Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"Dr. Roman!" Ritsuka shouted in surprise.

Before being transferred here by the spirit particle, he met Romani who was busy cleaning up in the room assigned to him. After introducing themselves to him, he heard the explosion in the control room.

After that, we arrived at singularity F.

“Fujimaru! Mashu!” Romani was surprised and delighted. “It’s amazing that you were able to withstand the ‘loss of meaning’ without the basket.”

"Maybe they are all special." Shiomi said, glancing at the white creature on Ritsuka's shoulder.

It looked like a squirrel, a wild cat, and a puppy. He always felt that he should know the origin of this creature, but he couldn't remember it for a moment and decided to remain silent.

"Shiomi is here too?" Romani was shocked.

"Not only me, Mary is here too." Shiomi pulled Olga Mary to her side.

"Oh, just as Sakura said, he is really still alive. Dad's vitality is comparable to that of a cockroach that has survived from ancient times to the present." Kallen broke into the scene and squeezed Romani out.

Shiomi's face suddenly twitched: "Karen, isn't it a bit too much to describe your father as a 'cockroach'?"

"That's true after all." Kallen calmly took over the position, sat down and continued communicating, "Since Dad is safe over there, the salvaging work for Sakura should be smoother."

"Are you all okay?" Xijian asked with concern.

"Sakura and I are fine. Gray and mother were somewhere else, and they rushed here after hearing the explosion." Kallen said.

"Wait a minute, why is the head of the medical department sitting in that position?" Olga Marie asked Karen.

She was referring to the position occupied by Kallen, which was the position given to Professor Leif, who was responsible for managing the transfer of spirit particles and providing all kinds of support to the Master.

"Because Professor Leif is at the center of the explosion and his whereabouts are unknown." Kallen informed calmly, "99% of the people in the control room have been killed. At this stage, the highest-ranking person in Chaldea is Dr. Roman, so he will be in charge of the combat command."

Olga Marie found it difficult to accept for a moment.

"Wait a minute, you just said Sakura was 'salvaging', what's going on?" Shiomi asked.

"The 47 people in the basket, including dad, are all in critical condition due to the explosion. Because the existence proof process was interrupted, your bodies are now stranded in the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers." Kallen said, "Sakura is trying to interfere with the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers to save dad and other masters."

"It's difficult." Xijian sighed.

The sea of ​​imaginary numbers, or imaginary space, is a "big box" without boundaries.

There is no concept of time and direction there, and lepton transfer makes use of this to make time jumps possible.

As one of the rare imaginary magicians, Sakura, under Morgan's instruction, has been able to easily interfere with the imaginary space and use it as a source of combat and power.

However, in the boundless imaginary space, it is not so easy to salvage the Chaldean masters whose locations are difficult to determine.

It is literally looking for a needle in a haystack.

"The others are already in cryopreservation, only Dad's body has not been moved yet." Karen added, "Since Dad can appear over there, it won't be that easy to kill him."

When she said this, she took out the lollipop she had been holding in her mouth and shook it gently. There was a hint of crying in her usual calm voice.

"After all, he is my father."

Chapter 3 Investigation Team

That being said.

Except for Shiomi and Ritsuka who was not affected, the remaining 46 Masters were all put into cryogenic preservation, which made Olga Marie very uneasy.

Cryopreservation without the consent of the parties involved is a serious violation of regulations.

What's more, freezing 46 people at the same time, Olga Marie knew that was the most correct approach and could ensure that all Masters would not die.

But at the same time, the responsibility for the freezing work will ultimately fall on her as the director.

"...46...no, 47 lives, how can I afford it..." She was so nervous that she kept biting her fingers.

"It's okay. I'll be here for you." Shiomi rubbed her head. "At the clock tower, I'll convince Lord Tramberio and Lord Baluereta to help you."

For a girl in her twenties, this is not the right thing to do, but after all, she is a rookie with little experience and qualifications in dealing with things. There is still a big gap between her and an old hand like him who has been sitting on the Diaoyutai in the factional struggles in the Clock Tower.

"And Lanis~~" Karen's voice came through the player.

Olga Marie finally regained some of her spirit: "Yes, yes, I am also the monarch of the Clock Tower!"

She was originally afraid that the democrats would take this opportunity to cause trouble, but with Shiomi as a guarantor, she felt reassured.

"What are you going to do after that?" Romani asked from behind Kallen's seat, "Are you going to wait here for rescue?"

Shiomi was the first to speak: "Don't be ridiculous. It's okay for others to wait for rescue, but I can't just leave this place alone."

“…That’s true. After all, Fuyuki is your hometown.” Romani expressed his understanding.

"Then it's decided. Under the leadership of Shiomi-sensei, I, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the Sub-Servant Mash Kyrielight will form the investigation team for Singularity F."

Olga Marie turned around and waved her hand at Ritsuka and Mashu.

"learn."

"Yes, I understand."

After Matthew answered, Ritsuka quickly followed suit.

"Okay, okay, don't make it so formal. It's just a temporary team anyway." Shiomi waved her hands repeatedly, trying to comfort him with a helpless smile.

It was not that he did not understand that for the two men who had never been on a battlefield, the exploration mission of Singularity F was full of unknowns, and it was inevitable that they felt uneasy.

——Even if it doesn’t show on her face.

"He's an experienced magician who has been to the front lines, but his attitude is like he's on a spring outing..." Olga Marie was a little dissatisfied.

But she had to admit that it was precisely because Shiomi seemed to be doing it with ease that she wasn't so nervous or scared.

Unlike his father Maris Billy, who never communicates with him much and only cares about magic, Shiomi has more warmth that ordinary people have.

