Chapter 465

NO. 48: Are you saying that anyone who chats passionately with Rika must be a sicko?

In the Holy Terra Federation, where people and land are blessed, ordinary destruction or killing incidents naturally don't require the assistance of enthusiastic citizens.

This isn't to say the police aren't diligent—though they indeed are—but the primary responsibility for handling such matters always falls to the organization or company involved in the incident itself.

Chaldea's efficiency is not low.

As a cross-border organization whose main work is conducted in its homeland, all members of Chaldea in this world exist in only two states.

Logistics and vacation.

Highlighting a rock-solid Master, with fluid Servants and logistics personnel.

Specifically manifested as:

With the Fujimaru siblings as the primary Masters, other Masters either draw lots or volunteer for a rotating support system.

And the system for selecting accompanying Servants and approving volunteer sign-ups.

The state hardest to describe is also this group of people.

Meanwhile, the remaining members left behind are naturally—comparatively idle.

Thanks to this world's maturity in cross-border exploration-related technology, Chaldea's observation of "frontline conditions" is even more precise and stable than before, and even post-cross-border spiritual particle transfer won't leave Masters "lost."

And such an excellent foundational setup brings about a significant liberation of productivity (x).

More staff, Servants, and stationed Masters now have the leisure to research, study other things, or even enjoy vacations.

Such as the "electronic world IheWorld," a super-large-scale deep dive into the data world, which was conceived from the deliberations of that group.

And the ultimate such group—is used for emergency conscription to grab able-bodied individuals when situations like this arise!

"Form ranks! Form ranks! Pseudo-net spirits have already found a suspected base tail! We're forming a reconnaissance team now!"

A girl with long hair reaching her ankles, wearing a black robe and black dress, yet possessing striking white attire, with a red butterfly knot tied at her chest, is actively waving the command baton in her hand.

Before her is a noisy crowd.

Although she also has access to amplifying magic, her choice is to pick up a traditional loudspeaker:

"Men stand on the left, women on the right, those of unclear gender in the middle!"

"Those unsure of their gender can go find Jack, Camilla, or Ureaeli and her group for testing!"

"Line up quickly, line up quickly! Lilith, Parselip, and BB will lead you!"

"This is a rare performance opportunity after the seniors' return!"

At a glance, this team consists of Servants, Servants, and still Servants!

Such team composition is also perfectly natural.

Although Chaldea's Master roster includes individuals whose strength rivals or even surpasses that of Servants—due to the wide fluctuation in Servants' combat power limits—such individuals are few, and they are also extremely inept in the data domain.

Compared to Servants, who are naturally spiritual beings with innate affinity for the electronic domain and are part of the Heroic Spirit summoning system,

these Masters either struggle to accept new things due to age, or their understanding of technology is limited to daily life and entertainment.

Regarding entering the electronic world IheWorld to pursue criminals…… each of them is also not particularly enthusiastic.

The person in charge of conscription doesn't mind this absence.

After all, the Master's duty is simply to command Servants; one commander is sufficient, and more only increases the likelihood of internal conflict.

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who has experience in electronic world combat operations, volunteered eagerly, and what could a certain position—someone who became AI for administrative convenience at Chaldea—possibly say?

She didn't say anything either when she saw a Servant in the ranks manifesting in her own likeness as the final Beast?

Or rather, if anything could be said, it was already said during their first meeting.

In a hysterical manner.

Very angry!

Ah, very angry—she entrusted her non-human self to be saved by strange heavenly soldiers and brothers, which was bad enough, but how could there still be a Beast manifesting in the world using her likeness!

It's as if her life is utterly worthless, even her appearance stolen and replaced by another!

The unpleasantness of their first meeting was naturally far from trivial, but by now, let alone the main point—even minor points of conflict aren't worth mentioning.

And frankly speaking, although the alien god manifested using her likeness, its mind truly isn't very sharp.

As the Seventh Beast, it still ran into the ranks—what are you doing in that electronic world?

There, you have the Seventh Beast whose data was compiled by you! Once you log in, you directly take over the account, then get restricted to that area.

Did you not learn from the neighboring Human King's experience? Is it really that you don't take a single point to heart?

Never mind—let her go eat dirt and learn a lesson…… Although in terms of appearance connection, it's very evocative of the relationship between Joan and Dark Joan, but Miss Olga Marie does not possess Joan's "elder sister like a mother" nature.

Chaldea's situation in this world has already kept her busy enough; from time to time, she has to complain that those staff members' vacation lives are possible only because she bears the burden forward.

For this, El-Melloi II wholeheartedly agrees.

But gazing at that scene in the distance, he still can't help but murmur softly: "Is it okay to let Ritsuka go?"

"That super agent should be waking up soon, right?"

The investigation into the criminals who attacked Chaldea, with the most important witness about to awaken now, Fujimaru is about to step into the network world first……

The main issue here isn't information exchange, but rather that everyone might need Ritsuka's affability.

