I want to just drift through life in Type-Moon.

When Ling returned to the workshop, she specifically mentioned this incident, saying that the doctor must be too bored to come and chat with her. It was only then that Da Vinci realized that Ling was completely unaware of his special nature.

When I told him the story, I tentatively asked him if he had used any special magic. He immediately denied it, saying that he had never used magic since he came to Chaldea.

What surprised her the most was that after that, Ling deliberately did some eye-catching things to test this ability, but she didn't tell her the result. During that time, many strange tales appeared in Chaldea, such as special dishes that were not included in the set meals in the restaurant, eerie singing in the library, and room doors that kept opening and closing.

Although some staff members wanted to find out the truth, the anomalies disappeared shortly after the report was received, and the matter was eventually dropped.

Olga also came to her workshop specifically to seek help about this matter. At that time, Ling was curled up on the sofa reading a book. She clearly heard Olga's question to her, but she didn't even raise her head as if it was none of her business. At the time, she also thought it was a small matter. Although she knew that Ling was the one who did it, she did not tell Olga the truth.

The matter did not end there. Whether Ling was bored or found it amusing, before dinner one day, all the ingredients that should have been prepared were turned into a luxurious Chinese meal that the kitchen would never have made.

In the end, all the dinners, whose origin was unknown, were thrown away. Because of this, the logistics department was collectively held accountable. Ling, who was supposed to be just a figurehead, also appeared at the meeting and had a fight with Olga in front of everyone.

The reason was that Olga was scolding the logistics department for its lax management, saying that Chaldea would suffer enormous losses if someone had poisoned it.

At this moment, Ling stood up and said that Olga was wasting food, and that her good intentions in cooking a good meal had been trampled on.

At that moment, Olga, recalling the unusual dish that had suddenly appeared in the restaurant, questioned him about whether he was behind everything that had happened in Chaldea during that time.

Ling also openly admitted to it and mocked Olga, saying that as the director, he didn't even know how to watch the surveillance cameras and that he didn't deliberately avoid the surveillance cameras when he did those things.

Chaldea does indeed use technology that surpasses that of the outside world, but a significant portion of its personnel are magicians, and Olga, who comes from a prestigious magical family, is one of the best among them.

However, for this reason, Olga, like most noble magicians, relies excessively on magic and has a strong aversion to modern technology. Unfortunately, to access Chaldea's surveillance footage, one must have Olga's instructions as the director, since Chaldea holds too many secrets.

It was this blind spot that led to the outbreak of this problem, and the relationship between Ling and Olga has once again plummeted to a freezing point.

Leonardo da Vinci did try to persuade Ling to apologize to Olga, but Ling did not think he had done anything wrong and even said that people who waste food cannot be forgiven.

This extremely stubborn attitude left Leonardo da Vinci helpless. To make matters worse, Olga issued a new regulation in Chaldea that required security personnel to accompany Leonardo da Vinci throughout his departure from his workshop.

From then on, until the start of the spirit transfer experiment, Ling never stepped out of the workshop again.

Roman sighed more than once that Olga and Ling were incompatible beyond measure—Olga was too serious and meticulous, caring a lot about what others thought, while Ling was casual and carefree, acting on her own whims and completely disregarding others.

Olga wanted to use Ling to solidify her authority as the director of Chaldea, but Ling ignored her and even made Olga's position as director waver because of his presence.

Because a Master who can't even control her own Servant makes one wonder if she has the ability to support this intelligence agency backed by the United Nations.

No matter how nicely it's described, the composition of Chaldea's personnel is far too complex, and many people know that Chaldea is not as virtuous and great as it claims to be.

Some staff members who knew the truth had already received top-secret information from their respective backers before joining the company.

Chaldea, whose full name is "Phineas Chaldea" and whose official name is the Humanity Survival Agency, takes its name from Chaldea, which is located in southern Iraq.

An organization managed by the Yammysfia family, a prestigious line of magicians who oversee the astronomical department of the Clock Tower.

A secret service agency combining magic and technology, supported by the United Nations to prevent the extinction of humanity. It is an underground workshop built inside a snow-capped mountain at an altitude of 6000 meters.

Only those who have passed numerous tests, including nucleic acid sequencing, genetic analysis, artifact identification, voiceprint verification, fingerprint verification, and magic circuit verification, can be confirmed as members of the primate group before they can enter the facility.

The main purpose is to use the future observation lens, Sheba, to observe whether the light of civilization on the Earth environment model, Chaldea, has changed, so as to ensure that human history can move smoothly into the future.

The truth is that the Animusfia family, supported by the United Nations, under the guise of "protecting the future of humanity," ordered by the former director to conduct highly confidential human-Heroic Spirit fusion experiments here in order to create a demi-servant-like inhumane experimental site.