"Then Singularity F will be handed over to Dad and everyone else. Please contact us immediately if there is any situation." Karen said solemnly, and added, "There are servants approaching you. Please be careful."

"Already know."

After Shiomi finished speaking, he nodded to Kallen and cut off the communication.

He looked in the direction of the Servant's aura.

"Do you want to fight?" Ritsuka asked.

"No, it would be better to establish a base first." Shiomi made a brief analysis, "It's different from the one that attacked me and Mari just now. This time it's a new Servant. If it turns into a melee, both Mari and Ritsuka will be in danger."

"Where should we take refuge?" asked Olga Marie.

Xi Jian raised the corner of his mouth: "Need I ask? Of course it's my home."

As he spoke, he pointed the magic spear in his hand at the ground, and a whirlwind suddenly arose on the flat ground. The three of them could see clearly that it was not an ordinary tornado, but countless crows.

"Don't run around. It will be hard to find you if you fall behind."

After the crows wrapped up the four people, they suddenly disappeared along with them.

The female servant who landed on top of the ruins of the high-rise building made an unhappy sound of clicking her tongue after seeing this scene.

“You run really fast…”

After saying that, she turned and left.

In the opposite direction, another Servant also saw this scene, holding the wound on his waist and muttering to himself:

"Hey, the same gun as Master, and the same teleportation magic... Looks like the person who said that is him..."

"Here is..."

"Teacher's home?"

Ritsuka and Olga Marie muttered to themselves as they looked at the scene before them.

"But... all I see is an undeveloped empty space." Mashu said bluntly.

"OK, let's change the destination."

Shiomi turned around decisively and stopped struggling.

Unexpectedly, the Shiomi family's residence was not even in ruins, let alone without a foundation.

This is still a completely undeveloped area with a half-burned "For Sale" wooden sign standing on it.

"But this is not the teacher's--" Olga Marie asked.

"The singularity itself means that human history has deviated for some reason." Shiomi said, "There is no home here for me. The answer is very simple. I do not exist in this distorted singularity F."

"Why doesn't it exist?" Ritsuka followed.

"It's probably because if I were here, the singularity itself would be difficult to establish." Shiomi thought for a moment, "So I was excluded in some way... or -"

"Or?" Olga Marie asked.

"Or maybe the me in Singularity F is actually dead." Shiomi spread his hands, "And I died very early, at least before 1992."

He frankly described the second possibility, which was a bit cruel, which made the girls feel a little uncomfortable.

"No matter what, the singularity is the singularity, and I am me." Xi Jian was very open-minded, "Since my home doesn't exist, I can only eat at the rich man's house."

"Are you referring to the Tosaka family, the managers of the Fuyuki land?" Olga Marie heard something.

"The manager of the land, does that family own the entire city?" Lixiang was very curious.

Shiomi shook her head. "In the past, it might be. Now, it refers to the ownership of the spiritual veins of the land at the level of magic. Fuyuki is the second most sacred place in Japan. It is precisely because the entire area is managed that the Tosaka family can provide land as the venue for the Holy Grail War ceremony—"

"Holy Grail...War?" Ritsuka tilted his head.

Shiomi was stunned. He put his hands on his hips in embarrassment and had to start from the beginning to explain to Ritsuka the concept of the Holy Grail War and Servants, and led everyone to the Tohsaka family.

Located in Miyama-cho, the Shiomi family is only a ten-minute walk from the Tousaka family.

So, they soon arrived at the Toosaka family.

But immediately, Ritsuka and Olga Marie made even more surprised sounds than when they saw the "Shiomi family" before.

Not only that, Lian Xijian was also shocked this time.

He was almost speechless as he looked at the huge pit more than ten meters deep on the land that should have been the Tousaka residence.

"… What happened to this singularity?"

Shiomi's expression finally became serious.

Chapter 4: Battle Under the Pit

Although shocked, Shiomi quickly adjusted his mentality and gave instructions.

"Mashu, you stay up there and protect Mari and Ritsuka. If any enemy appears, call me immediately."

"What is Teacher Shiomi going to do?" Ritsuka also started calling teacher.

Shiomi stood at the edge of the large pit that should have been the area of ​​the Tousaka residence.

"I want to go down and see what turned the Tohsaka family into such a huge pit."

After saying that, he slid down along the edge of the pit.

The Toosaka residence was built right above the spiritual vein of Fuyuki land, a location that was chosen hundreds of years ago.

Because of this, the Tousaka family has an affinity for spiritual veins that is not found elsewhere.

At the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War eleven years ago, Shiomi healed Toosaka Rin, who was severely injured by Marisbilly, by burying her in his own spiritual vein. The recovery efficiency was even better than Shiomi's personal treatment.

However, such a Toosaka residence disappeared at this singularity F, leaving only a huge hole.

In the blink of an eye, Shiomi slid to the bottom of the pit.

"here……"

After a brief investigation, Shiomi discovered that although this was one of the best spiritual veins in Fuyuki, the spiritual vein here was abnormally dry.

It was as if some large-scale magic ritual had just been performed, draining all the spiritual veins beneath the Tousaka family's grounds. It would take more than ten years for the spiritual veins to return to normal.

Is it because of the ongoing Holy Grail War? Shiomi analyzed secretly.

He raised his arm, ready to activate the device on his wrist.

In addition to communication, this device can also analyze and collect various intelligence about the user's location, and transmit this information back to Chaldea's staff for analysis.

But before Shiomi could answer the call, the sound of chains mixed with the sound of the wind made a faint sound.

He put his hand down and stood there without looking back.