Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

While the girl was stunned, her "response" made Number One sigh.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. If I hadn't mentioned Miss Number One, Miss Xiuer wouldn't have called you here and wouldn't have delayed your business."

Mashu quickly admitted her mistake, trying to ease Number One's growing resentment.

Fortunately, the latter did not vent his anger on the girl.

"... Never mind. It's not your fault."

"This is all the fault of the Commander."

Faced with the girl who took the initiative to take the blame, Number One just sighed calmly, suppressed the impatience on his face, and instead threw the "blame" back on Xiuer's head.

"Well, it's not all Xiu's fault..."

"You don't have to take the blame. The Commander won't bother with such trivial matters. You don't have to be so nervous when facing him."

Number One immediately interrupted the other party's attempt to take the blame.

"No, sister, I've already found excuses for you, but you still want to take the blame. What's your idea?"

In this short period of time, Number One saw the girl's "nervousness" when facing Xuel, but for him, it was actually unnecessary.

After all, if you are not an enemy, there is no need to worry about the original body's thoughts.

"Also, next time if you want to ask the Commander a question, remember to speak clearly, otherwise the Commander might misunderstand you."

He spoke in a calm tone, seemingly not really angry.

After all, this was just a misunderstanding. Shul really thought that Mashu wanted to find Number One.

Since it was not a big deal, the latter immediately contacted No. 1 and forcibly pulled him over, which led to the scene just now.

"Ah, oh..."

Mashu responded blankly.

Number One's mood changes were so rapid that the girl thought the low mood just now was just an illusion.

Seeing that his comfort worked, Number One smiled slightly.

"Since everything is fine, I'll leave first. Goodbye~"

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to respond, No. 1 immediately went into the newly opened golden passage on the side. It was obvious that he was indeed in a hurry.

"Oh, ah, goodbye..."

Mashu responded subconsciously, waving goodbye in the direction where Number One disappeared. Looking at the empty corridor in front of her, her heart was filled with confusion.

"Come to think of it...what did I want to do in the first place?"

……

Chapter 6: Fu Fu

Chaldea, in Shul's room—

"Inquiry, why are you hiding from me?"

At this time, it was after dinner, 8:20 in the evening.

It was not late and it was not time to rest. All the people in Chaldea were still active, but Xuel, who did not need to rest, was staying in his room at this moment.

Sitting on the head of the bed in his room, Xiuer held up the white creature in his hand until it was at eye level.

Because of his height, his feet could not touch the ground completely when he sat on the bed, and his heels were still hanging above the floor. He had no choice but to sit on the edge of the bed with his legs together.

The light from the ceiling illuminated Shuul below, casting a shadow on his face that was large enough to hide him.

A pair of glowing golden eyes stared intently at Fu Fu in his hand.

"Fu..."

Looking at the depressed Fu Fu, the device above Xiuer's head emitted a soft light.

"Confused, why are you complaining?"

"Fu?!"

Fu Fu was suddenly startled, and it quickly raised its head and met Xiuer's eyes.

"Sure, I understand."

"Fufu, Fu~..."

"Answer me, I won't do anything to you, don't worry."

"Fu!"

"I wonder, how did you find out?"

"Fu~Fu~"

If the other people in Chaldea saw this scene, they would definitely be shocked.

This is different from some people who can understand what Fufu means. Xuer can truly understand the "speech" of this magical creature.

Of course, Shule was able to master a language in a very short period of time.

Even if it is a strange language from another world, he can collect a large amount of "data" and analyze the meaning of those pronunciations.

But human language is different from that of wild animals.

Rather than analyzing the meaning of each of Fufu's calls based on its reaction, Xuel took the easy way out and directly used [magic], the magic he had obtained from other worlds in the past - "magic that can communicate with animals."

The effect is that you can communicate with any animal, and while the effect is active, you can understand the language of any animal.

If we use the name after Shul included it, it is the magic of "barrier-free communication".

Because the actual effect of this magic is actually also effective on humans, which is not a big deal, after all, humans are also living beings.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the other party has "intelligence". A demented individual will most likely only be able to roar instinctively.

And this is also the reason why Xiuer can understand what Fu Fu said.

However, the effect of this magic is actually the same as those machine translations in the world before Xuer traveled through time, but the difference is that the words translated by this magic will have a stronger "personal color".

