Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

After all, until yesterday afternoon, Fu Fu looked like she hated Xuer. Unexpectedly, in just one night, the relationship between the "human" and the beast quickly improved.

And now Fu Fu is sleeping on someone's head.

The conversation between the three people did not disturb Fu Fu. Looking at its current appearance, it seemed to be sleeping soundly. The way it curled up was as if Xuel was wearing a white plush hat on its head.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but become curious.

"Is the texture of Shul's hair really that good?"

The boy suddenly assumed a thoughtful attitude.

His eyes stole a glance towards the blue-purple "waterfall". The light from the ceiling made the already bright hair look even more beautiful.

Xiuer keenly caught the other person's gaze, but he didn't understand why the other person was staring at his hair.

But this is not important, Xuer's mind is still on the previous topic.

"No, there's no conflict between me and Fu Fu, so how can we talk about reconciliation?"

After all, no matter what, Xiuer is still a pragmatic person, and he will look at things according to his own standards.

At least from his point of view, there was no "conflict" between him and Fu Fu. As for the fact that the other party was avoiding him, Xuer didn't care.

"Well, you're right."

Ritsuka Fujimaru didn't want to refute. After all, they all wished that Shul could have such a good relationship with Fufu.

Seeing that the primary "task" had been completed, Fujimaru Ritsuka turned his attention to other things.

"Come to think of it, the doctor asked me to thank you on his behalf."

"thank?"

Xiuer blinked blankly.

"...I'm confused. Why are you thanking me?"

Xiuer didn't understand, he clearly didn't do anything to help the other party.

"It's about those five bottles of 'potions' yesterday."

"...?"

Seeing that the other party was obviously "confused", Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but be surprised.

"Eh? You didn't forget, did you?"

"No, I won't forget."

Of course Shuul remembered the potion, and it happened yesterday. Even if he wasn't an Ex-Machina, he didn't have amnesia, so how could he forget it so quickly?

"Inquiry, 'making five bottles of potion' was your commission, and 'helping Dr. Roman' was your idea. It has nothing to do with me. Why did Dr. Roman thank me?"

This is what Shul is confused about. After all, no matter from which angle, the only person who wants to "help" Roman is Fujimaru Ritsuka, and he, Shul, only participated in the production of the "gift".

For example, if you give someone a gift, they can’t necessarily thank the supplier, right?

Thinking of this, Xuer's eyes suddenly became sharp.

A pair of golden "amber" eyes stared closely at Fujimaru Ritsuka's face.

"I presume you fabricated the facts in front of the doctor?"

"No, no, no, how is that possible!"

How could Fujimaru Ritsuka admit to Shule's "slander"? He really just told the truth in front of the doctor. He really didn't add any exaggeration to make the doctor feel good about Shule.

The boy felt wronged, and his words were filled with panic as he wanted to prove himself.

"I don't have to do this."

The boy cried out in injustice, and the grievance on his face did not seem fake. At least Xuel did not see any element of "disguise".

"After all, you did contribute, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't use much 'effort'. I think I can make whatever you want instantly."

Shuul spoke seriously, as if to prove his strength, but this situation was not what Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to see.

He didn't know why Shuel always paid attention to details in everything strange.

Alas, it is indeed a bit tiring to talk to Xiuer.

The young man thought with some tiredness.

In the past, I was exhausted just trying to understand the meaning, but now I am exhausted just trying to correct my thoughts. Moreover, compared to "understanding", correcting some of Xuer's ideas is extremely difficult.

In any case, Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't notice that the other party changed his behavior because of what he said.

But then again, why hasn't Mashu made any move for so long?

Finally remembering the other person, Fujimaru Ritsuka subconsciously looked beside him, but Mashu, who was just beside him, was nowhere to be found.

Oh, where are the people?

"The answer, Individual Mashu, left on its own when you changed the subject."

Are you going to leave me alone to face Shuul, Mashu!

"..."

"A question, besides the matter concerning Fufu, do you also want to thank me?"

Shul could understand why Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to say thank you. After all, he gave it to the other party with his own hands, so it was reasonable for the other party to say thank you.

He didn't understand Roman's "thank you" because "helping Dr. Roman" was just Fujimaru Ritsuka's idea.

"Yes, after all, I was planning to come and thank you after dinner this morning."

"……Um"

Because Fu Fu was on his head, Xu Er could only respond briefly.

Then, seeing that nothing happened, he did not stay any longer and turned and left.

"Fu~"

At this moment, Fu Fu above his head suddenly raised her head, opened her eyes slightly, looked at the surrounding environment, and then closed her eyes again and fell asleep.

"Ha, there's been some changes, but he's still just as 'cold' as before..."

