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With his heart beating violently several times, Ian found himself back in a familiar yet unfamiliar place.

This is Chaldea.

He was standing in front of the ward where Fujimaru Ritsuka was resting, ready to go in and ask more questions about the crash of the helicopter he was riding in.

But at this moment, Ian felt like his head was about to burst.

The memories of the Heian era were constantly attacking his nerves.

It even included the feeling of being stabbed through the chest by Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

Ian held his chest, and could vaguely feel the phantom pain in his brain.

With his previous experience in Britain, he knew that the things he experienced were not illusory existences, but real traces of his time in that era.

Did Minamoto Yorimitsu and the others live a good life as they hoped?

The more Ian thought about it, the more concerned he became. He temporarily gave up the idea of ​​going into Fujimaru Ritsuka's ward again.

But when he was about to do this, a very clear shout came from the room.

"Who is standing in front of my mother's room door and not coming in?"

That was Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice.

"..."

Ian knew that he was in trouble right now, so he just walked away.

He thought for a while, and finally opened the door, stuck his head out, and said to her inside:

"It's me, Ms. Fujimaru Ritsuka."

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked a little surprised.

"Didn't you just go out? Why are you back again?"

"Oh... I just have something else I want to ask you."

Ian glanced at the gauze on Fujimaru Ritsuka's forehead.

"But now it seems that it would be better to wait a little later?"

"Nothing!" Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was leaning on the bedside, waved his hands repeatedly.

"I'm almost bored to death! I wish I had someone to chat with me more!"

"Ah, it hurts..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who spoke too hard, held her shoulders and forced an awkward smile towards Ian.

"Anyway, it's okay."

"It's just a minor injury. I am someone who could have survived even 1 years ago. There is no problem at all!"

"Where does this strange comment come from?"

"Hey, I learned the divination from watching TV and calculated the result for myself!"

"..."

Although I somewhat want to complain about Fujimaru Ritsuka's "divination" - why are there results that are accurate to 1 years in prehistory?

But Ian finally resisted this thought.

He decided to go inside.

The past is important.

But the present is by no means something that can be abandoned casually.

Chaldea is in danger at the moment, and Ian naturally cannot sit still and wait for death.

He came to her bedside.

"Miss Fujimaru Ritsuka, I..."

"stop!"

Just as he was mid-sentence, Fujimaru Ritsuka interrupted Ian.

"Well, can I make a small request?"

"any request?"

Ian looked at the red-haired girl in front of him.

"That's right--"

Fujimaru Ritsuka pointed one finger at herself and the other at Ian.

"Can we not use honorifics when we speak?"

"Although this polite way sounds very polite, I always feel so uncomfortable!"

Ian didn't care about these things.

"Row."

"How about I call you Ritsuka?"

"No problem~" Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled happily, "Then I'll call you Ian!"

He is quite daring to make requests and is not very afraid of strangers.

Ian's inner impression of Fujimaru Ritsuka has this summary.

He collected his thoughts and focused his attention on the current problem again.

"Ritsuka, do you remember how you got on that helicopter?"

"How did I get on that helicopter?"

"Yes." Ian nodded, "Or to put it another way, do you remember the whole process of getting on the helicopter?"

"Please recall as many details as you can."

"what?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment, and seemed to barely understand what Ian meant.

She pursed her chin and looked like she was remembering seriously.

"First of all—"

"It was the man named Anderson who led me to a high place in a building."

"The helicopter is parked right there."

"Is there anything unusual about this?" Ian asked.

"Abnormal?" Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his face, "I don't feel anything unusual."

"Everyone seems normal."

"If you have to say it-"

"If you have to say something?"

"If I have to say it, those people on the helicopter said Anderson could buy a new car."

"He's so rich! Then there's the thing I mentioned before about everyone fainting one after another, and then I came to fly the helicopter."

"..."

Ian covered his face.

Ok.

You shouldn't have too many fantasies about her.

This is obviously Anderson who "sold" her as an agent, right?

Didn't she realize it until now?

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange.

Being familiar with oneself often means that one's wariness towards others is extremely low, otherwise one would not be able to open one's heart.

"that--"

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked cautiously.

"Why do you ask such a question?"

"Did something happen?"

"..."

Ian thought for a moment and finally decided to tell her about Chaldea's situation.

"Ritsuka, this is what happened."

After a few minutes.

Fujimaru Ritsuka knew the speculations of Ian and others.

Her mouth widened slightly, showing a surprised expression.

"Wait a moment!"

"You said someone wants to kill me?!"

"Yes." Ian nodded, "The preliminary conclusion is that this should be the case."

"But something's wrong!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked a little anxious.

"What Anderson told me was clearly a 'job with a very high hourly wage'! How could his life be in danger?"

"But he didn't say this job was safe, right?"

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's pupils dilated a bit in an instant.

At this moment, she just realized that she had been "fooled".

"But why does this invincible person want to kill me?!"

"Because I'm not just killing you."

Ian spoke of his analysis very calmly.

"To be precise, all the 'Master Candidates' who came here in different ways like you may be targets."

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was originally relatively happy, suddenly turned into beet-eyed.

"That……"

"Is it too late for me to go now?"

"You can walk when you get there, but I'm afraid you don't dare."

"Don't you dare?"

"Ah."

Ian's eyes fell on the gauze on Fujimaru Ritsuka's forehead.

That's what this incident proves.

"This is Antarctica."

"If you want to get out, you'll have to take another helicopter ride."

"..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka reacted quickly.

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