willing to be my Master and lead me to kill that psychopathic Saint across the way?"

Very satisfied with Ritsuka's resounding answer, Atalanta extended her hand to invite Ritsuka.

Perhaps because of the example of Jiaye, she had a very good impression of the Master in front of her. At the same time, she also knew that she was just a Servant at the moment. If it were not for her A-level "Acting Alone" skill, she might have returned to Valhalla as soon as Jiaye severed her contract and connection with Jeanne because she could not sustain the magic power consumption in the present world.

However, even so, after such a journey, she was a little unable to hold on.

However, Atalanta had not forgotten the hatred that Joan of Arc had given her for ordering her to massacre the city, which led to her killing countless children against her will. So she was unwilling to go back like this. At least she had to send that annoying Black Saint back to hell.

"Eh....?"

Ritsuka was stunned.

In her impression, Heroic Spirits should be a group of arrogant and difficult guys, like Melusine beside Jiaye, so she never thought from the beginning to the end that she could establish a contract with servants other than Mashu and let them fight for her.

But now, there is actually a servant who has taken the initiative to propose to sign a contract with her. Is there anything more surprising than this?

Of course, this definitely doesn't mean that she dislikes Mashu, but just like playing a card collecting game, you will definitely want to collect the entire illustrated book. Although she is a salted fish, she is also a salted fish with dreams.

"Can I really?"

However, Ritsuka is always Ritsuka. Although she is so excited that she wants to agree immediately, she will still respect Atalanta's idea because she knows that she is just a half-baked Master who can't even do a magic. After making a contract with Atalanta, she can do nothing except provide her with magic power. Will she really not be a burden to her?

She told Atalanta everything about her situation without hiding anything. However, to Ritsuka's surprise, after hearing what she said, Atalanta did not hesitate, but instead smiled beautifully.

"Your honesty is recognized by me, but you don't need to worry about it. I am an archer and a hunter. Even without the magical support from the Master, as long as I have enough magic power, I am confident that I can hunt down any enemy."

After saying that, Atalanta suddenly turned around and glared at Jiaye, then added.

"Except for some special cases that can be called monsters."

In response, Jia Ye just shrugged helplessly.

I'm so sorry to crush you.

"Then please guide me from now on, Atalanta."

After receiving the approval, Ritsuka immediately shook the hand that Atalanta extended, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly regret it.

A golden light bloomed on the two people's clasped hands. Ritsuka felt that the magic power in his body began to flow towards Atalanta. Atalanta felt that his body, which had been somewhat deficient, began to become full again, and at the same time, his strength seemed to show a sign of growth.

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data update

Master: Fujimaru Ritsuka

Real name: Atalanta

Class: Archer

Strength: D Durability: E→E+ Agility: A

Magic: B Luck: C Noble Phantasm: C

Skill:----

Chapter 24 The Approaching Shadow

[Since the Holy Grail has already summoned a neutral Servant, we don't need to use the Heroic Spirit Summoning System. This will also save some energy and allow us to send you more supplies.]

Witnessing the contract between Ritsuka and Atalanta, Roman's relieved voice rang out quietly.

"I can't see the speaker. Is this a magic trick? He seems to be as useless as Jason."

Atalanta pricked up her ears for a moment, subconsciously glanced around vigilantly, and then reacted.

"a ha ha ha......"

Roman's bitter and helpless voice came from the void, and everyone seemed to be able to imagine him scratching his head and laughing awkwardly in Chaldea.

"Do you have any ideas about the next course of action?"

The time for laughter was over, and Jiaye clapped his hands gently to attract everyone's attention to himself.

"Should we look for other neutral servants and try to get their help, or should we advance to Orleans with our current strength and gradually deplete the enemy's combat power by defeating and capturing every berserker servant we encounter along the way, thereby increasing our own combat power?"

Jia Ye had already thought of all the options and was now putting them forward for everyone to choose from.

Although doing so might seem a bit dictatorial, it is undeniable that every plan he proposed is extremely correct and efficient. At least no one could think of a third plan at the moment.

Moreover, his approach saves them the time and effort of thinking for themselves. I don't know whether having such a leader is a good thing or a bad thing.

If everyone is under his command for a long time, probably one day everyone will be spoiled by him.

"Well, isn't it said that the dragons summoned by Joan of Arc are slaughtering the town? Can we go and save those innocent French people?"

Mashu raised her hand and suggested.

"Why would you do that?"

Aige tilted her head slightly and looked at Mashu in confusion.

"Why... Because those people were not at fault. They didn't deserve to be killed because of Joan of Arc's revenge."

Mashu was suddenly confused. Does saving people even require a reason?