Lostbelt of Metropolis (Nine) It's about to crash, Doctor...

Faced with such a ferocious attack, a long time ago, Fujimaru Ritsuka might have been frozen in fear.

Now, she was adept at detecting her opponent's movements, and silently recited the Command Spell with her hands behind her back. But to everyone's surprise, someone faster than words rushed forward and blocked her way.

Just a second before she touched the girl's hair, Wonder Woman was violently thrown back by a suddenly falling barrier, flying sideways and crashing into the half-collapsed administrative center.

A loud crash followed by billowing smoke. But at that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand suddenly froze behind her back, and almost no one could notice that her fingertips were trembling slightly.

Through the rain, the man's back turned to her, and he strode to a stop in front of her. Black patterns covered his bare feet, and Ritsuka's gaze followed the elaborate and luxurious robe upwards.

Her slightly curly white hair was as soft as cashmere, and after the rain, it became even heavier. Finally, her gaze rose and fell on that stunningly beautiful face.

She opened her mouth, but only tasted the bitter rainwater. Her once eloquent mouth was now completely silent.

The heavy rain continued to fall, landing on the stunned face of Fujimaru Ritsuka, as if silently conveying her emotions.

“…Ritsuka.” The brown-skinned man called out cautiously, completely unlike the cold and serious expression he had when he first attacked.

He crouched down, looking the orange-haired girl in the eye. "Um, I'm not late, am I?"

The patter of rain transformed into a rhythmic, low background sound the moment Solomon opened his mouth. The moment the familiar voice and tone reached her ears, Fujimaru Ritsuka instinctively shed tears.

How can one describe her feelings at this moment?

It was a miracle; she had witnessed an unprecedented miracle.

But the man opposite her instantly lost his composure. The joy of their reunion turned into panic amidst the girl's tears. "Hey, hey, hey—! Ritsuka, why are you crying!"

"Are you injured? Or does it hurt somewhere?!" He placed his hand on Ritsuka's shoulder, looking her over and over, muttering to himself, which made Fujimaru Ritsuka burst into laughter through her tears.

It wasn't Solomon, but Romani Archman who returned.

“Doctor,” Fujimaru Ritsuka said.

“I’m here!” Roman replied immediately.

Gazing into those eyes that were filled with her, Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her hand bearing the Command Seal, and the Grand Duke's spear pierced the earth, blocking Wonder Woman's attack once again.

"I'm not hurt, and the doctor wasn't late." Her heart pounded faster than the rain, and the countless words she wanted to say finally condensed into four simple words: "It's good that you're back."

Kilshtalia, contrary to his usual behavior, stopped attacking and even stopped Wonder Woman, calmly telling the Chaldea group, "You should leave. Fujimaru Ritsuka, next time we meet, we will be enemies."

“I understand.” Fujimaru Ritsuka took the doctor’s hand, called the others, and walked towards the place she had agreed to meet with Debit without looking back.

Roman glanced left at Ritsuka, whose combat power was off the charts, and right at Kirshtalia, whose attitude was strange. He belatedly realized that something unexpected had happened during his absence.

But a place full of ruins is not a good place to reminisce, so he followed Ritsuka's lead and obediently left with her.

Gilgamesh and Merlin, now free, each knocked Batman unconscious and then tossed them to Nightwing and Jason. After all, why would a king carry someone who wasn't even one of his subjects?

Merlin stroked his chin, gesturing for Gilgamesh to look at the two people walking at the front, as if he thought this scene was to be expected, his radiant eyes filled with a joy that was both expected and one that he himself did not realize.

I feel happy for Fujimaru Ritsuka's happiness.

"Woodym! Are you insane?!" Wonder Woman was forced to watch them leave, her eyes blazing with rage as she glared at the nonchalant Kilshtalia.

She couldn't understand why, despite Kilshtalia's indifferent and irritating attitude from the very beginning, Superman's trust in him was beyond imagination.

Even now, this guy has taken it upon himself to let Batman go, and he still has this nonchalant attitude, as if he's certain that Superman won't do anything to him!

"That's Batman! You're essentially letting a tiger return to the mountains and violating Superman's...!"

Once the Chaldea group was no longer in sight, Kirshtalia put a finger to her lips, signaling the noisy demigod in front of her to shut up. "I will take responsibility. It's time to leave."

How could he not understand how the story would end after this?

Therefore, he looked forward to the day when Fujimaru Ritsuka would come to him again.

"you!"

Wonder Woman was furious. Seeing that the person in front of her was completely dry while she was soaked, she was so angry that she didn't even want to say a word.

The two left the administrative center square in silence.

Meanwhile, the execution of Batman, which Superman, far away in the universe, had been eagerly anticipated, was thus aborted with everyone's encouragement.

Like planting a seed of rebellion beneath the towering structure of Superman's rule, perhaps a long time from now, or perhaps in the next moment, this seed will grow into a towering tree that shakes the very foundations of the world.

