Chapter 309: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 140

These are all basic details, since the other party never intended to hide them.

Including speeding through the Fourth Holy Grail War and wiping out Zhong Ta.

These past few days, the two had considered entering the alchemical kingdom in the sky to investigate, but the problem was they had no money and no identity—just surviving was already a miracle.

Thinking of this, Fujimaru couldn't help sighing: "This is basically a super-charged Anomaly Belt."

Previously, Chaldea had resolved Anomaly Belts that covered at most a single region—nothing like this, directly impacting the entire globe.

Just as she was frowning, pondering what to do next, a crisp bell sound suddenly rang out.

Hearing the sound, the pink-haired girl beside Fujimaru bowed deeply and greeted sincerely: "Welcome."

"Guest, you—"

She was about to say more, but seemed to stall mid-sentence.

Mash's strange demeanor caught Fujimaru's attention; she looked up to see what kind of bizarre guest had come in this time.

Then the orange-haired girl saw a somewhat familiar face.

Like a celebrity from a newspaper.

?!

"The Dragon from Beyond Heaven?!"

Fujimaru had already recognized the visitor's identity—indeed, in this world, few people didn't know who they were.

But would such a being really come to a maid café?

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly noticed the person was walking toward her and Mash.

"Fujimaru Takashi? Mash Kiirelet?"

Looking at the young man before her, who seemed intrigued, Fujimaru's expression slowly stiffened.

Though they'd often been ambushed right after arriving in previous Anomaly Belts, this was the first time they'd been directly confronted by the final boss at the door.

"Uh, what would you like to order, Guest?"

Fujimaru laughed it off, trying to bluff her way through.

"Heh." Li Ang emitted a noncommittal laugh and casually took a seat. "You two sit down too."

At this, Fujimaru obediently sat down with Mash.

At that moment, the maid supervisor who had previously scolded Fujimaru placed a cup of coffee respectfully before Li Ang, then bowed and withdrew.

Li Ang wasn't surprised—after all, all the puppets he produced had Liuyouhou Sect backdoors; even if he ordered the buyers killed, the puppets wouldn't hesitate for a moment.

Li Ang picked up the coffee spoon, stirred it slightly in the cup, then asked directly: "Did Chaldea treat my place as an Anomaly Belt?"

"But I don't have an Imaginary Tree."

He had checked—there were only these two Chaldea members in present-day Fuyuki City; no seven Crown Servants were hiding, waiting for him to appear before swarming him.

Hearing Li Ang's words, Fujimaru gradually relaxed her body.

She scratched her cheek, then said with a touch of despair: "Da Vinci seems to have messed up again during the Subspace Ascent—I don't know why we ended up here, either."

Though she didn't know why this 【Dragon from Beyond Heaven】 knew so much about Chaldea, it seemed clear he had no ill intent—at least for now.

Upon hearing this, though Li Ang had already suspected something, he still couldn't help feeling speechless.

But misdirected transfers were a long-standing Chaldea tradition—get used to it.

After a brief silence, Li Ang spoke: "You'll stay at my place for now."

"Ah, that's not really appropriate?" Fujimaru instinctively wanted to refuse, but quickly realized: "Alright then, we'll trouble you for a while."

The orange-haired girl wasn't as unreliable as she usually appeared—otherwise, she never could have led the Servants to defeat the Demon King Geryon and save Human History.

Thus, she naturally understood that Li Ang's words weren't a kind suggestion, but an order.

And given his knowledge of Chaldea, he clearly didn't trust her and Mash to wander around freely.

Even Fujimaru herself didn't understand why the Subspace Ascent had triggered a Spirit Particle Transfer.

Seeing no need for force, Li Ang smiled: "Don't worry—I won't harm you."

Compared to opposing Chaldea, Li Ang was far more interested in their technology—especially Mash, the 【Sub-Servant】.

That's why he'd invited the two girls to return with him to the Alchemical Kingdom.

Thus, Fujimaru and Mash followed Li Ang back to the Alchemical Kingdom in space.

Looking at the dazzling metropolis before her, the orange-haired girl couldn't help sighing.

'It really does resemble an Anomaly Belt.'

Due to a wrong choice, history took a path of false prosperity.

But unlike an Anomaly Belt,

this world has no Imaginary Tree, and it isn't merely a regional phenomenon.

…

Meanwhile.

In a pitch-black space, a vehicle resembling an armored car drifted aimlessly forward.

Inside, a well-dressed brown-haired girl stared at the massive device before her, murmuring: "Why does a Spirit Particle Transfer occur during Ascent?"

Beside her, a golden-haired middle-aged fat man asked anxiously: "How are Gudako and the others now?"

Hearing this, the brown-haired girl snapped back to attention, her tone troubled: "According to observations, Fujimaru and Mash seem to have fallen into a Parallel world—and one that's about to be 【Pruned】."

"Pruned?"

The golden-haired fat man blinked—he'd never heard this term before, being a third-rate magician.

Seeing the nominal director seemed confused, the brown-haired girl briefly explained: "Some worlds that have deviated from the main timeline and lost most of their possibilities are 【Pruned】 by the universe."

"Once Pruning is complete, the world's operation halts, and all existence within it perishes."

Upon hearing her explanation, the golden-haired fatty at first didn't react, but soon his face showed signs of anxiety: "Then what about Gudaa and the others?"

"There's no need to worry about that," the brown-haired girl interrupted, eyeing the massive device with confusion. "The world where Fujimaru and Mash fell seems… strange?"

"It seems to be on the edge of 【Cutting】?"

"So are they trying to get us to give it a push?"

Although the brown-haired girl understood the concept of the Parallel world, this was the first time she had truly observed the existence of these worlds.

The reason, it seemed, was that after their companion fell into it, that world had become linked to their group.

But she didn't believe such a phenomenon as Spiritron Transfer could occur without cause.

Moreover, in a certain sense, a world marked by 【Cutting】 was nothing but a gigantic Anomalous Zone—though normally, the universe itself would eliminate it.

"Really," the brown-haired girl sighed, "we haven't even resolved our own problems yet. If you're going to press-gang us, can't you wait?"

The golden-haired fatty beside her then asked, "So what should we do next?"

"First, let me try to reestablish contact with them," the brown-haired girl said, beginning to operate the massive machine. "Then have them investigate any anomalies in that world."

"After that, we handle it just like we did with the other Anomalous Zones."

Unfortunately, the brown-haired girl didn't know that Gudaa, right at this moment, was lying on a bed, staring at the cold metal ceiling above, muttering under her breath:

"When will I ever regain contact with Da Vinci-chan?"