Chapter 442: Director

Fujimura Dahe raises his voice and shouts again, "Jiantong Shen'er! Not coming?"

A boy in the front row whispers, "Teacher, classmate Jiantong is absent again today…"

"Absent again?!"

Fujimura Dahe's volume spikes instantly, laced with obvious displeasure, "How many times this week? Three days fishing, two days sunbathing—his study attitude is a real problem! When he returns I'll have a serious talk with him!"

She stamps a mark on the attendance sheet, then claps her hands, regaining spirit: "Alright! Focus back! Let's move on to the next grammar point! This is very important! It'll be on the exam!"

The class continues amid Teacher Teng's energetic "bombardment".

Bai Hang sighs quietly and looks out at the campus scenery again.

(Calm daily life… how long can it last?)

Starry Sky Train·Hidden Carriage

Light Screen floats.

Heimu leans on the sofa, holding a cup of red tea that appeared from nowhere.

Her violet‑black eyes stare intently at the several side‑by‑side screens before her, each showing different images and analysis results.

One of the screens loops the traces collected from Huo Huo.

"Reaction fully internalized, structure disintegrated, merging deeply with the host's vital signs and some…"

Heimu murmurs, fingertips tracing in the void to pull up more details, "The original function was twisted… redirected to…"

She lifts the cup, takes a gentle sip, and furrows her brow slightly.

"This kind of modification with an obvious malicious‑taste style…"

Heimu sets the cup down, her gaze turning a bit helpless, "Besides that Fun God, who else could it be?"

Aha.

It must have been during the process of tossing Huo Huo into the Xingyue World that the pill was tampered with.

Its originally gentle function was warped into some… personality‑reshaping tool.

Perhaps Aha thinks that watching a timid Judge turn into an ice‑berg mask is more…

"Pulling it out directly leaves no chance."

Heimu concludes, "The drug's components have fully merged into her body, becoming part of her current state. Forcibly stripping them could cause irreversible damage to her consciousness, or… trigger the temporarily suppressed Tail consciousness, leading to more troublesome consequences."

She rubs her temples.

Huo Huo now resembles a time bomb whose internal structure has been scrambled, yet she remains one of the key figures she must focus on and guide.

"We can only take one step at a time."

Heimu temporarily files the analysis on Huo Huo and shifts attention to another summary screen.

The screen lists the currently confirmed Master‑Servant pair information, displayed as cards, some with live monitoring footage.

Ilya (Master)‑Robin (Caster): status stable, has returned to Weigong Residence.

In the footage, Robin wears a gentle expression, listening as Sera and Lijielite introduce their family situation, while Ilya excitedly adds details beside them.

Huo Huo (Master)‑Ailixiya: status abnormal, Servant controllable. Location shows Winterwood City commercial district.

Bai Hang (Master)‑Servant not summoned: status normal, location Suiqun Yuan Academy.

A Xing (Master)‑Servant not summoned (?): status abnormal (emotional), location in transit.

Jiantong Shen'er (Master): status suspicious, needs monitoring.

"Ilya's side… Robin."

Heimu's mouth twitches slightly, "From a Pinokanni contestant Master to a summoned Servant in this world… what a dramatic shift."

This is one of the results of her covert manipulation.

By exploiting the Holy Grail War summoning system and some "Backdoor" Aha left, she successfully borrowed the existence of Robin, who was participating in the Holy Grail War in the Third World line, for a short time.

This both adds Variable and Fun, and also plants a relatively controllable observation point near Ilya.

"The others… will probably be summoned one after another tonight."

Heimu lightly taps the sofa armrest, a calculating glint in her eyes, "A Xing and Bai Hang… need to be guided to complete their summons quickly, at least to have a surface Servant to hold the stage."

She needs actors, enough characters to fill the stage of this Destruction spectacle.

She must act with enough "Joy", while also showing sufficient "Destruction" tension, and at the crucial moment steer the plot toward a "controllable failure" ending.

"The operability… is strong, huh."

Heimu touches her chin, "Directing a………………………………………."

She turns her gaze to another live feed, transmitted through Ailixiya's perspective.

Bright lights, upbeat pop music.

It's evening; the shop is filled with many people off school and work, a bit noisy.

At a window booth, two striking girls with contrasting styles sit opposite each other, drawing many subtle glances.

One of them is Ailixiya in casual clothes.

She shed the violet‑black battle suit for a more everyday outfit: a fitted off‑white knit sweater, light‑blue high‑waist jeans, and a light‑purple casual jacket.

Her long hair remains loose, held back by a simple pearl hairpin at the side of her ear.

Her crimson eyes and delicate features are still dazzling, now less dangerous and more youthful, stylish.

She props her cheek, smiling brightly at the opposite seat.

Opposite her sits Huo Huo.

She still wears that uniquely styled deep‑cyan short outfit, her hat set aside.

The green hair is immaculate, her small face expressionless, claw‑shaped green pupils calmly watching the tray on the table—a massive burger, a large order of fries, and an iced cola.

She sits upright, standing out from the relaxed surroundings.

"How about it, Huo Huo? This place's burgers and fries are famous~!"

Ailixiya (under Heimu's control) said in a light, sweet voice, picked up a golden fry, elegantly dipped it in ketchup, then offered it to Huo Huo's mouth, "Here, try it? Ah~?"

Her movements were naturally affectionate, and her smile was flawless.

Huo Huo's gaze shifted from the fry to Ailixiya's face, and in her green eyes there was not a hint of movement.

She did not open her mouth, nor show shyness or resistance, but Calmly extended her hand and took the sauce‑dipped fry.

Then, she did not eat it, but looked at the fry, then at Ailixiya, and in her flat‑toned voice asked:

"Why use magic to simulate this world's currency to exchange these foods?"

She was referring to Ailixiya's earlier order at the counter, where her finger casually brushed the card reader and instantly completed the "payment" action.

"Directly obtaining what is needed isn't more efficient?"

Huo Huo added, in a matter‑of‑fact tone, "According to intelligence, security forces are weak in this area and surveillance has blind spots. With your ability, acquiring these foods without causing a large‑scale disturbance should be easy."

"……"

Ailixiya's perfect smile on her face stiffened for a mere 0.1 second.

(…Why is the way of thinking so… direct.)

She lowered her hand, sighed, and in a tone that said "I really can't help you" said, "Huo Huo, doing this is wrong~? Although we could do it, Rule is also important. Using a little trick to gain convenience is a wisdom that avoids unnecessary conflict. Directly seizing, however, brings trouble, reveals our presence, disrupts the plan, and is not worth it~?"

She tried to instill a bit of "social tacit Rule".

Huo Huo, after listening, was silent for a few seconds, then picked up the hamburger, tore open the wrapper, took a bite, and chewed slowly.

Just as Ailixiya thought she had taken it in, Huo Huo swallowed the food, lifted her eyes toward her, her green eyes still Calm and unruffled, and uttered a few words:

"Troublesome woman."

Ailixiya: "……?"