Bam!!!
"Indeed, Shuten's body is powerful."
"Yeah, she's a case of becoming stronger through legend embellishment after becoming a Heroic Spirit. As the oni aspect of Ibuki-Douji and being a child of Yamata no Orochi gained focus, she became stronger. Her close combat ability doesn't fall behind my performance but... of course, my overall performance is superior."
I tested the familiarized body through a light spar with Enkidu. I'm completely incapable of fighting, but perhaps because it's Shuten's body, it reacts on its own and leads to efficient combat. And it moves based on my imagination, that is, my thoughts, so according to Enkidu, it's more diverse than Shuten's original fighting style, creating good synergy.
"How about just living in that body?"
"I'll pass. It was supposed to be until today, right?"
"That's true. Lately, Master's expression has been a bit down, so everyone seems worried."
"It's someone else's body, so honestly, it's hard for me to be comfortable? And... because I became a girl, you know."
"I can also freely create male and female genitalia though?"
"It's a truth I don't want to know, so please stop."
This weapon doesn't understand a man's heart...!
Anyway, about a week has passed. During that time, I played with Sakura and the other kids, and spent daily life with other Servants as usual. Occasionally helped with Ritsuka's free quests too. Ritsuka's current roster has grown well in its own way. Only Blackbeard is at max ascension still...
But even Hijikata, who was a newcomer, has risen to 2nd ascension, and Blackbeard and X have reached 3rd ascension. Mash is... perhaps due to restrictions, has just reached 2nd ascension. Boudica, since she arrived last, is still at her original singularity's 2nd ascension state.
For a newbie, the growth rate is on the fast side.
I went to Shiki and...
"Was this planned by you, Shiki?"
"Yes... Of course, I didn't know the Hundred-Person Tower would get blown away that quickly. I was thinking of holding out for a long time on the 10th floor myself, then being with Master while they climbed the remaining 90 floors..."
"No conscience for difficulty, huh?"
"I didn't expect Master to show this much aversion. Since you're a man, I thought you might enjoy becoming a woman in your own way..."
"I didn't get TS'd either. Of course, that would be even more disliked. Well, I was fine with it in my own way? I have affection for Shuten too, you know."
"I see... Good that it's not at the level of complete contempt."
"If it were, would I even like you, Shiki?"
"... Yeah, that's Master. Sorry for causing trouble. I won't act so willfully from now on."
"Promise?"
We make a pinky promise, and then Shiki's hand glitters, separating me and Shuten.
Flash...!
"... It's done."
I was successfully separated from Shuten. My Dragon Ball sensation has returned...! Now, I'm no longer Shim Young!
"Ahh... What a shame. I wanted to live as one with Master for just a li~ttle longer... Of course~ forever would be good too?"
"I'll pass."
"Fufufu~ But it was good, wasn't it~? Master controlling my body... This was a new world too, right~?"
"... Master, want to use my body next?"
"No."
Shiki looks sullen. Don't compete over this...! It's like telling me to get in an Eva...
In a way, this is like talking about wearing a suit with a Jarvis inside.
"Your mental worlds aren't normal either... Anyway, you've had enough fun now, right? I could have asked to be released from the beginning, but I endured because it seemed like what you wanted."
"Well, it was definitely good. It felt like Master became my daughter, you know."
"I found that disgusting, but since Master was using it, I endured."
Over the past week, I became like an attachment doll for various Servants. Whether due to Shuten's influence, my body felt languid, so I mostly entrusted it without resistance, feeling like I was being kept. The Servants who doted on me like a child.
Only the gender was different, and it felt like returning to childhood, so it wasn't that bad.
"But Master, are you preparing?"
"Preparing for what?"
"Forgot? Valentine's Day is coming soon, isn't it?"
"... Has that time already come."
Damn it, another event...! Just send me to Okeanos instead...!
"But if it's Valentine's Day... will Chocolate Servants appear?"
