"What's wrong? Why did you call for me?"
Mo Shuying arrived at Romani's place and, upon entering, saw Mujik already there, sitting ramrod straight, his face etched with tension.
Romani handed a piece of paper to Mo Shuying. Mo Shuying took it and saw it was a letter from the Clock Tower.
"The Clock Tower has asked us for help, saying that since we're all members of the Mage's Association, we absolutely cannot let those Lostbelt Servants continue running rampant, and they want us to dispatch a team to Fog City as reinforcements."
Romani spoke. Mujik, standing beside him, had a strange expression. He actually wanted to say that the message from the Clock Tower wasn't a plea for help, but an order – an order for Chaldea to send people to join the fight.
Mujik naturally wouldn't defy this order, knowing the consequences of opposing the Clock Tower.
But now it depended on whether these two people in front of him would agree. Having been at Chaldea for over half a month, Mujik had come to understand them. He knew that if these two didn't agree, his thousand willing consents would be useless.
"This request for aid isn't very polite, but… is the Clock Tower in such dire straits? To have to resort to asking for help?"
Mo Shuying said after reading the message. Mujik lowered his head, not daring to speak. Sure enough, these two didn't take those words as an order.
"I've thought about that too. I guess the Clock Tower wants to use this incident to test where we stand."
Romani sat in his chair, stroking his chin. This request for aid actually carried some other intentions.
Firstly, the Clock Tower wanted to see if Chaldea would still obey them.
Secondly, they could assess Chaldea's combat strength based on the power coming from Chaldea.
If Chaldea disobeyed or sent a few incompetents to pad the numbers as aid, they could also condemn Chaldea, and when the time was right, the Clock Tower would settle scores.
The Clock Tower's move was a clever one, killing several birds with one stone. Romani was now considering whether to send anyone, and who to send.
"These little tricks played by self-proclaimed smart people are meaningless to me. My suggestion is to go. Since they've asked us, it's only right that we provide some assistance, but we shouldn't send too many people, so as not to expose too much of our strength."
Mo Shuying considered for a moment, then continued.
"How about this: I'll go, and I'll just bring two Servants – Tomoe Gozen and Shuten. Shuten's been hiding from Ibaraki every day, so I'll give her some peace for a while. And actually, I'm not very familiar with the Clock Tower. If you have someone familiar with it, you can send them with me. It'll be convenient once we get there."
Hearing Mo Shuying say this, Romani nodded, then began to consider who was familiar with the Clock Tower.
In fact, there were people at Chaldea who were familiar with the Clock Tower. Gilbert was one of them; his family was considered a subordinate family of the Clock Tower, and though they had declined, they still possessed the necessary knowledge.
But Mo Shuying said he was doing this to keep Shuten Doji and Ibaraki Doji apart, so choosing Gilbert wouldn't be suitable.
Who else?
Just as Romani was pondering.
"This… Tool has been with me for many years and is very familiar with the Clock Tower. How about we let her go?"
Mujik spoke, pointing to the maid behind him.
"Her?"
Mo Shuying looked surprised, not understanding what Mujik intended.
"Her name is Tool?"
Mo Shuying looked at the elegant, beautiful maid. Tool stepped forward and bowed slightly, saying nothing more.
"She is my proudest creation. Mr. Mo can rest assured, in the eyes of outsiders, Tool is just like me."
Mujik said proudly, then he heard this:
"Oh, so you mean there's no difference whether you're there or not?"
"Hmm!?!?"
Mujik turned his head to look at Romani, who had just "accidentally" mumbled his thoughts aloud. His legs were already trembling!
"Hahaha~ Just kidding~ Don't take it seriously~"
Romani flashed a "kindly" smile. Joking aside, as the King of Mages from the end of the Age of Gods, it was easy to toy with someone.
"Hehehehe~ It's fine, not taking it seriously, not taking it seriously."
Mujik's face was sweating, but he didn't dare to wipe it, fearing he'd be sliced if he raised his left hand first.
"In that case, I have no problem. What about Tool?"
Mo Shuying didn't seem to mind.
"Tool, Type IV All-Purpose Artificial Maid, at your sincere service."
Tool smiled and bowed slightly. Mujik suddenly felt something was off. His blonde hair… why did the color feel wrong?
"Alright, go prepare. We're heading to Fog City!"
"Why aren't you taking me?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, upon learning that Mo Shuying was going to Fog City, rushed over to find him, clamoring to go too.
"What would you do there? I'm going to fight!"
Mo Shuying flatly refused.
"I can fight too! Can't Mash and I fight? No! I'm going too! Please~ Can I~?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka grabbed Mo Shuying's arm and shook it, but it was useless.
"No, this time, the situation is still unclear. I hear the enemies are extremely powerful. If I go, I can fight and I can escape. What can you two do if you go? Do you want to tank damage? Only a fool would do that. I'm just going to do some light work. If you two go, you'd have to be right on the front lines, and that's not happening. So, no!"
Mo Shuying refused again, and Fujimaru Ritsuka looked visibly displeased.
But displeasure aside, no one could sway Mo Shuying once he'd made up his mind.
Two hours later, the group boarded the Groudon and departed from Chaldea.
It wasn't Mo Shuying's first time in Fog City.
It was on this land that Mo Shuying had encountered the black King of Knights and shared an unforgettable adventure for a period of time.
Looking back, it was still quite moving, and thinking about it closely, it didn't seem that long ago.
Mo Shuying and his three companions got out of the car. It was a vehicle from the Gordolf Family. Before arriving at the Clock Tower, they had first returned to the Gordolf Family estate. Tool had reported their safe return to the family members and, as a Chaldea Master, introduced Mo Shuying and his Servant.
The title "Chaldea Master" was not unfamiliar in the Magecraft World.
After all, Chaldea had repatriated over thirty members from various families.
Upon their return, they naturally reported information about Chaldea, so the identity of a Chaldea Master carried some renown.
However, many families remained skeptical about Chaldea's ability to summon Heroic Spirits, as their own family members hadn't truly summoned any. Although they had heard that someone named Mo Shuying had summoned several, they hadn't seen it themselves, so most remained unconvinced.
But the Gordolf Family members witnessed it today. Tomoe Gozen's Servant aura wasn't overly concealed and was easily discernible. As for Shuten Doji, her aura was faint, and no abnormalities could be detected from it alone, but someone with two horns was certainly not normal.
Upon learning that Mujik had become Chaldea's Director and managed multiple Servants, the Gordolf Family displayed considerable enthusiasm and provided Mo Shuying and his companions with the best service.
This car, too, had traveled all the way from the Gordolf Family estate to here.
Mo Shuying stepped out of the car. He was familiar with the building before him, though the last time he'd seen it, it had been in ruins.
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