"Forgive me, Your Majesty Nero, mainly because your boots are really ugly!"
After finishing writing, Takumi put his palms together and prayed silently.
Undoubtedly, Takumi liked Nero very much, but liking her was one thing; he really couldn't appreciate that classic red Saber outfit.
Especially those inexplicable golden boots!
"If there is a chance, I will buy Your Majesty Nero a pair of suitable and beautiful shoes."
Recalling the scene of Nero dancing barefoot with him in the previous Singularity, Takumi made up his mind.
The diary was considered finished here.
Takumi also began to worry.
When writing a diary, Takumi's thinking would be clearer, and he basically sorted out the known intelligence at this time.
In fact, Takumi definitely couldn't do what other novel protagonists did, knowing exactly what happened when, who was where, and knowing all the plot details like the back of his hand. Those who could do that were gods.
He only roughly knew the flow of the plot, as well as what Servants the enemy had and what Servants his side had.
The only thing worth praising was probably that Takumi used to play FGO very seriously and had a rough understanding of many Servants, especially their Noble Phantasms and main Personal Skills.
Even if he forgot, he could guess a thing or two through the existing data in Chaldea.
After all, every Noble Phantasm has an origin. As long as he clearly knew what commendable deeds were in the opponent's legend, combined with Takumi's gaming experience and understanding of them, guessing 70-80% was not a problem.
Of course, this was actually cheating enough. If the original Chaldea went over, without investigating for a day or two, they would basically be in the dark.
Meeting some tricky Servants, it wasn't impossible to temporarily fail.
...
Soon, Takumi wrote down all the intelligence he knew in a notebook.
Then he stared blankly at the end of the text, at all of Goetia's abilities he had listed.
Hundreds of millions of light beams comparable to the Holy Sword Excalibur, Nega-Summon, the highest level magical territory, Ars Paulina: The Time Temple...
The London Singularity actually wasn't difficult; its intensity couldn't even compare to the Third Singularity.
But it was also an extremely critical Singularity because it finally introduced the mastermind behind the Human Order Incineration: Goetia.
—Although Takumi probably understood him better than Goetia himself now, he didn't need this meaningless introductory plot at all.
In the game, it might just be to pave the way for the subsequent plot in advance, letting Goetia come out to take a leak and show his face.
But now?
If they really met, who could guarantee that he wouldn't act on a whim and kill Takumi directly?
Goetia's appearance carried overwhelming oppression. Just a collection of four Demon God Pillars beat Mordred, who was definitely on the stronger side of first-rate standards, until she had no power to fight back.
Although Mordred was already in a state after many battles at that time, she wasn't the only Servant present. There were also Sakata Kintoki and three Caster Servants assisting.
And Goetia, who defeated this lineup all at once, needless to say about his strength, right?
"No, I can't place all hope on Goetia's mood!"
Thinking through all this, Takumi made a decision.
"...But in that case, I can only use the method I wanted to use last time but didn't succeed: snatch the Holy Grail as fast as possible, and leave to return to Chaldea before Goetia comes to the London Singularity."
"Sigh, hope it succeeds..."
Takumi sighed, praying silently in his heart.
Analysis done, Takumi now had absolutely nothing to do.
Occasionally applying a recovery Rune to himself, Takumi just propped his head up, sitting on the chair and staring blankly ahead.
Unknown how much time passed.
Takumi suddenly, as if possessed, wrote a line at the end of that page just now—
[Do I really have the ability to defeat Goetia?]
Looking silently at this line, Takumi slowly crossed it out again.
"Sigh..."
Takumi leaned back weakly on the chair, a long sigh echoing in the empty Chaldea.
...
Noon the next day.
"Departure!"
Takumi, changed into a new standard combat uniform, entered the Rayshift chamber.
Operating skillfully a couple of times, Takumi turned into a glimmer of light and disappeared from Chaldea again.
When Takumi came back to his senses, he had already appeared in a group of modern buildings shrouded in thick fog.
This was the Fourth Singularity, London.
Although it once had the nickname "City of Fog," the scenery appearing before Takumi's eyes was a bit too stereotypical.
Right where he was standing now, the fog was so thick he couldn't even see his own feet!
Seeing this somewhat creepy scene, how could Takumi dare to be negligent? He backhandedly summoned his flag, gripping it tightly in his hand.
At the same time, he looked around vigilantly.
But to be honest, he could see almost nothing. Takumi couldn't even distinguish whether it was day or night right now.
Moreover...
Smelling the somewhat pungent odor in the air, Takumi frowned, unable to help covering his nose with his hand.
This was probably the smell of sulfuric acid, and some other industrial waste gases. Maybe there were some magical elements in it too, but Takumi couldn't distinguish.
London's thick fog could be said to have stacked all the buffs.
Not only did it have its original industrial waste gas, but also the fog created by Jack the Ripper's Noble Phantasm.
And even the magical fog created by a certain big machine made by a certain robot named Babbage.
Takumi had forgotten the specific name of that machine, but he still had an impression of its function.
Anyway, under this kind of fog, ordinary humans would probably call "GG" directly after staying for half a day. If a Magus had means, moving relatively freely in the fog was no problem.
As for Servants, needless to say. The damage this level of magical fog could cause to them was really limited; it mostly served a restrictive function.
And Takumi's Servant stats were not low, even commendable solely on stats, plus the protection of B-rank Magic Resistance, so the magical fog naturally couldn't hurt him.
Without staying in place too much, Takumi held his weapon, maintaining vigilance while slowly investigating the vicinity.
The fog here had thick and thin patches. When visibility was a bit higher, he could see maybe ten or tens of meters, more or less seeing the outlines of surrounding buildings.
When visibility was low, like just now, standing in place he couldn't even see his feet.
Obviously, Takumi, who just logged into the London Singularity, drew a not-so-good lot.
After wandering around a bit, Takumi found a place where visibility was fairly high to stand.
He was going to activate [Revelation].
There was unexpectedly no one in the houses nearby. In a place with such high population density, encountering this situation objectively meant they likely met with misfortune.
Feeling a sense of urgency, Takumi wanted to find friendly forces as soon as possible.
The London Singularity was also a classic confrontation between two sides. The enemy camp was led by Paracelsus (commonly known as Bean Dad), Makiri Zolgen (the Old Worm) who was once an Ally of Justice, and the robot Babbage, the most style-less existence on the opposing side.
And the winnable friendly side led by Hans Christian Andersen and Mordred.
So the person Takumi wanted to find was very simple: Mordred.
Her strength was a top-tier existence in this Singularity. As long as he found her, safety would be maxed out instantly.
Under the power of [Revelation], Takumi soon got a vague direction, and fortunately, it was very close to here!
Takumi opened his eyes. Before he had time to be happy, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Almost subconsciously, Takumi activated [Escapist].
Dodge!
A flash of silver light appeared at Takumi's neck, then passed through Takumi's neck without hindrance.
"Eh?"
The imagined spurting red liquid didn't appear. Seeming not to have anticipated this situation, the petite figure behind Takumi let out a surprised sound.
Then she actually passed through Takumi's intangible body, stumbling to appear in front of Takumi's eyes.
Assassin, Jack the Ripper!
Takumi instantly recognized the attacker's identity.