Chaldea, along with Romani and other surviving personnel, quickly located the first singularity.
"Fujimaru and Mash, it's time to depart."
"Which Fujimaru?"
Da Vinci's inquiry caught Romanii off guard. It should have been Ritsuka Fujimaru, who had a formal contract with Mash, but Fujimaru Kaede's combat abilities couldn't be ignored either.
Having mysterious powers of unknown origin and the strength to confront Servants head-on, someone with such prowess shouldn't be left out. But...
Now wasn't the time for hesitation: "Both of you, go."
The transfer of spiritual particles began again, and Fujimaru Kaede felt a bit tired this time.
After spending twelve hours in the internet cafe and then being dragged into the spiritual particle transfer, Fujimaru Kaede felt exhausted.
But soon, she remembered that even across worlds, she could chat using TT. And Liu Yuan had also added her to the large group chat where everyone was present. Thinking that she could still chat with others while carrying out missions gave Fujimaru Kaede a glimmer of hope.
"Forget it, there's not enough time. I'll bring the others to the internet cafe later."
Fujimaru Kaede didn't bother packing anything; she ran straight to the central control room, thinking that this spiritual particle transfer should end in a few hours, just like last time.
"Oh! Kaede, you're here."
"We've been waiting for you, Fujimaru."
"Senior! We'll do our best."
"Fu-fu~"
Fujimaru Kaede grinned and clenched her fist. "I'm super strong now. Mash, you hold the shield in front, I'll cast magic from behind, Ritsuka replenishes mana, and Fu-fu acts cute. Solid!"
[Cross-World TT Group Chat
"Everyone! I'm about to embark on a mission to save the world. Wish me luck!"
"Where are you?"
"Where are you?!"]
Fujimaru Kaede flooded the group chat with messages, sending dozens of messages within seconds.
Fujimaru Kaede realized that her messages were being read but not responded to, and she felt dejected. After a while, she saw a message from Tina in the group.
["Senior... In this group, every message requires payment, even individual punctuation marks. Please be aware."]
In that instant, Fujimaru Kaede trembled.
With the destruction of human order, she couldn't access her world's currency. She had a little over four days' worth of internet fees left, but with her frenzy of messaging, that money might not even last until tomorrow's internet session.
"...,"
Fujimaru Kaede fell silent...
At this moment, Minato Namikaze added, "The usage rules and group entry notices are detailed in the group announcement. Everyone must read the announcement or entry notice before posting any content."
At ten yuan per message, it wasn't expensive in any world. In the past, Fujimaru Kaede could have sold her house in her hometown and still had enough to chat for a year. But now, she was broke. No mystic codes, no treasures, and then she sent dozens of messages.
Now she was in debt!
"Why?!"
Fujimaru Kaede's sudden outburst puzzled Mash.
"Senior?"
"Kaede? What's wrong?"
Before they could finish their inquiries, the spiritual particle transfer began. Fujimaru Kaede had no mood to marvel at the wonders of spiritual particle transfer; she only knew one thing: if she didn't get enough to pay for internet access tomorrow, she wouldn't be able to go online.
"No!!"
Ranni's side story was about to conclude, with just the final marriage ceremony with Ranni left.
Today, she had planned to prepare more flowers and beautiful props instead of hastily marrying, to have a perfect wedding with Ranni.
But now, being told that her money had been wasted because she hadn't read the announcement fully? It broke her heart.
"Ranni, my dear wife... Sob, sob, sob!"
"Anguish! It hurts so much! Who can feel my Anguish?"
The system of spiritual particle transfer seemed to sense Fujimaru Kaede's grief.
When she opened her eyes, she was stunned by the scene before her.
Looking up at the sky, a huge halo indicated the extraordinary nature of this world.
Where were the people around her?
Is that a wizard with goldfish eyes? A woman in black?
Using the game system, she realized: one elite enemy, one boss?
Looking further, there were dragons flying in the sky, monsters running on the ground, and strange troops.
"Who are you?"
Black Jeanne saw Fujimaru Kaede's sudden appearance and questioned her. As she was about to attack, Fujimaru Kaede sighed.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you don't understand my Pain! ....Wait, what's that?"
Fujimaru Kaede put on a mask of pain, emitting an aura of suffering. Even Black Jeanne and Gilles couldn't help but marvel at the anguish emanating from her.
Upon closer observation, although Fujimaru Kaede appeared to be an ordinary person on the surface, there was a mysterious aura about her that even Gilles couldn't help but admire.
Especially the greed and lust in Fujimaru Kaede's eyes, is definitely not something a righteous person would possess.
The aura around her was more like someone who had slaughtered countless lives, and that slaughter seemed to be for personal gain, purely for the sake of killing.
If Liu Yuan were here, he would definitely acknowledge the discerning eyes of the man with goldfish eyes before him.
Fujimaru Kaede had killed enough Rune Filled Big Birds to fill a mountain.
Initially, she did it for money, but later, after developing a mechanical approach, she even lost her expression.
Later, after defeating General Radahn and obtaining his massive sword, Fujimaru Kaede began killing Red Albinaurics in the Mogh's Rune Donation Dynasty, twenty thousand per round.
When she killed them repeatedly, she did so without expression, desire, or demand.
Such a person would be considered a demon in reality.
However, the greed in Fujimaru Kaede's eyes wasn't brought out by the game; it was her own.
Because she saw the elite enemy holding the grimoire called the "Prelati's Spellbook: Sunken Spiral Castle," worth a hundred thousand before the destruction of human order.
What concept was this? As a premium member now, she could go online worry-free for ten days and buy three more games. If she wanted to splurge a bit, she could even buy some ice-cold cola, have a serving of eel rice, or even chat with Miss Kisara while playing games.
Just the thought of not having money to go online tomorrow, combined with the high price of this elite enemy's item, made her greedy.
"Yes! That's it. You must not be a good person. Join us!"
Gilles was excited; their lineup was indeed strong with Black Jeanne, but at the same time, he needed even more powerful warriors. The person in front of him exuded a greedy and arrogant aura, devoid of any goodness.
Such a person would be perfect for joining them.
"Hehehe..."
Fujimaru Kaede walked over to Gilles's side, and Gilles showed no fear. His goldfish eyes looked at Fujimaru Kaede.
Suddenly, Fujimaru Kaede smirked and swung the wooden stick in her hand forcefully.
With such a sudden attack at close range, Gilles couldn't react. With just one blow, he got weakened, and his hand loosened.
Ordinarily, a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm couldn't be plundered normally. But after catching the Prelati's Spellbook, Fujimaru Kaede immediately pulled out the Spirit Calling Bell and rang it.
The mimic tear appeared, but Fujimaru Kaede forgot one thing: when she summoned the mimic tear, she was holding Prelati's Spellbook. And the mimic tear could use all the weapons and magic carried by the summoner.
The big stick was directly abandoned by Big Brother Mimic tear. Holding up the Spiral Sunken, it summoned a Horror from the deep sea of another dimension.
In that moment, not only was Fujimaru Kaede dumbfounded. Gilles was also dumbfounded.
He was a Heroic Spirit, and theoretically, his Noble Phantasm couldn't be taken away. But now it had been snatched away by Fujimaru Kaede. And not only that, she had successfully replicated it and summoned a Horror.
When had Noble Phantasms become so worthless?
And all Fujimaru Kaede could think was: Big Brother is awesome!