"Boom", a soft sound echoed through the long steel corridor.

The young man who was napping on the edge of the windowsill slammed his head against the glass, and the slight pain prompted him to wake up from his sleep.

I don't know when, he fell into a deep sleep, maybe because he had nothing to do, so he was so slack, his unclear mind made him shake his head, and occasionally looked out the window, through the clear glass, what he saw was an extremely bleak picture.

Fluttering snowflakes dance with the storm, forming a natural barrier above the towering snow-capped mountains, leaving the outside world to remain an unchanging white, whether in the sky or on the ground, except for the steel walls of the facility.

It is like an ice cellar built by nature, and the hidden facilities are refrigerated here.

If it weren't for the internal air-conditioning system, the people in the facility would have been frozen into popsicles at low temperatures.

Even so, the temperature in the corridor was quite low, and the young man who had just woken up yawned and spit out a string of white mist from his mouth, because for some reason, the air conditioning in the facility had not been running smoothly recently.

The young man rubbed his shoulders with his hands, trying to warm himself up.

"Why is this happening?" With a hint of helplessness, the young man naturally muttered to himself.

It should be said that this is completely different from the situation he planned, at least not to sit on the windowsill in a daze as boringly as now.

This is a secret facility located on the snowy mountain, and its official name should be [Human Survival Security Agency: Phoenix Chaldea], which is usually referred to as "Human Security Organization Chaldea" or simply called "Chaldea".

The young man had been here three days earlier, but when he arrived, things had changed, everything had changed, contact with the outside world had been cut off, people inside the facility had mysteriously disappeared, and the last person who remained in Chaldea was him and the other person who was now working in the control room.

This reminded him of the plot he had seen when he was still playing a certain game, and the name "Chaldeans" was also known at that time, although he had only been here for three days, he also knew a lot about this facility, and even had a special feeling.

But those were five years ago, and since he came to this world five years ago, he has tried to integrate himself into this world, so that he will not appear out of place in this world.

Five years ago, his name was Sun Qi.

Now, five years later, his name has changed to Larry Charmis, the [Open] magician of the [Clock Tower], the magician with the title of the color of [Black], and an identity that no one knows: a time-traveler.

To be honest, if it weren't for the chance that he came here and encountered this kind of thing, Leyry, who was tired of adapting to this world, would have forgotten what he was really like, after all, it is quite difficult for an outsider to fully integrate into this world.

At this moment, the loudspeaker made a sizzling noise, followed by a loud female voice.

"Hey~Hey~ Larry, can you hear me? I'm almost done with the preparations, you can come to the control room. ”

There was a hint of frivolity in his words, but in terms of strength, it was very positive, this was Larry's assessment of the person who was sitting in the control room and greeted him.

Stretching slightly, Larry walked down the hallway towards the control room, where he didn't encounter anyone, the interior of the facility was deserted like a graveyard in the middle of the night, and the white light shining in from the outside made it feel a glimmer of hope.

After all, this is such a world, although there is no lack of warmth and joy, but the world is always filled with hopeless dark stories, and even for Larry, who already knows the end, there is no hope.

The journey to the control room was not long, and as the automaton door opened, Larry found himself in the control room.

Through the large square glass in front of him, a large room could be seen behind the glass, where the heart of the Chaldea was located, and in the center was a huge sphere, on which four black iron rings were slowly turning.

It was a device used to observe the Earth's environment, [Imitation of the Earth's Environment Model: Chaldeias], and most of the time what Larry saw was a sphere with blue brilliance, but at this time, the huge sphere was completely covered in crimson, as if the entire planet was burning.

"Ah, it's fast, did you have a break yesterday?" The person sitting in front of the control table in the center of the control room is a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the combination of red dress and blue cloak has an inexplicable sense of art, which can be regarded as living up to her reputation.

"It's okay, I slept on the windowsill for a while just now, and if you finish it later, I guess I'll be bored to death." Larry walked over to the console, one hand propped himself on, and looked ahead through the glass, where several shiny points of light were marked on Chaldeias.