Looking at Shuul's back getting farther and farther away, Fujimaru Ritsuka said helplessly.

……

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……

Three days had passed since Dr. Roman received the potion made by Shul from Ritsuka Fujimaru.

During this period, everyone in Chaldea, without exception, saw that the doctor was in high spirits every day, without any trace of the haggard look of "working all night to boil medicine".

Those who didn't know the truth thought that this one of Chaldea's "pillars" had finally learned to take care of his body and were happy about it.

Those who were unaware of the situation but had witnessed Roman's daily work looked at his energetic figure as if they had seen a ghost. Among them were those who often stayed by Roman's side.

So far, there are only four people in the entire Chaldea who know the inside story.

Among them are the potion's maker Shuul, the potion's user Dr. Roman, the "client" Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mashu who is watching at the "client site".

But now, the original four insiders may soon have a fifth person added.

That is, after discovering Roman's "abnormality", he went to him to "force" the truth, and after getting Ritsuka Fujimaru and others to reveal the truth, he called the other three insiders except Shuel to this dark little room to talk with Chaldea's technical consultant, Ms. Da Vinci.

Da Vinci placed the back of her hand under her nose. The dim light cast shadows between her brows, making her originally gentle face look a little dangerous.

In front of him was a square table that seemed to be specially arranged for "interrogation".

Opposite her were Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mashu and Dr. Roman, who were sitting upright.

The scrutinizing gaze cast upon the three people opposite made them show varying degrees of nervousness.

"Um...it's not necessary to be so serious, right?"

Finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was the first to lose patience, spoke first, trying to ease the suffocating atmosphere.

Leonardo's gaze immediately shifted from the doctor to the young man.

The atmosphere froze for a moment.

A few seconds later.

The lights in the room suddenly came on, and the bright lights immediately drove away all the darkness. Leonardo da Vinci's gentle face quickly returned the moment the shadow disappeared.

"Hey~ The atmosphere was clearly set, why did you suddenly turn on the lights?"

Da Vinci immediately lost his composure and complained helplessly to someone next to the light button in the room.

"Answer: Dim light can cause significant damage to the human eye, significantly increasing the likelihood of visual impairment."

Xiuer ignored Da Vinci's complaints and seriously explained the reasons for his actions.

"Well, that's true."

As a doctor, Roman agreed with Shul's words very much. From then on, the originally tense atmosphere was swept away, and the relaxed atmosphere also allowed Mashu next to Ritsuka Fujimaru to breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed that among the people present, only Mashu was truly frightened.

"You really don't understand fun~"

Da Vinci spread his hands and sighed helplessly at Xuel's coldness.

"To refute it, the premise of seeking pleasure is to put your body first."

As he spoke, Xiuer came to the table and sat down in the "middle" between Da Vinci and the other three, which was the third position.

"Fu~"

Fu Fu, who had slipped into the room at some point, also jumped out from under the table, jumped onto Xuer's thighs, blinked her purple eyes, and watched this seemingly unserious "interrogation" with the latter.

By the way, Xiuer was just passing by, but when he heard Da Vinci was going to talk about Roman's recent "performance", he followed him over.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Da Vinci cleared his throat.

"So, Fujimaru-kun, what are your thoughts on Dr. Roman's recent performance?"

The opening goes straight to the point.

"I?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka pointed at himself, as if he didn't expect that he would be the first person to be asked.

I feel like the doctor has been pretty normal lately, hasn't he? He's also been in surprisingly good spirits these past few days."

The young man scratched his face and chuckled a few times. For some reason, there was a hint of guilt in his words.

"Roman told me everything~"

"Ahahaha, after all, Da Vinci caught me and asked me, and it's not a secret anyway, so I just told him directly."

"Hey, Doctor, you're the first to betray me!?"

After hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka yelled in surprise at Roman beside him, just like a funny scene in a comedy cartoon.

Such a scene made Leonardo da Vinci sitting opposite them burst into laughter.

Xiuer calmly watched this strange "interrogation" which did not appear to be serious at all.

Mashu, the only serious person present, was also stunned for a few seconds by this sudden contrast.

"Hey, Senior, Miss Da Vinci, and the doctor, how are you..."

"Ah~ It seems that little Matthew is very serious."

Leonardo da Vinci gave the girl a friendly smile, as if thanking her for cooperating with his performance.

After saying that, Da Vinci no longer paid attention to the two men who were still acting weird, and turned to look at Xiuer beside him.

"Please, Ms. Shule, don't give that kind of 'medicine' to Roman so easily in the future~"

"...?"

Anything else about me?

and……

"Confused, why?"