Earth Princess? No, it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!

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power.

Mash felt deeply inadequate in her power, finding it extremely difficult to fight even the Shadow Servants. If it weren't for her senior, she would have died long ago when the Chaldea Central Control Room exploded.

If I could become stronger, I would be able to protect my seniors.

Why can't I be stronger...?

“You don’t need to blame yourself too much, Mash. For a Demi-Servant, you’ve already done very well.”

Olga Marie sighed and said seriously, "Since you can unleash your Noble Phantasm, it proves that you are now a Servant capable of standing on your own. So, what is the true name of your Noble Phantasm—?"

"Eh?"

"Your real name, your real name, like Excalibur or Gungnir, your Noble Phantasm should have its own name too, right?"

Noble Phantasms are the ultimate weapons that Servants can use to win battles; they are the ultimate trump cards of Servants, culminating in their glorious deeds.

The Noble Phantasm possessed by Mash is quite obvious; it should be that black cross shield.

But she didn't know.

She is unaware of the true name of the Heroic Spirit to whom she is attached, nor the name of its Noble Phantasm.

It's very regrettable...

Seeing Mashu's somewhat forlorn expression, Olga Marie smiled, a rare occurrence for her.

"No true name for your Noble Phantasm? Then I'll come up with a spell for you. That will make it easier to unleash your Noble Phantasm. I think, as the director of Chaldea, you should have that much authority."

"Yes, it is!"

After hearing Olga Marie's words, Mashu nodded her little head very seriously, and her graceful body quickly stood at attention.

"Don't be so reserved." Olga Marie lowered her eyes slightly, made a decision after careful consideration.

"Let's call him LordChaldeas. You grew up in Chaldea, so it should be easier to unleash your Noble Phantasm using this incantation, right?"

"Yes, thank you very much, Director."

Mashu gently stroked the shield.

A peculiar feeling welled up inside me.

The incantation for releasing a Noble Phantasm, the belief in protection contained within this shield... this seems to encompass more than just the concept of an incantation for releasing a Noble Phantasm.

A voice interrupted Mashu's thoughts.

"Finally—finally connected! Whew, that was so difficult. I never imagined that even observation equipment is already operating beyond its limits..."

An untimely voice suddenly interrupted the girls' conversation, followed by the appearance of a very weak and unreliable staff member.

Romani Archiman.

The administrator of the Chaldea Medical Department.

"Mash, Director, are you alright?!"

"Dr. Roman asked in a panic."

It has to be said that establishing communication at this point was already quite fast. However, Fujimaru Ritsuka's communication with the singularity was simply too quick. She didn't rest at all during the battle, not even for a moment, and managed to fight her way to the underground cavern in that short period of time.

Correspondingly, there was extreme fatigue.

"Ha, what are you talking about? The battle here is over, what's the point of connecting to communications at a time like this!"

Olga Marie gave a cold snort, annoyed. The director had never given Dr. Roman, that kind of irresponsible and unreliable fellow, a pleasant look.

"What kind of battle is this? It took me a lot of effort to stabilize the situation at Chaldea..."

Dr. Roman hesitated, looking at Olga Marie with a surprised expression.

"What's wrong--?!"

Olga Marie impatiently brushed the silver strands of her hair behind her ear.

"No, I just want to know... that girl was lying on the director's lap, does the director have that kind of interest...?"

Keng——!

Mash slammed her shield heavily onto the ground.

The heavy shield smashed the ground open.

"To make such a joke at a time like this, Dr. Roman is really going too far!"

How can you make jokes like that between the director and a senior colleague?

"Ah...why are you suddenly so angry, Mashu...well, that's right, now's not the time to talk about this..."

It's confirmed: Dr. Roman really has no standing in Chaldea; he's truly pitiful.

The orange-haired man in the white robe nervously smoothed his hair, then took a deep breath and sat up straight, staring at the screen.

"Speaking of which, Director, when you say the battle is over, what do you mean...?"

"Where is Mrs. Rae? Let Rae come out and talk to her. Only he should know what's going on in the central control room."

Although Olga Marie had heard the result from Fujimaru Ritsuka, she still wanted to confirm it.

"I'm sorry, Director. Rafe was right in the center of the explosion... We've managed to save some of the Masters' lives with the cryogenics, but only about twenty people have survived. We can barely keep Chaldea running at the moment."

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Olga Marie had long anticipated this outcome and was mentally prepared to accept it, but when she finally confirmed it, she still felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Chaldea!

My Chaldea!

"Sigh... why did I have to be the one to encounter this kind of thing!"

Olga Marie couldn't help but sigh sadly again. How...how she wanted to do something great, how she wanted to save humanity, how she wanted to fulfill her father's unfinished vision.

She has already worked very hard and given it her all for this.

She was a genius, but not one who could lead an era, a genius who would shine like a constellation of stars.

