Rice Flower Singularity (21) The Beautiful Mona Lisa...

"Miss Fujimaru, look down!" Morofushi Kagemitsu got up from a short distance away, and before he could get close, a blinding light burst forth from beneath Fujimaru Ritsuka's feet.

This light is… Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately stood up, the remaining red marks on the back of her hand appearing and disappearing, and the familiar blue light under her feet drew familiar array patterns.

The moment the light appeared, it was as if a turning point had been seen. Miyamoto Musashi blocked the smoke mirror that was trying to stop him, and Asclepius also came down from the second floor to fight alongside her.

"It's a summoning circle." Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered her eyes, realizing her voice was already choked with emotion. But she couldn't worry about that now. If it really was what she imagined, Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her right hand and placed her left hand on her wrist.

I will not let you down, dear Leonardo da Vinci.

Taking a deep breath, she shouted firmly, "—Descend from the Wheel of Restraint, guardian of Libra!"

A dazzling light burst forth from the summoning circle, forcing several people nearby to raise their hands to shield their eyes.

Gin's jawline tightened into a sharp line, and he gave a forced, unsmiling smirk. "Smoke Mirror, what's going on here?"

How come one keeps coming after another dies? Is it impossible to kill them all? This is so troublesome.

"Hmm, so the spirit origin fragments have this function after all." Smoke Mirror laughed. "That's why battles are so interesting."

...What does this have to do with the battle?!

As they spoke, the light from the summoning circle gradually dimmed. A figure emerged from it; none of the Chaldea employees would be unfamiliar with the woman before them.

The sunlight shone directly on the earth, its dazzling gold color painting the newcomer's reddish-brown curly hair, and even her azure eyes were tinged with a fine golden light.

With a perfectly proportioned figure and a flawless face, her gentle gaze was captivating. She walked gracefully to Fujimaru Ritsuka with her back straight and smiled slowly.

"There's no need for explanations; I've already made that perfectly clear. After all, I'm a genius."

Conan on the second floor finally realized why Leonardo da Vinci's face looked familiar.

Seeing the proportionally enlarged Da Vinci that Ritsuka had summoned again, Conan, who thought he wouldn't be shocked anymore, suddenly slapped Matsuda Jinpei's arm. "Officer Matsuda, Mona Lisa, that's Mona Lisa's face!!"

From the moment she saw that face, Fujimaru Ritsuka's vision blurred. She opened her mouth, but seemed unable to utter a sound, "Da..."

"Please take care of me again. Servant, Leonardo da Vinci, has arrived... It really must have been a long and arduous journey to get this far."

Da Vinci lowered his eyes, and his gentle voice made Ritsuka forget for a moment that she was still on the battlefield, "As a teacher, I am very proud to have a student like you."

Is this a dream? Fujimaru Ritsuka wondered, and tears instinctively streamed down her face.

“It’s not a dream.” As if reading Fujimaru Ritsuka’s thoughts, Da Vinci said with a smile, “Alright, it’s time to fight. Do you still have the strength?”

"certainly!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka rubbed her hands together, then shouted to Matsuda Jinpei on the second floor, "Officer Matsuda, give all the remaining Command Seals to Saber!"

"Dear Da Vinci, please grant me the skill bonus, dear Musashi."

"In the name of the Command Seal, Hundred Appearances, hold back the Smoke Mirror with all your might, Tranquility, Noble Phantasm activated, seal the Smoke Mirror's Noble Phantasm."

After issuing three commands, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the smoke mirror, a smirk playing on her lips, and her counterattack began.

Da Vinci raised her staff, the omnipotent one above all wisdom, the Star Pioneer's enhancement, all of which she bestowed upon Miyamoto Musashi through magical transformation.

Her confident smile seemed to say that nothing can defeat an omnipotent person.

Miyamoto Musashi then recited the release incantation for his Noble Phantasm once more, "This strike is my path of emptiness, my very life!"

Seeing that Smoke Mirror was being entangled by a constant stream of weak Servants, Gin frowned and raised his gun with his other hand as if to fire, but a bullet he had anticipated grazed past him, causing him to miss.

Morofushi Kagemitsu narrowed his eyes and gave Gin a provocative smile.

"Found it!! The record of Gin embezzling money from the Miyano family and the whereabouts of APTX4869 recorded by Shiho Miyano!" Conan held up the evidence that he and Jinpei Matsuda had been searching for for so long, and plopped down on the ground.

"Ishana, the Great Celestial Phenomenon—!"

The sword that pierced the heavens and earth reappeared, its intense white light even more dazzling and blinding than before. All sound seemed to vanish in that instant.

This strike firmly cleaved through the spirit core of the Smoke Mirror, declaring the final victor in the battle.

Conan also ran out with evidence, shouting, "I want to identify the murderer! The butler is suspected of plotting to murder the Miyano family and embezzling their assets! Gin, do you plead guilty?!"

"Hmph, impossible!"

Then there's only one way.

Fujimaru Ritsuka walked over, her gaze lingering on Gin. Suddenly, she asked Smoke Mirror, "Are the people who died here truly dead?"

Smoke Mirror paused for a moment, then, without playing the riddle-maker, readily replied, "Those who were originally alive will continue to live, and those who were originally dead will remain dead."

"What, you won't do it if you get a different answer?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

“…No. But I will remember him.” Ritsuka shook her head, but the smoke mirror still caught the relief in her eyes.

"Then forget it. You should remember things that are more memorable."

Another shot rang out, and Morofushi Kagemitsu fired before Fujimaru Ritsuka could, piercing Gin's chest.