As the individual in Chaldea with the most youthful employment record and most arduous activity history, the Fujimaru siblings embody the most intuitive quality of "affability" as a very conspicuous trait.

Like the mirror nature of the First Beast Goetia, the Fujimaru siblings possess, as a family trait, consistent affability toward each other.

Despite the sister being quite strong-willed and the brother quite tolerant, they still equally earn the favor of many Servants of diverse personalities.

Internal staff have repeatedly discussed, confirming whether they might have succubus blood (scratched out), or perhaps some "certainly beloved" blessing under special attack……

But no matter how it's said, Chaldea has already grown accustomed to, when encountering strangers, throwing Fujimaru forward to test charm and eloquence.

And precisely for this reason, with an important stranger role about to awaken, sending Chaldea's sole designated lustful male on a mission might be somewhat inappropriate.

"Electronic communication isn't difficult, El-Melloi."

In this world, as the substantive monarch of celestial science at the Clock Tower—Animusphere—Olga Marie and the monarch of modern magical science, El-Melloi II, are considered peers.

These two have had quite a bit of interaction in *The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II*.

Meanwhile, back at their actual hometown, one is a summoned pseudo-servant who constantly resides there and still ponders magecraft, while the other, as the head of Chaldea who inherited his predecessors' business and devoted himself to research, originally had little to do with each other, but due to Chaldea's Heroic Spirit summoning system, they established a similarly friendly and amicable relationship.

But it's also hard to say it's not due to the goodwill from being in the same overtime-working camp.

Of course, when discussing relationships, there's also someone equally indispensable to mention: Lord El-Melloi II's stepsister.

Reines El-Melloi Archisorte, who is also Olga Marie's close female friend.

However, just like her brother, although Reines similarly possesses a pseudo-Heroic Spirit identity, she does not constantly reside at Chaldea.

Even if her brother is now out working, she has no intention of accompanying him.

Her main pastime is watching the fun from afar after issuing missions, so let's not dwell on idle talk.

Right now, here, only the overtime-working alliance between Lord El-Melloi and Animusphere is in communication.

"Moreover, compared to communicating with that super agent, what you actually find most troublesome is probably communicating with that 'Lintonton', right?"

"He's that kind of troublesome guy." Lord El-Melloi said this, obviously not denying it.

"Will he bring cases?" Olga Marie in the screen raised her eyebrows.

Lord El-Melloi II's 'Mystic Eyes', though not Magic Eyes, yet surpass Magic Eyes.

It is an extremely insightful gaze capable of seeing through a mage from the essence of magecraft to the survival methods of later-generation mages, and simultaneously the result of years upon years of accumulation.

One could even call it a diploma of life, and that would not be inappropriate.

Precisely because he understands this, Olga Marie also places immense trust in his judgment of people, which is why she showed a hint of surprise just now.

After all, troublesome guys like that—within Chaldea, there are too many existences worthy of Lord El-Melloi II's such evaluation, while outside Chaldea, such people are exceedingly rare.

Although this world constantly sees big and small news, the living conditions of its federal citizens have nonetheless trended toward excessive peace and comfort.

Special individuals must still be sought from among special time travelers.

"He will create cases, although he will conceal them quite well, like that old fellow who constantly thinks of ways to skip work, the criminal consultant."

"Would using him as a metaphor be overrating him?" Olga Marie, who hasn't read *The Holmes Case Collection*, especially when she knows the person involved, this prerequisite homework based on interaction needs is always necessary.

It's just that the protagonist of that case collection lacks the qualification to come to this world as a 'refugee'.

However, that man probably isn't too upset about it, after all, his ever-changing, unpredictable life is exactly what he desires.

A guy who relies solely on solving cases to maintain excitement, the old world's strange bands often satisfy him, though hearing about crime rate topics from different star fields here also makes him somewhat restless.

"Considering this world's complexity, considering the amount of knowledge young children here can grasp, I will not underestimate the abilities of any young person—"

Having said this, Lord El-Melloi shifted his tone: "Of course, I also know this world has not a few ordinary natives like those from our homeland, but among them, there will not be him."

"... but I still feel this evaluation is too high," Olga Marie thought for a moment, "and according to the positional theory said by those people from the Security Bureau, the other party really wouldn't have the chance for Moriarty to come over."

"My example is merely used for metaphor; the differences between the two are also very clear."

Lord El-Melloi said lightly: "He has obvious brakes, Gray would also think he's a good person, even he could make Morgan feel displeased."

"Morgan probably wouldn't want to hear you using her as a standard of measurement."

Olga Marie's silent retort, but Kongming continued without paying attention:

"But at the same time, his communication status with Lintonton makes me somewhat doubtful..."

"Doubt what?"

"Doubt he has a latent evil attribute."