Simply put, the specific sentences translated may be different from the original words, but the meaning can be guaranteed to be similar to the original words.

For example, when it is translated, it will include "dialect" and the like.

However, after Xuel "got the hang of it", he "modified" the magic. Now he can independently choose a "language habit" to dominate the translated words.

For example, when facing Fu Fu now, Shuul directly used Fujimaru Ritsuka's "template" during the "translation" process.

"Fu~"Based on my intuition~"

"..."

Just relying on your intuition, you discovered that I was checking your background?

Looking at Fu Fu who suddenly became proud in his hands, Xiuer felt a little confused.

For Shul, something as mysterious as "intuition" is not a good answer.

This kind of unfounded thing is the most troublesome for him because it has no reference value.

"Inquiry, why are you avoiding me?"

"Fu! "Because I feel you are dangerous."

"……Danger?"

"Fu! "That's right!"

Well, it turns out the reason is that simple, but Fu Fu's answer still made Xiuer feel helpless.

Did he run away because he felt dangerous? Xuel didn't think he behaved like a "dangerous person" in his normal state, so this was probably his "intuition".

It’s “intuition” again…

Xiuer once again lamented in his heart the unreasonableness of this matter.

But he still felt that the other party's worries were unnecessary.

"negative."

Xiuer shook his head, denying Fu Fu's statement.

"Fu? "Isn't it?"

Xiuer shook his head again.

"Answer: I already know all your information from the first time we met, Casey Palug."

Because he had already revealed all of Fu Fu's "information" when they first met, so in Xiuer's opinion, Fu Fu's behavior of avoiding him in the past two days was useless.

"In conclusion, your 'escape' over the past two days has been completely useless."

"Fu!?"

When Fu Fu, who was originally playing badly, heard Xiuer suddenly reveal his real name, she was also surprised.

Ignoring Fu Fu's frightened face, Xiuer placed her on his thighs after finishing his explanation.

Shul's body shape is similar to Mashu's, so that Fufu, who is small for Mashu, also looks smaller on him.

"Asking why the 'Fourth Beast' serves as a 'mascot/pet' in Chaldea?"

Xiuer stroked Fufu's long furry ears and asked calmly as he looked at this cute white creature that looked like a rabbit and a cat.

In response to Xiuer's question, Fu Fu, who was being touched by him, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't about fear, it's about...

"Fu~"How come you are so skilled in this technique?!"

"Answer: Because I downloaded the "Animal Petting Techniques" and am currently working on Project 76."

"Fu~... "Wu~ My body is going limp..."

"..."

Xiuer caressed Fufu quietly. There was no other noise in the house except the sound of Fufu's soft breathing because of comfort.

"Fu~"

Finally, Xiuer stopped what he was doing, allowing Fu Fu, who was so comfortable that her limbs were limp, to rest.

"Fu... "I didn't want to come here..."

After taking a few breaths, Fu Fu finally regained the strength to continue communicating.

Xiuer quietly acted as a listener, listening to Fu Fu who was about to start telling a story.

But the other party didn't seem to want to talk about the past.

"Fu? "Didn't you say you knew all my information? Then why are you asking me this?"

"Answer: Because it's just curiosity, not a need. I won't casually check other people's past unless it's necessary."

"Fu~Fufu, Fu! I didn't expect you to care about other people's privacy, but directly finding out someone's name and identity is also an invasion of privacy!"

"affim."

Regarding this, Xiuer did not deny it.

Looking up at the opponent Shuul who remained calm, Fu Fu was finally defeated.

"Fu? "So you captured me just to hear my story?"

Fu Fu still remembers that boy/Fujimaru Ritsuka, who also told Shuul about his experience as a story.

So naturally, it also thought that the other party's actions this time were for the same purpose.

But the truth is that it can’t be said to be wrong, but it can’t be said to be right either.

"Correction, I'm curious about why the 'Fourth Beast' became Chaldea's 'pet'."

Xiuer repeated the question again, as if to emphasize the main point.

Aren't you still curious about my experience?

Seeing this, Fu Fu was a little speechless, but it didn't resist as much as before.

After all, after actual contact, it discovered that Xuul didn't seem to have any major problems, and even the vague sense of crisis disappeared.