Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

After understanding everything, Edmund smiled for the first time in a long time. "What a pity, Magic King! Your trap of impulsiveness and leniency has completely failed here! You actually chose a fool like me! You deserve it!"

Then, she put away her smile and calmly looked at Ritsuka behind Novia.

"Go forward! Keep struggling! You who have been freed from the prison of your soul! Fujimaru Ritsuka, with the priest who is like my father watching over you, one day you will save the world! And I, as the forerunner, will correct all the impurities in you."

In the brief moment of liberation from the shackles of the soul, perhaps by chance, all three witnessed the current state of the 'present world'.

Everything had already been consumed by flames. Under the Magic King's erosion and interference of power, everything was already engulfed in flames. The burning flames continued to surge, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a sea of ​​fire. Only the sound of burning remained the same.

"Now that things have come to this, let's end it all with that phrase."

As his consciousness faded, indicating that he was about to depart for another place, Edmund heard Novia's voice. She was holding his and Fujimaru Ritsuka's hands, smiling as she spoke these words.

"Haha, hahahahahahahaha! Well, that's all I can say! God—"

Edmund wanted to say something more, but unexpectedly, Zhon produced tobacco from the sudden appearance of black smoke and put it into his mouth without warning, and it lit up naturally.

"Thank you, Father."

Edmund exhaled a puff of smoke and chuckled softly: "Wait. And hope!"

"Wait and hope."

"The advisor told me to live!"

At that moment, Edmund was amused by the words of Fujimaru Ritsuka, whom Novia was taking care of, and uttered his last words as he disappeared completely:

"That's incredibly generous, haha, Fujimaru Ritsuka! As expected of 'Edmund'!"

The orange-haired girl, realizing that her words differed from those of the other two, touched her face somewhat embarrassedly.

"Speaking of which, I shouldn't have said this beforehand. It's like everyone else knew it except me. Anyway, I'm really sorry to ask, I ruined such a good atmosphere..."

"fine."

Novia tilted her head slightly and smiled again.

“I can teach you, Ritsuka.”

Chapter 420 Now that things have come to this, it's impossible to say it out loud.

"Good morning. Your condition is very stable. If you continue to maintain this condition, you will not need to stay in the 'sterile room'."

As always, Fujimaru Ritsuka had the same dream again.

After so much time had passed, she naturally realized that this was a conversation between Mash and Dr. Romani, and according to the information she had learned, this was one of the abilities of a Master: to dream of the memories of the Servant they had contracted.

"Now that Tathagata has arrived, you will also be a Chaldea researcher. What kind of gift do you want then?"

In response to this statement, Mash, from Ritsuka's perspective, said, "...I want to go outside Chaldea and see the outside world."

Ritsuka could tell that Mashu's wish at that moment had caused the doctor's expression to become somewhat sad.

"No, your body can't handle the outside world."

Romani gave a very apologetic smile, then quietly looked away. "But inside Chaldea, you can move around freely. Just wait patiently for that day to come."

"Thank you so much."

After the words were spoken, everything stopped—time, everything else—as if the world had been paused.

"Even if she can't think of what she wants, she's incredibly happy as long as someone cares about her. She must feel very excited, right? Because today can pass by uneventfully and peacefully. That's what this young woman thinks. So what do you think, my dear sister-in-law?"

A voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Are you here again..."

In this dream, Ritsuka murmured unconsciously, and then the unfamiliar white-haired girl reappeared before her eyes.

"Hmm? Seems like you've gotten used to my visits?"

"Because you always show up suddenly and then say some weird things."

"Is it strange? How can you think like that? This is clearly the only way to make me seem peerless—"

Just as Merry was about to continue teasing Ritsuka, she paused, noticing something, and frowned unusually. "I've only been gone a few days, and there are already other guys willing to work for you under the table. Apparently, they're from the church, and they're even Avengers. That's rare. Don't they understand the principle of first come, first served? But it's strange, why would Rhinegold allow that? Could it be..."

