Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Number One even used an exaggerated and funny tone of voice and made a "scream" in the communication audio.

This even made Shuel, who was originally calmly observing Fujimaru Ritsuka's reaction, frown slightly.

“Xuer:…”

"01: Are you angry?"

"Xuer: Denial."

He quickly cut off communication with Yu Yi Bu and added the "mute" setting. Xu Er rarely raised his hand to touch the blue-purple hair falling beside his face.

"You really don't miss any opportunity..."

Number One is like this, and Xuer feels helpless about it. After all, the other person has good intentions, and with the convenience of his current physical characteristics, and the other person is "himself", it is really difficult for him to get upset with others over trivial matters.

In other words, because they are the same person, No. 1 will not make any "mistakes" no matter what.

Therefore, Xiuer's tolerance for it is extremely high, and he basically only gives appropriate reminders, threats and inducements.

And the person he was focusing on right now was not Number One, but Ritsuka Fujimaru who was walking straight towards him.

At this moment, the other party had swept away his previous nervousness and looked serious.

'Very good.'

This is the intuitive evaluation given by Xiuer.

It can be seen that although this person is not very strong (poor talent in magic), his mentality is very strong and he can think calmly in such a situation.

At this time, Shule had already stood up. In order to maintain the atmosphere, when Karna brought Fujimaru Ritsuka in, Shule and No. 2 "tidy up" the extra "furniture" at the same time.

The movement was so swift that no one except "them" could see it clearly (after all, it collapsed directly).

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly came towards Shuul, and the other clones along the way also stepped back a few steps to make a "road" for him.

'What's with this strange feeling of déjà vu?'

The corner of the boy's mouth twitched as he walked on the "road" and said inwardly:

"Why does it feel like challenging the final boss in those games..."

Although the opponent is indeed the final boss, it doesn't matter.

"You are the leader of these puppets, right?"

I won't make a mistake this time.

After going through so much, Fujimaru Ritsuka no longer had any extra time to chat, so he went straight to the point.

Standing three meters in front of Shuul, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked seriously at the "doll" in front of him, who was a head shorter than him.

"affim."

Xuer admitted it generously, after all, there was nothing to hide.

"What do you want to see me for?"

"Answer, contact with the 'Man of Chaldea' - individual Fujimaru Ritsuka."

The rather machine-like speech immediately reminded the boy of other puppets he had encountered not long ago. Those puppets were just like the person in front of him, and they spoke in the same tone.

And what kind of answer is that?!

Ritsuka Fujimaru frowned slightly, but did not show too much emotion. After all, he was in the enemy camp at this time.

"Additionally, in order to connect with Chaldea..."

Shuul's words were shocking, causing Fujimaru Ritsuka to subconsciously ask back.

"why?"

An unknown person in a singularity suddenly said that he wanted to contact Chaldea, and this singularity was created by the person who said this.

"……Um?"

Xiuer tilted his head in confusion.

"You...or you guys."

Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at the puppets surrounding him. He still remembered the puppets he had met before, but now he could no longer recognize any of the others except the smiling No. 1.

After all, they are all the same.

"How did you know us, and why did you want to contact us?"

The boy asked carefully, trying to use a calm tone.

When Shuul expressed his desire to contact Chaldea, Fujimaru Ritsuka thought that the other party created this singularity just to attract the "attention" of Chaldea.

And try to contact Chaldea to achieve some unknown purpose.

"So you sabotaged the Holy Grail War and then caused the appearance of this singularity in order to draw our attention?"

That's why they were able to capture Mashu and I shortly after we "transferred" to this world.

Fujimaru Ritsuka did not say the second half of the sentence.

After all, this was just his guess based on the other party's large amount, and the specific situation remains to be determined.

However, in response to his words, the puppet in front of him shook his head.

"No, my goal has always been to gain the Servants' power, not to disrupt the Holy Grail War."

"But it is undeniable that your actions have directly led to the destruction of the Holy Grail ceremony, right?"

In response to Shul's answer, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately refuted him. After all, no matter what the other party thought, the first thing others saw was what the other party did.

At this time, Karna, who was standing next to No. 4 not far away, was unintentionally eavesdropping on the conversation between the two.

He jumped back and forth between the boy and the doll with an indifferent expression.