—

Who is this?

As soon as Fujimaru Ritsuka stepped onto the Shadow Border, she saw an unfamiliar young man sitting with Debit, looking anxious and impatient as if they had been waiting for a long time.

“Billy Batson, the man Dr. Roman brought,” Debit explained, nodding to Roman behind Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised an eyebrow at their interaction, and Debit then explained that the doctor and Billy had run into him before he went to the administrative center.

After seeing the group of familiar faces behind him, Billy quickly greeted Ritsuka and headed straight for Nightwing.

"Shazam?!" Nightwing exclaimed in surprise. He could distinguish between the two Billy worlds, and he had clearly heard rumors before. "You're not...?"

“He showed up just in time.” Billy pointed to Dr. Roman, who was being warmly greeted by the people of Chaldea. “Then he took me into hiding until I heard about Batman.”

He looked at Ritsuka and Roman, who were clearly acquaintances, and asked, "Where did you get these helpers from?"

"I guess so." Jason tossed Batman onto his seat. "Ha, but how come Ritsuka always seems to run into acquaintances everywhere she goes?"

The Chaldea Master, who picks up people every day, rubbed his nose.

After the commotion in Chaldea subsided and everyone finished crying and making a scene, she introduced the new Chaldea personnel to Roman, "This is the new director, Director Goldrov, who is Goff's father!"

“Thank you for your introduction, but the last sentence is superfluous!” Goldruff straightened his posture. He naturally knew who the person opposite him, who was labeled Chaldea’s precious Master, was. “Hello, Dr. Roman.”

"To the director's left is Captain Nemo, and next to him is Sion, an alchemist from the Atlas Institute. To his right is the business consultant, Mr. Holmes."

Fujimaru Ritsuka rattled off a string of unfamiliar names, and Roman obediently greeted them one by one, or rather, his brain was racing so fast it was practically burning to ashes.

It's obvious that Chaldea is no longer the world it was when he left, but it seems that the new director is taking good care of everyone in Chaldea. He could hear the dependence in Ritsuka's tone.

However, there were too few people. There should be more people in the control room, instead of just a few scattered individuals looking over with expressions that made his heart pound.

Chaldea and Da Vinci have changed, the staff has decreased, and Fujimaru Ritsuka is still summoning Servants to the anomalous region...

Everything made Romani Archman's suspicions worse. He thought that Ritsuka and the other employees should be returning to normal life.

Why will the future turn out this way?

He wished he were wrong, but Leonardo da Vinci’s sad and cruel words broke his thoughts as he retreated into his shell: “I’m sorry, Roman. I am Leonardo da Vinci’s perfect creation, an artificial being who inherited everything from him.”

"As for Chaldea, due to some unforeseen events, all the surviving staff and Masters are now on Neo-Chaldea. And Neo-Chaldea continues to fight to save humanity."

Roman: "..."

Had his plan failed, or had a new crisis arisen? His gaze unconsciously drifted to Fujimaru Ritsuka, the girl who fought to survive and achieve a peaceful life, and she couldn't stop her march.

And under what circumstances could she have trained to possess such powerful abilities that are clearly visible to the naked eye?

A subtle pain welled up in Roman's heart. For Ritsuka, and for Chaldea... it shouldn't be like this. Their lives shouldn't be like this.

“Well, although I shouldn’t be speaking in this situation, but Da Vinci, if you keep talking, Romani will become withdrawn!” Merlin suddenly interjected with a smile, and the previously stagnant atmosphere began to flow again.

"And Romani, if you want to understand this new story, it will be an extremely time-consuming experience. I suggest you wait until the Lostbelt is corrected before you can learn about it properly."

After carefully considering the emphasis of the four words, Roman unsurprisingly glared at Merlin, "It's not your place to say that! Of course I'll find out about Ritsuka and Chaldea!"

“Yes, I was too hasty,” Little Leonardo da Vinci agreed. Da Vinci’s heavy memories still affected some of her judgment. She collected her thoughts, “We’ll be at Atlantis soon. The teleportation device has been brought back.”

She smiled again, her tone light and seemingly normal, "Ritsuka, see you at the assembly later."

"Alright! We'll bring the Batmen over too. See you there!"

After the communication ended, Roman, recalling Leonardo da Vinci's words about meeting at the assembly point, couldn't help but ask, "What's going on with this singularity? Can spirit particle transfer move so many people?"

"Doctor, this isn't a singularity, and we haven't experienced any spirit teleportation. This is a Lostbelt, but we're still on Earth. Chaldea is a mobile ship right now!"

"...Wait—!" Roman was instantly dumbfounded. "What's a Lostbelt? Oh no, that's not the point. We're still on Earth?! No, Chaldea, we're on a journey?!"

Haha, it's about to crash, Dr. Roman.