Of course, if this so-called authentic file were to appear before Olga, Olga would find the author of the file, make him eat it completely, and demand that he clarify things to everyone who had seen it.

Because Chaldea's main function is truly magnificent, it is a magic workshop built in a location that can keep secrets, so as not to be interfered with by any country.

Its true purpose is to enable human history to continue long and resiliently. It is an research institute and observatory that brings together researchers from all fields, regardless of magic or science. It is not an observatory that looks up at the stars in the universe from Earth, but an observatory built to look down on everything on Earth from the void.

This is a joint intelligence agency established by various countries to prevent human extinction (Bad End).

—At least, that's what Olga thought.

However, Leonardo da Vinci, Rin, and many others clearly understand how much sacrifice Mash was built upon. Although magicians are beings who have strayed from the path of humanity, ethics are the cornerstone that allows humans to become the pinnacle of all creation, and the Demi-servant plan is an indelible stain on Chaldea.

This is also why Roman believes that Ling and Olga are fundamentally incompatible. Olga views all problems too positively, while Ling has shown an extreme misanthropy hidden beneath her casualness from the very beginning.

Leonardo da Vinci disagreed with Roman's view because she had long seen that Ling and Olga had a lot in common: their natures were not bad, and their personalities were actually implicitly complementary.

Olga has a dependent personality, while Ling has a passive personality. When Olga realizes that Ling can be relied upon, Ling will respond to Olga's expectations even if she doesn't want to.

Of course, this would only be possible if Olga shifted her dependence from Rafe to Ling. Da Vinci originally planned for the two of them to make Olga dependent on Ling under special circumstances, using the clichéd suspension bridge effect.

Before her plan could even begin, Olga and Ling broke away from her plans and went to another world, but it seemed she no longer needed to meddle.

Since things seemed to be unfolding exactly as she had planned, and perfectly so, without her knowledge, all she could do now was push Olga a little further and trim away Ling's sense of rejection.

Da Vinci looked at Olga, who hadn't let go of Ling, and thought to himself with joy: It's safe! There won't be any problems this time!

Olga remained silent for a long time. Just when Leonardo da Vinci thought she would stay quiet forever, she suddenly raised her head, the numbness in her eyes completely gone, replaced by immense anger.

Startled, Da Vinci had no time to say anything, nor did he know what Olga was angry about, when he saw her suddenly bite Ling's shoulder with all her might.

The bright red blood was diluted before it flowed out. Olga had only one thought in her mind: since my blood has been in your body, your blood must also be in mine!

She knew all her secrets were gone, yet she knew nothing about Ling, even though they had engaged in the most intimate acts between a man and a woman, their hearts hadn't grown much closer.

She could sense that Ling's attitude towards her had begun to change, but this change was not acceptance, but rather a distant and aloof relationship, which she could not tolerate.

Before winning his heart, everything I had was taken away by him. Since that's the case, I might as well tie the two of us together tightly, so that in the end neither of us can leave the other behind!

Among the star magic of the Animusfia family is a contract magic. This magic is not very powerful, but its duration is "forever". As long as the starry sky still exists, even death cannot sever it.

As Olga inhaled Ling's blood, the exchange of bodily fluids began to link the magic circuits of the two, and the prerequisite for performing the contract magic was fulfilled.

Then, after sensing Ling's soul, Olga immediately recited an incantation—

『Stars Cosmos Gods An trum Andbirth Anima Animsphere』 (The form of stars. The form of the universe. The form of gods. The form of myself. The celestial bodies are emptiness. The emptiness is void. In the void dwells gods.)

Everything originates from the stars; as dust settles, all things grow.

The guardian star fell and reincarnated, in Animusphia—

Chapter 308 The Oath of the Stars (Part 2)

『Stars Cosmos Gods An trum Andbirth Anima Animsphere』 (The form of stars. The form of the universe. The form of gods. The form of myself. The celestial bodies are emptiness. The emptiness is void. In the void dwells gods.)

Everything originates from the stars; as dust settles and all things grow, the end of this path remains unknown.

The guardian star has fallen and reincarnated. In the name of Animusfia, I swear that I will forever crawl down and gaze upon me and those I have been connected with!

Olga, in a fit of desperation, made a vow that had once been considered taboo by the Animusfia family.

The Animusfia are a race that watches over the stars, not a race that watches over any one person. Olga's enactment of this oath is actually a violation of the original will of the Animusfia, and it is not an exaggeration to call her a traitor.

She didn't care about anything else right now, because she represented the entire Animusfia family. Even if the entire Animusfia family opposed her, no one was more legitimate to inherit the Animusfia family's existence than her.

