Otherwise, you can find another savior.

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The reason why we spent so much time resting and recuperating this time is very simple.

That means we're heading to the Lostbelt in Greece. According to the limited information Ophelia and Kadoc revealed, the hidden agent in that Lostbelt is none other than Olga Marie's father's prized student, Kirshtalia Wodim.

The president of the Celestial Science Department, a top magician from the prestigious Wodim family, is considered more suitable than Olga Marie to become the monarch of Animusfia.

Even so, Kirshtalia was a genius magician that even Olga Marie couldn't be jealous of.

The only remaining question for Olga Marie is how much her strength differs from that of Shiomi-sensei.

After all, it relates to the upcoming battles.

"Um... Shiomi-sensei."

As she pondered these things, Olga Marie sat up in bed, rubbing her forehead, her mind gradually clearing.

It wasn't her habit to start thinking about these things as soon as she woke up; it was just abrupt. Olga Marie had a dream she hadn't had in a long time.

I dreamt about the time when I had just taken over the throne and the position of director.

If it weren't for Shiomi-sensei, I might have been able to eventually become strong and take on many things despite my gritted teeth.

But without him, even if I did all this, I would still feel a little empty.

No one will praise her, and no one will care how much hard work she has put in.

Everyone in Chaldea is too busy to delve into Olga Marie's inner thoughts.

Besides teachers.

Even when he was very busy, he would still make time to take care of Olga Marie.

Even now, this remains true.

I took off my clothes and went into the bathroom. I turned on the tap, and warm water fell from the showerhead, enveloping me in a warm atmosphere.

She leaned against the glass wall, lost in thought, contemplating the feeling of first love.

For more than twenty years, Olga Marie's life was actually very monotonous, so monotonous that magic was all she did.

I never thought I would fall in love with anyone.

Olga Marie had a clear understanding that one day she might marry a noble magician, arranged by her father, to continue the Animusfiah line.

This is the duty and mission of an Animusfia magician.

But his father has passed away, and now he is the head of the Animusphia family and the monarch of the Celestial Sciences.

You should have the right to decide your own life.

At least, you can fall in love with someone.

However, once she actually fell in love with her, Olga Marie felt a sense of loss.

That man already had a wife who made her pale in comparison, and a daughter who was just as beautiful as her.

She finally experienced her first love, only to be quickly heartbroken. Olga Marie accepted the outcome with equanimity.

Try to seek his support and care simply as a student, as a junior.

The issue is……

"What exactly happened..." Olga Marie muttered.

There are more and more women around teachers.

The Queen, the Goddess, and the Grand Puppeteer—each one dazzlingly beautiful, yet all calmly and naturally surrounding him.

Even Olga Marie didn't find anything wrong with it; she just felt that her teacher's words were indeed worthy of such a relationship.

They also went to a minor singularity together to carry out a mission, and took the opportunity to enjoy a hot spring trip.

What this means is self-evident.

She couldn't help but wonder if she also had the chance to fit in.

"teacher……"

Olga Marie closed her eyes, and the sound of the shower water in her ears gradually turned into the unfamiliar sound of the tide. The waves crashing against the shore almost made her soul churn.

She couldn't help but want to investigate further.

Then I felt like I had become a small boat swaying on a vast ocean, or perhaps just a leaf.

Standing at the very crest of the waves, rising and falling with the spray, sometimes it felt like flying into the sky, sometimes like falling into an abyss.

Both sides are irresistible, even a bit addictive.

She tilted her head back to welcome the torrential rain, but the rain was warm and gentle, like divine mercy.

I couldn't help but want to hug it tightly, but I couldn't grasp anything, so in the end I could only hug my own body.

My heart was pounding, and my whole body felt relaxed, like a bowstring ready to be drawn.

Max it out, max it out again, max it out again...

Just a second before the bowstring was about to snap, it was finally released.

Her body gradually relaxed, and then she knelt on the bathroom floor, feeling somewhat exhausted, leaning forward against the edge of the bathtub for support.

My mind went completely blank.

A feeling of both embarrassment and unfamiliarity filled my heart.

Yet, my body is overflowing with primal joy.

"Haa...haa..."

Slightly out of breath, Olga Marie turned off the shower and sat in the bathtub filled with hot water, leaning there as if lost in thought.

She raised her finger, glanced at it guiltily, and then quickly put it down.

Then he curled up his legs and buried his face in his knees.

I couldn't resist doing it anyway.

He was actually thinking about his teacher, and then he did this kind of thing.

She couldn't help but want to cry, but then realized there was nothing to cry about.

Even if he found out, he would just smile and comfort her, saying that it was a normal thought.

"But, as expected, it still doesn't work..."

She muttered to herself in a low voice.

She soaked in the bathtub for a while, until the thought came back to her, when the communication came through.

Olga Marie quickly wrapped a towel around herself and came out of the bathroom, switching to the voice call-only frequency.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"Director, all preparations for the expedition to conquer the Lostbelt are complete," the scribe Elron's voice rang out.

"I understand. I will come to the control room later and inform all personnel on duty and on leave to prepare for the Greek Lostbelt strategy operation meeting." Olga Marie immediately switched into director mode and gave clear instructions.

"clear."

Then, the communication was cut off, and Olga Marie breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had done something wrong.

After all, they are carrying a crisis concerning the survival of humanity, so relieving some pressure is not a big deal.

She finally convinced herself not to dwell on what had just happened.

Premonition in the Prologue

Some things in this world are just so unfortunate.

