(Volume II: The Demon Lord in the Newbie Village)
"Senpai! Wake up, Senpai!"
"You can't sleep anymore! The world is about to be destroyed!"
In the midst of a burning city, Mash was desperately shaking Mo Wang, who was sleeping like a log.
"Mash, just let me sleep a little longer. Just a little. I was really tired yesterday." However, faced with Mash beside him, Mo Wang simply swatted her hand away and even rolled over.
"H-how can you do this?!" Mash was stunned.
How could this person still be sleeping in a place like this?
Seeing Mo Wang sleeping even more soundly, Mash finally snapped.
"Senpai! Get up right now! Or I'm going to get angry!"
Mash grabbed Mo Wang by the collar and lifted him up.
"What are you shouting so loudly for?!"
Mo Wang rubbed his eyes, his face still etched with an indescribable exhaustion.
"Isn't it still nighttime? Mash, what are you waking me up so early for?"
Mo Wang glanced at the sky and said to Mash with dissatisfaction.
"Mo Wang-senpai, are you sure it's nighttime right now?" Mash looked at Mo Wang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. How could this person still not understand the situation?
"Oh? Let me see." Mo Wang turned his head, glanced at the blazing city beside them, and then looked at Mash. "So, Mash, when did we get to Los Angeles?"
"What the hell is Los Angeles?" Mash stared blankly at Mo Wang. How did this burning city have anything to do with Los Angeles?
"Not Los Angeles?" Mo Wang looked around again. "Don't tell me this is Canada?"
"Senpai, I'm understanding you less and less."
Mash really couldn't take it anymore.
"This is Fuyuki City, Japan. Senpai, don't tell me you've forgotten everything?"
"Oh! So this is Fuyuki! No wonder it looked so familiar."
Mo Wang slapped his forehead, finally remembering what was going on.
It turned out that this morning, Chaldea was finally preparing to observe the first Singularity.
For this reason, all personnel had joined in.
But Mo Wang, because he had been indulging in the study materials given to him by Caesar Mo Wang last night, was not only late for the mission this morning but had even fallen asleep in the middle of it.
When he woke up, he had arrived directly in this rather strange Fuyuki City.
"So the main story has started? I thought it would be a while longer."
As Mo Wang fully woke up, his intelligence finally returned, and he was back in the game.
He carefully examined the surrounding buildings.
Yep, it was still that familiar sight.
He couldn't be more familiar with it.
The once-prosperous city now looked like post-apocalyptic ruins. Toppled skyscrapers, wrecked vehicles, and cracked cement roads were everywhere. In the distance, a long road sign had fallen into the middle of the street.
Aside from that, there were only a few skeleton soldiers holding rusty iron swords, their bones clattering as they approached from the distance. They didn't look like they were here to throw a welcoming party for these newcomers.
This scene couldn't help but remind Mo Wang of the days when he had spent over a week grinding Dragon Tooth Warriors for his Servants' ascension materials.
"Phew~ Senpai, you're finally fully awake." Seeing Mo Wang finally wake up, Mash couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When she had first arrived in this city, Mash had also been in a panic.
After all, although she possessed the power of a Servant, without a Master, she couldn't exert much of her strength.
Fortunately, not long after arriving, Mash had seen Mo Wang sleeping on the ground.
Although Mo Wang's performance among the many intern Masters at Chaldea wasn't top-tier, and was even at the bottom, and everyone at Chaldea knew how unreliable he was, Mash had no better choice now.
She could only hope that Mo Wang would play his role as a Master properly and get everyone back to Chaldea safely...
But Mash's hopes were destined to be dashed.
"Yo, by the way, Mash, where did you get this outfit? I didn't know you were into cosplay."
Mo Wang sized up Mash. The girl, in her Demi-Servant form, was holding a cross-shaped... shield that was bigger than her, and her body was covered in magically constructed armor... except for her round thighs and shoulders.
This outfit, with its sexiness cranked to the max, made Mo Wang want to critique it harshly.
"I say, Mash, although your outfit is very nice, I have to say, it's not really suitable for a place like this. Look at your waist, those thighs, tsk tsk tsk!"
"Senpai, this is my Servant attire! It's not some cosplay outfit!" Mash said to Mo Wang, annoyed.
"Aiyo, don't be angry. I was just joking," Mo Wang said with a wave of his hand.
Just as Mash was about to say something else, the unsettling sound of bones grinding against each other echoed in their ears. "Clack, clack!"
Two skeleton soldiers, holding weapons and with red glowing eyes, were running towards them.
"Senpai! Look out! Enemies! You get back!"
Upon seeing the Dragon Tooth Warriors, Mash immediately pushed Mo Wang behind her and looked at the enemies with a grave expression.
To be honest, seeing the enemies, Mash was also quite nervous.
Even though she had undergone a lot of training at Chaldea, facing such enemies for real still made her feel a little inexperienced.
Just then, the two Dragon Tooth Warriors raised their weapons and swung at Mash.
Mash quickly raised her large shield to block the attacks.
And after a brief struggle, Mash finally found an opening and smashed them into pieces with her huge shield.
It had to be said, this was how it was at low levels. It took so long to deal with just two Dragon Tooth Warriors.
It was already making Mo Wang, who was watching from behind, feel sleepy.
"Phew~"
Before Mash could even breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that her actions had attracted more Dragon Tooth Warriors, who were now surrounding them.
"Senpai! This is bad! There are too many enemies!"
Mash protected Mo Wang, her expression more serious than ever before.
"Senpai, protect yourself later. I might not be able to deal with all of these enemies."
Mash said to Mo Wang with a solemn expression.
But to her surprise, Mo Wang had no intention of listening to her.
"Mash-kouhai, don't panic! It's just a bunch of mobs. I'll take care of them!"
"Senpai?!"
To Mash's horror, Mo Wang, holding a greatsword that had appeared out of nowhere, charged straight into the ranks of the Dragon Tooth Warriors.
SLASH!
Mash: (°ー°〃)
Mash stared blankly as Mo Wang cut through the skeleton soldiers like he was playing Dynasty Warriors.
She then glanced at the shield in her hand.
Wait a minute? Who was the Master and who was the Servant here!