Her existence transcends the concept of bloodline, because she is Olga from countless worlds, and her compatibility with the Animusfia family's magic crest is higher than anyone else's, even surpassing the Animusfia's special magic manipulation.

Therefore, she was fearless, not to mention that as the Gaia Witch, she had great initiative over that timeline, and her position was unshakeable.

The moment the Star Oath was completed, the Command Seal on the back of her hand emitted a bright light and its shape changed. The yin-yang symbol that Merlin had created, after being recognized by Rin as her Master, transformed into "^o^".

Feeling the pain in the back of her hand, and then seeing the Command Seals in this state, Olga gave a smile that was even uglier than crying.

So, no matter how hard I try, is our relationship just a joke?

The greatest sorrow is a broken heart. Olga probably has more right to say this than anyone else. She was so sad that she couldn't even cry. She held Ling's face in her hands, trying to imprint his image in her mind.

At that moment, as if she had arranged to meet him there, Ling slowly opened her eyes.

In fact, Ling's consciousness had always been clear, so he was fully aware of everything Olga did. In particular, Olga's actions of regaining consciousness first and then trying to swim back to the surface but turning back caused huge ripples in his heart.

He had been looking at the origins of Olga's birth, trying to find what he believed to be the key to the truth.

The process went smoothly, and he learned all of Olga's secrets, but ultimately gained nothing.

Olga's birth was a coincidence. She didn't know the reasons for Olga's death in other worlds, but Ling did.

Olga Marie's body was destroyed when the control room exploded; only her soul was transferred to the burning Fuyuki City. She can only live in this singularity, and with the collapse of the singularity, Olga Marie will truly die.

The demonized Lev also manifested at the location of the Greater Grail, displaying rage towards the entire Animusphia. However, it's unclear which personality still remained, so he showed Olga Marie a final act of mercy, allowing her to touch her treasure before she died. He then grabbed her and threw her into Chaldea, a simulated Earth environment model representing the highest achievement of the Animusphia family. As Olga touched Chaldea, her soul was decomposed into molecular levels, and she died a miserable death while experiencing endless pain.

However, what will happen to the actual soul after it enters Chaldea is still unknown; broadly speaking, its fate is uncertain. But even so, there is no doubt that Olga's soul was disintegrated.

The portion of the soul that was disintegrated was concentrated in the imaginary space, and countless world lines of Olga's overflowing souls finally miraculously formed a new Olga Marie soul.

This is the truth about Olga Marie before him.

Aside from not knowing the cause of her own death, Olga Marie can be said to have experienced countless deaths. This uniqueness led her to receive guidance from Gaia, becoming the Star Priestess and forging new possibilities.

Leif should have vaguely sensed Olga's special nature. After all, the Demon God Pillar is part of the Human Order, and Olga's soul has such a great anomaly that he couldn't possibly not see it, because it is a composite of countless souls, similar to the way Goetia was born.

Goetia is an existence born from the integration of the knowledge, experience, and personality of the seventy-two demon gods, while Olga is an existence born from the integration of countless Olga Marie's completely random, yet slightly different Olga Marie's from each world.

Fortune and misfortune can only be known when there is a comparison, and Ling felt that Olga was more unfortunate than herself.

Like the original Olga Marie, she sought recognition from others.

Just like the original Olga Marie, she feared Mash, who had survived the Demi-Servant experiment.

Like Olga Marie, who came to visit, she distrusted Leonardo da Vinci, who cared about her, and thought she was an oddball.

Because none of these things can be changed, Ling felt that she was more likely to succeed than herself, because even if her life could be said to have started over, the outcome might not be any different.

No, that's not quite right. Minor changes have already occurred. At least Olga still granted Mash her freedom. Thanks to her, Mash was able to move freely within Chaldea, and this time the time was significantly shortened.

As far as he knew, Mashu had gained this freedom two years before her predicted lifespan limit, when she was sixteen years old.

Mash and Olga are both fourteen years old now, or Mash might be half a year younger.

Mashu is a specially modified in-vitro fertilized baby. She possesses numerous artificially created magical circuits, making her resemble a homunculus, yet she is a true human. Due to these modifications, her maximum lifespan is only about 18 years.

If we take the story of the burning of humanity as the starting point, which is the end of 2016, then there is only about a year left.

Since her birth in 2000, Mash has lived in Chaldea and has never seen the outside world. For the first 14 years of her life, she lived in an isolation room with only one glass window. After all, the purpose of in vitro fertilization like Mash's is to create a Demi-Servant. Demi-Servants are different from regular summoned Servants. Compared to Servants who are just passing through, this form of existence is more enduring and stable.