[The perpetrator, Gin, is forced to confess to intentional homicide.]

Suddenly, something was tossed from Smoke Mirror's hand to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who instinctively stood on tiptoe to catch it. "This is...candy?"

Looking at the familiar skull candy, she blinked. "Hmm, why are you giving me this? Did I pass my trial?"

"Not bad, you've passed this trial." Smoke Mirror chuckled, appearing relaxed and even a bit nonchalant now that he was no longer fighting. "Well, I'll give you a little treat to get your brain working faster."

Conan and his friends, who had never seen the way Chaldea's master and servant interacted before, were dumbfounded. The master and servant, who had just fought to the death on the battlefield, were now chatting nonstop.

"Um, Saber, is their behavior normal?" Conan couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, this happens quite often, several times a year," Miyamoto Musashi replied nonchalantly.

Conan's eyes narrowed slightly. This made it sound like Ritsuka was actually enjoying herself—it was terrifying. But he also became increasingly curious about her background.

What kind of place could have so many strange and mysterious people?

"Thank you so much then." Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled, her eyes crinkling as she held the candy. "By the way, Smoke Mirror, could you tell me how many people from Chaldea participated in these Singularities?"

"Haha, that won't do." Smoke Mirror waved his hand, his long blonde hair fluttering in the wind, his indifferent gaze only showing interest when looking at Ritsuka.

"I'm going back to Chaldea now. Get ready for the next trial I'll give you." As soon as he finished speaking, Smoke Mirror's body turned into golden light and disappeared completely.

At the same time, the bodies of Leonardo da Vinci, Miyamoto Musashi, and Asclepius also began to disappear.

“Well then, goodbye, Ritsuka,” said Leonardo da Vinci.

"Ha, it seems the organizers have already decided the winner." The Greek god of medicine rubbed his temples. "Now that I've regained my memories, hey, remember to bring me some more patients with difficult and complicated illnesses when you get back."

"Oh dear! I have to go!" Miyamoto Musashi grasped Ritsuka's hand and laughed heartily at her. "Trust me, we'll meet again!"

It turns out that all the Servants here know Fujimaru Ritsuka. Morofushi Kagemitsu wondered why the organizers would erase their memories.

"Of course it's because, even if they're copies, how many of those guys would actually dare to harm their predecessors once they have the memories?"

A pink projection was cast in the air, and then the playful and cunning girl gracefully descended from the sky, lightly touching the ground with her toes and standing in front of Morofushi Kagemitsu. "Just like if you had memories, wouldn't you unconditionally help your friends?"

"...So, the fact that you've restored my memories means that everything is over?" Morabushi Kagemitsu frowned slightly, feeling that his thoughts had been spied on.

He had regained all his memories, and his demeanor was no longer as pure as when he had lost his memory. Although he still smiled gently, he unconsciously exuded a silent and dangerous aura.

"Of course not yet~!" BB put her hands on her hips, and the Holy Grail appeared in front of her. "I thought that only my Master would come to me... but then he wouldn't be my Master~."

Sure enough, how could a nice person like her possibly kill anyone else? BB bit her lip angrily, betting that she would lose to that damned Moriarty!

"So now, only one of you four can obtain the Holy Grail and make your wish." BB's teasing gaze swept between them.

"The choice is yours to make."

The next second, the four people were divided into three enclosed cubicles. Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the familiar cherry blossom pink room and BB's true form, and felt that this scene was strangely familiar.

The usual debriefing session after BB's mischief is held here. But now, they haven't even gotten the Holy Grail back... Ritsuka glanced around; it was just her and BB.

"BB, is this the professor's idea?" Fujimaru Ritsuka raised an eyebrow and said.

"Oh dear, BB only took it as a reference, okay?" The little devil grinned maliciously. "Isn't testing human nature a fun thing to do? Senior, you've been dragging them along the way, aren't you curious about their choices?"

"First of all, we have a mutually supportive relationship. Secondly, I'm not curious, and I won't regret it," Fujimaru Ritsuka said, effectively shutting down any further questions BB might have.

BB was taken aback, stomped her foot in anger, and turned her back on Fujimaru Ritsuka. Then, two screens lit up, and in the blank room, several bewildered people were asked questions by BB.

Conan looked at the empty room and took a step back first. "Without my assistant, I wouldn't be able to stay until now."

He kept thinking about the new world BB had mentioned. Now that he had found out the truth and won, the sooner he got out, the better.

Ran and the others are still outside, along with Mr. Akai, who was inexplicably replaced, and Haibara and Mr. Amuro, who came in with him. "I give up."

"Hey, you're a genius high school detective, are you really willing to be trapped in the body of an unwanted child? Isn't your childhood sweetheart waiting for you?"

There are truly no secrets in front of a super AI. Conan is used to the shock of his identity being suddenly revealed. He doesn't deny that he's moved by such a wonderful vision.

However, he said earnestly, his bright blue eyes dazzlingly clear, "As Conan Edogawa, I also have trusted allies and close friends. I will fulfill my own wishes."

BB scoffed. This kind of incredibly stupid person is just like the Master. Once they've made up their mind, they won't change it. She wasn't going to make a fool of herself.

She switched targets and changed the screen; the two young men were clearly engrossed in rekindling their old flame and were almost ignoring BB's presence.

She coughed and said, "You two, living as the dead, don't you want to be resurrected to see your grieving relatives and friends, and to see this world again?"

"If you lose this opportunity, it's like you're going to die again~".