"Thank you for your kindness, but what I am interested in is the Chaldea of the past. I have neither interest nor nostalgia for the Chaldea that belonged to Goldruff Mujik."
"Hurry up and finish my work. I will have dinner with everyone in the evening and say goodbye. I will leave honestly."
——Although he said this, Da Vinci's expression did not look very happy.
Chaldea, where she lived, was taken away from her. Fujimaru Ritsuka, who saved the world, will be treated unfairly, and followers like herself and Lawrence, who have devoted their lives along the way, will also be ruthlessly driven away...
What? Nothing in this world has changed.
It's impossible to say that you don't care about such things. They have paid so much, Chaldea has paid so much, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu have paid so much, everyone has sacrificed their lives to fight, even...
...Romani Achiman took the initiative to sacrifice his life just to save the burned world, but now he has ended up like this, why!?
Neither of them were saints, Lawrence and Leonardo felt that they should retain the right to feel aggrieved.
But the facts have reached this point and cannot be changed.
"I will always be Ritsuka's servant."
Lawrence just said a little coldly, saying nothing except these words.
But even though she didn't say anything, she exuded a powerful aura and pressed towards Goldruf Mujik with her eyes.
"...Hmph! Really ignorant of current affairs...!"
Goldruff subconsciously took a step back, then snorted coldly, quickly looked left and right, and finally looked at the Chaldean technician in the control room.
"Hey! Haven't you opened the box yet? Three minutes should be up already!"
"let me see!"
He walked to the opposite side of Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci, which was next to the No. A basket.
What is sealed here is Kirshtalia Wodem, who is considered the most valuable person in Group A from all aspects.
"Well, the treasure of the clock tower..."
Not knowing what he thought of, Goldruff Mujik smiled and nodded.
"If possible, make sure he wakes up first! Then tell him that I saved him, so that I can naturally sell him a favor!"
Chaldean mechanic Daston, who was performing the operation, nodded and pressed the button that opened the box.
puff--
A burst of moist and cold white air spread out from the center of the box, and even Lawrence and Da Vinci began to become nervous.
but--
"well!?"
The first one to speak out in surprise was Daston.
"What's going on?"
Goldruff Mujik's eyes widened as well.
"...Not in the box?"
Lawrence picked up the edge of the basket and looked at the empty basket in disbelief.
"Leonardo...!"
After all, she had never seen the members of Group A enter the box. Now she was confused and could only look at Da Vinci beside her.
There is nothing inside the box.
No Kirshtalia Wodem.....!
"Over there! What's going on over there!"
Da Vinci tried his best to stay calm, raised his head from his bent position, and looked in the direction of the other six baskets.
"Hey! What's going on over there? Did you find anything?"
"Open the box quickly...!"
The baskets BCDEFG were opened one after another, and the result everyone got was——
"No! None!"
Other Chaldean staff told Leonardo da Vinci the result - no! There were seven baskets in total, and not a single member of Group A saw it!
It's not that he's dead, but there's nothing in the box at all! Living people don't exist, corpses don't exist either, there's nothing!
"No, that's not right...! I was still reacting until just now, why now...!"
Lawrence shook his head in confusion.
The vital sign detection of the people in Group A in the box is always in progress. Until the moment before the box is opened, the life monitoring still confirms that the lives of the people in the box are intact, but after the box is opened...
This is the scene in front of me.
"...Before the box is opened, the box is like an unpredictable box. There are many ways to disguise the internal reaction...!"
Da Vinci pinched his chin with some force and paced back and forth, with a layer of sweat appearing on his forehead.
"That is to say...!"
She did not continue speaking, but looked at Lawrence.
The two of them had been cooperating for such a long time and almost knew each other's meanings. Combined with what Da Vinci had said, Lawrence understood what Da Vinci meant almost instantly.
People in Group A were transferred away.
During these four days, someone opened the box before them, took away the members of Group A inside the box, and then disguised the box...!
——Who is it?
Who can have such ability?
No, no, no, the problem is not here. The key is, how on earth did the personnel of Group A be given to—— under abnormal means?
Buzz——
Buzz——
Buzz——————
Before the two geniuses could figure this out, a new mutation occurred.
The alarm, which would only sound when there was an attack, sounded, and along with the unsettling red light, Chaldea, which had just calmed down for a while, fell into chaos again.
【alarm】
【alarm】
[Observation results at the current moment]
【occur】
【██】
I remembered such a voice during Chaldea's broadcast.
The last sound was covered in noise, and it was impossible to hear what was said.
[The results of the observation have no consistent records in the past]
【difficult】
【According to statistics】
[Coping, predicting, forecasting]
[Observed value, no anomaly detected]
【completely】
【Unable】
【Detected】
【Electromagnetic wave】
【Unable to detect】
[Cosmic rays emitted to the earth]
The alarm was ringing all the time, and coupled with the unsettling voice on the radio, everyone fell into panic.
[The influence from artificial satellites has been interrupted]
[Lost contact with Mauna Kea Observatory]
【Now】
[On Earth, other celestial bodies cannot be observed]
Click——
In the center of the control room, the blue Chaldeas has changed.
"......What!?"
Bang!
Da Vinci completely lost his demeanor as the Mona Lisa and looked at Chaldeas with a look that could be called horror.
The color of Chaldeas changed from the original vibrant blue to... a deathly pale color?