I really didn't want to burn it.

"As expected, Li Ang is a scumbag who flirts with every woman he sees," Merlin sighed. "What's so great about women anyway, that they have to get involved with so many? I'm already struggling with just Vivian."

"Whatever, that guy's enjoying it anyway."

Merlin tapped the ground with his wand, signaling to everyone that the Chaldea group was leaving.

"Mash, Ritsuka, goodbye." Mordred waved goodbye to the two. "Next time you see Leon, remember to break his nose for me!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Mashu immediately gave her a thumbs up.

"Hmm... I don't need to break his nose. Just remember to bring his lower body back. It'll be useful for me and Artoria to sleep with tonight." Guinevere said the cruelest words in the cutest voice.

Mashu, finding it too disgusting, simply chose to ignore it.

"Ritsuka, Mashu."

Just before the Chaldean group was about to leave, Nero embraced them.

"Thank you both for saving Rome. You will always be honored guests of Rome and me."

"Well, goodbye, Your Majesty Nero."

……

When Mash opened her eyes again, she found herself back in the control room of Chaldea.

"Mash, Ritsuka, welcome back."

Romani and Leonardo da Vinci greeted the returning members with smiles.

“New Servants, you each have your own private rooms to rest in. However, Miss Hyakko…”

Although Chaldea has many empty rooms, having nearly 80 people in the Hundred Faces area is a bit excessive.

"Please rest assured, we usually take on a spiritual form."

Ponytail Hyakume nodded slightly to Romani, and the various clones behind her vanished into thin air.

"That's settled then, I'm sorry for the trouble."

Romani wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and summoned the Chaldea staff, instructing them to leave with their Servants.

"doctor……"

After everyone else had left, Mashu called out to Romani.

"what happened?"

Mashu asked worriedly, "Are we really okay to come back like this? The singularity isn't fully repaired."

After Romulus was defeated, the corrupted city of Rome was restored to its original state, but the singularity itself was not corrected.

In fact, the Rome-British Singularity still exists in human history to this day.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it," Romani replied with a wry smile. "What do you think we should do to correct the singularity?"

"..."

Mashu fell silent. If the singularity were to proceed according to the normal course, they would have to destroy Britain and make the Roman people betray Nero.

Not to mention that Mash, who already considers Artoria and Nero as friends, would never do such a thing.

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The mere fact that two singularities are mixed together without being separated makes one hesitant to take action.

Who knows if following history will actually worsen this peculiar anomaly?

"Well, anyway, the foundational value of humanity in this hybrid singularity is constantly decreasing, so there's no particular danger for the time being."

Romani continued, "Moreover... although this is just my personal speculation... I suspect that the correction of the singularity is related to Leon himself. He is an indispensable condition for truly repairing the singularity."

Mashu's eyes widened in shock: "Doctor...you mean you want to kill Leon?"

Romani quickly denied it, saying, "It shouldn't be that cruel. I just feel like he's discovered something... Of course, that's just my feeling."

"I understand, doctor. Thank you."

Mashu bowed slightly to Ramani, then ran towards Ritsuka's room.

Based on Mashu's understanding of Ritsuka, she believed that her senior must be in her room at this time.

As expected, Mashu saw her senior sitting on the bed with a gloomy expression as soon as she entered Ritsuka's room.

Ritsuka held a note in her hand, and judging from the way it was folded, she must have already read it.

"senior……"

"Mash, you're here."

Ritsuka forced a smile at her junior.

Mashu sat down next to Ritsuka and asked with concern, "Senpai, are you alright?"

Ritsuka handed the note to Mashu.

"This, this is—!"

The note, written in Mashu's familiar handwriting, read:

"I'm sorry, I'm going to betray you."

Because there might be traitors in Chaldea, I don't think it's safe for me to stay here with you.

To prevent your efforts from being in vain, I think it's better for me to keep one Holy Grail. That's better than having everything wiped out by a traitor.

Therefore, this is not simply a betrayal, but also a Plan B to prevent the destruction of human reason.

—by Li, the strategist of the Qin Dynasty, whose plans were flawless

"This guy……"

Looking at the arrogant words on the note, Mashu was almost amused by someone.

"Senior, do you think the words on this paper can be trusted?"

"do not know."

Ritsuka replied with a gloomy expression.

"senior?"

"However... even if there really is a traitor, that's no excuse for Li to do this!"

Ritsuka clasped her hands tightly together, her disappointment vanishing and replaced by a fierce, determined grin.

"Li Ang, you've got some nerve! How dare you toy with a young girl's feelings like that! Next time we meet, I'll break your nose!"

"Um...senpai... what are you referring to as the girl's feelings?"

"Of course, it's our lovely Mashu-chan's feelings!"

