"What! You're going too! No! I don't agree!"
Hearing Da Vinci's words, Dr. Roman's expression went from surprise to a frown, and then he flat-out refused.
"Why not! I'm a Servant too, what's wrong with that? Wait! Why should I listen to you?!"
Da Vinci glared at Roman, who immediately cowered.
"Ah, well, I'm just worried about you. Even though you're a Servant, your combat ability…"
Roman stammered, when suddenly a fair hand grabbed him by the collar, lifting him clean off the ground.
"What about my combat ability? Is it not as good as yours?"
Da Vinci said fiercely. Dr. Roman swallowed hard, then forced a stiff smile.
"N-nothing… If you want to go, then go… Why are you yelling so loud…"
"Hmph."
Seeing Roman agree, Da Vinci let him go. Dr. Roman immediately scurried behind Mo Shuying, peeking out with just his head.
"Actually, whether you go or not isn't up to me. You need to talk to the Director. If she agrees, then I have no objections."
What a brilliant way to pass the buck. Dr. Roman certainly had impressive ball skills.
"Alright then, I'll go talk to the Little Director. You get the capsule ready for me."
Da Vinci nodded, then gave Dr. Roman one last fierce glare before turning to leave.
It wasn't until Da Vinci had left the detection room that Dr. Roman finally let out a sigh of relief and stepped out from behind Mo Shuying. He looked up and saw Mo Shuying's teasing expression, and his old face flushed.
"Ahem… This, Da Vinci, she…"
Dr. Roman wanted to say something more, but Mo Shuying cut him off.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me! I guarantee I'll return a complete Da Vinci to you!"
Mo Shuying patted Roman's shoulder confidently. With him there, who would dare bully Da Vinci! He'd crush them!
"Hehehe…"
Roman smiled expressionlessly, then leaned close to Mo Shuying's ear and whispered,
"Just a heads-up, while the gadgets Da Vinci makes are very powerful, they tend to have a few flaws. Be careful when you're around them, and be prepared for things to go sideways at any moment."
Mo Shuying: "…"
Without any Saint Quartz, summoning new Servants was out of the question for now. With a little time left before departure, Mo Shuying, bored, wandered around Chaldea. After about half an hour of aimless strolling, he spotted the Little Director.
"…Kid, did Da Vinci come looking for you just now?"
Mo Shuying always spoke to the Little Director this way. The Little Director looked up at Mo Shuying, frowning, thinking to herself…
[Why is it this guy? I'm not good at dealing with this barbarian!]
"Oh~ It's Mr. Mo~ I saw the weather was nice, so I came out for a walk. As for Da Vinci, she already came to find me. Although I initially disagreed, she said she'd developed a small gadget that could blow Chaldea sky-high. It sounded quite terrifying, so I agreed. Really~ Oh ho ho ho~"
The Little Director narrowed her eyes, put her hand to her mouth, and spoke with a forced smile.
Mo Shuying's eye twitched. Is this guy crazy? he thought.
"A small gadget that can blow Chaldea sky-high? Hmm, sounds pretty appealing… No, pretty intimidating. As expected of Da Vinci… Wait, Roman said Da Vinci's gadgets are flawed and cause problems, and that I should be ready to defend myself at any time. So the question is! That small gadget she mentioned, the one that can blow up Chaldea, is it more powerful when perfect, or when flawed?"
It was like asking if expired poison was ineffective or more potent.
The Little Director's narrowed eyes twitched. What kind of ridiculous question is this! she thought. If she wasn't outmatched, she'd probably start cursing directly.
"Never mind, I won't dwell on this. I'll go find Da Vinci and see if she has any extra gadgets."
Mo Shuying reached out and ruffled the Little Director's head, then left with an expectant look.
The Little Director clenched her fists, finally enduring the indignity of having her head ruffled! But then her expression changed! What did Mo Shuying just say?! Did she have any extra gadgets?!
"Ding-dong~"
"Come in."
Mo Shuying pushed the door open after hearing the response and entered Da Vinci's laboratory.
This was Da Vinci's private research lab, filled with all sorts of things. As expected of someone in charge of supplies… So convenient.
"What do you need?"
Da Vinci was assembling a strange instrument, not even looking up.
"Uh, I just saw the Little Director."
Mo Shuying found a topic. He couldn't just directly ask for things, could he?
But Da Vinci was incredibly smart. She looked up at Mo Shuying, then smiled.
"Are you here for Judas?"
"Judas?"
Mo Shuying was startled. What is that? Is it some kind of gadget? What gadget would have such an ominous name! And isn't Judas a person? Could Da Vinci be hiding someone here! Oh my! The Doctor must be crying in the bathroom!
"It's that little thing I told the Little Director about that can blow up Chaldea."
Da Vinci smiled and said,
"Wow! What a great name! It's memorable, catchy, and incredibly significant. It truly fits something that's meant to blow up Chaldea. This kind of 'blowing up your own house' act really should be called Judas!"
Mo Shuying immediately nodded repeatedly, looking like he understood perfectly, which made Da Vinci chuckle.
"Pfft! Hahaha! Hahaha! I can't breathe! How did even you fall for it?! Hahaha!"
Da Vinci held her stomach, laughing so hard she was almost rolling on the floor.
"…"
Suddenly, Mo Shuying felt a dark line appear on his forehead, with crows flying above his head.
He got tricked.
"Uh-huh, haha, actually, I didn't believe it either. I was just curious. You're right, how could something like that be made—"
"—It can be made."
"…"
Mo Shuying was cut off by Da Vinci before he could finish his sentence. Then, he watched as Da Vinci pulled out a spherical object about the size of a human head from behind her back.
"…A ball that big, where did you pull it out from?"
Mo Shuying froze for two seconds before suddenly speaking. Da Vinci's face darkened—was that even the point?!
"That's not important. You men wouldn't understand the spatial capacity under a woman's skirt. This is Judas, full name Judas' Kiss. As for its power… it actually can't compare to your Vimana nukes, hmm, the first kind."
Da Vinci handed the sphere over, and Mo Shuying quickly took it with both hands.
Are you kidding? Even if its power isn't as great as a nuclear bomb, if it exploded this close, it wouldn't make a difference.
"How many of these things did you—did you make?" Mo Shuying asked, stroking Judas and turning his head.
"Not many. Time and materials were insufficient. I rushed for two days to make these for this Singularity trip, so there are only about twenty-something of them. Unfortunately, the materials are completely used up. This trip to the Singularity, besides helping you materialize Saint Quartz, I also want to find some materials."
Da Vinci turned her head casually, continuing to tinker with the gadgets in her hands.
Mo Shuying, after a few seconds of愣, reached out and stored this Judas into his spatial inventory.
Good heavens, twenty-something isn't 'not many'? Chaldea could be blown up twenty-something times!
Since Da Vinci probably didn't care about one or two of them anyway, Mo Shuying decided to pocket one.
"Ahem… Alright then, if there's nothing else, I won't disturb you. Farewell."
Mo Shuying prepared to leave. Da Vinci waved her hand without looking up. Mo Shuying turned and quickly departed, afraid Da Vinci might realize what he did.
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