Earth Princess? No, it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!

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Have.

"I can rest assured that."

Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that we have a solution, things are much easier. Olga Marie won't die, Mash won't die, and everyone can return to Chaldea safely.

We have already made enormous sacrifices; we cannot afford to lose anyone else.

I felt more confident.

Fujimaru Ritsuka loosened her embrace.

"Although Director Olga Marie is clumsy, she is still an excellent director. I am new here and there are many things I don't understand yet... So, you must not die on your own, Director Olga Marie!"

"Eh?!"

Olga Marie froze, instinctively wanting to deny the almost impossible statement, but if it were Fujimaru Ritsuka...

She was willing to believe it.

In any case, Olga Marie no longer had any lifeline to grasp, and this was her doomed end.

Fujimaru Ritsuka extended her hand to her.

at this time--

"Excuse me for interrupting you!" Dr. Roman's voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by the sound of the once solid ground beginning to shake and collapse.

The entire space seemed to be restructured, the value of spiritual particle conversion dropped below the critical point, and a whooshing earthquake sound came from the ear. Even standing became increasingly difficult!

"This means they're going to deport them!"

Mashu paused for a moment, then said, "Senpai, give me your hand!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Fujimaru Ritsuka grasped the girl's hand, and at the same time, firmly pulled Olga Marie's hand with her other hand!

"They're leaving, Chief! Hold on tight, don't let go!"

Olga Marie, of course, wouldn't let go. She nodded and then gripped Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand tightly.

Um...

Regardless of whether or not I can return to Chaldea...

As long as you hold that hand and look into the girl's unwavering gaze filled with trust, this moment will be eternal for Olga Marie.

Even if I die, it's fine.

Whether she dies or returns to Chaldea, it's all acceptable to Olga Marie; after all, she... is already like this.

just,

She neither died nor returned to Chaldea.

Olga Marie sat blankly and lost in thought on a vast, deep blue meadow that looked like a fairyland.

White flowers bloomed quietly under the moonlight, and a full moon hung high in the sky, shining like a beacon in the dark night.

She looked up.

I saw a stunningly beautiful girl with blonde hair and a white dress.

"Please allow me to ask a question..."

The girl said calmly:

"Are you the director of Chaldea?"

Chapter 20 Teach me, Olga-sensei!

"The director... the director hasn't returned..."

"Senior, the director hasn't returned!"

In the ruins of the central control room, Mashu, her face contorted with grief, lowered her eyes sadly. As the anti-spiritual transfer ended, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu reappeared... but the director was nowhere to be seen.

Director Olga Marie was killed in action.

"Ah this..."

"As expected, the director's soul vanished the instant the anti-spiritual particle transfer occurred, because there was simply no body capable of housing her. Even if we were to create a prototype for an artificial human now, it would be far too late..."

Dr. Roman sighed heavily.

"I can only solemnly announce that the current director of the Human Rights Protection Organization - Phineas Chaldea: Olga Marie Asmiret Animusfia..."

"Sacrifice confirmed."

A sense of sorrow, like snow falling in winter, permeated the control room.

Although Director Olga Marie is somewhat strict, and many people dislike her, it must be admitted that she is an extremely responsible director. With her in charge, the entire Chaldea operates smoothly.

Munir, Elrond, Chen, Sylvia, Dust, and others all wore expressions of deep sorrow, for they had all witnessed Olga Marie's hard work and achievements.

"No, why are you assuming the director is dead?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked around and asked.

"Please accept my condolences, senior."

Mashu tugged at Fujimaru Ritsuka's sleeve. She knew that Fujimaru Ritsuka was very sad, but there was nothing she could do. In fact, the director had left them forever.

“I know you’re heartbroken and can’t believe it… but the director is really dead. Fujimaru Ritsuka is nowhere to be found.”

No, the director is still alive!

The director is still alive. The director is really still alive.

She is right now...

Where was it again?

No, where is the princess's place again?

We don't even know the name.

"Anyway, the director is somewhere else, somewhere connected to my consciousness. How can I explain it to you? The director is right here!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka tried her best to explain, tapping her head with her finger.

Mashu nodded as if she understood.

"That's right, me too... The director will live forever in my heart."

Mashu gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After experiencing her first heart-wrenching separation and hearing Olga Marie's heartfelt words, Mash gradually came to understand emotions, and thus she learned to cry.

Dr. Roman lowered his head: "I know you don't want to accept reality, and actually, I don't want to accept it either."

"Even so... let us pray that the Director's soul may return to dust, and that he may not suffer in his next life. All staff of Chaldea, on behalf of the Acting Director, I request that you join me in... praying for and mourning the departed Director, and expressing our highest respect."