Her father had no expectations of her.

Olga Marie had thought this more than once.

It was Rafe who helped and supported her, enabling her to barely lead everyone in Chaldea and complete her father's unfinished work.

Da da da...

At this moment, her mind was unusually calm.

By the way, how did she survive to reach the control room? Almost everyone in Chaldea perished, so what power did she rely on to stay alive until now?

This kind of thing...this kind of thing is really—

A chill ran down her spine, and an inexplicable fear welled up inside her; Olga Marie felt a coldness creeping into her heart.

There were footsteps.

In the empty space, the footsteps were unusually clear. Olga Marie looked in the direction of the sound and first saw the long boots hitting the ground, followed by a dark green monster skin coat... and then, looking up, she saw a tall, cylindrical hat.

"That person is...Professor Rafe?"

Mashu stared blankly at his appearance, instinctively sensing an unprecedented danger. She instantly raised her shield, her expression grave.

"Rafe—!"

Olga Marie's face lit up with joy, but just as she was about to say something, she noticed that her usually gentle face had become even more gloomy.

"I never expected you to still be alive. It's truly unexpected. I thought I had done almost everything and that no one had escaped."

The man's magnetic voice was cold and instilled despair... Olga Marie's usually composed expression changed slightly!

Something's not right... Something's definitely not right!

She suspected her boss of having problems, but never questioned Professor Rafe, a supporter who was like a father to her...

"Yes, you did it? Rafe, answer me, did you do all this?!"

She hoped to hear from Rafe that he would say, "I didn't do it," and that as long as everyone worked together, they would still be Chaldea partners and there was no reason for them to hurt each other.

"Heh, I remember I clearly put the bomb at your feet, why are you still so energetic, Olga?"

Rafe sneered, looking at Olga Marie with a terrifying gaze.

That terrifying look in her eyes, which was anything but gentle, made Olga Marie's heart skip a beat.

"No...you're not lying to me, are you, Rafe?! Why...why, Chaldea, this organization, this facility, wasn't it all your hard work? Why did you destroy it? Why did you destroy them?! Answer me, answer me, Rafe!"

Olga Marie felt her blood rush to her head; the anger, heartache, sadness, and grief from being betrayed made her mind buzz and explode!

"Answer? Boring. I don't need to answer stupid human questions—I can't believe that even with all my caution, luring that guy to Chaldea didn't completely destroy this boring foolishness. Really..."

"A boring, stupid thing? You actually think our efforts to save humanity are a boring, stupid thing?!"

"What exactly do you take us for?!"

Olga Marie was furious!

Even if it's Rafe!

No, that thing isn't Rafe at all!

Or, if Rafe's true nature is like this, then Rafe is nothing at all!

The anger of being deceived and used erupted instantly!

She raised her hand, and a bright, scarlet magic circle instantly formed.

She had been chanting the magic incantation of Animusfia since before, and the underground cavern of Mount Enzo was actually a super-large semi-natural, semi-artificial magic workshop.

In her fury, Olga Marie mustered all her strength and unleashed a magic spell!

"Die, Rafe!"

The voice was as cold as ice. Olga Marie swung her arm in a daze, and then a whooshing sound came from the sky!

Green light fell from the sky!

The falling meteorite, engulfed in scorching flames, emitted a howling scream!

Its name is ———

FateGrandOrder/Human Security Celestial Sphere!

This was originally a grand magic spell that required a long incantation and a special environment to be used, but the situation is urgent now, and there is no time to incantate and adjust the environment. We can only kill the traitor Rafe first!

However, in an emergency, or even in a modern setting, could a miniature human-powered celestial sphere with significantly reduced power really harm Rafe?

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the basketball-sized fire meteorite erupted almost the instant Olga Marie waved her hand!

"Hit!" Mashu held her breath, tensing up.

Amidst the billowing smoke, Rafe's agitated voice still rang out.

"At this level... at most, it can only raise some dust. Yi Qiyi (Three) II Second Skirt"

The demon sneered disdainfully, continuing to verbally belittle Olga Marie, driving her to utter despair and madness.

The desperate tears of the Animusphia family must be the best nourishment to please even the demons!

"By the way, I have some good news for you."

With a cold laugh, Rafe tore through the accelerated spacetime with the radiance of the Holy Grail, revealing the crimson Chaldean Arthur to Olga Marie.

"Chaldea has turned red!"

Olga Marie was more shocked by the miniature Earth that Rafe had displayed than by the ineffectiveness of her own attacks.

Simulated planetary environment model [Chaldea].

It turned completely crimson!

Chaldea is a model of Earth created by the Animusphia family based on advanced magical theory. This planet is defined as possessing a soul, and this model is a tiny replica of that soul, created to resemble Earth.

Chaldea turned red!

Humanity is extinct!

Time is running out!