"Mom... Admiral, why are you stopping me?"

Chrono hurriedly walked into the room, pushed open the door, and asked hurriedly after seeing the green-haired woman in front of him.

"Isn't it the responsibility of our Space-Time Administration to mediate disputes, prevent dimensional earthquakes, and collect ancient relics?"

"That's exactly what I mean."

In response to Kurono's question, the woman sitting on the chair - Lindy Hallowin nodded.

"Then we..."

"Calm down, Chrono."

Lindy smiled gently and reached out to stop her son from taking any further action.

"You're right, and what we did was right, but what the other party said was also right."

“…”

Kurono looked at Lindy and felt like he couldn't react.

"What does this mean?"

"The Space-Time Administration is indeed an organization that mediates disputes and manages the dimensional world."

Looking at her son, Lindy smiled.

"But as they said, strictly speaking, Earth is not under the jurisdiction of the Space Administration. Now, this organization called Tiandao Palace has appeared and has stopped us from taking action, so we naturally cannot act on our own. After all, entering someone else's home without the owner's permission is not a friendly sign."

"So, Admiral, what should we do?"

"I will personally talk to the leader of the Tiandao Palace and inform them about the Space-Time Administration. Perhaps we can cooperate with each other."

Lindy made this decision because when Fang Zheng appeared, she had tried to detect his power, but the magic measuring instrument on Asura broke down. Because of this, Lindy immediately realized that this young man who suddenly appeared was not someone to be trifled with. In order to prevent her son from saying the wrong thing due to his youthful vigor, she hurriedly ordered Kurono to retreat.

"I will report this matter to the Space-Time Administration Headquarters, and then... let's see what to do next."

For Lindy, this is the only thing she can do at the moment.

When Fate opened his eyes again, it was already early morning of the next day.

"Fate!"

Seeing the blonde girl open her eyes, the big dog next to her barked excitedly. Hearing the big dog's voice, Fate slowly sat up.

"Alf? Where... am I?"

Fate turned his head and found that he was not in a hotel room, nor in his own home, but in an unfamiliar guest room.

"We are at the home of the human named Founder, Fate."

Speaking of this name, Alf seemed a little helpless.

"I wanted to take you away, but he stopped us because you hadn't fulfilled your promise..."

"Promise..."

Muttering to herself, Fate gradually remembered something. She lowered her head and looked at her hands.

"I lost..."

Fate's voice was a little trembling. Alf wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it for a moment.

"Fate..."

"My mother had high hopes for me, but I lost..."

"Fate, you don't have to be so sad. Even if you lose, you don't need to give the Holy Stone Seed to them!"

“But I lost…”

At this moment, Fate felt extremely heavy-hearted. Everything she had done was to gain her mother's approval. However, she failed. Although she did not lose the Holy Stone Seed, what would her mother do if she knew that she had failed? How would she view herself? Would she abandon her?

“…”

Fate stood up and opened the door without saying a word. She was in a very confused mood and didn't know what to do, but Fate knew that she had to fulfill her promise. She would keep her promise and tell the child named Nanoha everything, and then she would leave.

As for what to do after leaving... Fate doesn't know yet.

But now, let's wash our face first...

Thinking of this, Fate walked to the end of the corridor and pushed open a door, but...

"ah……"

On the washbasin in front of Fate, Xiao Hei and Elijah were brushing their teeth while staring at each other. When they saw Fate come in, they were both stunned. Then Xiao Hei hurriedly put down his toothbrush, rushed over and pressed Fate's shoulder.

"Hey, Fate, you're awake! Are you okay? Are you not hurt?"

"Ah... yeah... I'm fine..."

Faced with Xiao Hei's series of rapid-fire questions, Fate was confused. She didn't know the girl in front of her at all, nor did she know her name, but she seemed to be very familiar with her and cared about her very much. This made Fate, who had never been cared for by outsiders, seem a little nervous and uneasy, and she didn't know how to respond.

"That's great. Nanoha is really something. She looks so cute, but she hits so hard..."

Xiao Hei also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and then patted Fate's shoulder with a smile.

"But I'm glad you're okay. At that time, we saw you being blown away by Nanoha's magic cannon... Tsk tsk tsk, especially after the battle, you looked like you were about to die. If it wasn't for my brother who checked your body and said that you were just mentally stimulated and needed to rest, I would have thought you were killed by Nanoha."

“…Haha…”

"Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Chloe von Einzbern. You can just call me Hei. I can also call you Fate."

"That... is of course no problem."

At this moment, Fate still didn't react, but nodded instinctively. Xiao Hei also laughed and pointed at Illya next to him.

"By the way, let me introduce you to this, this is Illyasviel von Einzbern, my sister..."

"Who is your sister? I am obviously the older sister!"

Hearing that Xiao Hei had taken advantage of her again, Illya immediately rushed over in dissatisfaction and started a fight with Xiao Hei again. Fate stood blankly at the door, not knowing how to react for a moment.

At this moment, Fang Zheng's voice sounded from behind Fate.

"Okay, you two, now is not the time to play around. Wash your face, brush your teeth, and get ready for dinner. Can't you see Fate is still waiting?"

“Ah, yes…!”

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Xiao Hei and Illya, who were playing around, hurriedly responded, then quickly washed their faces and brushed their teeth in front of the sink, then waved at Fate with a smile and turned to leave.

"Um...Excuse me..."

At this moment, Fate turned around and looked at Fang Zheng blankly. She looked at the young man in front of her, opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it. Looking at the blonde girl in front of him, Fang Zheng just smiled slightly, then reached out and touched Fate's head.

"Okay, I know you have a lot to say, but none of this is important right now. Here, here are the towels and toiletries prepared for you. They are all new. Wash your face and brush your teeth first, then come out to eat."

"yes……"

At this moment, Fate's mind was in a complete mess. She had never encountered such a situation before. Since she was old enough to understand, Fate had almost always been alone, with only Alf accompanying her as a familiar. Fate had never experienced such a happy, lively and friendly scene before her, so she had no idea how to deal with it.

Therefore, in response to Fang Zheng's words, Fate could only nod subconsciously.

When she finished washing up and came to the restaurant, the aroma of food hit her nose.

"Hey, Fate! You're here, come on, sit over here!"

Seeing Fate come in, Xiao Hei hurriedly waved to her and then patted the chair next to him.

"Big brother made breakfast for us today. How is it? It tastes good, right? Everyone will be here soon..."

“Crack.”

At this moment, the door outside was heard opening, followed by the voices of Sakura and Tomoyo.

"Excuse me."

"Teacher, how is the child doing?"

As they were talking, the two walked in. After seeing Fate, Sakura and Tomoyo smiled with relief. They hurried to her side and surrounded her to ask questions.

"Are you okay, Fate!"

"You're not hurt, are you? Is there any pain?"

"Well...I'm fine..."

Looking at the scene in front of her, Fate was at a loss. She had no idea how to respond to the concern of these strangers. For a moment, Fate had no idea what to do.

But...for some reason, she didn't hate this feeling...