"Probably, right? It's the event where you eat up or smash the Chocolate Servants."
"Somehow feels cruel..."
"Morgan and others are all trying to make chocolate. What do you think?"
"A预感 of trouble..."
Then, will a Singularity occur? No, if it's the first Valentine's, will it end within Chaldea? I'm curious.
But the first mastermind was Paracelsus spiking the chocolate with drugs. But he's not here. Then Morgan? No, Morgan wouldn't do such a thing...
Buzzing~
"Ah, here you were, Master."
"Melusine? What's up?"
"Ahh, you're back already... That appearance was cute too."
"Don't spit out your true feelings... What's the matter?"
"Nothing much, a Singularity has been detected. It's a minor Singularity, but with Valentine's coming soon, it must be an event, right?"
A Singularity... Then it's not the first event. Which one would it be?
"Any particular details?"
"Ah, it's a garden."
"I can guess what it is... Then, which Servants will move?"
"Mo~st are engrossed in making chocolate, so even if you call them, they might not come out?"
"That's a bit hurtful..."
Though the thought counts, to begin with, I don't really like chocolate that much... I don't eat sweets well. Though I ate well when I was Shuten.
"No choice then. Let's take only those who will move. Like Kukulkan... Those guys won't do it either, right?"
"Well, even if they make it, they won't focus that much, you know? To begin with, I alone am enough!"
Chocolate, huh... Whether it's a buff or something, I won't gain weight, but my mouth will be violated. I'll be smeared with black chocolate...!
First, let's go to the command room. I move my hand to the keypad to open the door.
Buzzing~
"My husband, I sense your magical energy reaction has returned──"
Squelch~
"I, it's troublesome to suddenly do that here... At least, when we're alone..."
"Sorry..."
If you're this embarrassed, I feel sorry too. With most other kids, they grab my hand and don't let go, asking me to touch them more instead, so conversely, this kind of case is better...
"Ahem... By the way, Morgan, aren't you making chocolate?"
"Of course I am. I'm making something incredible to give to you... But still, you are more important."
"Gasp, touching..."
""....""
I can feel their displeased gazes... I clear my throat and head outside.
"Oh right, it seems she went to the Singularity first."
"'She'... Ritsuka? Hmm, with current Ritsuka, it should be fine? Let's go slowly for now."
I think it's a good difficulty level for Ritsuka to grow. How will it turn out?
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When the minor Singularity was detected, Ritsuka, who happened to be in the command room, immediately requested from Olga Marie and headed to the Singularity without the Dammit group, intending to handle it themselves.
The place they arrived at was the sky. A garden floating in the sky.
"Could it be... the Hanging Gardens?"
"The Hanging Gardens, believed to have never existed... Amazing."
"In the Universe, it's nothing special though?"
"Don't be like that, X. Honestly, I'm fascinated too? Even in the Age of Gods, seeing something like this would have been difficult."
"A garden, huh, is this the Shinsengumi or something?"
"What is this Berserker saying... Why did you even bring takuan?"
Ritsuka's group investigates the mysterious garden. While doing so, Hokusai, walking without much thought, senses a presence.
"Hey~ Over there."
Where Hokusai points with his brush, there is a woman.
"What's this, entering my garden. Intruders? Or, new laborers?"
"Uh.... Laborers?"
"Did you come without knowing? This is my Chocolate Garden. I'm building facilities to produce chocolate. How about it? Won't you try it too?"
"... That's totally Charlie and the Chocolate──"
"Anything beyond that is a bit dangerous, Senpai!"
"? I don't know what that is, but thinking about it, I'm the Chocolate Princess. How about it? I'll give you compensation. I'm not a stingy queen, you know."
"Unfortunately... the wrong people have come, haven't they? I came all this way with difficulty, but the steam has gone pfft~ out. But, I'm sure you'll come, so let's wait a little longer. No matter who comes out... this time's protagonist will, this time for sure, be me."