"May the Director's spirit in heaven bless us to repair all the singularities and save humanity from destruction... Amen."

Dr. Roman's voice was mournful and sorrowful. Although he was a doctor, he seemed very familiar with this kind of ceremony. Soon, a unique atmosphere of grief formed around him, and everyone joined Dr. Roman in solemnly mourning.

Those who are Christian or Catholic have already made the sign of the cross on their chests.

""

There's no way to communicate with these people anymore.

The main issue is that Director Olga Marie really didn't appear at Chaldea, and the singularity collapsed, so there was absolutely no chance of survival.

But Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't explain where Olga Marie was.

She said it was in the planet's consciousness, but only if someone believed her... The key is that nobody knows there's such a person as Miss Princess! How can I explain this? Even if I did, it would just be considered rambling nonsense from someone overwhelmed with grief!

Fujimaru Ritsuka is not very knowledgeable; his understanding of magic and mystery is limited to the level of "having mastered six of the seven orifices but not the other one," meaning he has no way of explaining things clearly.

Fujimaru Ritsuka was both amused and exasperated.

So how exactly do we prove it?

Fujimaru Ritsuka tries to contact Princess.

Unfortunately, that won't work either. For some reason, the princess seems to have gone offline and isn't responding. If she were to respond, perhaps we could ask her some embarrassing things that only Director Olga Marie herself knows to prove that the director is indeed still alive.

I really wish there was a giant hand that could grab Director Olga Marie from that spot like a claw machine.

Forget it, let's wait until the princess comes out before we talk about it.

Aside from my clumsy fighting skills and my signature move of "randomly punching," my knowledge of magic and the principles of mystery is far from sufficient...

"You...you're not Fujimaru Ritsuka, right?"

Olga Marie forgot to get up; she just stared blankly at the long-haired girl, then asked the question with difficulty.

"Yes, I am the spirit residing within her body. As a magician, you should understand, right?"

"I understand, of course I understand! In other words, the source of Fujimaru Ritsuka's True Ancestor characteristics is your power! Your power is constantly influencing her body, causing her to gradually become a True Ancestor royal like you."

"You can understand it that way."

The princess did not deny it.

"So, what exactly is the reason you brought me here? I don't think someone like you can gain anything from me."

Olga Marie took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"Benefits? I didn't think so... Well, I didn't actually intend to save any humans. Bringing you here was simply because she asked me to, nothing more. Your physical body has disappeared, and your remaining spirit cannot survive independently in the material world."

"So, I brought you into my territory."

She opened her arms and, in the pale blue environment, spoke in a calm and detached tone: "Welcome to my world—the [Millennium City], located in the inner sea of ​​stars."

"Only here can you survive."

The Sea Within Stars?

A thousand-year-old city?

Wait a minute, this guy seems to be...

The inner sea of ​​a star, in simple terms that humans can understand, is the inherent boundary of the planet itself, and it comes in many forms.

For example, Avalon in Britain is one of the Star Inner Seas, and the Thousand-Year City is naturally the same kind of Star Inner Sea. The girl in front of us can move freely in the Star Inner Sea, and is even the master of this Star Inner Sea. So without a doubt, she is the Star Touch, an elf.

Humans, as the primates on the surface of the star, rarely venture into the inner sea of ​​the star.

However, there are precedents.

For example, Shirou Emiya in the final ending.

For example, Kusajuro.

For example, Tono Shiki in the original version of Tsukihime.

Or perhaps it's someone who was captured and taken to the Fairy Village and came into contact with the Root.

—Now, by a twist of fate, Olga Marie has also arrived at one of these places, which can even be said to be the most important one, the Star Inner Sea.

I never expected to end up in a place like this. Logically speaking, this is a realm that even a magician could never reach in their entire life; only by sheer chance could one enter the Starry Sea... Thinking about it that way, it's actually not bad...

Weird!

She is dead; only her spirit remains.

Without spirit particle transfer and Master qualifications, how could one possibly reach the Inner Sea of ​​Stars!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a deep sadness.

"Then... do I still have a chance to return to Chaldea?" Olga Marie asked unwillingly.

"Theoretically, it doesn't exist. The moment you appear on the surface of the world, your consciousness will completely disappear."

In this beautiful setting, surrounded by flowers, Olga Marie lost all sense of time in the fairytale scene.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, bathing the world in its silvery light, which chilled her heart.

"So it really didn't work..."

"Ah..."

"You'd think that just being able to stay conscious is already a bonus, right?"

"Actually, you don't need to be so discouraged. I'm just saying that theoretically, you can't go back to Chaldea, but that doesn't mean you really can't. It still requires one person's effort."