Upon hearing this, Little Eggplant was speechless. She was even more convinced that her senior's description of girlish emotions was referring to herself.

Seeing her senior rubbing his hands together in anticipation, Mashu didn't have the heart to expose him.

What if the senior gets angry and loses his beastly nature, and just pins you down on the bed and grinds you in hot water?

Should I comply, comply, or comply?

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"Ah."

Li Ang, who had just emerged from the time tunnel, sneezed loudly.

"Oh dear, Imperial Advisor, have you caught a cold?" the seductive fox in sexy palace attire asked with concern. "We have some excellent cold medicine here, would you like to buy some?"

"No thanks, I'm afraid you'll sell me aphrodisiacs as cold medicine," Li Ang replied, rubbing his nose. "Besides, I don't have a cold, it's probably just some beautiful woman missing me."

Koyanskaya nodded in agreement: "That's quite likely, after all, Grand Preceptor, you have too many romantic entanglements. Be careful you don't get stabbed to death in bed one day by a bunch of women!"

“I’m not acting in Murder on the Orient Express!” Li Ang retorted.

Koyanskaya just squinted and smiled happily.

"Is this right here?"

Li Ang looked around and asked.

Although Li Ang knew of this place, having only seen it in the game's background CG, he still confirmed it with Koyanskaya again.

"Yes."

Koyanskaya bent down and introduced to Li Ang: "This is the space where human history gathers and integrates, the imaginary space isolated from the normal flow of time, the second Noble Phantasm of the Magic King Solomon - Grand Temple of Time Solomon."

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PS1: The chapter title is a parody of a famous short film, which I probably don't need to introduce further.

Sigh, when will we ever see such a classic skit again during Chinese New Year...? ╮(╯▽╰)╭

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PS2: Originally, Mi-chan wanted to find an image of the several Artorias from the chapter with their faces together, but she couldn't find one, so she could only use this one.

There are many pairings between Jeanne Alter and Saber Alter, but there are very few pictures of Jeanne Alter and Saber Alter together.

Judging from the number of fan art pieces, it seems like the Southern Hemisphere is probably the least popular of the officially recognized Altria characters. →_→

Chapter 120 Li Ang: What's it like to be in a car accident with Sister Shi?

Koyanskaya looked at Leon triumphantly: "Grand Preceptor, I have brought you to where you wanted to be. According to the deal, shouldn't you offer something in return?"

Li Ang gave him an expression that said, "What are you talking about? This Imperial Tutor doesn't understand at all." He picked his nose with his index finger and said, "Is that so?"

Koyanskaya's eyebrows twitched, and she reminded him with a hint of anger, "Grand Preceptor, reneging on a debt is not a good habit. This is the Temple of Time, the place where the Demon Pillars gather. If we shout..."

"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you, okay?"

Leon pursed his lips, then read out a string of numbers to Koyanskaya.

"Very good, we have indeed received the transaction fee."

Koyanskaya nodded in satisfaction.

Li Ang raised an eyebrow, taking in Koyangskaya's expression.

The string of numbers he mentioned were the spacetime coordinates given to him by the mourning system. The coordinates were for a spacetime that Li Ang had previously traveled through, but to which he had no emotional connection.

When Li Ang proposed to sneak into the Temple of Time and Space, Koyanskaya asked Li Ang for a time and space that he had traveled through before.

Li Ang originally thought that the timeline he provided would elicit objections from Koyanskaya, but to his surprise, the sly fox accepted it directly.

It's important to understand that this timeline of Li Ang wasn't given out randomly. In this timeline, Li Ang made almost no changes to history, and it's not a singularity.

Logically, Koyanskaya should have no interest in such a timeline...

More importantly, the coordinate data of the ceremonial system used by Li Ang did not confuse Koyanskaya in the slightest, which clearly showed that she knew the meaning of the string of numbers.

This made Leon even more curious about Koyanskaya's origins and purpose.

Unfortunately, Li Ang felt that even if he pressed for an answer, Koyanskaya wouldn't respond.

This was just Li Ang's feeling, but he felt it couldn't be wrong.

"Hey, you're not going to renege on the deal once you get the money, are you?" Li Ang asked, squinting.

"Oh, come on! When have I ever lied to the Grand Preceptor?" Koyanskaya waved her hand and said, "Haven't we always been honest and fair in every transaction?"

"You were just about to betray me to the Demon Pillar."

"That's because you, Grand Preceptor, wanted to renege on your debt... You can't blame me for that."

"Tch, you'll have to make sure you handle the rest of the deal too."

Li Ang said unhappily.

Koyanskaya nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course. Delay King Doromon from coming to the throne for 10 minutes and disturbing the Grand Preceptor, right? I will do as I say."

After saying that, Koyanskaya swayed her shapely hips and moved away from the throne.