Her mind grew increasingly foggy, and her vision blurred as well, so Ritsuka could no longer hear what Merry was saying, and she drifted off to sleep, falling asleep in her dreams—

"Are you dreaming again, Ritsuka?"

The central control room of Chaldea fell silent the moment Novia uttered those words.

The reason for this was that Ritsuka had been asleep for almost seven days during the Prison Tower incident not long ago. That period terrified them, after all, the girl was the last Master and their hope, and they couldn't afford any mistakes.

As expected, it turned out to be a false alarm. After waking up, he also brought back Novia, the maintenance consultant who had been missing for some time.

"Ah."

Ritsuka nodded, then cautiously glanced at the doctor not far away.

Well, she didn't know why, but in her dreams she could see everyone's face except for the doctor's, which was completely black. Even so, she instinctively knew that the person was Romani Archiman. That's why she was confused as to why the doctor's face was black in her dream.

However, this confusion had persisted for a long time, so Ritsuka, knowing she couldn't find an answer anytime soon, and realizing that her 'dream' was attracting the attention of those around her, asked with a curious expression to put their minds at ease:

"By the way, consultant, the renovation of the control room this time looks amazing!"

At this moment, the central control room was filled with people wearing yellow hard hats. Little Gran and Mash were among them, and even Novia, who was standing in front of the girl, was wearing a blue hard hat that represented a technician. Of course, he was both a technician and a manager.

"Because there was a lot of data on various singularities, I suggested that we upgrade the equipment accordingly. That's all."

Upon returning to Chaldea, Novia, as Chaldea's undisputed chief technician, suggested storing the data, and unsurprisingly, the entire staff approved the request.

"Everyone is working hard..."

After a brief moment of reflection, Ritsuka secretly felt that her previous physical training was nothing special, and even thought she should try magic training. Therefore, she made a request to Novia, but received this reply—

"Magic? No, your magic circuits can't actually do anything."

"Eh……"

To be honest, from the perspective of the magic world, Fujimaru Ritsuka's magic skills can only be described as average. However, that is from the macro perspective of the magic world. From the perspective of the summoning type, she has met many Servants and ultimately created a new summoning method that surpasses the old summoning method of 'anti-summoning'.

"You should know that fighting isn't something you can achieve by showing off your strength in the short term. You should know that better than anyone, Ritsuka."

"Although, it feels a bit awkward for you, the consultant, to say this..."

"Ahem, there are always exceptions."

Novia patted Ritsuka's shoulder. "Anyway, I hope you can return home safely, Ritsuka. Of course, this is also the wish of all Chaldea personnel. So don't forget the reason you chose to fight and the everyday life you want to reclaim."

then.

"That's how it is, so what should I do?"

In another room where no one involved in the renovation work was located, Fujimaru Ritsuka helplessly leaned her head against the fireplace.

This is the younger group of Chaldea, consisting of four people of similar age, including Munir.

"No, why do you all insist on gathering in my room? I'm a homebody who really cherishes my alone time."

Munir looked at the group of people who had gathered there idly with a displeased expression.

“Think of something I can do, Munir.”

"Shut up, you Japanese."

"However, I can understand why Fujimaru is anxious, because the senior who is in charge of me is also very capable."

At this moment, a female operator wearing glasses interrupted their conversation.

"That person originally worked in the medical field, but he quickly memorized the new job requirements."

At this moment, another researcher spoke up:

"If that's the case, then my boss is Leonardo da Vinci, you know? 'When she gets crazy, she's deadly,' he shouted with a manic expression. And she's truly a genius; apart from Gran, no one in Chaldea can keep up with her speed..."

Ritsuka nodded in deep agreement: "Yes, everyone has their troubles, and I have mine too."

"Fujimaru, your troubles are too obvious. As a girl myself, I don't want to point them out to you. How about finding a wingman?"