"You wouldn't create a singularity just for something like this, would you?"

"Negative. The "Singularity" event was just an accident. We didn't intend it to happen."

At this point, Xiuer's eyes suddenly flashed slightly. At the same time, Number One, who was listening on the side, suddenly felt as if his "processor" was "poked".

He slowly turned his gaze to the side, seeming a little guilty.

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt tired. He couldn't understand the other party's behavior. Although the other party seemed to be a straightforward person, for some reason, the more the other party talked, the more confused he felt.

"Another accident?"

"affim."

Do you think I will believe it?

In response to Xiuer's answer, the boy just smiled awkwardly.

"Of course, you just have to believe it."

"Forehead……"

However, the other party continued speaking as if reading his thoughts, leaving Fujimaru Ritsuka momentarily stunned.

"Answer, don't mind me, I can infer your psychology through "observation."

“For example, you are thinking, ‘There it is again.’ ”

After all, No. 1 had done this before and gave the same answer, so Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately thought of the former.

"hiss……"

This isn't mind reading?

"No, I didn't use the "mind reading" function."

"stop!"

Regardless of whether the other party would be angry or not, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly stretched out his palm to indicate a pause.

But just as the young man expected, Xiuer stopped showing off his incredible "mind-reading ability".

"Whether you can read minds or not is not important. Should we continue with the previous topic?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka said helplessly. He really couldn't imagine that the leader of these puppets was so "weird".

But to be honest, after this interruption, the boy's momentum, which he had been trying hard to hold back, couldn't help but relax. After all, at the moment, the other party seemed to be able to talk.

I'm just a little stubborn and picky about certain things.

“…I agree.”

Seeing that Fujimaru Ritsuka's nervous mood was finally relieved, Shuul, who had deliberately played a prank on him, nodded silently.

"call……"

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the puppet in front of him started talking again.

"Answer: The 'peace plan' cannot be implemented."

"Eh?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru was a little confused as to why the other party suddenly said this.

"It proves that no one would easily give their 'power' to someone of unknown origin."

It turns out you guys still have self-awareness!

"Conclusion: 'Forced confrontation' is the most effective solution."

Therefore, after hearing Shul's answer, Fujimaru Ritsuka's brows, which had slowly relaxed, furrowed again.

He couldn't agree with the concept of the puppet in front of him.

Which good person only thinks about "fighting" all day long, and calls it efficiency, and even targets other people's "power"?

So the boy couldn't help but retort:

"What if you encounter a being you can't defeat?"

"Of course, as long as we fight, we can achieve our goal, regardless of whether we win or lose."

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka was silent. He could see that the other party's ideas were completely biased, but he was not prepared and could not correct the other party. After all, he could see that verbal "debate" alone would not be enough to convince the other party.

And since you can't even beat the other person, how can you correct him?

Moreover, the method of "forcing the opponent to surrender through fighting" is still in line with the opponent's concept in a sense.

"Well, at least tell me why you are so obsessed with the 'power' of your servants?"

To be honest, in addition to wanting to know why the other party knows about Chaldea and why he wants to contact Chaldea, Fujimaru Ritsuka is also very curious why the other party wants the "power" of the Servants, given that they already have super high magical abilities and combat capabilities.

Ritsuka Fujimaru can see this through what happened to Mordred.

"The answer is to become stronger."

Xiuer's reply was unusually brief.

It was so brief that Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't even notice that Shuul had finished speaking.

The boy was a little confused.

A few drops of cold sweat flowed down Fujimaru Ritsuka's forehead.

He originally thought that the other party would give a long speech to explain his reasons, but in the end, the other party only said two words - "become stronger."

It's a very simple reason, and also the most common reason.

Staring at Xiuer's expressionless and delicate face, the boy didn't know what to say for a moment, until he took another deep breath and calmed down.

"...Okay, let's put this matter aside for now."

The main thing is that he has no choice but to let it go. He feels that this topic cannot be continued.

This doll looks cute, so why does it act so scary?

Then, before the young man could calm down, Xuul in front of him suddenly lit up his golden eyes.

"Ask, do you need to rest?"

As he spoke, Xiuer raised his hand slightly, and a golden light flashed to the side, and then a chair condensed and took shape in the light.

Xiuer's sudden remarks made the boy stunned again.

What does it mean?