In the world of Type-Moon, start by becoming Morgan's husband!

"..."

Drake frowned slightly, then curled his lips.

"Really? I was so happy for nothing."

"But you are quite capable. Not only can you imitate such a weapon, but you can even block my musket."

"You should know that at a distance of seven steps, the gun is fast, and within seven steps, the gun is fast and accurate."

“It’s just practice.”

Ian replied with a smile.

"anyway--"

"Drake, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course." The female captain shrugged, "But let me make this clear first--"

"I'm not an encyclopedia, so the questions you answer may not be answered by me as you wish."

"Don't worry." Ian smiled calmly, "I'm sure you can answer this question of mine."

"Really? Then tell me."

"That--"

Ian's eyes fell on the golden cup placed in front of everyone.

The man did that on purpose, just to ask the question at hand.

"You said you used this thing to drink, didn't you?"

"Yes." Derek answered without hesitation. In her opinion, this was not an issue that needed to be concealed.

“I started doing this a long time ago.”

"..."

"..."

Ian and Matthew looked at each other and fell silent.

The two people who had participated in the operation to repair the singularity now had a vague common understanding in their hearts.

"so--"

"This is a cup you've had for a long time, not one that was handed to you by someone, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Ian's heart sank at Derek's answer.

He has realized that the Holy Grail is not the culprit that caused the singularity, but is merely Drake's collection in a sense.

In other words: the Holy Grail that causes the singularity to appear is something else.

This is also consistent with the message that Fujimaru Ritsuka left for Olga Marie before he lost contact.

Ian took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing.

"Drake, have you ever seen a girl named 'Fujimaru Ritsuka'?"

Men don't actually hold out much hope for this problem.

After all, Oceanus is so vast, and he doesn't think that Fujimaru Ritsuka will happen to meet such a generous female captain.

however--

Just like Ian naturally knows how to attract girls, Ritsuka Fujimaru's actions always seem to be favored by fate.

The moment he heard the name, Drake shouted out almost instantly.

"I remember!"

"Is she the girl with two good friends and a particularly good personality?"

"Eh?"

Ian perked up now.

"You actually know?"

"Of course!" Drake looked at the Holy Grail in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed as if he was recalling the past.

"These three people have been drinking with me before!"

"That guy named Mordred started talking nonsense after drinking, saying things like 'My father is the best in the world' and 'My father is the hero in the eyes of my aunt and stepmother'."

"The girl named Gareth was trying to cover her mouth all night."

As Drake spoke these words, he became more and more happy, looking as if he had tasted fine wine.

But Ian's expression became more complicated.

In addition to Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mordred and Gareth also accompanied her to this singularity.

These two are servants that Ian trusts very much, but now...

Just when the man was feeling sad about this, he felt a warm touch on his left and right hands.

Ian looked and found that Mashu and Nero held his hands almost at the same time.

Although the two people's eyes showed their own differences, they also had a unanimous recognition.

"Don't worry, you'll find it."

Yes.

Of course you can find it. Isn't the reason you came here to do this?

Ian adjusted his mindset once again, and then asked:

"In that case—"

"Captain Drake, do you know where they went?"

"I don't know about that." Drake shrugged and put the holy grail, which she regarded as a drinking utensil, back into everyone's sight.

"Ian Pendragon."

"After they knew this was not the Holy Grail of the singularity, they thanked me politely, borrowed a boat and left."

"..."

Not an unexpected action.

Ian knew that if he was the one facing this situation at that time, he would definitely take almost the same actions.

but--

This brings us back to the original question.

If he was leaving, then where did Fujimaru Ritsuka go?

What happened later that caused her communication with Chaldea to be suddenly cut off?

Ian couldn't think of any reason to explain all this.

The cheerful Drake also asked with great concern:

"Ian Pendragon, what's wrong with you?"

"Just call me Ian." The man replied politely, "I'm here to look for Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others."

"but--"

"As it stands now, it's a little bit troublesome."

"Indeed." Drake nodded.

"It's not that easy to find a group of people in the ocean."

This is the old captain's personal experience.

after all--

There is everything in the sea, and everyone here is moving almost all the time.

All hope seemed to disappear at this moment.

But Atalanta had an idea.

In the silence of everyone, the cat girl raised her hand, and after everyone's attention was focused, she spoke:

"If it's about the whereabouts of that girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka—"

"I think……"

"She might be heading for the Argol."

493. Atalanta's Pet Contract/The Origin of the Argonauts/Nighttime Rendezvous (4k)

Atalanta's words quickly made her the focus of everyone's attention.

Especially Ian.

After all, he had just learned about the Argo from Atalanta not long ago - that was where she was summoned, but she quietly left the ship because of some personal problems.

"what do you mean?"

Derek asked Ian about her doubts before she did.

"The Argol?"

"Whose boat is that?"

As a great adventurer, Drake has a completely different yearning for ocean adventures than others, otherwise, his own treasure would not be the Golden Deer.

So when Atalanta mentioned "Argor", she subconsciously thought it was the name of a ship.

And this is indeed the case.

"Jason." Atalanta answered Drake's question truthfully.

"That's his ship."

"How does it compare to my Golden Hart?" Drake asked his second concerning question.

"..."

Atalanta did not answer Drake immediately. The tail behind her curled slightly at this time.

"that--"

"Do you really want to know the answer to this question?"

"Of course!" Drake patted his proud chest, "Every adventurer on the sea would want to compare his ship with others."

"Believe me, if Jason knew there was a ship called the 'Golden Deer', he would definitely ask you which one is better, his 'Argor' or the 'Golden Deer'!"

"..."

Perhaps she agreed with Drake's opinion, or perhaps she didn't want to hide anything. After Drake expressed his thoughts, Atalanta nodded and quickly continued:

"Captain Drake."

"If you really want to ask such a thing--"

"Then I have only one response, that is, the 'Argor' is more powerful than the 'Golden Deer'."

"After all, it was a ship given by Athena, a favor from the gods."

"Uh... something Athena gave you?" Ian's tone became a little subtle.

Atalanta noticed this and spoke more carefully.

"What's wrong?"

"Are you afraid that I'm lying? I can swear on my name that this is all true and there is no falsehood at all."

"Otherwise, please ask the gods in the sky to send down thunder and fire to turn me into ashes."

Seeing Atalanta swearing a rather exaggerated oath, Ian quickly stopped her and explained his meaning:

"I didn't doubt you."