Normally, Olga Marie would really hope to run into Shiomi, who travels around Chaldea, in addition to making a special trip to meet her.

We don't always run into each other, since everyone has things to do.

Today, however, she didn't really want to run into Xijian because she had done *that* while showering in her room.

On the way to the control room, they ran into Shiomi, who was traveling with Touko.

"Wow, that's early! I just received orders from the director to have everyone assemble in the control room, and then I ran into you," Shio greeted with a smile. "We're not late, are we?"

"No, not yet." Olga Marie seemed startled, her voice lowering slightly. "There's still some time before the assembly time, no rush..."

tide Jian was taken aback: "Really?"

Then he stepped forward, making Olga Marie even more flustered and confused.

"T-Teacher, what's wrong?"

"Your face is very red, do you have a fever?" tide Jian placed her hands on her forehead and her own forehead. "Hmm... your temperature is normal."

This unintentional action made Olga Marie blush even more, and she hurriedly took two steps back: "I'm fine, I just took a little too long in the bath, please excuse me!"

After saying that, feeling guilty, she ran away, avoiding Xijian.

Only Shiomi remained, somewhat puzzled.

“Mary doesn’t seem to be in good shape today. Is it because she’s under too much pressure to face her father’s star pupil?” he guessed.

“Even if there’s pressure, it shouldn’t be like this.” Orange smiled helplessly. “Sometimes you really don’t understand women’s hearts.”

tide Jian disagreed: "What don't I understand? I understand it perfectly well, okay? Don't you know me?"

“Then I’ll add another qualifier: you don’t quite understand the hearts of girls younger than yourself,” Orange added again. “After all, the director trusts you quite a bit. In the entire Chaldea, besides her, you have the most say.”

Even after causing a commotion that nearly allowed the British Lostbelt to take root on the planet, Olga Marie still trusted Shiomi wholeheartedly and personally rejected Shiomi's proposal to impose confinement and restrictions on his activities.

“…She’s not a child anymore; she can tell who she can trust and who she can’t.” tide Jian shook her head. “Besides, it was only her who was in a really bad state back then, and everyone else was at a loss. I took care of her for a while on Rafe Lenore’s advice.”

He had said the same thing to Morgan before.

She was not a machine and could not replace Olga Marie's father.

“Rafe?” Orange raised an eyebrow in surprise.

This was the first time tide Jian had mentioned this detail.

"Anyway, given how things turned out later, I'm not entirely sure what Rafe Lenore, or rather, Floros, was planning." He thought for a moment, "As one of that man's few friends, what do you think his motive was?"

"Who knows? Maybe they just made a statement in the conventional sense to maintain a facade of respectability," Orange said, shrugging.

Based on accounts from people like Romani, Mashu, and Ritsuka who had contact with Rafe, Orange was certain that this Rafe was not the old friend she knew.

It's like he's become a completely different person.

Whether before or after their identities were revealed.

Judging from the outcome, whether it was the result of the awakening of the demon god Floros, or whether Rafe already possessed other personalities, Orange couldn't quite say.

“That’s one possibility.” Shio shook her head. “Let’s go. If we’re absent, everyone will probably have to wait for the operations meeting in the control room.”

"I was mainly waiting for you." Orange patted Shiomi's shoulder humorously. "After all, the place where you are is the front line of the battlefield."

"It's not that bad..."

They started walking together, joking around with Orange.

"Speaking of which, did you tell the director about that matter?" Orange suddenly asked.

"That matter?" Shio was taken aback, then realized which matter Touko was referring to. "Oh, you mean the true form of the 'Alien God'?"

"How long do you plan to keep this a secret?" Orange continued to ask.

“It’s hard to say. Although there’s no conclusive evidence, Morgan is pretty much certain about what the ‘alien god’ that caused the human rights bleaching disaster is. If Mary finds out about this, she’ll probably feel a lot of pressure, and even suffer because of it.” Shiomi shook her head.

This is a critical time. New Chaldea is ready to engage in a decisive battle with the Greek Lostbelt in the Atlantic.

Informing Olga Marie of this at this time would not only shake her resolve, but if the channels are not properly controlled, it could even affect the rest of the Chaldea personnel.

"The 'Grand Order,' a mission passed down through generations of magicians since before the Common Era, is the most sublime blood pact in the magic world. Even if it means the extinction of an entire clan, one must sacrifice oneself for this mission," Orange sighed. "It's like being cursed; one must absolutely abide by this honor..."

“There’s nothing we can do about it. These are the responsibilities and obligations bestowed upon those magician lineages by the so-called gods when they originated. Magicians who are given these things have their inherited magic crests that can forcibly prolong their lives. Even if they encounter setbacks and end their lives, they cannot end this mission.” Shiomi shrugged. “Although I’ve heard Mary mention before what the Animusphir lineage’s ‘Grand Designation’ is…”

But if that so-called responsibility and mission led to everything that is now, Shiomi can't imagine how much mental stress Olga Marie would experience, whether she would become hysterical and shut herself in like in the past, or even start seeking death.

"Wait, I remember the Director's body..." Orange narrowed her eyes, "was it the result of the doll I gave you re-acquiring its soul and spirit?"

Shio nodded: "It wasn't me who did it, but Mooncell's permissions."

“That’s not the point.” Orange had already heard about Mooncell from Shio, and while she was surprised, that wasn’t the point of discussion. “Remember, after the Director changed bodies, the quality and quantity of her magic circuits changed.”

Although at the time it was considered an error caused by using a generic doll, Orange finds it very strange every time she thinks about it recently.