The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

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."

"I just didn't expect Athena to have such leisure time."

"Didn't expect that?" Atalanta's tail curled into a small question mark.

"Yeah." Ian nodded.

"After all, isn't Athena always called the goddess of war? Shouldn't other gods be in charge of shipbuilding?"

In fact, this was not what Ian really thought.

He simply recalled Athena's true form - a giant mecha goddess capable of wielding a mechanical spear.

If He were to help build a ship...

Uh--

It seems a little bit strange.

"You do have some truth in what you said," Atalanta murmured softly, "but that's what Jason told us - this is what Athena gave him, a gift from her."

"..."

Feeling that this was not something that should be explored at this time, Ian quickly ended the topic and asked other questions:

"If that's the case—"

"Atalanta, why do you think Ritsuka would go looking for that ship?"

"You...have never seen her?"

It's not that Ian made this up.

After all, during the period in the first singularity, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Atalanta could be said to have missed each other perfectly.

"I really don't know her."

"But..." Atalanta's eyes fell on the Holy Grail in front of everyone, "I recognize this thing."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Atalanta's words caused the four people present to fall into silence.

Ian, who was the first to react, quickly spoke for everyone and continued to ask:

"You mean... Could it be that Jason also has a Holy Grail?"

"Yes." Atalanta nodded. "You are right."

"That's why I was summoned."

"If that girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka is really looking for the Holy Grail, I think the Argo might be her destination."

"Of course, how she knew and how she learned the location of the Argo is unknown to me."

"..."

Combining the previous words, Ian knew that what Atalanta revealed at this moment was her own inner voice.

It is indeed very likely that Fujimaru Ritsuka is heading to the Argor, which holds another Holy Grail.

"I understand."

"If this is really the case, we must catch up immediately."

"Otherwise... I don't know what problems I'll encounter later."

Having said that, although the target became the Argor, which Atalanta mentioned was slightly larger than the Golden Deer, it was not an easy task to find it in the breathtakingly huge Oceanus Sea.

Not to mention the transportation needed during this period.

But at this moment——

Drake suddenly slapped the deck at his feet and shouted:

"Decided!"

"Then let's change the current route and go find the ship called 'Argo' first!"

Everyone was shocked.

Because Drake's words were tantamount to saying that she was willing to help.

"Hey, hey, hey!" The female captain responded to the looks from others with considerable displeasure.

"What's your attitude? As an explorer, if you know that other people's ships are more powerful than yours, isn't it normal for you to want to go and find out what's going on?"

"But Miss Drake, you look like you have other things you want to do, right?" Mash replied carefully, her tone so cautious, as if she was afraid of touching the other person's reverse scale.

"This one……"

There was a barely perceptible purpose flashing in Drake's eyes. Although Ian noticed it, he did not expose him.

"I understand." As the absolute opinion leader among the girls, the man quickly made a decision.

"In that case——"

"Then please."

This was not a response made on impulse.

When sailing on the sea, it would naturally be more convenient to have a good ship.

But if you think about it this way—

Fujimaru Ritsuka is surprisingly strict with other people...

With Mordred involved, Drake actually had no idea what Fujimaru Ritsuka was trying to do.

"What about you guys?" With Ian's support, the female captain was obviously more confident.

"I--"

“I won’t force others to do something they don’t like.”

"But you didn't leave me a second choice, right?" Nero glared at Drake. It was obvious that she didn't like the female captain in front of her very much.

but--

She likes Ian.

Since he has made this decision, I won't make any more trouble.

"Forget it, I have no objection."