"Isn't it because Fujimaru feels that he is completely inferior to Novia's other disciple, the second Leonardo da Vinci, that he has no talent for learning? There's nothing we can do about it."

"Heh, you should just keep studying your science subjects."

"This is a deep-seated prejudice. I have been seriously studying art after working under Leonardo da Vinci."

For some reason, the two of them suddenly became excited in front of Ritsuka.

"You guys leave quickly!"

Munir sighed, "...Putting that aside, we still need to do some fitness activities, right? Even with the enhancement from the Mystic Code, it would be better to have some physical connections based on instinct."

"It should be about learning knowledge. If we could learn more about his life story, it would probably be easier to control the situation, right?"

"Simulator training? Training until 'the body moves naturally without you even thinking about it'..."

Munir probably brought up a topic, which led to Ritsuka being bombarded with all sorts of normal yet abnormal suggestions such as "that one," "this one," and "something else the same."

"In the end, they still couldn't reach an answer, and ended up discussing other things..."

Ritsuka murmured as she walked out of the room clutching her hoodie.

The last topic of discussion in the room was "What exactly are the shadows of the advisor Novia?" Even Munir enthusiastically participated, which was quite a hot topic in Chaldea.

"Hmm? A journal?"

Ritsuka, wearing a hoodie, touched her pocket and accidentally pulled out a small notebook, which fell to the ground.

A planner is a small notebook used by the Japanese to record the little things in their lives.

The girl immediately realized that she had probably taken the wrong clothes, and most likely the operator's, since the operator was also Japanese.

"Be careful not to read the contents..."

Ritsuka, squinting slightly and constantly reminding herself not to pry into other people's privacy, crouched down, intending to pick it up. However, contrary to her wishes, she unfortunately saw some content: 'Birthday', 'Fujimaru and Novia'.

"……Um?!"

The girl's eyes sharpened instantly, and she became very curious, wanting to see what was written on the back. However, reason prevailed over desire, and she carefully put it back in her pocket and later returned it to the operator.

Then, as night fell, Chaldea fell silent.

"Ok?"

Novia, the initiator of the project, was busy until late at night. Just as he was walking down the dark corridor of Chaldea, preparing to return to his room, he noticed that the lights in the dining hall had come on.

Novia thought for a moment and figured that either Ritsuka or Mash was too hungry, which was why they came to the cafeteria late to eat something. The reason she said it was either of them was because they also had Fou's aura. After all, in the entire Chaldea, besides her, only Ritsuka and Mash could be stuck with Fou.

When he gently pushed open the door, the figure that came into view was an orange-haired girl bending over and carefully making a cake according to the tutorial on the tablet, with Fufu on her shoulder.

Although Fufu noticed Novia entering, it obediently remained silent after Novia gently shook her head.

"Ritsuka?"

"Wow?!"

The sudden sound startled the girl so much that she jumped up and then turned around in a panic.

"Gu, consultant?! What are you doing?!"

"Compared to this, are you making a cake?"

Novia smiled. "Perhaps you've suddenly developed a craving for sweets?"

"This one……"

The girl hesitated for a moment, probably remembering another item that was bothering her in her journal, "Actually, it's not like that."

"That is?"

"Advisor, do you remember that operator who was around my age and also from Japan?"

"Yeah, remember."

"I just happened to find out her birthday today, but it happened a few days ago, around the time my consultant and I came back from the prison tower. Those were busy days, weren't they? And then the renovations started, so we were extremely busy."

Fujimaru Ritsuka continued earnestly.

"I guess everyone was too busy to celebrate with her, and of course, she might have forgotten about it herself."

"Is that why you came to make cakes?"

"Yeah, because I don't think that's right. Even though the world is still so chaotic and everyone is so busy, they probably don't have time to deal with this."

Ritsuka continued making the cake with gentle grace. "But a birthday is a birthday, so at the very least, there has to be a cake! That's why I'm making a cake! I'm just a little embarrassed because although my dream is to open a cake shop, I've never learned the specific process of making a cake!"