"So, do you know where the hell is going on? Da Vinci sauce. ”

Yes, the woman sitting in front of the console is none other than the outstanding artist of the Renaissance era, and the genius known as "omnipotent", Leonardo da Vinci.

As the third trial of the Chaldea Heroic Spirit, she is the only person who currently exists here except for Ryry, of course, at this point, Larry senses a lot of disobedience, after all, in his impression, aside from the ordinary staff who disappeared, there should be three people here.

It's just that the reality is like this, and after learning about the situation here through the records in the [Matter Recording Computer Demon Laplace], Larry knows that there is some kind of deviation in the world he is in, which is different from the world he knows.

[The first battle of the Temple of Crowned Time, three people who were not returned: Romani Achillman, Matthew Gilerlet, and Fujimaru Rika. 】

This is a message recorded in Laplace, recorded a week before Larry came to Chaldea, and it was after reading this message that Larry learned that there was some kind of deviant existence in this world, and that existence was inextricably linked to the state of the planet observed by Chaldeias.

"Hmm... Based on the root of all the anomalies, and according to the contents of the [Near-Future Observation Lens: Sheba], the place should be this place. Leonardo da Vinci clicked a few times on the transparent interface, and two places were indicated on the Chaldean as.

One is an island nation located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, located in Fuyuki City, Japan.

The other, an island located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, is located over the entire extent of the British Isles.

"These two places have the largest observed changes, so let's start with one of these two places," said Leonardo da Vinci with a few more clicks on the transparent interface, and a passage to the room where Chaldeas was located opened in the control room.

"Hmm.... Two familiar places. Larry muttered under his breath.

Needless to say, the city of Fuyuki in Japan is the birthplace of the Holy Grail War, and the battlefield that once attracted countless magicians to participate in the gimmick of the universal wish device, although Ryry has not personally experienced it, he also knows a lot of things.

As for the British Isles, before coming to the Chaldees, Larry had been living in London, England, so he was quite familiar with this area.

"Hmm.... In terms of time, Fuyuki City is in 2004, and the British Isles is in the sixth century AD, and the time span is still quite large, but there is no problem, and there is no sign of interfering with the transfer of the spirit child. ”

After explaining the risks, Leonardo da Vinci set his eyes on Larry, of course, both of them knew that the real risk was not in the stage of the transfer of the spirit child, but in the space that he arrived in after the transfer.

"Well, it's come to this point, and there's no reason to retreat, right? You can help me cover well in the control room, and I'll risk my life to go to the peculiar point to see what is going on. ”

With that, Larry walked down the passage and into the room where Chaldeas was.

"Don't worry, I'll help you well."

The reason why the two of them didn't go together was to take into account the fact that one person had to stay in the control room after returning from the peculiarity and dealing with a series of problems, Larry was not an employee of the Chaldeans, he just came three days ago, so naturally he didn't know how to control the things here, so he could only let him go to the peculiarity and let Leonardo da Vinci stay in the control room.

On the circular field below Chaldeias, there are several cylindrical devices standing there—the [Spirit Basket Body], which is used as the basic equipment for the transfer of the spirit child, and is also a necessary part to go to the special point to repair the human body.

Opening the glass pane on the surface of the basket, Larry stepped into the basket, just enough to accommodate a person-sized space, not too crowded, but there was no extra space for Larry to move freely.

"So, are you ready? I'm going to get started. ”

Larry took a deep breath and nodded.

A loud roar began to echo in every corner of the room, and the Reiko Calculator Trismogistes began to operate, and the Reiko transfer officially began.

"Anti-summoning system, begin."

"The transformation of the Reiko is proceeding, and the target point is A.D. 2004, Fuyuki City, Japan."

"Countdown to the transfer of the spirit child, three, two, one!"

"The verification is complete, and the transfer of the spirit child begins."

The sound of the prompts became weaker and weaker, and the circuits inside the spirit basket began to work, transforming Ryry's body into spirit children, and then transferring these spirit children to the time and space where the special point was located.

As the transformation progressed, Larry's consciousness gradually blurred, and eventually fell into a deep sleep as if she were in the abyss.