"Three broken ribs... a slight hairline fracture in the right forearm, the head is fine... basically, all the muscles used in combat have varying degrees of strain..."
After a simple checkup using the medical equipment and looking at the report display, Takumi exhaled.
"Haha, there are way more injuries, big and small, than last time."
Most of the time in the previous Singularity was spent idling.
Although there were more injuries, Takumi had no intention of crying out in pain.
On the contrary, Takumi felt more at ease.
After all, having such injuries proved that he had indeed played a role, didn't it?
Holding his breath, Takumi placed his hand on his chest.
Crack, crack.
A rib was snapped back into place.
The pain instantly covered his forehead in cold sweat.
But long pain is worse than short pain. Takumi steeled his heart and quickly snapped the remaining two ribs back as well.
"Hiss——"
Only then did Takumi gasp in pain, his body unconsciously leaning back.
Professional or not didn't matter anymore. The recovery ability of a Servant-level body far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
Next, he just had to leave it alone and let the body regulate itself.
Moreover...
Recovery Runes were already floating around him.
A faint light covered Takumi's body, and a trace of warmth constantly came from the injured areas.
Takumi knew this was the Runes taking effect.
Lying in Chaldea as a patient back then allowed Takumi to grind his proficiency in recovery-type Runes properly.
It was basically the category Takumi was second best at.
"Phew—— much more comfortable..."
Feeling his body gradually recovering, Takumi couldn't help narrowing his eyes.
He enjoyed it for a dozen seconds.
"At this speed, it will take about another day to fully recover. Then I'll organize the intelligence for the next Singularity first!"
Takumi, who couldn't stay idle once in Chaldea, decided immediately.
No sooner said than done.
Takumi got up immediately. After turning off all the equipment in the infirmary, he headed to his usual workplace.
As for Takumi working—it couldn't really be called work.
There was no one in the entire Chaldea, and Takumi didn't expect Chaldea to support him. The so-called workplace was just where Takumi usually stayed.
And everyone should be familiar with this place.
The main seat of Chaldea's Central Control Room, which is where the person with the highest rank sits.
If the FGO world line operated according to the original process, that would be the seat Doctor Roman sat in after Olga Marie died.
Of course, now that they were all gone, it was definitely Takumi sitting there.
The Central Control Room was empty but brightly lit.
Or rather, as long as it was a place Takumi frequented in Chaldea, there was no intention of turning off the lights.
After all—in a place where footsteps could produce echoes for a long time, it was actually quite scary without lights.
Following the familiar route to his "workstation," Takumi slumped into his comfortable chair.
Looking up, he stared blankly at the lights on the ceiling.
The things on the table were simple.
Besides the original electronic equipment, there was only a diary, a pen, and a cup with a bit of coffee color at the bottom.
Takumi was a serious person and had never written a diary before.
But staying alone, one had to do something, right?
So Takumi, unable to find any other suitable method, had to write a diary.
Drinking coffee was the same. Takumi didn't like drinking coffee; he preferred sweets.
But who told Chaldea's staff to seemingly love overtime, resulting in a large stock of coffee?
Plus, Takumi often stayed up late, so over time, he also grew to like the bitter taste of coffee.
After spacing out for a while, Takumi sat up straight and opened the diary on the table.
When quickly glancing over, one could still see nutritionally devoid content like "Day 15, watched a movie, exercised."
Called a diary, but it was more like a running account of what he did in a day.
Soon he flipped to the latest page.
Takumi picked up the pen and began to write:
"Second Singularity, The Rose Emperor."
"Started by falling into the water. Luck was slightly good; land was right in front..."
"...Stealth was a huge success. One sneak attack almost killed Caligula, but was then chased around like a rat..."
"...Buffing before the fog gate, not a chance encounter. Romulus is strong as a monster; couldn't defeat him even with full effort..."
"...Romulus's power is very strong. Pity I could only experience it once. Probably because it was too strong, it didn't bring me much improvement."
"However, I seem to have really become stronger. The special ability that I couldn't handle using a few times in the French Singularity, I could clearly feel the consumption reduced a lot when fighting in this Singularity. Using it multiple times in succession doesn't seem too difficult for me anymore."
Writing up to here, Takumi suddenly hesitated.
After a few seconds, he started writing again.
"Her Majesty Nero is very beautiful, my favorite Emperor. Especially her jade-like feet, I like them very much..."
Bam!
Takumi couldn't hold it back anymore and slammed his head onto the table.
—Seriously, what the hell am I writing?!!
In fact, at the end of the previous chapter in the diary, it clearly wrote:
"Jeanne is damn sweet. Like her. Especially her body smells very fragrant..."
Writing like this, if someone unaware saw it, they would definitely treat him as a pervert and creep on the spot, right?!
Moral integrity crisis!!
"...Forget it. No one will see it anyway. I'll write whatever I want."
Then Takumi added a sentence at the end:
"Her Majesty Nero is not a man, but a super beautiful girl. Please be aware!!!"
The exclamation marks were necessary.
The purpose of adding this sentence was to prevent people from thinking he was gay.
After all, in serious history, Nero was a pure man.
Having finished writing the diary, Takumi finally began to seriously organize the key plot points he had noted down earlier to prevent forgetting.
"Recovery condition is good. Start the strategy for the next Singularity the day after tomorrow..."
Current time, Chaldea Time—0:23.
—Temple of Time—
"Oh oh oh, isn't this Flauros? Why did you go to intercept with full confidence, only to run back dejectedly?"
"I see the Second Singularity has disappeared. Could it be you failed?"
Seeing Lev return with a cold face, Forneus jumped out immediately, speaking sarcastically.
As he spoke, a big pillar twisted and turned in front of Lev, looking indescribably punchable.
Hardened. The fist hardened!
Lev's face became even gloomier.
"I was just a little careless... Heh, you should worry about yourself. Next, that guy is going to the Singularity under your jurisdiction. Don't lose even worse than me then."
Just wanted to explain for himself, but thinking carefully, isn't this standard loser talk? So he changed the subject.
Looking at Lev who was hinting at mocking him, Forneus sneered disdainfully.
"Just that human who can barely borrow the power of other Servants? Don't make me laugh. Do you think I am you?"
"Moreover, I have long made preparations in the Third Singularity. Powerful Servants are all on my side. Just relying on that human? What does he have to compete with me?"
Lev sneered.
Okay, he had to admit Forneus had a point.
But he must control his facial expression; otherwise, it would definitely be another round of mockery.
Even if he failed, Lev only admitted he was a little careless and didn't think Takumi had anything impressive.
This was the consensus of all Demon God Pillars.
"...Time until Spiritron Transfer begins: 3, 2, 1..."
Like being stuffed into a toilet and then flushed out by water.
Takumi descended into the Third Singularity.
It was just that the transfer location seemed a bit strange—in mid-air.
Before recovering from the aftereffect of the Spiritron Transfer, Takumi fell down with a whoosh.
Bang!
His body smashed through the wooden planks, landing exactly on a chair.
Takumi came back to his senses.
But he saw a large group of people wearing bandanas around him, staring blankly at him.
Some holding wine glasses, some holding chicken legs, some stepping on chairs playing finger-guessing games...
Here, it seemed a banquet was being held.
Clatter!
A piece of wood fell from the hole Takumi smashed, breaking the silence.
"Uh, hello?"
Takumi greeted everyone with a sheepish smile.
...
Luck Check—Great Success!
Luck Attribute Unlocked:E (A). Normal state is E rank; critical moments are A rank.