[Current World: "The Holy Round Table Domain"]
[Main Quest: Accept the Heroic Spirit Summon from Chaldea]
[Player Zuke's Power Synchronization: 0%]
[Please strive to advance the main quest to unlock power synchronization]
"...Although I guessed that the main quest might not be solvable by brute force alone, this kind of main quest is still quite surprising."
Looking at the system's prompt for the main quest, Zuke felt overwhelmed—no wonder he had a foreboding feeling when entering this quest world. The main quest this time was indeed troublesome.
If the main quest were to defeat the Lion King or something, that would be fine. He could just go to the Holy City and unleash a Kamehameha, obliterating the Lion King along with the Holy City.
But the problem was that this main quest wasn't closely related to this Singularity. Instead, it was directly connected to the facility "Chaldea" where Ritsuka Fujimaru was located.
In Chaldea, it was possible to summon Heroic Spirits, but not just any Heroic Spirit could be summoned.
In the Singularity, Ritsuka Fujimaru could form contracts with Heroic Spirits, thereby obtaining their "Spirit Origin Portraits." Later, in Chaldea, she could summon these Servants using the "Spirit Origin Portraits."
In other words, for Zuke to complete the main quest, he had to make Ritsuka Fujimaru form a contract with him, record his "Spirit Origin Portrait," and have her summon him to Chaldea after returning.
Otherwise, even if he turned all 680 Singularities upside down, it would be useless. The main quest would remain uncompleted, and this quest world might be stuck here forever.
Fortunately, in the same quest world, Zuke's identity and status were basically consistent. So he still retained his Heroic Spirit form from the "Fate/Zero" storyline.
Otherwise, he really wouldn't have a way to make Ritsuka Fujimaru summon him.
However, Zuke wasn't particularly interested in being Ritsuka Fujimaru's babysitter. So the simplest method was to reach an agreement with Ritsuka Fujimaru, or rather, with Chaldea behind her.
—I'll help you resolve the Singularity, and in exchange, you summon me to Chaldea after returning.
Zuke believed there was no problem with this agreement. Dealing with Singularities was extremely difficult for Ritsuka Fujimaru and her group, but if Zuke stepped in, he could resolve it quickly.
A powerful Heroic Spirit who could help you resolve Singularities and was willing to be summoned to Chaldea to become your reserve combat force—you'd be getting a great deal.
Thinking this, Zuke turned to look at Ritsuka Fujimaru beside him, ready to discuss the agreement with her.
However, upon looking over, Zuke noticed that Ritsuka Fujimaru's complexion was very poor. She was crouched on the sandy ground, breathing heavily.
"What's wrong? Are you okay? Did you get internal injuries from the fall just now?"
Zuke walked over curiously, crouching beside Ritsuka Fujimaru. Looking at her pale face, he asked with concern.
He could sense that Ritsuka Fujimaru's "energy" was gradually weakening, clearly indicating that her condition was worsening. If this continued, she might die.
"I... feel very thirsty, and my body is extremely uncomfortable."
Although Ritsuka Fujimaru didn't know Zuke's background, she felt a certain level of trust in him since he had just saved her from falling from the sky.
Hearing Zuke's question, she struggled to speak, glancing at the surrounding sandstorm.
Zuke then remembered that in this part of the storyline, Ritsuka Fujimaru was indeed affected by the highly concentrated magical sandstorm as soon as she entered the Singularity, causing her health to deteriorate rapidly.
Zuke, on the other hand, was completely unaffected, but Ritsuka Fujimaru clearly wasn't so lucky.
After all, Ritsuka Fujimaru was just an ordinary person in the setting. The highly concentrated magical sandstorm was destroying her body.
"You didn't come alone, did you? Where are the others?"
Zuke frowned slightly, scanning the surroundings—strangely, there seemed to be no one else around Ritsuka Fujimaru.
According to the original storyline, Mash and Da Vinci should have been with Ritsuka Fujimaru at this point. It was Da Vinci who gave Ritsuka Fujimaru a device similar to an oxygen machine, which helped her recover.
But now, neither of them was here. Only Ritsuka Fujimaru was present, which made things a bit tricky—Zuke didn't have any healing abilities.
Or rather, his healing ability was limited to "Gold Experience," which was fine for treating severed limbs, but Ritsuka Fujimaru's condition clearly couldn't be resolved by replacing organs.
Hearing Zuke's question, Ritsuka Fujimaru shook her head uncomfortably, seemingly too weak to even speak.
"Hmm... then let's see if you have the potential."
Zuke scratched his head, and "Black Bird Requiem" slowly materialized behind him. He reached out, and an "arrow" fell from Black Bird Requiem's body.
Since he couldn't heal her, he might as well see if Ritsuka Fujimaru had the potential to develop a Stand. If she could awaken a Stand, she might be able to save herself.
Unfortunately, the "arrow" in Zuke's hand remained motionless, not pointing toward Ritsuka Fujimaru—it seemed the poor girl didn't have the potential for a Stand.
"...Then there's only one way left."
Seeing Ritsuka Fujimaru's pained expression, Zuke shrugged and slightly raised his hand. A faint black light separated from Black Bird Requiem's body.
"This is the first time I'm using this on someone else."
As he spoke, Zuke tossed the black light toward Ritsuka Fujimaru, and it quickly merged into her body.
That was Zuke using Yotsuya Miko's Stand ability to "bestow" Ai Hayasaka's maid outfit Stand onto Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Although Zuke had been using Hayasaka's maid Stand as an energy booster for the girls at home, the Stand itself also had the ability to enhance physical fitness.
Since Ritsuka Fujimaru's own physical fitness couldn't withstand the highly concentrated magic in the sandstorm, he might as well enhance her physical condition.
In the next moment, a luxurious maid outfit covered Ritsuka Fujimaru's body, and an invisible force surged into her.
"...Huh?"
Ritsuka Fujimaru was stunned. After Zuke used some special method to dress her in this maid outfit, she suddenly felt much better.
The highly concentrated magic that had been continuously ravaging her body now had little effect on her.
If it weren't for the fact that the previous action wasn't "maid work," Ritsuka Fujimaru's stamina might have recovered as well.
Although her stamina wasn't fully restored, Ritsuka Fujimaru still felt much better. She struggled to her feet and thanked Zuke:
"Um... thank you very much."
Although she felt a bit embarrassed wearing the maid outfit, Zuke had saved her twice now. So, suppressing her embarrassment, she expressed her gratitude to him.
To be continued…
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