[Sword of Slaanesh], preparation complete.
However, the upper limit of this weapon seems much lower than imagined.
Perhaps it will need to be replaced with something else later.
[Slaanesh Avalon], storage complete.
This scabbard, obtained through "Slaanesh Sublimation", possesses considerable plasticity just like the original [Avalon].
At this moment, Ian is in his room taking inventory of what he possesses.
If even Singularity F was this dangerous, then the subsequent Singularities might all have unimaginable changes.
Must—
Be extremely cautious.
"Ian~"
A voice full of energy rings out.
Before the man has time to answer, the room door snaps open.
Needless to say, there is only one person who would come in like this at this time.
"Ritsuka, how were you able to open my room door?"
"Hehe~"
"It's Ma↗ge↘craft↓ technique!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka puts her hands on her hips.
"I can improve too, you know!"
"Does improving in this kind of thing really count as improvement..." Ian couldn't help but retort.
"Don't worry about that. Anyway, the process from zero to one is improvement!"
"Let's go!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka grabbed Ian's hand.
"Today is the last day before departure!"
"You have to keep me company for a day!"
It must be said that although she often reveals the weakness of a girl in private, Fujimaru Ritsuka is indeed the kind of person who will never give up once she sets her mind on a principle.
She might indeed not understand the principles of Magecraft, nor possess the superior talent others have.
But—
She works very hard.
It is the kind of effort that makes one feel unable to blame her just by looking at it.
Perhaps from another perspective, Fujimaru Ritsuka is also a different kind of genius.
Of course.
The premise is if she didn't have so many whimsical ideas—
"Reinforcement · Cognitive Change!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka grasped her right hand extended forward, posing as if launching super-strong magic.
"Mash, you've been reinforced!"
"You can beat anyone now! Together we are invincible!"
"Eh? Am I invincible?" Mash gripped her cross shield, appearing somewhat bewildered.
"But... it feels like nothing has changed."
"Ugh—"
"It hurts!"
Clutching her head, which had been heavily knocked by Ian, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke with a grieved expression.
"Why did you suddenly hit me?"
"You aren't allowed to use such crooked ways!" The man knocked on Fujimaru Ritsuka's head again. "This is behavior that wastes Command Spells!"
"But!"
"Didn't you say Command Spells can do anything?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka lowered her head, looking innocent as she twiddled her fingers.
"I just wanted to at least make Mash become amazing first!"
"Eh, Senpai..."
Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, Mash was naturally somewhat moved.
"Um, since that doesn't work, how should 'Command Spells' be used to be better?"
"Secretary Ian, can I ask you to personally teach Ritsuka? If she learns it, we can fight back if we encounter a very powerful enemy like last time!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
"Teach me!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka grasped the only two remaining strokes of Command Spells on her hand—incidentally, the standard equipment for a Chaldea Master is three strokes.
"Alright."
The man answered crisply and neatly.
Having reincarnated so many times in endless dead ends, he had long engraved the methods that could come in handy at this time in the bottom of his heart.
He walked behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, one arm around her waist, the other clasping the young girl's hand bearing the Command Spells with fingers interlocked.
"First, the command shouldn't be so broad."
"Not so broad...?"
"Correct."
Ian controlled Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand, then guided it to aim at Mash.
"The quantity of Command Spells formed by the convergence of magical energy is limited, so the effects it can achieve are also limited."
"Therefore, wanting to be invincible is impossible, but—"
The man's eyes became sharp.
"We can discard a portion of 'needs' to achieve a further step in a certain 'need'."
"Try it. Use the Command Spell only on Mash's shield."
With just a few short sentences, Fujimaru Ritsuka's train of thought opened up immediately.
Her thinking was originally more active than ordinary people.
"Reinforcement · Shield Protection!"
In an instant, Mash, who originally felt nothing, suddenly felt a tremble in her heart.
No.
It wasn't she herself changing, but the cross shield in her hand changing!
A layer of blue ghostly light was seen covering it at some point; one only had to look to understand that the shield's defensive power had indeed been improved.
"Do you understand?"
Ian leaned close to Fujimaru Ritsuka's ear.
"Only this kind of reinforcement is meaningful."
"Of course, when to reinforce and how to reinforce is not something I can teach. That relies on your own judgment."
The movements of the two talking were quite intimate, making Mash feel somewhat shy just looking at them.
Only—
The more she felt this way, the more Mash conversely felt somewhat unable to hold back.
That feeling of betraying her own Master in private was simply...
"Then is this okay?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka thought of something else.
She leaned back into the embrace of him beside her, whispering softly.
"How about it?" The girl's eyes were full of expectant light.
"This... I'm really not sure."
"But—" The man's tone already held a few more measures of appreciation. "Perhaps it truly isn't a bad special method. Try it, Ritsuka."
"Alrighty~"
Fujimaru Ritsuka answered full of confidence.
"Change · Discard Mobility!"
"Reinforcement · Full Defense!"
This was indeed a way of using Command Spells that Ian hadn't thought of.
If what he described was a process similar to adding stat points;
Then Fujimaru Ritsuka, on the basis of adding points, also mobilized what had originally been 'allocated' to other places back.
"Because I'm afraid of pain, I put everything into defense."
Using such words to describe Fujimaru Ritsuka's decision probably wouldn't be any problem.
"Ca-Can't move."
Mash described her feelings in astonishment.
"Moreover, the shield has become so heavy—"
"Oho! Success!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka cheered and jumped for joy.
"Hmph~"
The girl raised her head, looking at the man with a face full of pride.
"I told you not to look down on me! I... will absolutely become a Master who doesn't lose to you!"
"Heh, you really have ambition."
"Of course~"
And so—
In the following time, Fujimaru Ritsuka began to conceive various combat plans.
Ideas like "Mash · Special Attack Type" and "Mash · Agility Type" were proposed one by one.
Only...
The vast majority were quite meaningless assumptions.
After all, the Servant compatibility of Shielder had already determined Mash's mode of action.
However—
Watching Fujimaru Ritsuka's hardworking appearance, Ian knew this was not something worth laughing at.
On the contrary, it is precisely because she wants to achieve something that she works so hard.
"I'm sweating all over!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had used quite a few reserve Command Spells in one breath, had a flushed face.
"I'll go take a shower first and change clothes!"
"Ian, Mash, wait for me!"
"Mn, we will."
The girl who received the response ran out with a happy face; it could be seen she wanted to return at the fastest speed.
However, just as her figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, Ian suddenly felt a hand touch his thigh.
It was Mash.
"Um—"
The girl's expression looked quite shy.
"Ritsuka has left."
"Mn, indeed."
"Then, in that case..."
Mash's legs moved restlessly.
"Can you take this time to help me 'reinforce' again?"
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