However, the success rate of this experiment was very low, and many children had died before Mashu. In fact, Mashu had successfully summoned Galahad and allowed it to possess her when she was 10 years old, but even so, as a successful case, Mashu could only stay in the sterile room.

In the original timeline, Olga inherited the position of director after her father's death, and struggled for a long time after learning about the dark side of Chaldea before granting Mash this freedom.

After all, Olga knew the pain and cruelty of the Apostle experiments, and she believed that Mash would take revenge on her one day. She could have kept Mash locked up until she turned 18 and let her die naturally if she wanted to.

However, she acknowledged Mashu and took Mashu's life as her own responsibility. Even though Mashu might kill her, she still chose to let Mashu move freely in Chaldea.

Olga in this timeline already knew of Mash's existence. Even though she was powerless to stop the Demi-Servant experiment, she witnessed 10-year-old Mash survive the experiment and fought for the greatest possible freedom for this survivor.

In other words, since Mashu was attached to Galahad, apart from needing regular physical checkups, her access to Chaldea is second only to Olga.

Although Ling knew that Mash did not hate Olga, Olga believed that Mash had the right to take revenge on the entire Chaldea—or rather, on their Animusfia family—and that right was more than justified.

She lived in constant fear, and even once hid under the covers, trembling and screaming, "Mash will definitely take revenge on me! I'll definitely be brutally murdered in a place like the toilet!"

When someone knows that another person has the power to kill them, and they themselves have the ability to imprison or kill the other person first, yet still refrain from restricting the other person's actions out of guilt, this requires not only courage but also a consciousness that transcends death.

In Ling's view, Olga's sense of responsibility is an extremely rare quality, and her awareness of transcending death is something she herself could never possess.

After fully understanding what kind of person Olga really was, even Ling could no longer treat her with the near-ignorance he used to have, because now he had to admit that he was slightly attracted to Olga.

—We are destined not to be the protagonists, but good people should not become victims of tragedy. Even though I still think that bonds are just a hindrance, I will help you a little before our fate is broken.

Olga heard these words in her mind, and she knew who said them. When she saw the apology in Yue Zhengling's eyes and the recognition in his gaze, her tears finally flowed.

The fish cried, and the water knew.

Olga cried, and Yue Zhengling knew it.

This time, Ling didn't run away. He scratched his face slightly and gave Olga a long-lost kind smile. This expression made Olga forget to cry.

Da Vinci, standing to the side, also looked as if she had seen a ghost. This was the first time she had ever seen Ling smile so positively. Before, she had only seen him sneer, wickedly smile, sly smile, and malicious smile. Apart from paying attention in class, he always had a listless expression. But now she had witnessed such a stunning scene, and she suddenly had the urge to pick up a paintbrush and paint this picture.

She believes that if she can paint this scene, the world will once again have a masterpiece that is no less than the Mona Lisa.

Ling's appearance was already top-notch. In the dreamlike blue pool, his gaze was gentle and focused on the person holding him, and his slightly upturned lips seemed to be in admiration. This montage-like scene was truly intoxicating.

But before she could even register the smile in her mind, Olga kissed Ling, and this time the kiss was unusually intense. To express her joy and relief, she reached out and wrapped her arms around the back of Ling's head, attacking his tongue.

Ling had expected this. After rolling his eyes in exasperation, he half-closed his eyes and let her do as she pleased. However, he also felt disgusted with himself because doing this made him feel like a victim. Even though he was enjoying it, why did he always feel like something was missing?

The kissing scene lasted a full three minutes, making all the girls in the central control room blush. Only Da Vinci gave a strange look and winked at Shion, who, like her, was not distracted by the scene.

A knowing look, Ziyuan made an "OK" gesture with her hand, and then rubbed her thumb against her middle and index fingers.

Da Vinci looked at the gesture with difficulty, then held up three fingers. Upon seeing this, Shion shook her head sharply and spread out five fingers.

Da Vinci showed a pained expression, raised an extra finger, and Shion tilted her head, thought for three seconds, and then nodded.

And so, yet another sordid adult transaction came to a silent end.

After the initial excitement subsided, Olga realized what she had done. Her face flushed bright red, and when she realized that the two of them were embracing naked, she wanted to disappear into the ground.

Suddenly feeling shy, she finally noticed Leonardo da Vinci's ambiguous smile. Not being stupid, she knew that da Vinci, and even those in the control room, had definitely watched the whole scene. This sudden shock made her dizzy and almost faint.

Fortunately, Da Vinci understood that a young girl's heart is sensitive and delicate, so she immediately said, "Don't worry, Olga, all the men were expelled from the control room before you entered the water. Moreover, we only had the image record with the help of Special Advisor Shion. Chaldea will not keep a copy of this record, and the audio will also be appropriately edited."